part and parcel of

idiom

: a basic and necessary part of (something)
Stress was part and parcel of the job.

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But now that superhero movies like The Flash are fixated on multiverses, those kinds of Easter eggs are part and parcel of the main course. Christian Holub, EW.com, 17 June 2023 Cowell says that while this uncertainty is part and parcel of the show, the unpredictability of contestants’ acts has reached shocking new heights this season. USA TODAY, 30 May 2023 Movement is part and parcel of the labor market, and there’s no fighting the tide. Kweilin Ellingrud, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 Colleges were part and parcel of the public financial system, which was closely integrated with the slave economy. Andrew Delbanco, The New York Review of Books, 8 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for part and parcel of

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“Part and parcel of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/part%20and%20parcel%20of. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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