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 Don’t let things like rules and decorum get in the way of what’s in it for him. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 To get the look without the splurge, Carmona suggests scaling things back strategically. — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 8 July 2026 While many things can cause daytime fatigue, there are a few signs that may point to something more serious. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 8 July 2026 Doing great work and being rated well are two completely different things. — Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Highlight reels are dominated by exceptional athletes doing exceptional things. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026 Welcome back to Kick It, the AJC’s newsletter for all things World Cup. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 1 July 2026 McNicholas pointed out that there are still listings for things like Colombian cocaine, and wondered if law enforcement can shut them down. — Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 1 July 2026 In fact, many of us often end up buying things that our colleagues found during their search. — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for things
  1. stuff
  2. belongings
  3. possession
  4. effects
  5. gear
Noun
  • There’s a lot of bad crowd work out there, just like there is bad anything else — fledgling or whatever rookie stuff.
    — Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • There’s a bunch of new things across most of the 2026 range, mainly cosmetic, but also hardware and weight-saving stuff as well.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
Definition of stuff
Noun
  • Jason Polanco left behind nearly all of his belongings when he and his colleagues, who were just starting their work day, were told to evacuate their Midtown Manhattan office building Tuesday.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
  • Investigators later recovered some of Warren’s belongings behind a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Dalton, a city located in northwest Georgia.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of belongings
Noun
  • Sacramento dominated the game on the stat sheet, controlling 65% of the possession and outpassing Boise by a 2-to-1 margin.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2026
  • England was dominating possession until a Norway burst led to a goal from Andreas Schjelderup.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
Definition of possession
Noun
  • Lithium batteries in general are capable of discharging a greater percentage of their full capacity without any negative effects, commonly offering usable capacities of 80% or more.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 July 2026
  • What cascading effects might occur if one variable were to change significantly?
    — Jim DeLoach, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of effects
Noun
  • Hiking asks little in the way of gear, welcomes almost anyone willing to lace up boots, and delivers a combination of novelty, adventure and measurable fitness gains that few other pursuits can match.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
  • Of course, there’s the open metal gear gate,, with the entire center console sculpted around it.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 July 2026
Definition of gear

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“Things.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/things. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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