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as in to list
to make a list of
itemized the expenses for the business trip
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as in to recite
to specify one after another
itemized the potential problems if a wind farm is built there
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Recent Examples of itemize
To adjust for inflation, the IRS raised both the standard deduction and tax brackets, putting some people into lower brackets and letting taxpayers who weren’t itemizing deduct more of their income.
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Dan Avery, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
Only about 10% of Americans — mostly the wealthy — still itemize since the standard deduction is now $15,000 for single filers and $30,000 for joint filers, and would rise again under the House proposal.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 16 May 2025
But then-Chief Justice Roger Taney deemed the move unlawful, noting the operative clause is found in Article I of the Constitution, which itemizes Congress' powers, not the president's.
—Kelsey Walsh, ABC News, 9 May 2025
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation does not itemize the amounts of the stipends given to individuals, but they are said to be in the $30,000 to $45,000 range.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2025
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Dan Avery, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
Only about 10% of Americans — mostly the wealthy — still itemize since the standard deduction is now $15,000 for single filers and $30,000 for joint filers, and would rise again under the House proposal.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 16 May 2025
But then-Chief Justice Roger Taney deemed the move unlawful, noting the operative clause is found in Article I of the Constitution, which itemizes Congress' powers, not the president's.
—Kelsey Walsh, ABC News, 9 May 2025
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation does not itemize the amounts of the stipends given to individuals, but they are said to be in the $30,000 to $45,000 range.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for itemize
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The 1994 book was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and listed as one of Time magazine’s best books of the year.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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My first step would be to list all vendors and meet with the team to identify frustrations, duplications, and pain points.—
Julia Korn,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Some guests recited poetry, while others freestyled between sips of tea.—
Lina Abascal,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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In the Hindu religion, daily prayers are an important spiritual practice that involve reciting various mantras and hymns to invoke blessings, wisdom, and peace throughout the day.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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Describing and inventorying the current state would naturally be part of that.—
Forbes,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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This involves validating your will (or determining your heirs at law if there is no will), inventorying your assets, settling your debts, and distributing the remainder to your beneficiaries.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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But records that The Bee successfully procured later detailed a conversation where students told a teacher directly about the existence of these parties.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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Britney Spears, Dallas Austin attended Cassie's birthday party In court, Ventura Fine detailed the A-list attendees at her 21st birthday party, which included pop princess Britney Spears and hit producer Dallas Austin.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Later, Chakraborty enumerates the many forces that act on her, like her grief at being unable to get to India in time for her own mother’s cremation.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Harvard’s lawyers devote an entire section of the university’s lawsuit to enumerating the real-world impacts of the sudden halt of federal funding.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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The document, dated November 2022 and obtained by NGO Monitor, outlines the U.K.'s humanitarian strategy in the occupied Palestinian territories.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2025
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According to the legislation, the foundation high school program — the default graduation program for students that outlines what courses must be taken in high school — would be updated to include at least one semester of personal financial literacy.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 May 2025
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“Itemize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/itemize. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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