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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 National Academy of Medicine also confirms sufficient evidence linking indoor mold exposure to upper respiratory tract symptoms in otherwise healthy individuals.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
Princeton’s godawful traffic and its views of pastures being consumed by tract homes are exactly the sorts of scenes opponents of sprawl have in their heads.
—Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Practice good hygiene: Wipe from front to back to prevent bacteria from entering your urinary tract.
—Devineé Lingo, M.s., Health, 7 Apr. 2025
Even so, these and other natural remedies can support standard treatments if used under the direction of a urologist, a medical doctor specializing in urinary tract conditions.
—Robert Burakoff, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
Princeton’s godawful traffic and its views of pastures being consumed by tract homes are exactly the sorts of scenes opponents of sprawl have in their heads.
—Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Practice good hygiene: Wipe from front to back to prevent bacteria from entering your urinary tract.
—Devineé Lingo, M.s., Health, 7 Apr. 2025
Even so, these and other natural remedies can support standard treatments if used under the direction of a urologist, a medical doctor specializing in urinary tract conditions.
—Robert Burakoff, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tract
Noun
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These observers fail to grasp that the population within this region exhibits rapid adoption of new trends.—
Cristian Munoz,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The Elk Grove High School alum stayed with his parents roughly 20 minutes south of the stadium while his big-league team played in California’s capital region for the first time.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2025
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Both teams’ trainers joined EMS to get him onto a cart and off the field.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
4 May 2025
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Patrick, 29, and Brady, 47 — who have a history, both on and off the field — snapped a photo together at the exclusive bash, which was held at Carbone Miami on South Beach.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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Is the damage in an area that’s a grassy meadow, along a tree line at the back of your property, or in the middle of your landscaped beds?—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
8 May 2025
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Both Sean and Carrie signed a stipulation and waiver of the final declaration of disclosure, leaving issues relating to child support, custody, spousal support, division of property, tax matters, legal fees and more to be determined privately.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
8 May 2025
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Following land surveys and consolidation of plots within the area, the government alleged that the 27-hole golf resort’s land area increased by 30 hectares, beyond its original size of 369 hectares.—
Phisanu Phromchanya,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Engineers noted a seasonal fluctuation in land levels.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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The program shells out roughly $20 million each year on individualized home safety assessments, home hardening and vegetation clearing grants and evacuation route clearing operations.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2025
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Activists have criticized clearing acres of trees, said that a firing range on campus could be dangerous and that the project would change the Matthews campus’ culture for the worse.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2025
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Days after Entertainment Weekly learned that the Scandal star and Onyx Collective are developing a reboot of the classic ABC dramedy, Washington teased plot details for the upcoming project to The View cohosts in response to a question from Ana Navarro.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
2 May 2025
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Pretending to love the enemy, spurred on by her real love, the romantic plot provides the film’s clever, titillating energy.—
Paul Vidich,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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But their magnum opus was 1978’s Dub Housing, where Thomas shows off his collection of animal noises, grunts, yelps, and screeches, up to his neck in industrial synth-and-guitar factory noise.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
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The defense pointed to photos that showed Molly did have that red mark on her neck.—
Maureen Maher,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Photo : Jo David for Sotheby’s International Realty An aerial view of the property, which sits on a double parcel spanning over a third of an acre.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
24 Apr. 2025
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The omission allows parcels valued less than $800 to enter the U.S. duty-free.—
Brian Evans,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Tract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tract. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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