zone

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a part or portion having no fixed boundaries at that point we were out of the danger zone for avalanches

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Recent Examples of zone In west Africa this causes the inter-tropical convergence zone—where moist air from the south meets dry air from the north—to migrate from the Sahel towards the Gulf of Guinea. Christophe Lavaysse, JSTOR Daily, 17 Apr. 2025 The planet, which is around seven hundred trillion miles away from Earth and which orbits its star in the habitable zone, is though to have a concentration of DMS and DMDS thousands of times higher than levels typically found on Earth. Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025 Tatis is chasing pitches outside the zone at a 30% rate, which is practically equal with his career rate entering this season. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025 During a global expansion in the 1990s, Nissan built a second factory, making Kanda the company’s biggest domestic production zone. River Akira Davis, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for zone
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Noun
  • Many cancer patients in these regions cannot afford or physically reach hospitals for frequent intravenous treatments.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Authorities in the northeastern Sumy and Kharkiv regions reported damage to civilian infrastructure but no casualties.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Jones Road Wildfire was first spotted at approximately 9:45 a.m. on April 22 in the Greenwood Wildlife Management area in Waretown, New Jersey, officials said.
    Megan Forrester, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Avoid puddles - Driving into puddles or low rainwater areas can lead to vehicles hydroplaning or losing control.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But their magnum opus was 1978’s Dub Housing, where Thomas shows off his collection of animal noises, grunts, yelps, and screeches, up to his neck in industrial synth-and-guitar factory noise.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Hendry, whose career experienced a significant upswing in the past year, marked by viral moments and positive impressions on WWE officials during his NXT appearances in late 2024 and early 2025, stepped into the WrestleMania spotlight after Kevin Owens was sidelined due to a neck injury.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Hundreds of square miles of open land along Highway 101 and Interstate 5 remain undeveloped.
    Edward Ring, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2025
  • To satisfy federal and state requirements to offset the filling of the coal pier channel, the joint venture plans to excavate 19 acres of land along the Jones Creek side of Sparrows Point, converting it to open water and wetlands.
    Timothy B. Wheeler, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2025

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“Zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zone. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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