Definition of tractnext
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as in region
a broad geographical area a vast and fertile tract of farmland

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as in property
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 In a tight vote, Avon’s zoning board this week approved 180 new apartments for a tract along Nod Road that’s a little more than a mile from Heublein Tower. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026 The administration also claims that encouraging logging and construction will help address wildfire risks, though research has suggested that wildfires may be four times more likely to start near roads than in roadless forest tracts. Simmone Shah, Time, 15 July 2026 The lake abuts one of the largest remaining tracts of pine rockland at Larry and Penny Thompson Park. Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 Over the long course of hominin evolution, the human vocal tract underwent a significant reorganization. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tract
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Noun
  • Any deal to give Saudi Arabia nuclear technology could prove controversial, both domestically and within the wider Middle East region.
    Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • Currently, North Carolina is experiencing a drought that’s especially intense in the Piedmont region, which has led to Charlotte Water placing restrictions on water usage.
    Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
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  • Selling the fields wouldn’t change much of the site’s day-to-day operations, Napper said.
    Sofi Zeman July 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
  • Charlotte deploys about 10 dedicated litter crews in the field each day.
    Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
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  • Planning Director Cori Reaume told the council that the specific use permits means city staff would consider noise, water systems and effects of data centers on adjacent properties.
    Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
  • Other efforts include the suspension of the nightly hotel tax charged at higher-end properties and the removal of the 7% municipal fee applied to hotel and restaurant bills.
    Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
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  • Alaska’s remote, hard-to-reach capital is the largest state capital in the nation by land mass and there sure is a lot to love.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • What was once a busy crossing between the two countries is now a quiet, mine-laden stretch of land closed off to civilians.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
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  • In a clearing in the forest, his younger selves sit at a long table with the abbott, who is wearing the final boss of season three’s awful wigs.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • Citi Token Services offers around-the-clock tokenized dollar clearing.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Noun
  • The plot lacks essential narrative ligaments and makes David Lynch’s canon seem downright accessible.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
  • In an incident some news commentators are likening to the plot of the 1984 film The Terminator, two of OpenAI’s AI models broke out of a supervised test, got themselves online, and used that access to hack into rival company Hugging Face’s systems.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 July 2026
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  • His personal insults, ranging from Adam Schiff having a pencil neck to Chris Christie’s weight to Bruce Springsteen’s aged face, also were repeats of various Truth Social posts.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 July 2026
  • Catcher Will Smith’s timeline to return from a neck injury remains unclear, after the Dodgers temporarily shut him down from baseball activities, beginning around the All-Star break.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
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  • Sacramento City Unified will ask voters in November to approve a tax requiring property owners to pay $95 per parcel each year to help fund special education.
    Chaewon Chung July 24, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
  • Amazon parcels are prepared for delivery at Amazon’s Robotic Fulfillment Centre.
    Annie Palmer, CNBC, 24 July 2026

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“Tract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tract. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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