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Themselves

/ðɛˈmsɛlvz/
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(pron) The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals, or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).

Teachers stimulate the students' interest, have them think, ask questions, and debate among themselves.
In the days of the knights, they wore shields to protect themselves from sword-fight wounds.
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The students prepared the entire exhibition all by ____ and did an absolutely wonderful job on it today.

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