as in stuff
transportable items that one owns
gather your things and get out
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Recent Examples of things
Acting is such an exercise in using your body, figuring out what’s working, figuring out what’s not, trying things, not being afraid to try things, taking notes, playing off other people, learning from other people.
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
However, if the latest reports are to be believed, the hatchet has been buried, or at the very least, things are well enough that Queen Camilla would support her husband’s desire to make up with his son.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 12 Sep. 2025
The cheese, the Muzak, the glue museum—they’re all doing, with complete conviction, completely useless things.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Companies kick the tires on deals all the time, other buyers emerge, things fall through.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
The condition is triggered by things that can be found throughout the year, such as dust mites, pet dander and mold.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The single-breasted blazer For those who like to keep things streamlined and simple, choose the single-breasted blazer—one of the most classic, easy-to-style shapes, in our opinion.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2025
But neither Mecklenburg’s policies nor state law give a play-by-play of how to evaluate those things.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
If things do go long, Alcaraz will still back himself.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Emma Specter, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
However, if the latest reports are to be believed, the hatchet has been buried, or at the very least, things are well enough that Queen Camilla would support her husband’s desire to make up with his son.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 12 Sep. 2025
The cheese, the Muzak, the glue museum—they’re all doing, with complete conviction, completely useless things.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Companies kick the tires on deals all the time, other buyers emerge, things fall through.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
The condition is triggered by things that can be found throughout the year, such as dust mites, pet dander and mold.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The single-breasted blazer For those who like to keep things streamlined and simple, choose the single-breasted blazer—one of the most classic, easy-to-style shapes, in our opinion.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2025
But neither Mecklenburg’s policies nor state law give a play-by-play of how to evaluate those things.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
If things do go long, Alcaraz will still back himself.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for things
Noun
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Everything about Elvis, including his death-by-cardiac-arrest at 42 in Graceland, is the stuff of opera.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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By our points formula, a game in the 10s or below is D-grade, the 20s is average, the 30s above average, the 40s really good and 50s-plus next-stratosphere stuff.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But after filling out the documents, the ICE agents confiscated the belongings of the workers and boarded the workers into police vans, the diary said, transporting some with chains around their waists, ankles, and wrists.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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The sturdy nylon exterior is water-resistant and RFID-protected, and its secure zippers can safely hold an AirTag inside to keep track of your belongings during the chaos of a travel day.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Still, the offense wasn’t flowing, and the unit had just given an extra possession to the Jaguars with an interception that led to a touchdown.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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During more than two hours of testimony, journalist Michael Shellenberger testified that sources had informed him that intelligence communities are in possession of numerous high-resolution photos and videos of the craft unlike any of the grainy imagery that has so far been declassified.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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It’s not fully fleshed out, but a parallel could be made to the effects of anxiety and trauma, and the unhealthy coping mechanisms that accompany them.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Research on its gut health effects is mixed.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His gears began to grind mentally.—
Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Today's bicycles all have indexed shifting, in which the levers and derailleurs snap precisely from one gear to the next.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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According to the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge — the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index — inflation of goods exposed to tariffs, such as appliances and furniture, has already crept up and could continue to rise in the months ahead.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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The lifestyle brand, best known for its range of products from clothing to home goods, boasts an online catalog of quiet luxury items at budget-friendly prices.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Things.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/things. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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