as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
a newcomer in the precincts of the automobile business
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Recent Examples of precinct
The victim is the second person to be shot in the precinct that covers Midtown North this year, cops said.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 July 2025
Qualley oversees the District 4 precinct, which includes most of the city west of the South Platte River and south of West Sixth Avenue.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 5 July 2025
Residents opposed to the redevelopment collected signatures of voters outside precincts on Tuesday to put the project on the November ballot.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Tarrant County residents in favor of the redistricting stated that the precincts must reflect the Republican majority in Tarrant County.
—Samara Gerstle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2025
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 July 2025
Qualley oversees the District 4 precinct, which includes most of the city west of the South Platte River and south of West Sixth Avenue.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 5 July 2025
Residents opposed to the redevelopment collected signatures of voters outside precincts on Tuesday to put the project on the November ballot.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Tarrant County residents in favor of the redistricting stated that the precincts must reflect the Republican majority in Tarrant County.
—Samara Gerstle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precinct
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During heavy rainfall, there is a risk of flooding, especially in low-lying and flood-prone areas.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Aug. 2025
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Local governments also lack authority to inspect buildings in unincorporated areas after they’re built.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Aug. 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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Refugee screening clinic: The department is slowly winding down.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
31 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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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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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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Gemini Sun & Rising: Gemini, this week Chiron retrograde in Aries begins a five-month healing journey in the realm of your friendships and social alliances.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
27 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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The resort’s white-sand Rosa Marina beach club (with Blue Flag ranking, lifeguards, loungers and umbrellas) is a short walk from the hotel, but guests can also take a trolley to get to the sea.—
Catherine Sabino,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Aside from construction work which could produce several thousand jobs over a period of years, the facility itself might only create a couple of dozen permanent positions in the data technology field.—
Rick Barrett,
jsonline.com,
30 July 2025
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Her career aspiration is to be an engineer in the renewable energy field.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 July 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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“Precinct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precinct. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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