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Used with adjectives:
"
The football field takes up a huge area."
(huge, large, wide)
"
Police were searching the immediate area."
(immediate, surrounding, local, general, right, wrong)
"
We live in a rural area."
(rural, urban, suburban, mountainous)
"
He was hiding in a secluded area."
(secluded, isolated, unpopulated, remote)
"
We don't want to live in a disaster area."
(disaster, high-crime, dangerous)
"
This is the dining area."
(dining, picnic, waiting, storage, non-smoking)
Used with verbs:
"
We decided to visit the area."
(visit, explore, tour, survey, investigate, search)
"
The police patrolled the area."
(patrolled, covered, protected)
"
Do you live in this area?"
(live in, like, prefer)
Used with nouns:
"
What is your area code?"
(code)
Used with prepositions:
"
There were some robberies in the area."
(in)
"
I work within this area."
(within, outside, around)
