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as in property
a small piece of land that is developed or available for development
had a number of small tracts for sale, but we couldn't afford to buy land and then build a house
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Recent Examples of tract
Over the next half a century, new housing tracts filled the wildland interface.
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Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Dozens of core members came to live communally in a handful of Costa Mesa tract homes, sharing meals, sharing chores, sharing the struggle.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 9 Feb. 2025
The ability of sperm to properly swim through the female reproductive tract to reach and fertilize an egg is called motility.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
About 90% of the mood-boosting hormone and neurotransmitter serotonin is produced in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, making a healthy gut important for its production.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2025
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Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Dozens of core members came to live communally in a handful of Costa Mesa tract homes, sharing meals, sharing chores, sharing the struggle.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 9 Feb. 2025
The ability of sperm to properly swim through the female reproductive tract to reach and fertilize an egg is called motility.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
About 90% of the mood-boosting hormone and neurotransmitter serotonin is produced in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, making a healthy gut important for its production.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tract
Noun
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There is no one perfect time to plant tomatoes, as timing varies for gardeners in different regions.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2025
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Many homes of Alawites were looted and then set on fire in different areas, two residents of Syria's coastal region told the AP from their hideouts.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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As open fields and forests are being paved over, the natural life cycle of fireflies is disrupted as these luminescent beetles are displaced.—
Patrick Connolly,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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Ellie McCuskey-Hay, St. Ignatius track and field: McCuskey-Hay won three events for SI in a dual meet against Presentation on Tuesday.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Mehul Patel, a BAPS volunteer, said all the graffiti on the property and sidewalk was removed as of Sunday.—
Jasmine Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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Should the remaining $20,000 be raised, Coakley Munk plans to start the project in April and work with the San Diego Parks & Recreation Department to allow the foundation to carry out the repairs on city property.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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Each land will feature unique rides, attractions, dining, and shopping experiences based on popular franchises.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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At this scenic patch of riverside land in a remote corner of Owyhee County, one of Idaho’s most influential families is preparing to move into a new business venture: luxury real estate.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Mar. 2025
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Stream beds were exempt from vegetation clearing, an attempt to keep powerful winter flows from sluicing sediment into the lake.—
CalMatters,
The Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Nearly every restaurant has a utility worker whose duties might include clearing tables, washing dishes, repairing equipment and often prepping food.—
Cindy Carcamo,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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Trying to describe the film’s plot is an exercise in futility.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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The fintech industry has seen its fair share of spectacular failures and bizarre plot twists in recent years.—
Stephen Pastis,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Becerra Moran became upset, the Times reported, when a supervisor arrived and asked the officers to leave, pushing a mini-fridge toward them and holding a knife to her neck, which made the officers draw their guns.—
James Factora,
Them,
10 Mar. 2025
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Occasionally, someone dressed it up or made out with it, and people liked to hang Mardi Gras beads around its neck, but nobody made it into a big deal.—
Zach Helfand,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Just last month, the heir to the Estée Lauder (EL) fortune sold two vacant parcels of land on the Palm Beach waterfront for $200 million.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
10 Mar. 2025
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Governing boards would not be able to require homeowners to pay fines or attorneys fees for violations that are corrected prior to a hearing, and fines could not be aggregated for the purpose of creating a lien against a parcel.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Tract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tract. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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