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 Evacuation Warnings issued for the following zones: SAW-1713 SIS-1705 SIS-1712 SIS-1803-B SIS-1811 SIS-1906 SIS-1907 Fire containment Interpreting what 9% containment means The percentage indicates how much of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line. Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2025 Other highlights, or zones, inside the store are the 517-square-foot Corner Shop, which every four to six weeks will showcase a different brand. David Moin, Footwear News, 23 July 2025 The system installed decades ago by the DNR spreads hunting pressure across time periods and geographical zones. Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 23 July 2025 Witnesses and health officials say hundreds have been killed by Israeli fire while heading toward the distribution points through military zones off limits to independent media. arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for zone
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Noun
  • This exclusive 10-day photo workshop from Backcountry Journeys is all about photography, with two subjects: Spain's gorgeous region of Andalucía and the sun's corona above it.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 19 July 2025
  • Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson in South Carolina is emerging as one of the Southeast's most dynamic industrial regions.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • Friday, July 25 8 p.m. ET: Great White Reign of Terror - In South Africa, two people are killed by great whites near the eastern cape, an area that hasn’t seen an attack in decades.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
  • The affiliated Minnesota Disability Law Center has two additional offices in Duluth and Mankato, with an outreach coordinator in the Crookston area.
    Lauren Breunig, Twin Cities, 20 July 2025
Noun
  • He was found unresponsive in his cell, lying on his side with his jumpsuit tied around his neck, according to the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 20 July 2025
  • Women were slightly more likely than men to choose less common descriptors like fullness and indigestion, and believe that pain could present in the jaw, neck, or upper back – areas that women more frequently report pain during actual heart attacks.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • There’s a certain romanticism that lies at the heart of these remarkable gins, something conjured, perhaps, by that dramatic meeting of land and sea.
    Camille Berry, Vogue, 15 July 2025
  • Since the end of the Cold War, these munitions have given the U.S. near-total dominance on land, sea, and air.
    Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025

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“Zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zone. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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