1
as in property
a small piece of land that is developed or available for development
the softball team often plays in the vacant lot down at the end of the street
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2
as in ton
a considerable amount
you'll need to do a lot of studying for the test you sure bought a lot of clothing
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as in field
a small area of usually open land
there were still plenty of Christmas trees available for sale in the lot
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as in bunch
a number of things considered as a unit
the auctioneer next introduced a lot containing several pieces of fine china
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as in destiny
a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand
will it always be my lot to be picked last in gym class?
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as in crowd
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
you should stop hanging out with that lot, or you'll end up in trouble
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as in group
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
the school has a very strong science department, because there's not one bad teacher in the lot
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as in to allot
to give as a share or portion
everyone is lotted opportunities in life, and it's their responsibility to take them
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Recent Examples of lot
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Related article People are buying up burned lots in LA.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
The resulting liquid from each lot is fermented separately in one of 4,300 oak barrels for up to two weeks.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2025
Westbank is fine-tuning concepts for how the now empty lot could help create temporary activities until construction begins in earnest on a housing tower.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Here’s what to know about the changes in 2025:
Parking
▪ Feb. 27-March 2, March 6-9 and March 27-30: $30 flat parking rate at city garages and surface lots in South Beach.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Related article People are buying up burned lots in LA.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
The resulting liquid from each lot is fermented separately in one of 4,300 oak barrels for up to two weeks.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2025
Westbank is fine-tuning concepts for how the now empty lot could help create temporary activities until construction begins in earnest on a housing tower.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lot
Noun
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The city of Los Angeles has cleared the way for three Pacific Palisades homeowners to begin rebuilding on their properties.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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Committee member Kendall Kendrick, executive director of the Charlotte Trail of History, is a descendant of the Sample family that also previously owned the Latta property.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Mar. 2025
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This purports to be the cost of the damage caused by the release of each additional ton of CO2 into the atmosphere.—
The Editors,
National Review,
17 Mar. 2025
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Under first-year coach Kevin Young, BYU has one of the best offenses in the country and has been playing with a ton of confidence.—
CJ Moore,
The Athletic,
17 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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Now teams that miss out on the NCAA tournament on selection Sunday are added to the 32-team NIT field, which uses home court sites until the semifinal and final rounds.—
Jack Magruder,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Setting up a solar mirror has to be -- and in real life absolutely would be -- as interesting as fighting a bunch of orcs in a room.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The series is about two sisters, but for the first half of the season, even by splitting the narrative into a bunch of flashbacks, Long Bright River can’t find a way to make that relationship rise to the surface.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
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Corey was taken from us much too soon, but his destiny was to leave us all with a shining example of the selfless devotion of a true American patriot.—
TIME Staff,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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Here lies the tale of Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose (Kate Winslet), mismatched young people on a date with destiny, dreamed up by James Cameron, a filmmaker more associated with smart action films than epic tragic romances.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
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Serena Williams’ former coach Patrick Mouratoglou broke the mould by creating the Ultimate Tennis Showdown, a funky format with an immersive set-up designed to create crowd interaction that dances to the tune of the digital age.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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The annual parade draws a crowd of roughly 300,000 people.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Before launching an influential solo career, Wheesung made his industry debut in 1999 as a member of the four-piece group A4.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
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In an analysis released last month, the group found that 97% of the 241 cities analyzed saw a warming trend for the season.—
Shafaq Patel,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
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An eye poke late in the third round paused the contest for the full five minutes Cejudo was allotted to recover from the foul.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The exceptions were Kentucky and Vermont, which received around 3 percent of the seats in the House, and Maine, which had about 4 percent of the total after Congress allotted the new state seven of Massachusetts's previous 20 seats.—
Geoffrey Skelley,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Lot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lot. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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