as in man
a member of the human race
is there any person here who knows how to speak Spanish?
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Recent Examples of person
Critics have said that over time, renewal of status becomes automatic, regardless of what’s happening in the person’s home country.
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Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Finding someone who can be acutely self-aware while supremely confident says something about the person.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Chris Perugini’s introduction to whiskey came at a time when Scotch was cheap, bourbon collected dust on liquor store shelves, and the only person drinking Manhattans was your
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—Chris Perugini, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
So, the main question of the case was, could a person born in America be a citizen in a place where his parents could not be as well?
—Aj Willingham, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
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Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Finding someone who can be acutely self-aware while supremely confident says something about the person.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Chris Perugini’s introduction to whiskey came at a time when Scotch was cheap, bourbon collected dust on liquor store shelves, and the only person drinking Manhattans was your
...
Editorial Standards
Forbes Accolades
Join The Conversation
Comments 0
One Community.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
So, the main question of the case was, could a person born in America be a citizen in a place where his parents could not be as well?
—Aj Willingham, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for person
Noun
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According to cops, a 34-year-old man was struck in the left hand with a machete by an unidentified man around 11:24 a.m. Friday near Southern Blvd.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Stairs lead to their cells above, and around the perimeter of the room are portraits of HARP men who have died.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
25 Jan. 2025
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Luka being a guy that everybody has claimed is untouchable and untradeable.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
2 Feb. 2025
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The guys who are up there on the on the stage just keep us all energized.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
2 Feb. 2025
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Swap mindless scrolling for something that will actually affect your life—like listening to 15-minute summaries of the world’s best nonfiction books.—
StackCommerce Team (Sponsored),
PCMAG,
30 Jan. 2025
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In preparation for her baby's arrival, Kylie is mentally preparing herself to enter into the minivan life.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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Sten Lennart Jakobsen/East Zealand Museum About 66 million years ago, just before the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs, a fish chewed up and spit out some sea creatures.—
James Doubek,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2025
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In the karst, rocky limestone landscape of Thailand, a group of green creatures hides in the shadows.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2025
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The license plate number was traced back to a local individual, Kyle Shirakawa Handley, who ran a medical marijuana business.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
4 Feb. 2025
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Also, in 2023 RSV vaccines for older adults and pregnant people were finally approved, and that may have protected more individuals.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2025
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Those are the kinds of things that make (Trenin) a difficult player to play against.—
Joe Smith,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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So anyway, rather than wasting an episode or two on Peter Parker trying out makeshift suits or learning to master his goo and whatnot, things pick up three months later with Peter in the earliest stages of super-heroism.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Person.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/person. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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