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a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
a top researcher in the area of human genetics
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Recent Examples of area
Wednesdays, you’re automatically connected to the high-definition Channel 431 in the Miami area.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
—Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2025
The area around the park was closed early Saturday as local, state and federal law enforcement agencies investigated.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Even better, the alfresco dining area is shaded by an orchard, next to an herb garden.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2025
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
—Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2025
The area around the park was closed early Saturday as local, state and federal law enforcement agencies investigated.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Even better, the alfresco dining area is shaded by an orchard, next to an herb garden.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for area
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The army seized the presidential palace in downtown Khartoum after fighting on Friday, an important symbolic advance after two years of a conflict that is splitting the massive country into rival zones of control.—
FOXNews.com,
FOXNews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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This is likely to the primary the social hub on any superyacht charter, but it’s rivaled by a secondary chill-out zone up front.—
Katia Damborsky,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Subdivisions are often built on old, exhausted agricultural fields.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Mar. 2025
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Ellie McCuskey-Hay, St. Ignatius track and field: McCuskey-Hay won three events for SI in a dual meet against Presentation on Tuesday.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses shot down 43 Ukrainian drones, 34 of them over the Volgograd region and others over Rostov, Kursk and Belgorod regions.—
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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This park is best known for being in the center of Georgia’s leaf-peeping region, so fall is the prime time to visit.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
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One reason Miéville attracts this kind of discussion is because his work puts him in the realm of authors like Ursula K. Le Guin, Samuel Delaney and William Gibson, who trade in big ideas rather than genre tropes.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The first film saw the Outworld sorcerer Shang Tsung (Chin Han) and his forces attempt to wipe out Earth's champions before the big Mortal Kombat tournament between fighters from different realms.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Yes, there might be a few more days on which a jacket or little beanie could provide a little extra comfort, but sunnier and warmer days are just around the corner.—
Gabrielle Porcaro,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Mar. 2025
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Hamilton started the 19-lap race on pole, held off his longtime rival Max Verstappen on the opening corners, and then simply cruised away from the rest of the field to complete the win.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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There’s a retractable roof to protect you and your drinks from the elements, as well as semi-private dining cabanas that are surrounded by greenery and palm trees.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
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Wayfair has an upholstered bed frame that blends natural elements for $369.99.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Weiss, the team’s quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator, was originally put on leave in January 2023 while the school’s police department investigated unspecified computer access crimes.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Dawn Silva, an officer who accused Labrada of tracking her, has filed a lawsuit alleging that department leadership failed to shield her from backlash.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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For a long time, video games were seen as the domain of young White men.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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If a single article could utterly destigmatize an intrinsic aspect of the female experience, imagine how many other domains of misunderstood experience journalists could illuminate similarly!—
Katie Whyatt,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Area.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/area. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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