thing

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one that has a real and independent existence the thing to which the subject of the sentence refers

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of thing After that, flooring is one of the most important things to choose. Sarah Sekula, USA Today, 17 May 2025 The meteoric growth of Pop Mart speaks to a larger history of Americans being attached to cute things from Asia (remember Hello Kitty?), Anne Cheng, an English professor at Princeton University, told CNN. Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 17 May 2025 Get in the habit of bending your knees and keeping your back straight when picking things up. Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025 People would be discussing things, sketching things, spilling out at night, drinking coffee in the day, and having cocktails at night. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for thing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thing
Noun
  • The fungal disease does not spread from person to person, according to the CDC.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • Before Johnson and Eakins exchanged vows, Houser passed their wedding rings along the front row and asked that each person hold the rings and pray or give their blessings over them before passing them down to the next person in what's known as ring warming.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • The people holding top leadership positions at the charter and the third-party entity are also often the same people or are related, raising concerns about conflicts of interest.
    Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
  • That would give the president free reign to create entities to get around transparency laws, CREW told the Supreme Court.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • The 22-year-old is the first player in MLB history to achieve these four feats in a single month: hit three home runs in a game, hit a home run from both sides of the plate in a game, hit a grand slam, and hit a walk-off home run, according to OptaSTATS.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
  • That Airwallex has emerged as a global leader is no small feat.
    Cat Wang, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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  • And also, the sort of exploitation that bot constructs are subjected to in this world that Martha has created meant that someone was probably going to treat it like an object at some point.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2025
  • This reflected the museum’s emphasis, which dovetails with that of the donors, on the object, not the celebrity provenance.
    Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
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  • Why Trust Southern Living? Amanda Ogle is a writer for Southern Living who writes product reviews across a range of categories, including cleaning products, travel gear, kitchen gadgets, organization, crafting, home decor, furniture, and fashion.
    Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 28 May 2025
  • But one cat has taken method acting to a new level with her impressive performance when her owners have her favorite snack—any dairy product.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
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  • This year’s event will be headlined by R&B heartthrob Mario and Hip-Hop vet Jadakiss with additional performances by house music icons and more.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 21 May 2025
  • Implement Real-Time Security Observability • Employ real-time logging and monitoring in cloud environments to track security events.
    Harini Shankar, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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  • This article is for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial, investment, legal, or cryptocurrency advice.
    William Jones, USA Today, 22 May 2025
  • As new innovations take hold and produce positive results, remember to prune old practices that are no longer working or have outlived their purpose.
    Michael B. Horn, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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  • The main question of contemporary cinema isn’t (pace the nominal avant-garde) whether to tell a story but what story to tell, how to tell it, and, for that matter, what a story is.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 20 May 2025
  • Pumpkins have high nutrient requirements and love soil with lots of organic matter, so for best results, amend the soil.
    Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2025

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“Thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thing. Accessed 31 May. 2025.

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