sector

noun

Definition of sectornext
1
as in region
a specific area or part of an area They worked in the industrial sector of the city.

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2
as in segment
a part of a sphere of activity The outlook for jobs in the health-care sector of the economy is excellent.

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Recent Examples of sector But the plaintiffs said that the Big Bend Sector ranks last for apprehensions compared to the other six sectors along the southern border. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Nonprofit banking team with staff from the nonprofit sector who understand restricted funding and government contracts. — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 When lawmakers drafted the CLARITY Act, one source of intense debate was how stablecoins would impact the traditional banking sector. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 Once thought to be an entertainment sector slowly bleeding out, pinball has come back in a big way in recent years. — ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sector
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sector
  1. region
  2. segment
  3. section
  4. district
  5. zone
Noun
  • Russia launched more than 20 attacks on Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region overnight into Sunday, using drones and an aerial bomb, according to local authorities.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The two candidates met Friday night for the final debate in Rio de Janeiro, which featured a series of questions organized around Brazil's five geographic regions.
    — David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of region
Noun
  • That's becoming an increasingly significant omission in a segment where competitors are finding ways to combine substantial passenger space with considerably better fuel economy.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Zoomlion said the segment-lifting work on the tower was completed safely.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of segment
Noun
  • The frack happening beneath us was about half as deep as Mount Everest is high, in a section of oil-rich rock that used to be considered out of reach; other innovations allow for simultaneous fracks, minimizing downtime.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Muchnick said his seats, in section 144, jumped from $3430 this season to $3795 next season.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of section
Noun
  • In August 2023, Bangs offered LaGrone an earlier plea agreement under which he would have been sentenced to 25 years in prison, according to a record in the district clerk’s file.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
  • In July, the west-to-east ride across the state passed through a significant stretch of the northeastern Iowa district Mitchell hopes to represent.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of district
Noun
  • The construction is transforming what was once a coastal defense zone into one of China’s most prosperous regions.
    — Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Now, the rock face holds a series of adventures for children and adults, including a zip line, multilevel ropes course, a via ferrata climbing route, rock climbing walls, a free-fall zone and a rappelling area.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
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“Sector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sector. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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