ITEMIZING Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

itemizing

verb

present participle of itemize

as in listing

to make a list of itemized the expenses for the business trip

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Relevance

as in reciting

to specify one after another itemized the potential problems if a wind farm is built there

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generalizing

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Recent Examples of itemizing To partly offset that, the OBBB created a new charitable contribution deduction that can be taken without itemizing expenses. — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 The standard deduction is a blanket deduction that all taxpayers can take without itemizing. — Brian Sloan,dan Avery, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026 Most taxpayers can choose between taking the standard deduction or itemizing eligible expenses, depending on which option provides the greater benefit. — Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026 Once those reforms took effect, the share of taxpayers who were itemizing fell below 10%. — Ray Madoff, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026 The deduction, often called the SALT deduction, allows taxpayers to deduct certain state and local taxes from their federal taxable income by itemizing their deductions. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 2 Jan. 2026 These choices can be meaningful for households that carry high incomes or for those who are already close to itemizing. — Jennifer Horton, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2025

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Investors are also betting on a future DeepSeek listing in the mainland, said Wayne Shiong, managing partner at Argo Venture Partners, as the startup risks an exodus of senior engineers without financial incentives to stay.

— Anniek Bao,Elaine Yu, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Unbeknownst to her, Rubinger had written 23 oxycodone prescriptions for her husband over a two-year period listing her as the patient, according to the DEA and Kelly Davis.

— Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of listing

Verb

Bowie allegedly told other users about her oath and shared the audio file of her reciting the pledge with them.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026
The process can take many forms – journaling, reciting the Psalm, YouTubing the Shofar, giving tzedakah, meditating, reading.

— Risa Polansky Shiman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of reciting

Verb

Samsung is expected to release its full earnings report around the end of this month, detailing net profit and performance across individual business divisions.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Board members voted Tuesday to release a report detailing the investigation into Hill, including the process, lessons learned and recommended improvements, by the end of September.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of detailing

Verb

Warsh on Friday reiterated his skepticism about providing such guidance or even outlining his broad approach to interest-rate policy.

— Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
While outlining the details of Clancy's suicide attempt, Reddington slapped a quarter on the table and addressed the prosecutors in what appeared to be a direct challenge to the state.

— Sumiko Corley, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of outlining

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