zoned

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of zone.
  zone

  noun

  any continuous area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established: The temperature lies outside the danger zone.
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of zone.
  zone

  noun

  any continuous area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established: The temperature lies outside the danger zone.

Example Sentences

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zoned

Smaller lot sizes = more homes: About 90% of municipalities impose minimum lot sizes on zoned lots, write Tobias Peter and Edward Pinto of the American Enterprise Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Occasional experiences of “mindless eating” or “dissociative eating” are human; most of us have zoned out with a bag of chips at one point or another.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

The lawsuit alleges that the leased land is zoned exclusively for agricultural use and that the federal government violated laws requiring state and county notification, as well as procedural steps required before beginning construction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

In 2025, Texas passed bills legalizing housing on commercially zoned land and subdivisions of starter homes, which were rendered difficult or illegal to build by municipal zoning laws, large lot requirements, or other design requirements.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

More and more land was zoned for industrial use, which meant more houses torn down.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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