Thesaurus results for DISTRICTS

districts

noun

plural of district

as in neighborhoods

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 districts Leaders may donate stock to curry favor in certain districts. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 The single round of checks suggested that most — but not all — districts were ready, according to the minutes. — Reuters, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 The political environment appears increasingly favorable for Democrats and grim for Republicans, meaning districts once considered locks for the GOP are suddenly in play. — Jamie Ross, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2026 Ahead of the 2022 elections, the state had nine districts that the Cook Political Report considered competitive. — Miles Parks, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026 Among the recommendations is a change that would change the village’s single-family residential districts to neighborhood residential districts, potentially opening them up to multi-unit housing. — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 Looting and damage were also reported in other tourist and shopping districts. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026 No longer confined to gambling dens and brothel districts, yakuza muscled their way into other businesses, some legal, some not. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Here’s the Week 8 schedule for Fort Worth-area high school football teams and schools in area districts. — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for districts

Noun

Certain streets and neighborhoods may be affected by demonstrations, police operations, or temporary closures, but the disruption is not necessarily city-wide.

— Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026
The diffusion of power makes a more regionalized world inevitable, and to maintain order in that world, the United States will need to work with China, Russia, and other countries that hold sway in their neighborhoods.

— Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of neighborhoods

Noun

Chicago should provide workable loading zones, preserve first-offense warnings, and publicly report whether violations and crashes actually decline.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Members can use wellness zones and coworking spaces, join group sailing adventures, enjoy a year-round social calendar, and take advantage of reciprocal arrangements with over 220 other clubs.

— Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of zones

Noun

Taken together, the films deal with family, faith, memory, identity and migration, in forms that range from close-quarters drama to genre work.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
As such, it could be easily exported to describe Jewish quarters elsewhere—and eventually adapted to describe sites of confinement or exclusion the world over.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of quarters

Noun

Since the three Republicans on the Commissioners Court began to redistrict commissioners precincts in April 2025, more residents have become fixtures at the government meetings.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of precincts

Noun

With two sections framing her face in the front, the back half of her head was teased and tangled into a little bouffant lift at the crown.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Separate sections were constructed at puppet scale, allowing animators to stage performances that could be integrated with miniature elements and digital backgrounds.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026