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as in clusters
a number of things considered as a unit
her absurd explanation for the collision was a parcel of lies
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as in properties
a small piece of land that is developed or available for development
subdivided the huge farm into smaller parcels for sale
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as in groups
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
a parcel of kids trailing at their heels
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Recent Examples of parcels
Crystal Grove plans also received backlash from residents when petitioners in March appeared before city officials and received approval for the annexation of 112-acre parcels known as 13209, 13232 and 13420 Delaware Street.
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Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
The 55-year leases for two of the three parcels that make up the golf course are up.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
Under that rule, a new 3-euro customs duty would be applied to all eligible parcels.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Homes typically start around 3,500 to 4,500 square feet and can expand significantly on larger parcels, with some designs reaching up to about 20,000 square feet.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2026
In Norwalk, the top seven property parcels for tows belong to the public housing authority.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
The grounds cover nearly an acre over two contiguous parcels — with a pool, sport court and enough off-street parking for more than 12 cars.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Thirteen addresses matched with multiple, overlapping parcels.
—Ginny Monk, ProPublica, 27 Apr. 2026
Closing these gaps often requires assembling small and fragmented parcels over time.
—Susan Carr, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
The 55-year leases for two of the three parcels that make up the golf course are up.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
Under that rule, a new 3-euro customs duty would be applied to all eligible parcels.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Homes typically start around 3,500 to 4,500 square feet and can expand significantly on larger parcels, with some designs reaching up to about 20,000 square feet.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2026
In Norwalk, the top seven property parcels for tows belong to the public housing authority.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
The grounds cover nearly an acre over two contiguous parcels — with a pool, sport court and enough off-street parking for more than 12 cars.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Thirteen addresses matched with multiple, overlapping parcels.
—Ginny Monk, ProPublica, 27 Apr. 2026
Closing these gaps often requires assembling small and fragmented parcels over time.
—Susan Carr, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parcels
Noun
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Cape plumbago develops clusters of true blue, pink, or white phlox-like flowers on new growth from summer to fall.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 May 2026
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Faint star clusters become visible.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
3 May 2026
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The funds will also be open to the entire city moving forward, rather than specific census tracts.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The analysis of data from nine of the largest Connecticut cities showed that census tracts where the most tows occurred from 2022 to 2024 tended to have larger populations of renters, larger Black and Hispanic populations and much higher rates of poverty than the state as a whole.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, a Black man known as the city’s first non-native settler, sold his properties in Chicago.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Lemon Balm — Mint-family herb with calming, anti-anxiety, and antidepressant properties.—
Ryan Brennan
May 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The coach also pulled small groups of challenging students out of Lignore’s class to teach them social and emotional skills and helped Lignore make and consistently use behavior charts with her students.—
Stacker,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The ambassadors wore Day-Glo-green T-shirts and usually worked in groups of two or three.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
Noun
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The Pistil plugin bundles Orchid’s synth emulators into a format that can live inside any digital audio workstation and launches with 10 new sounds and discounted pricing for existing hardware owners.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
5 May 2026
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May 4 to May 11, the team will offer seven bundles available during the event.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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Details of all affected batches are available on the company’s website in the recall announcement.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
30 Apr. 2026
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Reduce mixer speed to low and with motor running, add dry ingredients and banana mixture in 2 batches each, alternating between batches and mixing 30 seconds after each addition before adding the next.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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Hike through beautiful fields of flowers at spots like the Edge of Appalachia Preserve System in West Union, Ohio, and Hidden Acres Park in Homer, Illinois.—
Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
3 May 2026
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Rather than steering young people exclusively toward high-paying technical fields like computer science, a growing number are emphasizing the long-term value of skills often associated with a humanities or liberal arts education.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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And then there’s the daffy spectacle of the films themselves, with plots beholden to almost avant-garde manipulations of time, space, and reality.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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This sets up a bafflingly complex series of plots and counterplots that can’t quite disguise the fact that there only two people in the movie’s world with pockets deep enough to buy out the company.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Parcels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parcels. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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