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as in to list
to make a list of
itemized the expenses for the business trip
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as in to recite
to specify one after another
itemized the potential problems if a wind farm is built there
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Recent Examples of itemize
Two major changes for those who itemize deductions start in 2026.
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
Both deductions can be used whether the taxpayer itemizes or takes the standard deduction, which in 2025 is $15,750 for single filers and $31,500 for married couples filing jointly.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
The senior deduction is available regardless of whether taxpayers take the standard deduction or itemize their returns.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
The biggest change is a new above-the-line deduction for people who do not itemize.
—Jennifer Horton, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2025
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Per the Haslet city code, council members are entitled to a minimum of one item listed on each council meeting agenda, which the mayor is in charge of putting together.—
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On Ticketmaster, playoff tickets were listed ranging from almost $500 to over $2,200.—
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One was a sense of the evils of narcotrafficking; Petro recited a litany of statistics about Colombia’s efforts to halt drug smuggling.—
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King’s recites the Nicene Creed weekly, rare among evangelical churches.—
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The brief hearing should include testimony from an Altoona police officer about the department’s procedures for securing, safeguarding and inventorying the personal property of a person arrested in a public place, the judge said.—
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It was established in 1992 to inventory and begin to address the primary sources of greenhouse gas pollution.—
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Police have not yet detailed the causes of the crashes.—
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The technical specifications of the new communication devices have not been publicly detailed.—
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As a freshman in high school, Corbett enumerated several goals, his mother said.—
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The Times requested the communications last month, and the report — which was meant to pinpoint failures and enumerate lessons learned, to avoid repeating mistakes — was issued in early October.—
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined the three-step plan for what comes next for Venezuela on Wednesday.—
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During their first year, president typically address a joint session of Congress early on in their tenure to outline a vision or agenda, before delivering State of the Union addresses to lawmakers in subsequent years.—
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“Itemize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/itemize. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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