Circle
Circle noun - A region of activity, knowledge, or influence.
Usage example: that lies outside the circle of our investigation
Department and circle are semantically related in territory topic. In some cases you can use "Department" instead a noun "Circle".
Department
Department noun - A region of activity, knowledge, or influence.
Usage example: that's not my department, but maybe I can help you anyway
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Synonyms for Department
Circle and department are semantically related in territory topic. Sometimes you can use "Circle" instead a noun "Department".
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- The BBC effects department heavily fireproofed everything in the pyre, but the flames shot up in massive columns instead of creeping around in a circle around the Doctor's feet like they were supposed to.
Source: Fatal Method Acting -
Closed Circle: Twice (Batman Begins and The Dark Knight Rises), both times involving explosives with the Big Bad holing up most of the city's police department, civilians, and inmates of nearby prison out of the way so that the entire area will be driven to chaos.
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In the Temps short story "Playing Safe" by Marcus Rowland, a paranorm working for the secret service jokes to his boss that he tells his old DPR friends he's with the Department of Agriculture, in the crop circle division.
Source: Crop Circles
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