Thesaurus results for ENCLAVES

enclaves

noun

plural of enclave

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an area with people who are different in some way from the people in the areas around it The city has a large Chinese enclave. one of the city's wealthy enclaves

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Recent Examples of enclaves For Pearson, a thirty-one-year-old Black activist who was born and raised in Memphis, the challenge has been taking a campaign geared for urban enclaves to the countryside. — Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026 My own research shows that many Dominicans of Haitian descent grow up speaking Creole at home as a first language, particularly in the border region and in Haitian enclaves throughout the country. — Kendall Medford, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026 Griffin does have support from residents of three nearby wealthy enclaves — Palm Island, Hibiscus Island and Star Island, Bloomberg reported. — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026 Donations poured in from rich liberal enclaves and small rural communities. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026 Her data showed that people in low-risk areas were essentially subsidizing high-risk homes in California’s wealth enclaves such as the Pacific Palisades devastated by the January 2025 firestorm. — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026 Long Beach Island offers sandy Atlantic beaches, sleepy residential enclaves, family-friendly attractions, and classic seafood spots without heading out East. — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026 The people in this area aren’t living in the wealthiest enclaves of the North Shore. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 Related Articles Firestone has watched plenty of galleries descend on wealthy seasonal enclaves, particularly during the pandemic, only to retreat once the moment passed. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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That’s thanks to two Democratic incumbents running more strongly than expected in more conservative districts, but also to candidates like Garcia, who’s running neck-and-neck against his GOP rival.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
But Republicans are incumbents in more of the competitive districts where the share of families priced out of basics edged up.

— Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of districts

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Hebron municipal officials said families had been displaced from nearly 500 apartments in Deir Bahha and surrounding neighborhoods.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Jacaranda trees bloom in purple across the city’s streets and parks, making wandering between neighborhoods in search of milongas (tango dance halls) especially pleasant.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026

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