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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
The city of Fort Worth is considering changing land use rules for a handful of parcels to allow buildings up to 15 stories.
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Lots of the people who were waiting for parcels had no form of transport.
—Jack Hargreaves, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
Biggs said by phone Thursday that the company had called Mike Jabo, Porter County’s director of development & storm water management, to rescind its application for the nearly 800-acre development planned for two parcels.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
On La Gorce Island, just to the west of Allison Island, IdeaVillage founder Anand Khubani went even bigger, spending around $100 million on three parcels; the seller of those parcels sold a fourth property to someone else for another $22 million.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
In the new Regensdorf trial, RIVR ONE robots will be hitching rides in Swiss Post delivery vans, then carrying select Swiss Post parcels and Migros Online grocery deliveries from those vans to clients' doorsteps.
—New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
Ideally, Nash said, CBH Homes or another developer would ask for the parcels to be added to Boise’s area of impact.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2025
The documents are dated July 17 and July 21, respectively — more than a week before the City Council took up the mayor’s request to declare the three parcels surplus property.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
The parcels sit slightly higher than some of the other river properties around the Sacramento region, offering a sense of privacy, Lundquist said.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Lots of the people who were waiting for parcels had no form of transport.
—Jack Hargreaves, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
Biggs said by phone Thursday that the company had called Mike Jabo, Porter County’s director of development & storm water management, to rescind its application for the nearly 800-acre development planned for two parcels.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
On La Gorce Island, just to the west of Allison Island, IdeaVillage founder Anand Khubani went even bigger, spending around $100 million on three parcels; the seller of those parcels sold a fourth property to someone else for another $22 million.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
In the new Regensdorf trial, RIVR ONE robots will be hitching rides in Swiss Post delivery vans, then carrying select Swiss Post parcels and Migros Online grocery deliveries from those vans to clients' doorsteps.
—New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
Ideally, Nash said, CBH Homes or another developer would ask for the parcels to be added to Boise’s area of impact.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2025
The documents are dated July 17 and July 21, respectively — more than a week before the City Council took up the mayor’s request to declare the three parcels surplus property.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
The parcels sit slightly higher than some of the other river properties around the Sacramento region, offering a sense of privacy, Lundquist said.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parcels
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Instead of forming evenly in all directions, the clusters grew unevenly, faster in some directions than others.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
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Break up the plantings of shrubs with clusters of attractive evergreen trees.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Proponents of the plan argued that these states were already majority white and contained large tracts of undeveloped land, making the territory ideal for white-only settlement.—
Paul J. Becker,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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Most of those heavily Latino census tracts are concentrated in Southeast Nashville, and that night THP didn’t venture far beyond that sector.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
29 Aug. 2025
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Investment properties can be hit with higher mortgage rates than second homes.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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Merino wool also has natural temperature-regulating and odor-controlling properties—both of which are ideal for hiking.—
Anne Taylor,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Sep. 2025
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The gathering will bring together local groups, including CRS, Epic Partners and Coach Core, alongside stakeholders and funders, to highlight their work tackling youth violence and supporting young people through outreach, sports and creative arts.—
Erin Hill,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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More than 100 people gathered at Idaho Capitol steps on Friday evening for the second annual Boise Trans March to rally for LGBTQ+ rights in Idaho — a state where these groups feel under attack.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
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Cameco builds nuclear fuel bundles for reactors and has a 49% stake in Global Laser Enrichment, a company that uses third-generation enrichment technology.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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Synergistic alignment involves braiding the strategies for adapting to single trend-factors into new, vastly superior bundles.—
Jerry Cahn,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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He was used to recording batches of 15 songs.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
4 Sep. 2025
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This marks the 18th edition in the annual series, which features a unique blend of three bourbon recipes and four different batches, bottled at barrel strength.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For the Sandhills, June is a prime time to see early blossoms, while August through September brings fields of sunflowers and asters.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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Sirianni mentioned how those created short fields for an offense.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Its plots were familiar yet engaging, and its characters were the kind viewers wanted to spend time with week after week.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Visitors span inner-city apartment dwellers who grow herbs on fire escapes and rural families planning orchard plots.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Parcels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parcels. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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