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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
What’s a deadline without a head-scratcher to shake things up?
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Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 6 Mar. 2025
The best nutrients for bone health Here’s where things get interesting: dairy foods meet many of these requirements.
—Lorena Meouchi, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
Luckily, Pattinson manages to keep things buoyant without diluting the late-capitalism metaphors or the melancholy existentialism.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
In fact, there are many, many things that shouldn’t go in the dishwasher.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2025
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Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 6 Mar. 2025
The best nutrients for bone health Here’s where things get interesting: dairy foods meet many of these requirements.
—Lorena Meouchi, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
Luckily, Pattinson manages to keep things buoyant without diluting the late-capitalism metaphors or the melancholy existentialism.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
In fact, there are many, many things that shouldn’t go in the dishwasher.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thing
Noun
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Spectacle is one way to get people to show up in person and perhaps patronize other businesses too.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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Like anyone's high school class photograph, the 97th Oscar Nominees Official Photo is a blast to look at up close (and even wilder to experience in person).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Translated, the more dollars that any entity is expected to collect in the future, the easier that entity will find borrowing.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Down payment assistance Offered by lenders, government agencies and other entities, down payment assistance (or DPA) programs provide a grant or loan toward a down payment, closing costs or other upfront expenses.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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Even with the benefits of modern science, maintaining such a physique into his 30s represents a feat, too.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Milan High School won the title in 1954 in the Indiana-only state championship and had been the smallest school to achieve that feat.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Avoid tall, isolated trees or other elevated objects.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Mar. 2025
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The different colors of light can help scientists uncover the composition of celestial objects by isolating their chemical compounds.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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The regulation impacts any business that uses AI and sells products or services in the EU.—
Emre Kazim,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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An ordinance banning the sale of new fur products advanced in the City Council yesterday, setting up a final vote as soon as next week.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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Most events—about six out of every 10—had at least some seats selling below face value, with a third of tickets sold within a month of the game going for below the original price.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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The International Concours of Elegance (I.C.E.) in St. Moritz is a big-ticket event attracts some of the most beautiful and rarest cars in the world to a frozen Lake St. Moritz, and the Trident used the opportunity for its unveiling.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The crucial difference from last season is his belief in his own abilities to alter events to his own purposes.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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Liang’s vast, all-consuming solitude pierces through each of these phases, as does his unfulfilled yen for presence and purpose: Though this particular island time slips and stretches and swerves back and forth, no clear future ever materializes for him.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
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No halfway measure, but Bove still wants to keep his hooks in the fish in case Washington chooses to resume the matter later on (and to make sure that Adams follows their directives).—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2025
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Austin Cindric's $50,000 penalty is becoming a hot topic in NASCAR as drivers weighed in on the matter after the incident at the Circuit of the Americas where Cindric hooked the right rear of Ty Dillon's car.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thing. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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