as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
you'll have to ask that guy—the project is his fiefdom
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Recent Examples of fiefdom
Los Angeles is the nation’s second biggest city, but art museums in Washington, DC; Chicago; Boston; Houston; and San Francisco all regularly rack up more visitors than his fiefdom on Wilshire.
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Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
Elsewhere, though, the rules that govern this furry fiefdom defy easy comprehension.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
The position became seen by some as a fiefdom within the Port, ripe for potential corruption.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
The backstory First mentioned in the annals of history in 1270, this was once the fiefdom of the knights of Chasteigner de la Roche-Posay.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
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Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
Elsewhere, though, the rules that govern this furry fiefdom defy easy comprehension.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
The position became seen by some as a fiefdom within the Port, ripe for potential corruption.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
The backstory First mentioned in the annals of history in 1270, this was once the fiefdom of the knights of Chasteigner de la Roche-Posay.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiefdom
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The corridors and common areas are almost as memorable as the guest rooms.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 May 2026
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Her shelves contained books on correct etiquette when entertaining (How to Do It, or, The Lively Art of Entertaining by Elsa Maxwell) and instructional books covering many areas of life, ranging from gardening and raising Siamese cats to keeping turtles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Leo Woodall may be journeying to fantastical locales with his foray into Middle-earth, but his casting in the continuation of The Lord of the Rings saga is planted firmly in the realm of reality.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
25 May 2026
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That’s a realm the film itself dives into for extended, immersive and blearily entrancing interludes — a gateway into its eventual, more drastic breakdown of rational reality, controlled by one player’s will.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
24 May 2026
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Think communication, data literacy, project management, or domain-specific technical skills depending on your field.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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It’s been 10 years since the company began growing its own organic crops in two French domains, which are like open-air laboratories where regenerative agriculture is used.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
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In a report released Friday, Warshaw said the Oakland Police Department had met all 51 benchmarks needed to escape federal court oversight — an achievement never before reached by the department.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Rick Morton, the department’s public information officer.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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This last element is worth unpacking a bit.—
Ian Mackenzie,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Diamonds are in my DNA, and unexpected design elements and object detailing are central to my work.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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It’s also long been suspected that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have an understanding in which the former would put its nuclear arsenal at the disposal of the latter if the kingdom faced an existential threat.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Saudi Arabia recorded its biggest quarterly deficit since 2018 as the kingdom ramped up spending to offset the effects of the Iran war and a slowing economy.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
22 May 2026
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Over the course of the two games, Santa Ana scored 26 runs on 32 hits and had nine walks against 11 Palomar pitchers.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
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Edouard Julien, who replaced first baseman TJ Rumfield when Rumfield left the game after getting hit by a pitch in the first inning, went 0 for 2 with a walk.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
26 May 2026
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The Masters Meet is the meet from which CIF-SS track and field athletes qualify for the CIF State Championships on Friday and Saturday, May 29 and 30, at Buchanan High in Clovis.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
24 May 2026
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Zach Neto walked to open the bottom of the first inning before Trout launched his 13th home run over the center-field wall for a 2-0 lead.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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“Fiefdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiefdom. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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