itemizing

present participle of itemize

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of itemizing To partly offset that, the OBBB created a new charitable contribution deduction that can be taken without itemizing expenses. Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 The standard deduction is a blanket deduction that all taxpayers can take without itemizing. Brian Sloan,dan Avery, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026 Most taxpayers can choose between taking the standard deduction or itemizing eligible expenses, depending on which option provides the greater benefit. Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 27 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 deduction, often called the SALT deduction, allows taxpayers to deduct certain state and local taxes from their federal taxable income by itemizing their deductions. Chantelle Lee, Time, 2 Jan. 2026 These choices can be meaningful for households that carry high incomes or for those who are already close to itemizing. Jennifer Horton, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for itemizing
Verb
  • Attached was a spreadsheet listing more than 3,000 ISBNs along with instructions to match titles, prepare quotes and estimate shipping costs directed to China.
    Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • The listing agents are Diane Kingshill and Jason Lee Villarreal with Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty.
    David Caraccio Updated July 31, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Sacramento City Clerk Mindy Cuppy responded Tuesday to the outbursts by reciting government codes to bring the council meeting to a halt.
    Steve Large, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • Merely reciting that the interest is held in a certain way is not enough; the entire agreement has to reflect that treat and not be internally contradictory as the operating agreement here was found to be.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • The breakup followed reports of turmoil between the two, many of them detailing how the couple was trying to work through things and do right by their 7-month-old daughter.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Ameaka's arrest comes days after ABC News obtained a memo detailing federal immigration authorities' new efforts to ramp up arrests at airports of people who have allegedly overstayed their visas.
    Armando Garcia, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • The agency’s bid analysis reflects a process in which each Part D sponsor that wants to offer a standalone plan submits a bid to CMS every year, outlining the insurer’s benefits, costs and list of reimbursable medicines.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • This month, a gay rights activist obtained the memo outlining the agreement from the Defense Department after filing a lawsuit, arguing that clarity was of public importance.
    Jamie Stengle, Fortune, 31 July 2026

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“Itemizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/itemizing. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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