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 Manchester City’s defence was wide open in Sunday’s Community Shield defeat to Arsenal and that could be a sign of things to come now that Rodri is playing for Barcelona in La Liga. — Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 And if history is any indication, expect safety Tre’von Moehrig to be in the middle of things when the pads start poppin’ at the Panthers’ joint practice with the Jacksonville Jaguars at the Jags’ practice facility. — Joseph Person, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Take things up a notch and reserve in advance for Dinner on the Sandbar, a private five-course dinner in the shallows surrounding Little Palm Island. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026 These weren't what the school provided us, except for the tennis balls themselves, but everything else — the rackets, the shoes, the ball machine, the bags, even the leaf blower — all of those things were fundraised by the kids. — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Has Trump said so much worse, so much more sleazy things against other people? — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 The City of Atlanta and Fulton County’s Board of Commissioners have been trading negotiations over the sale of the Atlanta City Detention Center, and things have started to get ugly. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The month of August offers some respite, a chance to reflect and reset before September kicks things into gear once more. — Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026 There’s lots of songs and dance and even animation and things like this. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for things
  1. stuff
  2. belongings
  3. possession
  4. effects
  5. gear
Noun
  • Apart from the condition in the bottles, the liquid in them is the stuff of collectors’ wildest dreams.
    — Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The discovery that our world emerges from a microscopic world of molecules, which emerges from an even more microscopic world of subatomic particles (which in turn emerges from even stranger stuff) triggered the rewriting of our theories of matter.
    — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of stuff
Noun
  • Since it was designated the first national recreation area in 1964, hordes of visitors have cut Lake Mead’s glassy surface with jet skis and boats, carelessly dropping belongings that may now wash up on shore.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • However, instead of just suitcases, the 31-year-old packed her belongings into a mixture of bags and trash bags.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of belongings
Noun
  • By then Arsenal were cruising, thanks to an hour of crisp passing and progressive possession punctuated by goals from Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka and Odegaard.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Fulton was able to run out the on its final possession to secure the win.
    — Felipe Gamino, Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of possession
Noun
  • Social media put the storm’s effects on display, with videos of floodwaters leaving cars stranded on highways, stormwater runoff erupting onto city streets and waterfalls cascading onto the subway tracks at Penn Station.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Some shipping companies are already feeling the trickle-down effects.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of effects
Noun
  • Target is already staking its claim with a large array of emerging grooming brands in all stores plus high-end gear like Uppababy, Doona and Stokke in 200 Baby Boutiques.
    — Faye Brookman, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Then the Cavaliers rediscovered their championship gear, outscoring the Terrors 36-0 in the second half for a dominant 49-22 victory.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of gear

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