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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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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
Joshua Harmon,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The house placed 76 of 90 lots offered for a sell-through rate of 84 percent.
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Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
30 June 2026
Similar finds were subsequently made on adjacent lots, erased by construction and unmarked and unmapped.
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Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
Your climate, lot size and household will push the decisions in different directions.
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Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
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That plan should connect tax lots, risk, liquidity, charitable intent, estate considerations, and timeline.
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Joshua Harmon,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The house placed 76 of 90 lots offered for a sell-through rate of 84 percent.
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Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
30 June 2026
Similar finds were subsequently made on adjacent lots, erased by construction and unmarked and unmapped.
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Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
Your climate, lot size and household will push the decisions in different directions.
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Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lot
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Agriculture regulators advise home gardeners to either consume homegrown produce on site or not move it at all from the property to prevent the spread of the fly to nearby regions.
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But last week, the Fairgrounds Advisory Committee held a public meeting to hear a proposal from a company called Global Stack LLC that is reportedly being offered to almost every fairground property in the state.
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Each scoop lifted tons of earth and rock as engineers raced to complete one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in history.
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It is designed to place nearly a half-ton of payload mass into low-Earth orbit.
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Unlike traditional sports chants, Jama blends music, rhythm and movement into an expression of community that exists well beyond the soccer field.
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The referee on the field, Raphael Claus, has previously been investigated for match fixing in Brazil, though of course, there's no indication that this was a motivating factor in this case.
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Merzouk took on the tough responsibility of coaching a bunch of rambunctious kids (including Alek) on the Eastside Kickers club in Cleveland Heights.
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And the hottest of the bunch, the green, is a fiery combination of both jalapeños and green habaneros.
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In August 1781, a couple of months before the end of the war, Sedgwick and his co-counsel, a law professor named Tapping Reeve, appeared in the Great Barrington Inferior Court of Common Pleas, a small wooden building where a jury would decide the destinies of Freeman and Brom.
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Afterward, shareholders captured nearly all the gains—a conscious reallocation, not market destiny.
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The plebeians have plenty to be furious about, but their representatives, skilled at turning a crowd into a mob, seem hellbent on shoring up their own influence.
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Large-scale events involve tabletop exercises with law enforcement, fire departments, emergency managers and venue officials running through countless scenarios — evacuations, suspicious packages, drones and crowd surges.
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Prosecutors accused the group of transporting unaccompanied children between the ages of 5 and 13 from Juárez, Mexico, into the United States.
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Large friendship groups can be a really cool experience, but can also pose challenges in terms of the depths of intimacy that can be cultivated with each person.
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In declining the option, the Hawks now have access to all of the $15 million allotted to their nontaxpayer midlevel exception.
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This thing is seriously massive, featuring way too many goodies to list in the space allotted here.
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“Lot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lot. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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