the lot

noun

: all the things of a group
They sell tuxedos, business suits, casual wear …the lot.
This one's the best of the lot.

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The iPad mini is by far the smallest and lightest of the lot. — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026 Staff will be on-site in the southeast corner of the lot near the intersection of Main Street and Burrell Drive. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026 Castro, who has bought her tree at the lot for years, was disappointed, too. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026 Nearby were stacks of metal piping and other construction materials for the data center that was now being built on the lot. — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the lot

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“The lot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20lot. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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