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 on the Web Plate destruction and recycling Most of the Pacific Ocean and some regions of the Atlantic Ocean lie over zones called convergent margins, where tectonic plates crunch against each other. Suzanne Oconnell, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2024 If the kick falls short of the landing zone, the ball is placed at the 40-yard line. Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2024 Full street closures in the security zones have occurred. Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2024 For animals and plants that make their homes in the intertidal zone, survival depends on flexibility, on adapting to a world in which the only constant is inconstancy. Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for zone 

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“Zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zone. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.

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