Synonyms

these

American

[theez] / ðiz /

pronoun

plural of this.

these British

/ ðiːz /

determiner

1. the form of this used before a plural noun
  
  these men
2. ( as pronoun )
  
  I don't much care for these

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these Idioms

see one of these days.

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And more than one of these candidates has the skills to run the state.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

It’s become a bit of a media-and-tech parlor game to try to estimate exactly what these losses are, on average.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2026

Based on these assumptions, the IMF said inflation could reach as much as 6% next year.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Roche said that investors can use index funds as another strategy to capture these gains.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

It was several days before I perceived that most of these “girls” were young men in hiding from the forced-labor conscription, which had grown more ruthless than ever.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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