zones

plural of zone
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as in areas
a part or portion having no fixed boundaries at that point we were out of the danger zone for avalanches

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Recent Examples of zones Qatar Airways' Al Mourjan Business Lounge blends modern aesthetics with traditional Qatari elements, and offers terrific dining options, private sleeping pods, luxury showers, and quiet zones. Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025 The team says the process could one day help restore farmland, wetlands, and industrial zones that have long been written off as too contaminated to recover. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025 Restrictions are also being imposed on maintaining economic relationships with entities active in nine Russian special economic zones. Callum Sutherland, Time, 23 Oct. 2025 The aim is to drill the first well slowly, entering five different geologic zones and testing for oil and gas in each of them. Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025 These dates are based on historic data, but you should be prepared for an early or late frost in microclimate areas within the zones. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025 Each offers restrooms, picnic areas, pet zones, paved parking, and drinking water, with locations spaced about an hour apart. Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025 For people with homes or businesses in high-risk flood zones, policies from the government typically are cheaper than those from private insurers. Greg Allen, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025 Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Nicholas Kristof draws on decades of reporting from global conflict zones and struggling American communities to offer a powerful, human perspective on today’s biggest challenges. David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zones
Noun
  • The largest of the Apostle Islands is Madeline Island, about a mile offshore, and the historic capital of the Ojibwe Nation, which encompasses parts of what are now Canada and the northern Great Lakes region of the United States.
    Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Chainsaw Man follows Denji, a poor teen who makes a contract that fuses his body with that of Pochita, the dog-like Chainsaw Devil, granting him the power to transform parts of his body into chainsaws.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Despite the advances in AI, Duan concedes that early domestic CAE software lagged behind foreign competitors in several areas.
    Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
  • And the policies are projected to have far-ranging effects on most areas of business, including a potential loss of hundreds of thousands of immigrant workers in sectors like information and educational and health services.
    Nino Paoli, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The National Weather Service (NWS) had issued beach hazard statements for several regions along the West Coast as of early Tuesday, warning of both large breaking waves and sneaker waves.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Areas related to memory, emotion and sensory processing — like the hippocampus and parahippocampal regions — were especially affected, the study found.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Sauropodomorphs are herbivores known for their large size and long necks.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2025
  • When digging, dig about 1 foot out around all sides of the plant to prevent damaging the tubers' necks.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As the federal government shutdown continues, some school districts on federal lands in Wisconsin are scrambling to sort out their finances.
    Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • These lands serve critical needs for our community and immigration enforcement is not one of them.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Zones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zones. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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