as in stuff
transportable items that one owns
gather your things and get out
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Recent Examples of things
The challenge has always been to figure out how to personalize things without spending inordinate amounts of time and money mapping out every possible path a student might take.
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Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
As a business owner, higher profit margins, all other things being equal, are more valuable.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Expected to take a backseat to Detroit and Green Bay in a transition year, Minnesota is in the thick of things with a 13-2 record.
—Theo Gremminger, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Here are few things fantasy managers should keep an eye on heading into 2025.
—Theo Gremminger, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
As with all things Jets-related, expect a circus.
—Theo Gremminger, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Generous means many things — listening, including or being kind to people.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 28 Dec. 2024
But now things are getting even more messy.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
But subtle little things — developments unlikely to make headlines – can also be big winners.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024
Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
As a business owner, higher profit margins, all other things being equal, are more valuable.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Expected to take a backseat to Detroit and Green Bay in a transition year, Minnesota is in the thick of things with a 13-2 record.
—Theo Gremminger, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Here are few things fantasy managers should keep an eye on heading into 2025.
—Theo Gremminger, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
As with all things Jets-related, expect a circus.
—Theo Gremminger, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Generous means many things — listening, including or being kind to people.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 28 Dec. 2024
But now things are getting even more messy.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
But subtle little things — developments unlikely to make headlines – can also be big winners.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for things
Noun
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The Premier League started doing stuff with players being interviewed from home on Zoom, and then started the ePremier League, with all 20 clubs asked to find a player who would like to be involved.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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As far as material, obviously the stuff from the new album, and then there might be a few new songs and there might be a few covers.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Initally Cyprien's mother was charged with felony meth possession and gun theft while his father was arrested on an outstanding probation violation warrant from Texas and a domestic violence assault warrant in Nashville.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
13 Aug. 2025
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She’s charged with accessory after the fact to a second-degree felony, violation of probation and possession of marijuana less than 20 grams.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Any other man would’ve put it in gear and left town.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025
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After days of careful work, rescuers released a humpback whale entangled in fishing gear off the coast of Canada.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Things.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/things. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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