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as in cluster
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 property
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 group
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 parcel
The Precision Logistics segment specializes in time and temperature-sensitive parcel management, while the Authentication segment focuses on brand protection solutions.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2025
The packages were flagged by a local parcel delivery service, and detectives went to the address to investigate, deputies said.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
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
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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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2025
The packages were flagged by a local parcel delivery service, and detectives went to the address to investigate, deputies said.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parcel
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When those fragrant, drooping, purple clusters of blooms appear in April, the bees and I can't get enough.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
27 Mar. 2025
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In earlier research published last year, Anthropic researchers identified clusters of artificial neurons within neural networks.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
27 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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Subdivisions are often built on old, exhausted agricultural fields.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Mar. 2025
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Niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, aloe, and damask rose are also featured for additional redness reducing, skin soothing, and moisture replenishing properties.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2025
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Staff at the Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach recall how their exclusive property in Dana Point, California became fully booked overnight.—
Jessica Ourisman,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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In response to this incident, officials at the Maine DMR worked closely with other groups to expand the study of white sharks and their behavior in Maine’s coastal waters.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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For being able to convince his talented group to play together and handle expectations and pressure, Cummings has been selected The Times’ coach of the year in girls ‘basketball.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2025
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The package contained a roll of very thin paper that has seeds embedded in it.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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Key Ingredients: 24K colloidal gold, marine collagen, elastin, hyaluronic acid, aloe extract, vitamin E, niacinamide, damask rose Type: Sheet Size: 4 masks per package What is a collagen face mask?—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2025
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With adventure reality format The Box continuing to take the market by storm, Stewart unpacked what is making the country tick right now, highlighting a batch of new titles that could be appearing on networks elsewhere in the world before long.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2025
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To commemorate this season's tournament kickoff, Boston's social team snuck jerseys from star players' college rivals into a batch of swag they were instructed to sign.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Pelvic floor exercises should also be undertaken by all women post-pregnancy to help support the womb and prevent urinary tract issues.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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Shortness of breath Summary A mild urinary tract infection can sometimes go away on its own without antibiotics.—
Cordelia Nwankwo,
Verywell Health,
24 Mar. 2025
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Below is a plot of the average seed of the teams which made the conference tournament semifinals compared with the number of teams a conference has in this year’s Frozen Four.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps the plot’s super-brisk pacing can be attributed to the narrowness of its scope.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Parcel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parcel. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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