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as in to list
to make a list of itemized the expenses for the business trip

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Recent Examples of itemize Some common deductions include student loan interest, which allows up to $2,500 in deductions annually, and charitable contributions, which are deductible when itemizing. True Tamplin, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 About 90% of taxpayers claim the standard deduction now and do not itemize deductions. Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025 This included cutting the corporate tax rate and increasing standard deductions for individuals and couples, many of whom previously would have itemized instead of taking the standard deduction. The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024 Families of higher income, especially small business income, must itemize taxes and will lose income, bringing larger amounts into state coffers. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for itemize
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Verb
  • Looking at the credits, there’s a lot of studios listed on here, even on some individual tracks, so most of these songs look like they were worked on over a period of time, sometimes with different people and places.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
  • For context, some of the league’s smaller market teams, such as the Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, and Oklahoma City Thunder, are based in cities with populations far larger than any of the counties listed above.
    Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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  • Rob recited a list of past guests (John Lennon, Bob Marley, and Debbie Harry, to name a few) before launching into a series of rapid-fire anecdotes.
    Edmund Vallance, AFAR Media, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Without reciting the entire lab report on what has the market under the weather, like most corrections this one has a composite of causes.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2025
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  • Describing and inventorying the current state would naturally be part of that.
    Forbes, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • 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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  • Jonas Brothers have detailed their upcoming 20th anniversary Living the Dream tour, a stretch of 10 stadium shows followed by an extensive arena jaunt.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2025
  • In January, The Athletic detailed why this is such a complicated decision, with being able to obtain planning permission likely to be an obstacle for any Leazes Park project.
    Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
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  • The Snakes on a Plane star said that Willis enumerated several examples to help clarify his point.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Musk, who heads Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, orchestrated a mass email to federal employees Saturday asking them to reply with approximately five bullet points enumerating their achievements last week.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
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  • Indonesia’s first-ever Minister of Culture, Fadli Zon, has outlined an ambitious blueprint for the nation’s cultural growth, with special emphasis on developing the country’s rapidly expanding film industry.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The process and eligibility criteria are outlined on their website.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025

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“Itemize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/itemize. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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