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a small piece of land that is developed or available for development
had a number of small tracts for sale, but we couldn't afford to buy land and then build a house
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Recent Examples of tract
Some team members visited pig slaughterhouses, where the GI tract is typically removed from the meat to prevent contamination.
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Sara Talpos — Undark, STAT, 1 June 2026
The team will have plenty of space to build on the 104-acre tract located at Interstate 635 and Preston Road.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Her bestsellers are Cancer Bush tea and Buchu, the latter used for bladder health and urinary tract support with a long history in Khoikhoi traditional medicine.
—Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
As the crisis deepened, however, Gentile wrote two further tracts focused on the pandemic.
—Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
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Sara Talpos — Undark, STAT, 1 June 2026
The team will have plenty of space to build on the 104-acre tract located at Interstate 635 and Preston Road.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Her bestsellers are Cancer Bush tea and Buchu, the latter used for bladder health and urinary tract support with a long history in Khoikhoi traditional medicine.
—Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
As the crisis deepened, however, Gentile wrote two further tracts focused on the pandemic.
—Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tract
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Experts said that given finite defense resources, the capital, Kyiv – a main strategic target and the seat of government – would be expected to be better defended than other regions and less populated areas.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Nearby, the Rum Vault is a small room stashed with bottles and bottles of the spirit, arranged like a library according to the producing region.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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For example, the NHL did not include Russia in its 4 Nations Face-Off in 2025, though Russia would arguably have one of the strongest rosters in the field.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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In addition to waiting out and acquiring Klint Kubiak as their head coach, the Raiders made some significant on-field acquisitions.—
Gladys Louise Tyler,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Prosecutors said the duo made off with more than $274,000 in cash, casino chips, designer bags and other property.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
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Lola 41 is already associated with White Elephant’s Nantucket and Palm Beach properties, and has satellites in Boston and Naples.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 June 2026
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So how did Breslow land on Durbin as the target as opposed to, say, another infielder with more power but less defense?—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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In it, a Native Hawaiian family struggles to reclaim the ancestral lands that colonization, tourism, and rampant development threaten to overrun.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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The painstaking work of clearing depots has ground to a halt, overtaken by a more volatile reality.—
Euan Ward,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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After a walk to Dylan Duran, Poindexter came up with the bases loaded and two out and lined a bags-clearing double to the wall in left-center field to push the lead to 12-0.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
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The franchise from the Wayans family has always taken inspiration from the Scream films, and the sixth Scary Movie is no exception, as its plot is an ongoing parody of 2022's Scream.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
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Seasonal sprites flit and flutter, providing transitional scenes, hinting at mystical elements whizzing all around within this otherwise very human plot.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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And after the neck surgery there were some complications.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2026
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Among the access programs the PLPW oversees are the popular Block Management program that provides public hunting access to private land and a catalog of Public Land Access Agreements that open or improve free public access to isolated parcels of state or federal land.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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In Oakland, Measure E would have raised $34 million in parcel taxes, ostensibly to fund public safety efforts.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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“Tract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tract. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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