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What is the homonyms of there their in a sentence?

Let's break this down:

* Homonyms are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings.

* There, their, and they're are the homonyms in question.

Here's an example sentence using all three:

They're going to the store to buy their groceries. There are only a few items left on the list.

* They're is a contraction of "they are".

* Their is a possessive pronoun (belonging to them).

* There indicates a location.

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