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area
noun as in extent, scope of a surface
noun as in region, district
Strongest matches
city, county, field, locality, neighborhood, section, sector, square, state, territory, township, zone
Strong matches
belt, block, division, domain, dominion, enclosure, kingdom, parcel, patch, plot, precinct, principality, quarter, sphere, stretch, tract, turf, vicinity, ward
Weak match
Example Sentences
For the second week in a row, forecasts show high humidity and a chance for showers over the next several days, as more tropical moisture is pulled into the area from the Pacific.
A fourth defendant, 25-year-old Samuel Aspden, another of Rose's friends who had driven around the area in his own car the same evening, was cleared of both murder charges.
In May, the Care Inspectorate issued it with an improvement notice after grading it as "unsatisfactory" in three key areas.
Police say the car was towed from the area around a home rented by Burke’s manager.
Police and locals conducted extensive searches in the surrounding countryside – with potholers descending into some of the disused mineshafts with which the area is dotted.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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