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found object

noun

Definition of found object

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Recent Examples of found object The new NoLIta store, which was designed in partnership with Greg Dutton Studio, reflects that heritage with its neutral tones, found objects and wooden design elements. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025 The task now is to preserve, with legal integrity, evidence of the Assad regime’s crimes — to transform these thousands of photographs, documents, and found objects into prosecutable evidence. — Lynzy Billing, The Dial, 24 July 2025 During the two-week-long search, investigators also found objects like shotgun shells and handcuffs. — Emily Krauser, People.com, 3 July 2025 Elsewhere, found objects and Ancient coins become jewels that carry a sense of history, inspired by travel and art. — Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for found object

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Noun

There was clearly a market for exotics on a budget and sans passport.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026
Unlike most six‑figure exotics that depreciate as predictably as the setting sun, the 911 has behaved like a blue‑chip asset, giving owners confidence that their purchase rested on unusually solid financial ground.

— Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of exotic

Noun

For his latest fashion comeback, Van Assche returned to his historic Belgian production partner Gysemans BVBA, though his new collection is realized with only deadstock fabrics, meaning smaller quantities and a sense of rarity.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Whittingham suggested Michigan might have leaned too heavily on the rhino against Western Michigan, but that position is going to be a staple of Beck’s offense, meaning targets for tight ends might be more of a rarity.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of rarity

Noun

Walls of glass frame a 180-acre lake and riparian forest, while a decorative objet d’art above the stone fireplace embedded with 10-million-year-old fish fossils serves as a focal point.

— David Caraccio Updated July 4, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
Consider it a counter-worthy objet d’art for the modern cook.

— Mina Dragani, Architectural Digest, 18 June 2026

Definition of objet d'art

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Sitting in the center, with a passenger seat to the left and right, the lucky driver will feel equally at home in the US, the UK or anywhere a long stretch of pavement invites this rara avis to soar.

— Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 June 2021
Finding that rara avis of product design that combines pretty with practical is thrilling, and porcelain tile is both.

— Sarah Baird, Good Housekeeping, 14 Sep. 2020

Definition of rara avis

Noun

Let curiosity steer, while your bold nature chooses one clear path instead of chasing everything at once.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2026
Students’ response to this approach has been full of gratitude, curiosity, respect, and a yearning for growth professionally and personally.

— David Elkowitz, STAT, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of curiosity

Noun

France's passion for paintings, sculptures, ancient artifacts and other valuables and curios is a source of national pride and identity.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
If anything, they were perhaps afforded slightly more tolerance because they were seen as a curio.

— Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of curio

Noun

Here, age-old traditions fuse with contemporary flavors, archaeological marvels meet modernist museums, rugged peaks are juxtaposed against verdant plains, and stretches of sandy shorelines lead to charming inland villages.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
In 1959, Disneyland debuted an attraction that was, at the time, a technical and fantastical marvel.

— Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

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