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things

noun

plural of thing
as in stuff
transportable items that one owns gather your things and get out

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Recent Examples of things Things are just a little less sinister in the song’s lyrics than in the way things play out on screen. — Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026 As Che notes, the crowd is not fully on board, at least not as things get underway. — Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2026 Getting older [is] looking back, understanding people do things and people can change. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2026 The lawsuits from New York Times, from every major media outlet, disregarding just stealing things from my perspective and ingesting is totally inappropriate. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026 Trader Joe’s is also loaded up with all things miniature this year. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026 Everybody — from first-year coaches to 24th-year players — will be figuring things out. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 So, having this show hosted by me in my city means two things. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2026 But thankfully, Lisa Hochstein’s lingerie party sets things back on course. — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for things
  1. stuff
  2. belongings
  3. possession
  4. effects
  5. gear
Noun
  • But he and the offensive line were demoralized on a pair of run-stuffs.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The first clues came in the 1970s, when Jacob Bekenstein and Stephen Hawking calculated the entropy of black holes — typically a measure of how much stuff fits inside an object.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of stuff
Noun
  • On Wednesday, Abascal was notified to leave and given 30 minutes to pack her essential belongings.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Among Boutte’s belongings, law enforcement allegedly found $1,624 in cash, 141 gift cards, letters addressed to other people and almost 1,700 stamps on rolls and sheets.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of belongings
Noun
  • The Red Raiders have been stellar on defense, blanking three opponents and allowing just six points entering last week’s 42-35 win over Cary-Grove that wasn’t decided until the final possession.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • But Awak Kuier and Bueckers made 3-pointers on Dallas’ next two possessions to pull away.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of possession
Noun
  • My research provides a foundation for examining the internal architecture governing how pressure is processed before its effects become visible through decisions and behavior.
    — Dr Natalie Callis, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • There’s a tremendous amount of intricate effects work on the film.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of effects
Noun
  • Active travelers will appreciate the gear shed, stocked with bicycles, helmets, backpacks, hiking sticks, binoculars, guitars, cameras, hoverboards, and basketballs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Operation Slingshot shows how KC-130J aircraft can deliver fuel, maintenance gear and personnel to remote airfields supporting F-35B fighters.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of gear

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“Things.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/things. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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