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 Three other members of the same family and a neighbor who came to their aid were hospitalized, local authorities said. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026 The projects involved crew members from 60 different countries participating online while Annapurna’s performers and technicians operated the stage in Hyderabad. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Council members anticipate hearing evidence from an independent investigator and other witnesses, said council member LaKeisha Gantt. — Reed Williams, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Clancy had ‘dark thoughts’ Clancy’s friends and family members spoke about her behavior in the weeks before the killings. — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026 After the assault, Dowen continued to threaten the victim and other members of the victim’s family and set the victim’s home on fire. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2026 One night after Chris Stapleton joined Guns N’ Roses onstage in Toronto, band members returned the favor as the country singer took the stage at the same venue Thursday. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026 The council kicked the resolution to the Ordinance Committee in July after members couldn’t decide on the specifics. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 In the mid-1960s, the festival expanded from an intimate get-together among church members to a cultural exchange for the greater Sacramento community. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for members
  1. factors
  2. parts
  3. components
  4. portions
  5. elements
  6. segments
  7. ingredients
  8. sections
Noun
  • It's based on several factors, including your history of paying debts on time and credit utilization.
    — Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The choice of model was often an engineering decision driven by factors like response time, compute costs, etc.
    — Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of factors
Noun
  • Martinelli’s case, similar to the whispers that have emerged this week around Lewis-Skelly, is an example of moving parts within a labyrinthine beast of a transfer system.
    — Kaya Kaynak, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Swaths of Europe are enduring their fifth heatwave of the year this week, with parts of Britain, France, Spain and Italy under extreme heat warnings.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of parts
Noun
  • Google is also navigating another industrywide pressure as a shortage of memory components pushes hardware costs higher.
    — MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Streamers could be intrigued by a potential acquisition but also shy away given the star’s lack of involvement or the deepfake components.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of components
Noun
  • The district includes predominantly Black communities in central and western Broward County, encompassing portions of Fort Lauderdale, Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes, Tamarac, North Lauderdale, Plantation, Sunrise and Pompano Beach.
    — Bri Buckley, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The National Weather Service office in Sacramento has issued a heat advisory for the entire Central Valley, and mountainous portions of Northern California, through Sunday evening amid a forecast for the hottest temperatures so far this summer.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of portions
Noun
  • Pease struggled with excess power on her landings, but showed remarkable flexibility in her dance elements.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Other elements of the week are perhaps good for me, but slightly less enjoyable.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of elements
Noun
  • Today, private cask ownership has become one of the fastest-growing segments of the luxury whisky market.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Only a quarter of its sales tie directly to data centers, while the rest comes from commercial structures and other segments of the broader electrical grid.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of segments
Noun
  • All of his ingredients are sourced from local purveyors or hand-picked from the property's impressive herb and vegetable garden.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Eyes on vaccine timing, ingredients The executive order would pare down the number of vaccines that are recommended for all children from 18 to 11; the rest would be available based on a recommendation from a healthcare provider.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of ingredients
Noun
  • Rather than one long conveyor, Ford is using a new assembly tree process that splits the vehicle into three sections — front clip, rear clip, and battery deck — which enables better access so more operators can work on the vehicle at the same time.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Engineers can estimate the depth of the damage using methods such as petrographic analysis – cutting thin sections from the wall and examining the microcracking under a microscope.
    — Giorgia Giardina, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of sections

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