Area
Area noun - A part or portion having no fixed boundaries.
Usage example: I last saw your dog over in that general area
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Synonyms for Area
Section
Section noun - An area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature.
Usage example: several abandoned warehouses in the city's industrial section are being converted into art galleries and artists' lofts
Area is a synonym for section in division topic. You can use "Area" instead the word "Section" as a noun or an adjective, if it concerns topics such as district.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| special | special area | special section |
| particular | particular area | particular section |
| specific | specific area | specific section |
| certain | certain area | certain section |
| Other adjectives: single, small, entire, large, huge, dark, main, secret, new, major, abandoned, given, final, hidden, underground, next, last, different. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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In theory, it's a simple test: expose a person to poison oak, then use a commercial balm on one part of the affected area, vodka on another section, and leave a third area clear as a control.
Source: Series / MythBusters - However, the Trophy Room area can be accessed by pulling this off, letting you see your secret items, and it allows you to skip a frustrating later part of the lift section.
Source: Lift of Doom - You then go up to an alternate area of the first section of the level, where you go to a computer and reset the speed of the lava to slow (somehow).
Source: That One Sidequest
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