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 The first dimension, Employee Satisfaction, was evaluated using survey data from 2024 from employees worldwide with a main focus on the Asia-Pacific region. Time Staff, Time, 11 Feb. 2026 Five more people were reported wounded in an attack on a residential area in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, according to officials there, and six were wounded in the Kherson region. Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026 In these regions, spacecraft support synthetic aperture radar imaging, signal intelligence and missile-launch detection systems. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026 Chevron said the deal showcases the company’s growing focus on the Eastern Mediterranean region in northern Africa and the Middle East. Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for region
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Noun
  • Detectives noted a consistent gait and distinctive walking pattern across videos captured before and after the shooting, including footage showing the suspect circling the area for hours and later walking away from the Barus & Holley building shortly after the gunfire.
    Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Prescott's downtown area adds the perfect southwest charm and history and was even the stomping grounds of famed cowboy Doc Holiday.
    Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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  • The Punjab provincial government required motorbike riders to install a safety rod between their handlebars to keep kite strings stretched across roads from getting tangled around their necks — a past cause of injury and death.
    Betsy Joles, NPR, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The Biden administration planned to expand slow zones off the East Coast to protect the whales.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The Milan-Cortina Games are the most widespread in history, with sports scattered across seven zones and athletes living in six Olympic villages.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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  • An alternative, audacious vision for a new Bears stadium is one that starts with the vacant land on the South Side where the Michael Reese hospital once stood.
    David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
  • And with large tracts of government land outside town, there's plenty of room for more camps.
    Michael Ruiz , Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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  • These proposals are backed and bankrolled by out-of-state interests, including New York hedge funds, seeking to fundamentally remake vast tracts of Florida without playing by local rules or paying the full costs of growth.
    Sean Parks, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Can drinking a cup of steaming hot water improve your digestion and keep things moving along in your gastrointestinal (GI) tract?
    Julia Ries Wexler, Outside, 4 Feb. 2026

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“Region.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/region. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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