Thesaurus results for PRECINCTS

precincts

noun

plural of precinct

as in areas

a region of activity, knowledge, or influence a newcomer in the precincts of the automobile business

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Recent Examples of precincts Some will be assigned to vote in different precincts. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2026 But Washington’s legacy is more contentious in other precincts. — Vivian Yee, New York Times, 20 June 2026 While there are instances where votes favoring the second homes tax line up with renter-dominant communities, there are many precincts that reveal mixed results for some communities. — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2026 In the precincts immediately east and west of Village Farms, these neighbors rejected Measure V by about 1,500 votes. — Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026 The August primary will take place across 440 precincts at 73 voting sites, according to KCEB data. — Ilana Arougheti june 24, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026 With all precincts reporting, Smith had received 18,278 votes, and Erickson had received 18,280 votes. — Gabriella Biello, CBS News, 25 June 2026 The preliminary tally showed that with about 64% of precincts reporting, Lewis George was leading McDuffie by 16 percentage points. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 17 June 2026 The technology has drawn public controversy since Detroit first signed a contract covering certain police precincts in 2020, and again in late 2022. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

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Noun

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

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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
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

Definition of departments

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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

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In just his seventh career start, Bennett (3-3) struck out six with no walks while dominating the last-place Angels until the their two-run eighth.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
The waistband is made with stretchy material that doesn't dig into your skin, even during long walks or workouts.

— Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

Definition of walks

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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

Definition of fields

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Even though the monarchy no longer exists in Rwanda, so revered are the cows that the traditional gifting and exchanging them among kingdoms has been embraced by Kagame.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026
In the fifth century CE, the western half of the Roman Empire disintegrated into a patchwork of new kingdoms and new rulers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

Definition of kingdoms

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More than 160 years earlier, Galileo's telescopic observations had revealed mountains, valleys, and craters on the lunar surface, overturning the ancient notion that heavenly bodies were perfect spheres.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 2 July 2026
Tradition of separation The idea of separate spheres of spiritual and secular functions and authority was advanced by religious and secular thinkers to benefit both religion and the state.

— Steven K. Green, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

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