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 The Award of Meritorious Service goes to experienced educators who have gone above and beyond in their service, taking on leadership roles that uplift the culture of learning and becoming integral members of their districts. —

Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026 Consultants crunch the data and advise lawmakers on how best to draw the districts. —

Michael Van Sickler, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026 During each annual appropriations cycle, lawmakers can make requests to steer money to their states and districts. —

Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026 But California hit back by enacting new districts that are likely to turn five GOP seats blue. —

Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026 The state authorized these districts in 2008 with the idea that new development should foot the bill for growth, according to previous reporting by the Idaho Statesman. —

Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026 Amid icy conditions in Kyiv, more than 1,200 residential buildings in multiple districts of the capital have had no heating for days due to the Russian bombardment of the power grid, according to Zelenskyy. —

Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026 The other challenge was just changing the paradigm of what people felt about downtown districts. —

Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026 The tour includes five public workshops, likely hosted between August and October, with one in each of the county supervisor districts. —

Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025

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Since June, federal immigration raids have disrupted neighborhoods and communities across Los Angeles and around the nation, including at work sites, along neighborhood streets and in commercial areas.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
In San Juan and nearby communities, neighborhoods buzzed as the Super Bowl itself faded into the background and attention turned entirely to Bad Bunny’s 13 minutes on stage.

— Martin Silva Rey, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026