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as in to list
to make a list of
itemized the expenses for the business trip
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as in to recite
to specify one after another
itemized the potential problems if a wind farm is built there
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Recent Examples of itemize
The deduction is available both to taxpayers who take the standard deduction and to those who itemize deductions, according to the IRS.
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Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
In other cases, consumers get a single bill itemized with charges from the health care provider and the hospital.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
The standard deduction also increased again for every filing status, continuing the post‑TCJA trend that makes itemizing less common.
—Emma Waldman, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Over the foundation's history, Travis has been its primary funder, and expenses supporting charitable programs were categorized under a single line item rather than properly itemized.
—Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
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Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
In other cases, consumers get a single bill itemized with charges from the health care provider and the hospital.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
The standard deduction also increased again for every filing status, continuing the post‑TCJA trend that makes itemizing less common.
—Emma Waldman, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Over the foundation's history, Travis has been its primary funder, and expenses supporting charitable programs were categorized under a single line item rather than properly itemized.
—Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for itemize
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Walens Jean, no address listed.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Mujahedeen-e-Khalq is listed as a terrorist organization by Iran and is widely despised inside the country.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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McDonald recited the words instead.—
Hillel Italie,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
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McDonald recited the words instead.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2026
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In the United States, federal guidance now emphasizes the importance of inventorying cloud dependencies and reducing reliance on a single provider.—
Doug Jacobson,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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In the run up to the court’s decision, the Club explained how these tariffs directly affect pricing, margin and inventorying strategies for each company.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2026
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But the sources who spoke with The Star also detailed a host of other questions from the FBI.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
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She was told to review a document detailing accusations the site ultimately alleged against the producer.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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The bread cart holds a mind-boggling array of varieties beautifully presented and enumerated by the waiter.—
Penny E Schwartz,
Oc Register,
1 Mar. 2026
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Adler’s version, as elegant and lyrical as Fisher’s, enumerates ways to use every last scrap, bone, and core—and introduced her as a writer who made art out of the marginal.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Organizers have yet to outline departure arrangements for the players, who traveled to Australia only days before the US-Israeli war against Iran erupted.—
Swati Pandey,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Arcadis report finds an impenetrable surface cover outlined in the next option, Alternative 5, to be unfeasible due to the site’s topography and other floodplain issues.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Itemize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/itemize. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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