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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
The project, known as Golden Range at Lookout Mountain, would develop one of the largest undeveloped tracts remaining in the city.
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Jamie Leary, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
The largest share of deaths — about 40 of them — happened in census tracts with higher levels of poverty.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
In other words, if your body is working hard to break down a meal before bed, Sarkar points out that food and subsequent digestion can lead to gut motility (food moving through the GI tract) and insulin secretion—both of which can mess with your sleep.
—Julia Sullivan, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
As Houston expanded in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Smith’s original tract was steadily subdivided.
—Jhair Romero, Houston Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2026
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Jamie Leary, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
The largest share of deaths — about 40 of them — happened in census tracts with higher levels of poverty.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
In other words, if your body is working hard to break down a meal before bed, Sarkar points out that food and subsequent digestion can lead to gut motility (food moving through the GI tract) and insulin secretion—both of which can mess with your sleep.
—Julia Sullivan, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
As Houston expanded in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Smith’s original tract was steadily subdivided.
—Jhair Romero, Houston Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tract
Noun
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Flights must regularly avoid regions deemed unsafe for civilian aircraft, from conflict zones to areas where other military activity poses risks.—
Zach Levitt,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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But recent outbursts of dissent in some regions including Tibet and Xinjiang prompted Beijing to crack down.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Bruins shot a dominant 58% from the field, well outdoing the solid 43% for the Trojans.—
Sean Campbell,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Inside a conference hall roughly the size of a football field sat hundreds of people—ambassadors, politicians, and scholars.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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These properties allow the sensors to remain hyper-sensitive to temperature shifts despite their microscopic scale.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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The medium that the signal travels through alters the signal’s properties as well, as an oncoming train sounds different from the air, with your ear to the ground, or from submerged in a body of water.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Mar. 2026
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The cost of the overall project may, conservatively, land in the $400 million to $500 million range, Tallen Capital Partners Founder, Chairman and CEO Terry Tallen said Friday.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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More fossil fuels burned means more emissions and more warming, while the ability of the ocean and land to absorb carbon dioxide continues to decrease.—
Michael Wysession,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Sunday will feature clearing skies early on with sunshine for the remainder of the day.—
Ahmad Bajjey,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The same thing happened in Saturday’s 3-2 win at Newcastle, with O’Brien seizing on Dan Burn’s clearing header.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Part of that plot involved working through an individual whom the Iranians believed was a member of the notorious Mexican drug-trafficking gang Los Zetas.—
Colin P. Clarke,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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In the pit was a tape on which the boys chronicled their plot.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Or, this versatile, lightweight neck pillow from Trtl is much less bulky than your average option but still provides support by keeping your neck upright while padding it.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 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,
8 Mar. 2026
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Of the close to 3 million of acres of waters the state offered up for oil and gas drilling, just one company submitted a $600 bid for a 20-acre parcel.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Prior to selling the sites to Fortinet, Intuitive Surgical had bought the seven parcels in recent years in a series of separate transactions that occurred in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2024, according to county real estate files.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Tract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tract. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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