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Recent Examples of zones
Along the way, the grade grows dramatically, temperatures drop, and the views and climate zones shift from dense forest to alpine tundra.
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Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026
Harris went straight to work auditing food holding zones, checking the temperature of the hot food, the cold food, and the fresh produce stored back in the cooler.
—La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Military planners increasingly want smaller robotic platforms that can scout ahead, patrol dangerous waterways, and carry weapons into contested zones.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
And that’s mostly from vinyl banners that are used to announce a new train line, keep the public away from construction zones, or provide information to its employees.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 18 May 2026
Peony Planting and Care Peonies require cold winters to induce plant dormancy, so they are rarely used as garden plants in USDA growing zones higher than seven.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 18 May 2026
The virus spread across three health zones, Mongwalu, Rwampara and Bunia, the provincial capital, without resistance.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Those other two zones are Mongwalu and Bunia, the province’s capital city.
—Chinedu Asadu, Fortune, 17 May 2026
In fossil fuel extraction zones — the Permian Basin in Texas, the Bakken fields of North Dakota, oil regions across the Middle East — lights flicker violently in sync with drilling booms and busts, bearing little relation to broader economic trends.
—Bree Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026
Harris went straight to work auditing food holding zones, checking the temperature of the hot food, the cold food, and the fresh produce stored back in the cooler.
—La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Military planners increasingly want smaller robotic platforms that can scout ahead, patrol dangerous waterways, and carry weapons into contested zones.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
And that’s mostly from vinyl banners that are used to announce a new train line, keep the public away from construction zones, or provide information to its employees.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 18 May 2026
Peony Planting and Care Peonies require cold winters to induce plant dormancy, so they are rarely used as garden plants in USDA growing zones higher than seven.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 18 May 2026
The virus spread across three health zones, Mongwalu, Rwampara and Bunia, the provincial capital, without resistance.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Those other two zones are Mongwalu and Bunia, the province’s capital city.
—Chinedu Asadu, Fortune, 17 May 2026
In fossil fuel extraction zones — the Permian Basin in Texas, the Bakken fields of North Dakota, oil regions across the Middle East — lights flicker violently in sync with drilling booms and busts, bearing little relation to broader economic trends.
—Bree Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zones
Noun
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Over time, blood vessels begin leaking, leading to bleeding, blood pressure can drop, blood fails to reach different parts of the body and the kidneys can fail.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The averages, however, are considerably lower than other parts of the country.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Pool areas also feature reef-safe sunscreen dispensers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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Student enrollment will drop across the board, and certain areas of the country such as New England—which is home to a whole host of small private colleges and will be suffering from some of the harshest demographic decline—may start to be dotted by campus ghost towns.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Wall Street takes notice The voracious energy demands of AI data centers have driven up electric prices in some regions and launched a moneymaking energy-sector construction boom.—
Marc Levy,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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The voracious energy demands of AI data centers have driven up electric prices in some regions and launched a moneymaking energy-sector construction boom.—
Marc Levy,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
Noun
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These gentle giants used the surface area of their long necks and tails to shed heat and regulate their body temperature.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
14 May 2026
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Ask to see examples of their work—necks with glands treated as well as those with glands untouched.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Santiago said the detentions are a sign that their fight for justice and to protect the surrounding lands was worth it despite the bloody toll.—
Marlon González,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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An Allegiant Air plane lands at Harry Reid International Airport on July 26, 2022, in Las Vegas.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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“Zones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zones. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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