items

plural of item

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Recent Examples of items It can be attached to a handbag, keys, backpack or other items. Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 Bridegan’s body was left splayed in the street, with his car, wallet, wristwatch and other personal items untouched, according to police. Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 Moscow denied it, but such dual-use items as drone components, flak jackets or thermal weapon sights remain available on the platform. ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 As the Green Lantern, Hal has the power to create material items through his ring, and acts as an intergalactic space officer protecting humanity from extraterrestrial threats. Matt Minton, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026 In addition to the budget-friendly prices, drugstores also seemingly always have additional deals and sales on select items and brands—and the CVS Fall Epic Beauty event means even more ways to save. Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 16 Aug. 2026 Too many items or mismatched pieces on open shelves and racks can make a room look disorganized and messy. Jolie Kerr, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2026 New items will be released on a monthly cadence, but more edited. Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026 Brian’s Angels provides immediate need items such as toiletries, nonperishable foods and clothing. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for items
Noun
  • Manchester City’s defence was wide open in Sunday’s Community Shield defeat to Arsenal and that could be a sign of things to come now that Rodri is playing for Barcelona in La Liga.
    Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • And if history is any indication, expect safety Tre’von Moehrig to be in the middle of things when the pads start poppin’ at the Panthers’ joint practice with the Jacksonville Jaguars at the Jags’ practice facility.
    Joseph Person, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Apart from the condition in the bottles, the liquid in them is the stuff of collectors’ wildest dreams.
    Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The discovery that our world emerges from a microscopic world of molecules, which emerges from an even more microscopic world of subatomic particles (which in turn emerges from even stranger stuff) triggered the rewriting of our theories of matter.
    Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026

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“Items.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/items. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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