1
as in component
one of the parts that make up a whole
you're only one member of this group effort
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2
as in portion
one of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled
lost an indispensable member of the model airplane kit
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Recent Examples of member
Five of the nine board members ignored requests for comments from a reporter.
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Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
An original cast member on the NBC drama, Walker exited the series in the Season 12 finale as Boden said an emotional goodbye to the Firehouse 51 crew and moved on to become Deputy Commissioner.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 5 Mar. 2025
Most viewers approved of the speaker of the House having a member of Congress removed from the chamber for interrupting Mr. Trump's speech.
—Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
Kelly McKinney is a former deputy commissioner at the New York City Office of Emergency Management and a former member of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Advisory Council.
—Kelly McKinney, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
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Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
An original cast member on the NBC drama, Walker exited the series in the Season 12 finale as Boden said an emotional goodbye to the Firehouse 51 crew and moved on to become Deputy Commissioner.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 5 Mar. 2025
Most viewers approved of the speaker of the House having a member of Congress removed from the chamber for interrupting Mr. Trump's speech.
—Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
Kelly McKinney is a former deputy commissioner at the New York City Office of Emergency Management and a former member of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Advisory Council.
—Kelly McKinney, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for member
Noun
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The largest components in the sector index are GE Aerospace (GE), RTX Corp. (RTX) and Caterpillar Inc. (CAT).—
John Dorfman,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The work included fitting such go-fast components as a Crower billet crankshaft, Manley titanium valves, an LSM custom camshaft, Kaase Boss cylinder heads, and a McLeod clutch and flywheel for the Tremec T56 Magnum six-speed manual transmission.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
3 Mar. 2025
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In all, tax credits and rebates will cover more than the cost of an average heat pump conversion and will cover a good portion of my more complex replacement.—
Ben Roush,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Mar. 2025
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Penumbral shadow fades away As the last faint shading vanishes off the moon's right portion, the visual show comes to an end.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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And after last year enjoying his second-most productive RBI season (104) and matching the second-most home runs of his career (27) while helping spark the Royals at last back to the postseason, it’s all made for another element in the formula of how to manage him.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2025
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The element of luck in the draft selection process often provides a conundrum to NBA executives, who are terrified of taking a major swing only to have their future determined by an unlucky bounce of a ping-pong ball.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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However, that was just the visible part of a much larger problem, Bright said.—
Barbara Henry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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In the first part 20th century, between 80,000 and 100,000 bungalows were built in Cook County.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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A number of factors, including a devastating outbreak of avian flu and surging demand, has led to a nationwide egg shortage and a dramatic increase in prices that are sometimes shocking to behold.—
Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2025
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Experts speaking to Newsweek have shared their fears that the rates of vaccination, among other factors, could make the recent measles outbreak more likely to grow.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Adding products in the Advanced Info section is easy and starts with clicking the Inventory tab.—
Robert Anderson,
PCMAG,
27 Feb. 2025
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Included in the Wednesday announcement was the news that David Shipley, the Opinion section editor, had resigned from his role.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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In a farm-to-facial approach, each ingredient is harvested on-site, and the products are scientifically tested in its Sausalito lab and Botnia Atelier treatment room.—
Morgan Tilton,
The Denver Post,
4 Mar. 2025
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The ingredients are tossed with the seasoning blend and added in three intervals based on their cooking times.—
Jessica Saari Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2025
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Shelley Duvall, Donald Sutherland, Maggie Smith, David Lynch, Gena Rowlands, Jeff Baena and Bob Newhart were also among those honored during the emotional segment at the 97th Academy Awards ceremony.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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This has served as a catalyst for shakeups happening in all segments of the networking market—enterprise campus, datacenter, hyperscaler, and telecom—and sets the stage for competitive fireworks for many years to come.—
R. Scott Raynovich,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Member.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/member. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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