as in things
transportable items that one owns
any personal property that is left in the lockers overnight will be impounded
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Recent Examples of personal property
Including the specialized equipment that will fill the data center, Nebius will receive 98% real property tax breaks and 90% breaks on personal property.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
Two men got out of the car with guns in hand, and pushed the woman against a wall before taking her personal property, police said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
The order says the rights of the 28 individuals have been repeatedly violated through the government’s failure to return personal property taken from the immigrants, who were illegally detained during Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota.
—Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 3 Mar. 2026
He was arrested Monday and charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, and injury to personal property, police said.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
Two men got out of the car with guns in hand, and pushed the woman against a wall before taking her personal property, police said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
The order says the rights of the 28 individuals have been repeatedly violated through the government’s failure to return personal property taken from the immigrants, who were illegally detained during Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota.
—Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 3 Mar. 2026
He was arrested Monday and charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, and injury to personal property, police said.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personal property
Noun
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Despite new tax revenue from a 20 percent tax increase, the city still faced a shortfall and was on the hook for things not budgeted.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Kings were trailing by 26 early in the second half when things got really ugly.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And the 6-9, 250-pound Boozer started to act like his brother Cayden, getting the ball up top in a point forward role on several possessions and then driving downhill.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2026
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The Gators can have that effect, simply sucking the will out of opponents with two, three, four shots in a possession, but the making of this machine is significantly more complex.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Williams had particularly meticulous records of her belongings and their cost.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Olivia Vergiels, a Haleiwa resident, returned to her home to find her floor and belongings covered in thick mud.—
Isabel Yip,
NBC news,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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No reason not to just say stuff like this to him.—
Souvankham Thammavongsa,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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Dion Brown made nine of his 10 shots, while Robbie Avila ranged from rim stuffs to a 28-foot triple.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Personal property.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personal%20property. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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