plural entities
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: something that has separate and distinct existence and objective or conceptual reality
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: an organization (such as a business or governmental unit) that has an identity separate from those of its members
Examples of entity in a Sentence
One division of the company was broken off as a separate entity.
the question of whether extrasensory perception will ever be a scientifically recognized entity
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Even more notably, the lawyer who formed the entity was a current University of Washington athletic department employee.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Nature Is Healing will be the first full-length release from the half-human, half-horse, all-diva pop entity.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
The majority of voters want the city to contract with the county or a private entity to provide inspector general services as needed.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
That entity’s origins have something to do with the Church located in the repressed, religious suburb Naim’s (Bird) just moved to with his mother, played by the brilliant Aussie actress Mia Wasikowska.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Nature Is Healing will be the first full-length release from the half-human, half-horse, all-diva pop entity.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
The majority of voters want the city to contract with the county or a private entity to provide inspector general services as needed.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
That entity’s origins have something to do with the Church located in the repressed, religious suburb Naim’s (Bird) just moved to with his mother, played by the brilliant Aussie actress Mia Wasikowska.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Entity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entity. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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entity
noun
en·ti·ty
ˈent-ət-ē 
plural entities
: something existing or thought of as existing as a separate and independent thing
Medical Definition
entity
noun
en·ti·ty
ˈen(t)-ət-ē
plural entities
: something (as a disease or condition) that has separate and distinct existence and objective or conceptual reality
whether the common cold is an entity has been debated—Year Book of Medicine
Year Book of MedicineLegal Definition
entity
noun
en·ti·ty
ˈen-ti-tē
plural entities
: an organization (as a business or governmental unit) that has a legal identity which is separate from those of its members see also alter ego, instrumentality, juridical person, legal person, pierce
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