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as in person
a member of the human race
you poor thing, you must be exhausted
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as in entity
one that has a real and independent existence
the thing to which the subject of the sentence refers
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as in feat
something done by someone
one of the things you can do is to help me clean up
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as in object
something material that can be perceived by the senses
can you hand me that thing over there?
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as in product
something produced by physical or intellectual effort
just the latest thing from her fertile imagination
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as in event
something that happens
the accident was just one of those things that can happen anywhere
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as in purpose
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
the important thing is that we get the project back on schedule
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as in matter
something to be dealt with
I have lots of things to do this afternoon
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as in stuff
things plural
transportable items that one owns
gather your things and get out
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as in specialty
something for which a person shows a special talent
math just isn't my thing
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Recent Examples of thing
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025
Lesser expenses in the charge are things that lawmakers say could be either eliminated or moved from ratepayers to taxpayers, including relief for those who cannot afford their bills and the cost of building out an EV charging system.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2025
The infusion of the Sinhala element along with Buddhism could certainly be things of a later period.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 17 Jan. 2025
Before things go in a shocking direction, the finale has some big plans for Camille (Alexandria Riley).
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025
Lesser expenses in the charge are things that lawmakers say could be either eliminated or moved from ratepayers to taxpayers, including relief for those who cannot afford their bills and the cost of building out an EV charging system.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2025
The infusion of the Sinhala element along with Buddhism could certainly be things of a later period.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 17 Jan. 2025
Before things go in a shocking direction, the finale has some big plans for Camille (Alexandria Riley).
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
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To the average person, appreciating the elements that crowned Super Mario 64 a groundbreaking game back in 1996 requires at least some wandering around its world.Patricia Hernandez, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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There is a $10 per person fee paid to the instructor.Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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Since September 2008 both entities have been under conservatorship.Simon Moore, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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For Amelia and Rowan, personal history has shown them that to rely on any person or public entity to protect them would be folly.Becca Andrews, Them, 13 Jan. 2025
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The Usual Suspects actor achieved physical feats that include leaping from a moving boat onto a helicopter hovering above and pulling himself into it.EW.com, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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His lawyers attempted to accomplish the same feat this week but were denied four separate times -- including by the U.S. Supreme Court -- after arguing that Trump should be immune from criminal prosecution as president-elect.Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Over the past few years, high-end robot vacuums have gotten smarter about identifying and reacting to specific objects — such as cables, solid pet waste, and socks — using cameras and computer vision.Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
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Feynman came of age during the dawn of quantum mechanics, when scientists began to recognize that atoms, electrons, light, and other sub-nanoscale objects—building blocks for everything in the universe—obey fundamentally different rules than the objects of everyday life.Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Discount chain Big Lots filed for bankruptcy last September, and the Container Store, a retailer offering storage and organization products, declared bankruptcy last month.Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Our ultimate dream is to craft a timeless product with the utmost quality and transparency possible.Gabriela Hearst, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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Raymond James Stadium — home of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers — can hold about 65,000 for most events, and capacity can be increased a bit if necessary.Tim Reynolds, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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The president also had an event scheduled Tuesday in California to announce new national monuments.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Plus, headbands serve a practical purpose too by keeping your hair out of your face.Kiana Murden, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
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However, the purpose of the coenzyme is not just the appearance of eternal youth.Essence, Essence, 9 Jan. 2025
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During the Mackinac Island trip, Mr. Nash’s team urged Ms. Bondi to avoid the matter and nudge other Republican attorneys general to do the same, according to two people who attended the event, who were not authorized to speak publicly because the conversations were supposed to be confidential.Eric Lipton, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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The risks are there, which is why protection matters.Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thing. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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