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itemize

verb

ˈī-tə-ˌmīz How to pronounce itemize (audio)
Definition of itemizenext
1
as in to list
to make a list of itemized the expenses for the business trip

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2
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 purchases, most of which were itemized on city records as office supplies, included gifts and decorations for family birthday parties, women’s, men’s and children’s clothing; $19,000 in groceries, children’s toys, cosmetics, bed linens, tablecloths and home decorations. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026 Some filers who itemize tax breaks have also seen windfalls from the bigger federal deduction limit for state and local taxes, known as SALT. — Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026 The failures of this dictatorship are so monumental that no list, no matter how long, can fully itemize them. — Carlos Eire, Time, 23 Apr. 2026 No surviving documentation fully itemized the materials that Schomburg sold to the New York Public Library. — Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for itemize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for itemize
  1. list
  2. recite
  3. inventory
  4. detail
  5. enumerate
  6. outline
Verb
  • In 2008, a San Francisco court denied Stone's attempt to alter the custody arrangement which listed Bronstein's San Francisco home as Roan's primary residence, with Stone getting visitation rights.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The stock trading surfaced in May of this year, when a first-quarter filing listed roughly 3,600 transactions in 90 days.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of list
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  • Or Dalia’s spontaneous ability to perform the same ritual effectively without the usual cohort of Nasmaranian trustees in the video by reciting a few lines of laughable formal Arabic.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • At one point during her opening remarks, Hargitay gave a playful nod to Kidman, 59, by reciting her memorable AMC ad.
    — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of recite
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  • To inventory their emissions, carbon’s bookkeepers first consult the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The first task is to inventory potential sources of liability.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of inventory
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  • The Supreme Court majority did not detail its reasoning, as is typical for its emergency docket.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The lawsuit details a series of allegations dating back to April 2025, shortly after Hoskins appointed La Strada, a Republican and former Pettis County Clerk, to the office.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of detail
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  • In fact, the tricks enumerated in the paper are already getting old, one of the paper’s authors, Tina Yeung, told me.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The statement goes on to enumerate a long list of actions the team has taken in the last year to accommodate the investigation, including Ballmer allegedly footing a $50M legal tab from the investigating firm.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of enumerate
Verb
  • The memo cited a Law Department estimate of about 35,000 potential plaintiffs — roughly 10,000 of whom were expected to file claims — as a result of the September 11 attacks and outlined legislative options to limit the city’s legal liability.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than simply predicting a doomsday plot, the main purpose of this release is to outline a pathway with the necessary steps to set things on the right track.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of outline

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“Itemize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/itemize. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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