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{
"citations":{
"a formal expression of praise":{
"examples":[
"the citation for the Nobel Prize winner noted his major contributions to quantum theory"
],
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"synonyms":[
"accolades",
"commendations",
"dithyrambs",
"encomiums",
"encomia",
"eulogia",
"eulogiums",
"eulogies",
"homages",
"hymns",
"paeans",
"panegyrics",
"salutations",
"tributes"
],
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"near synonyms":[
"awards",
"decorations",
"dedications",
"honors",
"prizes",
"acclaim",
"acclamations",
"laudations",
"applauses",
"plaudits",
"bravos",
"bravoes",
"hallelujahs",
"kudos",
"approvals",
"cachets",
"compliments",
"recommendations"
],
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"near antonyms":[
"censures",
"condemnations",
"denunciations",
"indictments",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"reproofs",
"admonitions",
"corrections",
"harangues",
"lectures",
"sermons"
],
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},
"a formal recognition of an achievement or praiseworthy deed":{
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"a police officer who has received several citations for his work with troubled youths in the city"
],
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"synonyms":[
"acknowledgments",
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"commendations",
"mentions"
],
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"ribbons",
"accolades",
"awards",
"honors",
"kudos",
"prizes",
"tributes",
"dedications"
],
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"near antonyms":[],
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},
"a passage referred to, repeated, or offered as an example":{
"examples":[
"in your paper be sure to include citations to back up any points you make about the play"
],
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"synonyms":[
"quotations",
"quotes"
],
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"allusions",
"references",
"excerpts",
"extracts",
"lines",
"parts",
"sections",
"snippets"
],
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"near antonyms":[],
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},
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"noun"
]
},
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"conscientious citizens who regard voting as a duty as well as a right"
],
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"national",
"subject"
],
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"countryman",
"inhabitant",
"native",
"nonimmigrant",
"resident"
],
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"foreigner",
"stranger",
"immigrant",
"nonnative"
],
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]
},
"a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis":{
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"claimed that the good citizens of the town were sick of high property taxes"
],
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"burgher",
"townie",
"towny",
"townsman",
"villager"
],
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"resident",
"resider",
"subject",
"town",
"townsfolk",
"townspeople",
"suburbanite",
"urbanite"
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"foreigner",
"guest",
"nonnative",
"tourist",
"transient",
"visitor",
"gownsman"
],
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]
},
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"noun"
]
},
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"a structure or place from which one can resist attack":{
"examples":[
"a massive stone citadel continues to command the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia"
],
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"bastion",
"castle",
"fastness",
"fort",
"fortification",
"fortress",
"hold",
"redoubt",
"stronghold"
],
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"near synonyms":[
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"breastwork",
"bulwark",
"earthwork",
"embattlement",
"parapet",
"rampart",
"bunker",
"dugout",
"blockhouse",
"garrison house",
"alcazar",
"casbah",
"kasbah"
],
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},
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"noun"
]
},
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"a state that has its own government and consists of a city and the area around it":{
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"the city-states of ancient Greece"
],
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"ministates",
"nation-states",
"commonwealths",
"countries",
"lands",
"nations",
"sovereignties",
"sovranties",
"domains",
"dominions",
"empires",
"kingdoms",
"realms",
"republics",
"duchies",
"dukedoms",
"emirates",
"principalities",
"seigniories",
"seignories",
"sultanates",
"democracies",
"dictatorships",
"monarchies",
"monocracies",
"oligarchies",
"sovereigns",
"sovrans",
"theocracies",
"client states",
"colonies",
"condominiums",
"condominia",
"dependencies",
"mandates",
"provinces",
"settlements",
"soil",
"trust territories",
"fatherlands",
"homelands",
"motherlands",
"great powers",
"powers",
"sea powers",
"superpowers",
"world powers",
"welfare states"
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},
"type":[
"noun"
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},
"citation":{
"a formal expression of praise":{
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"the citation for the Nobel Prize winner noted his major contributions to quantum theory"
],
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"accolade",
"commendation",
"dithyramb",
"encomium",
"eulogium",
"eulogy",
"homage",
"hymn",
"paean",
"panegyric",
"salutation",
"tribute"
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"dedication",
"honor",
"prize",
"acclaim",
"acclamation",
"laudation",
"applause",
"plaudit(s)",
"bravo",
"hallelujah",
"kudo",
"approval",
"cachet",
"compliment",
"recommendation"
],
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"censure",
"condemnation",
"denunciation",
"indictment",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproof",
"admonition",
"correction",
"harangue",
"lecture",
"sermon"
],
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},
"a formal recognition of an achievement or praiseworthy deed":{
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"a police officer who has received several citations for his work with troubled youths in the city"
],
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"acknowledgment",
"acknowledgement",
"commendation",
"mention"
],
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"medal",
"ribbon",
"accolade",
"award",
"honor",
"kudo",
"prize",
"tribute",
"dedication"
],
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},
"a passage referred to, repeated, or offered as an example":{
"examples":[
"in your paper be sure to include citations to back up any points you make about the play"
],
"synonyms":[
"quotation",
"quote"
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"allusion",
"reference",
"excerpt",
"extract",
"line",
"part",
"section",
"snippet"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cites":{
"to give as an example":{
"examples":[
"cited several experts' opinions to back up her argument"
],
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"adduces",
"instances",
"mentions",
"quotes"
],
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"represents",
"adverts (to)",
"illustrates",
"names",
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"specifies",
"touches (on or upon)",
"bears out",
"corroborates",
"documents",
"substantiates",
"validates",
"references",
"sources"
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"to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically":{
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"cited a number of similar instances of people surviving plane crashes"
],
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"instances",
"mentions",
"names",
"notes",
"notices",
"quotes",
"refers (to)",
"specifies",
"touches (on or upon)"
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"implies",
"indicates",
"infers",
"intends",
"intimates",
"suggests",
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"broaches",
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"worms",
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"broadcasts",
"declares",
"proclaims",
"pronounces",
"publicizes",
"publishes",
"sounds",
"clarifies",
"clears (up)",
"elucidates",
"explains",
"explicates",
"spells out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregards",
"forgets",
"ignores",
"neglects",
"overlooks",
"overpasses",
"passes over",
"slights"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"citable":{
"worth remembering or mentioning":{
"examples":[
"she has a lot of annoying little habits but none are really citable"
],
"synonyms":[
"memorable",
"mentionable",
"nameable",
"namable",
"notable",
"noteworthy",
"observable",
"remarkable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"quotable",
"repeatable",
"indelible",
"unforgettable",
"newsworthy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"average",
"ordinary",
"prosaic",
"routine",
"run-of-the-mill",
"standard",
"unexceptional"
],
"antonyms":[
"forgettable",
"unmemorable",
"unremarkable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"cities":{
"a thickly settled, highly populated area":{
"examples":[
"commuters who drive every day between their homes in the suburbs and their jobs in the city"
],
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"asphalt jungles",
"burgs",
"cosmopolises",
"megacities",
"megalopolises",
"metropolises",
"municipalities",
"towns"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boroughs",
"conurbations",
"urban sprawls",
"exurbs",
"suburbias",
"suburbs",
"central cities",
"edge cities",
"garden cities",
"core cities",
"downtowns",
"inner cities",
"midtowns"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"citified":{
"as in urbanized":{
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"urbanized",
"urban",
"metro",
"metropolitan",
"municipal",
"nonagricultural",
"nonfarm"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bucolic",
"country",
"pastoral",
"rural",
"rustic",
"rustical",
"backwoods",
"backwoodsy",
"countrified",
"countryfied",
"provincial",
"agrarian",
"agricultural"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to accustom to the ways of the city":{
"examples":[
"we've become so citified that many people have no idea where their food comes from"
],
"synonyms":[
"urbanized"
],
"near synonyms":[
"civilized",
"cultivated"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"city-state":{
"a state that has its own government and consists of a city and the area around it":{
"examples":[
"the city-states of ancient Greece"
],
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"near synonyms":[
"microstate",
"ministate",
"nation-state",
"commonwealth",
"country",
"land",
"nation",
"sovereignty",
"sovranty",
"domain",
"dominion",
"empire",
"kingdom",
"realm",
"republic",
"duchy",
"dukedom",
"emirate",
"principality",
"seigniory",
"seignory",
"sultanate",
"democracy",
"dictatorship",
"monarchy",
"monocracy",
"oligarchy",
"sovereign",
"sovran",
"theocracy",
"client state",
"colony",
"condominium",
"dependency",
"mandate",
"province",
"settlement",
"soil",
"trust territory",
"fatherland",
"homeland",
"motherland",
"great power",
"power",
"sea power",
"superpower",
"world power",
"welfare state"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cite":{
"to give as an example":{
"examples":[
"cited several experts' opinions to back up her argument"
],
"synonyms":[
"adduce",
"instance",
"mention",
"quote"
],
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"exemplify",
"represent",
"advert (to)",
"illustrate",
"name",
"refer (to)",
"specify",
"touch (on or upon)",
"bear out",
"corroborate",
"document",
"substantiate",
"validate",
"reference",
"source"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically":{
"examples":[
"cited a number of similar instances of people surviving plane crashes"
],
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"advert (to)",
"drop",
"instance",
"mention",
"name",
"note",
"notice",
"quote",
"refer (to)",
"specify",
"touch (on or upon)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"allude (to)",
"hint (at)",
"imply",
"indicate",
"infer",
"intend",
"intimate",
"suggest",
"point (out)",
"signal",
"signify",
"denominate",
"designate",
"indicate",
"bring up",
"broach",
"interject",
"interpolate",
"interpose",
"introduce",
"infiltrate",
"insinuate",
"worm",
"advertise",
"announce",
"broadcast",
"declare",
"proclaim",
"pronounce",
"publicize",
"publish",
"sound",
"clarify",
"clear (up)",
"elucidate",
"explain",
"explicate",
"spell out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregard",
"forget",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"overlook",
"overpass",
"pass over",
"slight"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"citing":{
"to give as an example":{
"examples":[
"cited several experts' opinions to back up her argument"
],
"synonyms":[
"adducing",
"instancing",
"mentioning",
"quoting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"exemplifying",
"representing",
"adverting (to)",
"illustrating",
"naming",
"referring (to)",
"specifying",
"touching (on or upon)",
"bearing out",
"corroborating",
"documenting",
"substantiating",
"validating",
"referencing",
"sourcing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically":{
"examples":[
"cited a number of similar instances of people surviving plane crashes"
],
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"adverting (to)",
"dropping",
"instancing",
"mentioning",
"naming",
"noticing",
"noting",
"quoting",
"referring (to)",
"specifying",
"touching (on or upon)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alluding (to)",
"hinting (at)",
"implying",
"indicating",
"inferring",
"intending",
"intimating",
"suggesting",
"pointing (out)",
"signaling",
"signalling",
"signifying",
"denominating",
"designating",
"indicating",
"bringing up",
"broaching",
"interjecting",
"interpolating",
"interposing",
"introducing",
"infiltrating",
"insinuating",
"worming",
"advertising",
"announcing",
"broadcasting",
"declaring",
"proclaiming",
"pronouncing",
"publicizing",
"publishing",
"sounding",
"clarifying",
"clearing (up)",
"elucidating",
"explaining",
"explicating",
"spelling out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregarding",
"forgetting",
"ignoring",
"neglecting",
"overlooking",
"overpassing",
"passing over",
"slighting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"citifying":{
"to accustom to the ways of the city":{
"examples":[
"we've become so citified that many people have no idea where their food comes from"
],
"synonyms":[
"urbanizing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"civilizing",
"cultivating"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"citizens":{
"a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it":{
"examples":[
"conscientious citizens who regard voting as a duty as well as a right"
],
"synonyms":[
"freemen",
"nationals",
"subjects"
],
"near synonyms":[
"compatriots",
"countrymen",
"inhabitants",
"natives",
"nonimmigrants",
"residents"
],
"near antonyms":[
"foreigners",
"strangers",
"immigrants",
"nonnatives"
],
"antonyms":[
"aliens",
"noncitizens"
]
},
"a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis":{
"examples":[
"claimed that the good citizens of the town were sick of high property taxes"
],
"synonyms":[
"burghers",
"townies",
"townsmen",
"villagers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"townswomen",
"cliff dwellers",
"denizens",
"dwellers",
"habitants",
"inhabitants",
"nationals",
"natives",
"occupants",
"residents",
"residers",
"subjects",
"towns",
"townsfolk",
"townspeople",
"suburbanites",
"urbanites"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aliens",
"foreigners",
"guests",
"nonnatives",
"tourists",
"transients",
"visitors",
"gownsmen"
],
"antonyms":[
"noncitizens"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"city slickers":{
"a person with the outlook, experience, and manners thought to be typical of big city dwellers":{
"examples":[
"with their snotty attitude, the city slickers quickly wore out their welcome"
],
"synonyms":[
"cosmopolitans",
"cosmopolites",
"metropolitans",
"slickers",
"sophisticates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"urbanites",
"worldlings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"bumpkins",
"hicks",
"provincials",
"rustics",
"yokels"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"citizenry":{
"all the citizens of a place \u2014 usually singular":{
"examples":[
"an educated citizenry",
"the citizenry of Boston"
],
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"near synonyms":[
"culture",
"people",
"populace",
"public",
"society",
"community",
"neighborhood",
"city",
"commune",
"hamlet",
"town",
"village",
"denizens",
"dwellers",
"inhabitants",
"residents"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"citadels":{
"a structure or place from which one can resist attack":{
"examples":[
"a massive stone citadel continues to command the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastions",
"castles",
"fortifications",
"fortresses",
"forts",
"holds",
"redoubts",
"strongholds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"battlements",
"breastworks",
"bulwarks",
"earthworks",
"embattlements",
"parapets",
"ramparts",
"bunkers",
"dugouts",
"blockhouses",
"garrison houses",
"alcazars",
"casbahs",
"kasbahs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"citifies":{
"to accustom to the ways of the city":{
"examples":[
"we've become so citified that many people have no idea where their food comes from"
],
"synonyms":[
"urbanizes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"civilizes",
"cultivates"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"citify":{
"to accustom to the ways of the city":{
"examples":[
"we've become so citified that many people have no idea where their food comes from"
],
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"urbanize"
],
"near synonyms":[
"civilize",
"cultivate"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
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},
"citizenries":{
"all the citizens of a place \u2014 usually singular":{
"examples":[
"an educated citizenry",
"the citizenry of Boston"
],
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"cultures",
"people",
"populaces",
"publics",
"societies",
"communities",
"neighborhoods",
"cities",
"communes",
"hamlets",
"towns",
"villages",
"denizens",
"dwellers",
"inhabitants",
"residents"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"city slicker":{
"a person with the outlook, experience, and manners thought to be typical of big city dwellers":{
"examples":[
"with their snotty attitude, the city slickers quickly wore out their welcome"
],
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"cosmopolitan",
"cosmopolite",
"metropolitan",
"slicker",
"sophisticate"
],
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"urbanite",
"worldling"
],
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"antonyms":[
"bumpkin",
"hick",
"provincial",
"rustic",
"yokel"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"city":{
"a thickly settled, highly populated area":{
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"commuters who drive every day between their homes in the suburbs and their jobs in the city"
],
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"asphalt jungle",
"burg",
"cosmopolis",
"megacity",
"megalopolis",
"metropolis",
"municipality",
"town"
],
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"borough",
"conurbation",
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"exurb",
"suburb",
"suburbia",
"central city",
"edge city",
"garden city",
"core city",
"downtown",
"inner city",
"midtown"
],
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},
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"noun"
]
},
"cited":{
"to give as an example":{
"examples":[
"cited several experts' opinions to back up her argument"
],
"synonyms":[
"adduced",
"instanced",
"mentioned",
"quoted"
],
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"exemplified",
"represented",
"adverted (to)",
"illustrated",
"named",
"referred (to)",
"specified",
"touched (on or upon)",
"bore out",
"corroborated",
"documented",
"substantiated",
"validated",
"referenced",
"sourced"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically":{
"examples":[
"cited a number of similar instances of people surviving plane crashes"
],
"synonyms":[
"adverted (to)",
"dropped",
"instanced",
"mentioned",
"named",
"noted",
"noticed",
"quoted",
"referred (to)",
"specified",
"touched (on or upon)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alluded (to)",
"hinted (at)",
"implied",
"indicated",
"inferred",
"intended",
"intimated",
"suggested",
"pointed (out)",
"signaled",
"signalled",
"signified",
"denominated",
"designated",
"indicated",
"broached",
"brought up",
"interjected",
"interpolated",
"interposed",
"introduced",
"infiltrated",
"insinuated",
"wormed",
"advertised",
"announced",
"broadcast",
"broadcasted",
"declared",
"proclaimed",
"pronounced",
"publicized",
"published",
"sounded",
"clarified",
"cleared (up)",
"elucidated",
"explained",
"explicated",
"spelled out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregarded",
"forgot",
"ignored",
"neglected",
"overlooked",
"overpassed",
"passed over",
"slighted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}