1
as in thing
a separate part in a list, account, or series
they remembered to buy all the items on their grocery list except cereal
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2
as in information
a report of recent events or facts not previously known
our next item is about the blizzard blanketing the East Coast
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Recent Examples of item
Rainey emphasized that prices are rising not just for discretionary items such as patio furniture and trendy fashions, but for basic necessities as well.
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Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Among the items up for auction are a Picasso-esque George Condo painting (Smiling Goddess), a Fast X Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody, a moody 2010 photo of Bono taken by Julian Lennon and a Geroge Hoyningen-Huene platinum palladium print of Josephine Baker from 1929.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 May 2025
Taking place from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, the swap will feature items from Decade and Red Hot (restocked every 30 minutes) along with clothing and accessories donated by people such as yourself.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2025
Menswear items were fused with women’s ready-to-wear which conveyed how comfortable the global artist was with enmeshing differing energies together mainly masculine and feminine energies.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 15 May 2025
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Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Among the items up for auction are a Picasso-esque George Condo painting (Smiling Goddess), a Fast X Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody, a moody 2010 photo of Bono taken by Julian Lennon and a Geroge Hoyningen-Huene platinum palladium print of Josephine Baker from 1929.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 May 2025
Taking place from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, the swap will feature items from Decade and Red Hot (restocked every 30 minutes) along with clothing and accessories donated by people such as yourself.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2025
Menswear items were fused with women’s ready-to-wear which conveyed how comfortable the global artist was with enmeshing differing energies together mainly masculine and feminine energies.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for item
Noun
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Instead of approaching them and giving them the opportunity to say mean things to you, consider trying to make friends with other girls -- girls who might like to be friends with you too.—
Mark Mondier,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2025
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Get in the habit of bending your knees and keeping your back straight when picking things up.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Any information included in the posts must be easily obtainable through a FOIA request.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2025
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And like all public media outlets, we were built on a promise: that all people — regardless of income, geography, or background — deserve access to information that informs, educates, and inspires.—
Mark G. Contreras,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2025
Noun
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Here’s the really good news among the bad critical vulnerability disclosure stuff: there is no patch to install, no updates to deploy, and no action required by the user at all.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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The audience load-in playlist for my Baby J Tour was a lot of Delfonics, Spinners, Thom Bell-adjacent stuff.—
Jason Newman,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2025
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2025
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The settlement demand letters, and the settlement amounts, were first reported on by LAist, but with key details redacted.—
Doug Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Get more info on that and the 2025 model over at Ford.com.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
14 May 2025
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Just answer a few questions, and your info is automatically filled in.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
13 May 2025
Noun
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The workers on the job take care with the small particulars (tightening bolts, connecting rods and chains) and the filmmakers highlight the beauty of extreme proximity to surface details—such as encrusted and eroded metal panels—with an Abstract Expressionist vibe.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2025
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What other particulars, that obviously would have to be worked out.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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There had been several bad news stories in recent years.—
James Montague,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
Noun
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That concentration creates a single point of supply risk and amplifies costs, transit times, and carbon footprints.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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After being found, Gutierrez drove Slaton to a staging point where authorities met them, confirmed her identity, and examined her.—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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“Item.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/item. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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