dict_dl/en_merriam_webster/ex_mw.json

{
  "ex parte":{
    "type":[
      "adverb or adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": on or from one side or party only",
      ": from a one-sided or partisan point of view",
      ": on behalf of or involving only one party to a legal matter and in the absence of and usually without notice to the other party",
      "\u2014 compare in re , inter partes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)eks-\u02c8p\u00e4r-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8eks-\u02c8p\u00e4r-t\u0113, -t\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Such ex parte injunctions can be granted in exceptional situations where there is real urgency. \u2014 Dinesh Thakur, STAT , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Village Roadshow argues that Warner Bros. is bigfooting it out of rights to participate in those projects, and filed an ex parte motion on Monday for permission to file for an injunction. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "There is also the temporary ex parte cohabitant abuse order and the continuous protective order that can result from a defendant receiving jail or prison time, according to Susan Griffith, executive director of Timpanogos Legal Center. \u2014 Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "The temporary restraining order \u2013 known as an ex parte order \u2013 was granted shortly thereafter, with a hearing scheduled for July 23, at which point Bauer can formally dispute the woman's accusations, which has publicly denied through his agent. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 2 July 2021",
      "According to the ex parte document, the woman visited Bauer's home again on May 15. \u2014 Josh Peter, The Enquirer , 2 July 2021",
      "The ex parte order was granted without Bauer having a chance to be heard, and the woman later voluntarily dismissed her petition, the Post reported. \u2014 Kevin Dotson, CNN , 15 Aug. 2021",
      "According to the ex parte document, the woman visited Bauer's home again on May 15. \u2014 Josh Peter, The Enquirer , 2 July 2021",
      "According to the ex parte document, the woman visited Bauer's home again on May 15. \u2014 Josh Peter, The Enquirer , 2 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1672, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205007"
  },
  "exact":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain",
      ": to call for as necessary or desirable",
      ": exhibiting or marked by strict, particular, and complete accordance with fact or a standard",
      ": marked by thorough consideration or minute measurement of small factual details",
      ": completely correct or precise : accurate",
      ": to demand and get by force or threat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8zakt",
      "ig-\u02c8zakt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "call (for)",
      "claim",
      "clamor (for)",
      "command",
      "demand",
      "enjoin",
      "insist (on)",
      "press (for)",
      "quest",
      "stipulate (for)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accurate",
      "bang on",
      "correct",
      "dead-on",
      "good",
      "on-target",
      "precise",
      "proper",
      "right",
      "so",
      "spot-on",
      "true",
      "veracious"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The move came after Martin helped energize the bench over the first half of the season, before injuries began to exact a toll. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 5 June 2022",
      "This compromise is shown to exact a brutal toll in somber bookending scenes set near the end of Sassoon\u2019s life. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "As Russia continued to bombard cities across Ukraine, the war began to exact an increasing toll beyond the battlefield and inside Russia itself. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Her death underscores the heavy price the conflict continues to exact on Palestinians. \u2014 Aya Batrawy, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
      "As the fighting, now in its third week, continues to exact a grievous human toll in Ukraine with Russian troops bombarding many of the country\u2019s most populous cities, the number of those crossing into the EU has begun to slowly wane in recent days. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "But the number of new coronavirus deaths that medical examiners are confirming remains in the double digits each day, as January\u2019s surge from the highly contagious omicron variant of the virus continues to exact a toll. \u2014 Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Despite allowing Syracuse to exact revenge from its 2020 loss, the Flames have a potential first-round NFL Draft selection in quarterback Malik Willis. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "The numbers are estimates and not exact counts, said Ethan Chernofsky, the company\u2019s vice president of marketing. \u2014 Chase Difeliciantonio, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The artwork is estimated to be worth $5 million; however, museum officials are not yet certain of the exact amount. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022",
      "Times journalists spent more than a year sifting through thousands of pages of archival papers, ledgers and correspondences to calculate the exact amount that Haiti paid France: $560 million in today\u2019s dollars. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
      "But with Pritzker\u2019s signature on the tax relief plan, that bump will be pushed off until Jan. 1, with the exact amount of the increase to be determined by where inflation stands at the end of September. \u2014 Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune , 19 May 2022",
      "The exact amount Americans pay for insulin varies quite widely, depending on their insurance coverage and which version of the medication they\u2019re prescribed. \u2014 Jing Luo, The Conversation , 9 May 2022",
      "Made to easily remove even thicker, curly hair with absolute ease, this splurge-worthy hair remover applies the exact amount of pressure needed for a smooth and thorough shave that won't irritate skin. \u2014 Isadora Baum, Allure , 5 May 2022",
      "The exact amount differs according to the state of the economy. \u2014 Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "You might be tempted to bump prices up by the exact amount of your new production costs\u2014a thoughtful move that protects the bottom line without making an unnecessary play for greater profits. \u2014 Kyle Leighton, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "However, the exact amount of time will vary depending on the individual dog and the severity of their arthritis. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1564, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193916"
  },
  "exactly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a manner or measure or to a degree or number that strictly conforms to a fact or condition",
      ": in every respect : altogether , entirely",
      ": quite so"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8zak-(t)l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "due",
      "full",
      "just",
      "precisely",
      "right",
      "sharp",
      "smack-dab",
      "squarely"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The levers need to be exactly positioned.",
      "we will meet at exactly six o'clock",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The investigations and even the leak of Kremlin documents demonstrating exactly how Russian President Vladimir Putin influenced the 2016 election through a sophisticated disinformation campaign are meaningless. \u2014 David Masciotra, CNN , 11 June 2022",
      "Well, boardrooms themselves aren\u2019t exactly knocking it out of the park on diversity and inclusion yet. \u2014 Amy Glynn, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
      "What exactly will go down at your brow lamination appointment with Benefit? \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 10 June 2022",
      "And the traffic light system explained exactly what was allowed and what was not. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 10 June 2022",
      "Complete genre rehaul, or even mild wheel reinvention, isn\u2019t exactly on the menu. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
      "Now, almost exactly 17 years later, as the country artist with the most CMT Awards, 7 Grammy awards, and millions of album sales, Carrie returned to the iconic stage in Nashville ahead of the release of her upcoming album. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 10 June 2022",
      "EVs don\u2019t exactly come cheap and neither will the first one powered by solar energy. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
      "Series creator Graham Roland, though, has led with a case that isn\u2019t exactly simple so much as needlessly simplified for expediency. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" exact entry 2 + -ly entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221518"
  },
  "example":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that serves as a pattern to be imitated or not to be imitated",
      ": a punishment inflicted on someone as a warning to others",
      ": an individual so punished",
      ": one that is representative of all of a group or type",
      ": a parallel or closely similar case especially when serving as a precedent or model",
      ": an instance (such as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate a rule or precept or to act as an exercise in the application of a rule",
      ": as an example",
      ": to serve as an example of",
      ": to be or set an example to",
      ": something to be imitated : model",
      ": a sample of something taken to show what the whole is like : instance",
      ": a problem to be solved to show how a rule works",
      ": something that is a warning to others"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8zam-p\u0259l",
      "ig-\u02c8zam-p\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "case",
      "exemplar",
      "exemplification",
      "illustration",
      "instance",
      "prototype",
      "representative",
      "sample",
      "specimen"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Mercer, for example , tacked three years onto the end of his contract, which now expires in 2026. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 21 June 2022",
      "The streaming data option, for example , might help your mobile app work better. \u2014 Murli Thirumale, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Mississippi, for example , has gone from one to about a dozen events, according to the Human Rights Campaign advocacy group. \u2014 Chris Kenning, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
      "Sriracha has its place, to be sure \u2014 in pho restaurants, for example , where its presence is canon. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
      "For example , Krahl cites sea turtles and penguins, which both have differences in their front and back appendages: flipper-like front legs and webbed hind legs. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
      "Sightings in Oconomowoc and Racine County, for example , were reported on the same day, Hirchert said. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
      "Women, for example , increasingly use the mobile internet for educational purposes to enrich themselves and for the benefit of their children. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
      "For example , in December 2020, the association estimated that nearly 17 percent of food and drink establishments had shut their doors, based on survey responses from 6,000 restaurant operators and 250 supply chain companies. \u2014 Tim Carman, Washington Post , 21 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213554"
  },
  "exasperate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cause irritation or annoyance to",
      ": to excite the anger of : enrage",
      ": to make more grievous : aggravate",
      ": irritated or annoyed especially to the point of injudicious action : exasperated",
      ": roughened with irregular prickles or elevations",
      ": to make angry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8za-sp\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "ig-\u02c8za-sp(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
      "ig-\u02c8za-sp\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aggravate",
      "annoy",
      "bother",
      "bug",
      "burn (up)",
      "chafe",
      "eat",
      "frost",
      "gall",
      "get",
      "grate",
      "gripe",
      "hack (off)",
      "irk",
      "irritate",
      "itch",
      "nark",
      "nettle",
      "peeve",
      "persecute",
      "pique",
      "put out",
      "rasp",
      "rile",
      "ruffle",
      "spite",
      "vex"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The criticism of his latest movie is sure to exasperate his admirers.",
      "We were exasperated by the delays.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Bubbles also cause the dispensed product to expand, which is why your Slurpee or your Icee or your Arctic Blast inflates a bit after pouring, sometimes up and out of the domed lid to exasperate your parents. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Simpson\u2019s funny and moving tale is more successful, though its ambling pace and episodic structure may exasperate lovers of tight narrative. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "But none of these disputes appeared to mean as much to the UAE \u2014 or more exasperate the Americans \u2014 as the failure to publicly show up in the Emirati hour of need. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "This weekend\u2019s weather pattern, with its clear skies and early season heat, will only exasperate the situation by heating the ground and siphoning away more of its precious water moisture content. \u2014 Tom Sater, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Voting restrictions, like those outlined in Senate Bill 90, can exasperate health disparities. \u2014 Laken Brooks, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "His suggestions sometimes exasperate the garden designers, who have their own vision of where things should be. \u2014 Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "Without enough rescue animals to go around, organizations wind up fielding dozens of applications for a single dog, incentivizing some groups to put up maddeningly high adoption barriers that exclude and exasperate capable guardians. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Filograna described it more as a giggle, which doesn\u2019t exasperate opponents as much as Forsythe\u2019s playmaking ability. \u2014 Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com , 22 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
      "Adjective",
      "1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202432"
  },
  "excavate":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to form a cavity or hole in",
      ": to form by hollowing out",
      ": to dig out and remove",
      ": to expose to view by or as if by digging away a covering",
      ": to make excavations",
      ": to expose to view by digging away a covering",
      ": to hollow out : form a hole in",
      ": to make by hollowing out",
      ": to dig out and remove",
      ": to form a cavity or hole in",
      ": to make excavations or become hollowed out"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-sk\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101t",
      "\u02c8ek-sk\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101t",
      "\u02c8ek-sk\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dig",
      "shovel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They excavated an ancient city.",
      "It is the first site to be excavated in this area.",
      "They began excavating the backyard for their new pool.",
      "The excess dirt was carefully excavated .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As the water levels began to rise again, scientists rushed to excavate and document what is believed to be the urban center of the Mittani Empire, which stretched from northern Iraq through Syria and into Turkey. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 6 June 2022",
      "Three recent books excavate this century-old story and shine light on its lasting importance. \u2014 Magda Teter, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022",
      "From there, clammers can excavate the shellfish using a shovel or clam gun, or even their hands. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 10 May 2022",
      "The state of Alabama owns the wreck and has so far appeared reluctant to spend the millions required to excavate it. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Master Chief is supposed to be completely controllable, but starts feeling new emotions after grabbing a mysterious glowing object that the Covenant is trying to excavate . \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "Memories of trauma \u2014 buried deep within the body, locked in a casket of shame \u2014 are difficult to excavate . \u2014 Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "In January, the cones began to crack, allowing the olingos to excavate the now-mature, rank-smelling seeds with their teeth and claws. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "In 2016, Linda Shauvin pushed the DPAA to reconsider the decision not to excavate further. \u2014 Stephen Smith, CBS News , 24 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin excav\u0101tus, past participle of excav\u0101re \"to hollow out, form a hole in,\" from ex-  ex- entry 1 + cav\u0101re \"to make hollow, hollow out,\" verbal derivative of cavus \"hollow, concave\" \u2014 more at hole entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1599, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191125"
  },
  "exceed":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be greater than or superior to",
      ": to go beyond a limit set by",
      ": to extend outside of",
      ": predominate",
      ": overdo",
      ": to be greater than",
      ": to go or be beyond the limit of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8s\u0113d",
      "ik-\u02c8s\u0113d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "break",
      "outreach",
      "outrun",
      "overpass",
      "overreach",
      "overrun",
      "overshoot",
      "overstep",
      "surpass",
      "transcend"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The cost must not exceed 10 dollars.",
      "The cost exceeded our estimate.",
      "The demand for new housing has already exceeded the supply.",
      "He's trying to match or exceed last year's sales.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But without those steps, demand for water in Salt Lake City would exceed supply around 2040, Ms. Briefer said. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "The volume could exceed pre-pandemic levels, TSA said. \u2014 Amanda Maile, ABC News , 28 May 2022",
      "But one person with knowledge of the Russian cases said the maintenance costs will exceed the money in the accounts. \u2014 Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
      "Often, the number of markers on the scene will exceed the amount of times a weapon was fired, officers said. \u2014 Tandra Smith | Tsmith@al.com, al , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "During Thursday\u2019s call, Greidinger said if there are no COVID surprises, the company may even exceed the U.S. admissions target of hitting 85 percent of 2019 levels this year. \u2014 Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The cost of cleaning dangerous coal ash from the site of the former Indiana Transportation Museum in Noblesville will exceed $6 million, city officials said. \u2014 John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Housing prices across the wider region surrounding Salt Lake City now exceed those in 87% of all major U.S. metropolitan areas, the National Association of Realtors said. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Initial estimates for the cost of the first phase exceed $80 million, with Huna Totem seeking third-party financing, Richardson said. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English exceden , from Middle French exceder , from Latin excedere , from ex- + cedere to go",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183209"
  },
  "exceeding":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "exceptional in amount, quality, or degree"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8s\u0113-di\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aberrant",
      "aberrated",
      "abnormal",
      "anomalous",
      "atypical",
      "especial",
      "exceptional",
      "extraordinaire",
      "extraordinary",
      "freak",
      "odd",
      "peculiar",
      "phenomenal",
      "preternatural",
      "rare",
      "singular",
      "uncommon",
      "uncustomary",
      "unique",
      "unusual",
      "unwonted"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "common",
      "customary",
      "normal",
      "ordinary",
      "typical",
      "unexceptional",
      "unextraordinary",
      "usual"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "accepted the apology with exceeding graciousness"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-165846"
  },
  "excel":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be superior to : surpass in accomplishment or achievement",
      ": to be distinguishable by superiority : surpass others",
      ": to do better than others : surpass"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sel",
      "ik-\u02c8sel"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beat",
      "better",
      "eclipse",
      "exceed",
      "outclass",
      "outdistance",
      "outdo",
      "outgun",
      "outmatch",
      "outshine",
      "outstrip",
      "overtop",
      "surpass",
      "top",
      "tower (over)",
      "transcend"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She excels everyone else in sports.",
      "the special effects in this new sci-fi extravaganza excel any that we've seen previously",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Economic development is a bipartisan issue, and the states that excel at attracting new plants are the ones who present a bipartisan face to new projects. \u2014 Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press , 28 May 2022",
      "Transformers involve a variety of neural networks, the software used for deep learning, that excel at teaching computers language skills. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "With a series as modern as Halo, there are a handful of games that excel at both. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "Good teams have an answer and can play lineups that excel on both sides of the ball. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "But there are dozens of Chianti Classico producers that excel , yet are not well-known. \u2014 Tom Hyland, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "The researchers discovered that models that excel at next-word prediction are also best at anticipating brain activity patterns and reading times. \u2014 Anna Blaustein, Scientific American , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Their airways are teeming with these sentries, including ones that excel at recognizing the coronavirus. \u2014 Liz Szabo, CNN , 19 Sep. 2021",
      "Their airways are teaming with these sentries, including ones that excel at recognizing the coronavirus. \u2014 Liz Szabo, USA TODAY , 19 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English excellen , from Latin excellere , from ex- + -cellere to rise, project; akin to Latin collis hill \u2014 more at hill ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182410"
  },
  "excellence":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality of being excellent",
      ": an excellent or valuable quality : virtue",
      ": excellency sense 2",
      ": high quality"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-s(\u0259-)l\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8ek-s\u0259-l\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "choiceness",
      "distinction",
      "excellency",
      "first-rateness",
      "greatness",
      "perfection",
      "preeminence",
      "primeness",
      "superbness",
      "superiority",
      "supremacy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The school is known for the excellence of its teachers.",
      "an award for academic excellence",
      "setting a high standard of excellence",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The awards were created to honor and recognize excellence in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. \u2014 Scott Huver, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
      "As announced May 18, Court Theatre of Hyde Park is the winner of the 2022 Tony for excellence in regional theater. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "This category recognizes excellence in spoken word albums (not including Spoken Word Poetry). \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 9 June 2022",
      "An album category that recognizes excellence in spoken word albums specific to the performance of poetry with or without music. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
      "An album Category that recognizes excellence in spoken word albums specific to the performance of poetry with or without music. \u2014 Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "The family of Russell Menta, an alumni who was killed by a drunk driver, awarded a scholarship to Jordan Gaines for excellence in music and to Brian Hwang in science, representing two of Russ\u2019s passions. \u2014 Melissa Whatley, Baltimore Sun , 8 June 2022",
      "The International Emmy\u2019s Founders Award celebrates excellence in television entertainment across all fields. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 June 2022",
      "Held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, CA, the 30th edition of this popular ceremony celebrates excellence in film and television. \u2014 Admin, Essence , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181325"
  },
  "excellency":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": excellence",
      ": outstanding or valuable quality"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-s(\u0259-)l\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cardinal virtue",
      "distinction",
      "excellence",
      "grace",
      "merit",
      "value",
      "virtue"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "deficiency",
      "demerit",
      "disvalue"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "claimed that granite has so many excellencies as material for countertops that it is well worth the high price",
      "the excellency of the violins crafted by Stradivarius is beyond dispute"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174315"
  },
  "excellent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": very good of its kind : eminently good : first-class",
      ": superior",
      ": very good of its kind"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-s(\u0259-)l\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8ek-s\u0259-l\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "A-OK",
      "A1",
      "awesome",
      "bang-up",
      "banner",
      "beautiful",
      "blue-chip",
      "blue-ribbon",
      "boffo",
      "bonny",
      "bonnie",
      "boss",
      "brag",
      "brave",
      "bully",
      "bumper",
      "capital",
      "choice",
      "classic",
      "cool",
      "corking",
      "crackerjack",
      "cracking",
      "dandy",
      "divine",
      "dope",
      "down",
      "dynamite",
      "fab",
      "fabulous",
      "famous",
      "fantabulous",
      "fantastic",
      "fine",
      "first-class",
      "first-rate",
      "first-string",
      "five-star",
      "four-star",
      "frontline",
      "gangbusters",
      "gangbuster",
      "gilt-edged",
      "gilt-edge",
      "gone",
      "grand",
      "great",
      "groovy",
      "heavenly",
      "high-class",
      "hot",
      "hype",
      "immense",
      "jim-dandy",
      "keen",
      "lovely",
      "marvelous",
      "marvellous",
      "mean",
      "neat",
      "nifty",
      "noble",
      "number one",
      "No. 1",
      "numero uno",
      "out-of-sight",
      "par excellence",
      "peachy",
      "peachy keen",
      "phat",
      "prime",
      "primo",
      "prize",
      "prizewinning",
      "quality",
      "radical",
      "righteous",
      "sensational",
      "slick",
      "splendid",
      "stellar",
      "sterling",
      "superb",
      "superior",
      "superlative",
      "supernal",
      "swell",
      "terrific",
      "tip-top",
      "top",
      "topflight",
      "top-notch",
      "top-of-the-line",
      "topping",
      "top-shelf",
      "unsurpassed",
      "wizard",
      "wonderful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "atrocious",
      "awful",
      "execrable",
      "lousy",
      "pathetic",
      "poor",
      "rotten",
      "terrible",
      "vile",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Her new movie has received excellent reviews.",
      "He is an excellent role model for young men everywhere.",
      "The car is in excellent condition.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The All Day Shorts and At Ease Shorts are ideal for throwing on to run errands, whereas Richer Poorer's cotton shorts and Alo Yoga's French terry shorts are excellent for parking on the couch for the afternoon. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 14 June 2022",
      "This formulation is excellent for healing an irritated and inflamed scalp to provide a perfect foundation for hair growth. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "While testing, the team found that the towels are plush to lounge on, quick to absorb water, and excellent at repelling sand. \u2014 Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 June 2022",
      "Igor Shesterkin was excellent from start-to-finish in this series and ended with an exclamation point. \u2014 Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
      "Garrel is excellent as the flawed director, channeling a man whose obsession with perfection masked some cruel behavior. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
      "The technical contributions are uniformly excellent . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
      "Lionel says his storytelling voice is fundamentally excellent . \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "This is also an excellent way to add storage for items such as vases and trays. \u2014 Sarah Lyon, Washington Post , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin excellent-, excellens , from present participle of excellere ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224044"
  },
  "except":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "conjunction",
      "preposition",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": with the exclusion or exception of",
      ": to take or leave out from a number or a whole : exclude",
      ": to take exception : object",
      ": on any other condition than that : unless",
      ": with this exception , namely",
      ": only",
      ": not including",
      ": other than : but",
      ": if it were not for the fact that : only",
      ": to leave out from a number or a whole : exclude",
      ": to take or leave out (as from insurance coverage or a deed) : exclude",
      ": object",
      ": to file a bill of exceptions or make a formal exception"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sept",
      "ik-\u02c8sept",
      "ik-\u02c8sept"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "apart from",
      "aside from",
      "bar",
      "barring",
      "beside",
      "besides",
      "but",
      "except for",
      "excluding",
      "exclusive of",
      "other than",
      "outside",
      "outside of",
      "save",
      "saving"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "demur",
      "expostulate",
      "kick",
      "object",
      "protest",
      "remonstrate (with)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Preposition",
      "The stores will be open daily except Sundays.",
      "the store is open daily except Sundays",
      "Verb",
      "Children were excepted from the study.",
      "I must except to your remark that there are no great novelists currently living.",
      "Conjunction",
      "I'd go, except it's too far.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
      "At Dollywood\u2019s DreamMore Resort, face masks are required in public areas, except when dining or swimming, capacity of public areas will be limited, and housekeeping and public area attendants will increase their cleaning procedures. \u2014 Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure , 4 June 2020",
      "The city advised all residents to stay inside except those going to and from work and anyone seeking or giving emergency care, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti's official Twitter account. \u2014 NBC News , 1 June 2020",
      "Since then, every president except Nixon, Reagan, and George H.W. Bush has created national monuments. \u2014 National Geographic , 29 May 2020",
      "Most of these pools, except McKie, are wheelchair accessible, according to the Cincinnati Recreation Commission's website. \u2014 Cincinnati Enquirer , 27 May 2020",
      "No one is allowed inside her home except those helping her, White's representative told Today. \u2014 Alaa Elassar, CNN , 25 May 2020",
      "Under Supreme Court precedents related to the principles of separation of power, Congress \u2013 one branch of government \u2013 cannot remove an official in the executive branch \u2013 another branch of government \u2013 except by impeachment. \u2014 Stanley M. Brand, The Conversation , 22 May 2020",
      "The whole story sounds as apocryphal as most of the other origin stories connected to Warhol\u2014 except that one biographer claims to have seen the actual check Warhol wrote to Latow. \u2014 Blake Gopnik, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "The government in Madrid has imposed some of the most restrictive lockdown measures in Europe, shuttering most businesses and forcing people to stay in their homes except to buy groceries and seek healthcare. \u2014 Sonia Sirletti, Bloomberg.com , 10 May 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Community transmissions in the country have mostly been brought to a halt, and most businesses \u2014 excepting cinemas, theme parks and live entertainment venues \u2014 have reopened their doors. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 May 2020",
      "But this will be the first time viewers will be able to stream live programming from PBS through a digital service, excepting some anomalies over the years like the now-defunct Aero service and the like. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 29 July 2019",
      "Diplomats, however, had been excepted and some have been trying to bend the rules to bring in their families. \u2014 Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "On Sunday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that gatherings be limited to 50 people or less for the next eight weeks, with the day-to-day operation of schools and businesses excepted . \u2014 Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY , 16 Mar. 2020",
      "The measure is excepted to reduce the state\u2019s 96,000 prison population by 4,800 for a potential savings of $50 million. \u2014 John Haughey, Washington Examiner , 27 Feb. 2020",
      "Trump\u2019s ban on admission of travelers from Europe ( excepting Ireland and the United Kingdom) took European governments by surprise. \u2014 Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner , 14 Mar. 2020",
      "As the planet cooled in subsequent millennia, these canids expanded their range, evolving into foxes and eventually reaching every continent excepting Antarctica. \u2014 David James, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Feb. 2020",
      "The rules for formal languages may grow more and more complex, but all robust general programming languages ( excepting regex, HTML, and a few other specific things) are reducible to a Turing-complete grammar like this. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 9 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Preposition",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Conjunction",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181427"
  },
  "excepting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "conjunction",
      "preposition",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": with the exclusion or exception of",
      ": to take or leave out from a number or a whole : exclude",
      ": to take exception : object",
      ": on any other condition than that : unless",
      ": with this exception , namely",
      ": only",
      ": not including",
      ": other than : but",
      ": if it were not for the fact that : only",
      ": to leave out from a number or a whole : exclude",
      ": to take or leave out (as from insurance coverage or a deed) : exclude",
      ": object",
      ": to file a bill of exceptions or make a formal exception"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sept",
      "ik-\u02c8sept",
      "ik-\u02c8sept"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "apart from",
      "aside from",
      "bar",
      "barring",
      "beside",
      "besides",
      "but",
      "except for",
      "excluding",
      "exclusive of",
      "other than",
      "outside",
      "outside of",
      "save",
      "saving"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "demur",
      "expostulate",
      "kick",
      "object",
      "protest",
      "remonstrate (with)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Preposition",
      "The stores will be open daily except Sundays.",
      "the store is open daily except Sundays",
      "Verb",
      "Children were excepted from the study.",
      "I must except to your remark that there are no great novelists currently living.",
      "Conjunction",
      "I'd go, except it's too far.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
      "At Dollywood\u2019s DreamMore Resort, face masks are required in public areas, except when dining or swimming, capacity of public areas will be limited, and housekeeping and public area attendants will increase their cleaning procedures. \u2014 Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure , 4 June 2020",
      "The city advised all residents to stay inside except those going to and from work and anyone seeking or giving emergency care, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti's official Twitter account. \u2014 NBC News , 1 June 2020",
      "Since then, every president except Nixon, Reagan, and George H.W. Bush has created national monuments. \u2014 National Geographic , 29 May 2020",
      "Most of these pools, except McKie, are wheelchair accessible, according to the Cincinnati Recreation Commission's website. \u2014 Cincinnati Enquirer , 27 May 2020",
      "No one is allowed inside her home except those helping her, White's representative told Today. \u2014 Alaa Elassar, CNN , 25 May 2020",
      "Under Supreme Court precedents related to the principles of separation of power, Congress \u2013 one branch of government \u2013 cannot remove an official in the executive branch \u2013 another branch of government \u2013 except by impeachment. \u2014 Stanley M. Brand, The Conversation , 22 May 2020",
      "The whole story sounds as apocryphal as most of the other origin stories connected to Warhol\u2014 except that one biographer claims to have seen the actual check Warhol wrote to Latow. \u2014 Blake Gopnik, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "The government in Madrid has imposed some of the most restrictive lockdown measures in Europe, shuttering most businesses and forcing people to stay in their homes except to buy groceries and seek healthcare. \u2014 Sonia Sirletti, Bloomberg.com , 10 May 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Community transmissions in the country have mostly been brought to a halt, and most businesses \u2014 excepting cinemas, theme parks and live entertainment venues \u2014 have reopened their doors. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 May 2020",
      "But this will be the first time viewers will be able to stream live programming from PBS through a digital service, excepting some anomalies over the years like the now-defunct Aero service and the like. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 29 July 2019",
      "Diplomats, however, had been excepted and some have been trying to bend the rules to bring in their families. \u2014 Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "On Sunday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that gatherings be limited to 50 people or less for the next eight weeks, with the day-to-day operation of schools and businesses excepted . \u2014 Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY , 16 Mar. 2020",
      "The measure is excepted to reduce the state\u2019s 96,000 prison population by 4,800 for a potential savings of $50 million. \u2014 John Haughey, Washington Examiner , 27 Feb. 2020",
      "Trump\u2019s ban on admission of travelers from Europe ( excepting Ireland and the United Kingdom) took European governments by surprise. \u2014 Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner , 14 Mar. 2020",
      "As the planet cooled in subsequent millennia, these canids expanded their range, evolving into foxes and eventually reaching every continent excepting Antarctica. \u2014 David James, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Feb. 2020",
      "The rules for formal languages may grow more and more complex, but all robust general programming languages ( excepting regex, HTML, and a few other specific things) are reducible to a Turing-complete grammar like this. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 9 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Preposition",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Conjunction",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224216"
  },
  "exception":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of excepting : exclusion",
      ": one that is excepted",
      ": a case to which a rule does not apply",
      ": question , objection",
      "\u2014 see also take exception",
      ": an oral or written legal objection",
      ": someone or something that is not included",
      ": a case to which a rule does not apply",
      ": an objection or a reason for objecting",
      ": something that is excepted or excluded",
      ": a situation to which a rule does not apply",
      ": an act of excepting",
      ": exclusion of a section of real property from a conveyance \u2014 compare reservation",
      ": a usually written objection especially to a judge's ruling",
      "\u2014 see also bill of exceptions at bill sense 3a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sep-sh\u0259n",
      "ik-\u02c8sep-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "challenge",
      "complaint",
      "demur",
      "demurral",
      "demurrer",
      "difficulty",
      "expostulation",
      "fuss",
      "kick",
      "objection",
      "protest",
      "question",
      "remonstrance",
      "stink"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "There will be no exceptions to this rule.",
      "I take strong exception to your assessment of his singing ability.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Stevens said the Celtics would look to add pieces where the fit seems ideal, pulling levers with their $6.3 million taxpayer\u2019s mid-level exception , or their trade exceptions. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
      "The one exception to the ban on owning collectibles, and only under strict circumstances, has been precious metals. \u2014 Spencer Jakab, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Certainly in some years stocks have been down during those time frames, but that\u2019s been the exception , not the rule. \u2014 Jonathan Boyar, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "In an era of the NBA marked by parity and fleeting allegiances, the Warriors had cemented themselves as the great exception \u2014 title winners in four of the past eight seasons. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 June 2022",
      "The exception , Diego Garcia, is inhabited by 2,500 American-military personnel and temporary foreign workers, mostly Filipino. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
      "One exception : bottles of sanitizer containing up to 12 ounces are permitted. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 7 June 2022",
      "Many smartphones already use a USB-C charging port, but there's a notable exception : Apple, which still uses a Lightning port for its iPhones. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 7 June 2022",
      "But Alpine County, set in the far eastern reaches of the state, is a notable exception \u2014 a Democratic speck bobbing alone in a sea of red. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205412"
  },
  "exceptional":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": forming an exception : rare",
      ": better than average : superior",
      ": deviating from the norm: such as",
      ": having above or below average intelligence",
      ": physically disabled",
      ": being unusual",
      ": better than average : superior"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sep-shn\u0259l",
      "-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
      "ik-\u02c8sep-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aberrant",
      "aberrated",
      "abnormal",
      "anomalous",
      "atypical",
      "especial",
      "exceeding",
      "extraordinaire",
      "extraordinary",
      "freak",
      "odd",
      "peculiar",
      "phenomenal",
      "preternatural",
      "rare",
      "singular",
      "uncommon",
      "uncustomary",
      "unique",
      "unusual",
      "unwonted"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "common",
      "customary",
      "normal",
      "ordinary",
      "typical",
      "unexceptional",
      "unextraordinary",
      "usual"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "We're bending the rules for this exceptional situation.",
      "an exceptional student in math",
      "The seafood dishes at this restaurant are exceptional .",
      "a separate school for exceptional children",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Or go big on 4K, the latest and greatest in resolution, delivering exceptional picture quality, but at an extremely high price. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
      "Tsukune, ground chicken formed in the shape of a drumstick and served with an egg yolk for dipping, is exceptional . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Their Pineapple Express cartridge, like all of their other products, is exceptional . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "The tortoises were bred through a species conservation program, which considers any tortoise birth to be exceptional . \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022",
      "River Ridge High School Principal Todd Miller said Brian Bradley is exceptional in more ways than one. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 5 June 2022",
      "All the while, the Beavers\u2019 defense was exceptional , resembling the team that led the nation in fielding percentage most of the season rather than the one that committed an alarming 13 errors in the previous five games. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 5 June 2022",
      "For the price, this headset delivers exceptional audio quality with a solid range of mids, highs, and lows. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "As before, the gallery proprietors have unearthed works that have never shown publicly, several of which are exceptional . \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-231318"
  },
  "excessively":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "exceeding what is usual, proper, necessary, or normal",
      "being too much",
      "exceeding what is proper, necessary, or normal",
      "being out of proportion to the offense"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"ik-\u02c8se-siv",
    "synonyms":[
      "baroque",
      "devilish",
      "exorbitant",
      "extravagant",
      "extreme",
      "fancy",
      "immoderate",
      "inordinate",
      "insane",
      "intolerable",
      "lavish",
      "overdue",
      "overextravagant",
      "overmuch",
      "overweening",
      "plethoric",
      "steep",
      "stiff",
      "towering",
      "unconscionable",
      "undue",
      "unmerciful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "middling",
      "moderate",
      "modest",
      "reasonable",
      "temperate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "an excessive display of wealth",
      "High fever, nausea, and excessive sweating are some of the symptoms.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "However, Spacey\u2019s barrister argued strongly that the bail conditions regarding travel were excessive . \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 16 June 2022",
      "The city had argued that evidence in the lawsuit was wrongly kept from the jury and the verdict was excessive . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "Auditors estimated more than $730,000 worth of contributions would have still been excessive , even when excluding the dollars impacted by the Cruz decision. \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022",
      "However, the advantages vanish when the gaming is excessive . \u2014 Julie Jargon, WSJ , 14 May 2022",
      "In a news release, Jameson said the lead times for delivery of physical books were excessive . \u2014 cleveland , 13 May 2022",
      "Fryer's lawyer, Robert Goldman, said the 14-month sentence was excessive , asserting that the ticket brokers were the people truly in charge of the operation. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
      "Typically, a district attorney must agree the old sentence was excessive . \u2014 Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Any force that is not legally justified is excessive . \u2014 Alexa Gervasi, The Week , 5 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "exchange":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of giving or taking one thing in return for another : trade",
      ": the act or process of substituting one thing for another",
      ": reciprocal giving and receiving",
      ": something offered, given, or received in an exchange",
      ": funds payable currently at a distant point either in a foreign currency or in domestic currency",
      ": interchange or conversion of the money of two countries or of current and uncurrent money with allowance for difference in value",
      ": exchange rate",
      ": the amount of the difference in value between two currencies or between values of a particular currency at two places",
      ": instruments (such as checks or bills of exchange) presented in a clearinghouse for settlement",
      ": a place where things or services are exchanged : such as",
      ": an organized market or center for trading in securities or commodities",
      ": a store or shop specializing in merchandise usually of a particular type",
      ": a cooperative store or society",
      ": a central office in which telephone lines are connected to permit communication",
      ": as a substitute",
      ": to part with, give, or transfer in consideration of something received as an equivalent",
      ": to have replaced by other merchandise",
      ": to part with for a substitute",
      ": to give and receive reciprocally",
      ": to pass or become received in exchange",
      ": to engage in an exchange",
      ": an act of giving or taking of one thing in return for another : trade",
      ": a place where goods or services are exchanged",
      ": the act of giving and receiving between two groups",
      ": to give or take one thing in return for another : trade , swap",
      ": a giving of something of value (as real property) in return for something of equal value (as money or property of a like kind)",
      ": a giving of something of value in return for something of equal value except money \u2014 compare sale",
      ": an organized market or center for trading in securities or commodities"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "iks-\u02c8ch\u0101nj",
      "\u02c8eks-\u02ccch\u0101nj",
      "iks-\u02c8ch\u0101nj"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "back-and-forth",
      "barter",
      "commutation",
      "dicker",
      "quid pro quo",
      "swap",
      "trade",
      "trade-off",
      "truck"
    ],
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      "change",
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      "shift",
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      "swap",
      "switch",
      "trade"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The Cardinals lost a fifth-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft in exchange for taking Thompson in July 2019. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 11 June 2022",
      "As part of the deal, ComEd has paid a record $200 million fine and agreed to cooperate in exchange for bribery charges being dropped after three years. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "Paramount even offered to include an advertisement for the Navy in exchange for debts owed to the service for its help with the film. \u2014 Taylor Vasilik, Popular Mechanics , 10 June 2022",
      "Nina's located the lab that holds BCL Red, but in exchange for its location, the Boys will need to assassinate a Russian oligarch. \u2014 Alex Raiman, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
      "In exchange for their guilty pleas, Osuna and her husband, Emrik's dad Erik Osuna, who also has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, were spared possible death sentences, according to a statement from prosecutors. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
      "When Reconstruction was ended in exchange for the presidency, the election was resolved, and the victor, Rutherford B. Hays, assumed the presidency with a margin of one electoral vote. \u2014 CBS News , 10 June 2022",
      "Net worths were based on stock prices and exchange rates as of the close of markets on May 20, 2022. \u2014 Forbes Press Releases, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "No doubt, one will eventually be found again on the company\u2019s auction block for well above its original asking price of CHF 132,900 (or approximately, $138,405 at current exchange rates). \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Experts also point to communication tools, such as handheld radios that allow school personnel to exchange information quickly among themselves and law enforcement. \u2014 Laura Meckler, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
      "The event offers an opportunity for individuals to exchange handguns, assault rifles, shotguns, and airguns for monetary compensation, as well as an iPad. \u2014 Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "But venture investment came pouring in anyway to fund projects built on Luna\u2019s underlying technology, like services for people to exchange cryptocurrencies or borrow and lend TerraUSD. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
      "Those two currencies are connected by what\u2019s known as a cross-chain bridge, which allows users to exchange ether for Axie Infinity\u2019s digital tokens and vice versa. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The new deadline for teams and players to exchange arbitration numbers is March 22, according to reports, and hearings would take place in-season if the sides don\u2019t agree on a figure. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The torch also allowed the bearers to exchange the flame by connecting the two torches via ribbons which symbolize Beijing 2022's vision to promote mutual understanding and respect between different cultures, Olympics.com said. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "The test with Coinstar, which is known for the machines that let customers exchange U.S. coins for paper bills or gift cards, includes 200 kiosks in Walmart stores. \u2014 Susan Decker, Fortune , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "The test with Coinstar, which is known for the machines that let customers exchange U.S. coins for paper bills or gift cards, includes 200 kiosks in Walmart stores. \u2014 Time , 16 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213527"
  },
  "excitable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of being readily roused into action or a state of excitement or irritability",
      ": capable of being activated by and reacting to stimuli",
      ": easily excited",
      ": capable of being activated by and reacting to stimuli : exhibiting irritability"
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      "ik-\u02c8s\u012b-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "ik-\u02c8s\u012b-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "ik-\u02c8s\u012bt-\u0259-b\u0259l"
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      "fiddle-footed",
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      "hyper",
      "hyperactive",
      "hyperexcitable",
      "hyperkinetic",
      "jittery",
      "jumpy",
      "nervous",
      "skittery",
      "skittish",
      "spasmodic",
      "spooky"
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      "imperturbable",
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      "unexcitable",
      "unflappable",
      "unshakable"
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    "examples":[
      "an excitable child who needs a stable home life",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Morrison was one of the most excitable members of the panel, making his grand entrance onto the stage with a traditional M\u0101ori haka and receiving a standing ovation from the audience. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 28 May 2022",
      "One little girl sits in the grass and hugs Miriam, an excitable , floppy eared princess who loves to be cuddled. \u2014 Alaa Elassar, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "That Lux later redeemed himself with the game-winning hit was a sweet twist of fate that had the ever- excitable kid conjuring up big things. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022",
      "The Downton staff \u2013 from excitable cook Mrs. Patmore (Lesley Nicol) to loyal lady\u2019s maid Anna (Joanne Froggatt) \u2013 is atwitter surrounded by celebrities. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
      "Reportedly under pressure from ABC, after years of dwindling television ratings, the Academy gave in\u2014and received weeks of blowback, its detractors including everyone from Steven Spielberg to the excitable entity known as Film Twitter. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Standing nearby is Caroline Sanchez, 20, with her excitable little sister Elizabeth, 17, both dressed in a gothic shade of black, waiting for the band. \u2014 Steve Appleford, SPIN , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Moreover, the walking could be modeled as an excitable system \u2014 a system in which, under certain conditions, signals spread and get amplified rather than progressively damping out and coming to a stop. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Watching on inside The O2 was the regular mix of ticket holders, excitable Brit school students and industry executives, with the latter packing out the corporate boxes that circle the venue over two floors. \u2014 Richard Smirke, Billboard , 9 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194134"
  },
  "excited":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having, showing, or characterized by a heightened state of energy, enthusiasm, eagerness, etc. : feeling or showing excitement",
      ": very enthusiastic and eager"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8s\u012b-t\u0259d",
      "ek-",
      "ik-\u02c8s\u012b-t\u0259d"
    ],
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      "agitated",
      "feverish",
      "frenzied",
      "heated",
      "hectic",
      "hyperactive",
      "overactive",
      "overwrought"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But a manned mission to Mars isn\u2019t the only reason to get excited about the 2030s. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 8 June 2022",
      "The 2021 third-round pick was excited when Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn informed him of the position switch accompanying the change in scheme. \u2014 Mason Young, Detroit Free Press , 8 June 2022",
      "Summer is finally in full swing, and while there are plenty of reasons to get excited for the season\u2014long days, warm weather, summer vacations\u2014for fashion fans, one consideration always reigns supreme: the urge to do a major closet revamp. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 6 June 2022",
      "So, naturally, when the Hotel Portofino filming crew showed up in September 2021 with cameras and drones in tow, not everyone was excited . \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2022",
      "Pittsburgh is in third place in the NL Central, which is nothing to get excited about but does represent improvement for a franchise that had finished in last three years in a row. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
      "Annapurna Interactive has an excellent track record as an indie publisher, which is another reason to get excited for this one. \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Whatever his next stage job will be, Williams is excited for the new horizons theater represents for him. \u2014 Gordon Cox, Variety , 31 May 2022",
      "Put those things together until the beat stops, and get excited for its inevitable return \u2014 often accompanied by a handy countdown. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 29 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1855, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181112"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to prevent or restrict the entrance of",
      ": to bar from participation, consideration, or inclusion",
      ": to expel or bar especially from a place or position previously occupied",
      ": to shut out : keep out",
      ": to prevent or restrict the entry or admission of",
      ": to remove from participation, consideration, or inclusion (as in insurance coverage)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8skl\u00fcd",
      "ik-\u02c8skl\u00fcd",
      "ik-\u02c8skl\u00fcd"
    ],
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      "ban",
      "bar",
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      "count (out)",
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      "eliminate",
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      "shut out"
    ],
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      "admit",
      "include"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "You can share files with some people on the network while excluding others.",
      "The prices on the menu exclude tax.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The other faction, including climate advisers John Kerry and Gina McCarthy, prioritizes a quick global transition away from fossil fuels that could exclude projects like the gas line, according to Sullivan. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
      "This reflects a desire by medical professionals to find a language that does not exclude and gives comfort to those who give birth and identify as nonbinary or transgender. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "In recent months, Biden has reportedly debated instituting widespread student loan forgiveness, while also considering adding income caps that would exclude high earners from student loan relief. \u2014 Andrew Marquardt, Fortune , 16 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s a mistake to think that the decline of movie theaters is only a function of ticket prices, expensive popcorn, sticky floors, or the rise of comic-book chronicles that exclude vast swaths of the movie-loving public. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "But the decision to exclude them \u2014 particularly Harry and Meghan \u2014 was perhaps inevitably interpreted by London\u2019s tabloids as a snub of family members who have generated reams of unflattering headlines over the last two years. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 6 May 2022",
      "This Brenda is not perfect, which does not exclude her from the dead-wife trope in and of itself. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "For example, allowing caregivers, who are predominantly women, the flexibility to work from home could exclude them from important aspects of office life that could impede their careers. \u2014 Ali Vitali, NBC News , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Sonia helped her son exclude himself from some nearby clubs and pubs. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin excludere , from ex- + claudere to close \u2014 more at close entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194202"
  },
  "exclusive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": excluding or having power to exclude",
      ": limiting or limited to possession, control, or use by a single individual or group",
      ": excluding others from participation",
      ": snobbishly aloof",
      ": accepting or soliciting only a socially restricted patronage (as of the upper class)",
      ": stylish , fashionable",
      ": restricted in distribution, use, or appeal because of expense",
      ": single , sole",
      ": whole , undivided",
      ": something exclusive: such as",
      ": a news story at first released to or reported by only one source",
      ": an exclusive right (as to sell a particular product in a certain area)",
      ": excluding or trying to exclude others",
      ": sole entry 4 sense 2",
      ": entire , complete",
      ": excluding or having power to exclude others",
      ": being independent from or not shared by others : sole",
      ": limiting or limited to possession, ownership, or use by a single individual or group"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8skl\u00fc-siv",
      "-ziv",
      "ik-\u02c8skl\u00fc-siv",
      "-ziv"
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    "synonyms":[
      "single",
      "sole",
      "unshared"
    ],
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      "nonexclusive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "He belongs to an exclusive club.",
      "She attended an exclusive private school.",
      "one of the city's most exclusive restaurants",
      "They gave their exclusive attention to the job.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Situated within an exclusive golf and beach community on the Pacific Ocean, The Buenaventura provides attentive service and plenty of adventurous attractions. \u2014 Roger Sands, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "After Delivering exclusive analysis and commentary on the Patriots and the NFL right to your inbox, three times a week during the season. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
      "There's also an exclusive color, Matira Blue, named for the coruscant turquoise waters of Bora Bora's Matira Beach. \u2014 Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver , 21 June 2022",
      "Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. \u2014 Julie Appleby, CBS News , 20 June 2022",
      "The financial intelligence firm provided this publication an exclusive look at their quarterly proprietary analysis of 414 regional U.S. housing markets. \u2014 Fortune , 20 June 2022",
      "Only four teams have done that and gone on to win the College World Series, yet Thompson has confidence his team can join that exclusive club of underdogs who beat the odds\u2014so long as the Tigers don\u2019t get ahead of themselves. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 20 June 2022",
      "Not only does Barstool Sportsbook have a great new user promo, but also a number of exclusive odds boosts. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
      "The latter edition has 13 exclusive tracks \u2013 mostly demo recordings \u2013 not available on the digital or streaming album. \u2014 Keith Caulfield, Billboard , 19 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Subscriber exclusive : 5 batch cocktail recipes from top Chicago drink slingers for every summer gathering Our pandemic penchant for outdoor gatherings brought one particular type of boozy beverage to the forefront: the batch cocktail. \u2014 Ariel Cheung, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Other shows to look forward to include Obi-Wan Kenobi which also lands tomorrow as well as The Boys Season 3 which comes to Amazon Prime Video next week and the aforementioned The Orville: New Horizons which is now a Hulu exclusive . \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "In this online exclusive , John Lowery (whose stage name is John 5) talks with CBS News' Jake Barlow about his musical obsessions. \u2014 CBS News , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Rift Apart is down to a new low of $40, while Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, another PS5 exclusive that remasters the action flick-style shooters Uncharted 4 and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, is discounted to $30, another new low. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 25 May 2022",
      "Well, in a clip exclusive to EW, the 118 seem plenty worried about Bobby \u2014 and new team member Lucy (Arielle Kebbel) \u2014 as the fire truck goes skidding off a cliff toward them performing a rescue below. \u2014 Patrick Gomez, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
      "Again, recall that the new pill-design cutout will be an iPhone 14 Pro exclusive . \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 12 May 2022",
      "According to an exclusive from Deadline, the dreamy Crazy, Stupid, Love actor initially passed on the role but eventually committed after his schedule freed up. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "In fact, retailers have never had any version of the album to sell in stores, as Tyler\u2019s website has also maintained the exclusive on CD and cassette editions, according to Billboard. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1515, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221349"
  },
  "excoriate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to wear off the skin of : abrade",
      ": to censure scathingly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ek-\u02c8sk\u022fr-\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
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      "abuse",
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      "bash",
      "belabor",
      "blast",
      "castigate",
      "jump (on)",
      "lambaste",
      "lambast",
      "potshot",
      "savage",
      "scathe",
      "slam",
      "trash",
      "vituperate"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He was excoriated as a racist.",
      "The candidates have publicly excoriated each other throughout the campaign.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Russian President Vladimir Putin went on television Wednesday to excoriate Russians who don\u2019t back him. \u2014 Andrea Rosa, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Russian President Vladimir Putin went on television Wednesday to excoriate Russians who don\u2019t back him. \u2014 Andrea Rosa, ajc , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The letters, first published by The Washington Post on Tuesday, excoriate the decision to award a $482 million contract to Oshkosh Defense without properly examining the environmental impact, as required by law. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "More recently, writers like Ben Shapiro and Jonah Goldberg have revived the phrase to excoriate President Biden and his decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "In one session, Mr. Trump turned to Mr. Christie and began to excoriate him for recommending Christopher Wray for F.B.I. director. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "After her suspension was lifted, Greene returned to Twitter to excoriate the platform. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "But critics, especially President Trump and his political allies, continue to excoriate him for supporting textbook public health measures like wearing face coverings and building immunity with vaccines. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 24 July 2021",
      "Noem previously had supported the bill enthusiastically, leading many of its proponents to excoriate her sudden hesitation as a bow to the state\u2019s left-leaning Chamber of Commerce. \u2014 Nicholas Rowan, Washington Examiner , 24 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Late Latin excoriatus , past participle of excoriare , from Latin ex- + corium skin, hide \u2014 more at cuirass ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222347"
  },
  "excoriation":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to wear off the skin of : abrade",
      ": to censure scathingly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ek-\u02c8sk\u022fr-\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abuse",
      "assail",
      "attack",
      "bash",
      "belabor",
      "blast",
      "castigate",
      "jump (on)",
      "lambaste",
      "lambast",
      "potshot",
      "savage",
      "scathe",
      "slam",
      "trash",
      "vituperate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He was excoriated as a racist.",
      "The candidates have publicly excoriated each other throughout the campaign.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Russian President Vladimir Putin went on television Wednesday to excoriate Russians who don\u2019t back him. \u2014 Andrea Rosa, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Russian President Vladimir Putin went on television Wednesday to excoriate Russians who don\u2019t back him. \u2014 Andrea Rosa, ajc , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The letters, first published by The Washington Post on Tuesday, excoriate the decision to award a $482 million contract to Oshkosh Defense without properly examining the environmental impact, as required by law. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "More recently, writers like Ben Shapiro and Jonah Goldberg have revived the phrase to excoriate President Biden and his decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "In one session, Mr. Trump turned to Mr. Christie and began to excoriate him for recommending Christopher Wray for F.B.I. director. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "After her suspension was lifted, Greene returned to Twitter to excoriate the platform. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "But critics, especially President Trump and his political allies, continue to excoriate him for supporting textbook public health measures like wearing face coverings and building immunity with vaccines. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 24 July 2021",
      "Noem previously had supported the bill enthusiastically, leading many of its proponents to excoriate her sudden hesitation as a bow to the state\u2019s left-leaning Chamber of Commerce. \u2014 Nicholas Rowan, Washington Examiner , 24 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Late Latin excoriatus , past participle of excoriare , from Latin ex- + corium skin, hide \u2014 more at cuirass ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181913"
  },
  "excrescence":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a projection or outgrowth especially when abnormal",
      ": a disfiguring, extraneous, or unwanted mark or part : blot",
      ": by-product sense 2",
      ": an outgrowth or enlargement: as",
      ": a natural and normal appendage or development",
      ": an abnormal outgrowth"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8skre-s\u1d4an(t)s",
      "ek-",
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    "synonyms":[
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      "growth",
      "lump",
      "neoplasm",
      "tumor"
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    "examples":[
      "concerned about the weird excrescence that seemed to be developing on his hand",
      "local residents regard the hulking apartment building as a hideous excrescence on their once-lovely street",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One suspects that that weird brown hair- excrescence thing had something to do with it. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 15 Jan. 2021",
      "Each generation sees the technological advances of the previous era\u2014no matter how near\u2014as excrescences of an ancient world. \u2014 Ma\u00ebl Renouard, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "His nationalism, in expression hyperbolic enough, essentially takes the form of virulent tropes of anti-socialism, anti-feminism and homophobia, excrescences alien to the Brazilian soul. \u2014 Will Meyer, Longreads , 4 Oct. 2019",
      "This concrete excrescence , remnant of a barbaric plan to encase the city in freeways, isn\u2019t necessary and could be scrubbed off the landscape with a little bit of enlightened leadership. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 30 Aug. 2019",
      "Various external forces coincided to make Kuma\u2019s flirtation with monumental excrescences an abortive one. \u2014 Nikil Saval, New York Times , 15 Feb. 2018",
      "His evidence comes not only from obscure and difficult literary testimonia but from tree rings, ice cores and speleothems ( excrescences found in caves from which ancient humidity levels can be deduced). \u2014 James Romm, WSJ , 27 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202112"
  },
  "excruciate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to inflict intense pain on : torture",
      ": to subject to intense mental distress"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8skr\u00fc-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "afflict",
      "agonize",
      "anguish",
      "bedevil",
      "beset",
      "besiege",
      "curse",
      "harrow",
      "persecute",
      "plague",
      "rack",
      "torment",
      "torture"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "she has long been excruciated by a persistent pain in her knee",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Her daughter Kaitlyn, 13, suffers from juvenile inflammatory arthritis and an immune deficiency, which cause excruciating joint pain that often leaves her bedridden or reliant on a wheelchair to get around. \u2014 Anahad O\u2019connor, New York Times , 28 May 2020",
      "For example, a person with a hernia who infrequently experiences minor discomfort likely wouldn't be as much of a priority as someone with a hernia that causes excruciating pain every day. \u2014 Perry Vandell, azcentral , 25 Apr. 2020",
      "Exposed, incapacitated, and in excruciating pain, laboring moms rely on other people\u2014doctors, nurses, midwives, doulas, and especially their partners\u2014for help and support. \u2014 Minhae Shim Roth, Glamour , 1 Apr. 2020",
      "For people who struggle with sobriety, for whom isolation is excruciating and group support essential, the ban on group gatherings to combat the spread of the coronavirus is pure hell. \u2014 Jan Hoffman, New York Times , 26 Mar. 2020",
      "Among other problems the inspection report listed: One resident with a fractured pelvis spent hours in excruciating pain because workers didn\u2019t get the person medications. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Apr. 2020",
      "Sometimes their grandchildren are excruciated and appalled by what\u2019s meant to be lightly funny. \u2014 Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker , 6 Apr. 2020",
      "One poor woman is left in excruciating pain for 24 hours, and Meredith\u2019s ex-boyfriend Andrew DeLuca (Giacomo Gianniotti) accuses the relative of a patient of being a human trafficker. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 20 Mar. 2020",
      "As part of that process, said Dr. Barbot, a person is asked in excruciating detail to account for their time in 15-minute intervals. \u2014 Melanie Grayce West, WSJ , 2 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin excruciatus , past participle of excruciare , from ex- + cruciare to crucify, from cruc-, crux cross",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205205"
  },
  "excruciating":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "causing great pain or anguish agonizing",
      "very intense extreme"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"ik-\u02c8skr\u00fc-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101-ti\u014b",
    "synonyms":[
      "agonizing",
      "harrowing",
      "racking",
      "raging",
      "tormenting",
      "torturing",
      "torturous",
      "wrenching"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I have an excruciating headache.",
      "an excruciating moment of embarrassment",
      "They described their vacation in excruciating detail.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Which one finally succeeded in 1905, condemning her to a cruel death of excruciating spasms far from home in a Honolulu hotel? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
      "Likewise, on social media, scenes from the strange and excruciating trial have become a sensation. \u2014 Madeleine Kearns, National Review , 12 May 2022",
      "Dixon, 66, was the first person put to death since 2014, when the state suspended executions after an inmate died in an excruciating manner. \u2014 Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
      "Ben knew people from the phallo groups who had stuck with the surgery through both excruciating complications and minor but persistently annoying disappointments. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
      "For those caught in the crosshairs, like Maribel, the wait can be excruciating and leaves immigrants susceptible to policy changes by the Justice Department under different presidents that can throw their whole case into limbo. \u2014 Priscilla Alvarez, CNN , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Levy, finally liberated from such labors, has taken on the exhilarating, excruciating challenge of trying to produce something new, in life and on the page. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021",
      "Fundraising is arduous in normal times, and during an economic crisis is an even more excruciating challenge. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 13 May 2021",
      "Deciding between Mobley and Barnes was excruciating . \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "excruciation":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to inflict intense pain on : torture",
      ": to subject to intense mental distress"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8skr\u00fc-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "afflict",
      "agonize",
      "anguish",
      "bedevil",
      "beset",
      "besiege",
      "curse",
      "harrow",
      "persecute",
      "plague",
      "rack",
      "torment",
      "torture"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "she has long been excruciated by a persistent pain in her knee",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Her daughter Kaitlyn, 13, suffers from juvenile inflammatory arthritis and an immune deficiency, which cause excruciating joint pain that often leaves her bedridden or reliant on a wheelchair to get around. \u2014 Anahad O\u2019connor, New York Times , 28 May 2020",
      "For example, a person with a hernia who infrequently experiences minor discomfort likely wouldn't be as much of a priority as someone with a hernia that causes excruciating pain every day. \u2014 Perry Vandell, azcentral , 25 Apr. 2020",
      "Exposed, incapacitated, and in excruciating pain, laboring moms rely on other people\u2014doctors, nurses, midwives, doulas, and especially their partners\u2014for help and support. \u2014 Minhae Shim Roth, Glamour , 1 Apr. 2020",
      "For people who struggle with sobriety, for whom isolation is excruciating and group support essential, the ban on group gatherings to combat the spread of the coronavirus is pure hell. \u2014 Jan Hoffman, New York Times , 26 Mar. 2020",
      "Among other problems the inspection report listed: One resident with a fractured pelvis spent hours in excruciating pain because workers didn\u2019t get the person medications. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Apr. 2020",
      "Sometimes their grandchildren are excruciated and appalled by what\u2019s meant to be lightly funny. \u2014 Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker , 6 Apr. 2020",
      "One poor woman is left in excruciating pain for 24 hours, and Meredith\u2019s ex-boyfriend Andrew DeLuca (Giacomo Gianniotti) accuses the relative of a patient of being a human trafficker. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 20 Mar. 2020",
      "As part of that process, said Dr. Barbot, a person is asked in excruciating detail to account for their time in 15-minute intervals. \u2014 Melanie Grayce West, WSJ , 2 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin excruciatus , past participle of excruciare , from ex- + cruciare to crucify, from cruc-, crux cross",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225920"
  },
  "excuse":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make apology for",
      ": to try to remove blame from",
      ": to forgive entirely or disregard as of trivial import : regard as excusable",
      ": to grant exemption or release to",
      ": to allow to leave",
      ": to serve as excuse for : justify",
      ": the act of excusing",
      ": something offered as justification or as grounds for being excused",
      ": an expression of regret for failure to do something",
      ": a note of explanation of an absence",
      ": justification , reason",
      ": to make apology for",
      ": to overlook or pardon as of little importance",
      ": to let off from doing something",
      ": to be an acceptable reason for",
      ": a reason given for having done something wrong",
      ": something that is an acceptable reason for or justifies",
      ": a reason for doing something",
      ": to grant exemption or release to",
      ": justify",
      ": to serve as an excuse or justification",
      ": excusal",
      ": a circumstance that allows for release under the law from an obligation, duty, or contractual liability \u2014 compare act of god , force majeure , fortuitous event , impossibility of performance",
      ": a circumstance (as a physical threat) that grants immunity for otherwise tortious or criminal conduct \u2014 compare justification , privilege"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sky\u00fcz",
      "imperatively often",
      "ik-\u02c8sky\u00fcs",
      "ik-\u02c8sky\u00fcz",
      "ik-\u02c8sky\u00fcs",
      "ik-\u02c8sky\u00fcz",
      "ik-\u02c8sky\u00fcs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blink (at)",
      "brush (aside ",
      "condone",
      "discount",
      "disregard",
      "forgive",
      "gloss (over)",
      "gloze (over)",
      "ignore",
      "overlook",
      "overpass",
      "paper over",
      "pardon",
      "pass over",
      "remit",
      "shrug off",
      "whitewash",
      "wink (at)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "alibi",
      "apology",
      "defense",
      "justification",
      "plea",
      "reason"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Perhaps just as striking was the focus on GOP lawmakers who appear to have enabled and, in many cases, continue to excuse the lawlessness around that horrific day. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 10 June 2022",
      "Some courts have said this may excuse an employee from reporting or making multiple complaints about harassment. \u2014 Eric Bachman, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "The visual effects team ended up, excuse the bad pun, skinning it over to make the skin a little more realistic. \u2014 John Jurgensen, WSJ , 4 June 2022",
      "Marie looked around the room, scanning it for reasons to excuse herself. \u2014 Ling Ma, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
      "Post-pandemic, employees are coming up with every possible reason/ excuse to avoid going back into the office. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 7 May 2022",
      "That may explain, if not exactly excuse , some of his behavior. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 7 May 2022",
      "But, other experts say that that doesn't automatically excuse you from purchasing a gift. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
      "Of course no one is perfect, but does that excuse bad behavior because someone, somewhere once did something worse? \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "If a liberal and a libertarian can find solid common ground, who among us has an excuse not to join them? \u2014 Tamar Haspel, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "And past hypocrisy shouldn\u2019t serve as an excuse for failing to say that clearly, and act on it. \u2014 Matthew Duss, The New Republic , 1 June 2022",
      "Ricketts has no excuse for fielding the current lousy team. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 24 May 2022",
      "Putin had fixated on the Azov Battalion as an excuse for his pitiless assault on Mariupol, where the group was based. \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
      "There\u2019s little excuse for the Celtics losing Game 6 at home. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
      "The Walking Dead\u2019s latest awful excuse for an episode of television. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "The campaign also delivered the claims to the FBI, giving journalists another excuse to portray the accusations as serious and perhaps true. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "How, why, by what excuse is this guy still on the air? \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215056"
  },
  "execrable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": deserving to be execrated : detestable",
      ": very bad : wretched"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-si-kr\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "atrocious",
      "awful",
      "dismal",
      "horrible",
      "lousy",
      "punk",
      "rotten",
      "sucky",
      "terrible",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bitchin'",
      "great",
      "marvelous",
      "marvellous",
      "wonderful"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Living conditions in the slums were execrable .",
      "her execrable singing finally brought a complaint from the neighbors",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Why hire this partisan, the White House acting chief of staff for a time, who had such an execrable record of enabling his boss\u2019s corruption and reinforcing his lies? \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Handing her an Oscar for the stunningly mediocre Eyes of Tammy Faye would be like giving Glenn Close her long-overdue Oscar for playing Ma Kettle, sorry, Mamaw, in the execrable Hillbilly Elegy. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "My grandfather purchased it\u2014along with a sweet fake Renoir and an execrable Modigliani\u2014while living in Buenos Aires in the early Sixties. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "The first is the execrable former chancellor of Germany, Gerhard Schr\u00f6der. \u2014 Elliott Abrams, National Review , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "And the aforementioned Land, Air & Sea, in which the fish and chicken patties of the Filet-O-Fish and the McChicken, respectively, were inserted into a Big Mac, was truly execrable . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Russia views itself as a great power and wants to deal with other great powers directly, not via the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an execrable reminder of Russian weakness and Soviet collapse. \u2014 Seth Cropsey, WSJ , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Theoretically, the execrable Buccos offer the Reds a last, best chance at winning WC2, but since no contender seems very interested in winning anything, maybe losing two of three up there won\u2019t make any difference. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "Even Fox News has wandered into the comedy-variety space, most recently with the execrable Gutfeld! \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 17 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181052"
  },
  "execration":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of cursing or denouncing",
      ": the curse so uttered",
      ": an object of curses : something detested"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8kr\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "anathema",
      "ban",
      "curse",
      "imprecation",
      "malediction",
      "malison",
      "winze"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "benediction",
      "benison",
      "blessing"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "upon discovering that someone had stolen his golf bag, he let loose a volley of execrations",
      "a cowardly betrayal that earned him the execration of all who had remained loyal to the cause"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173110"
  },
  "execute":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to carry out fully : put completely into effect",
      ": to do what is provided or required by",
      ": to put to death especially in compliance with a legal sentence",
      ": to make or produce (something, such as a work of art) especially by carrying out a design",
      ": to perform what is required to give validity to",
      ": play",
      ": to perform properly or skillfully the fundamentals of a sport or of a particular play",
      ": to perform indicated tasks according to encoded instructions",
      ": to kill according to a legal order",
      ": to put into effect : perform or carry out",
      ": to make according to a design",
      ": perform : as",
      ": to carry out fully",
      ": to do what is provided or required by",
      ": to deem (a use in property) to confer full seisin in a cestui que use by operation of the Statute of Uses",
      ": to perform what is required to give validity to",
      ": to complete (as by signing and delivering) in proper form",
      ": to put to death in compliance with a judicial death sentence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-si-\u02ccky\u00fct",
      "\u02c8ek-s\u0259-\u02ccky\u00fct",
      "\u02c8ek-si-\u02ccky\u00fct"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "administer",
      "apply",
      "enforce",
      "implement"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He was captured, tried, and executed for murder.",
      "They carefully executed the plan.",
      "The pilot executed an emergency landing.",
      "The quarterback executed the play perfectly.",
      "execute the provisions of the will",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For years now, Wainwright has been the template for how the Cardinals want their pitchers to prepare for games and execute a game plan. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "Will Varnell, a student at Indiana University, is home for the summer and interning for Indiana Sports Corp, which helped plan and execute the event at the Pavilion. \u2014 Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star , 10 June 2022",
      "Bheem and Raju, despite never having met, immediately lock eyes from thousands of yards away and execute a complicated rescue. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
      "If an order went unexecuted in an auction, the retail brokerage would need to find another place to execute and bear additional costs, such as exchange transaction fees. \u2014 Alexander Osipovich, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
      "These types of vulnerabilities are dangerous, as attackers can execute commands and gain full control of a vulnerable system without credentials as long as web requests can be made to the Confluence Server system. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 3 June 2022",
      "To O\u2019Connell, that new generation needs weekly game plans to respond to vastly different defensive structures, that response including identical personnel groupings that execute divergently to confuse and thus slow defenders. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
      "In Belichick\u2019s 22 seasons, 2004 was the only year the team didn\u2019t execute at least one draft-day trade. \u2014 Kyle Hightower, Hartford Courant , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Customer marketing managers often sit between sales and marketing departments, helping develop and execute programs that drive client engagement, such as awards and events. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French executer , from execucion execution",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173611"
  },
  "exegesis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exposition , explanation",
      ": an explanation or critical interpretation of a text"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8j\u0113-s\u0259s",
      "\u02c8ek-s\u0259-\u02ccj\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clarification",
      "construction",
      "elucidation",
      "explanation",
      "explication",
      "exposition",
      "illumination",
      "illustration",
      "interpretation",
      "road map"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a psychobiography that purports to be the definitive exegesis of the late president's character",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In such a widening gyre, Mounk\u2019s calm mix of storytelling, political theory and social psychology exegesis , peppered with some charming insights, has a comforting seriousness. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "In contrast to the letters, Gramsci\u2019s Prison Notebooks, some 3,000 pages of notes, are more sustained bursts of political reflection, the disentanglement and exegesis of which is today a major scholarly industry. \u2014 Thomas Meaney, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "There is an exegesis on brainwashing and transcriptions of psychotherapy sessions; there are echoes and doublings. \u2014 David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and even Mark Zuckerberg have their own fan clubs, but there are no equivalents to Thielian exegesis ; few people seem to bother speculating on the intellectual roots of Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s business philosophy. \u2014 Anna Wiener, The New Yorker , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Each individual essay in this collection is complex, requiring an exegesis beyond what the scope of a single book review can handle, but certain moments stand out to me as impossible not to highlight. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "Patristic exegesis comprises all the more or less allegorical methods by which St. Augustine and other church fathers interpreted the Bible. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Aug. 2021",
      "With all respect to any rabid Fall fan, Smith\u2019s voice really does demand a little exegesis . \u2014 Washington Post , 16 July 2021",
      "Such a body of writing more closely resembles Talmudic exegesis than literary criticism. \u2014 Alex Traub, New York Times , 8 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Greek ex\u0113g\u0113sis , from ex\u0113geisthai to explain, interpret, from ex- + h\u0113geisthai to lead \u2014 more at seek ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1627, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190620"
  },
  "exemplar":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "one that serves as a model or example such as",
      "an ideal model",
      "a typical or standard specimen",
      "a copy of a book or writing",
      "idea sense 4c"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"ig-\u02c8zem-\u02ccpl\u00e4r",
    "synonyms":[
      "case",
      "example",
      "exemplification",
      "illustration",
      "instance",
      "prototype",
      "representative",
      "sample",
      "specimen"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "cited Joan of Arc as the exemplar of courage",
      "He is an exemplar of this new breed of politician.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Until very recently, economists applauded Germany\u2019s penny-pinching as an exemplar of economic prudence. \u2014 Zachary D. Carter, The New Republic , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "This 3700-mile 1982 Chrysler LeBaron convertible is a perfect exemplar . \u2014 Brett Berk, Car and Driver , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Set on the campus of a former maternity hospital \u2014 a notable exemplar of early 20th-century Paulista architecture in its own right \u2014 the hotel also features a brand-new garden tower courtesy of Atelier Jean Nouvel. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "The mythology of Ali that emerged in the 1990s onward tends to sanitize this legacy, making the icon a more comfortable exemplar of American exceptionalism by smoothing his rough edges (and America's, too). \u2014 Peniel E. Joseph, CNN , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "The Virungas could scarcely be a better exemplar of this phenomenon. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2021",
      "The about-face calls into question whether the Australian government has shown the world how to successfully bring Facebook to heel\u2014or offered a grim exemplar of the company\u2019s supra-national power. \u2014 Jacob Silverman, The New Republic , 23 Feb. 2021",
      "For instance, members of the coalition talk frequently about Williams as an exemplar of interracial harmony, even though nothing is known about her relationship with her white employer. \u2014 Hanna Raskin, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "That doesn\u2019t exactly sound like the exemplar of a neoliberal night-watchman state to me. \u2014 Samuel Gregg, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin, from exemplum example",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "exemplary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": deserving imitation : commendable",
      ": deserving imitation because of excellence",
      ": serving as a pattern",
      ": serving as an example, instance, or illustration",
      ": serving as a warning : monitory"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8zem-pl\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "archetypal",
      "archetypical",
      "classic",
      "definitive",
      "imitable",
      "model",
      "paradigmatic",
      "quintessential",
      "textbook"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Each cantina has its own style, but almost all of them share several key traits: uniformed waiters offering exemplary service, a trio of musicians strolling from table to table playing songs on request, lots of men playing dominoes, plenty of good tequila and cold beer, and tasty home-cooked botanas (snacks) served free with each round of drinks. \u2014 Chris Humphrey , National Geographic Traveler , September 2008",
      "A few Hollywood couples stayed hitched\u2014Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, 50 years and counting\u2014but such exemplary marriages had less entertainment value than the connubial career of, say, Elizabeth Taylor, eight times wed and divorced, including two volatile turns with Richard Burton. \u2014 Richard Corliss , Time , 28 Jan. 2008",
      "Among the most important factors that distinguished the best Civil War regiments from the mediocre ones were the quality and exemplary courage of their officers. \u2014 James M. McPherson , New York Review of Books , 6 Oct. 2005",
      "as a hospital volunteer you have given exemplary service to your community",
      "armies have traditionally used public execution as an exemplary punishment for the crime of desertion",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Their attention to detail is exemplary across every aspect of a brand\u2019s communication \u2013 from the housekeeping of the stores to the unparalleled training of their sales staff. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Zoey Johnson, Georgia Cyber Academy \u2014 Spelman College and the Georgia Institute of Technology Principal Jes O\u2019Kelley called Georgia Cyber Academy\u2019s Zoey Johnson an exemplary person with an impeccable record. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 5 June 2022",
      "Menaker, who also appeared at Baby\u2019 All Right, considers stories like Donziger\u2019s cautionary tales and exemplary victories all at once. \u2014 P.j. Mccormick, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
      "Brian Kemp has proven himself an exemplary conservative leader. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 26 May 2022",
      "And Taiwan is very different, having become an exemplary democracy in an age where democracy seems almost everywhere in retreat (in my view, including in the United States). \u2014 David Rieff, The New Republic , 24 May 2022",
      "Those exemplary design leaders can pilot programs in other areas of focus. \u2014 Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune , 24 May 2022",
      "And look, whatever was dysfunctional on Fury Road, by far, the majority of the work was done by exemplary professionals. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022",
      "Rosero, 27, is an exemplary member of this burgeoning class. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see exemplar ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1507, in the meaning defined at sense 1b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204821"
  },
  "exemplification":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of exemplifying",
      ": example , case in point",
      ": an exemplified copy of a document"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02cczem-pl\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "case",
      "example",
      "exemplar",
      "illustration",
      "instance",
      "prototype",
      "representative",
      "sample",
      "specimen"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a futile war that is now regarded as the exemplification of national na\u00efvet\u00e9 and arrogance",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Now, this divorce is poised to become the most powerful exemplification of big philanthropy intersecting with a very personal life moment. \u2014 Danielle Stein Chizzik, Town & Country , 5 May 2021",
      "That includes exemplification of the development of Milwaukee's cultural, economic, social or historic heritage. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 May 2020",
      "Sunday\u2019s game was an exemplification of a teacher versus student. \u2014 Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com , 10 Nov. 2019",
      "His speech at Ajax's title ceremony in front of approximately a trillion people in Amsterdam was an exemplification of that. \u2014 SI.com , 17 July 2019",
      "Juan Garc\u00eda Salazar, through grit and ingenuity, had become the living exemplification of the power of story and the force of oral history. \u2014 Charles David Kleymeyer, Smithsonian , 14 June 2019",
      "Samantha Bee is a national treasure and one of the only exemplifications women have of anger in this country. \u2014 Tyler Mccarthy, Fox News , 1 June 2018",
      "The behavior of the members of the VWO illustrates this, but a better exemplification can be found by taking the trolley to a different neighborhood of make-believe, one about 350 miles east of the Twin Cities, in Milwaukee. \u2014 George Dohrmann, SI.com , 17 Jan. 2018",
      "But for all Turandot's popularity, and for all Puccini's efforts to weave Chinese melodies into his score, the opera has always been a problematic exemplification of Western projections about the Far East. \u2014 Robin Amer, Chicago Reader , 13 Dec. 2017"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183255"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
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      ": the act of bringing into play or realizing in action : use",
      ": the discharge of an official function or professional occupation",
      ": the act or an instance of carrying out the terms of an agreement (such as an option)",
      ": regular or repeated use of a faculty or bodily organ",
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      ": a performance or activity having a strongly marked secondary or ulterior aspect",
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      ": to make effective in action : use",
      ": to bring to bear : exert",
      ": to implement the terms of",
      ": to use repeatedly in order to strengthen or develop",
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      ": to put through exercises",
      ": to engage the attention and effort of",
      ": to cause anxiety, alarm, or indignation in",
      ": to take exercise",
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      ": a program of songs, speeches, and announcements of awards and honors",
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      ": to take part in bodily activity for the sake of improving physical fitness",
      ": to use again and again to train or develop",
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      ": bodily exertion for the sake of developing and maintaining physical fitness",
      ": to use repeatedly in order to strengthen or develop (as a muscle)",
      ": to put through exercises",
      ": to take exercise",
      ": the discharge of an official function or professional occupation",
      ": the act or an instance of carrying out the terms of an agreement (as an option)",
      ": to make effective in action",
      ": to bring to bear",
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      "\u02c8ek-s\u0259r-\u02ccs\u012bz",
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      "\u02c8ek-s\u0259r-\u02ccs\u012bz",
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      "wield"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Try to get a good night's sleep (but don\u2019t put too much pressure on it), eat a good breakfast and do some sort of exercise (even for 10 minutes), and you\u2019ll be energized for a great day ahead. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Designed to provide a fun and safe experience for kids to learn the basics of exercise while teaching them the importance of teamwork, effort, responsibility and respect, the program is in partnership with Premier Youth Training. \u2014 Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
      "Del Toro said Lt. Gen. Joseph Osterman, who was commander of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, failed to recognize and address the risks of the exercise , including training and safety failures. \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022",
      "Some communicate that the lockdown is a drill at the start of the exercise . \u2014 Alison Cross, Hartford Courant , 13 June 2022",
      "This will put your shoulders in an extended position that stretches your biceps, which is the ultimate goal of the exercise . \u2014 Kirk Charles, Men's Health , 7 June 2022",
      "Not to mention that some of the VR experiences might involve plenty of exercise . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 7 June 2022",
      "The brain is a muscle, and just like our biceps and glutes, it gets fatigued after lots of exercise . \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "At the end of the exercise , group two seemed 23% more likely to be interested in work compared with the other two groups. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Keep an eye out for moose and exercise extra caution when driving in the dark, the Department of Natural Resources is telling motorists in the Upper Peninsula. \u2014 Sarah Raza, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
      "People who exercise outdoors should pace themselves and schedule workouts to avoid the midday heat. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 16 June 2022",
      "The Class has since become a cornerstone of my self-care, mental wellbeing, and exercise routine\u2014somewhere between therapy, meditation, and a good ol\u2019 sweat session. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 14 June 2022",
      "If Golden State doesn\u2019t exercise that option, Wiseman would become an unrestricted free agent in summer 2023. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 June 2022",
      "In 2013 a study found that 40 percent of Black women don\u2019t exercise because of their hair. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 10 June 2022",
      "It was all dizzying, so Paperny decided to lie low and do what most inmates do \u2014 exercise and try to stay out of trouble. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "That idea is in line with recent research that suggests that people who exercise after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine may produce more antibodies than those who don\u2019t. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
      "Most people who don\u2019t exercise at high amounts will do just fine drinking water. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191827"
  },
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    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to put forth (strength, effort, etc.)",
      ": to put (oneself) into action or to tiring effort",
      ": to bring to bear especially with sustained effort or lasting effect",
      ": employ , wield",
      ": to put forth (as strength) : bring into use",
      ": to make an effort"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8z\u0259rt",
      "ig-\u02c8z\u0259rt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "apply",
      "exercise",
      "ply",
      "put out",
      "wield"
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    "examples":[
      "He had to exert all of his strength to move the stone.",
      "He exerts a lot of influence on the other members of the committee.",
      "the force exerted by the machine",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The chair also sets the agenda for the commission and can exert influence over how questions are framed, an important power on the board that is evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats. \u2014 Todd Richmond And Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "The chair also sets the agenda for the commission and can exert influence over how questions are framed, an important power on the board that is evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
      "How to cope with feelings, the awful intensity of them, is a central question in Kawakami\u2019s novels\u2014why the accrual of something as invisible and refutable as feeling can exert such power over our species. \u2014 Idra Novey, The Atlantic , 22 May 2022",
      "Experts say his act was not episodic or unprecedented, but is part of America\u2019s violent history of using racial terror to intimidate and exert power over Black people. \u2014 Char Adams, NBC News , 18 May 2022",
      "Elon Musk doesn\u2019t want to own Twitter, control it, or exert ideological influence over the company\u2019s content moderation policies. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Its control over the rare-earth metals market \u2013 with China producing roughly 80% of the world\u2019s supply of rare-earth metals \u2013 allowed the government to exert pressure on Japan by cutting the island nation off entirely. \u2014 Peter Aitken, Fox News , 27 May 2022",
      "Finding ways to avoid a slowdown while continuing to exert pressure on Russia for its war in Ukraine will be the primary focus of finance ministers from the Group of 7 nations who are convening in Bonn, Germany, this week. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
      "Geographically, China would control key sea lanes through the South and East China Seas, significantly increasing its ability to exert military pressure across the Western Pacific and political influence around the globe. \u2014 Chris Horton, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin exsertus , past participle of exserere to thrust out, from ex- + serere to join \u2014 more at series ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-075858"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or an instance of exerting",
      ": a laborious or perceptible effort",
      ": the act of putting into use",
      ": use of strength or ability"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8z\u0259r-sh\u0259n",
      "ig-\u02c8z\u0259r-sh\u0259n"
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    "synonyms":[
      "activity",
      "conditioning",
      "exercise"
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    "examples":[
      "He was panting from the exertion of climbing the stairs.",
      "an easy sport that requires little physical exertion",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sigounas said Van Hollen could not identify any kind of exertion before giving his speech that could have caused the venous tear. \u2014 Meagan Flynn, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "One of the most common symptoms of long Covid is postexertional malaise, which can make exertion \u2014physical, cognitive, or emotional\u2014exacerbate your symptoms. \u2014 Sumathi Reddy, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
      "Calcaterra and fellow tight ends scribbled plays on Martin\u2019s white board, physically demonstrating leverage and hand placement until the exertion left them sweating. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Even after the accident that killed Bronson, Kelly continued to undertake climbing expeditions, needing it somehow, the exertion , the challenge, the risk. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "O\u2019Brien said that Crosby had an unusual ability to operate at maximum physical exertion while skating, carrying the puck and absorbing and delivering hits, and that his low heart rate helped him cognitively. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
      "In a 2018 paper, authors including Jimmy Bagley, an associate professor of kinesiology at San Francisco State University and lead researcher at VRHI, found evidence that exercising in virtual reality leads people to underestimate their own exertion . \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "During high exertion , the body burns mainly glycogen, a complex carbohydrate structure used to store energy in the muscles and liver. \u2014 Cameron Cook, The Conversation , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The first consideration for your question is: What are your oxygen saturation levels, both at rest and during exertion ? \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 27 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1677, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220734"
  },
  "exhaustive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": including all possibilities : thorough"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8z\u022f-stiv"
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    "synonyms":[
      "all-out",
      "clean",
      "complete",
      "comprehensive",
      "full-scale",
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      "thorough",
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      "total"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The list was long but not exhaustive .",
      "after an exhaustive search of our house, we still hadn't found the cat",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This list may not be exhaustive , and the automakers are reportedly changing these lease terms for customers who are still in their current leases. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "However, not all toxic chemicals used by corporations are listed in the TRI, meaning that its inventory of toxin-emitting sites is not exhaustive . \u2014 Zachary Smith, cleveland , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "In Arizona, Republicans behind that state's flawed election review introduced a bill to require an exhaustive review following every election. \u2014 Scott Bauer, ajc , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Here is a brief introduction into the various kinds of weddings in India, which is not exhaustive but offers an overview of distinct traditions. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Everyone\u2019s tax situation is different so the IRS list isn\u2019t exhaustive . \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel said investigators conducted an exhaustive review of last week\u2019s blaze in the Fairmount neighborhood, including X-ray analysis and examining other potential ignition sources, such as outlets near the tree. \u2014 Omar Abdel-baqui, WSJ , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Florida's former attorney general ordered the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to review the case in 2018, and state attorney Gladson began an exhaustive review soon after. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "Below, a comprehensive but by no means exhaustive list of what Aatish Taseer, Maaza Mengiste and Thomas Page McBee read, watched and listened to in preparation for their travels. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1789, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181345"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to submit (something, such as a document) to a court or officer in course of proceedings",
      ": to present or offer officially or in legal form",
      ": to present to view: such as",
      ": to show or display outwardly especially by visible signs or actions",
      ": to have as a readily discernible quality or feature",
      ": to show publicly especially for purposes of competition or demonstration",
      ": to display something for public inspection",
      ": a document or material object produced and identified in court or before an examiner for use as evidence",
      ": something exhibited",
      ": an act or instance of exhibiting : exhibition",
      ": to show by outward signs : reveal",
      ": to put on display",
      ": an article or collection shown in an exhibition",
      ": an object or document presented as evidence in a court of law",
      ": to submit (as a document) to a court or officer in the course of proceedings",
      ": to present or offer officially or in legal form",
      ": to present to view or display outwardly",
      ": a document or object produced and identified in court as evidence",
      ": a document labeled with an identifying mark (as a number or letter) and appended to a writing (as a brief) to which it is relevant",
      ": something exhibited",
      ": an act or instance of exhibiting"
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      "display",
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      "lay out",
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The researchers said participants did not exhibit any signs of addiction, and MDMA side effects, such as nausea and jaw clenching, were minimal. \u2014 Jennifer Chesak, Health.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Some of these flying objects reportedly appeared to exhibit unusual flight characteristics, but these observations could be the result of sensor errors, spoofing, or observer misperception, the report said. \u2014 Joseph De Avila, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
      "The goal is to exhibit how a sequence of events isn\u2019t a guarantee the negative assumption will come to life. \u2014 Amiee Ball, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "But while curators in other parts of Europe embraced the chance to exhibit the paintings, the roadblocks went up with a shockingly loud clang in Norway, notably from the National Museum and, in a cruel paradox, the Munch Museum. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
      "Experts say people embrace this aesthetic for a variety of reason, but a big one is to exhibit relatability. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
      "As part of her historic Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the Queen is loaning several pieces of her personal jewelry to the Royal Collection Trust to exhibit at the various royal palaces this summer. \u2014 Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com , 12 May 2022",
      "However, women may be more likely to also exhibit accompanying symptoms such as nausea and shortness of breath. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 10 May 2022",
      "The city plans to keep at least two of the original lifeboats on the ship and one to exhibit on the ground near the ship. \u2014 Hugo Mart\u00ednstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This jaw-dropping dinosaur exhibit is coming soon to Phoenix Zoo. \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "In the Church History Museum\u2019s exhibit , for example, there are many images of Black and brown people, but they weren\u2019t necessarily done by Black and brown artists. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "RibbonFETs exhibit improved transistor performance relative to FinFETs because the RibbonFET gate completely surrounds the channel. \u2014 Steven Leibson, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "And when the greenhouse eventually comes down, the PS1 team says that the plants will go to exhibit collaborators who can then cultivate them in their own community gardens. \u2014 Abigail Glasgow, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
      "With this exhibit , the Academy is making clear that its curatorial appetite goes beyond R2-D2 and Dorothy\u2019s ruby slippers. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
      "The Galleries @ Work_Space, 903 Main St., invite the community to visit the Art of Pride exhibit , which runs through June 30. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
      "Lou Reed\u2019s, at the beginning of a media tour of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts\u2019 stunning exhibit on the legendary singer, songwriter and Velvet Underground co-founder. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 9 June 2022",
      "The seal pup stays in the outdoor habitat most of the time but can also choose to go off- exhibit . Contact Amy Schwabe at (262) 875-9488 or amy.schwabe@jrn.com. \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213324"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or instance of exhibiting",
      ": a grant drawn from the funds of a school or university to help maintain a student",
      ": a public showing (as of works of art, objects of manufacture, or athletic skill)",
      ": the act of showing",
      ": a public showing (as of athletic skill or works of art)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8bi-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8bi-sh\u0259n"
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      "display",
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      "fair",
      "show"
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    "examples":[
      "There were several famous paintings at the exhibition .",
      "an exhibition of early American crafts",
      "helping to promote artists by exhibition of their paintings",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In addition to creating a lively avian arcadia, the exhibition seeks to bring awareness to the various threats birds face and to comment on the fragility of the natural world. \u2014 Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor , 17 June 2022",
      "The exhibition takes its name from a book that was dedicated to classification and ranking even more stringent than the Federal Art Project\u2019s Index. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "The exhibition is part of celebrations for the 40th anniversary of his winning the Nobel literature prize. \u2014 Fabiola S\u00e1nchez, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
      "The exhibition soon became an international movement. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, House Beautiful , 13 June 2022",
      "The exhibition will travel to Austin in October, and also make stops in Kyoto and Singapore later this year. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 June 2022",
      "The announcement of the new production also marks what could be a sign of recovery of the local film industry, which has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic in both the production and exhibition sectors. \u2014 Vivienne Chow, Variety , 8 June 2022",
      "The Center for Latter-day Saint Arts, an independent nonprofit, will bring LDS artists of color and their work to downtown Salt Lake City for a performance and exhibition June 18 at the Conference Center. \u2014 Tamarra Kemsley, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "The city has set up 62 temporary quarantine sites at hotels, stadiums and exhibition centers, and is also converting the National Convention and Exhibition Center into a facility that can hold 40,000 people. \u2014 NBC News , 6 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195317"
  },
  "exhilarated":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": very happy and excited or elated"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8zi-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ecstatic",
      "elated",
      "elevated",
      "enrapt",
      "enraptured",
      "entranced",
      "euphoric",
      "giddy",
      "heady",
      "intoxicated",
      "rapt",
      "rapturous",
      "rhapsodic",
      "rhapsodical"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "depressed"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1657, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183544"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the action of exhilarating",
      ": the feeling or the state of being exhilarated"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02cczi-l\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bang",
      "boot",
      "charge",
      "frisson",
      "jollies",
      "kick",
      "rush",
      "thrill",
      "titillation",
      "wallop"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I felt a kind of exhilaration when I reached the top of the mountain.",
      "the lavish spectacle results in one exhilaration after another",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The song is a study in contrasts, detailing the exhilaration of pursuing pleasure and pushing the envelope \u2014 and surviving the consequences later. \u2014 Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone , 19 May 2022",
      "Now that the group has returned full time to its headquarters, is Morris wild with exhilaration ? \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "The exhilaration is in the thought of it, that sense of invigoration and resuscitation. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "That, in a nutshell, sums up how months of 3-point exhilaration have turned into postseason desperation. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
      "This feeling of exhilaration is based on recognizing some errors of my ways. \u2014 Joanna Dutra, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "But as in all powerful experiences, a feeling of exhilaration remains. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Yeoh found exhilaration in exploring new terrain as an actor. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Each generation of Fascination players gets the opportunity to learn the exhilaration , the maddening frustration, and the sweet joy of the retro arcade game. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1622, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210513"
  },
  "exhumation":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": disinter",
      ": to bring back from neglect or obscurity",
      ": disinter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8z\u00fcm",
      "igz-\u02c8y\u00fcm",
      "iks-\u02c8(h)y\u00fcm",
      "igz-\u02c8(y)\u00fcm",
      "iks-\u02c8(h)y\u00fcm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disinter",
      "unearth"
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    "antonyms":[
      "bury",
      "entomb",
      "inhume",
      "inter",
      "tomb"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the remains of John Paul Jones were exhumed in Paris and transported with great ceremony to the U.S. Naval Academy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Olga Kotenko waits as investigators exhume the remains of her son last week in Vilhivka. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
      "Now Snoddy and the estate of Gilbreth, who died in 2005, are trying to market the tapes, hoping to exhume and showcase the music made at the Nugget 55 years ago. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Another issue is whether the Six Nations will decide to exhume remains to identify them through DNA tests and determine cause of death \u2014 a prelude to holding anyone accountable in court. \u2014 Ian Austen, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "Another issue is whether the Six Nations will decide to exhume remains to identify them through D.N.A. tests and determine cause of death \u2014 a prelude to holding anyone accountable in court. \u2014 Ian Austen, New York Times , 11 Dec. 2021",
      "The question of whether to exhume remains has been divisive in many Indigenous communities. \u2014 Ian Austen, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "Workers in protective gear exhume the bodies of civilians found buried in a mass grave behind a church on April 13. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Instead, the field was bought by a Texas company, Plains Exploration and Production, which began intensive efforts to exhume difficult-to-reach oil, efforts that included the hydraulic fracturing of twenty-three vertical wells. \u2014 Emily Witt, The New Yorker , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Tonight we were brought slightly closer to finding Liz's murderer, with Red (James Spader) determined to exhume Liz's body from the grave. \u2014 Laura Sirikul, EW.com , 19 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Medieval Latin exhumare , from Latin ex out of + humus earth \u2014 more at ex- , humble ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210559"
  },
  "exigency":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": that which is required in a particular situation",
      ": the quality or state of being exigent",
      ": a state of affairs that makes urgent demands",
      ": that which is required in a particular situation",
      ": the quality or state of being exigent",
      ": a state of affairs that makes urgent demands"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-s\u0259-j\u0259n(t)-s\u0113",
      "ig-\u02c8zi-j\u0259n(t)-",
      "\u02c8ek-s\u0259-j\u0259n-s\u0113, ik-\u02c8si-j\u0259n-s\u0113"
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      "boiling point",
      "breaking point",
      "clutch",
      "conjuncture",
      "crisis",
      "crossroad(s)",
      "crunch",
      "crunch time",
      "Dunkirk",
      "emergency",
      "extremity",
      "flash point",
      "head",
      "juncture",
      "tinderbox",
      "zero hour"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the exigencies requiring snap decisions that traders on the stock exchange face every day",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The University has known since February that a financial exigency plan was forthcoming. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
      "The predicament illustrates the exigency of the deepening refugee crisis. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Taxes levied for a temporary exigency become perpetual obligations. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "This was reduced to $1.5 million at a time of exigency for the studio, and Mr. Friedkin recalls on the 2009 Blu-ray disc from Fox that the film finally cost $1.8 million. \u2014 Peter Cowie, WSJ , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "Her topsy-turvy life is a reminder, too, that if the personal is the political, the political is also the personal, driven by inconsistency and exigency . \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "Barriers of language, culture, religion and even species would be dissolved in the exigency of a moment no one knew how long might last. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "The question to me has been colleges consolidating plus institutions declaring financial exigency , which is accredited higher education\u2019s version of bankruptcy. \u2014 Michael B. Horn, Forbes , 27 May 2021",
      "Vermont, America\u2019s second-whitest state (after Maine), has taken that exigency to heart. \u2014 The Economist , 11 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-231228"
  },
  "exile":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the state or a period of forced absence from one's country or home",
      ": the state or a period of voluntary absence from one's country or home",
      ": a person who is in exile",
      ": to banish or expel from one's own country or home",
      ": the situation of a person who is forced to leave his or her own country",
      ": the period of time someone is forced to live away from his or her country",
      ": a person who is forced to leave his or her own country",
      ": to force (someone) to leave his or her own country"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8eg-\u02ccz\u012b(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8ek-\u02ccs\u012b(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8eg-\u02ccz\u012bl",
      "\u02c8ek-\u02ccs\u012bl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "banishment",
      "deportation",
      "displacement",
      "expatriation",
      "expulsion",
      "relegation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "banish",
      "deport",
      "displace",
      "expatriate",
      "relegate",
      "transport"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "They hoped that his exile would be temporary.",
      "Many chose to live as exiles rather than face persecution.",
      "Verb",
      "with their conquest of the Moors complete, Ferdinand and Isabella next exiled the Jews from Spain",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Many are in self- exile from Hong Kong, where nearly 3,000 political prosecutions have been leveled against participants and supporters of the 2019 pro-democracy protests, according to the Hong Kong Democracy Council. \u2014 Michael Saul Garber, Fox News , 4 June 2022",
      "As these measures crippled Black radicalism, Carmichael fled to Guinea in self- exile , while Newton\u2019s once-promising BPP leadership unraveled in a spiral of drug abuse, paranoia, and violence before his murder on the streets of Oakland in 1989. \u2014 Brandon M. Terry, The New York Review of Books , 25 Feb. 2021",
      "As a young man, Lagos had been nominated as Allende\u2019s Ambassador to the Soviet Union, and had fled into exile when Pinochet seized power. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "The legislation eliminated much public dissent in Hong Kong and opposition figures have fled into exile or are imprisoned; a once vibrant civil society now censors itself. \u2014 Theodora Yu, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
      "The legislation eliminated much public dissent in Hong Kong and opposition figures have fled into exile or are imprisoned; a once vibrant civil society now censors itself. \u2014 Theodora Yu, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
      "Censoring news reports, scrubbing all mentions from the internet, arresting and chasing into exile the organizers of the protests, and keeping the relatives of those who died under tight surveillance. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 3 June 2022",
      "But the country\u2019s march toward democracy is also filled with stories of rebellion against the powerful: citizens driving a dictator into exile , taking up arms against a military junta and holding massive rallies to win a right to free election. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
      "The legal determination was made five years after the government killed 9,000 Rohingya and forced over a million others into exile . \u2014 Ivan Pereira, ABC News , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Eventually, Edward caved and agreed to strip Piers of his title as earl of Cornwall and exile him. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
      "In a country where conservative politicians and voters loudly express their concern for Mr. Petro\u2019s leftist roots, some Colombians say that his victory may lead them to exile . \u2014 Juan Forero, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
      "But then this played out beautifully with him being sent to exile in Italy to live in his shame. \u2014 Ramin Setoodeh, Variety , 10 June 2022",
      "For his revolutionary poetry, Shevchenko was sentenced to exile as a private in the Russian army. \u2014 Sasha Dovzhyk, CNN , 11 May 2022",
      "The losses of invaders are as nothing next to the sufferings of ordinary Ukrainians, destroyed in their homes or starved to death; forced, if spared, to trek hundreds of miles to exile with only a few handheld bags per family. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Charismatic and earnest, she was adored for her image as a Decembrist\u2019s wife \u2014 women who had given up their lives and followed their husbands to exile in Siberia. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Kramer fired him and Foreman, now blacklisted, fled to exile in England. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "As part of the deal, Diess was also able to exile a potential rival for the CEO spot. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 9 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203304"
  },
  "exist":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to have real being whether material or spiritual",
      ": to have being in a specified place or with respect to understood limitations or conditions",
      ": to continue to be",
      ": to have life or the functions of vitality",
      ": to live at an inferior level or under adverse circumstances",
      ": to have actual being : be real",
      ": to be found : occur",
      ": to continue to live"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8zist",
      "ig-\u02c8zist"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "be",
      "breathe",
      "live",
      "subsist"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "depart",
      "die",
      "expire",
      "pass away",
      "perish",
      "succumb"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Kickstarter is great for projects that already exist or one-off books. \u2014 Rob Salkowitz, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "In her estimation, enhanced gun regulations would be useless because the ones that already exist didn\u2019t prevent her son\u2019s death. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "The limited research that does exist suggests that people do often lose weight by water fasting, but these difficult diets put you at risk for potentially harmful side effects. \u2014 Julie Stewart, Men's Health , 7 June 2022",
      "But in Winnipeg\u2019s North End, where a hub of Indigenous activism addresses the many social problems that exist here, such interaction really can mean life or death. \u2014 Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 June 2022",
      "As a third-generation hairstylist who grew up in salons, Kimble has grown deeply attuned to the power, vulnerability, and emotion that exist beneath the surface of our hair. \u2014 ELLE , 7 June 2022",
      "The versatile line is also meant to be layered with pieces that already exist in your children's rooms. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 4 June 2022",
      "The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works put together a map of bike paths, bike routes and bike lanes that do exist across the county. \u2014 Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "Solar farms can also leverage resources that typically exist near landfills already, like access roads and connections to electric infrastructure. \u2014 Emily Barone, Time , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French exister, borrowed from Latin existere, exsistere \"to come into view, appear, show oneself, come into being\" (Late Latin, \"to have real being, be, be present\"), from ex-  ex- entry 1 + sistere \"to cause to stand, assume a standing position, place, check, halt\" \u2014 more at assist entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215554"
  },
  "existence":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the state or fact of having being especially independently of human consciousness and as contrasted with nonexistence",
      ": the manner of being that is common to every mode of being",
      ": being with respect to a limiting condition or under a particular aspect",
      ": actual or present occurrence",
      ": the totality of existent things",
      ": a particular being",
      ": sentient or living being : life",
      ": reality as presented in experience",
      ": reality as opposed to appearance",
      ": the fact or the condition of being or of being real",
      ": the state of being alive : life"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8zi-st\u0259n(t)s",
      "ig-\u02c8zi-st\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "actuality",
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      "corporeality",
      "reality",
      "subsistence",
      "thingness"
    ],
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      "inexistence",
      "nonbeing",
      "nonexistence",
      "nothingness",
      "unreality"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She began to doubt the existence of God.",
      "the existence of UFO's is something that people continue to argue about",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For most of its 80 years of existence , Plant McDonough-Atkinson \u2014 the hulking Georgia Power plant that hugs the Chattahoochee River about 10 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta \u2014 relied on burning coal to power the city and its sprawling suburbs. \u2014 Drew Kann, ajc , 10 June 2022",
      "Mm-hmm , it\u2019s all, it\u2019s like they\u2019re being drummed out of existence by the Trumpy part of the Republican party, which is holy redefined, that party to be as fringe crazy bent on dictatorship as Laura: possible. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
      "Leon knows that beyond the products, Opening Ceremony has created a connection with people over its 20 years of existence . \u2014 Laia Garcia-furtado, Vogue , 8 June 2022",
      "Atlantic walruses in the archipelago of Svalbard, a major habitat, were nearly driven out of existence after 300 years of commercial hunting. \u2014 Nick Roll, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 June 2022",
      "The Coyotes have never won a Stanley Cup title in their existence , which started in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1972. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 19 May 2022",
      "Early in its existence , Crean said publicly IU had committed to appear five times in those first seven years. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 18 May 2022",
      "The streamer is reportedly exploring the possibility of live streaming for the first time in its existence . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 14 May 2022",
      "Trump created the Space Force as a new branch of the military, while Biden has continued to invest in its existence . \u2014 Courtney Subramanianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, borrowed from Middle French existence, existance, borrowed from Late Latin existentia, exsistentia, noun derivative of existent-, existens/exsistent-, exsistens \"having being, existent \"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3d"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204258"
  },
  "existing":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to have real being whether material or spiritual",
      ": to have being in a specified place or with respect to understood limitations or conditions",
      ": to continue to be",
      ": to have life or the functions of vitality",
      ": to live at an inferior level or under adverse circumstances",
      ": to have actual being : be real",
      ": to be found : occur",
      ": to continue to live"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8zist",
      "ig-\u02c8zist"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "be",
      "breathe",
      "live",
      "subsist"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "depart",
      "die",
      "expire",
      "pass away",
      "perish",
      "succumb"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Kickstarter is great for projects that already exist or one-off books. \u2014 Rob Salkowitz, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "In her estimation, enhanced gun regulations would be useless because the ones that already exist didn\u2019t prevent her son\u2019s death. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "The limited research that does exist suggests that people do often lose weight by water fasting, but these difficult diets put you at risk for potentially harmful side effects. \u2014 Julie Stewart, Men's Health , 7 June 2022",
      "But in Winnipeg\u2019s North End, where a hub of Indigenous activism addresses the many social problems that exist here, such interaction really can mean life or death. \u2014 Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 June 2022",
      "As a third-generation hairstylist who grew up in salons, Kimble has grown deeply attuned to the power, vulnerability, and emotion that exist beneath the surface of our hair. \u2014 ELLE , 7 June 2022",
      "The versatile line is also meant to be layered with pieces that already exist in your children's rooms. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 4 June 2022",
      "The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works put together a map of bike paths, bike routes and bike lanes that do exist across the county. \u2014 Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "Solar farms can also leverage resources that typically exist near landfills already, like access roads and connections to electric infrastructure. \u2014 Emily Barone, Time , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French exister, borrowed from Latin existere, exsistere \"to come into view, appear, show oneself, come into being\" (Late Latin, \"to have real being, be, be present\"), from ex-  ex- entry 1 + sistere \"to cause to stand, assume a standing position, place, check, halt\" \u2014 more at assist entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210446"
  },
  "exiting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "script annotation",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a departure from a stage",
      ": the act of going out or away",
      ": death",
      ": a way out of an enclosed place or space",
      ": one of the designated points of departure from an expressway",
      ": to go out or away : depart",
      ": die",
      ": leave sense 3a",
      ": to cause (a computer program or routine) to cease running",
      ": the act of going out of or away from a place : departure",
      ": a way of getting out of a place",
      ": leave sense 5 , depart"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8eg-z\u0259t",
      "\u02c8ek-s\u0259t",
      "\u02c8eg-z\u0259t",
      "\u02c8ek-s\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "egress",
      "issue",
      "outlet"
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    "antonyms":[
      "bail",
      "bail out",
      "begone",
      "book",
      "bug off",
      "bug out",
      "bugger off",
      "buzz (off)",
      "clear off",
      "clear out",
      "cut out",
      "depart",
      "dig out",
      "get",
      "get off",
      "go",
      "go off",
      "move",
      "pack (up ",
      "part",
      "peel off",
      "pike (out ",
      "pull out",
      "push off",
      "push on",
      "quit",
      "run along",
      "sally (forth)",
      "scarper",
      "shove (off)",
      "step (along)",
      "take off",
      "vamoose",
      "walk out"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Use the emergency exit in case of fire.",
      "There are 12 exits in the building.",
      "We can't get out this way: the sign says \u201cNo Exit .\u201d",
      "Verb",
      "The team exited the tournament early.",
      "Save your work and then exit the program.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Iranian officials have refused to speak directly to U.S. officials since Trump\u2019s exit from the deal. \u2014 Lara Jakes, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "Profound knowledge of the players in the space will also be essential in decreasing the risk for targets and increasing the successful exit rate for future combinations. \u2014 Gary Fowler, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "The Trump Deplorables and Their Future Main Street (01/11/21): After the Capitol was stormed by hard-line Trump supporters, Washington is consumed by just how humiliating the President's exit from the stage will be. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Now, as Corden preps a 2023 exit from The Late Late Show \u2014 and, likely, L.A. \u2014 his frequent producing partner is staying put. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
      "The Congolese government shut down, which meant that no adopted children could leave because as exit letters had been suspended. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 15 June 2022",
      "The United Kingdom\u2019s European allies were nowhere to be seen\u2014Britain\u2019s hasty, messy exit from the European Union had made sure of that. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
      "Stanton is leading a bipartisan resolution in Congress for Griner\u2019s immediate exit from Russia, according to a news release. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
      "Auburn overcame an early exit in the first inning during Game 1 by starter Trace Bright. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Drivers who exit the road now pay $3.25 at the main toll plaza and $1.50 at a ramp. \u2014 Lori Aratani, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "The lack of a roadmap to exit from an approach that is increasingly challenged by the highly contagious Omicron variant has rattled investors and frustrated businesses. \u2014 Brenda Goh, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 June 2022",
      "Little Miami Scenic Trail named one of best U.S. urban trails From the south, Old 3-C will be the last crossroad to exit the trail before the closure. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "American businesses to exit include Apple, Boeing, Caterpillar, Coca-Cola, Disney, Exxon, Ford, JPMorgan, MasterCard, McDonald's, Microsoft, Nike, Visa and many others. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Participants will practice starting and stopping, the safe way to exit a driveway, negotiate an intersection, and avoid common road hazards. \u2014 cleveland , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "That argument is set to be tested anew if EY does decide to exit from the multidisciplinary model, accounting academics said. \u2014 Jean Eaglesham, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "The suspect refused to exit the car and had to be removed. \u2014 Cheryl Higley, cleveland , 15 May 2022",
      "When the officers located the vehicle, the driver refused to exit the car upon their request. \u2014 Michelle Watson, CNN , 16 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Script annotation",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Script annotation",
      "circa 1548, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1607, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174302"
  },
  "exorbitantly":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "not coming within the scope of the law",
      "exceeding the customary or appropriate limits in intensity, quality, amount, or size",
      "more than what is fair, reasonable, or expected"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"ig-\u02c8z\u022fr-b\u0259-t\u0259nt",
    "synonyms":[
      "baroque",
      "devilish",
      "excessive",
      "extravagant",
      "extreme",
      "fancy",
      "immoderate",
      "inordinate",
      "insane",
      "intolerable",
      "lavish",
      "overdue",
      "overextravagant",
      "overmuch",
      "overweening",
      "plethoric",
      "steep",
      "stiff",
      "towering",
      "unconscionable",
      "undue",
      "unmerciful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "middling",
      "moderate",
      "modest",
      "reasonable",
      "temperate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The citizens of Xiaoli Village move lazily, with a languor born of chronic underemployment. They are farmers by tradition, but exorbitant taxes have leached any profitability out of their profession. \u2014 Hannah Beech , Time , 27 Oct. 2003",
      "As with the black truffle, foie gras is as exorbitant ($52 a pound) as it is decadent (one gram of foie gras can reportedly be 900 calories). \u2014 Heather Morgan , Traveler , April 2000",
      "\u2026 I recommend that the Congress adopt \u2026 [a] continuation of the law for the renegotiation of war contracts\u2014which will prevent exorbitant profits and assure fair prices to the Government. \u2014 Franklin D. Roosevelt 11 Jan. 1944 , in Nothing to Fear by B. D. Zevin , 1946",
      "They were charged exorbitant rates for phone calls.",
      "the cost of our stay was so exorbitant you would have thought that we had bought the hotel and not just spent a few nights there",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Reunions gathering is a time for celebrating accomplishments, reconnecting with friends, and dancing to terrible music \u2014 all enhanced by an exorbitant amount of alcohol. \u2014 Abigail Anthony, National Review , 5 June 2022",
      "Price turbulence is enough to induce the Bitcoin bends, and the system is environmentally destructive, since the computational network uses exorbitant amounts of electricity. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
      "But this is not a bottle to spend an exorbitant amount of time and money chasing on the secondary market. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 22 May 2022",
      "This is evidenced by the exorbitant amount of money Black consumers spend on hair and skincare each year\u2013 $1.5 trillion in 2022. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Supporters say consumers are already paying exorbitant amounts for health care, saying a single-payer system would save money by eliminating deductibles, copays and expensive monthly insurance premiums. \u2014 CBS News , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Set on the outskirts of Palermo, the fascinating historic city center can be reached easily enough by taxi\u2014even though the local cab drivers have a tendency to charge exorbitant amounts for the three-mile drive. \u2014 Isabelle Kliger, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Griddy Energy\u2019s customers who paid exorbitant amounts for electricity during the Texas freeze last month now have a formal seat at the table in the company\u2019s bankruptcy. \u2014 Maria Halkias, Dallas News , 1 Apr. 2021",
      "The investigation also said Roy McGrath collected exorbitant personal expenses and improperly hired close personal associates, The Baltimore Sun reports. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Late Latin exorbitant-, exorbitans , present participle of exorbitare to deviate, from Latin ex- + orbita track of a wheel, rut, from orbis disk, hoop",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "exorcize":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration",
      ": to get rid of (something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive)",
      ": to free of an evil spirit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-\u02ccs\u022fr-\u02ccs\u012bz",
      "-s\u0259r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cashier",
      "cast (off)",
      "chuck",
      "deep-six",
      "discard",
      "ditch",
      "dump",
      "eighty-six",
      "86",
      "fling (off ",
      "jettison",
      "junk",
      "lay by",
      "lose",
      "pitch",
      "reject",
      "scrap",
      "shed",
      "shuck (off)",
      "slough (off)",
      "sluff (off)",
      "throw away",
      "throw out",
      "toss",
      "unload"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The movie is about a priest who tries to exorcise demons from a young girl.",
      "please exorcise that offensive word from your vocabulary",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Nathan Chen's quest to exorcise the Olympic demons from four years ago is now complete. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "In addition to the WJH meetings, Saal has participated in other activities, including leading a writing circle that has helped him exorcise some of his demons. \u2014 cleveland , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "All this good news helped exorcise the memory of several ugly recent performances. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Nathan Chen's quest to exorcise the demons from the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang is nearly complete. \u2014 USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Along came Arby\u2019s and a chance to exorcise those demons. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "The political order in Europe after 1945 was built to exorcise the ghosts of the past once and for all. \u2014 Bruno Ma\u00e7\u00e3es, Time , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "The top seed in the east pod of districts looks to exorcise its demons at Euclid, where the Arcs lost in the 2019 and \u201820 district finals. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "But the woman who is known as the GOAT of her sport was laser-focused in the final this time in her fifth Olympics and can finally exorcise those demons. \u2014 Ellen J. Horrow, USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French exorciscer , from Late Latin exorcizare , from Greek exorkizein , from ex- + horkizein to bind by oath, adjure, from horkos oath",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1539, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202152"
  },
  "expand":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to open up : unfold",
      ": to increase the extent, number, volume, or scope of : enlarge",
      ": to express at length or in greater detail",
      ": to write out in full",
      ": to subject to mathematical expansion",
      ": to open out : spread",
      ": to increase in extent, number, volume, or scope",
      ": to speak or write fully or in detail",
      ": to feel generous or optimistic",
      ": to grow or increase in size, number, or amount",
      ": to open wide : unfold",
      ": to take up or cause to take up more space",
      ": to speak or write about in greater detail"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spand",
      "ik-\u02c8spand"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amplify",
      "develop",
      "dilate (on ",
      "elaborate (on)",
      "enlarge (on ",
      "flesh (out)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abbreviate",
      "abridge",
      "condense",
      "shorten"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Limitless is also how Daniel sees the future of HFR, with plans to expand beyond the Manhattan neighborhood. \u2014 Irene Kim, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
      "Several other companies have announced plans to expand existing soundstages or build new ones in the last couple of years. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 14 June 2022",
      "The pandemic has offered the state further rationale and opportunity to expand this power. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
      "As its intensity became clear, the Indian government suddenly reversed a decision to expand wheat exports, with global supplies already reduced by the war in Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "The report comes amid growing Western concerns over efforts by both China and North Korea to expand their nuclear capabilities. \u2014 Heather Chen, CNN , 13 June 2022",
      "These potential efforts dovetail with legislative efforts to substantively expand the antitrust laws to recognize theories of harm that have not been recognized by Courts. \u2014 David Reichenberg, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "The league is in no hurry to expand and its timeline will likely become clearer after the new collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Chief Executive Officer Michael Rubin barreled into the trading-card industry last year as part of a push to expand beyond Fanatics\u2019 roots as an apparel merchandiser, adding card licensing deals across football, basketball and baseball. \u2014 Fortune , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English expaunden , from Latin expandere , from ex- + pandere to spread \u2014 more at fathom ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223407"
  },
  "expansive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a capacity or a tendency to expand",
      ": causing or tending to cause expansion",
      ": characterized by high spirits, generosity, or readiness to talk : open",
      ": marked by or indicative of exaggerated euphoria and delusions of self-importance",
      ": marked by expansion",
      ": having a great expanse or extent : sizable , extensive",
      ": characterized by richness, abundance, or magnificence",
      ": marked by or indicative of exaggerated euphoria and delusions of self-importance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8span(t)-siv",
      "ik-\u02c8span(t)-siv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "broad",
      "deep",
      "extended",
      "extensive",
      "far-flung",
      "far-reaching",
      "rangy",
      "sweeping",
      "wide",
      "wide-ranging",
      "widespread"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "narrow"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But even so, the case against him now is far more extensive and expansive , after the committee conducted some 1,000 interviews and obtained more than 100,000 pages of documents. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Large families and outdoor enthusiasts will appreciate the 18-cubic-foot interior of the Thule Force XT XL, which our engineers found to be extremely expansive and versatile, thanks to the smart proportions. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "The expansive , almost 6,000-square-foot home harmoniously blends classic and modern elements. \u2014 Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant , 29 May 2022",
      "Today, facial recognition technology is more expansive and integrated than ever before. \u2014 Tina D'agostin, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "The plot to use alternate electors was one of the most expansive and audacious schemes in a dizzying array of efforts by Trump and his supporters to deny his election loss and keep him in the White House. \u2014 Alan Feuer, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
      "The plot to use alternate electors was one of the most expansive and audacious schemes in a dizzying array of efforts by Mr. Trump and his supporters to deny his election loss and keep him in the White House. \u2014 Luke Broadwater, New York Times , 25 May 2022",
      "After a few years in quarantine spent learning to grow kale and hypothesizing about the end of the world, Australia\u2019s leading electronic experimentalist and alt-pop crusader is back with another expressive, expansive and exotic collection of sounds. \u2014 Kat Bein, Billboard , 20 May 2022",
      "The series of sculptures deserves a moment of quiet meditation on the artist's expansive and visceral portrayal of the Black female experience. \u2014 Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN , 14 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221125"
  },
  "expatiate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move about freely or at will : wander",
      ": to speak or write at length or in detail"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ek-\u02c8sp\u0101-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "declaim",
      "descant",
      "discourse",
      "harangue",
      "lecture",
      "orate",
      "speak",
      "talk"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the naturalist is known for her willingness to expatiate on any number of issues relating to wildlife and the environment"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin exspatiatus , past participle of exspatiari to wander, digress, from ex- + spatium space, course",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182824"
  },
  "expatriate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": banish , exile",
      ": to withdraw (oneself) from residence in or allegiance to one's native country",
      ": to leave one's native country to live elsewhere",
      ": to renounce allegiance to one's native country",
      ": living in a foreign land",
      ": a person who lives in a foreign country",
      ": to voluntarily withdraw (oneself) from allegiance to one's native country",
      ": to renounce allegiance to one's country and abandon one's nationality voluntarily"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ek-\u02c8sp\u0101-tr\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
      "ek-\u02c8sp\u0101-tr\u0113-\u0259t",
      "-tr\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
      "ek-\u02c8sp\u0101-tr\u0113-\u0259t",
      "-tr\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
      "ek-\u02c8sp\u0101-tr\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "banish",
      "deport",
      "displace",
      "exile",
      "relegate",
      "transport"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "deportee",
      "\u00e9migr\u00e9",
      "emigr\u00e9",
      "evacuee",
      "exile",
      "expat",
      "refugee"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "members of the deposed dictator's once-feared political party were expatriated as well",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Her network of Black travelers boasts 20,000 members who've visited regions all over the world \u2013 19% of the community have also chosen to expatriate . \u2014 Keturah Kendrick, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The city is now a tourist and expatriate destination. \u2014 Peter Canby, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Maybe some of them will try to move, expatriate , or do an inversion. \u2014 Tax Notes Staff, Forbes , 18 May 2021",
      "The building still housed a small but interesting collection of maps, rare books, and historical newspapers from Tangier, as well as a collection of art by some of the city\u2019s famous Moroccan and expatriate artist residents. \u2014 Graham Cornwell, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 May 2021",
      "Gifts must be made long enough in advance that there is no appearance of a plan to gift and then expatriate , but a recent law might have made this more appealing. \u2014 Jo Craven Mcginty, WSJ , 16 Oct. 2020",
      "Qatar is renewing efforts to make real estate more attractive to expatriate residents, foreign investors and real estate funds. \u2014 Simone Foxman, Bloomberg.com , 6 Oct. 2020",
      "The protection of students\u2019 ability to express themselves freely should extend to expatriate communities. \u2014 H. R. Mcmaster, National Review , 22 Sep. 2020",
      "Turkey has already expatriated some 7,600 suspected fighters over the past several years, officials in Ankara say. \u2014 The Economist , 28 Nov. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Later that year, Barnes himself bought more C\u00e9zannes in Paris, accompanied by the expatriate American modernist Alfred Maurer, expanding his holdings of the artist\u2019s preferred motifs. \u2014 Karen Wilkin, WSJ , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Haiti is one of about a dozen countries where Christian Aid Ministries has expatriate staff on the ground year round with local partners, said Dr. Nolt. \u2014 Kris Maher, WSJ , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "The inaccuracies are shared back through YouTube videos or messaging apps with Spanish speakers in expatriate communities like those in Miami and Houston. \u2014 Amanda Seitz And Will Weissert, orlandosentinel.com , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "His friend Jean Andr\u00e9 Rouquet, an expatriate Swiss miniaturist, helped to establish Hogarth\u2019s reputation in Europe by publishing a French-language monograph of his engravings. \u2014 Tobias Grey, WSJ , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "By the end of 2015, all but one of the expatriate workers on the ship had evacuated. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "Dubai has always embraced expatriate workers from around the world. \u2014 Ellen Paris, Forbes , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "The following month, expatriate Koreans espousing varied but mostly liberal-democratic views formed a provisional government in Shanghai, as if to ready Korea for independence. \u2014 E. Tammy Kim, The New York Review of Books , 17 Dec. 2020",
      "Kidman is an executive producer on the series through her Blossom Films production company and also stars in the show, which is adapted from a Janice Y. K. Lee novel about the privileged lives of a group of expatriate women. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 6 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The countries there are also home to a large Indian expatriate community. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
      "Two gigaprojects recently merged, three have lost their expatriate chief executives and all have turned over senior management. \u2014 Rory Jones, WSJ , 31 May 2022",
      "Chaoyang is home to one of Beijing\u2019s key central business districts, most foreign embassies and a lot of its expatriate community. \u2014 Bloomberg News, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
      "The Paris film, directed by Michka Sa\u00e4l, features expatriate and French musicians Ford had gathered for a similar photo. \u2014 Bill Beuttler, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
      "The Times last year published a sort of diary in which Geoffrey Woo, one such expatriate , wrote about his relocation to Miami to flee the crime and pandemic lockdown of San Francisco. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The Spanish-language department of the BBC was then at its apogee, populated by luminaries from the expatriate community of Iberian writers and poets. \u2014 The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "And France doesn\u2019t have preexisting Ukrainian expatriate networks to the extent that can be found elsewhere in Europe. \u2014 Rick Noack And Sandra Mehl, Anchorage Daily News , 13 May 2022",
      "The nations of the world should support both Ukrainian and Russian scientists who are already within their borders by extending visas where necessary and offering financial support for expatriate scientists cut off from their home institutions. \u2014 Don Lincoln, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1768, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1812, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1818, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211515"
  },
  "expatriation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": removal or withdrawal from one's native land : the act or an instance of expatriating or the state of being expatriated"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)ek-\u02ccsp\u0101-tr\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "banishment",
      "deportation",
      "displacement",
      "exile",
      "expulsion",
      "relegation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1765, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222729"
  },
  "expectant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": characterized by expectation",
      ": expecting the birth of a child",
      ": one who is looking forward to something",
      ": looking forward to or waiting for something",
      ": awaiting the birth of a child",
      ": expecting the birth of a child"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spek-t\u0259nt",
      "ik-\u02c8spek-t\u0259nt",
      "-t\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agape",
      "agog",
      "anticipant",
      "anticipatory"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "applicant",
      "applier",
      "aspirant",
      "campaigner",
      "candidate",
      "contender",
      "hopeful",
      "prospect",
      "seeker"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "An expectant crowd waited for her arrival.",
      "expectant crowds gathered at the spot where the President was scheduled to make an appearance",
      "Noun",
      "divinity students who were all expectants for a curacy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "During pregnancy, expectant parents are often eager to get a glimpse of their developing child. \u2014 Haim Neerman, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "The call came in at 9:33 p.m. and Engine 2 was dispatched to a residence on Edgewood Road where the expectant mother, Safa Kidwai, was in labor with her second child. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
      "Still, Carpenter worries about worst-case scenarios, as many expectant parents do. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 11 May 2022",
      "There are a plethora of resources dedicated to significant life events, including support for expectant parents, matriculating students, healthier lifestyles, career transitions, relationship goals and more. \u2014 Essence , 4 May 2022",
      "Other times, the more painful parts of labor and delivery are purposely kept quiet from expectant parents as to not spark fear. \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The coordinators monitor health needs, offer referrals to health professionals, and assist with questions and concerns from expectant mothers. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 8 May 2022",
      "Harris has advocated throughout her political career to improve healthcare for expectant mothers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "One of the expectant mothers is reportedly Latonia Bellamy, convicted in connection with a 2010 double murder in Jersey City, according to the Daily Mail. \u2014 Fox News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Their reluctance appears to be driven partly by months of unclear guidance and a lack of data for the expectant , both of which persisted until this summer \u2014 a consequence of their exclusion from early coronavirus vaccine trials. \u2014 Brittany Shammas, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "Even as that service gap has narrowed, neobanks have retained a generation of digital-savvy customers, expectant of new product features and flexibility in managing their finances. \u2014 Luke Chittock, Forbes , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "The expectant run a higher risk of serious illness and pregnancy complications from the coronavirus, including miscarriages and stillbirths. \u2014 Christal Hayes, USA TODAY , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "Of greater consequence was the e-mail itself\u2014an apologetic note signed by ABC\u2019s C.E.O., Aaron Rose\u2014on which two hundred and three other couch- expectant recipients were cc\u2019d instead of bcc\u2019d. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 27 Mar. 2021",
      "The setting is lush, yet claustrophobic; the mood expectant , but not without anxiety. \u2014 Colin B. Bailey, The New York Review of Books , 17 Nov. 2020",
      "Meanwhile, the then- expectant mom gave updates on her pregnancy thus far. \u2014 Mary Green, PEOPLE.com , 30 July 2020",
      "The club asked supporters to come dressed in lilywhite on what was a hot and murky September evening, expectant of a win to open this new chapter in their history. \u2014 SI.com , 25 Sep. 2019",
      "This at a time when party operatives were worse that a dirty U.S. Congressmen, gift- expectant , institutionally incapable of hearing anything at all. \u2014 Robert Sullivan, Vogue , 27 May 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1609, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-231341"
  },
  "expected":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to consider probable or certain",
      ": to consider reasonable, due, or necessary",
      ": to consider bound in duty or obligated",
      ": to anticipate or look forward to the coming or occurrence of",
      ": suppose , think",
      ": await",
      ": to be pregnant : await the birth of one's child",
      ": to look forward",
      ": wait , stay",
      ": to think that something probably will be or happen",
      ": to await the arrival of",
      ": to consider to be obliged",
      ": to consider reasonable, due, or necessary",
      ": to be pregnant : await the birth of one's child"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spekt",
      "ik-\u02c8spekt",
      "ik-\u02c8spekt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "anticipate",
      "await",
      "hope (for)",
      "watch (for)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Proof, the group\u2019s latest release, is their most ambitious yet, but not necessarily in the way many would expect . \u2014 Natalie Morin, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
      "Experts don't expect car prices to settle anytime soon. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
      "Though even if Kerr gives some of Poole\u2019s minutes to Stephen Curry as many expect , Poole must figure out how to contribute when he\u2019s on the court \u2014 a daunting task for a 22-year-old so new to this stage. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 June 2022",
      "Results regarding peeing in bottles (or around a customer's house) and casual hookups were all higher than most people likely expect . \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 4 June 2022",
      "Based on normal evolutionary timelines, scientists would expect a virus like monkeypox to pick up that many mutations over perhaps 50 years, not four, Neher said. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 3 June 2022",
      "The Tesla worker who spoke with The Post said some groups of employees expect to continue to be exempt from returning to the office. \u2014 Rachel Lerman, Faiz Siddiqui, Christian Davenport, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022",
      "As every organization can expect a cyberattack, cyber-specific goals must be aligned across the enterprise. \u2014 Jeffrey Alpaugh, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Some analysts said investors expect executives\u2014particularly founders\u2014to sell stock in or after an initial public offering after having their stakes locked up for so long. \u2014 Corrie Driebusch And Tom Mcginty, WSJ , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin exspectare to look forward to, from ex- + spectare to look at, frequentative of specere to look \u2014 more at spy ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1560, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220903"
  },
  "expecting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to consider probable or certain",
      ": to consider reasonable, due, or necessary",
      ": to consider bound in duty or obligated",
      ": to anticipate or look forward to the coming or occurrence of",
      ": suppose , think",
      ": await",
      ": to be pregnant : await the birth of one's child",
      ": to look forward",
      ": wait , stay",
      ": to think that something probably will be or happen",
      ": to await the arrival of",
      ": to consider to be obliged",
      ": to consider reasonable, due, or necessary",
      ": to be pregnant : await the birth of one's child"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spekt",
      "ik-\u02c8spekt",
      "ik-\u02c8spekt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "anticipate",
      "await",
      "hope (for)",
      "watch (for)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Proof, the group\u2019s latest release, is their most ambitious yet, but not necessarily in the way many would expect . \u2014 Natalie Morin, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
      "Experts don't expect car prices to settle anytime soon. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
      "Though even if Kerr gives some of Poole\u2019s minutes to Stephen Curry as many expect , Poole must figure out how to contribute when he\u2019s on the court \u2014 a daunting task for a 22-year-old so new to this stage. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 June 2022",
      "Results regarding peeing in bottles (or around a customer's house) and casual hookups were all higher than most people likely expect . \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 4 June 2022",
      "Based on normal evolutionary timelines, scientists would expect a virus like monkeypox to pick up that many mutations over perhaps 50 years, not four, Neher said. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 3 June 2022",
      "The Tesla worker who spoke with The Post said some groups of employees expect to continue to be exempt from returning to the office. \u2014 Rachel Lerman, Faiz Siddiqui, Christian Davenport, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022",
      "As every organization can expect a cyberattack, cyber-specific goals must be aligned across the enterprise. \u2014 Jeffrey Alpaugh, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Some analysts said investors expect executives\u2014particularly founders\u2014to sell stock in or after an initial public offering after having their stakes locked up for so long. \u2014 Corrie Driebusch And Tom Mcginty, WSJ , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin exspectare to look forward to, from ex- + spectare to look at, frequentative of specere to look \u2014 more at spy ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1560, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203553"
  },
  "expedient":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance",
      "characterized by concern with what is opportune",
      "governed by self-interest",
      "something done or used to achieve a particular end usually quickly or temporarily an expedient action or solution",
      "providing a quick and easy way to accomplish something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"ik-\u02c8sp\u0113-d\u0113-\u0259nt",
    "synonyms":[
      "advisable",
      "desirable",
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      "tactical",
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    ],
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    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Speaking to as many consumers as possible at once might seem expedient , but there are potential hazards to be aware of when attempting to minimize the fallout of a narrative that has grown beyond the company\u2019s control via these channels. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Strategists saw the move as a politically expedient way to align with Mr. Musk. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Even Italy's populist political parties no longer believe a rapprochement with Moscow is possible or politically expedient . \u2014 Daniel R. Depetris, The Week , 2 May 2022",
      "The letter says the process will be conducted in a manner that is both expedient and respectful of all involved while maintaining the standards of the Academy. \u2014 Chloe Melas, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "In this region, burying the past has always been politically expedient , as has been digging it out and manipulating it as convenient. \u2014 Cristina Florea, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Please trust that the Board of Governors will conduct this process in a manner that is both expedient and respectful of all involved while maintaining the standards of the Academy. \u2014 J. Kim Murphy, Variety , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Please trust that the Board of Governors will conduct this process in a manner that is both expedient and respectful of all involved while maintaining the standards of the Academy. \u2014 Trilby Beresford, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Those activists argue that adding more police is a politically expedient move that doesn\u2019t help reduce violence. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "In the end, Miles\u2019 book is a rich and nuanced meditation on the danger of manipulating messy contradictions to serve a politically expedient or emotionally fulfilling purpose. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 May 2022",
      "Jerry Brown initially proposed an expedient process involving an algorithm. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The route through the Icefall varies from year to year, as the Icefall Doctors seek to find a way through the Icefall's many crevasses and seracs that is both safe (relatively speaking) and expedient . \u2014 Jonah Ogles, Outside Online , 6 Apr. 2015",
      "His administration has alternated between turning the page on the pandemic or retaining COVID protocols (like the transit mask mandate or the pause on student loan repayment) when politically expedient . \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "For generations, everyone from UC students to street vendors have enjoyed the expedient high that comes from bong hits. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Since political orientation is strongly correlated with perspective on trans acceptance, trans youth have become an expedient vehicle for showcasing one\u2019s conservatism. \u2014 Kristina R. Olson, Scientific American , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Quite obviously, the expedient action on both governors\u2019 parts would have been to wave these bills through. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Outsourcing theology and religious law to the big beards was both an expedient and a necessity, because no ruler had any training in religious law, or indeed a beard of any significant size. \u2014 Graeme Wood, The Atlantic , 3 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1630, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
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    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a journey or excursion undertaken for a specific purpose",
      "the group of persons making such a journey",
      "efficient promptness speed",
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      "a journey for a particular purpose",
      "a group of people traveling for exploration or adventure"
    ],
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      "trip"
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    "examples":[
      "a scientific expedition to Antarctica",
      "an avid mountain climber, always on an expedition to some far-off corner of the world",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Prior to the name change, the mountain had been named after Gustavus Doane, a key member of an expedition in 1870 before Yellowstone became the first national park in the country. \u2014 Christopher Brito, CBS News , 13 June 2022",
      "Conducting structured discovery workshops with business leaders is an important first step in determining where the business and the technologists are aligned on the value of the AI expedition . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Professor Leonardo Ortiz, who was part of the expedition , named it Thanatosdrakon amaru. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 29 May 2022",
      "Both the psychological and the physical rigors of the expedition are magnified in Alex Zhang Hungtai\u2019s other-worldly score, its ambient sounds and dissonant horns evoking everything from howling winds to whale calls. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
      "Read more about each member of the expedition here. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 15 May 2022",
      "Fewer than 10 Black mountaineers in total had reached the peak before, but this is the first time that all members of an expedition were Black, hiking officials said. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 13 May 2022",
      "Fewer than 10 black mountaineers in total had reached the peak before, but this is the first time that all members of an expedition were Black, hiking officials said. \u2014 CNN , 13 May 2022",
      "In 1807, President Thomas Jefferson sent Gen. William Clark, of the famous Lewis and Clark expedition , to collect fossils from Big Bone Lick for study. \u2014 Jeff Suess, The Enquirer , 8 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "expel":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to force out : eject",
      ": to force to leave (a place, an organization, etc.) by official action : take away rights or privileges of membership",
      ": to force to leave",
      ": to force out"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spel",
      "ik-\u02c8spel"
    ],
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      "banish",
      "boot (out)",
      "bounce",
      "cast out",
      "chase",
      "dismiss",
      "drum (out)",
      "eject",
      "extrude",
      "kick out",
      "oust",
      "out",
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      "run off",
      "throw out",
      "turf (out)",
      "turn out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The club may expel members who do not follow the rules.",
      "She was expelled from school for bad behavior.",
      "expel air from the lungs",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "To compensate, the heart twists in patients with diabetes \u2014 essentially wringing itself out like a towel to expel blood. \u2014 Akila Muthukumar, STAT , 18 June 2022",
      "Instead, a heat wave had forced the corals to expel the symbiotic algae that give them nutrients and colors. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
      "Kyiv and its Western partners have regularly blasted Moscow for looting the Ukrainian harvest, and Zelensky on Thursday called on the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization to expel Russia. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "The song is about taking that and twisting it into this idea of burning down your house and everything in it, including yourself, to expel the demons that live within you. \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
      "But, in the ensuing months, as Biden continued to expel migrants under Title 42\u2014albeit with new exemptions, including for unaccompanied children\u2014Pinheiro grew disillusioned. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
      "Had Gregg Popovich been present, Sochan might have struck up a conversation with the outspoken, politically aware coach about Ukraine\u2019s fight to expel invading Russian forces. \u2014 Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News , 20 May 2022",
      "Ever wonder what\u2019s actually going on in your body to make your butt expel its contents so violently? \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 18 May 2022",
      "Fann reminded the senators that a two-thirds supermajority vote was needed to expel Rogers. \u2014 Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English expellen , from Latin expellere , from ex- + pellere to drive \u2014 more at felt ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184216"
  },
  "expenditure":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of expending",
      ": something expended : disbursement , expense",
      ": the act of spending (as money, time, or energy)",
      ": something that is spent",
      ": the act or process of paying out",
      ": something paid out \u2014 see also capital expenditure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spen-di-ch\u0259r",
      "-d\u0259-\u02ccchu\u0307r",
      "-d\u0259-\u02cct(y)u\u0307r",
      "ik-\u02c8spen-di-ch\u0259r",
      "ik-\u02c8spen-di-ch\u0259r, -\u02ccchu\u0307r"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The University of Louisville Athletic Association's Board of Directors approved an expenditure Friday morning of up to $1 million for renovations to the ballpark at 3015 S. Third St., a university spokesperson confirmed to The Courier Journal. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 10 June 2022",
      "Where was Bittker coming from, in his opposition to tax expenditure analysis? \u2014 Robert Goulder, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "The company also made in-state, non-payroll purchases and expenditures of $979.1 million bringing the company\u2019s total in-state expenditure to approximately $1.3 billion. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
      "Wind turbines typically recoup this energy expenditure in less than a year. \u2014 Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
      "But Riordan\u2019s $6-million personal outlay for the campaign \u2014 both primary and runoff \u2014 is the equivalent of just under $12 million in 2022 dollars, well short of Caruso\u2019s enormous expenditure . \u2014 James Rainey, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "It is meant to help people who are having difficulty reducing weight by boosting calorie expenditure , promoting metabolism to work harder, and giving you more energy to power through your regular fitness exercises. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "In a few states where publicity expenditure was low in election year, the incumbent government mostly lost the election. \u2014 Mitali Mukherjee, Quartz , 19 May 2022",
      "Unsurprisingly, marketing often falls into the latter category and is considered an unnecessary expenditure that does not translate into immediate measurable sales and profits. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"irregular from expend ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1769, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-092242"
  },
  "expense":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": financial burden or outlay : cost",
      ": an item of business outlay chargeable against revenue for a specific period",
      ": something expended to secure a benefit or bring about a result",
      ": a cause or occasion of expenditure",
      ": a loss, detriment, or embarrassment that results from some action or gain : sacrifice",
      ": the act or an instance of expending : expenditure",
      ": to charge to an expense account",
      ": to write off as an expense",
      ": to charge with expenses",
      ": something spent or required to be spent : cost",
      ": a cause for spending",
      ": financial burden or outlay",
      ": an item of business outlay chargeable against revenue for a specific period",
      ": an expense made in furtherance of one's business especially as part of the cost of operating a business in the taxable year in which the expense is incurred \u2014 compare capital expense and personal expense in this entry",
      ": an expense made in a business that will provide a long-term benefit : capital expenditure",
      ": an expense incurred in changing one's residence that is tax deductible if incurred for business reasons (as when one's job requires relocation)",
      ": an expense that is normal or customary and helpful and appropriate for the operation of a particular business or trade and that is made during the taxable year",
      ": an expense incurred in the course of one's personal affairs as distinguished from the course of one's employment or the operation of a business \u2014 compare business expense in this entry",
      ": to charge with expenses",
      ": to write off as an expense"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spen(t)s",
      "ik-\u02c8spens"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "charge",
      "cost",
      "disbursement",
      "expenditure",
      "outgo",
      "outlay"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I don't think a first-class ticket is worth the added expense .",
      "The annual fee is simply an expense of doing business.",
      "A new car is a major expense .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Composer Michael Giacchino\u2019s score harks back to '70s and '80s sci-fi TV themes, the animation is downright phenomenal at times, Sox is totally the new Baby Yoda, and the narrative mines a lot of comedy at the expense of the overly serious Buzz. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
      "The reality is that one stance can\u2019t come at the expense of the other. \u2014 Sam Gill, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "While classic customer care metrics like the number of support tickets and handle times are important, the emphasis placed on those data points should never come at the expense of the customer experience. \u2014 Yvethe Tyszka, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Marcus Freeman has ensured Notre Dame will meet those qualifications at the expense of Michigan by landing CJ Carr. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
      "In the footage, Stamos is seen reading his final text exchange with Saget at The Comedy Store in LA - which includes a friendly joke at the expense of his close friend, musician John Mayer, 44. \u2014 Phil Boucher, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Recip Tayyip Erdogan, the authoritarian Islamist leader of Turkey, is increasingly using NATO to leverage his own national interests at the expense of the organization. \u2014 Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News , 8 June 2022",
      "Instead of spending money on innovating or increasing production, or investing in their employees, corporations are buying back stock and paying dividends to keep investors happy, at the expense of the rest of America. \u2014 David Cicilline, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
      "The workplace environment should minimize avoidable injury and insult to health care providers, but not at the expense of that basic aim. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Some companies expense the credits at the time of purchase, while others capitalize and write them off later. \u2014 Mark Maurer, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "Giving Back: The company recently launched its Pay It Forward policy, which allows employees to expense any random acts of kindness while traveling for business. \u2014 Nick Davidson, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2014",
      "Employees of the company are encouraged to expense their annual National Parks Pass each year, as well as up to two nights per month camping and an additional two nights per month at any CampShare. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "One of her concerns is that staffers\u2019 addresses and other personal information might linger on the Internet, so the newspaper has advised them to engage services that scrub that material from public view and expense the cost to the newspaper. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "People often expense their SaaS purchases and may connect their SaaS applications to the company\u2019s single sign-on provider, so making sure the SaaS tool talks to these systems is critical. \u2014 Andre Christ, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Those who live within two hours of the Boston headquarters can now fully expense the cost of traveling into the office once a month. \u2014 Sarah Shemkus, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "Another benefit coal owners get is the ability to immediately expense much of their mine development costs on their taxes instead of being forced to stretch such deductions over a longer period of time. \u2014 Ellis Simani, ProPublica , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Following the pandemic, The Zebra\u2019s employees also have been able to separately expense a curated list of subscriptions, including aromatherapy candles and House Plant Box, which sends people a new houseplant every month. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1909, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225638"
  },
  "expensive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": involving high cost or sacrifice",
      ": commanding a high price and especially one that is not based on intrinsic worth or is beyond a prospective buyer's means",
      ": characterized by high prices",
      ": costly sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spen(t)-siv",
      "ik-\u02c8spen-siv"
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      "big-ticket",
      "costly",
      "dear",
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      "high",
      "high-end",
      "high-ticket",
      "precious",
      "premium",
      "priceless",
      "pricey",
      "pricy",
      "spendy",
      "ultraexpensive",
      "valuable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cheap",
      "inexpensive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The lights were expensive to install.",
      "expensive clothing that only the truly wealthy can afford",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mortgage interest rates have shot up in recent months, quickly making housing much more expensive . \u2014 Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "If passed, the legislation would impose a 1,000% tax on any type of semi-automatic weapon, making the firearms prohibitively expensive for most would-be buyers. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
      "Bikes also proved less expensive and easier to maintain than the horses typically used by cavalries. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022",
      "Drywall saws are affordable and effective, and considerably less expensive than power tools. \u2014 James Fitzgerald, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
      "Plus, pet owners on a budget and low on time may like that dry food tends to be more convenient to feed and less expensive than wet cat food. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 13 June 2022",
      "At the same time, rising gas prices, inflation and fuel surcharges are making the former more expensive . \u2014 Amiad Solomon, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "But the restrictions are making the products more expensive and even harder to come by. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "The Fed\u2019s moves are making capital more expensive , and increasing the pressure on companies to preserve their cash. \u2014 Meghan Bobrowsky, WSJ , 29 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222854"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": involving high cost or sacrifice",
      ": commanding a high price and especially one that is not based on intrinsic worth or is beyond a prospective buyer's means",
      ": characterized by high prices",
      ": costly sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spen(t)-siv",
      "ik-\u02c8spen-siv"
    ],
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      "big-ticket",
      "costly",
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      "extravagant",
      "high",
      "high-end",
      "high-ticket",
      "precious",
      "premium",
      "priceless",
      "pricey",
      "pricy",
      "spendy",
      "ultraexpensive",
      "valuable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cheap",
      "inexpensive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The lights were expensive to install.",
      "expensive clothing that only the truly wealthy can afford",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mortgage interest rates have shot up in recent months, quickly making housing much more expensive . \u2014 Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "If passed, the legislation would impose a 1,000% tax on any type of semi-automatic weapon, making the firearms prohibitively expensive for most would-be buyers. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
      "Bikes also proved less expensive and easier to maintain than the horses typically used by cavalries. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022",
      "Drywall saws are affordable and effective, and considerably less expensive than power tools. \u2014 James Fitzgerald, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
      "Plus, pet owners on a budget and low on time may like that dry food tends to be more convenient to feed and less expensive than wet cat food. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 13 June 2022",
      "At the same time, rising gas prices, inflation and fuel surcharges are making the former more expensive . \u2014 Amiad Solomon, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "But the restrictions are making the products more expensive and even harder to come by. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "The Fed\u2019s moves are making capital more expensive , and increasing the pressure on companies to preserve their cash. \u2014 Meghan Bobrowsky, WSJ , 29 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210214"
  },
  "experienced":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": made skillful or wise through experience : practiced",
      ": made skillful or wise from having lived through or undergone something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spir-\u0113-\u0259n(t)st",
      "ik-\u02c8spir-\u0113-\u0259nst"
    ],
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      "accomplished",
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      "adept",
      "compleat",
      "complete",
      "consummate",
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      "educated",
      "expert",
      "good",
      "great",
      "master",
      "masterful",
      "masterly",
      "practiced",
      "practised",
      "professed",
      "proficient",
      "skilled",
      "skillful",
      "versed",
      "veteran",
      "virtuoso"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "amateur",
      "amateurish",
      "inexperienced",
      "inexpert",
      "jackleg",
      "unprofessional",
      "unseasoned",
      "unskilled",
      "unskillful"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The job calls for someone who is more experienced .",
      "for this delicate eye operation, seek out an experienced eye surgeon",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "For more confident or experienced users, a thinner or more exposed blade works well to get fine hairs. \u2014 Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "In today\u2019s dynamic market, an investor does not have three months as another more advanced and experienced investor will snatch all worthy opportunities. \u2014 Peter Abualzolof, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "But when surveying some of the most knowledgeable and experienced golfers in our state, one course kept coming up as must-play, despite ranking barely inside the top 10. \u2014 Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
      "This cylindrical countertop compost bin is great for experienced and novice composters alike. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 28 May 2022",
      "However, not all of the changes he's experienced are purely physical. \u2014 Elijah Rawls, Men's Health , 26 May 2022",
      "Easygoing and experienced , would be a seamless fit. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "According to the report, 29% of students surveyed reportedly tested positive or experienced symptoms of COVID-19 last year. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" experience entry 1 + -ed entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1567, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225050"
  },
  "expert":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "one with the special skill or knowledge representing mastery of a particular subject",
      "having, involving, or displaying special skill or knowledge derived from training or experience",
      "experienced",
      "to serve as an expert",
      "showing special skill or knowledge gained from experience or training",
      "a person with special skill or knowledge of a subject",
      "a person with special or superior skill or knowledge in a particular area \u2014 see also expert witness at witness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8ek-\u02ccsp\u0259rt",
    "synonyms":[
      "ace",
      "adept",
      "artist",
      "authority",
      "cognoscente",
      "connoisseur",
      "crackerjack",
      "crackajack",
      "dab",
      "dab hand",
      "fiend",
      "geek",
      "guru",
      "hand",
      "hotshot",
      "maestro",
      "master",
      "maven",
      "mavin",
      "meister",
      "past master",
      "proficient",
      "scholar",
      "shark",
      "sharp",
      "virtuoso",
      "whiz",
      "wizard"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adroit",
      "artful",
      "bravura",
      "deft",
      "delicate",
      "dexterous",
      "dextrous",
      "masterful",
      "masterly",
      "practiced",
      "practised",
      "skillful",
      "virtuoso",
      "workmanlike"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She was an acknowledged expert on child development.",
      "an expert at planning dinner parties",
      "Adjective",
      "We received some expert advice.",
      "The company has become expert at adapting its products for new clients.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Arvid Buit is an expert on the leadership brain and works globally as a master executive coach. \u2014 Arvid Buit, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Small businesses such as Ellana\u2019s nearly always rent, according to Edward Chazen, senior lecturer at Boston College\u2019s Carroll School of Management who is an expert in real estate and finance. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Christian Agrillo, one of Semenza's students who came to work with Butterworth, was an expert on fish and gave a talk on his research demonstrating that some small fish have numerical abilities. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 June 2022",
      "For starters, Kl\u00e1ri was the expert in coding the ENIAC at this time. \u2014 Katie Hafner, Scientific American , 2 June 2022",
      "Oftentimes, especially now, there\u2019s such a pressure to be an expert . \u2014 Vogue , 23 May 2022",
      "Professor Curry, who is an expert in medieval history, is not the first woman to take part in the procession itself, as many of the Queen's Ladies in Waiting have previously accompanied her through Parliament. \u2014 Phil Boucher, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
      "Ho Mei-shang is an expert in virology and adjunct research fellow at Academia Sinica. \u2014 Joyu Wang, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
      "Umansky is an expert in mushrooms, from growth to cooking. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 2 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "For his expert witness report, Saba performed a DCF enterprise valuation of Facebook that corroborated the results of the IRS's income method valuation. \u2014 Ryan Finley, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Byrne also cited an expert report finding that Kreuper was addicted to gambling. \u2014 Michael Finnegan, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Byrne also cited an expert report finding that Kreuper was addicted to gambling. \u2014 Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Judge Donald Oda, however, described an expert analysis report about Uwadiegwu as unpersuasive. \u2014 Jennifer Edwards Baker And Lauren Artino, The Enquirer , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "For more on what to do with your lawn and garden, The Times\u2019 Jeanette Marantos and others have expert advice. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "The government also appointed an expert committee to examine manufacturing issues in electric vehicles and make policy recommendations. \u2014 Biman Mukherji, Fortune , 15 May 2022",
      "In 2013, Texas created an expert committee to examine this issue. \u2014 Abigail Abrams, Time , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "This was the principal finding of an expert committee appointed by the Transportation Research Board, responding to a 2015 request from Congress. \u2014 Robert Poole, WSJ , 30 June 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Afterward, the book lays out dozens of delicious recipes from easy (a wild-salmon poke bowl) to expert (a massive pot of spicy cioppino\u2014an Italian-American fisherman\u2019s stew). \u2014 Outside Online , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "Classes are available in different exercise styles and intensities, and options are given to make the novice to expert feel comfortable and successful, the release said. \u2014 Pioneer Press Staff, chicagotribune.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Andurand isn\u2019t the only top commodities expert predicting oil prices will soar to record highs. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Google not only looks to the content on the page, but to expert authorship and sourcing. \u2014 Allbusiness, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "This opportunity is for any advanced to expert skiers over the age of 15 and is truly a bucket list experience. \u2014 Ski Utah, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "Contrary to expert medical consensus, Mr. Zywicki insists natural immunity from contracting Covid is at least as effective as a full vaccine regimen. \u2014 WSJ , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "Pedro Mendes, a computational biologist at UConn Health who has modeled the COVID-19 pandemic, said Connecticut can likely expert further increases in COVID-19 cases in the coming weeks. \u2014 Alex Putterman, courant.com , 19 July 2021",
      "Oz, a three-part documentary that finds the Australian comedian, maybe best known to American audiences for Nanette, putting her background in art history to expert use by both cataloguing and interrogating the history of Australian fine art. \u2014 Alexis Gunderson, Vulture , 1 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1535, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1889, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "expertise":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the skill of an expert",
      ": expert opinion or commentary",
      ": the skill or knowledge of an expert"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-(\u02cc)sp\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0113z",
      "-\u02c8t\u0113s",
      "\u02ccek-sp\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0113z",
      "-\u02c8t\u0113s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chops",
      "experience",
      "know-how",
      "moxie",
      "proficiency",
      "savvy",
      "skills"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inexperience"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Typically, boards look for candidates with a specific skill-set, such as legal or IT expertise , or who have experience leading a business through a crisis or transition period, such as a merger or acquisition. \u2014 Next Avenue, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s a fact innately understood by Andrew (Raiff), a 22-year-old college graduate with a degree in marketing, a departing Fulbright-scholar girlfriend and no real life expertise beyond being adept at parties. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "This route also offers the rare opportunity to go without a guide, though paying for a little extra expertise never hurts. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 15 June 2022",
      "Another probable outcome is that the next generation of clean-energy technologies won\u2019t get scaled up in the United States; the expertise to produce them will be created elsewhere in the world. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
      "Alex Hewitt, CWP Global\u2019s chief executive, said BP brings engineering expertise , experience with complex projects at remote sites and a global energy-trading operation. \u2014 Jenny Strasburg, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
      "From June 10-15, the French house is bringing a soup\u00e7on of that expertise \u2014and some of the accordant artisans\u2014to the greater Detroit metro area, with the exhibition Herm\u00e8s In The Making at the Somerset Collection in Troy, Michigan. \u2014 Alessandra Codinha, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
      "Cheyenne, who left early, came into our lives and much like Winchester in his world of upland expertise , took to her hunting bloodline of water dogs in remarkable fashion. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
      "But Birmingham, and Alabama, still face some challenges, such as expertise . \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French, going back to Middle French, from espert, expert  expert entry 2 + -ise  -ice ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1868, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-231344"
  },
  "expire":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to breathe one's last breath die",
      "to come to an end such as",
      "to exceed its period of validity",
      "to pass its expiration date (see expiration date sense 2 )",
      "to emit the breath",
      "conclude",
      "to breathe out from or as if from the lungs",
      "emit",
      "to come to an end",
      "die entry 1 sense 1",
      "to breathe out exhale",
      "to breathe one's last breath die",
      "to emit the breath",
      "to breathe out from or as if from the lungs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"ik-\u02c8sp\u012b(-\u0259)r",
    "synonyms":[
      "break off",
      "break up",
      "cease",
      "close",
      "conclude",
      "dead-end",
      "determine",
      "die",
      "discontinue",
      "elapse",
      "end",
      "finish",
      "go",
      "halt",
      "lapse",
      "leave off",
      "let up",
      "pass",
      "quit",
      "stop",
      "terminate",
      "wind up",
      "wink (out)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "continue",
      "hang on",
      "persist"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "My driver's license has expired .",
      "She expired after a long illness.",
      "measuring the volume of air expired from the lungs",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The 12-year contract is set to expire after the 2025 season, with no clear path afterward. \u2014 Nick Kelly, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
      "The change would hurt Atlantic City in the short term, but lawmakers ensured that the cuts wouldn\u2019t last forever The tax break would expire halfway through the PILOT program, with the city seeing the full tax benefit again in 2022. \u2014 Alison Burdo, ProPublica , 2 June 2022",
      "Some movies exit the streaming platform on random days of the month, but most of them expire on the month\u2019s final day\u2014and May is no exception. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
      "The news comes about 10 months after the three-year contract between the Animation Guild and AMPTP was initially set to expire , July 29, 2021. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 27 May 2022",
      "In June, the Interior Department\u2019s five-year offshore oil and gas lease program will expire , putting the nation\u2019s future economy and security at risk. \u2014 Christopher Barnard, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "The patents in that case expire in August 2022 and January 2023. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 May 2022",
      "In 2024, the copyright protection for Mickey Mouse \u2014 twice extended since 1984 \u2014 will expire , putting the original character into the public domain. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
      "Nursing contracts have also expired at Providence hospitals in Oregon City and Hood River, and contracts at Portland and Milwaukie hospitals will expire by year\u2019s end. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Anglo-French espirer to breathe out, from Latin exspirare , from ex- + spirare to breathe",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "expired":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": dead , deceased",
      ": no longer valid : having exceeded its period of validity",
      ": having passed its expiration date (see expiration date sense 2 )",
      ": emitted as or in a person's breath : breathed out"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sp\u012b(-\u0259)rd",
      "ek-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bygone",
      "bypast",
      "dead",
      "defunct",
      "departed",
      "done",
      "extinct",
      "gone",
      "nonextant",
      "vanished"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "alive",
      "existent",
      "existing",
      "extant",
      "living"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205652"
  },
  "expiry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": expiration : such as",
      ": exhalation of breath",
      ": death",
      ": termination",
      ": the termination of a time or period fixed by law, contract, or agreement",
      ": exhalation of breath",
      ": death"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sp\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u0113",
      "\u02c8ek-sp\u0259-r\u0113",
      "ik-\u02c8sp\u012b(\u0259)r-\u0113",
      "\u02c8ek-sp\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "death",
      "demise",
      "expiration",
      "termination"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "alpha",
      "beginning",
      "birth",
      "commencement",
      "creation",
      "dawn",
      "genesis",
      "inception",
      "incipience",
      "incipiency",
      "launch",
      "morning",
      "onset",
      "outset",
      "start"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the expiry of the waiting period",
      "the expiry of a great empire is always a cataclysmic event",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On the expiry of the five-year term, E-2 visas can be renewed on an indefinite basis in five year increments. \u2014 Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes , 29 May 2021",
      "The expiry date on food items has more to do with the quality of the products. \u2014 Naveen Joshi, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "If the license is not renewed within 30 days of expiry , the business must apply for a new license and pay the total new license fee of $5,300. \u2014 Alexandra Kanik, San Antonio Express-News , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The announcement comes less than a year ahead of the expiry of the 20-year concessions granted to Macau\u2019s casino operators. \u2014 Zinnia Lee, Forbes , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Adding cards is sublimely simple: hold the physical card where the iPhone camera can see it and the number, name and expiry date will be read and appear on the iPhone screen as if by magic. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "The Mickey Mouse hand sanitizer from lot 20D21, with a June, 30, 2022, expiry , in blue, 2.11 fl oz bottles should also be discarded. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Too many possessions ended with Dickinson or Brooks improvising with the shot clock nearing expiry , and the Wolverines turned the ball over four times in the span of 2:22 near the midway point of the half. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Indonesia had to throw out 1.1 million vaccine doses that had been donated to the country, with the vast majority being close to expiry . \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 20 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1752, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212536"
  },
  "explain away":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to get rid of by or as if by explanation",
      ": to minimize the significance of by or as if by explanation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "account (for)",
      "attribute",
      "explain",
      "rationalize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "after the surprise attack, military leaders struggled to explain away the nation's unpreparedness",
      "tried to explain away his adulterous affairs by saying that men are promiscuous by nature"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1688, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211506"
  },
  "explanation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of explaining",
      ": something that explains",
      ": the act or process of making clear or giving reasons for",
      ": a statement that makes something clear or gives reasons for something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-spl\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccek-spl\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clarification",
      "construction",
      "elucidation",
      "exegesis",
      "explication",
      "exposition",
      "illumination",
      "illustration",
      "interpretation",
      "road map"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The professor's explanation was that the poem is really a parody.",
      "an explanation of photosynthesis that most museum visitors will be able to understand",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This epigenetic modification suggests a potential explanation for how trauma might reset cortisol levels. \u2014 Rachel Yehuda, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
      "European officials, energy executives and analysts dismissed this explanation . \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Pence has given this explanation when asked by donors and activists, as recently as his trip to a crisis pregnancy center in South Carolina last month, according to a person who heard his comments. \u2014 Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Thompson mentioned Stan Lee\u2019s explanation of heroes and villains while addressing the Love and Thunder antagonist. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 15 June 2022",
      "But Disney\u2019s explanation did not dissuade many observers of the company from believing that the move was tied to politics. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
      "For the record, Disney leaders have offered no explanation why Rice was so roughly treated after a scandal-free (for Hollywood) 30-plus years building a career in the industry. \u2014 Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
      "Kelly offered a pragmatic explanation for why his model faltered. \u2014 Cal Newport, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022",
      "Fatherly The woes of intensive parenting are well-established, but emerging research offers a compelling explanation for parents' tendency to do too much at their kids' expense. \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Week , 14 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202421"
  },
  "explication":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give a detailed explanation of",
      ": to develop the implications of : analyze logically"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-spl\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clarify",
      "clear (up)",
      "construe",
      "demonstrate",
      "demystify",
      "elucidate",
      "explain",
      "expound",
      "get across",
      "illuminate",
      "illustrate",
      "interpret",
      "simplify",
      "spell out",
      "unriddle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "obscure"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "an essay explicating a theory",
      "the physicist did his best to explicate the wave theory of light for the audience of laymen",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This passage epitomizes Hickey\u2019s unusual relationship to literature and his uncanny ability to draw forward an aspect of a poem or novel to explicate an artwork without reducing either to mere illustration. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
      "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021",
      "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021",
      "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021",
      "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021",
      "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021",
      "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021",
      "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin explicatus , past participle of explicare , literally, to unfold, from ex- + plicare to fold \u2014 more at ply ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190913"
  },
  "explicit":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent",
      "\u2014 compare implicit sense 1a",
      ": open in the depiction of nudity or sexuality",
      ": fully developed or formulated",
      ": unambiguous in expression",
      ": defined by an expression containing only independent variables \u2014 compare implicit sense 3b",
      ": so clear in statement that there is no doubt about the meaning"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spli-s\u0259t",
      "ik-\u02c8spli-s\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clear-cut",
      "definite",
      "definitive",
      "express",
      "specific",
      "unambiguous",
      "unequivocal",
      "univocal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "implicit",
      "implied",
      "inferred"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Jeremy Kamperveen, the man accused of extorting State Sen. Lauren Book by threatening to release explicit photos of her, has entered a plea of no contest, WPLG-Ch. \u2014 Austen Erblat, Sun Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "Others are accompanied by non- explicit photos of people who appear to be under 18. \u2014 Ben Goggin, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
      "PimEyes unearthed the decades-old trauma, with links to where exactly the explicit photos could be found on the web. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Balark allegedly texted the student on several occasions beginning in early May, offering money for explicit photos of the student, according to court documents. \u2014 Adam Terro, The Arizona Republic , 13 May 2022",
      "The family won a permanent injunction barring public release of the most explicit photos taken as part of the death investigation. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "On April 23, 2019, the Bexar County Sheriff\u2019s Office searched Gerstner\u2019s residence and found cellphones containing numerous images of child pornography, including explicit photos of children as young as 4. \u2014 Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "He was accused of all sorts of misdeeds, including ghosting, love-bombing, and sending unsolicited explicit photos. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Bertolino reportedly created a Facebook account and used explicit photos of the victim for the account profile. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 27 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French or Medieval Latin; French explicite , from Medieval Latin explicitus , from Latin, past participle of explicare \u2014 see explicate ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220444"
  },
  "explode":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to burst forth with sudden violence or noise from internal energy: such as",
      ": to undergo a rapid chemical or nuclear reaction with the production of noise, heat, and violent expansion of gases",
      ": to burst violently as a result of pressure from within",
      ": to give forth a sudden strong and noisy outburst of emotion",
      ": to move with sudden speed and force",
      ": to increase rapidly",
      ": to suggest an explosion (as in appearance or effect)",
      ": to cause to explode or burst noisily",
      ": to bring into disrepute or discredit",
      ": to drive from the stage by noisy disapproval",
      ": to burst or cause to burst with violence and noise",
      ": to suddenly show or say with great emotion",
      ": to cause to explode or burst noisily",
      ": to undergo a rapid chemical or nuclear reaction with the production of noise, heat, and violent expansion of gases"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spl\u014dd",
      "ik-\u02c8spl\u014dd",
      "ik-\u02c8spl\u014dd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blow",
      "blow up",
      "burst",
      "crump",
      "detonate",
      "go off",
      "pop"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "implode"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "One of the shells failed to explode .",
      "These occasional skirmishes may soon explode into all-out war.",
      "The birds suddenly exploded into flight.",
      "The building exploded in flames.",
      "She looked like she was ready to explode with anger.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As process-inclined videos and content continue to explode , users can gain more step-by-step education in many areas of interest. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Some other fun sequences involve fording jungle rivers and crawling through a tiny tunnel to reach the crown, just as the volcano begins to explode . \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 9 June 2022",
      "This is a story that continues to explode it\u2019s today in Ohio, the news podcast discussion. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
      "Otherwise, the resulting champagne will either be too flat, or too much pressure will cause the bottle to explode . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
      "Independent conflict mediators also hit the streets, using social media to identify simmering conflicts with the potential to explode into real-world violence. \u2014 Michael Tarm And Corey Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
      "However, the fire caused several large propane bottles to explode , Fitzpatrick said. \u2014 Kurt Chirbas, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
      "Meth lab chemicals can easily catch fire or explode if stored or handled incorrectly, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. \u2014 Ken Serrano, USA TODAY , 18 May 2021",
      "By 2035, it is expected that global data creation will explode and reach 2,000-plus zettabytes. \u2014 Alexey Posternak, Forbes , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin explodere to drive off the stage by clapping, from ex- + plaudere to clap",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1615, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185436"
  },
  "exploit":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": deed , act",
      ": a notable, memorable, or heroic act",
      ": to make productive use of : utilize",
      ": to make use of meanly or unfairly for one's own advantage",
      ": an exciting or daring act",
      ": to get the value or use out of",
      ": to take unfair advantage of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-\u02ccspl\u022fit",
      "ik-\u02c8spl\u022fit",
      "ik-\u02c8spl\u022fit",
      "\u02c8ek-\u02ccspl\u022fit",
      "\u02c8ek-\u02ccspl\u022fit",
      "ik-\u02c8spl\u022fit"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "deed",
      "feat",
      "number",
      "stunt",
      "tour de force",
      "trick"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abuse",
      "capitalize (on)",
      "cash in (on)",
      "impose (on ",
      "leverage",
      "milk",
      "pimp",
      "play (on ",
      "use",
      "work"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the fanciful exploits of the giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan",
      "once famed as an actor, John Wilkes Booth is now remembered for a single exploit , his assassination of Lincoln",
      "Verb",
      "He has never fully exploited his talents.",
      "Top athletes are able to exploit their opponents' weaknesses.",
      "She said the tragedy had been exploited by the media.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "To gain persistent root access, the researcher used the exploit flow to create a backdoor. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "During the weekend of 16-17 October, Chinese hackers went on something of a rampage that saw all but three of the 15 target products breached during the exploit onslaught that was the Tianfu Cup. \u2014 Davey Winder, Forbes , 30 Oct. 2021",
      "The power and ease of use of the Pantsdown exploit are by no means new. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022",
      "The fruit of a year-long collaboration, War Pony is also a moving experiment in collective narrative filmmaking \u2014 an example of how stories can honor instead of exploit . \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
      "There is no evidence that iPhones are still vulnerable to the exploit , which the Citizen Lab has given the working name Homage. \u2014 Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "One method of exploit used by criminal hackers can be deployed with devastating and widespread consequences, botnets. \u2014 Chuck Brooks, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Apple shipped updates for its platforms that rendered the exploit useless. \u2014 Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Only two vulnerabilities that stood out to the company involved last September's ForcedEntry zero-day exploit , which targeted iOS and Mac devices and likely came from an Israeli spyware company called NSO Group. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The idea that shared resources are inevitably ruined by people who exploit them is sometimes called the tragedy of the commons. \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
      "Burnham is gifted at mocking the performative liberal sanctimony of the moment as well as corporate attempts to exploit it, such as his very realistic YouTube ads that pop up below. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Women and children fleeing war zones in Ukraine are left vulnerable, often in foreign countries where traffickers can exploit them. \u2014 Josh Meyer, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
      "Now that the presence of the backdoor is public knowledge, attackers are likely to exploit it on any website using a vulnerable version of the plugin. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 20 May 2022",
      "Just about every free-living species on the planet has at least one parasite specially evolved to exploit it. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Over the course of the year, teams find ways to exploit you on both ends of the court. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Republicans are criticizing his economic policies with the midterm election just months away and are poised to exploit it as November gets closer. \u2014 Byjustin Gomez, ABC News , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Exploitation is relatively trivial in the sense that the attacker does not need any special knowledge about the system to initially exploit it, and the likelihood of exploitation is generally very high. \u2014 Eoin Keary, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202611"
  },
  "exploitable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": deed , act",
      ": a notable, memorable, or heroic act",
      ": to make productive use of : utilize",
      ": to make use of meanly or unfairly for one's own advantage",
      ": an exciting or daring act",
      ": to get the value or use out of",
      ": to take unfair advantage of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-\u02ccspl\u022fit",
      "ik-\u02c8spl\u022fit",
      "ik-\u02c8spl\u022fit",
      "\u02c8ek-\u02ccspl\u022fit",
      "\u02c8ek-\u02ccspl\u022fit",
      "ik-\u02c8spl\u022fit"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "deed",
      "feat",
      "number",
      "stunt",
      "tour de force",
      "trick"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abuse",
      "capitalize (on)",
      "cash in (on)",
      "impose (on ",
      "leverage",
      "milk",
      "pimp",
      "play (on ",
      "use",
      "work"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the fanciful exploits of the giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan",
      "once famed as an actor, John Wilkes Booth is now remembered for a single exploit , his assassination of Lincoln",
      "Verb",
      "He has never fully exploited his talents.",
      "Top athletes are able to exploit their opponents' weaknesses.",
      "She said the tragedy had been exploited by the media.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "To gain persistent root access, the researcher used the exploit flow to create a backdoor. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "During the weekend of 16-17 October, Chinese hackers went on something of a rampage that saw all but three of the 15 target products breached during the exploit onslaught that was the Tianfu Cup. \u2014 Davey Winder, Forbes , 30 Oct. 2021",
      "The power and ease of use of the Pantsdown exploit are by no means new. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022",
      "The fruit of a year-long collaboration, War Pony is also a moving experiment in collective narrative filmmaking \u2014 an example of how stories can honor instead of exploit . \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
      "There is no evidence that iPhones are still vulnerable to the exploit , which the Citizen Lab has given the working name Homage. \u2014 Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "One method of exploit used by criminal hackers can be deployed with devastating and widespread consequences, botnets. \u2014 Chuck Brooks, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Apple shipped updates for its platforms that rendered the exploit useless. \u2014 Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Only two vulnerabilities that stood out to the company involved last September's ForcedEntry zero-day exploit , which targeted iOS and Mac devices and likely came from an Israeli spyware company called NSO Group. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The idea that shared resources are inevitably ruined by people who exploit them is sometimes called the tragedy of the commons. \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
      "Burnham is gifted at mocking the performative liberal sanctimony of the moment as well as corporate attempts to exploit it, such as his very realistic YouTube ads that pop up below. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Women and children fleeing war zones in Ukraine are left vulnerable, often in foreign countries where traffickers can exploit them. \u2014 Josh Meyer, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
      "Now that the presence of the backdoor is public knowledge, attackers are likely to exploit it on any website using a vulnerable version of the plugin. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 20 May 2022",
      "Just about every free-living species on the planet has at least one parasite specially evolved to exploit it. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Over the course of the year, teams find ways to exploit you on both ends of the court. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Republicans are criticizing his economic policies with the midterm election just months away and are poised to exploit it as November gets closer. \u2014 Byjustin Gomez, ABC News , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Exploitation is relatively trivial in the sense that the attacker does not need any special knowledge about the system to initially exploit it, and the likelihood of exploitation is generally very high. \u2014 Eoin Keary, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225114"
  },
  "explosion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or an instance of exploding",
      ": a large-scale, rapid, or spectacular expansion or bursting out or forth",
      ": the release of occluded breath that occurs in one kind of articulation of stop consonants",
      ": a sudden and noisy bursting (as of a bomb) : the act of exploding",
      ": a sudden outburst of feeling",
      ": the act or an instance of exploding"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spl\u014d-zh\u0259n",
      "ik-\u02c8spl\u014d-zh\u0259n",
      "ik-\u02c8spl\u014d-zh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blast",
      "blowup",
      "burst",
      "bursting",
      "detonation",
      "eruption",
      "outburst"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The filmmakers staged the car's explosion .",
      "The island was rocked by a series of volcanic explosions .",
      "The region has experienced a population explosion .",
      "His comments prompted an explosion of laughter from the crowd.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The explosion was triggered by a pipe that had not been inspected since 1973. \u2014 Evan Halper, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "That weekend, an explosion had rocked a nearby building. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
      "Terrell Cooks, 37, and Seneca Mahan, 43, are each charged with three counts of second-degree murder and several other charges in Friday's explosion near Black Jack, about a 30-minute drive north of St. Louis. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 19 June 2022",
      "Greene's hit was the fourth of the inning for the Tigers, who had an offensive explosion by their standards to start the game. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022",
      "People suggested pouring gasoline in the hole and lighting a match, pouring in Pepsi and Mentos to make an explosion and pouring boiling water. \u2014 Bethany Brookshire, Good Housekeeping , 18 June 2022",
      "But the press was more focused on the dream explosion of boldface names: Sting, Luciano Pavarotti, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman. \u2014 Marissa Charles, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
      "In a video posted by Shanghai residents on social media and reviewed by CNN, at least one explosion took place at the petrochemical plant as the fire billowed. \u2014 Wayne Chang And Yong Xiong, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "The drama at the Zaporizhzhia plant is unfolding 300 miles from history\u2019s worst nuclear disaster, the 1986 explosion at Chernobyl. \u2014 Drew Hinshaw, WSJ , 17 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin explosion-, explosio act of driving off by clapping, from explodere ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172542"
  },
  "explosive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": relating to, characterized by, or operated by explosion",
      ": resulting from or as if from an explosion",
      ": tending to explode",
      ": likely to erupt in or produce hostile reaction or violence",
      ": an explosive substance",
      ": a consonant characterized by explosion in its articulation when it occurs in certain environments : stop",
      ": able to cause explosion",
      ": tending to show anger easily : likely to explode",
      ": a substance that is used to cause an explosion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spl\u014d-siv",
      "-ziv",
      "ik-\u02c8spl\u014d-siv",
      "-ziv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acute",
      "almighty",
      "blistering",
      "deep",
      "dreadful",
      "excruciating",
      "exquisite",
      "fearful",
      "fearsome",
      "ferocious",
      "fierce",
      "frightful",
      "furious",
      "ghastly",
      "hard",
      "heavy",
      "heavy-duty",
      "hellacious",
      "intense",
      "intensive",
      "keen",
      "profound",
      "terrible",
      "vehement",
      "vicious",
      "violent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "light",
      "moderate",
      "soft"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "He has an explosive temper.",
      "there's been an explosive interest in the sport since the Olympics",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Kliethermes, who struck out seven, held Arkansas\u2019 explosive offense to one hit through five innings on a rainy, unseasonably cool day. \u2014 Matt Jones, Arkansas Online , 21 May 2022",
      "Ortiz has a vision for an explosive offense with Herring playing his part as a fullback/H-back type, who can run the ball and block. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 20 May 2022",
      "Kingsbury guided an explosive offense with Mahomes at the helm, but the Texas Tech Red Raiders finished with just a 16-21 record while the quarterback was on the team. \u2014 Jeff Fedotin, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "The Cougars have won the last 12 meetings against Fairdale, but the Bulldogs' explosive offense could turn the tide in the series. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 2 May 2022",
      "Cincinnati selected the Gators\u2019 defensive lineman in third round with the No. 95 pick to help the AFC champion Bengals beef up their defense and support an explosive offense led by star quarterback Joe Burrow. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The scary part, and what earned them the No. 1 spot for the first time this season is their combination of strong pitching and an explosive offense. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Coach Matt Logan can\u2019t wait to see what the speedy Butler can add to his always explosive offense. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Springfield has an explosive offense as well, paced by Cole Dubicki, whose 74 points tied him for 6th in the NAHL. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "After the four-day trial, the jury found Haydt guilty of conspiracy, malicious use of an explosive , and concealing the commission of a felony. \u2014 al , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Cluster munitions, a type of explosive known for their indiscriminate impact, have been reported. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "And the explosive used was likely made locally rather than gunpowder imported from China. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022",
      "In his closing argument on April 1, Assistant U.S. Attorney Nils Kessler said Croft wanted to test the explosive as a possible weapon to use against Whitmer\u2019s security team. \u2014 John Flesher And Ed White, chicagotribune.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "In his closing argument on April 1, Assistant U.S. Attorney Nils Kessler said Croft wanted to test the explosive as a possible weapon to use against Whitmer\u2019s security team. \u2014 John Flesher And Ed White, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "In his closing argument on April 1, Assistant U.S. Attorney Nils Kessler said Croft wanted to test the explosive as a possible weapon to use against Whitmer\u2019s security team. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Nestled nearby, unseen by them, was an antipersonnel device, a deadly tactic targeting anyone trying to defuse the larger explosive . \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Mas\u2019ud is charged in a criminal complaint with for allegedly providing the suitcase with the prepared explosive that was later placed onboard the flight. \u2014 CNN , 23 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1696, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1773, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194553"
  },
  "expo":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exposition sense 3"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-(\u02cc)sp\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "display",
      "exhibit",
      "exhibition",
      "exposition",
      "fair",
      "show"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "many of the bigger expos won't fit into the city's relatively small civic center",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The county\u2019s expo center has been providing shelter to livestock and domestic animals, the sheriff\u2019s office said. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 19 May 2022",
      "The expo continues Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. as NBA All-Star Weekend wraps up. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "In 2010, an expo in Shanghai welcomed over 73 million visitors to the largest world\u2019s fairgrounds ever, spanning a staggering 2.5 square miles. \u2014 Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "People passed a Tencent booth at an expo in Beijing last year. \u2014 Quentin Webb And Dave Sebastian, WSJ , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Explore the current world of wellness at this two-day public expo in the Palmer Events Center with three different programming areas, featuring vendors, fitness presentations and more. \u2014 Abigail Rosenthal, Chron , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The expo runs from noon-7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and from 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday at Sharonville Convention Center, 11355 Chester Road. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The expo will take place at the Indiana Convention Center when here in Indianapolis. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The expo is also a platform for India to showcase and invest in military innovation. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 4 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1913, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201349"
  },
  "exponent":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a symbol written above and to the right of a mathematical expression to indicate the operation of raising to a power",
      ": one that expounds or interprets",
      ": one that champions, practices, or exemplifies",
      ": a numeral written above and to the right of a number to show how many times the number is to be used as a factor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sp\u014d-n\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8ek-\u02ccsp\u014d-",
      "ik-\u02c8sp\u014d-n\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "advocate",
      "advocator",
      "apostle",
      "backer",
      "booster",
      "champion",
      "expounder",
      "espouser",
      "friend",
      "gospeler",
      "gospeller",
      "herald",
      "hierophant",
      "high priest",
      "paladin",
      "promoter",
      "proponent",
      "protagonist",
      "supporter",
      "true believer",
      "tub-thumper",
      "white knight"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adversary",
      "antagonist",
      "opponent"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She has become one of America's foremost exponents of the romantic style in interior design.",
      "The exponent 3 in 10 3 indicates 10 x 10 x 10.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Liberal academics have often described Mastriano as a leading exponent of Christian nationalism, because of his tendency to frame political events as theological challenges. \u2014 The New Yorker , 15 May 2022",
      "Otake spent time with Manja Chmiel, an exponent of the German modern dance movement Neue Tanz, and the Butoh legend Kazuo Ohno; Tan was the prot\u00e9g\u00e9e of pioneering conceptual musician John Cage. \u2014 Amanda Lee Koe, Vogue , 25 May 2022",
      "The British drill exponent (real name Rhys Angelo Emile Herbert) debuts at the summit of the Official U.K. Albums Chart with Noughty, this third mixtape. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "But Scalia was its most prominent, insistent, and eloquent exponent from the mid 1980s until his death in 2016. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Blaise Aguirre, at McLean Hospital, is a leading exponent of D.B.T., having overseen the treatment of thirty-five hundred adolescents and young adults, many of whom have had as many as ten previous psychiatric hospitalizations. \u2014 Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "When India became independent in 1947, Kathak achieved fresh glory, with Birju as a leading exponent . \u2014 New York Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Her impressive rapping and street-friendly lyrics landed the up-and-coming young act a collaboration with the genre\u2019s biggest exponent at only 11 years old. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Bourne mentions Scott Sumner as the most prominent exponent of this view. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 4 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin exponent-, exponens , present participle of exponere \u2014 more at expose ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1734, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224101"
  },
  "exposed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": open to view",
      ": not shielded or protected",
      ": not insulated"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sp\u014dzd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "endangered",
      "liable",
      "open",
      "sensitive",
      "subject (to)",
      "susceptible",
      "vulnerable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "insusceptible",
      "invulnerable",
      "unexposed",
      "unsusceptible"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "without our immune systems we'd be exposed to all sorts of deadly infections",
      "the exposed electrical wires were a safety hazard",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That is proving easier in the company\u2019s consumer-health segment, which sells over-the-counter medication and other related products, than in its agricultural business, which is more exposed to commodity prices and weather changes, Mr. Nickl said. \u2014 Nina Trentmann, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
      "As the biggest player in the airport channel, Dufry is also the most exposed and the current slow recovery in Asia Pacific travel is not helping. \u2014 Kevin Rozario, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
      "His position as the incumbent leaves him more exposed to criticism than five years ago. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "European banks have over $84 billion total claims, with France, Italy and Austria the most exposed , and US banks owed $14.7 billion. \u2014 Charles Riley, CNN , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Among the spacefaring nations, the United States is by far the most exposed , operating more than half of all active satellites circling the globe. \u2014 Rachel Riederer, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "There are a few steep areas with exposed rocks but generally the hike is on the easier side. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 27 May 2022",
      "Lead causes sickness, behavioral issues kidney and brain damage in exposed children. \u2014 Lucas Daprile, cleveland , 24 May 2022",
      "Two to 3 inches of mulch applied over beds will help keep soil moisture balanced, but take care not to cover exposed tree roots. \u2014 Jessica Damiano, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191112"
  },
  "exposition":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a setting forth of the meaning or purpose (as of a writing)",
      ": discourse or an example of it designed to convey information or explain what is difficult to understand",
      ": the first part of a musical composition in sonata form in which the thematic material of the movement is presented",
      ": the opening section of a fugue",
      ": a public exhibition or show",
      ": an explanation of something",
      ": a public exhibition"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-sp\u0259-\u02c8zi-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccek-sp\u0259-\u02c8zi-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "display",
      "exhibit",
      "exhibition",
      "expo",
      "fair",
      "show"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "This is not an easy book, and the reader may find the layers of detail challenging. There are long expositions of the knotty tangles of monarchical lineage, and the necessary chronicle of historical events occasionally consumes the novel's narrative drive. \u2014 Lucy Lethbridge , Commonweal , 23 Oct. 2009",
      "He is masterly in absorbing information and masterful in organizing it\u2014skeptical of fashion, clear in exposition , fluent in communication, unremittingly scholarly. \u2014 Felipe Fernandez-Armesto , New York Times Book Review , 11 June 2000",
      "Although they were invited to use an early X ray machine on display at the exposition , they turned down the offer, and they never found the bullet. \u2014 T. Burton Smith , American Heritage , September 1992",
      "The subject requires some exposition .",
      "a clear exposition of his ideas",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The overwrought exposition , which feels like a structural holdover from the movie\u2019s developmental origins as a Quibi series, gums up the pacing. \u2014 Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Hare is thus painfully reliant on exposition , sometimes in narration, mostly in unadorned explanation. \u2014 David Benedict, Variety , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "There is a great deal of exposition : historical, political and personal. \u2014 David Benedict, Variety , 23 May 2022",
      "And yet the hand that instinctively moves to his face, the torso that recoils in horror before reluctantly stepping into the breach, more swiftly and surely telegraph Pyre\u2019s looming crisis of faith than hours of exposition . \u2014 Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
      "So much of the play is filled with exposition that the emotional impact of the story's more dramatic moments are lost, the piece instead coming off as cloying as a Hallmark Christmas movie despite director Vivienne Benesch's best efforts. \u2014 Dave Quinn, EW.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "The show is filled with exposition and clunky dialogue. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "The exposition is nicely integrated into the action, which is a benefit of length \u2014 more room to buffer the facts with conversation. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
      "The exposition was tremendously popular, attracting almost ten million visitors over its six-month run. \u2014 Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see exposit ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214617"
  },
  "expostulate":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": discuss , examine",
      ": to reason earnestly with a person for purposes of dissuasion or remonstrance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sp\u00e4s-ch\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "demur",
      "except",
      "kick",
      "object",
      "protest",
      "remonstrate (with)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin expostulatus , past participle of expostulare to demand, dispute, from ex- + postulare to ask for \u2014 more at postulate ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1573, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221256"
  },
  "expostulation":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or an instance of expostulating"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02ccsp\u00e4s-ch\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "challenge",
      "complaint",
      "demur",
      "demurral",
      "demurrer",
      "difficulty",
      "exception",
      "fuss",
      "kick",
      "objection",
      "protest",
      "question",
      "remonstrance",
      "stink"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "despite the earnest expostulations of her friends, Jessica continued to date the foul-tempered guy"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1540, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182209"
  },
  "expound":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to set forth : state",
      ": to defend with argument",
      ": to explain by setting forth in careful and often elaborate detail",
      ": to make a statement : comment",
      ": explain sense 1 , interpret"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spau\u0307nd",
      "ik-\u02c8spau\u0307nd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "air",
      "express",
      "give",
      "look",
      "raise",
      "sound",
      "state",
      "vent",
      "ventilate",
      "voice"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "stifle",
      "suppress"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The article expounds the virtues of a healthy diet.",
      "When asked to expound , he had no comment.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And since Suga brought it up, RM felt free to expound on the apparent upcoming break following the group\u2019s relentless pace since forming in 2013. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
      "Smith didn\u2019t really expound on why Westbrook being there is a bad thing. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 June 2022",
      "And so people pull out individual lines and expound on them. \u2014 CBS News , 1 June 2022",
      "Krien spoke about a study that Luminate put together on vinyl trends at the Music Biz conference in Nashville earlier this month, and Variety asked him to expound further on the company\u2019s findings. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 25 May 2022",
      "Democratic Senators gave fiery speeches blasting Rogers, while Borrelli took time to defend her, and members on both sides debated their right to expound on the issue. \u2014 Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022",
      "The report and the climate crisis were brought up sporadically by Democrats thereafter, in part as a means of asking executives to expound on their so-far meager spending on low-carbon energy. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Sitting at a corner table of the Four Seasons\u2019 lunch spot (a few seats away from Sharon Stone), Shear needs no caffeine boost to expound , rapid-fire, on his strategy for his star client. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Over the past 30 years, Darnielle has used the Mountain Goats to expound a sort of small-scale, lo-fi humanism. \u2014 Robert Rubsam, The New Republic , 24 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French espundre, expondre , from Latin exponere to explain \u2014 more at expose ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220043"
  },
  "express":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to represent in words state",
      "to make known the opinions or feelings of (oneself)",
      "to give expression to the artistic or creative impulses or abilities of (oneself)",
      "to give or convey a true impression of show , reflect",
      "to represent by a sign or symbol symbolize",
      "delineate , depict",
      "to send by express",
      "to force out (something, such as the juice of a fruit) by pressure",
      "to subject to pressure so as to extract something",
      "to cause (a gene) to manifest its effects in the phenotype",
      "to manifest or produce (a character, molecule, or effect) by a genetic process",
      "directly, firmly, and explicitly stated",
      "exact , precise",
      "of a particular sort specific",
      "designed for or adapted to its purpose",
      "traveling at high speed",
      "traveling with few or no stops along the way",
      "designed or intended to be used for fast movement or travel",
      "delivered faster than usual",
      "designated to be delivered without delay by special messenger",
      "a system for the prompt and safe transportation of parcels, money, or goods at rates higher than standard freight charges",
      "a company operating such a merchandise freight service",
      "a messenger sent on a special errand",
      "a dispatch conveyed by a special messenger",
      "special delivery",
      "an express vehicle",
      "by express",
      "expressly",
      "to make known especially in words",
      "to represent by a sign or symbol",
      "to send by a quick method of delivery",
      "clearly stated",
      "of a certain sort",
      "sent or traveling at high speed",
      "a system for the quick transportation of goods",
      "a vehicle (as a train or elevator) run at special speed with few or no stops",
      "to make known or exhibit by an expression",
      "to force out by pressure",
      "to subject to pressure so as to extract something",
      "to cause (a gene) to manifest its effects in the phenotype",
      "to manifest or produce (a character, molecule, or effect) by a genetic process",
      "directly and distinctly stated or expressed rather than implied or left to inference \u2014 compare implied",
      "to make known (one's thoughts, ideas, or opinions) by words, conduct, or symbols \u2014 see also expression"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"ik-\u02c8spres",
    "synonyms":[
      "air",
      "expound",
      "give",
      "look",
      "raise",
      "sound",
      "state",
      "vent",
      "ventilate",
      "voice"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "concrete",
      "distinct",
      "especial",
      "peculiar",
      "precise",
      "set",
      "special",
      "specific"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "The resolution would push the city to educate residents on the history of the slave trade here and create a registry allowing Bostonians to express regret for past injustices. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "While council members did express support for restoring some or all of the arts center\u2019s funding at Wednesday\u2019s meeting, at least one member said that going forward, the city must reduce its subsidy of the arts center. \u2014 Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "Until everyone in your company can express , simply, the company\u2019s destination and motivation, this work is not yet done. \u2014 Lars Lehne, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s an extraordinarily sophisticated maneuver, one that doesn\u2019t ascribe intention based on personal information but rather allows the art to express its deeper content. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
      "Davidson is known for his tendency to get tattoos to express affection. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 June 2022",
      "If there is something that characterizes them is to have lost the fear of what society will say about them and express their emotions and personalities without fear and with pride. \u2014 Vogue , 19 May 2022",
      "The criticism on state television echoes fears Russians express in private over the fate of the conflict and their own country. \u2014 Thomas Grove, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "One element of the platform\u2014the Away message\u2014became a crucial way to mold AIM into a space where teens could explore and express their developing identities. \u2014 Michelle Delgado, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Every day, the war in Ukraine reminds us of the gratuitous and appalling loss that occurs in a conflict between forces set up for the express purpose of killing. \u2014 John R. Macarthur, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "The messages appeared to be sent with the express purpose of forcing the candidate to drop out of the race, according to the Justice Department. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Free People is offering free express shipping on every order right now, ensuring your supersoft tees, flowy dresses, and cozy loungewear will arrive before Memorial Day. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 24 May 2022",
      "Walmart is offering the drone deliveries as a form of express delivery over the company\u2019s existing two-hour, next-day and two-day shipping services. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 24 May 2022",
      "The express fees for speedy cash rankle consumer advocates too, especially since the apps typically advertise advances as free. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
      "There will be an express entrance line for fans that come without clear bags. \u2014 al , 17 May 2022",
      "That effort seeks to include express language in the state Constitution indicating abortions are protected. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 17 May 2022",
      "Each city contributed about $84,000 a year for the express route. \u2014 Noel Oman, Arkansas Online , 13 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Alabama's draft-pick express is showing no sign of a slowdown, particularly with its two best players \u2013 linebacker Will Anderson and quarterback Bryce Young \u2013 about to enter their first year of draft eligibility. \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 1 May 2022",
      "Yet the Russian military is making little headway halting what has become a historic arms express . \u2014 Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Preliminary investigation showed that, in a crash on the express , a driver involved in a prior crash got out to look at their vehicle, another vehicle couldn't stop, and the second vehicle hit the first and pushed it into the pedestrian, MSP said. \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Considering the features of most dropshipping businesses whereas a majority of the parcels are relatively lightweight, smaller in size and with fewer items in one order, sellers often choose to send products by express shipping. \u2014 Andy Chou, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Citizen petitions to the F.D.A.\u2014which anyone can file to request action or express concern\u2014are published online, and within hours Cassava\u2019s stock had plunged roughly thirty per cent. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "For those who paid extra for express shipping, packages arrived even more punctually. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "Nevertheless, international express can always be a backup alternative when delays in production happen and consumers are unsatisfied. \u2014 Andy Chou, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Inflation, price increases and clogged shipping networks are threatening to put a crimp in maybe the most beloved supply chain of all the Santa Claus gift express . \u2014 Bill Keveney, USA TODAY , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adverb",
      "All express pleasant shock at their changed Sundays. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 5 Feb. 2018",
      "EXPRESS -BUS SOLUTION Why the Metro Gold Line is not the solution to traffic congestion in St. Paul Congestion is primarily during rush hour and thus the solution must address commuters during typical business hours. \u2014 Letter Writers, Twin Cities , 15 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1f",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1619, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "expressionless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking expression"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spre-sh\u0259n-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blank",
      "catatonic",
      "deadpan",
      "empty",
      "impassive",
      "inexpressive",
      "numb",
      "stolid",
      "vacant"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "demonstrative",
      "expressive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "veteran poker players invariably have expressionless faces, regardless of the hand they're holding",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The man\u2019s small, expressionless eyes were fixed on Yura. \u2014 Vladimir Sorokin, The New Yorker , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "For a stretch late last year into the early months of this year, the most withering style assessments available online came in the form of Mark Boutilier\u2019s very round, very calm, very expressionless face. \u2014 New York Times , 8 July 2021",
      "Though Duncan played the game with the expressionless countenance of a Sphinx, inside beat the heart of a cold-blooded, competitive killer. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 14 May 2021",
      "Cleveland Cavaliers rookie swingman Isaac Okoro, drenched in water and with a glow on his typically expressionless face following a wild postgame celebration, had just punctuated a remarkable debut with a pair of game-winning plays. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 22 Dec. 2020",
      "He is known more for expressionless recitations of government policy than flashes of charisma. \u2014 Ben Dooley, New York Times , 14 Sep. 2020",
      "Through all of them there is this central character, a mostly expressionless young man said to look like the artist but not meant to be, in Ishida\u2019s view, a self-portrait. \u2014 Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 13 Nov. 2019",
      "Soon enough, staring into Meyer\u2019s expressionless face, those fans added their own opinions, calling for Helton to be replaced by Meyer. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "Already, Myanmar officials and thousands of supporters praised her expressionless demeanor at the court Tuesday, as Gambia spent hours detailing stories of systematic rape, murder and brutality. \u2014 Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1831, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210119"
  },
  "expressive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to expression",
      ": serving to express , utter, or represent",
      ": effectively conveying meaning or feeling",
      ": showing emotions : full of expression",
      ": making something known",
      ": of or relating to expression",
      ": serving to express or represent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spre-siv",
      "ik-\u02c8spre-siv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "eloquent",
      "meaning",
      "meaningful",
      "pregnant",
      "revealing",
      "revelatory",
      "significant",
      "suggestive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the expressive function of language",
      "the teacher's expressive sigh showed that she had heard that excuse many times before",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rather, those looking to maximize their rides\u2019 worth down the road should choose something a bit more expressive . \u2014 Jim Gorzelany, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "That close up on Murray\u2019s face is so expressive and perfect \u2026 holding on that just says it all. \u2014 Ethan Shanfeld, Variety , 16 June 2022",
      "But the beauty of the outer-space environments and the expressive charm of the characters should make this play well as the first Pixar release to hit theaters since the pandemic began. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
      "Minnelli and Garland share an emotional and artistic connection that elicited her freely expressive performance and his distinctive artistry. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 10 June 2022",
      "McClarnon has always been an incredible camera subject, his face all lines and angles, his eyes so big and expressive . \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 9 June 2022",
      "The roles reverse and intertwine, and the deep partnership between Sachs and Kondonassis results in a heartfelt and organic performance in which the two players share the expressive burden and the technical spotlight equally. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 4 June 2021",
      "Meeks, a keyboard player, had been looking for a more expressive way to play without abandoning his piano prowess. \u2014 Danny Freedman, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "After the team\u2019s loss Tuesday, Westbrook was more expressive with his frustration than usual. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191634"
  },
  "expropriate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to deprive of possession or proprietary rights",
      ": to transfer (the property of another) to one's own possession",
      ": to take (property) of an individual in the exercise of state sovereignty (as by eminent domain)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ek-\u02c8spr\u014d-pr\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
      "ek-\u02c8spr\u014d-pr\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "appropriate",
      "arrogate",
      "commandeer",
      "convert",
      "pirate",
      "preempt",
      "press",
      "seize",
      "take over",
      "usurp"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "dissidents were shot, and their lands expropriated under his regime",
      "the state will have to expropriate scores of homeowners in order to build the new road",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Public concerns about similarities with Venezuela led Mr. Petro to publicly sign a document at a notary public pledging not to expropriate . \u2014 Kejal Vyas, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
      "Over the years, Prymachenko\u2019s iconic style was much imitated, with many paying tribute and some seeking to expropriate it. \u2014 Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
      "The history of exploration, after all, is inseparable from exploitation, the relentless drive of empires and private enterprise to claim territory and expropriate raw materials. \u2014 Jody Rosen, New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "In November, El Salvador adopted a new law that will allow government to expropriate land for public use. \u2014 Mary Anastasia O\u2019grady, WSJ , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "The city of Athens claimed the land using its power of eminent domain \u2014 that is, the right of a government to expropriate private property for public use. \u2014 Eric Stirgus, ajc , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "This will allow Caiso to override utility contracts and expropriate power destined for other states. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 11 July 2021",
      "The legal battle is already underway to expropriate the property, located in a relatively affluent part of Tijuana. \u2014 Wendy Fry, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 May 2021",
      "The following year President Ollanta Humala signed a law allowing the government to expropriate land for the airport. \u2014 Colleen Connolly, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin expropriatus , past participle of expropriare , from Latin ex- + proprius own",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182823"
  },
  "expropriation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of expropriating or the state of being expropriated",
      ": the action of the state in taking or modifying the property rights of an individual in the exercise of its sovereignty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)ek-\u02ccspr\u014d-pr\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "appropriation",
      "arrogation",
      "commandeering",
      "detainer",
      "preemption",
      "seizure",
      "takeover",
      "usurpation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the development of the colony involved expropriation of large tracts of fertile farmland from the natives",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Presumably, in their view, the Western alliance\u2019s unilateral expropriation of Russia\u2019s sovereign wealth did not count as breach of contract. \u2014 Tilak Doshi, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Political-risk insurance pays customers for losses caused by government actions including war, expropriation and forced sales of assets. \u2014 Patricia Kowsmann, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Political-risk insurance protects policyholders against sundry risks ranging from expropriation of assets to civil unrest. \u2014 Elisabeth Braw, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Its Russian assets are now at risk of expropriation by President Vladimir Putin\u2019s government. \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "His arguments, of course, served as a pretext for the violent expropriation of American Indian land and the unyielding commodification of it that followed. \u2014 Natalie Shure, The New Republic , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "The drivers sat helplessly in their cabs, watching the expropriation . \u2014 Alec Macgillis, ProPublica , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "In some cases, authorities say the buildings were illegally constructed or face expropriation orders. \u2014 Andrew Carey, Abeer Salman And Kareem Khadder, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "Clear and consistent rules, political stability, protection from expropriation and IP theft, as well as skills of the labor pool, infrastructure quality, and size of the market are all important investment determinants. \u2014 Dan Ikenson, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-231402"
  },
  "expunge":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion",
      ": to efface completely : destroy",
      ": to eliminate from one's consciousness",
      ": to cancel out or destroy completely"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sp\u0259nj",
      "ik-\u02c8sp\u0259nj"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abolish",
      "annihilate",
      "black out",
      "blot out",
      "cancel",
      "clean (up)",
      "efface",
      "eradicate",
      "erase",
      "exterminate",
      "extirpate",
      "liquidate",
      "obliterate",
      "root (out)",
      "rub out",
      "snuff (out)",
      "stamp (out)",
      "sweep (away)",
      "wipe out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "time and the weather have expunged any evidence that a thriving community once existed here",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "To expunge the virus of imperialism from the national body. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 2 June 2022",
      "Private-sector funds like Amazon\u2019s could also essentially expunge any debt later on. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "With great fanfare, Bibb announced April 6 that his administration was filing motions to expunge 4,077 minor-misdemeanor convictions and charges filed in Cleveland Municipal Court since 2017. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 9 May 2022",
      "Despite the company\u2019s attempts to rein in the ugliest inciting political rhetoric, there was never going to be a way to expunge it. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "The measure would require federal courts to expunge prior marijuana convictions and conduct resentencing hearings for those completing their sentences. \u2014 Kevin Freking, Chron , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Mark Griffin were all at the municipal court on Wednesday to file motions to expunge more than 4,000 convictions involving misdemeanor marijuana cases. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Apart from buying votes, the extensions are meant to buy time to prepare the legal work to expunge student loans. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Kiloh sees few bright spots in the law that established California\u2019s legal market, beyond a testing program that safeguards quality and programs to expunge old criminal records for marijuana. \u2014 Michael R. Blood, chicagotribune.com , 16 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin expungere to mark for deletion by dots, from ex- + pungere to prick \u2014 more at pungent ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214118"
  },
  "exquisite":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious , delicate, or elaborate execution",
      "marked by nice discrimination , deep sensitivity, or subtle understanding",
      "accomplished , perfected",
      "pleasing through beauty, fitness, or perfection",
      "acute , intense",
      "having uncommon or esoteric appeal",
      "carefully selected choice",
      "accurate",
      "one who is overly fastidious in dress or ornament",
      "finely made or done",
      "very pleasing (as through beauty)",
      "intense sense 1 , extreme",
      "acute sense 2a , intense"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"ek-\u02c8skwi-z\u0259t",
    "synonyms":[
      "acute",
      "almighty",
      "blistering",
      "deep",
      "dreadful",
      "excruciating",
      "explosive",
      "fearful",
      "fearsome",
      "ferocious",
      "fierce",
      "frightful",
      "furious",
      "ghastly",
      "hard",
      "heavy",
      "heavy-duty",
      "hellacious",
      "intense",
      "intensive",
      "keen",
      "profound",
      "terrible",
      "vehement",
      "vicious",
      "violent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "light",
      "moderate",
      "soft"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "My dream was \u2026 to play smoky ballads of exquisite sweetness and sophistication with somebody like Michelle Pfeiffer leaning misty-eyed over my shoulder. Actually, since this was the middle of the fifties, my fantasy ideal was probably closer to Doris Day. \u2014 Daniel C. Dennett , Curious Minds , (2004) 2005",
      "Also on view is one of Poussin's first classical landscape paintings; its exquisite geometry provides fresh insight into why C\u00e9zanne was one of this great painter's most passionate admirers. \u2014 Evelyn Toynton , Arts & Antiques , February 1996",
      "a move executed with exquisite precision",
      "Her singing voice is truly exquisite .",
      "He chose his words with exquisite care.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "The smell of orchids in Majorelle\u2019s private club room, where dinner was served that night, was indeed exquisite . \u2014 Vogue , 10 June 2022",
      "Davies has never before filmed such a love story, but the emotional interplay and articulation by Lowden, Daniels, and Tennyson is exquisite . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 3 June 2022",
      "Tuch de Luna\u2019s brightly hued d\u00e9cor is exquisite but its windows facing La Casa\u2019s impressive infinity pool, with a 131-foot swimming lane jutted over the sea, is mesmerizing. \u2014 Cori Murray, Essence , 11 May 2022",
      "The living room in particular is exquisite , with its dramatic domed ceiling, floor-to-ceiling windows and marble floors. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "David Chase's dance music \u2014 which is exquisite \u2014 and all those 850 books that get tossed! \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Pulisic converted two first-half penalty kicks, and his 65th-minute strike was exquisite . \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The lucky babies born in June, have three main birthstones pearl, moonstone and alexandrite, all with exquisite and unique properties. \u2014 Beth Bernstein, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "The movie is both exquisite and rumbustious, stylized and energized. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 5 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Why had all his predecessors failed to formulate such an exquisite , indeed mellifluous name for a place of spiritual quest? \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "The most exquisite is the Single Late tulip, whose pastel versions are called French tulips by florists. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "The mac, resplendent in white cheese, was like putting a Mercedes in my mouth \u2013 that exquisite and that aerodynamic of an eat. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 30 Mar. 2021",
      "Potter\u2019s ironies, veering between the blunt and the exquisite , the oblique and the confrontational, expose the cruel hazards of nature and the perversities of culture. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 20 Nov. 2020"
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      "Adjective",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
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      ": composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu",
      ": carefully prepared but delivered without notes or text",
      ": skilled at or given to extemporaneous utterance",
      ": happening suddenly and often unexpectedly and usually without clearly known causes or relationships",
      ": provided, made, or put to use as an expedient : makeshift"
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      "caught by surprise, I had to make an extemporaneous speech at the awards banquet",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Teammates Rory Rohde and Will Allen tied after seven grueling debates and were declared by the judges as co-state champions in extemporaneous debate. \u2014 Ed Wittenberg, cleveland , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The president\u2019s extemporaneous comments repeatedly have created problems for his administration. \u2014 Philip Klein, National Review , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Biden\u2019s extemporaneous words could have unintended consequences. \u2014 Edward Segal, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "In the Power of the Pen regional tournament, 7th and 8th grade students competed in a series of extemporaneous rounds of creative writing tasks, each in response to an open-ended prompt. \u2014 cleveland , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "His address lasted only 18 minutes \u2014 not a long-winded, extemporaneous marathon that is his style. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "In one such chapter, Fowler describes Lincoln\u2019s forceful, extemporaneous speech against slavery at the 1856 convention where the Republican Party was being formed. \u2014 Heller Mcalpin, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "In the Power of the Pen district tournament, seventh- and eighth-grade students competed in a series of extemporaneous rounds of creative writing tasks, each in response to an open-ended prompt. \u2014 cleveland , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Extremely well-read, knowledgeable and an excellent extemporaneous public speaker as a three-term New Hampshire governor in the 1970s, my father had lost the power to generate speech. \u2014 WSJ , 8 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin extemporaneus , from Latin ex tempore ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215916"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adverb or adjective"
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    "definitions":[
      ": in an extemporaneous manner"
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      "ik-\u02c8stem-p\u0259-(\u02cc)r\u0113"
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      "considered",
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      "premeditated",
      "premeditative",
      "prepared",
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      "circa 1553, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211535"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to do something extemporaneously : improvise",
      ": to speak extemporaneously",
      ": to get along in a makeshift manner",
      ": to compose, perform, or utter extemporaneously : improvise"
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      "ik-\u02c8stem-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz"
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      "ad-lib",
      "clap (together ",
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      "a good talk show host has to be able to extemporize the interviews when things don't go as planned",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Feel free to extemporize , enthuse and connect with people, rather than overwork the data. \u2014 Palena Neale, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "In public appearances, Emanuel likes to extemporize , cajole, and find a connection. \u2014 Connie Bruck, The New Yorker , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "The Trump that appeared in the East Room of the White House to honor the singers was not the same figure who likes to crack jokes and extemporize freely when rubbing shoulders with superstars. \u2014 Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner , 15 Jan. 2021",
      "That meant players were able to extemporize , to take chances without being accused of departing too far from the team playbook. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "And they are exacerbated by Mr. Trump\u2019s tendency to extemporize and the North Koreans\u2019 long track record of duplicitous negotiation. \u2014 Jonathan Cheng, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2018",
      "Each presenter now has the freedom to extemporize on the warning \u2014 a nonnegotiable requirement of the program\u2019s opening \u2014 but not by much. \u2014 Rory Smith, New York Times , 14 Apr. 2017",
      "Apparently the idea was to extemporize on some issues that had come up during the performance. \u2014 Sarah Lyall, New York Times , 7 Jan. 2016"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1592, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230112"
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      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
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      ": to spread or stretch forth : unbend",
      ": to stretch out to fullest length",
      ": to cause (an animal, such as a horse) to move at full stride",
      ": to exert (oneself) to full capacity",
      ": to increase the bulk of (as by adding a cheaper substance or a modifier)",
      ": adulterate",
      ": to take possession of (something, such as land) by a writ of extent",
      ": to take by force",
      ": to make the offer of : proffer",
      ": to make available",
      ": to cause to reach (as in distance or scope)",
      ": to cause to be longer : prolong",
      ": to prolong the time of payment of",
      ": advance , further",
      ": to cause to be of greater area or volume : enlarge",
      ": to increase the scope, meaning, or application of : broaden",
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      ": to reach in scope or application",
      ": to hold out",
      ": to stretch out or across something",
      ": to make longer",
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      ": enlarge",
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      ": to increase the quantity or bulk of (as by adding a cheaper substance or a modifier)",
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      "abbreviate",
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      "cut",
      "cut back",
      "shorten"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The judge set a June 21 hearing on whether to extend the order into a temporary injunction blocking the investigations. \u2014 Andrew Demillo, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
      "Then there is a plan to extend Stuckey\u2019s turf by selling candy through outlets like Food Lion, TravelCenters of America and food brokers. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
      "Chris Correnti, Panera\u2019s SVP and off-premise lead, said the new model allows the chain to extend its footprint into urban trade areas that have historically been a challenge, whether due to space or cost constraints. \u2014 Alicia Kelso, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Adding a mesh network to your home's WiFi can help extend the signal outdoors. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
      "The judge set a June 21 hearing on whether to extend the order into a temporary injunction blocking the investigations. \u2014 Andrew Demillo, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Several days later, on June 3, employees said the woman who rented the truck still had not made arrangements to extend the rental agreement. \u2014 cleveland , 10 June 2022",
      "Phillies interim manager Rob Thomson tries to extend his unbeaten run when Arizona visits Citizens Bank Park. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
      "Equally important was the promise to extend the contract of coach Sean McVay. \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French estendre , from Latin extendere , from ex- + tendere to stretch \u2014 more at thin ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190832"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
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      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": drawn out in length especially of time",
      ": fully stretched out",
      ": performed with a greatly lengthened stride but without a break \u2014 compare collected",
      ": intensive",
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      ": derivative sense 1 , secondary sense 2a",
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      "ik-\u02c8sten-d\u0259d"
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      "tropological"
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      "nonfigurative",
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    ],
    "examples":[
      "the word \u201csnake\u201d in its extended sense refers to a contemptible or treacherous person",
      "an extended portion of the valley is now devoted to the growing of grapes for wine",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Canada also mandates a 28-day waiting period, which is often extended , according to Scott Blandford, assistant professor of public safety at Wilfrid Laurier University. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 12 June 2022",
      "For an extra $7510, there's an extended interior package that adds a lot more red accents. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 12 June 2022",
      "The extended cut will include new, never-before-seen footage and deleted scenes as part of the celebration of 60 years of the Spider-Man comic book character and 20 years of Spider-Man films. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Travelers with extended itineraries are also turning to Vacation rentals. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
      "The state\u2019s previous records are becoming increasingly vulnerable, thanks to a combination of climate change and the extended drought, Nielsen-Gammon said. \u2014 Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
      "Well, the song cuts out for an extended sequence in which the two main characters argue in the kitchen post-dinner, which becomes the short film\u2019s main showcase for character-building dialogue. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 11 June 2022",
      "Subsequent scenes will find Schwartzman getting a surprise visit from his conscience, Nash blowing off a sloppy-drunk Tinder date, and an extended full-circle encounter reintroducing Taylor\u2019s possible new boyfriend James on his own turf. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022",
      "And now for the first time, a selection of those vivid dresses are available in extended sizes from XS through 5X, with same-day delivery. \u2014 Kristen Bateman, Vogue , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230127"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a family that includes in one household near relatives (such as grandparents, aunts, or uncles) in addition to a nuclear family",
      ": an extensive group of people who are related by blood or marriage or who otherwise regard themselves as a large family",
      ": a family that includes in one household near relatives in addition to a nuclear family"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "home",
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    "examples":[
      "their extended family includes a grandmother and widowed aunt",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Always be empathetic to your employees and treat them like your extended family . \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "The Grists are hoping to travel to Toronto again soon, this time with their entire extended family . \u2014 Sydney Page, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "In time, Defne\u2019s sister Meryem comes to stay with them, the first extended family member Ada has ever met. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "During the evening a friend of Collier\u2019s tried to tell 35-year-old Tanoah Jones, an extended family member, that Troy Reid, his 29-year-old brother-in-law, had been involved in Collier\u2019s death, records show. \u2014 Zach Murdock, courant.com , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "The Hip Hop legend has returned to the Addams Family franchise to reprise his role as Cousin Itt, the charismatic extended family member with a flair and language all his own. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "Then, when an extended family member was displaced a couple of months ago because of a weather emergency, Chaka went out-of-state to help, again. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 6 Mar. 2021",
      "Her extended family gathered at at her home in Street in Harford County for celebrations, holidays and picnics. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun , 21 May 2022",
      "Banks said Terriana isn\u2019t around her extended family as often since her family moved to Wisconsin in December. \u2014 Stephanie Casanova, Chicago Tribune , 21 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1935, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212700"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having wide or considerable extent",
      ": extensional",
      ": of, relating to, or constituting farming in which large areas of land are utilized with minimum outlay and labor",
      ": including or affecting many things"
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    "pronounciation":[
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    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "narrow"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The storm caused extensive damage.",
      "an extensive series of tests",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Strong and his team were able to weave in many experiences and perspectives from their extensive research into the character played by Kaitlyn Dever. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 10 June 2022",
      "Savvy businesses are accustomed to putting every product through extensive research in the development phase. \u2014 Ivan Ong, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Guidance on how to use these assessments is freely available and based in extensive applied research. \u2014 Paul Boxer, The Conversation , 2 June 2022",
      "Most recently, Whittier has become known for its extensive behavioral research around blood sugar control for Type 2 diabetics. \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "According to Livingston\u2019s extensive research on the subject, Fox is the only Unangax\u0302 known to have died in World War II or any American war since. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
      "Each of these developments was the product of extensive research, including research on embryos donated by patients who had undergone IVF. \u2014 Laura Beers, CNN , 27 May 2022",
      "Infant formula is a nutrient-dense product, developed from extensive research, according to Corkins and Dr. Tanya Altmann, a pediatrician and author who practices in Southern California. \u2014 Ana Faguy, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
      "That fits broader extensive research from cognitive science on how people can be impacted by nudges, meaning non-coercive efforts to shape the environment so as to influence people\u2019s behavior in a predictable manner. \u2014 Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215701"
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    ],
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      ": having wide or considerable extent",
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      ": of, relating to, or constituting farming in which large areas of land are utilized with minimum outlay and labor",
      ": including or affecting many things"
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      "wide-ranging",
      "widespread"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "narrow"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The storm caused extensive damage.",
      "an extensive series of tests",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Strong and his team were able to weave in many experiences and perspectives from their extensive research into the character played by Kaitlyn Dever. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 10 June 2022",
      "Savvy businesses are accustomed to putting every product through extensive research in the development phase. \u2014 Ivan Ong, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Guidance on how to use these assessments is freely available and based in extensive applied research. \u2014 Paul Boxer, The Conversation , 2 June 2022",
      "Most recently, Whittier has become known for its extensive behavioral research around blood sugar control for Type 2 diabetics. \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "According to Livingston\u2019s extensive research on the subject, Fox is the only Unangax\u0302 known to have died in World War II or any American war since. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
      "Each of these developments was the product of extensive research, including research on embryos donated by patients who had undergone IVF. \u2014 Laura Beers, CNN , 27 May 2022",
      "Infant formula is a nutrient-dense product, developed from extensive research, according to Corkins and Dr. Tanya Altmann, a pediatrician and author who practices in Southern California. \u2014 Ana Faguy, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
      "That fits broader extensive research from cognitive science on how people can be impacted by nudges, meaning non-coercive efforts to shape the environment so as to influence people\u2019s behavior in a predictable manner. \u2014 Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182812"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate",
      "\u2014 see also extenuating",
      ": to lessen the strength or effect of (something) : weaken",
      ": to make light of",
      ": disparage",
      ": to make thin or emaciated"
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    "pronounciation":[
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      "don't even try to extenuate their vandalism of the cemetery with the old refrain of \u201cBoys will be boys\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "No sooner had news of the crime broken than the nationalist, anti-Semitic press began to extenuate and even to praise it as a blow against degenerate Jewish thought. \u2014 Adam Kirsch, The New Yorker , 12 Oct. 2020",
      "Obviously, extenuating circumstances prevented the MLB season from getting underway. \u2014 Joey Hayden, Dallas News , 4 May 2020",
      "The pandemic is an extenuating factor for some Republicans, important enough to make vote-by-mail a more viable option for some. \u2014 Grace Segers, CBS News , 22 Apr. 2020",
      "Eligible users can email help@simplehabit.com noting extenuating financial circumstances due to the pandemic to receive free access until April 20. \u2014 Jazmin Goodwin, USA TODAY , 21 Mar. 2020",
      "Now, there are exceptions to this idea: pregnancy, injury, extenuating life circumstances... \u2014 Stacy London, refinery29.com , 19 Mar. 2020",
      "But because Japan does not fall under Airbnb\u2019s extenuating -circumstances policy, Dr. Shields struggled to secure refunds. \u2014 Erin Griffith, New York Times , 10 Mar. 2020",
      "Government agencies can activate Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) review processes during extenuating circumstances such as an emerging disease outbreak. \u2014 Alice Park, Time , 3 Mar. 2020",
      "Green Bay 41, Raiders 7 \u2014 These circumstances clearly qualify as extenuating . \u2014 Steve Kroner, SFChronicle.com , 14 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin extenuatus , past participle of extenuare , from ex- + tenuis thin \u2014 more at thin ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1529, in the meaning defined at sense 3a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220957"
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  "exterminate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to get rid of completely usually by killing off",
      ": to get rid of completely : wipe out"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8st\u0259r-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "ik-\u02c8st\u0259r-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
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      "abolish",
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      "blot out",
      "cancel",
      "clean (up)",
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      "erase",
      "expunge",
      "extirpate",
      "liquidate",
      "obliterate",
      "root (out)",
      "rub out",
      "snuff (out)",
      "stamp (out)",
      "sweep (away)",
      "wipe out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We made arrangements to have the termites exterminated .",
      "The invaders nearly exterminated the native people.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Gorr is on a personal quest to exterminate all gods. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 30 May 2022",
      "Per city and state housing rules, the board cannot abdicate its responsibility to exterminate . \u2014 Ronda Kaysen, New York Times , 4 June 2022",
      "Then there are the Ultron bots, which aren\u2019t set out to exterminate the human race. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 11 May 2022",
      "Ukrainian President Zelenskyy also accused Russia of trying to exterminate Ukrainians after Russian missile hit food and grain warehouses, while the United States denies any involvement in the sinking of a Russian fleet. \u2014 Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
      "Removing the name of a man who tried to exterminate the Lakota and replacing it with the name of Black Elk on the Lakota\u2019s sacred mountain is a step toward reconciliation and restorative justice. \u2014 Bonnie Mcgill, Scientific American , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The two disagree over politics \u2014 Grindelwald wants to exterminate all Muggles, while Dumbledore decidedly opposes that plan \u2014 and Grindelwald asks his former friend why he's changed his mind. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "In the spring of 1958, the Chinese government mobilized the entire nation to exterminate sparrows, which Mao declared pests that destroyed crops. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Opponents of the legislation framed it as a chilling mandate to exterminate ninety per cent of the state\u2019s fifteen hundred or so wolves. \u2014 Paige Williams, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin exterminatus , past participle of exterminare , from ex- + terminus boundary \u2014 more at term entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1591, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212322"
  },
  "external":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of being perceived outwardly",
      ": having merely the outward appearance of something : superficial",
      ": not intrinsic or essential",
      ": of, relating to, or connected with the outside or an outer part",
      ": applied or applicable to the outside",
      ": situated outside, apart, or beyond",
      ": situated near or toward the surface of the body",
      ": arising or acting from outside",
      ": of or relating to dealings or relationships with foreign countries",
      ": having existence independent of the mind",
      ": something that is external: such as",
      ": an outer part",
      ": an external feature or aspect",
      ": situated on or relating to the outside : outside",
      ": capable of being perceived outwardly : bodily",
      ": situated at, on, or near the outside",
      ": directed toward the outside : having an outside object",
      ": used by applying to the outside",
      ": situated near or toward the surface of the body",
      ": situated away from the mesial plane",
      ": arising or acting from outside : having an outside origin",
      ": of, relating to, or consisting of something outside the mind : having existence independent of the mind"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ek-\u02c8st\u0259r-n\u1d4al",
      "ek-\u02c8st\u0259r-n\u1d4al",
      "ek-\u02c8st\u0259rn-\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accidental",
      "adventitious",
      "alien",
      "extraneous",
      "extrinsic",
      "foreign",
      "supervenient"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inherent",
      "innate",
      "intrinsic"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "the external features of the building",
      "the external signs of the disease",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Yet, many leaders prefer to let external factors influence their decisions and reactions both financially and emotionally. \u2014 Serenity Gibbons, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "While external factors won\u2019t have helped, Credit Suisse also is trying to dig itself out of a series of holes of its own making. \u2014 Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "Beside early start times, what are some other external factors that can disrupt teen sleep? \u2014 Matt Villano, CNN , 7 June 2022",
      "The narrative advances the perky protagonist\u2019s internal and external objectives with a gentle yet profound arc; technical contributions complement her journey, both visually and sonically. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 1 June 2022",
      "For instance, business strategy is external and focuses on products, services, target audience and customers. \u2014 Kelly Kubicek, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "But city officials insisted Friday that their decision was about the data, not any external legal or political pressure. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Releasing ourselves from external pressure liberates us. \u2014 Alex Wagner, SPIN , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "BCIs can be external , similar to medical EEGs in that the electrodes are placed onto the scalp or forehead with a wearable cap, or they can be implanted directly into the brain. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Information out to the Foundation, alumni and other externals , too. \u2014 Dawn Rhodes, chicagotribune.com , 13 July 2018",
      "The externals extend upward from the hipbone to the ribs and spine, and the internals rise forward from the hip to ribs. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Apr. 2018",
      "While the Notebook 9 Pen carries the high-end internals that would justify a $1,399 price tag, its externals don't match up. \u2014 Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica , 4 Apr. 2018",
      "The kind of love that isn\u2019t based on externals , but on a deep connection within. \u2014 Paige Davis, Health.com , 2 Apr. 2018",
      "After a minute or so, the mind goes outward once again and attends to the externals . \u2014 Martin Seligman, BostonGlobe.com , 22 Mar. 2018",
      "MEMBERS OF THE EXTERNAL EXPERT ADVISORY PANEL PETER HARVEY, Esq. \u2014 NOLA.com , 11 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1635, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203003"
  },
  "externalize":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make external or externally manifest",
      ": to attribute to causes outside the self : rationalize",
      ": to transform from a mental image into an apparently real object (as in hallucinations) : attribute (a mental image) to external causation",
      ": to invent an explanation for (an inner problem whose actual basis is known only subconsciously) by attributing to causes outside the self : rationalize , project",
      ": to direct outward socially"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ek-\u02c8st\u0259r-n\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "body",
      "embody",
      "epitomize",
      "express",
      "incarnate",
      "incorporate",
      "instantiate",
      "manifest",
      "materialize",
      "personalize",
      "personify",
      "substantiate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "an actress with an expressive face that wonderfully externalizes a wide range of emotions",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Corporate branding is about the core values and behaviors that your employees will externalize in the marketplace. \u2014 Braven Greenelsh, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Watching a reporter follow bum leads, spool out her own thinking, and otherwise externalize her shoeleather fact-finding turns this from a Shadowy Conspiracy saga to something somehow far more satisfying: a process story. \u2014 Peter Rubin, Longreads , 30 Oct. 2021",
      "These pages have surged during the pandemic as young people have turned to Instagram to externalize their innermost id and seek connection, said Amanda Brennan, senior director of trends and the meme librarian at XX Artists, a social media agency. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Aug. 2021",
      "The feminine style of grief is to externalize emotions and express them\u2014to talk with others, cry, lament, and reminisce, say by going to a support group. \u2014 Colleen Murphy, Health.com , 12 May 2021",
      "Boys in general tend to externalize anger and sadness against other people, whereas girls are more likely to internalize those emotions and have higher rates of depression and anxiety, Peterson said. \u2014 Rebecca Boone And Lindsay Whitehurst, Star Tribune , 7 May 2021",
      "Corporations should not be able to externalize their costs by pushing them onto government safety net programs or onto individual workers. \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 2 Mar. 2021",
      "In order to externalize Brown\u2019s own emotional reality and character growth, Hawke focused on the beard, which Brown originally grew as a disguise but which artists often portray as his defining feature. \u2014 Salamishah Tillet, New York Times , 13 Oct. 2020",
      "The nosiest, noisiest, and most persistent shareholders are usually those looking for a quick gain, and the market famously rewards businesses that discount the future and externalize costs onto communities and the environment. \u2014 Judith Samuelson, Quartz , 16 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210549"
  },
  "extinct":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": no longer burning",
      ": no longer active",
      ": no longer existing",
      ": gone out of use : superseded",
      ": having no qualified claimant",
      ": extinguish",
      ": no longer active",
      ": no longer existing",
      ": no longer existing : lacking living representatives"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sti\u014b(k)t",
      "\u02c8ek-\u02ccsti\u014b(k)t",
      "ik-\u02c8sti\u014bkt",
      "ik-\u02c8sti\u014b(k)t",
      "\u02c8ek-\u02cc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bygone",
      "bypast",
      "dead",
      "defunct",
      "departed",
      "done",
      "expired",
      "gone",
      "nonextant",
      "vanished"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "alive",
      "existent",
      "existing",
      "extant",
      "living"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Many of these old traditions have since become extinct .",
      "a few overgrown ruins are all that remain of that once mighty but now extinct civilization",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Burnham said this presents a teaching opportunity to educate the public about the giant creatures that went extinct millions of years ago. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
      "There are 10 species of iguanas in the genus Cyclura, all endemic to West Indian islands (another went extinct sometime in the 1900s), and molecular analysis suggests they are all descended from the Anegada rock iguana. \u2014 Murray Carpenter, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
      "The competition between both species could have been one reason why the megalodon went extinct . \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 June 2022",
      "This competition could potentially have been one reason why the 65-foot-long (20-meter-long) megalodon went extinct , a new study has suggested. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 31 May 2022",
      "The species went extinct within a few thousand years after humans arrived in the region. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 27 May 2022",
      "Before this pivotal movement that celebrated and preserved Hawaiian culture, traditional practices like hula were banned or commodified, and the Hawaiian language almost went extinct because it was forbidden from being taught and spoken in schools. \u2014 Rachel Ng, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 May 2022",
      "At the end of the Permian Age 250 million years ago, approximately 90% of marine organisms went extinct because oceans became too hot, too acidic and deoxygenated. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 4 May 2022",
      "During it, more than two-thirds of all ocean life in the Permian Period went extinct . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194445"
  },
  "extinguishable":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to bring to an end make an end of",
      "to reduce to silence or ineffectiveness",
      "to cause to cease burning quench",
      "to cause extinction of (a conditioned response)",
      "to dim the brightness of eclipse",
      "to cause to be void nullify",
      "to get rid of usually by payment",
      "to cause to stop burning",
      "to cause to die out",
      "to cause extinction of (a conditioned response)",
      "to cause the nonexistence of do away with",
      "to cause (as a claim or right) to be void nullify",
      "to get rid of (a debt or other liability) by payment or other compensatory adjustment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"ik-\u02c8sti\u014b-(g)wish",
    "synonyms":[
      "blanket",
      "douse",
      "dowse",
      "put out",
      "quench",
      "snuff (out)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "fire",
      "ignite",
      "inflame",
      "enflame",
      "kindle",
      "light"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The fire department was called in to extinguish the blaze.",
      "He extinguished his cigarette in the ashtray.",
      "They ruthlessly extinguished all resistance.",
      "News of the conflict extinguished our hopes for a peaceful resolution.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This product makes caring for your skin its highest priority, with the objective printed clear on the front of the tube extinguish the fire. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
      "These days, Smith spends much of her free time learning to pull wounded people from fiery car wrecks, how to perform CPR or what methods are best to extinguish a fire. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2022",
      "Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze that had run along the length of the attic. \u2014 Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic , 18 May 2022",
      "FIrefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire, but the market's fire suppression system had already damaged the store. \u2014 Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press , 8 May 2022",
      "Rescue workers battled for nearly four hours to extinguish a fire caused by a bomb from a Russian plane, Haidai said. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 May 2022",
      "Indonesian police try to extinguish a 2019 forest fire, some of which have been illegally ignited to clear forests. \u2014 Jon Emont, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
      "Bryant and Vasquez had to extinguish the fire in order to reach the man trapped in his vehicle, according to the press release. \u2014 Fox News , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The city council said firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a fire following the attack. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin exstinguere (from ex- + stinguere to extinguish) + English -ish (as in abolish ); akin to Latin in stigare to incite \u2014 more at stick ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162711"
  },
  "extol":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to praise highly glorify",
      "to praise highly glorify"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"ik-\u02c8st\u014dl",
    "synonyms":[
      "bless",
      "carol",
      "celebrate",
      "emblazon",
      "exalt",
      "glorify",
      "hymn",
      "laud",
      "magnify",
      "praise",
      "resound"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The health benefits of exercise are widely extolled .",
      "campaign literature extolling the candidate's military record",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Schoolchildren in some places dress up in World War II military garb, and war movies extol the idea that Russia\u2019s battles were always righteous. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022",
      "The ad went on to extol the virtues of the house and the ex-husband. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "It\u2019s not unique in singing martial hymns that extol our own greatness and the crushing of our enemies. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "The Ukrainian government sought to extol the valor of the fighters, who refused to surrender until ordered. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Executives for companies with offices downtown continue to extol the virtues of working in an area with several hotels, restaurants and sports stadiums in walking distance. \u2014 Eric Heisig, cleveland , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "On a business trip to Russia in 2016, Alibaba founder Jack Ma was having lunch and listening to his executives extol the success the company was enjoying in the country. \u2014 Jing Yang, wsj.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Howard\u2019s presence in Northeast Ohio over All-Star Weekend allows university officials to extol the school\u2019s proximity to the nation\u2019s government. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Tapping two fashion icons to extol the virtues of owning your website was an outside-the-box idea, but innovation is Mathur\u2019s specialty. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 17 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin extollere , from ex- + tollere to lift up \u2014 more at tolerate ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "extra":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "more than is due, usual, or necessary additional",
      "subject to an additional charge",
      "superior",
      "going beyond what is usual or standard such as",
      "extremely or excessively elaborate extravagant",
      "characterized by dramatic or eccentric behavior over-the-top",
      "one that is extra or additional such as",
      "a special edition of a newspaper",
      "an added charge",
      "an additional worker",
      "one hired to act in a group scene in a motion picture or stage production",
      "an attractive addition or accessory frill",
      "something of superior quality or grade",
      "beyond the usual size, extent, or degree",
      "outside beyond",
      "being more than what is usual, expected, or due",
      "beyond the usual size, amount, or extent",
      "something additional",
      "an added charge",
      "a special edition of a newspaper",
      "a person hired for a group scene (as in a movie)",
      "outside beyond"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8ek-str\u0259",
    "synonyms":[
      "excess",
      "redundant",
      "spare",
      "supererogatory",
      "superfluous",
      "supernumerary",
      "surplus"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "reserve",
      "spare"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Being around Kauffman Stadium has extra meaning for Means. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 12 June 2022",
      "Looking for somewhere to place an extra wedge of cheese or salami? \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, Good Housekeeping , 12 June 2022",
      "Regulation was not enough to decide the Division 2 title, but after two extra overtime periods, East Grand Rapids outlasted Birmingham Detroit Country Day, 12-11, to win the Division 2 state championship on Saturday in Rockford. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
      "For an extra $7510, there's an extended interior package that adds a lot more red accents. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 12 June 2022",
      "There are many products on Amazon and Sephora that incorporate aloe into their formulas for an extra boost of natural hydration. \u2014 Leah Prinzivalli, Allure , 12 June 2022",
      "Travelers to high-volume destinations should also pack some extra patience in light of the staff shortages the travel industry continues to grapple with across the hotel, restaurant and airline sectors. \u2014 Blane Bachelor, CNN , 12 June 2022",
      "This deluxe version is identical to the middle model but comes with an extra cable, spare earpads and a pouch to store the headphones in. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
      "And many companies are paying extra close attention to costs. \u2014 Rachel Lerman, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Some covers add air vents (a nice extra that keeps condensation off your grill, plus helps with wind control), and handles for easily sliding them on and off. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 4 May 2022",
      "Long gloves proved to be a fashionable and practical pandemic extra . \u2014 Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "In Windows, OneDrive provides equally simple backup of your core data folders as well as the useful extra of Microsoft Office\u2019s apps. \u2014 Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY , 28 Nov. 2021",
      "Four of them are for shorts; about half of them credit him as an unnamed extra . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "Four of them are for shorts; about half of them credit him as an unnamed extra . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "Four of them are for shorts; about half of them credit him as an unnamed extra . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "Four of them are for shorts; about half of them credit him as an unnamed extra . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "Four of them are for shorts; about half of them credit him as an unnamed extra . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adverb",
      "And the butterflies shine in the dark for cats who get extra active at night. \u2014 Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
      "Mickey Guyton is getting extra patriotic this year. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 13 June 2022",
      "Friday night, the Yankees had to work extra hard just to squeak one out, but Saturday night in the Bronx the Bombers left no doubts. \u2014 Kristie Ackert, Hartford Courant , 12 June 2022",
      "Reviewers noted their scalp was extra clean after each wash, but never irritated. \u2014 ELLE , 11 June 2022",
      "The sun has never dropped from the daytime sky, and the moon seems extra bright. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
      "Later in the episode, Lisa returned home to her friends, who were extra supportive of her after being away from the 90210 zip code for a week while tying up necessary loose ends for Lois. \u2014 Lanae Brody And Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Maybe just save the ice chewing for the comfort of your own home to be extra courteous to strangers. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 8 June 2022",
      "The same attributes that make the shots ultrasafe in those populations should hold extra true in the youngest children. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1757, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "1807, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "extraneous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": existing on or coming from the outside",
      ": not forming an essential or vital part",
      ": having no relevance",
      ": being a number obtained in solving an equation that is not a solution of the equation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ek-\u02c8str\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accidental",
      "adventitious",
      "alien",
      "external",
      "extrinsic",
      "foreign",
      "supervenient"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inherent",
      "innate",
      "intrinsic"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Obviously, some degree of packaging is necessary to transport and protect the products we need, but all too often manufacturers add extraneous wrappers over wrappers and layers of unnecessary plastic. \u2014 Al Gore , An Inconvenient Truth , 2006",
      "Industry sages argue that lump charcoal is poised for a back-to-the-future resurgence. They say that a new generation of consumers\u2014aware that most briquettes are shot through with all manner of extraneous materials, from fillers of pulverized limestone to binders of sugarcane bagasse and ignition catalysts of sodium nitrate\u2014are willing to pay the two-buck-a-bag premium for true lump, which, compared to traditional briquettes, lights quicker, burns hotter, and throws off no chemical residue. \u2014 John T. Edge , Gourmet , June 2003",
      "The summer concert season is at hand, which means lots of warm nights wishing the guy in the row behind you would bogart that joint instead of blowing smoke into your hair, and lots of days spent wondering just how many extraneous \u2026 charges one ticket can possibly have added on. \u2014 Entertainment Weekly , 18 May 2001",
      "She sped up the process by eliminating all extraneous steps.",
      "the architect's streamlined modern style shuns any sort of extraneous ornamentation",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One of the core concepts of the channel is its simple presentation, stripping away every extraneous element. \u2014 Billboard Japan, Billboard , 20 June 2022",
      "For a vehicle featuring almost nothing extraneous , the Super 3 will be hugely configurable. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
      "The package-free store, which opened on May 20 at 2310 N.E. Broadway, is one of a handful of new vendors around Portland that specialize in selling foods and household goods minus all the extraneous packaging. \u2014 Kristine De Leon, oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
      "Each of these celebrations was a time to block out the extraneous noise of the workaday world and feast on food and freedom. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
      "This is an effective way to bring in potential candidates without using extraneous resources. \u2014 Kara Dennison, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
      "Its extraneous devices, including a multipurpose Greek chorus, have been stripped away, allowing its strongest elements \u2014 Strathairn and his moving narration \u2014 to tell the harrowing story. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
      "Tuberville\u2019s comments echoes those of Senate Republican leaders like Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who said on Tuesday that the best way to pass the Ukrainian aid is to strip it of extraneous items. \u2014 al , 5 May 2022",
      "The answer though is not to add an extraneous purpose on top. \u2014 Steve Denning, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin extraneus \u2014 more at strange entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185232"
  },
  "extraordinaire":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": extremely good or impressive : extraordinary"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02ccstr\u022f(r)-d\u0259-\u02c8ner",
      "ek-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aberrant",
      "aberrated",
      "abnormal",
      "anomalous",
      "atypical",
      "especial",
      "exceeding",
      "exceptional",
      "extraordinary",
      "freak",
      "odd",
      "peculiar",
      "phenomenal",
      "preternatural",
      "rare",
      "singular",
      "uncommon",
      "uncustomary",
      "unique",
      "unusual",
      "unwonted"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "common",
      "customary",
      "normal",
      "ordinary",
      "typical",
      "unexceptional",
      "unextraordinary",
      "usual"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the sort of chef extraordinaire who can whip up a fantastic meal, regardless of the ingredients on hand"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1840, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173640"
  },
  "extraordinary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": going beyond what is usual, regular, or customary",
      ": exceptional to a very marked extent",
      ": nonrecurring",
      ": employed for or sent on a special function or service",
      ": so unusual as to be remarkable",
      ": going beyond what is usual, regular, or customary",
      ": of, relating to, or having the nature of a proceeding or action not normally required by law or not prescribed for the regular administration of law",
      "\u2014 compare ordinary",
      ": of or relating to a financial transaction that is not expected to be repeated",
      ": employed for or sent on a special function or service"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8str\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113",
      "\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8\u022fr-",
      "ik-\u02c8str\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113",
      "\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8\u022fr-",
      "ek-\u02c8str\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113, \u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8\u022fr-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aberrant",
      "aberrated",
      "abnormal",
      "anomalous",
      "atypical",
      "especial",
      "exceeding",
      "exceptional",
      "extraordinaire",
      "freak",
      "odd",
      "peculiar",
      "phenomenal",
      "preternatural",
      "rare",
      "singular",
      "uncommon",
      "uncustomary",
      "unique",
      "unusual",
      "unwonted"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "common",
      "customary",
      "normal",
      "ordinary",
      "typical",
      "unexceptional",
      "unextraordinary",
      "usual"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Brenneman is extraordinary as a bitter divorcee dragged on the run with Chase. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "On a night when Curry was ordinary, Wiggins was extraordinary . \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
      "The basic process seems straightforward, but its details are extraordinary . \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
      "That said, Annecy double-decade growth has been extraordinary : Some 4,000 badge-holders at the turn of the century, 7,000 when Jean became artistic director in 2013, which has now nearly doubled, Jean points out. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 12 June 2022",
      "Despite the charges, the investor support of Alexandre is extraordinary . \u2014 Michelle Singletary, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "Elizabeth's personal story that goes through it is extraordinary also. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
      "The diligence of this team in finding a new home for our content is extraordinary . \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
      "What is extraordinary is that Skinner embarked on a path to define her own sense of purpose better, only to discover that her purpose in life is to help other people discover and enact their sense of purpose. \u2014 Dan Pontefract, Forbes , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English extraordinarie , from Latin extraordinarius , from extra ordinem out of course, from extra + ordinem , accusative of ordin-, ordo order",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210908"
  },
  "extrapolate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to predict by projecting past experience or known data",
      ": to project, extend, or expand (known data or experience) into an area not known or experienced so as to arrive at a usually conjectural knowledge of the unknown area",
      ": to infer (values of a variable in an unobserved interval) from values within an already observed interval",
      ": to perform the act or process of extrapolating"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8stra-p\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conclude",
      "decide",
      "deduce",
      "derive",
      "gather",
      "infer",
      "judge",
      "make out",
      "reason",
      "understand"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We can extrapolate the number of new students entering next year by looking at how many entered in previous years.",
      "With such a small study it is impossible to extrapolate accurately.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Romanovsky\u2019s boreholes, for instance, deliver very detailed measurements from specific places, but researchers have to extrapolate to draw larger conclusions. \u2014 Lois Parshley, Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 2022",
      "What a coaching staff has to extrapolate from Sunday\u2019s breakout performance by Victor Oladipo is whether the same shots and the same payoff would have come if Jimmy Butler was in the mix. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Veronica Mars in this example already had a popular fan base to extrapolate funds from, most films are coming in cold which makes crowdfunding much more difficult. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "Like a chef experimenting with different combinations of ingredients to see which version works, the AI develops a picture through experimental trials that extrapolate from different aspects of the existing images. \u2014 Rashed Haq, Wired , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "What a coaching staff has to extrapolate from Sunday\u2019s breakout performance by Victor Oladipo is whether the same shots and the same payoff would have come if Jimmy Butler was in the mix. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Colleges and universities have struggled to extrapolate siloed data and share it across departments long before the pandemic began, but the problem was exacerbated when Covid-19 hit. \u2014 Jim Milton, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Can\u2019t help but maybe extrapolate that perhaps the Jazz just aren\u2019t really good enough. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The new study relied on data from 74 countries that tracked excess deaths and used computer models to extrapolate those figures out to 191 countries worldwide. \u2014 Jeffrey Kluger, Time , 11 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin extra outside + English -polate (as in interpolate ) \u2014 more at extra- ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1874, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-234102"
  },
  "extravagance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an instance of excess or prodigality",
      ": an excessive outlay of money",
      ": something extravagant",
      ": the quality or fact of being extravagant",
      ": the wasteful or careless spending of money",
      ": something that is wasteful especially of money",
      ": the quality or fact of being wasteful especially of money"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8stra-vi-g\u0259n(t)s",
      "ik-\u02c8stra-v\u0259-g\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "extravagancy",
      "lavishness",
      "prodigality",
      "profusion",
      "wastefulness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "economy",
      "frugality",
      "penny-pinching"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The reorganization of the department was aimed at reducing extravagance .",
      "That coat is an extravagance that you can't afford.",
      "Going to the play will be our one extravagance for this vacation.",
      "I was shocked by the extravagance of their lifestyle.",
      "The church is known for the extravagance of its architecture.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "No stranger to delivering a stellar red carpet moment at the Croisette, Hadid chose a vintage design from the 1980s that embraced the decade\u2019s extravagance . \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 24 May 2022",
      "Ren\u00e9e Zellweger continues to prove that great style doesn't need to mean colorful extravagance . \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 19 May 2022",
      "Chez Goodman is a demented palace of nouveau-riche aesthetic extravagance , the polar opposite of the clean, understated elegance of Howard Hamlin's mid-century home. \u2014 Kat Rosenfield, EW.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Since taking power in 2012, Mr. Xi has waged a high-profile campaign to fight corruption and curb displays of extravagance among officials, saying that the party faced an existential battle against moral decay within its ranks. \u2014 Chun Han Wong, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "Haircuts and meals out are now a less frequent extravagance to be savoured, even amongst those more financially fortunate. \u2014 Sairah Ashman, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The extravagant Prada gown featured a sheer fishnet bodice with floral details and a showstopping skirt that reflected the extravagance of the Gilded Age with a colossal train and ruched adornments. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 4 May 2022",
      "To save money for a dream, rather than indulging in the extravagance that Los Angeles dangles like a carrot. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The passions of youth wobbled within a body run to seed; the simple pleasures of Elvis in the youth of his golden Sun recordings flowered into the sickly extravagance of Elvis in his lusting, swollen Vegas dotage. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173815"
  },
  "extravagancy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": extravagance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8stra-vi-g\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "extravagance",
      "lavishness",
      "prodigality",
      "profusion",
      "wastefulness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "economy",
      "frugality",
      "penny-pinching"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "warned their spendthrift daughter that she would eventually pay the price for her extravagancy"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1625, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201807"
  },
  "extravagant":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "exceeding the limits of reason or necessity",
      "lacking in moderation, balance, and restraint",
      "extremely or excessively elaborate",
      "extremely or unreasonably high in price",
      "spending much more than necessary",
      "profuse , lavish",
      "wandering",
      "strange , curious",
      "going beyond what is reasonable or suitable",
      "wasteful especially of money"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"ik-\u02c8stra-vi-g\u0259nt",
    "synonyms":[
      "high-rolling",
      "prodigal",
      "profligate",
      "spendthrift",
      "squandering",
      "thriftless",
      "unthrifty",
      "wasteful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conserving",
      "economical",
      "economizing",
      "frugal",
      "penny-pinching",
      "scrimping",
      "skimping",
      "thrifty"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The company has been making extravagant claims about the drug's effectiveness.",
      "The film is notable for its extravagant settings and special effects.",
      "We're going on a less extravagant vacation this year.",
      "Her extravagant spending has to stop.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Legroom is extravagant , and there's still significant cargo space behind the third row. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
      "Chanel's creative director, Virginie Viard, tends to stage shows and collections that are far less extravagant than those of her predecessor, Karl Lagerfeld. \u2014 Nick Remsen, CNN , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Accessories were just as extravagant , with Rihanna wearing ruby-and-diamond Chopard hoop earrings, Maria Tash diamonds, and gold Jacquie Aiche body chains. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Because the display is so extravagant , many have often surmised that the rocket or missile must have malfunctioned. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Never one for a lowkey look, Doja Cat's manis are often extravagant . \u2014 Rasha Ali, USA TODAY , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The lentil stew rqaq w adas is extravagant on the table, but has its origins in thrift. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Although consumers splurged on gems in all regions, U.S. shoppers\u2014who typically buy half of the world\u2019s diamond jewelry by value, according to De Beers\u2014were especially extravagant . \u2014 Carol Ryan, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "With extravagant outfits brought to life by the film\u2019s costume designer, David C. Robinson, Mugatu embodies flamboyant fashion from his first moment on screen. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 28 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin extravagant-, extravagans , from Latin extra- + vagant-, vagans , present participle of vagari to wander about, from vagus wandering",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "extravagantly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exceeding the limits of reason or necessity",
      ": lacking in moderation, balance, and restraint",
      ": extremely or excessively elaborate",
      ": extremely or unreasonably high in price",
      ": spending much more than necessary",
      ": profuse , lavish",
      ": wandering",
      ": strange , curious",
      ": going beyond what is reasonable or suitable",
      ": wasteful especially of money"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8stra-vi-g\u0259nt",
      "ik-\u02c8stra-v\u0259-g\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "high-rolling",
      "prodigal",
      "profligate",
      "spendthrift",
      "squandering",
      "thriftless",
      "unthrifty",
      "wasteful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conserving",
      "economical",
      "economizing",
      "frugal",
      "penny-pinching",
      "scrimping",
      "skimping",
      "thrifty"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The company has been making extravagant claims about the drug's effectiveness.",
      "The film is notable for its extravagant settings and special effects.",
      "We're going on a less extravagant vacation this year.",
      "Her extravagant spending has to stop.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Legroom is extravagant , and there's still significant cargo space behind the third row. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
      "Chanel's creative director, Virginie Viard, tends to stage shows and collections that are far less extravagant than those of her predecessor, Karl Lagerfeld. \u2014 Nick Remsen, CNN , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Accessories were just as extravagant , with Rihanna wearing ruby-and-diamond Chopard hoop earrings, Maria Tash diamonds, and gold Jacquie Aiche body chains. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Because the display is so extravagant , many have often surmised that the rocket or missile must have malfunctioned. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Never one for a lowkey look, Doja Cat's manis are often extravagant . \u2014 Rasha Ali, USA TODAY , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The lentil stew rqaq w adas is extravagant on the table, but has its origins in thrift. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Although consumers splurged on gems in all regions, U.S. shoppers\u2014who typically buy half of the world\u2019s diamond jewelry by value, according to De Beers\u2014were especially extravagant . \u2014 Carol Ryan, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "With extravagant outfits brought to life by the film\u2019s costume designer, David C. Robinson, Mugatu embodies flamboyant fashion from his first moment on screen. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 28 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin extravagant-, extravagans , from Latin extra- + vagant-, vagans , present participle of vagari to wander about, from vagus wandering",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210412"
  },
  "extraverted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or showing the characteristics of an extrovert",
      ": possessing or arising from an outgoing and gregarious nature",
      "\u2014 compare introverted",
      ": having or suggesting the characteristics of an extrovert",
      ": possessing an outgoing and gregarious nature \u2014 compare introverted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-str\u0259-\u02ccv\u0259r-t\u0259d",
      "\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boon",
      "clubbable",
      "clubable",
      "clubby",
      "companionable",
      "convivial",
      "gregarious",
      "outgoing",
      "sociable",
      "social"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "antisocial",
      "insociable",
      "introverted",
      "nongregarious",
      "reclusive",
      "unsociable",
      "unsocial"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from German extravertiert, from extra-  extra- + -vertiert, from Latin vertere \"to turn\" + German -iert, past participle of -ieren, verb formative; formed after Extraversion  extroversion ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1915, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202914"
  },
  "extreme":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": existing in a very high degree",
      ": going to great or exaggerated lengths : radical",
      ": exceeding the ordinary, usual, or expected",
      ": last",
      ": situated at the farthest possible point from a center",
      ": most advanced or thoroughgoing",
      ": maximum",
      ": of, relating to, or being an outdoor activity or a form of a sport (such as skiing) that involves an unusually high degree of physical risk",
      ": involved in an extreme sport",
      ": something situated at or marking one end or the other of a range",
      ": the first term or the last term of a mathematical proportion",
      ": the major term or minor term of a syllogism",
      ": a very pronounced or excessive degree",
      ": highest degree : maximum",
      ": an extreme measure or expedient",
      ": to the greatest possible extent",
      ": very great in degree or severity",
      ": farthest away",
      ": more demanding or dangerous than normal",
      ": something as far as possible from a center or from its opposite",
      ": the greatest possible degree : maximum"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8str\u0113m",
      "ik-\u02c8str\u0113m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "farthermost",
      "farthest",
      "furthermost",
      "furthest",
      "outermost",
      "outmost",
      "remotest",
      "ultimate",
      "utmost"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inmost",
      "innermost",
      "nearest"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Scientists say climate change is responsible for more intense and more frequent extreme events such as storms, droughts, floods and wildfires, though single weather events usually cannot be directly linked to climate change without extensive study. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "The low-lying Pacific islands, which include Fiji, Tonga and Samoa, are some of the most vulnerable countries in the world to the extreme weather events caused by climate change. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
      "Scientists say climate change is responsible for more intense and more frequent extreme events such as storms, droughts, floods and wildfires, though single weather events usually cannot be directly linked to climate change without extensive study. \u2014 Amy Beth Hanson, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "The low-lying Pacific islands, which include Fiji, Tonga and Samoa, are some of the most vulnerable countries in the world to the extreme weather events caused by climate change. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 12 June 2022",
      "According to the humanitarian organization Save the Children, students today are up to seven times more likely than their grandparents to experience extreme weather events like wildfires, heat waves, or droughts. \u2014 Sabrina Toppa, Time , 8 June 2022",
      "They can be monitored, aggregated, and sold into electricity markets \u2014 resources that can prevent widespread outages during extreme weather events. \u2014 Ken Silverstein, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "Experts say having a greater frequency of reliable data can help predict and plan for future extreme weather events, mitigating their impact on human life. \u2014 Wanjohi Kabukuru, ajc , 6 June 2022",
      "The study adds to a growing number of research that underlines how climate change is increasing extreme weather events across the world. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Some corporate employers fear that employees could leak information, allow access to confidential files, contact clients inappropriately or, in the extreme , bring a gun to the office. \u2014 Sarah Scoles, New York Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Biden did express his backing for Israel, but not to that extreme . \u2014 Rick Rouan, USA TODAY , 14 July 2021",
      "Known for his dark humor, Vershynin commended his officers for protecting and serving to the extreme \u2014 fighting side-by-side with the Ukrainian military. \u2014 David L. Stern, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "There are not a lot of actors that can do that, especially to the extreme . \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
      "Offer some deeper wisdom about the mysteries of childhood, of a parent\u2019s nightmare scenario taken to the extreme ? \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 10 May 2022",
      "The 2016 presidential election highlighted this issue to the extreme . \u2014 Jill Griffin, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "Late last year Bugatti launched its own bespoke division, Sur Mesure, giving customers the opportunity to take customizing their 200-plus-mph missiles to the extreme . \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The Guardians usually don\u2019t take things to the extreme . \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 26 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170410"
  },
  "extremely":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in an extreme manner",
      ": to an extreme extent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8str\u0113m-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "achingly",
      "almighty",
      "archly",
      "awful",
      "awfully",
      "badly",
      "beastly",
      "blisteringly",
      "bone",
      "colossally",
      "corking",
      "cracking",
      "damn",
      "damned",
      "dang",
      "deadly",
      "desperately",
      "eminently",
      "enormously",
      "especially",
      "ever",
      "exceedingly",
      "exceeding",
      "extra",
      "fabulously",
      "fantastically",
      "far",
      "fiercely",
      "filthy",
      "frightfully",
      "full",
      "greatly",
      "heavily",
      "highly",
      "hugely",
      "immensely",
      "incredibly",
      "intensely",
      "jolly",
      "majorly",
      "mightily",
      "mighty",
      "monstrous",
      "mortally",
      "most",
      "much",
      "particularly",
      "passing",
      "rattling",
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      "really",
      "right",
      "roaring",
      "roaringly",
      "seriously",
      "severely",
      "so",
      "sore",
      "sorely",
      "spanking",
      "specially",
      "stinking",
      "such",
      "super",
      "supremely",
      "surpassingly",
      "terribly",
      "that",
      "thumping",
      "too",
      "unco",
      "uncommonly",
      "vastly",
      "very",
      "vitally",
      "way",
      "whacking",
      "wicked",
      "wildly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "little",
      "negligibly",
      "nominally",
      "slightly",
      "somewhat"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The third of three main bridges to the city was deemed impassable on Monday, making evacuations extremely difficult. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 14 June 2022",
      "Some specific craft categories \u2013 senior animators, for instance \u2013 are extremely difficult to find, so salaries for those available for employment are going up, Loureiro says. \u2014 Emilio Mayorga, Variety , 13 June 2022",
      "However, because of the unusual weight shift from the line to the pitching mound, playing both sports in college would have been extremely difficult. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 12 June 2022",
      "Tampax Ultra apparently is a product that is extremely difficult to get right now. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
      "Pet and smoke odors can be extremely difficult if not impossible to remove and might be a deal breaker, especially if the item is at the top of your budget. \u2014 Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 June 2022",
      "The first is talking to clean tech entrepreneurs about doing something extremely difficult and understanding if there is a clear pathway to achieving it. \u2014 Brendan Doherty, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "However, reporting on events in Abadan remains extremely difficult as the threat of arrest looms. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
      "That this particular play will be staged in support of women\u2019s access to safe and legal abortions \u2014 or that Schreck takes this subject extremely seriously \u2014 will come as no surprise to fans of her work. \u2014 Jessica Geltstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203212"
  },
  "extremist":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being extreme",
      ": advocacy of extreme measures or views : radicalism"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8str\u0113-\u02ccmi-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The most pessimistic and culturally alienated thinkers on the American right have been given hope \u2014 and that distinctive mixture is an ideal fuel for political extremism . \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Multiple people from Ohio have been indicted or subpoenaed for their part in organizing or partaking in the riot, with researchers now looking at why Ohio is such a hotbed for right-wing extremism . \u2014 cleveland , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Ever the outsider wrecking ball, Bannon set the example for turning efforts to hold Trump acolytes accountable into fuel for more extremism . \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "But instability in Afghanistan threatens Russia, which continues to list the Taliban as a terrorist group, with support for radical Islamic extremism , particularly in the South Caucasus. \u2014 Ian Bremmer, Time , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "And, as the 9/11 anniversary approaches, some are warning Afghanistan could become a safe haven for extremism once more. GEN. \u2014 ABC News , 15 Aug. 2021",
      "Experts have for years sounded alarms about the potential for far-right extremism among members of law enforcement. \u2014 Jeff Weiner, orlandosentinel.com , 15 July 2021",
      "Further restrictions on content about guns or even extremism will only backfire anyway, according to Amy Cooter, an expert on militias. \u2014 David Klepper, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
      "The infamous shooting became an early example of resurgent far-right extremism before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and last month\u2019s racist mass shooting by a white supremacist in Buffalo. \u2014 Joshua Sharpe, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200816"
  },
  "extrinsic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous",
      ": originating from or on the outside",
      ": originating outside a part and acting upon the part as a whole",
      ": external",
      ": originating or due to causes or factors from or on the outside of a body, organ, or part",
      ": originating outside a part and acting on the part as a whole",
      "\u2014 compare intrinsic sense 2",
      ": not contained in or occurring in something (as a contract)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ek-\u02c8strin-zik",
      "-\u02c8strin(t)-sik",
      "ek-\u02c8strin-zik",
      "-\u02c8strin(t)-sik",
      "ek-\u02c8strin-zik, -sik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accidental",
      "adventitious",
      "alien",
      "extraneous",
      "external",
      "foreign",
      "supervenient"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inherent",
      "innate",
      "intrinsic"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "You have to consider any extrinsic factors in the success of the business.",
      "the fact that the ring belonged to your grandmother is extrinsic to its value to a jeweler",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The intrinsic and extrinsic aspects of people in social situations aren\u2019t fixed and distinct but are continually shaping and transforming one another, so that there\u2019s no fact of the matter about which causes what. \u2014 Jessica Riskin, The New York Review of Books , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Don't forget that extrinsic motivation works a lot better when intrinsic motivation is in place. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Trust plays a crucial role in this virtuous cycle, compensating for the fewer opportunities for social status displays and other forms of extrinsic motivation typical of a remote work setting. \u2014 Caterina Bulgarella, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Eugene, Oregon, coach Peter Thompson, likes to break them into two broad categories: intrinsic and extrinsic . \u2014 Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online , 27 June 2020",
      "NFTs take this desire for an extrinsic reward to its logical conclusion: a financial incentive. \u2014 Will Bedingfield, Wired , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Culture needs to go beyond extrinsic rewards to include a clear mission that employees feel connected to and inspired by. \u2014 Caroline Castrillon, Forbes , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "Such alignment between the intrinsic and extrinsic purpose may not always be possible. \u2014 John Baldoni, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "The top 10% of salespeople score highest on extrinsic motivation, followed more distantly by intrinsic drivers, while the bottom 10% score very low in those same drivers. \u2014 Joe Didonato, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French & Late Latin; French extrins\u00e8que , from Late Latin extrinsecus , from Latin, adverb, from without; akin to Latin exter outward and to Latin sequi to follow \u2014 more at exterior , sue ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182654"
  },
  "extroverted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or showing the characteristics of an extrovert",
      ": possessing or arising from an outgoing and gregarious nature",
      "\u2014 compare introverted",
      ": having or suggesting the characteristics of an extrovert",
      ": possessing an outgoing and gregarious nature \u2014 compare introverted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-str\u0259-\u02ccv\u0259r-t\u0259d",
      "\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boon",
      "clubbable",
      "clubable",
      "clubby",
      "companionable",
      "convivial",
      "gregarious",
      "outgoing",
      "sociable",
      "social"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "antisocial",
      "insociable",
      "introverted",
      "nongregarious",
      "reclusive",
      "unsociable",
      "unsocial"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from German extravertiert, from extra-  extra- + -vertiert, from Latin vertere \"to turn\" + German -iert, past participle of -ieren, verb formative; formed after Extraversion  extroversion ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1915, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171307"
  },
  "extrude":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to force, press, or push out",
      "to shape (a substance, such as metal or plastic) by forcing through a die (see die entry 2 sense 3d )",
      "to become extruded",
      "to force, press, or push out",
      "to become extruded"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"ik-\u02c8str\u00fcd",
    "synonyms":[
      "banish",
      "boot (out)",
      "bounce",
      "cast out",
      "chase",
      "dismiss",
      "drum (out)",
      "eject",
      "expel",
      "kick out",
      "oust",
      "out",
      "rout",
      "run off",
      "throw out",
      "turf (out)",
      "turn out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The machine extrudes enough molten glass to fill the mold.",
      "The plastic is extruded as a strong, continuous sheet.",
      "a toy made from extruded plastic",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Black cylindrical pellets of fake regolith, made of volcanic basalt, feed the printer, which will extrude (presumably) tough slabs. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 9 Aug. 2021",
      "Unlike black widows, Silkworms extrude only one type of fiber, made of a protein complex called silk fibroin. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 28 June 2021",
      "Turn the crank to extrude the meat into the casing. \u2014 Cameron Johnson, Popular Mechanics , 12 May 2021",
      "At one time, the cooks dropped the batter off spoons into the hot oil, but most fish camps now rely on machines that extrude hushpuppies into the fryers at a pace that can keep up with demand. \u2014 Sheri Castle, Southern Living , 10 May 2021",
      "Someone could scan an original section, fiddle with the coding and extrude the new piece layer by layer on a 3-D printer fitted with filament that contains wood fibers and plastic. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2021",
      "Well before the days of artisanal everything in Portland, Elephants Deli became one of the city\u2019s first modern markets to extrude its own pasta, squeeze its own orange juice, pour its own espresso and bake its own bread. \u2014 Michael Russell, oregonlive , 12 Sep. 2020",
      "Potentially more promising approaches are to understand exactly how tau is extruded from cells and the receptors that neighboring cells use to pick the protein up; recent experiments in my lab may point to the identity of one such receptor. \u2014 Kenneth S. Kosik, Scientific American , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "Dry Step 6 After the final rinse, drain the sink, move the clothing to one side and, one by one, press down on each garment to extrude the water held in its fibers. \u2014 Jolie Kerr, New York Times , 16 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin extrudere , from ex- + trudere to thrust \u2014 more at threat ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1566, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "exuberance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being exuberant",
      ": an exuberant act or expression"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8z\u00fc-b(\u0259-)r\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "animation",
      "briskness",
      "jazziness",
      "liveliness",
      "lustiness",
      "peppiness",
      "robustness",
      "sprightliness",
      "vibrance",
      "vibrancy",
      "vigorousness",
      "vitality"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inactivity",
      "lifelessness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the exuberance of the housing market was an encouraging economic indicator",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The contrast between the quiet, exclusive nature of Milan Fashion Week and the exuberance of its premier design week has never been more stark than this year. \u2014 Colleen Barry, ajc , 17 June 2022",
      "Shirreffs and his jockey, Victor Espinoza, are just as much a feel-good story as the celebrity that Hot Rod Charlie has brought to the game with the youthful exuberance of his former football playing part-owners. \u2014 John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "The result is a triumph, with all the Belle \u00c9poque exuberance of the original interiors meticulously brought back to life. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Housing experts note that the exuberance in the housing market was also fueled by mortgage rates that were too low for too long as a result of the Federal Reserve Bank's monetary policy. \u2014 Anna Bahney, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Chen, known as the Quad King\u2014quadruple jumps galore\u2014did this to an Elton John medley, rocket-manning around in an outfit that evoked the cosmos and the sweetly nerdy exuberance of childhood. \u2014 Sarah Larson, The New Yorker , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "The bullishness in December is more nuanced than the exuberance sometimes seen the rest of the year\u2014which means investors probably won\u2019t go on a buying spree. \u2014 Mark Hulbert, WSJ , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "None of that, though, compared to the sheer exuberance of the Lox-Dipset battle. \u2014 New York Times , 16 July 2021",
      "The book\u2019s structure attempts to create order from Robinson\u2019s sheer exuberance and enthusiasm, but only half-delivers on that promise. \u2014 Jeff Vandermeer, Washington Post , 21 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211416"
  },
  "exuberate":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to become exuberant : show exuberance",
      ": to have something in abundance : overflow"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8z\u00fc-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "crow",
      "delight",
      "exult",
      "glory",
      "joy",
      "jubilate",
      "kvell",
      "rejoice",
      "triumph"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "after their first World Series championship in 86 years, Bostonians felt that they had earned the right to exuberate with abandon"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193346"
  },
  "exultant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": filled with or expressing great joy or triumph : jubilant",
      ": very happy and excited"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8z\u0259l-t\u1d4ant",
      "ig-\u02c8z\u0259l-t\u1d4ant"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cock-a-hoop",
      "crank",
      "crowing",
      "exulting",
      "glorying",
      "jubilant",
      "prideful",
      "proud",
      "rejoicing",
      "triumphant"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The crowd let out an exultant cheer.",
      "Researchers are exultant over the new discovery.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And a student of Irish nationalism cannot help but anticipate the potential for civil war, for poverty, and terror at the end of an exultant struggle for a smaller nation\u2019s sovereignty. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "In the 43-second clip, Chance contextualizes the Black experience with events past and present, from his exultant version of George Washington\u2019s death to modern day capitalism. \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The book begins with a quirkily exultant 30-page ode, relayed in the first person plural and filled with the author\u2019s signature lists. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "His tears when his impatience costs them a part of the harvest carry a real sting, and his exultant win in a wine-guzzling contest at the town festival gives him a moment of cathartic release, a victory in the face of defeat. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Years later, Dixon would use the exultant feeling of victory as reason to form his nonprofit Marathon Kids Foundation. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 6 Aug. 2020",
      "Altogether, though, this pulsing, exultant musical connects a classic of American entertainment to a contemporary audience as never before. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "The real-world Everett has a brashly self-confident voice, put to work on exultant songs about seeking and finding pleasure. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Poggi, Michigan\u2019s associate head coach, had enjoyed many exultant moments in his football life, from his college days playing with Dan Marino at Pittsburgh to his prep coaching triumphs at Gilman and St. Frances. \u2014 Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com , 31 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1653, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190130"
  },
  "exultation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of exulting : the state of being exultant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-(\u02cc)s\u0259l-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02cceg-(\u02cc)z\u0259l-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The crowd cheered in exultation .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Their later falling-out over matters of pornography and pedophilia is not explored in the documentary, but Soko expresses its early exultation with an intoxicating expansiveness. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
      "The track builds to a mammoth moment of vocal exultation , again orchestrated to bellow through arenas later this year. \u2014 Bobby Olivier, SPIN , 12 May 2022",
      "But judging by the scenes of exultation and joy on the ice at China\u2019s National Indoor Stadium on Friday, the Italian national team will cope just fine without them. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Chen, who stumbled to a 17th-place ranking in the short program at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, pumped his fist in exultation at the end. \u2014 Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Nixon, a very fine actress, managed to invest this storyline with authentic anguish and exultation . \u2014 Tom Gliatto, PEOPLE.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Then came James\u2019s signature exultation : Wooooooooooooo! \u2014 Dan Charnas, Rolling Stone , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "So how exactly did the game end with Curry and his teammates dancing in exultation , as giddy as schoolchildren on the playground at recess, while a capacity crowd at Chase Center roared? \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "For Republicans, particularly those uneasy with Mr. Trump and battered by the party\u2019s string of losses on his watch, Mr. Youngkin\u2019s triumph delivered a moment of exultation . \u2014 Jonathan Martin, New York Times , 3 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175944"
  },
  "exoneration":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship",
      ": to clear from accusation or blame",
      ": to relieve especially of a charge, obligation, or hardship",
      ": to clear from accusation or blame \u2014 compare acquit , exculpate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8z\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "eg-",
      "ig-\u02c8z\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t, eg-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absolve",
      "acquit",
      "clear",
      "exculpate",
      "vindicate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "criminate",
      "incriminate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the results of the DNA fingerprinting finally exonerated the man, but only after he had wasted 10 years of his life in prison",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That wouldn\u2019t exonerate the killer but would offer his memory a gesture of understanding. \u2014 Lance Morrow, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "But in June the Missouri Supreme Court declined to hear Strickland's attempt to exonerate himself. \u2014 Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "In his efforts to chronicle the memories of the victims, Mr. Saotome never tried to exonerate Japan for its culpability in the war. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
      "Despite the tribulations of their new circumstances, the children befriend travelers and staff of the nearby train station, helping friends in need, and ultimately managing to exonerate their father. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "On Monday afternoon, the state\u2019s highest criminal court issued a stay of execution and sent the case back to a trial court for consideration of new evidence that Lucio\u2019s lawyers say could exonerate her. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Smith has maintained his innocence in the triple murder, and his legal team argues there is DNA evidence that would exonerate him of the crime, but requests from his attorneys to reopen the case have been denied. \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Prior to the vote, Ravnsborg sent letters to lawmakers before the vote urging them to exonerate him, the Argus Leader reported. \u2014 Ivan Pereira, ABC News , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Vanessa Potkin, director of special litigation at the Innocence Project and one of Ms. Lucio\u2019s attorneys, said new evidence would exonerate her client. \u2014 Talal Ansari, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin exoneratus , past participle of exonerare to unburden, from ex- + oner-, onus load",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1524, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-112100"
  },
  "experimental":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or based on experience or experiment",
      ": serving the ends of or used as a means of experimentation",
      ": relating to or having the characteristics of experiment : tentative",
      ": relating to, based on, or used for experiment",
      ": of, relating to, or based on experience or experiment",
      ": founded on or derived from experiment",
      ": intentionally produced especially in laboratory animals for the purpose of study"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02ccsper-\u0259-\u02c8men-t\u1d4al",
      "also",
      "ik-\u02ccsper-\u0259-\u02c8men-t\u1d4al",
      "ik-\u02ccsper-\u0259-\u02c8ment-\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "developmental",
      "pilot",
      "trial"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The fuel is being used on an experimental basis.",
      "an experimental procedure for patients suffering from leukemia",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Pfizer's experimental vaccine aims to prevent RSV infections with technology commonly used in vaccines for hepatitis and shingles. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The experimental group used a topical combination of water-soluble CBD and retinol, while the control group treated their skin with retinol alone. \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The key twist: there was no difference between the experimental group and control group: the fancy toothpaste didn\u2019t matter. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "The experimental pop group has seven nominations, including record of the year for Jubilee (Dead Oceans). \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "And then, in January 1933, just seven weeks after their first glimpse of the pathogen, Kendrick and Eldering produced their first experimental pertussis vaccine. \u2014 Richard Conniff, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "So throughout the 1990s, egg freezing was still very, very experimental . \u2014 Quartz Staff, Quartz , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "But its experimental nasal vaccine may prove to be the real game changer. \u2014 Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "When they were later exposed to Covid-19, mice in this experimental group had no detectable amount of the virus in their nasal passages, compared to mice that received two intramuscular injections or two intranasal vaccines. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, borrowed from Medieval Latin exper\u012bment\u0101lis, from Latin exper\u012bmentum \"testing, experience, proof\" + -\u0101lis  -al entry 1 \u2014 more at experiment entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-120543"
  },
  "except for":{
    "type":[
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": with the exception of",
      ": were it not for"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "apart from",
      "aside from",
      "bar",
      "barring",
      "beside",
      "besides",
      "but",
      "except",
      "excepting",
      "excluding",
      "exclusive of",
      "other than",
      "outside",
      "outside of",
      "save",
      "saving"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "except for newscasts, I hardly watch any television at all"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-122602"
  },
  "examine":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to inspect closely",
      ": to test the condition of",
      ": to inquire into carefully : investigate",
      ": to interrogate closely",
      ": to test by questioning in order to determine progress, fitness, or knowledge",
      ": to make or give an examination",
      ": to look at or check carefully",
      ": to question closely",
      ": to inspect or test for evidence of disease or abnormality",
      ": to make or give an examination",
      ": to investigate or inspect closely",
      "\u2014 compare audit",
      ": to question closely especially in a court proceeding \u2014 compare depose"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8za-m\u0259n",
      "ig-\u02c8za-m\u0259n",
      "ig-\u02c8zam-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "catechize",
      "grill",
      "interrogate",
      "pump",
      "query",
      "question",
      "quiz",
      "sweat"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "An accountant has been hired to examine the company's books.",
      "The police examined the evidence carefully.",
      "You should have your eyes examined .",
      "He was examined by several doctors, who found nothing wrong with him.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Freely available, the results will allow researchers and health advocates to examine life expectancy data in small geographic regions, down to the level of each of the nation\u2019s 3,110 counties. \u2014 Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT , 18 June 2022",
      "Investigators need to examine every aspect of that effort, from pressuring Georgia legislators and election officials to scheming to install Jeffrey Clark as Attorney General. \u2014 Mark Hosenball, The New Republic , 13 June 2022",
      "The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene at 10 a.m. ET for a hearing to examine the path forward on U.S.-Syria policy, focusing on strategy and accountability. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 8 June 2022",
      "Thoughtfully examine your assumptions about your employees. \u2014 Neil Bedwell, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "In two stories focused on unhoused mothers and fathers, the NBC Bay Area news teams examine the complexity and reach of the housing crisis produced by ineffective public policy and predations of economic greed. \u2014 Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
      "Re- examine your habits around meal planning and food. \u2014 Alysha Witwicki, Journal Sentinel , 6 June 2022",
      "Specifically, examine the lugs, which are the bumps on the outsole. \u2014 Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
      "The complex of some 500 units remains mostly empty, as Ukrainian war-crimes prosecutors, aided by a French forensic team, examine the damage, tracking the trajectory of Russian fire. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French examiner , from Latin examinare , from examen ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-124457"
  },
  "exhaust":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to consume entirely : use up",
      ": to tire extremely or completely",
      ": to deprive of a valuable quality or constituent",
      ": to draw off or let out completely",
      ": to empty by drawing off the contents",
      ": to create a vacuum in",
      ": to consider or discuss (a subject) thoroughly or completely",
      ": to try out the whole number of",
      ": discharge , empty",
      ": the escape of used gas or vapor from an engine",
      ": the gas or vapor thus escaping",
      ": the conduit through which used gases escape",
      ": an arrangement for removing fumes, dusts, or odors from an enclosure",
      ": exhaustion",
      ": to tire out : fatigue",
      ": to use up completely",
      ": to try out all of",
      ": the gas that escapes from an engine",
      ": a system of pipes through which exhaust escapes",
      ": to draw off or let out completely",
      ": to empty by drawing off the contents",
      ": to create a vacuum in",
      ": to use up : consume completely",
      ": to tire extremely or completely",
      ": to extract completely with a solvent",
      ": to use up or consume entirely: as",
      ": to try all of (available remedies)",
      ": to bring (a claim) through all available prior levels of review"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8z\u022fst",
      "ig-\u02c8z\u022fst",
      "ig-\u02c8z\u022fst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "break",
      "burn out",
      "bust",
      "do in",
      "do up",
      "drain",
      "fag",
      "fatigue",
      "frazzle",
      "harass",
      "kill",
      "knock out",
      "outwear",
      "tire",
      "tucker (out)",
      "wash out",
      "wear",
      "wear out",
      "weary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "If they keep spending this way, they'll exhaust their savings.",
      "He can talk about baseball for hours and still feel that he hasn't exhausted the subject .",
      "Noun",
      "diesel exhaust from passing trucks",
      "There's a problem with the car's exhaust .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Left in automatic mode while prowling the streets of Orange County, everything from ride quality to shift quality to exhaust note feels quite civilized. \u2014 Karl Brauer, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "In certain markets, like Phoenix, Arizona, the pressures are immediate: Amazon was projected to exhaust that potential workforce by the end of 2021. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 17 June 2022",
      "Track hounds might have fun experimenting with the three engine-response modes, three suspension settings, three levels of stability control, six transmission-shift modes, adjustments for steering and nuances to exhaust sound. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 8 June 2022",
      "Mount Hood, an 11,249-foot active volcano, passes by two giant cavities that exhaust lethal sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide. \u2014 Outside Online , 29 May 2022",
      "The latter two records measure the power of application-layer attacks, which attempt to exhaust the computing resources of a target\u2019s infrastructure. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "As long as Ukraine is able to hold out with military aid against severe casualties, the sanctions will do more to exhaust Putin. \u2014 Josh Boak, Chron , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "The high court\u2019s denial of the petition on Monday seems to exhaust any attempts to revisit Mr. Cosby\u2019s prosecution. \u2014 Kris Maher, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "That will exhaust our bankroll, but hopefully one of those bets will hit and turn Derby Day into a profitable venture. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 7 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The grill has a downward exhaust system located on the back instead of a traditional smokestack. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
      "McLaren upgraded the internals, including pistons and gaskets; changed the ECU and fuel system to move more gas through; and reworked the exhaust system to minimize backpressure. \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 18 May 2022",
      "Same goes for the Z\u2019s lack of an active exhaust system. \u2014 Bradley Iger, Ars Technica , 16 May 2022",
      "Its design took notes more directly from the film, borrowing from an aerial security transport spaceship known as the Recognizer; a satin-black diamond-panel exhaust system was designed to resemble the spaceship itself. \u2014 Hannah Selinger, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
      "Some of the lint is caught by the dryer\u2019s lint trap, but some gets into the dryer\u2019s exhaust system and dryer vent. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "On May 22, police stopped a driver for a loud exhaust . \u2014 Cheryl Higley, cleveland , 29 May 2022",
      "The scent of gasoline and exhaust permeated the early-morning air. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
      "In new construction, the cost of a heat pump may be more than a traditional furnace and air conditioner, but that can be offset by savings on gas pipes, ductwork and exhaust vents. \u2014 Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1531, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-133412"
  },
  "examination":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of examining : the state of being examined",
      ": an exercise designed to examine progress or test qualification or knowledge",
      ": a formal interrogation",
      ": the act of checking closely and carefully",
      ": a test given to determine progress, fitness, or knowledge",
      ": the act or process of inspecting or testing for evidence of disease or abnormality \u2014 see physical examination",
      ": the act or process of examining",
      ": a formal questioning especially in a court proceeding \u2014 see also cross-examination , direct examination , recross-examination , redirect examination \u2014 compare affidavit , deposition"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02ccza-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "ig-\u02ccza-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "ig-\u02cczam-\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "exam",
      "quiz",
      "test"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In February, City Councilor Julia Mejia proposed a commission to study reparations for Black Bostonians, calling for a wide-ranging examination of ongoing harms and inequities. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "Normally, defense attorneys receive the names of prosecution witnesses in advance, and can research their backgrounds while preparing for cross- examination . \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "Some deaths that would have been brought in for external examination \u2014when coroners examine the victim\u2019s body, including scars, surgical incisions and medical devices\u2014are now investigated with medical records alone, Pinneri notes. \u2014 Sara Novak, Scientific American , 6 June 2022",
      "The bodies were sent to morgues for forensic examination , and some 200 of the victims have not been identified, ministry spokeswoman Alyona Matveyeva said. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 June 2022",
      "The California Department of Fish and Wildlife tranquilized the cat and sent it to the Oakland Zoo for examination . \u2014 CBS News , 2 June 2022",
      "Kilpatrick said her body was taken to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences lab for examination . \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 24 May 2022",
      "Dutch authorities conducted antibody testing on all farms and required farmers to report respiratory symptoms in mink and regularly submit carcasses for examination . \u2014 Emily Anthes, New York Times , 22 May 2022",
      "Concepts introduced to audiences by Mosley for examination include excising the idea of owning a single-family home from the American dream. \u2014 Jessica Geltstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-143056"
  },
  "explicable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of being explained"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ek-\u02c8spli-k\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8ek-(\u02cc)spli-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "answerable",
      "explainable",
      "resolvable",
      "soluble",
      "solvable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hopeless",
      "inexplicable",
      "insoluble",
      "insolvable",
      "unexplainable",
      "unresolvable",
      "unsolvable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "phenomena explicable by the laws of physics",
      "the mystery of those strange noises became quite explicable once we realized that a colony of bats had taken up residence",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The news comes as Twitter has been roiled by market turbulence and Musk's not-entirely- explicable concerns about the number of fake accounts on Twitter. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2022",
      "Instead, growing divergence between leading central banks is roiling exchange rates, primarily via a sustained and not fully explicable appreciation of the dollar. \u2014 Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "This one feels like an explicable blip: the two best players out for large stretches, others out due to era-defining pandemic, a tough schedule. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Remble and everyone around him are very aware of the stakes when Drakeo, a cause celebre for the L.A. rap world, or Nipsey Hussle, a universally beloved community figure, can be killed for barely explicable reasons. \u2014 August Brown Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "An explicable Anthony Brown pass on the next Oregon drive was picked off along the sideline by Malone Mataele, setting the Utes up inside the Oregon 40-yard line with eight seconds left in the half. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "Science, after all, is about what is observable, quantifiable, testable, predictable, explicable \u2014 and dreams are none of these things. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "These scenes are not very frightening, or even explicable . \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "As for the pundits laboring to explain the explicable , Paul Krugman of the New York Times has formed a conclusion on why some Democratic lawmakers aren\u2019t eager to embrace the Sanders agenda rejected by Democratic voters last year. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 28 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1545, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-183354"
  },
  "extemporary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": extemporaneous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8stem-p\u0259-\u02ccrer-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ad hoc",
      "ad-lib",
      "down and dirty",
      "extemporaneous",
      "extempore",
      "impromptu",
      "improvisational",
      "improvised",
      "off-the-cuff",
      "offhand",
      "offhanded",
      "snap",
      "spur-of-the-moment",
      "unconsidered",
      "unplanned",
      "unpremeditated",
      "unprepared",
      "unrehearsed",
      "unstudied"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "considered",
      "planned",
      "premeditated",
      "premeditative",
      "prepared",
      "rehearsed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "caught red-handed, the would-be embezzler proceeded to give some extemporary and not very convincing explanations for her actions"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1596, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-190915"
  },
  "exculpate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to clear from alleged fault or guilt",
      ": to clear from alleged fault or guilt",
      "\u2014 compare acquit , exonerate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-(\u02cc)sk\u0259l-\u02ccp\u0101t",
      "(\u02cc)ek-\u02c8sk\u0259l-",
      "\u02c8ek-sk\u0259l-\u02ccp\u0101t, ek-\u02c8sk\u0259l-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absolve",
      "acquit",
      "clear",
      "exonerate",
      "vindicate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "criminate",
      "incriminate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The court exculpated him after a thorough investigation.",
      "I will present evidence that will exculpate my client.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Prosecutors said examining Suzanne Morphew's body could incriminate or exculpate her husband. \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 6 May 2022",
      "Lloris was keen to exculpate his manager, emphasizing that Mourinho sent them out to be positive and attack. \u2014 Joshua Law, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2021",
      "After all, if Mulvaney or Bolton could give testimony that would exculpate Trump in the Ukraine scandal, the president would have frog-marched them to the House Intelligence Committee himself last month. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 19 Dec. 2019",
      "The East defined itself in the tradition of communists who had resisted fascism, giving rise to a state doctrine of remembrance that effectively exculpated it from wartime atrocities. \u2014 Katrin Bennhold, New York Times , 9 Nov. 2019",
      "No evidence emerged linking the man to the crime at the school in Myanmar\u2019s capital, Naypyitaw, and some testimony exculpated him. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Dec. 2019",
      "Thus, Harvey\u2019s magnitude does not exculpate the government of liability for its actions. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Dec. 2019",
      "The fact that the bombardiers are Saudi hardly exculpates the United States. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 Oct. 2019",
      "Another investigator, retired federal judge Barbara Jones, took on the task of laying out the larger context of the league\u2019s gross mishandling of the Rice case apart from the tiny, exculpating factoid that Mr. Mueller was assigned to document. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 26 Mar. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin exculpatus , past participle of exculpare , from Latin ex- + culpa blame",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1656, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-203025"
  },
  "expeditious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by or acting with prompt efficiency"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-sp\u0259-\u02c8di-sh\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alacritous",
      "alert",
      "prompt",
      "quick",
      "ready",
      "willing"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a company that is well-regarded for its expeditious handling of any request or complaint",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Lingering for three days cannot be considered expeditious or continuous. \u2014 Jill Goldenziel, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "The most expeditious way to discover whether your whatnot is worth something or nothing is to visit an actual consignment shop in an actual building. \u2014 Patricia Marx, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "Many entrants in digital health look for a big brand to buy them, enabling an expeditious exit. \u2014 Dave Kuraguntla, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "While quick to applaud the decision to feed manatees, Save the Manatee Club was equally expeditious in reminding the general public to avoid giving food to the animals. \u2014 Max Chesnes, USA TODAY , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Coming into Bond Avenue Fish and Poultry isn\u2019t meant to be an expeditious experience. \u2014 Tara Adhikari, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "Britney files her own request with the court demanding the expeditious end to her conservatorship. \u2014 Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "Also, time is the enemy of all deals, so having all of your ducks in a row for an expeditious and diligent process is paramount to the successful close of a transaction. \u2014 Jay Jung, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "In a previous Goodluck court order, Judge Mehta ordered the State Department to make expeditious good faith efforts to adjudicate DV-2021 visas. \u2014 Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes , 26 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1599, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-220843"
  },
  "examen":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": examination",
      ": a critical study"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8z\u0101-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "delving",
      "disquisition",
      "examination",
      "exploration",
      "inquest",
      "inquiry",
      "inquisition",
      "investigation",
      "probation",
      "probe",
      "probing",
      "research",
      "study"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "an examen of the president's assasination that has been plagued by controversy since its original publication",
      "an insightful examen of the poet's works"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin, tongue of a balance, examination, from exigere \u2014 more at exact ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1502, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-230603"
  },
  "exhaustion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of exhausting : the state of being exhausted",
      ": the condition of being very tired",
      ": the act of using up completely",
      ": the act or process of exhausting : the state of being exhausted",
      "\u2014 see heat exhaustion",
      ": neurosis following overstrain or overexertion especially in military combat",
      ": the act or process of exhausting",
      ": exhaustion of remedies"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8z\u022fs-ch\u0259n",
      "ig-\u02c8z\u022fs-ch\u0259n",
      "ig-\u02c8z\u022fs-ch\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "burnout",
      "collapse",
      "fatigue",
      "frazzle",
      "lassitude",
      "prostration",
      "tiredness",
      "weariness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "refreshment",
      "rejuvenation",
      "rejuvenescence",
      "revitalization"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He worked to the point of complete exhaustion .",
      "the exhaustion of our natural resources",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These practices will only result in the same degree of exhaustion , slowing the team\u2019s momentum. \u2014 Karl Moore, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Their work was essential to preventing any catastrophic systems failures, and the Russians forced them to work past the point of exhaustion . \u2014 Serhiy Morgunov, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "What could have used the same level of control is Martone\u2019s treatment of nostalgia, which gets telegraphed to the point of exhaustion . \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022",
      "In Italian, to be a donkey, or asino, means to either not be good in school or to work to the point of exhaustion . \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
      "Always look for signs of exhaustion and make sure to provide adequate restroom breaks. \u2014 Malia Wollan, New York Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Cameron was one of several people who told Rolling Stone that Hawkins had complained of exhaustion due to the group\u2019s breakneck schedule. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Cameron was one of several people who told Rolling Stone that Hawkins had complained of exhaustion due to the group\u2019s breakneck schedule. \u2014 al , 17 May 2022",
      "But the day was hot and Pietri had reached the edge of exhaustion . \u2014 Roger Robinson, Outside Online , 10 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1615, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-003912"
  },
  "explore":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to investigate, study, or analyze : look into",
      ": to become familiar with by testing or experimenting",
      ": to travel over (new territory) for adventure or discovery",
      ": to examine especially for diagnostic purposes",
      ": to make or conduct a systematic search",
      ": to search through or into : study closely",
      ": to go into or through for purposes of discovery or adventure",
      ": to examine (as by surgery) especially for diagnostic purposes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spl\u022fr",
      "ik-\u02c8spl\u022fr",
      "ik-\u02c8spl\u014d(\u0259)r, -\u02c8spl\u022f(\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "delve (into)",
      "dig (into)",
      "examine",
      "inquire (into)",
      "investigate",
      "look (into)",
      "probe",
      "research"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Kassabova, who left Bulgaria as a teen after the collapse of the Soviet Union, returned to her homeland 20 years later to explore the layered communities along its borders with Greece and Turkey. \u2014 Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
      "The national mood has shifted in the two years since George Floyd\u2019s killing at the hands of Minneapolis police, a time when many Democratic lawmakers promised to explore alternatives to policing or reduce departments\u2019 funding in local budgets. \u2014 Michael Brice-saddler, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
      "The idea was to explore and cultivate the beauty and botanical benefits of this signature bloom. \u2014 Jessica Matlin, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 June 2022",
      "One option for the water authority right now is to explore a deal within the 2026 negotiations that could bring down the cost of water. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
      "One goal in the plan is to explore the feasibility of east-west street connections to the Mountain View Corridor, Bangerter Highway, Utah 111 (also known as the Bacchus Highway), Interstate 80, I-215, I-15 and other high-speed roadways. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
      "While the name of the organization will be the Granby/Simsbury Chamber of Commerce, one of Juarez\u2019s first tasks will be to explore , with a marketing committee, a new name and brand for the new chamber. \u2014 Steve Smith, Hartford Courant , 20 May 2022",
      "Details here from Grist\u2019s Emily Pontecorvo, who writes that these local governments are some of the first to seriously explore removing carbon from the atmosphere (while also moving aggressively to cut emissions). \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "To visit the show is to explore his darkly romantic world, teeming with nymphs, crustaceans, and Macbeth skulls. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin explorare , from ex- + plorare to cry out",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1531, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-091438"
  },
  "expressed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to represent in words : state",
      ": to make known the opinions or feelings of (oneself)",
      ": to give expression to the artistic or creative impulses or abilities of (oneself)",
      ": to give or convey a true impression of : show , reflect",
      ": to represent by a sign or symbol : symbolize",
      ": delineate , depict",
      ": to send by express",
      ": to force out (something, such as the juice of a fruit) by pressure",
      ": to subject to pressure so as to extract something",
      ": to cause (a gene) to manifest its effects in the phenotype",
      ": to manifest or produce (a character, molecule, or effect) by a genetic process",
      ": directly, firmly, and explicitly stated",
      ": exact , precise",
      ": of a particular sort : specific",
      ": designed for or adapted to its purpose",
      ": traveling at high speed",
      ": traveling with few or no stops along the way",
      ": designed or intended to be used for fast movement or travel",
      ": delivered faster than usual",
      ": designated to be delivered without delay by special messenger",
      ": a system for the prompt and safe transportation of parcels, money, or goods at rates higher than standard freight charges",
      ": a company operating such a merchandise freight service",
      ": a messenger sent on a special errand",
      ": a dispatch conveyed by a special messenger",
      ": special delivery",
      ": an express vehicle",
      ": by express",
      ": expressly",
      ": to make known especially in words",
      ": to represent by a sign or symbol",
      ": to send by a quick method of delivery",
      ": clearly stated",
      ": of a certain sort",
      ": sent or traveling at high speed",
      ": a system for the quick transportation of goods",
      ": a vehicle (as a train or elevator) run at special speed with few or no stops",
      ": to make known or exhibit by an expression",
      ": to force out by pressure",
      ": to subject to pressure so as to extract something",
      ": to cause (a gene) to manifest its effects in the phenotype",
      ": to manifest or produce (a character, molecule, or effect) by a genetic process",
      ": directly and distinctly stated or expressed rather than implied or left to inference \u2014 compare implied",
      ": to make known (one's thoughts, ideas, or opinions) by words, conduct, or symbols \u2014 see also expression"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spres",
      "ik-\u02c8spres",
      "ik-\u02c8spres, ek-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "air",
      "expound",
      "give",
      "look",
      "raise",
      "sound",
      "state",
      "vent",
      "ventilate",
      "voice"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "concrete",
      "distinct",
      "especial",
      "peculiar",
      "precise",
      "set",
      "special",
      "specific"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The resolution would push the city to educate residents on the history of the slave trade here and create a registry allowing Bostonians to express regret for past injustices. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "While council members did express support for restoring some or all of the arts center\u2019s funding at Wednesday\u2019s meeting, at least one member said that going forward, the city must reduce its subsidy of the arts center. \u2014 Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "Until everyone in your company can express , simply, the company\u2019s destination and motivation, this work is not yet done. \u2014 Lars Lehne, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s an extraordinarily sophisticated maneuver, one that doesn\u2019t ascribe intention based on personal information but rather allows the art to express its deeper content. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
      "Davidson is known for his tendency to get tattoos to express affection. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 June 2022",
      "If there is something that characterizes them is to have lost the fear of what society will say about them and express their emotions and personalities without fear and with pride. \u2014 Vogue , 19 May 2022",
      "The criticism on state television echoes fears Russians express in private over the fate of the conflict and their own country. \u2014 Thomas Grove, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "One element of the platform\u2014the Away message\u2014became a crucial way to mold AIM into a space where teens could explore and express their developing identities. \u2014 Michelle Delgado, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The crash closed express lanes in both directions, one lane on I-4 East and reduced I-4 West to just one lane. \u2014 Desiree Stennett, Orlando Sentinel , 6 June 2022",
      "Every day, the war in Ukraine reminds us of the gratuitous and appalling loss that occurs in a conflict between forces set up for the express purpose of killing. \u2014 John R. Macarthur, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "The messages appeared to be sent with the express purpose of forcing the candidate to drop out of the race, according to the Justice Department. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Free People is offering free express shipping on every order right now, ensuring your supersoft tees, flowy dresses, and cozy loungewear will arrive before Memorial Day. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 24 May 2022",
      "Walmart is offering the drone deliveries as a form of express delivery over the company\u2019s existing two-hour, next-day and two-day shipping services. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 24 May 2022",
      "The express fees for speedy cash rankle consumer advocates too, especially since the apps typically advertise advances as free. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
      "There will be an express entrance line for fans that come without clear bags. \u2014 al , 17 May 2022",
      "That effort seeks to include express language in the state Constitution indicating abortions are protected. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Alabama's draft-pick express is showing no sign of a slowdown, particularly with its two best players \u2013 linebacker Will Anderson and quarterback Bryce Young \u2013 about to enter their first year of draft eligibility. \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 1 May 2022",
      "Yet the Russian military is making little headway halting what has become a historic arms express . \u2014 Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Preliminary investigation showed that, in a crash on the express , a driver involved in a prior crash got out to look at their vehicle, another vehicle couldn't stop, and the second vehicle hit the first and pushed it into the pedestrian, MSP said. \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Considering the features of most dropshipping businesses whereas a majority of the parcels are relatively lightweight, smaller in size and with fewer items in one order, sellers often choose to send products by express shipping. \u2014 Andy Chou, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Citizen petitions to the F.D.A.\u2014which anyone can file to request action or express concern\u2014are published online, and within hours Cassava\u2019s stock had plunged roughly thirty per cent. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "For those who paid extra for express shipping, packages arrived even more punctually. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "Nevertheless, international express can always be a backup alternative when delays in production happen and consumers are unsatisfied. \u2014 Andy Chou, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Inflation, price increases and clogged shipping networks are threatening to put a crimp in maybe the most beloved supply chain of all: the Santa Claus gift express . \u2014 Bill Keveney, USA TODAY , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "All express pleasant shock at their changed Sundays. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 5 Feb. 2018",
      "EXPRESS -BUS SOLUTION Why the Metro Gold Line is not the solution to traffic congestion in St. Paul: Congestion is primarily during rush hour and thus the solution must address commuters during typical business hours. \u2014 Letter Writers, Twin Cities , 15 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1f",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1619, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-113819"
  },
  "exult":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be extremely joyful : rejoice",
      ": to leap for joy",
      ": to feel or show great happiness : rejoice"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8z\u0259lt",
      "ig-\u02c8z\u0259lt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "crow",
      "delight",
      "exuberate",
      "glory",
      "jubilate",
      "joy",
      "kvell",
      "rejoice",
      "triumph"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "\u201cThat was the best meal I've ever had!\u201d he exulted .",
      "the winners of the Super Bowl spent the next week exulting in their victory",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Weinreich did not plan to stay awake until dawn to exult in that achievement, to revel in the perpetuation of the sort of uncontested primacy that most fans, in theory, crave. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "For fifteen years, Zabihullah Mujahid was the Tokyo Rose of the Taliban: a clandestine operative who called reporters to claim responsibility for his fighters\u2019 attacks and to exult in their victories. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "For the city\u2019s mayor, Ras Baraka, the progress has provided a chance to exult after he was long accused of neglecting, mismanaging and denying the severity of the problem. \u2014 Kevin Armstrong, New York Times , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "The day when artists and audiences can breathe and exult together in the same room is getting ever closer. \u2014 Rohan Preston, Star Tribune , 8 June 2021",
      "And, if the ninety-fourth Academy Awards will no longer exult in the period luxury of Union Station, perhaps another grand arena can be found. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 26 Apr. 2021",
      "But the new display feels liberating, giving permission to exult in simple aesthetic experience. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Mar. 2021",
      "Just as American adults exult in their individuality, so too are children encouraged to think of themselves as imbued with their own personality. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "In different times, the result might have been cause to exult . \u2014 Glenn Gamboa, ajc , 27 Jan. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French exulter , from Latin exsultare , literally, to leap up, from ex- + saltare to leap \u2014 more at saltation ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1548, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-114610"
  },
  "explainable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make known",
      ": to make plain or understandable",
      ": to give the reason for or cause of",
      ": to show the logical development or relationships of",
      ": to make something plain or understandable",
      ": to clarify one's statements or the reasons for one's conduct",
      ": to make clear : clarify",
      ": to give the reasons for or cause of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spl\u0101n",
      "ik-\u02c8spl\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clarify",
      "clear (up)",
      "construe",
      "demonstrate",
      "demystify",
      "elucidate",
      "explicate",
      "expound",
      "get across",
      "illuminate",
      "illustrate",
      "interpret",
      "simplify",
      "spell out",
      "unriddle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "obscure"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That may explain why Black women, many of whom suffer from uterine fibroids, are more often diagnosed later in the disease process, Doll said. \u2014 Roni Caryn Rabin, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "The BlackRock team has gone to greater lengths in recent years to explain the reasoning behind high-profile votes, such as in the Exxon proxy fight. \u2014 Angel Au-yeung, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "Byrne\u2019s team also processed fraud tips in Washington, where Byrne said he was occasionally asked to speak by phone with county officials or prosecutors to explain his theory about voting machine fraud. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "When a disagreement comes\u2014when another employee challenges another autonomous employee\u2019s decision\u2014there must be transparency in decision-making to adequately explain why such a decision was made. \u2014 Dylan Taylor, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "The company is even asking schools to explain how teams use and distribute the stickers on players\u2019 helmets week to week to re-create the same detail over the course of a season, for example. \u2014 Teddy Amenabar, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "That may explain why Black women, many of whom suffer from uterine fibroids, are more often diagnosed later in the disease process, Dr. Doll said. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "That can look like adding more sentences to explain something, including punctuation to clarify intentions, or using emojis to keep messages light. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
      "Of all the models to explain the high mortality, high temperatures seemed to correlate best, Litzow said. \u2014 Elizabeth Earl For Alaska Journal Of Commerce, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English explanen , from Latin explanare , literally, to make level, from ex- + planus level, flat \u2014 more at floor ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-120118"
  },
  "experience":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": direct observation of or participation in events as a basis of knowledge",
      ": the fact or state of having been affected by or gained knowledge through direct observation or participation",
      ": practical knowledge, skill, or practice derived from direct observation of or participation in events or in a particular activity",
      ": the length of such participation",
      ": something personally encountered, undergone, or lived through",
      ": the conscious events that make up an individual life",
      ": the events that make up the conscious past of a community or nation or humankind generally",
      ": the act or process of directly perceiving events or reality",
      ": to have experience of : undergo",
      ": to learn by experience (see experience entry 1 )",
      ": the process of living through an event or events",
      ": the skill or knowledge gained by actually doing a thing",
      ": something that someone has actually done or lived through",
      ": to undergo or live through : have experience of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spir-\u0113-\u0259n(t)s",
      "ik-\u02c8spir-\u0113-\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chops",
      "expertise",
      "know-how",
      "moxie",
      "proficiency",
      "savvy",
      "skills"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "endure",
      "feel",
      "have",
      "know",
      "pass",
      "see",
      "suffer",
      "sustain",
      "taste",
      "undergo",
      "witness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Sure, tasting my way through The Shuk marketplace in Jerusalem was an experience unlike any other, as was ringing the bell at the opening ceremony of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange alongside a group of brilliant and talented Under 30 alums. \u2014 Kristin Stoller, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "So is convincing people that taking public transportation is not only a safe experience , but a comfortable one. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Opening this restaurant is an emotional experience for Bianco. \u2014 Andy Wang, Robb Report , 16 June 2022",
      "While it has long been celebrated in the African American community, Sims says the museum will be a learning experience for all. \u2014 CBS News , 16 June 2022",
      "Finding the de Kooning has been a life-changing experience for the Silver City antique dealers. \u2014 Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
      "So one of the positive consequences of the pandemic is a more rewarding concert experience in 2022. \u2014 The Enquirer , 15 June 2022",
      "Going on a cruise with family or friends can be a great experience , but there are also downsides. \u2014 Morgan Hines, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "Olivia Hernandez\u2019s introduction to high school soccer was an eye-opening experience , both for her and for everyone who saw her play. \u2014 Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "People who experience poverty are 49% more likely to live in areas that exceed the national pollution threshold, the report found. \u2014 Zachary Schermele, NBC News , 16 June 2022",
      "And it\u2019s a California pastime that everyone, no matter the skill level or interest, should experience at least once in their life. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Finding that stars also experience similar events is fascinating. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 16 June 2022",
      "The Arizona Republic has previously reported that south and west Phoenix residents experience higher levels of air pollution due to wind patterns that push polluted air toward the areas, which sit at lower elevations than other places in the Valley. \u2014 Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
      "Over the past decade, many forecasters were actually more concerned that the global economy would experience persistent deflation rather than inflation. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "Mammoth, Osprey Falls, Indian Creek Campground and Lava Creek Campgrounds, all located in the park, are locations that will experience floods, the NWS said. \u2014 Claudia Dominguez, CNN , 13 June 2022",
      "Assuming that the transition doesn\u2019t experience yet another delay, investors can also expect the switch to dramatically impact the value of their portfolios. \u2014 Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "But the more people who get sick, the greater the likelihood that someone will experience a rare and serious complication. \u2014 Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1580, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-123825"
  },
  "excursion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a going out or forth : expedition",
      ": a usually brief pleasure trip",
      ": a trip at special reduced rates",
      ": deviation from a direct, definite, or proper course",
      ": digression",
      ": a movement outward and back or from a mean position or axis",
      ": the distance traversed : amplitude",
      ": a brief trip for pleasure",
      ": a trip at special reduced rates",
      ": a movement outward and back or from a mean position or axis",
      ": the distance traversed",
      ": one complete movement of expansion and contraction of the lungs and their membranes (as in breathing)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sk\u0259r-zh\u0259n",
      "ik-\u02c8sk\u0259r-zh\u0259n",
      "ik-\u02c8sk\u0259r-zh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "jaunt",
      "junket",
      "outing",
      "ramble",
      "sally",
      "sashay",
      "sortie",
      "spin"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They went on a brief excursion to the coast.",
      "our weekend excursions have encompassed virtually all parts of our home state",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Since that excursion to Keizer in May, the Lions didn\u2019t lose a single game. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 June 2022",
      "The Roman residency is being inaugurated with a cocktail party and dinner at fashion favorite canteen Pierluigi, followed by a weekend excursion to the seaside La Posta Vecchia hotel. \u2014 Todd Plummer, Robb Report , 5 May 2022",
      "May is ideal for being outdoors, and hikers will enjoy the two-mile trail on Whiteside Mountain and an excursion to Whitewater Falls. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The excursion to California lasted a week, but the Wings played three times in four days \u2014 with just two points, and no wins \u2014 because their Jan. 6 game at Anaheim was rescheduled to Jan. 9 when the Ducks had COVID-19 issues. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Eboni brings Sonja to a matchmaker in Philadelphia; Leah hosts an excursion to Salem, Mass.; at Leah\u2019s dinner, Eboni questions some of the ladies\u2019 allegiances after the election. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 July 2021",
      "Brian Williams reminded viewers about Cruz\u2019s brief excursion to Mexico in February. \u2014 Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News , 25 May 2021",
      "The change meant many details of the cruise weren\u2019t settled until the last minute, including an excursion to tour a glacier. \u2014 Jacob Passy, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
      "Up the ante at the five-star Sani Resort, where eco-guide Giorgos Andreou can dazzle you with group or private programs, including birdwatching, beekeeping, a wetlands walking tour, a forest stroll, and an olive grove excursion . \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure , 7 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin excursion-, excursio , from excurrere ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-144025"
  },
  "extremity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the farthest or most remote part, section, or point",
      ": a limb of the body",
      ": a human hand or foot",
      ": extreme danger or critical need",
      ": a moment marked by imminent destruction or death",
      ": an intense degree",
      ": the utmost degree (as of emotion or pain)",
      ": a drastic or desperate act or measure",
      ": the farthest limit, point, or part",
      ": an end part (as a foot) of a limb of the body",
      ": an extreme degree (as of emotion)",
      ": the farthest or most remote part, section, or point",
      ": a limb of the body",
      ": a human hand or foot"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8stre-m\u0259-t\u0113",
      "ik-\u02c8strem-\u0259-t\u0113",
      "ik-\u02c8strem-\u0259t-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boiling point",
      "breaking point",
      "clutch",
      "conjuncture",
      "crisis",
      "crossroad(s)",
      "crunch",
      "crunch time",
      "Dunkirk",
      "emergency",
      "exigency",
      "flash point",
      "head",
      "juncture",
      "tinderbox",
      "zero hour"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The extremity of her grief is impossible to imagine.",
      "made offers of aid to the refugees, and of asylum in extremity",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Moreover, the researchers were able to develop reliable digital measures for symptoms like upper- extremity bradykinesia and rest tremor. \u2014 Mario Aguilar, STAT , 3 June 2022",
      "The smoothness of travelling as a tourist seemed irreconcilable with the state of exertion and extremity that Pellegrin thought of as inherent to the creation of good work. \u2014 Ben Taub, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "Burbach's services include digital X-rays, spinal/ extremity adjustments, electrical muscle stimulation, hot/cold therapy, stretching, therapeutic exercise and more. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
      "Sunday services were drowned out by sloganeering, while those who couldn\u2019t get inside chuntered around with even more extremity . \u2014 Arjun Singh, National Review , 9 May 2022",
      "But given the extremity of the current conditions, Cloud believes the WNBA should take action to at least soften its rule. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 1 June 2022",
      "Immobilize the affected extremity in a neutral position with s splint. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "In his confrontation scene with Rodriguez, Steiger does things that are almost inhuman in their emotional extremity . \u2014 Isaac Butler, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The set design, costumes, cinematography, music selection and timing, and script serve to hammer home the extremity of the characters\u2019 lives. \u2014 Caroline Downey, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190642"
  },
  "exhaustively":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": including all possibilities : thorough"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8z\u022f-stiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "all-out",
      "clean",
      "complete",
      "comprehensive",
      "full-scale",
      "out-and-out",
      "thorough",
      "thoroughgoing",
      "total"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The list was long but not exhaustive .",
      "after an exhaustive search of our house, we still hadn't found the cat",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This list may not be exhaustive , and the automakers are reportedly changing these lease terms for customers who are still in their current leases. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "However, not all toxic chemicals used by corporations are listed in the TRI, meaning that its inventory of toxin-emitting sites is not exhaustive . \u2014 Zachary Smith, cleveland , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "In Arizona, Republicans behind that state's flawed election review introduced a bill to require an exhaustive review following every election. \u2014 Scott Bauer, ajc , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Here is a brief introduction into the various kinds of weddings in India, which is not exhaustive but offers an overview of distinct traditions. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Everyone\u2019s tax situation is different so the IRS list isn\u2019t exhaustive . \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel said investigators conducted an exhaustive review of last week\u2019s blaze in the Fairmount neighborhood, including X-ray analysis and examining other potential ignition sources, such as outlets near the tree. \u2014 Omar Abdel-baqui, WSJ , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Florida's former attorney general ordered the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to review the case in 2018, and state attorney Gladson began an exhaustive review soon after. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "Below, a comprehensive but by no means exhaustive list of what Aatish Taseer, Maaza Mengiste and Thomas Page McBee read, watched and listened to in preparation for their travels. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1789, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191104"
  },
  "excessive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exceeding what is usual, proper, necessary, or normal",
      ": being too much",
      ": exceeding what is proper, necessary, or normal",
      ": being out of proportion to the offense"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8se-siv",
      "ik-\u02c8se-siv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baroque",
      "devilish",
      "exorbitant",
      "extravagant",
      "extreme",
      "fancy",
      "immoderate",
      "inordinate",
      "insane",
      "intolerable",
      "lavish",
      "overdue",
      "overextravagant",
      "overmuch",
      "overweening",
      "plethoric",
      "steep",
      "stiff",
      "towering",
      "unconscionable",
      "undue",
      "unmerciful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "middling",
      "moderate",
      "modest",
      "reasonable",
      "temperate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "an excessive display of wealth",
      "High fever, nausea, and excessive sweating are some of the symptoms.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "However, Spacey\u2019s barrister argued strongly that the bail conditions regarding travel were excessive . \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 16 June 2022",
      "The city had argued that evidence in the lawsuit was wrongly kept from the jury and the verdict was excessive . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "Auditors estimated more than $730,000 worth of contributions would have still been excessive , even when excluding the dollars impacted by the Cruz decision. \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022",
      "However, the advantages vanish when the gaming is excessive . \u2014 Julie Jargon, WSJ , 14 May 2022",
      "In a news release, Jameson said the lead times for delivery of physical books were excessive . \u2014 cleveland , 13 May 2022",
      "Fryer's lawyer, Robert Goldman, said the 14-month sentence was excessive , asserting that the ticket brokers were the people truly in charge of the operation. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
      "Typically, a district attorney must agree the old sentence was excessive . \u2014 Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Any force that is not legally justified is excessive . \u2014 Alexa Gervasi, The Week , 5 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191219"
  },
  "exude":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to ooze out",
      ": to undergo diffusion",
      ": to cause to ooze or spread out in all directions",
      ": to display conspicuously or abundantly",
      ": to ooze out",
      ": to undergo diffusion",
      ": to cause to ooze or spread out in all directions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8z\u00fcd",
      "ig-\u02c8z\u00fcd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bleed",
      "ooze",
      "percolate",
      "seep",
      "strain",
      "sweat",
      "transude",
      "weep"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Pine trees exude a sticky substance.",
      "The flowers exuded a sweet fragrance.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Rocky Mountain peaks, unburdened from heavy snow, exude their full majestic glory. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 11 May 2022",
      "To contrast the toughness of leather, Jacobs suggests adding feminine silhouettes and textures, or colors that exude softness and sensuality, like lilac and red. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The rooms and suites \u2014 which range from 52 to 3,300-square-feet \u2014 exude a clean, elevated elegance. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 15 July 2021",
      "The living quarters, which span roughly 7,500 square feet, were brought to life by Francesco Guida and exude that effortless Italian elegance. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 17 May 2022",
      "Staying true to himself meant Thibodeaux was willing to exude confidence one last time while at UO. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Pieces like a fringed yellow coat, comfy knits, a jacket made from upcycled jeans pockets, corset dresses, flowery frocks, and chartreuse work boots exude hope and a belief in a future that looks much less certain after Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Vogue , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "The retro rooms exude happiness, with pops of bright hues in the curtains and seating. \u2014 Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
      "To contrast the toughness of leather, Jacobs suggests adding feminine silhouettes and textures, or colors that exude softness and sensuality, like lilac and red. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin exsudare , from ex- + sudare to sweat \u2014 more at sweat ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1574, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191604"
  },
  "exasperation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the state of being exasperated",
      ": the act or an instance of exasperating someone",
      ": extreme annoyance : anger"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02ccza-sp\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "ig-\u02ccza-sp\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aggravation",
      "aggro",
      "annoyance",
      "bother",
      "botheration",
      "bugbear",
      "frustration",
      "hair shirt",
      "hassle",
      "headache",
      "inconvenience",
      "irk",
      "irritant",
      "nuisance",
      "peeve",
      "pest",
      "rub",
      "ruffle",
      "thorn",
      "trial",
      "vexation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They had all experienced the exasperation and frustration of holiday shopping.",
      "add people who use cell phones inconsiderately to the list of daily exasperations",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And lots of people are responding to that with exasperation . \u2014 The New Yorker , 19 May 2022",
      "Sighing deeply with exasperation , Baumgartner ponders whether to pop Ed in the snout or to play along out of politeness. \u2014 Paul Auster, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "In Virginia, exasperation over public schools became a defining moment in last year\u2019s race for governor. \u2014 John J. Miller, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Although its source is different, the gloom on Wall Street is mirroring a sense of exasperation across the country. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 21 May 2022",
      "The findings reflect a widespread sense of exasperation in a country facing a cascade of challenges ranging from inflation, gun violence, and a sudden shortage of baby formula to a persistent pandemic. \u2014 Nicholas Riccardi, ajc , 20 May 2022",
      "Sonenshein said exasperation over the pace of school reopenings was crucial last winter in helping recall supporters gather more than 1.7 million signatures to get on the ballot. \u2014 Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "What McCarthy said in exasperation about Trump's responsibility for the Capitol riot probably reflects the sentiments of the majority of House and Senate Republicans. \u2014 Charlie Dent, CNN , 1 May 2022",
      "The interplay between Guttenberg and Reiser, and Guttenberg's exasperation with Reiser is what makes the scene work. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191617"
  },
  "exchequer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes",
      ": a former superior court having jurisdiction in England and Wales primarily over revenue matters and now merged with King's Bench",
      ": the department or office of state in Great Britain and Northern Ireland charged with the receipt and care of the national revenue",
      ": the national banking account of this realm",
      ": treasury",
      ": a national or royal treasury",
      ": pecuniary resources : funds",
      ": a royal office in medieval England at first responsible for the collection and management of the royal revenue and later for the adjudication of revenue cases",
      ": a former superior court having law and equity jurisdiction in England and Wales over primarily revenue cases and now merged with the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice",
      ": the office in Great Britain and Northern Ireland responsible for the collection and care of the national revenue"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8eks-\u02ccche-k\u0259r",
      "iks-\u02c8che-",
      "\u02c8eks-\u02ccche-k\u0259r, iks-\u02c8che-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bankroll",
      "coffers",
      "finances",
      "fund",
      "pocket",
      "resources",
      "wherewithal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "their son would make beseeching requests for more money whenever his personal exchequer was getting low",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In October, every household will get 200 pounds ($260) off their bills to cushion the impact of rising gas prices, at a cost of around 6 billion pounds to the exchequer . \u2014 Philip Aldrick, Bloomberg.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The likely loss to the exchequer of between \u20ac2 billion to \u20ac2.4 billion is equivalent to a fifth of the State\u2019s annual corporate tax revenue. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 9 June 2021",
      "Some 64m meals were consumed at 84,000 venues over the first nine days, at a cost of \u00a3336m to the exchequer . \u2014 The Economist , 31 Aug. 2020",
      "The Resolution Foundation\u2019s Torsten Bell estimates Hunt\u2019s plan would cost the exchequer in the region of 13 billion pounds ($16.6 billion), while Johnson\u2019s would cost about 10 billion pounds. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "The company plans to ship \u00a32.5bn-worth of polyhalite a year at full production and send an annual \u00a3470m to the exchequer . \u2014 The Economist , 17 Oct. 2019",
      "Why can\u2019t Modi\u2019s all-pervasive goods and services tax pull some of it back for the exchequer to ease the financial constraints on infrastructure? \u2014 Andy Mukherjee | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 10 Sep. 2019",
      "Under the programme, state exchequers are taking on three-fourths of the utilities\u2019 debt. \u2014 Kuwar Singh, Quartz India , 18 June 2019",
      "Very often such firms are loss-making and a burden to the exchequer . \u2014 The Economist , 14 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English escheker , from Anglo-French, chessboard, counting table, exchequer \u2014 more at checker ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192239"
  },
  "extraction":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of extracting something",
      ": ancestry , origin",
      ": something extracted",
      ": the act of pulling out",
      ": origin sense 2 , descent",
      ": the act or process of extracting something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8strak-sh\u0259n",
      "ik-\u02c8strak-sh\u0259n",
      "ik-\u02c8strak-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ancestry",
      "birth",
      "blood",
      "bloodline",
      "breeding",
      "descent",
      "family tree",
      "genealogy",
      "line",
      "lineage",
      "origin",
      "parentage",
      "pedigree",
      "stock",
      "strain"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "issue",
      "posterity",
      "progeny",
      "seed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "tooth extractions and other dental procedures",
      "the extraction of teeth by dentists",
      "the extraction of juices from plant matter",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But its exploits in Haiti left a crippling legacy of financial extraction and dashed hopes \u2014 even by the standards of a nation with a long history of both. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
      "This is the safest and most effective method of extraction . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
      "The method of chemical extraction should not produce toxic waste. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 16 May 2022",
      "The industry is largely aligned with the Responsible Business Alliance for sourcing raw materials, which provides guidance on reducing the social and environmental impacts of mineral extraction and processing. \u2014 K.e.d. Coan, Ars Technica , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Food is connected to land, and to the way people relate to the land, and unfortunately, in our world, resources are scarce, and there\u2019s a lot of extraction of resources. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "To replace a natural ingredient that traditionally has contained methyl eugenol, makers like Mane have to return to the raw materials, trying to find a new means of extraction whose result complies with the rules. \u2014 Genevieve Fullan, Longreads , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "In other words, without even accounting for possible violations based on method of extraction , more than half of the country\u2019s timber is illegally harvested. \u2014 Alexander Sammon, The New Republic , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "For example, part of this metadata extraction might include using computer vision or natural language processing algorithms to understand the content of picture, text, or voice files that are dumped as raw, unlabelled data into the lakehouse. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192539"
  },
  "exhausted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": completely or almost completely depleted of resources or contents",
      ": depleted of energy : extremely tired"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8z\u022f-st\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "all in",
      "aweary",
      "beat",
      "beaten",
      "bleary",
      "burned-out",
      "burnt-out",
      "bushed",
      "dead",
      "done",
      "drained",
      "fatigued",
      "jaded",
      "knackered",
      "limp",
      "logy",
      "loggy",
      "played out",
      "pooped",
      "prostrate",
      "spent",
      "tapped out",
      "tired",
      "tuckered (out)",
      "washed-out",
      "wearied",
      "weary",
      "wiped out",
      "worn",
      "worn-out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unwearied"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192857"
  },
  "expounder":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to set forth : state",
      ": to defend with argument",
      ": to explain by setting forth in careful and often elaborate detail",
      ": to make a statement : comment",
      ": explain sense 1 , interpret"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spau\u0307nd",
      "ik-\u02c8spau\u0307nd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "air",
      "express",
      "give",
      "look",
      "raise",
      "sound",
      "state",
      "vent",
      "ventilate",
      "voice"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "stifle",
      "suppress"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The article expounds the virtues of a healthy diet.",
      "When asked to expound , he had no comment.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And since Suga brought it up, RM felt free to expound on the apparent upcoming break following the group\u2019s relentless pace since forming in 2013. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
      "Smith didn\u2019t really expound on why Westbrook being there is a bad thing. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 June 2022",
      "And so people pull out individual lines and expound on them. \u2014 CBS News , 1 June 2022",
      "Krien spoke about a study that Luminate put together on vinyl trends at the Music Biz conference in Nashville earlier this month, and Variety asked him to expound further on the company\u2019s findings. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 25 May 2022",
      "Democratic Senators gave fiery speeches blasting Rogers, while Borrelli took time to defend her, and members on both sides debated their right to expound on the issue. \u2014 Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022",
      "The report and the climate crisis were brought up sporadically by Democrats thereafter, in part as a means of asking executives to expound on their so-far meager spending on low-carbon energy. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Sitting at a corner table of the Four Seasons\u2019 lunch spot (a few seats away from Sharon Stone), Shear needs no caffeine boost to expound , rapid-fire, on his strategy for his star client. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Over the past 30 years, Darnielle has used the Mountain Goats to expound a sort of small-scale, lo-fi humanism. \u2014 Robert Rubsam, The New Republic , 24 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French espundre, expondre , from Latin exponere to explain \u2014 more at expose ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192958"
  },
  "extraneousness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": existing on or coming from the outside",
      ": not forming an essential or vital part",
      ": having no relevance",
      ": being a number obtained in solving an equation that is not a solution of the equation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ek-\u02c8str\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accidental",
      "adventitious",
      "alien",
      "external",
      "extrinsic",
      "foreign",
      "supervenient"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inherent",
      "innate",
      "intrinsic"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Obviously, some degree of packaging is necessary to transport and protect the products we need, but all too often manufacturers add extraneous wrappers over wrappers and layers of unnecessary plastic. \u2014 Al Gore , An Inconvenient Truth , 2006",
      "Industry sages argue that lump charcoal is poised for a back-to-the-future resurgence. They say that a new generation of consumers\u2014aware that most briquettes are shot through with all manner of extraneous materials, from fillers of pulverized limestone to binders of sugarcane bagasse and ignition catalysts of sodium nitrate\u2014are willing to pay the two-buck-a-bag premium for true lump, which, compared to traditional briquettes, lights quicker, burns hotter, and throws off no chemical residue. \u2014 John T. Edge , Gourmet , June 2003",
      "The summer concert season is at hand, which means lots of warm nights wishing the guy in the row behind you would bogart that joint instead of blowing smoke into your hair, and lots of days spent wondering just how many extraneous \u2026 charges one ticket can possibly have added on. \u2014 Entertainment Weekly , 18 May 2001",
      "She sped up the process by eliminating all extraneous steps.",
      "the architect's streamlined modern style shuns any sort of extraneous ornamentation",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One of the core concepts of the channel is its simple presentation, stripping away every extraneous element. \u2014 Billboard Japan, Billboard , 20 June 2022",
      "For a vehicle featuring almost nothing extraneous , the Super 3 will be hugely configurable. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
      "The package-free store, which opened on May 20 at 2310 N.E. Broadway, is one of a handful of new vendors around Portland that specialize in selling foods and household goods minus all the extraneous packaging. \u2014 Kristine De Leon, oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
      "Each of these celebrations was a time to block out the extraneous noise of the workaday world and feast on food and freedom. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
      "This is an effective way to bring in potential candidates without using extraneous resources. \u2014 Kara Dennison, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
      "Its extraneous devices, including a multipurpose Greek chorus, have been stripped away, allowing its strongest elements \u2014 Strathairn and his moving narration \u2014 to tell the harrowing story. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
      "Tuberville\u2019s comments echoes those of Senate Republican leaders like Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who said on Tuesday that the best way to pass the Ukrainian aid is to strip it of extraneous items. \u2014 al , 5 May 2022",
      "The answer though is not to add an extraneous purpose on top. \u2014 Steve Denning, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin extraneus \u2014 more at strange entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194435"
  },
  "explosively":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": relating to, characterized by, or operated by explosion",
      ": resulting from or as if from an explosion",
      ": tending to explode",
      ": likely to erupt in or produce hostile reaction or violence",
      ": an explosive substance",
      ": a consonant characterized by explosion in its articulation when it occurs in certain environments : stop",
      ": able to cause explosion",
      ": tending to show anger easily : likely to explode",
      ": a substance that is used to cause an explosion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spl\u014d-siv",
      "-ziv",
      "ik-\u02c8spl\u014d-siv",
      "-ziv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acute",
      "almighty",
      "blistering",
      "deep",
      "dreadful",
      "excruciating",
      "exquisite",
      "fearful",
      "fearsome",
      "ferocious",
      "fierce",
      "frightful",
      "furious",
      "ghastly",
      "hard",
      "heavy",
      "heavy-duty",
      "hellacious",
      "intense",
      "intensive",
      "keen",
      "profound",
      "terrible",
      "vehement",
      "vicious",
      "violent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "light",
      "moderate",
      "soft"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "He has an explosive temper.",
      "there's been an explosive interest in the sport since the Olympics",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "He\u2019s not as powerful as Wade was, at least yet, coming out of Marquette back in 2003, but what an explosive athlete. \u2014 Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star , 21 June 2022",
      "What evidence does the Jan. 6 committee have?:Is the Jan. 6 committee sitting on explosive evidence of Trump's role in the Capitol assault? \u2014 Katherine Swartz, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
      "Indeed, his discussion of Garrow\u2019s use of government intercepts omits mention of Garrow\u2019s explosive publication, in 2019, of an F.B.I. agent\u2019s notes about the contents of one particular hotel-room recording. \u2014 Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
      "Their explosive break-up was the first scene the two actually shot together for the show. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 18 June 2022",
      "Episode 4 of Season 3 ended with Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles) reawakening and catching Kimiko in an explosive blast. \u2014 Jordan Moreau, Variety , 18 June 2022",
      "Golden State went on an explosive 21-0 run in the first half to claim a big lead and held off several attempts by the Celtics to close the gap. \u2014 Jared Diamond, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "From underneath, the mines seven-kilo explosive charge will destroy the heaviest tank, but even getting close should be enough to damage a track and immobilize it. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "The second lawsuit came from the student who had published her explosive allegations of being raped at sea under the pseudonym of Midshipman-X. \u2014 Blake Ellis And Melanie Hicken, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "After the four-day trial, the jury found Haydt guilty of conspiracy, malicious use of an explosive , and concealing the commission of a felony. \u2014 al , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Cluster munitions, a type of explosive known for their indiscriminate impact, have been reported. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "And the explosive used was likely made locally rather than gunpowder imported from China. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022",
      "In his closing argument on April 1, Assistant U.S. Attorney Nils Kessler said Croft wanted to test the explosive as a possible weapon to use against Whitmer\u2019s security team. \u2014 John Flesher And Ed White, chicagotribune.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "In his closing argument on April 1, Assistant U.S. Attorney Nils Kessler said Croft wanted to test the explosive as a possible weapon to use against Whitmer\u2019s security team. \u2014 John Flesher And Ed White, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "In his closing argument on April 1, Assistant U.S. Attorney Nils Kessler said Croft wanted to test the explosive as a possible weapon to use against Whitmer\u2019s security team. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Nestled nearby, unseen by them, was an antipersonnel device, a deadly tactic targeting anyone trying to defuse the larger explosive . \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Mas\u2019ud is charged in a criminal complaint with for allegedly providing the suitcase with the prepared explosive that was later placed onboard the flight. \u2014 CNN , 23 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1696, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1773, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194456"
  },
  "exacerbate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make more violent, bitter , or severe",
      ": to cause (a disease or its symptoms) to become more severe"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8za-s\u0259r-\u02ccb\u0101t",
      "ig-\u02c8zas-\u0259r-\u02ccb\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aggravate",
      "complicate",
      "worsen"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "allay",
      "alleviate",
      "assuage",
      "ease",
      "help",
      "mitigate",
      "relieve"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The declining retirement security faced by growing numbers of Americans is being exacerbated by increasing longevity and quickly rising health care costs. \u2014 Jeff Madrick , New York Review of Books , 20 Mar. 2008",
      "\u2026 the sway that pack journalism holds on the Beltway press corps persists. The Crowd is never so influential as in the ever-lengthening season of presidential campaigns. The feverish obsessions of the blogosphere have only exacerbated the phenomenon: Now the herd just turns faster in pursuit of some ginned-up \"controversy\" or faux scandal. \u2014 Editor & Publisher , April 2007",
      "The proposed factory shutdown would only exacerbate our unemployment problems.",
      "His angry comments have exacerbated tensions in the negotiation process.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Spending most of your time alone and avoiding connection with others can exacerbate S.A.D. \u2014 Nikki Brown, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
      "The experience in the District of Columbia highlights how aggressive tactics to seize guns can exacerbate tensions with communities and collide with the realities of successful prosecutions. \u2014 Peter Hermann, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
      "Protesters and leaders in communities of color have said the presence of military hardware can exacerbate tensions and create a threatening image. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Certain drugs and supplements (including some decongestants, bronchodilators, and even echinacea) can exacerbate caffeine's effects, causing your heart to race or your blood pressure to go up more, notes the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 31 May 2022",
      "And regardless of intention, research shows that such images can exacerbate viewers\u2019 implicit racial biases. \u2014 Julia Wickstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
      "Other experts, including some at the CDC, say it\u2019s more appropriate to capture a wider group of patients in hospitalization counts, since Covid can exacerbate other underlying conditions that can lead to a hospitalization. \u2014 Drew Armstrong, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
      "But the pervasiveness of copper theft disrupting mining operations could lead to higher operational costs, which could exacerbate preexisting labor unrest issues in the industry and make meeting the elevated demand a challenge. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 14 May 2022",
      "In fact, research claims that wearing the wrong shoe can exacerbate pain in other areas of the body such as the knees, hips, and even the back. \u2014 Ni'kesia Pannell, Woman's Day , 6 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin exacerb\u0101tus, past participle of exacerb\u0101re \"to irritate, exasperate, make worse,\" from ex-  ex- entry 1 + acerb\u0101re \"to make bitter, make worse,\" verbal derivative of acerbus \"acid, bitter, bitterly hostile, distressing\" \u2014 more at acerb ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1660, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194918"
  },
  "exploration":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or an instance of exploring",
      ": the act or an instance of searching through or into"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-spl\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccspl\u022f-",
      "\u02ccek-spl\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "delving",
      "disquisition",
      "examen",
      "examination",
      "inquest",
      "inquiry",
      "inquisition",
      "investigation",
      "probation",
      "probe",
      "probing",
      "research",
      "study"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a topic for scholarly exploration",
      "the early exploration of the West",
      "early explorations of the West",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The scientists see their experiment as a positive result for what may be possible as humans push the boundaries of space exploration . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 12 May 2022",
      "SpaceX sent another crew of astronauts to the International Space Station early Wednesday, its 16th launch since the beginning of the year as the company shoots rockets into orbit at a cadence unequaled in the history of U.S. space exploration . \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "According to the powers that be, the top priority for the next decade of space exploration is spending several billion dollars on a shiny, new flagship mission to Uranus. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Works in the exhibit feature the themes of exploration and humor. \u2014 Megan Becka, cleveland , 18 May 2022",
      "The companies are largely using the cash to reduce debt, accelerate share buybacks and otherwise reward investors, rather than increase exploration and other capital spending. \u2014 Summer Said, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
      "The entire menu centers around the exploration and education of Indigenous cuisine. \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "According to information released Thursday by the Alabama Historical Commission, the commission and Resolve Marine plan to begin a 10-day exploration and evaluation project on Monday. \u2014 al , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The British television and celebrity market is known the world over, and is ripe for exploration and satire. \u2014 Scott Bryan, Variety , 27 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1537, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195016"
  },
  "exorbitant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not coming within the scope of the law",
      ": exceeding the customary or appropriate limits in intensity, quality, amount, or size",
      ": more than what is fair, reasonable, or expected"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8z\u022fr-b\u0259-t\u0259nt",
      "ig-\u02c8z\u022fr-b\u0259-t\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baroque",
      "devilish",
      "excessive",
      "extravagant",
      "extreme",
      "fancy",
      "immoderate",
      "inordinate",
      "insane",
      "intolerable",
      "lavish",
      "overdue",
      "overextravagant",
      "overmuch",
      "overweening",
      "plethoric",
      "steep",
      "stiff",
      "towering",
      "unconscionable",
      "undue",
      "unmerciful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "middling",
      "moderate",
      "modest",
      "reasonable",
      "temperate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The citizens of Xiaoli Village move lazily, with a languor born of chronic underemployment. They are farmers by tradition, but exorbitant taxes have leached any profitability out of their profession. \u2014 Hannah Beech , Time , 27 Oct. 2003",
      "As with the black truffle, foie gras is as exorbitant ($52 a pound) as it is decadent (one gram of foie gras can reportedly be 900 calories). \u2014 Heather Morgan , Traveler , April 2000",
      "\u2026 I recommend that the Congress adopt \u2026 [a] continuation of the law for the renegotiation of war contracts\u2014which will prevent exorbitant profits and assure fair prices to the Government. \u2014 Franklin D. Roosevelt 11 Jan. 1944 , in Nothing to Fear by B. D. Zevin , 1946",
      "They were charged exorbitant rates for phone calls.",
      "the cost of our stay was so exorbitant you would have thought that we had bought the hotel and not just spent a few nights there",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In April, 2011, Thylmann was able to secure a three-hundred-and-sixty-two-million-dollar loan, arranged in part by a New York hedge fund called Colbeck Capital, at an exorbitant interest rate. \u2014 Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "Or in ending Apartheid, once golfers quit taking exorbitant sums to play in segregationist Pretoria. \u2014 Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
      "The Reunions gathering is a time for celebrating accomplishments, reconnecting with friends, and dancing to terrible music \u2014 all enhanced by an exorbitant amount of alcohol. \u2014 Abigail Anthony, National Review , 5 June 2022",
      "Price turbulence is enough to induce the Bitcoin bends, and the system is environmentally destructive, since the computational network uses exorbitant amounts of electricity. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
      "But this is not a bottle to spend an exorbitant amount of time and money chasing on the secondary market. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 22 May 2022",
      "This is evidenced by the exorbitant amount of money Black consumers spend on hair and skincare each year\u2013 $1.5 trillion in 2022. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Supporters say consumers are already paying exorbitant amounts for health care, saying a single-payer system would save money by eliminating deductibles, copays and expensive monthly insurance premiums. \u2014 CBS News , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Set on the outskirts of Palermo, the fascinating historic city center can be reached easily enough by taxi\u2014even though the local cab drivers have a tendency to charge exorbitant amounts for the three-mile drive. \u2014 Isabelle Kliger, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Late Latin exorbitant-, exorbitans , present participle of exorbitare to deviate, from Latin ex- + orbita track of a wheel, rut, from orbis disk, hoop",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200025"
  },
  "exit":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "script annotation",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a departure from a stage",
      ": the act of going out or away",
      ": death",
      ": a way out of an enclosed place or space",
      ": one of the designated points of departure from an expressway",
      ": to go out or away : depart",
      ": die",
      ": leave sense 3a",
      ": to cause (a computer program or routine) to cease running",
      ": the act of going out of or away from a place : departure",
      ": a way of getting out of a place",
      ": leave sense 5 , depart"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8eg-z\u0259t",
      "\u02c8ek-s\u0259t",
      "\u02c8eg-z\u0259t",
      "\u02c8ek-s\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "egress",
      "issue",
      "outlet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bail",
      "bail out",
      "begone",
      "book",
      "bug off",
      "bug out",
      "bugger off",
      "buzz (off)",
      "clear off",
      "clear out",
      "cut out",
      "depart",
      "dig out",
      "get",
      "get off",
      "go",
      "go off",
      "move",
      "pack (up ",
      "part",
      "peel off",
      "pike (out ",
      "pull out",
      "push off",
      "push on",
      "quit",
      "run along",
      "sally (forth)",
      "scarper",
      "shove (off)",
      "step (along)",
      "take off",
      "vamoose",
      "walk out"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Use the emergency exit in case of fire.",
      "There are 12 exits in the building.",
      "We can't get out this way: the sign says \u201cNo Exit .\u201d",
      "Verb",
      "The team exited the tournament early.",
      "Save your work and then exit the program.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Iranian officials have refused to speak directly to U.S. officials since Trump\u2019s exit from the deal. \u2014 Lara Jakes, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "Profound knowledge of the players in the space will also be essential in decreasing the risk for targets and increasing the successful exit rate for future combinations. \u2014 Gary Fowler, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "The Trump Deplorables and Their Future Main Street (01/11/21): After the Capitol was stormed by hard-line Trump supporters, Washington is consumed by just how humiliating the President's exit from the stage will be. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Now, as Corden preps a 2023 exit from The Late Late Show \u2014 and, likely, L.A. \u2014 his frequent producing partner is staying put. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
      "The Congolese government shut down, which meant that no adopted children could leave because as exit letters had been suspended. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 15 June 2022",
      "The United Kingdom\u2019s European allies were nowhere to be seen\u2014Britain\u2019s hasty, messy exit from the European Union had made sure of that. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
      "Stanton is leading a bipartisan resolution in Congress for Griner\u2019s immediate exit from Russia, according to a news release. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
      "Auburn overcame an early exit in the first inning during Game 1 by starter Trace Bright. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Drivers who exit the road now pay $3.25 at the main toll plaza and $1.50 at a ramp. \u2014 Lori Aratani, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "The lack of a roadmap to exit from an approach that is increasingly challenged by the highly contagious Omicron variant has rattled investors and frustrated businesses. \u2014 Brenda Goh, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 June 2022",
      "Little Miami Scenic Trail named one of best U.S. urban trails From the south, Old 3-C will be the last crossroad to exit the trail before the closure. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "American businesses to exit include Apple, Boeing, Caterpillar, Coca-Cola, Disney, Exxon, Ford, JPMorgan, MasterCard, McDonald's, Microsoft, Nike, Visa and many others. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Participants will practice starting and stopping, the safe way to exit a driveway, negotiate an intersection, and avoid common road hazards. \u2014 cleveland , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "That argument is set to be tested anew if EY does decide to exit from the multidisciplinary model, accounting academics said. \u2014 Jean Eaglesham, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "The suspect refused to exit the car and had to be removed. \u2014 Cheryl Higley, cleveland , 15 May 2022",
      "When the officers located the vehicle, the driver refused to exit the car upon their request. \u2014 Michelle Watson, CNN , 16 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Script annotation",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Script annotation",
      "circa 1548, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1607, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-202403"
  },
  "expletive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense",
      ": a word (such as it in \"make it clear which you prefer\") that occupies the position of the subject or object of a verb in normal English word order and anticipates a subsequent word or phrase that supplies the needed meaningful content",
      ": an exclamatory word or phrase",
      ": one that is obscene or profane",
      ": one that serves to fill out or as a filling",
      ": serving to fill up",
      ": marked by the use of expletives"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-spl\u0259-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "curse",
      "cuss",
      "cussword",
      "dirty word",
      "four-letter word",
      "obscenity",
      "profanity",
      "swear",
      "swearword",
      "vulgarism"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Angry expletives filled the air.",
      "Expletives were deleted from the transcript of their conversation.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "After Randle fell to the ground, the officer uttered an expletive . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
      "Sacha Baumann, who publishes the L.A. arts broadsheet Full Blede, posted Kruger\u2019s image with an accompanying expletive . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
      "Trump reportedly asked an aide to text the group's president, David McIntosh, an expletive after the group aired another anti-Vance ad last week. \u2014 Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Later, as Obama\u2019s vice president, Biden was captured on a microphone whispering an expletive to Obama at the bill signing for the landmark health care law. \u2014 Tyler Pager And Matt Viser, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "An arrest record from the Broward County Sheriff's Office shows that a deputy responded to a call of a naked man by a school, at which point McDowell allegedly stood up from a curb and spoke an expletive . \u2014 NBC News , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "After referring to the Russian army with an expletive , Tinkov turned his attention towards criticizing the Russian government directly. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Rosenbaum yelled an expletive at Rittenhouse and lunged for his gun before Rittenhouse fired at him, according to the defense. \u2014 Michael Tarm, Amy Forliti, Scott Bauer, Anchorage Daily News , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "Nearly 400 Russian-language stories mentioned Fox News the week that Mr. Biden directed an under-the-breath expletive at Peter Doocy, a Fox News reporter, according to Zignal Labs. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-204110"
  },
  "extermination":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to get rid of completely usually by killing off",
      ": to get rid of completely : wipe out"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8st\u0259r-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "ik-\u02c8st\u0259r-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abolish",
      "annihilate",
      "black out",
      "blot out",
      "cancel",
      "clean (up)",
      "efface",
      "eradicate",
      "erase",
      "expunge",
      "extirpate",
      "liquidate",
      "obliterate",
      "root (out)",
      "rub out",
      "snuff (out)",
      "stamp (out)",
      "sweep (away)",
      "wipe out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We made arrangements to have the termites exterminated .",
      "The invaders nearly exterminated the native people.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Gorr is on a personal quest to exterminate all gods. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 30 May 2022",
      "Per city and state housing rules, the board cannot abdicate its responsibility to exterminate . \u2014 Ronda Kaysen, New York Times , 4 June 2022",
      "Then there are the Ultron bots, which aren\u2019t set out to exterminate the human race. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 11 May 2022",
      "Ukrainian President Zelenskyy also accused Russia of trying to exterminate Ukrainians after Russian missile hit food and grain warehouses, while the United States denies any involvement in the sinking of a Russian fleet. \u2014 Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
      "Removing the name of a man who tried to exterminate the Lakota and replacing it with the name of Black Elk on the Lakota\u2019s sacred mountain is a step toward reconciliation and restorative justice. \u2014 Bonnie Mcgill, Scientific American , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The two disagree over politics \u2014 Grindelwald wants to exterminate all Muggles, while Dumbledore decidedly opposes that plan \u2014 and Grindelwald asks his former friend why he's changed his mind. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "In the spring of 1958, the Chinese government mobilized the entire nation to exterminate sparrows, which Mao declared pests that destroyed crops. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Opponents of the legislation framed it as a chilling mandate to exterminate ninety per cent of the state\u2019s fifteen hundred or so wolves. \u2014 Paige Williams, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin exterminatus , past participle of exterminare , from ex- + terminus boundary \u2014 more at term entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1591, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205513"
  },
  "expressway":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a high-speed divided highway for through traffic with access partially or fully controlled",
      ": a highway for rapid traffic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spres-\u02ccw\u0101",
      "ik-\u02c8spres-\u02ccw\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arterial",
      "artery",
      "avenue",
      "boulevard",
      "carriageway",
      "drag",
      "drive",
      "freeway",
      "high road",
      "highway",
      "pass",
      "pike",
      "road",
      "roadway",
      "route",
      "row",
      "street",
      "thoroughfare",
      "thruway",
      "trace",
      "turnpike",
      "way"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a baffling maze of high-speed expressways encircles the city",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The shooting was at least the 171st on a Cook County expressway so far in 2021, Robinson said. \u2014 Katherine Rosenberg-douglas, chicagotribune.com , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "Included were a public dashboard mapping every expressway shooting in the state since 2019 and a law named after Tamara Clayton, 55, a mail handler who was gunned down on her way to work three years ago. \u2014 Tim Stelloh, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
      "The Buffalo News \u2014 like the region\u2019s civic leadership \u2014 didn\u2019t seem to have the best interests of the Black community as a top priority as decisions were being made about the expressway , the football stadium and the university. \u2014 Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "As one of the characters announces, anyone driving on a road that is an expressway is on a road designed by Moses. \u2014 David Benedict, Variety , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Besides routing traffic around downtown, the Crosstown would have given trucks from the industrial belt on the West and Southwest Sides direct access to the regional expressway network without having to use arterial streets or the downtown route. \u2014 Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune , 13 May 2022",
      "The revenue from each $40 fine will be used for the operating cost of the camera system and to clean and make repairs to the expressway . \u2014 Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "When the detective initiated a traffic stop, the driver fled and wrecked into multiple police cars before eventually coming to a stop on the Long Island expressway . \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "While driving on the expressway their car collided with a truck. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1944, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-212600"
  },
  "exaggeration":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or instance of exaggerating something : overstatement of the truth",
      ": a statement that exaggerates something",
      ": the act of describing as larger or greater than what is true",
      ": a statement that has been enlarged beyond what is true"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02ccza-j\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "ig-\u02ccza-j\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "caricature",
      "coloring",
      "elaboration",
      "embellishment",
      "embroidering",
      "embroidery",
      "hyperbole",
      "magnification",
      "overstatement",
      "padding",
      "stretching"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "meiosis",
      "understatement"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1565, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-221452"
  },
  "exordium":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a beginning or introduction especially to a discourse or composition"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "eg-\u02c8z\u022fr-d\u0113-\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "foreword",
      "intro",
      "introduction",
      "preamble",
      "preface",
      "prelude",
      "proem",
      "prologue",
      "prolog",
      "prolusion"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "epilogue",
      "epilog"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "in his exordium the author warns his readers that they should expect a radically different interpretation of the causes of the war"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin, from exordiri to begin, from ex- + ordiri to begin \u2014 more at order ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1577, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-231757"
  },
  "exiguous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": excessively scanty : inadequate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8zi-gy\u0259-w\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "hand-to-mouth",
      "light",
      "meager",
      "meagre",
      "niggardly",
      "poor",
      "scant",
      "scanty",
      "scarce",
      "skimp",
      "skimpy",
      "slender",
      "slim",
      "spare",
      "sparing",
      "sparse",
      "stingy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abundant",
      "ample",
      "bountiful",
      "copious",
      "generous",
      "liberal",
      "plenteous",
      "plentiful"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "computer equipment that would be prohibitively expensive, given the rural school's exiguous resources"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin exiguus , from exigere ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1630, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-020435"
  },
  "extemporization":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of extemporizing : improvisation",
      ": something extemporized"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02ccstem-p\u0259-r\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ad-lib",
      "impromptu",
      "improv",
      "improvisation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-023205"
  },
  "expect":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to consider probable or certain",
      ": to consider reasonable, due, or necessary",
      ": to consider bound in duty or obligated",
      ": to anticipate or look forward to the coming or occurrence of",
      ": suppose , think",
      ": await",
      ": to be pregnant : await the birth of one's child",
      ": to look forward",
      ": wait , stay",
      ": to think that something probably will be or happen",
      ": to await the arrival of",
      ": to consider to be obliged",
      ": to consider reasonable, due, or necessary",
      ": to be pregnant : await the birth of one's child"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spekt",
      "ik-\u02c8spekt",
      "ik-\u02c8spekt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "anticipate",
      "await",
      "hope (for)",
      "watch (for)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Proof, the group\u2019s latest release, is their most ambitious yet, but not necessarily in the way many would expect . \u2014 Natalie Morin, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
      "Experts don't expect car prices to settle anytime soon. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
      "Though even if Kerr gives some of Poole\u2019s minutes to Stephen Curry as many expect , Poole must figure out how to contribute when he\u2019s on the court \u2014 a daunting task for a 22-year-old so new to this stage. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 June 2022",
      "Results regarding peeing in bottles (or around a customer's house) and casual hookups were all higher than most people likely expect . \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 4 June 2022",
      "Based on normal evolutionary timelines, scientists would expect a virus like monkeypox to pick up that many mutations over perhaps 50 years, not four, Neher said. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 3 June 2022",
      "The Tesla worker who spoke with The Post said some groups of employees expect to continue to be exempt from returning to the office. \u2014 Rachel Lerman, Faiz Siddiqui, Christian Davenport, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022",
      "As every organization can expect a cyberattack, cyber-specific goals must be aligned across the enterprise. \u2014 Jeffrey Alpaugh, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Some analysts said investors expect executives\u2014particularly founders\u2014to sell stock in or after an initial public offering after having their stakes locked up for so long. \u2014 Corrie Driebusch And Tom Mcginty, WSJ , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin exspectare to look forward to, from ex- + spectare to look at, frequentative of specere to look \u2014 more at spy ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1560, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-033456"
  },
  "excusable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make apology for",
      ": to try to remove blame from",
      ": to forgive entirely or disregard as of trivial import : regard as excusable",
      ": to grant exemption or release to",
      ": to allow to leave",
      ": to serve as excuse for : justify",
      ": the act of excusing",
      ": something offered as justification or as grounds for being excused",
      ": an expression of regret for failure to do something",
      ": a note of explanation of an absence",
      ": justification , reason",
      ": to make apology for",
      ": to overlook or pardon as of little importance",
      ": to let off from doing something",
      ": to be an acceptable reason for",
      ": a reason given for having done something wrong",
      ": something that is an acceptable reason for or justifies",
      ": a reason for doing something",
      ": to grant exemption or release to",
      ": justify",
      ": to serve as an excuse or justification",
      ": excusal",
      ": a circumstance that allows for release under the law from an obligation, duty, or contractual liability \u2014 compare act of god , force majeure , fortuitous event , impossibility of performance",
      ": a circumstance (as a physical threat) that grants immunity for otherwise tortious or criminal conduct \u2014 compare justification , privilege"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sky\u00fcz",
      "imperatively often",
      "ik-\u02c8sky\u00fcs",
      "ik-\u02c8sky\u00fcz",
      "ik-\u02c8sky\u00fcs",
      "ik-\u02c8sky\u00fcz",
      "ik-\u02c8sky\u00fcs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blink (at)",
      "brush (aside ",
      "condone",
      "discount",
      "disregard",
      "forgive",
      "gloss (over)",
      "gloze (over)",
      "ignore",
      "overlook",
      "overpass",
      "paper over",
      "pardon",
      "pass over",
      "remit",
      "shrug off",
      "whitewash",
      "wink (at)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "alibi",
      "apology",
      "defense",
      "justification",
      "plea",
      "reason"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Perhaps just as striking was the focus on GOP lawmakers who appear to have enabled and, in many cases, continue to excuse the lawlessness around that horrific day. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 10 June 2022",
      "Some courts have said this may excuse an employee from reporting or making multiple complaints about harassment. \u2014 Eric Bachman, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "The visual effects team ended up, excuse the bad pun, skinning it over to make the skin a little more realistic. \u2014 John Jurgensen, WSJ , 4 June 2022",
      "Marie looked around the room, scanning it for reasons to excuse herself. \u2014 Ling Ma, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
      "Post-pandemic, employees are coming up with every possible reason/ excuse to avoid going back into the office. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 7 May 2022",
      "That may explain, if not exactly excuse , some of his behavior. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 7 May 2022",
      "But, other experts say that that doesn't automatically excuse you from purchasing a gift. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
      "Of course no one is perfect, but does that excuse bad behavior because someone, somewhere once did something worse? \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "If a liberal and a libertarian can find solid common ground, who among us has an excuse not to join them? \u2014 Tamar Haspel, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "And past hypocrisy shouldn\u2019t serve as an excuse for failing to say that clearly, and act on it. \u2014 Matthew Duss, The New Republic , 1 June 2022",
      "Ricketts has no excuse for fielding the current lousy team. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 24 May 2022",
      "Putin had fixated on the Azov Battalion as an excuse for his pitiless assault on Mariupol, where the group was based. \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
      "There\u2019s little excuse for the Celtics losing Game 6 at home. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
      "The Walking Dead\u2019s latest awful excuse for an episode of television. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "The campaign also delivered the claims to the FBI, giving journalists another excuse to portray the accusations as serious and perhaps true. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "How, why, by what excuse is this guy still on the air? \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-053308"
  },
  "exorcise":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration",
      ": to get rid of (something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive)",
      ": to free of an evil spirit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-\u02ccs\u022fr-\u02ccs\u012bz",
      "-s\u0259r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cashier",
      "cast (off)",
      "chuck",
      "deep-six",
      "discard",
      "ditch",
      "dump",
      "eighty-six",
      "86",
      "fling (off ",
      "jettison",
      "junk",
      "lay by",
      "lose",
      "pitch",
      "reject",
      "scrap",
      "shed",
      "shuck (off)",
      "slough (off)",
      "sluff (off)",
      "throw away",
      "throw out",
      "toss",
      "unload"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The movie is about a priest who tries to exorcise demons from a young girl.",
      "please exorcise that offensive word from your vocabulary",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Their demise is meant to exorcise their polluting power and symbolize hope for the coming year. \u2014 Dimitris Xygalatas, The Conversation , 23 June 2022",
      "Nathan Chen's quest to exorcise the Olympic demons from four years ago is now complete. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "In addition to the WJH meetings, Saal has participated in other activities, including leading a writing circle that has helped him exorcise some of his demons. \u2014 cleveland , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "All this good news helped exorcise the memory of several ugly recent performances. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Nathan Chen's quest to exorcise the demons from the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang is nearly complete. \u2014 USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Along came Arby\u2019s and a chance to exorcise those demons. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "The political order in Europe after 1945 was built to exorcise the ghosts of the past once and for all. \u2014 Bruno Ma\u00e7\u00e3es, Time , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "The top seed in the east pod of districts looks to exorcise its demons at Euclid, where the Arcs lost in the 2019 and \u201820 district finals. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 28 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French exorciscer , from Late Latin exorcizare , from Greek exorkizein , from ex- + horkizein to bind by oath, adjure, from horkos oath",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1539, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-151057"
  },
  "exciting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": producing excitement",
      ": producing excitement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8s\u012b-ti\u014b",
      "ik-\u02c8s\u012b-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "breathtaking",
      "charged",
      "electric",
      "electrifying",
      "exhilarating",
      "exhilarative",
      "galvanic",
      "galvanizing",
      "hair-raising",
      "heart-stopping",
      "inspiring",
      "intoxicating",
      "kicky",
      "mind-bending",
      "mind-blowing",
      "mind-boggling",
      "rip-roaring",
      "rousing",
      "stimulating",
      "stirring",
      "thrilling"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unexciting"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "an exciting trip to Africa",
      "an exciting account of her adventures",
      "This isn't a very exciting book.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There are more ways to find cheaper therapy today, and that\u2019s exciting . \u2014 Jennifer Chen, SELF , 16 June 2022",
      "The band should be well tuned and the drinks flowing for several novels in this exciting new series. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
      "While the state championship is great and exciting , the win that everyone wanted including Maisy. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
      "Just having the freedom to explore more styles and techniques, combined with the boost of confidence the first game gave me, made the whole process very exciting . \u2014 Josh Chesler, SPIN , 15 June 2022",
      "Other innovations are equally as exciting , revolutionary, and sometimes even life-changing. \u2014 Serenity Gibbons, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Taking the best of every world and creating something new, exciting , with concepts never seen before. \u2014 Emiliano De Pablos, Variety , 6 June 2022",
      "The technology rolling out at breakneck speed is new, untested, risky, exciting and rewarding. \u2014 Denise (ajayi) Williams, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "The future is exciting , and our city and fan base have embraced this new generation of incredible young players. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1647, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-104927"
  },
  "exasperating":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": causing strong feelings of irritation or annoyance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8za-sp\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abrasive",
      "aggravating",
      "annoying",
      "bothersome",
      "carking",
      "chafing",
      "disturbing",
      "frustrating",
      "galling",
      "irksome",
      "irritating",
      "maddening",
      "nettlesome",
      "nettling",
      "peeving",
      "pesky",
      "pestiferous",
      "pestilent",
      "pestilential",
      "pesty",
      "plaguey",
      "plaguy",
      "rankling",
      "rebarbative",
      "riling",
      "vexatious",
      "vexing"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1592, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110156"
  },
  "extinction":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of making extinct or causing to be extinguished",
      ": the condition or fact of being extinct or extinguished",
      ": the process of becoming extinct",
      ": the process of eliminating or reducing a conditioned response by not reinforcing it",
      ": the state of being, becoming, or making extinct",
      ": the process of becoming extinct",
      ": the condition or fact of being extinct",
      ": the process of eliminating or reducing a conditioned response by not reinforcing it"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sti\u014b(k)-sh\u0259n",
      "ik-\u02c8sti\u014bk-sh\u0259n",
      "ik-\u02c8sti\u014b(k)-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "annihilation",
      "decimation",
      "demolishment",
      "demolition",
      "desolation",
      "destruction",
      "devastation",
      "extermination",
      "havoc",
      "loss",
      "mincemeat",
      "obliteration",
      "ruin",
      "ruination",
      "wastage",
      "wreckage"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "building",
      "construction",
      "erection",
      "raising"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the extinction of all life in the region",
      "the extinction of many old traditions",
      "Mass extinctions of prehistoric animals are known to have occurred.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Refreshingly, these creatures are not threatened with extinction but are thriving thanks to the overfishing of the ocean which has eliminated many of their predators. \u2014 Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "The move comes after state biologists in April recommended against designating the iconic plant as threatened with extinction . \u2014 Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "So, any observation, no matter how unusual, helps researchers understand how the creatures, threatened with extinction , may spend their time, per Science Alert. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 12 May 2022",
      "Of the 10,196 species assessed, scientists found that at least 1,829 (21%) of species were threatened with extinction . \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "More than 1 in 5 species of reptiles worldwide are threatened with extinction , according to a comprehensive new assessment of thousands of species published Wednesday in the journal Nature. \u2014 Christina Larson, ajc , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "For The Conservation of Nature estimates there are 432 species of sharks, with 33% of them threatened with extinction of species. \u2014 Louise Schiavone, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The 2020 law affecting Medicaid followed years of complaints from community pharmacists who say the PBM business practices leave smaller, independent pharmacies threatened with extinction . \u2014 Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Wildlife service officials now say malathion could cause limited harm to hundreds of species, but is unlikely to jeopardize any of them with extinction as long as labels that dictate its use are changed. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 8 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-113223"
  },
  "exhilarate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make (someone) very happy and excited or elated",
      ": to make cheerful or excited"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8zi-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "ig-\u02c8zi-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "charge",
      "electrify",
      "excite",
      "galvanize",
      "intoxicate",
      "pump up",
      "thrill",
      "titillate",
      "turn on"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the exhilarating feeling of flying that hang gliding offers",
      "the climactic moment of commencement ceremonies usually exhilarates graduates and proud parents alike",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "What did devastate and exhilarate , all these years, was Issa and Molly. \u2014 The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "Such applications of ambiguous irony allow President Trump to embarrass conventional media in ways that exhilarate his supporters. \u2014 Dan Brooks, New York Times , 7 Oct. 2020",
      "That said, don\u2019t expect to exhilarate in the Ghost\u2019s ability to carve canyon roads. \u2014 Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com , 30 Sep. 2020",
      "Like so many elements of this wise, empathetic, exhilarating show, the title, in its specificity, radiates a vitality that\u2019s universal. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 22 Apr. 2020",
      "If anything she was exhilarated at the way her staff at the Providence Portland emergency room performed under considerable pressure. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Apr. 2020",
      "The terrain is exhilarating , with punchy climbs; long, leisurely downhills; and minimal traffic. \u2014 National Geographic , 22 Jan. 2020",
      "In these exhilarating , vertiginous landscapes, technology triumphs, and the individual human being has vanished. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 5 Jan. 2020",
      "The production values, at their best, are exhilarating . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 6 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin exhilaratus , past participle of exhilarare , from ex- + hilarare to gladden, from hilarus cheerful \u2014 more at hilarious ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1540, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-120910"
  },
  "exhale":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to rise or be given off as vapor",
      ": to emit breath or vapor",
      ": to breathe out",
      ": to give forth (gaseous matter) : emit",
      ": to cause to be emitted in vapor",
      ": to breathe out",
      ": to send forth : give off",
      ": to emit breath or vapor",
      ": to breathe out"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "eks-\u02c8h\u0101l",
      "ek-\u02c8s\u0101l",
      "eks-\u02c8h\u0101l",
      "eks-\u02c8(h)\u0101(\u0259)l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blow (out)",
      "breathe (out)",
      "expel",
      "expire"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inbreathe",
      "inhale",
      "inspire"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She inhaled deeply and exhaled slowly, trying to relax.",
      "before answering, the suspect exhaled a cloud of cigarette smoke",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Inhale through your nose for the count of four, and exhale through your mouth for the count of six. \u2014 Jeannine Amber, Essence , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Inhale gently and then exhale fully, but not forcefully. \u2014 Dana Santas, CNN , 7 July 2021",
      "During the doldrums, the grid will exhale , driving energy to factories, homes, offices, and devices. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Someone coughing and sneezing will exhale droplets that can transmit the virus. \u2014 Katia Hetter, CNN , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Inhale, then exhale and pull your belly button in towards your spine. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "The brace came off, and Jamail Spivey Jr. could exhale . \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Contract pelvic floor muscles and hold for 3 counts, then exhale and return to starting position. \u2014 Tiffany Ayuda, Health.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Soon, the Bruins were back up by 11 points and everybody could exhale . \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 21 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English exalen , from Latin exhalare , from ex- + halare to breathe",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-123434"
  },
  "expose":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition",
      ": to submit or make accessible to a particular action or influence",
      ": to subject (a sensitive photographic film, plate, or paper) to radiant energy",
      ": to abandon (an infant) especially by leaving in the open",
      ": to make known : bring to light",
      ": to disclose the faults or crimes of",
      ": to cause to be visible or open to view : display : such as",
      ": to offer publicly for sale",
      ": to exhibit for public veneration",
      ": to reveal the face of (a playing card) or the cards of (a player's hand)",
      ": to engage in indecent exposure of (oneself)",
      ": a formal statement of facts",
      ": an exposure of something discreditable",
      ": to leave without protection, shelter, or care : subject to a harmful condition",
      ": to cause to be affected or influenced by something",
      ": to let light strike the photographic film or plate in taking a picture",
      ": to make known : reveal",
      ": to subject to risk from a harmful action or condition",
      ": to lay open to view: as",
      ": to conduct (oneself) as an exhibitionist",
      ": to reveal (a bodily part) especially by dissection",
      ": to subject to risk from a harmful action or condition: as",
      ": to make (one) open to liability or financial loss",
      ": to leave (a child) uncared-for and lacking shelter from the elements",
      ": to cause to be visible or open to view: as",
      ": to offer publicly for sale",
      ": to purposely uncover (one's private body parts) or leave open to view in a place or situation in which such conduct is likely to be deemed offensive or indecent especially as set forth by statute \u2014 see also indecent exposure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sp\u014dz",
      "\u02ccek-sp\u014d-\u02c8z\u0101",
      "-sp\u0259-",
      "ik-\u02c8sp\u014dz",
      "ik-\u02c8sp\u014dz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "debunk",
      "nail",
      "show up",
      "uncloak",
      "uncover",
      "undress",
      "unmask"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "camouflage",
      "cloak",
      "disguise",
      "mask"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The shingles had fallen off, exposing the wood underneath.",
      "Undercover investigators exposed the scam.",
      "They threatened to expose him.",
      "Noun",
      "a newspaper expos\u00e9 of government corruption",
      "The show aired an expos\u00e9 on the candidate's financial indiscretions.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In 2018, a plea for help on Twitter helped expose a case in Anzo\u00e1tegui state. \u2014 Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "Do not expose leather bands to sunlight, high temperatures, or high humidity. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022",
      "This could expose the SEC\u2018s market deception and force a settlement with Ripple. \u2014 Roslyn Layton, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "But in rare cases, those scans can expose just the opposite: plots of brain regions where an injury miraculously relieves someone\u2019s symptoms, offering clues about how doctors might accomplish the same. \u2014 Benjamin Mueller, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Special counsel John Durham did more than expose Hillary Clinton\u2019s dirty political tricks. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
      "Thawing Arctic permafrost will expose local populations to more radon, and the iodine of desert dust may decrease ozone pollution but increase greenhouse gas longevity. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "Two sides of the exterior of the train slide in and out to expose the dining car. \u2014 Michelle F. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
      "Any frustration of this sort may expose a flaw in your beliefs about how life should work. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "John Kolber penned the Saturday Evening Post expose . \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 26 May 2022",
      "Apple is no stranger to toeing the PRC line on human rights abuse like censorship, surveillance, or slave labor, as an expose by the New York Times detailed. \u2014 Roslyn Layton, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Charles later did a variety of freelance work for CBS News, notably on an award-winning expose of abuse by U.S. military personnel at the Abu Ghraib prison facility in Iraq. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "On the limited series finale of Hulu's The Dropout, Elizabeth Holmes (Amanda Seyfried) and Sunny Balwani (Naveen Andrews) face the consequences of a damning Wall Street Journal expose \u2014 and their relationship crumbles along with Theranos. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "On this date in 1887 a reporter for The San Diego Union wrote an expose on San Diego\u2019s vice that catalogued some 50 licensed saloons, 35 bawdy houses, three opium joints and a mysterious fortuneteller called Madam Coara. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "The story follows a journalist who decides to write an expose about antisemitism by pretending to be a Jew himself. \u2014 Jonathan Greenblatt, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "During an audience with members of the Vatican\u2019s congregation for religious orders, Francis cited a new investigative expose of the problem written by a reporter for the Holy See\u2019s media, Salvatore Cernuzio. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 11 Dec. 2021",
      "Robert Kennedy, Jr, ostracized for his criticisms of vaccines, has written an explosive expose of America\u2019s Doctor, Anthony Fauci. \u2014 Bob Guccione Jr, SPIN , 17 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-124959"
  },
  "exhilarative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make (someone) very happy and excited or elated",
      ": to make cheerful or excited"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8zi-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "ig-\u02c8zi-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "charge",
      "electrify",
      "excite",
      "galvanize",
      "intoxicate",
      "pump up",
      "thrill",
      "titillate",
      "turn on"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the exhilarating feeling of flying that hang gliding offers",
      "the climactic moment of commencement ceremonies usually exhilarates graduates and proud parents alike",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "What did devastate and exhilarate , all these years, was Issa and Molly. \u2014 The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "Such applications of ambiguous irony allow President Trump to embarrass conventional media in ways that exhilarate his supporters. \u2014 Dan Brooks, New York Times , 7 Oct. 2020",
      "That said, don\u2019t expect to exhilarate in the Ghost\u2019s ability to carve canyon roads. \u2014 Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com , 30 Sep. 2020",
      "Like so many elements of this wise, empathetic, exhilarating show, the title, in its specificity, radiates a vitality that\u2019s universal. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 22 Apr. 2020",
      "If anything she was exhilarated at the way her staff at the Providence Portland emergency room performed under considerable pressure. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Apr. 2020",
      "The terrain is exhilarating , with punchy climbs; long, leisurely downhills; and minimal traffic. \u2014 National Geographic , 22 Jan. 2020",
      "In these exhilarating , vertiginous landscapes, technology triumphs, and the individual human being has vanished. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 5 Jan. 2020",
      "The production values, at their best, are exhilarating . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 6 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin exhilaratus , past participle of exhilarare , from ex- + hilarare to gladden, from hilarus cheerful \u2014 more at hilarious ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1540, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-140146"
  },
  "expanse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": firmament",
      ": great extent of something spread out",
      ": a wide area or stretch"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8span(t)s",
      "ik-\u02c8spans"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "breadth",
      "distance",
      "expansion",
      "extent",
      "field",
      "length",
      "plain",
      "reach",
      "sheet",
      "spread",
      "stretch",
      "waste"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The explorer gazed across the vast Arctic expanse .",
      "the great explorers who crossed the vast expanses of the seven seas in small ships",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Originally, Waymo started teaching its robotaxis to drive in the flat, sunny expanse of Chandler, Arizona. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Indonesia is home to the third-largest expanse of tropical rainforest, following Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Congo. \u2014 Rachel Ramirez, CNN , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "That is how a list of great resort courses ends up highlighting locations on both edges of Oregon, the windy coast of Wisconsin, the Nebraska prairie, the Missouri wilderness and the flat, landlocked expanse of central Florida. \u2014 J. George Gorant, Robb Report , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "The Shape of Water \u2014 ended, appropriately, in water: a plunging turquoise expanse , an eternal resting place for two doomed, sinking, but finally unencumbered lovers. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Rolling Stone , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Instead, Rachael was gazing out across the vast expanse of blue ocean, enjoying the calm. \u2014 Francesca Street, CNN , 31 May 2022",
      "The work depicted a solitary figure gazing at an inviting home, across a white expanse that looks like a frozen lake. \u2014 Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
      "On a recent sunny afternoon at Freedom Plaza in downtown Washington, hip-hop provided the soundtrack as skateboarders hurtled across the marbled expanse , practiced leaps and landings, and impressed onlookers with gravity-bending tricks. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "This year, colder weather and northern winds have helped push the winter ice across a much broader expanse of the Bering Sea that included a dramatic, late-March surge south to the Pribilof Islands. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 10 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin expansum , from Latin, neuter of expansus , past participle of expandere ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1637, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-143706"
  },
  "extinguish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to bring to an end : make an end of",
      ": to reduce to silence or ineffectiveness",
      ": to cause to cease burning : quench",
      ": to cause extinction of (a conditioned response)",
      ": to dim the brightness of : eclipse",
      ": to cause to be void : nullify",
      ": to get rid of usually by payment",
      ": to cause to stop burning",
      ": to cause to die out",
      ": to cause extinction of (a conditioned response)",
      ": to cause the nonexistence of : do away with",
      ": to cause (as a claim or right) to be void : nullify",
      ": to get rid of (a debt or other liability) by payment or other compensatory adjustment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sti\u014b-(g)wish",
      "ik-\u02c8sti\u014b-gwish",
      "ik-\u02c8sti\u014b-(g)wish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blanket",
      "douse",
      "dowse",
      "put out",
      "quench",
      "snuff (out)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "fire",
      "ignite",
      "inflame",
      "enflame",
      "kindle",
      "light"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The fire department was called in to extinguish the blaze.",
      "He extinguished his cigarette in the ashtray.",
      "They ruthlessly extinguished all resistance.",
      "News of the conflict extinguished our hopes for a peaceful resolution.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This product makes caring for your skin its highest priority, with the objective printed clear on the front of the tube: extinguish the fire. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
      "These days, Smith spends much of her free time learning to pull wounded people from fiery car wrecks, how to perform CPR or what methods are best to extinguish a fire. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2022",
      "Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze that had run along the length of the attic. \u2014 Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic , 18 May 2022",
      "FIrefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire, but the market's fire suppression system had already damaged the store. \u2014 Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press , 8 May 2022",
      "Rescue workers battled for nearly four hours to extinguish a fire caused by a bomb from a Russian plane, Haidai said. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 May 2022",
      "Indonesian police try to extinguish a 2019 forest fire, some of which have been illegally ignited to clear forests. \u2014 Jon Emont, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
      "Bryant and Vasquez had to extinguish the fire in order to reach the man trapped in his vehicle, according to the press release. \u2014 Fox News , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The city council said firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a fire following the attack. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin exstinguere (from ex- + stinguere to extinguish) + English -ish (as in abolish ); akin to Latin in stigare to incite \u2014 more at stick ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-174110"
  },
  "excite":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to call to activity",
      ": to rouse to an emotional response",
      ": to arouse (something, such as a strong emotional response) by appropriate stimuli",
      ": energize",
      ": to produce a magnetic field in",
      ": to increase the activity of (something, such as a living organism) : stimulate",
      ": to raise (an atomic nucleus, an atom, a molecule, etc.) to a higher energy level",
      ": to stir up feeling in",
      ": to increase the activity of",
      ": to increase the activity of (as a living organism) : stimulate",
      ": to raise (as an atomic nucleus, an atom, or a molecule) to a higher energy level"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8s\u012bt",
      "ek-",
      "ik-\u02c8s\u012bt",
      "ik-\u02c8s\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "charge",
      "electrify",
      "exhilarate",
      "galvanize",
      "intoxicate",
      "pump up",
      "thrill",
      "titillate",
      "turn on"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "ideas that excite young people",
      "Our announcement excited the children.",
      "The posters excited much interest in the show.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At the same time, observers marveled at his ability to come back from scandal and his popularity as a campaigner who could excite voters and turn them to his party. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "Google Chrome just got a new feature that should excite some users. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 24 May 2022",
      "The whole organization recognized the importance talent played in sustaining the vitality of the organization; everyone at every level was expected to pitch in to excite and bring on the next generation of talent. \u2014 Sachin H. Jain, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "The one corrida Manolete went to as a child didn\u2019t excite him in the least, and when kids at school pretended to be bulls and matadors, play-fighting with one another, Manolete kept to himself. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
      "And signature mocktails, of course, can excite guests in the way that their alcoholic cousins do, said Ms. Megerdichian. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "The progressive riposte to these contentions typically assert that Democrats should excite people by running on bold and transformative ideas, deliver on these promises, and then run again on the promise to deliver more. \u2014 Natalie Shure, The New Republic , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Make a list of the content and collaboration tools from across the web that will best engage, excite , connect and inspire your audience. \u2014 Amber Allen, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "What unanswered questions about the universe excite you most? \u2014 Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French exciter , from Latin excitare , from ex- + citare to rouse \u2014 more at cite ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-191923"
  },
  "exterior":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being on an outside surface : situated on the outside",
      ": observable by outward signs",
      ": suitable for use on outside surfaces",
      ": an exterior part or surface : outside",
      ": outward manner or appearance",
      ": a representation (as on stage or film) of an outdoor scene",
      ": a scene filmed outdoors",
      ": external",
      ": an external part or surface",
      ": the way someone appears",
      ": being on an outside surface : situated on the outside"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ek-\u02c8stir-\u0113-\u0259r",
      "ek-\u02c8stir-\u0113-\u0259r",
      "ek-\u02c8stir-\u0113-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "external",
      "outer",
      "outside",
      "outward"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "face",
      "outside",
      "shell",
      "skin",
      "surface",
      "veneer"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "the house's exterior walls badly need to be painted",
      "Noun",
      "The building has a rather plain exterior .",
      "the exterior of the tooth consists of very hard enamel",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Japanese architecture is known for its blend of interior and exterior space. \u2014 Elizabeth Sweet, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 June 2022",
      "When gutters become clogged with leaves and debris, rainwater can overflow and cause expensive moisture damage to interior and exterior walls. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 12 June 2022",
      "About $27,000 has been budgeted for an interior and exterior lighting conversion to LED, while $15,000 was budgeted for the parking lot repairs. \u2014 Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "The owner engaged the same team as Quattroelle: Nuvolari-Lenard for the interior and exterior design, L\u00fcrssen for the build, with project management by Moran Yachting. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
      "The car has had a lot of work done in the past five years, including interior and exterior restorations as well as powertrain maintenance. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 8 June 2022",
      "Our test car was beautifully appointed, in Ambit pearl blue and with nearly every option checked, including multiple carbon fiber interior and exterior packages. \u2014 Karl Brauer, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "That idea\u2014that the world is exterior to ourselves, and moves irrevocably at its own pace, beyond our wills to alter it\u2014is a more empirical version of Moli\u00e8re\u2019s moral vision. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Amenities will include an exterior patio tucked around the side of the building, a tenant lounge and bike storage, both inside and out, and some parking under the building. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 5 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The interior look follows some of the basic motifs of the exterior , with light-colored renewable wood throughout and blue wool upholstery on the couch. \u2014 Sasha Richie, Car and Driver , 16 June 2022",
      "Yeh shared behind-the-scenes footage of the restaurant's journey including clips of a chef in the kitchen throwing some food together as well as shots of the exterior of the historic space in Minnesota. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022",
      "Lissoni\u2019s interior matches the minimalist look of the exterior with large open spaces and nonstop floor-to-ceiling windows. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 31 May 2022",
      "Two sides of the exterior of the train slide in and out to expose the dining car. \u2014 Michelle F. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
      "The wave-like appearance of the exterior was inspired by the aurora borealis, which are a common sight above Nuuk in the long nights of winter. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
      "Images posted on social media showed part of the exterior of the hotel completely destroyed, revealing the insides of its rooms. \u2014 Greg Norman, Fox News , 6 May 2022",
      "The man snapped a few cell phone photos of the exterior of the woman\u2019s house and drove away. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The Magellan shot was a significant upgrade over existing images of Venus\u2019s exterior , captured by a space probe in the \u201970s, which showed creamy-white cloud tops and not much else. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 3 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-203210"
  },
  "exonerate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship",
      ": to clear from accusation or blame",
      ": to relieve especially of a charge, obligation, or hardship",
      ": to clear from accusation or blame \u2014 compare acquit , exculpate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8z\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "eg-",
      "ig-\u02c8z\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t, eg-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absolve",
      "acquit",
      "clear",
      "exculpate",
      "vindicate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "criminate",
      "incriminate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the results of the DNA fingerprinting finally exonerated the man, but only after he had wasted 10 years of his life in prison",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That wouldn\u2019t exonerate the killer but would offer his memory a gesture of understanding. \u2014 Lance Morrow, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "But in June the Missouri Supreme Court declined to hear Strickland's attempt to exonerate himself. \u2014 Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "In his efforts to chronicle the memories of the victims, Mr. Saotome never tried to exonerate Japan for its culpability in the war. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
      "Despite the tribulations of their new circumstances, the children befriend travelers and staff of the nearby train station, helping friends in need, and ultimately managing to exonerate their father. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "On Monday afternoon, the state\u2019s highest criminal court issued a stay of execution and sent the case back to a trial court for consideration of new evidence that Lucio\u2019s lawyers say could exonerate her. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Smith has maintained his innocence in the triple murder, and his legal team argues there is DNA evidence that would exonerate him of the crime, but requests from his attorneys to reopen the case have been denied. \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Prior to the vote, Ravnsborg sent letters to lawmakers before the vote urging them to exonerate him, the Argus Leader reported. \u2014 Ivan Pereira, ABC News , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Vanessa Potkin, director of special litigation at the Innocence Project and one of Ms. Lucio\u2019s attorneys, said new evidence would exonerate her client. \u2014 Talal Ansari, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin exoneratus , past participle of exonerare to unburden, from ex- + oner-, onus load",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1524, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-212329"
  },
  "exclude":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to prevent or restrict the entrance of",
      ": to bar from participation, consideration, or inclusion",
      ": to expel or bar especially from a place or position previously occupied",
      ": to shut out : keep out",
      ": to prevent or restrict the entry or admission of",
      ": to remove from participation, consideration, or inclusion (as in insurance coverage)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8skl\u00fcd",
      "ik-\u02c8skl\u00fcd",
      "ik-\u02c8skl\u00fcd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ban",
      "bar",
      "close out",
      "count (out)",
      "debar",
      "eliminate",
      "except",
      "freeze out",
      "rule out",
      "shut out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "admit",
      "include"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "You can share files with some people on the network while excluding others.",
      "The prices on the menu exclude tax.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The other faction, including climate advisers John Kerry and Gina McCarthy, prioritizes a quick global transition away from fossil fuels that could exclude projects like the gas line, according to Sullivan. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
      "This reflects a desire by medical professionals to find a language that does not exclude and gives comfort to those who give birth and identify as nonbinary or transgender. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "In recent months, Biden has reportedly debated instituting widespread student loan forgiveness, while also considering adding income caps that would exclude high earners from student loan relief. \u2014 Andrew Marquardt, Fortune , 16 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s a mistake to think that the decline of movie theaters is only a function of ticket prices, expensive popcorn, sticky floors, or the rise of comic-book chronicles that exclude vast swaths of the movie-loving public. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "But the decision to exclude them \u2014 particularly Harry and Meghan \u2014 was perhaps inevitably interpreted by London\u2019s tabloids as a snub of family members who have generated reams of unflattering headlines over the last two years. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 6 May 2022",
      "This Brenda is not perfect, which does not exclude her from the dead-wife trope in and of itself. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "For example, allowing caregivers, who are predominantly women, the flexibility to work from home could exclude them from important aspects of office life that could impede their careers. \u2014 Ali Vitali, NBC News , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Sonia helped her son exclude himself from some nearby clubs and pubs. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin excludere , from ex- + claudere to close \u2014 more at close entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-215856"
  },
  "excursus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an appendix or digression that contains further exposition of some point or topic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sk\u0259r-s\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "addendum",
      "afterword",
      "appendix",
      "codicil",
      "supplement"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "foreword",
      "introduction",
      "preface",
      "prologue",
      "prolog"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "this biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine contains an interesting excursus on the status of women in the Middle Ages"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin, digression, from excurrere ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1803, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-230245"
  },
  "expend":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to pay out : spend",
      ": to make use of for a specific purpose : utilize",
      ": use up",
      ": to pay out : spend",
      ": to use up"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spend",
      "ik-\u02c8spend"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disburse",
      "drop",
      "fork (over, out, ",
      "give",
      "lay out",
      "outlay",
      "pay",
      "shell out",
      "spend"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Are we willing to expend the time and resources required to solve the problem?",
      "redecoration will have to wait, since we've just expended our last dollar in buying the house",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For instance, if the city approved an ordinance that allowed sales of pets raised by what a retailer claims are ethical breeders, the city would have to be willing to expend a significant effort to verify that claim. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
      "Software companies typically expend significant sales and marketing dollars to chase high growth rates. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
      "While other stars around the league were able to manage their minutes \u2014 and save their legs \u2014 during the stretch run, the 33-year-old Durant had to expend more energy than usual just to drag his team into the playoffs. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "In many cases, just the promise to act if needed was enough to persuade the private sector to continue lending at reasonable rates, greatly reducing the resources the Fed had to expend . \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "There are about 20 other potential Republican candidates, and none of them has lost an election to Joe Biden before, and none of them has to expend any energy trying to explain away such a defeat. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Vanderbilt didn\u2019t have to expend much energy Wednesday beating a Georgia team that went more than 12 minutes without making a field goal. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "There's a point at which FC Cincinnati will expend significant resources in pursuit of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 10 May 2022",
      "Observers already have noted that the new regime would require companies to expend considerable resources to craft these disclosures. \u2014 Richard Vanderford, WSJ , 26 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin expendere to weigh out, expend, from ex- + pendere to weigh \u2014 more at spin ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-004257"
  },
  "expression":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act, process, or instance of representing in a medium (such as words) : utterance",
      ": something that manifests, embodies, or symbolizes something else",
      ": a significant word or phrase",
      ": a mathematical or logical symbol or a meaningful combination of symbols",
      ": the detectable effect of a gene",
      ": expressivity sense 1",
      ": a mode, means, or use of significant representation or symbolism",
      ": felicitous or vivid indication or depiction of mood or sentiment",
      ": the quality or fact of being expressive",
      ": facial aspect or vocal intonation as indicative of feeling",
      ": an act or product of pressing out",
      ": the act or process of making known especially in words",
      ": a meaningful word or saying",
      ": the look on someone's face",
      ": a way of speaking, singing, or playing that shows mood or feeling",
      ": something that manifests, represents, reflects, embodies, or symbolizes something else",
      ": the detectable effect of a gene",
      ": the sum of the processes (as transcription and translation) by which a gene is manifested in the phenotype",
      ": expressivity",
      ": facial aspect or vocal intonation as indicative of feeling",
      ": an act or product of pressing out",
      ": an act, process, or instance of representing or conveying in words or some other medium : speech",
      ": a mode or means of expressing an idea, opinion, or thought"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spre-sh\u0259n",
      "ik-\u02c8spre-sh\u0259n",
      "ik-\u02c8spresh-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "articulation",
      "formulation",
      "phrasing",
      "statement",
      "utterance",
      "verbalism",
      "voice",
      "wording"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Yet another would require public colleges and universities to sign a pledge and create a plan to ensure freedom of expression on campus. \u2014 Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "This doesn\u2019t seem far-fetched since West has always been a proponent of boundless creative expression . \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 10 June 2022",
      "Under a sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing, the vigil - now a broader symbol of political expression in the city - has been banned. \u2014 Vic Chiang, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
      "Coming to Taiwan, for me the most important thing is the 100% freedom of artistic expression . \u2014 Michael Saul Garber, Fox News , 4 June 2022",
      "Beyond the experimental depiction of creative expression , Cronenberg\u2019s film is a larger interpretation of what the next step of human evolution might look like. \u2014 Antonio Ferme, Variety , 3 June 2022",
      "So makeup became my one vehicle of creative expression . \u2014 Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 May 2022",
      "McKenzie\u2019s mastery of facial expression and body language conveys some of the best comic moments Ludwig has written for Monsieur Bouc. \u2014 Michelle F. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
      "Fearless trailblazers, both women have expanded the possibilities of expression in dance and music and are still actively making new work. \u2014 Amanda Lee Koe, Vogue , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-025025"
  },
  "extort":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring",
      ": to gain especially by ingenuity or compelling argument",
      ": to obtain (as money) from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or unlawful use of authority or power"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8st\u022frt",
      "ik-\u02c8st\u022frt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "exact",
      "wrest",
      "wring"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The criminals extorted large sums of money from their victims.",
      "He was arrested for extorting bribes.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In South Sudan, soldiers and rebels extort millions of dollars annually along key routes used for trade and aid. \u2014 Peer Schouten, WSJ , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "There was no other way to understand it except as an effort to extort this investigation. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The Department of Justice announced that Joseph O'Connor, a 22-year-old from the UK, had been apprehended by National Police in Spain and has been charged with multiple complaints including intent to extort and cyberstalking. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 22 July 2021",
      "After being threatened with torture, their cellphones can be used to extort family members for thousands of dollars (which can often put them in severe debt). \u2014 Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "The scammers later attempt to extort money from victims by threatening to post the content online. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Unionizing legislative staffers is a nakedly political power grab to extort money from staff to fill the campaign coffers of lawmakers and elect only those the union likes. \u2014 Jason Dudash, National Review , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Scammers are impersonating law enforcement and government officials, in an effort to extort money and personal information, the FBI warns. \u2014 Luke Barr, ABC News , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The abuse often accompanies efforts to extort money from families before migrants are allowed to leave Libya on traffickers\u2019 boats. \u2014 Samy Magdy, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin extortus , past participle of extorqu\u0113re to wrench out, extort, from ex- + torqu\u0113re to twist \u2014 more at torture entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-050642"
  },
  "exclusively":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in an exclusive manner : in a way limited to a single person, group, category, method, etc."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8skl\u00fc-siv-l\u0113",
      "-ziv-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alone",
      "just",
      "only",
      "purely",
      "simply",
      "solely"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1650, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-064505"
  },
  "exam":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": examination",
      ": examination",
      ": examination"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8zam",
      "ig-\u02c8zam",
      "ig-\u02c8zam"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "examination",
      "quiz",
      "test"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Your final exam will count for half of the semester's grade.",
      "the exam will cover everything we have studied this term",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In June 2019, Dugan encouraged her newfound sister to take Nevada\u2019s real estate licensing exam . \u2014 Cathy Free, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "Molly Flanagan, a workplace coach who was a member of a Lean In circle in New York, recalled that reading the book prompted her to take a competitive exam at work. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "In grade 9, the exam schools received 984 applications, an increase from last year, but down notably from two years ago. \u2014 James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
      "In a typical year, 10,000 to 20,000 people take the exam and 2% to 3% of those are hired. \u2014 Dave Seminara, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
      "Four months after Ben's murder, Lynlee was in front of cops again and agreed to take a polygraph exam . \u2014 CBS News , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Board member Mirah Anti questioned the emphasis on a score benchmark, arguing that the pressure to take the exam and achieve a certain score could, alone, constitute a barrier to AP participation. \u2014 Joshua Irvine, chicagotribune.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "In order to become a sheriff\u2019s deputy, candidates must take a polygraph exam as part of their background check, Carballo said. \u2014 Kaylee Remington, cleveland , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "Very few people take the exam and very few of them pass it. \u2014 Peter J Reilly, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1568, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-073107"
  },
  "exotic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": introduced from another country : not native to the place where found",
      ": strikingly, excitingly, or mysteriously different or unusual",
      ": of or relating to striptease : involving or featuring exotic dancers",
      ": foreign , alien",
      ": one (such as a plant or animal) that is exotic",
      ": exotic dancer",
      ": exotic shorthair",
      ": very different, strange, or unusual",
      ": introduced from another country : not native"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8z\u00e4-tik",
      "ig-\u02c8z\u00e4-tik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bizarro",
      "fantastic",
      "fantastical",
      "glamorous",
      "glamourous",
      "marvelous",
      "marvellous",
      "outlandish",
      "romantic",
      "strange"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "curio",
      "curiosity",
      "objet d'art",
      "objet",
      "oddity",
      "oddment",
      "rarity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "She's known for her exotic tastes.",
      "the gradual disappearance of exotic lands in a culturally homogenized world",
      "Noun",
      "Some native species are being crowded out by exotics .",
      "the botanical garden boasts an array of horticultural exotics from around the world",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Like scenes out of a narco television series, exotic animals have been long been part of the Mexican criminal underworld. \u2014 Mark Stevenson, ajc , 17 June 2022",
      "Known for its exotic animals and aerobatic performances, it was considered a wholesome entertainment option for families. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
      "In 1931, the Coca-Cola heir purchased an elephant \u2014 followed shortly by the acquiring of a bear and several other exotic animals. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 16 May 2022",
      "When a shell landed on a nearby private zoo that housed exotic animals, Serpinska watched in horror as flames engulfed the building. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Catera Northup, an exotic dancer from Rhode Island, said. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "Zola is based on a viral Twitter thread about an exotic dancer\u2019s long weekend with a new friend and her homicidal pimp. \u2014 Katherine Schaffstall, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "To the delight of thirsty fans all over the world, Channing Tatum recently announced that a third movie in the Magic Mike stripper saga, based on his own experiences as an exotic dancer in Tampa, Florida, is finally happening. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "The snub brought to mind Jennifer Lopez\u2018s omission from the 2020 Oscar nods, when she was thought to be a strong contender for her performance as a veteran exotic dancer in Hustlers. \u2014 Keith Caulfield, Billboard , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In the event that August\u2019s Monterey Car Week auctions present too long a wait, the Bonhams sale at the Palace Hotel in Gstaad, Switzerland, on July 3 offers lovers of big 1960s-era GTs some interesting ways to scratch one\u2019s itch for an old exotic . \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 6 June 2022",
      "The show will move on to a different exotic -to-white-people location, presumably with new people of colour to disappear into the background of The Real Story. \u2014 Brooke Obie, refinery29.com , 22 Aug. 2021",
      "New words seemed to appear all the time \u2014 from the exotic -sounding to the common. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 11 Apr. 2021",
      "Early cars can be plagued with other gremlins, and maintenance history, as with any exotic of the era, is essential in establishing value. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 29 Mar. 2021",
      "Asian giant hornets could also have deadly impacts on pollinators like native bee species, many of which are already suffering from competition with other exotics , Looney says. \u2014 National Geographic , 4 May 2020",
      "Use both in exotics along with Winning Impression and My Friends Beer. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 May 2020",
      "Azaleas fall into two camps: Natives are indigenous to parts of the U.S. and lose their leaves in winter; exotics are evergreens that come primarily from Japan, and most are hybrids. \u2014 Southern Living Editors, Southern Living , 22 May 2020",
      "But the couple did not share his passion and shipped off some of his exotics to the Jardin des Plantes, the national botanical garden in Paris, where their descendants flourish today. \u2014 Kathleen Beckett, New York Times , 6 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-092534"
  },
  "exaggerate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth : overstate",
      ": to enlarge or increase especially beyond the normal : overemphasize",
      ": to make an overstatement",
      ": to describe as larger or greater than what is true"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8za-j\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "ig-\u02c8za-j\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "color",
      "elaborate (on)",
      "embellish",
      "embroider",
      "hyperbolize",
      "magnify",
      "pad",
      "stretch"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The book exaggerates the difficulties he faced in starting his career.",
      "It's impossible to exaggerate the importance of this discovery.",
      "He tends to exaggerate when talking about his accomplishments.",
      "He exaggerated his movements so we could see them more clearly.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Without the training to grapple with the cascade of thoughts, people obsess or exaggerate or imagine threats. \u2014 Jan Bruce, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Claims of casualties by government officials \u2014 who may sometimes exaggerate or lowball their figures for public relations reasons \u2014 are all but impossible to verify. \u2014 John Leicester And Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune , 4 June 2022",
      "Claims of casualties by government officials \u2014 who may sometimes exaggerate or lowball their figures for public relations reasons \u2014 are all but impossible to verify. \u2014 Hanna Arhirova, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
      "The very implausibility of attempts to dismiss human agency heightens the appeal of conspiracy theories that exaggerate it. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 18 May 2022",
      "He\u2019s humble, not one to brag or talk tough, and not one to exaggerate either. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star , 19 May 2022",
      "However increasingly, these statements massively exaggerate the cosmic relevance of a firm, obscuring its actual product and means of generating revenue. \u2014 Scott Galloway For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Some election law experts say Democrats exaggerate their impact in any case. \u2014 John Harwood, CNN , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "While calming in the moment, my doctor explained that alcohol can exaggerate menopausal symptoms. \u2014 Outside Online , 12 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin exagger\u0101tus, past participle of exagger\u0101re \"to heap up, construct by piling up, increase in significance,\" from ex-  ex- entry 1 + agger\u0101re \"to heap up over, form into a heap,\" verbal derivative of agger \"rubble, earthwork, rampart, dam,\" noun derivative of aggerere \"to bring, carry (to or up), push close up (against),\" from ag-  ag- + gerere \"to carry, bring\" \u2014 more at jest entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1613, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-092727"
  },
  "explicitness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent",
      "\u2014 compare implicit sense 1a",
      ": open in the depiction of nudity or sexuality",
      ": fully developed or formulated",
      ": unambiguous in expression",
      ": defined by an expression containing only independent variables \u2014 compare implicit sense 3b",
      ": so clear in statement that there is no doubt about the meaning"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spli-s\u0259t",
      "ik-\u02c8spli-s\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clear-cut",
      "definite",
      "definitive",
      "express",
      "specific",
      "unambiguous",
      "unequivocal",
      "univocal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "implicit",
      "implied",
      "inferred"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Jeremy Kamperveen, the man accused of extorting State Sen. Lauren Book by threatening to release explicit photos of her, has entered a plea of no contest, WPLG-Ch. \u2014 Austen Erblat, Sun Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "Others are accompanied by non- explicit photos of people who appear to be under 18. \u2014 Ben Goggin, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
      "PimEyes unearthed the decades-old trauma, with links to where exactly the explicit photos could be found on the web. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Balark allegedly texted the student on several occasions beginning in early May, offering money for explicit photos of the student, according to court documents. \u2014 Adam Terro, The Arizona Republic , 13 May 2022",
      "The family won a permanent injunction barring public release of the most explicit photos taken as part of the death investigation. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "On April 23, 2019, the Bexar County Sheriff\u2019s Office searched Gerstner\u2019s residence and found cellphones containing numerous images of child pornography, including explicit photos of children as young as 4. \u2014 Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "He was accused of all sorts of misdeeds, including ghosting, love-bombing, and sending unsolicited explicit photos. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Bertolino reportedly created a Facebook account and used explicit photos of the victim for the account profile. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 27 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French or Medieval Latin; French explicite , from Medieval Latin explicitus , from Latin, past participle of explicare \u2014 see explicate ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-093300"
  },
  "excrescency":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": excrescence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8skre-s\u1d4an-s\u0113",
      "ek-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "excrescence",
      "growth",
      "lump",
      "neoplasm",
      "tumor"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "fortunately, the excrescency could be removed with surgery",
      "some feel that the planned skyscraper would be an excrescency on the city's low-rise skyline"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1545, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-093537"
  },
  "explain":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make known",
      ": to make plain or understandable",
      ": to give the reason for or cause of",
      ": to show the logical development or relationships of",
      ": to make something plain or understandable",
      ": to clarify one's statements or the reasons for one's conduct",
      ": to make clear : clarify",
      ": to give the reasons for or cause of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spl\u0101n",
      "ik-\u02c8spl\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clarify",
      "clear (up)",
      "construe",
      "demonstrate",
      "demystify",
      "elucidate",
      "explicate",
      "expound",
      "get across",
      "illuminate",
      "illustrate",
      "interpret",
      "simplify",
      "spell out",
      "unriddle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "obscure"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That may explain why Black women, many of whom suffer from uterine fibroids, are more often diagnosed later in the disease process, Doll said. \u2014 Roni Caryn Rabin, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "The BlackRock team has gone to greater lengths in recent years to explain the reasoning behind high-profile votes, such as in the Exxon proxy fight. \u2014 Angel Au-yeung, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "Byrne\u2019s team also processed fraud tips in Washington, where Byrne said he was occasionally asked to speak by phone with county officials or prosecutors to explain his theory about voting machine fraud. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "When a disagreement comes\u2014when another employee challenges another autonomous employee\u2019s decision\u2014there must be transparency in decision-making to adequately explain why such a decision was made. \u2014 Dylan Taylor, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "The company is even asking schools to explain how teams use and distribute the stickers on players\u2019 helmets week to week to re-create the same detail over the course of a season, for example. \u2014 Teddy Amenabar, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "That may explain why Black women, many of whom suffer from uterine fibroids, are more often diagnosed later in the disease process, Dr. Doll said. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "That can look like adding more sentences to explain something, including punctuation to clarify intentions, or using emojis to keep messages light. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
      "Of all the models to explain the high mortality, high temperatures seemed to correlate best, Litzow said. \u2014 Elizabeth Earl For Alaska Journal Of Commerce, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English explanen , from Latin explanare , literally, to make level, from ex- + planus level, flat \u2014 more at floor ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-093842"
  },
  "extraordinarily":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": going beyond what is usual, regular, or customary",
      ": exceptional to a very marked extent",
      ": nonrecurring",
      ": employed for or sent on a special function or service",
      ": so unusual as to be remarkable",
      ": going beyond what is usual, regular, or customary",
      ": of, relating to, or having the nature of a proceeding or action not normally required by law or not prescribed for the regular administration of law",
      "\u2014 compare ordinary",
      ": of or relating to a financial transaction that is not expected to be repeated",
      ": employed for or sent on a special function or service"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8str\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113",
      "\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8\u022fr-",
      "ik-\u02c8str\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113",
      "\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8\u022fr-",
      "ek-\u02c8str\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113, \u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8\u022fr-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aberrant",
      "aberrated",
      "abnormal",
      "anomalous",
      "atypical",
      "especial",
      "exceeding",
      "exceptional",
      "extraordinaire",
      "freak",
      "odd",
      "peculiar",
      "phenomenal",
      "preternatural",
      "rare",
      "singular",
      "uncommon",
      "uncustomary",
      "unique",
      "unusual",
      "unwonted"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "common",
      "customary",
      "normal",
      "ordinary",
      "typical",
      "unexceptional",
      "unextraordinary",
      "usual"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Brenneman is extraordinary as a bitter divorcee dragged on the run with Chase. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "On a night when Curry was ordinary, Wiggins was extraordinary . \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
      "The basic process seems straightforward, but its details are extraordinary . \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
      "That said, Annecy double-decade growth has been extraordinary : Some 4,000 badge-holders at the turn of the century, 7,000 when Jean became artistic director in 2013, which has now nearly doubled, Jean points out. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 12 June 2022",
      "Despite the charges, the investor support of Alexandre is extraordinary . \u2014 Michelle Singletary, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "Elizabeth's personal story that goes through it is extraordinary also. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
      "The diligence of this team in finding a new home for our content is extraordinary . \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
      "What is extraordinary is that Skinner embarked on a path to define her own sense of purpose better, only to discover that her purpose in life is to help other people discover and enact their sense of purpose. \u2014 Dan Pontefract, Forbes , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English extraordinarie , from Latin extraordinarius , from extra ordinem out of course, from extra + ordinem , accusative of ordin-, ordo order",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-094004"
  },
  "excess":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the state or an instance of surpassing usual, proper, or specified limits : superfluity",
      ": the amount or degree by which one thing or quantity exceeds another",
      ": undue or immoderate indulgence : intemperance",
      ": an act or instance of intemperance",
      ": to an amount or degree beyond : over",
      ": more than the usual, proper, or specified amount",
      ": to eliminate the position of",
      ": a state of being more than enough",
      ": the amount by which something is or has too much",
      ": more than is usual or acceptable",
      ": more than a usual or specified amount",
      ": additional to an amount specified under another insurance policy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8ses",
      "\u02c8ek-\u02ccses",
      "ik-\u02c8ses",
      "\u02c8ek-\u02ccses"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bellyful",
      "fat",
      "overabundance",
      "overage",
      "overflow",
      "overkill",
      "overmuch",
      "overplus",
      "oversupply",
      "plethora",
      "plus",
      "redundancy",
      "superabundance",
      "superfluity",
      "surfeit",
      "surplus",
      "surplusage"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "extra",
      "redundant",
      "spare",
      "supererogatory",
      "superfluous",
      "supernumerary",
      "surplus"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The parent and student are seeking in excess of $15,000 in damages, according to the court filing. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
      "While Saudi Arabia\u2019s box office is indeed growing substantially, its current relatively low level compared to major territories \u2014 like China \u2014 where films can earn in excess of $100 million, appears to be behind the lack of concern from Hollywood. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
      "Raffel sought in excess of $10 million and in damages for patent infringement, trade dress infringement, misappropriation and false marking. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
      "In the case of the Mid-States corridor, that could be in excess of $1 billion. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 16 June 2022",
      "To be called a derecho, severe storms must have winds in excess of 58 mph and cause damage spanning at least 250 miles. \u2014 Judson Jones, CNN , 13 June 2022",
      "All residual profit in excess of this routine return was converted into a royalty rate and paid to LuxSCS. \u2014 Ryan Finley, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "NBC News reached out to real estate agents who had a successful year in sales in 2020 and obtained PPP loans in excess of $90,000 that were then wholly or partially forgiven by the federal government. \u2014 Alexandra Chaidez, NBC News , 4 June 2022",
      "There is not much disagreement that many companies have marked up goods in excess of their own rising costs. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "In May, the World Health Organization estimated that there were about 14.9 million excess deaths associated with the pandemic in 2020 and 2021. \u2014 Time , 7 June 2022",
      "Older people also made up an overwhelming share of the excess deaths \u2014 the difference between the number of people who actually died and the number who would have been expected to die if the pandemic had never happened. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
      "The Mothers\u2019 Milk Bank in Newton, which collects excess breast milk donations, has seen a spike in interest since formula first ran low. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
      "The campaign did not immediately provide a total number and dollar amount of the excess donations, but the campaign has been sending money back to donors and updating prior campaign finance reports for the last few years. \u2014 Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "One donation will not cause the donor\u2019s platelets to go too low, but there is a risk of too-low platelets with excess donations. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "During the pandemic, there have been around 1.1 million excess deaths, according to the CDC, a metric that captures the difference between how many deaths are observed and how many would have been expected. \u2014 Robert Hart, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Eighty-five percent of all excess deaths occurred in developing nations, Philip Schellekens of the World Bank noted last week, despite the fact that these countries have younger populations that should be less susceptible to serious illness. \u2014 Adam Taylor, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "More than 252,000 people in South Africa have died from the virus, but the numbers are considered to be much higher when considering the number of excess deaths recorded since the pandemic compared to the same periods before the pandemic. \u2014 Mogomotsi Magome, ajc , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "That suggests existing protections won\u2019t have much force until the state extends its new worker-misclassification law (which cracks down on employers who rely to excess on gig workers) to temporary employees. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "You\u2019ve been quoted as saying that that is really what the film is about \u2014 not so much drinking to excess as embracing the uncontrollable. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "Meacham is a nonideological historian and McGraw is a country star, two professions that were built for caution, something McGraw occasionally takes to excess . \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019",
      "Meacham is a nonideological historian and McGraw is a country star, two professions that were built for caution, something McGraw occasionally takes to excess . \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019",
      "Meacham is a nonideological historian and McGraw is a country star, two professions that were built for caution, something McGraw occasionally takes to excess . \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019",
      "Meacham is a nonideological historian and McGraw is a country star, two professions that were built for caution, something McGraw occasionally takes to excess . \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019",
      "Meacham is a nonideological historian and McGraw is a country star, two professions that were built for caution, something McGraw occasionally takes to excess . \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019",
      "Meacham is a nonideological historian and McGraw is a country star, two professions that were built for caution, something McGraw occasionally takes to excess . \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1971, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-094152"
  },
  "extension":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the action of extending : state of being extended",
      ": an enlargement in scope or operation",
      ": the total range over which something extends : compass",
      ": denotation sense 4",
      ": the stretching of a fractured or dislocated limb so as to restore it to its natural position",
      ": an unbending movement around a joint in a limb (such as the knee or elbow) that increases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint \u2014 compare flexion sense 4a",
      ": a property whereby something occupies space",
      ": an increase in length of time",
      ": an increase in time allowed under agreement or concession",
      ": a program that geographically extends the educational resources of an institution by special arrangements (such as correspondence courses) to persons otherwise unable to take advantage of such resources",
      ": a part constituting an addition",
      ": a section or line segment forming an additional length",
      ": an extra telephone connected to the principal line",
      ": a length of natural or synthetic hair that is worn attached to one's natural hair",
      ": a series of usually three or four characters following a dot at the end of the name of a computer file that specifies the file's format or purpose",
      ": a mathematical set (such as a field or group) that includes a given and similar set as a subset",
      ": the act of making something longer or greater",
      ": an increase in length or time",
      ": a part forming an addition or enlargement",
      ": the stretching of a fractured or dislocated limb so as to restore it to its natural position",
      ": an unbending movement around a joint in a limb (as the knee or elbow) that increases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint \u2014 compare flexion sense 1",
      ": an increase in length of time",
      ": an increase in the time allowed under an agreement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sten(t)-sh\u0259n",
      "ik-\u02c8sten-sh\u0259n",
      "ik-\u02c8sten-ch\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "drawing out",
      "elongation",
      "lengthening",
      "prolongation",
      "prolonging",
      "stretching"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abbreviation",
      "abridgment",
      "abridgement",
      "curtailment",
      "cutback",
      "shortening"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "extension of the patient's life",
      "He's asking for a contract extension .",
      "Make sure that the muscles get the proper amount of extension .",
      "I missed the deadline but was granted an extension .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This encounter unleashes the protagonist\u2019s passion for art and, by extension , for a better life away from the village. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 17 June 2022",
      "This indicates there may be genetic differences governing ORF7a interaction and, by extension , disease outcome. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "While there are some short- and long-term downsides to remote and hybrid working, many see it as an exciting opportunity to improve their workplaces and, by extension , the lives of their employees. \u2014 Dan Reilly, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
      "Nothing makes our faces light up like a sitewide sale on our favorite beauty products \u2014 and by extension , making your day as well. \u2014 Sarah Han, Allure , 14 June 2022",
      "Though there are significant differences, the labor histories of the WNBA and the USWNT \u2013 and, by extension , the NWSL \u2013 are similar. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
      "Dimon echoes the prevailing sentiment that\u2019s been weighing down stocks, and by extension , cryptos this year. \u2014 Dan Runkevicius, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "The organization Drew helped build has been on the forefront of fighting for poor people, people of color \u2014 and, by extension , cities themselves. \u2014 Adrian Walker, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
      "Established in 2019, the collective sees police violence as a feminist issue, where prisons are impacting their children and by extension impacting them. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Late Latin extension-, extensio , from Latin extendere ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-102536"
  },
  "expansion":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": expanse",
      ": the act or process of expanding",
      ": the quality or state of being expanded",
      ": the increase in volume of working fluid (such as steam) in an engine cylinder after cutoff or in an internal combustion engine after explosion",
      ": an expanded part",
      ": something that results from an act of expanding",
      ": the result of carrying out an indicated mathematical operation : the expression of a function in the form of a series",
      ": the act of growing or increasing : enlargement",
      ": the act or process of expanding",
      ": the quality or state of being expanded"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8span(t)-sh\u0259n",
      "ik-\u02c8span-sh\u0259n",
      "ik-\u02c8span-ch\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accretion",
      "accrual",
      "addendum",
      "addition",
      "augmentation",
      "boost",
      "gain",
      "increase",
      "increment",
      "more",
      "plus",
      "proliferation",
      "raise",
      "rise",
      "step-up",
      "supplement",
      "uptick"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abatement",
      "decline",
      "decrease",
      "decrement",
      "depletion",
      "diminishment",
      "diminution",
      "drop-off",
      "fall",
      "falloff",
      "lessening",
      "loss",
      "lowering",
      "reduction",
      "shrinkage",
      "step-down"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The league is undergoing expansion .",
      "the expansion of a lecture series into a book",
      "This book is an expansion of a lecture series.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The expansion is already underway, with a groundbreaking ceremony held Tuesday. \u2014 Ana Roc\u00edo \u00c1lvarez Br\u00ed\u00f1ez, The Courier-Journal , 23 June 2022",
      "The expansion includes all of Goblin Valley Road and a portion of Little Wild Horse Road. \u2014 Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
      "But the expansion has proved to be expensive, with each state launch requiring a local marketing blitz. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
      "The price tag for what would be the WNBA\u2019s first expansion team or teams since the Atlanta Dream in 2008 will be an important barometer of the league\u2019s trajectory. \u2014 Rachel Bachman, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
      "In addition to Parker, the NHL expansion team sent several members of its player development coaching staff whose duties include structuring practice plans, curriculum and growing the game. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022",
      "This season, the Thorns rank second at 13,222 behind expansion team Angel City FC (Los Angeles) at 19,202. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 June 2022",
      "The Golden Knights become the second expansion team in the NHL, NBA, NFL or MLB since 1960 to reach a championship series in their first season. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
      "Eniola Aluko is the sporting director of Angel City FC, a new expansion team in the National Women\u2019s Soccer League (NWSL). \u2014 Corey Seymour, Vogue , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-110227"
  },
  "experiential":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": relating to, derived from, or providing experience : empirical"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02ccspir-\u0113-\u02c8en(t)-sh\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "empirical",
      "empiric",
      "existential",
      "experimental",
      "objective",
      "observational"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonempirical",
      "theoretical",
      "theoretic",
      "unempirical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "possesses the kind of experiential knowledge that is gained only from a long and eventful life",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Superblue is a market response to an audience shift in the past years surrounding installation and experiential art. \u2014 Tom Teicholz, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
      "That means red carpets, galas, dinners, experiential events for fans -- all of that high-touch precursors to a broadcast. \u2014 Mia Nazareno, Billboard , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "The marketing team presents 110 slides showcasing plans that include an expansion of Fever-Tree branded outdoor bars known as porches, Cinco de Mayo parties, experiential events, and new drinks to hit the market in the coming months. \u2014 John Kell, Fortune , 4 Apr. 2021",
      "But the extension of these findings to subtler experiential influences is tenuous at best, and related studies tend to be freighted with morality. \u2014 Madeleine Watts, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "This means a sweeping change in architecture, furniture and spatial orientation where experiential technology is infused into every facet of the space. \u2014 Marc Deluca, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "What is true in the realm of learning is similarly valid on an experiential plane. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
      "There are a number of other factors, which the university has a multiyear plan to add to our comprehensive admissions model, and which include experiential activities, such as community service, and leadership and work experience. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 May 2022",
      "Schwerner worked with experiential environment designer Pink Sparrow as well as JUST Design and Art Mafia in creating the show. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from New Latin experienti\u0101lis, from Latin experientia  experience entry 1 + -\u0101lis  -al entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1658, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172941"
  },
  "exaltation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act of exalting : the state of being exalted",
      ": an excessively intensified sense of well-being, power, or importance",
      ": an increase in degree or intensity",
      ": marked or excessive intensification of a mental state or of the activity of a bodily part or function",
      ": an abnormal sense of personal well-being, power, or importance : a delusional euphoria",
      ": an increase in degree or intensity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cceg-\u02ccz\u022fl-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccek-\u02ccs\u022fl-",
      "\u02cceg-\u02ccz\u022fl-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccek-\u02ccs\u022fl-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "feelings of joy and exaltation",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Yet Buckley turns the moment into a kind of exaltation . \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
      "How to explain, then, the exaltation that comes with ingesting substances that have no such chemical profile \u2014 that are endowed only with our perception of the divine? \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "This was less the language of Kant than of fascist nationalist exaltation laced with Mr. Putin\u2019s hardscrabble, brawling St. Petersburg youth. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Despite her exaltation , when Ginsburg died, she was replaced by a woman who is in every way her ideological foe. \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "That joyous exaltation might be a bit of an overstatement, but after its two-year hiatus the parade and its traditions are welcomed. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Crying for art is an honor, an exaltation , a salute. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "The episode also features Jerry\u2019s exaltation of another New York bakery mainstay, the black and white cookie, as something of a model for better race relations. \u2014 Annabelle Williams, New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Many observers, including some in China itself, recoil from this exaltation of a single leader. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-182055"
  },
  "exculpation":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to clear from alleged fault or guilt",
      ": to clear from alleged fault or guilt",
      "\u2014 compare acquit , exonerate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-(\u02cc)sk\u0259l-\u02ccp\u0101t",
      "(\u02cc)ek-\u02c8sk\u0259l-",
      "\u02c8ek-sk\u0259l-\u02ccp\u0101t, ek-\u02c8sk\u0259l-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absolve",
      "acquit",
      "clear",
      "exonerate",
      "vindicate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "criminate",
      "incriminate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The court exculpated him after a thorough investigation.",
      "I will present evidence that will exculpate my client.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Prosecutors said examining Suzanne Morphew's body could incriminate or exculpate her husband. \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 6 May 2022",
      "Lloris was keen to exculpate his manager, emphasizing that Mourinho sent them out to be positive and attack. \u2014 Joshua Law, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2021",
      "After all, if Mulvaney or Bolton could give testimony that would exculpate Trump in the Ukraine scandal, the president would have frog-marched them to the House Intelligence Committee himself last month. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 19 Dec. 2019",
      "The East defined itself in the tradition of communists who had resisted fascism, giving rise to a state doctrine of remembrance that effectively exculpated it from wartime atrocities. \u2014 Katrin Bennhold, New York Times , 9 Nov. 2019",
      "No evidence emerged linking the man to the crime at the school in Myanmar\u2019s capital, Naypyitaw, and some testimony exculpated him. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Dec. 2019",
      "Thus, Harvey\u2019s magnitude does not exculpate the government of liability for its actions. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Dec. 2019",
      "The fact that the bombardiers are Saudi hardly exculpates the United States. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 Oct. 2019",
      "Another investigator, retired federal judge Barbara Jones, took on the task of laying out the larger context of the league\u2019s gross mishandling of the Rice case apart from the tiny, exculpating factoid that Mr. Mueller was assigned to document. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 26 Mar. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin exculpatus , past participle of exculpare , from Latin ex- + culpa blame",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1656, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-182812"
  },
  "exuberant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": joyously unrestrained and enthusiastic",
      ": unrestrained or elaborate especially in style : flamboyant",
      ": produced in extreme abundance : plentiful",
      ": extreme or excessive in degree, size, or extent",
      ": filled with energy and enthusiasm",
      ": characterized by extreme proliferation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8z\u00fc-b(\u0259-)r\u0259nt",
      "ig-\u02c8z\u00fc-b\u0259-r\u0259nt",
      "ig-\u02c8z\u00fc-b(\u0259-)r\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bouncy",
      "bubbly",
      "buoyant",
      "crank",
      "effervescent",
      "frolic",
      "frolicsome",
      "gamesome",
      "gay",
      "high-spirited",
      "vivacious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "low-spirited",
      "sullen"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some industry experts have long said the exuberant growth of the last two years wasn\u2019t going to last forever, comparing it to the late-1990s dot-com boom. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take the mic to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an exuberant celebration of 21st-century girl power. \u2014 cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Where some would channel futurism by referencing the starkness of sci-fi, his dresses\u2014with their rainbow colors and plentiful pleats\u2014reflect a more exuberant path forward. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "The cheers after each work got louder and more exuberant . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "Edith Wharton, writing about a stroll through Italy, notes the exuberant growth of the foliage in certain ravines, and remarks that the same quarries once hosted torture and killing. \u2014 Alejandro Chacoff, The New Yorker , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "The movie, a street-level song-and-dance spectacle to rival the MGM musicals of old, is an exuberant celebration of the Latino immigrant experience, of a diverse neighborhood, of a teeming summertime New York, of life. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Star Tribune , 8 June 2021",
      "Neuroscientists showed that puberty ushers in a period of exuberant neuronal growth followed by a pruning of neural connections that is second only to the similar process that occurs in the first three years of life. \u2014 Lydia Denworth, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2021",
      "The effect is redoubled in his exuberant , earthy drawings in which, often, faces and figures share spaces with visual equivalents of improvisatory jazz. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin exuberant-, exuberans , present participle of exuberare to be abundant, from ex- + uber fruitful, from uber udder \u2014 more at udder ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-183223"
  },
  "exculpatory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tending or serving to exculpate",
      ": tending or serving to exculpate",
      "\u2014 compare inculpatory"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ek-\u02c8sk\u0259l-p\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
      "ek-\u02c8sk\u0259l-p\u0259-\u02cct\u014dr-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "While the court did not address the felony murder issue, the court did find major violations of prosecutorial duty to share exculpatory evidence with the defense before trial. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "The attorneys are obligated to disclose potentially exculpatory information to defendants. \u2014 Lewis Kamb, Star Tribune , 31 July 2021",
      "In the Sadr case, government lawyers acknowledged failures in quickly disclosing potentially exculpatory information during, before and after the trial. \u2014 Mengqi Sun, WSJ , 19 Feb. 2021",
      "The Sea Lady might be an exculpatory study of romantic folly and erotic pursuit. \u2014 Stephanie Burt, The New Republic , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "But very early on, Dr. Stone came to believe that their job was in fact to rubber-stamp the government\u2019s own self- exculpatory assessment. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "There is the persistent use of the exculpatory passive voice, for one thing. \u2014 Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "While largely admiring in tone, no grisly detail is omitted \u2014 and who would want to answer for any number of the stories told, especially when, in 2021, young and extremely high is no longer considered exculpatory . \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "The defense lawyers also accused the prosecutors of trying to prevent them from accessing potentially exculpatory materials from Cognizant. \u2014 Rebecca Davis O\u2019brien, WSJ , 3 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1781, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-190505"
  },
  "extoll":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to praise highly : glorify",
      ": to praise highly : glorify"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8st\u014dl",
      "ik-\u02c8st\u014dl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bless",
      "carol",
      "celebrate",
      "emblazon",
      "exalt",
      "glorify",
      "hymn",
      "laud",
      "magnify",
      "praise",
      "resound"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The health benefits of exercise are widely extolled .",
      "campaign literature extolling the candidate's military record",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Schoolchildren in some places dress up in World War II military garb, and war movies extol the idea that Russia\u2019s battles were always righteous. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022",
      "The ad went on to extol the virtues of the house and the ex-husband. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "It\u2019s not unique in singing martial hymns that extol our own greatness and the crushing of our enemies. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "The Ukrainian government sought to extol the valor of the fighters, who refused to surrender until ordered. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Executives for companies with offices downtown continue to extol the virtues of working in an area with several hotels, restaurants and sports stadiums in walking distance. \u2014 Eric Heisig, cleveland , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "On a business trip to Russia in 2016, Alibaba founder Jack Ma was having lunch and listening to his executives extol the success the company was enjoying in the country. \u2014 Jing Yang, wsj.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Howard\u2019s presence in Northeast Ohio over All-Star Weekend allows university officials to extol the school\u2019s proximity to the nation\u2019s government. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Tapping two fashion icons to extol the virtues of owning your website was an outside-the-box idea, but innovation is Mathur\u2019s specialty. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 17 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin extollere , from ex- + tollere to lift up \u2014 more at tolerate ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-191849"
  },
  "extirpate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to destroy completely : wipe out",
      ": to pull up by the root",
      ": to cut out by surgery"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-st\u0259r-\u02ccp\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abolish",
      "annihilate",
      "black out",
      "blot out",
      "cancel",
      "clean (up)",
      "efface",
      "eradicate",
      "erase",
      "expunge",
      "exterminate",
      "liquidate",
      "obliterate",
      "root (out)",
      "rub out",
      "snuff (out)",
      "stamp (out)",
      "sweep (away)",
      "wipe out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the triumph of modern medicine in extirpating certain diseases",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Brave nonconformists across Cuban civil society, whom the regime is determined to extirpate , are merely collateral damage in a wider war against the values of the West. \u2014 Mary Anastasia O\u2019grady, WSJ , 12 June 2022",
      "In Indonesia, the V.O.C. eventually followed up the massacre of a people with an effort to extirpate a botanical species. \u2014 Olufemi O. Taiwo, The New Yorker , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "The plain fact of the matter is that violent leftist revolutionaries of the kind that Salazar promised to extirpate in Portugal are nowhere to be seen on the American political landscape today. \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "Now, by moving against the commission, Mr. Biden looks to extirpate classical roots. \u2014 James Panero, WSJ , 26 May 2021",
      "The state has a liberal reputation today, but in the 19th century its white settlers attempted to extirpate almost any nonwhite population and create a Jim Crow system that lasted well into the 20th century. \u2014 Brian Smale, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Apr. 2021",
      "But habitat loss and unregulated hunting combined to extirpate the big animals by 1900. \u2014 Tom Carpenter, Outdoor Life , 2 Mar. 2021",
      "The Chinese Communists aren\u2019t trying to extirpate every last trace of theism, thereby inviting the undivided opposition of religious believers and institutions (as the Soviets did with regard to John Paul II\u2019s Vatican). \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 21 Feb. 2021",
      "The modern left\u2019s mission to extirpate sin from society is the product of a secular religion of the most austere sort. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 21 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin exstirpatus , past participle of exstirpare , from ex- + stirp-, stirps trunk, root",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-023208"
  },
  "exuberancy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exuberance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-ns\u0113",
      "-si"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin exuberantia ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-032626"
  },
  "existent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having being : existing",
      ": existing now : present"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8zi-st\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "actual",
      "concrete",
      "de facto",
      "effective",
      "factual",
      "genuine",
      "real",
      "sure-enough",
      "true",
      "very"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conjectural",
      "hypothetical",
      "ideal",
      "inexistent",
      "nonexistent",
      "platonic",
      "possible",
      "potential",
      "suppositional",
      "theoretical",
      "theoretic"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I think we should improve existent parks rather than create new ones.",
      "to some people, angels are as existent as aardvarks or astronomers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In terms of political opposition, there are political parties that have successfully opposed the BJP at the state level in Tamil Nadu, Bengal, Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, but opposition is virtually non- existent at the national level. \u2014 Arundhati Roy, CNN , 22 June 2022",
      "If there\u2019s one knock against Stroud\u2019s game, it\u2019s that his ability \u2014 and sometimes desire \u2014 to make plays with his legs is often non- existent . \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 13 May 2022",
      "By and large, disabled people make very little money, if any; savings are virtually non- existent too. \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Last winter\u2019s flu season was virtually non- existent . \u2014 NBC News , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "But beyond the Olympic paycheck, investment in women\u2019s hockey is virtually non- existent . \u2014 Glamour , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Don't leave home without Somewear Global Hotspot that provides dad (and the rest of the family) peace of mind for times when cell service is unreliable or non- existent . \u2014 Jordi Lippe-mcgraw, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "More than half of her college years were dominated by COVID, with online classes, takeout meals, masked or non- existent social events. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
      "Our only real quibble is that instructions for some meals are unclear or non- existent , which required a bit of trial-and-error on our part to prepare. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Late Latin existent-, existens/exsistent-, exsistens, from present participle of Latin existere, exsistere \"to come into view, appear, show oneself, come into being\" (Late Latin, \"to have real being, be, be present\") \u2014 more at exist ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-042918"
  },
  "existency":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": existence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin existentia, exsistentia ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-121110"
  },
  "excogitate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to think out : devise"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ek-\u02c8sk\u00e4-j\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "concoct",
      "construct",
      "contrive",
      "cook (up)",
      "devise",
      "drum up",
      "fabricate",
      "invent",
      "make up",
      "manufacture",
      "think (up)",
      "trump up",
      "vamp (up)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "she's a master at excogitating reasons not to do her assigned work"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin excogitatus , past participle of excogitare , from ex- + cogitare to cogitate",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1530, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-122240"
  },
  "exhort":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly",
      ": to give warnings or advice : make urgent appeals",
      ": to try to influence by words or advice : urge strongly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8z\u022frt",
      "ig-\u02c8z\u022frt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "egg (on)",
      "encourage",
      "goad",
      "nudge",
      "press",
      "prod",
      "prompt",
      "urge"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He exhorted his people to take back their land.",
      "She exhorted her listeners to support the proposition.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Following each harrowing miss leading up to his breakthrough trick at the 1999 X Games, the crowd and Hawk\u2019s fellow competitors exhort him to try again. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "In dueling cover pieces, former assistant secretary of defense Elbridge Colby argued the U.S. should defend Taiwan, while Professor Patrick Porter contended America\u2019s proper role was to help and exhort Taiwan to defend itself. \u2014 Jim Geraghty, National Review , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Trump has endorsed Youngkin multiple times and called into a rally organized by a right-wing radio host this month to exhort the crowd to vote for him. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Opinion shapers and policymakers would exhort moderate Muslims to do more to combat extremism. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Insiders right now would exhort that the tall truck early bird detection is no more than a flighty distractor from the real issues that need to be addressed for making the AI driving system readied to drive on our public roadways. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Trump has endorsed Youngkin multiple times and called into a rally organized by a right-wing radio host this month to exhort the crowd to vote for him. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Trump has endorsed Youngkin multiple times and called into a rally organized by a right-wing radio host this month to exhort the crowd to vote for him. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Trump has endorsed Youngkin multiple times and called into a rally organized by a right-wing radio host this month to exhort the crowd to vote for him. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 25 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French exorter , from Latin exhortari , from ex- + hortari to incite \u2014 more at yearn ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-141702"
  },
  "explicate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give a detailed explanation of",
      ": to develop the implications of : analyze logically"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-spl\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clarify",
      "clear (up)",
      "construe",
      "demonstrate",
      "demystify",
      "elucidate",
      "explain",
      "expound",
      "get across",
      "illuminate",
      "illustrate",
      "interpret",
      "simplify",
      "spell out",
      "unriddle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "obscure"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "an essay explicating a theory",
      "the physicist did his best to explicate the wave theory of light for the audience of laymen",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This passage epitomizes Hickey\u2019s unusual relationship to literature and his uncanny ability to draw forward an aspect of a poem or novel to explicate an artwork without reducing either to mere illustration. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
      "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021",
      "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021",
      "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021",
      "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021",
      "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021",
      "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021",
      "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin explicatus , past participle of explicare , literally, to unfold, from ex- + plicare to fold \u2014 more at ply ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143652"
  },
  "extricate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty",
      ": to distinguish from a related thing",
      ": unravel",
      ": to free from a trap or difficulty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-str\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t",
      "\u02c8ek-str\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clear",
      "disembarrass",
      "disengage",
      "disentangle",
      "free",
      "liberate",
      "release",
      "untangle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "embroil",
      "entangle"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Several survivors were extricated from the wreckage.",
      "They extricated the tractor from the mud.",
      "She hasn't been able to extricate herself from her legal problems.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Those of us who received our property tax appraisals in the mail this week have something to look forward to over the weekend: trying, with the possible assistance of a forklift, to extricate our jaws from the floor. \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Uncertain how to extricate herself from the situation, Ault retired. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "Emergency responders had to pull one person from a vehicle, though the others managed to extricate themselves, Eisan wrote in a memo to Fairfield city officials. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 May 2022",
      "Germany now must chart a path to extricate itself from dependency upon Russia for nearly half of its energy requirements. \u2014 Jerry Hendrix, National Review , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "The city\u2019s 10-day Fiesta showed us that in more than 100 years, San Antonio has failed to desegregate and extricate itself from an anti-Mexican past. \u2014 Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Rescuers were working to extricate him so he could be transported to a hospital, firefighters said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Burger King\u2019s experience illustrates the difficulty many corporations face when trying to extricate themselves from decades-old investments. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "This unconventional true-crime thriller concludes as Pam Hupp (Ren\u00e9e Zellweger) resorts to desperate, shocking and absurd extremes to extricate herself from her web of lies. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin extricatus , past participle of extricare , from ex- + tricae trifles, perplexities",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1601, in the meaning defined at sense 2b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-144410"
  },
  "exhilarating":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8zi-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "breathtaking",
      "charged",
      "electric",
      "electrifying",
      "exciting",
      "exhilarative",
      "galvanic",
      "galvanizing",
      "hair-raising",
      "heart-stopping",
      "inspiring",
      "intoxicating",
      "kicky",
      "mind-bending",
      "mind-blowing",
      "mind-boggling",
      "rip-roaring",
      "rousing",
      "stimulating",
      "stirring",
      "thrilling"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unexciting"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1634, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-150823"
  },
  "excreta":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun plural",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": waste matter (such as feces) eliminated or separated from the body",
      ": waste matter (as feces) eliminated or separated from the body \u2014 compare excretion sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8skr\u0113-t\u0259",
      "ik-\u02c8skr\u0113t-\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dirt",
      "doo-doo",
      "dropping",
      "dung",
      "excrement",
      "feces",
      "ordure",
      "poop",
      "scat",
      "slops",
      "soil",
      "waste"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Monster is living in a year or more of his own excreta , nearly a foot deep. \u2014 Gene Weingarten, Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "In this particular case, the Inspiration4 crew, however, did not notice any excreta floating around the cabin because the leakage was still relegated to contained areas underneath the floor, Gerstenmaier said. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "State inspectors found excessive excreta , dirt and grime, and lack of proper cleaning at facility previously found with a bleeding dog (repeat offender). \u2014 Sarah Brookbank, The Enquirer , 11 May 2021",
      "Previous research has shown that toilet flushes can generate germ-laden aerosols from the excreta , the China CDC scientists said. \u2014 Jason Gale, Bloomberg.com , 28 Aug. 2020",
      "Previous research has shown that toilet flushes can generate germ-laden aerosols from the excreta , the China CDC scientists said. \u2014 Jason Gale, Bloomberg.com , 28 Aug. 2020",
      "Previous research has shown that toilet flushes can generate germ-laden aerosols from the excreta , the China CDC scientists said. \u2014 Jason Gale, Bloomberg.com , 28 Aug. 2020",
      "Previous research has shown that toilet flushes can generate germ-laden aerosols from the excreta , the China CDC scientists said. \u2014 Jason Gale, Bloomberg.com , 28 Aug. 2020",
      "Previous research has shown that toilet flushes can generate germ-laden aerosols from the excreta , the China CDC scientists said. \u2014 Jason Gale, Bloomberg.com , 28 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of excretus ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1757, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-153945"
  },
  "expat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an expatriate person : expatriate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8eks-\u02ccpat"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "deportee",
      "\u00e9migr\u00e9",
      "emigr\u00e9",
      "evacuee",
      "exile",
      "expatriate",
      "refugee"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a network of expats in London keeps her from missing the family she left behind",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Pre-pandemic, Oren Saar, a young Israeli immigrant living in New York, was introduced to a fellow- expat who had a side hustle making and selling Israeli food. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
      "Clearly not busy enough: A chance encounter in Manhattan with Paul (Olivier Martinez), a Parisian expat with impossible bone structure and a seemingly unlimited capacity for afternoon delight, leads to a passionate affair. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 10 May 2022",
      "In a recent conversation with THR at Moon Knight\u2018s virtual junket, Isaac also discusses the English actor who inspired his portrayal of Steven, who was originally conceived as an American expat in London. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "When an encounter with an American expat sparks a new connection, Emilia begins to see herself in a new light\u2014both as a woman and as an artist. \u2014 Keely Weiss, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The British expat who lives with his family in the Western Cape province of South Africa told a radio show Wednesday that each year, his wife, Marcela, and their children spend hours decorating the Christmas tree. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Ansel Elgort plays Jake Adelstein, an expat from Missouri who, as the series begins, is about to become the first American journalist at Tokyo\u2019s biggest newspaper. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Cleanness tells of an American expat living and teaching in Sofia, Bulgaria. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Hollander is portraying Quentin, an English expat traveling with his friends and nephew, while Richardson stars as Portia, a young woman on a trip with her boss. \u2014 Ellise Shafer, Variety , 18 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1962, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-154624"
  },
  "extremum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a maximum or a minimum of a mathematical function"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8str\u0113-m\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Latin, neuter of extremus ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1904, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-161023"
  },
  "expiration":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the last emission of breath : death",
      ": the act or process of releasing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth : exhalation",
      ": the escape of carbon dioxide from the body protoplasm (as through the blood and lungs or by diffusion)",
      ": the fact of coming to an end or the point at which something ends : termination",
      ": the end of something that lasts for a certain period of time",
      ": the act of breathing out",
      ": the act or process of releasing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth : exhalation",
      ": the escape of carbon dioxide from the body protoplasm (as through the blood and lungs or by diffusion)",
      ": the last emission of breath : death",
      ": something produced by breathing out"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-sp\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccek-sp\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccek-sp\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "death",
      "demise",
      "expiry",
      "termination"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "alpha",
      "beginning",
      "birth",
      "commencement",
      "creation",
      "dawn",
      "genesis",
      "inception",
      "incipience",
      "incipiency",
      "launch",
      "morning",
      "onset",
      "outset",
      "start"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "one month after the expiration of the contract",
      "directed that upon her expiration her splendid Italian-style villa be given to the public as a museum",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For all of the Heat\u2019s developmental projects over the years, many have come with expiration dates, with Duncan Robinson the latest concern in that regard. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
      "Despite the diminishing sunset clauses\u2014 expiration dates of provisions in the nuclear agreement\u2014Vaez argues the JCPOA still holds value and is the most straightforward path to curbing Iran. \u2014 Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News , 10 June 2022",
      "The drama lead actress field is packed with contenders starring in shows that are long past their expiration dates. \u2014 Glenn Whippentertainment Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "The bar and restaurant at 639 Conner St. announced in a Facebook post its last day would be July 23 when its lease nears expiration . \u2014 John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022",
      "The impending expiration has Alabama\u2019s education department\u2019s child nutrition program director worried. \u2014 Trisha Powell Crain | Tcrain@al.com, al , 8 June 2022",
      "Now school districts are already being impacted by the looming waiver expiration . \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 7 June 2022",
      "The expiration of the enhanced subsidies will simply usher in a return to the status quo \u2014 one where Obamacare premiums continue to increase while Democrats look the other way. \u2014 Sally Pipes, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Since the expiration of the ban, mass shooting deaths in the United States have climbed steadily. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-171108"
  },
  "extent":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the range over which something extends : scope",
      ": the amount of space or surface that something occupies or the distance over which it extends : magnitude",
      ": the point, degree, or limit to which something extends",
      ": seizure (as of land) in execution of a writ of extent in Great Britain",
      ": the condition of being so seized",
      ": a writ giving to a creditor temporary possession of his debtor's property",
      ": valuation (as of land) in Great Britain especially for taxation",
      ": the distance or range that is covered or affected by something",
      ": the point, degree, or limit to which something reaches or extends"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8stent",
      "ik-\u02c8stent"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bound",
      "boundary",
      "cap",
      "ceiling",
      "confines",
      "end",
      "limit",
      "limitation",
      "line",
      "termination"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She tried to determine the extent of the damage.",
      "the full extent of human knowledge",
      "He questions the extent to which these remedies are needed.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Scientists have also tied cycles in the Aleutian Low \u2014 which switches from strong to weak every few decades \u2014 to Arctic sea-ice extent and the strength or weakness of salmon runs along the Pacific Coast from California to Alaska. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
      "Under the deal, Spire will continue to provide NASA with data related to ocean conditions, soil moisture, sea ice extent , and other environmental data. \u2014 Alex Knapp, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
      "The extent of how tight the election may be was made clear Wednesday with the latest Marquette University Law School poll. \u2014 Scott Bauer, ajc , 22 June 2022",
      "Joseph Jensen, data manager of the state office, said officials are studying the extent to which the pandemic and housing costs are affecting homelessness. \u2014 Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
      "The district\u2019s eastern extent reaches parts of Bella Vista. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 22 June 2022",
      "The extent of how tight the election may be was made clear Wednesday with the latest Marquette University Law School poll. \u2014 Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
      "Tuesday's evidence further underscored the extent to which Johnson or his team pursued means of contesting the last presidential race. \u2014 Benjamin Siegel, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
      "Andrault says more work is needed to understand the extent to which water is escaping in this way. \u2014 Theo Nicitopoulos, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French estente, extente land valuation, from extendre, estendre to survey, evaluate, literally, to extend",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-173310"
  },
  "excrement":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": waste matter discharged from the body",
      ": feces",
      ": waste matter discharged from the body",
      ": feces"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-skr\u0259-m\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8ek-skr\u0259-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dirt",
      "doo-doo",
      "dropping",
      "dung",
      "excreta",
      "feces",
      "ordure",
      "poop",
      "scat",
      "slops",
      "soil",
      "waste"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "an ordinance that requires dog walkers to remove their animal's excrement from city streets",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The swimming pool in the center of Kiara\u2019s apartment complex is filled with brackish water and dog excrement . \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "Others are hunkering down to await an uncertain fate under Mr. Musk, who recently tweeted an image of cartoon excrement at the current CEO. \u2014 Deepa Seetharaman, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
      "On the floor of another sat two lumps of human excrement . \u2014 Time , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Many of the animals had crusted excrement on their coats. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Additionally, researchers have found fossilized excrement that also contains trilobite shells, strengthening the cannibalism theory (which, while strong, is still merely a theory). \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Turner was a co-chair of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders\u2019 2020 presidential campaign, and famously compared supporting Biden to eating a bowl of excrement . \u2014 Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland , 2 May 2022",
      "Mayor London Breed declared a state of emergency in the Tenderloin district last December, after it became littered with human excrement and used syringes. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 1 May 2022",
      "New York inhabitants alone produce about 8 million pounds of excrement a day. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin excrementum , from excernere ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1533, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-173935"
  },
  "excitement":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that excites or rouses",
      ": the action of exciting : the state of being excited",
      ": something that stirs up feelings of great enthusiasm and interest",
      ": a feeling of great enthusiasm and interest : the state of being excited",
      ": the act of exciting",
      ": the state of being excited : as",
      ": aroused, augmented, or abnormal activity of an organism or functioning of an organ or part",
      ": extreme motor hyperactivity (as in catatonic schizophrenia or bipolar disorder)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8s\u012bt-m\u0259nt",
      "ik-\u02c8s\u012bt-m\u0259nt",
      "-\u02c8s\u012bt-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "incitation",
      "incitement",
      "instigation",
      "provocation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Childhood friendship can be a time of innocence, enchantment and perpetual excitement as portrayed in Sophia Silver\u2019s modest yet assured debut feature, Over/Under. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
      "Companies such as Ferrari, Nike, and Red Bull have already advertised themselves in virtual worlds to generate awareness and excitement for their products. \u2014 Mark Minevich, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "The milestone could open doors for investment and new excitement around 3D tissue printing, potentially paving the way for new therapies in regenerative medicine. \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
      "But to those who know them best, a Capricorn rising is full of wonder and excitement just waiting to be expressed at the right time. \u2014 Glamour , 27 May 2022",
      "Her voice is full of laughter and excitement ; her sentences punctuated by laughter. \u2014 Kat Bein, SPIN , 25 May 2022",
      "Compared to a conventional internal-combustion vehicle, an EV's fewer moving parts, lack of exhaust ruckus, and firewall of computerized insulation limit its avenues for excitement . \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 24 May 2022",
      "The student section, in conjunction with the band and multiple programs who perform in the gym, will create an environment conducive to building a sense of comradery and excitement for MHS activities. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 19 May 2022",
      "In seductive prose, Kay\u2019s historical fantasies transport the reader to a Renaissance Europe that never quite existed and rival the works of George R.R. Martin and Robin Hobb for sheer excitement . \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-175716"
  },
  "excurrent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": characterized by a current that flows outward",
      ": having the axis prolonged to form an undivided main stem or trunk (as in conifers) \u2014 compare deliquescent sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)ek-\u02c8sk\u0259r-\u0259nt",
      "-\u02c8sk\u0259-r\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin excurrent-, excurrens , present participle of excurrere to run out, extend, from ex- + currere to run \u2014 more at car ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180436"
  },
  "excrete":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to separate and eliminate or discharge (waste) from the blood, tissues, or organs or from the active protoplasm",
      ": to separate and give off cellular waste matter from the body usually as urine or sweat",
      ": to separate and eliminate or discharge (waste) from the blood, tissues, or organs or from the active protoplasm"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8skr\u0113t",
      "ik-\u02c8skr\u0113t",
      "ik-\u02c8skr\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "According to the International Hyperhidrosis Society, there are approximately two to four million sweat glands all over our bodies, the majority of which are eccrine glands and excrete a clear, odorless fluid. \u2014 Dianna Mazzone, Allure , 17 June 2022",
      "The biological carbon pump, for example, relies a great deal on bigger fish that eat plankton and excrete the waste in larger particles that sink much more readily than individual plankton would. \u2014 Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "Facilities regularly excrete excess fish feed, fish waste, antibiotics, and other chemicals that pollute the water, threaten wildlife, and hurt natural habitats. \u2014 Marianne Cufone, Fortune , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Those operations alone are home to 69,392 animal units \u2014 enough cows to excrete more waste than all the residents of Milwaukee County. \u2014 jsonline.com , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "Greater salt intake can prompt your kidneys to excrete more calcium. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "Females have their stomachs popped with the needle from a hose hooked to a carbon dioxide tank and are gassed up until their bellies excrete a stream of bright orange eggs into a bucket \u2014 about 5,000 per fish. \u2014 jsonline.com , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "Even insects that suck plant sap are forced to excrete surplus sugars, in the form of liquids known as honeydew or lerp. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 8 July 2021",
      "Many species have enzymes that break alcohol down and allow the body to excrete it, avoiding death by poisoning. \u2014 Kate Julian, The Atlantic , 1 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin excretus , past participle of excernere to sift out, discharge, from ex- + cernere to sift \u2014 more at certain ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1620, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180716"
  },
  "exult (in)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "as in delight , glory (in)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181903"
  },
  "ex comitate":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": from courtesy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek\u02ccsk\u00e4m\u0259\u02c8t\u00e4t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182838"
  },
  "excretion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of excreting",
      ": something excreted",
      ": metabolic waste products (such as urea and carbon dioxide) that are eliminated from the body",
      ": the act or process of separating and giving off cellular waste matter from the body",
      ": waste material given off from the body",
      ": the act or process of excreting",
      ": something eliminated by the process of excretion that is composed chiefly of urine or sweat in mammals including humans and of comparable materials in other animals, characteristically includes products of protein degradation (as urea or uric acid), usually differs from ordinary bodily secretions by lacking any further utility to the organism that produces it, and is distinguished from waste materials (as feces) that have merely passed into or through the digestive tract without being incorporated into the body proper",
      ": a waste product (as urine, feces, or vomit) eliminated from an animal body : excrement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8skr\u0113-sh\u0259n",
      "ik-\u02c8skr\u0113-sh\u0259n",
      "ik-\u02c8skr\u0113-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The kidneys are organs of excretion .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Both of these bone types (jawbones and pectoral fins) grow via the excretion of rows of osteoblasts (large cells responsible for the synthesis and mineralization of bone). \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "But how dog excretion affects nature reserves, which increasingly abut urban or populated areas, had yet to be analyzed. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Instead, it is caused by a mutation in an area between genes, resulting in the excretion of a toxic chemical that kills muscle cells. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "The virus spreads among common carp quickly by excretion or through the epidermis and gills. \u2014 Minnah Arshad, Detroit Free Press , 18 Sep. 2021",
      "Overall, study authors concluded that more research needed to be done regarding povidone iodine's effect on excretion and transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Health.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Large boluses of food remain in the digestive tracts of competitive eaters for days before excretion . \u2014 James M. Smoliga, Harper's Magazine , 22 June 2021",
      "Fortunately, the excretion is not a danger, much like the cicadas themselves. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 27 May 2021",
      "That\u2019s sooty mold, a fungus that grows in the honeydew excretion of either aphids or scale insects. \u2014 Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News , 9 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183724"
  },
  "expilation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of plundering : spoliation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cceksp\u0259\u0307\u02c8l\u0101sh\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccsp\u012b\u02c8-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin expilation-, expilatio , from expilatus (past participle of expilare to plunder, from ex-  ex- entry 1 + -pilare , perhaps akin to Latin pila pillar, pier) + -ion-, -io -ion",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-191328"
  },
  "expurgate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous",
      ": to expunge objectionable parts from before publication or presentation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-sp\u0259r-\u02ccg\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bowdlerize",
      "censor",
      "clean (up)",
      "launder",
      "red-pencil"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They felt it was necessary to expurgate his letters before publishing them.",
      "the newspaper had to expurgate the expletive-laden speech that the criminal made upon being sentenced to life imprisonment"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin expurgatus , past participle of expurgare , from ex- + purgare to purge",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1678, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-192539"
  },
  "exacting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands",
      ": requiring careful attention and precision",
      ": expecting a lot from a person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8zak-ti\u014b",
      "ig-\u02c8zak-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "choosy",
      "choosey",
      "dainty",
      "delicate",
      "demanding",
      "fastidious",
      "finical",
      "finicking",
      "finicky",
      "fussbudgety",
      "fussy",
      "nice",
      "old-maidish",
      "particular",
      "pernickety",
      "persnickety",
      "picky"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "undemanding",
      "unfastidious",
      "unfussy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He has very exacting standards.",
      "he was shocked when his normally exacting supervisor complimented him on a job well done",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the intervening years, helicopters have grown more powerful and reliable, and the helicopter services that contract with heli-ski outfitters have become more exacting in their training and protocols. \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 10 Apr. 2021",
      "The transboundary nature of the grueling long-distance race, which many mushers believe to be more exacting than its higher-profile sibling, the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, complicated operations during the pandemic. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 2022",
      "Waterston and Sam Fragoso, a close friend and collaborator of Bravo\u2019s who contributed voiceover, commented on her exacting , singular, consistent visual style, from her very first short, Eat (2011), to her most recent for Miu Miu. \u2014 Eliza Harper Wallace, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "His vision and work ethic become more exacting , his drive to best himself at once breathtaking and worrisome. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "But much of the game\u2019s appeal can be chalked up to players\u2019 ability to create an increasingly exacting vision of how their Sims live, dress and eat. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "It has been designed and engineered to the same exacting standards as our T.50, with the same emphasis on driver focus, performance, lightweight and superlative, pure design, but the outcome is a very different motorcar. \u2014 Alistair Charlton, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Also stuck were several gravely ill patients in the E.R. who could not be transferred to the I.C.U., where care is far more exacting . \u2014 New York Times , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "Unlike the complicated and more exacting route of listing via an initial public offering, these reverse mergers offer unique advantages for startups. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 6 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from present participle of exact entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-210147"
  },
  "excpt":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "exception"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-210454"
  },
  "extensor thrust":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sudden reflex extension of a leg in response to upward pressure applied to the sole"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211126"
  },
  "exemplify":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to show or illustrate by example",
      ": to make an attested copy or transcript of (a document) under seal",
      ": to be an instance of or serve as an example : embody",
      ": to be typical of",
      ": to serve as an example of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8zem-pl\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
      "ig-\u02c8zem-pl\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "demonstrate",
      "illustrate",
      "instance"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "His works exemplify the taste of the period.",
      "The city's economic growth is exemplified by the many new buildings that are currently under construction.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The pair exemplify the different ways in which economic challenges impact companies selling technologies that are already in use or still in development. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
      "Two contractors\u2019 tenures at TSM and Blitz exemplify the companies\u2019 approaches to contracting. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
      "The plastic pollution problem, and solutions to it, exemplify the challenges posed by climate change. \u2014 Sofia Lotto Persio, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Of course, red is Rothko\u2019s leitmotif and both works, arresting in scale, exemplify the artist\u2019s torrid love affair with the color. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 11 May 2022",
      "Welcome to the unconventional arena of concerns that a new generation of AI might exemplify a criminal mind. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Cuts were made to poetic passages that both exemplify the expressive montage sequences of silent cinema and reflect Epstein\u2019s artistry. \u2014 The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Mutual aid, which community fridges exemplify , differs from charity because there is no decision on who gets what and why. \u2014 Leah Abucayan, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "These directors do not exemplify cinema as a visual form that moves. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 23 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English exemplifien , from Anglo-French exemplifier , from Medieval Latin exemplificare , from Latin exemplum ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211349"
  },
  "exemplificatory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exemplifying : designed to exemplify"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-k\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin exemplificat us + English -ory ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-215808"
  },
  "expulsion":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of expelling : the state of being expelled",
      ": the act of forcing to leave : the state of being forced to leave"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sp\u0259l-sh\u0259n",
      "ik-\u02c8sp\u0259l-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "banishment",
      "deportation",
      "displacement",
      "exile",
      "expatriation",
      "relegation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The government engaged in mass expulsions .",
      "the expulsion of air from the lungs",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the family\u2019s return to power nonetheless has come as a shock to the millions who once celebrated its expulsion . \u2014 Michael E. Miller And Regine Cabato, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
      "But the family\u2019s return to power nonetheless has come as a shock to the millions who once celebrated its expulsion . \u2014 Regine Cabato, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Until their expulsion , more than 1,000 Chagossians lived on Diego Garcia. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
      "His conviction for a felony triggers an internal review process for the Academy, which is all but certain to end with his expulsion from the Hollywood institution. \u2014 William Earl, Variety , 21 May 2022",
      "The speech led two Democrats in Congress to introduce resolutions to punish Brooks \u2013 one calling for his censure, the other for his expulsion . \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 10 May 2022",
      "And in the months leading up to their 2017 expulsion from Myanmar, nearly all Rohingya students were unable to go to school because of restrictions on their movement imposed by the Burmese government. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022",
      "Michelangelo\u2019s depictions of scenes from the book of Genesis, including God\u2019s creation of Adam and of Eve, their expulsion from Eden, Noah\u2019s sacrifice and the flood. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "National Review was there to rebuke the Republican president who, fearful of incurring Soviet displeasure, refused to meet Solzhenitsyn after his dramatic expulsion from Russia in 1974. \u2014 Peter J. Travers, National Review , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French expulsioun , from Latin expulsion-, expulsio , from expellere to expel",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-221140"
  },
  "extensor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a muscle serving to extend a bodily part (such as a limb)",
      ": a muscle serving to extend a bodily part (as a limb)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sten(t)-s\u0259r",
      "ik-\u02c8sten(t)-s\u0259r",
      "-s\u022f(\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Without proper coaching cues, however, many runners do not extend the hips properly and incorporate mostly the helper hip extensor muscles, like the hamstrings, whilst not activating the Gluteus Maximus at all. \u2014 Jon-erik Kawamoto, Outside Online , 11 Aug. 2020",
      "Jin had previously damaged the tendons in his left index finger and underwent surgery to repair its extensor , which Big Hit informed ARMY about in March. \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Generally, pain on the top of the foot is an inflammation of the tendons that straighten the toes, which run along the top of the foot and are called extensor tendons. \u2014 Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "Thus, the clinical name for this injury is extensor tendonitis. \u2014 Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "The problem is, this creates tightness in your extensor muscles (think triceps, quads, and back extensors), which can impact your form and increase your risk of injury. \u2014 Pam Moore, SELF , 25 Aug. 2021",
      "My left index finger would scoop a small chunk of Tiger Balm and slowly spread it over my right arm extensor muscle down to my wrist and then to my palm and finger tips, all five of them. \u2014 Longreads , 4 Mar. 2020",
      "Hembree was 1-0 with a 2.51 ERA in 31 appearances before going on the disabled list June 14 with a right elbow extensor strain. \u2014 Julian Benbow, BostonGlobe.com , 4 July 2019",
      "Using ultrasound and CT scans, the scientists determined the precise dimensions of two separate sets of muscles in that joint: the extensors , which move the wrist back and away from the body; and the flexors, which pull it in, toward the forearm. \u2014 Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times , 16 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1615, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-224039"
  },
  "extant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": currently or actually existing",
      ": still existing : not destroyed or lost",
      ": standing out or above"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-st\u0259nt",
      "ek-\u02c8stant",
      "\u02c8ek-\u02ccstant"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alive",
      "around",
      "existent",
      "existing",
      "living"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dead",
      "extinct",
      "nonextant"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "There is, he reports, no extant copy of the Super Bowl I television broadcast; nobody bothered to keep the tapes. \u2014 Joe Queenan , New York Times Book Review , 1 Feb. 2009",
      "First produced in the spring of 472 BC, Persians is noteworthy in the corpus of the thirty-two extant Greek tragedies in that it is the only classical Greek drama that dramatizes an actual historical event. \u2014 Daniel Mendelsohn , New York Review , 21 Sept. 2006",
      "[George] Lucas' brain teemed with plots and characters, exotic creatures, worlds to be spun out of the words and sketches in his notebooks. Also, by numbering the extant episodes IV, V and VI, he was implicitly promising a prequel trilogy \u2026 \u2014 Richard Corliss , Time , 9 May 2005",
      "There are few extant records from that period.",
      "one of the oldest buildings still extant",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Pianist Glenn Kramer founded AmateurPianists, which grew out of a still- extant meetup group, in 2011. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "The front probably won\u2019t make any additional southward progress before the next pulse of arriving warmth scours out any extant temperature air. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "The largest extant portion of Washington\u2019s personal library resides here, as does the King\u2019s Chapel Library, a set of 221 ecclesiastical books sent over from London in 1698 for Boston\u2019s first Anglican church. \u2014 Robert Polidori, Town & Country , 9 June 2022",
      "As previously mentioned, if ancient crocodilians had the same highly acidic digestive system of extant crocodiles, then this ornithopod meal couldn\u2019t have been digested for long. \u2014 Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
      "The Native Sons of the Golden West is a still- extant fraternal organization founded to honor the pioneers and prospectors who arrived in California in the middle of the 19th century. \u2014 Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
      "Nonetheless, she was all but forgotten by the art world, and though all of her extant works are originals, per the National Trust, she was described as a mere copyist of the Old Masters after her death. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 May 2022",
      "The student paper, The Harvard Crimson, now practically makes a game of finding the Royall crest extant on some university property. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Trump\u2019s family and one of the worst regimes extant \u2014are the kinds of egregious violations of public trust in which the Trump family has long traded. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin exstant-, exstans , present participle of exstare to stand out, be in existence, from ex- + stare to stand \u2014 more at stand ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1545, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-225009"
  },
  "explication de texte":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a method of literary criticism involving a detailed analysis of a work"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ek-spl\u0113-k\u00e4-sy\u014d\u207f-d\u0259-\u02c8tekst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, literally, explanation of text",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1935, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-230608"
  },
  "exemplificative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exemplifying"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin exemplificat us + English -ive ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-002851"
  },
  "extract":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun,",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to draw forth (as by research)",
      ": to pull or take out forcibly",
      ": to obtain by much effort from someone unwilling",
      ": to withdraw (something, such as a juice or a constituent element) by physical or chemical process",
      ": to treat with a solvent so as to remove a soluble substance",
      ": to separate (a metal) from an ore",
      ": to determine (a mathematical root) by calculation",
      ": to select (excerpts) and copy out or cite",
      ": a selection from a writing or discourse : excerpt",
      ": a product (such as an essence or concentrate) prepared by extracting",
      ": a solution (as in alcohol) of essential constituents of a complex material (such as meat or an aromatic plant)",
      ": to remove by pulling",
      ": to get out by pressing, distilling, or by a chemical process",
      ": to choose and take out for separate use",
      ": a selection from a writing",
      ": a product obtained by pressing, distilling, or by a chemical process",
      ": to pull or take out forcibly",
      ": to withdraw (as the medicinally active components of a plant or animal tissue) by physical or chemical process",
      ": to treat with a solvent so as to remove a soluble substance",
      ": something prepared by extracting",
      ": a medicinally active pharmaceutical solution",
      ": a certified copy of a document that forms part of or is preserved in a public record"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8strakt",
      "usually in sense 5",
      "\u02c8ek-\u02ccstrakt",
      "ik-\u02c8strakt",
      "\u02c8ek-\u02ccstrakt",
      "ik-\u02c8strakt",
      "\u02c8ek-\u02ccstrakt",
      "\u02c8ek-\u02ccstrakt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "corkscrew",
      "prize",
      "pry",
      "pull",
      "root (out)",
      "tear (out)",
      "uproot",
      "wrest",
      "wring",
      "yank"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "excerpt",
      "passage"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Tate said an aggressive program of capturing and using methane, where a drainage and vent system is used to extract and store the gas from mines, could reduce the damage of new projects, but there are few signs this approach is widely used. \u2014 Christian Shepherd, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "For the more recent experiments, cooler water and more sensitive study methods were used to extract and identify the nucleobases cytosine and thymine, while more sensitive study methods found the molecules, researchers say. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Zuboff\u2019s work argues that Facebook, Twitter and others extract as much data about users as possible and then attempt to maximize their time on the site because that earns them money. \u2014 Joseph Menn, Cat Zakrzewski And Craig Timberg, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Zuckerberg denied any such agreement, saying Voskerician was looking to extract more money and embarrass him. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
      "Deploying deep analytics and machine learning to extract and reveal actionable understanding from vast volumes of structured and unstructured EDA metrics and tool-flow data. \u2014 Karl Freund, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "This means scalpers can extract little profit from buying and then reselling a new GPU at current cost levels. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 19 May 2022",
      "Successful talks could clear Chevron to extract and sell Venezuelan crude. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 18 May 2022",
      "If the talks are successful, Chevron could be allowed to extract and sell Venezuelan oil. \u2014 Anthony Faiola, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Don\u2019t forget a little seaweed extract for nutrition every couple months. \u2014 Dean Kuipers, Outside Online , 8 May 2022",
      "The National Geographic Edition Acer Aspire Vero includes the familiar yellow borders of the National Geographic magazine, as well as a small extract from a topographic map across the lid. \u2014 Zackery Cuevas, PCMAG , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "For starters, La Mer\u2019s eye balm deeply penetrates the skin with hydrating shea butter and algae , while Jurlique\u2019s Supreme Eye Balm includes spilanthes flower extract to relax facial muscles and reduce the appearance of fine lines. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "It's infused with a blend of marine ingredients, such as blue sea kale, sea algae, and a marine flower extract , as well as two nourishing staples, aloe and botanical shea butter. \u2014 Erica Metzger, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "The ingredients are worth it, too: Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17 makes an appearance, alongside clover flower extract and vitamin B5. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
      "Formulated with comfrey leaf, oat extract , and panthenol, this moisturizer is a bomb of hydration that will treat your dry skin, soothe it, and provide lasting moisture. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "Developed for sensitive skin, the full ingredient list features organic coconut, olive and jojoba oils, natural rosemary extract , and organic aloe vera. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 26 May 2022",
      "Between 1967 and 2009, the US Food and Drug Administration gradually approved cochineal extract and carmine for such purposes, and these cochineal insect derivatives still add color to various yogurts, cakes, candies, beverages and meats. \u2014 Brittany J. Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-004239"
  },
  "expurgatorial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": relating to expurgation or an expurgator : expurgatory"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)ek-\u02ccsp\u0259r-g\u0259-\u02c8t\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1807, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-004352"
  },
  "exclusive of":{
    "type":[
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not taking into account"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "apart from",
      "aside from",
      "bar",
      "barring",
      "beside",
      "besides",
      "but",
      "except",
      "excepting",
      "except for",
      "excluding",
      "other than",
      "outside",
      "outside of",
      "save",
      "saving"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "all food and beverages are included in the price, exclusive of any alcoholic drinks ordered from the bar"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1722, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-012300"
  },
  "exact differential":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a differential expression of the form X 1 dx 1 + \u2026 + X n dx n where the X's are the partial derivatives of a function f ( x 1 , \u2026 , x n ) with respect to x 1 , \u2026 , x n respectively"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1825, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-012900"
  },
  "expressible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to represent in words : state",
      ": to make known the opinions or feelings of (oneself)",
      ": to give expression to the artistic or creative impulses or abilities of (oneself)",
      ": to give or convey a true impression of : show , reflect",
      ": to represent by a sign or symbol : symbolize",
      ": delineate , depict",
      ": to send by express",
      ": to force out (something, such as the juice of a fruit) by pressure",
      ": to subject to pressure so as to extract something",
      ": to cause (a gene) to manifest its effects in the phenotype",
      ": to manifest or produce (a character, molecule, or effect) by a genetic process",
      ": directly, firmly, and explicitly stated",
      ": exact , precise",
      ": of a particular sort : specific",
      ": designed for or adapted to its purpose",
      ": traveling at high speed",
      ": traveling with few or no stops along the way",
      ": designed or intended to be used for fast movement or travel",
      ": delivered faster than usual",
      ": designated to be delivered without delay by special messenger",
      ": a system for the prompt and safe transportation of parcels, money, or goods at rates higher than standard freight charges",
      ": a company operating such a merchandise freight service",
      ": a messenger sent on a special errand",
      ": a dispatch conveyed by a special messenger",
      ": special delivery",
      ": an express vehicle",
      ": by express",
      ": expressly",
      ": to make known especially in words",
      ": to represent by a sign or symbol",
      ": to send by a quick method of delivery",
      ": clearly stated",
      ": of a certain sort",
      ": sent or traveling at high speed",
      ": a system for the quick transportation of goods",
      ": a vehicle (as a train or elevator) run at special speed with few or no stops",
      ": to make known or exhibit by an expression",
      ": to force out by pressure",
      ": to subject to pressure so as to extract something",
      ": to cause (a gene) to manifest its effects in the phenotype",
      ": to manifest or produce (a character, molecule, or effect) by a genetic process",
      ": directly and distinctly stated or expressed rather than implied or left to inference \u2014 compare implied",
      ": to make known (one's thoughts, ideas, or opinions) by words, conduct, or symbols \u2014 see also expression"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spres",
      "ik-\u02c8spres",
      "ik-\u02c8spres, ek-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "air",
      "expound",
      "give",
      "look",
      "raise",
      "sound",
      "state",
      "vent",
      "ventilate",
      "voice"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "concrete",
      "distinct",
      "especial",
      "peculiar",
      "precise",
      "set",
      "special",
      "specific"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Snowden did express admiration for Harvard lecturer Bruce Schneier, one of the lead signatories of the letter, for his work on cryptography. \u2014 Jamie Crawley, Fortune , 11 June 2022",
      "Even in the slick, futuristic world of K-pop, fans express their devotion by snapping up CD bundles laden with such delights as key chains and postcards. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
      "Even conservative pundits express gratitude for Tom Cruise\u2019s comeback action picture, finding relief from the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal and other embarrassments of the current regime. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 8 June 2022",
      "Strain into coupe or martini glass, express a lemon peel over the top of the foam for aroma and discard and garnish with one to three raspberries, on a pick. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 4 June 2022",
      "Old Navy: Rainbows and words express LGBTQIA+ pride on attire from OId Navy. \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022",
      "Speaking of winning, both Commerson and Holt both, separately, express to THR why deaf gamers tend to perform highly. \u2014 Trilby Beresford, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 May 2022",
      "Community members express shock and grief in Uvalde, Tex., at a memorial for the 19 students and two adults killed in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "Since the casting announcement, social media has been abuzz with mixed reactions, many of which also express disappointment at the lack of cultural diversity amongst the bachelors. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 24 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The crash closed express lanes in both directions, one lane on I-4 East and reduced I-4 West to just one lane. \u2014 Desiree Stennett, Orlando Sentinel , 6 June 2022",
      "Every day, the war in Ukraine reminds us of the gratuitous and appalling loss that occurs in a conflict between forces set up for the express purpose of killing. \u2014 John R. Macarthur, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "The messages appeared to be sent with the express purpose of forcing the candidate to drop out of the race, according to the Justice Department. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Free People is offering free express shipping on every order right now, ensuring your supersoft tees, flowy dresses, and cozy loungewear will arrive before Memorial Day. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 24 May 2022",
      "Walmart is offering the drone deliveries as a form of express delivery over the company\u2019s existing two-hour, next-day and two-day shipping services. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 24 May 2022",
      "The express fees for speedy cash rankle consumer advocates too, especially since the apps typically advertise advances as free. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
      "There will be an express entrance line for fans that come without clear bags. \u2014 al , 17 May 2022",
      "That effort seeks to include express language in the state Constitution indicating abortions are protected. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Parents on both sides of the gun control debate express concern about their children's safety. \u2014 Fred Backus, Anthony Salvanto, CBS News , 5 June 2022",
      "Alabama's draft-pick express is showing no sign of a slowdown, particularly with its two best players \u2013 linebacker Will Anderson and quarterback Bryce Young \u2013 about to enter their first year of draft eligibility. \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 1 May 2022",
      "Yet the Russian military is making little headway halting what has become a historic arms express . \u2014 Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Preliminary investigation showed that, in a crash on the express , a driver involved in a prior crash got out to look at their vehicle, another vehicle couldn't stop, and the second vehicle hit the first and pushed it into the pedestrian, MSP said. \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Considering the features of most dropshipping businesses whereas a majority of the parcels are relatively lightweight, smaller in size and with fewer items in one order, sellers often choose to send products by express shipping. \u2014 Andy Chou, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Citizen petitions to the F.D.A.\u2014which anyone can file to request action or express concern\u2014are published online, and within hours Cassava\u2019s stock had plunged roughly thirty per cent. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "For those who paid extra for express shipping, packages arrived even more punctually. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "Nevertheless, international express can always be a backup alternative when delays in production happen and consumers are unsatisfied. \u2014 Andy Chou, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "All express pleasant shock at their changed Sundays. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 5 Feb. 2018",
      "EXPRESS -BUS SOLUTION Why the Metro Gold Line is not the solution to traffic congestion in St. Paul: Congestion is primarily during rush hour and thus the solution must address commuters during typical business hours. \u2014 Letter Writers, Twin Cities , 15 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1f",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1619, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-015031"
  },
  "excression":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": excrescence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"modification of Late Latin excretion-, excretio (excrescence)",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-022509"
  },
  "extasy":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of extasy archaic variant of ecstasy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-030434"
  },
  "exhilarator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that exhilarates"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0101t\u0259(r)",
      "-\u0101t\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-032329"
  },
  "excurse":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sally or digression",
      ": digress , ramble",
      ": to journey or pass through : make an excursion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ek\u02c8sk\u0259rs",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-033803"
  },
  "exciter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that excites",
      ": a generator or battery that supplies the electric current used to produce the magnetic field in another generator or motor",
      ": an electrical oscillator that generates the carrier frequency (as for a radio transmitter)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8s\u012b-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitator",
      "demagogue",
      "demagog",
      "firebrand",
      "fomenter",
      "incendiary",
      "inciter",
      "instigator",
      "kindler",
      "provocateur",
      "rabble-rouser"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "many of the exciters of the so-called \u201ctax revolt\u201d were actually campaign workers for one of the gubernatorial candidates"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-042028"
  },
  "excretory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or functioning in excretion",
      ": of or relating to excretion : used in excreting",
      ": of, relating to, or functioning in excretion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-skr\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
      "\u02c8ek-skr\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
      "\u02c8ek-skr\u0259-\u02cct\u014dr-\u0113, -\u02cct\u022fr-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1681, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-054222"
  },
  "exaction":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of exacting",
      ": extortion",
      ": something exacted",
      ": a fee, reward, or contribution demanded or levied with severity or injustice"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8zak-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English exaccioun, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French exaccion, borrowed from Latin ex\u0101cti\u014dn-, ex\u0101cti\u014d \"driving out, demanding of payment,\" from exigere \"to drive out, enforce payment of or the performance of (a task)\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at exact entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-054515"
  },
  "extremophile":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an organism that lives under extreme environmental conditions (as in a hot spring or ice cap)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8str\u0113-m\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b(-\u0259)l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Out of more than 1,000 different extremophile species gathered from those sites, the team managed to grow just 31 in the lab. \u2014 Brianne Palmer, Scientific American , 21 July 2021",
      "Orphan\u2019s work with extremophiles \u2014 organisms that survive under extreme conditions like high pressure or a complete lack of sunlight \u2014 could shed light on the origins of life on Earth and the potential for life on other worlds, among other things. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2020",
      "Some organisms\u2014 extremophiles \u2014have adapted to live life in these severe environments. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 29 Dec. 2019",
      "One major factor that many extremophiles share is their ability to tolerate or even feed off of methane instead of oxygen or carbon dioxide, like methanotrophs, which are bacteria that eat methane and release oxygen as a byproduct. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 21 Nov. 2019",
      "The overall family of extremophiles that live on or despite radiation includes both fungi and bacteria, and different species have different mechanisms for absorbing or tolerating radiation. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 6 Feb. 2020",
      "These extremophiles can also be found in highly salty or highly acidic environments. \u2014 Robin George Andrews, New York Times , 1 Nov. 2019",
      "But one of the new nematodes from the genus Auanema did reproduce in the lab, which will provide researchers a new model extremophile to work with. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 1 Oct. 2019",
      "The star ingredients in Nature in a Jar, which is billed specifically to address fatigued, sensitive and dry skin, are extremophile desert plants (aka succulents), including agave, jojoba, cactus, and prickly pear oil. \u2014 Rebecca Dancer, Allure , 13 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1989, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-060138"
  },
  "extracranial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": situated or occurring outside the cranium",
      ": situated or occurring outside the cranium"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8kr\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8kr\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1884, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-063243"
  },
  "explicans":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the meaning of a word or an expression"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ekspl\u0259\u02cckanz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Latin, present participle of explicare ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-070218"
  },
  "extensometer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an instrument for measuring minute deformations of test specimens caused by tension, compression, bending, or twisting",
      ": an instrument for measuring minute deformations (as of a test specimen) caused by tension, compression, bending, or twisting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-\u02ccsten-\u02c8s\u00e4-m\u0259-t\u0259r",
      "\u02ccek-\u02ccsten-\u02c8s\u00e4m-\u0259t-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" extens ion + -o- + -meter ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1887, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-073102"
  },
  "exempli gratia":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": for example"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02cczem-(\u02cc)pl\u0113-\u02c8gr\u00e4-t\u0113-\u02cc\u00e4",
      "-\u02c8gr\u0101-sh(\u0113-)\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1591, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-075931"
  },
  "experientialism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a philosophical theory that experience is the source of all knowledge not purely deductive, formal, or tautological \u2014 compare empiricism"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)ek-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-090238"
  },
  "exactitude":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or an instance of being exact : exactness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8zak-t\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd",
      "-\u02ccty\u00fcd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accuracy",
      "accurateness",
      "closeness",
      "delicacy",
      "exactness",
      "fineness",
      "nicety",
      "perfection",
      "preciseness",
      "precision",
      "rigor",
      "rigorousness",
      "ultraprecision",
      "veracity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "coarseness",
      "impreciseness",
      "imprecision",
      "inaccuracy",
      "inexactitude",
      "inexactness",
      "roughness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "after its opening weekend, a movie's final box office gross can be estimated with considerable exactitude",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Alex Perry manages to reconstruct a multi-day standoff and escape attempt with cinematic exactitude , folding in centuries of context and colonialism to create a marathon piece that leaves you exhausted in more ways than one. \u2014 Longreads , 1 June 2022",
      "Given the exactitude of Sondheim\u2019s music, exact rhyme is essential to snap his word into place, where Joni Mitchell can croon right past it. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "Shooting on location in Northern Ireland, the production built numerous outdoor sets that were striking in their exactitude . \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Now a team of researchers has addressed this ongoing controversy with a degree of mathematical exactitude . \u2014 Viviane Callier, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Such exactitude belies the fact that Lissoni likes to change his mind. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Reis moves with the exactitude of a ballet dancer: Her swift punches are followed by elegant dodges; the grunts and groans adopt a strange musicality. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Predicting the first round of the NFL draft more than three months before it's scheduled tends to be an exercise based more in impressionism than exactitude . \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "The comb story was part of a larger narrative about the senator\u2019s treatment of her staff, which Klobuchar bravely tried to spin into evidence of her exactitude . \u2014 New York Times , 27 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French, from exact  exact entry 2 + -i-  -i- + -tude  -tude ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1734, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-090832"
  },
  "Excoecaria":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a genus of timber trees or shrubs (family Euphorbiaceae) of Asia, Africa, and Australia that have a poisonous acrid milky juice and in some species a bark used for dyeing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cceks\u0113\u02c8ka(a)r\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, irregular from Latin excaecare to blind + New Latin -aria ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-091831"
  },
  "Exaltation of the Cross":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": a feast observed in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches on September 14 in commemoration of what is held to be the historical recovery of the true cross from the Persians and its return to Jerusalem in the 7th century"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-105044"
  },
  "expiatory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": serving to expiate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-sp\u0113-\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-130512"
  },
  "extra cover":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a position in the game of cricket between cover point and mid off",
      ": a fieldsman playing this position"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-130934"
  },
  "expulsion fuse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an electrical fuse that is blown out of its cartridge by a short circuit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-131819"
  },
  "experient":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having experience",
      ": a person undergoing an experience or having experience"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-nt",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "Middle English, from Latin experient-, experiens , present participle of experiri to try"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143927"
  },
  "Ext D&C color":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of the synthetic dyes that in certified batches are permitted for use only in drugs and cosmetics to be applied externally \u2014 compare d&c color , fd&c color"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8eks(t)\u02ccd\u0113\u0259n\u02ccs\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "abbreviation of external drug and cosmetic color"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-144003"
  },
  "ext":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "extension",
      "exterior",
      "external; externally",
      "extra",
      "extract",
      "external",
      "extract",
      "extremity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-144601"
  },
  "exodus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture \u2014 see Bible Table",
      ": a mass departure : emigration",
      ": the departure of a large number of people at the same time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-s\u0259-d\u0259s",
      "\u02c8eg-z\u0259-",
      "\u02c8ek-s\u0259-d\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "gush",
      "outflow",
      "outpour",
      "outpouring"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "flux",
      "inflow",
      "influx",
      "inrush"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the mass exodus from the cities for the beaches and the mountains on most summer weekends",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The exodus also claimed Kelley, the hard-hitting outfielder who, foreseeing an Orioles\u2019 meltdown, skedaddled to Cincinnati to be the NL team\u2019s player-manager. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
      "This year's exodus of millionaires is expected to be more than nine times that of 2021, Henley & Partners' data shows. \u2014 Anna Cooban, CNN , 14 June 2022",
      "The exodus is leaving behind empty streets and a silence that amplifies the dull thump of artillery exchanges just outside city limits. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "The sanctions themselves did not drive the exodus , Blinken said. \u2014 Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "The top-end talent exodus from the Astros over the last three years is startling. \u2014 Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
      "Amid the exodus , Indian retailers have also spied an opportunity. \u2014 Mark Faithfull, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "The duo were part of the team that won the Pulitzer for covering the Rohingya exodus in 2018, and Abidi\u2019s work during the Hong Kong protests was awarded in 2020. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 10 May 2022",
      "The deteriorating political and economic conditions are feeding the growing exodus . \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin, from Greek Exodos , literally, road out, from ex- + hodos road"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-144821"
  },
  "exodontia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a branch of dentistry that deals with the extraction of teeth",
      ": a branch of dentistry that deals with the extraction of teeth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4n(t)-sh(\u0113-)\u0259",
      "\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4n-ch(\u0113-)\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from ex- entry 1 + -odontia"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1913, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-145752"
  },
  "exactness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain",
      ": to call for as necessary or desirable",
      ": exhibiting or marked by strict, particular, and complete accordance with fact or a standard",
      ": marked by thorough consideration or minute measurement of small factual details",
      ": completely correct or precise : accurate",
      ": to demand and get by force or threat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8zakt",
      "ig-\u02c8zakt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "call (for)",
      "claim",
      "clamor (for)",
      "command",
      "demand",
      "enjoin",
      "insist (on)",
      "press (for)",
      "quest",
      "stipulate (for)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accurate",
      "bang on",
      "correct",
      "dead-on",
      "good",
      "on-target",
      "precise",
      "proper",
      "right",
      "so",
      "spot-on",
      "true",
      "veracious"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The move came after Martin helped energize the bench over the first half of the season, before injuries began to exact a toll. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 5 June 2022",
      "This compromise is shown to exact a brutal toll in somber bookending scenes set near the end of Sassoon\u2019s life. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "As Russia continued to bombard cities across Ukraine, the war began to exact an increasing toll beyond the battlefield and inside Russia itself. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Her death underscores the heavy price the conflict continues to exact on Palestinians. \u2014 Aya Batrawy, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
      "As the fighting, now in its third week, continues to exact a grievous human toll in Ukraine with Russian troops bombarding many of the country\u2019s most populous cities, the number of those crossing into the EU has begun to slowly wane in recent days. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "But the number of new coronavirus deaths that medical examiners are confirming remains in the double digits each day, as January\u2019s surge from the highly contagious omicron variant of the virus continues to exact a toll. \u2014 Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Despite allowing Syracuse to exact revenge from its 2020 loss, the Flames have a potential first-round NFL Draft selection in quarterback Malik Willis. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "The numbers are estimates and not exact counts, said Ethan Chernofsky, the company\u2019s vice president of marketing. \u2014 Chase Difeliciantonio, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The artwork is estimated to be worth $5 million; however, museum officials are not yet certain of the exact amount. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022",
      "Times journalists spent more than a year sifting through thousands of pages of archival papers, ledgers and correspondences to calculate the exact amount that Haiti paid France: $560 million in today\u2019s dollars. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
      "But with Pritzker\u2019s signature on the tax relief plan, that bump will be pushed off until Jan. 1, with the exact amount of the increase to be determined by where inflation stands at the end of September. \u2014 Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune , 19 May 2022",
      "The exact amount Americans pay for insulin varies quite widely, depending on their insurance coverage and which version of the medication they\u2019re prescribed. \u2014 Jing Luo, The Conversation , 9 May 2022",
      "Made to easily remove even thicker, curly hair with absolute ease, this splurge-worthy hair remover applies the exact amount of pressure needed for a smooth and thorough shave that won't irritate skin. \u2014 Isadora Baum, Allure , 5 May 2022",
      "The exact amount differs according to the state of the economy. \u2014 Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "You might be tempted to bump prices up by the exact amount of your new production costs\u2014a thoughtful move that protects the bottom line without making an unnecessary play for greater profits. \u2014 Kyle Leighton, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "However, the exact amount of time will vary depending on the individual dog and the severity of their arthritis. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Verb",
      "Middle English exacten \"to require as payment,\" borrowed from Latin ex\u0101ctus, past participle of exigere \"to drive out, achieve, enforce payment of or the performance of (a task), require, inquire into, examine\" from ex- ex- entry 1 + agere \"to drive (cattle), be in motion, do, perform\" \u2014 more at agent",
      "Adjective",
      "borrowed from Latin ex\u0101ctus, from past participle of exigere \"to drive out, achieve, require, inquire into, examine, measure\" \u2014 more at exact entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1564, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150831"
  },
  "exorbitance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an exorbitant action or procedure",
      ": excessive or gross deviation from rule, right, or propriety",
      ": the tendency or disposition to be exorbitant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8z\u022fr-b\u0259-t\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "excess",
      "excessiveness",
      "immoderacy",
      "immoderation",
      "insobriety",
      "intemperance",
      "intemperateness",
      "nimiety"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "moderateness",
      "moderation",
      "temperance",
      "temperateness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "an exorbitance that seemed to have been brought about by a midlife crisis"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150906"
  },
  "exaggerated":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": excessively or inappropriately heightened, inflated, or overstated",
      ": enlarged or increased beyond the normal : greater than normal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8za-j\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bloated",
      "hyperbolized",
      "inflated",
      "outsize",
      "outsized",
      "overblown",
      "overdrawn",
      "overweening"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from past participle of exaggerate"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150931"
  },
  "exorbitancy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exorbitance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0259ns\u0113",
      "-\u1d4an-",
      "-si"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from exorbitance , after such pairs as English elegance: elegancy"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-151317"
  },
  "exemplum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": example , model",
      ": an anecdote or short narrative used to point a moral or sustain an argument"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8zem-pl\u0259m",
      "eg-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154646"
  },
  "excoct":{
    "type":[
      "noun,",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to obtain, refine, or drive off by heat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin excoctus , past participle of excoquere , from ex- ex- entry 1 + coquere to cook, boil, melt"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-163205"
  },
  "exclusive or":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": xor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1949, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-165836"
  },
  "excrementous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": like or constituting excrement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "excrement entry 1 + -ous"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-170519"
  },
  "exorable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of being moved by entreaty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8eks(\u0259)r\u0259b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8egz-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin exorabilis"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-173111"
  },
  "extemporal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": extemporaneous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ek-\u02c8stem-p(\u0259-)r\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin extemporalis , from ex tempore"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1570, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-182447"
  },
  "exsufflation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the action of breathing forth or blowing",
      ": this action used as an exorcism in some rites of baptism",
      ": forcible breathing or blowing out (as in clearing the respiratory tract) : forcible expiration"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cceks\u0259\u02c8fl\u0101sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Late Latin exsufflation-, exsufflatio , from exsufflatus (past participle of exsufflare to blow away, from Latin ex- ex- entry 1 + sufflare to inflate, blow upon) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-182509"
  },
  "exody":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exodus"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0259d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Greek exodia expedition, journey out, from exodos + -ia -y"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-182659"
  },
  "explicative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": serving to explicate",
      ": serving to explain logically what is contained in the subject"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ek-\u02c8spli-k\u0259-tiv",
      "\u02c8ek-spl\u0259-\u02cck\u0101-"
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      "elucidative",
      "exegetical",
      "exegetic",
      "explanative",
      "explanatory",
      "explicatory",
      "expositive",
      "expository",
      "illuminative",
      "illustrative",
      "interpretative",
      "interpretive"
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    "examples":[
      "a dearth of explicative material to help the layman understand the difficult subject matter"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1602, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-183824"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": occurring or based outside the living body",
      ": occurring or based outside the living body"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-str\u0259-k\u022fr-\u02c8p\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259l",
      "-k\u022fr-\u02c8p\u014dr-\u0113-\u0259l, -\u02c8p\u022fr-"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Their lungs simply cannot heal without mechanical ventilation or other intensive care, such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "And, he had been placed on an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machine, a device that pumps blood out of the body to give the vital organs time to recuperate during intense bodily stress. \u2014 Hallie Miller, baltimoresun.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "One doctor called every hospital in the Pacific Northwest trying to find an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machine \u2014 better known as ECMO \u2014 to help serve as an artificial lung for the 47-year-old, whose condition was continuing to deteriorate. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "There, she was connected to an extracorporeal life support machine (ECMO), as her lungs were unable to produce enough oxygen to keep herself and her baby alive. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "All seven patients who died of Covid and all of the 13 patients who received a last-ditch treatment called extracorporeal membrane oxygenation were unvaccinated, according to the findings. \u2014 Robert Langreth, Fortune , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Medical staff ultimately decided to put Ivan on an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , or ECMO, machine \u2014 a type of life support that bypasses the lungs by pumping oxygen directly into the blood and filtering out carbon dioxide. \u2014 Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Eight of those patients are in the intensive care unit, with four on ventilators and one on an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation -- known as ECMO -- machine. \u2014 Jeannie Roberts, Arkansas Online , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "After a few hours, the two learned that Erik had survived the flight and would be put on an ECMO ( extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) machine. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 17 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1865, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-184443"
  },
  "expiative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": expiatory"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8eksp\u0113\u02cc\u0101tiv"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-192806"
  },
  "exclusive proposition":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a proposition in logic whose predicate is asserted to apply to its subject and no other"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-193100"
  },
  "exhume":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": disinter",
      ": to bring back from neglect or obscurity",
      ": disinter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8z\u00fcm",
      "igz-\u02c8y\u00fcm",
      "iks-\u02c8(h)y\u00fcm",
      "igz-\u02c8(y)\u00fcm",
      "iks-\u02c8(h)y\u00fcm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disinter",
      "unearth"
    ],
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      "bury",
      "entomb",
      "inhume",
      "inter",
      "tomb"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the remains of John Paul Jones were exhumed in Paris and transported with great ceremony to the U.S. Naval Academy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Olga Kotenko waits as investigators exhume the remains of her son last week in Vilhivka. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
      "Now Snoddy and the estate of Gilbreth, who died in 2005, are trying to market the tapes, hoping to exhume and showcase the music made at the Nugget 55 years ago. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Another issue is whether the Six Nations will decide to exhume remains to identify them through DNA tests and determine cause of death \u2014 a prelude to holding anyone accountable in court. \u2014 Ian Austen, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "Another issue is whether the Six Nations will decide to exhume remains to identify them through D.N.A. tests and determine cause of death \u2014 a prelude to holding anyone accountable in court. \u2014 Ian Austen, New York Times , 11 Dec. 2021",
      "The question of whether to exhume remains has been divisive in many Indigenous communities. \u2014 Ian Austen, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "Workers in protective gear exhume the bodies of civilians found buried in a mass grave behind a church on April 13. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Instead, the field was bought by a Texas company, Plains Exploration and Production, which began intensive efforts to exhume difficult-to-reach oil, efforts that included the hydraulic fracturing of twenty-three vertical wells. \u2014 Emily Witt, The New Yorker , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Tonight we were brought slightly closer to finding Liz's murderer, with Red (James Spader) determined to exhume Liz's body from the grave. \u2014 Laura Sirikul, EW.com , 19 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, from Medieval Latin exhumare , from Latin ex out of + humus earth \u2014 more at ex- , humble"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-201401"
  },
  "extl":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "external"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-202739"
  },
  "expulse":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": expel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sp\u0259ls"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-203109"
  },
  "expositive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": descriptive , expository"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sp\u00e4-z\u0259-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "elucidative",
      "exegetical",
      "exegetic",
      "explanative",
      "explanatory",
      "explicative",
      "explicatory",
      "expository",
      "illuminative",
      "illustrative",
      "interpretative",
      "interpretive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the writer's descriptions are objectively expositive and entirely without editorialization"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-203717"
  },
  "excited state":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a state of a physical system (such as an atomic nucleus, an atom, or a molecule) that is higher in energy than the ground state"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The quasiparticles are expected to quickly lose energy and so won't be able to transfer enough to raise a qubit from its ground state to its excited state . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "Vilke said that people in Prude\u2019s excited state often die with or without restraint, and that being restrained from further exertion had actually helped him. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Oct. 2021",
      "When a team of experimentalists at Caltech\u2019s Kellogg Radiation Laboratory verified that such a carbon-12 excited state existed in nature, Hoyle\u2019s hunch was splendidly confirmed. \u2014 Paul Halpern, Scientific American , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "The system transitions by passing through a mixture of the excited state and ground state, a quantum phenomenon known as superposition. \u2014 Eleni Petrakou, Scientific American , 29 Dec. 2020",
      "Thorium-229 is special among isotopes because of the extremely low energy of its lowest excited state , meaning it\u2019s the best candidate for a measurable standard that can be used to make a practical clock. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 12 Oct. 2020",
      "All the excess electrons knock the plasma molecules into an excited state , which then emit photons to produce that telltale glow. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 20 Aug. 2020",
      "Related Stories Several years ago, researchers began to make these diodes using copper in a similar excited state to the way precious metals work in PHOLEDs. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 5 May 2020",
      "Our current understanding of the triple-alpha process largely came from astronomer Fred Hoyle, who famously predicted, in 1954, that a special excited state of carbon-12 must arise during synthesis . \u2014 Ling Xin, Scientific American , 19 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1927, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-203826"
  },
  "exegetic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to exegesis : explanatory"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8je-ti-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "elucidative",
      "explanative",
      "explanatory",
      "explicative",
      "explicatory",
      "expositive",
      "expository",
      "illuminative",
      "illustrative",
      "interpretative",
      "interpretive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a new edition of Shakespeare with an abundance of exegetical commentary for the modern reader"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Greek ex\u0113g\u0113tikos , from ex\u0113geisthai"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1607, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-212559"
  },
  "extemporaneity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being extemporaneous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)ek-\u02ccstem-p\u0259-r\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113-\u0259-t\u0113",
      "-\u02c8n\u0101-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1937, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-213908"
  },
  "exor":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "executor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-221457"
  },
  "exacta":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": perfecta"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8zak-t\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The $2 exacta of Early Voting and Epicenter paid $25.80. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 21 May 2022",
      "The Flavien Prat-Umberto Rispoli exacta boxes came up empty despite Rispoli winning the eighth race with Crew Dragon. \u2014 Jeff Nahill, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "Bet $10 to win and a $1 reverse exacta of all with No. 4 ($6). \u2014 Jeff Nahill, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Aug. 2021",
      "On today\u2019s card, there is one Flavien Prat and Umberto Rispoli exacta box in the eighth race so bet a $5 box of No. 3 and No. 4 ($10). \u2014 Jeff Nahill, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Aug. 2021",
      "Thursday was another profitable day as Chollima ($6.20) won the fifth race while our Flavien Prat-Umberto Rispoli exacta box came up short three times with a valuable lesson learned. \u2014 Jeff Nahill, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 July 2021",
      "The Wild pulled off the shocking exacta of signing the NHL's premier free agents, forward Zach Parise and defenseman Ryan Suter, on Wednesday, and our long sports nightmare was instantly transformed into runaway giddiness. \u2014 Jeff Day, Star Tribune , 13 July 2021",
      "The $2 exacta of Rombauer and Midnight Bourbon paid $98.60. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 16 May 2021",
      "The Euros provided plenty of long prices, the turf races produced an average $2 win ticket return of $54.95 and the average $1 exacta returned $398.42. \u2014 John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times , 9 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably borrowed from American Spanish ( quiniela ) exacta \"exact quiniela\""
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1964, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-221812"
  },
  "exuberantness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exuberance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-223321"
  },
  "extollingly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in an extolling manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-234542"
  },
  "experimenter":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": test , trial",
      ": a tentative procedure or policy",
      ": an operation or procedure carried out under controlled conditions in order to discover an unknown effect or law, to test or establish a hypothesis, or to illustrate a known law",
      ": experience",
      ": the process of testing : experimentation",
      ": to carry out experiments : try out a new procedure, idea, or activity",
      ": a trial or test made to find out about something",
      ": to try or test a new way, idea, or activity : to make experiments",
      ": a procedure carried out under controlled conditions in order to discover an unknown effect or law, to test or establish a hypothesis, or to illustrate a known law",
      ": the process of testing : experimentation",
      ": to carry out experiments"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-m\u0259nt",
      "also",
      "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-\u02ccment",
      "also",
      "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-m\u0259nt",
      "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-\u02ccment",
      "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-m\u0259nt",
      "-\u02ccment"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "essay",
      "experimentation",
      "test",
      "trial"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Students will carry out simple laboratory experiments .",
      "They did some experiments with magnets.",
      "These theories have not yet been confirmed by experiment .",
      "an experiment in living more frugally",
      "the city's experiment with a longer school year",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Democratic campaigns had trivialized the issue, even as the hearings were elevating it as a mortal threat to the American experiment . \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "The table below shows 45 companies which have committed to the experiment . \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
      "Sometimes, the group switches it up, like a social experiment , to see if different things will change how students respond. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 May 2022",
      "The project is a bit of a social experiment , too, to see if the reusable cup habit will stick. \u2014 Jordan Hernandez | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In 1905 the social experiment gave way to a hybrid apartment building and hotel. \u2014 Jay Cheshes, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The show is a social experiment where 100 people try to stay on a remote desert island for two months for a chance at winning $1 million. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Of course, no good social experiment is complete without a hilarious narrator \u2014 and Love in the Jungle is no different. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Two years ago this week, the U.K. was, like much of the rest of the world, plunged into a huge social experiment \u2014 working from home. \u2014 Roger Trapp, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Those two matches in East Asia are the only ones that Brazil have lined up for this international break, so head coach Tite won\u2019t have much of a chance to experiment with his squad either. \u2014 Steve Price, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Sure, Cannes has also had tons of tulle or sequin dresses, but these stars\u2019 willingness to experiment with and commit to different fashion ideas has given Cannes a wake up call. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 25 May 2022",
      "Cinema is such a costly medium that directors have little chance to experiment between features. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 4 May 2022",
      "What impresses him about Sobhy is her willingness to experiment . \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
      "The artist interpreted this as a chance to experiment . \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Scoring Manifold Garden was extremely unique because I was given so much freedom to experiment . \u2014 Josh Chesler, SPIN , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Shenseea\u2019s desire to experiment with her artistry has been a feature throughout her career. \u2014 Sharine Taylor, refinery29.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The Diamonds\u2019 willingness to experiment , explains Gussie, put them at an advantage over other acts. \u2014 Patricia Meschino, Rolling Stone , 4 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Middle English, \"testing, proof, remedy,\" borrowed from Anglo-French esperiment, borrowed from Latin exper\u012bmentum \"testing, experience, proof,\" from exper\u012br\u012b \"to put to the test, attempt, have experience of, undergo\" + -mentum -ment \u2014 more at experience entry 1",
      "Verb",
      "verbal derivative of experiment entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1787, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-235008"
  },
  "excursionist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who goes on an excursion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sk\u0259rzh-nist",
      "-\u02c8sk\u0259r-zh\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "rubberneck",
      "rubbernecker",
      "sightseer",
      "tourist",
      "traveler",
      "traveller",
      "tripper"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a list of things to do for weekend excursionists in the city"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1830, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-235736"
  },
  "exempt":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject",
      ": set apart",
      ": to release or deliver from some liability or requirement to which others are subject",
      ": one exempted or freed from duty",
      ": free or released from some requirement that other persons must meet or deal with",
      ": to release from a requirement that others must meet",
      ": free or released from some obligation or duty to which others are subject : not subject or liable",
      ": to release or exclude from some liability (as in taxation), obligation, or duty to which others are subject"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8zem(p)t",
      "ig-\u02c8zempt",
      "ig-\u02c8zempt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Council members ultimately resisted calls to exempt menthols, citing their harmful effect on the health of Black communities. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "The companies responded by qualifying an initiative for the November 2020 ballot to exempt drivers from the law. \u2014 Brody Mullins And Ryan Tracy, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "In fact, one proposal sitting in an Illinois Senate committee would amend the law to exempt counties whose population is above 3 million, which would apply only to Cook County. \u2014 Jeremy Gorner, chicagotribune.com , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "Austin has rejected a request by Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt to exempt Oklahoma members from the mandate. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "Other companies find more creative ways to exempt billionaire founders from pledging bans. \u2014 John Hyatt, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "In March, Lujan Grisham wrote President Joe Biden, asking to exempt New Mexico from an executive order halting gas and oil production on federal land. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Oct. 2021",
      "In March, Lujan Grisham wrote President Joe Biden, asking to exempt New Mexico from an executive order halting gas and oil production on federal land. \u2014 Kathleen Ronayne, ajc , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "Advocacy groups pushing to exempt feminine hygiene products from these taxes have provided the items for free to thousands who need them. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Ricard's requests for religious accommodations that would exempt her from having to follow the guidance and policies were denied, according to the lawsuit. \u2014 Alaa Elassar, CNN , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "The new rules exempt the sale of shisha tobacco at hookah lounges and bar patios that got their tobacco retailer permits before January. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "The City Council, which is likely to vote on the matter on Thursday, may also exempt companies from being charged a monetary fine for the first violation and limit lawsuits related to the pay information to current employees. \u2014 Jeff Green, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Unlike tens of thousands of other migrants, fleeing violence in other countries, border guards could exempt Ukrainians from the public health order, Title 42. \u2014 Jasmine Aguilera, Time , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The third bill Ivey signed will exempt homeless students from paying fees to get or replace a driver\u2019s driver license fees. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The bill would also exempt laptops, notebooks and tablet computers priced less than $2,000 from sales tax during the holiday. \u2014 cleveland , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "This bill would exempt UC Berkeley and other public universities from lengthy environmental reviews when building housing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Austin said having that requirement now allows BYU to have a universal set of rules for all faculty, which helps exempt it from appearing to discriminate, particularly with the LGBTQ community. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The electric-car maker clashed with Fremont officials last month over whether its factory was an essential business exempt from shutdown orders. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Apr. 2020",
      "Donations made directly to the NRA would not qualify as tax exempt . \u2014 Stephen Gandel, CBS News , 27 Nov. 2019",
      "The rustic retreat boasts 28 acres, 27 of which are classified as agricultural exempt improved pasture land, according to Milliorn. \u2014 Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle , 3 Sep. 2019",
      "The Senate plan also places sales taxes on upgrades to homes and buildings -- such as installing new window treatments and new roofs -- that are currently tax exempt . \u2014 Julia O'donoghue, NOLA.com , 3 June 2018",
      "Harrisburg is burdened by the fact that a majority of its real estate is owned by the state or is tax exempt . \u2014 Michaelle Bond, Philly.com , 16 Mar. 2018",
      "By the end of the current abatement, the building will have been tax exempt for 15 years. \u2014 Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati.com , 13 Dec. 2017",
      "The department is taking more steps to detect fraud, including checking the IRS website to see if an organization really is tax exempt , said Jeff Fleming, spokesman for the department. \u2014 Mary Spicuzza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 Nov. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin exemptus , past participle of eximere to take out \u2014 more at example"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1532, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-000447"
  },
  "exopterygote":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hemimetabolous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin Exopterygota"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-000846"
  },
  "excorticate":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": decorticate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)ek\u00a6sk\u022f(r)t\u0259\u02cck\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Late Latin excorticatus , past participle of excorticare , from Latin ex- ex- entry 1 + cortic-, cortex bark"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-003344"
  },
  "excrescential":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": relating to or being an excrescence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6ekskr\u0259\u00a6sench\u0259l",
      "\u00a6ek(\u02cc)skre\u00a6-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin excrescentia + English -al"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-021049"
  },
  "exegetical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to exegesis : explanatory"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8je-ti-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "elucidative",
      "explanative",
      "explanatory",
      "explicative",
      "explicatory",
      "expositive",
      "expository",
      "illuminative",
      "illustrative",
      "interpretative",
      "interpretive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a new edition of Shakespeare with an abundance of exegetical commentary for the modern reader"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Greek ex\u0113g\u0113tikos , from ex\u0113geisthai"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1607, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-043401"
  },
  "extorsive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": serving for or obtained by extortion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik\u02c8st\u022frsiv",
      "(\u02c8)ek\u00a6s-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin extors- (stem of extorqu\u0113re ) + English -ive"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-043803"
  },
  "exodium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exode sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ek\u02c8s\u014dd\u0113\u0259m",
      "eg\u02c8z\u014d-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-045446"
  },
  "excessiveness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exceeding what is usual, proper, necessary, or normal",
      ": being too much",
      ": exceeding what is proper, necessary, or normal",
      ": being out of proportion to the offense"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8se-siv",
      "ik-\u02c8se-siv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baroque",
      "devilish",
      "exorbitant",
      "extravagant",
      "extreme",
      "fancy",
      "immoderate",
      "inordinate",
      "insane",
      "intolerable",
      "lavish",
      "overdue",
      "overextravagant",
      "overmuch",
      "overweening",
      "plethoric",
      "steep",
      "stiff",
      "towering",
      "unconscionable",
      "undue",
      "unmerciful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "middling",
      "moderate",
      "modest",
      "reasonable",
      "temperate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "an excessive display of wealth",
      "High fever, nausea, and excessive sweating are some of the symptoms.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "However, Spacey\u2019s barrister argued strongly that the bail conditions regarding travel were excessive . \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 16 June 2022",
      "The city had argued that evidence in the lawsuit was wrongly kept from the jury and the verdict was excessive . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "Auditors estimated more than $730,000 worth of contributions would have still been excessive , even when excluding the dollars impacted by the Cruz decision. \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022",
      "However, the advantages vanish when the gaming is excessive . \u2014 Julie Jargon, WSJ , 14 May 2022",
      "In a news release, Jameson said the lead times for delivery of physical books were excessive . \u2014 cleveland , 13 May 2022",
      "Fryer's lawyer, Robert Goldman, said the 14-month sentence was excessive , asserting that the ticket brokers were the people truly in charge of the operation. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
      "Typically, a district attorney must agree the old sentence was excessive . \u2014 Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Any force that is not legally justified is excessive . \u2014 Alexa Gervasi, The Week , 5 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-061609"
  },
  "excess insurance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": insurance in which the underwriter's liability does not arise until the loss exceeds a stated amount and then only on the excess above that amount",
      ": insurance over and above that necessary to meet the requirements of a coinsurance clause"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-062809"
  },
  "expugnatory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": adapted for attack"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ek\u02c8sp\u0259gn\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Late Latin expugnatorius overpowering, from Latin expugnatus + -orius -ory"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-070009"
  },
  "expositor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who explains : commentator"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sp\u00e4-z\u0259-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English expositour , from Anglo-French expositur , from Late Latin expositor , from Latin exponere"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-070658"
  },
  "Exopterygota":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Exopterygota taxonomic synonym of hemimetabola"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6ek\u02ccs\u00e4p\u02ccter\u0259\u00a6g\u014dt\u0259",
      "\u00a6ek(\u02cc)s\u014d\u02ccter-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from exo- + Greek pteryg\u014dta , neuter plural of pteryg\u014dtos winged"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-091137"
  },
  "exalt":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to raise in rank, power, or character",
      ": to elevate by praise or in estimation : glorify",
      ": elate",
      ": to raise high : elevate",
      ": to enhance the activity of : intensify",
      ": to induce exaltation",
      ": to raise to a higher level",
      ": to praise highly",
      ": to cause (virulence) to increase",
      ": to increase the virulence of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8z\u022flt",
      "ig-\u02c8z\u022flt",
      "ig-\u02c8z\u022flt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aggrandize",
      "canonize",
      "deify",
      "dignify",
      "elevate",
      "ennoble",
      "enshrine",
      "ensky",
      "enthrone",
      "glorify",
      "magnify"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abase",
      "degrade",
      "demean",
      "humble",
      "humiliate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "His behavior has exalted the power and prestige of his office.",
      "The essay exalts the simple beauty of the country.",
      "We exalt thee, O Lord.",
      "He shamelessly exalts his own role in the peace process.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This week marked the 40th anniversary of Celebration, a biennial festival drawing thousands to Juneau every other year to honor and exalt the region\u2019s Indigenous peoples. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
      "What the exhibition does throughout 13 period rooms is exalt the unsung heroes and the less-than-always-glamorous backbone of American style. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 2 May 2022",
      "My two favorite All\u2019Antico sandwiches exalt the Tuscan art of salumi by including only meat and cheese, the saltiness of each sharpened by a drizzle of truffle honey. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Kings have used it to exalt themselves, tyrants to decide which people to purge. \u2014 Maud Newton, WSJ , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Graham sought to exalt the ordinary becoming extraordinary, citing the moment of happiness in the film Grave of the Fireflies (1988) when a character tries on everyday objects, like blankets and sheets. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Our literature, our films, our drama, our folklore all exalt it... \u2014 Nicole Chavez, CNN , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "Both communities can be equally delusional in their bigotry and often exalt public figures who veil their dogmatism as 'art' ... \u2014 Jane Greenway Carr, CNN , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "Since taking office in late 2018, L\u00f3pez Obrador\u2019s government and its supporters have made strategic attempts to exalt the country\u2019s Indigenous roots in official events and cultural projects. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, from Latin exaltare , from ex- + altus high \u2014 more at old"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-091201"
  },
  "exsudation":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of exsudation obsolete variant of exudation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-093438"
  },
  "exsuccous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": devoid of all juices or sap : having no moisture whatsoever : dried up"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)ek(s)\u00a6s\u0259k\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin exsuccus , from ex- ex- entry 1 + succus juice"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-093606"
  },
  "exclusivism":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the practice of excluding or of being exclusive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8skl\u00fc-s\u0259-\u02ccvi-z\u0259m",
      "-\u02c8skl\u00fc-z\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1834, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-121219"
  },
  "exempt carrier":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a transport agency specializing in services (such as taxi service) or commodities (such as farm products or bulk cargo) exempt from regulation by the Interstate Commerce Act"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-130232"
  },
  "expositorily":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in an expository manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik\u00a6sp\u00e4z\u0259\u00a6t\u014dr\u0259\u0307l\u0113",
      "(\u00a6)ek\u00a6-",
      "-t\u022fr-",
      "-li"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-144322"
  },
  "exemption":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of exempting or state of being exempt : immunity",
      ": one that exempts or is exempted",
      ": a source or amount of income exempted from taxation",
      ": freedom from having to do something that other people are required to do",
      ": the act of exempting or state of being exempt",
      ": one that exempts or is exempted: as",
      ": an amount of income exempted from taxation that may be deducted from adjusted gross income under the tax laws \u2014 see also Internal Revenue Code \u2014 compare deduction , exclusion , tax credit",
      ": an exemption that is allowed for each dependent who qualifies under the tax laws (as sections 151 and 152 of the Internal Revenue Code)",
      ": an exemption that is allowed for the taxpayer or for the taxpayer and spouse if filing a joint return",
      ": the right created by federal and state laws to exempt specified types of property from a bankruptcy estate",
      ": a type of property that may be claimed as exempt \u2014 see also Bankruptcy Code",
      ": homestead exemption"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8zem(p)-sh\u0259n",
      "ig-\u02c8zemp-sh\u0259n",
      "ig-\u02c8zemp-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "immunity",
      "impunity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They were granted exemptions from military service.",
      "You can claim a tax exemption for each of your dependents.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Two Afghan education ministers are no longer allowed to travel abroad for any peace and stability talks after the United Nations Security Council removed them from a sanctions exemption list, diplomats said Tuesday. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "James, who received a sponsor\u2019s exemption into the field, will tee off at 2 p.m. on Thursday. \u2014 Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant , 21 June 2022",
      "On dismissal, the MLB relied on its exemption from antitrust laws, among other arguments. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
      "Although never sold in the United States, the RS2 is now legal to import under the 25-year exemption rule. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
      "DeSantis signed laws to dissolve Disney World\u2019s Reedy Creek Improvement District and void Disney\u2019s exemption under social media censorship legislation. \u2014 Katie Rice, Orlando Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "The council will decide whether to increase the homestead exemption , which gives homeowners some relief on their tax bills. \u2014 Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News , 15 June 2022",
      "That could be really important considering that the exemption amount will be cut in half in 2026. \u2014 Martin Shenkman, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "Our office created a new, easier-to-use, online appeals process, now processing hundreds of thousands of cases per year; and created an online exemption application process. \u2014 The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-162432"
  },
  "exoenzyme":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an extracellular enzyme",
      ": an extracellular enzyme \u2014 compare endoenzyme"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-s\u014d-\u02c8en-\u02ccz\u012bm",
      "\u02ccek-s\u014d-\u02c8en-\u02ccz\u012bm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "International Scientific Vocabulary"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1908, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-163020"
  },
  "explanatory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": serving to explain",
      ": giving explanation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spla-n\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
      "ik-\u02c8spla-n\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "elucidative",
      "exegetical",
      "exegetic",
      "explanative",
      "explicative",
      "explicatory",
      "expositive",
      "expository",
      "illuminative",
      "illustrative",
      "interpretative",
      "interpretive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "There are explanatory notes at the front of the book.",
      "the explanatory section has as its heading \u201cWhat the New Tax Changes Mean\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In Norwegian, Saturday is l\u00f8rdag, which translates to \u2018bath day\u2019 which is fairly self- explanatory . \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
      "Mow May is pretty self- explanatory \u2013 just hold off on cutting your lawn for the month. \u2014 Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press , 11 May 2022",
      "The differences were partly self- explanatory \u2014 one ball was harder than the other \u2014 but softball also used a wider court. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
      "The iPhone, Mac, and iPad categories are self- explanatory . \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Lower or reduced sodium is pretty self- explanatory . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "This explanatory article may be periodically updated. \u2014 Amara Omeokwe, WSJ , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "The White House official said digital creators have produced explanatory content about Ukraine, generating millions of views and providing information about the crisis to younger generations in particular. \u2014 Sara Cook, CBS News , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "There are simply too many possible explanatory variables to say with any certainty which ones were the most important only by observing outcomes. \u2014 Dominic Pino, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1600, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-214451"
  },
  "exopodite":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the external branch on the protopodite of a typical limb of a crustacean"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ek\u02c8s\u00e4p\u0259\u02ccd\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "International Scientific Vocabulary exo- + -podite"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-215235"
  },
  "explicandum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a word or an expression whose meaning is to be explicated"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccekspl\u0259\u02c8kand\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Latin, neuter of explicandus , gerundive of explicare to explicate"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-012045"
  },
  "exclusory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": able to exclude : excluding or tending to exclude"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik\u02c8skl\u00fcs(\u0259)r\u0113",
      "-\u00fcz(-",
      "-ri"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Late Latin exclusorius , from Latin exclusus + -orius -ory"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-013732"
  },
  "excess-loss reinsurance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": reinsurance by a company agreeing to bear any loss in excess of a stipulated amount often with some maximum limitation \u2014 compare excess insurance , excess reinsurance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-014136"
  },
  "exoplasm":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ectoplasm sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8eks\u014d\u02ccplaz\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "International Scientific Vocabulary exo- + -plasm"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-021559"
  },
  "experiential time":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": subjective time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-031639"
  },
  "extravaganza":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a lavish or spectacular show or event",
      ": something extravagant",
      ": a literary or musical work marked by extreme freedom of style and structure and usually by elements of burlesque or parody"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02ccstra-v\u0259-\u02c8gan-z\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "circus",
      "pageant",
      "raree-show",
      "spectacle",
      "spectacular"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the over-the-top extravaganzas that are usually staged at halftime during the Super Bowl",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Of course, no Kentucky Derby season fashion extravaganza in Kentucky is complete without hats. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Next Sunday will be a three-hour extravaganza and feature the top 20 singers. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Many of the headliners will be joined by supporting artists, with Avril Lavigne scheduled to accompany MGK for what will almost certainly be a pop-punk extravaganza . \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "The other is Derek McLane\u2019s eye-popping extravaganza of a set, a celebration of romance and glamour. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Love and Thunder is part superhero extravaganza , part rom-com, reuniting Thor with his astrophysicist ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman). \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 10 May 2022",
      "At the iconic Wrigley Mansion, an indulgent five-course extravaganza ($125, $60 for ages 5-12) awaits from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 3 May 2022",
      "The Festival is the entertainment company\u2019s most ambitious foray into live, in-person events since it was founded 25 years ago: an 11-day, 250-show comedy extravaganza across more than 30 venues in Los Angeles. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The Easter Egg Roll extravaganza , which is hosted by the president and first lady, has been held nearly every year since 1878. \u2014 Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY , 25 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Italian estravaganza , literally, extravagance, from estravagante extravagant, from Medieval Latin extravagant-, extravagans"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1754, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-053819"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
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      ": forming an abnormal, excessive, or useless outgrowth",
      ": of, relating to, or constituting epenthesis"
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      "ik-\u02c8skre-s\u1d4ant",
      "ek-"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin excrescent-, excrescens , present participle of excrescere to grow out, from ex- + crescere to grow \u2014 more at crescent"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-054142"
  },
  "experimentation":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": test , trial",
      ": a tentative procedure or policy",
      ": an operation or procedure carried out under controlled conditions in order to discover an unknown effect or law, to test or establish a hypothesis, or to illustrate a known law",
      ": experience",
      ": the process of testing : experimentation",
      ": to carry out experiments : try out a new procedure, idea, or activity",
      ": a trial or test made to find out about something",
      ": to try or test a new way, idea, or activity : to make experiments",
      ": a procedure carried out under controlled conditions in order to discover an unknown effect or law, to test or establish a hypothesis, or to illustrate a known law",
      ": the process of testing : experimentation",
      ": to carry out experiments"
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      "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-m\u0259nt",
      "also",
      "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-\u02ccment",
      "also",
      "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-m\u0259nt",
      "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-\u02ccment",
      "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-m\u0259nt",
      "-\u02ccment"
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      "essay",
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      "trial"
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      "Noun",
      "Students will carry out simple laboratory experiments .",
      "They did some experiments with magnets.",
      "These theories have not yet been confirmed by experiment .",
      "an experiment in living more frugally",
      "the city's experiment with a longer school year",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Democratic campaigns had trivialized the issue, even as the hearings were elevating it as a mortal threat to the American experiment . \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "The table below shows 45 companies which have committed to the experiment . \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
      "Sometimes, the group switches it up, like a social experiment , to see if different things will change how students respond. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 May 2022",
      "The project is a bit of a social experiment , too, to see if the reusable cup habit will stick. \u2014 Jordan Hernandez | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In 1905 the social experiment gave way to a hybrid apartment building and hotel. \u2014 Jay Cheshes, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The show is a social experiment where 100 people try to stay on a remote desert island for two months for a chance at winning $1 million. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Of course, no good social experiment is complete without a hilarious narrator \u2014 and Love in the Jungle is no different. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Two years ago this week, the U.K. was, like much of the rest of the world, plunged into a huge social experiment \u2014 working from home. \u2014 Roger Trapp, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Those two matches in East Asia are the only ones that Brazil have lined up for this international break, so head coach Tite won\u2019t have much of a chance to experiment with his squad either. \u2014 Steve Price, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Sure, Cannes has also had tons of tulle or sequin dresses, but these stars\u2019 willingness to experiment with and commit to different fashion ideas has given Cannes a wake up call. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 25 May 2022",
      "Cinema is such a costly medium that directors have little chance to experiment between features. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 4 May 2022",
      "What impresses him about Sobhy is her willingness to experiment . \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
      "The artist interpreted this as a chance to experiment . \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Scoring Manifold Garden was extremely unique because I was given so much freedom to experiment . \u2014 Josh Chesler, SPIN , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Shenseea\u2019s desire to experiment with her artistry has been a feature throughout her career. \u2014 Sharine Taylor, refinery29.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The Diamonds\u2019 willingness to experiment , explains Gussie, put them at an advantage over other acts. \u2014 Patricia Meschino, Rolling Stone , 4 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Middle English, \"testing, proof, remedy,\" borrowed from Anglo-French esperiment, borrowed from Latin exper\u012bmentum \"testing, experience, proof,\" from exper\u012br\u012b \"to put to the test, attempt, have experience of, undergo\" + -mentum -ment \u2014 more at experience entry 1",
      "Verb",
      "verbal derivative of experiment entry 1"
    ],
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      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1787, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-054509"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or instance of exhorting",
      ": language intended to incite and encourage"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-\u02ccs\u022fr-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-s\u0259r-",
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Part of that is an exhortation to spend less time sending tweets; but a bigger concern is that too many journalist have come to see the Twitter audience as a proxy for the public. \u2014 Jeremy Barr, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "That sounds good, but there are downsides to this popular exhortation , see my analysis and coverage at the link here. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Not to mention the shot glass bearing his exhortation to enivrez-vous sans cesse! \u2014 Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "His stirring message was also, above all, an appeal to conscience and bravery, a blend of inspiration and exhortation , lofty ideals and, notably, concrete requests. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "But moral exhortation does not persuade soldiers to put down their guns when facing undercover combatants willing to use medicine as a shield for their own military objectives. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "Praise houses served as places of religious intercession, exhortation and devotion, and also as sites for conflict resolution, political development and education. \u2014 Imani Perry, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "First Avenue is a full-volume tunnel of exhortation . \u2014 Roger Robinson, Outside Online , 30 Oct. 2020",
      "His exhortation bore fruit in subsequent work that included the Orphism of the French painter Robert Delaunay, for one, who was shown with him in the vastly influential 1913 Armory Show, in New York. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-062053"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": releasing energy : exothermic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-s\u014d-\u02c8\u0259r-jik"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1942, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-071522"
  },
  "exceedingly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to an extreme degree : extremely",
      ": to a very great degree"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8s\u0113-di\u014b-l\u0113",
      "ik-\u02c8s\u0113-di\u014b-l\u0113"
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      "damn",
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      "deadly",
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      "fabulously",
      "fantastically",
      "far",
      "fiercely",
      "filthy",
      "frightfully",
      "full",
      "greatly",
      "heavily",
      "highly",
      "hugely",
      "immensely",
      "incredibly",
      "intensely",
      "jolly",
      "majorly",
      "mightily",
      "mighty",
      "monstrous",
      "mortally",
      "most",
      "much",
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      "rattling",
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      "really",
      "right",
      "roaring",
      "roaringly",
      "seriously",
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      "sore",
      "sorely",
      "spanking",
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      "stinking",
      "such",
      "super",
      "supremely",
      "surpassingly",
      "terribly",
      "that",
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      "unco",
      "uncommonly",
      "vastly",
      "very",
      "vitally",
      "way",
      "whacking",
      "wicked",
      "wildly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "little",
      "negligibly",
      "nominally",
      "slightly",
      "somewhat"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The weather was exceedingly cold.",
      "The crime rate is exceedingly high.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Most members had been eager to keep the bloc from growing, partly because its 27 members already find it at times exceedingly hard to agree on key issues such as democratic freedoms, economic overhauls, and the role of the courts. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Of 19 states that allow their governor to be recalled, California is by far the most permissive, with an exceedingly low signature requirement. \u2014 Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Even though the lawsuits are rare and the chances of giant payouts exceedingly slim, American courts have recently awarded a few plaintiffs money derived from seized North Korean assets. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "Customary and exceedingly ordinary driving controls are a bit of mystery to this person. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Over the years, the actress, best known for roles on NYPD Blue and The Jamie Foxx Show, found ways to mitigate her condition, although a recent flare-up last summer proved to be exceedingly painful. \u2014 Aili Nahas, PEOPLE.com , 20 June 2022",
      "That said, though, this is also an exceedingly dark season, unfolding against a backdrop of bloodlust and revenge, as well as the rise of fascism that seduced some corners of pre-WWII England. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 13 June 2022",
      "All of that makes any remnant of extinct life exceedingly important. \u2014 Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
      "Novavax took issue with the FDA analysis, arguing that the rates of heart inflammation were exceedingly low and were the same in the vaccine and placebo groups. \u2014 Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1535, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-093452"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": without any accrued supplementary values, rights, or privileges"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "ex entry 2 + all (pronoun)"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-093642"
  },
  "excess-profits tax":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a tax imposed especially during war on business profits that are in excess of the average profits over a specified base period, of a specified rate of return on invested capital, or of a specified rate of return on certain military contracts"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-122711"
  },
  "experientialist":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who believes in experientialism",
      ": of or relating to experientialism"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-ch\u0259l\u0259\u0307st",
      "\""
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-142829"
  },
  "excess reinsurance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": reinsurance by a company assuming liability on the risk only for that amount of insurance which is over and above a stated sum with the principle of contribution applying in payment of losses"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-154608"
  },
  "exodist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": emigrant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8eks\u0259d\u0259\u0307st",
      "\u02c8egz\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "exod us + -ist"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-201939"
  },
  "existential":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or affirming existence",
      ": grounded in existence or the experience of existence : empirical",
      ": having being in time and space",
      ": existentialist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cceg-(\u02cc)zi-\u02c8sten(t)-sh\u0259l",
      "\u02ccek-(\u02cc)si-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "empirical",
      "empiric",
      "experiential",
      "experimental",
      "objective",
      "observational"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonempirical",
      "theoretical",
      "theoretic",
      "unempirical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "child psychologist Bruno Bettelheim believed that fairy tales help children cope with their existential anxieties and dilemmas",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For either company, adding another Goliath competitor to that list represents an existential threat. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 22 June 2022",
      "Accordingly, restrainers do not consider China an existential threat. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "Until then, this existential threat to the PGA Tour is nothing more than golf\u2019s equivalent of spoiled frat boys cheating their way to a degree at what the smart kids consider their safety school. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s an existential threat to the PGA Tour, which for nearly a century has been the dream destination of millions of competitive players. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
      "Still, Italy remains an existential threat for the euro in an environment of rising borrowing costs. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "To the dockworkers\u2019 union, automation is an existential threat. \u2014 Paul Berger, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "Indeed, the convoluted plot operates on parallel tracks that only gradually begin to intersect, with giant prehistoric locusts sweeping across the land, creating an existential threat to the food chain. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 8 June 2022",
      "The prime-time January 6 committee hearings that begin on Thursday\u2014the first of at least six, which will run until September\u2014are the Democrats\u2019 last, best chance to make the case that Republicans are an existential threat to American democracy. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from Late Latin existenti\u0101lis, exsistenti\u0101lis, from existentia, exsistentia existence + Latin -\u0101lis -al entry 1 ; in the 19th and 20th centuries in part as translation of Danish existentiel (later eksistentiel ) & German existentiell",
      "Note: Compare \"Existentielt Indl\u00e6g\" (\"existential contribution\") in the subtitle of S\u00f8ren Kierkegaard's Afsluttende uvidenskabelig Efterskrift til de philosophiske Smuler (1846; Concluding Unscientific Postscript to the Philosophical Fragments ), used also elsewhere in the work."
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-230006"
  },
  "exulting":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be extremely joyful : rejoice",
      ": to leap for joy",
      ": to feel or show great happiness : rejoice"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8z\u0259lt",
      "ig-\u02c8z\u0259lt"
    ],
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      "crow",
      "delight",
      "exuberate",
      "glory",
      "jubilate",
      "joy",
      "kvell",
      "rejoice",
      "triumph"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "\u201cThat was the best meal I've ever had!\u201d he exulted .",
      "the winners of the Super Bowl spent the next week exulting in their victory",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Weinreich did not plan to stay awake until dawn to exult in that achievement, to revel in the perpetuation of the sort of uncontested primacy that most fans, in theory, crave. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "For fifteen years, Zabihullah Mujahid was the Tokyo Rose of the Taliban: a clandestine operative who called reporters to claim responsibility for his fighters\u2019 attacks and to exult in their victories. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "For the city\u2019s mayor, Ras Baraka, the progress has provided a chance to exult after he was long accused of neglecting, mismanaging and denying the severity of the problem. \u2014 Kevin Armstrong, New York Times , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "The day when artists and audiences can breathe and exult together in the same room is getting ever closer. \u2014 Rohan Preston, Star Tribune , 8 June 2021",
      "And, if the ninety-fourth Academy Awards will no longer exult in the period luxury of Union Station, perhaps another grand arena can be found. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 26 Apr. 2021",
      "But the new display feels liberating, giving permission to exult in simple aesthetic experience. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Mar. 2021",
      "Just as American adults exult in their individuality, so too are children encouraged to think of themselves as imbued with their own personality. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "In different times, the result might have been cause to exult . \u2014 Glenn Gamboa, ajc , 27 Jan. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle French exulter , from Latin exsultare , literally, to leap up, from ex- + saltare to leap \u2014 more at saltation"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1548, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-000255"
  },
  "excommunicable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": liable to or deserving excommunication"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6eksk\u0259\u00a6my\u00fcn\u0259\u0307k\u0259b\u0259l",
      "-n\u0113k-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "excommunic(ate) + -able"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-001536"
  },
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    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
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    "definitions":[
      "exchange ; exchanged"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-002819"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a layer of the outer living cortical cells of plants that takes over the functions of the epidermis in roots lacking secondary thickening"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-s\u014d-\u02c8d\u0259r-m\u0259s"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1889, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-011550"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a special-rate ticket for making a round-trip journey on an excursion"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-014419"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to remove (living tissue) especially to a medium for tissue culture",
      ": living tissue removed from an organism and placed in a medium for tissue culture",
      ": to remove (living tissue) especially to a medium for tissue culture",
      ": living tissue removed from an organism and placed in a medium for tissue culture"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)ek-\u02c8splant",
      "\u02c8ek-\u02ccsplant",
      "(\u02c8)ek-\u02c8splant",
      "\u02c8ek-\u02ccsplant"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Verb",
      "ex- + -plant (as in implant )"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1914, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1915, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-174057"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exodermis",
      ": ectoderm",
      ": an external integument"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8eks\u014d\u02ccd\u0259rm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "International Scientific Vocabulary exo- + -derm"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-174325"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": so as to exaggerate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-175801"
  },
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    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to go beyond proper limits"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8stra-v\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t"
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      "circa 1755, in the meaning defined above"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a comic afterpiece in the ancient Roman theater : farce , travesty",
      ": exodus sense 2"
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      "\u02c8ek\u02ccs\u014dd",
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      "French or Latin; French exode , from Latin exodium , from Greek exodion part of a drama following the last song of the chorus, from neuter of exodios of a departure or exit, from exodos departure, going out"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-184104"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":[
      ": relating to, securing, or providing exemption"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "exempt entry 2 + -ive"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-184935"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": the act of expunging : the state of being expunged : erasure",
      ": the act of expunging : the state of being expunged"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sp\u0259\u014b(k)-sh\u0259n",
      "ik-\u02c8sp\u0259\u014bk-sh\u0259n"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The only articles that will be considered are those involving criminal cases in which an expunction order has been granted. \u2014 Tom Steele, Dallas News , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Creuzot said his office has been encouraging other counties to offer expunction programs. \u2014 Praveena Somasundaram, Dallas News , 6 July 2021",
      "The expunction fee is $450, but court costs may be waived for some applicants under income guidelines. \u2014 Sarah Bahari, Dallas News , 22 Mar. 2021",
      "The lawyers will meet with the applicants and prepare petitions for expunction . \u2014 Dallas News , 31 Mar. 2021",
      "Securing an expunction can be costly, and especially burdensome for those who struggle to get a job because of a criminal arrest. \u2014 Dallas News , 31 Mar. 2021",
      "What happened next is unclear, obscured by the expunction of the arrest. \u2014 Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News , 24 Mar. 2021",
      "Despite the expunction , Chasnoff obtained and the Express-News published a copy of the report. \u2014 Marc Duvoisin, ExpressNews.com , 1 May 2020",
      "The event will also offer help with legal matters, including expunction of criminal records, immigration, child support and landlord/tenant concerns. \u2014 Brian Rogers, Houston Chronicle , 13 July 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin expungere"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1606, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-185900"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a planet orbiting a star that is not our sun"
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      "\u02c8ek-s\u014d-\u02ccpla-n\u0259t",
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Scientists now have a large enough exoplanet sample size to be able to narrow the search for habitable worlds. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 20 June 2022",
      "Scientists also plan to observe another exoplanet , called LHS 3844 b, that is much cooler than its lakes-of-lava counterpart. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 2 June 2022",
      "Cameron also consulted with multiple scientists while designing the world of Pandora (a moon orbiting a gas giant exoplanet called Polyphemus in the Alpha Centauri A system). \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 9 May 2022",
      "Yeah, so, an exoplanet is actually any planetary body outside of the solar system. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 May 2022",
      "First spotted in Kepler data in 2017, comet transits are steeper and more lopsided than exoplanet transits, in part a result of the comet\u2019s long tail. \u2014 Briley Lewis, Scientific American , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Images of the exoplanet were captured by the Hubble Space and Subaru telescopes. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "More exoplanet discoveries would give scientists more opportunities to do this kind of work, and new missions, including telescopes on the ground and in space, are expected to grow the inventory in the coming decades. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Exoplanets are everywhere, and researchers have detected several thousand of them around the Milky Way, but there\u2019s something special about finding an exoplanet close to home. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 18 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1992, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-193205"
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  "explanator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": explainer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ekspl\u0259\u02ccn\u0101t\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin, from explanatus + -or"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-202003"
  },
  "exclamation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sharp or sudden utterance",
      ": vehement expression of protest or complaint",
      ": a sharp or sudden cry or expression of strong feeling"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-skl\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccek-skl\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "Her unexpected announcement caused a few exclamations of surprise.",
      "the good news was greeted with a chorus of joyous exclamations",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Since that series against Florida State, Rushing has been putting an exclamation mark on a season that will go down in the Louisville baseball record book. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 8 June 2022",
      "Brayan Bello\u2019s seven-inning no-hitter for Double A Portland last week put an exclamation mark on a striking development. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
      "Arkansas placed an exclamation mark on its 2022 regular season campaign, taking down Texas A&M 9-5 on Sunday at Davis Diamond in College Station, Texas, capping a year with zero SEC series losses. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 9 May 2022",
      "Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell also quote tweeted the video, posting simply two red exclamation points. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "The Isles scored the game\u2019s first goal, three unanswered to break a tie in the second period, and a pair of empty netters for a couple of unnecessary exclamation points. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
      "Alabama baseball\u2019s hot April got an early exclamation mark Sunday. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "But the Confederation\u2019s content generally does well, including a slew of anti-lockdown, anti-immigration, vaccine-skeptic posts often punctuated with large red exclamation marks. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "These act as exclamation points along the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, the second-largest reef system in the world and one of the healthiest of its size. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 7 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-205811"
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  "externalization":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the action or process of externalizing",
      ": the quality or state of being externalized",
      ": something externalized : embodiment"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "ek-\u02ccst\u0259r-n\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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    "synonyms":[
      "abstract",
      "avatar",
      "embodier",
      "embodiment",
      "epitome",
      "genius",
      "icon",
      "ikon",
      "image",
      "incarnation",
      "incorporation",
      "instantiation",
      "manifestation",
      "objectification",
      "personification",
      "personifier"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "bizarre paintings that are the externalization of a very troubled psyche"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-211024"
  },
  "exegetics":{
    "type":[
      "noun plural but singular or plural in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the science of interpretation especially of the Scriptures"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cceks\u0259\u02c8jetiks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085111"
  },
  "exoerythrocytic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": occurring outside the red blood cells",
      ": occurring outside the red blood cells"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-s\u014d-i-\u02ccri-thr\u0259-\u02c8si-tik",
      "\u02ccek-s\u014d-i-\u02ccrith-r\u0259-\u02c8sit-ik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1942, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-075936"
  },
  "exultance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exultation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8z\u0259l-t\u1d4an(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1650, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-082853"
  },
  "exegetist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who practices exegesis : exegete"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8j\u0113-tist",
      "-\u02c8je-"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1829, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-090803"
  },
  "excommunicate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to subject to excommunication",
      ": excluded from the rights of church membership : excommunicated"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-sk\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t",
      "\u02ccek-sk\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-ni-k\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "On Saturday, just a little more than five years after Cheney scored that first congressional win, Wyoming Republicans disavowed her and called on their national counterparts to excommunicate her from the party entirely. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "Many, if not most, of those investors were Mennonites, and the religious community\u2019s judgment has been swift: Three of the owners have been excommunicated . \u2014 Tim Carman, Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2019",
      "The Pope\u2014not angry, just disappointed\u2014 excommunicated him. \u2014 Anna Russell, The New Yorker , 16 Mar. 2020",
      "The main LDS Church, headquartered in Utah, abandoned polygamy and began to crack down on its practice by excommunicating members. \u2014 Brittany Shammas, Washington Post , 5 Nov. 2019",
      "Ron Lafferty eventually adopted his brother\u2019s thinking and the two were excommunicated from the faith in 1983. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Nov. 2019",
      "And yet, there the old man sits, hunched over in some lifeless, windowless palace of gaming or at a speaking engagement in Poughkeepsie, signing his name to baseballs, excommunicated . \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 14 Jan. 2020",
      "The priest declared that she would be excommunicated . \u2014 Emma Green, The Atlantic , 12 Dec. 2019",
      "Because of that, my daughter has been excommunicated from the entire family. \u2014 cleveland , 17 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Verb",
      "Middle English, from Late Latin excommunicatus , past participle of excommunicare , from Latin ex- + Late Latin communicare to communicate"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1521, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-103404"
  },
  "extrasensory perception":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": perception (as in telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition) that involves awareness of information about events external to the self not gained through the senses and not deducible from previous experience",
      ": perception (as in telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition) that involves awareness of information about events external to the self not gained through the senses and not deducible from previous experience"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "clairvoyance",
      "second sight",
      "sixth sense"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "discouraged by the lack of progress in the case, the police were willing to listen to a woman claiming extrasensory perception"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1934, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-123651"
  },
  "externality":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being external or externalized",
      ": something that is external",
      ": a secondary or unintended consequence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-\u02ccst\u0259r-\u02c8na-l\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The before and after that comes into such stark relief, thanks to an externality like war. \u2014 Andy Meek, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "This is irrespective of whether such projects are cash-flow generating or create a public good that does not yield financial returns but generates a positive externality . \u2014 Shreyans Jain, Quartz , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Such a tax would dissuade people from burning fossil fuels by taxing them for the damage those emissions cause \u2013 the negative externality . \u2014 Jim Krane, The Conversation , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Amazon Prime, with its more than 100 million members, is a classic beneficiary of a network externality . \u2014 Joe Lonsdale, WSJ , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "That argument starts by asserting that these policies are the best means of preventing the negative externality of some people inflicting harm on innocent third parties. \u2014 WSJ , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Another is that the poor are a negative externality of the creative destruction of capitalism. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Thus, Singaporeans are asking why they are being held hostage by a minority, whose choice is placing a huge externality on the rest of the nation. \u2014 Devadas Krishnadas, Fortune , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "For hydrogen to be low carbon, the negative CO2 externality must be abated, which pushes the production technology options away from grey and brown, which represent the dominant production technology deployed today, to other options. \u2014 Baker Institute, Forbes , 22 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-124008"
  },
  "extensivity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being extensive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)ek\u02ccsten\u02c8siv\u0259t\u0113",
      "ik\u02cc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-124315"
  },
  "experience rating":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": merit rating (as in a state unemployment compensation system) that consists of the manual rate modified by the loss experience of the particular risk"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-125618"
  },
  "extra commercium":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not subject to private ownership or acquisition (as of the air, navigable waters, property owned by the government)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin, literally, outside of commerce"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-130608"
  },
  "excitedness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being excited"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-135043"
  },
  "expressage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a carrying of parcels by express",
      ": a charge for such carrying"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8spre-sij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1857, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-141346"
  },
  "existentialism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a chiefly 20th century philosophical movement embracing diverse doctrines but centering on analysis of individual existence in an unfathomable universe and the plight of the individual who must assume ultimate responsibility for acts of free will without any certain knowledge of what is right or wrong or good or bad"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cceg-(\u02cc)zi-\u02c8sten(t)-sh\u0259-\u02ccli-z\u0259m",
      "\u02ccek-(\u02cc)si-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Herzog has always been attuned to the ways in which survivalism functions as a form of existentialism . \u2014 Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
      "These extended from themes such as existentialism and Marxism to modernist techniques like streams of consciousness. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "Employees in an environment of philosophical existentialism feel pride, value and loyalty. \u2014 Kelley Swing, Rolling Stone , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Movies about the future tend to come in one of two forms, aesthetically: Cold Apple Store (gleaming white surfaces, chilly existentialism ) or Unhinged Apocalypse (dust, chaos, primal fear). \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Existential, of course, is linked to existentialism , a focus of Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard (1813-55). \u2014 Peter Funt, WSJ , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Didn\u2019t Allen learn anything about fidelity, faith, and existentialism from the great European films parodied in Rifkin\u2019s Festival? \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Chapters focus on major theories, such as utilitarianism, Kant\u2019s ethics of duty, Aristotle\u2019s virtue ethics and Sartre\u2019s existentialism . \u2014 Julian Baggini, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Like, for example, noir to me is a philosophy of disappointment, dissolution and existentialism . \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 15 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "existential + -ism , in part as translation of German Existentialismus (or Existenzialismus ) or French existentialisme"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1941, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-151221"
  },
  "exhumate":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exhume"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "eks\u02c8(h)y\u00fc\u02ccm\u0101t",
      "eg\u02c8z\u00fc-",
      "egz\u02c8y\u00fc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Medieval Latin exhumatus , past participle of exhumare"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-152530"
  },
  "expugnable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of being conquered or taken by storm"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ek\u02c8sp\u0259gn\u0259b\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8spy\u00fcn\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin expugnabilis , from expugnare + -abilis -able"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-155541"
  },
  "execution":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of executing : performance",
      ": a putting to death especially as a legal penalty",
      ": the process of enforcing a legal judgment (as against a debtor)",
      ": a judicial writ directing such enforcement",
      ": the act or mode or result of performance",
      ": effective or destructive action",
      ": the act of killing someone as a legal penalty",
      ": the act of doing or performing something",
      ": the act or process of executing",
      ": a putting to death as fulfillment of a judicial death sentence",
      ": the process of enforcing a judgment (as against a debtor)",
      ": a judicial writ (as fieri facias) by which an officer is empowered to carry a judgment into effect \u2014 see also levy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-si-\u02c8ky\u00fc-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8ky\u00fc-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccek-si-\u02c8ky\u00fc-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accomplishment",
      "achievement",
      "commission",
      "discharge",
      "enactment",
      "fulfillment",
      "fulfilment",
      "implementation",
      "performance",
      "perpetration",
      "prosecution",
      "pursuance"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonfulfillment",
      "nonperformance"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He is in prison awaiting execution .",
      "The quarterback's execution of the play was perfect.",
      "skillful execution of the dance steps",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The standard output and error data from process execution are sent back as plain text to the operator in the HTTP response body. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 30 June 2022",
      "Staying consistent with all Underbelly Hospitality concepts, the focus at Georgia James 2.0 is on sourcing quality meat and produce directly from farmers and ranchers, and proper cooking technique and execution . \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 29 June 2022",
      "The best power-play execution by the Bruins this season belongs to pals and coach-killing coconspirators president Cam Neely and general manager Don Sweeney. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
      "These findings were disputed and for years, even after Woyzeck\u2019s execution , a heated debate was carried out in medical journals. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
      "This resulted in the exile, imprisonment, or death of many of Edward\u2019s enemies, including the old earl of Lancaster, whose execution mirrored Piers\u2019 murder all those years before. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
      "As Title IX marks its 50th anniversary this year, Gilder is one of countless women who benefited from the enactment and execution of the law and translated those opportunities into becoming leaders in their professional careers. \u2014 Tim Booth, ajc , 20 June 2022",
      "Pass was pleased with his team\u2019s execution in scoring the winning run. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 18 May 2022",
      "The second reason for Intel\u2019s market losses, said Gelsinger, was execution . \u2014 Steven Leibson, Forbes , 18 May 2022"
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      "Middle English execucion , from Anglo-French, from Latin exsecution-, exsecutio , from exsequi to execute, from ex- + sequi to follow \u2014 more at sue"
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      ": explicative"
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      "most of the medical film's voice-over narration consists of explicatory remarks on the images being shown"
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      "1606, in the meaning defined above"
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      "transitive verb"
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      ": extirpate"
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      "Middle English extirpen , from Latin exstirpare, extirpare"
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      ": the quality or state of being exclusive",
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      "a symbol of wealth and exclusivity",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Given its exclusivity and curatorial heft, inclusion in the collection is an honor. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
      "In 1972 Vidal became the owner of the property that would come to embody his own ego and self-projection, in its exclusivity and extravagance, in its isolation and ostentation. \u2014 Christopher Bollen, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
      "But in its first such concession, Amazon agreed to drop its exclusivity for the night, allowing anyone in France to watch it. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 30 May 2022",
      "Known for its exclusivity and extraordinary uniqueness, this luxurious retreat, which opened at the end of 2017, concentrates on guests being able to experience the unique Migration every year. \u2014 Shelby Knick, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "Now, its exclusivity is maintained not by racial code but mainly through economic inequality, even if the racial impact is not that different. \u2014 Michael A. Fletcher, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "In principle, free-to-air channels only have a one-month exclusivity on movies which are produced in-house by streamers with budgets above \u20ac25 million. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 8 June 2022",
      "Some companies are building exclusivity into their charging systems. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 8 June 2022",
      "For all their tacky, accessible glamour, the guys knew that real luxury was about exclusivity . \u2014 Christina Catherine Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022"
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      "1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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      ": ulcerate",
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      "Transitive verb",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-204001"
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      "noun"
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      "1834, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-212158"
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      "adjective"
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      ": situated or controlled by factors outside the chromosome",
      ": situated or controlled by factors outside the chromosome"
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      "\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02cckr\u014d-m\u0259-\u02c8s\u014d-m\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8z\u014d-",
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      "1906, in the meaning defined above"
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      "French adjective"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-223904"
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      "\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8fi-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u014d",
      "-s\u0113-",
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Lara, who is openly gay, is a former vice chair of the committee and remains an ex officio member. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
      "The board also includes ex officio member John Falcicchio, Bowser\u2019s chief of staff, deputy mayor for planning and economic development, and political adviser. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Nov. 2021",
      "The chairs of the education committees of the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate serve as non-voting ex officio members. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "The board, composed of the House and Senate sergeants-at-arms and the architect of the Capitol, along with the police chief as a nonvoting ex officio member, took no position on the recommendations. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "In Howard County, officials initially proposed having two law enforcement officers sit as ex officio members on the PAB and binding members of the board to a code of confidentiality. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "The commissioners include the deputy mayor for planning and economic development, now John Falcicchio, who serves as an ex officio member, giving Bowser\u2019s appointees majority control. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "An ex officio member of the board resigned in protest. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Nov. 2021",
      "Under the law, Secretary of Transportation Jamey Tesler \u2014 appointed by Baker \u2014 will serve as an ex officio member. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Late Latin"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1533, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-225501"
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  "exclamation point":{
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      "noun"
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      ": a mark ! used especially after an interjection or exclamation to indicate forceful utterance or strong feeling",
      ": a distinctive indication of major significance, interest, or contrast",
      ": a punctuation mark ! used to show force in speaking or strong feeling"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Poole provided the exclamation point as the third quarter closed, taking a pass in the final seconds, dribbling over the midcourt stripe, creating a bit of space for himself and letting fly. Swish. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, Hartford Courant , 5 June 2022",
      "Bakeman added the exclamation point with an alley-oop slam off a Willis feed. \u2014 Dana Gauruder, Detroit Free Press , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Parton\u2019s breezy and enthusiastic version earns the song its exclamation point and sets the stage for more tasty covers to come. \u2014 Stephen L. Betts, Rolling Stone , 4 May 2022",
      "With this being the final season, Kim says there was an impetus to add a kind of visual exclamation point . \u2014 Catherine Springer, Variety , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "In the final minute, Sanchez scored her first career goal to provide the final exclamation point on the night. \u2014 Adam Jardy, The Courier-Journal , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "That has been a shocking exclamation point to a lengthening list of Russian strikes against civilians, including the entrapment of tens of thousands in the battered and besieged port city of Mariupol, that have horrified European public opinion. \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Love\u2019s errant pass was intercepted by Matisse Thybulle who then flipped the ball ahead to Tobias Harris for a breakaway dunk, an exclamation point on the series sweep. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "That kind of work does deserve an exclamation point . \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-235203"
  },
  "exclaim":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion",
      ": to speak loudly or vehemently",
      ": to utter sharply, passionately, or vehemently : proclaim",
      ": to speak or cry out suddenly or with strong feeling"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8skl\u0101m",
      "ik-\u02c8skl\u0101m"
    ],
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      "blat",
      "blurt (out)",
      "bolt",
      "cry (out)",
      "ejaculate"
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    "examples":[
      "\u201cHere he comes!\u201d someone exclaimed .",
      "She exclaimed in delight over the Christmas tree.",
      "The children exclaimed with wonder when they saw the elephant.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Jolson would famously exclaim when the audience would beg for more \u2014 and then keep performing, way past the stagehands\u2019 overtime call. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Whoa, some might exclaim , this is like one of those wild conspiracy theory notions, for which a lot of oddball and unlikely elements would need to line-up for this to become real. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "There, the two did some business that caused Josh to exclaim an apology to his mom, knowing that the cameras were rolling. \u2014 Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic , 22 July 2021",
      "Rubin speaks his language, but is also wise enough \u2013 and enamored by the opportunity \u2013 to mostly listen, smile and exclaim . \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 16 July 2021",
      "It\u2019s way more than just preparing to get excited and exclaim in a game-winning moment. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2021",
      "The wine was officially unveiled during a nighttime gala at the winery, complete with an emcee, a world-renowned champagne expert to exclaim its virtues, and an apparently famous Slovenian singer crooning lengthy ballads from a balcony. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2020",
      "As Lozada shows, some Trump books exclaim over the norms that this Administration has broken; others take a longer view, considering the White House\u2019s channelling of dark American traditions. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 24 Oct. 2020",
      "Dean Unglert agreed, exclaiming that the pair should date. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 13 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle French exclamer , from Latin exclamare , from ex- + clamare to cry out \u2014 more at claim"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1566, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-001034"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a job that is removed from seniority provisions in that while the holder may be laid off he may not be replaced by someone of senior service"
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-004451"
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  "excess condemnation":{
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      "noun"
    ],
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      ": condemnation under eminent domain of an area of land greater than needed for the immediate purposes for which the land is being condemned"
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-012652"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": an action on contract brought to recover damages on a bilateral contract express or implied in fact"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-013627"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to an excursion"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-zh\u0259n\u1d4al",
      "-zhn\u0259l",
      "-sh-"
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-064039"
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      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": elevated in rank, power, or character : lofty",
      ": held in high estimation : glorified or praised",
      ": raised high : elevated"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-071022"
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      "noun"
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      ": a railroad car built for carrying express"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-071255"
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    "type":[
      "trademark"
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    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Exaltolide \u2014 used for a crystalline macrocyclic lactone used in perfumes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig\u02c8z\u022flt\u0259\u02ccl\u012bd",
      "eg-"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-073122"
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  "existentialist":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an adherent of existentialism",
      ": of or relating to existentialism or existentialists"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cceg-(\u02cc)zi-\u02c8sten(t)-sh\u0259-list",
      "\u02ccek-(\u02cc)si-"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That\u2019s made evident yet again by Joachim Back\u2019s ambitious cinematic adaptation of Jonas Karlsson\u2019s acclaimed existentialist novel The Room, receiving its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
      "Famous French existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre argued that without God, we are left with the decision to come up with our own moral theory. \u2014 Theodore Mcdarrah, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "To an existentialist , this should not come as a grand scoop or groundbreaking news. \u2014 Anahid Nersessian, The New York Review of Books , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "The existentialist philosopher argued that the commandment offers a far more radical proposition, one that requires us to surrender our commitment to justice, fairness, and private property. \u2014 Meghan O'gieblyn, Wired , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Although an extremely difficult commercial path lies ahead, this epic-length existentialist road movie should enjoy a strong festival run following its world premiere at Rotterdam. \u2014 Richard Kuipers, Variety , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Without spoiling too much, Lain\u2019s existentialist character arc and isolation echo much of Neo\u2019s, a vibe accentuated by the show\u2019s \u201990s alt-rock soundtrack and trippy, almost psychedelic take on cyberpunk imagery. \u2014 Eric Vilas-boas, Vulture , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "The philanthropist Pat Buckly, actress Joan Collins, poets Keats and Shelley, and the existentialist Sartre are also part of the Libertine clan. \u2014 Vogue , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Barbara Stanwyck, a slinking powerhouse in the role), before instructing her in the work of existentialist Fredrich Nietzsche. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "To escape a conversation that\u2019s turning into a monologue on existentialist philosophy. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "In existentialist philosophy, freedom entails a fundamental uncertainty and even anxiety. \u2014 Anahid Nersessian, The New York Review of Books , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Savio\u2019s politics, like Hayden\u2019s, were a kind of existentialist anti-politics. \u2014 Louis Menand, The New Yorker , 15 Mar. 2021",
      "In this existentialist delight, whimsical and profound, the mundane gains new enlightenment. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "Singer and turtleneck icon Juliette Gr\u00e9co in 1946 co-founded the Paris club Le Tabou, which became famous for existentialist philosophy and jazz. \u2014 Ephrat Livni, Quartzy , 23 Nov. 2019",
      "Morality, and its absence, is the novel\u2019s defining theme: in this sense, Sagan is far more of a classicist than others of her existentialist brethren, such as Sartre and Camus. \u2014 Rachel Cusk, The New Yorker , 21 Aug. 2019",
      "Paris was producing existentialist literature, but London had Bacon, the artist of existentialist life, a reckless gambler and homosexual masochist. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 15 June 2018",
      "And certain strands of her more recent work have a meditative, existentialist cast \u2014 a reminder of Ms. Piper\u2019s initial hopes for the transcendent potential of abstraction. \u2014 Holland Cotter, New York Times , 19 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "existential + -ist entry 1",
      "Adjective",
      "existential + -ist entry 2"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1930, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1895, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074219"
  },
  "experiment":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": test , trial",
      ": a tentative procedure or policy",
      ": an operation or procedure carried out under controlled conditions in order to discover an unknown effect or law, to test or establish a hypothesis, or to illustrate a known law",
      ": experience",
      ": the process of testing : experimentation",
      ": to carry out experiments : try out a new procedure, idea, or activity",
      ": a trial or test made to find out about something",
      ": to try or test a new way, idea, or activity : to make experiments",
      ": a procedure carried out under controlled conditions in order to discover an unknown effect or law, to test or establish a hypothesis, or to illustrate a known law",
      ": the process of testing : experimentation",
      ": to carry out experiments"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-m\u0259nt",
      "also",
      "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-\u02ccment",
      "also",
      "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-m\u0259nt",
      "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-\u02ccment",
      "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-m\u0259nt",
      "-\u02ccment"
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      "test",
      "trial"
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Students will carry out simple laboratory experiments .",
      "They did some experiments with magnets.",
      "These theories have not yet been confirmed by experiment .",
      "an experiment in living more frugally",
      "the city's experiment with a longer school year",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Democratic campaigns had trivialized the issue, even as the hearings were elevating it as a mortal threat to the American experiment . \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "The table below shows 45 companies which have committed to the experiment . \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
      "Sometimes, the group switches it up, like a social experiment , to see if different things will change how students respond. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 May 2022",
      "The project is a bit of a social experiment , too, to see if the reusable cup habit will stick. \u2014 Jordan Hernandez | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In 1905 the social experiment gave way to a hybrid apartment building and hotel. \u2014 Jay Cheshes, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The show is a social experiment where 100 people try to stay on a remote desert island for two months for a chance at winning $1 million. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Of course, no good social experiment is complete without a hilarious narrator \u2014 and Love in the Jungle is no different. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Two years ago this week, the U.K. was, like much of the rest of the world, plunged into a huge social experiment \u2014 working from home. \u2014 Roger Trapp, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Those two matches in East Asia are the only ones that Brazil have lined up for this international break, so head coach Tite won\u2019t have much of a chance to experiment with his squad either. \u2014 Steve Price, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Sure, Cannes has also had tons of tulle or sequin dresses, but these stars\u2019 willingness to experiment with and commit to different fashion ideas has given Cannes a wake up call. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 25 May 2022",
      "Cinema is such a costly medium that directors have little chance to experiment between features. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 4 May 2022",
      "What impresses him about Sobhy is her willingness to experiment . \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
      "The artist interpreted this as a chance to experiment . \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Scoring Manifold Garden was extremely unique because I was given so much freedom to experiment . \u2014 Josh Chesler, SPIN , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Shenseea\u2019s desire to experiment with her artistry has been a feature throughout her career. \u2014 Sharine Taylor, refinery29.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The Diamonds\u2019 willingness to experiment , explains Gussie, put them at an advantage over other acts. \u2014 Patricia Meschino, Rolling Stone , 4 Apr. 2022"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Middle English, \"testing, proof, remedy,\" borrowed from Anglo-French esperiment, borrowed from Latin exper\u012bmentum \"testing, experience, proof,\" from exper\u012br\u012b \"to put to the test, attempt, have experience of, undergo\" + -mentum -ment \u2014 more at experience entry 1",
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      "verbal derivative of experiment entry 1"
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      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1787, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-075147"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": explicans"
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      "\u02ccekspl\u0259\u02c8k\u00e4t\u0259m",
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Latin, neuter of explicatus , past participle of explicare"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-081642"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": exendospermous"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6ek\u02ccs+"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "ex- entry 1 + albuminous"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-083628"
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    "type":[
      "adverb"
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      ": in the manner of one exhorting"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "exhorting (present participle of exhort entry 1 ) + -ly"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-085458"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands",
      ": requiring careful attention and precision",
      ": expecting a lot from a person"
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      "ig-\u02c8zak-ti\u014b",
      "ig-\u02c8zak-ti\u014b"
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      "delicate",
      "demanding",
      "fastidious",
      "finical",
      "finicking",
      "finicky",
      "fussbudgety",
      "fussy",
      "nice",
      "old-maidish",
      "particular",
      "pernickety",
      "persnickety",
      "picky"
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      "unfastidious",
      "unfussy"
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      "He has very exacting standards.",
      "he was shocked when his normally exacting supervisor complimented him on a job well done",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Based on the 2009 novel by Suzanne Allain, the film tells the story of the titular Mr. Malcolm, a very exacting bachelor in 1818 England with a long list of standards. \u2014 Lakshmi Gandhi, NBC News , 30 June 2022",
      "In the intervening years, helicopters have grown more powerful and reliable, and the helicopter services that contract with heli-ski outfitters have become more exacting in their training and protocols. \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 10 Apr. 2021",
      "The transboundary nature of the grueling long-distance race, which many mushers believe to be more exacting than its higher-profile sibling, the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, complicated operations during the pandemic. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 2022",
      "Waterston and Sam Fragoso, a close friend and collaborator of Bravo\u2019s who contributed voiceover, commented on her exacting , singular, consistent visual style, from her very first short, Eat (2011), to her most recent for Miu Miu. \u2014 Eliza Harper Wallace, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "His vision and work ethic become more exacting , his drive to best himself at once breathtaking and worrisome. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "But much of the game\u2019s appeal can be chalked up to players\u2019 ability to create an increasingly exacting vision of how their Sims live, dress and eat. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "It has been designed and engineered to the same exacting standards as our T.50, with the same emphasis on driver focus, performance, lightweight and superlative, pure design, but the outcome is a very different motorcar. \u2014 Alistair Charlton, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Also stuck were several gravely ill patients in the E.R. who could not be transferred to the I.C.U., where care is far more exacting . \u2014 New York Times , 23 Jan. 2022"
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      "from present participle of exact entry 1"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-085807"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": the difference between an angle and 360 degrees"
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      "\u02c8ekspl\u0259m\u0259nt"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin explementum something that fills, from expl\u0113re + -mentum -ment"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-091538"
  },
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      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce",
      ": to detest utterly"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-s\u0259-\u02cckr\u0101t"
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      "anathematize",
      "censure",
      "condemn",
      "damn",
      "decry",
      "denounce",
      "reprehend",
      "reprobate"
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      "bless"
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      "She came to execrate the hypocritical values of her upper-class upbringing.",
      "leaders from around the world execrated the terrorists responsible for the bomb blast"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin exsecratus , past participle of exsecrari to put under a curse, from ex + sacr-, sacer sacred"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-093038"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": constituting a digression : characterized by digression"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "ik-\u02c8sk\u0259r-siv"
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      "desultory",
      "digressional",
      "digressionary",
      "digressive",
      "discursive",
      "leaping",
      "maundering",
      "meandering",
      "rambling",
      "wandering"
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      "an excursive story line that some readers of Melville's novel find very rewarding"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1659, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-093438"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":[
      ": lacking winglike appendages"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)eks+"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "ex- entry 1 + alate"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-095346"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": an ecclesiastical censure depriving a person of the rights of church membership",
      ": exclusion from fellowship in a group or community"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-sk\u0259-\u02ccmy\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There\u2019s a flashback to Ron going to his parents\u2019 house right after his excommunication . \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
      "The murders were believed to have been triggered by Ron Lafferty\u2019s religious views, which has led to his excommunication from the LDS Church and prompted his wife to divorce him in early 1984. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "The murders were believed to have been triggered by Ron Lafferty\u2019s religious views, which prompted his excommunication from the LDS Church and prompted his wife to divorce him in early 1984 and move to Florida with their six children. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 June 2021",
      "An apostate from the faith, a heretic, or a schismatic automatically incurs excommunication , when the delict (or violation) is committed. \u2014 Fr. Goran Jovicic, National Review , 13 June 2021",
      "Last month, the Vatican released a new penal code that specified automatic excommunication for any attempt to ordain a woman. \u2014 Francis X. Rocca, WSJ , 16 July 2021",
      "To the modern ear, excommunication evokes images of dueling popes, Protestant heretics, the Spanish Inquisition and Henry VIII. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2021",
      "In this scenario, the Church\u2019s supreme authority will have no other option than to declare the excommunication publicly. \u2014 Fr. Goran Jovicic, National Review , 13 June 2021",
      "Knowing that contacting law enforcement can lead to excommunication and being cut off from family and friends who remain in the church, members often remain silent, according to Rinder and testimony delivered in court last week. \u2014 James Queally, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-095501"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":[
      ": exclamatory"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "ik\u02c8sklam\u0259tiv",
      "ek-"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "exclamat ion + -ive"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101618"
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    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
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    "definitions":[
      ": to cause to become existential or transform into existential terms"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-112227"
  },
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    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
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      "Exodus"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-112337"
  },
  "extrasensory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": residing beyond or outside the ordinary senses",
      ": residing beyond or outside the ordinary senses"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8sen(t)s-r\u0113",
      "-\u02c8sen(t)-s\u0259-",
      "\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8sen(t)s-(\u0259-)r\u0113"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "From the above example, friend one and two demonstrate a relatively standard range of sensitivity, while friend three and four exhibit more extreme extrasensory abilities. \u2014 Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure , 2 July 2018",
      "Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner\u2019s extrasensory musical comes back to us courtesy of the Irish Repertory Theater. \u2014 Alexis Soloski, New York Times , 21 June 2018",
      "Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner\u2019s extrasensory musical comes back to us in a revival courtesy of the Irish Repertory Theater. \u2014 Alexis Soloski, New York Times , 14 June 2018",
      "Making out with Elektra Natchios in the rain demonstrates Daredevil\u2019s extrasensory abilities. \u2014 Peter Nagy, The Atlantic , 19 Mar. 2018",
      "So, in addition to her boundless cleverness, Matilda develops some extrasensory powers as a defense against the small-mindedness of the adults around her. \u2014 Punch Shaw, star-telegram.com , 15 June 2017",
      "The laboratory has conducted studies on extrasensory perception and telekinesis from its cramped quarters in the basement of the university\u2019s engineering building since 1979. \u2014 Randy Dotinga, WIRED , 12 Feb. 2007"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1934, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-113008"
  },
  "extrasolar":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": originating or existing outside the solar system"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8s\u014d-l\u0259r",
      "-\u02ccl\u00e4r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Now, the authors say that, along with the distance from its host star, planetary mass can be another marker to determine if an extrasolar planet can hold onto enough water for life. \u2014 Elizabeth Fernandez, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "Bean will use the telescope to study extrasolar planets, also called exoplanets, which are planets that orbit stars outside Earth\u2019s solar system. \u2014 Angie Leventis Lourgos, chicagotribune.com , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "As the project schedule lengthened, its science objectives expanded, especially as extrasolar planets became an increasing topic of interest in the field. \u2014 Adam Mann, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "As for potential extrasolar Mercury-type planets out there? \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 16 Oct. 2021",
      "Putative extrasolar earths and speculation about microbial fossils on Mars, or even extant life deep within the oceans of one of our solar system\u2019s far-flung frozen moons, remains speculation at this point. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
      "The motivation there is to understand what happens in the mantle of large extrasolar planets. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 15 June 2021",
      "At the time, exomoons, or extrasolar moons\u2014those moons that orbit a planet outside of our own solar system, or exoplanets\u2014were something astrophysicists knew about, but had never captured data from. \u2014 Courtney Sexton, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Aug. 2020",
      "These objects have been called extrasolar planets, exosolar planets or exoplanets. \u2014 Christopher Palma, The Conversation , 16 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1872, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-122529"
  },
  "excerpt":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract",
      ": to select (a passage) for quoting : extract",
      ": to take or publish extracts from (something, such as a book)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ek-\u02ccs\u0259rpt",
      "\u02c8eg-\u02ccz\u0259rpt",
      "ek-\u02c8s\u0259rpt",
      "eg-\u02c8z\u0259rpt",
      "\u02c8ek-\u02ccs\u0259rpt",
      "\u02c8eg-\u02ccz\u0259rpt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "extract",
      "passage"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This is an excerpt from Deal Flow, Forbes\u2019 twice-weekly newsletter about the latest billion-dollar deals from venture capital, private equity, M&A and beyond. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "What follows is an edited excerpt from our conversation. \u2014 Michael Roberts, Outside Online , 17 June 2022",
      "Head over to Vulture\u2019s website to read the excerpt in its entirety. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Read an excerpt from the book below, or listen to it above, as read by Laura Kirman. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Scroll down to read an excerpt of the episode, and click the player or the app badges above to listen to the full story. \u2014 Total Sf Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "This is an excerpt from Deal Flow, Forbes\u2019 twice-weekly newsletter about the latest billion-dollar deals from venture capital, private equity, M&A and beyond. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "The following is an excerpt from Unstoppable After 40. \u2014 Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health , 1 June 2022",
      "This article is an excerpt from his forthcoming memoir releasing in 2023 from Farrar Straus & Giroux. \u2014 Ricky Ian Gordon, SPIN , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "And, which Vogue was privileged to excerpt in the November issue. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "In other words, Google's copying of API code was OK in the same way that Data Sheet can excerpt reporting from across the web without fear of getting sued. \u2014 Robert Hackett, Fortune , 6 Apr. 2021",
      "This analysis was excerpted from the June 1 edition of CNN's Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global readers. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 1 June 2020",
      "Below is the four-part Heritage plan for reopening some businesses, excerpted from the report: Businesses in counties with low incidences should be allowed to reopen. \u2014 Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "One story from the collection, excerpted in The White Review earlier this year, is told in the style of a brain surgeon\u2019s FAQ for patients. \u2014 Dana Snitzky, Longreads , 19 Mar. 2020",
      "The letters excerpted here are from a handful of detainees at the Harris County Jail, the second largest in the country and the site of a fast-moving outbreak of COVID-19. \u2014 Ian Macdougall, ProPublica , 1 May 2012",
      "The group will distribute the guideline excerpts that have appeared on the Internet. \u2014 Margaret Newkirk, Bloomberg.com , 8 May 2020",
      "Below, excerpted from Lesser\u2019s book, are her three top recommendations in the genre. \u2014 Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times , 1 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Verb and Noun",
      "Latin excerptus , past participle of excerpere , from ex- + carpere to gather, pluck \u2014 more at harvest"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1627, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-124925"
  },
  "explementary angle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": either of two angles whose sum is 360 degrees"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6ekspl\u0259\u00a6ment\u0259r\u0113-",
      "-n\u2027tr\u0113-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "explement + -ary"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-124936"
  },
  "exultancy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exultation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "ig-\u02c8z\u0259l-t\u1d4an(t)-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1621, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-132041"
  },
  "expugn":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to take by storm":[],
      ": vanquish":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English expugnen , from Latin expugnare , from ex- ex- entry 1 + pugnare to fight; akin to Latin pugnus fist":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105850"
  },
  "exophthalmos":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": abnormal protrusion of the eyeball":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-s\u0259f-",
      "\u02ccek-s\u00e4f-\u02c8thal-m\u0259s",
      "-s\u00e4p-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Bulging or protruding eyes (proptosis or exophthalmos ) can be a sign of Graves disease, a disorder causing overactivity of the thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism). \u2014 Claire Gillespie, SELF , 19 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek exophthalmos having prominent eyes, from ex out + ophthalmos eye; akin to Greek \u014dps eye \u2014 more at eye":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1872, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105938"
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