part and parcel

noun

: an essential or integral component
stress was part and parcel of the job

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Pressure is part and parcel of the game in the Premier League, but some players do need more support than others. Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024 Without question, eating and drinking (sometimes in artful excess) is part and parcel of any visit to the Big Easy—but the city’s culture stretches far beyond beignets and Sazeracs, converting first-time visitors into lifelong devotees of its countless charms. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024 But in The Hills of California, all this is part and parcel with a general reliance on old building blocks and underinterrogated gestures. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024 Kennedy’s screed against fluoridation is part and parcel of a policy package that has legitimate scientists warning of a public health catastrophe in the making. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for part and parcel 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of part and parcel was in the 15th century

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“Part and parcel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/part%20and%20parcel. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.

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