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Recent Examples of part and parcel
That is part and parcel of what this business is.
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2025
While a freewheeling consumption of alcohol and cigarettes was part and parcel of the Rat Pack’s boozy, smokey image on and off the stage during their 1960s heyday and beyond, Sinatra famously drew the line at indulging in anything harder – and expected his circle to follow suit.
—Scott Huver, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
Finding grand mysteries in the mundane has been part and parcel of the work of author Honobu Yonezawa.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
This book is all part and parcel of our mission, which is to inspire girls and young women.
—Gabriela Saldivia, Scientific American, 3 Dec. 2025
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2025
While a freewheeling consumption of alcohol and cigarettes was part and parcel of the Rat Pack’s boozy, smokey image on and off the stage during their 1960s heyday and beyond, Sinatra famously drew the line at indulging in anything harder – and expected his circle to follow suit.
—Scott Huver, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
Finding grand mysteries in the mundane has been part and parcel of the work of author Honobu Yonezawa.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
This book is all part and parcel of our mission, which is to inspire girls and young women.
—Gabriela Saldivia, Scientific American, 3 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for part and parcel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for part and parcel
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Drummond’s office said the state’s outside attorneys are working on a contingency basis, so no fees will be paid unless the state recovers something through a judgment or settlement.—
Paul Monies,
Oklahoma Watch,
3 Feb. 2026
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Surely there’s some way to pit these guys against each other, to stoke the fan bases, to brew a rivalry for the ages.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Rich people were never interested in building block after stately block of brownstones.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The e-skin is made from magnetic patches that fit together like building blocks.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Soon however, surveillance images of US cities appear on-screen (recognizable in part by storefront signs for brands like Marshalls, M&M’s World, and Coca-Cola), implying that the audience, too, could become components of images to be segmented, categorized, and fed into AI training datasets.—
Farren Fei Yuan,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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At times, more than rendering them humans with layered existences, the subplots and character details make the film’s reality feel convoluted, because these components don’t always come off like conspicuous additions, rather than unimposingly folded into their personalities.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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On Tuesday, three members of the council, Leslie Voltaire, Edgard Leblanc Fils and Louis Gérald Gilles, announced the creation of a new three-member presidential college to lead the next phase of the transition.—
JACQUELINE CHARLES MIAMI HERALD,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Alexseyev has had significant involvement in the war in Ukraine, serving as one of Russia’s negotiators in the secret talks with a member of the Ukrainian parliament to end Russia’s 2022 siege of the strategic city of Mariupol, Ukraine.—
Anna Chernova,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Many factors In May 2025, Sacramento County launched a task force to investigate current and cold MMIP cases.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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One key factor influencing the court’s decision was the rise of generative AI.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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This constitutes the first clear proof-of-concept of organoids acting as adaptive computing elements.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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The loss of track time in Barcelona, though, doesn’t leave Vowles concerned, particularly given the Mercedes engine element of the equation and the remaining six days of preseason testing that are to come in Bahrain later this month.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Whether choosing cleaning products with trustworthy ingredients or buying a pair of shoes made of recycled materials, brand values are now part of the purchase decision.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The spare ingredient list allows the bulb’s true flavor to shine through.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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To combat these House and Senate bills, constituents should contact their state legislators, attend committee hearings, join advocacy groups, educate their neighbors and community members, organize rallies and support legal challenges.—
Eleanor Sobel,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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Every member represents constituents who deserve to be heard, and a simple majority does not grant total control.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Part and parcel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/part%20and%20parcel. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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