items

plural of item

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of items The family has several immediate needs, including clothing, food, personal items and help with temporary living expenses, Sharp said. Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026 That increase was faster than the rate for all items combined for the entire year ending in July. Rachel Barber, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 Be sure to check out our other early Labor Day deals including items like SSDs and at other retailers like Walmart and Amazon. George Yang, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026 Cerny and Nelson plan to keep the store open through the winter holidays, stocking new items through the end. Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 May research from the Bank of Canada found prices for those items rose about 6 percent more than non-tariffed goods. Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026 Transporting these items is repetitive and physically demanding work that can take nurses and other employees away from clinical responsibilities. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026 From travel dresses to a lightweight sweater, here are 14 items from Quince’s Workwear Edit that would look great on you on your next flight, starting at $20. Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026 For easier selling, hold a garage sale or list the items on Facebook Marketplace. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for items
Noun
  • You could be tempted to dismiss a creative venture or categorize a social invite as frivolous, all because there are more productive things to do.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The curved back is another nice touch that keeps things modern and fresh.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 1 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Aesha sends Kayley to deal with it, but a regular sink plunger can’t do the job — Nathan has to suction the stuff out with the wet vacuum.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
  • That foul ball, no foul ball in the fourth inning changes stuff, too.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026

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“Items.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/items. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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