1
as in thing
a separate part in a list, account, or series
they remembered to buy all the items on their grocery list except cereal
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2
as in information
a report of recent events or facts not previously known
our next item is about the blizzard blanketing the East Coast
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Recent Examples of item
Do not approach water, wet objects, or metal items.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
Children's items, such as baby bottles and formula, are allowed.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Post these items on your local neighborhood groups.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
There will be hundreds of new and gently-used items, all priced to sell.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
Children's items, such as baby bottles and formula, are allowed.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Post these items on your local neighborhood groups.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
There will be hundreds of new and gently-used items, all priced to sell.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for item
Noun
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As for traffic flow and cost-effectiveness, a couple of things are worth considering.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Shannon tries to ram the trainers with elbows because, yeah, Shannon does those kinds of things.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Arkansas Educational Freedom Accounts could cost the state more than $326 million during the fiscal year that ends June 30, according to information provided by the state Department of Education.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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Moreover, our experts have continued to develop more comprehensive resources and innovative ways to provide information about antisemitism, extremism and hate.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But this stuff is taken personally, and there is also a financial backend here.—
Senior Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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As far as family, kids, wife, all that stuff going on.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The majority of the details of their settlement was not included in the court filings.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Officials did not give any details on the man’s medical condition.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What’s the channel (and radio info) for the Chiefs-Jaguars game?—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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That means encouraging teams to slow down, check sender info, confirm requests through other channels and report anything that feels off.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Commissioner Rob Manfred has confirmed the league has reached agreements in principle with a trio of outlets for what amounts to a three-year stopgap deal, and while the parties continue to work out some nettlesome particulars, the framework of the bridge is fully in view.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Details on the particulars of the city’s agreement with the two men were scarce on Monday night.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Her stories began running Monday and will continue this week.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Consumer sentiment fell more than 7 points from December 2018 to January 2019, coinciding with the most recent government shutdown, according to a Committee for Responsible Federal Budget analysis of University of Michigan survey data.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Only then would the Israeli military withdraw completely from Gaza, at which point the post-war Gaza plan would turn to economic redevelopment.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Item.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/item. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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