as in object
one that has a real and independent existence
I heard something fall off the counter
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as in pretty
to some degree or extent
a person of something less than total honesty
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Recent Examples of something
Linsey Hughes, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
This applies universally to how 40-somethings view 50-somethings; 40-something women mostly covet 50-something men because they’ve been burned by their same-age spouses and want a grown-up.
—Linsey Hughes, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for something
Noun
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Therefore, this light-blocking object has to be closer than those stars are, located much less than 100,000 light-years away at the most.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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One of the biggest headaches any launch with a hatch deals with is known as FOD, or foreign-object debris, which could be as small as a piece of hair trapped in the seal where the hatch closes.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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For a boutique hotel, the prices are pretty reasonable (starting at $150).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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And there’s a Roman finger-counting system, which continued to be pretty widely used through the Middle Ages in Europe, that could go up to 9,999 on two hands.—
John Pavlus,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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By giving multiple agencies access to the same drones, all participating entities can be under one program and avoid investing in dozens of drones with different software that wouldn't communicate with each other.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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In many parts of Cook County, there are so many governmental entities grabbing a piece of the action that property tax bills look like grocery-store receipts.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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And if the calm of the room interior hasn’t quite washed away the busy day, the indulgently oversized marble bathtubs certainly will.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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Now they are headed toward the play-in tournament or, quite possibly, the actual NBA playoffs.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Samantha Burgett, sheriff’s department social worker and founder of the nonprofit Community Change Center, said the center offers services pre- and post-incarceration for substance abuse issues.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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The subsidiary provides biomanufacturing services, including process development and CGMP drug substance production.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Forming a company in Florida is fast, inexpensive and requires relatively little disclosure.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Then, in a rare daylight attack, more than 550 drones were launched at targets throughout the country, including in the far western city of Lviv, which has experienced relatively few attacks since the 2022 invasion.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But, in reality, Hall was always an old-school performer whose like is, these days, quickly vanishing from the scene.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Fairfield community surrounding Travis Air Force Base knows all too well the realities and uncertainties that come with wartime.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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When fasting, Catholic followers are not required to fast completely but rather to eat one full meal and two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full one.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The house did not have a European or East Coast seriousness, but rather a Californian dimension rooted in casualness, improvisation, and lack of pretension.—
Rem Koolhaas,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Something.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/something. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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