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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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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
McMillon credits fellow co-founder Reatha Hardy-Jordan with helping grow the organization after two key members of the original leadership team relocated to Texas.
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Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 20 June 2026
Also on Wednesday, paparazzi snapped photos of Kelce, his brother and assorted male friends entering a members-only restaurant and social club called Birds Streets Club on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2026
The suit alleges the group, known widely as WPATH, made deceptive claims about gender-affirming care for minors and its members profited off the claims.
—Devi Shastri, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
Those comments followed scrutiny from other local leaders in San Francisco, members of the LGBTQ community as well as Major League Baseball itself.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
In the wake of the most recent tornado destruction, community members have rallied around those who have lost everything.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Roupp was then asked for his response to members of the LGBTQ+ community who might take offense at his messaging.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
He was endorsed by the Yolo County Democratic Party, Yolo County Sheriff Tom Lopez and all five city council members in both Woodland and Davis.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
But McGuire also brings off-the-books experience that should serve her well at Cascale, whose 300-plus members largely hail from the apparel, footwear and textiles sectors, including brands, retailers, manufacturers, NGOs and academic institutions.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 12 June 2026
Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 20 June 2026
Also on Wednesday, paparazzi snapped photos of Kelce, his brother and assorted male friends entering a members-only restaurant and social club called Birds Streets Club on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2026
The suit alleges the group, known widely as WPATH, made deceptive claims about gender-affirming care for minors and its members profited off the claims.
—Devi Shastri, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
Those comments followed scrutiny from other local leaders in San Francisco, members of the LGBTQ community as well as Major League Baseball itself.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
In the wake of the most recent tornado destruction, community members have rallied around those who have lost everything.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Roupp was then asked for his response to members of the LGBTQ+ community who might take offense at his messaging.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
He was endorsed by the Yolo County Democratic Party, Yolo County Sheriff Tom Lopez and all five city council members in both Woodland and Davis.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
But McGuire also brings off-the-books experience that should serve her well at Cascale, whose 300-plus members largely hail from the apparel, footwear and textiles sectors, including brands, retailers, manufacturers, NGOs and academic institutions.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for members
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Prices are subject to rapid, unpredictable changes due to factors like, but not limited to, supply/demand, weather, and geopolitical events.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Engineering readiness factors have caused much of this delay.—
Margaret Landis,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
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Options include hosting no programming, closing parts of the building to allow for limited programming or scheduling a limited series of closures around the building while a full slate of programming continues.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off was only Mia Sara's second film role, but her Sloane Peterson has come to be heralded as one of the defining parts of her career.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
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If China is excluded, Asia still out-produces the rest of the world in solar modules and battery components.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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This Lego set comes with a convenient storage box, 790 Lego pieces, and lots of add-on building components, like eyes and wheels.—
Parents,
Parents,
23 June 2026
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While portions of the old WB&A are now light rail, much of its route has been made into bike trails in Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
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The weather service issued tornado warnings early Saturday evening for northern and northeastern portions of Kansas, including Decatur County and Rawlins County.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
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Investigators found that initial structural failure spread to other elements of the pool deck and street-level parking garage and caused cracks to grow over the span of a few weeks, eventually unseating the southern edge of the pool deck slab from its supporting wall, the report said.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
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The consequence of all these elements of deconstruction and lightness is that there is no space to cut corners or hide imperfections.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
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Paul Dugdale directed, with documentary segments from Farah X, and Live Nation Studios produced.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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Climaxing the anticipation built by the first two segments’ energy, the track slowly fades out, setting up the perfect opportunity to run it back.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
20 June 2026
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In the age of Neapolitan worship, some Melburnians disdain its existence for the cheap ingredients that defined early Australian versions.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
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It’s made with ingredients like shea butter and castor oil to help keep lashes strong and hydrated, even through all-day wear.—
Madeline Merinuk,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
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These proteins stick to sections of DNA (typically close to the target gene) and recruit the polymerase enzyme to make an mRNA copy.—
Philip Ball,
Quanta Magazine,
18 June 2026
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The movement has accelerated over the last decade, with some sections now slipping several feet a year toward the Pacific.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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“Members.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/members. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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