Thesaurus results for TERRITORY

territory

noun

ˈter-ə-ˌtȯr-ē

as in habitat

the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found that plant's territory extends from Georgia all the way north to Maine

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Recent Examples of territory One of the drones damaged a facility on the territory of the Moscow Refinery. —

David Brennan, ABC News, 16 June 2026 After a competitive bidding war between studios, the film sold to Paramount Pictures for North America and numerous foreign territories. —

Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 June 2026 According to the research, reaching best-friend territory takes more than 200 hours of investment, well beyond those initial 11 meetups. —

Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026 And at Jaeger-LeCoultre, the tourbillon moves into even more theatrical three-dimensional territory. —

Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for territory

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Developers have been given the green light to turn 2,000 acres of farmland and wildlife habitat into thousands of new homes near the Natomas area of Sacramento.

— James Taylor, CBS News, 17 June 2026
One of the project’s most significant adversaries is the city of Sacramento — while the area is not under their governance, city officials argue the development would violate a decades-old habitat conservation agreement with the county.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026