Thesaurus results for DEPARTMENTS

departments

noun

plural of department

as in agencies

a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization the Department of the Interior

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a region of activity, knowledge, or influence that's not my department, but maybe I can help you anyway

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Recent Examples of departments Other departments have shared such images with the public sooner. — Bracey Harris, NBC news, 28 June 2026 Its staff and core operations have been transferred to other departments). — Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026 Police departments and other public safety agencies across Texas spread word about Gracie by making some fun Photoshop jokes about where the giraffe could be. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2026 Supporters hail the move as bringing accountability and coherence — through the governor — to all the departments and agencies involved in education. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 Banks are starting to explore using AI to boost the productivity of their wealth management departments, especially as rising incomes and wealth boost the demand for financial advice. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 1 July 2026 The Army Criminal Investigation Division is now working closely with both the Tacoma and Lakewood police departments on the ongoing investigation. — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026 Cody Hess, an associate government program analyst for the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, said these differences in departments’ needs for in-person meetings make a sweeping return-to-office order unnecessary. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 Historically, compliance teams, developers and operational departments functioned separately. — Eugenia Mykuliak, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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Noun

Even though three public agencies conducted air monitoring, the picture is still murky.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
For advertisers and agencies worn down by years of incremental tooling, that is the difference between a feature and a step change.

— Phoena Pang, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
Avoid puddles - Driving into puddles or low rainwater areas can lead to vehicles hydroplaning or losing control.

— STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026

Definition of areas

Noun

Our real estate data comes from public records that have been registered and digitized by local county offices.

— Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
LeVota signed the executive order on July 4, while all of Jackson County’s municipal government offices were closed for the holiday.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

Definition of offices

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Instead of concentrating combat capability aboard a small number of heavily armed warships, the government says the new vessels will support a hybrid fleet in which crewed ships coordinate networks of autonomous systems across multiple domains.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026
Across eight domains of preparedness, respondents gave their highest scores to Community.

— Joseph Coughlin, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of domains

Noun

Participants in the civil proceedings can hire private stenographers to maintain a record of what’s said, but their services can run thousands of dollars a day.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
If there are no Apple App Store services in 2276, our historical iPhone 17 Pro has another insurmountable problem.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of services

Noun

His companies have redrawn the boundaries of multiple economic fields—the automotive industry, the aerospace sector, satellite communications—and his direct influence has helped transform the world’s most powerful government.

— Mark O’Connell, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
The magnetic pull for those whose ultimate prize is privacy and connection to nature is towards gardens, forests, fields and beachfronts that stretch into the distance, delineating possibilities.

— Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

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