items

noun

plural of item
as in things
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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Recent Examples of items Some food items checked in the prep table are not at 41 degrees or below. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 Law prepared his dry suit, fins and medical items, then put on a harness that would be hooked onto a cable to lower him down from the aircraft into the ocean. — Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 Morning Glory Pool, named after the blue flower, changed color in the 20th century due to trash and various foreign items being tossed in by park visitors. — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Part of that strategy is to connect with younger consumers, hence a recent partnership with 21-year-old livestreamer iShowSpeed along with innovating with menu items, branding, and store layout. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026 In 1980, the average American bought 12-14 clothing items a year. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for items
  1. things
  2. stuff
Noun
  • Born in 1888, Jim Casey spent his life, starting at the tender age of eleven, thinking about how to deliver things more efficiently.
    — Marc Levinson, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
  • New York — Brett Smiley was elected mayor of Providence in 2022 on a pledge to build more housing and get things done in Rhode Island’s capital city.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of things
Noun
  • That's the stuff that my opponent has voted for at the state capital.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • On the sweet side, several of our editors adore Coop’s dessert sauces, which far exceed the usual grocery store stuff.
    — Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of stuff

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“Items.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/items. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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