zone

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as in area
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zone
Noun
  • Right now, Moleskine is carried in department stores and independent retailers in those regions, but the goal is to open e-commerce and grow the direct business there as well with Rio de Janeiro and Mexico City on their radar as possible store locations.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025
  • This advantage is particularly compelling in regions like Southeast Asia, where remittances play a significant economic role, and in markets such as Africa and Latin America, which benefit from faster, cheaper cross-border flows.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The incident was reported Monday at 7:11 p.m., and the last update regarding this incident was released on Monday at 7:17 p.m. Past Incidents in the last 12 hours: There were no traffic incidents reported in this area for the past 12 hours.
    Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025
  • In the same area are Gaetano Pesce and Gio Ponti chairs, and Bella Silva ceramics.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Designed for use below the neck, these tools help alleviate tension and strain on areas of your body that are more prone to stress than your face.
    Allure, Allure, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Around his neck hung a St. Michael medal, which he was given at birth.
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The wild card will be where President Trump and key MAGA influencers land.
    Stef W. Kight, Axios, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Indeed, materials excavated from their land have been used to build Naples’ Piazza del Plebiscito and revive the city’s bustling streets into the industrial boom.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zone. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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