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zone

noun

ˈzōn

Definition of zone

as in region

a broad geographical area a tropical zone

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as in area

a part or portion having no fixed boundaries at that point we were out of the danger zone for avalanches

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Recent Examples of zone The district says its contribution will come from a portion of future tax revenue generated by new development in the zone, rather than existing classroom funds. — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 But Ian Seymour shut the door, getting Adell swinging on a changeup out of the zone. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 As polar ice melts in the Arctic, shipping lanes are opening up, making the region a new zone of superpower competition. — Dave Davies, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026 The Niners also recovered a fumble in the end zone for a fifth touchdown. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for zone

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In these places, led by regions like Sudan, Gaza, and South Sudan, children are three times more likely to die before their fifth birthday and 10 times more likely to grow up in extreme poverty than children born elsewhere.

— David Miliband, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
In the town of Chhatak, also in the Sylhet region, the daughter of 30-year-old carpenter Humayun Rashid died unvaccinated in June aged nine months.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

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Still, Ginger warms to him, confiding that she’s been followed around the ceremony by two men — a lanky guy with a neck tattoo and a brawnier guy with a penchant for Werther’s Originals.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
While filming a scene where Stallone got tackled by WWE legend Steve Austin, the stunt went wrong and left Stallone with dislocated shoulders and a fractured neck that required more than seven back surgeries.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

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Submarine’s combat capabilities tested The launches demonstrated the submarine’s ability to engage targets at sea and on land while operating underwater in the Pacific Ocean.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Herds of cows waded across flooded pastures as ranchers guided them toward dry land.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

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