territories

noun

plural of territory
as in habitats
the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found that plant's territory extends from Georgia all the way north to Maine

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Recent Examples of territories The Times Square ball dropped eight times from July 3 to 4, once across each time zone spanning the states and territories. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026 Developed to counter and defeat advanced future threats, the E-series is for customers with more pronounced threats or wider territories to secure. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026 Tedros said more than 650 contacts were identified and followed up by health authorities in 33 countries and territories. — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 2 July 2026 All remaining states and territories fall into non-repealer jurisdictions. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026 One of the strongest super typhoons on the planet this year was striking the US Pacific Islands on Monday morning, the second massive storm to hit the territories since April. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 The only Caribbean country to qualify twice for the World Cup, Haiti joined the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao as the only territories that had teams qualify for this year’s 48-nation tournament. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 July 2026 The rapidly intensifying typhoon is expected to pass through the region Monday morning local time and potentially bring catastrophic damage to the territories in the Pacific Ocean, as Isla Public Media has reported. — Kristin Wright, NPR, 5 July 2026 Skyline Media distributes more than 800 foreign films and represents more than 150 Vietnamese and Southeast Asian titles as sales agent, with a reach spanning more than 50 countries and territories through upward of 130 partnerships. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for territories
  1. habitats
  2. homes
Noun
  • The simulation will comprise two isolated habitats – one a spacecraft, the other a base – that simulate months-long flights to and from other celestial bodies.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • In Mozambique, sea grass restoration is creating jobs while reviving marine habitats.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Definition of habitats
Noun
  • Cubans strolled along el Paseo del Prado promenade in the inky night, desperate to escape the stifling heat of their homes.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Advocates say the funds would help build more than 40,000 shovel-ready affordable homes that are unable to move forward because of a financing gap and help preserve thousands of other existing units.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of homes

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