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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 standard deduction also increased again for every filing status, continuing the post‑TCJA trend that makes itemizing less common.
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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
Once those reforms took effect, the share of taxpayers who were itemizing fell below 10%.
—Ray Madoff, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
The qualities itemized above are not all faults.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
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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
Once those reforms took effect, the share of taxpayers who were itemizing fell below 10%.
—Ray Madoff, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
The qualities itemized above are not all faults.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for itemize
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Cesarina Calderon, no address listed.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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Ferguson is listed as the sole director of the companies, all of which applied in recent days to be struck off the UK’s official Companies House register, where virtually all businesses must file information such as directors’ details and annual returns.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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The prosecutor recites the official version of each case and asks the suspect for his or her version of events.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2026
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Some recited the rosary in Spanish, while others talked quietly among themselves.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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By July 1, the agency has to create tools to allow municipalities to inventory their developable land.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
10 Feb. 2026
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Inheritances are contributing almost as much to inventory as new home construction.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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Extremist chatter around targeting critical infrastructure notably increased in 2020, the same year a 14-page guide circulated among extremist communication channels detailing low-tech attacks, including assaults on power grids using firearms.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Gus added footnotes to detail the town’s quirks and gossip and secret histories.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 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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Thirty-three-year-old Thomas Jefferson enumerated grievances against a would-be authoritarian king over our nascent nation.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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There are no major frills or fancy switchups, but its familiar simplicity has been outlined for perfect results every time.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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While the easiest way to catch the game is either through DirecTV’s free trial or with a Peacock subscription, The Hollywood Reporter is further outlining each streaming option ahead.—
Erin Lassner,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Itemize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/itemize. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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