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a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
the logistics of the relief effort is the director's fief
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Recent Examples of fief
Image There are 49 state affiliates of Planned Parenthood, and each is its own fief, with separate management structures and budgets — and different local political climates.
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Katie Benner, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
This Shangri-la hidden in the folds of the Himalayas was a pugilistic hodgepodge of Buddhist fiefs until unification as a nation in the 17th century.
—By Charlie Campbell/gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Image While ethnic militia commanders aligned with the military have long operated with impunity in certain fiefs in Shan State and Karen State, in the east, new high-rise buildings and scam warehouses have sprouted since the coup.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Syria’s many minorities The immediate post-Assad threat is that Syria might collapse into separate militia fiefs or into another civil war.
—Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Katie Benner, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
This Shangri-la hidden in the folds of the Himalayas was a pugilistic hodgepodge of Buddhist fiefs until unification as a nation in the 17th century.
—By Charlie Campbell/gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Image While ethnic militia commanders aligned with the military have long operated with impunity in certain fiefs in Shan State and Karen State, in the east, new high-rise buildings and scam warehouses have sprouted since the coup.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Syria’s many minorities The immediate post-Assad threat is that Syria might collapse into separate militia fiefs or into another civil war.
—Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fief
Noun
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Other areas of constraint are chips and components to make the servers.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
1 Aug. 2025
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Adobe Town is a remote area in the Red Desert of southwest Wyoming, about a 250-mile drive west of Cheyenne.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The king of the show is Hank Hill, and his royal domain is nothing fancy: a ranch house in the fictional town of Arlen, Texas.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
2 Aug. 2025
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Guided by his economic insights, Friedman applied his thinking consistently, across issues and domains.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
31 July 2025
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In the realm of the visual, the Renaissance umanisti became humanists in our sense, almost by accident: what the painters learned from the past gave them license to enliven their work with faces, bodies, and desires.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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Earlier this month, leading experts in the realm of the mind gathered in Heraklion, Crete, for the International Center for Consciousness Studies (ICCS) annual conference.—
Theodore McDarrah,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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Allegations in the federal lawsuit include: The Department of State penalized Jonny's Road Testing for failing to meet reporting deadlines related to driver testing information, despite acknowledging systemic failures in the software system the department required driver testing companies to use.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
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The department uses a Rural Mail Carrier Survey to track Ohio’s rabbit population, which involves distributing survey cards to all postmasters across the state, who then give the cards to the carriers delivering mail on rural routes.—
Emma Wozniak,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
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Hegar's projection, officially called the biennial revenue estimate, is a crucial element in the setup to Tuesday's start of the 2025 legislative session.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Long spoke on the city's programming for youth, which has been a major element of the city's plan to combat juvenile crime during the summertime.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
30 July 2025
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Because once somebody is in the kingdom, things can happen to them, and the Western press doesn't really know.—
Edward Felsenthal,
Time,
23 July 2025
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Over the same period, Saudi Arabia’s citizens gained visa-free access to four countries, bringing its total to 91 countries, which lifts the kingdom four places to No. 54.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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The city earned a bike score of 57.6 and walk score of 61.5 — the latter being nearly 12 points higher than Madison's walk score.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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On the other side of the harbor, about a 15-minute walk from Saegreifinn, the Grandi district is an industrial zone breaking out with creative spots.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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The team has separated for individual drills, and Venturi, carrying a small foldable chair, has left the quarterbacks on the north field and is making his way to the south field.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, hill peaks, or ridge tops.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
30 July 2025
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“Fief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fief. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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