Thesaurus results for FOUND OBJECT

found object

noun

Definition of found object

as in exotic

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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

Just let that sink in for a little bit, because in today's day and age, the Bruins being anywhere close to the top-25 in football is a rarity.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Meir presented a how-to video for curly-haired spacewomen like herself, while Hathaway kept his bushy mustache — a space rarity — groomed to perfection.

— Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 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

Noun

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

In 2008, passionate surfer Tim Russo purchased the property, renamed it, and set out to organically grow it into a resort full of wonder where serious surfers and travelers fascinated with the surf lifestyle could vacation happily.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Fanny, his autistic eight-year-old granddaughter sees the world with bright precision and a sense of wonder.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of wonder

Noun

Researchers greeted the deluge of AI proofs with the mixture of alarm and curiosity that has become familiar in the wake of recent advances.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 7 Oct. 2026
The next 12 to 18 months will test whether that curiosity turns into a durable change in how people treat thinning hair.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 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

Unlike other pipe organs, these engineering marvels have percussive sound effects for thunderclaps, horse hooves and train whistles, perfect for old movie palaces.

— Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
What can’t go unremarked upon, though, is the surpassing wonder of Dennis Gassner and Richard Johnson’s production design, a near-Brechtian marvel of diaphanous screens, rotating parts, and other ingenious devices.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

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