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"Lofoten":{
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"definitions":{
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"island group of Norway off the northwest coast southwest of Vester\u00e5len area 475 square miles (1235 square kilometers)":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u014d-\u02ccf\u014d-t\u1d4an"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195823",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"loft":{
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"antonyms":[
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"cast",
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"catapult",
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"chuck",
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"dash",
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"fire",
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"fling",
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"heave",
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"hurl",
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"hurtle",
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"launch",
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"lob",
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"peg",
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"pelt",
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"pitch",
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"sling",
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"throw",
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"toss"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a gallery in a church or hall":[],
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": an upper room or floor : attic":[],
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": hayloft":[],
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": one of the upper floors of a warehouse or business building especially when not partitioned":[
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"living in a converted loft"
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],
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": the act of lofting":[],
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": the backward slant of the face of a golf-club head":[],
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": the thickness of a fabric or insulating material (such as goose down)":[],
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": to lay out a full-sized working drawing of the lines and contours of (such as a ship's hull)":[],
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": to place, house, or store in a loft":[],
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": to propel a ball high into the air":[],
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": to propel through the air or into space":[
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"lofted a long hit to center",
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"instruments lofted by a powerful rocket"
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],
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": to rise high":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The kids' bedroom has a loft .",
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"He rents a converted loft .",
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"Verb",
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"He lofted a home run into the stands.",
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"The explosion lofted dust high into the air.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"To see inside his long-time Manhattan loft \u2014and the fascinating objects and furnishings within it\u2014click here. \u2014 The Editors Of Elle Decor, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
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"Their five-story brick building of loft -like studios sits on a sleepy block in the shadow of the Bruckner Expressway with clapboard rowhouses on one side and warehouses on the other. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
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"Guestrooms have notably high ceilings and a loft -like feel. \u2014 Everett Potter, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"Some commenters offered up the homes of other pro athletes, such as Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo or former Packers player Donald Driver and his new loft in Brewer's Hill. \u2014 Samantha Hendrickson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"Like its 262-foot predecessor, the newcomer eschews the traditional layout of a superyacht in favor of elegant open-plan spaces and loft -like proportions. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"For a recent study in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Biro and her colleagues compared domestic homing pigeons\u2019 paths three or four years after the birds established routes back to their loft from a farm 8.6 kilometers away. \u2014 Robin Donovan, Scientific American , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"Her loft , in a big-windowed building across a narrow street from similarly bright and comfortable buildings, is seemingly devised to be both the source and the subject of surveillance. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 9 Feb. 2022",
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"Having so many people in one loft also offers a sense of safety for each resident. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"In the 52nd minute, Kansas City was asleep defensively, allowing Yimmi Chara to loft a ball ahead to a wide open Blanco. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
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"Tepera replaced Loup and got Trey Mancini to loft a sacrifice fly to Marsh in medium left. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
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"That flight was something of a shakedown cruise, demonstrating that SpaceX could loft anyone to orbit, and helping the company clean up some minor issues, like a leaky onboard toilet. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"Amy\u2019s Manhattan loft to go over the in-progress monologue. \u2014 Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"There, a brand-new Falcon 9 first stage will loft a classified mission for the National Reconnaissance Office dubbed NROL-87. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 1 Feb. 2022",
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"The absence of center Ivica Zubac (sore right calf) certainly didn\u2019t help, as the Pacers\u2019 Caris LeVert darted into the lane to loft soft floaters over outstretched arms. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"The mission to loft 34 broadband communications satellites into orbit was to be the 14th launch of OneWeb satellites. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"Fill power is the number of cubic inches one ounce of the down in question can loft into when uncompressed. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 22 July 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1518, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English, air, sky, from Old Norse lopt ; akin to Old High German luft air":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u022fft"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"attic",
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"cockloft",
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"garret"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201400",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"loft building":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a large building usually of more than one story whose open floor space without partitions allows maximum adaptability of use (as for the display of merchandise or light manufacturing)":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191850",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"loft-dried":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": dried by hanging in a drying loft":[
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"loft-dried writing paper"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190759",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"lofter":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an iron golf club whose face is laid back sufficiently for lofting the ball":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-t\u0259(r)"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135105",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"loftiest":{
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"antonyms":[
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"low",
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"low-lying",
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"short",
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"squat"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": elevated in character and spirit : noble":[
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"lofty ideals"
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],
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": elevated in status : superior":[
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"the less lofty customers of the bar"
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],
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": having a haughty overbearing manner : supercilious":[
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"She showed a lofty disregard for their objections."
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],
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": having full-bodied, firm, and resilient textile fibers":[
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"lofty flannel"
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],
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": remote , esoteric":[
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"basic precepts are not lofty abstractions far removed from matters of daily living",
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"\u2014 D. D. Eisenhower"
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],
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": rising to a great height : impressively high":[
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"lofty mountains"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He set lofty goals for himself as a teacher.",
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"She showed a lofty disregard for their objections.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This down quilt from Therm-a-Rest is lofty , warm, and provides queen-sized coverage. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 28 June 2022",
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"With 2022 earnings-per-share believed to come out close to $12, the stock trades at a forward multiple of about 60x \u2014 lofty for most companies but justified according to bulls given that few companies around can match that kind of growth. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
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"This down alternative pillow from Slumber Cloud stands out for two key reasons: Its soft and lofty poly-fill feels like real down, and its Outlast fabric offers outstanding temperature-regulation capabilities. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
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"The shortening helps make the cake especially lofty and tender. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"At a different time, in a different context, those words might have felt lofty or untethered to the difficult reality on the ground. \u2014 Ashish K. Jha, The Atlantic , 22 Feb. 2022",
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"But Faloni\u2019s crewneck feels substantial, with a firm but lofty hand that brings fresh meringue to mind. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"What was clear, however, was the impact the Avants have had during their long life together, on politics and sports and entertainment, on goals as lofty as civil rights and as humble as getting bikes to disadvantaged children. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Dec. 2021",
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"The open letter, made worse by Sophie's choice to read it aloud on air, totally destroys Kendall's lofty but poorly executed personal rehabilitation efforts. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 3 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u022ff-t\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for lofty high , tall , lofty mean above the average in height. high implies marked extension upward and is applied chiefly to things which rise from a base or foundation or are placed at a conspicuous height above a lower level. a high hill a high ceiling tall applies to what grows or rises high by comparison with others of its kind and usually implies relative narrowness. a tall thin man lofty suggests great or imposing altitude. lofty mountain peaks",
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"synonyms":[
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"altitudinous",
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"high",
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"tall",
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"towering"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024158",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"loftily":{
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"antonyms":[
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"low",
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"low-lying",
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"short",
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"squat"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": elevated in character and spirit : noble":[
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"lofty ideals"
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],
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": elevated in status : superior":[
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"the less lofty customers of the bar"
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],
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": having a haughty overbearing manner : supercilious":[
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"She showed a lofty disregard for their objections."
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],
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": having full-bodied, firm, and resilient textile fibers":[
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"lofty flannel"
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],
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": remote , esoteric":[
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"basic precepts are not lofty abstractions far removed from matters of daily living",
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"\u2014 D. D. Eisenhower"
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],
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": rising to a great height : impressively high":[
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"lofty mountains"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He set lofty goals for himself as a teacher.",
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"She showed a lofty disregard for their objections.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This down quilt from Therm-a-Rest is lofty , warm, and provides queen-sized coverage. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 28 June 2022",
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"With 2022 earnings-per-share believed to come out close to $12, the stock trades at a forward multiple of about 60x \u2014 lofty for most companies but justified according to bulls given that few companies around can match that kind of growth. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
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"This down alternative pillow from Slumber Cloud stands out for two key reasons: Its soft and lofty poly-fill feels like real down, and its Outlast fabric offers outstanding temperature-regulation capabilities. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
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"The shortening helps make the cake especially lofty and tender. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"At a different time, in a different context, those words might have felt lofty or untethered to the difficult reality on the ground. \u2014 Ashish K. Jha, The Atlantic , 22 Feb. 2022",
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"But Faloni\u2019s crewneck feels substantial, with a firm but lofty hand that brings fresh meringue to mind. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"What was clear, however, was the impact the Avants have had during their long life together, on politics and sports and entertainment, on goals as lofty as civil rights and as humble as getting bikes to disadvantaged children. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Dec. 2021",
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"The open letter, made worse by Sophie's choice to read it aloud on air, totally destroys Kendall's lofty but poorly executed personal rehabilitation efforts. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 3 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u022ff-t\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for lofty high , tall , lofty mean above the average in height. high implies marked extension upward and is applied chiefly to things which rise from a base or foundation or are placed at a conspicuous height above a lower level. a high hill a high ceiling tall applies to what grows or rises high by comparison with others of its kind and usually implies relative narrowness. a tall thin man lofty suggests great or imposing altitude. lofty mountain peaks",
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"synonyms":[
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"altitudinous",
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"high",
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"tall",
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"towering"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000440",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"loftiness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"low",
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"low-lying",
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"short",
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"squat"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": elevated in character and spirit : noble":[
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"lofty ideals"
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],
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": elevated in status : superior":[
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"the less lofty customers of the bar"
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],
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": having a haughty overbearing manner : supercilious":[
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"She showed a lofty disregard for their objections."
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],
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": having full-bodied, firm, and resilient textile fibers":[
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"lofty flannel"
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],
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": remote , esoteric":[
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"basic precepts are not lofty abstractions far removed from matters of daily living",
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"\u2014 D. D. Eisenhower"
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],
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": rising to a great height : impressively high":[
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"lofty mountains"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He set lofty goals for himself as a teacher.",
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"She showed a lofty disregard for their objections.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This down quilt from Therm-a-Rest is lofty , warm, and provides queen-sized coverage. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 28 June 2022",
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"With 2022 earnings-per-share believed to come out close to $12, the stock trades at a forward multiple of about 60x \u2014 lofty for most companies but justified according to bulls given that few companies around can match that kind of growth. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
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"This down alternative pillow from Slumber Cloud stands out for two key reasons: Its soft and lofty poly-fill feels like real down, and its Outlast fabric offers outstanding temperature-regulation capabilities. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
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"The shortening helps make the cake especially lofty and tender. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"At a different time, in a different context, those words might have felt lofty or untethered to the difficult reality on the ground. \u2014 Ashish K. Jha, The Atlantic , 22 Feb. 2022",
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"But Faloni\u2019s crewneck feels substantial, with a firm but lofty hand that brings fresh meringue to mind. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"What was clear, however, was the impact the Avants have had during their long life together, on politics and sports and entertainment, on goals as lofty as civil rights and as humble as getting bikes to disadvantaged children. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Dec. 2021",
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"The open letter, made worse by Sophie's choice to read it aloud on air, totally destroys Kendall's lofty but poorly executed personal rehabilitation efforts. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 3 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u022ff-t\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for lofty high , tall , lofty mean above the average in height. high implies marked extension upward and is applied chiefly to things which rise from a base or foundation or are placed at a conspicuous height above a lower level. a high hill a high ceiling tall applies to what grows or rises high by comparison with others of its kind and usually implies relative narrowness. a tall thin man lofty suggests great or imposing altitude. lofty mountain peaks",
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"synonyms":[
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"altitudinous",
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"high",
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"tall",
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"towering"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002654",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lofting iron":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": lofter":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230352",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"loftless":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": having no loft":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-tl\u0259\u0307s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010929",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"loftly":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": loftily":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"by alteration":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235813",
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"loftman":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a worker in a drying loft":[],
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": flyman sense 2":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-tm\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060452",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"loftsman":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one who lays out to scale the lines (as of an airplane and its parts) preparatory to the making of blueprints and tools":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-tsm\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011208",
|
||
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
||
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]
|
||
|
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},
|
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"lofty":{
|
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"antonyms":[
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"low",
|
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"low-lying",
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"short",
|
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"squat"
|
||
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],
|
||
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"definitions":{
|
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": elevated in character and spirit : noble":[
|
||
|
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"lofty ideals"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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": elevated in status : superior":[
|
||
|
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"the less lofty customers of the bar"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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": having a haughty overbearing manner : supercilious":[
|
||
|
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"She showed a lofty disregard for their objections."
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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": having full-bodied, firm, and resilient textile fibers":[
|
||
|
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"lofty flannel"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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": remote , esoteric":[
|
||
|
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"basic precepts are not lofty abstractions far removed from matters of daily living",
|
||
|
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"\u2014 D. D. Eisenhower"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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": rising to a great height : impressively high":[
|
||
|
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"lofty mountains"
|
||
|
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]
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"He set lofty goals for himself as a teacher.",
|
||
|
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"She showed a lofty disregard for their objections.",
|
||
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
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"This down quilt from Therm-a-Rest is lofty , warm, and provides queen-sized coverage. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 28 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"With 2022 earnings-per-share believed to come out close to $12, the stock trades at a forward multiple of about 60x \u2014 lofty for most companies but justified according to bulls given that few companies around can match that kind of growth. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"This down alternative pillow from Slumber Cloud stands out for two key reasons: Its soft and lofty poly-fill feels like real down, and its Outlast fabric offers outstanding temperature-regulation capabilities. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The shortening helps make the cake especially lofty and tender. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"At a different time, in a different context, those words might have felt lofty or untethered to the difficult reality on the ground. \u2014 Ashish K. Jha, The Atlantic , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"But Faloni\u2019s crewneck feels substantial, with a firm but lofty hand that brings fresh meringue to mind. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"What was clear, however, was the impact the Avants have had during their long life together, on politics and sports and entertainment, on goals as lofty as civil rights and as humble as getting bikes to disadvantaged children. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The open letter, made worse by Sophie's choice to read it aloud on air, totally destroys Kendall's lofty but poorly executed personal rehabilitation efforts. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 3 Nov. 2021"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8l\u022ff-t\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for lofty high , tall , lofty mean above the average in height. high implies marked extension upward and is applied chiefly to things which rise from a base or foundation or are placed at a conspicuous height above a lower level. a high hill a high ceiling tall applies to what grows or rises high by comparison with others of its kind and usually implies relative narrowness. a tall thin man lofty suggests great or imposing altitude. lofty mountain peaks",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"altitudinous",
|
||
|
|
"high",
|
||
|
|
"tall",
|
||
|
|
"towering"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221255",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
}
|
||
|
|
}
|