members

noun

plural of member
1
as in factors
one of the parts that make up a whole you're only one member of this group effort

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2
as in parts
one of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled lost an indispensable member of the model airplane kit

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Recent Examples of members Fifty members of the European Parliament (MEPs) wrote to FIFA after the Balogun saga to demand that the organization address an ethics complaint made against Infantino over his decision to award Trump the FIFA Peace Prize in December 2025. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 18 July 2026 Days before the team headed to Miami for their third place game against France on Saturday, six members of the team paid a visit to Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que on one of their last nights in KC this week. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026 Like Soncin and Pizzo, more than 600 fishers — 40% of the members in the local consortium — have quit, according to the group. — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 During that time, board members toured multiple potential locations before ultimately deciding not to include one in the final plan. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026 Just before Platner’s Wednesday announcement, more than 100 state Democratic Party committee members signed off on holding a nominating convention, in the event of his withdrawal, to choose the nominee. — Meg Kinnard, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026 Crews from multiple local and state agencies began an extensive search, and his body was recovered early Monday, family members confirmed. — ABC News, 11 July 2026 And on July 9, five members of the Fort Worth City Council requested a moratorium on new centers. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026 In all, nine members of Norway’s 26-man squad play in the English Premier League, including five regular starters. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for members
  1. factors
  2. parts
  3. components
  4. portions
  5. elements
  6. segments
  7. ingredients
  8. sections
Noun
  • This metric measures the quality of each chance as a player shoots, accounting for many contextual factors, including the angle and distance of the shot, and the body part used for the effort.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • When Facebook, now Meta, went public, many factors combined to limit the market response on the first day.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of factors
Noun
  • Severe droughts and searing heat across vast swathes of southern Europe destroyed large parts of the olive oil harvest, culminating in a dizzying price rally that shocked industry veterans and consumers alike.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • Building a track car sidesteps all the hardest parts of car manufacturing—like bringing it up to safety, emissions, and other compliance standards for road cars.
    — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 16 July 2026
Definition of parts
Noun
  • On August 18, Trump bought at least $250,000 in stock in two defense contractors involved in producing components of the F-22 Raptor jet – RTX and Boeing – as well as at least $100,000 in stock in a third, Northrop Grumman.
    — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • The compatibility between their shapes allows lactase to break lactose apart into its simple sugar components, which are more easily managed by the digestive system.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2026
Definition of components
Noun
  • The systems target demanding high-performance computing (HPC) workloads alongside emerging agentic AI applications that can automate portions of scientific research and engineering analysis.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
  • These metropolitan economies are often more connected to global markets and peer cities than to large portions of their own states.
    — John Eger, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
Definition of portions
Noun
  • Winning a golf tournament is a difficult thing to do, with myriad factors and elements pouring ultimately into one formula.
    — Justin Ray, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • Antiques made of straw, raffia, and bamboo contrast with modern steel elements like the Boffi kitchen island.
    — Francesca Longoni, Architectural Digest, 18 July 2026
Definition of elements
Noun
  • Consumer spending is higher, charge-offs are lower, and savings investments are growing across customer segments.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • In these segments, memory can now easily account for half of the total manufacturing cost.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
Definition of segments
Noun
  • Joonbyrd’s have lots of barrier-supporting ingredients and cute non-slip packaging.
    — Alexandra Ditch, Vogue, 20 July 2026
  • Jack introduces Poppy to the alchemy of turning ingredients into a dish, and as her love for cooking and confidence in the kitchen grows, so do her feelings for Jack.
    — Grace Reilly, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Definition of ingredients
Noun
  • The Post confirmed that in each of the five spots, five hours or more had elapsed between when adjacent sections were sprayed.
    — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
  • Bulldozers shuffled right through the rubble to make roads that cut Gaza into separate sections.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
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