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
Critics have said that over time, renewal of status becomes automatic, regardless of what’s happening in the person’s home country.
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Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Finding someone who can be acutely self-aware while supremely confident says something about the person.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Chris Perugini’s introduction to whiskey came at a time when Scotch was cheap, bourbon collected dust on liquor store shelves, and the only person drinking Manhattans was your
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—Chris Perugini, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
So, the main question of the case was, could a person born in America be a citizen in a place where his parents could not be as well?
—Aj Willingham, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
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Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Finding someone who can be acutely self-aware while supremely confident says something about the person.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Chris Perugini’s introduction to whiskey came at a time when Scotch was cheap, bourbon collected dust on liquor store shelves, and the only person drinking Manhattans was your
...
Editorial Standards
Forbes Accolades
Join The Conversation
Comments 0
One Community.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
So, the main question of the case was, could a person born in America be a citizen in a place where his parents could not be as well?
—Aj Willingham, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for person
Noun
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But the issue of transgender men in sports has not drawn the same attention as transgender women.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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All five men are in the United States without authorization and are accused of collectively possessing more than 160 counterfeit EBT cards at the time of their arrests, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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The guys who are up there on the on the stage just keep us all energized.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
2 Feb. 2025
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Luka being a guy that everybody has claimed is untouchable and untradeable.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
2 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Swap mindless scrolling for something that will actually affect your life—like listening to 15-minute summaries of the world’s best nonfiction books.—
StackCommerce Team (Sponsored),
PCMAG,
30 Jan. 2025
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Power outages may also disrupt daily life and emergency services, emphasizing the need for preparation and caution.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Sten Lennart Jakobsen/East Zealand Museum About 66 million years ago, just before the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs, a fish chewed up and spit out some sea creatures.—
James Doubek,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2025
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In the karst, rocky limestone landscape of Thailand, a group of green creatures hides in the shadows.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2025
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Set entirely in Linda’s Manhattan apartment, the film freely and imaginatively recreates that long-ago afternoon and the wonderfully discursive exchange between these two singular individuals.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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Also, in 2023 RSV vaccines for older adults and pregnant people were finally approved, and that may have protected more individuals.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2025
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Those are the kinds of things that make (Trenin) a difficult player to play against.—
Joe Smith,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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And don’t forget, our main character is very flawed and has done a bunch of things in the past that were not so cool to Scott’s character.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Person.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/person. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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