Thesaurus results for DISTRICT

district

noun

ˈdi-(ˌ)strikt

Definition of district

as in neighborhood

an area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature Independence Hall in Philadelphia's historic district

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Recent Examples of district Plans for the larger entertainment district include housing, hotels, shops, restaurants, a card room and the city’s first movie theater, though future phases would require additional approvals. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Rodriguez also emphasized the importance of immigration to the district. — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 The state’s congressional map has been redrawn since Salazar was reelected two years ago with 60% of the vote, but the district remains largely the same, including most of the land south of the Dolphin Expressway and east of the Florida Turnpike. — Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 All schools in the Bend-La Pine Schools district, as well as activities and athletic events, were canceled Friday. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for district

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Noun

Two men were found dead inside a Long Beach home after one of them exchanged shots with police and sparked a standoff with SWAT officers in a residential neighborhood early Saturday morning, police said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2026
Many houses in the densely populated middle class neighborhood where the sprayers operated were built with low quality materials, left unfinished or damaged.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of neighborhood

Noun

Simulations accounting for a 4–6-kilometer-wide grounding zone suggest a 60-percent probability that the glacier will become unpinned from the Mouginot Ridge by the end of the century.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
Located just 48 light-years from Earth, this white dwarf has a deep convection zone that carries carbon from its core to its surface.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of zone

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He was attacked from the right for being too radical and from certain precincts of the left for not being radical enough.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Davis was the only Yolo County community to support the switch, with all but two precincts voting in favor.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of precinct

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When suggesting a link (like a link to a voter portal, tracker, or locator), provide the markdown link early in the response or at the top of the relevant section.

— Rakesh Agrawal, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
As the song unfolds, the drums, lead vocal, background vocals, chord movement and production all play a role in carrying and reshaping it, allowing the sections to feel distinctly different while still remaining tightly connected.

— David Penn, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026