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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
Partners also hold conservation easements to avoid future groundwater pumping and development in parcels close to the river.
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Clara Migoya, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
Thirty-two of them would occupy the parking lot of the baseball complex that Carter ordered shuttered in September and the rest would be placed on two other parcels of the VA’s West Los Angeles campus.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Tanzanian authorities in August finalized the allocation of a nearly 200-acre parcel of land in Zanzibar to Elba, who plans to build a film studio there with the working title West African Studios.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Municipalities use TIFs to generate development, such as in commercial areas where vacant storefronts have multiplied, or on parcels of vacant land.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 16 Oct. 2024
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Clara Migoya, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
Thirty-two of them would occupy the parking lot of the baseball complex that Carter ordered shuttered in September and the rest would be placed on two other parcels of the VA’s West Los Angeles campus.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Tanzanian authorities in August finalized the allocation of a nearly 200-acre parcel of land in Zanzibar to Elba, who plans to build a film studio there with the working title West African Studios.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Municipalities use TIFs to generate development, such as in commercial areas where vacant storefronts have multiplied, or on parcels of vacant land.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parcel
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Apple’s 14-core M4 Pro CPU cluster was able to fend off the ZBook Fury’s 14th Gen Intel mobile workstation chip’s 24 cores.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Down clusters are three-dimensional spirals, not to be confused with feathers, which are flat, provide no loft, and poke through fabric.Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Lastly, some of this knowledge was learned the hard way: By messing up in the field a few times and finally learning from those mistakes.Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Over six years later, that opinion still stands among experts in the field.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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Quaint Oak Bancorp entered into an agreement to sell and lease back its property in Allentown, Pennsylvania.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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On public land and shared private properties, such spots can become pressured and overhunted.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Just extending the expiring tax cuts would drive up deficits by $4.6 trillion over 10 years, and all of Trump’s campaign plans would add much as $7.75 trillion, according to estimates by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a nonpartisan fiscal watchdog group.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The filing also details various legal proceedings, including a complaint filed by environmental groups challenging lease extensions for the Santa Ynez Unit.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Beating the Chiefs requires a plan, uncommon conviction and the entire package from Nix.Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
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There’s also the possibility of the opposite, for leagues to sell media packages specifically aimed at exclusive access to fast highlights.Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Volvo has since adjusted its plans to only manufacture the first batch of EX30s in China and move all future production to Belgium, according to Car & Driver.Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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As polling stations open across the United States, the race for the White House is anyone's to win based on the final batch of national surveys.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Hawkins noted that Crain had strep and a urinary tract infection, wrote up a prescription and discharged her.Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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Derek’s oldest son, Dallas, was rushed into emergency surgery at Valley Children’s Healthcare in 2013 because of intestinal malrotation, a potentially life-threatening condition that affected his blood supply and intestinal tract, and spent several weeks there.Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The mechanics of the plot itself don’t quite hold up under scrutiny, which is a shame when the dialogue, performances and filmmaking craft are so tightly woven, moving in perfect sync.Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
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But hey, both Jack and Miles are safe, and what’s really important is what this particular call does on a plot level.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Parcel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parcel. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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