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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
In recent years, Utah’s senator Mike Lee has led efforts to sell off huge tracts of those lands across the West to developers.
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Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
That bacteria lives naturally in the gastrointestinal and reproductive tracts of chickens, said Kimberly Baker, associate extension specialist at Clemson University.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Some religious tracts and pamphlets had been sent by radio preachers after Mama or Daddy had mailed them a dollar.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Inside were sermons, political tracts, and educational booklets.
—Regina E. Mason, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
After city leaders objected to the initial results of last year’s census, the task force acknowledged some census tracts were outside city limits; some areas were in unincorperated El Cajon.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
The project, known as Golden Range at Lookout Mountain, would develop one of the largest undeveloped tracts remaining in the city.
—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
There’s typically more pressure on big, obvious tracts of national forest.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2026
Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
That bacteria lives naturally in the gastrointestinal and reproductive tracts of chickens, said Kimberly Baker, associate extension specialist at Clemson University.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Some religious tracts and pamphlets had been sent by radio preachers after Mama or Daddy had mailed them a dollar.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Inside were sermons, political tracts, and educational booklets.
—Regina E. Mason, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
After city leaders objected to the initial results of last year’s census, the task force acknowledged some census tracts were outside city limits; some areas were in unincorperated El Cajon.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
The project, known as Golden Range at Lookout Mountain, would develop one of the largest undeveloped tracts remaining in the city.
—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
There’s typically more pressure on big, obvious tracts of national forest.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracts
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After Monday's severe storms brought tornadoes to parts of Minnesota, Tuesday will be much quieter across the state.—
Joseph Dames,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The most important parts of the accords, though, were not in the accords.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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These courses prepare senior servicepeople for positions of responsibility in the national-defense arena and also provide them with the opportunity to collaborate with their civilian counterparts, many of whom will go on to be leaders in a multitude of strategically important fields.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The lake has been shrinking for decades as farmers divert melting snow and rain onto fields to grow crops, including alfalfa for cattle.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2026
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The City of Brookhaven has approved a major redevelopment project along North Druid Hills Road, paving the way for more than $150 million in private investment aimed at transforming a stretch of aging commercial properties.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The hotel is the brand’s first in the Czech Republic, and the opening is part of W's larger renaissance that has included several new and renovated properties across the globe.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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The researchers propose that these binaries likely form in crowded regions like globular clusters, where many stars and black holes interact.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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Over the past few years, Chinese automakers were already expanding EV development and production while growing exports faster than American or European rivals, offering cheaper models and gaining ground in regions like Southeast Asia.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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But in Oakland, where the homeless population is well over 5,000 by official estimates, some advocates have questioned whether tent clearings create a whack-a-mole problem — given that most homeless residents have nowhere else to go.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The unit made 376 arrests, issued 128 outreach referrals, conducted 76 camp clearings and completed 18 business inspections.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said that new legislation would be introduced to address violent plots that aren’t considered terrorism.—
Brian Melley,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Even basic additions that followed, such as mushrooms and sweet peppers, sprang from secret plots.—
Danielle Paquette The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2026
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Landowners are fairly compensated, and taxpayers are able to protect agricultural and natural lands forever.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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Unfortunately, at times, there are high winds, and overspray lands on the plants.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2026
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Plans for the museum eventually were combined with a parallel effort to move the state history museum from the Capitol grounds, with the complex opening in 2017.—
Gary Fields,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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This, and the hospital’s security, had been a point of contention in recent years after a number of assaults on staff and forensic patients (usually kept there through the courts) escaping the hospital grounds, requiring a police response.—
Peter Currier,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Tracts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tracts. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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