disciplines 1 of 2

noun

Definition of disciplinesnext
plural of discipline
1
as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence you must choose a discipline to focus on in college

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2
as in punishments
suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense harsh discipline was imposed to keep order within the ranks

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disciplines

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of discipline
as in punishes
to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime the pranksters were severely disciplined for their irresponsible stunt

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  1. areas
  2. punishments
  3. departments
  4. domains
  5. realms
  6. specialties
  7. elements
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Zalando is set to purchase its German rival About You, with plans to grab more European market share and collaborate in areas such as business-to-business, logistics and payments.
    Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Companies, recognizing the economic pressures on their workforce, may establish satellite offices in areas outside Manhattan to reduce the financial strain on their employees.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of areas
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  • What's New President Biden has commuted the , converting their punishments to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
    Sophie Clark, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The book’s long-story-by-the-fire quality, combined with its fairy-tale deployment of castles, unfair punishments, and the thrumming, powerful natural world, evokes the most affecting children’s literature.
    Amanda Parrish Morgan, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of punishments
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  • The Committee of Foreign Investment in the United States, which is made up of agencies including the departments of Treasury and Justice, expressed reservations about the deal to the companies in a letter last month.
    Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • While larger enterprises can dedicate entire departments to address these challenges, 60% of small businesses that experience a successful cyberattack are shuttered within six months, raising the stakes even further.
    Raghu Bongula, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of departments
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  • Because LLMs are trained on massive datasets, these models can be biased due to the data used to train the models, leading to poor performance in specialized domains.
    Abhi Maheshwari, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • However, they are trained on diverse datasets, which can result in a lack of customization for specific enterprise needs, like domains.
    Abhi Maheshwari, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of domains
Noun
  • And so the entire experience was designed to help people understand what these three realms mean to them.
    Charles Moss, SPIN, 23 Dec. 2024
  • In these realms, Archaea—microorganisms similar to, but evolutionarily distinct from, bacteria—thrive.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of realms
Noun
  • Her specialties include acne, moles, skin cancer, and eczema.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Oncologists have had a head start on translating somatic-mutation science into practice, but doing the same in other specialties—including mine—may prove challenging.
    Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of specialties
Noun
  • Yes, there are some cheesy elements and the film's action is frequently over-the-top—but not any more so than countless other hugely popular action movies, particularly those from the 1980s and 1990s.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Considering these elements, MicroStrategy's decision to keep investing in Bitcoin runs a lot of possible risks that, if not carefully controlled, could compromise the company's long-term survival and financial balance.
    Jim Osman, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of elements
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