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
No one person or organization has all the answers, and city budget concerns and other constraints can make change difficult.
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Beth Swanson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
This speaks to their remarkable resilience and the need for us — adults, institutions, policymakers, community leaders — to invest more deeply in the potential of every young person in this city.
—Beth Swanson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Rubble littered a street as rescuers carried one person away from the site, which the rebels said was a ceramics factory in the Bani Matar neighborhood of Sanaa, the capital.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
When bumps in the road happen with your finances — an emergency expense or a stock market dip, for example — a person with a secure attachment style weathers the storm, says Croswaite Brindle.
—Judy Lagrou, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
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Beth Swanson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
This speaks to their remarkable resilience and the need for us — adults, institutions, policymakers, community leaders — to invest more deeply in the potential of every young person in this city.
—Beth Swanson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Rubble littered a street as rescuers carried one person away from the site, which the rebels said was a ceramics factory in the Bani Matar neighborhood of Sanaa, the capital.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
When bumps in the road happen with your finances — an emergency expense or a stock market dip, for example — a person with a secure attachment style weathers the storm, says Croswaite Brindle.
—Judy Lagrou, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for person
Noun
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The nonprofit ended up purchasing a two-bedroom home in San Diego’s El Cerrito neighborhood, and two men moved in Tuesday.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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For some reason, the wife has decided to stay with this man.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But the science between the little guys and the big guys is the same.—
Allure,
Allure,
14 Apr. 2025
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Yes, this is the guy who has won the FedEx Cup a record three times and reached No. 1 in the world on nine occasions.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The parallels between real life and fiction were haunting.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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However, evidence increasingly suggests that early in its life, Mars was a warm and wet planet much like our own.—
Jonathan O’Callaghan,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The fifth movement is his funeral: a witches’ sabbath replete with monsters and creatures, with an undead version of his beloved as their ringleader.—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Apr. 2025
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In the game, players take on the role of planeswalkers, powerful spellcasters who summon creatures, cast spells and use artifacts to defeat their opponents.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 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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And also, thinking about thousands of others going through the same thing.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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After the couple’s patient died, the last thing that Teddy wanted to do was discuss the fact that Owen had slept with someone else.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Person.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/person. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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