as in object
one that has a real and independent existence
I heard something fall off the counter
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as in pretty
to some degree or extent
a person of something less than total honesty
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for something
Noun
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Green category: How an object might react if a heavy load were placed on it.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025 -
In the bedrooms, benches were built and positioned at the foot of the beds, and additional antique furniture pieces and objects were added both as references to spirituality and to Thai architecture.—
Jim Halterman,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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As a result, quantitative models are still pretty confident that Brody is going to win.—
Nathaniel Rakich,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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An entertaining adult drama that’s liked by pretty much everyone, Conclave feels like a title that should benefit from the preferential ballot.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Translated, the more dollars that any entity is expected to collect in the future, the easier that entity will find borrowing.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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And ‘The Weekend’ Hosts Eyed For Expanded Roles The new entity teased last year and formally announced in November is led by NBCUniversal Media Group’s Mark Lazarus, who updated staff this week on early plans in a memo obtained by Deadline.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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While millions of adults celebrate St. Patrick's Day with feasts, parades, songs, and dance—no one celebrates the holiday quite like children.—
Nicole Harris,
Parents,
27 Feb. 2025
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Raised by a single mother and mentored by his entrepreneurial uncle, his passion for business was ignited quite early in his life.—
Kody Boye,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The trouble with dark matter Dark matter is the name scientists have given to the mysterious substance that accounts for around 85% of the universe's total matter content.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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In order to accomplish this, there must be a major temperature difference between the substance itself and its environment.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Bridging biology and robotics While soft robots and advanced prosthetics are becoming increasingly common, the combination of living tissue and machines is still relatively rare.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Its pricing strategy enabled it to win customers among students as well as other people living on lower incomes in China’s relatively underdeveloped cities.—
Hassan Tayir,
CNN,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The market only moves when reality turns out better (or worse) than what was expected.—
John Jennings,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Freeburg has worked as a camera operator on several reality TV shows, including Dance Moms and Below Deck.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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But the win seemed rather improbable just 48 hours ago.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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The next generation of geothermal-energy projects—including FORGE, in Utah—was not about harvesting natural steam but, rather, drilling to create steam.—
Brent Crane,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Something.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/something. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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