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Recent Examples of zones
For planes flying 30,000 feet above sea level or military vehicles traveling through combat zones, that level of reliability can mean the difference between life and death.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Rooftops—once ignored or treated as mechanical zones—are now vital platforms for green infrastructure.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
In urban zones, these totals are particularly disruptive during high-traffic periods.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The traditional approach of allocating and maintaining static IP blocks or physical routing infrastructure is hard to justify in a world where users, applications and compliance zones span continents—and services can spin up and down in minutes.
—Vincentas Grinius, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
And to get there, visitors will have to make their way through scare zones brimming with crawling monsters and roaring chainsaws.
—Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Construction is forbidden in core zones but allowed in experimental zones.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
This bill would entrench West Oakland and many other neighborhoods across the state as sacrifice zones, forcing us to deal with toxic chemicals and spontaneous fires for the sake of corporate profits.
—Brian Beveridge, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
At least in Northern California, Verizon seems to have fewer dead zones than T-Mobile.
—PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Rooftops—once ignored or treated as mechanical zones—are now vital platforms for green infrastructure.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
In urban zones, these totals are particularly disruptive during high-traffic periods.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The traditional approach of allocating and maintaining static IP blocks or physical routing infrastructure is hard to justify in a world where users, applications and compliance zones span continents—and services can spin up and down in minutes.
—Vincentas Grinius, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
And to get there, visitors will have to make their way through scare zones brimming with crawling monsters and roaring chainsaws.
—Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Construction is forbidden in core zones but allowed in experimental zones.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
This bill would entrench West Oakland and many other neighborhoods across the state as sacrifice zones, forcing us to deal with toxic chemicals and spontaneous fires for the sake of corporate profits.
—Brian Beveridge, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
At least in Northern California, Verizon seems to have fewer dead zones than T-Mobile.
—PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zones
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Lady Mary was Michelle Dockery’s breakout role, paving the way to parts in 2011’s Hanna; Joe Wright’s 2012 film adaptation of Anna Karenina, starring Keira Knightley; and the 2014 action thriller Non-Stop, alongside Liam Neeson and Julianne Moore.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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Supporters argue the task force helped modernize parts of the justice system and address racial disparities.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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In some areas, the leaves begin to change as soon as August and peak in September, like parts of the Rocky Mountains, as well as Alaska and spots in the Cascade Mountains.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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The flat edge lays down product, the rounded side buffs and blends, and the precision tip gets into all the hard-to-reach areas like nostrils and lash lines.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The study also found that nearly half the respondents — highest on record — had diverted investments planned for China to other regions, primarily Southeast Asia.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Of course, reduced demand would erode profit margins and dampen economic growth – particularly in manufacturing-intensive regions of the country already struggling with inflation and global competition.—
Dan Ikenson,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The models often sported vintage style coin purses that dangled from their necks and carried barrel bags and satchels.—
Blue Carreon,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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An endless stream of shortform clips depict the characters eating burgers on the beach, cutting each other’s necks off, getting robbed on the L train in Chicago.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The New Extraction Economy Early colonial powers extracted gold, spices and resources from distant lands while giving little back to local communities.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The majority of these lands are located in western states and Alaska.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Zones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zones. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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