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Recent Examples of zones
The scooters top out at 15 mph, but there have been some zones downtown where they were allowed to go only 5 mph.
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Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Nov. 2025
Its five-piece air intake system optimizes pressure zones to enhance cooling efficiency for its massive W16 engine.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
Claw crews did nine rounds of pickups from the beginning of November 2024 to early February 2025 — each serving more than 90 neighborhood zones, David previously told The Bee.
—Sarah Linn
november 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Twenty-two earthquakes were recorded in the Kamchatka region within a single day in early November 2025, demonstrating the potential for earthquake swarms in highly active zones.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The program ramps up in September as deer season kicks off with deer reduction zones.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
State officials have submitted applications to have FEMA either buy or elevate more than 400 homes in known flood zones since February, which if granted, would add up to more than $200 million in funding.
—Amber Gaudet
updated October 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
Tingshu Wang | Reuters China’s Silicon Valley, Shenzhen, is about to allow self-driving taxis to operate throughout the city, ending years of pilot zones and tight limits.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Because it’s optimized for stationary use, performance can be less reliable while traveling or in fringe coverage zones.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Nov. 2025
Its five-piece air intake system optimizes pressure zones to enhance cooling efficiency for its massive W16 engine.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
Claw crews did nine rounds of pickups from the beginning of November 2024 to early February 2025 — each serving more than 90 neighborhood zones, David previously told The Bee.
—Sarah Linn
november 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Twenty-two earthquakes were recorded in the Kamchatka region within a single day in early November 2025, demonstrating the potential for earthquake swarms in highly active zones.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The program ramps up in September as deer season kicks off with deer reduction zones.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
State officials have submitted applications to have FEMA either buy or elevate more than 400 homes in known flood zones since February, which if granted, would add up to more than $200 million in funding.
—Amber Gaudet
updated October 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
Tingshu Wang | Reuters China’s Silicon Valley, Shenzhen, is about to allow self-driving taxis to operate throughout the city, ending years of pilot zones and tight limits.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Because it’s optimized for stationary use, performance can be less reliable while traveling or in fringe coverage zones.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zones
Noun
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The parts were gradually lining up for a potential return to the five-piece Rumours-era roster.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Mayo Clinic explains that it’s often not found until the cancer has already spread to multiple parts of the body.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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However, Thailand does not recognize the ICJ’s jurisdiction and claims that some areas along the border were never fully demarcated, including the sites of several ancient temples.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Shmidman said areas of growth can be geographical, categories, experiences, lifestyle or hospitality.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Robotic systems like Sentante could let experts treat patients remotely instead of transporting them across vast regions.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Nov. 2025
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The current forecast says the aurora also may be visible statewide Wednesday night — and possibly Thursday — though the NWS predicts partly cloudy skies in some areas, with other regions set for clouds and potential rain and snow, likely limiting visibility again Wednesday.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Within a few years of leaving Texas, Rauschenberg had upended everything the place had meant to him, smashing through the parochialism of small-town Southern life, where necks were broken in Jesus’ name, and families indentured or murdered.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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And soon enough, on the wrists and necks of people who’ve long sworn off fragrance altogether.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Britain’s loyalist supporters, for instance, tried repeatedly to weaponize their fellow colonists’ reflexive fear of foreigners, spreading ugly rumors that French Catholic soldiers had orders to persecute American Protestants, claim their lands for King Louis, and ban the speaking of English.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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According to 2010 census data, 410,000 native Brazilians live in indigenous lands, while about 500,000 live in cities and areas outside of reservations.—
Adriana Brasileiro,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Zones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zones. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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