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as in person
a member of the human race
you poor thing, you must be exhausted
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2
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
But the great thing about cottage cheese is that it can be eaten in so many different ways.
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Hannah Coates, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
After the couple’s patient died, the last thing that Teddy wanted to do was discuss the fact that Owen had slept with someone else.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 10 Apr. 2025
And also, thinking about thousands of others going through the same thing.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Jake Paul has nothing but good things to say about his Disney days.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Hannah Coates, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
After the couple’s patient died, the last thing that Teddy wanted to do was discuss the fact that Owen had slept with someone else.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 10 Apr. 2025
And also, thinking about thousands of others going through the same thing.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Jake Paul has nothing but good things to say about his Disney days.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thing
Noun
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Had Melanie Robinson survived, the 38-year-old mother would have been arrested on capital murder of a person under 10 years old in the death of her baby, Jonas Allen.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2025
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More than 200 attendees in person and online showed up March 24 for the launch of the EndurANT Movement, founded by Encinitas residents Neal and Samara Tricarico one year after their 16-year-old son Anthony died by suicide.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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These entities paid the Cuban doctors a small fraction of what the foreign government paid Cuba.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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This result is also consistent with other findings from the study such as enrollees’ satisfaction with care being similar between for-profit and nonprofit entities.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The most interesting thing about the Netflix series Adolescence isn’t the great acting, the technological feats of filming, or the surreal perfection of 15-year-old actor Owen Cooper.—
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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But the groundbreaking Sphere, with an exosphere broadcasting continuous imagery ranging from eyeballs to ugly Christmas sweaters to signature emoji mascot Orbi, is maximizing its technological abilities with not only live music, but filmed feats as well.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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What unites these objects, which range from the humble to the humorous, and the extremely high-end?—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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From the candelabras to the pieces of furniture, Visconti’s collections are distinguished by cast-bronze and by furniture and objects that take their inspiration from organic forms and are sometimes even sculpted with pieces the designer herself collects in nature.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The precise extent of the cancellations and the specific products affected remain unclear.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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What are the essential products in your nighttime routine?—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This year’s Mark Twain Prize event marked the first national event since Trump.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2025
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Yes Yes label, with DJ Minx headlining the event and the party going until 5 a.m. on Friday morning.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
3 Apr. 2025
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The purpose of the show was to reach across the aisle and form connections between un-like-minded people.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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More than this perhaps, as Sara Halpern, visiting assistant professor of history at St. Olaf college, wrote to me, the attack had a broader purpose.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Both Amazon and TikTok declined to comment on the matter.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Astronomers look to the BAO scale, with separations of matter by about 480 million light-years, as a standard ruler.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thing. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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