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as in fields
a small area of usually open land
the town had planned on turning that tract of meadow into a park
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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
Yet desirable tracts may only come up for sale once in 30 or 40 years.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
At the Savannah River Site (SRS), a sprawling 310-square-mile complex, ten specific tracts of land totaling 3,103 acres (1,256 hectares) have been identified for potential development.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
The development will span multiple tracts of land, the majority of which lie between Lon Stephenson Road to the north, East Enon Avenue to the south, Forest Hill Drive to the west and Anglin Drive to the east.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Small tracts of national forest land were to be sold off to private owners at a reasonable cost.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
Salgado immediately looked up the affected census tracts in CEJST.
—Marlowe Starling, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Proponents of the plan argued that these states were already majority white and contained large tracts of undeveloped land, making the territory ideal for white-only settlement.
—Paul J. Becker, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Most of those heavily Latino census tracts are concentrated in Southeast Nashville, and that night THP didn’t venture far beyond that sector.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
The area has numerous tracts of homes to the south and more homes across the hill to the north, as well as Chapparosa Park.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025
Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
At the Savannah River Site (SRS), a sprawling 310-square-mile complex, ten specific tracts of land totaling 3,103 acres (1,256 hectares) have been identified for potential development.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
The development will span multiple tracts of land, the majority of which lie between Lon Stephenson Road to the north, East Enon Avenue to the south, Forest Hill Drive to the west and Anglin Drive to the east.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Small tracts of national forest land were to be sold off to private owners at a reasonable cost.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
Salgado immediately looked up the affected census tracts in CEJST.
—Marlowe Starling, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Proponents of the plan argued that these states were already majority white and contained large tracts of undeveloped land, making the territory ideal for white-only settlement.
—Paul J. Becker, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Most of those heavily Latino census tracts are concentrated in Southeast Nashville, and that night THP didn’t venture far beyond that sector.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
The area has numerous tracts of homes to the south and more homes across the hill to the north, as well as Chapparosa Park.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracts
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Executives at JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Citi all used their earnings calls yesterday to assure investors that the bankruptcy of auto parts supplier First Brands—which had borrowed more than $10 billion—did not mean that the private credit market is systemically weak.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Studio executives, meanwhile, dismiss YouTube and its growth as something less than the sum of its parts.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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Farmers in the Imperial Valley, who faced cuts beginning in 2020 that led to some fields being left fallow, will have to reconsider their crops, invest in water-saving irrigation systems, and possibly reduce their yield.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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This donation is the foundation’s biggest yet to HBCUs in Georgia, following such previous gifts as $10 million to Spelman College for an innovation lab and $6 million to refurbish athletic fields at Clark Atlanta, Albany State, Miles College and Savannah State.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Notably, Madison Equities a large downtown commercial real estate landlord, put the Alliance Bank Center and nine other properties up for sale en masse more than a year ago following the death of company principal Jim Crockarell.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
17 Oct. 2025
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Our proprietary technology combines geospatial analysis, artificial intelligence, and data science to identify rural properties with high potential both for environmental preservation and for deforestation risk.—
Tarciana Medeiros,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Now, researchers have identified specific regions of the human genome connected to cannabis use, which means the propensity to get addicted to weed may be encoded in DNA.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
14 Oct. 2025
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Some towers in remote deserts or mountainous regions send data through satellites, and anyone within the satellite’s coverage area can potentially intercept those signals.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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There arc few, if any, clearings, old apple trees, and old stone walls.—
Worth Matthewson,
Outdoor Life,
2 Oct. 2025
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Brian Hie, who leads the Arc Institute lab, reflected on the moment the plates revealed clearings where bacteria had died.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Yet the grandmother and community pillar was entangled in one of South Florida’s most notorious murder-for-hire plots.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
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The pileup of Matlock plots and subplots got to be a bit much last season, especially given that nearly every episode also included a new legal case for Olympia’s team to handle — in less than 44 minutes of screen time, usually.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
13 Oct. 2025
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Since the 1970s, spills have resulted in fish kills and contamination of water and agricultural lands.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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The park doesn’t miss a brick in its immersive theming, having built remarkable lands inspired by Greece, the Roman Empire, the Nordic Vikings, and more, with more than 40 rides and attractions that brim with charm and evoke a sense of wonder.—
Zachary Laks,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
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The confusing feelings of anger and what was once a loving friendship lead to an engaging battle amongst the snowy grounds of a graveyard.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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The trial was delayed in June on diplomatic and security grounds.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Tracts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tracts. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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