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as in person
a member of the human race
you poor thing, you must be exhausted
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as in entity
one that has a real and independent existence
the thing to which the subject of the sentence refers
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as in feat
something done by someone
one of the things you can do is to help me clean up
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as in object
something material that can be perceived by the senses
can you hand me that thing over there?
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as in product
something produced by physical or intellectual effort
just the latest thing from her fertile imagination
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as in event
something that happens
the accident was just one of those things that can happen anywhere
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as in purpose
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
the important thing is that we get the project back on schedule
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as in matter
something to be dealt with
I have lots of things to do this afternoon
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as in stuff
things plural
transportable items that one owns
gather your things and get out
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as in specialty
something for which a person shows a special talent
math just isn't my thing
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Recent Examples of thing
After that, flooring is one of the most important things to choose.
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Sarah Sekula, USA Today, 17 May 2025
The meteoric growth of Pop Mart speaks to a larger history of Americans being attached to cute things from Asia (remember Hello Kitty?), Anne Cheng, an English professor at Princeton University, told CNN.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
Get in the habit of bending your knees and keeping your back straight when picking things up.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
People would be discussing things, sketching things, spilling out at night, drinking coffee in the day, and having cocktails at night.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2025
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Sarah Sekula, USA Today, 17 May 2025
The meteoric growth of Pop Mart speaks to a larger history of Americans being attached to cute things from Asia (remember Hello Kitty?), Anne Cheng, an English professor at Princeton University, told CNN.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
Get in the habit of bending your knees and keeping your back straight when picking things up.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
People would be discussing things, sketching things, spilling out at night, drinking coffee in the day, and having cocktails at night.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thing
Noun
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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
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Joshua Smellie, 34, of Hartford, has been arrested and is charged with first-degree assault, criminal possession of a firearm, criminal use of a firearm, risk of injury, first-degree reckless endangerment, and third-degree assault on an elderly person, according to the Hartford Police Department.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
10 May 2025
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Meanwhile, commercial entities collect vast amounts of consumer and health-related behavior data with little to no meaningful consent.—
Mika Newton,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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The Emoluments Clause of the Constitution bars people who hold federal office from accepting gifts from foreign entities without Congress' approval.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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Other Yankees to accomplish the feat include Tom Tresh, Roy White and Mark Teixeira, who actually did it two other times with two other teams.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2025
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The feat now ties them with Blur, Kasabian, Barbara Streisand, George Michael, Muse, The Prodigy and Paul McCartney (solo) on the all-time list of acts who have landed seven No. 1s.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
9 May 2025
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This is because denser material pulls more strongly on nearby objects, while less dense material exerts a weaker pull.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
19 May 2025
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New safety features include 3D Around-View Monitor with moving object detection on the Luxe and higher models.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Of the products in the study that contained formaldehyde-releasing preservatives, nearly half of all skincare products and 58% of hair products contained one called DMDM hydantoin—sometimes listed on product ingredient lists as Glydant.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
17 May 2025
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Nearly all of the companies either sell to governments or make products that are heavily regulated.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
16 May 2025
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This year’s event will be headlined by R&B heartthrob Mario and Hip-Hop vet Jadakiss with additional performances by house music icons and more.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
21 May 2025
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Implement Real-Time Security Observability • Employ real-time logging and monitoring in cloud environments to track security events.—
Harini Shankar,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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This article is for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial, investment, legal, or cryptocurrency advice.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Inside were human skeletal remains which officials believe were deposited for ritual purposes before the site was abandoned, according to the release.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
21 May 2025
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The main question of contemporary cinema isn’t (pace the nominal avant-garde) whether to tell a story but what story to tell, how to tell it, and, for that matter, what a story is.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
20 May 2025
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And though Madrid hasn’t released an official ‘comunicado’ on the matter, it is widely expected that the Italian will be replaced by Xabi Alonso ahead of the Club World Cup.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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“Thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thing. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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