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noun

Definition of lots

plural of lot

as in properties

a small piece of land that is developed or available for development the softball team often plays in the vacant lot down at the end of the street

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as in tons

a considerable amount you'll need to do a lot of studying for the test you sure bought a lot of clothing

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as in fields

a small area of usually open land there were still plenty of Christmas trees available for sale in the lot

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as in clusters

a number of things considered as a unit the auctioneer next introduced a lot containing several pieces of fine china

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as in destinies

a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand will it always be my lot to be picked last in gym class?

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as in bunches

a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially you should stop hanging out with that lot, or you'll end up in trouble

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as in groups

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit the school has a very strong science department, because there's not one bad teacher in the lot

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lots

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verb

present tense third-person singular of lot

as in allots

to give as a share or portion everyone is lotted opportunities in life, and it's their responsibility to take them

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Recent Examples of lots

Noun

Conservation development is a method of constructing lots and homes closer together on smaller plots, the program states. — Marc Hayot, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026 Two thousand acres, almost seven hundred lots, snug against the Northstar ski area, with views of the Martis Valley and the Sierra Crest. — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 Some garages and lots warn would-be parkers of the potential danger of flooding, like the lower levels of the Aventura Mall parking garage, but at most parking spots in South Florida the policy is buyer beware. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026 When the garage opens, parking rates will increase at all the airport’s daily lots, economy lots and garages. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Once-barren lots have been excavated to lay foundations for apartments, roadways and restaurants. — Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026 Both of these points are bound to only improve with upcoming revisions and new feature releases, leaving Googlebooks with lots to catch up on. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026 So far, 515 lots have been sold, with 44% going to developers, foreign interests and private equity investors. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 Held in honor of Liber Pater’s 20th anniversary, the fall sale will fittingly include 20 lots curated from the vintages 2006 to 2021. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Instead of relying primarily on inorganic compounds, scientists can investigate how molecular geometry and stronger electronic interactions create useful quantum properties.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Smaller-scale landlords tend to be more flexible with tenants on issues such as late rent, data show, so the city should award grants or subsidies to help those landlords keep their properties habitable, Khanmalek said.

— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of properties

Noun

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said earlier this week that the first shipment would amount to 40,000 tons of diesel, according to Russia's Interfax news agency.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
To meet those requirements, the company customized its L760-50 luffing-jib tower crane, which has a maximum lifting capacity of 50 metric tons (55 US tons) and a maximum jib length of 60 meters (197 feet).

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of tons

Noun

Users can create forms or complete existing ones using text fields, checkboxes, and other elements.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
As Reclamation District 108 leaves some fields dry, the goal will be to move a levee back so the river can spread out, restoring a natural floodplain, Bair said.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of fields

Noun

Industrial parks, logistics hubs, and technology clusters are springing up.

— Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said earlier this month that two supercomputing clusters powered by Nvidia technologies had already been launched in the country.

— Jenny Lee,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of clusters

Noun

Noir, by contrast, brooks no such substitutions, because its conception of authenticity cannot allow for alternative destinies.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
People looking out for themselves have compromised the fates of those who have less control over their destinies.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of destinies

Noun

In his view, the peaceful crowds that greeted Machado on Sunday undermined arguments that her return would necessarily provoke unrest.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Following Jonas’s post, crowds at Whiskey Myers concerts have skewed younger.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of crowds

Noun

Democratic groups are spending a lot on Turek as well, identifying his race as a top pickup opportunity in a cycle where Democrats need to net four Senate seats to retake the majority.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
The Marshall and Hamilton campaigns and the outside groups spending big to influence the race have attempted to define the candidates for voters in vitriolic attack ads.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of groups

Verb

Hinson said the bill’s reductions to Medicaid spending for Iowa will be offset by the Rural Health Transformation Program, which allots $50 billion divided among all 50 states over the next five years.

— Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026
When a team allots minutes to so many young players simultaneously, lapses in concentration and on-court mistakes are bound to happen.

— Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026

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