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object

[ob-jikt, -jekt, uhb-jekt] / ˈɒb dʒɪkt, -dʒɛkt, əbˈdʒɛkt /


NOUN
aim, recipient
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You’re not returning each object to its rightful home like a dutiful museum docent.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

An unverified nighttime video showed a fast-moving object and large explosion.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Physicists describe this behavior using a mathematical object called a wavefunction.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

“That is the goddess Cybele—our most precious object in the Myrmekion collection,” said Tomasz Dziurdzik, chief curator of the ancient art collection at the National Museum in Warsaw, pointing to a terracotta figurine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

His aunt was always complaining about how much things cost—about how much he cost—so he thought she would object on his behalf.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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