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as in agency
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the Department of the Interior
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as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
that's not my department, but maybe I can help you anyway
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Recent Examples of department
As of May 1, there have been 935 total cases of measles confirmed across the U.S.
The state health department listed the following locations where there was potential for public exposure:
Monday, April 21, 2025: Fittingly Delicious, 3939 W. Irving Park Rd.
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
The staff who green light funding for local health departments and research centers are gone.
—Will Stone, NPR, 2 May 2025
Opponents said the state public health department lacked the authority to make the changes without the approval of the legislature.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2025
Holy Name also has a maternal-fetal medicine department where high-risk practitioners are on-call should they be needed.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
The staff who green light funding for local health departments and research centers are gone.
—Will Stone, NPR, 2 May 2025
Opponents said the state public health department lacked the authority to make the changes without the approval of the legislature.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2025
Holy Name also has a maternal-fetal medicine department where high-risk practitioners are on-call should they be needed.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for department
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The agency said no other wildlife impacts have yet been reported.—
Dan Ruetenik,
CBS News,
5 May 2025
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What may give pause are the large cuts that Kennedy has instituted across HHS agencies, which include substantial reductions in funding for HIV prevention, as reported by Politico.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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On a day when the Kansas City attack wasn’t at its best, Miller played a key role for a back line that repeatedly came up clutch inside its penalty area.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
9 May 2025
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There have been 403 measles cases confirmed in Gaines County, a rural area about an hour-and-a-half west of Lubbock.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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The Marvel pic is contributing to the continuing boom in moviegoing currently underway at the box office, with ticket sales for the weekend up 95 percent over least year when Marvel sat on the sidelines and The Fall Guy kicked off summer to disappointing results.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
4 May 2025
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At 92, Harriet still goes to the office at Crime Victims United every day.—
Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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In the indie film realm, sales agents are choosing to view Trump’s declarations as another tantrum.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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The British empire’s command over coal helped expand the realm to the ends of the earth.—
Alexander C. Kaufman,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2025
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All no-knock warrants will be served by SWAT officers after approval from a bureau chief and a Cook County judge, according to the department.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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In: United States Department of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. RFK Jr. Alexander Tin Alexander Tin is a digital reporter for CBS News based in the Washington, D.C. bureau.—
Alexander Tin
May 8,
CBS News,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Environmental programs tend to be organized by geographic domain and discipline—the National Water Quality Program of the US Geological Survey, NSF’s Arctic Observing Network, and the US Forest Service, for instance.—
Eric Morgan,
Wired News,
10 May 2025
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If there was a strategic view, then India would already have a larger gamut of options going in various domains.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
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Both teams’ trainers joined EMS to get him onto a cart and off the field.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
4 May 2025
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Patrick, 29, and Brady, 47 — who have a history, both on and off the field — snapped a photo together at the exclusive bash, which was held at Carbone Miami on South Beach.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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Artificial intelligence was a major factor in the actors strike of 2023 and the burgeoning technology will remain a key element in next year’s negotiations.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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Morality is not a useful element in foreign policy decision making.—
Frank Lavin,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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“Department.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/department. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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