as in man
a member of the human race
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Recent Examples of person
Brushing is where someone ships an item to a person who did not actually order it as part of a scam to improve the seller’s rating on a platform such as Amazon.
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Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 9 Jan. 2026
Update your emergency kit and be sure to include enough food and water to last for 3 days for each person in your home.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The person with the third-most head coach experience would be Vance Joseph, a man who compiled 11-21 record during his two-season stint with the Denver Broncos that began in 2017.
—Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Charlotte’s 2025-26 squad is a young team, but its oldest player, 31-year-old defenseman Trevor Carrick, said Kinnear is the right person to bring the young players together.
—Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
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Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 9 Jan. 2026
Update your emergency kit and be sure to include enough food and water to last for 3 days for each person in your home.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The person with the third-most head coach experience would be Vance Joseph, a man who compiled 11-21 record during his two-season stint with the Denver Broncos that began in 2017.
—Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Charlotte’s 2025-26 squad is a young team, but its oldest player, 31-year-old defenseman Trevor Carrick, said Kinnear is the right person to bring the young players together.
—Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for person
Noun
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Georgia grows tired of her husband and their nightly trips to the fancy French restaurant and decides to have an affair with another man at another table (Alan Howard).—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Minutes later, police received a call from a different location from a man who said he’d been shot by federal officers and was requesting help, according to Day and dispatch audio.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Wouldn’t be surprised if a few cheerleaders and equipment guys are looking to leave, too.—
Mac Engel
January 9,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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The guy in the back seat with me was just, like, trying to strike up small talk.—
Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The woman running the daycare had attempted life-saving measures on the child before emergency services arrived, First Alert 4 reported.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Those on the right, determined to make the case that this was an officer killing in self-defense, should instead be beginning with this utter failure to protect the life of a civilian protester and de-escalate the situation through some means other than shooting a fellow American in the head.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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David Bowie personally appears on the cover of 24 of his solo albums, depicting himself as a bowl-cut heartthrob, an androgynous blond, a space alien in human disguise, a cigarette-smoking lounge creature, a sideways pair of legs, and an oddly undersized boxer.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Not to mention the titular bugs, a swarm of blood-invading creatures discovered by her new lover, the mysterious drifter Peter Evans (Namir Smallwood).—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And when unlawful acts are committed, hold individuals accountable.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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Investigators are asking for the public's help identifying three individuals seen on surveillance video riding ATVs and a dune buggy through Ridley Township streets.—
Ross DiMattei,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Over the course of the three-day summit, attendees and Goldman leaders talked all things AI—from the most lucrative investments, to the tech’s impact on the environment, and its potential to innovate industries.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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The game was soon over and, for all the other tremendous things Woodson did in helping Michigan to a share of the national title, that moment loomed large in his Heisman victory over Tennessee’s Peyton Manning.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Person.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/person. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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