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as in clusters
a number of things considered as a unit
her absurd explanation for the collision was a parcel of lies
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as in properties
a small piece of land that is developed or available for development
subdivided the huge farm into smaller parcels for sale
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as in groups
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
a parcel of kids trailing at their heels
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Recent Examples of parcels
The offering includes several long-term leases on neighboring parcels that will be handed over, in addition to the 10-plus acres of freehold property.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2025
The latest detection comes a little more than one month after workers sprayed about 4,000 parcels in the Rolando neighborhood just south and east of San Diego State University and parts of La Mesa in East County.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Starting in August 2024 and through earlier this year, a group of limited liability companies affiliated with the Broncos’ Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group purchased 10 parcels near Burnham Yard, according to a story first reported in BusinessDen.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Valdez, the fire inspector, said 6,259 parcels in Monterey and two adjoining communities are subject to the 2020 disclosure law.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
The city of Fort Worth is considering changing land use rules for a handful of parcels to allow buildings up to 15 stories.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Lots of the people who were waiting for parcels had no form of transport.
—Jack Hargreaves, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
Biggs said by phone Thursday that the company had called Mike Jabo, Porter County’s director of development & storm water management, to rescind its application for the nearly 800-acre development planned for two parcels.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, the robots were used to deliver food orders from restaurants in Zurich (see the video below), and to deliver parcels in Austin, Texas.
—New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2025
The latest detection comes a little more than one month after workers sprayed about 4,000 parcels in the Rolando neighborhood just south and east of San Diego State University and parts of La Mesa in East County.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Starting in August 2024 and through earlier this year, a group of limited liability companies affiliated with the Broncos’ Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group purchased 10 parcels near Burnham Yard, according to a story first reported in BusinessDen.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Valdez, the fire inspector, said 6,259 parcels in Monterey and two adjoining communities are subject to the 2020 disclosure law.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
The city of Fort Worth is considering changing land use rules for a handful of parcels to allow buildings up to 15 stories.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Lots of the people who were waiting for parcels had no form of transport.
—Jack Hargreaves, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
Biggs said by phone Thursday that the company had called Mike Jabo, Porter County’s director of development & storm water management, to rescind its application for the nearly 800-acre development planned for two parcels.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, the robots were used to deliver food orders from restaurants in Zurich (see the video below), and to deliver parcels in Austin, Texas.
—New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parcels
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Sunriver was the first International Dark Sky Place in Oregon, and at the Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory, a 30-inch Newtonian telescope unveils galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters, making the cosmos feel closer than ever.—
Lauren Jones,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Sep. 2025
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If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Major projects in cities like Mississauga and Vaughan are transforming large tracts of land into walkable neighborhoods that blend residential, commercial and recreational spaces.—
John Krpan,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Proponents of the plan argued that these states were already majority white and contained large tracts of undeveloped land, making the territory ideal for white-only settlement.—
Paul J. Becker,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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This enables a statistical analysis of planetary properties across various axes, such as planet mass, size, composition, age, and formation processes, Kane tells me.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Hulsey, 62, who has been marketing properties throughout the Midwest since the early 1980s, imagines a future gas station owner-operator will come calling, or the owner of multiple gas stations may want to add one more to their portfolio.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
19 Sep. 2025
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Within Turning Point’s organizational structure, there are also several interconnected nonprofit groups, political action committees, and a for-profit merchandise company, none of which are required to publicly report their finances.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Rebuilding the military and police while containing armed groups.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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In the early two-thousands, his team had taken a first shot at the ten-foot-high bundles of wheat that adorn some of the windows.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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To build this fall door wreath, wire bundles of ornamental grass and purple fountain grass seed heads to a wreath form, keeping the shape loose and imperfect.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Sep. 2025
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The nature-based, vegan products are produced in small batches, using a blend of adaptogens as its main active ingredients.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Add vegetables to the bowl of a food processor, working in batches if necessary.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
18 Sep. 2025
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Susan Marquis, a professor with Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs, said the other ideas proposed by experts can help reduce the harms faced in the fields.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Eagles benefitted from short fields, covering 52 yards on their first touchdown drive after Harrison Butker missed a field-goal attempt, and 59 on their next, after a Patrick Mahomes interception and face-mask penalty pushed them quickly into KC territory.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
15 Sep. 2025
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Clifton and a sales associate allegedly convinced the couple to invest $100,000 in two plots of land — one in Kansas City, Missouri, and one in Blue Springs — saying that the lots had already been surveyed and would be rental-ready in four to six months.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
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Some bodies are on the road, in plots close to the center of Ntoyo.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Parcels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parcels. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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