as in things
transportable items that one owns
any personal property that is left in the lockers overnight will be impounded
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Recent Examples of personal property
But then, signs went up in the park and other Manhattan plazas, warning that camping, erecting tents, lying down, sleeping bags and the placement of personal property on the ground were prohibited.
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Karsten Moran, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Before Stephen Miller Sr., 64, even made the missing persons report, police said, some of his wife Gloria’s personal property was found in an area shopping center.
—Laura Barcella, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
According to the 2021 filing, his total assets including real estate and personal property were $182,549 and liabilities were $161,287.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
By appearing harmless and blending in, these individuals bypass security and gain access to private spaces, putting residents and personal property at risk.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Karsten Moran, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Before Stephen Miller Sr., 64, even made the missing persons report, police said, some of his wife Gloria’s personal property was found in an area shopping center.
—Laura Barcella, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
According to the 2021 filing, his total assets including real estate and personal property were $182,549 and liabilities were $161,287.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
By appearing harmless and blending in, these individuals bypass security and gain access to private spaces, putting residents and personal property at risk.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personal property
Noun
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The challenge has always been to figure out how to personalize things without spending inordinate amounts of time and money mapping out every possible path a student might take.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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As a business owner, higher profit margins, all other things being equal, are more valuable.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
Noun
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When the court in 1995 struck down a federal law banning the possession of a handgun within 1,000 feet of a school on the grounds that Congress exceeded its authority under the commerce clause, Souter asserted in dissent that the court should have instead deferred to Congress .—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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The sharp elbows and sweat equity generated more possessions to offset 39.1 percent shooting from the field and helped the Warriors take a 1-0 lead in the series despite only having Steph Curry for 13 minutes in the game because of a hamstring injury.—
Anthony Slater,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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Here’s the really good news among the bad critical vulnerability disclosure stuff: there is no patch to install, no updates to deploy, and no action required by the user at all.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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The audience load-in playlist for my Baby J Tour was a lot of Delfonics, Spinners, Thom Bell-adjacent stuff.—
Jason Newman,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2025
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“Personal property.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personal%20property. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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