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as in person
a member of the human race
you poor thing, you must be exhausted
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as in entity
one that has a real and independent existence
the thing to which the subject of the sentence refers
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as in feat
something done by someone
one of the things you can do is to help me clean up
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as in object
something material that can be perceived by the senses
can you hand me that thing over there?
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as in product
something produced by physical or intellectual effort
just the latest thing from her fertile imagination
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as in event
something that happens
the accident was just one of those things that can happen anywhere
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as in purpose
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
the important thing is that we get the project back on schedule
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as in matter
something to be dealt with
I have lots of things to do this afternoon
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as in stuff
things plural
transportable items that one owns
gather your things and get out
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as in specialty
something for which a person shows a special talent
math just isn't my thing
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Recent Examples of thing
But Barrett says that the real value of this group, and others like it, is not necessarily to collect or verify actual issues at polling places or with voting machines—things that can, and do, happen in a normal election.
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Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
That was one of the most earth-shattering things that could have happened.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
She’s changed her focus lately to more of an attack on Trump’s threats to democracy, but ultimately, aside from the location, this was just standard stump-speech stuff, the kind of thing politicians routinely do during an election campaign.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
And love for all these things influences my love of marketing.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
That was one of the most earth-shattering things that could have happened.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
She’s changed her focus lately to more of an attack on Trump’s threats to democracy, but ultimately, aside from the location, this was just standard stump-speech stuff, the kind of thing politicians routinely do during an election campaign.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
And love for all these things influences my love of marketing.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thing
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The last person to pull that off was Navy’s Roger Staubach in 1963.Sarah Kelly, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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Reddish was ruled out an hour before tipoff because of a right peroneal strain – irritation or inflammation in the tendons that run along the outside of a person’s ankle and foot.Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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The Department he's nominated to run is one of the biggest, most complex entities in the U.S. - an institution that, as our next guest notes, has its own judicial code, its own legal system, its health care system.Connor Donevan, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
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No government entity has weighed in on the Guidepost investigation or affirmed any of its findings; Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel offered three times to review the school shooting, the Detroit Free Press reported, but the Oxford School Board rejected her offers.Christina Coulter, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
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And Agatha is a success, both critically and with audiences, and grew in week-to-week viewership over time, a pretty rare feat in the streaming landscape (The Penguin has also been doing this over on HBO).Paul Tassi, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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His greatest feat may be the hot dog, a thick sausage wrapped in flaky croissant dough covered in everything bagel seasoning.Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Decomposition Depends on Placement in Space For inorganic objects like a piece of metal, for example, the process of decomposition would take much longer in space.Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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Each object within their home sparks etched memories and emotional tension.John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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Like many other Osprey products, the Atmos and Aura packs are treated with PFAS-free DWR and made with bluesign APPROVED materials.Outside Online, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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Later, Chrysler added DeSoto and bought the Dodge Brothers Co., a company larger than Chrysler that had excellent products plus a good dealer organization.David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Together, the pair built their own ofrenda at home, then picked out costumes and painted their faces before heading to the annual event at the start of November on the city’s Northside.Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date of the filing and determined that there are no material subsequent events to disclose or require adjustments in the financial statements.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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For apps whose express purpose is to help people find friends, my matches seemed overwhelmingly uninterested in chatting, let alone meeting up.Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 Nov. 2024
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These extensions have been funded primarily by loans from Water On Demand, Inc. Fortune Rise Acquisition Corporation is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger or similar business combination.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Teams at Google have made progress in recent months on software for AI models that resemble humanlike reasoning abilities, Bloomberg reported in October, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Margin of victory matters for tiebreakers, so teams are incentivized to run up the score.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thing. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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