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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
The name belonged to a London area with printing shops, booksellers and cheap lodgings where impoverished writers churned out pamphlets, satires, political tracts, sensational stories and hack journalism—whatever sold.
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2025
Some markets operate on a Texas scale – huge industrial parks, massive logistics hubs and sprawling development tracts.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
Under the 1922 Salomón–Lozano Treaty, Colombia ceded large tracts of Andean territory to Peru, while gaining the city of Leticia — which sits directly across the river from Santa Rosa — and its crucial access to the Amazon River.
—Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
In those tests, MEDS was able to deposit bio-ink in the gastric tracts of rabbits.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Yet desirable tracts may only come up for sale once in 30 or 40 years.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 12 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
Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2025
Some markets operate on a Texas scale – huge industrial parks, massive logistics hubs and sprawling development tracts.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
Under the 1922 Salomón–Lozano Treaty, Colombia ceded large tracts of Andean territory to Peru, while gaining the city of Leticia — which sits directly across the river from Santa Rosa — and its crucial access to the Amazon River.
—Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
In those tests, MEDS was able to deposit bio-ink in the gastric tracts of rabbits.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Yet desirable tracts may only come up for sale once in 30 or 40 years.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 12 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tracts
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The parts were gradually lining up for a potential return to the five-piece Rumours-era roster.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Mayo Clinic explains that it’s often not found until the cancer has already spread to multiple parts of the body.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Dockery is often called the birthplace of the Delta blues, where workers toiled in the hot fields by day and sang songs of joy, pain and hope at night.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, collaborations are proving to be their go-to formula to experimenting in different fields.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Instead of pursuing chances to pitch reboots of Hollywood’s most beloved properties, scraping the bottom of the barrel might afford you more opportunities to make films that truly feel your own.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
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Turmeric gets its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties from a natural compound, or polyphenol, called curcumin.—
Gillian Mohney,
Verywell Health,
7 Nov. 2025
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Robotic systems like Sentante could let experts treat patients remotely instead of transporting them across vast regions.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Nov. 2025
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The current forecast says the aurora also may be visible statewide Wednesday night — and possibly Thursday — though the NWS predicts partly cloudy skies in some areas, with other regions set for clouds and potential rain and snow, likely limiting visibility again Wednesday.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
11 Nov. 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
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There arc few, if any, clearings, old apple trees, and old stone walls.—
Worth Matthewson,
Outdoor Life,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The €25 million (about $27 million) glass-and-stone residence, part coastal hideaway, part statement about where the island’s luxury market is headed, sprawls across three levels on two hillside plots.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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There are also 10 plots in Montparnasse cemetery, home to writers Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir and Susan Sontag, as well as 10 more in Montmartre cemetery, where painter Edgar Degas, author Émile Zola and dancer Vaslav Nijinsky are all buried.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Britain’s loyalist supporters, for instance, tried repeatedly to weaponize their fellow colonists’ reflexive fear of foreigners, spreading ugly rumors that French Catholic soldiers had orders to persecute American Protestants, claim their lands for King Louis, and ban the speaking of English.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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According to 2010 census data, 410,000 native Brazilians live in indigenous lands, while about 500,000 live in cities and areas outside of reservations.—
Adriana Brasileiro,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Feith wanted to keep export controls in place, on national-security grounds.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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Guests can wander through Wednesday and Enid’s dorm, Principal Weems’ office, the biology lab, festival grounds, the halls of Nevermore Academy and cursed carnival rides.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Tracts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tracts. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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