as in man
a member of the human race
is there any person here who knows how to speak Spanish?
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Recent Examples of person
In all versions, the same person in a red coat and beanie appears, and a 63rd Street sign is visible—confirming the location.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
The lo-fi, often surreal feature explores Pete’s memories of growing up as a First Nations person from Shamattawa, Manitoba, touching on topics ranging from the legacy of residential schools and corporate land exploitation to systemic incarceration, interspersed with funny and surreal interludes.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025
Having said that, there are resources for the average person.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because word of the separation needed to come from Homa.
—Doug Ferguson, Baltimore Sun, 3 June 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
The lo-fi, often surreal feature explores Pete’s memories of growing up as a First Nations person from Shamattawa, Manitoba, touching on topics ranging from the legacy of residential schools and corporate land exploitation to systemic incarceration, interspersed with funny and surreal interludes.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025
Having said that, there are resources for the average person.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because word of the separation needed to come from Homa.
—Doug Ferguson, Baltimore Sun, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for person
Noun
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Aaron Rodgers is the new man in town for the storied franchise and will look to make one more run at a Super Bowl.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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At the same time, Musk owns the infrastructure of conservative discourse, via X. That puts both men in a sort of co-dependent situation – Musk owns the medium, while Trump’s ideas are the message.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Show me another time in the history of New York sports when there was a vacancy involving a big job like this and the guy conducting the search for a replacement tried to interview a bunch of guys under contract somewhere else.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2025
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Sly defined prolific in ways even this guy with six jobs didn’t know was possible.—
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson,
Rolling Stone,
14 June 2025
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Reimagining indoor life, its new planter draws moisture from thin air and waters plants automatically.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
10 June 2025
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Arrests and convictions affect a substantial share of Americans and can cast a long shadow of financial insecurity over people’s lives.—
Christian Weller,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Even more astonishing, the largest migration on Earth occurs daily as deep-sea creatures rise to the surface under cover of night to make their way to other areas.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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An invasive creature native to South America has been spotted at a Northern California park, prompting a search, rangers reported.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
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These are just individuals who want to work and unfortunately got caught up in the raid.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
16 June 2025
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Brentford’s entire strategy, going back more than a decade, is based on an acceptance that talented individuals who come to them will go onto bigger things, ideally for a decent profit.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Real Madrid is closing in on Argentina’s next big thing As reported by various outlets, Real Madrid is closing in on Mastantuono after sending a delegation to Buenos Aires last week.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Sick to death of being poor, Lucy ended things with John.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 June 2025
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“Person.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/person. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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