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
Now for every person hailing a ride, ten still drive themselves.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
The Clinic notes that a person is more likely to develop alopecia if there is a family history of the condition or if family members have other autoimmune diseases like lupus or thyroid disease.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 10 May 2025
The raid at the unidentified health care executive’s home was authorized by a judge after a person phoned in a tip to the FBI, according to the affidavit.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
Go to a person who has vetted out skincare and who is really interested in taking good care of you, not taking your money.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
The Clinic notes that a person is more likely to develop alopecia if there is a family history of the condition or if family members have other autoimmune diseases like lupus or thyroid disease.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 10 May 2025
The raid at the unidentified health care executive’s home was authorized by a judge after a person phoned in a tip to the FBI, according to the affidavit.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
Go to a person who has vetted out skincare and who is really interested in taking good care of you, not taking your money.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for person
Noun
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Hikers in New York state have found the remains of a Canadian man who was missing for five months in the Adirondack Mountains, officials say.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Still: There’s something a little nasty about using a man’s long-ago loyalty oath as an excuse to simply kill him for safety, especially when the whole operation is burned anyway, yes?—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
14 May 2025
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Old-timers from the neighborhood sit around reading or gossiping, clapping along to whatever music is playing on the system, often at volumes so loud that Coopersmith and his guys have to shout to each other while pricing records.—
Shauna Lyon,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
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The dynamics are informed by a baseline of data from Mack, who oversees the Royals quantitative analysis staff and performance science department ... and happens to be a sharp and animated guy who loves to talk about this stuff.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
9 May 2025
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An effort to extend the life of the B61 nuclear bomb also faced significant delays and saw costs more than double – to the tune of an additional $4 billion.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Seeing any woman, particularly a Black woman, establish herself as independently wealthy without the help of a spouse or parent is admirable and reflects an urge in younger generations to live a life that wasn’t as accessible to those who came before us.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
19 May 2025
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They are set upon by one of Eudoxia’s five sons and his warband of mutant creatures – half-man, half-animal abominations created by the former Empress as part of her many diabolical experiments.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Danielle Dufault/Royal Ontario Museum Paleontologists have discovered a three-eyed creature with a pencil sharpener-like mouth that roamed the sea for prey more than 500 million years ago.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
17 May 2025
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Food is presented as a pathway to healing, meaning not only the health of individuals but also spiritually revitalizing First Nations people by reconnecting them with their roots.—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
11 May 2025
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These individuals often wrestled with whether to call off the wedding, all while imagining how life might look both with and without their current partner.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 May 2025
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Instead of approaching them and giving them the opportunity to say mean things to you, consider trying to make friends with other girls -- girls who might like to be friends with you too.—
Mark Mondier,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2025
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People take their time and there is this thing called personal boundaries.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
17 May 2025
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“Person.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/person. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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