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part and parcels

noun

plural of part and parcel
as in members

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  1. members
  2. building blocks
  3. components
  4. elements
  5. factors
  6. bases
  7. items
  8. ingredients
Noun
  • Every Washington Nationals player filtered into the news conference room at Nationals Park on Friday afternoon, taking their seats among Cade Cavalli’s family, team ownership and staff members.
    — Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Garlin was accused by members of the cast and crew of inappropriate verbal conduct, unwanted physical contact, including hugging and touching, and behavior that some employees described as creating an uncomfortable work environment.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of members
Noun
  • Competitive advantage increasingly comes from knowing which technologies are strategic enough to develop internally and which can serve as building blocks for innovation higher in the stack.
    — Iri Trashanski, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of building blocks
Noun
  • SkyFoundry’s annual target would require a substantial supply of motors and other components alongside the aircraft themselves.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • According to the Kyiv Post, Belarus specifically provides Russia with key weapons components and allows its forces to launch military strikes from Belarusian territory.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of components
Noun
  • Double-height elements in the facade divide the tower into four sections.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026
  • When these elements mix with the scorching hot water, the haze develops.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of elements
Noun
  • The cascading fallout from COVID and our modern-day decline in formal religiosity are possibly two other factors.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The bill also gives some legal protection for school districts against financial penalties if their arts funding decreases as a result of factors beyond their control, such as the expiration of a grant.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of factors
Noun
  • Although Turkey maintains several bases in northern Iraq for operations against the militant Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, the Bashiqa camp is Turkey's furthest base from its border.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • His 40 steals are a career high after swiping 35 bases last year.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of bases
Noun
  • The rear doors of two were open, and large black items could be seen scattered around.
    — Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The rear doors of two of the vans were open and large black items could be seen scattered around.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of items
Noun
  • The Rebound Cream is a daily leave-in solution designed to fight frizz, restore shine and add definition, with ingredients such as shea butter, coconut oil and rosemary extract.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The Clove Bar mixologists have quite a command of indigenous ingredients and spices and use them beautifully in libations like the Munduk Mule and sparkling honey-and-lime Arak Madu; the bar serves Western staples and snacks throughout the day, too.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of ingredients
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“Part and parcels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/part%20and%20parcels. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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