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as in property
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
Here’s what the researchers discovered, plus how to put these ingredients to work for you—and your GI tract.
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Korin Miller, SELF, 14 Oct. 2025
Inadequate diaper changing can lead to a host of significant health problems, including severe skin and urinary tract infections.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
Yet desirable tracts may only come up for sale once in 30 or 40 years.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
This means something considered common, like a urinary tract infection, that is usually treated with oral antibiotics taken at home may have to be treated through hospitalization if bacteria with NDM are present.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
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Korin Miller, SELF, 14 Oct. 2025
Inadequate diaper changing can lead to a host of significant health problems, including severe skin and urinary tract infections.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
Yet desirable tracts may only come up for sale once in 30 or 40 years.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
This means something considered common, like a urinary tract infection, that is usually treated with oral antibiotics taken at home may have to be treated through hospitalization if bacteria with NDM are present.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tract
Noun
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The book’s journey through the brain ends at the frontal pole, a region involved in self-reflection — thinking about thinking.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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Almost two-thirds of the new displacements were reported outside Port-au-Prince, especially in Haiti's central region.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Gators raced out to a 13-7 lead against the Bulldogs after two quarters, but fans were not pacified by the product on the field.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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Galen DiDomizio, who works in the medical field, brought his 2-year-old daughter to the protest, carrying her on his back.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Texas will deter criminal mischief and work with local law enforcement to arrest anyone engaging in acts of violence or damaging property.—
NPR,
NPR,
19 Oct. 2025
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When exposure occurs through food or drinking water, cesium-137 can accumulate in the body and increase the risk of cancer due to its DNA-damaging properties.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The name refers to the practice of growing three crops—beans, squash or pumpkin, and maize—together in a single section of land, a technique also known as intercropping or interplanting.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Oct. 2025
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In Colorado, the company has made access possible to 162 acres of state trust land and nearly a mile of the Arkansas River near Cotopaxi, southeast of Salida.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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The city’s clearing of its largest encampment, however, triggered other mini-sites because residents either failed to find shelter elsewhere or declined the city’s offer, as in this case.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Data is also collected from the El Cajon Homeless Task Force, as well as from park staff as clearings are completed.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Every time the plot hits the reset button, the tension flatlines.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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Jones had asserted that the shootings were staged as part of a federal plot to confiscate Americans’ guns.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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At least one of the many knife wounds on Greenberg’s body was to the back of her neck.—
Brandon Griggs,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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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,
13 Oct. 2025
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Pratt rails against the property insurance situation before the blaze and the foreign corporations snapping up parcels from distressed sellers who’d planned to pass them down to younger generations.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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On Monday afternoon, work appeared to be underway on an adjacent parcel where an innovation park is planned.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Tract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tract. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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