part and parcel

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Recent Examples of part and parcel Criticism will be part and parcel of anything new, of course. David Folkenflik, NPR, 30 Jan. 2026 This is already part and parcel of major LLMs. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 Breier said the energy dimension of the president’s plan is part and parcel of a broader set of objectives to counter migration and drug flows and promote a democracy in the country. Chris Boccia, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2026 Data analysis, polling, and electoral strategy are simply part and parcel of the landscape of American politics. Jason Blakely, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for part and parcel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for part and parcel
Noun
  • Weather apps have a tendency to alienate their user bases, perhaps because people’s physical experiences—their plans, their dress, their commutes—so directly depend on an accurate report.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
  • On an annual basis, Cabarrus collects hundreds of millions — not billions — in property taxes.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Such a meal should include a good source of protein, such as eggs, in order to stock up on or refuel depleted amino acids, including cysteine and methionine, which are building blocks for protective antioxidants.
    Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Every day, practice, period, rep, snap and second are building blocks to something bigger.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • To be fair, all these components are present in Court Street Grocers’ standard Italian combo, too—but the result, in that case, is less adjacent to perfection, with too many strong notes competing for the same frequencies.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
  • He’s been optioned to the minors, but is on the Mariners’ 40-man roster and could be an important bullpen component for a contender.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Three airmen from the Ohio Air National Guard's 121st Air Refueling Wing were among six crew members killed on March 12 when their KC-135 Stratotanker crashed in western Iraq.
    Steven Beynon, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The transfer portal may have been limited to a 15-day window this year, but preparing for it, as college football personnel department members will tell you, is a year-long job.
    Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The amount beneficiaries receive varies based on several factors, including the number of people filing.
    Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Concern that Iran was amassing missiles to overwhelm defenses was a key factor in the push for war, officials said, and recent strikes laid bare Israel’s vulnerability.
    Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But Republicans are eyeing the inclusion of elements of the legislation into reconciliation as a means of getting it across the finish line instead.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The speaker has a few clever design elements.
    Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • To me, Paul Anderson’s character has always been one of the key ingredients in what made Peaky so successful.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
  • That brings to mind a time when a series of near-miss Orioles teams found the wanting ingredient that finally jolted them to excellence.
    Raymond Daniel Burke, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Calibrating a balance of care and freedom for all constituents has been a work in progress for the Mayor.
    Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Franzen tries to respond within 24 hours to constituents' calls and messages.
    Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026

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“Part and parcel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/part%20and%20parcel. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.

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