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
One person, identified only as a Louisiana man older than 65, died a few weeks ago.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
And in person, Cumberbatch is indeed witty, even slightly silly, mixing self-deprecating anecdotes with spot-on impersonations of Michael Keaton as Batman and colleagues like James McAvoy and Benicio Del Toro.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
Hours after his inauguration the president signed a proclamation that pardoned virtually every person who was involved in the U.S. Capitol riot — including those who injured police officers.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 22 Jan. 2025
To the average person, appreciating the elements that crowned Super Mario 64 a groundbreaking game back in 1996 requires at least some wandering around its world.
—Patricia Hernandez, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
And in person, Cumberbatch is indeed witty, even slightly silly, mixing self-deprecating anecdotes with spot-on impersonations of Michael Keaton as Batman and colleagues like James McAvoy and Benicio Del Toro.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
Hours after his inauguration the president signed a proclamation that pardoned virtually every person who was involved in the U.S. Capitol riot — including those who injured police officers.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 22 Jan. 2025
To the average person, appreciating the elements that crowned Super Mario 64 a groundbreaking game back in 1996 requires at least some wandering around its world.
—Patricia Hernandez, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for person
Noun
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According to cops, a 34-year-old man was struck in the left hand with a machete by an unidentified man around 11:24 a.m. Friday near Southern Blvd.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Can one man’s compassion be an act of betrayal towards another?—
Baltimore Sun Editorial Board,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Sure, go get Andy Dalton, Kirk Cousins, or Jimmy G. Want a guy to look okay enough for one or two games but scuffles along for the next four or five?—
Mike DeFabo,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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And why does one guy with nothing to carry need a pickup truck and/or SUV? I’m ticked off that as a veteran public school teacher, school administrators are less concerned about academic rigor, and more concerned about parental appeasement.—
Ticked Off,
Orlando Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In preparation for her baby's arrival, Kylie is mentally preparing herself to enter into the minivan life.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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While farts are a natural part of daily life, some causes of smelly farts require treatment.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Sten Lennart Jakobsen/East Zealand Museum About 66 million years ago, just before the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs, a fish chewed up and spit out some sea creatures.—
James Doubek,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2025
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Read Next California Hundreds of sea creatures leap from California waters.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Without the guardrails of traditional content moderation, the responsibility to discern truth from falsehood falls more heavily on individuals.—
Cherie Brooke Luo,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Civil Rights activist took to X on Wednesday (Jan. 22) to express concerns about the racial imbalance in the selection process—which reportedly includes only four Black individuals among the 106 potential jurors.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Those are the kinds of things that make (Trenin) a difficult player to play against.—
Joe Smith,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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And don’t forget, our main character is very flawed and has done a bunch of things in the past that were not so cool to Scott’s character.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Person.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/person. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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