Thesaurus results for PLATS

plats 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of plat

as in braids

a length of something formed of three or more strands woven together a plat of lace

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plats

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noun (2)

plural of plat

as in fields

a small area of usually open land each settler was granted a plat to farm

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as in properties

a small piece of land that is developed or available for development plans to build a shopping center on the last undeveloped plat in town

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plats

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verb

present tense third-person singular of plat

as in weaves

to form into a braid plat yarn into a cord

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Construction could begin after the city signs off on annexation, plats and a new water well for the area, but the developer told council members homes are unlikely to be occupied until after ITD finishes its Karcher Road work, with full build‑out expected to take five to 10 years. — Noah Daly may 7, Idaho Statesman, 7 May 2026 Rimmer’s company maintains the land is private, citing an October 2024 county letter, while residents point to plats showing public roadways dedicated to the county in the 1970s. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026 This year’s lie detector session will take place at Gothenburg – Nordstan from January 16 to 18 and at Olof Palmes plats from January 24 to 26. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2026

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Noun

Senior Anna Stromberg first started getting her hair styled by Huettl sophomore year, and likes to do a bun with either four braids, dragon braids, or two braids.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026
At the beginning of the tour, Bibbs experimented with color in her hair for the first time, opting for bright-red braids that stood out under the glow of the stage lights.

— Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of braids

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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

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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

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Settlers bypassed local tribal bands and elevated a single Montaukett sachem to sign away vast tracts of land.

— Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
Toxic haze has covered parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore for weeks as Jakarta struggles to contain fires that have scorched large tracts of Borneo and Sumatra, with the smoke drifting across the region.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of tracts

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Beneath the spy plots, then, is a fond portrait of a group of people held in perpetual disgrace for their shortcomings, and thus forced to find individual paths to redemption.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
Montanez noted that the case appears to be unusual because mass shooting plots are most often conceived and carried out by male suspects.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of plots

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The column warns that the disputes could extend beyond the election, potentially providing grounds to challenge results or undermine their legitimacy.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The park is just part of a 247-acre property, owned by Ada County, that also hosts the Western Idaho Fair grounds and the Boise Hawks baseball stadium.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of grounds

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Schubert would like to rein in large foreign corporations that buy up homes and noncitizens who own large parcels of land and property but don't live in the state.

— Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
Often, neighborhoods can become fragmented, with small parcels owned and developed piecemeal by different people.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of parcels

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Beat writing—its jumpy jazz rhythms light and alliterative, so unlike Faulkner’s sonorous throat clearings—did not jive with McCarthy’s other influences.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
The path was lined with stone steps and gorgeous clearings overlooking the water.

— ElleAnna Revell, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026

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