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1824 lines
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"riddling":{
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"to make a hole or series of holes in":{
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"examples":[
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"several signs along the highway were riddled by buckshot"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"boring",
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"drilling",
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"holing",
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"perforating",
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"piercing",
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"punching",
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"puncturing"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"broaching",
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"tapping",
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"poking",
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"pricking",
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"prickling",
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"penetrating",
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"burrowing (into)",
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"excavating",
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"gouging",
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"grooving",
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"hollowing",
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"breaking",
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"cutting",
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"gashing",
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"notching",
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"rending",
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"rupturing",
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"slashing",
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"slitting",
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"splitting"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"filling",
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"patching",
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"plugging",
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"sealing"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to spread throughout":{
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"examples":[
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"the newspaper expos\u00e9 revealed a gaming commission that is riddled with corruption"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"interpenetrating",
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"percolating (into)",
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"permeating",
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"pervading",
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"suffusing",
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"transfusing"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"diffusing (through)",
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"impregnating",
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"passing (into)",
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"penetrating",
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"filling (up)",
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"drenching",
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"imbuing",
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"infusing",
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"saturating",
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"soaking",
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"steeping",
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"flooding",
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"glutting"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"riddling (out)":{
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"to find an answer for through reasoning":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"with the discovery of the Rosetta stone, archaeologists at long last were able to riddle out the mystery of Egyptian hieroglyphics"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"concluding",
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"deciding",
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"deducing",
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"gathering",
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"inferring",
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"judging",
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"reasoning",
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"clearing (up)",
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"ironing out",
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"straightening (out)",
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"unscrambling",
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"untangling",
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"untying",
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"untieing",
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"assuming",
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"conjecturing",
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"divining",
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"guessing",
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"presuming",
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"speculating",
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"deciphering",
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"decoding"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"answering",
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"breaking",
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"cracking",
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"doping (out)",
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"figuring out",
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"puzzling (out)",
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"resolving",
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"solving",
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"unraveling",
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"unriddling",
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"working",
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"working out"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"rides herd on":{
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"to be in charge of":{
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"examples":[
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"Teachers must sometimes ride herd on more than 25 students at once."
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bosses",
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"captains",
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"handles",
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"heads",
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"overlooks",
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"oversees",
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"quarterbacks",
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"superintends",
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"supervises"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"administers",
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"commands",
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"controls",
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"directs",
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"guides",
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"manages",
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"orders",
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"runs",
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"shepherds",
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"shows",
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"steers",
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"monitors",
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"presides (over)",
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"governs",
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"reigns",
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"rules"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"phrase"
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]
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},
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"ridiculed":{
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"to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the term \"big bang theory\" was originally coined to ridicule the belief that the universe was created by a giant explosion"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"applauded",
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"approved",
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"commended",
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"endorsed",
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"indorsed",
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"sanctioned"
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],
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"related":[
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"scoffed (at)",
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"scorned",
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"sneered (at)",
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"bad-mouthed",
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"belittled",
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"decried",
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"disparaged",
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"pooh-poohed",
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"poohed",
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"put down",
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"chaffed",
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"jived",
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"joshed",
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"kidded",
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"quizzed",
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"rallied",
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"razzed",
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"ribbed",
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"rode",
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"rid",
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"teased",
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"tweaked",
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"twitted",
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"baited",
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"barracked",
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"bugged",
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"catcalled",
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"harassed",
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"harried",
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"hassled",
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"heckled",
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"needled",
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"pestered",
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"ragged",
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"targeted",
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"taunted",
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"tormented",
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"aped",
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"burlesqued",
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"caricatured",
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"imitated",
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"lampooned",
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"mimicked",
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"parodied",
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"parroted",
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"pilloried",
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"satirized",
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"took off (on)",
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"travestied"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"derided",
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"gibed",
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"jibed",
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"jeered",
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"laughed (at)",
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"mocked",
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"scouted",
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"shot down",
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"skewered"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"ridiculer":{
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"a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"any person of great vision has his or her ridiculers , who inevitably fail to appreciate genius and originality"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"defender",
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"deliverer",
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"guard",
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"protector",
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"rescuer",
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"savior",
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"saviour",
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"comforter",
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"solace",
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"soother",
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"succorer",
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"bodyguard",
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"champion"
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],
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"related":[
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"belittler",
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"derider",
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"detractor",
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"giber",
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"jiber",
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"insulter",
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"jeerer",
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"scoffer",
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"scorner",
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"trash-talker",
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"smart aleck",
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"smart alec",
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"smarty",
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"smartie",
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"smarty-pants",
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"wiseacre",
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"wise guy",
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"kidder",
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"lampooner",
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"satirist",
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"accuser",
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"blamer",
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"troublemaker",
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"assailant",
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"attacker",
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"molester",
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"victimizer",
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"bother",
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"disturber",
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"pest"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"baiter",
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"harasser",
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"heckler",
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"mocker",
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"needler",
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"persecutor",
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"quiz",
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"quizzer",
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"taunter",
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"tease",
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"teaser",
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"tormentor",
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"tormenter",
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"torturer"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ridicules":{
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"the making of unkind jokes as a way of showing one's scorn for someone or something":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the early efforts by the suffragists to obtain voting rights for women were met with ridicule"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"applauses",
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"approvals",
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"commendations",
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"praises"
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],
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"related":[
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"contempts",
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"disdains",
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"scorns",
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"belittlements",
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"deprecations",
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"disparagements",
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"catcalls",
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"insults",
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"put-downs",
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"laughters",
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"burlesques",
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"caricatures",
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"mimicries",
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"pasquinades",
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"satires"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"derisions",
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"mockeries",
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"sports"
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]
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},
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"to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the term \"big bang theory\" was originally coined to ridicule the belief that the universe was created by a giant explosion"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"applauds",
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"approves",
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"commends",
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"endorses",
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"indorses",
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"sanctions"
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],
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"related":[
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"scoffs (at)",
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"scorns",
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"sneers (at)",
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"bad-mouths",
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"belittles",
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"decries",
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"disparages",
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"pooh-poohs",
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"poohs",
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"puts down",
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"chaffs",
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"jives",
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"joshes",
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"kids",
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"quizzes",
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"rallies",
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"razzes",
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"ribs",
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"rides",
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"teases",
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"tweaks",
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"twits",
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"baits",
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"barracks",
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"bugs",
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"catcalls",
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"harasses",
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"harries",
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"hassles",
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"heckles",
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"needles",
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"pesters",
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"rags",
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"targets",
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"taunts",
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"torments",
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"apes",
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"burlesques",
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"caricatures",
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"imitates",
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"lampoons",
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"mimics",
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"parodies",
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"parrots",
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"pillories",
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"satirizes",
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"takes off (on)",
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"travesties"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"derides",
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"gibes",
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"jibes",
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"jeers",
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"laughs (at)",
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"mocks",
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"scouts",
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"shoots down",
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"skewers"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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||
|
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]
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
|
"riding":{
|
||
|
|
"to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"related":[
|
||
|
|
"deriding",
|
||
|
|
"gibing",
|
||
|
|
"jibing",
|
||
|
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"jeering",
|
||
|
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"mocking",
|
||
|
|
"ridiculing",
|
||
|
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"annoying",
|
||
|
|
"bothering",
|
||
|
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"bugging",
|
||
|
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"burning (up)",
|
||
|
|
"chafing",
|
||
|
|
"fretting",
|
||
|
|
"frosting",
|
||
|
|
"galling",
|
||
|
|
"getting",
|
||
|
|
"gnawing (at)",
|
||
|
|
"grating",
|
||
|
|
"griping",
|
||
|
|
"hacking (off)",
|
||
|
|
"hagriding",
|
||
|
|
"irking",
|
||
|
|
"irritating",
|
||
|
|
"itching",
|
||
|
|
"nagging",
|
||
|
|
"narking",
|
||
|
|
"nettling",
|
||
|
|
"peeving",
|
||
|
|
"pestering",
|
||
|
|
"piquing",
|
||
|
|
"putting out",
|
||
|
|
"rasping",
|
||
|
|
"riling",
|
||
|
|
"ruffling",
|
||
|
|
"spiting",
|
||
|
|
"troubling",
|
||
|
|
"vexing",
|
||
|
|
"aggravating",
|
||
|
|
"exasperating",
|
||
|
|
"goading",
|
||
|
|
"testing",
|
||
|
|
"trying",
|
||
|
|
"aggrieving",
|
||
|
|
"agitating",
|
||
|
|
"bedeviling",
|
||
|
|
"beleaguering",
|
||
|
|
"discomforting",
|
||
|
|
"disturbing",
|
||
|
|
"perturbing",
|
||
|
|
"badgering",
|
||
|
|
"dogging",
|
||
|
|
"hounding",
|
||
|
|
"browbeating",
|
||
|
|
"bullying",
|
||
|
|
"hectoring",
|
||
|
|
"harassing",
|
||
|
|
"harrying",
|
||
|
|
"persecuting",
|
||
|
|
"plaguing",
|
||
|
|
"terrorizing",
|
||
|
|
"tormenting",
|
||
|
|
"torturing"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"baiting",
|
||
|
|
"hassling",
|
||
|
|
"hazing",
|
||
|
|
"heckling",
|
||
|
|
"needling",
|
||
|
|
"taunting",
|
||
|
|
"teasing"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"our plan for the party rides on whether he can come"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"related":[
|
||
|
|
"basing",
|
||
|
|
"establishing",
|
||
|
|
"founding",
|
||
|
|
"resting",
|
||
|
|
"staying",
|
||
|
|
"grounding"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"depending",
|
||
|
|
"hanging",
|
||
|
|
"hinging",
|
||
|
|
"turning"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to make fun of in a good-natured way":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"his wife couldn't resist riding him for forgetting his own birthday"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"related":[
|
||
|
|
"bantering",
|
||
|
|
"fooling",
|
||
|
|
"funning",
|
||
|
|
"stringing along",
|
||
|
|
"jesting",
|
||
|
|
"quipping",
|
||
|
|
"wisecracking",
|
||
|
|
"gagging",
|
||
|
|
"japing",
|
||
|
|
"jollying",
|
||
|
|
"yukking",
|
||
|
|
"yucking"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"chaffing",
|
||
|
|
"jiving",
|
||
|
|
"joking",
|
||
|
|
"joshing",
|
||
|
|
"kidding",
|
||
|
|
"rallying",
|
||
|
|
"razzing",
|
||
|
|
"ribbing",
|
||
|
|
"roasting",
|
||
|
|
"teasing"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"settling",
|
||
|
|
"sinking"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a condor riding high in the sky"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"diving",
|
||
|
|
"lunging",
|
||
|
|
"plunging",
|
||
|
|
"dipping",
|
||
|
|
"immersing",
|
||
|
|
"submerging",
|
||
|
|
"submersing"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"related":[
|
||
|
|
"bobbing",
|
||
|
|
"dangling",
|
||
|
|
"suspending",
|
||
|
|
"buoying",
|
||
|
|
"ballooning",
|
||
|
|
"rafting"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"drifting",
|
||
|
|
"floating",
|
||
|
|
"gliding",
|
||
|
|
"hanging",
|
||
|
|
"hovering",
|
||
|
|
"poising",
|
||
|
|
"sailing",
|
||
|
|
"swimming",
|
||
|
|
"wafting"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"ridding":{
|
||
|
|
"to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"worked two jobs to rid himself of debt"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"clearing",
|
||
|
|
"disburdening",
|
||
|
|
"disencumbering",
|
||
|
|
"divesting",
|
||
|
|
"freeing",
|
||
|
|
"relieving",
|
||
|
|
"unburdening"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"discharging",
|
||
|
|
"emancipating",
|
||
|
|
"enfranchising",
|
||
|
|
"liberating",
|
||
|
|
"loosening",
|
||
|
|
"loosing",
|
||
|
|
"manumitting",
|
||
|
|
"releasing",
|
||
|
|
"springing",
|
||
|
|
"unbinding",
|
||
|
|
"uncaging",
|
||
|
|
"unchaining",
|
||
|
|
"unfettering",
|
||
|
|
"bailing (out)",
|
||
|
|
"delivering",
|
||
|
|
"redeeming",
|
||
|
|
"rescuing",
|
||
|
|
"disengaging",
|
||
|
|
"disentangling",
|
||
|
|
"extricating"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bogging (down)",
|
||
|
|
"fettering",
|
||
|
|
"hampering",
|
||
|
|
"restraining",
|
||
|
|
"shackling",
|
||
|
|
"subjecting",
|
||
|
|
"weighing down",
|
||
|
|
"weighting (down)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"burdening",
|
||
|
|
"encumbering",
|
||
|
|
"saddling"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"ridging":{
|
||
|
|
"as in drifting , banking":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"banking",
|
||
|
|
"drifting",
|
||
|
|
"agglutinating",
|
||
|
|
"clumping",
|
||
|
|
"lumping",
|
||
|
|
"accreting",
|
||
|
|
"accumulating",
|
||
|
|
"amassing",
|
||
|
|
"building up",
|
||
|
|
"collecting",
|
||
|
|
"concentrating",
|
||
|
|
"conglomerating",
|
||
|
|
"gathering",
|
||
|
|
"massing",
|
||
|
|
"piling (up)",
|
||
|
|
"stacking (up)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"dispersing",
|
||
|
|
"dissipating",
|
||
|
|
"scattering"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"riding (out)":{
|
||
|
|
"to come safely through":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"just as we always have in the past, we'll ride out this latest crisis"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"surviving",
|
||
|
|
"weathering"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"outlasting",
|
||
|
|
"outliving",
|
||
|
|
"wearing out",
|
||
|
|
"pulling through",
|
||
|
|
"abiding",
|
||
|
|
"continuing",
|
||
|
|
"enduring",
|
||
|
|
"hanging on",
|
||
|
|
"holding on",
|
||
|
|
"holding out",
|
||
|
|
"holding up",
|
||
|
|
"lasting",
|
||
|
|
"leading",
|
||
|
|
"persisting",
|
||
|
|
"standing",
|
||
|
|
"sticking out",
|
||
|
|
"withstanding",
|
||
|
|
"being",
|
||
|
|
"breathing",
|
||
|
|
"existing",
|
||
|
|
"living",
|
||
|
|
"subsisting",
|
||
|
|
"flourishing",
|
||
|
|
"prospering",
|
||
|
|
"thriving"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"croaking",
|
||
|
|
"deceasing",
|
||
|
|
"departing",
|
||
|
|
"dying",
|
||
|
|
"expiring",
|
||
|
|
"passing away",
|
||
|
|
"passing (on)",
|
||
|
|
"perishing",
|
||
|
|
"succumbing",
|
||
|
|
"disappearing",
|
||
|
|
"evaporating",
|
||
|
|
"fading",
|
||
|
|
"vanishing",
|
||
|
|
"ceasing",
|
||
|
|
"ending",
|
||
|
|
"stopping"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"ride herd on":{
|
||
|
|
"to be in charge of":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Teachers must sometimes ride herd on more than 25 students at once."
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"boss",
|
||
|
|
"captain",
|
||
|
|
"handle",
|
||
|
|
"head",
|
||
|
|
"overlook",
|
||
|
|
"oversee",
|
||
|
|
"quarterback",
|
||
|
|
"superintend",
|
||
|
|
"supervise"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"administer",
|
||
|
|
"command",
|
||
|
|
"control",
|
||
|
|
"direct",
|
||
|
|
"guide",
|
||
|
|
"manage",
|
||
|
|
"order",
|
||
|
|
"run",
|
||
|
|
"shepherd",
|
||
|
|
"show",
|
||
|
|
"steer",
|
||
|
|
"monitor",
|
||
|
|
"preside (over)",
|
||
|
|
"govern",
|
||
|
|
"reign",
|
||
|
|
"rule"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"phrase"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"ridged":{
|
||
|
|
"as in drifted , banked":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"banked",
|
||
|
|
"drifted",
|
||
|
|
"agglutinated",
|
||
|
|
"clumped",
|
||
|
|
"lumped",
|
||
|
|
"accreted",
|
||
|
|
"accumulated",
|
||
|
|
"amassed",
|
||
|
|
"built up",
|
||
|
|
"collected",
|
||
|
|
"concentrated",
|
||
|
|
"conglomerated",
|
||
|
|
"gathered",
|
||
|
|
"massed",
|
||
|
|
"piled (up)",
|
||
|
|
"stacked (up)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"dispersed",
|
||
|
|
"dissipated",
|
||
|
|
"scattered"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"ride":{
|
||
|
|
"to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bait",
|
||
|
|
"hassle",
|
||
|
|
"haze",
|
||
|
|
"heckle",
|
||
|
|
"needle",
|
||
|
|
"taunt",
|
||
|
|
"tease"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"deride",
|
||
|
|
"gibe",
|
||
|
|
"jibe",
|
||
|
|
"jeer",
|
||
|
|
"mock",
|
||
|
|
"ridicule",
|
||
|
|
"annoy",
|
||
|
|
"bother",
|
||
|
|
"bug",
|
||
|
|
"burn (up)",
|
||
|
|
"chafe",
|
||
|
|
"fret",
|
||
|
|
"frost",
|
||
|
|
"gall",
|
||
|
|
"get",
|
||
|
|
"gnaw (at)",
|
||
|
|
"grate",
|
||
|
|
"gripe",
|
||
|
|
"hack (off)",
|
||
|
|
"hagride",
|
||
|
|
"irk",
|
||
|
|
"irritate",
|
||
|
|
"itch",
|
||
|
|
"nag",
|
||
|
|
"nark",
|
||
|
|
"nettle",
|
||
|
|
"peeve",
|
||
|
|
"pester",
|
||
|
|
"pique",
|
||
|
|
"put out",
|
||
|
|
"rasp",
|
||
|
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"rile",
|
||
|
|
"ruffle",
|
||
|
|
"spite",
|
||
|
|
"trouble",
|
||
|
|
"vex",
|
||
|
|
"aggravate",
|
||
|
|
"exasperate",
|
||
|
|
"goad",
|
||
|
|
"test",
|
||
|
|
"try",
|
||
|
|
"aggrieve",
|
||
|
|
"agitate",
|
||
|
|
"bedevil",
|
||
|
|
"beleaguer",
|
||
|
|
"discomfort",
|
||
|
|
"disturb",
|
||
|
|
"perturb",
|
||
|
|
"badger",
|
||
|
|
"dog",
|
||
|
|
"hound",
|
||
|
|
"browbeat",
|
||
|
|
"bully",
|
||
|
|
"hector",
|
||
|
|
"harass",
|
||
|
|
"harry",
|
||
|
|
"persecute",
|
||
|
|
"plague",
|
||
|
|
"terrorize",
|
||
|
|
"torment",
|
||
|
|
"torture"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to make fun of in a good-natured way":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"his wife couldn't resist riding him for forgetting his own birthday"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"chaff",
|
||
|
|
"jive",
|
||
|
|
"joke",
|
||
|
|
"josh",
|
||
|
|
"kid",
|
||
|
|
"rally",
|
||
|
|
"razz",
|
||
|
|
"rib",
|
||
|
|
"roast",
|
||
|
|
"tease"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"banter",
|
||
|
|
"fool",
|
||
|
|
"fun",
|
||
|
|
"string along",
|
||
|
|
"jest",
|
||
|
|
"quip",
|
||
|
|
"wisecrack",
|
||
|
|
"gag",
|
||
|
|
"jape",
|
||
|
|
"jolly",
|
||
|
|
"yuk",
|
||
|
|
"yuck"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a condor riding high in the sky"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"drift",
|
||
|
|
"float",
|
||
|
|
"glide",
|
||
|
|
"hang",
|
||
|
|
"hover",
|
||
|
|
"poise",
|
||
|
|
"sail",
|
||
|
|
"swim",
|
||
|
|
"waft"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bob",
|
||
|
|
"dangle",
|
||
|
|
"suspend",
|
||
|
|
"buoy",
|
||
|
|
"balloon",
|
||
|
|
"raft"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"dive",
|
||
|
|
"lunge",
|
||
|
|
"plunge",
|
||
|
|
"dip",
|
||
|
|
"immerse",
|
||
|
|
"submerge",
|
||
|
|
"submerse"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"settle",
|
||
|
|
"sink"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"our plan for the party rides on whether he can come"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"depend",
|
||
|
|
"hang",
|
||
|
|
"hinge",
|
||
|
|
"turn"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"base",
|
||
|
|
"establish",
|
||
|
|
"found",
|
||
|
|
"rest",
|
||
|
|
"stay",
|
||
|
|
"ground"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"a means of getting to a destination in a vehicle driven by another":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"an organization that provides rides for senior citizens"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"lift",
|
||
|
|
"transportation"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"drive",
|
||
|
|
"spin",
|
||
|
|
"turn",
|
||
|
|
"joyride",
|
||
|
|
"conveyance",
|
||
|
|
"passage",
|
||
|
|
"transit",
|
||
|
|
"transport"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"ridded":{
|
||
|
|
"to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"worked two jobs to rid himself of debt"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"clear",
|
||
|
|
"disburden",
|
||
|
|
"disencumber",
|
||
|
|
"divest",
|
||
|
|
"free",
|
||
|
|
"relieve",
|
||
|
|
"unburden"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"discharge",
|
||
|
|
"emancipate",
|
||
|
|
"enfranchise",
|
||
|
|
"liberate",
|
||
|
|
"loose",
|
||
|
|
"loosen",
|
||
|
|
"manumit",
|
||
|
|
"release",
|
||
|
|
"spring",
|
||
|
|
"unbind",
|
||
|
|
"uncage",
|
||
|
|
"unchain",
|
||
|
|
"unfetter",
|
||
|
|
"bail (out)",
|
||
|
|
"deliver",
|
||
|
|
"redeem",
|
||
|
|
"rescue",
|
||
|
|
"disengage",
|
||
|
|
"disentangle",
|
||
|
|
"extricate"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bog (down)",
|
||
|
|
"fetter",
|
||
|
|
"hamper",
|
||
|
|
"restrain",
|
||
|
|
"shackle",
|
||
|
|
"subject",
|
||
|
|
"weigh down",
|
||
|
|
"weight (down)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"burden",
|
||
|
|
"encumber",
|
||
|
|
"saddle"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"rider":{
|
||
|
|
"as in allonge":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"allonge",
|
||
|
|
"documentation",
|
||
|
|
"follow-up",
|
||
|
|
"sequel",
|
||
|
|
"accompaniment",
|
||
|
|
"addition",
|
||
|
|
"complement",
|
||
|
|
"postscript",
|
||
|
|
"conclusion",
|
||
|
|
"ending",
|
||
|
|
"finale",
|
||
|
|
"coda",
|
||
|
|
"epilogue",
|
||
|
|
"epilog",
|
||
|
|
"postlude",
|
||
|
|
"addendum",
|
||
|
|
"afterword",
|
||
|
|
"appendix",
|
||
|
|
"codicil",
|
||
|
|
"excursus",
|
||
|
|
"supplement"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"foreword",
|
||
|
|
"introduction",
|
||
|
|
"preface",
|
||
|
|
"prologue",
|
||
|
|
"prolog"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"riddance":{
|
||
|
|
"the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the riddance of all the fleas from the house was a relief to everyone concerned"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"discarding",
|
||
|
|
"disposal",
|
||
|
|
"disposition",
|
||
|
|
"dumping",
|
||
|
|
"jettison",
|
||
|
|
"junking",
|
||
|
|
"removal",
|
||
|
|
"scrapping",
|
||
|
|
"throwing away"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"clearance",
|
||
|
|
"clearing",
|
||
|
|
"decimation",
|
||
|
|
"demolishment",
|
||
|
|
"demolition",
|
||
|
|
"destruction"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"accumulation",
|
||
|
|
"acquirement",
|
||
|
|
"acquisition",
|
||
|
|
"collection",
|
||
|
|
"deposit",
|
||
|
|
"gathering"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"ridden (out)":{
|
||
|
|
"to come safely through":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"just as we always have in the past, we'll ride out this latest crisis"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"survived",
|
||
|
|
"weathered"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"outlasted",
|
||
|
|
"outlived",
|
||
|
|
"worn out",
|
||
|
|
"pulled through",
|
||
|
|
"abided",
|
||
|
|
"abode",
|
||
|
|
"continued",
|
||
|
|
"endured",
|
||
|
|
"held on",
|
||
|
|
"held out",
|
||
|
|
"held up",
|
||
|
|
"hung on",
|
||
|
|
"lasted",
|
||
|
|
"led",
|
||
|
|
"persisted",
|
||
|
|
"stood",
|
||
|
|
"stuck out",
|
||
|
|
"withstood",
|
||
|
|
"been",
|
||
|
|
"breathed",
|
||
|
|
"existed",
|
||
|
|
"lived",
|
||
|
|
"subsisted",
|
||
|
|
"flourished",
|
||
|
|
"prospered",
|
||
|
|
"thrived",
|
||
|
|
"thriven"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"croaked",
|
||
|
|
"deceased",
|
||
|
|
"departed",
|
||
|
|
"died",
|
||
|
|
"expired",
|
||
|
|
"passed away",
|
||
|
|
"passed (on)",
|
||
|
|
"perished",
|
||
|
|
"succumbed",
|
||
|
|
"disappeared",
|
||
|
|
"evaporated",
|
||
|
|
"faded",
|
||
|
|
"vanished",
|
||
|
|
"ceased",
|
||
|
|
"ended",
|
||
|
|
"stopped"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"rides (out)":{
|
||
|
|
"to come safely through":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"just as we always have in the past, we'll ride out this latest crisis"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"survives",
|
||
|
|
"weathers"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"outlasts",
|
||
|
|
"outlives",
|
||
|
|
"wears out",
|
||
|
|
"pulls through",
|
||
|
|
"abides",
|
||
|
|
"continues",
|
||
|
|
"endures",
|
||
|
|
"hangs on",
|
||
|
|
"holds on",
|
||
|
|
"holds out",
|
||
|
|
"holds up",
|
||
|
|
"lasts",
|
||
|
|
"leads",
|
||
|
|
"persists",
|
||
|
|
"stands",
|
||
|
|
"sticks out",
|
||
|
|
"withstands",
|
||
|
|
"breathes",
|
||
|
|
"exists",
|
||
|
|
"is",
|
||
|
|
"lives",
|
||
|
|
"subsists",
|
||
|
|
"flourishes",
|
||
|
|
"prospers",
|
||
|
|
"thrives"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"croaks",
|
||
|
|
"deceases",
|
||
|
|
"departs",
|
||
|
|
"dies",
|
||
|
|
"expires",
|
||
|
|
"passes away",
|
||
|
|
"passes (on)",
|
||
|
|
"perishes",
|
||
|
|
"succumbs",
|
||
|
|
"disappears",
|
||
|
|
"evaporates",
|
||
|
|
"fades",
|
||
|
|
"vanishes",
|
||
|
|
"ceases",
|
||
|
|
"ends",
|
||
|
|
"stops"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"ridiculousness":{
|
||
|
|
"as in irony , absurdity":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"absurdity",
|
||
|
|
"irony",
|
||
|
|
"laughableness",
|
||
|
|
"ludicrousness",
|
||
|
|
"amusement",
|
||
|
|
"enjoyment",
|
||
|
|
"fun",
|
||
|
|
"pleasure",
|
||
|
|
"whimsicality",
|
||
|
|
"wittiness",
|
||
|
|
"wryness",
|
||
|
|
"comedy",
|
||
|
|
"comic",
|
||
|
|
"comicality",
|
||
|
|
"drollery",
|
||
|
|
"drollness",
|
||
|
|
"funniness",
|
||
|
|
"hilariousness",
|
||
|
|
"humor",
|
||
|
|
"humorousness",
|
||
|
|
"richness",
|
||
|
|
"uproariousness",
|
||
|
|
"burlesque",
|
||
|
|
"caricature",
|
||
|
|
"farce",
|
||
|
|
"jest",
|
||
|
|
"lampoon",
|
||
|
|
"parody",
|
||
|
|
"satire",
|
||
|
|
"slapstick",
|
||
|
|
"spoof",
|
||
|
|
"takeoff",
|
||
|
|
"jocularity",
|
||
|
|
"jokiness",
|
||
|
|
"playfulness",
|
||
|
|
"waggishness"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"pathos",
|
||
|
|
"agony",
|
||
|
|
"anguish",
|
||
|
|
"dolor",
|
||
|
|
"grief",
|
||
|
|
"heartache",
|
||
|
|
"heartbreak",
|
||
|
|
"misery",
|
||
|
|
"sorrow",
|
||
|
|
"torment",
|
||
|
|
"torture",
|
||
|
|
"tribulation",
|
||
|
|
"woe",
|
||
|
|
"gravity",
|
||
|
|
"seriousness",
|
||
|
|
"soberness",
|
||
|
|
"solemnity",
|
||
|
|
"solemnness",
|
||
|
|
"somberness"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"riders":{
|
||
|
|
"as in allonges":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"allonges",
|
||
|
|
"documentations",
|
||
|
|
"follow-ups",
|
||
|
|
"sequels",
|
||
|
|
"accompaniments",
|
||
|
|
"additions",
|
||
|
|
"complements",
|
||
|
|
"postscripts",
|
||
|
|
"conclusions",
|
||
|
|
"endings",
|
||
|
|
"finales",
|
||
|
|
"codas",
|
||
|
|
"epilogues",
|
||
|
|
"epilogs",
|
||
|
|
"postludes",
|
||
|
|
"addenda",
|
||
|
|
"addendums",
|
||
|
|
"afterwords",
|
||
|
|
"appendixes",
|
||
|
|
"appendices",
|
||
|
|
"codicils",
|
||
|
|
"excursuses",
|
||
|
|
"excursus",
|
||
|
|
"supplements"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"forewords",
|
||
|
|
"introductions",
|
||
|
|
"prefaces",
|
||
|
|
"prologues",
|
||
|
|
"prologs"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"ridgepole":{
|
||
|
|
"as in post , stick":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beam",
|
||
|
|
"brace",
|
||
|
|
"pile",
|
||
|
|
"post",
|
||
|
|
"sill",
|
||
|
|
"splint",
|
||
|
|
"stake",
|
||
|
|
"stave",
|
||
|
|
"stick",
|
||
|
|
"lumber",
|
||
|
|
"timber",
|
||
|
|
"wood",
|
||
|
|
"bar",
|
||
|
|
"billet",
|
||
|
|
"block",
|
||
|
|
"cordwood",
|
||
|
|
"firewood"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"as in spine , backbone":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"backbone",
|
||
|
|
"spine",
|
||
|
|
"divide",
|
||
|
|
"eminence",
|
||
|
|
"peak",
|
||
|
|
"prominence",
|
||
|
|
"promontory",
|
||
|
|
"rise",
|
||
|
|
"crest",
|
||
|
|
"ridge"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"riddles (out)":{
|
||
|
|
"to find an answer for through reasoning":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"with the discovery of the Rosetta stone, archaeologists at long last were able to riddle out the mystery of Egyptian hieroglyphics"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"answers",
|
||
|
|
"breaks",
|
||
|
|
"cracks",
|
||
|
|
"dopes (out)",
|
||
|
|
"figures out",
|
||
|
|
"puzzles (out)",
|
||
|
|
"resolves",
|
||
|
|
"solves",
|
||
|
|
"unravels",
|
||
|
|
"unriddles",
|
||
|
|
"works",
|
||
|
|
"works out"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"concludes",
|
||
|
|
"decides",
|
||
|
|
"deduces",
|
||
|
|
"gathers",
|
||
|
|
"infers",
|
||
|
|
"judges",
|
||
|
|
"reasons",
|
||
|
|
"clears (up)",
|
||
|
|
"irons out",
|
||
|
|
"straightens (out)",
|
||
|
|
"unscrambles",
|
||
|
|
"untangles",
|
||
|
|
"unties",
|
||
|
|
"assumes",
|
||
|
|
"conjectures",
|
||
|
|
"divines",
|
||
|
|
"guesses",
|
||
|
|
"presumes",
|
||
|
|
"speculates",
|
||
|
|
"deciphers",
|
||
|
|
"decodes"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"rid":{
|
||
|
|
"to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"worked two jobs to rid himself of debt"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"clear",
|
||
|
|
"disburden",
|
||
|
|
"disencumber",
|
||
|
|
"divest",
|
||
|
|
"free",
|
||
|
|
"relieve",
|
||
|
|
"unburden"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"discharge",
|
||
|
|
"emancipate",
|
||
|
|
"enfranchise",
|
||
|
|
"liberate",
|
||
|
|
"loose",
|
||
|
|
"loosen",
|
||
|
|
"manumit",
|
||
|
|
"release",
|
||
|
|
"spring",
|
||
|
|
"unbind",
|
||
|
|
"uncage",
|
||
|
|
"unchain",
|
||
|
|
"unfetter",
|
||
|
|
"bail (out)",
|
||
|
|
"deliver",
|
||
|
|
"redeem",
|
||
|
|
"rescue",
|
||
|
|
"disengage",
|
||
|
|
"disentangle",
|
||
|
|
"extricate"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bog (down)",
|
||
|
|
"fetter",
|
||
|
|
"hamper",
|
||
|
|
"restrain",
|
||
|
|
"shackle",
|
||
|
|
"subject",
|
||
|
|
"weigh down",
|
||
|
|
"weight (down)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"burden",
|
||
|
|
"encumber",
|
||
|
|
"saddle"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"ridiculers":{
|
||
|
|
"a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"any person of great vision has his or her ridiculers , who inevitably fail to appreciate genius and originality"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"baiters",
|
||
|
|
"harassers",
|
||
|
|
"hecklers",
|
||
|
|
"mockers",
|
||
|
|
"needlers",
|
||
|
|
"persecutors",
|
||
|
|
"quizzers",
|
||
|
|
"quizzes",
|
||
|
|
"taunters",
|
||
|
|
"teasers",
|
||
|
|
"teases",
|
||
|
|
"tormentors",
|
||
|
|
"tormenters",
|
||
|
|
"torturers"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"belittlers",
|
||
|
|
"deriders",
|
||
|
|
"detractors",
|
||
|
|
"gibers",
|
||
|
|
"jibers",
|
||
|
|
"insulters",
|
||
|
|
"jeerers",
|
||
|
|
"scoffers",
|
||
|
|
"scorners",
|
||
|
|
"trash-talkers",
|
||
|
|
"smart alecks",
|
||
|
|
"smart alecs",
|
||
|
|
"smarties",
|
||
|
|
"smarty-pants",
|
||
|
|
"wiseacres",
|
||
|
|
"wise guys",
|
||
|
|
"kidders",
|
||
|
|
"lampooners",
|
||
|
|
"satirists",
|
||
|
|
"accusers",
|
||
|
|
"blamers",
|
||
|
|
"troublemakers",
|
||
|
|
"assailants",
|
||
|
|
"attackers",
|
||
|
|
"molesters",
|
||
|
|
"victimizers",
|
||
|
|
"bothers",
|
||
|
|
"disturbers",
|
||
|
|
"pests"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"defenders",
|
||
|
|
"deliverers",
|
||
|
|
"guards",
|
||
|
|
"protectors",
|
||
|
|
"rescuers",
|
||
|
|
"saviors",
|
||
|
|
"saviours",
|
||
|
|
"comforters",
|
||
|
|
"solaces",
|
||
|
|
"soothers",
|
||
|
|
"succorers",
|
||
|
|
"bodyguards",
|
||
|
|
"champions"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"riddles":{
|
||
|
|
"something hard to understand or explain":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"his motives for starting an argument with the coach were a complete riddle"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"closed books",
|
||
|
|
"conundrums",
|
||
|
|
"enigmas",
|
||
|
|
"head-scratchers",
|
||
|
|
"mysteries",
|
||
|
|
"mystifications",
|
||
|
|
"puzzlements",
|
||
|
|
"puzzles",
|
||
|
|
"secrets",
|
||
|
|
"whys"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"brainteasers",
|
||
|
|
"cases",
|
||
|
|
"challenges",
|
||
|
|
"knots",
|
||
|
|
"matters",
|
||
|
|
"perplexities",
|
||
|
|
"posers",
|
||
|
|
"problems",
|
||
|
|
"stumpers",
|
||
|
|
"troubles"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to make a hole or series of holes in":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"several signs along the highway were riddled by buckshot"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bores",
|
||
|
|
"drills",
|
||
|
|
"holes",
|
||
|
|
"perforates",
|
||
|
|
"pierces",
|
||
|
|
"punches",
|
||
|
|
"punctures"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"broaches",
|
||
|
|
"taps",
|
||
|
|
"pokes",
|
||
|
|
"prickles",
|
||
|
|
"pricks",
|
||
|
|
"penetrates",
|
||
|
|
"burrows (into)",
|
||
|
|
"excavates",
|
||
|
|
"gouges",
|
||
|
|
"grooves",
|
||
|
|
"hollows",
|
||
|
|
"breaks",
|
||
|
|
"cuts",
|
||
|
|
"gashes",
|
||
|
|
"notches",
|
||
|
|
"rends",
|
||
|
|
"ruptures",
|
||
|
|
"slashes",
|
||
|
|
"slits",
|
||
|
|
"splits"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"fills",
|
||
|
|
"patches",
|
||
|
|
"plugs",
|
||
|
|
"seals"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to spread throughout":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the newspaper expos\u00e9 revealed a gaming commission that is riddled with corruption"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"interpenetrates",
|
||
|
|
"percolates (into)",
|
||
|
|
"permeates",
|
||
|
|
"pervades",
|
||
|
|
"suffuses",
|
||
|
|
"transfuses"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"diffuses (through)",
|
||
|
|
"impregnates",
|
||
|
|
"passes (into)",
|
||
|
|
"penetrates",
|
||
|
|
"fills (up)",
|
||
|
|
"drenches",
|
||
|
|
"imbues",
|
||
|
|
"infuses",
|
||
|
|
"saturates",
|
||
|
|
"soaks",
|
||
|
|
"steeps",
|
||
|
|
"floods",
|
||
|
|
"gluts"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"riddled (out)":{
|
||
|
|
"to find an answer for through reasoning":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"with the discovery of the Rosetta stone, archaeologists at long last were able to riddle out the mystery of Egyptian hieroglyphics"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"answered",
|
||
|
|
"broke",
|
||
|
|
"cracked",
|
||
|
|
"doped (out)",
|
||
|
|
"figured out",
|
||
|
|
"puzzled (out)",
|
||
|
|
"resolved",
|
||
|
|
"solved",
|
||
|
|
"unraveled",
|
||
|
|
"unriddled",
|
||
|
|
"worked",
|
||
|
|
"wrought",
|
||
|
|
"worked out"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"concluded",
|
||
|
|
"decided",
|
||
|
|
"deduced",
|
||
|
|
"gathered",
|
||
|
|
"inferred",
|
||
|
|
"judged",
|
||
|
|
"reasoned",
|
||
|
|
"cleared (up)",
|
||
|
|
"ironed out",
|
||
|
|
"straightened (out)",
|
||
|
|
"unscrambled",
|
||
|
|
"untangled",
|
||
|
|
"untied",
|
||
|
|
"assumed",
|
||
|
|
"conjectured",
|
||
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"divined",
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"guessed",
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"presumed",
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"speculated",
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"deciphered",
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"decoded"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"riddances":{
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"the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless":{
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"examples":[
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"the riddance of all the fleas from the house was a relief to everyone concerned"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"disposals",
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"dispositions",
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"dumpings",
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"jettisons",
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"removals"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"clearances",
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"clearings",
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"decimations",
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"demolishments",
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"demolitions",
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"destructions"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"accumulations",
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"acquirements",
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"acquisitions",
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"collections",
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"deposits",
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|
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"gatherings"
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],
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||
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"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
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},
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||
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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"noun"
|
||
|
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]
|
||
|
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}
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||
|
|
}
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