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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
Researchers believe the exposed bucket contained sensitive information about buyers, including their full names, home addresses, phone numbers and order details such as mailing dates and parcel information.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
However, a compression cube, which is like an expandable suitcase in cube form, can squish bulky items like sweaters and jackets into more manageable parcels.
—Mike Arnot, AFAR Media, 20 Feb. 2025
But that could drive a surge of low-value goods into the international mail, where CBP has struggled to effectively screen parcels and comply with legislation aimed at stopping fentanyl trafficking.
—Laura Gottesdiener and Stephen Eisenhammer, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Nine parcels were combined to form one, placing this project on just shy of 1 acre of land.
—Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
However, a compression cube, which is like an expandable suitcase in cube form, can squish bulky items like sweaters and jackets into more manageable parcels.
—Mike Arnot, AFAR Media, 20 Feb. 2025
But that could drive a surge of low-value goods into the international mail, where CBP has struggled to effectively screen parcels and comply with legislation aimed at stopping fentanyl trafficking.
—Laura Gottesdiener and Stephen Eisenhammer, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Nine parcels were combined to form one, placing this project on just shy of 1 acre of land.
—Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parcel
Noun
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But a cluster of countries — a cluster of liberal democracies, confident in their values and armed to the teeth — could make a significant contribution.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
3 Mar. 2025
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By calculating the positions of nearby stellar clusters through time, the researchers identified two main suspects that could have housed the supernova progenitor.—
Michael Irving,
New Atlas,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Her field of expertise is the application of a gender perspective to the arts.—
The Glamour editors,
Glamour,
8 Mar. 2025
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Leaders in any field face moments when external pressures threaten their core values.—
Rebekah Bastian,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Mehul Patel, a BAPS volunteer, said all the graffiti on the property and sidewalk was removed as of Sunday.—
Jasmine Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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Should the remaining $20,000 be raised, Coakley Munk plans to start the project in April and work with the San Diego Parks & Recreation Department to allow the foundation to carry out the repairs on city property.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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In their first appearance in the anime, a group of Clefairy crash land their UFO and run into Ash and the gang.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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My father was the saxophonist of Kassav’, a big zouk group from the French Caribbean.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2025
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In the summer of 2022, the U.S. agreed to provide a massive package of military aid to Ukraine, including an advanced missile system that Biden withheld for months out of fear of drawing the U.S. deeper into the war.—
Simon Shuster/Kyiv,
TIME,
1 Mar. 2025
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DirecTV will add Max Basic with Ads ($9.99 monthly value) to the package soon.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In Sacramento, a new batch of state lawmakers, elected partly by mad-as-hell voters and unscarred by past legislative battles over permitting changes, may be newly receptive to making big changes too.—
CalMatters,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Well, this hard cider kit is easy to use and makes three batches of tart, dry cider.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025
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The ability of sperm to properly swim through the female reproductive tract to reach and fertilize an egg is called motility.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
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About 90% of the mood-boosting hormone and neurotransmitter serotonin is produced in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, making a healthy gut important for its production.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
26 Feb. 2025
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For Macdonald, the plot of a tale is more like a plot of land.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Imagine a system that, every so often, interrupts a predictable rotation with a track a listener might never choose on their own—a musical plot twist that adds a pinch of unpredictability but doesn’t force mismatches.—
Seth Yudof,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Parcel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parcel. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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