areas

NOUN

extent, scope of a surface

Synonyms

STRONGEST

field operation range space

STRONG

breadth compass distance expanse size sphere stretch width

NOUN

region, district

Synonyms

STRONGEST

city county field locality neighborhood section sector square state territory township zone

STRONG

belt block division domain dominion enclosure kingdom parcel patch plot precinct principality quarter sphere stretch tract turf vicinity ward

WEAK

neck of the woods

Antonyms

STRONGEST

whole

Example Sentences

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Areas home to more than 150 million people were covered by National Weather Service heat alerts as of midweek.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

Areas with continuous permafrost showed only modest offsets.

From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026

Areas of concern include “stretched bullish positioning” across many artificial-intelligence stocks, with several displaying a skew rank above 90%.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Areas within the severe blast zone represent “areas where we can expect severe structural damage and significant harm,” said Nick Freeman, an Orange County Fire Authority division chief.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Sophiatown was one of the few places in the Transvaal where Africans had been able to buy stands, or plots, prior to the 1923 Urban Areas Act.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela