plural entities
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: something that has separate and distinct existence and objective or conceptual reality
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: an organization (such as a business or governmental unit) that has an identity separate from those of its members
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Examples of entity in a Sentence
One division of the company was broken off as a separate entity.
the question of whether extrasensory perception will ever be a scientifically recognized entity
Recent Examples on the Web
The actor, who shares four kids with wife Lively, had arrived in Sydney as an unproven X-Men entity about to debut his rapid-patter take on Deadpool for the first time.
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Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
While some earlier cyberattacks affected a single hospital or smaller medical networks, the breakdown at Change, which handles a third of all U.S. patient records, underscored the dangers of consolidation when one entity becomes so essential to the nation’s health system.
—Reed Abelson, New York Times, 23 May 2024
From the very beginning, Grown-ish was a very distinct entity from Black-ish.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024
Once every few years, a publication or some other entity must come out with a list of the greatest albums ever recorded.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 22 May 2024
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Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
While some earlier cyberattacks affected a single hospital or smaller medical networks, the breakdown at Change, which handles a third of all U.S. patient records, underscored the dangers of consolidation when one entity becomes so essential to the nation’s health system.
—Reed Abelson, New York Times, 23 May 2024
From the very beginning, Grown-ish was a very distinct entity from Black-ish.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024
Once every few years, a publication or some other entity must come out with a list of the greatest albums ever recorded.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 22 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for entity
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“Entity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entity. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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entity
noun
en·ti·ty
ˈent-ət-ē 
plural entities
: something existing or thought of as existing as a separate and independent thing
Medical Definition
entity
noun
en·ti·ty
ˈen(t)-ət-ē
plural entities
: something (as a disease or condition) that has separate and distinct existence and objective or conceptual reality
whether the common cold is an entity has been debated—Year Book of Medicine
Year Book of MedicineLegal Definition
entity
noun
en·ti·ty
ˈen-ti-tē
plural entities
: an organization (as a business or governmental unit) that has a legal identity which is separate from those of its members see also alter ego, instrumentality, juridical person, legal person, pierce
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