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 Mitchell said some relatives tried to intervene and help but were stopped by firefighters from entering the evacuation zone. Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, lawyer Doug Emhoff, own a home in Brentwood inside the evacuation order zone. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025 These include extended safety zones, setting up Downwash Caution Areas (DCA) with restricted access, and developing high-capacity computer analysis to better understand the safety issues. New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2025 Weighing 33,000 pounds, the truck is robustly built to carry essential supplies directly into disaster zones where infrastructure might be compromised. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for zone 
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Noun
  • In Peru, remote communities in the northeastern Loreto region, most of them indigenous and already vulnerable, are most affected.
    Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The Medina region received the most rainfall, at 49.2 millimeters, while Jeddah had 38 millimeters of rain.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The centers have become refuges for many whose lives have been upended by the unprecedented fires that continue to ravage the Los Angeles area.
    Angela Yang, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Times staff across the metropolitan area — from Long Beach to Echo Park and beyond — received the alert, which did not appear to discriminate by distance from any particular fire.
    Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • To alleviate the tension, do some neck circles throughout your day.
    Jakob Roze, Health, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The 85-year-old Vitale underwent surgery in June after a biopsy of the lymph node in his neck came back cancerous, marking his fourth cancer diagnosis.
    Jenna West and Andrew Marchand, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The Interior Department oversees a large swath of federal land and areas offshore, including regions that produce a quarter of U.S. oil.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate from their homes and vast amounts of land have been destroyed.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025

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“Zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zone. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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