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
Pratt said that the pop-ups are available to anyone, regardless of income level, and that the office can arrange for delivery for those who aren't able to make it to the events in person.
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Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
Initially, the narrator is, like, Wow, this person is a monster.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
While the deputy was inside the porta potty, at least one person tipped it over, officials said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
For every person like me that makes it, thousands don’t.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
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Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
Initially, the narrator is, like, Wow, this person is a monster.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
While the deputy was inside the porta potty, at least one person tipped it over, officials said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
For every person like me that makes it, thousands don’t.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for person
Noun
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Additional agents, including a Border Patrol emergency medical technician, arrived on scene to assist with the rescue operation and stabilize the injured man, authorities said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
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Last month, the same ICE field office received a bomb threat from a man identified as Bratton Dean Wilkinson.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The guy in Germany offered me a job.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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Why does this guy — who seems nice enough and does have a generational voice but mostly just stood there and waved at phone cameras — have one of the biggest songs in the world and people going absolutely feral for him?—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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It’s implied that an attempt on his own life landed him in a treatment program for the better part of a year.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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In one of the season’s final scenes, the five returning characters have individual counseling sessions with Arisu giving brief updates on their lives.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Then, in February, the 10-day Carnival fills the streets with music, parades, and inventive costumes featuring giant handmade masks that represent fearsome creatures, which scare away winter spirits, or joyful beings celebrating their retreat, dating back to ancient pagan customs.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
24 Sep. 2025
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The comic told of a group of girls at a scout camp that is surrounded by supernatural occurrences and creatures.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Under the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the initiative will award $50 million to about a dozen projects looking at finding the causes of autism and improving outcomes for autistic individuals.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
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There are also stills from a video showing seven alligators — some dead, some alive — being kept on ice in the front latch of the airboat, and another of Latreille allegedly directing two individuals on how best to catch the alligators.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As for traffic flow and cost-effectiveness, a couple of things are worth considering.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Shannon tries to ram the trainers with elbows because, yeah, Shannon does those kinds of things.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Person.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/person. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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