acreage

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Recent Examples of acreage And with nearly 70 percent of the overall acreage under a conservation easement that prevents development, the property also ensures wide-open views paired with plenty of elk, deer, moose, and raptor sightings. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025 Meanwhile, Vietnam has since 2023 accelerated its own land reclamation in the Spratlys—now totaling over two-thirds the acreage of China's. Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025 The Cedar Lakes Conservation Foundation proposed purchasing the remaining acreage for $300,000. Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Current acreage is 45,000 & 30% contained. Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for acreage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acreage
Noun
  • The bill will force cities in large counties in the state to allow projects on properties within one-half mile of certain transit stops, even on land that is not zoned for residential use, or face a fine for violating state law.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The Freedom Tower was closed in 2023 to begin the undertaking of the property, which is designated a National Historic Landmark.
    Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • By launch, their costs have pushed prices into no-man's land—too expensive for bargain hunters, not special enough for luxury buyers.
    Erhan Kaya, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The bands partnered with the Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon to put on the show, in support of their fight to achieve climate justice and secure immediate recognition and protection for Indigenous lands.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • So far, the committee has issued 10 subpoenas and released a slew of documents from Epstein’s estate and over 30,000 pages from the Department of Justice.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Darkly funny and deeply melancholic, the film turns the family estate into a pressure cooker of grief, grudges and reluctant affection.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Long said six campus police officers were working the event, including some in plainclothes who were monitoring the crowd.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The brutal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a college campus shocked the nation and is forcing it to confront what appears to be an increase in political violence across the country.
    Carlie Procell, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Buying Hawaii In 2012, Ellison bought 98% of the island of Lanai from David Murdock, the CEO of Dole Food Company and owner of real estate holding company, Castle & Cooke.
    Martine Paris, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, a 2022 study by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston University focused on returns for public pension plans that invest in a mix of public and alternative private assets, like private equity and real estate.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Acreage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acreage. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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