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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
LeVota recently made a last-minute pitch to the Missouri State Tax Commission, petitioning state legislators to issue a two-year property tax freeze for all residential parcels in Jackson County.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2026
Footage released by Xinhua shows humanoid robots gripping parcels from containers and placing them onto sorting lines, while autonomous forklifts transport loads through the warehouse floor.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026
The largest is the partial relocation of Denver Water’s operations to several parcels in different parts of the city.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Up to half of these sub-$800 parcels originated from China, where Shein and Temu have the bulk of their manufacturing base.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
Among the 382,000 parcels tracked annually by the 180-person office are oil refineries in Richmond, life science labs in Hercules, financial service IT centers in Concord and logistics hubs in Antioch.
—East Bay Times Editorial, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
After the American Revolution, thousands of soldiers were paid parcels of land for fighting in the war.
—Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Wallmakers needed to connect the two land parcels while keeping the foundation 100 ft within the spillway width, since a JCB excavator needed to be used for clearing the build space.
—Stefan Ionescu
may 20, New Atlas, 20 May 2026
The proposal also would have reduced the percentage of tax-exempt parcels within the city from approximately 40% to approximately 21%, increasing the taxable property base.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2026
Footage released by Xinhua shows humanoid robots gripping parcels from containers and placing them onto sorting lines, while autonomous forklifts transport loads through the warehouse floor.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026
The largest is the partial relocation of Denver Water’s operations to several parcels in different parts of the city.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Up to half of these sub-$800 parcels originated from China, where Shein and Temu have the bulk of their manufacturing base.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
Among the 382,000 parcels tracked annually by the 180-person office are oil refineries in Richmond, life science labs in Hercules, financial service IT centers in Concord and logistics hubs in Antioch.
—East Bay Times Editorial, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
After the American Revolution, thousands of soldiers were paid parcels of land for fighting in the war.
—Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Wallmakers needed to connect the two land parcels while keeping the foundation 100 ft within the spillway width, since a JCB excavator needed to be used for clearing the build space.
—Stefan Ionescu
may 20, New Atlas, 20 May 2026
The proposal also would have reduced the percentage of tax-exempt parcels within the city from approximately 40% to approximately 21%, increasing the taxable property base.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parcels
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The company has benefited from the buildout of AI infrastructure as data centers demand greater networking capacity to move information between increasingly powerful computing clusters.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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The numerous bright red dots strewn around M88’s spiral arms are old stars, while the pink and blue represent star clusters and dust clouds.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
30 May 2026
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As the crisis deepened, however, Gentile wrote two further tracts focused on the pandemic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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In the March auction, the company submitted winning bids for 23 tracts in the NPRA.—
Jennifer A. Dlouhy,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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With natural stone in ocher and white and touches of unfinished wood, the undulating, interlocking structures create a modernist effect—a welcome change from the more classic and frumpy properties of the Côte d’Azur.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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With now more than 1,000 luxury and lifestyle properties globally, Hilton delivers more aspirational choices to discerning travelers.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
4 June 2026
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But many critics — including transit, affordable housing, environmental justice and clean water groups — said this amounts to a dismantling of the program.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The Kansas Coalition for Common Sense, which has supported the petition effort alongside the groups Prairie Progress Civic Action and Leading Kansas, slammed the response.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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Nam grew up in a rural Northern Vietnamese village watching his grandmother treat illness with mugwort steam and herbal bundles.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Luxury hospitality packages and couple’s weekend bundles, featuring suite access and other perks, are priced at up to $1,999 plus fees per person.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
27 May 2026
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The campaign says entire batches of signatures collected by Bronske were rejected after three towns contacted the Secretary of State’s Office with concerns of forgery.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Starlink has a significant head start in the broadband megaconstellation race, with SpaceX launching fresh batches weekly or even more frequently on its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket while also preparing to launch bigger payloads on the Starship rocket, which is currently under development.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
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The couple are farmers who live a few miles inland but decided the fields were still too wet to work and took a rare day off to visit town.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
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Offices are on the second floor, some overlooking the most prominent fields, such as the one the World Cup team trained on.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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Inside, the museum boasts a planetarium, giant-screen theater, exhibition zones, and landscaped outdoor teaching plots organized around regional species and observable plant phenomena.—
Bridget Borgobello
May 30,
New Atlas,
30 May 2026
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The main dining rooms look onto greenery and kitchen plots, and menus weave herbs, flowers and produce from the grounds together with ingredients from regional farms.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Parcels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parcels. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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