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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
The group was convened last year, after community members first learned of the power line project, known as the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project, and grew concerned that the 67-mile power transmission line would destroy tracts of rural land in Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick counties.
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Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2025
His own father drove one of the bulldozers that cleared some of the last coastal tracts in the 1950s.
—Laura Mallonee, Wired News, 12 Apr. 2025
Those include injection site reactions, common cold symptoms, and upper respiratory tract infections.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 29 Apr. 2025
He was , diagnosed with a urinary tract infection, MRSA and pneumonia in February of that year and then again later in April with another illness.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2025
His own father drove one of the bulldozers that cleared some of the last coastal tracts in the 1950s.
—Laura Mallonee, Wired News, 12 Apr. 2025
Those include injection site reactions, common cold symptoms, and upper respiratory tract infections.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 29 Apr. 2025
He was , diagnosed with a urinary tract infection, MRSA and pneumonia in February of that year and then again later in April with another illness.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tract
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The coastal region continues to attract out-of-state movers thanks to its affordability and access to nature.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2025
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Moreover, although this plan could indeed have a very minimal effect on the sun’s fusion process, the risks of creating a concentrated debris field in certain regions of space or inadvertently triggering an unwanted chain reaction would remain.—
Aaron Shattuck,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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Most executives interviewed by KFF Health News — in the hospital, insurance, tech, and consultancy fields — were keen to emphasize that AI would complement humans, not replace them.—
Darius Tahir,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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Ryan Blaney slides back through the field, all the way into 15th place.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2025
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Laundry sanitizer differs from chlorine bleach, which also has disinfecting properties.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 May 2025
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Trinh had been upset about past instances of livestock getting over the fence into his yard and had threatened to shoot any animals that entered his property, his neighbor told the deputies.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2025
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Super Nintendo World is home to two smaller lands, Super Mario Land and Donkey Kong Country.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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These sightings offer hope that this snake may return to lands it was once pushed out of.—
Alex Fox,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 May 2025
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Launched in 2015, Shield AI initially aimed to solve a fatal problem dogging U.S. service members in the Middle East: clearing buildings held by adversaries.—
David Jeans,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Slash-and-burn methods of land clearing have sparked wildfires that can rage for weeks.—
Lindsey McGinnis,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 May 2025
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From people on TikTok discussing the lavender marriages in their own families to the plot of the 2025 Wedding Banquet remake starring Lily Gladstone and Bowen Yang, the ways that people have sought to survive broader societal homophobia are top of mind for many LGBTQ+ people today.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
14 May 2025
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Both directors have shown a preference for character over plot, building stories around individuals who are filled with desires, fears, flaws and contradictions — individuals who tend to feel more like real people than movie characters.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2025
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The alleged attack involved Combs grabbing Morgan by the neck and throwing a wooden hanger that hit her head, Morgan said.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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Here’s How To Keep Them In Place There’s nothing more irritating than looking in the bathroom mirror only to notice that the beautiful design of your necklace is actually on the backside of your neck, while the clasp is sitting front and center.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
21 May 2025
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Residents long relied upon daily trips to the post office for parcels, pension checks and mail-order prescriptions, not to mention a chance to catch up on the local gossip.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2025
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That monumental court decision confirmed the legality of corner-crossing, the act of stepping from one public parcel to another when those parcels meet at a common corner with two private parcels in a checkerboard pattern.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
7 May 2025
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“Tract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tract. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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