lots 1 of 2

plural of lot
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as in properties
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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as in tons
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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lots

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verb

present tense third-person singular of lot

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Noun
  • Hosted by actor and comedian Jack McBrayer, the series takes viewers on tours of the weirdest, wackiest and wildest properties on the market.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Six additional sites in Castleford, Leigh, Middlesbrough, Northampton, Poole and Weymouth will close after landlords opted to reclaim those properties.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The food-grade silicone can withstand temperatures up to 480 degrees Fahrenheit, distributes heat evenly, and prevents baked goods from sticking to the pan.
    Maggie Horton, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The campaign, known to have been active now for a worrying four months, uses fake companies to leverage trust and distributes the stealer malware in disguise as a video meeting application.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Separately, Amazon announced plans for a massive AI supercomputer built using hundreds of thousands of Trainium2 chips.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Automakers have invested or are planning to invest hundreds of billions of dollars globally to build a thriving EV market, according to industry consultant AlixPartners, but so far most are losing money.
    Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The criteria was only in effect for one year, and beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, the school system put in place a new plan that relies on grades, census tracts and performance on a standardized test.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In practical terms, covering large tracts of land with solar panels will struggle to provide the consistent, high-density power our industries require.
    Mark A. Aitken, Baltimore Sun, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Allegiances pivot with shifting fortunes.
    Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But the truth is, fortunes will be made in the next four years and, sadly, retirements will be lost.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Hoyt assigns his Cavalry reenactors to pick Native American chiefs and give presentations on them.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Hashing is a term that applies to the practice of passing passwords through a one-way cryptographic algorithm that assigns a long string of characters that’s unique for each unique input of plaintext.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • The city of Austin, for example, requires permits for any open burning, including of brush piles.
    Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The city of Austin, for example, requires permits for any open burning, including of brush piles.
    Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In an industry rarity, Rosso left Galliano free of any commercial obligation to create Margiela’s Artisanal collections, returning couture to its function as a research and development department that can inspire other product lines, rather than service an elite clientele.
    Miles Socha, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • These books are not just lining the shelves of university libraries, but are also hidden away in museums, secondhand bookstores and private collections and listed in online auctions.
    Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Lots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lots. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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