": a suborder of Opisthobranchia comprising numerous highly varied marine gastropod mollusks lacking a shell in the adult state and without true ctenidia and typically having a body suggesting that of a slug usually with brightly colored often branching respiratory cerata on the back":[]
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": a family of African and Madagascan birds that are closely related to the pheasants and peacocks and often included with them in the family Phasianidae and that comprise the guinea fowls \u2014 see numida":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The funk-metal band helped change alternative rock in the 1980s, bringing alt-metal to the forefront and laying the groundwork for the nu metal acts that would emerge in the 1990s. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 18 Feb. 2020",
"In the shoot, Lonsdale -- wearing eclectic nu -school menswear pieces from Louis Vuitton, Maison Margiela and Prada, and a bright, off-white wig styled by Iggy Rosales -- poses for profile shots in and around a Los Angeles apartment complex. \u2014 Alex Blynn, Billboard , 9 Oct. 2019",
"Many of their contemporaries from the nu metal boom years are gone now, but Papa Roach, much to their own surprise, endure. \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 22 Aug. 2019",
"And in October, Ruiz released her third Jessica 6 album, The Eliot Sessions, which features eights songs dripping in her signature smoldering nu -disco sound. \u2014 Jasmin Hernandez, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 Jan. 2019",
"Moose's Tooth's summer music series kicked off last month with Nas and rocks on this weekend with classic nu metal, alternative rock band, Incubus. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 6 July 2018",
"The drama was rowdily amplified by the nu metallers of the late \u201990s and early 2000s, who experimented with rhythmic contrast by placing swampy funk and break-danceable beats amid the thudding of metal. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 25 June 2018",
"Korn have been canonized as metal icons -- nu or otherwise -- and 25 years later, their debut\u2019s rightfully being hailed as one of the most original albums of the \u201990s. \u2014 Richard S. He, Billboard , 30 May 2018",
"The band, which debuted in 1994, were pioneers in the genre of nu metal, combining elements of alternative rock and hip hop. \u2014 Trevor Fraser, OrlandoSentinel.com , 12 May 2018"
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"Greek ny , of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew n\u016bn nun":"Noun"
": having nuances : having or characterized by subtle and often appealingly complex qualities, aspects, or distinctions (as in character or tone)":[
"a nuanced performance",
"Whenever the movie focusses on Van Doren and Goodwin and Stempel, it treats them as nuanced human beings. But other characters in the film \u2026 are sketched less fully.",
"\u2014 Ken Auletta",
"And in this rare instance, the family-friendly franchise isn't a bland, pabulum compromise but a more inspired, nuanced alternative.",
"\u2014 Mike Flaherty",
"This more psychologically nuanced self-examination requires that we honestly challenge our beliefs and summon the courage to act on that information, which may lead to fresh ways of thinking about our lives and our goals.",
"The shoes have little nubs on the bottom that prevent you from slipping.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This underfed mangelike creature was the victim of an animal attack or a lame attempt at tail-docking as the bony nub and flesh is all that remained of what was once the animal appendage. \u2014 cleveland , 7 June 2022",
"Nadal often kicks clean the nub of tape in the middle of the baseline before heading to his chair for a changeover. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"The nub is that apprenticeships are jobs and only employers are capable of creating them. \u2014 Ryan Craig, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Nearer the ocean, on the Praia da Barra, was the worn pencil nub of the Barra lighthouse, the tallest in Portugal. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
"One existing theory suggests that, in order to produce consciousness, this small nub syncs up the various rhythms of the cortex. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 11 May 2021",
"The Justices signing on to the opinion were Stephen Breyer, Elena Kagan, and Sonia Sotomayor\u2014the Court\u2019s liberal nub \u2014plus Brett Kavanaugh and Chief Justice John Roberts. \u2014 Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Next, pull the nub off the top of the avocado to reveal the color of the flesh inside. \u2014 Daniel Holzman And Matt Rodbard, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Your vegetable peeler may be equipped with a little nub at the end to help facilitate sprout removal. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Jan. 2022"
"With its mild flavor, a single nubbin of tteok is an equal opportunist flavor sponge. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 May 2022",
"To serve the dish, spoon the rice into bowls, add a nubbin of butter to each one, let the butter melt for half a minute, then let each diner sprinkle several drops of soy sauce onto the rice before eating. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Apr. 2021",
"The entrance features a dipping counter where signature flavors like honey-swirled Queen Bee, crunchy Churro Churro and Malt Shake, with nubbins of malt balls, are scooped. \u2014 Florence Fabricant, New York Times , 9 Dec. 2019",
"Chicken \u2014 rather, nubbins of chicken \u2014 make yet another appearance on a plate of gloppy pasta that\u2019s the polar opposite of al dente and further degraded by a rumor of pesto. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 4 Dec. 2019",
"Tteok kochi \u2014 chewy little rice cake nubbins basted with gochujang, broiled to a sticky crisp and dusted with crushed peanuts \u2014 is the ultimate bar snack, as far as I\u2019m concerned. \u2014 Dominic Armato, azcentral , 15 July 2019",
"These pretzel nubbins are crunchy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit, Bon Appetit , 13 June 2018",
"These pretzel nubbins are crunchy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit, Bon Appetit , 13 June 2018",
"These pretzel nubbins are crunchy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit, Bon Appetit , 13 June 2018"
"a nubby yarn that produces bumpy fabrics when woven",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The collection in its entirety explores the relationship between masculine and feminine traditions, between structured, nubby fabrics and soft, sensual ones. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2020",
"For consistent juicing, Tommy\u2019s bartenders use a common elbow press juicer, and Bermejo trains his bartenders to lop off the nubby end of each lime half at its apex. \u2014 Ali Bouzari, SFChronicle.com , 30 Dec. 2019",
"In fact, Holmes\u2019s suit appeared to be tailored from a wonderfully nubby tweed in a subtle, deconstructed plaid of navy and black. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 21 Nov. 2019",
"Another textured wallcovering, this time by Phillip Jeffries resembles no less than menswear, a nubby wool suit perhaps, which feels exactly right in the masculine space (which is also outfitted with a small bust by CB2). \u2014 Kaitlin Menza, House Beautiful , 18 Nov. 2019",
"Fort Foster Park \u2014 Kittery Best for: Kayaking, scuba, swimming, trails, windsurfing The nubby little peninsula of Fort Foster Park sticks out into the mouth of the Piscataqua River at Kittery Point. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 May 2018",
"The musicians collectively conjure shifting sound-worlds whose nubby textures and rich surfaces suggest tactile rather than aural sensations. \u2014 Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader , 27 Apr. 2018",
"Clooney\u2019s collared suit, with its demure cut and nubby texture, recalled '60s styles favored by Grace Kelly and Jackie Kennedy, while the pale nude hue hinted at the spring season ahead. \u2014 Edward Barsamian, Vogue , 29 Mar. 2018",
"Younger consumers believe shopping is about ordering eight nubby gray sweaters online to send back all but one. \u2014 Karen Heller, chicagotribune.com , 20 Dec. 2017"
"The team used nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxometry to measure the physical and chemical properties of the color, Ars Technica reports. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Dec. 2021",
"AlphaFold\u2019s predictions were poor matches to experimental structures determined by a technique called nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, but this could be down to how the raw data is converted into a model, says Moult. \u2014 Ewen Callaway, Scientific American , 1 Dec. 2020",
"More recently, two other experimental methods\u2014 nuclear magnetic resonance and cryogenic electron microscopy\u2014have also been used. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 30 Nov. 2020",
"Monitoring the reactions in real-time with a mass spectrometer, a nuclear magnetic resonance machine, and an infrared spectrometer, the system eventually learned to predict which combinations would be the most reactive. \u2014 Dan Falk, WIRED , 17 Mar. 2019",
"Alternative approaches, including nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and cryoelectron microscopy, also require large amounts of a protein and can take months. \u2014 Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS , 18 June 2019",
"Behind Olesik, in a frigid room crammed with $15.4 million worth of nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers that look like stubby spaceships, scientists are analyzing how polymer chains interact, down to their individual amino acids. \u2014 Jon Marcus, The Atlantic , 15 Oct. 2017",
"In their eagerness to understand the material world, scientists have invented a variety of ways to picture the interior life of cells, using X-rays, electron microscopy, or nuclear magnetic resonance techniques. \u2014 David Gauthier-villars, WSJ , 5 Oct. 2017",
"During her graduate years Dwyer joined a research group that was studying small organic molecules and conducting research using nuclear magnetic resonance . \u2014 Elizabeth Marie Himchak, Pomerado News , 1 Sep. 2017"
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"a college campus that was a nucleus of opposition to the war",
"the nucleus of the movement's methodology has always been passive resistance",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kehoe was the nucleus of the St. Ursula volleyball dynasty, leading the program to a pair of Division I state championships (2001, 2003) and a state runner-up finish in 2002. \u2014 Alex Harrison, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
"Linked to the main island of Gamla Stan by a bridge, the small island of Riddarholmen is in many ways the historical nucleus of the city. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Joe Douglas has built a talented, young nucleus as the Jets\u2019 general manager, especially on offense. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun , 12 May 2022",
"Interim coach Derek King coached many of the rookies and prospects in Rockford who form the Hawks\u2019 nucleus of the future. \u2014 Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Its nucleus \u2014 the solid center, which is typically made up of ice, rock and dust \u2014 is about 85 miles across. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Willow Canyon returns a strong nucleus , behind pitcher Marissa McCann, catcher Jaeden Murphy, shortstop Tristen Turlington, second baseman Alannah Rogers and third baseman Harmony Andrade. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 24 Feb. 2022",
"With a budget-friendly, stellar nucleus \u2014 headed by Burrow, 25; Chase, 21; receiver Tee Higgins, 23; Mixon, 25; and linebacker Logan Wilson, 25 \u2014 the Bengals should challenge for playoff berths in the next few years. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Feb. 2022",
"The Fridericianum is the nucleus , but Documenta annexes the entire town \u2014 shops, gardens, warehouses, streets \u2014 leaving relics behind. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022"
"While attending the Season 4 premiere of Westworld, the actress aced the show's futuristic aesthetic by wearing an iridescent nude gown from Interior. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 June 2022",
"Thompson swiped a nude glossy pigment on the lips to bring the whole look together. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 23 June 2022",
"Some of the messages were explicit, Stoddard said, and included nude images. \u2014 Amir Vera, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"My Name Is Earl, and even in a nude tribute featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda and James Corden. \u2014 Justine Browning, EW.com , 22 June 2022",
"In Denver, police threatened to arrest anyone who appeared nude onstage. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, ajc , 22 June 2022",
"In Denver, police threatened to arrest anyone who appeared nude onstage. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"In Denver, police threatened to arrest anyone who appeared nude onstage. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Born in January 1900 in small-town Pennsylvania, Alice Neel was among the first generation of female art students permitted to paint the nude male body. \u2014 Joanna Scutts, The New Republic , 20 June 2022",
"There were salons, poetry recitals and dances \u2014 at least one of which, to the horror of neighbors, transpired in the nude . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"Lempicka was openly bisexual and famously painted some of her female lovers, including Rafaela Fano and Suzy Solidor, in the nude . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Across the room, reclining nudes are arranged along a wall, including a 1990 male nude made of glass by Richard Jolley and an 1892 oil by Frank Duveneck of a woman stretched across what appears to be a divan. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 28 Jan. 2022",
"As Spears\u2019 comment section filled up with hateful messages, Spears\u2019 contemporary Hilary Duff posed on the cover of Women\u2019s Health completely in the nude . \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
"Child lined Meg's lip with the ColorStay Lip Liner in the brown Chocolate and layered it with Super Lustrous Cr\u00e9me in Bare It All, which is a pinkish nude . \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 3 Apr. 2022",
"King is interested in giving locomotion, a story, to the male nude . \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 22 Apr. 2022",
"For lips, Goode mentions her collaboration with Christian Audette and selects her perfect nude , Goode Lipstick, followed by the Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer in the shade Glass Slipper. \u2014 Talia Gutierrez, Allure , 23 Feb. 2022",
"That July, frontman Lynn Strait was arrested after crawling out of Limp Bizkit\u2019s prop toilet in the nude at a Boston-area Ozzfest appearance. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 21 Mar. 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for nude Adjective bare , naked , nude , bald , barren mean deprived of naturally or conventionally appropriate covering. bare implies the removal of what is additional, superfluous, ornamental, or dispensable. an apartment with bare walls naked suggests absence of protective or ornamental covering but may imply a state of nature, of destitution, or of defenselessness. poor half- naked children nude applies especially to the unclothed human figure. a nude model posing for art students bald implies actual or seeming absence of natural covering and may suggest a conspicuous bareness. a bald mountain peak barren often suggests aridity or impoverishment or sterility. barren plains",
"Brooks quickly backpedaled in appeasing the crowd eager to keep their focus on the past while still attempting to nudge them toward the future. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 21 June 2022",
"The show also likely helped Netflix nudge up its share of total TV use in March. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Fed leaders have indicated this ambiguity was intentional because the goal was to nudge expectations up, not some mechanical inflation overshoot for its own sake\u2014for example, 2.5% for three years. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 12 Dec. 2021",
"Turn it in either direction to nudge the volume up or down, even all the way down to silent. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
"The first draft was a loud reminder of the value and the purpose of a good editor, which is to nudge you to the best while also pushing you, with force, away from the worst. \u2014 Damon Young, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"Anderson made it safely by diving, but Donaldson, playing third, tried to nudge him off the base. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"The retired Sheriff\u2019s Department captain joined the force in 1988, following in the footsteps of his father and brother, who had both tried to nudge him toward going to law school. \u2014 Libor Janystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"If the Lagrange point is not fully stable, like Webb\u2019s, spacecraft need regular course correction with a tiny fuel burn to nudge it back to the point\u2019s center. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 29 Apr. 2022"
"For example, the Hilton\u2019s nudibranch , a predatory sea slug, expanded northward during the Blob, which led to a decline in local nudibranchs. \u2014 Erica Nielsen, The Conversation , 4 Oct. 2021",
"The nudibranch , besides using the hydroids for habitat, regularly consume its home colony\u2019s polyps. \u2014 Sid Perkins, Science | AAAS , 31 Oct. 2017",
"With their dazzling colors and intricate patterns, nudibranchs are among the world\u2019s most glamorous marine creatures. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 4 Nov. 2017",
"The video from his April 17 dive revealed vibrant sea creatures that have made the chilly northern waters their home\u2014among them, a transparent Arctic jellyfish, a sparkly skeleton shrimp, and a white nudibranch , or soft-bodied mollusk. \u2014 Hannah Lang, National Geographic , 6 July 2017",
"But the nudibranchs were doing something that had never been observed before: stealing prey by eating the original predator. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 4 Nov. 2017",
"The nudibranch Cratena peregrina (pictured), a type of sea slug, often attacks prey that have just eaten, thus getting an extra boost of nutrition from the prey\u2019s undigested meal, a new analysis reveals. \u2014 Sid Perkins, Science | AAAS , 31 Oct. 2017",
"If threatened by a predator, the nudibranch will discharge the stinging cells, says Vald\u00e9s. \u2014 Liz Langley, National Geographic , 28 Jan. 2017",
"Name a flashy color, and there\u2019s probably a nudibranch that rocks it, like a 1980s neon nightmare. \u2014 Matt Simon, WIRED , 7 Nov. 2014"
"While attending the Season 4 premiere of Westworld, the actress aced the show's futuristic aesthetic by wearing an iridescent nude gown from Interior. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 June 2022",
"Thompson swiped a nude glossy pigment on the lips to bring the whole look together. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 23 June 2022",
"Some of the messages were explicit, Stoddard said, and included nude images. \u2014 Amir Vera, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"My Name Is Earl, and even in a nude tribute featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda and James Corden. \u2014 Justine Browning, EW.com , 22 June 2022",
"In Denver, police threatened to arrest anyone who appeared nude onstage. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, ajc , 22 June 2022",
"In Denver, police threatened to arrest anyone who appeared nude onstage. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"In Denver, police threatened to arrest anyone who appeared nude onstage. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Born in January 1900 in small-town Pennsylvania, Alice Neel was among the first generation of female art students permitted to paint the nude male body. \u2014 Joanna Scutts, The New Republic , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"There were salons, poetry recitals and dances \u2014 at least one of which, to the horror of neighbors, transpired in the nude . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"Lempicka was openly bisexual and famously painted some of her female lovers, including Rafaela Fano and Suzy Solidor, in the nude . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Across the room, reclining nudes are arranged along a wall, including a 1990 male nude made of glass by Richard Jolley and an 1892 oil by Frank Duveneck of a woman stretched across what appears to be a divan. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 28 Jan. 2022",
"As Spears\u2019 comment section filled up with hateful messages, Spears\u2019 contemporary Hilary Duff posed on the cover of Women\u2019s Health completely in the nude . \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
"Child lined Meg's lip with the ColorStay Lip Liner in the brown Chocolate and layered it with Super Lustrous Cr\u00e9me in Bare It All, which is a pinkish nude . \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 3 Apr. 2022",
"King is interested in giving locomotion, a story, to the male nude . \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 22 Apr. 2022",
"For lips, Goode mentions her collaboration with Christian Audette and selects her perfect nude , Goode Lipstick, followed by the Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer in the shade Glass Slipper. \u2014 Talia Gutierrez, Allure , 23 Feb. 2022",
"That July, frontman Lynn Strait was arrested after crawling out of Limp Bizkit\u2019s prop toilet in the nude at a Boston-area Ozzfest appearance. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 21 Mar. 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for nude Adjective bare , naked , nude , bald , barren mean deprived of naturally or conventionally appropriate covering. bare implies the removal of what is additional, superfluous, ornamental, or dispensable. an apartment with bare walls naked suggests absence of protective or ornamental covering but may imply a state of nature, of destitution, or of defenselessness. poor half- naked children nude applies especially to the unclothed human figure. a nude model posing for art students bald implies actual or seeming absence of natural covering and may suggest a conspicuous bareness. a bald mountain peak barren often suggests aridity or impoverishment or sterility. barren plains",
"The Word Mavens, are the authors of a new book, The Whole Spiel: Funny essays about digital nudniks , seder selfies and chicken soup memories. Connect with them at www.thewordmavens.com. \u2014 Philly.com , 13 Sep. 2017"
"The Word Mavens, are the authors of a new book, The Whole Spiel: Funny essays about digital nudniks , seder selfies and chicken soup memories. Connect with them at www.thewordmavens.com. \u2014 Philly.com , 13 Sep. 2017"
"the congressional resolution has symbolic value only, as it relates to a matter governed by the states and is thus nugatory",
"the book is entertaining, but its contributions to Shakespearean scholarship are nugatory",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the benefits to Russia longer term could be nugatory . \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 4 Mar. 2022",
"It could be used to rationalize stealing the pennies from a dead man\u2019s eyes, true, even considering the nugatory value of the contemporary penny. \u2014 Marilynne Robinson, The New York Review of Books , 27 May 2020",
"Yet all of these questions seem, increasingly, merely nostalgic, nugatory , in the face of the dissolution of the common solidarity of principles that had once made the liberation happen. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 6 June 2019"
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"Latin nugatorius , from nugari to trifle, from nugae trifles":""
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for nugatory vain , nugatory , otiose , idle , empty , hollow mean being without worth or significance. vain implies either absolute or relative absence of value. vain promises nugatory suggests triviality or insignificance. a monarch with nugatory powers otiose suggests that something serves no purpose and is either an encumbrance or a superfluity. a film without a single otiose scene idle suggests being incapable of worthwhile use or effect. idle speculations empty and hollow suggest a deceiving lack of real substance or soundness or genuineness. an empty attempt at reconciliation a hollow victory",
"One nugget in the consumer sentiment report could carry particular weight for markets. \u2014 Alex Veiga, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"The grand prize for the heaviest fish is a roughly 1 ounce gold nugget and $1,000. \u2014 Bill Roth, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
"Nivola stored that gold nugget during production and used it as motivation when needed. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
"Most of the food, from Impossible chicken nugget meals to rockfish ceviche, is served on aluminum trays. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2022",
"The nugget was first served in December 2020 at a Singaporean restaurant. \u2014 Tim Carman, Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The Women in American History Award was presented to Elizabeth Jane Wimmer who identified the first gold nugget that launched the famed California Gold Rush, and Agnes White, who portrayed the fictional cooking icon Betty Crocker. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Tokyo chicken still gets its kicks from soy sauce, ginger, garlic, sake \u2014 a long list of flavoring agents applied a day before the thigh meat is served, each nugget crisp from a dusting of tapioca and cornstarch. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"Out of every disaster comes at least one gold nugget . \u2014 Greg Coticchia, Forbes , 17 May 2022"
"relieving the nuisance of poisonous fumes from rural factories",
"\u2014 Collier's Yr. Bk."
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"My allergies are a nuisance in the springtime.",
"Weeds are a nuisance to the gardener."
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"examples":[
"the new neighbor is threatening to become a nuisance , dropping in on us several times a day",
"folding up this map correctly is such a nuisance",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Chicago has already seen temperatures in the 90s for much of June, and those face coverings can quickly become a frustrating nuisance in the heat. \u2014 Jared Wyllys, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
"Adams started breaking down how Wiggins could use his 7-foot wingspan, lateral agility and basketball smarts to become a nuisance to opponents. \u2014 Rusty Simmons, SFChronicle.com , 10 Jan. 2021",
"Poly has been committed to solving the nuisance that varying audio and video environments bring. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"The most pressing nuisance , by far, has been ticketing issues though. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
"But the reality is that the much bigger nuisance is not the heat, but the cold. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 5 May 2022",
"Chamber of Commerce attorney John Tucker said the massacre was horrible, but the nuisance is not ongoing. \u2014 NBC News , 3 May 2022",
"His son and others counseled him to treat the suit as a nuisance , settle with the plaintiffs and get on with his life. \u2014 Edward Kosner, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"Civil rights attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons filed the lawsuit in 2020 under the state\u2019s public nuisance law. \u2014 Essence , 21 Oct. 2019"
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English nusaunce, noisaunce \"harm, damage, (in law) cause of annoyance or inconvenience,\" borrowed from Anglo-French nusance, noisance, from nuis-, nois-, nus-, stem of nuire, nure, noisir, nuser \"to injure, damage, vex\" (going back to Latin noc\u0113re \"to injure, harm\") + -ance -ance \u2014 more at noxious":""
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"a pretty sizable piece of real estate would be nuked if an asteroid struck",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"What would happen if a chemical weapon was dropped on Ukraine and/or a short-range tactical nuke ? \u2014 ABC News , 1 May 2022",
"That\u2019s another reason to fear Putin\u2019s deployment of a tactical nuke would lead to the West retaliating. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Consider a 1 megaton nuke , reportedly the size of a warhead on a modern Russian intercontinental ballistic missile. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The administration of President George W. Bush withdrew the United States from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and doubled down on missile-defense spending in order to develop weapons capable of stopping an Iranian or North Korean nuke . \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
"And Iran offers him the best opportunity not only to keep Tehran from getting a nuke but to do so in a way that might make Mr. Xi and Mr. Putin think twice about their own aggressive plans. \u2014 William Mcgurn, WSJ , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Four decades later, China might be taking its own swing at the idea of a fractional, orbital nuke . \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Israel got a nuke , and with the help of just about every other Western power, Israel has striven to be a state that does bad things to other people and not a state to which bad things happen. \u2014 Noah Kulwin, The New Republic , 24 June 2021",
"In this case, the task involves cleaning out a Las Vegas casino vault before the government drops a nuke on the city to eradicate the zombie threat. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 13 May 2021",
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"That led to a three-hole playoff at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., between Thomas and Zalatoris, two wiry Americans who nuke golf balls despite their slight frames. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"Moscow has long threatened to nuke Britain during tense moments dating back to the 1956 Suez Crisis. \u2014 Michael Peck, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Houck, the co-editor and co-publisher of Edible Alaska, said salmon is such a cook-friendly food that there\u2019s no need to nuke it. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"And Joe Manchin and his moderate colleagues seem unwilling to nuke the filibuster. \u2014 Patrick Caldwell, The New Republic , 6 Dec. 2021",
"The \u00a3350 million Brexit bus causes a roadblock; former Tory Rory Stewart\u2019s awkward selfies are ready to print in Snappy Snaps; and Labour party leader Keir Starmer steels himself to nuke Geronimo the alpaca. \u2014 Will Pritchard, Wired , 13 Nov. 2021",
"News that China has tested an orbital nuclear bombardment system has created fears that China could nuke America from space. \u2014 Michael Peck, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
"Weirdly, the reheating instructions said to nuke it in the microwave on high for two minutes. \u2014 Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News , 27 Sep. 2021",
"In the span of a year when everyone\u2019s been on edge, prolific Mexican director Michel Franco managed to nuke our comfort zones not once, but twice, delivering separate provocations at back-to-back editions of the Venice Film Festival. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 5 Sep. 2021"
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"To be assigned a Quality Score, though, stocks must have a valid (non- null ) measure and corresponding ranking for at least four of the eight quality measures. \u2014 Charles Rotblut, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"To be assigned a Quality Score, though, stocks must have a valid (non- null ) measure and corresponding ranking for at least four of the eight quality measures. \u2014 Charles Rotblut, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"The researchers suggest the gastrocnemius may be more important for your running stride, which is why its fiber type matters more\u2014but the null result for the soleus should give us pause. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 17 Oct. 2020",
"Both men are requesting that their previous arrests be completely null and voided. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 10 May 2022",
"However, when hiring flexible talent, the paperwork, interview slots and onboarding are essentially null as they are considered experts in their field and don\u2019t require the typical formalities that FTEs do. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
"Now a growing number of particle physicists think naturalness problems and the null results at the Large Hadron Collider might be tied to reductionism\u2019s breakdown. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 1 Mar. 2022",
"With the pandemic continuing to disrupt education, Rep. Bob Behning, R-Indianapolis, said the Indiana Department of Education requested the legislature allow for another null grade. \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 10 Jan. 2022",
"With the pandemic continuing to disrupt education, Rep. Bob Behning, R-Indianapolis, said the Indiana Department of Education requested the legislature allow for another null grade. \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 10 Jan. 2022",
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"Do not be alarmed when informed that the weather (chilly) and probability of establishing a security perimeter in the Park ( null ) have persuaded diplomats to reconsider stroll. \u2014 Zach Helfand, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"In another measure of political disillusionment, more than three million people cast blank or null -and-void ballots \u2014 and that does not include the 13.7 million who opted not to vote at all. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Since then, Summer has interacted with the Duttons a number of times, but hints at a burgeoning relationship were pretty much null . \u2014 Rebecca Norris, Country Living , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Doing side lying leg raises incorrectly will miss your Gluteus Medius and further strengthen an already strong TFL which does not help prevent pelvic drop, making your time invested into doing the side lying leg lift exercise null . \u2014 Jon-erik Kawamoto, Outside Online , 26 Mar. 2020",
"Language is about words, but also about context and structure, and sometimes those things render specificity null . \u2014 New York Times , 11 Nov. 2021",
"The concept of a null set is extremely useful in mathematics. \u2014 Martin Goldstern, Scientific American , 16 Aug. 2021",
"Some undecided voters, like Sao Paulo resident Mauricio Soares, are choosing to vote null or blank. \u2014 Juliana Koch, Philip Wang And Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Just a few years after it was proposed, critical tests were performed, confirming the predictions of Einstein\u2019s theory as matching our Universe and rejecting the null (Newtonian) hypothesis. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 3 Mar. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Ricart understood the changing dynamics in college football and was careful to include a contingency that would null the truck\u2019s lease should Ewers transfer. \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2021",
"China will likely avoid gross and blatant expropriation but will change regulation either to dilute ownership, reclassify ownership, or null out bond and stock values for heavily indebted companies. \u2014 Anne Stevenson-yang, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Miley threw 51/3 perfect innings, nulled three runners in the seventh and tried to complete a shutout in the ninth. \u2014 Hunter Atkins, Houston Chronicle , 24 July 2019",
"The sats surge their signal strength to overwhelm any noise from an enemy trying to jam them, while nulling antennas pinpoint the attack and dampen the signal with counter-noise. \u2014 Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics , 15 Feb. 2018",
"Come kickoff Saturday night, any previous patterns and statistics for Futbol Club Cincinnati are nulled . \u2014 Charlie Hatch, Cincinnati.com , 21 Oct. 2017",
"However, the shock lead was nulled three minutes before the break, as Cristiano Ronaldo levelled things up from 12-yards-out, punishing the 24-year-old Lilywhites right-back's decision to bring down Toni Kroos inside the area. \u2014 SI.com , 18 Oct. 2017",
"Don\u2019t worry that cooking with it will null the point: The heat is not so high as to damage the principal flavors. \u2014 Emily Horton, charlotteobserver , 29 Aug. 2017",
"Don\u2019t worry that cooking with it will null the point: The heat is not so high as to damage the principal flavors. \u2014 Emily Horton, sacbee , 29 Aug. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And if that process is completely null and void at a certain point because no one understands the efforts, then the diners at the restaurant don\u2019t understand exactly what\u2019s going on. \u2014 Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety , 17 June 2022",
"At dinner, Ava informs Deborah that their agent has made the email null and void . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"Suffice it to say that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee ruled that the IRS's promulgation of Notice 2016-66 had violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), and thus was null and void . \u2014 Jay Adkisson, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"But the conservatives here wanted defiance, a board statement that the mandates in this region were null and void . \u2014 Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Mar. 2022",
"But the conservatives here wanted defiance, a board statement that the mandates in this region were null and void . \u2014 Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Mar. 2022",
"But the conservatives here wanted defiance, a board statement that the mandates in this region were null and void . \u2014 Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Mar. 2022",
"On Wednesday, city officials said a committee has been formed to determine where the home should be moved after the city announced its lease on Hank Aaron Stadium is null and void , leaving the fate of the 26-year-old vacant ballpark in limbo. \u2014 al , 2 Apr. 2022",
"But the conservatives here wanted defiance, a board statement that the mandates in this region were null and void . \u2014 Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Mar. 2022"
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"If successful, such legislation would almost certainly trigger a resistance \u2014 and perhaps outright nullification \u2014 by heavily Democratic states. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 4 May 2022",
"The judge's 59-page ruling outlined a litany of reasons for the decision, ultimately opting in favor of a full nullification of the policy. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The nullification by the courts of 2012\u2019s Proposition B pension cuts will cost the city $29 million immediately, and the city owes another $39 million to create pensions for thousands of employees who don\u2019t have them. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Apr. 2022",
"And Texas\u2019s insistence that no party can bring a suit challenging S.B. 8 amounts to an assertion that the federal courts are powerless to halt the state\u2019s ongoing nullification of federal law. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 18 Oct. 2021",
"These courtroom extremists have accomplished this destruction by transforming prosecutorial discretion into prosecutorial nullification . \u2014 Tom Cotton, National Review , 19 July 2021",
"John Marshall was sure the nullification crisis of 1832-33 meant the end. \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 2 July 2021",
"However, in addition to explicit nullification of competing state laws, the NCAA wants a variety of other considerations, including protection from antitrust lawsuits related to athlete compensation. \u2014 Steve Berkowitz, USA TODAY , 10 June 2021",
"What is fascinating is that an example offered by the Talmud concerning nullification is a vow made by God. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 6 July 2021"
"The Onion mercilessly lampooned the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s reactionary tilt following Friday\u2019s historic decision to nullify Roe v. Wade. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 25 June 2022",
"An email exchange between Eastman on the day of the riot was also particularly powerful in proving that Eastman knew Pence did not have the power to nullify the election \u2014 and Trump knew as well. \u2014 Lorraine Alitelevision Critic, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"Entry buzzers are only effective if the person operating them stays diligent, and a bullet fired at the buzzer could nullify the entire system. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 June 2022",
"One mistake would nullify an otherwise terrific performance and result in a loss for everyone involved. \u2014 Jennifer Lee, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"The Bail Project on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the state of Indiana to nullify a new law limiting who the charitable organization can bail out of jail, arguing the measure infringes on the group's constitutional rights. \u2014 Lawrence Andrea, The Indianapolis Star , 4 May 2022",
"The organization fought back this month, filing a lawsuit against the state of Indiana seeking to nullify the law. \u2014 Ryan Martin, The Indianapolis Star , 25 May 2022",
"The resolution backed by Republicans would disapprove of the OSHA rule and nullify it. \u2014 Ryan Tarinelli, Arkansas Online , 8 Dec. 2021",
"The city is asking the court to nullify the decision. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Dec. 2020"
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"The overall Pessoan effect\u2014of fertility and nullity overlaid, of a teeming garden spied through the transparent body of a phantom\u2014gathers into a single sensation extremes of modern exuberance and despair. \u2014 Benjamin Kunkel, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Kyrsten Sinema has spent the last year participating in a Beltway social experiment that might determine whether an intellectual nullity , clad in Instagrammable vintage wear, might be passed off as a brave and serious centrist ideologue. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 9 Oct. 2021",
"The Vatican announces reforms to the legal structures Catholics must follow to achieve marital nullity . \u2014 Cnn Editorial Research, CNN , 6 June 2021",
"However, the implementation of the National Security Law in Hong Kong and the electoral-system revamp have rendered it a nullity . \u2014 Aaron Rhodes, National Review , 18 Mar. 2021",
"Later antislavery champions, including Abraham Lincoln, always considered the Northwest Ordinance to be organic to the Constitution; proslavery advocates came to regard it as an illegitimate nullity . \u2014 Sean Wilentz, The New York Review of Books , 3 Aug. 2020",
"The digital presentation displays Arthur Rothstein\u2019s 1936 photograph of a dust storm at a barren Oklahoma farm, picturing a father and sons against sky and earth scrubbed to gray nullities . \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2020",
"While vodka is a surprisingly rich entity susceptible to analysis, its purported aim is a nullity . \u2014 Sergio De La Pava, WSJ , 14 June 2018",
"Plaintiffs therefore lack standing, the Circuit Court lacks jurisdiction, and the order is a nullity . \u2014 Connor Sheets, AL.com , 12 Dec. 2017"
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"Feeling numb , having nightmares, flashbacks, and avoidance are a few examples of the ways that trauma can present itself within our lives, as outlined by Dr. Ippen and Dr. Yehuda. \u2014 Manee Magee, SELF , 24 June 2022",
"In recent years, his kind of numb , droning rap has become a standard in pop music. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
"And the children, the most resilient among us, are going numb . \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"On the top of the chip bag pyramid are a numb and spicy hot pot flavor that mirrors Sichuan cuisine, plus an umami mushroom flavor that had people going back for more. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 June 2022",
"The president then gave voice to a growing anxiety that the sheer number of mass shootings in the U.S., and the cycle of inaction, has made too many in power numb to the devastation. \u2014 Brian Bennett, Time , 1 June 2022",
"The regular version's 210.0-inch length and slow, numb steering exacerbate the Expedition's unwieldy nature in urban environments. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 26 May 2022",
"The morning was cool and quiet, as Uvalde seemed to sit in numb disbelief. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 May 2022",
"Doomscrolling, the act of scrolling through social media feeds in a dissociative and numb state, is one of them. \u2014 Jenny Wang, SELF , 10 May 2022"
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"In recent years, his kind of numb , droning rap has become a standard in pop music. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
"And the children, the most resilient among us, are going numb . \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"On the top of the chip bag pyramid are a numb and spicy hot pot flavor that mirrors Sichuan cuisine, plus an umami mushroom flavor that had people going back for more. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 June 2022",
"The president then gave voice to a growing anxiety that the sheer number of mass shootings in the U.S., and the cycle of inaction, has made too many in power numb to the devastation. \u2014 Brian Bennett, Time , 1 June 2022",
"The regular version's 210.0-inch length and slow, numb steering exacerbate the Expedition's unwieldy nature in urban environments. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 26 May 2022",
"The morning was cool and quiet, as Uvalde seemed to sit in numb disbelief. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 May 2022",
"Doomscrolling, the act of scrolling through social media feeds in a dissociative and numb state, is one of them. \u2014 Jenny Wang, SELF , 10 May 2022",
"On the initial call by a friend at 12:06 p.m. on Feb. 16, Fulton County 911 operators were told Phinnizee was dizzy and his legs were numb . \u2014 Ariel Hart, ajc , 29 Apr. 2022"
"Of course, the U.S. air travel system, which handled about 45,000 flights a day before the Covid-19 pandemic, can absorb a large number of cancellations without melting down. \u2014 Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"That\u2019s around 17,000 more people who received the benefit compared to January 2020, and is a number that\u2019s been steadily rising since January 2021, according to data from the state\u2019s health department. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2022",
"When a large enough number have been assembled, they may be brought by car, van or large truck to major cities such as San Antonio, Los Angeles, Houston or Phoenix. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
"Foundation staff members determine the large number of grants awarded per year. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
"Luckily, there are a number of models that are made with longevity in mind, sans single-use plastic. \u2014 Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 June 2022",
"That said, there will be a number of new faces in the sequel as well. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 29 June 2022",
"Both nations\u2019 militaries are compatible with NATO and include a large number of artillery and tanks. \u2014 Natalia Drozdiak, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
"Several drill presses, firearm molds, drilling bits and a large number of firearm parts were also located, police said. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"With the pandemic over, crowds should again number in the hundreds of thousands for the week. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
"Don\u2019t number them, don\u2019t put little bullets or other thingamajigs before them, don\u2019t use tabs or make them into a table. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The NATO Response Force can number up to 40,000 troops, but Stoltenberg said NATO would not be deploying the entire force. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 26 Feb. 2022",
"California transfer students would number 1,964 for on-campus enrollment for fall. \u2014 Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The deployments would number approximately 1,000 personnel to each country and would be similar to the forward battle groups currently stationed in the Baltic States and Poland. \u2014 Matthew Chance, CNN , 27 Jan. 2022",
"His aim is to mobilize his own brigade of Ukraine\u2019s IT Army, an international group of hackers that may already number more than 400,000, according to a Ukrainian official. \u2014 Ally Markovich, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Blockaded by its neighbors, Qatar resorted to airlifting cows from Europe to keep the milk flowing to its people, who number fewer than 400,000. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Sep. 2021",
"About 600 miles northwest of Vancouver, Canada lies the home of the Wet'suwet'en, a First Nations people who currently number about 3,000. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 23 Nov. 2021"
"Not that Johnson could have waged his war without a precise definition of poverty\u2014and the thresholds his Administration used were formulated by an unassuming number cruncher at the Social Security Administration, the economist Mollie Orshansky. \u2014 Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"The life of a 20-something Wall Street number cruncher has always been a grind, marked by marathon workweeks and menial tasks. \u2014 David Benoit, WSJ , 3 July 2021",
"If Barry is drawn into the case, the old number cruncher could feel more pressure to break from Donald Trump with the hope of protecting himself and his own child. \u2014 Michael D'antonio, CNN , 25 May 2021",
"Sian is an online marketer, number cruncher and business coach obsessed with helping owners crack the Growth Code for their business. \u2014 Sian Lenegan, Forbes , 9 Mar. 2021",
"The number crunchers say the 49ers had a 94.5 percent chance of winning early in the fourth quarter. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 3 Feb. 2020",
"Kudos to numbers cruncher Rob Pyers for digging through all the local election results and compiling the data. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2020",
"The number crunchers are not convinced that adding Mike Moustakas, Shogo Akiyama, Wade Miley and Nick Castellanos was enough. \u2014 John Fay, Cincinnati.com , 1 Feb. 2020",
"According to number crunchers Statisca nearly 15 million US residents hit the slopes for a ski trip in 2017, and there are 476 ski resorts dotted all over the US to accommodate them. \u2014 Stephanie Mansour, NBC News , 18 Jan. 2020"
"Getting the car fixed is number one on my list of priorities.",
"I'll tell you why we can't go on a vacation: number one , we can't afford it, and number two, we'll miss my sister's party.",
"Her movie is currently number one at the box office.",
"When the goal was scored, the fans started to chant, \u201cWe're number one , we're number one .\u201d",
"I've been taking care of other people for too long. It's time for me to take care of number one .",
"Adjective",
"The book is the company's number one seller.",
"Rule number one is don't get caught!",
"He's public enemy number one : the nation's most wanted criminal.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Luke Shaw, who is tyipically the Red Devils\u2019 number one left back, has suffered a similar fate to that of Maguire, where form has eradicated and injuries have caused disruption to his season. \u2014 Liam Canning, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"The album rapidly shot to number one in Italy and briefly made the global top ten list on Spotify. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 24 June 2022",
"Right from the opening scream, Rihanna's number one hit will get people dancing \u2014 and singing along to that crazy catchy hook. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 22 June 2022",
"The number one , life saving device in an active shooter situation in a school is a door lock. \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Over 16,000 Amazon shoppers have given the dryer vent cleaner a five-star rating, and it's been ranked the number one best-seller in its category. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 19 June 2022",
"Location is always the number one factor in evaluating residential real estate, followed by condition, age, number of rooms, lot size, upgrades and renovations. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 June 2022",
"In Sweden, a country that ranks number one in The Economist\u2019s Inclusive Internet Index, up to one in five people with a disability feel excluded from the digital society. \u2014 Ann Aerts, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"Receiving over 10,000 new items every week, Revive Consignment in Smyrna makes shopping for bargains relaxing and fun by making customer service number one . \u2014 AccessAtlanta , 17 June 2022"
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"Aside from being scientifically fascinating, the special effect of these peppercorns is also a key component of Sichuan cuisine\u2019s greatest gift to the culinary world, a numbing and spicy flavor profile known as m\u00e1l\u00e0. \u2014 Chala Tyson Tshitundu, Bon App\u00e9tit , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Come winter, wide open spaces in Iowa are more numbing than even a hardy Minnesotan wants to experience. \u2014 Jon Bream, Star Tribune , 5 Feb. 2021",
"What\u2019s most powerful in lending Mr. Toor\u2019s paintings their emotive combination of fleeting, gossamer happiness and a semi- numbing societal oppression is his palette. \u2014 Peter Plagens, WSJ , 19 Dec. 2020",
"While traditional malatang broth is made from bone broth and is spicy and numbing , several places also offer vegetarian broths and non-spicy broths. \u2014 Momo Chang, SFChronicle.com , 26 June 2020",
"Because watching people die in Alabama\u2019s execution chamber is numbing , over time. \u2014 John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al , 5 Mar. 2020",
"Case and death numbers remain stuck on a numbing , tragic plateau that is tilting only slightly downward. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 May 2020",
"But when possible, some plastic surgeons are finding alternatives and using anti-inflammatories, local anesthetics, and numbing medications to attack different pain pathways. \u2014 Cotton Codinha, Allure , 6 Nov. 2019",
"In the cases Mitchell chronicles in Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era, the degree of sheer evil and overt corruption was numbing . \u2014 Allie Morris, Dallas News , 26 Feb. 2020"
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"\u2014 Michael Shnayerson",
"In her last book, Regarding the Pain of Others , Susan Sontag disputes the notion that viewers are numbed by an onslaught of photographed calamities.",
"\u2014 Dennis Lim",
"But Madame Melmotte was neither crushed by grief nor did she affect to be so crushed. She had been numbed by the suddenness and by the awe of the catastrophe.",
"\u2014 Anthony Trolloppe"
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"It was so cold that my fingers went numb .",
"A stroke can cause one side of your body to go numb .",
"Her son had died and she just felt numb .",
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"In recent years, his kind of numb , droning rap has become a standard in pop music. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
"And the children, the most resilient among us, are going numb . \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"On the top of the chip bag pyramid are a numb and spicy hot pot flavor that mirrors Sichuan cuisine, plus an umami mushroom flavor that had people going back for more. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 June 2022",
"The president then gave voice to a growing anxiety that the sheer number of mass shootings in the U.S., and the cycle of inaction, has made too many in power numb to the devastation. \u2014 Brian Bennett, Time , 1 June 2022",
"The regular version's 210.0-inch length and slow, numb steering exacerbate the Expedition's unwieldy nature in urban environments. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 26 May 2022",
"The morning was cool and quiet, as Uvalde seemed to sit in numb disbelief. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 May 2022",
"Doomscrolling, the act of scrolling through social media feeds in a dissociative and numb state, is one of them. \u2014 Jenny Wang, SELF , 10 May 2022",
"On the initial call by a friend at 12:06 p.m. on Feb. 16, Fulton County 911 operators were told Phinnizee was dizzy and his legs were numb . \u2014 Ariel Hart, ajc , 29 Apr. 2022"
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"Four women enjoying a retreat at a secluded lakeside cabin are attacked by three numbskulls and turn the tables on them, becoming the torturers. \u2014 Chris Ball, cleveland.com , 1 Apr. 2018",
"Thank you to US press and other numbskulls who put him there. \u2014 Colin Stutz, Billboard , 1 June 2017"
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"\u02c8n\u00fc-m\u0259n",
"\u02c8ny\u00fc-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Inside, the points of interest are too numerable to count. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 6 Aug. 2021",
"Of course, there, too, are numerable dams to portage; as many as 27 lock and dams to navigate between the metro and St. Louis; countless barges to avoid; and who knows what else. \u2014 Bob Timmons, Star Tribune , 6 May 2021",
"The number of Trump signs were too numerable to count. \u2014 Scott Wartman, The Enquirer , 7 Oct. 2020",
"Supplies The amount of eye shadow formula choices these days are about as numerable as the brushes available. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 19 Aug. 2019"
"The single\u2019s artwork featured the letter U and the numeral 2. \u2014 Michael Friedrich, The New Republic , 3 May 2022",
"The numeral ring is bordered by a single row of diamonds on the inside and two rows on the bezel for a total of 3.48 carats. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Human languages are out of the question for obvious reasons, but so are our numeral systems. \u2014 Daniel Oberhaus, Scientific American , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Duncan has in his hands the text of a sermon, printed in 1470, on whose opening page appears the numeral 1. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Google is a play on the word googol, the term for the numeral one followed by 100 zeroes. \u2014 CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Those olfactory notes, along with key design elements such as the bottle, stopper and numeral , became reference points for the new line of ornate jewels. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 12 Dec. 2021",
"At the 3 o\u2019clock position, there\u2019s a date window in lieu of a numeral , with a white border, black background, and white print. \u2014 Matthew Catellier, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Three-dimensional things may be worked into the surface, or overlaid above it: One composition includes some of those adhesive metal numeral plates used to identify addresses, and another is partly hidden under a thick wrapping of twine. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Bell\u2019s number may have changed, but at this point, Anderson\u2019s memory, influence, and impact are too big to be contained in a single numeral , anyway. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
"By way of tradition, the ball serenades the organization\u2019s king and queen \u2013 the titles of each monarch are given a roman numeral . \u2014 al , 10 Feb. 2022",
"References to the numeral are scattered throughout her life and music. \u2014 Lisette Voytko, Forbes , 4 Sep. 2021",
"And none of the books on his shelf have titles, just a single numeral on each of their spines. \u2014 Chris Lee, Vulture , 16 Aug. 2021",
"The chunky red-orange address numerals of 211 Ervay. \u2014 Mark Lamster, Dallas News , 15 May 2020",
"Made from real tin, these chunky dice feature intricately carved faces, raised numerals , and ornate edge-work. \u2014 Popular Science , 9 Apr. 2020",
"That is why Melania Trump appears to have her left hand across her chest and there is a backward numeral 4 in the video. \u2014 Author: Sarah Blaskey, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Feb. 2020",
"Pinball has since rolled with the trends and technologies of the day, evolving from scores displayed with analog numbers on rotating reels to digital numerals and circuit boards, later incorporating dot matrix screens and now LCD displays. \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 5 Mar. 2020"
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"The collectors themselves were recruited locally and often barely numerate . They could be sent to prison if they failed to collect the prescribed amount.",
"\u2014 Graham Robb",
"\u2026 more than five million Americans have some form of classroom business training. They make up an affluent cohort that is numerate as well as literate and looks to books on business for fun, profit, and instruction.",
"in addition to the standard alphabetical letters and numerics , the keyboard features rows of special characters",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Powerful computers plug into the Bitcoin network and perform complex mathematical tasks to confirm the legitimacy of transactions, making quintillions of numeric guesses a second. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"The highest numeric drop was in New York City, which lost 305,465 people, or 3.5 percent of its population. \u2014 Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"For entrepreneurs, corporate executives and business owners, success is almost always tied to numeric results, earnings, deals closed and revenue accumulated. \u2014 Jean-paul Gravel, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Westfield\u2019s numeric population gain was more than double that of second-place Fort Wayne with a growth of 1,805 residents last year. \u2014 Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star , 27 May 2022",
"The Alamo City topped the nation\u2019s list of numeric gains as 13,626 people relocated here \u2014 far outpacing Austin\u2019s relatively small growth of just 1,056 newcomers. \u2014 Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News , 25 May 2022",
"Experts at Boston University remind us that using a combination of alphabetical and numeric characters\u2014with uppercase and lowercase mixed in with symbols\u2014helps craft the complexity. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 17 May 2022",
"The official warned that though the Russians have a numeric advantage over the Ukrianians, the fighting in the Donbas could be a long slog, since both sides know the terrain and both sides are utilizing long-range artillery in the fight. \u2014 Eleanor Watson, CBS News , 29 Apr. 2022",
"To the 34-year-old left-hander, however, the value of the record is nostalgic, not numeric . \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Labeling his furniture designs with dry numeric codes wasn\u2019t for Jean Roy\u00e8re. \u2014 Sarah Medford, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The airport\u2019s alpha- numeric category designates the maximum landing speed and wingspan of aircraft for which the facility is designed. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Dec. 2021",
"Reporting on inflation isn\u2019t all that useful when the percentages tossed about like numeric salad with a light panic vinaigrette are unaccompanied by more context and comparison. \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 23 June 2021",
"The state\u2019s overall community college and university headcount dropped by about 123,000 students \u2014 the largest numeric decrease of any state. \u2014 Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2021",
"From the insight derivation or analytics perspective, the structure provides the right data type (i.e., nominal, ordinal or numeric ). \u2014 Prashanth Southekal, Forbes , 6 Apr. 2021",
"For water used for industrial purposes, the changes remove specific numeric standards for pH, chloride and hardness and replace them with a narrative description. \u2014 Jennifer Bjorhus, Star Tribune , 9 Apr. 2021",
"There\u2019s a proper numeric keypad for spreadsheet users and an extended cursor cluster. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 2 Mar. 2021",
"The sheets filled with numeric and Greek scratchings had quickly overwhelmed his modest desk and were now forming a patchwork wallpaper that spread from that corner and began to wrap around the 8x12 room. \u2014 Popular Mechanics , 21 Feb. 2021"
"The company is numero uno in computer technology.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The numero uno \u2014 a soft 9-iron from 162 yards that bounced into the hole \u2014 was captured live on ESPN and has been replayed hundreds of thousands of times on YouTube and other social media outlets. \u2014 Steve Dimeglio, The Arizona Republic , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Lola\u2026 \ud83d\ude4c is always national daughters day numero uno ! \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Tetra Aviation\u2019s new electric aircraft is all about numero uno . \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 3 Aug. 2021",
"Yep, another lap around the rink for the franchise goalie \u2014 and often the fans\u2019 numero uno target. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2021",
"Now Alabama\u2019s second largest city and on target to become numero uno , Huntsville\u2019s leaders recognized a vibrant music culture\u2019s importance in retaining young professionals here. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 31 Dec. 2019",
"The following are another round of MVC reviews of my album collection starting at 678 and going alphabetically by artist to get to 1, numero uno . \u2014 Mike Oliver | Moliver@al.com, al , 2 Nov. 2019",
"After the wedding, this will be priority numero uno . . \u2014 Marie Claire , 10 Jan. 2019",
"That story, Nantz said, would be 1A. And numero uno ? \u2014 Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com , 30 Mar. 2018"
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"So there are numerous artists that I'm obsessed with in that way. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"As a criminal defense attorney, Ravenell has handled numerous prominent cases, including that of a West Baltimore gunman who shot and killed 7-year-old Taylor Hayes. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Washington Post , 25 June 2022",
"The 25-track compilation record featured numerous artists, including Usher, Dave East, Jadakiss, Fabolous, Mary J Blige, Ice Cube, E-40, Wiz Khalifa, and more. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2022",
"Since Logan-Bledsoe\u2019s death, numerous community members, advocates and leaders have taken to social media to decry the uptick in violence in the area, particularly at 24-hour gas stations like the one where she was shot. \u2014 Dia Gill, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"In the hours after the Heat selected Serbian big man Nikola Jokic at No. 27 with their lone pick of the draft, the Heat reached agreements on tryout contracts with numerous undrafted players. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"Psychiatry departments at numerous universities in the United States now have centers where psychedelics are studied. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
"The Bloods formed in L.A. in the mid-seventies and have since given rise to numerous smaller factions, generally referred to as sets, among them the Rollin\u2019 20s. \u2014 Charles Bethea, The New Yorker , 24 June 2022",
"The trustees have also received numerous complaints from residents about Owens' headstone, according to the representative. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 19 June 2022"
"The creaky Romantic fantasy of the numinous artist, isolated from mundane labors, turning her back on the modern world to get in touch with higher truths, is on display. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"For the sculptor Cornelia Parker, the conflagration presented a different kind of opportunity: a chance to source art supplies with a numinous backstory. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"This understanding of existence as both concrete and numinous jibed with Ellis\u2019s photographic practice. \u2014 Chris Wiley, The New Yorker , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Armed with the right mind-set, the familiar could become numinous . \u2014 Henry Wismayer, Washington Post , 8 Sep. 2021",
"The book has less to do with heroic resistance than with something harder to put your finger on: the numinous , world-renewing potential that some Apache feel in Oak Flat. \u2014 Max Norman, The New Yorker , 23 July 2021",
"Set in the fairy tale-like beauty of the Pacific Northwest, the film captures a numinous world that shimmers between the visionary and natural. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 May 2021",
"Mar\u00eda Elena moved through a world that was haunted by spirits, numinous presences who could give comfort and advice or demand sacrifice and appeasement. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Feb. 2021",
"His fascination with a numinous world that may not mean anything at all: that\u2019s his equivalent of Balzac\u2019s greedy-eyed fascination with money. \u2014 Michael Gorra, The New York Review of Books , 17 Nov. 2020"
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"Her poetry is filled with a numinous beauty.",
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"The creaky Romantic fantasy of the numinous artist, isolated from mundane labors, turning her back on the modern world to get in touch with higher truths, is on display. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"For the sculptor Cornelia Parker, the conflagration presented a different kind of opportunity: a chance to source art supplies with a numinous backstory. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"This understanding of existence as both concrete and numinous jibed with Ellis\u2019s photographic practice. \u2014 Chris Wiley, The New Yorker , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Armed with the right mind-set, the familiar could become numinous . \u2014 Henry Wismayer, Washington Post , 8 Sep. 2021",
"The book has less to do with heroic resistance than with something harder to put your finger on: the numinous , world-renewing potential that some Apache feel in Oak Flat. \u2014 Max Norman, The New Yorker , 23 July 2021",
"Set in the fairy tale-like beauty of the Pacific Northwest, the film captures a numinous world that shimmers between the visionary and natural. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 May 2021",
"Mar\u00eda Elena moved through a world that was haunted by spirits, numinous presences who could give comfort and advice or demand sacrifice and appeasement. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Feb. 2021",
"His fascination with a numinous world that may not mean anything at all: that\u2019s his equivalent of Balzac\u2019s greedy-eyed fascination with money. \u2014 Michael Gorra, The New York Review of Books , 17 Nov. 2020"
"It\u2019s also one of the top 10 most expensive coins in numismatic history. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 18 Aug. 2021",
"In its history, the rarity has graced just four private numismatic collections, including those of Charles A. Watters, Virgil M. Brand, the Childs family and the Pogue family. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 18 Aug. 2021",
"With the exception of rare numismatic items, the ownership of monetary gold was subject to a fine over $200,000 in today's money. \u2014 Star Tribune , 24 Dec. 2020",
"Based solely on the current price of gold per gram, the coins are worth around $52,600 today\u2014but given their historical significance and numismatic merit, the trove\u2019s actual value is likely significantly higher. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Aug. 2020",
"Users can browse collections of blue-and-white ceramics, numismatic specimens (also known as coins), and presidential portraits, among others. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 Mar. 2020",
"The Brasher Doubloon, the first gold coin struck in the United States, is being offered privately at a $15 million asking price, according to numismatic adviser Jeff Sherid. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2020",
"But the value of collectible coins, sometimes called numismatic coins, depends on rarity and beauty. \u2014 Hanna Kozlowska, Quartz , 18 Nov. 2019",
"With this numismatic niche, the only cost is the face value of the coins pulled from the rolls; hobbyists typically return any change that isn\u2019t taken for their collection. \u2014 Daisy Maxey, WSJ , 6 May 2018"
"French numismatique , from Latin nomismat-, nomisma coin, from Greek, current coin, from nomizein to use, from nomos custom, law \u2014 more at nimble":""
"Almost immediately, newsletters\u2014on personal finance, high-end travel, U.F.O.s, carnivorous plants, surfing, bluegrass, numismatics , farming, and, of course, computing\u2014proliferated. \u2014 Anna Wiener, The New Yorker , 28 Dec. 2020",
"The trial, which lasted for two months, offered the jury and others present in the courtroom an extended seminar in numismatics and in Viking history. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 9 Nov. 2020"
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"The nunciature told him in an email that the case was submitted to the Apostolic Administrator of Barquisimeto. \u2014 Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"The nunciature did not respond to a request from The Post for comment. \u2014 Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"The Holy See nunciature in Mexico said Archbishop Scicluna and Msgr. \u2014 Juan Montes, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2020",
"Lantheaume was prepared to testify that his predecessor in the nunciature had communicated Pope Benedict\u2019s sanctions to Cardinal McCarrick. \u2014 Robert P. George, WSJ , 30 Aug. 2018",
"Also of interest would be letters about those sanctions from the Vatican to the nunciature , from the Vatican to Cardinal Wuerl, or from a Vatican official to Archbishop Vigan\u00f2. \u2014 Robert P. George, WSJ , 30 Aug. 2018",
"The Vatican has yet to establish an embassy, called a nunciature , in the country. \u2014 Elizabeth Dias, Time , 13 Sep. 2017"
"The man on the other end of the line identified himself as the papal nuncio . \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
"In 2016, Pope Francis appointed Russell as apostolic nuncio to Turkey and Turkmenistan. \u2014 Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press , 23 May 2022",
"So have all the ambassadors in Kyiv except the one from Poland and the papal nuncio from the Vatican. \u2014 Waldemar Januszczak For The Times, Robb Report , 19 Apr. 2022",
"On Saturday, the Vatican announced that the Nicaraguan government had expelled the papal nuncio , Msgr. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Mar. 2022",
"The nuncio asked him to describe those elements in a letter. \u2014 Paul Elie, The New Yorker , 20 Nov. 2020",
"The Vatican nuncio to Mexico, Archbishop Franco Coppola, posted the unsigned guidance on his Facebook page Sunday. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, chicagotribune.com , 2 Nov. 2020",
"The Vatican nuncio to Mexico, Archbishop Franco Coppola, posted the unsigned guidance on his Facebook page Sunday. \u2014 Fox News , 2 Nov. 2020",
"The Vatican nuncio to Mexico, Archbishop Franco Coppola, posted the unsigned guidance on his Facebook page Sunday. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Nov. 2020"
"the soldier left a nuncupative will that was witnessed by two of his comrades"
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"their nuptials will take place at the university chapel",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"However, no pictures have emerged of the Carters at the nuptial celebrations. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 6 June 2022",
"In fact, the reality TV star family was dressed in D&G for the entire weekend of pre- nuptial festivities. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 28 May 2022",
"In fact, a whopping 97% of couples were forced to cancel, downsize, or scrap their post- nuptial trips over the last two years, according to a new survey by Expedia. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
"Vegas- nuptial veteran Elana Scherr pulled up in a wedding-standard Rolls-Royce. \u2014 Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver , 3 June 2022",
"Following a week of post- nuptial work, the newlyweds jet-setted off on their official honeymoon. \u2014 Nicole Briese, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
"A year later, Elton John and Mariah Carey were the nuptial performers for a granddaughter of Russian billionaire Valery Kogan, who co-owns the Moscow Domodedovo Airport. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 30 May 2022",
"For the pre- nuptial events, the reality stars have dressed in coordinating fits, all by Dolce & Gabbana, that pay homage to the affair's gothic glam aesthetic while still honoring each of the celebs' personal style. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 May 2022",
"Much attention is paid to selecting wedding gowns and bridesmaid dresses\u2014and rightfully so\u2014but one area of nuptial planning that\u2019s equally as important are the mother of the bride dresses. \u2014 Nicole Kliest, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The princess and her beau were photographed at the nuptials of Jean-Christophe, Prince Napol\u00e9on, a descendant of Napoleon Bonaparte. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 20 Oct. 2019",
"Over 300 guests, including Tiger Woods and Spike Lee, attended the nuptials . \u2014 Bianca Rodriguez, Marie Claire , 6 May 2020",
"This marrying couple may want to have some say over who attends their nuptials . \u2014 Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com , 17 Jan. 2020",
"The entire Middleton family attended Sophie's nuptials , including Kate's parents, Michael and Carole. \u2014 Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country , 2 Aug. 2019",
"The digital nuptials do have to follow certain rules laid out in the order, which is in effect through May 18. \u2014 Marc Bain, Quartz , 18 Apr. 2020",
"Stream weddings:Couple streams nuptials to would-be wedding guests The original Periscope app, which first helped popularize live video broadcasting, has been absorbed into the Twitter app as well, but stand-alone Periscope still exists. \u2014 Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY , 27 Mar. 2020",
"Their initial nuptials took place in Las Vegas after Jonas had performed with his brothers at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards, the first time doing so since announcing the band's reunion. \u2014 Sharareh Drury, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Feb. 2020",
"At middle-class nuptials a 500-name guest list is not unusual. \u2014 The Economist , 14 Nov. 2019"
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"their nuptials will take place at the university chapel",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"However, no pictures have emerged of the Carters at the nuptial celebrations. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 6 June 2022",
"In fact, the reality TV star family was dressed in D&G for the entire weekend of pre- nuptial festivities. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 28 May 2022",
"In fact, a whopping 97% of couples were forced to cancel, downsize, or scrap their post- nuptial trips over the last two years, according to a new survey by Expedia. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
"Vegas- nuptial veteran Elana Scherr pulled up in a wedding-standard Rolls-Royce. \u2014 Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver , 3 June 2022",
"Following a week of post- nuptial work, the newlyweds jet-setted off on their official honeymoon. \u2014 Nicole Briese, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
"A year later, Elton John and Mariah Carey were the nuptial performers for a granddaughter of Russian billionaire Valery Kogan, who co-owns the Moscow Domodedovo Airport. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 30 May 2022",
"For the pre- nuptial events, the reality stars have dressed in coordinating fits, all by Dolce & Gabbana, that pay homage to the affair's gothic glam aesthetic while still honoring each of the celebs' personal style. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 May 2022",
"Much attention is paid to selecting wedding gowns and bridesmaid dresses\u2014and rightfully so\u2014but one area of nuptial planning that\u2019s equally as important are the mother of the bride dresses. \u2014 Nicole Kliest, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The princess and her beau were photographed at the nuptials of Jean-Christophe, Prince Napol\u00e9on, a descendant of Napoleon Bonaparte. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 20 Oct. 2019",
"Over 300 guests, including Tiger Woods and Spike Lee, attended the nuptials . \u2014 Bianca Rodriguez, Marie Claire , 6 May 2020",
"This marrying couple may want to have some say over who attends their nuptials . \u2014 Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com , 17 Jan. 2020",
"The entire Middleton family attended Sophie's nuptials , including Kate's parents, Michael and Carole. \u2014 Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country , 2 Aug. 2019",
"The digital nuptials do have to follow certain rules laid out in the order, which is in effect through May 18. \u2014 Marc Bain, Quartz , 18 Apr. 2020",
"Stream weddings:Couple streams nuptials to would-be wedding guests The original Periscope app, which first helped popularize live video broadcasting, has been absorbed into the Twitter app as well, but stand-alone Periscope still exists. \u2014 Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY , 27 Mar. 2020",
"Their initial nuptials took place in Las Vegas after Jonas had performed with his brothers at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards, the first time doing so since announcing the band's reunion. \u2014 Sharareh Drury, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Feb. 2020",
"At middle-class nuptials a 500-name guest list is not unusual. \u2014 The Economist , 14 Nov. 2019"
"The nurse will take your blood pressure before the doctor sees you.",
"Nurse , may I have some water?",
"Verb",
"She is nursing her son through his illness.",
"The couple nursed the business through hard times.",
"He nursed the farm back to productivity.",
"The team nursed a 1\u20130 lead until the last inning.",
"The dog nursed her puppies.",
"The baby nursed for several months.",
"The puppies nursed for eight weeks.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"His mother, Margaret, was a nurse , and his father, Alex, is a gastroenterologist. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
"Joseph, a native of Haiti, is a nurse in the emergency room at Brigham & Women\u2019s Hospital. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"The 24-year old is a nurse in a children\u2019s hospital, and this was her week off. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"My aunt, uncle and father are all physicians, and my mom is a nurse . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"Rucker\u2019s late mother was a nurse at Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), and $1 of each ticket sold to Riverfront Revival will support the MUSC Arts in Healing program. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 27 Apr. 2022",
"My late wife was a nurse for almost 40 years and came in contact with many people. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Neighbors said Desmond often visited with his grandmother, who was a retired nurse . \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 4 Apr. 2022",
"It\u2019s sponsored by Sen. Matt Brass, a Newnan Republican whose wife is a nurse . \u2014 Andy Miller, ajc , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"With Trey Mancini continuing to nurse a right hand injury first suffered more than two weeks ago, McKenna drew the start in left field and ended a long bottom of the first by throwing a runner out at the plate. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun , 2 July 2022",
"Frustrated by the short life span of her plants, Greene began to test out different watering and care methods that could nurse her plethora of greenery back to life. \u2014 Aley Arion, Essence , 13 June 2022",
"Meantime, Roberts\u2019 Sara is troubled with postpartum psychosis and a cranky baby who refuses to nurse , while her workaholic husband Alex (Gallagher) is busy trying to build his veterinary practice in their new town. \u2014 Angela Dawson, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Hodges was unable to nurse for part of her hospital stay after she was put on bed rest and her daughter was taken to the nursery. \u2014 Charisse Jones, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
"Gary Payton II, who continues to nurse a sore left knee, didn\u2019t scrimmage with the team on Saturday. \u2014 C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Every sport has its heroes and villains, tension rising to a climactic battle, and winners lapping up the sweet taste of victory while losers nurse the sting of defeat. \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
"Rescue centers are scrambling with limited funds to feed and nurse the brown pelicans, and workers can\u2019t help but wonder what warnings this all points to. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"Barnes notes that sow bears often nurse twins or triplets during hibernation without eating or drinking, tapping into their own fat and water stores for the sake of their cubs. \u2014 Chris Woolston, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Apr. 2022"
"Middle English norice, norce, nurse , from Anglo-French nurice , from Late Latin nutricia , from Latin, feminine of nutricius nourishing \u2014 more at nutritious":"Noun",
"Middle English nurshen to suckle, nourish, contraction of nurishen":"Verb"
": a registered nurse who is qualified through advanced training to assume some of the duties and responsibilities formerly assumed only by a physician":[
": a registered nurse with additional training as a midwife who delivers infants and provides prenatal and postpartum care, newborn care, and some routine care (such as gynecological exams) of women":[]
"Rhys received equally brutal treatment from the other female figure of authority in her formative years, her nursemaid , Meta, who violently shook her young charge when angry and terrified her with stories about blood-sucking zombies. \u2014 Malcolm Forbes, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"According to Encyclopedia Britannica, she was forced to work from a young age, alternatively acting as a nursemaid , a field hand, a cook and a woodcutter. \u2014 Isis Davis-marks, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Apr. 2021",
"Smith and her husband deducted the cost of their nursemaid from their federal income taxes in 1937. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 10 Mar. 2021",
"Many moms are on their own, but a fortunate few get help from babysitters or nursemaids . \u2014 Brian Handwerk, National Geographic , 8 May 2020",
"Torn's cagey Arthur often had to become a multi-hyphenate nursemaid -therapist-taskmaster to the talented, but hugely insecure host Larry Sanders (Garry Shandling), who called him Artie. \u2014 Bill Keveney, USA TODAY , 10 July 2019",
"With the assistance of nursemaid /housekeeper Mrs. Blott, Maisie is raised by her father, Peter, a distracted academic who treats his daughter more like an experiment than as a child. \u2014 Michael Berry, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 June 2018",
"Here are nursemaids and newsboys; elegant sisters in their Sunday best; gentlemen out for a stroll in striped vests. \u2014 Lynn Yaeger, Vogue , 16 Mar. 2018",
"Three people attended Toole's funeral at St. Peter and Paul Church: his mother, his father and Beulah Mathews, his childhood nursemaid . \u2014 Mike Scott, NOLA.com , 14 Feb. 2018"
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": one that looks after, fosters, or advises":[
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"\u2014 Shakespeare"
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": to attempt to cure by care and treatment":[],
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": to consume slowly or over a long period":[
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": to feed an offspring from the breast":[],
": to feed at the breast : suck":[],
": to hold in one's memory or consideration":[
"nurse a grievance"
],
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"nursed a 1\u20130 lead"
],
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": to promote the development or progress of":[],
": to take charge of and watch over":[],
": to take nourishment from the breast of":[],
": to use sparingly":[],
": to use, handle, or operate carefully so as to conserve energy or avoid injury or pain":[
"nurse a sprained ankle"
],
"Sir Paul Maxime 1949\u2013 British geneticist":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The nurse will take your blood pressure before the doctor sees you.",
"Nurse , may I have some water?",
"Verb",
"She is nursing her son through his illness.",
"The couple nursed the business through hard times.",
"He nursed the farm back to productivity.",
"The team nursed a 1\u20130 lead until the last inning.",
"The dog nursed her puppies.",
"The baby nursed for several months.",
"The puppies nursed for eight weeks.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"His mother, Margaret, was a nurse , and his father, Alex, is a gastroenterologist. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
"Joseph, a native of Haiti, is a nurse in the emergency room at Brigham & Women\u2019s Hospital. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"The 24-year old is a nurse in a children\u2019s hospital, and this was her week off. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"My aunt, uncle and father are all physicians, and my mom is a nurse . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"Rucker\u2019s late mother was a nurse at Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), and $1 of each ticket sold to Riverfront Revival will support the MUSC Arts in Healing program. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 27 Apr. 2022",
"My late wife was a nurse for almost 40 years and came in contact with many people. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Neighbors said Desmond often visited with his grandmother, who was a retired nurse . \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 4 Apr. 2022",
"It\u2019s sponsored by Sen. Matt Brass, a Newnan Republican whose wife is a nurse . \u2014 Andy Miller, ajc , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"With Trey Mancini continuing to nurse a right hand injury first suffered more than two weeks ago, McKenna drew the start in left field and ended a long bottom of the first by throwing a runner out at the plate. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun , 2 July 2022",
"Frustrated by the short life span of her plants, Greene began to test out different watering and care methods that could nurse her plethora of greenery back to life. \u2014 Aley Arion, Essence , 13 June 2022",
"Meantime, Roberts\u2019 Sara is troubled with postpartum psychosis and a cranky baby who refuses to nurse , while her workaholic husband Alex (Gallagher) is busy trying to build his veterinary practice in their new town. \u2014 Angela Dawson, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Hodges was unable to nurse for part of her hospital stay after she was put on bed rest and her daughter was taken to the nursery. \u2014 Charisse Jones, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
"Gary Payton II, who continues to nurse a sore left knee, didn\u2019t scrimmage with the team on Saturday. \u2014 C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Every sport has its heroes and villains, tension rising to a climactic battle, and winners lapping up the sweet taste of victory while losers nurse the sting of defeat. \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
"Rescue centers are scrambling with limited funds to feed and nurse the brown pelicans, and workers can\u2019t help but wonder what warnings this all points to. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"Barnes notes that sow bears often nurse twins or triplets during hibernation without eating or drinking, tapping into their own fat and water stores for the sake of their cubs. \u2014 Chris Woolston, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Apr. 2022"
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English norice, norce, nurse , from Anglo-French nurice , from Late Latin nutricia , from Latin, feminine of nutricius nourishing \u2014 more at nutritious":"Noun",
"Middle English nurshen to suckle, nourish, contraction of nurishen":"Verb"
"She still needs to decorate the nursery before the baby comes.",
"We get our flowers from a local nursery .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To me, the nonprofit Theodore Payne Foundation and nursery in L.A. is the main mechanism. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 23 June 2022",
"Best Air Purifier for a Baby Nursery Fridababy, a company known for ingenious solutions to everyday parenting problems, recently introduced a small-room air purifier designed for spaces up to 150 square feet \u2014 like a baby's nursery . \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
"Combs proudly added that the nursery is in full swing. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
"And my 2-year-old son\u2019s nursery was doubling as a guest room. \u2014 Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Since 2017, his home, paddy fields and decade-old nursery business have been washed away twice. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"The nursery is open and the gardens are greened up and starting to bloom. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022",
"The stars help a pregnant veteran and her fiance make their home baby and family friendly, with an improved kitchen, living room and surprise nursery makeover. \u2014 Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
"Enjoy tours of the open garden, nursery and winery at this one-day event. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022"
"Members of the family helped in the nurture of the baby.",
"Verb",
"Teachers should nurture their students' creativity.",
"a professor who nurtures any student who shows true interest in history",
"The study looks at the ways parents nurture their children.",
"You have to carefully nurture the vines if you want them to produce good grapes.",
"She nurtured a secret ambition to be a singer.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Help nurture native SoCal plants for restoration projects. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"What CEOs want to see is marketing and sales teams working together to build processes that create, nurture , and close buyers and retain and grow them as customers. \u2014 Forrester, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021",
"But less has been said about Giuliani\u2019s equally perverse nurture by the Brooklyn Mafia family into which he was born in 1944. \u2014 Jim Sleeper, The New Republic , 16 June 2022",
"Medo\u2019s story begins at the intersection of this expectation to nurture and her own professional ambition. \u2014 Sushma Subramanian, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"Driving digital transformation enables us to make bold moves, nurture innovation, grow our people and amaze our customers. \u2014 Jeff Thomson, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Passions boil over in a field where Guadagnino\u2019s lens captures nature, nurture and nudes. \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 May 2022",
"Baltimore County needs to continue to thoughtfully redevelop its older communities and nurture employment hubs such as Tradepoint Atlantic. \u2014 David Marks, Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
"Breast milk is revered as the ideal food for newborns and a sign of motherly nurture . \u2014 Sushma Subramanian, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This is, after all, the Baja Peninsula, a dagger of land jutting into the Pacific, with deserted beaches and sprawling cities that nurture anonymity. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Another important change is that now almost all schools that once taught in Russian have switched to Ukrainian, which has helped nurture a new generation proud to be Ukrainian. \u2014 Tim Judah, The New York Review of Books , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Mia enrolled Mark into Miami Beach Senior High, where Mr. Burroughs, the music teacher who ran the after-school rock ensemble, helped to nurture her musical journey. \u2014 Deidre Dyer, Billboard , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Meet-ups have helped nurture diverse crews such as Board 2 Tears and GRLSWIRL in Los Angeles, froSkate in Chicago and the Skate Kitchen in New York. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Dec. 2021",
"What\u2019s a young Indiana retro-soul quintet going to do at SOMA, the all-ages club that once helped nurture young San Diego bands like blink-182? \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Sep. 2021",
"By the same token, though, the strands of liberal and left politics that persisted through the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s helped to nurture a resistance\u2014one that may be able, in the future, to transform American politics once again. \u2014 Kim Phillips-fein, The New Republic , 2 Aug. 2021",
"During her last six years at PepsiCo, Nooyi had helped nurture a handful of individuals who went on to become CEOs, CFOs, and other management leaders at both her own company and others. \u2014 Jessica Mathews, Fortune , 23 June 2021",
"Such initiatives can support career development, strengthen onboarding efforts, reduce training costs, and even help nurture a culture of learning. \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 8 May 2022"
"Middle English norture, nurture , from Anglo-French nureture , from Late Latin nutritura act of nursing, from Latin nutritus , past participle of nutrire to suckle, nourish \u2014 more at nourish":"Noun and Verb"
"The squirrel cracked the nut and ate the meat inside.",
"walnuts, almonds, peanuts, and other nuts",
"The squirrel sat and ate the nut .",
"Are you allergic to nuts ?",
"a bowl of nuts and raisins",
"That guy is a real nut .",
"She's a real baseball nut .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Roasted tomatoes and halved gooseberries nestle in a pool of kefir and roasted kale oil; avocado wedges rolled in roasted seeds and nuts are separated by sorrel leaves; pea tips and tendrils garnish a stack of fried cheese dumplings. \u2014 Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Magazine , 18 July 2017",
"Meanwhile, people are on the dance floor going nuts . \u2014 Ron Hart, Esquire , 6 July 2017",
"A maker of nutrition and protein bars sold at Publix, CVS, Walgreens and other stores and online outlets nationwide recalled three types of bars after hearing about nut allergy reactions. \u2014 David J. Neal, miamiherald , 6 July 2017",
"People with peanut or certain tree nut allergies should be aware of a new CLIF bar recall through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. \u2014 Lucy Berry, AL.com , 6 July 2017",
"Though banana is a popular base for vegan ice cream, so are nut butters, rice, soy and even hemp milk. \u2014 Leanne Italie, The Seattle Times , 3 July 2017",
"A variety of creamy bases made of fruit, nut butters, rice, soy and even hemp have elevated vegan ice cream among vegans, vegetarians and health-conscious meat-eaters alike. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 July 2017",
"Vinegar Hill House is super flexible and Chef Michael Poiarkoff\u2019s roast chicken is my favorite in the whole city and my husband loves the spinach and ricotta manicotti with pork ragu and pine nuts . \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 29 June 2017",
"The specific instructions include eating half an avocado or a tablespoon of a nut butter every day, and to eat breakfast within an hour of waking. \u2014 Michelle Konstantinovsky, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 June 2017"
"some nutcase was arrested for sending the threatening letters to the White House",
"around the condo complex she's known as the nutcase who consistently ignores the rules",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Video testimony provided other repudiations of Eastman\u2019s nutcase legal theory. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
"The Trump factor alone suggests that the odds are high Republicans will nominate some nutcase candidates in winnable races who make Marjorie Taylor Greene seem like a moderate. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 1 Mar. 2022",
"That\u2019s the date when nutcase Congressman Paul Gosar posted that hideous tweet about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 15 Nov. 2021",
"This sole non-English-language chapter is an immediately over-the-top mad scientist fantasia, with Budi Ross as a cackling nutcase in scrubs whose unfortunate subjects (there are many) get subjected to the most diabolical surgical procedures. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 6 Oct. 2021",
"When Gwyneth Paltrow tells her followers to stay away from nightshade vegetables and promotes juice cleanses, she\u2019s considered a nutcase . \u2014 Alex Kuczynski, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 Aug. 2019",
"In fact, chances are your local paper is owned by either asset-stripping private equity vampires, or some local right-wing millionaire nutcase . \u2014 Alex Pareene, The New Republic , 9 Aug. 2019",
"Patrick Varone, who hosts the web show Shot Topics, considers this fight the moment Pump went from just another reality show to Bravo\u2019s nutcase juggernaut. \u2014 Danny Murphy, Marie Claire , 3 Dec. 2018",
"In the new horror film Truth or Dare, there's no Freddy or Jason, no masked killer, and no nutcase with an axe to grind \u2014 or even an axe to wield. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2018"
"said that it was a novel and all the people who said otherwise were nuts",
"\u2014 Flannery O'Connor"
]
},
"examples":[
"They looked at me like I was nuts .",
"the bizarre rantings in the notes left behind by the serial killer convinced the police that the guy was nuts",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Like it or not, people are nuts for the royal family. \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 1 June 2022",
"Maybe this is just nuts to me but an man dressed as an old lady jumps out of a wheel chair and attempted to smash the bullet proof glass of the Mona Lisa. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 May 2022",
"People who do not suffer from tree nuts allergies can still consume the Red Button Canadian Vanilla ice cream. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 27 May 2022",
"When the hives were still driving her nuts two weeks later, the woman called her primary-care doctor. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
"These fans went absolutely nuts for Wardlow\u2019s moonsault, power bomb and post-match destruction of AEW security. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"At first glance, the hiring of former bench warmer and anonymous assistant Darvin Ham as the Lakers\u2019 new head coach Friday appears to be nuts . \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"These two chopped and slapped the hell out of each other early in this match, and the crowd went nuts for it. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"And almost all plant foods (which include vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, seeds, and nuts ) contain a combination of both soluble and insoluble fiber, according to the FDA. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 31 Mar. 2022"
": the practical workings of a machine or enterprise as opposed to theoretical considerations or speculative possibilities":[],
": the working parts or elements":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The nuts and bolts of the financing package weren't as significant to investors as the news that Musk apparently still plans to complete his Twitter buyout. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2022",
"The nuts and bolts of the study: 11 experienced male runners completed the two-hours-plus-5K protocol three times. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 15 Sep. 2021",
"Cycling-tool brand Feedback Sports helped with the nuts and bolts of this operation\u2014as in turning, tightening, and torquing them to their proper specifications. \u2014 Josh Patterson, Outside Online , 30 May 2020",
"These are the film\u2019s best moments \u2014 the nuts and bolts of becoming a priest. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Carmichael and others, including Moore, scored the technical part of each proposal\u2014 the nuts and bolts of how each company would run the midway. \u2014 Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Feb. 2022",
"For another, most people find politics, especially its nuts and bolts , boring. \u2014 John Steele Gordon, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Some leaders are visionaries, some are nuts and bolts oriented. \u2014 Ted Reed, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
"The result is a feeling that though the nuts and bolts are still being debated\u2014and that plenty of well-intentioned, or at least well-marketed, commitments will no doubt fall short\u2014vast flows of capital are starting to move. \u2014 Katherine Dunn, Fortune , 5 Nov. 2021"
"rather than ostracizing them, the British seem to cherish their nutters",
"the theory that Jack the Ripper was a nutter infected with venereal disease by a prostitute",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The foie-gras fluffer- nutter certainly accomplishes that. \u2014 Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com , 23 Mar. 2018",
"Out here in Iowa, Papist nutter Rick Santorum \u2014 now accompanied on the campaign trail by the ridiculous Duggar clan, the famous cable-television pullulators \u2014 has made this quite clear, over and over again. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 3 Jan. 2012",
"Matt Bumpas\u2019 work making highly creative desserts \u2014 mango-lime marshmallows, his own version of nutter -butters, blood orange semifreddo with clove caramel and orange meringue \u2014 earned him high praise as the pastry chef of Seattle\u2019s Poppy. \u2014 Bethany Jean Clement, The Seattle Times , 26 July 2017"
"the only other prisoner in the dungeon was a nutty soul who feasted on bugs",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The tofu is almost puddinglike, and its subtle nutty flavor and smooth, creamy texture play off the crunchy, salty toppings. \u2014 Joe Yonan, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
"As layer upon layer of rich fruit, creamy malt, cinnamon and syrupy caramel are delivered in this whiskey, the Coolattin Cheddar offers rich creaminess and deep nutty flavor to complement these layers. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Brown rice flour is made from whole grain rice and will have a slightly nutty flavor. \u2014 Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 May 2022",
"Like other Alpine cheeses, semi-hard raclette has a nutty flavor. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel , 24 May 2022",
"The refreshing beverage is great on its own or used in healthy smoothie recipes, and its known for its slightly sweet and nutty flavor. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2022",
"The flavor profile is classic Beam with more heat from the higher proof, with nutty and grainy notes, as well as popcorn, vanilla, caramel, baked apple, hot cinnamon and allspice. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 29 May 2022",
"More important, people enjoy the sweet and nutty flavor of quinoa. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 21 May 2022",
"Noodles tossed in a sauce that\u2019s both nutty and spicy is a personal favorite of mine. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
"the only other prisoner in the dungeon was a nutty soul who feasted on bugs",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The tofu is almost puddinglike, and its subtle nutty flavor and smooth, creamy texture play off the crunchy, salty toppings. \u2014 Joe Yonan, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
"As layer upon layer of rich fruit, creamy malt, cinnamon and syrupy caramel are delivered in this whiskey, the Coolattin Cheddar offers rich creaminess and deep nutty flavor to complement these layers. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Brown rice flour is made from whole grain rice and will have a slightly nutty flavor. \u2014 Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 May 2022",
"Like other Alpine cheeses, semi-hard raclette has a nutty flavor. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel , 24 May 2022",
"The refreshing beverage is great on its own or used in healthy smoothie recipes, and its known for its slightly sweet and nutty flavor. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2022",
"The flavor profile is classic Beam with more heat from the higher proof, with nutty and grainy notes, as well as popcorn, vanilla, caramel, baked apple, hot cinnamon and allspice. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 29 May 2022",
"More important, people enjoy the sweet and nutty flavor of quinoa. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 21 May 2022",
"Noodles tossed in a sauce that\u2019s both nutty and spicy is a personal favorite of mine. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
"Jessie Holmes takes a break from cooking his dogs a meal to nuzzle with two wheel dogs at the Ophir checkpoint during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. \u2014 CBS News , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Then the cow will often try to nuzzle or lick or otherwise check out the new item. \u2014 Anna Fifield, Washington Post , 24 Aug. 2020",
"Caesar, who can often be seen nuzzling McCool\u2019s white beard, seemed thrown off, too, by his cloth mask. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 May 2020",
"When volunteers walked by their cages, the animals nuzzled next to their wire cages behind a bar fence to get closer. \u2014 Tessa Duvall, The Courier-Journal , 22 Feb. 2020",
"The unnamed calf was born at Potter Park Zoo on Tuesday before 6 a.m. The 12-year-old mother, Doppsee, nuzzled her baby within minutes and the calf was standing up about 90 minutes later, according to the zoo. \u2014 USA TODAY , 26 Dec. 2019",
"Brown stew chicken, on the other hand, embraces a mild sweetness \u2014 soft, fall-apart thighs and legs that nuzzle up to rice and peas and a pile of sauteed cabbage. \u2014 Dominic Armato, azcentral , 9 Mar. 2020",
"Stark handed a monkey to a girl standing nearby, and the primate nuzzled into her jacket and wrapped its long tail around her thigh. \u2014 Tessa Duvall, The Courier-Journal , 22 Feb. 2020",
"As a result, Hayward carries her shoulders in an inverted boomerang arch, for instance, and nuzzles the hapless but irresistible magician Laurie Davidson (Mr. Mistoffeles) cheek to furry cheek. \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 19 Dec. 2019"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u0259md\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hindi namd\u0101 , from Persian namad , from Middle Persian namat ; akin to Avestan n\u0259mata- brushwood":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145752"
},
"number two":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": solid waste from the body":[
"\u2014 used mainly by children or when speaking to children"
