as in things
a separate part in a list, account, or series
they remembered to buy all the items on their grocery list except cereal
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Recent Examples of items
Employees at Park Row Ace Hardware said last year that faucet covers and pipe insulation are typically among the first items to sell out when temperatures are expected to dip.
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Sergio Candido, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Its pockets come in handy for carrying items like a phone or remote control around, too.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
The backpack contained various items, including several types of shotgun/rifle ammunition.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Many of HartBeat Ensemble’s sets, props and other items from the Carriage House are in storage, but the company has already brought over lighting equipment which can be used on other Austin Arts Center events.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2026
The assortment, which ranged from lighting to tableware items, offered an array of items fit to enhance fashion boutiques and stores.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 21 Jan. 2026
Exceptions allowing for warrantless searches include emergencies like imminent danger or hot pursuits, consent from an individual and items in plain view.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
From the Amazon Kindle for avid readers to Beats headphones for tuning out plane noise, these are the items that make travel days smoother and more enjoyable.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
From classics like Aquaphor and CeraVe to select items from Drunk Elephant, Bubble, and Glow Recipe, these nine tween-safe products start at $5.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 15 Jan. 2026
Sergio Candido, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Its pockets come in handy for carrying items like a phone or remote control around, too.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
The backpack contained various items, including several types of shotgun/rifle ammunition.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Many of HartBeat Ensemble’s sets, props and other items from the Carriage House are in storage, but the company has already brought over lighting equipment which can be used on other Austin Arts Center events.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2026
The assortment, which ranged from lighting to tableware items, offered an array of items fit to enhance fashion boutiques and stores.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 21 Jan. 2026
Exceptions allowing for warrantless searches include emergencies like imminent danger or hot pursuits, consent from an individual and items in plain view.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
From the Amazon Kindle for avid readers to Beats headphones for tuning out plane noise, these are the items that make travel days smoother and more enjoyable.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
From classics like Aquaphor and CeraVe to select items from Drunk Elephant, Bubble, and Glow Recipe, these nine tween-safe products start at $5.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for items
Noun
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The real-life regulations on what color to paint your house, how short to cut your grass, and exactly where to put your garbage can on trash day make this suburb ripe for an outsider and her teenage daughter to come along and shake things up.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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The Wolverines had a tough time getting things going against the high-pressure Sierra Canyon defense.—
Jack Gillespie,
Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In other words, pedestrian stuff that doesn’t light up social media or earn an invitation to hold forth on one of the Beltway chat shows.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Beyond politics, what about the more inside baseball industry stuff?—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Items.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/items. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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