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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
her absurd explanation for the collision was a parcel of lies
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as in property
a small piece of land that is developed or available for development
subdivided the huge farm into smaller parcels for sale
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as in group
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
a parcel of kids trailing at their heels
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Recent Examples of parcel
The firm will explore mixed-use development options for the area surrounding the stadium, including parking lots and adjacent parcels.
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Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
The parcel abuts Florida International University’s Biscayne Bay Campus.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
The absence of state fire officials drew criticism during the 18-minute news conference Monday a few yards from the parcel that housed Devastating, Blackstar and a gun shop operated by Machado.
—Sacbee.com, 7 July 2025
Growers, on the other hand, lean into the quirks of each harvest and parcel of land.
—arkansasonline.com, 8 July 2025
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Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
The parcel abuts Florida International University’s Biscayne Bay Campus.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
The absence of state fire officials drew criticism during the 18-minute news conference Monday a few yards from the parcel that housed Devastating, Blackstar and a gun shop operated by Machado.
—Sacbee.com, 7 July 2025
Growers, on the other hand, lean into the quirks of each harvest and parcel of land.
—arkansasonline.com, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parcel
Noun
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But the upshot of this is that the cluster of stars is like a stellar pantry to which the black hole occasionally goes to feast.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
25 July 2025
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All three converge near 260, creating a clear cluster of supply that OIH must contend with.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Baseball’s technical folks put three-dimensional images on the Truist Park field of the Los Angeles Dodgers players at their positions from that night of April 8, 1974 at old Atlanta Fulton County Stadium.—
Terence Moore,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The Eli Lilly Foundation is awarding Indianapolis Public Schools a $5.5 million grant to be used over the next five years to expose and better prepare students for entry into STEM fields.—
Caroline Beck,
IndyStar,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Although foreign property ownership is legal in most of the countries on this list, the buying process can present all kinds of complications and costs.—
William P. Barrett,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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But after the multibillion-dollar losses from the Los Angeles fires, the FAIR Plan had to collect an additional $1 billion from its member companies, a move that will raise property insurance prices.—
Umair Irfan,
Wired News,
19 July 2025
Noun
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The group is no stranger to events that benefit local charities.—
Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
22 July 2025
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Health might be the one thing that could keep this group from reaching its ceiling.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
21 July 2025
Noun
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By the time lawmakers voted on the bills in the clean energy package, DTE and Consumers had become largely neutral on it.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
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The basic package, which includes a charging pad and glasses case, retails for $1,200, which is less expensive than the average cost of prescription hearing aids: $2,100.—
Mara Santilli,
Flow Space,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Either way, prepare a big batch of yellow lemonade and place it in a large drink dispenser.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 July 2025
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This is the second batch of pets to arrive in Chicago from Texas.—
Christine Fernando,
Chicago Tribune,
18 July 2025
Noun
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The hospital also had a failing score for urinary tract infections from catheters.—
Scott Schwebke,
Oc Register,
12 July 2025
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That could negate the need for costly and invasive methods of GI tract investigation – like endoscopy and computerized tomography (CT) – that can only be used in hospitals.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
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But for the next 101 issues, the two would work together, with Kirby largely coming up with plots and drawing the stories, while Lee added his distinctive dialogue and feverishly marketed the title.—
Oliver Staley,
Time,
25 July 2025
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When McDonald initially teased a potential second film during an October 2023 interview on The Movie Dweeb, the actor gave some of his suggestions for the plot.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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“Parcel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parcel. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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