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 Chicago should provide workable loading zones, preserve first-offense warnings, and publicly report whether violations and crashes actually decline. — Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 Members can use wellness zones and coworking spaces, join group sailing adventures, enjoy a year-round social calendar, and take advantage of reciprocal arrangements with over 220 other clubs. — Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026 However, Bass later rolled back the directive in some areas, including single-family parcels, historic districts and very high fire severity zones. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 The report also found that Southern Punjab and transitional zones also hold opportunity for organic cotton farming, particularly where moderate irrigation is available. — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 The National Flood Insurance Program, which covers the vast majority of flood insurance policies in the country, bars communities from allowing dry floodproofing of homes in flood zones. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 While slightly warmer than the freeze warning zones, these conditions will still harm or kill sensitive plants left exposed to the cold in the following counties. — Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Gardeners in the Upper South (USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 6) should finish planting shrubs by mid-October, while warmer zones can plant later in the fall. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2026 Disaster zones are terrible places to follow a preplanned route. — New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zones
Noun
  • Leica still makes film cameras, including the MP and M-A, which have no digital parts.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Faheem Akram, 33, was arrested after a weekslong search involving raids across several parts of the country, a senior official at the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency, Atif Ameer, told reporters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Cult members lived in makeshift homes of polythene sheeting and thatch that Mackenzie divided into areas with biblical names like Jerusalem and Judea.
    — Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The bar for engaging in major conflicts outside the core strategic areas of Europe and East Asia should be quite high.
    — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Organizers expect more than 5,000 content players from Asia and further afield, representing 60 countries and regions.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Major Player Last year, BBC Studios teamed with CosmoBlue to distribute channels and launch a new general entertainment network across the Middle East and North Africa regions and Turkey.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The same boot that’s on the necks of Black American people is on the necks of people in the Congo, people in Palestine, people of the global majority.
    — Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The rest of the monster was then created digitally, with CG necks extending from the practical head.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Most of that wear lands on your tooth enamel, the hardest substance in the human body.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
  • About $1 trillion of the 2027 spending lands as S&P 500 revenue, by Morgan Stanley’s estimate.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

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“Zones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zones. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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