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Definition of lotsnext
plural of lot
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as in properties
a small piece of land that is developed or available for development the softball team often plays in the vacant lot down at the end of the street

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a considerable amount you'll need to do a lot of studying for the test you sure bought a lot of clothing

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verb

present tense third-person singular of lot

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Recent Examples of lots
Noun
There is a coastal flood advisory for Volusia County, with minor to moderate flooding possible in low-lying lots, parks, docks and roadways near the shoreline and along the Intracoastal. — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026 The surrounding development, which broke ground in 1964, includes about 2,200 homes and lots on roughly 7,000 acres, all subject to strict design standards enforced by the Sea Ranch Assn. — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 Eichler’s micro-neighborhood, spread over a high ridge near the geographic center of the city and overlooking Glen Canyon Park, is mostly composed of compact lots along curving streets. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026 The three-bedroom, three-bathroom home has 2,796 square feet of living space spread across two lush lots totaling about a half-acre. — Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026 The most distant parking site, being used to shuttle in about 1,800 volunteers, will be at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, which is still nearer than some remote lots for past Presidents Cups have been, Chitwood said. — Eric Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 In 2024, Village home agreed to sell company owned lots and assets, but the company said the buyer failed to close, which led to litigation against the properties. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026 The sale will include nearly 300 lots and will be handled by auctioneer Millon at the Hotel Drouot auction house on Monday. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026 Keeping the studio lots as is leaves a lot of flexibility on the rest of the portfolio. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lots
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  • The partnership also establishes an audio media category for USA Lacrosse and includes exclusive content surrounding the sport’s events and properties.
    — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The federation provided little technical information about the work by Simabo and Wuhan Textile University, leaving its farming model, bioactive properties and production scale unclear.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
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  • The rule also translates to an extra 90 tons a year of soot particles and 4,870 additional tons a year of smog components such as nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds emitted into the air in coming years, experts say.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Now, workers in trucks move tons of earth to the gypstacks to fill and contour the former holding ponds.
    — Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
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  • With sport fields and courts, playgrounds, a community center, pool, splash pad, and more, the spot is always buzzing with activity.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Hundreds of British troops crisscrossed fields with thousands of metres of razor wire and dug a long ditch that was later partially filled with water to act as a moat to keep the Protestant marchers away from the Catholic enclave.
    — Amanda Ferguson Reuters, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
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  • With its octagonal clusters of flats arranged around a central water tower that looks like a fist raised against the sky, the neighborhood doesn’t have much spirit of community.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Up next is a course in laser communication, a core capability that the Project Suncatcher satellites — which will operate in clusters of dozens of spacecraft — will need to possess.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026
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  • People looking out for themselves have compromised the fates of those who have less control over their destinies.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Mirren wants to store her fest statue, which keeps mysteriously appearing next to an Oscar statuette, in its box in a different take on Karlovy Vary winners’ and trophies’ destinies.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • Faraway Sag Harbor began welcoming guests in June 2026, just in time for peak Hamptons crowds.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
  • As the November election draws closer, Democratic candidates are attracting impressive crowds.
    — Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • For big families or groups, there’s also a four-bedroom private villa.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The National Business Aviation Association and other aviation groups argue tax breaks help support jobs while spending millions lobbying to preserve their favorable treatment.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • When a team allots minutes to so many young players simultaneously, lapses in concentration and on-court mistakes are bound to happen.
    — Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026

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“Lots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lots. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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