as in stuff
transportable items that one owns
gather your things and get out
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Recent Examples of things
The challenge has always been to figure out how to personalize things without spending inordinate amounts of time and money mapping out every possible path a student might take.
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Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
As a business owner, higher profit margins, all other things being equal, are more valuable.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Expected to take a backseat to Detroit and Green Bay in a transition year, Minnesota is in the thick of things with a 13-2 record.
—Theo Gremminger, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Here are few things fantasy managers should keep an eye on heading into 2025.
—Theo Gremminger, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
As with all things Jets-related, expect a circus.
—Theo Gremminger, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Generous means many things — listening, including or being kind to people.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 28 Dec. 2024
But now things are getting even more messy.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
But subtle little things — developments unlikely to make headlines – can also be big winners.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024
Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
As a business owner, higher profit margins, all other things being equal, are more valuable.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Expected to take a backseat to Detroit and Green Bay in a transition year, Minnesota is in the thick of things with a 13-2 record.
—Theo Gremminger, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Here are few things fantasy managers should keep an eye on heading into 2025.
—Theo Gremminger, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
As with all things Jets-related, expect a circus.
—Theo Gremminger, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Generous means many things — listening, including or being kind to people.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 28 Dec. 2024
But now things are getting even more messy.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
But subtle little things — developments unlikely to make headlines – can also be big winners.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for things
Noun
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Jamie is a normal kid getting harassed on social media and so his head spirals into stuff.—
Nell Frizzell,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2025
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There’s no kind and cuddly way to prepare for this stuff.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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With 6-foot-4 forward Rayah Marshall leading at the front of the press, USC completely suffocated the Greensboro offense, clogging up passing lanes and disrupting every possession.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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This has the feel of a rock fight that won't be decided until the last few possessions.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At high speed, the act of steering, braking and shifting gears is overwhelming.—
John Cairney,
Sportico.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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After leaving professional boxing, George III realized his passion was for training and coaching, per his Crisp speaker bio, and switched gears to entrepreneurship — founding his own gym, EverybodyFights with a friend in Boston in 2013.—
Makena Gera,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Things.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/things. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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