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a small piece of land that is developed or available for development
had a number of small tracts for sale, but we couldn't afford to buy land and then build a house
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Recent Examples of tract
Star City intended to ask the town for exemptions from several zoning rules, but argued that the request was justified because the tract is best used for housing despite being close to the Berlin Turnpike.
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026
The Fort Worth Independent School District issued a new request for proposals May 29, seeking proposals from developers interested in purchasing and developing some of the tracts of property surrounding Farrington Field stadium.
—Ciara McCarthy 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026
The aircraft went down on a 10,000-acre tract owned by the City of Atlanta and managed by the state as a wildlife management area.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
The team will have plenty of space to build on the 104-acre tract located at Interstate 635 and Preston Road.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 1 June 2026
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026
The Fort Worth Independent School District issued a new request for proposals May 29, seeking proposals from developers interested in purchasing and developing some of the tracts of property surrounding Farrington Field stadium.
—Ciara McCarthy 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026
The aircraft went down on a 10,000-acre tract owned by the City of Atlanta and managed by the state as a wildlife management area.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
The team will have plenty of space to build on the 104-acre tract located at Interstate 635 and Preston Road.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tract
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Across California’s capital region, many businesses have announced plans to screen some — or all — of the World Cup matches for the most dedicated of fans.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
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And in a fast-growing region like Charlotte, advocates say those pressures are only likely to intensify if the gap between supply and demand continues to widen.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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For example, the NHL did not include Russia in its 4 Nations Face-Off in 2025, though Russia would arguably have one of the strongest rosters in the field.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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In addition to waiting out and acquiring Klint Kubiak as their head coach, the Raiders made some significant on-field acquisitions.—
Gladys Louise Tyler,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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The property sits within the Big Chico Creek watershed and contains archaeological sites connecting the Mechoopda people to the area for thousands of years.—
Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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However, properties that pre-dated the park, like Playa Cativo—which was originally a family-run farm—were allowed to continue operating under private ownership.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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The United States often feels more fractured than fraternal, a search for commonality hard to find in a land of boundaries drawn harder each day.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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What to do nearby Play Cativo is surrounded by national park land.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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To that end, several groups of scientists have created various meteor camera networks, each distributed geographically across large areas and with a central clearing house for collecting and analyzing the data.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
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Usually, most companies set a price range and let the book-building process find the clearing price.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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The franchise from the Wayans family has always taken inspiration from the Scream films, and the sixth Scary Movie is no exception, as its plot is an ongoing parody of 2022's Scream.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
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Seasonal sprites flit and flutter, providing transitional scenes, hinting at mystical elements whizzing all around within this otherwise very human plot.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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And after the neck surgery there were some complications.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2026
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The move follows Amazon’s wider ASCS launch last month, which packaged the online marketplace’s portfolio of freight, distribution, fulfillment and parcel shipping capabilities into one solution to be accessible for companies beyond its third-party sellers.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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Lee already absorbed a political loss in this month’s election, when 55% of Oakland voters rejected a parcel tax measure for which the mayor and her labor allies had campaigned aggressively.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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“Tract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tract. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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