tracts

plural of tract
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as in properties
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 tracts That makes the remaining relatively intact tracts especially important to preserve, according to conservation groups, particularly in a state like Illinois that has lost much of its native forests. — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026 Constraints have been rising in the Nordics, where investors were drawn to large tracts of land and renewable energy. — April Roach,jenny Lee, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026 Their straight lines ran roughshod across natural drainage basins, leaving some tracts unirrigated. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 During this period, the population boomed in San Bernardino and Riverside counties, thanks in part to new housing tracts and lower prices. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Also, the vocal tracts and brains of our ancestors did not fossilize as they were made of soft tissue. — Hannah Little, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2026 When not typing tracts disguised as novels, Sinclair ran regularly and unsuccessfully for political office — the House, the Senate, and, in 1930, the governor of California. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026 And while mallard populations continue to decline, the Southern boat ramps still bustle at the public green-timber tracts with hunters who are in pursuit of mallards only. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 9 Sep. 2026 Although Salmonella primarily originates in the intestinal tracts of people and animals, including insects and birds, the bacterium is commonly found in the environment. — Kimberly Baker, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracts
Noun
  • And, as is the case in other parts of Europe, the real estate market in Hungary is cyclical.
    — Lucy Handley, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • To add to the dire situation, up to 80% of large parts of the city’s groundwater is contaminated, both by sewage and by naturally occurring substances such as arsenic.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The experiment showed that the 3D field could create electron states that conventional light fields cannot readily produce.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The deal between Big 12 and Monster calls for a co-branded logo on football and basketball jerseys, fields and courts, and across digital and social media channels.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Bubble buyouts of small properties, commandeered by families or groups of friends, became popular—a chance to enjoy your own private hotel.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Pumpkin Seeds Pumpkin seeds contain high amounts of magnesium, which Kash says is known for its stress-fighting properties.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Zelenskyy said Wednesday that Ukraine targeted two oil facilities and a training ground in the Perm, Samara and Astrakhan regions of Russia.
    — SAMYA KULLAB, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • At the end of the project, Fashion for Good will release the Roadmap for Cotton Circularity report, which will lay out what is needed from a data perspective to scale the use of recycled cotton in different product verticals and regions.
    — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The path was lined with stone steps and gorgeous clearings overlooking the water.
    — ElleAnna Revell, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
  • In very cold temperatures, elk may linger longer in clearings.
    — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • There’s no winking at the audience, no sense of camp or parody, just a lot of appealing interactions, plus some wholly superfluous tertiary plots added to expand the story to series length.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Unsheltered intertwined two plots related to the precarity of American life and the danger of demagogues—one set at the dawn of the MAGA era.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The original series won the Golden Globe for best drama in 2019 and routinely lands near the top of lists hailing the best TV series of the past quarter century.
    — Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé, the only other player to cross the nine-figure threshold, lands in the third spot at $105 million.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Until a 1917 church law was revised in 1983, those who died by suicide were denied Catholic burials on consecrated grounds.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
  • China is pushing for the EU to stop blocking its imports of advanced computer chipmaking machines, restrictions imposed on national security grounds at Washington's behest.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

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