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part and parcel

noun

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as in basis

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Recent Examples of part and parcel Centuries ago in Europe, elaborate masks that concealed guests were part and parcel of events like the Venetian Carnival and May Day celebrations. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 5 May 2026 So the administration's aggressive actions to limit access to asylum, both at the Southwest border, but also by doing all of this rearranging in the immigration courts is part and parcel of their goal of reducing access to the asylum system. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2026 There’s always internet noise, which is fine and part and parcel of making a movie. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026 Corrections Redux joins a new prestige drama slate at Netflix, part and parcel of the company’s ongoing attempt to fight it out with Paramount for all the eyeballs in America. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for part and parcel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for part and parcel
  1. basis
  2. building block
  3. component
  4. member
  5. factor
  6. element
  7. ingredient
  8. constituent
Noun
  • Insights gained from the pilot project will form the basis for a potential future application of these materials in series-production battery cells.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Venable hasn’t diverged from his early-season strategy of using his relievers early and often and employing openers on a semiregular basis.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of basis
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  • Open models can be downloaded, customized and used as building blocks for new AI products, making adoption a gauge of which technologies developers are choosing to build on.
    — Saritha Rai, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Researchers highlighted three essential amino acids that are building blocks of protein — methionine, isoleucine and valine.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of building block
Noun
  • The access to the outdoors and free play is another unique component of Starpoint that is typically not seen in public schools.
    — Lina Ruiz September 21, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
  • But Fox News Digital has not independently verified that the more ambitious provision in the roadmap — manufacturing Russian aircraft components inside Iran — was implemented.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of component
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  • On Wednesday, von der Leyen proposed making Canada the EU's first associate member -- a status that does not currently exist in the bloc's treaties and would have to be created.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The decision to hike was split 7-2, with board members Toichiro Asada and Ayano Sato dissenting from the verdict.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of member
Noun
  • At the time, Mayor Christopher Clark said that the city was $164 million in debt due to a combination of factors, including a trail of expensive scandals left by predecessor Eric Kellogg, and chronically low tax collection rates.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Postmortem commentaries on the campaign agreed that many factors were at play in Sinclair’s loss — FDR had kept his distance and progressive candidate Raymond Haight siphoned off votes from Sinclair — but Hollywood proudly took credit.
    — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of factor
Noun
  • The team measured 13 rare earth elements, including cerium, ytterbium and lanthanum, and examined whether exposure was associated with birth outcomes.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The film has all these crime-drama elements, and we’re caught up in that tension.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of element
Noun
  • Chewing the drug produces a euphoric effect because of a psychoactive ingredient called arecoline, and millions of people are still betel users today.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Add the dressing and mix again, until all ingredients are well coated.
    — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of ingredient
Noun
  • The cleanest—and most compelling—version of Jentleson’s argument is for politicians to match their constituents’ views or take broadly popular positions.
    — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
  • But under his second term, Salazar and the Republican delegation from Miami have been balancing how to address the needs of constituents targeted by Trump immigration policies with their support for the president.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of constituent

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“Part and parcel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/part%20and%20parcel. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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