as in man
a member of the human race
is there any person here who knows how to speak Spanish?
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Recent Examples of person
Had Melanie Robinson survived, the 38-year-old mother would have been arrested on capital murder of a person under 10 years old in the death of her baby, Jonas Allen.
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Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
This dimension reflects a person’s comfort level with imaginative, hypothetical or fantastical concepts.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Shatner became the oldest person to go into space in 2021 at 90 when he was invited to ride on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin New Shepard rocket.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
After a boat carrying eight passengers capsized in Florida, one person was found dead and four were taken to safety.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
This dimension reflects a person’s comfort level with imaginative, hypothetical or fantastical concepts.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Shatner became the oldest person to go into space in 2021 at 90 when he was invited to ride on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin New Shepard rocket.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
After a boat carrying eight passengers capsized in Florida, one person was found dead and four were taken to safety.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for person
Noun
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However, most of the damages (as much as 90%) will be allocated to football and men’s basketball due to the revenue generated by the respective sports.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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First, a masked man pointed a gun at her while robbing the boutique at the White Lotus.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The guy who shot that, Louis Powell, one of our South Africans, has been with the show for a very long time.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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And with no apparent competition for the starting job, the redshirt junior can focus on his own game rather than competing with the guys around him.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The former is a crime thriller about a former baseball player (Austin Butler) who gets caught up in New York City’s underworld in the 1990s, while the latter is a romantic fantasy that follows two middle aged people who step through a magical portal into their past lives.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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Lego toy for the little ones in your life, plus save on fabric storage bags to keep off-season clothes and bedding organized and dust-free.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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On the way, Elliott hits a baby unicorn with his rental SUV, wounding it, and Ridley touches its horn and forms a trippy spiritual connection with the creature.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
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As an avid animal ally, White used the bright light of her stardom to advocate for creatures great and small.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For instance, 29 of 82 workers cut at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke have been invited to return to work, including 11 senior scientists, according to an individual familiar with the situation who was not authorized to speak publicly.—
Carmel Wroth,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2025
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The individuals are members of the Florida Immigrant Coalition and the Farmworker Association of Florida, two advocacy groups that are also plaintiffs in the lawsuit.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2025
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Few things can complicate the otherwise straightforward matter of death quite like family and the possibility of inheritance.—
Ashley Case,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Jake Paul has nothing but good things to say about his Disney days.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Person.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/person. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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