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The word "dog" is a noun.
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Consciousness becomes analogous to a number, a structure, or a pattern — an abstract noun — and its defining feature, the first-person feeling, slips through our explanatory cracks.
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Conor Feehly,
Big Think,
10 Mar. 2026
The neuromodulator brand has become a noun, a verb, and a cultural lynchpin.
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Fiorella Valdesolo,
Allure,
3 Mar. 2026
Then, there is linguistic play with parts of speech—nouns recently converted to verbs, verbs used as adjectives.
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Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
As a noun, objectivity is a relatively recent invention.
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Vauhini Vara,
The Atlantic,
8 Dec. 2025
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Conor Feehly,
Big Think,
10 Mar. 2026
The neuromodulator brand has become a noun, a verb, and a cultural lynchpin.
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Fiorella Valdesolo,
Allure,
3 Mar. 2026
Then, there is linguistic play with parts of speech—nouns recently converted to verbs, verbs used as adjectives.
—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
As a noun, objectivity is a relatively recent invention.
—
Vauhini Vara,
The Atlantic,
8 Dec. 2025
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First Acts: From the symbolic to the substantive, here is a look at what nine new governors elected last year have done in their first weeks in office.
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With his substantive, agreeably granular bass, David Grogan gave prophetic warnings real authority.
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“Noun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noun. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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