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 State Department referred the Washington Examiner to the DNI for further information.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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The tri-mode seeker shares targeting information among all three modes, enabling StormBreaker to engage fixed or moving targets at any time of day and in all weather conditions, according to Raytheon.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Flustered by the breaking stuff from Cleveland starter Gavin Williams and equally hapless against the Guardians bullpen, the Tigers did little outside of a Riley Greene home run and an RBI double from Wenceel Perez to mount an attack.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Broncos offense rarely runs the stuff right now that the Broncos defense can’t defend.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
23 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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Ask for this before paying or sharing any personal info.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Their data analysts then calculated the differences in the share of alcohol items purchased for each category by customer star sign (users must enter their birth date to purchase) and compared that info to the overall share of alcohol items.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 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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In this book, Harris exposed her vulnerability by sharing stories about how the campaign affected her family, the emotions behind certifying her election results, and recounting her internal thoughts throughout the campaign.—
Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Sep. 2025
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Musk and Tesla did not respond to requests for comment on this story.—
Chris Kirkham,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But at this point McVay looked for positives, another way of moving on.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
23 Sep. 2025
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Fulham’s derby with Brentford was still goalless approaching the midway point of the first half when Josh King, the 18-year-old midfielder making his fifth consecutive league start, collected possession from his goalkeeper Bernd Leno.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Item.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/item. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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