as in stuff
transportable items that one owns
gather your things and get out
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Recent Examples of things
Acting is such an exercise in using your body, figuring out what’s working, figuring out what’s not, trying things, not being afraid to try things, taking notes, playing off other people, learning from other people.
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
However, if the latest reports are to be believed, the hatchet has been buried, or at the very least, things are well enough that Queen Camilla would support her husband’s desire to make up with his son.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 12 Sep. 2025
The cheese, the Muzak, the glue museum—they’re all doing, with complete conviction, completely useless things.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Companies kick the tires on deals all the time, other buyers emerge, things fall through.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
The condition is triggered by things that can be found throughout the year, such as dust mites, pet dander and mold.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The single-breasted blazer For those who like to keep things streamlined and simple, choose the single-breasted blazer—one of the most classic, easy-to-style shapes, in our opinion.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2025
But neither Mecklenburg’s policies nor state law give a play-by-play of how to evaluate those things.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
If things do go long, Alcaraz will still back himself.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Emma Specter, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
However, if the latest reports are to be believed, the hatchet has been buried, or at the very least, things are well enough that Queen Camilla would support her husband’s desire to make up with his son.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 12 Sep. 2025
The cheese, the Muzak, the glue museum—they’re all doing, with complete conviction, completely useless things.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Companies kick the tires on deals all the time, other buyers emerge, things fall through.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
The condition is triggered by things that can be found throughout the year, such as dust mites, pet dander and mold.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The single-breasted blazer For those who like to keep things streamlined and simple, choose the single-breasted blazer—one of the most classic, easy-to-style shapes, in our opinion.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2025
But neither Mecklenburg’s policies nor state law give a play-by-play of how to evaluate those things.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
If things do go long, Alcaraz will still back himself.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for things
Noun
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The game remains accessible to new players and to fans who might not get what this role playing stuff means.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This eye cream is loaded with some fancy-sounding stuff.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But after filling out the documents, the ICE agents confiscated the belongings of the workers and boarded the workers into police vans, the diary said, transporting some with chains around their waists, ankles, and wrists.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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The sturdy nylon exterior is water-resistant and RFID-protected, and its secure zippers can safely hold an AirTag inside to keep track of your belongings during the chaos of a travel day.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Games are often decided by a final possession, series of penalties, or matchup factor.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Paige has been charged with larceny over $1,200, malicious destruction of property over $1,200, breaking into a depository and possession of a burglarious instrument.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This innovative installation may hold one of the keys to accelerating a transition away from fossil fuels that scientists say is necessary if the world is to avoid the worst effects of climate change.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Notably, this same mechanism underlies cocaine’s effects, highlighting its potency.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Last Sunday’s set in Chicago proved that even more than six decades in, Daltrey, 81, and Townshend, 80, are still able to reach that gear.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Video shows agents in tactical gear leading people away in handcuffs.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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According to the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge — the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index — inflation of goods exposed to tariffs, such as appliances and furniture, has already crept up and could continue to rise in the months ahead.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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The lifestyle brand, best known for its range of products from clothing to home goods, boasts an online catalog of quiet luxury items at budget-friendly prices.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Things.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/things. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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