as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
a newcomer in the precincts of the automobile business
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Recent Examples of precinct
Listen to this article A man with a knife was shot to death on the sidewalk behind a Harlem NYPD precinct stationhouse, police said Monday.
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Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
News Crime and Public Safety Concerns raised about Cockeysville, Dundalk and Essex facilities
Union leaders say three facilities, including two precincts, have asked the Baltimore County Police Department for clean drinking water.
—Luke Parker, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2025
Data from the city’s Board of Elections show Najera’s voting precinct supported Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
Each of the five options show the southern precincts 1 and 2 interlocked in U-shapes, with the northern precincts 3 and 4 relatively unchanged from the current map.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2025
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Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
News Crime and Public Safety Concerns raised about Cockeysville, Dundalk and Essex facilities
Union leaders say three facilities, including two precincts, have asked the Baltimore County Police Department for clean drinking water.
—Luke Parker, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2025
Data from the city’s Board of Elections show Najera’s voting precinct supported Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
Each of the five options show the southern precincts 1 and 2 interlocked in U-shapes, with the northern precincts 3 and 4 relatively unchanged from the current map.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precinct
Noun
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Two projectiles reportedly hit the area around the airport.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
14 June 2025
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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 14, according to the Tribune’s archives.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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The county Sheriff’s Office is handling the investigation under a reciprocal agreement with San Diego police so neither department investigates its own officers or deputies.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2025
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Develop internal processes that ensure departments work with IT to identify where workflows intersect with risk.—
Daniel Root,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Despite deploying advanced models, the organization lacked the foundational elements for scalable impact.—
Diganta Sengupta,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Working as part of a collaboration often scrubs the more human elements from the story, those moments that might be unflattering are the moments that remind people that these mythic figures of our imagination are, in fact, flawed humans, just like you and me.—
Brendan O’Meara
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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The first in the series, Crown of War and Shadow, introduces readers to a complex mystical realm, thrilling action sequences and a new sweeping love story.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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Indeed, it’s never made anything less than a good one, with a number of them ranking in the excellent-to-stone-cold-classic realm.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
20 June 2025
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The walks will go by the historic train station, the Orlando Health complex before ending through residential areas.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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Advertisement Pasadena and our great nation must remain united and resolute in our view that children, families, and people from every walk of life are welcome and make our community great.—
Victor M. Gordo,
Time,
18 June 2025
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In April, Xi traveled to Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia to sign agreements on trade, technology, and other fields in a region that had, in recent years, developed deeper partnerships with the United States but was hit hard by Trump’s tariffs earlier that month.—
Oriana Skylar Mastro,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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In addition to the Vienna field study, the company offers courses to professional and civic leaders on housing policy and homelessness.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2025
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Always check URLs, email domains and phone numbers carefully.—
Bojan Ilic,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Most targets whose names are in the public domain are at English clubs, leading some fans to suggest Newcastle are prioritising Premier League experience over cost.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
12 June 2025
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“Precinct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precinct. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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