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as in districts
an area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature
several abandoned warehouses in the city's industrial section are being converted into art galleries and artists' lofts
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as in parts
one of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled
had trouble fitting the sections of the bookcase together
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Recent Examples of sections
Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Since portions of it venture into remote sections with zero light pollution, the route is also excellent for stargazing.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
The room fell silent as each student studied all the sections of the paper, sometimes becoming absorbed in articles that were not related to my questions on the worksheet.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
Sheer lace panels cut across the midsection and upper hips, set between curved satin sections that wrapped the waist and thighs.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 Jan. 2026
On Thursday evening a big winter storm system was moving across Arizona and starting to move into sections of New Mexico.
—CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
The soft cheese knife is designed with round holes across sections of the blade.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2026
The project does not involve adding new sections of pipeline.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2026
In the years since the acquisition, sections of that property were sold off, including a plot with a large log house Tobolowsky built for the family.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
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Surely the Dodgers can afford to retrofit those sections with something to hold on to.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for sections
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The Illinois State Board of Education is now required to provide guidance to districts and educators on the use of artificial intelligence in K-12 settings.—
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To get around this problem, advocates have urged districts to offer the option to everyone, not just students from immigrant homes.—
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The year started with a four-day streak of 70-degree highs; however, Oklahoma will soon see temperatures dip a bit into the mid-50s and 60s at the start of next week, with some parts of the state expecting snow.—
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Running water and electricity were disrupted in parts of the capital, Kyiv's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.—
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Research by one of us finds that strict land-use regulation induces developers to pursue smaller projects and ultimately fragments the building industry.—
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Technology increasingly fragments our attention into smaller and smaller units, leaving us less anchored in our own lives.—
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When armed federal agents roll into residential neighborhoods under vague authority and maximal posture, the odds of catastrophe rise fast.—
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Institutional investors typically buy single-family homes to rent them out, often concentrating in suburban neighborhoods around major metro areas, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.—
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The advisory is for portions of northern Connecticut, central, eastern, northeastern, southeastern, and western Massachusetts, and northern Rhode Island.—
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Parts of the stream are as salty as portions of Chesapeake Bay.—
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Defense was the saving grace for both teams through the first two quarters, with the Tar Heels sacking Stanford quarterback Elijah Brown six times while holding the Cardinal to just 100 yards.—
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He was limited to just 70 passing yards and an interception in the final two quarters.—
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That led to allegations that the center was one of several participating in a widespread fraud scheme taking place in certain segments of Minnesota’s Somali community.—
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The precise level of control allows Imagineering to sync up the on-board audio with video segments.—
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Sockwell Circulator Moderate Graduated Compression Sock Sockwell is a popular compression sock brand, known for its special modular compression zones, targeting four areas of your feet, ankles, and legs for optimal support.—
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Activities such as entertaining, dining, and work may also have zones.—
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“Sections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sections. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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