as in stuff
transportable items that one owns
gather your things and get out
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Recent Examples of things
Those on nine-month contracts must devote 480 hours to instruction — which can include things like lab work, clinical work and internships in addition to lecture time — over the course of the contract.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2025
Because, in waking life, the truth is that things haven’t been the same since the strain of raising two young kids started to wear on their parents.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
Even ten films won’t move things if there’s no political will.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
The 53-year-old Dane is many things that Ten Hag is not.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
Just a few months ago, Carlson himself likened Fuentes to David Duke, the former Ku Klux Klan leader, and accused Fuentes of being part of a campaign to say the most bigoted things possible to make the rest of the right look bad.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
On the Dodgers’ side of things, Roberts has already made some tweaks to his sputtering lineup.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Because these are things that Ciri has never experienced.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Dylan Dreyer kicked things off repping for the Garden State.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2025
Because, in waking life, the truth is that things haven’t been the same since the strain of raising two young kids started to wear on their parents.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
Even ten films won’t move things if there’s no political will.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
The 53-year-old Dane is many things that Ten Hag is not.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
Just a few months ago, Carlson himself likened Fuentes to David Duke, the former Ku Klux Klan leader, and accused Fuentes of being part of a campaign to say the most bigoted things possible to make the rest of the right look bad.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
On the Dodgers’ side of things, Roberts has already made some tweaks to his sputtering lineup.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Because these are things that Ciri has never experienced.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Dylan Dreyer kicked things off repping for the Garden State.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for things
Noun
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In other words, pedestrian stuff that doesn’t light up social media or earn an invitation to hold forth on one of the Beltway chat shows.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Beyond politics, what about the more inside baseball industry stuff?—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Rourke’s longtime assistant is on vacation, and while his team was first trying to avoid eviction altogether, the actor suddenly needed a new place to stay, movers and a storage shed for his belongings, none of which were in the offing.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2026
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The suspects hit him with the rifles and demanded belongings from him.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Zubimendi won possession 12 times during that match — the most by any Arsenal player in a game this season.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Troopers also seized an unregistered gun and ammunition from Cook, who is charged with trafficking 200 grams or more of cocaine, as well as unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As well as testing the various systems on board, the crew will be test subjects themselves, helping Nasa understand the effects that space travel has on their cognition, sleep, stress, immune responses and cardiovascular health.—
The Week,
TheWeek,
7 Jan. 2026
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Those qualities align with the ever-growing vintage denim market, and denim mills’ and brands’ quest to recreate worn effects.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Some of my tried-and-true hiking gear could definitely use a refresh.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2026
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Tri-State Fishing and Outdoor Show Don your camo gear and grab your fishing poles for the Tri-State Fishing and Outdoor Show.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Things.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/things. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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