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Recent Examples of zones
Sockwell Circulator Moderate Graduated Compression Sock Sockwell is a popular compression sock brand, known for its special modular compression zones, targeting four areas of your feet, ankles, and legs for optimal support.
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Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Activities such as entertaining, dining, and work may also have zones.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
The importance of hardiness zones lies in their ability to help gardeners and farmers choose plants that will thrive in their specific region.
—Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
The Milton Reimers Ranch Park offers a challenging terrain with mountain biking trails, rock climbing zones and river access for fishing along the Pedernales River.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 10 Jan. 2026
Arriving officers requested assistance from other zones after approximately 200 juveniles gathered outside after a basketball game against Taylor Allderdice High School.
—Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Control is handled through the GOALKER mobile app, which allows users to schedule mowing times, define and manage multiple zones, adjust cutting heights and monitor progress remotely.
—Hummingbird, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
The scooters top out at 15 mph, but there have been some zones downtown where they were allowed to go only 5 mph.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Nov. 2025
Key features of the FWR technology include remote actuation, which allows robotic arms with six degrees of freedom to operate in high-radiation zones while their motors and sensors are housed in a remote, shieldable unit.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Activities such as entertaining, dining, and work may also have zones.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
The importance of hardiness zones lies in their ability to help gardeners and farmers choose plants that will thrive in their specific region.
—Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
The Milton Reimers Ranch Park offers a challenging terrain with mountain biking trails, rock climbing zones and river access for fishing along the Pedernales River.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 10 Jan. 2026
Arriving officers requested assistance from other zones after approximately 200 juveniles gathered outside after a basketball game against Taylor Allderdice High School.
—Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Control is handled through the GOALKER mobile app, which allows users to schedule mowing times, define and manage multiple zones, adjust cutting heights and monitor progress remotely.
—Hummingbird, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
The scooters top out at 15 mph, but there have been some zones downtown where they were allowed to go only 5 mph.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Nov. 2025
Key features of the FWR technology include remote actuation, which allows robotic arms with six degrees of freedom to operate in high-radiation zones while their motors and sensors are housed in a remote, shieldable unit.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zones
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The year started with a four-day streak of 70-degree highs; however, Oklahoma will soon see temperatures dip a bit into the mid-50s and 60s at the start of next week, with some parts of the state expecting snow.—
Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
9 Jan. 2026
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Running water and electricity were disrupted in parts of the capital, Kyiv's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Some might have expected Declan Rice alone to win those headers or harass the opposition in that manner, but the partnership between these two is about more than just Zubimendi allowing the England midfielder to burst into goalscoring areas.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Motorists should be alert for sudden changes in visibility due to the areas of dense fog.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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California has been losing business to production hubs in regions with generous tax incentives, including New Jersey, which has recently become an East Coast production hot spot.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
7 Jan. 2026
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Western provinces—including Ilam, Kermanshah, Lorestan, and Hamedan—have seen the deadliest clashes so far, according to Kurdish-Iranian rights group Hengaw, which says those regions account for a majority of fatalities.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Their necks are getting longer.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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For federal staffers who want to crack on without the weight of the White House breathing down their necks, the diversion of that attention can’t come soon enough.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 Dec. 2025
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In a class-action suit, originally launched in 1993, the Cofán accused Texaco of dumping 18 billion gallons of oily wastewater across their ancestral lands between 1964 and 1990.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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Hunt 0234 is valid on private and public lands in the Upper Peninsula and the northern Lower Peninsula, but private only in the southern Lower Peninsula, as well as Fort Custer military lands, with permission.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Zones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zones. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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