properties

Definition of propertiesnext
plural of property

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of properties The development reflects a shifting Overland Road corridor where longtime residents are eager to sell aging properties. Scott McIntosh. Produced With Ai Assistance, Idaho Statesman, 27 May 2026 John McClain, the veteran music executive who was co-executor of the Michael Jackson estate and helped engineer the financial recovery of the singer’s legacy and properties, died Monday due to complications from a fall, a rep for the estate confirms to Variety. Jem Aswad, Variety, 27 May 2026 Under the plan, the current exemption for homestead properties would rise from $50,000 to $250,000 immediately, with a further expansion to be scheduled by the Legislature after the measure is passed that would eventually eliminate taxes completely for those properties. Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 27 May 2026 Paxton has also been scrutinized for reportedly not disclosing some of his properties and claiming multiple homes as his primary residence. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2026 An engineering study revealed that the fill slopes were failing due to years of stormwater runoff and recommended two actions — improve the drainage system and build a retaining wall to stop erosion on nearby private properties. Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026 Exemptions also include properties occupied by immediate family members of the property owners and properties leased out as rental units. Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 There are 10 properties in the county whose visitors would be affected by the tax increase, according to a staff report. Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026 The House measure passed Wednesday keeps the Senate’s broader limits on institutional investors purchasing single-family homes, but eliminates the requirement that investors sell build-to-rent and renovate-to-rent properties. Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for properties
Noun
  • Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat, the 2024 documentary about the State Department’s use of jazz diplomacy in Africa amid CIA assassination plots, sets Nikita Khrushchev’s fist and Allen Dulles’s deceit against the Cold War’s swinging anti-colonial score.
    Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
  • But there is a growing sense of paranoia in Moscow, with security around the president tightened amid rumors of coup plots.
    Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
Noun
  • The company said the findings support a growing shift toward precision medicine, where therapies are tailored to the biological characteristics of an individual’s disease rather than applying the same treatment approach to all patients with similar clinical features.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026
  • This means the fruit from the seedling will closely resemble that of the parent plant in flavor and other characteristics.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • As the crisis deepened, however, Gentile wrote two further tracts focused on the pandemic.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
  • In the March auction, the company submitted winning bids for 23 tracts in the NPRA.
    Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Fortune, 24 May 2026
Noun
  • The club had learned to accept that the 51-year-old is extremely demanding and ambitious, qualities that actually made working with him a challenge at times.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • And the qualities that once stigmatized the sport are now venerated by the White House.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • 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.
    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
Noun
  • These features can also benefit audience members who may never identify as neurodivergent.
    Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • The store's history was documented in several newspaper, magazine and television features.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • For Gallon, Wilson’s accessibility has been one of her more powerful attributes.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026
  • Benjamin qualified for the national bee by winning the San Diego County Scripps Regional Spelling Bee in March, correctly spelling kenosis, the relinquishment of divine attributes by Jesus Christ in becoming human, in the 23rd round.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Most warm weather breeds share unique physical traits that keep them cool in high temperatures.
    Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 29 May 2026
  • Barring Bowen, only Tomas Soucek has leadership traits.
    Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 28 May 2026

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“Properties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/properties. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.

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