lot
noun (1)
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Lot
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Lot
geographical name
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Synonyms for lot
Synonyms: Noun (1)
parcel, plat, plot, property, tract
Synonyms: Verb
allocate, allot, allow, apportion, assign, distribute, ration
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Examples of lot in a Sentence
Noun (1)
He bought the vacant lot across the street. They own the house on the corner lot. We took a tour of the Universal lot. The organization has done much to improve the lot of underprivileged youth. Unhappy with her lot in life, she moved to the city to start over.Verb
everyone is lotted opportunities in life, and it's their responsibility to take them
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And although some things have changed, Ward said, the state of Alabama and Auburn University have a lot of work to do. — Lily Jackson | [email protected], al, "Is Auburn’s response to Ivey blackface incident enough?," 30 Aug. 2019 Gillett and Bettinelli-Olpin have a lot of fun with those ideas without belaboring them too much. — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, "From Midsommar's director's cut to Don't Let Go, 13 movies to see this Labor Day weekend," 30 Aug. 2019 There’s been a lot of recent and impressive successes using superconducting qubits to control the quantum states of light. — Leila Sloman, Scientific American, "Trapping the Tiniest Sound," 30 Aug. 2019 Another big draw is that homeowners can have a lot of land in central Boca Raton. — Robyn A. Friedman, sun-sentinel.com, "A grand slam for Red Sox owner: Luxury, comfort, features, privacy in his Boca home," 29 Aug. 2019 Some people say that 0.7 liters is not a lot of water. — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, "How This Harvester Literally Makes Water Out of Thin Air," 29 Aug. 2019 Reds left-hander Alex Wood had a lot of life on his fastball and struck out eight, tying his highest total since July 5, 2017. — Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com, "Cincinnati Reds rookie Aristides Aquino matches club record for homers in loss to Miami Marlins," 28 Aug. 2019 Early in his presidency, and again in 2018, there was a lot of chatter that Trump should be removed via the 25th Amendment. — Jonah Goldberg, National Review, "Without a Suitable Enemy, Trump Is Adrift," 28 Aug. 2019 How high the minimum wage should be set is an empirical question—but the fact that it hasn’t been increased in 10 years indicates that a lot of Americans are due for a raise. — Matt Darling, Quartz at Work, "Ready to destroy a longstanding argument against raising the minimum wage?," 28 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lot.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.