entities

plural of entity
as in objects
one that has a real and independent existence the question of whether extrasensory perception will ever be a scientifically recognized entity

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Recent Examples of entities In August, the White House announced sanctions on five Cuban entities and eight individuals who help Cuba secure weapons and maintain relationships with foreign militaries. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026 Neon plans a 2027 theatrical release under the Creative Commons license for the open-source horror film based on a fictional secretive organization that keeps supernatural items and other harmful entities away from the public. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026 Los Angeles County’s Department of Economic Opportunity has estimated that the merger will result in the loss of 4,500 local jobs as Ellison seeks to integrate the two entities and cut costs. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 While federal laws limit the absolute power of HOAs, these organizations typically act as private government entities with substantial control. — Stephanie A. Dhuman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026 The value of such deals involving Gulf entities rose almost 200% in the first half of the year to around $300 billion, according to Bloomberg data. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026 The consent decree requires Paramount to release at least 30 films a year and to negotiate WBD and Paramount cable carriage contracts as separate entities. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026 If the family ultimately sues ASU, Arizona law would likely require compliance with special rules applicable to claims against public entities. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Other South Florida conservation entities including the Miami-Dade Environmentally Endangered Lands and Central Broward Water Control District would also lose millions under the legislation, according to the FPI tool. — Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
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Noun
  • Building conventional simulations for robot testing can be time-consuming and costly, Taiuti said, requiring developers to create three-dimensional objects and configure scenes.
    — Wen Shao, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Presbyopia — the gradual loss of the ability to focus on nearby objects — commonly develops in middle age and often leads to the need for reading glasses.
    — Angelica Stabile , Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • After things go awry in the Congo, the family in The Poisonwood Bible dissolves readily.
    — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • In some ways, things have changed considerably for Reid over the last year after the television adaptation of her 2019 novel, Heated Rivalry, became a cultural phenomena.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Research has shown that mixing ketamine with other substances such as alcohol can be dangerous, potentially leading to problems including respiratory depression, where breathing becomes dangerously slow or shallow.
    — Violet Jira, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
  • These substances can increase risk during pregnancy, and their use by parents and other caregivers can impair their ability to wake up and respond to an infant.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The technique requires hypervigilance to the present moment, yet is cultivated through thought exercises that evoke alloyed realities, as through a mixed-reality headset.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, the issue was, along with a learning gap, that tools failed to retain context, adapt to feedback and fit the specific realities of enterprise workflows.
    — Abhishek Yadav, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The Nobel Prize in Physics, first given in 1901, has been previously awarded 119 times to 229 individuals.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The show sees six pairs of contestants attempt to track down some of the biggest brains in Britain – six individuals known as The Chasers – in undisclosed locations across Europe.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Entities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entities. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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