1
as in thing
a separate part in a list, account, or series
they remembered to buy all the items on their grocery list except cereal
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2
as in information
a report of recent events or facts not previously known
our next item is about the blizzard blanketing the East Coast
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Recent Examples of item
If a game loses popularity, its items can plunge in value.
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Dmitrii Khasanov, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
To be fair, most state fair items have become much pricier over the past year.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The items were shipped to restaurants and retail locations in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, and from Quality Poultry & Seafood’s retail store.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
The fridge will be stocked with produce and other food items provided by neighbors.
—April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Dmitrii Khasanov, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
To be fair, most state fair items have become much pricier over the past year.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The items were shipped to restaurants and retail locations in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, and from Quality Poultry & Seafood’s retail store.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
The fridge will be stocked with produce and other food items provided by neighbors.
—April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for item
Noun
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And your decisions affect other things.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Sep. 2025
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Our main quibbles were with the fans—fan buzz and a lack of more fan filtration are two things to contend with—but experienced PC builders will find workarounds.—
Thomas Soderstrom,
PC Magazine,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Immigration Judge Jamee Comans accused the pro-Palestinian activist of omitting information from his green card application.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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While Third Federal has a website and mobile app, neither has much information on how to qualify for approval.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The game remains accessible to new players and to fans who might not get what this role playing stuff means.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This eye cream is loaded with some fancy-sounding stuff.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Four law enforcement sources told NBC News and NBC Los Angeles that the Hollywood Hills home was connected to the singer but did not provide additional details.—
Andrew Blankstein,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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The only minor criticism is that there is a lot of visual detail in the game, and enemy attacks, as well as their sudden movements, can often take you by surprise.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What ‘Master Data’ Actually Means Master data usually includes customer profiles—names, contacts, billing status, historical purchases—and sales info, such as units sold by product, geography and channel.—
David Kelley,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The researchers were able to glean more info about the event by analyzing the gravitational waves produced as the black hole bounced away from the site of its parents' rendezvous.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With 18 games remaining in the regular season and a division title and playoff seeding in the balance, the particulars don’t matter.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Within hours, Noah was back with the particulars.—
Eddie Huang,
Curbed,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As a recent ProPublica story revealed, the promises of the H-2A visa program can be undermined by extreme abuses the workers suffer, mostly by labor contractors.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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The dream drive package includes private transfer to The Barn, Napa Valley Car Club's exclusive clubhouse, post-drive drinks and stories and return transfer.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Trolling crank baits along points and flats 15 feet deep over deeper water should still work.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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All perfumes pull a disappearing act at some point during the day, but Coty has figured out a way to make their fragrances less fleeting.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Item.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/item. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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