acreage

noun

Definition of acreagenext
as in acres

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Recent Examples of acreage The project is the redevelopment of the former Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza mall and surrounding acreage. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 13 July 2026 In Washington state, Woodrow Wilson reduced the acreage of Mount Olympus National Park — now Olympic National Park — by roughly half. — ABC News, 13 July 2026 Even after 20 years doing this, Prudhomme is like a veteran farmer presiding over an immense acreage. — Andy McGrath, New York Times, 11 July 2026 Power sector demand alone is calling for an additional 17 bcf/d by the mid-2030s, and the highest-quality acreage is already in production. — Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for acreage
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  1. property
  2. land
  3. estate
  4. campus
  5. real estate
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  • In a letter obtained by TMZ, Hostin argued her son mistakenly entered the property while jogging after spotting what appeared to be a gravel incline suitable for hill training.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • For now, however, the national and global demand for Miami luxury properties remains high, the UBS report noted, with prices still below New York and Los Angeles.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Definition of property
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  • But World Cup tourists from other lands have taken in more than just the food and the size.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • Municipal leaders estimate cities and towns have lost $19 billion in property taxes over the past decade as nonprofits acquired more land and buildings.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026
Definition of land
Noun
  • Completed in 1935, two years before his death, the Coppins estate was the last and largest home Griffin designed.
    — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • The acquisition also brings the entire publishing catalog of genre-defining bluesman John Lee Hooker fully under BMG for the first time, following a deal in 2022 when BMG co-acquired the rights, with Fuji Music Group, from Hooker’s estate.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of estate
Noun
  • The final plan, announced Thursday, includes early voting sites at Cabarrus Arena & Events Center, Afton Ridge Library, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College’s Kannapolis campus, and Cabarrus County EMS Headquarters.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • The district also moved dozens of principals to new campuses following the creation of the Elevate Network, a group of schools handpicked by Superintendent Peter Licata and his team because of persistent underwhelming academic performance.
    — Samuel O’Neal July 17, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026
Definition of campus
Noun
  • The prices in the list below concern residential real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of June 15, even if the property may have been sold earlier.
    — Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
  • Property values increased by 60% in Miami-Dade in the half decade since 2019, and property taxes ballooned by almost 50% over the same period, according to real estate analytics firm Cotality.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Definition of real estate

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