as in object
one that has a real and independent existence
the question of whether extrasensory perception will ever be a scientifically recognized entity
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Recent Examples of entity
Libraries belong to the city, not private entities.
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
The plan to separate Lionsgate into two entities — Lionsgate Studios and Starz Entertainment — now awaits regulatory approval and then a shareholder vote.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
Donlin Gold continues to engage with stakeholders and government entities.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 23 Jan. 2025
The court’s emergency stay halts, for now, a federal judge’s injunction that blocked the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which would require millions of business entities to disclose personal information about their owners.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
The plan to separate Lionsgate into two entities — Lionsgate Studios and Starz Entertainment — now awaits regulatory approval and then a shareholder vote.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
Donlin Gold continues to engage with stakeholders and government entities.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 23 Jan. 2025
The court’s emergency stay halts, for now, a federal judge’s injunction that blocked the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which would require millions of business entities to disclose personal information about their owners.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entity
Noun
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Accident-only This budget-minded option only covers expenses related to emergencies, such as broken bones, swallowed objects, snakebites and traumatic dental fractures.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
18 Jan. 2025
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Hindle and Baseman walked Vulture through the thinking behind the various cursed objects and furniture that haunt the world of Severance.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
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Her lasting legacy is one of style, yes, but also substance—something that demands thoughtful, measured tribute, not mimicry.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2025
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Environmental factors, like growing up with substance use and mental health problems, instability due to a household member being incarcerated or growing up in a household with parental separation, can also impact children’s brain development and decision-making.—
Rachel Hale,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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This rhetoric ignores the reality of a country that will only suffer more — both economically and personally — from climate disasters.—
Laura Rodriguez,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2025
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This new reality has transformed the writing life into a juggling act of creative and entrepreneurial responsibilities.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2025
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Companies and individuals cannot afford to pay usurious 25% interest on mortgages and loans, so lending has plummeted.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
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Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency Director Chris Stallings said that an individual with critical needs went outside the evening of Monday, Jan. 20 and died of hypothermia.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Entity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entity. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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