as in man
a member of the human race
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Recent Examples of person
Walker isn’t the only person in Wade’s orbit who credits the NBA Hall of Famer with providing an opportunity.
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Jason Jones, New York Times, 15 June 2025
The person could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity.
—Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
Officers found that a person sitting in the passenger seat of a vehicle had been shot by an unknown suspect.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2025
In all versions, the same person in a red coat and beanie appears, and a 63rd Street sign is visible—confirming the location.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
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Jason Jones, New York Times, 15 June 2025
The person could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity.
—Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
Officers found that a person sitting in the passenger seat of a vehicle had been shot by an unknown suspect.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2025
In all versions, the same person in a red coat and beanie appears, and a 63rd Street sign is visible—confirming the location.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for person
Noun
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Six men were inside a 2018 GMC Sierra pickup truck at the time of the shooting.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
1 July 2025
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The anonymous eight men and four women on the panel got the case at 11:30 a.m. after hearing a two-hour instruction on the law from Manhattan Federal Judge Arun Subramanian and deliberated through lunch.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Jayson Tatum landed in a Boston situation that didn’t rely on him to be the guy until Year 3.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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While the fan messages did make the guys laugh, a lot of it was thanks to their ribbing of each other and themselves.—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Burney, a Baltimore native who’s about to head out on an East Coast book tour, succeeds at crafting a work that’s as much a poignant reflection on his life as an ethnomusical study.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2025
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Amid the threats on his life, the 86-year-old Khamenei, who has led Iran since 1989, is sheltering in a bunker and has even named potential successors in the event of his death, according to the New York Times.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Once upon a time, the movie tells us, people flocked to see these giant creatures resurrected from old DNA.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
30 June 2025
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That was a journey nearly like designing the creatures.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2025
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Furthermore, decades of secondary math teacher shortages means that many positions have been filled by individuals teaching on substandard credentials who have inadequate preparation in math or pedagogy or both.—
Linda Darling-Hammond,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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These are individuals who are there for the people, not for themselves.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
28 June 2025
Noun
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The downside is that each method has a potential reaction from the AGI or ASI that could turn things ugly.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Meanwhile…things haven’t looked so good for Starbucks in China recently, and not just because its baristas can’t spell names in Chinese characters, either.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
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“Person.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/person. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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