as in object
one that has a real and independent existence
the question of whether extrasensory perception will ever be a scientifically recognized entity
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Recent Examples of entity
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.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025
Francis likely approved the bishop appointments a while back and the new norms for the fundraising entity were approved Feb. 11, before he was hospitalized.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
This super-smart entity employs psychokinetic powers emanated from an alien virus that arrived from outer space.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Notice too how many therapeutic models ask us to imagine the psyche as divided among contending entities.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025
Francis likely approved the bishop appointments a while back and the new norms for the fundraising entity were approved Feb. 11, before he was hospitalized.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
This super-smart entity employs psychokinetic powers emanated from an alien virus that arrived from outer space.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Notice too how many therapeutic models ask us to imagine the psyche as divided among contending entities.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entity
Noun
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Keep a distance from water, wet articles, and metal objects.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Mar. 2025
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The different colors of light can help scientists uncover the composition of celestial objects by isolating their chemical compounds.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
8 Mar. 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
Noun
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In reality, determination is about perseverance, resilience, and the willingness to keep trying, even faced with challenges.—
Alana Bracken,
Parents,
28 Feb. 2025
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Since their environment lacks reality, the actors freeze (Flockhart), turn glumly inward (Hoffman), or mime their way through things.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2025
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But the Republican Justices’ reasoning could extend much further than that –beyond agency heads, to many of the individuals within the federal government.—
Leah Litman,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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Yet Schwarz insists the movement isn’t focused on any single individual – neither Trump nor billionaire Elon Musk, who now oversees the Department of Government Efficiency.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Entity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entity. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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