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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
Instead of postponing filming to resolve the labor dispute, producers pushed forward, crew members alleged.
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2026
Some people who struggled to walk were brought to the Mass in wheelbarrows pushed by family members.
—ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Reached by phone Friday, co-owner Lana Heitmanek said multiple factors contributed to their decision to shut their doors, including family members getting older and mounting competition from online shopping outlets.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
Emergency vehicles, including an ambulance, and members of the NHRA Safety Safari, rushed to his rescue.
—Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
Returning cast members include Kaitlyn Dever, Bella Ramsey, Isabella Merced, Gabriel Luna and Jeffrey Wright.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
Both of them long for something bigger than simply making sure club members have fresh ice in their Arnold Palmers.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
Generations of families have vacationed here or have been members.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
Republican members also remained silent, with the exception of Chairman Charlie Geren of Fort Worth, who called for the vote.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2026
Some people who struggled to walk were brought to the Mass in wheelbarrows pushed by family members.
—ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Reached by phone Friday, co-owner Lana Heitmanek said multiple factors contributed to their decision to shut their doors, including family members getting older and mounting competition from online shopping outlets.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
Emergency vehicles, including an ambulance, and members of the NHRA Safety Safari, rushed to his rescue.
—Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
Returning cast members include Kaitlyn Dever, Bella Ramsey, Isabella Merced, Gabriel Luna and Jeffrey Wright.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
Both of them long for something bigger than simply making sure club members have fresh ice in their Arnold Palmers.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
Generations of families have vacationed here or have been members.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
Republican members also remained silent, with the exception of Chairman Charlie Geren of Fort Worth, who called for the vote.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for members
Noun
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The researchers controlled for rents and other economic factors, though Leifheit said the findings still should be interpreted cautiously.—
Meg Tanaka,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Katie Sams, a teacher at one of the district’s alternative high schools, said her students are often older and dealing with complicated factors in their lives.—
Melanie Asmar,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2026
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Communities in the Midwest are cleaning up after tornadoes and severe storms tracked through parts of Iowa, Illinois and Missouri on Friday.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2026
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Improvements over the last 15 years in an imaging technique called cryo-EM (cryogenic electron microscopy) have enabled researchers to see the flagellar motor’s component parts.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
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But not all developers are paying for their own generation, and those that are paying for new power plants aren’t necessarily covering the bills for the transmission and distribution components of infrastructure.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Economists also watch it because some of its components, notably measures of health care and financial services, flow into the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge — the personal consumption expenditures, or PCE, price index.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Texas hemp retailers are getting temporary relief after a judge blocked the state's new ban on smokable THC products – a rule that shop owners say threatened to wipe out large portions of their business.—
Briseida Holguin,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Live shrub portions may be down closer to the ground.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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The whole journey of these chefs who have to escape, with a ticking clock and real danger, draws on elements that are common to cinema all over the world.—
Emiliano de Pablos,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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A lot of the violence in Stranger Things is fantasy-type violence due to the sci-fi and supernatural elements.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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Taylor showcases nachos on numerous local television news shows and does cooking segments on Great Day Connecticut, WFSB.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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The plan would reduce speed limits on about 680 miles of city streets, including more than 75 street segments in La Jolla.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Jonathan Buford and Patrick Ware are best known for quirky, fantastical brews made with hyperlocal ingredients (often foraged) and Sinagua Malt, a low-water malt grown in Arizona’s Verde Valley.—
Chris Malloy,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
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Nutritionists further caution that some foods claiming to have healthy properties may still be packed with sweeteners and artificial ingredients.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has a flood warning in effect for the Muskegon River, along with additional river sections in West Michigan.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Some sections of the track, which will use existing streets, roads and sections of the air station tarmac, will be repaved.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Members.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/members. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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