as in man
a member of the human race
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Recent Examples of person
Another way to pick up a virus is through handshaking and other forms of touch with another person.
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Jennifer Welsh, Verywell Health, 11 Mar. 2025
Every team has that one person everyone relies on for advice, project help, or problem-solving.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Just one person out of 27 people on board the Western Reserve survived the harrowing 60-mile journey back to shore.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2025
Serving this warrant with a copy of the Affidavit, and making the search and if the person or property to be found there, to seize the person or the property and hold for safekeeping until further order of this court.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
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Jennifer Welsh, Verywell Health, 11 Mar. 2025
Every team has that one person everyone relies on for advice, project help, or problem-solving.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Just one person out of 27 people on board the Western Reserve survived the harrowing 60-mile journey back to shore.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2025
Serving this warrant with a copy of the Affidavit, and making the search and if the person or property to be found there, to seize the person or the property and hold for safekeeping until further order of this court.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for person
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When the Kansas men’s basketball team looks back on its performance vs. Arizona on Thursday, there will be an intense feeling of deja vu.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2025
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Dusty May was hired last offseason to be the Michigan men's basketball coach after spending six seasons with Florida Atlantic.—
Ryan Canfield,
Fox News,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This, again, is about getting the right guy for an important role.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2025
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And that was done mostly wordlessly in a drugged stupor, so that was always going to be a challenge, not to just be the boring guy falling asleep.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This concept, detailed in his Nicomachean Ethics, links happiness to living a meaningful life in accordance with reason.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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In 2021, a Facebook post from Combs sang her praises as controlling all aspects of his life.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Back in 2013, the gelatinous sea creature was declared the world’s ugliest animal.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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Nearby, kids were crouching to look into a clear tube tank and even adults were sliding on their backs under the adjacent upside-down jellyfish tank to snap a picture of these topsy-turvy creatures.—
Natallie Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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What was perhaps most damaging was when companies rushed to recruit and promote unqualified individuals on the basis of their identity.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Wednesday, Police responded to a report of an altercation taking place between multiple individuals outside of Terminal 2 on the street, police said in a statement.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2025
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Related Articles Frank & Eileen Waverly Button-Up Shirt Price upon publish date of this article: $268 The specific aesthetic both Moore and Frank & Eileen went for in this case is rooted in all things NYC: a place that the actress, author, and entrepreneur considers home.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
18 Mar. 2025
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There are plenty of things working against SDSU in its First Four game of the NCAA Tournament on Tuesday night against North Carolina (6:10 p.m., truTV).—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Person.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/person. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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