Definition of regionnext
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as in area
a part or portion having no fixed boundaries if you look in the upper left region of the sky, you can see the constellation Orion

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as in neck
a broad geographical area corn is mostly grown in the central regions of the country

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Recent Examples of region Structure information summary Most structures in this region are resistant to earthquake shaking, though vulnerable structures exist. Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2026 Both of their families are from Anse Rouge, a rural town in Haiti’s Artibonite region. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026 Eight to 10 writers from regions including Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean and Oceania will be selected for the inaugural group. Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026 However, the spokesperson for Ukraine’s Joint Forces grouping, Viktor Trehubov, said there were no changes to report in that region. Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for region
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Noun
  • The Atlanta-area native also went just 8-for-14 from the foul line in his latest homecoming after making 91% of his foul shots over his previous nine games.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
  • In the 2025-26 Texas high school girls basketball season, several Fort Worth-area athletes had standout seasons.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
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  • Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Apr. 2026
  • More than 5,000 Amazon shoppers jumped on the neck scarf trend in the last month.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Wennberg won a puck battle deep in the Predators’ zone before William Eklund gained possession.
    Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Public goals are a great way to nurture your reputation, especially under this exuberant trine between the Sun in your career zone and Jupiter in your empowered sign.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
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  • Irrigation is crucial in an area that's primarily dry land agriculture.
    Alan Gionet, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Another, says Lentsch, was when the Wyoming state senate almost passed SJ2, a bill seeking to transfer all federal land in Wyoming to the state for the purpose of selling it off.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2026
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  • That bacteria lives naturally in the gastrointestinal and reproductive tracts of chickens, said Kimberly Baker, associate extension specialist at Clemson University.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The tract, which is in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, will be part of the Clearion development.
    Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026

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“Region.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/region. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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