as in man
a member of the human race
is there any person here who knows how to speak Spanish?
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Recent Examples of person
That also makes Brockman the point-person for a high-stakes financial gamble, given that the company is reportedly currently making only about $13 billion a year in revenue.
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Witnesses said the victim appeared to be male, though authorities have not publicly confirmed the person’s identity.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Like, before me, the person foot fetishism was defined by was Luis Buñuel, another film director.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
For example, a one-person household must make $62,000 or less, and a two-person household must make $70,850 or less.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Witnesses said the victim appeared to be male, though authorities have not publicly confirmed the person’s identity.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Like, before me, the person foot fetishism was defined by was Luis Buñuel, another film director.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
For example, a one-person household must make $62,000 or less, and a two-person household must make $70,850 or less.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for person
Noun
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is pressing charges against a man who was caught on camera touching and attempting to kiss her during a public appearance on Tuesday.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Little Rock man who, police say, crashed while fleeing from an Arkansas State Police trooper last week now faces first-degree murder counts in the death of two teenage passengers, authorities said Wednesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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You guys have pretty well done that on your own with a 50 percent divorce rate.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Gerard Damiano was a smart guy, a hairdresser from the Bronx who directed Deep Throat and the follow-up, Devil in Miss Jones, which were killing it at the box office, high up on Variety’s Top 50 list of the highestgrossing films.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Millennials, typically defined as individuals born between the early 1980s and the mid-1990s, are now at a point in their lives where their generational nostalgia is front and center.—
Saba Hamedy,
NBC news,
7 Nov. 2025
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Aldo Olivieri, il Gatto Magico (the Magic Cat), who had survived a fractured skull that required drilling to save his life and left him with chronic headaches, became the first-choice goalkeeper.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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On Tuesday night the onstage performer inhabiting the creature created by Tahra Zafar was Arti Shah, and it was voiced by James Hameed.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Domenic Biagini, who owns and operates Gone Whale Watching San Diego, captured footage of the massive group of dolphins, estimating that there were between 2,000 and 7,000 of the sea creatures swimming together.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Millennials, typically defined as individuals born between the early 1980s and the mid-1990s, are now at a point in their lives where their generational nostalgia is front and center.—
Saba Hamedy,
NBC news,
7 Nov. 2025
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Spirited, political, and deeply kind individuals, the Christos were passionately devoted to their artistic vision.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Displacing 80,000 tons, the Fujian is the closest thing afloat to the US Navy’s 97,000-ton Nimitz-class carriers, which make up 10 of the 11 carriers in the US fleet.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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But things just weren't right with her.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Person.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/person. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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