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{
"Mona Passage":{
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"strait in the West Indies between Hispaniola and Puerto Rico connecting the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic":[]
},
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"\u02c8m\u014d-n\u0259"
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": an adherent of one of two anti-Trinitarian groups of the second and third centuries a.d. teaching that God is one person as well as one being":[]
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"1765, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Antonio Egas \u2014 see egas moniz":[]
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"Monk's Tale stanza":{
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": a stanza of eight five-stress lines with the rhyme scheme ababbcbc":[]
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"from the Monk's Tale in The Canterbury Tales (1386\u20131400) by Geoffrey Chaucer \u20201400 English poet, where such stanzas are used":""
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"Mont-Saint-Michel":{
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"small island of northwestern France in the Gulf of Saint-Malo featuring an ancient abbey at the summit which is popular with tourists":[]
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"Montezuma's revenge":{
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": traveler's diarrhea especially when contracted in Mexico":[]
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"the one person in the tour group who didn't drink the water was spared Montezuma's revenge"
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"first_known_use":{
"1960, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Montezuma II":""
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"\u02ccm\u00e4nt-\u0259-\u02c8z\u00fc-m\u0259z-ri-\u02c8venj",
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"island of the British West Indies in the Leewards southwest of Antigua; capital Plymouth area 40 square miles (104 square kilometers), population 4922":[]
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": a marriage form or custom in which a woman has only one husband at a time":[]
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"1855, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a weak-stemmed viny vetch ( Vicia articulata ) of southern Europe used for forage and hay in parts of the U.S. having mild winters":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin monantha (specific epithet of Vicia monantha ), from mon- + -antha (feminine of -anthus -anthous)":""
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"m\u0259\u02c8nan(t)th\u0259-"
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": having only one apse":[
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"mon- + -apsal (as in triapsal )":""
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"(\u02c8)m\u00e4\u00a6naps\u0259l",
"(\u02c8)m\u014d\u00a6-"
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"The trip gave Lili the opportunity to meet her great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, for the first time, too The 1-year-old is named for the monarch , as Lilibet was the Queen's childhood nickname. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
"Today, the British monarch was all smiles at a military parade, the Armed Forces Act of Loyalty Parade, at the Palace at Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 28 June 2022",
"The monarch was noticeably absent from the five-day Royal Ascot, the glamorous British horse racing event she has been known to cherish. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 June 2022",
"In photos shared Wednesday on the royal family's official Instagram, the monarch was seen sporting a shorter cut during an audience at Windsor. \u2014 Max Foster, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"The Russian monarch cultivated diplomatic ties with the continent, admired European art and culture, and sought to attract European scholars to live in Russia. \u2014 Reis Thebault, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"The Russian monarch cultivated diplomatic ties with the continent, admired European art and culture, and sought to attract European scholars to live in Russia. \u2014 Amy Cheng And Reis Thebault, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
"Premiering on June 12, the show explores the monarch \u2019s teenage years, when her half-brother, Edward VI, ruled over a country riven by religious differences and economic instability. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
"But that\u2019s because newspaper columns don\u2019t represent us in Brussels, and newspaper columns don\u2019t meet the monarch every Wednesday at Buckingham Palace. \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 9 June 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Late Latin monarcha , from Greek monarchos , from mon- + -archos -arch":""
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"-\u02ccn\u00e4rk",
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"sovran"
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": a large migratory American butterfly ( Danaus plexippus ) that has orange-brown wings with black veins and borders and a larva that feeds on milkweed":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Janet Ekholm\u2019s frame-worthy monarch butterfly and milkweed artwork on the label as a bonus. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 4 May 2022",
"One late summer day, a monarch butterfly crawled from its chrysalis in a suburban Maryland garden, stretched open two orange wings to dry in the sun and took flight. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
"To support the rebuilding of the monarch butterfly population, there are several plants that provide nectar and egg-laying sites. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Some of the seeds included in the library include mission manzanita, chaparral yucca and narrow leaf milkweed, which is the milkweed species that supports the monarch butterfly population. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 May 2022",
"The Pismo State Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove is an otherworldly oasis on the central California coast that serves as an overwintering site for the beloved Western monarch butterfly . \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 20 May 2022",
"Natural Habitat Adventures operates six-day trips, led by naturalists, to the heart of the monarch butterfly \u2019s breeding grounds in Angangueo, Mexico, a village among the volcanic mountains at the country\u2019s geographic center. \u2014 Greg Melville, Outside Online , 13 May 2014",
"Zitacuaro is one of the closest towns to the monarch butterfly wintering grounds in the mountains west of Mexico City. \u2014 Fox News , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Zitacuaro is one of the closest towns to the monarch butterfly wintering grounds in the mountains west of Mexico City. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Mar. 2022"
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"1890, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The trip gave Lili the opportunity to meet her great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, for the first time, too The 1-year-old is named for the monarch , as Lilibet was the Queen's childhood nickname. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
"Today, the British monarch was all smiles at a military parade, the Armed Forces Act of Loyalty Parade, at the Palace at Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 28 June 2022",
"The monarch was noticeably absent from the five-day Royal Ascot, the glamorous British horse racing event she has been known to cherish. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 June 2022",
"In photos shared Wednesday on the royal family's official Instagram, the monarch was seen sporting a shorter cut during an audience at Windsor. \u2014 Max Foster, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"The Russian monarch cultivated diplomatic ties with the continent, admired European art and culture, and sought to attract European scholars to live in Russia. \u2014 Reis Thebault, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"The Russian monarch cultivated diplomatic ties with the continent, admired European art and culture, and sought to attract European scholars to live in Russia. \u2014 Amy Cheng And Reis Thebault, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
"Premiering on June 12, the show explores the monarch \u2019s teenage years, when her half-brother, Edward VI, ruled over a country riven by religious differences and economic instability. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
"But that\u2019s because newspaper columns don\u2019t represent us in Brussels, and newspaper columns don\u2019t meet the monarch every Wednesday at Buckingham Palace. \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 9 June 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Late Latin monarcha , from Greek monarchos , from mon- + -archos -arch":""
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"\u02c8m\u00e4-n\u0259rk",
"-\u02ccn\u00e4rk"
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"monarch entry 1 + -ess":""
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"The trip gave Lili the opportunity to meet her great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, for the first time, too The 1-year-old is named for the monarch , as Lilibet was the Queen's childhood nickname. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
"Today, the British monarch was all smiles at a military parade, the Armed Forces Act of Loyalty Parade, at the Palace at Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 28 June 2022",
"The monarch was noticeably absent from the five-day Royal Ascot, the glamorous British horse racing event she has been known to cherish. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 June 2022",
"In photos shared Wednesday on the royal family's official Instagram, the monarch was seen sporting a shorter cut during an audience at Windsor. \u2014 Max Foster, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"The Russian monarch cultivated diplomatic ties with the continent, admired European art and culture, and sought to attract European scholars to live in Russia. \u2014 Reis Thebault, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"The Russian monarch cultivated diplomatic ties with the continent, admired European art and culture, and sought to attract European scholars to live in Russia. \u2014 Amy Cheng And Reis Thebault, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
"Premiering on June 12, the show explores the monarch \u2019s teenage years, when her half-brother, Edward VI, ruled over a country riven by religious differences and economic instability. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
"But that\u2019s because newspaper columns don\u2019t represent us in Brussels, and newspaper columns don\u2019t meet the monarch every Wednesday at Buckingham Palace. \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 9 June 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"guests who stay in the hotel's most expensive suite live in monarchical splendor",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the current political climate also leaves room for opportunity and a potential move away from France\u2019s traditionally monarchical style of leadership. \u2014 Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 June 2022",
"America has separation of powers for a very good reason, and part of that is to avoid monarchical -style rule by decree. \u2014 Iain Murray, National Review , 15 July 2021",
"But in conversation with Robb Report, Huddersfield managing director Iain Milligan was able to shine a little light on the monarchical fabric. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 2 June 2022",
"Versailles opposed the new world belief in meritocracy and the old world\u2019s rigid, hierarchical, often monarchical class system. \u2014 Vogue , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Monument ambivalence dates back to the beginnings of the republic, when many reasonable voices questioned whether memorials to men such as George Washington were fundamentally anti-democratic vestiges of monarchical thinking. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Stripped of the distinctive function Wilson imagined, the State of the Union has degenerated into a spectacle of almost monarchical deference. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Quakerism originated in the political turmoil of the English civil war and the disruption of monarchical rule in the mid-17th century. \u2014 Julie L. Holcomb, The Conversation , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Bismarck was fortunate to be left alone to craft his vision, free from monarchical meddling. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022"
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"1793, in the meaning defined above":""
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"m\u00e4-",
"m\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4r-ki-k\u0259l"
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"guests who stay in the hotel's most expensive suite live in monarchical splendor",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the current political climate also leaves room for opportunity and a potential move away from France\u2019s traditionally monarchical style of leadership. \u2014 Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 June 2022",
"America has separation of powers for a very good reason, and part of that is to avoid monarchical -style rule by decree. \u2014 Iain Murray, National Review , 15 July 2021",
"But in conversation with Robb Report, Huddersfield managing director Iain Milligan was able to shine a little light on the monarchical fabric. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 2 June 2022",
"Versailles opposed the new world belief in meritocracy and the old world\u2019s rigid, hierarchical, often monarchical class system. \u2014 Vogue , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Monument ambivalence dates back to the beginnings of the republic, when many reasonable voices questioned whether memorials to men such as George Washington were fundamentally anti-democratic vestiges of monarchical thinking. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Stripped of the distinctive function Wilson imagined, the State of the Union has degenerated into a spectacle of almost monarchical deference. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Quakerism originated in the political turmoil of the English civil war and the disruption of monarchical rule in the mid-17th century. \u2014 Julie L. Holcomb, The Conversation , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Bismarck was fortunate to be left alone to craft his vision, free from monarchical meddling. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022"
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"m\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4r-ki-k\u0259l"
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": monarchical government or principles":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For in the dozen or so countries that make up South-East Asia, liberal democracy has long struggled in the face of authoritarianism, bolstered by monarchism , nationalism and ethnic chauvinism. \u2014 The Economist , 24 May 2018",
"Now, Morocco and Jordan have toned down reformism and presented a new bottom line to their societies and the world: Ruling monarchism is here to stay. \u2014 Sean Yom, Washington Post , 16 May 2017",
"The tsarist and Soviet styles collide; monarchism and elitism are imposed on the industrial, the everyday. \u2014 Sophie Pinkham, New Republic , 3 July 2017"
],
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"1742, in the meaning defined above":""
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"-\u02ccn\u00e4r-",
"\u02c8m\u00e4-n\u0259r-\u02ccki-z\u0259m"
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"\u2014 Thomas Dekker"
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"monarch entry 1 + -ize":""
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": one of a group of 16th century political theorists advocating resistance or rebellion against a monarch guilty of acts held to be unlawful":[]
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"New Latin monarchomachus , from monarcho- (from Late Latin monarcha monarch) + Latin -machus one who fights (from Greek -machos ); akin to Greek machesthai to fight":""
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"m\u0259\u02c8n\u00e4rk\u0259\u02ccmak"
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"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or favoring the doctrines of the monarchomachs":[
"the right of revolution implicitly set forth in \u2026 monarchomachic pronouncements",
"\u2014 H. E. Barnes & H. P. Becker"
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": a government having a hereditary chief of state with life tenure and powers varying from nominal to absolute":[
"The country's hereditary monarchy survived for centuries."
],
": a nation or state having a monarchical government":[
"Britain is a monarchy ."
],
": undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person":[
"Saudi Arabia is governed by a monarchy ."
]
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"the French monarchy of the 18th century",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Royal watchers had expected the review might be mentioned in the Sovereign Grant Report, the annual financial accounts of the monarchy \u2019s spending and income that was published on Thursday. \u2014 Karla Adam, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"Since stepping back from royal life in March 2020, Harry and Meghan have praised the Queen but been scathing of the institution of the monarchy and made comments that have been seen as criticisms of other family members. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 29 June 2022",
"She was joined by Prince Charles, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince William, Kate Middleton and their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis in a special moment representing the future of the monarchy . \u2014 Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"Based on a recent YouGov poll, roughly one in four Brits support the abolition of the monarchy , a percentage that has grown in recent years. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 June 2022",
"Of course, not everyone in Britain likes the idea of the monarchy . \u2014 William Booth And Karla Adam, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"The public should be able to take comfort in the continuity of the monarchy , said Robert Hazell, a professor of government and the constitution at University College London. \u2014 Danica Kirka, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
"The public should be able to take comfort in the continuity of the monarchy , said Robert Hazell, a professor of government and the constitution at University College London. \u2014 Danica Kirka, ajc , 10 May 2022",
"As much as Prince Charles may want to streamline the monarchy , some things, like the coronation service\u2014which has been conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury since the Norman Conquest in 1066\u2014are dictated by tradition. \u2014 Jill Newman, Town & Country , 19 June 2022"
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"also -\u02ccn\u00e4r-",
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"New Latin Monascidiae , suborder of tunicates (from mon- + Ascidiae ) + English -an":"Adjective"
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"\"",
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"noun"
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": nun bird":[]
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"\u02c8m\u00e4n\u0259\u0307s"
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"Middle English, from Late Latin monasterialis , from monasterium monastery + Latin -alis -al":""
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"\u00a6m\u00e4n\u0259\u00a6stir\u0113\u0259l"
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"Gregory Mendel worked out his concepts of genetics by doing breeding experiments using pea plants in the monastery's garden.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Until the fall of the Venetian Republic, the painter\u2019s masterpiece, The Wedding Feast at Cana, hung in the refectory at the monastery . \u2014 Max Vadukul. Styled By Nicoletta Santoro., Town & Country , 12 June 2022",
"Sanchez, who has worked at the monastery for 20 years, said the past few months have been unsettling. \u2014 Deborah Netburnstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"About 300 people, including 60 children, were sheltering in the monastery , Zelensky said. \u2014 Katya Soldak, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"Music and sports are the other obvious forms of release, and of course any young man can join a monastery . \u2014 Michael Scott Moore, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
"Her dad has disappeared, maybe to Australia, and her mom dies of ovarian cancer when Bran is 15, having left her to join a monastery when Bran was 10. \u2014 Lynn Steger Strong, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"In 1963, Father Barnabas Reasoner, the librarian of Mount Angel Abbey, sent Aalto, then at the height of his career, an unsolicited letter asking him to design a new library for the Benedictine monastery . \u2014 oregonlive , 15 May 2022",
"Janice Moss\u2019 murder, shows up to the Burmese monastery where the former mafia rivals are celebrating and just \u2026 starts killing everyone. \u2014 Pete Keeley, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 May 2022",
"Like a monk leaving the monastery after a long monastic practice. \u2014 Ali Wentworth, Town & Country , 8 May 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8m\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccster-\u0113"
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"abbey",
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"\u2014 Robert Coles"
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"He founded a monastic order in Belgium.",
"He shows a monastic dedication to his job.",
"She studied for the test with monastic zeal.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Apparently, her office hours\u2014usually the most monastic of an academic\u2019s life\u2014were being mobbed. \u2014 Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
"Then again, Nietzsche (with his famously irreligious views) might seem as curious a presence in a monastic library as a cartoon tiger. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
"Like a monk leaving the monastery after a long monastic practice. \u2014 Ali Wentworth, Town & Country , 8 May 2022",
"Writings left behind by the monastic group, considered a cult by experts, explained the arrival of the Hale-Bopp comet meant the end of humanity, and a spaceship would carry them to a higher level of existence for all eternity. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
"But the monks were aging, with no younger men, or novices, signing up for monastic life to take their place. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Families aren\u2019t the only ones who lament when young men break from the world and enter the monastic life. \u2014 Andrew Doran, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
"In the earliest convents, monastic orders painted fortresslike walls in somber grisaille, often filling the chapels where Indigenous initiates gathered for Mass with brutal images of the Last Judgment, a violent inducement to conversion. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
"About 50 miles north of Poitiers in Saumur, the abbey was established in 1101 as one of the era\u2019s largest monastic communities, overseen by a string of impressive abbesses who were connected to the Plantagenets. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021"
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"1632, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"circa 1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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"m\u0259-\u02c8na-stik"
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"\u2014 William Aglionby"
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"Middle English, from Late Latin monasticus monastic + Middle English -al":""
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"-t\u0259\u0307k\u0259l",
"-t\u0113k-"
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"adjective"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In particular, both diatomic hydrogen and monatomic helium can permeate the seals. \u2014 Peter Bright, Ars Technica , 31 Oct. 2018"
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"1848, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02ccm\u00e4n-\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4m-ik",
"\u02ccm\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4-mik"
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"\u2014 used of an hermaphroditic animal"
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"mon- + Greek aulos pipe, tube, reed instrument like an oboe + English -ic":""
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"(\u02c8)m\u00e4\u00a6n\u022flik"
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": monophonic sense 2":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Everything in this box has been newly transferred, and the results, the monaural sound notwithstanding, possess greater depth and dynamic range than in previous incarnations. \u2014 David Mermelstein, WSJ , 12 Oct. 2021",
"The present set, recorded in monaural sound, takes us only to the end of the 1950s, but contains 120 CDs. \u2014 Tim Page, WSJ , 1 July 2021",
"Their emotional states are usually monaural , offering only one channel of perception at a time. \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 12 Mar. 2020",
"In 1967, George Martin and the Beatles spent the vast majority of their time focused on the monaural mix, which was still the dominant playback format in England at that time. \u2014 Atlanta Life, ajc , 11 Apr. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
"1931, in the meaning defined above":""
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"(\u02cc)m\u00e4-\u02c8n\u022fr-\u0259l",
"(\u02c8)m\u00e4-\u02c8n\u022fr-\u0259l"
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"wanted his money in $10 bills"
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],
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": persons or interests possessing or controlling great wealth":[
"politicians at the beck and call of money"
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": sums of money : funds":[
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"\u2014 usually used in the phrases in the money or out of the money"
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": wealth reckoned in terms of money":[
"made her money in the insurance business"
]
},
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"Noun",
"That painting must be worth a lot of money .",
"He earned some money last summer as a musician.",
"We're trying to save enough money for a new car.",
"The town is raising money for the elementary school.",
"Friends would always ask her for money .",
"It's an interesting idea, but there's no money in it: it'll never sell.",
"He made his money in the insurance business.",
"They decided to put all their money in the stock market.",
"We didn't have much money when I was growing up.",
"Most of the project is being paid for by federal monies .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Bridges, 24, is a restricted free agent who is expected to command big money this summer following a breakout season. \u2014 Steve Reed, Chicago Tribune , 2 July 2022",
"Then a volunteer with Food Justice DMV handed them money for groceries. \u2014 Theresa Vargas, Washington Post , 2 July 2022",
"The worth of every entity can\u2019t be measured solely in money . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
"With Venus, the planet of love, beauty and money , entering fiery Aries in May, the month asked you to raise your standards on our life goals and think bigger. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 July 2022",
"This can give you a better idea of the true dynamics and money guarantee (MG) \u2014 the potential or not for the creator to recoup the larger percentage. \u2014 Susan Johnston, Rolling Stone , 1 July 2022",
"Racheal, a 4th-grade student at Hampton Elementary School, won first place for her persuasive letter to her principal about how the school can save energy and money . \u2014 Melanie Savage, Hartford Courant , 1 July 2022",
"Seattle and the Bay Area are huge media markets, and Oregon has Uncle Phil\u2019s money and influence. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 July 2022",
"On the surface, replacing Tretter was all about saving money . \u2014 Lance Reisland, cleveland , 1 July 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"FinCEN levied $140 million in fines against the bank for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act and anti- money laundering laws after the corporation knew, but ignored, the existence of violations. \u2014 The Insider, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Median valuations for early-stage companies have generally been on the climb each month of this year, per AngelList data, but later-stage post- money valuations have been more sporadic. \u2014 Jessica Mathews, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
"The main reason the U.S. jumped to the top of the list, according to experts: a lack of funding for the Treasury Department to enforce a new anti- money laundering law. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 18 May 2022",
"The funding puts the company\u2019s post- money valuation at $3.1 billion valuation, according to a person familiar with the deal first reported by Insider. \u2014 Katie Jennings, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Bermuda is known for its crypto-friendly regulations and compliance with anti- money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures, according to Jewel\u2019s leadership. \u2014 Elizabeth Napolitano, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
"The lapse arose because the broker failed to properly implement and test a new version of its internal anti- money laundering (AML) transaction monitoring and alert system adopted in January 2019, the SEC said. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"The funding gave Trace a $190 million post- money valuation, five times higher than following its previous round, according to David Lokshin, the company\u2019s co-founder and chief executive. \u2014 Tim Casey, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"VASPs must also employ anti- money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) standards. \u2014 Oluwaseun Adeyanju, Forbes , 14 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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},
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"Middle English moneye , from Anglo-French moneie , from Latin moneta mint, money \u2014 more at mint":"Noun and Adjective"
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"\u02c8m\u0259-n\u0113"
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"cash",
"change",
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"scratch",
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"sheqels",
"shekelim",
"shekalim",
"sheqalim",
"tender",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Pilea peperomioides, or Chinese money plant , is a petite plant that\u2019s charming on an end table. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful , 10 Mar. 2021",
"Amanda proudly posed with her favorite: a Chinese money plant . \u2014 Damona Hoffman, Washington Post , 8 Oct. 2020",
"Spider plants, money plants , African violets, and bamboo are all safe to keep near Fido, just to name a few. \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful , 6 Mar. 2019"
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"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cut to the money shot of Kaluuya on horseback being chased by the saucer. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
"The money shot The latest tranche of campaign finance disclosures were released Thursday, revealing what candidates took in and spent from April 24 through May 21, according to filings submitted to the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission. \u2014 Julia Wickstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
"Tabloid fortune-seeking paparazzi are roving the grounds hoping to get their money shot . \u2014 Robert Daniels, Vulture , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Fribbs\u2019 money shot was timely, considering how Kim had just holed a 42-yard pitch shot for an eagle on the par-4 No. 14 to get within one stroke. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Aug. 2021",
"The latter is the film\u2019s ad slogan, its money shot . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 7 Apr. 2021",
"The big-shouldered Russian pivot plucked the puck from McAvoy, then tossed it by Kuraly, and in came Rust for the money shot . \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 19 Jan. 2020",
"Making the failure of Justice League all the more damning was its role as the would-be apotheosis of DC's cinematic universe, the triumphant pinnacle in which beloved heroes would unite for an all-timer money shot . \u2014 Isaac Feldberg, Fortune , 26 Nov. 2019",
"The athletic director of the University of Kansas apologized on Saturday for a performance by the rapper Snoop Dogg that included explicit language, poll dancing and fake money shot in the air. \u2014 Madeleine Carlisle, Time , 5 Oct. 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
"1977, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"1859, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fortunately, the talented Corey Stoll is on hand, and his moneybags entrepreneur character, Michael Prince, is taking over Axe Capital. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Fortunately, the talented Corey Stoll is on hand, and his moneybags entrepreneur character, Michael Prince, is taking over Axe Capital. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Fortunately, the talented Corey Stoll is on hand, and his moneybags entrepreneur character, Michael Prince, is taking over Axe Capital. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Fortunately, the talented Corey Stoll is on hand, and his moneybags entrepreneur character, Michael Prince, is taking over Axe Capital. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Fortunately, the talented Corey Stoll is on hand, and his moneybags entrepreneur character, Michael Prince, is taking over Axe Capital. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Fortunately, the talented Corey Stoll is on hand, and his moneybags entrepreneur character, Michael Prince, is taking over Axe Capital. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Fortunately, the talented Corey Stoll is on hand, and his moneybags entrepreneur character, Michael Prince, is taking over Axe Capital. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Fortunately, the talented Corey Stoll is on hand, and his moneybags entrepreneur character, Michael Prince, is taking over Axe Capital. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Jan. 2022"
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"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
"examples":[
"a member of the moneyed classes",
"luxury goods that are purchased mainly by moneyed tourists from abroad",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For centuries, Kyoto\u2019s geisha reserved their art for a moneyed few behind closed paper doors. \u2014 Miho Inada, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Nevertheless, both have shown full support for their moneyed quarterback since they were hired for their current positions. \u2014 Steve Silverman, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
"The poignancy of a life snuffed out too soon pervades the show, attesting to the Basquiat allure that has captivated aspiring painters, graffiti artists, museum curators and moneyed collectors. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Desmond, on the other hand, retains the respect of most of the moneyed homeowners here. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 26 Mar. 2022",
"In fact, Andoh explains, there were many people of African descent living in Regency London, making their own fortunes, marrying into wealth, and living this highly respectable, well- moneyed lifestyle. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 25 Mar. 2022",
"De Luca and Abdy are credited with revitalizing the flagging studio, going toe-to-toe with moneyed players like Apple and Netflix for big projects including Licorice Pizza and the Ryan Gosling starrer Project Hail Mary. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Dando was brought up in Back Bay, a historic and moneyed neighborhood in Boston. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The Council must be diligent to ensure that appeals are handled with the community in mind and not the developers, donors, or big- moneyed special interest groups as is currently the case. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022"
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"\u02c8m\u0259-n\u0113d"
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"wealthy",
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"well-fixed",
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"1840, in the meaning defined above":""
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In some cases, like mine, the husband made more money at one point, and now the wife is the main moneymaker . \u2014 Sandi Bragar, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"Today, the Mafia\u2019s role in Las Vegas is considered insignificant, but nostalgia for the era of made men has emerged as a big moneymaker . \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"Angry motorists and civil-rights advocates, claim the devices only serve as a moneymaker for local governments, infringe on due-process rights, and intrude on their privacy. \u2014 Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland , 19 May 2022",
"Still, the movie proved to be a moneymaker , grossing over $179 million worldwide, and a popular seller on DVD at the time. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
"Typically most charter vessels do double-duty and the owner uses any charters to offset operating expenses, rather than as a moneymaker . \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Memory chips, which have proved to be a key moneymaker for Samsung, will continue to be a focus area with further investment planned, according to the firm. \u2014 Michelle Toh, CNN , 24 May 2022",
"Even as streaming services like Netflix and Disney+ have lured millions of people from broadcast networks, sports have remained a reliable moneymaker . \u2014 John Koblin, New York Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
"The drinks business has been an alluring moneymaker for Hollywood celebrities over the last few years, from beer to wine to gin to hard seltzer to even non-alcoholic beverages primarily marketed as mixers. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 1 Feb. 2022"
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"\u2014 Gerald Mast"
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"mongrels often suffer fewer health problems than purebreds",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kelso was the first thoroughbred to fly in a jet and always traveled with his sidekick, a scruffy mongrel named Charlie Potatoes. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com , 4 Nov. 2021",
"The mongrel \u2019s mother, separated from her baby, bleats piteously outside the couple\u2019s house, until Maria, plagued by troubling dreams, drags the animal out into a field and shoots it. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 9 Oct. 2021",
"After his election Emmanuel Macron adopted a mongrel , Nemo, from a rescue shelter. \u2014 The Economist , 18 Mar. 2021",
"The dog, a male mongrel , arrived with its owner at the hospital in Wuhan \u2013 where the coronavirus outbreak began \u2013 in February, the U.K.\u2019s Metro reported. \u2014 Fox News , 26 May 2020",
"Although the big Art Deco and Second Empire mongrel at 422 Fulton \u2014 now Macy\u2019s \u2014 continued to give the strip solidity into the 21st century, the iron-front building deteriorated. \u2014 John Freeman Gill, New York Times , 22 Nov. 2019",
"Disney unveiled the first trailer during D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, and gave a glimpse into the romantic adventures of Lady, the American Cocker Spaniel, and Tramp, a mongrel pup. \u2014 Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com , 24 Oct. 2019",
"Disney released the first official trailer Friday at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, and gave a glimpse into the romantic adventures of Lady, the American Cocker Spaniel, and Tramp, a mongrel pup. \u2014 Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com , 26 Aug. 2019",
"Children loved him and residents regarded the mongrel as a neighborhood alarm system, friendly but loud. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive.com , 22 June 2019"
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"\u2014 James Aley",
"Living up to the exclamation mark occasionally inserted into her moniker , P!nk belts loudly, raps lustily, moans orgasmically, and, unlike Britney, is altogether believable as an out-of-control party monster.",
"\u2014 David Browne",
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"\u2014 Bill Howard"
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"I think \u201cHappy\u201d is an appropriate moniker for someone who smiles so much.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An Instagram account with the same handle also identifies Lee as associated with the moniker , but The Times was not able to authenticate either account. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
"The Crown nameplate is one of Toyota's oldest, even if most Americans aren't familiar with the moniker . \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 14 Apr. 2022",
"There also are those who are looking forward to embracing the new mascot and being done with the Washington Football Team moniker . \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Feb. 2022",
"But with the new century came a new lease on life, with the moniker reborn in 2005 attached to a W-12 engine and, later, completely revised for the 2019 model year. \u2014 Viju Mathew, Robb Report , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Monroe and studio executive Ben Lyon put their heads together to come up with the moniker that would help catapult her to superstardom. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 16 Jan. 2022",
"Born and raised in Southeast Washington, LB199X owes much to the decade alluded to in his moniker . \u2014 Chris Kelly, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Decades after its successful detour, the Chicago Flexible Shaft Co. gave its old moniker the shaft, officially rebranding itself as Sunbeam Corp. in 1946. \u2014 Gregg Opelka, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"As its moniker implies, the Aventura 164 is outfitted for adventures, too. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 17 May 2022"
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"\u2014 James Aley",
"Living up to the exclamation mark occasionally inserted into her moniker , P!nk belts loudly, raps lustily, moans orgasmically, and, unlike Britney, is altogether believable as an out-of-control party monster.",
"\u2014 David Browne",
"More than a half-dozen automakers have announced electric pickup trucks, and Ford has chosen the Mustang monicker for its new compact electric SUV.",
"\u2014 Bill Howard"
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"I think \u201cHappy\u201d is an appropriate moniker for someone who smiles so much.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An Instagram account with the same handle also identifies Lee as associated with the moniker , but The Times was not able to authenticate either account. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
"The Crown nameplate is one of Toyota's oldest, even if most Americans aren't familiar with the moniker . \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 14 Apr. 2022",
"There also are those who are looking forward to embracing the new mascot and being done with the Washington Football Team moniker . \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Feb. 2022",
"But with the new century came a new lease on life, with the moniker reborn in 2005 attached to a W-12 engine and, later, completely revised for the 2019 model year. \u2014 Viju Mathew, Robb Report , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Monroe and studio executive Ben Lyon put their heads together to come up with the moniker that would help catapult her to superstardom. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 16 Jan. 2022",
"Born and raised in Southeast Washington, LB199X owes much to the decade alluded to in his moniker . \u2014 Chris Kelly, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Decades after its successful detour, the Chicago Flexible Shaft Co. gave its old moniker the shaft, officially rebranding itself as Sunbeam Corp. in 1946. \u2014 Gregg Opelka, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"As its moniker implies, the Aventura 164 is outfitted for adventures, too. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 17 May 2022"
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"We put a baby monitor in the nursery.",
"U.N. weapons monitors and inspectors.",
"Verb",
"Nurses constantly monitored the patient's heart rate.",
"We're in a good position to monitor and respond to customer concerns.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"One of the suspects involved in the shooting was wearing an ankle monitor at the time, surveillance footage showed. \u2014 Shaddi Abusaid, ajc , 21 June 2022",
"Police recommended that the court require the man to wear an ankle monitor but the court did not do so. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
"He was released from prison and remained under house arrest and was ordered to wear an ankle monitor . \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"He was released on on $300,000 bail, and placed under house arrest with an ankle monitor . \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 4 June 2022",
"Young Thug's attorney, Brian Steel, also said that the star would be willing to wear an ankle monitor , take part in regular drug testing and give up his cellphone and passport. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022",
"He was ordered to wear an electronic monitor to track his location as a condition of his bond. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 25 May 2022",
"The judge ruled during that hearing that Troconis must continue to wear a GPS ankle monitor so that the court can keep tabs on her whereabouts. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 23 May 2022",
"The 17-year-old suspect made his first court appearance Monday in district court, where his attorney, David Moyse, asked that he be released to home detention with an ankle monitor . \u2014 Dan Morse, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"IoT solutions allows building operators to monitor and manage many different types of building infrastructure, including lighting, heating, cooling and other mechanical equipment to optimize their use. \u2014 Felicia Jackson, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"The Space Weather Prediction Center will monitor these probabilities and send out alerts as needed, though there were no solar flare warnings issued Tuesday morning, Steenburgh said. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"Panelists also emphasized that the FDA and CDC would closely monitor any potential side effects for both vaccines. \u2014 Matthew Herper And Helen Branswell, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"Social media giant Meta has added new tools and resources for parents to monitor their children\u2019s online experience using virtual reality and Instagram, according to a company news release. \u2014 Sarah Raza, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
"Self said the department will monitor the property regularly throughout the case and ensure the owner and tenant comply with the zoning ordinance. \u2014 Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
"In Tuesday's statement, Turner pledged that the city will monitor traffic conditions once the project is complete and implement any additional safety improvements to stop cut-through traffic. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 14 June 2022",
"The 49 Palms Trail was closed on June 1 while the park's wildlife biologists monitor the situation, according to the National Park Service. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 10 June 2022",
"But if nothing else, the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, seems highly likely to focus additional attention on how social platforms monitor what users are saying to and showing each other. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Exactly how those dinos have multiplied and spread across the planet in four years remains a hazy detail, though the surviving velociraptor known as Blue has reproduced without a mate thanks to her strand of monitor lizard DNA. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
"Some of the animal species that were imported, including a flying fox and monitor lizard , require a permit to import because of regulations on the trade of threatened and endangered animals. \u2014 Sara Tabin, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 May 2021",
"Up the road, a monitor lizard , a creature more crocodile than newt, lumbered across the tarmac, with little traffic to impede its crossing. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2021",
"Customers at a 7-Eleven in Thailand were in for a surprise when a giant Asian monitor lizard scurried into the convenience store. \u2014 Amy Wray, CNN , 9 Apr. 2021",
"However, Godzilla\u2019s bite is by no means weak, and all of his teeth are flesh-piercing, similar to crocodile and monitor lizard teeth. \u2014 Kiersten Formoso, The Conversation , 29 Mar. 2021",
"At top are three extant species: the gharial, which eats fish; the American crocodile, which eats harder invertebrates like snails and crustaceans; and Grey\u2019s monitor lizard , which is an omnivore. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 28 Oct. 2020",
"In the days that followed, videos of other animals displaced in urban landscapes in the Philippines \u2014 a pig in Cebu City, a cow on an Iloilo highway, and a monitor lizard stalking a Davao suburb \u2014 also attracted online attention. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Aug. 2020",
"The reptiles were mostly snakes, but also tortoises, box turtles, monitor lizards , little alligators, and water dragons, said Kathy Shillinglaw, outreach coordinator at MADACC. \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Apr. 2020"
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"historically natural disasters have often been interpreted by some as punitive or monitory measures against sin-ridden humanity",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"What is truly frightening, and monitory , in Ullrich\u2019s book is not that a Hitler could exist, but that so many people seemed to be secretly waiting for him. \u2014 Adam Kirsch, New York Times , 14 Oct. 2016"
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"1841, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"I've got this monkey on my back, and going to detox is the only way to get it off.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Eva Sams lived on the third floor, alone but for a pet monkey named, yes, Pete. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 26 June 2022",
"These days, the island is monkey -free, but remains a special place that is free of any infrastructure. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
"Any motion \u2014 going to work, coming home from school, chasing a ball, unloading groceries \u2014 unleashes a torrent of strobe lights, monkey noises and a snarky TV-show dialogue heavy on racial slurs. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Among warning signs presented to a judge in March were a series of four encounters in which Miller filmed Black people while making monkey noises or calling them the N-word and threatening to beat them. \u2014 Brooke Baitinger, sun-sentinel.com , 22 June 2021",
"Now recipients get pictures of the monkey via Slack. \u2014 Te-ping Chen, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Hammonds booked travel for the capuchin with wildlife transporters who were not permitted to possess the capuchin species of monkey in neither Florida nor Nevada, where the buyer agreed to meet for the deal. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Or a painting of a monkey feeding a cat with a spoon",
"According to legend, much of which may very well may have been self-invented, the architect liked to motor around town in his automobile \u2014 reportedly one of the first in Kyiv \u2014 in the company of a monkey . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"With supply running low toward the end of most evenings, savvy bun fanatics don\u2019t monkey around, routinely calling ahead to request an extra skillet of rolls set aside just for them. Ettan. \u2014 Valerie Demicheva And Flora Chang, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 July 2021",
"But this experiment isn't about monkeying around\u2014this a real security and safety hazard, the researchers point out in a new paper. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 31 Jan. 2020",
"To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post , 15 Sep. 2019",
"To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post , 15 Sep. 2019",
"To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post , 15 Sep. 2019",
"To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post , 15 Sep. 2019",
"To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post , 15 Sep. 2019",
"Wayne Newton\u2018s pet likely won\u2019t be monkeying around any longer. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 9 Aug. 2019"
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"This wooden swing set comes with an array of activities for kids to take part in, from swings to monkey bars to upper and lower playhouse spaces, and users say it's easily assembled, too. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 18 May 2022",
"In United Kingdom, a fight for the title of world\u2019s longest monkey bars is underway. \u2014 Outside Online , 19 May 2015",
"However, this year Rat Race Dirty Weekend constructed monkey bars that are 138-meters long, breaking Nuclear\u2019s record. \u2014 Outside Online , 19 May 2015",
"In the clip, Ben jumps between a series of objects by using monkey bars to swing across. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Was the child on the monkey bars sick with a stomach bug",
"Kehlani is shown in a number of flowy looks across scenes, holding a book that appears to be on fire, hanging upside down from monkey bars , and leaning back across a staircase. \u2014 Neena Rouhani, Billboard , 24 Feb. 2022",
"People have asked me in the store, at a car dealership, while running, and while doing pull-ups on monkey bars at a park. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 11 Dec. 2020",
"New amenities being added to Cricket Park include swings, various climbing apparatus ( monkey bars and balance beams combined) and a climbing structure that will look like a cricket. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 11 Nov. 2021"
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"Monkeys who escaped after truck crash all accounted for No more monkey business . \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Whenever Doctor Strange shows up in a Marvel movie, audiences ought to be prepared for some magical monkey business \u2014 the kind of rule-bending that essentially makes anything possible. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 13 Dec. 2021",
"The College Football Playoff folks are meeting again on Wednesday to discuss, among other things, all of this monkey business in Texas. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Restaurants and companies including Gold Star Chili, Wardway Fuels, Java Jackets Coffee House and Ivory House all were among those getting into the spirit of monkey business on Facebook. \u2014 Chris Mayhew, The Enquirer , 10 Apr. 2021",
"Authorities in Cincinnati spent Thursday caught up in monkey business . \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Gathering animals ahead of a hurricane, though, can be difficult and lead to some monkey business . \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com , 8 Mar. 2021",
"In the film, Marion and Mank take a stroll through the grounds of Hearst's a 168,000 acre ranch in San Simeon, California, partaking in some monkey business with some very real monkeys. \u2014 Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com , 7 Dec. 2020"
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"Eva Sams lived on the third floor, alone but for a pet monkey named, yes, Pete. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 26 June 2022",
"These days, the island is monkey -free, but remains a special place that is free of any infrastructure. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
"Any motion \u2014 going to work, coming home from school, chasing a ball, unloading groceries \u2014 unleashes a torrent of strobe lights, monkey noises and a snarky TV-show dialogue heavy on racial slurs. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Among warning signs presented to a judge in March were a series of four encounters in which Miller filmed Black people while making monkey noises or calling them the N-word and threatening to beat them. \u2014 Brooke Baitinger, sun-sentinel.com , 22 June 2021",
"Now recipients get pictures of the monkey via Slack. \u2014 Te-ping Chen, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Hammonds booked travel for the capuchin with wildlife transporters who were not permitted to possess the capuchin species of monkey in neither Florida nor Nevada, where the buyer agreed to meet for the deal. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"According to legend, much of which may very well may have been self-invented, the architect liked to motor around town in his automobile \u2014 reportedly one of the first in Kyiv \u2014 in the company of a monkey . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"With supply running low toward the end of most evenings, savvy bun fanatics don\u2019t monkey around, routinely calling ahead to request an extra skillet of rolls set aside just for them. Ettan. \u2014 Valerie Demicheva And Flora Chang, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 July 2021",
"But this experiment isn't about monkeying around\u2014this a real security and safety hazard, the researchers point out in a new paper. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 31 Jan. 2020",
"To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post , 15 Sep. 2019",
"To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post , 15 Sep. 2019",
"To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post , 15 Sep. 2019",
"To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post , 15 Sep. 2019",
"To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post , 15 Sep. 2019",
"Wayne Newton\u2018s pet likely won\u2019t be monkeying around any longer. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 9 Aug. 2019"
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"For the event, the duchess wore a monochromatic look, pairing a belted ivory blazer with a matching skirt including a sheer top layer. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 4 June 2022",
"But the real fun comes in the form of statement-making hosiery\u2014think unexpected colors like white, burgundy, and navy to complement a printed or monochromatic ensemble. \u2014 Laura Lajiness, Vogue , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Meghan Markle kept her look monochromatic , from her Stephen Jones hat and diamond earrings all the way down to her gloved fingertips and stiletto heels. \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 3 June 2022",
"On Friday night, Millie Bobby Brown had the TV show debut of her new blonde hair, wearing it with a monochromatic purple look on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 15 May 2022",
"All in all, the 27-year-old's monochromatic look, complete with patent leather, was one for the books. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
"Japanese Breakfast's Matchy-Matchy Pop star Japanese Breakfast was determined to look as bright as the sun with her monochromatic yellow look. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Design pros often bring this mostly monochromatic flourish indoors\u2014adorning walls, upholstery and painted furniture in various shades of a single color\u2014but your average person rarely does. \u2014 Kathryn O\u2019shea-evans, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"The highly Instagrammable pink caf\u00e9 is about to dominate your feed all over again with its new monochromatic makeover\u2014this time, a golden yellow sheen. \u2014 Claire Stern, ELLE , 5 May 2022"
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"Her monochrome outfit consisted of a pale yellow dress by Emilia Wickstead, a matching hat, a clutch, nude pumps, and pearl drop earrings. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 June 2022",
"Kate's monochrome outfit coordinated perfectly with Alfie's fur. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 29 May 2022",
"Kate Middleton isn\u2019t the only celebrity to wear a monochrome cream outfit today. \u2014 ELLE , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Chimbala donned a simple monochrome outfit and shades, while El Alfa rocked a Canadian tuxedo and pristine braids. \u2014 Neena Rouhani, Billboard , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The Duchess of Cambridge's elegant monochrome ensemble featured the soft pastel shade from head to toe, plus a few fancy accessories that added unexpected depth to her look. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"However, certain aggressively monochrome outfits could double as Halloween costumes. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Most startling are two small, fragmentary paintings that are irregular forms layered with nearly monochrome paint. \u2014 Matthew Bourbon, Dallas News , 28 Apr. 2021",
"With this launch, a historically monochrome collection turns technicolor thanks to the widest selection of colored gemstones that has ever been used in a Richard Mille series. \u2014 Harper's BAZAAR , 9 Dec. 2020",
"There were plenty of period references in the toy-block geometries of the silhouettes, the drop-waist dresses, the skinny skirts in an almost monochrome palette. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Oct. 2020",
"Madewell Three-Pack Non-Medical Face Masks These simple, monochrome masks come in packs of three and are made out of three layers of cotton, from leftover clothing scraps. \u2014 Hanna Horvath, NBC News , 22 May 2020",
"On a recent listless winter Saturday afternoon, the only thing grayer than the cool, monochrome buildings at Glenstone was the flat, impenetrable sky. \u2014 Kelsey Ables, Washington Post , 30 Jan. 2020",
"Throughout the film, her look hinges on loose chestnut finger waves and soft, monochrome washes of crimson on the eyes and mouth. \u2014 Vogue , 5 Jan. 2019",
"The best of these is the title number, which concludes the show in a blaze of uplift and redeems Segarra\u2019s emotionally monochrome performance. \u2014 Julia M. Klein, Philly.com , 5 June 2018"
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"And just as its allover, uninflected red doesn\u2019t entirely flatten out the space (perspective lines, painted in reserve, remain to suggest depth), the colored works arrayed around the studio break up the monochrome with exquisite harmonies. \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"The artist would first block the position of the flower with a monochrome underpainting and then flesh out the details by applying semi-transparent paints such as glazes for the shadows. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022",
"Zendaya, of course, tried out the trend for herself, at the very show where the collection was launched: Gigi Hadid put her spin on the color with a monochrome outfit. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 6 June 2022",
"Her monochrome outfit consisted of a pale yellow dress by Emilia Wickstead, a matching hat, a clutch, nude pumps, and pearl drop earrings. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 June 2022",
"Kate's monochrome outfit coordinated perfectly with Alfie's fur. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 29 May 2022",
"Kate Middleton isn\u2019t the only celebrity to wear a monochrome cream outfit today. \u2014 ELLE , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Chimbala donned a simple monochrome outfit and shades, while El Alfa rocked a Canadian tuxedo and pristine braids. \u2014 Neena Rouhani, Billboard , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The Duchess of Cambridge's elegant monochrome ensemble featured the soft pastel shade from head to toe, plus a few fancy accessories that added unexpected depth to her look. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"However, certain aggressively monochrome outfits could double as Halloween costumes. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Most startling are two small, fragmentary paintings that are irregular forms layered with nearly monochrome paint. \u2014 Matthew Bourbon, Dallas News , 28 Apr. 2021",
"With this launch, a historically monochrome collection turns technicolor thanks to the widest selection of colored gemstones that has ever been used in a Richard Mille series. \u2014 Harper's BAZAAR , 9 Dec. 2020",
"There were plenty of period references in the toy-block geometries of the silhouettes, the drop-waist dresses, the skinny skirts in an almost monochrome palette. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Oct. 2020",
"Madewell Three-Pack Non-Medical Face Masks These simple, monochrome masks come in packs of three and are made out of three layers of cotton, from leftover clothing scraps. \u2014 Hanna Horvath, NBC News , 22 May 2020",
"On a recent listless winter Saturday afternoon, the only thing grayer than the cool, monochrome buildings at Glenstone was the flat, impenetrable sky. \u2014 Kelsey Ables, Washington Post , 30 Jan. 2020",
"Throughout the film, her look hinges on loose chestnut finger waves and soft, monochrome washes of crimson on the eyes and mouth. \u2014 Vogue , 5 Jan. 2019",
"The best of these is the title number, which concludes the show in a blaze of uplift and redeems Segarra\u2019s emotionally monochrome performance. \u2014 Julia M. Klein, Philly.com , 5 June 2018"
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"The Biden administration justified its decision \u2014 or no decision \u2014 with the tired old rationalizations and justifications that the U.S. has been using for years to give the medieval monocracy a pass on human rights violations. \u2014 Ahmed Tharwat, Star Tribune , 1 Mar. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"No such monocyte or macrophage infection was seen in the control group of healthy blood donors. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"However, the antibodies generated by vaccines don't seem to facilitate monocyte infections and the inflammatory cascades that follow. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The study found people with Covid-19 tended to have more of an unusual type of monocyte that had CD16 receptors. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Analyzing patterns of gene expression in individual human immune system cells, the researchers refined the definitions of the types known as dendritic cells and monocytes and identified a novel type that had been overlooked. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 12 July 2017"
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"The research team tested five materials: graphene, which is a simple hexagonal array format of carbon; molybdenum sulfide in monolayer form, and three MOF membranes. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 13 Dec. 2019",
"Researchers have since made monolayers of metals, semimetals, insulators and more, but magnetism was the final holdout. \u2014 Sylvia Morrow, Discover Magazine , 1 Feb. 2018",
"In June, Xiaodong Xu of the University of Washington published results of the first isolated monolayer magnet in Nature. \u2014 Sylvia Morrow, Discover Magazine , 1 Feb. 2018"
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"As portrayed here and elsewhere, Parker was a self-serving con man who monopolized the star\u2019s artistic and personal freedom and now gets to monopolize the retelling of his life. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
"But Boeing and Lockheed have watched as SpaceX first used the Falcon 9 to take over the market for vehicles to launch satellites and space probes, and then used the Dragon capsule to monopolize human spaceflight to orbit in the US. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 24 Feb. 2022",
"TikTok\u2019s design, which throws users headlong into an immersive, endless stream of snappy content, is designed to monopolize attention. \u2014 Chris Stokel-walker, Wired , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Neither team was able to monopolize the lead for long, though. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The theory, which explains how nature resets cognition, relies in part on the concept of surrounding activity that occupies your attention but doesn\u2019t monopolize it \u2014 activity such as a gentle wind. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Jan. 2022",
"These issues are all crucial for a seamless user experience, but there is no company better suited to tackle them, bring trust to NFTs, and monopolize video tokenization than YouTube. \u2014 Daniel Yurcho, Fortune , 14 Feb. 2022",
"The true Web3 winners will be the ones that monopolize on blockchain technology with Fun gameplay. \u2014 Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"And such a massive force could overshadow upcoming talent and monopolize the space quickly. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 3 Nov. 2021"
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"\u2014 Barbara A. Leitch"
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"\u2014 Helen M. Lynd"
],
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"The government passed laws intended to break up monopolies ."
]
},
"examples":[
"The government passed laws intended to break up monopolies .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At its founding in 2006, ULA was blessed and cursed with a monopoly in the lucrative U.S. government launch business. \u2014 Greg Autry, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
"Making matters worse, in the view of many energy experts, is the Public Utilities Commission \u2014 the state agency responsible for approving power purchases by monopoly utility companies such as Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas & Electric. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"For next 13 years, Tribune campaigns against Yerkes\u2019 attempt to gain monopoly over public transportation system. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
"This timing allows manufacturers to extend monopoly protections and hold on to profitable drug markets by procuring additional patents when the ones on their original drugs are expiring. \u2014 Ravi Gupta And Joseph S. Ross, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"The union political monopoly can be broken with the right leadership and reform message. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"After debuting in 1995 as part of Windows 95 and becoming an instant hit, the browser enjoyed a virtual monopoly throughout the early 2000s. \u2014 Jennifer Korn And David Goldman, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"City leaders also criticized how the state pension fund has invested money SANTEE \u2014 A local street sweeping monopoly has Santee officials worried. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"After the Supreme Court split up John D. Rockefeller\u2019s Standard Oil\u2019s monopoly in 1911, the oil industry reconstituted itself into an American and European cartel known as the Seven Sisters. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 10 June 2022"
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"The movie star was monosyllabic with newspaper reporters.",
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"Mat, 48, spends most of his time tending to things in the basement, speaks in monosyllabic murmurs, and wears Keens and Carhartt. \u2014 Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"For every assessment Hess relayed, Allen offered a monosyllabic response. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Though there are cameos from theater personnel (Kenan Thompson, Taylor-Joy), this is basically a monologue by Vin, monosyllabic dope. \u2014 Matthew Love, Vulture , 23 May 2021",
"Only Chip fielded the phone calls, awkward, monosyllabic , for fear his mother would overhear and be hurt. \u2014 Lauren Groff, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2021",
"During the interview, Laurent was a typical 9-year-old, giving short or monosyllabic answers. \u2014 Elian Peltier, New York Times , 15 Nov. 2019",
"Voi Scooter companies often seem indistinguishable, with their monosyllabic names (Scoot, Skip, Spin) and identikit hardware. \u2014 Alison Griswold, Quartz , 16 Dec. 2019",
"And there was Shane, an irresistible, monosyllabic lothario, who inspired both ire and emulation. \u2014 Crispin Long, The New Yorker , 11 Dec. 2019",
"There, Smith shed more tears as reporters asked questions between sniffles and snippets of monosyllabic answers in which the former Mount Saint Joseph star blamed himself. \u2014 Don Markus, baltimoresun.com , 2 Nov. 2019"
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"He sang in a soft, low monotone .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Step out of the monotone of daily life and remind your senses what adventure feels like with the captivating and intoxicating mix of aromas that is Pour Homme Parfum. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"Onstage, Fred stands motionless and issues lines in a robotic monotone . \u2014 Karen Schoemer, SPIN , 1 May 2022",
"Four two-tone exterior color schemes will be available, along with six monotone exterior colors. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The sounds Kallmyer suggested in a calm monotone were such everyday occurrences as birds and children and a violin and a chorus. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Bill Ferguson wore a detached expression and spoke in a monotone . \u2014 Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun , 9 Apr. 2022",
"For one, there was that voice Warhol crafted for himself\u2014a monotone built from his Pittsburgh upbringing and years in the New York City art scene. \u2014 Angela Watercutter, Wired , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The monotone palette, gowns, suits, and cocktail dresses offer an element of shimmer and sparkle whether they be fully glistened throughout the look, or include a hint of it on the collar. \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Belichick\u2019s blank expression and curt, monotone delivery were hardly new. \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Right-hander Zac Gallen, speaking in his dry, monotone voice on Sunday afternoon, sounded like a pitcher coming off a rough performance. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 8 May 2022",
"Reading verbatim tends to flatten the vocal inflection and produce a monotone voice. \u2014 Jerry Weissman, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"The artist, who died in 1987, was a master of his own cult of personality, and the robot was practically a manifestation of how the world perceived him: meticulously crafted, if a bit rigid and monotone in his conversational style. \u2014 Angela Watercutter, Wired , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Between the mix of monotone suits and emblazoned Gucci accessories lies a sense of control that is in some ways otherworldly. \u2014 Kimberly Aleah, Rolling Stone , 1 Mar. 2022",
"With a monotone color palette Maria Grazia Chiuri unveiled Dior\u2019s spring summer 2022 Haute Couture collection today from Mus\u00e9e Rodin in Paris. \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"For Holland there's an appreciation for nature, even its monotone whiteness, where the only sounds are wind and an occasional seagull. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Hands in his sweatshirt\u2019s pocket, his voice nearly monotone , coach Tyronn Lue rattled off the same themes that have doomed so many losses: inconsistent transition play, anemic rebounding, an absence of physicality. \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 8 Jan. 2022",
"The Brazilian President's speech was calmly given, even monotone at times, opening with a numbing sales pitch of his country to investors that touted developments in sanitation and transportation services. \u2014 Caitlin Hu, CNN , 21 Sep. 2021"
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"1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1760, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8m\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02cct\u014dn"
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": having the property either of never increasing or of never decreasing as the values of the independent variable or the subscripts of the terms increase":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Delivered in a monotonic , almost spooky deadpan, the track has the feeling of poetry or performance art. \u2014 Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone , 9 Feb. 2022",
"What is being mourned isn't exactly the paper, but the possibility of its existence in this city that prided itself for its witty discretions - now replaced by a monotonic , absolute drone. \u2014 Quartz Staff, Quartz , 24 June 2021",
"Gupta embeds those monotonic relationships in sprawling databases called interpolated lookup tables. \u2014 Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS , 6 July 2017"
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"1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02ccm\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4-nik"
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"-t\u1d4an\u02cc\u012bz also -t\u02ccn\u012bz"
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"Altogether, millions of mostly obscure entries in the public record offer details of a forced labor system of monotonous enormity. \u2014 Douglas A. Blackmon , Slavery By Another Name , 2008",
"At times, the grayness of the place was consumed by its own monotonous noise, of bars clanging, of inmates being led through the corridors, of guards yelling out orders \u2026 \u2014 Benjamin Weiser , New York Times Magazine , 6 Aug. 2000",
"The monotonous chant of the indoctrinated, ideologically armored from head to foot \u2026 \u2014 Philip Roth , American Pastoral , 1997",
"The crickets stridulated their everlasting monotonous meaningful note. \u2014 John Updike , The Witches of Eastwick , 1984",
"the lecturer's monotonous delivery threatened to put us to sleep",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The automation that comes with chatbots frees our human talent to focus on less monotonous and routine challenges within the business. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"His frenemy Pablo Picasso suggested that going back to the same subjects and ideas over and over again made for a rather monotonous oeuvre. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 15 June 2022",
"Whether in events on the ground or in the near- monotonous government spin, Whitlock underscores that Afghanistan wasn\u2019t a 20-year war but a one-year war fought 20 times. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Aug. 2021",
"The end-of-inning recaps were getting monotonous for those keeping score Saturday morning, but Antioch sophomore pitcher Jacey Schuler was oblivious. \u2014 Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"Such work typically involves long, monotonous flights to monitor illicit trade, such as clandestine fuel transfers at sea to circumvent UN restrictions on selling oil to North Korea. \u2014 Austin Ramzy, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"These folks do well when they are allowed to disengage, take time for themselves, and dedicate their lives to a cause rather than a monotonous job or singular person. \u2014 Glamour , 31 May 2022",
"In maybe the sharpest illustration of what his life has become, the first episode (confidently directed by showrunner and The Mandalorian vet Deborah Chow) follows him to his monotonous factory job on Tatooine not once, not twice, but three times. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
"In the workforce, robotics holds a lot of potential for both highly routine and monotonous tasks and those that are unsafe for human workers\u2014especially when combined with machine learning. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 1 June 2022"
],
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},
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"-\u02c8n\u00e4t-n\u0259s",
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"Altogether, millions of mostly obscure entries in the public record offer details of a forced labor system of monotonous enormity. \u2014 Douglas A. Blackmon , Slavery By Another Name , 2008",
"At times, the grayness of the place was consumed by its own monotonous noise, of bars clanging, of inmates being led through the corridors, of guards yelling out orders \u2026 \u2014 Benjamin Weiser , New York Times Magazine , 6 Aug. 2000",
"The monotonous chant of the indoctrinated, ideologically armored from head to foot \u2026 \u2014 Philip Roth , American Pastoral , 1997",
"The crickets stridulated their everlasting monotonous meaningful note. \u2014 John Updike , The Witches of Eastwick , 1984",
"the lecturer's monotonous delivery threatened to put us to sleep",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The automation that comes with chatbots frees our human talent to focus on less monotonous and routine challenges within the business. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"His frenemy Pablo Picasso suggested that going back to the same subjects and ideas over and over again made for a rather monotonous oeuvre. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 15 June 2022",
"Whether in events on the ground or in the near- monotonous government spin, Whitlock underscores that Afghanistan wasn\u2019t a 20-year war but a one-year war fought 20 times. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Aug. 2021",
"The end-of-inning recaps were getting monotonous for those keeping score Saturday morning, but Antioch sophomore pitcher Jacey Schuler was oblivious. \u2014 Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"Such work typically involves long, monotonous flights to monitor illicit trade, such as clandestine fuel transfers at sea to circumvent UN restrictions on selling oil to North Korea. \u2014 Austin Ramzy, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"These folks do well when they are allowed to disengage, take time for themselves, and dedicate their lives to a cause rather than a monotonous job or singular person. \u2014 Glamour , 31 May 2022",
"In maybe the sharpest illustration of what his life has become, the first episode (confidently directed by showrunner and The Mandalorian vet Deborah Chow) follows him to his monotonous factory job on Tatooine not once, not twice, but three times. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
"In the workforce, robotics holds a lot of potential for both highly routine and monotonous tasks and those that are unsafe for human workers\u2014especially when combined with machine learning. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 1 June 2022"
],
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},
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"-\u02c8n\u00e4t-n\u0259s",
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"arid",
"boring",
"colorless",
"drab",
"dreary",
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"dry",
"dull",
"dusty",
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"heavy",
"ho-hum",
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"leaden",
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"monochromatic",
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"old",
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"stale",
"stodgy",
"stuffy",
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"\u2014 SHAPE"
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},
"examples":[
"She hated the monotony of the job.",
"The brief storm was a relief from the monotony of the hot summer afternoon.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Another aspect of parenting which can be tough is the monotony \u2014the same morning routine followed by similar afternoon patterns and evening rituals. \u2014 Tracy Brower, Forbes , 2 Jan. 2022",
"The downside was the monotony , which was numbing in a way that McDonald\u2019s had never been. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Nov. 2021",
"However, a mission to Mars, which could take months or years depending on the design of the spacecraft, could lead to feelings of monotony and confinement. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 4 June 2022",
"Waldon relieves the monotony and pressures of being on the road through any means possible on her new release. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 6 May 2022",
"It\u2019s no guarantee, because for every moment like this, there are 10 others that loop me back to the beginning of this anecdote \u2014 the discomfort, monotony and frustrating effort. \u2014 Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Jan. 2022",
"Then comes the biggest reveal so far in Stranger Things history: One is Victor Creel's son Henry, who was born with strange powers and was ostracized during his childhood, feeling oppressed by the monotony of human life. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 May 2022",
"Take the weights and exercise mat on a patio to switch up the monotony of your fitness routine. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 6 May 2022",
"Shipherd breaks up the monotony of training with off-day activities such as water-rafting trips and volleyball games. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2022"
],
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]
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"\u2014 W. L. Sullivan"
],
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"a mythical monster",
"a sea monster",
"\u2026 visualize this scaleless monster , eight or nine feet long, sprawling in the shade by the side of the mud pools \u2026",
"\u2014 W. E. Swinton"
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],
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"That truck is a monster .",
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"\u2014 John Irving"
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"an immoral monster"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"That car is a monster .",
"Inflation has become an economic monster .",
"Adjective",
"The movie turned out to be a monster hit.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This one is a monster , with a 572-cubic-inch V-8 lurking under a high-rise cowl-induction hood. \u2014 Car and Driver , 29 June 2022",
"After grabbing a prisoner and pulling him into a bloody room, a Demogorgon emerges, signaling that the Hawkins crew as well as fans haven't seen the last of the terrifying Upside Down monster . \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 26 May 2022",
"It\u2019s 1893, and some residents of London are feeling choked by industrialization while some residents of Essex think there\u2019s a sea monster in their midst. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"Cage, 58, is hard at work playing iconic vampire Dracula in Universal's Renfield opposite The Great's Nicholas Hoult, who stars as the titular Renfield, a henchman of the villainous monster in Bram Stoker's original 1897 novel, Dracula. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Starting 2022 off with a bang, MV Agusta has released nothing short of a brutal monster in the form of the $33,800 Brutale 1000 RR. \u2014 Peter Jackson, Robb Report , 25 Jan. 2022",
"That includes plot wrinkles related to their respective older siblings and glimpses of the occasional monster , realized through pretty cheesy special effects. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"First, recognize that tantrums are a normal stage of psychosocial development and do not indicate that your child is a small monster . \u2014 Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Event winner Adelaide Aquilla of Ohio State broke the collegiate record with her first attempt, a monster of 64-5\u00bc. \u2014 Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"As Yennefer runs off with Ciri, Geralt stays behind, and The Witcher delivers one of the better non- monster fight scenes of its entire run. \u2014 Scott Meslow, Vulture , 17 Dec. 2021",
"This set of beach toys from Kohl's is only $10, and features an adorably themed set of tools like a sifter, rake, shovel, mini- monster truck and more. \u2014 Felicity Warner, USA TODAY , 29 June 2021",
"There are other, younger humans in Godzilla vs. Kong, to further tip the monster -human scale in the wrong direction. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 31 Mar. 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1837, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
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},
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"\u02c8m\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259r",
"\u02c8m\u00e4n-st\u0259r"
],
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"Did you see the new mall",
"any monstrosities born to the farm animals were sent to the agricultural college for study",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Courtesy isn\u2019t precisely efficient \u2014 especially now, when only monstrosity seems to be rewarded. \u2014 John Hodgman, New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"Had Czar Nicholas II remained in power, Russia would likely have evolved into an imperfect constitutional monarchy, not the murderous monstrosity of the past 100 years. \u2014 Robert D. Kaplan, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
"The infamous 1953 mansion of the late Indiana pimp-turned-magnate, Jerry Hostetler, is once again on the market and this time, the long-suffering, long-unwanted monstrosity might finally be sold. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Beyond center field sits Mount Davis, the massive vista-obstructing seating structure that was built when Al Davis brought the Raiders back from Los Angeles \u2014 a monstrosity that might be the only stadium section visible from outer space. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
"In particular, the two sides take divergent views on what crimes against humanity the Nazis committed that define their monstrosity . \u2014 Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 Apr. 2022",
"But some saw this gender paradox as a kind of monstrosity . \u2014 Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Fortunately for pasta lovers, such a monstrosity does not exist. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 16 Mar. 2022",
"That film\u2019s sequel opens with an elaborate preamble that involves a young Poirot, WWI and PTSD, all at the service of explaining how and why that monstrosity now perches above his mouth. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 10 Feb. 2022"
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"a monstrous melon"
],
": extraordinarily ugly or vicious : horrible":[
"a monstrous crime",
"monstrous mayhem"
],
": having extraordinary often overwhelming size : gigantic":[
"stuffing a monstrous sandwich down his throat",
"\u2014 Mike Flaherty",
"a monstrous skyscraper"
],
": having the qualities or appearance of a monster":[
"came face to face with a monstrous creature",
"\u2014 Lester David"
],
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"\u2014 Louis Untermeyer",
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],
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"\u2014 Mark Twain"
],
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]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"It was monstrous of him to keep the truth from them all those years.",
"a monstrous melon that was clearly not fit to eat",
"Adverb",
"a monstrous pretty gal, she was",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The sky was as advertised: monstrous , dazzling, everywhere. \u2014 Suzannah Showler, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Smith\u2019s monstrous dunk was the buzz of Greenville for the next 24 hours, with the reactions from his teammates \u2014 Green in particular \u2014 going viral in the wake of the opening-round result. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Simultaneously, Wednesday tries to prevent a monstrous killing spree that's taking over the local town, while attempting to uncover the supernatural mystery involving her parents that took place 25 years ago. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Ridloff plays Makkari, one of 10 Eternals who arrived on Earth 7,000 years ago at the dawn of civilization to help humanity progress and protect them against monstrous creatures called Deviants. \u2014 Adam B. Vary, Variety , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Among the new footage is a shot of Don Lee's Gilgamesh using his powers to defend himself against a Deviant \u2014 monstrous creatures who the Eternals protect humans from. \u2014 Andrea Towers, EW.com , 3 Oct. 2021",
"More than 15,000 firefighters were battling dozens of California blazes, including another monstrous blaze, the Dixie Fire about 65 miles north. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Sep. 2021",
"The Stoneman Douglas baseball team kept its state title defense going, using a five-run fifth inning that included a monstrous Jake Clemente home run to power back against Miami Christopher Columbus in the 7A regional final on Tuesday. \u2014 Franco Panizo, Sun Sentinel , 18 May 2022",
"Leaving Bruce, Allison, and Lennon was a monstrous act and one that led Allison down a spiral of grief and confusion that has lasted for years. \u2014 Benjamin Rosenstock, Vulture , 12 Nov. 2021"
],
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"1569, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6":"Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8m\u00e4n-str\u0259s",
"\u02c8m\u00e4n(t)-str\u0259s"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for monstrous Adjective monstrous , prodigious , tremendous , stupendous mean extremely impressive. monstrous implies a departure from the normal (as in size, form, or character) and often carries suggestions of deformity, ugliness, or fabulousness. the monstrous waste of the project prodigious suggests a marvelousness exceeding belief, usually in something felt as going far beyond a previous maximum (as of goodness, greatness, intensity, or size). made a prodigious effort and rolled the stone aside tremendous may imply a power to terrify or inspire awe. the tremendous roar of the cataract stupendous implies a power to stun or astound, usually because of size, numbers, complexity, or greatness beyond description. a stupendous volcanic eruption",
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": deviating greatly from the natural form or character : abnormal":[
"a monstrous melon"
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"a monstrous crime",
"monstrous mayhem"
],
": having extraordinary often overwhelming size : gigantic":[
"stuffing a monstrous sandwich down his throat",
"\u2014 Mike Flaherty",
"a monstrous skyscraper"
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": having the qualities or appearance of a monster":[
"came face to face with a monstrous creature",
"\u2014 Lester David"
],
": shockingly wrong or ridiculous":[
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"\u2014 Louis Untermeyer",
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"a monstrous long raft",
"\u2014 Mark Twain"
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"\u2014 used as an intensive a monstrous hammering on his door \u2014 G. D. Brown a monstrous hangover"
]
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"examples":[
"Adjective",
"It was monstrous of him to keep the truth from them all those years.",
"a monstrous melon that was clearly not fit to eat",
"Adverb",
"a monstrous pretty gal, she was",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The sky was as advertised: monstrous , dazzling, everywhere. \u2014 Suzannah Showler, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Smith\u2019s monstrous dunk was the buzz of Greenville for the next 24 hours, with the reactions from his teammates \u2014 Green in particular \u2014 going viral in the wake of the opening-round result. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Simultaneously, Wednesday tries to prevent a monstrous killing spree that's taking over the local town, while attempting to uncover the supernatural mystery involving her parents that took place 25 years ago. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Ridloff plays Makkari, one of 10 Eternals who arrived on Earth 7,000 years ago at the dawn of civilization to help humanity progress and protect them against monstrous creatures called Deviants. \u2014 Adam B. Vary, Variety , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Among the new footage is a shot of Don Lee's Gilgamesh using his powers to defend himself against a Deviant \u2014 monstrous creatures who the Eternals protect humans from. \u2014 Andrea Towers, EW.com , 3 Oct. 2021",
"More than 15,000 firefighters were battling dozens of California blazes, including another monstrous blaze, the Dixie Fire about 65 miles north. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Sep. 2021",
"The Stoneman Douglas baseball team kept its state title defense going, using a five-run fifth inning that included a monstrous Jake Clemente home run to power back against Miami Christopher Columbus in the 7A regional final on Tuesday. \u2014 Franco Panizo, Sun Sentinel , 18 May 2022",
"Leaving Bruce, Allison, and Lennon was a monstrous act and one that led Allison down a spiral of grief and confusion that has lasted for years. \u2014 Benjamin Rosenstock, Vulture , 12 Nov. 2021"
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"1569, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8m\u00e4n-str\u0259s",
"\u02c8m\u00e4n(t)-str\u0259s"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for monstrous Adjective monstrous , prodigious , tremendous , stupendous mean extremely impressive. monstrous implies a departure from the normal (as in size, form, or character) and often carries suggestions of deformity, ugliness, or fabulousness. the monstrous waste of the project prodigious suggests a marvelousness exceeding belief, usually in something felt as going far beyond a previous maximum (as of goodness, greatness, intensity, or size). made a prodigious effort and rolled the stone aside tremendous may imply a power to terrify or inspire awe. the tremendous roar of the cataract stupendous implies a power to stun or astound, usually because of size, numbers, complexity, or greatness beyond description. a stupendous volcanic eruption",
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"deformed",
"distorted",
"malformed",
"misshapen",
"shapeless"
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"noun"
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"Noun",
"a photographer who often uses montage in her pictures",
"my memories of the childhood trip are a montage of the sights, smells, and sounds of India",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The sequence is a montage that shows Michael working out, and cuts to the investigators working on the case and ends with the revelation that Michael was a part of this gay subculture that existed in Durham. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 27 June 2022",
"There is a montage of explosions, fight scenes, and an attack by a creepy, faceless android host, plus a brief shot of Teddy Flood (James Marsden) looking far more violent than his original programming intended. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 17 June 2022",
"There may be one montage too many set to the strains of a mood-appropriate pop track. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"The centerpiece of the first episode is a montage of dicks, proudly displayed for the staff\u2019s discerning eyes as part of a centerfold casting session. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The 20-second video is a montage of three clips showing different types of military aircraft flying above an apparent residential area. \u2014 Chiara Vercellone, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The video was a montage of all the times Beckham was either open and Baker Mayfield didn\u2019t throw him the ball, or missed him. \u2014 cleveland , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Unfortunately, Tardif\u2019s is also a montage of dishes that are badly composed, poorly executed or any of the more bless-your-heart ways of saying ugly. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Jonathan shared a sweet video montage of their most special moments. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The first two episodes, on COVID-19 and the Trump Presidency, ricochet from story to montage to interview to speculation. \u2014 The New Yorker , 6 Sep. 2021",
"The residences will be similar to Montage Residences. \u2014 Orange County Register , 20 Mar. 2017"
],
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"1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1944, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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"borrowed from French, \"act of rising, act of moving things to a higher place, assembly of a mechanism from its components, editing of film shots to make a coherent whole,\" from monter \"to climb, get up onto (a horse), move to a higher place, assemble from component parts, assemble (film shots) into a coherent whole\" (going back to Old French, \"to climb, get up onto a horse, set up\") + -age \u2014 more at mount entry 2":"Noun",
"derivative of montage entry 1":"Verb"
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"m\u00e4n-\u02c8t\u00e4zh",
"m\u014d\u207f(n)-"
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"agglomerate",
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"noun",
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"Noun",
"He reads one of the travel monthlies .",
"Adjective",
"The monthly meeting is today.",
"The regional manager visits the office on a monthly basis.",
"She writes a monthly column for the magazine.",
"the monthly total of traffic accidents",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In an age when editors of monthlies must compete, seemingly impossibly, with the daily dopamine hits of \u2019grams and memes and TikToks, The World of Interiors appears to occupy an earlier, more dignified era. \u2014 Steven Kurutz, New York Times , 4 Dec. 2019",
"This week\u2019s chart presents a more nuanced element of the study in which neighborhoods were ranked based on what percent of the list price monthlies made up. \u2014 Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times , 14 Nov. 2019",
"NoHo, where the median list price for one-bedrooms was $1.8 million, had the city\u2019s highest median monthlies , $1,876 a month. \u2014 Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times , 14 Nov. 2019",
"For Lennar purchasers, Blackstone has memberships on its 7,313-yard course available for a $2,000 initiation and monthlies starting from just $244. \u2014 Mark Samuelson, The Denver Post , 5 Sep. 2019",
"But this evening felt more specifically like an elegy \u2014 Elle-gy",
"The June monthly pass and all 31-day CharmCard passes can be purchased at half price Thursday through June 24. \u2014 Colin Campbell, baltimoresun.com , 24 May 2017",
"The open interest for CBOE Volatility Index calls has surged 79 percent since the April monthly expiration, reaching a record 9.8 million contracts and more than three times the number of puts. \u2014 Cecile Vannucci, Bloomberg.com , 17 May 2017",
"Her monthly Everyday Hero feature does just that, highlighting achievements of some of Orange County\u2019s most dedicated volunteers and non-profit leaders. \u2014 Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register , 24 Apr. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Operating losses are totaling upwards of $2 billion monthly across the nation's children's hospitals, according to an analysis conducted by the Children's Hospital Association. \u2014 Mark Wietecha For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 6 May 2020",
"As a result, the company scaled back the once monthly publication to bi- monthly in 2017 and quarterly in 2019. \u2014 Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2020",
"Criminologist and author Amanda Howard corresponded with Milat almost monthly since 1997. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Oct. 2019",
"Xbox software and services revenue increased 36 percent, attributed to third-party titles, and Xbox Live monthly active users stand at 57 million, up 8 percent, year on year. \u2014 Peter Bright, Ars Technica , 20 July 2018",
"IPSWICH Explore Castle Hill on the Crane Estate after hours through Cocktails at the Castle events which take place monthly through Sept. 12 at 290 Argilla Road. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2018",
"Bitcoin trading has helped fuel growth for the app, which had more than 7 million monthly active customers in December. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2018",
"Share Cluster members began meeting monthly in 1988 after the the county's first Drug Abuse Commission levy was approved by voters. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland.com , 30 Apr. 2018",
"Glass-fusing workshop Head to KitscheCoo Art & Craft Shed, 5668 Broad St., Greendale, for its monthly open glass-fusing workshop. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 Jan. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Teen Open Mic Night, 7-9 p.m. July 15 through Nov. 18, Bi- monthly creative outlet for teens, featuring music, poetry and more. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"Teen Open Mic Night, 7-9 p.m. July 15 through Nov. 18, Bi- monthly creative outlet for teens, featuring music, poetry and more. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"Teen Open Mic Night, 7-9 p.m. July 15 through Nov. 18, Bi- monthly creative outlet for teens, featuring music, poetry and more. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"Teen Open Mic Night, 7-9 p.m. July 15 through Nov. 18, Bi- monthly creative outlet for teens, featuring music, poetry and more. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
"Join Mayor Kevin Corcoran from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. March 23 for his monthly Coffee & Conversation in council chambers at city hall, 7307 Avon Belden Road. \u2014 cleveland , 13 Mar. 2022",
"In Greece, unvaccinated people 60 and older are facing monthly fines as a rise in infections has put sustained pressure on hospitals. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Mayor Kevin Corcoran is continuing his monthly Coffee & Conversation with the Mayor for 2022. \u2014 cleveland , 24 Dec. 2021",
"While the Parkville Market has grabbed a lot of attention in the past year and is now planning an expansion, the Hog River Brewery and the Know Good Market, a monthly food festival, have been staples. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com , 28 Nov. 2021"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8m\u0259n(t)th-l\u0113",
"\u02c8m\u0259nth-l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185826",
"type":[
"adjective",
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"noun"
]
},
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": a measure of time corresponding nearly to the period of the moon's revolution and amounting to approximately 4 weeks or 30 days or \u00b9/\u2081\u2082 of a year":[],
": an indefinite usually extended period of time":[
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],
": one ninth of the typical duration of human pregnancy":[
"she was in her eighth month"
]
},
"examples":[
"July is my favorite month .",
"It was hard to keep warm in the cabin during the winter months .",
"the merry month of May",
"I saw her last month and I'll see her again next month .",
"The price sometimes changes dramatically from one month to the next .",
"He was gone for a month .",
"She was back to work a month after the accident.",
"He's been gone for months .",
"I haven't talked to her in months .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Distinguished Speaker Series, 6 p.m., first Thursday of the month through Dec. 1, online, in partnership with Save Our Seas Foundation. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"An 18-year-old has been indicted in a high-speed crash that killed two Northern Virginia students and seriously injured a third this month , Fairfax County police said. \u2014 Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"But in June 2013, the last pre-pandemic month when the unemployment rate was 7.5%, some 11.8 million Americans were unemployed, 5.8 million more than last month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"The Advisory Committee meets once a month via Zoom on the first Thursday of each month at 5 p.m. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"One of two witnesses to testify in-person during the prime-time hearing on June 9, the committee's first of the month , was Capitol Police officer Caroline Edwards, who suffered a traumatic brain injury on Jan. 6. \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022",
"Mi Oi and Phinista, who was able to stock enough Sriracha to last another month by traveling daily to the supplier, which limited members\u2019 purchases to two cases a day. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"In Irpin, the bodies of 290 victims, with a disproportionate number of women, were recovered after Russian forces inflicted a month of terror, the BBC reported. \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
"When the coronavirus pandemic delayed her trial, a judge allowed her release on a $250,000 bond and a $350-a- month ankle monitor. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English, from Old English m\u014dnath ; akin to Old High German m\u0101n\u014dd month, Old English m\u014dna moon":""
},
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"\u02c8m\u0259nth",
"\u02c8m\u0259n(t)th"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120027",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-002032",
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": a frame or setting especially for a jewel":[],
": a manner of mounting or setting (as a jewel)":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from Middle French, from monter to mount + -ure":""
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"\u02c8m\u00e4nch\u0259(r)"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183815",
"type":[
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]
},
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": a coastal Ecuadorian of mixed European, American Indian, and African descent":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182745",
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"examples":[
"They have erected a monument in his honor.",
"the Quakers disapproved of monuments , regarding them as idolatrous, so thousands of Nantucketers spend their eternal rest in complete anonymity",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Now Utah is preparing to file a lawsuit aimed at invalidating Biden\u2019s restoration of the monument . \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Supply-chain issues held up the remaining part of the monument . \u2014 cleveland , 17 June 2022",
"For Strong, the topic was the relocation of the Confederate monument in 2020 from outside the Madison County Courthouse to nearby Maple Hill Cemetery and the payment of the $25,000 fine from the state for moving it. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
"The team is also partnering with Audible to record locals\u2019 personal stories of liberation to be played as part of the monument . \u2014 Carly Olson, ELLE Decor , 13 June 2022",
"Taylor spoke with Carlton McCoy on a recent episode of the CNN original series Nomad about the home's complicated past and his decision to preserve the slave cabins as a kind of monument , an educational resource for schoolkids and historians. \u2014 CNN , 1 June 2022",
"The Lincoln Memorial was temporarily closed to the public Saturday morning after celebrating university graduates reportedly left a mess on the steps of the monument , a National Park Service official said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
"That same year, Agalakova was reporting on the unveiling of a monument to Soviet citizens who took part in the Belgian resistance during the Second World War. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 18 May 2022",
"An alternate base is Escalante, a city on the northern edge of the monument with a visitor center and access to rugged terrain in the Escalante River Basin. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8m\u00e4n-y\u0259-m\u0259nt"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191718",
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},
"examples":[
"It's more than a mistake; it's a case of monumental stupidity.",
"the monumental complexity of the issue",
"Repairing the damage will be a monumental task.",
"The class was about modern monumental architecture.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For both creators and collectors of digital art, NFTs and blockchain technology have been monumental . \u2014 Alex Levin, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Considering the predicament of Team Wallace and their boat named Crazy Train just hours into the race, the achievement was monumental . \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
"The work that followed to publish the documents \u2014 against a ticking clock \u2014 was monumental . \u2014 Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"Seeing a character like Nakia on screen when the 19-year-old actress was younger would have been monumental . \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 16 June 2022",
"In news that is monumental despite being expected, WNBA icon and Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird announced Thursday that the 2022 season will be her last. \u2014 Howard Megdal, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Cathedral the following day and while visiting Wales for the monumental moment. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 4 June 2022",
"The biggest, of course, was the U.S. hockey team\u2019s monumental upset of the Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 12 Feb. 2022",
"For many viewers, Sara's portrayal of Callie was monumental in accurately and appropriately depicting a LGBT+ character of color on screen. \u2014 Katherine Tinsley, Good Housekeeping , 3 Feb. 2022"
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"stately"
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": to record or memorialize lastingly by a monument":[]
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"adding to the appeal of the Taj Mahal is the fact that it monumentalizes one man's undying love for his wife",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In Dirty Turk, larger-than-life paper-m\u00e2ch\u00e9 puppets are worn on the backs of cast members Armando Monsivais and Sorany Gutierrez to monumentalize the strength of Tahir and Ferdie, the grandparents to whom Ozlem owes everything. \u2014 Alysia Nicole Harris, Dallas News , 9 Sep. 2021",
"His compositions monumentalize the small trees, centering them in a serene lake or a drift of snow, or positioning them to perfectly frame a mountain peak or the moon. \u2014 Briana Miller, oregonlive , 12 Jan. 2021",
"Above all, Zumthor brought a drive to monumentalize Govan\u2019s ambition. \u2014 Joseph Giovannini, The New York Review of Books , 2 Oct. 2020",
"Their corsets were visible under sheer scrims of chiffon set into flannel jackets, marbelized sequins monumentalizing flesh. \u2014 Vanessa Friedman, New York Times , 5 Mar. 2018",
"Even former presidents far better at simulating modesty have been unable to resist monumentalizing themselves for posterity. \u2014 Jeet Heer, New Republic , 13 Sep. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For both creators and collectors of digital art, NFTs and blockchain technology have been monumental . \u2014 Alex Levin, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Considering the predicament of Team Wallace and their boat named Crazy Train just hours into the race, the achievement was monumental . \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
"The work that followed to publish the documents \u2014 against a ticking clock \u2014 was monumental . \u2014 Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"Seeing a character like Nakia on screen when the 19-year-old actress was younger would have been monumental . \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 16 June 2022",
"In news that is monumental despite being expected, WNBA icon and Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird announced Thursday that the 2022 season will be her last. \u2014 Howard Megdal, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Cathedral the following day and while visiting Wales for the monumental moment. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 4 June 2022",
"The biggest, of course, was the U.S. hockey team\u2019s monumental upset of the Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 12 Feb. 2022",
"For many viewers, Sara's portrayal of Callie was monumental in accurately and appropriately depicting a LGBT+ character of color on screen. \u2014 Katherine Tinsley, Good Housekeeping , 3 Feb. 2022"
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"noun"
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"noun"
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"adjective"
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"\u02c8m\u0259n(t)th"
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"examples":[
"July is my favorite month .",
"It was hard to keep warm in the cabin during the winter months .",
"the merry month of May",
"I saw her last month and I'll see her again next month .",
"The price sometimes changes dramatically from one month to the next .",
"He was gone for a month .",
"She was back to work a month after the accident.",
"He's been gone for months .",
"I haven't talked to her in months .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Distinguished Speaker Series, 6 p.m., first Thursday of the month through Dec. 1, online, in partnership with Save Our Seas Foundation. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"An 18-year-old has been indicted in a high-speed crash that killed two Northern Virginia students and seriously injured a third this month , Fairfax County police said. \u2014 Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"But in June 2013, the last pre-pandemic month when the unemployment rate was 7.5%, some 11.8 million Americans were unemployed, 5.8 million more than last month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"The Advisory Committee meets once a month via Zoom on the first Thursday of each month at 5 p.m. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"One of two witnesses to testify in-person during the prime-time hearing on June 9, the committee's first of the month , was Capitol Police officer Caroline Edwards, who suffered a traumatic brain injury on Jan. 6. \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022",
"Mi Oi and Phinista, who was able to stock enough Sriracha to last another month by traveling daily to the supplier, which limited members\u2019 purchases to two cases a day. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"In Irpin, the bodies of 290 victims, with a disproportionate number of women, were recovered after Russian forces inflicted a month of terror, the BBC reported. \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
"When the coronavirus pandemic delayed her trial, a judge allowed her release on a $250,000 bond and a $350-a- month ankle monitor. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022"
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"Middle English, from Old English m\u014dnath ; akin to Old High German m\u0101n\u014dd month, Old English m\u014dna moon":""
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"noun"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The film tells the story of Rickey Jackson, who was sentenced to death row in 1975 for the robbery and murder of money order salesman Harold Franks despite the lack of any physical evidence. \u2014 cleveland , 9 June 2022",
"Donations can be made through their website, or by sending a check or money order to the P.O. Box listed on their contact page. \u2014 Essence , 9 June 2022",
"Payments for taxes can be made by check or money order only. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 13 May 2022",
"Employees at Checksmart reported April 6 that a man attempted to cash an altered money order before leaving the store. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Upon investigation, it was learned that a Lyndhurst man had purchased the money order for $400 and mailed it outside the post office in the city. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Cost to add your Enfield address to the map is $25, via check or money order . \u2014 courant.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Payments can be made by check or money order , not cash. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 12 Feb. 2022",
"The city will match up to $250 per contributor, or $100 if the contribution is made via money order . \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Notably, a monkey puzzle tree has stood on the property since the homeowners received a souvenir seedling at the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, which drew millions to Portland. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
"Waking up brings a bedlam blue home in the outer, outer, outer, outer Excelsior, a land of monkey puzzle trees and coyote mint bushes blooming pointed pink flowers. \u2014 Kevin Fisher-paulson, SFChronicle.com , 1 Sep. 2020",
"The best known is the Norfolk Island pine, sold as a houseplant, though another, the Chilean monkey puzzle tree, has been a botanical curiosity since the 19th century. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Jan. 2020",
"Almost: there is that wild-looking bunya-bunya (false monkey puzzle tree) in front of the historical museum. \u2014 C.d. Wright, Harper's magazine , 10 Jan. 2019"
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"noun"
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"Gold was once the basis of the U.S. monetary system.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Erdogan has defended his monetary policy, arguing that lowering rates will bring down inflation and boost production and exports. \u2014 Anna Cooban And Isil Sariyuce, CNN , 4 July 2022",
"Even Japan -- long the bastion of ultra-easy monetary policy -- is facing pressure to give way to higher yields. \u2014 Liz Capo Mccormick And Bloomberg, Fortune , 3 July 2022",
"And the question of its duration depends on the response of monetary policy (i.e., the Fed). \u2014 Robert Barone, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"In his two days of congressional testimony, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell reiterated the central bank\u2019s commitment to curbing soaring inflation with aggressive monetary policy, even in the face of a possible recession. \u2014 Yiwen Lu, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Powell's appearance on Capitol Hill Wednesday was the first of two days of testimony as part of the central bank's semi-annual monetary policy report. \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022",
"In the week ahead, investors will get key economic updates on Wednesday and Thursday when Powell, the Fed chair, gives his twice-annual report to Congress on monetary policy. \u2014 Benzinga, Detroit Free Press , 18 June 2022",
"In the slow-moving world of monetary policy, these changes represent a huge adjustment, and Powell didn\u2019t try to disguise the fact that recent events have put the Fed in catch-up mode. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022",
"The Fed has been in its pre-meeting blackout period, during which its officials do not give remarks on monetary policy, for several key data releases \u2014 including the latest hot inflation reading. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022"
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"Late Latin monetarius of a mint, of money, from Latin moneta":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The total amount of money in circulation is assessed by the monetary aggregate M2 and currently stands at about $20.4 trillion in the US, a 33.3% increase since January 2020. \u2014 Frank Van Gansbeke, Forbes , 28 June 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1946, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a rare virus disease especially of central and western Africa that is caused by a poxvirus (species Monkeypox virus of the genus Orthopoxvirus ), occurs chiefly in wild rodents and primates, and when transmitted to humans resembles smallpox but is milder":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At least one in six of the patients in the study wouldn\u2019t have met the current definition of a probable monkeypox case, according to Nicolo Girometti, who is also with the Chelsea and Westminster hospital. \u2014 James Paton, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
"Vaccines have never been used to stop monkeypox outbreaks in Africa. \u2014 Maria Cheng, ajc , 1 July 2022",
"There have been no fatalities from monkeypox in the United States. \u2014 Isaac Yu, Journal Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
"The vaccine is for prevention of smallpox and monkeypox in people ages 18 and older who are considered to be at high risk for infection, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. \u2014 Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"The monkeypox outbreak has stoked demand for vaccines, which were made to combat closely related smallpox. \u2014 Jon Kamp, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
"The Biden administration also announced its intention to beef up its response to monkeypox , detailing plans to offer more vaccines and tests to people who are most at risk. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"In most cases, monkeypox symptoms disappear on their own within a few weeks. \u2014 Lena H. Sun, Dan Diamond And Fenit Nirappil, Anchorage Daily News , 29 June 2022",
"Those efforts include a vaccine for smallpox kept in the stockpiles by the U.S. government that is known to protect against infection by monkeypox . \u2014 Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun , 28 June 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1959, in the meaning defined above":""
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"adjective"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the wake of an injury to star right fielder Mookie Betts, a lack of obvious replacement options in the organization and a monthlong slump from the lineup at large, the Dodgers felt compelled in recent days to seek out another right-handed hitter. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"In spring 2021, the couple set off on a monthlong meandering cross-country road trip to Southern California. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"Cash, an Army veteran, emphasized during his campaign the need for Chula Vista to renegotiate all its contracts, particularly after a monthlong trash strike in December. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"Chinese authorities this week lifted a roughly monthlong lockdown of the central Chinese city of Xi\u2019an, where a Delta outbreak had spread last month. \u2014 Sha Hua, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Pierre Lacocque and his Mississippi Heat Blues Band have a monthlong residency at the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in Gary. \u2014 Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"Throughout the areas of Ukraine recently liberated from a monthlong Russian occupation, a long string of disturbing stories is emerging of terror and death that Russian soldiers inflicted on unarmed Ukrainian civilians under their control. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The lawsuit appeared doomed in March when a San Francisco jury unanimously sided with the California health system at the conclusion of a monthlong trial. \u2014 Tara Bannow, STAT , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Olay's monthlong clinical studies showed that around 95% of women experienced no irritation and had no issues using either product daily. \u2014 Sabina Wizemann, Good Housekeeping , 25 Apr. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"\u2014 compare oligotropic , polytropic":[
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"-\u2027\u00a6tr\u00e4pik"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": an antibody that is derived from the clone of a single B cell and that is produced in large quantities of identical cells possessing affinity for the same epitope on a specific antigen (as a cancer cell)":[
"Researchers studying this and other cancers have long sought to use monoclonal antibodies \u2014biological molecules that bind only to particular target cells\u2014to attack tumors directly or to shuttle toxins selectively to cancer cells.",
"\u2014 R. Weiss",
"The ideal immunosuppressive monoclonal antibody would be one that abrogates responses to a defined antigen and preserves responses to all others.",
"\u2014 Thomas A. Waldmann",
"The drug, which would be given by intravenous infusion every four weeks, is a monoclonal antibody that tamps down the immune system \u2026",
"\u2014 Andrew Pollack",
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"first_known_use":{
"1967, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201809"
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": payable or reckoned by the month":[],
": occurring or appearing every month":[]
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"\u02c8m\u0259nth-l\u0113",
"\u02c8m\u0259n(t)th-l\u0113"
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"Noun",
"He reads one of the travel monthlies .",
"Adjective",
"The monthly meeting is today.",
"The regional manager visits the office on a monthly basis.",
"She writes a monthly column for the magazine.",
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"In an age when editors of monthlies must compete, seemingly impossibly, with the daily dopamine hits of \u2019grams and memes and TikToks, The World of Interiors appears to occupy an earlier, more dignified era. \u2014 Steven Kurutz, New York Times , 4 Dec. 2019",
"This week\u2019s chart presents a more nuanced element of the study in which neighborhoods were ranked based on what percent of the list price monthlies made up. \u2014 Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times , 14 Nov. 2019",
"NoHo, where the median list price for one-bedrooms was $1.8 million, had the city\u2019s highest median monthlies , $1,876 a month. \u2014 Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times , 14 Nov. 2019",
"For Lennar purchasers, Blackstone has memberships on its 7,313-yard course available for a $2,000 initiation and monthlies starting from just $244. \u2014 Mark Samuelson, The Denver Post , 5 Sep. 2019",
"But this evening felt more specifically like an elegy \u2014 Elle-gy",
"The June monthly pass and all 31-day CharmCard passes can be purchased at half price Thursday through June 24. \u2014 Colin Campbell, baltimoresun.com , 24 May 2017",
"The open interest for CBOE Volatility Index calls has surged 79 percent since the April monthly expiration, reaching a record 9.8 million contracts and more than three times the number of puts. \u2014 Cecile Vannucci, Bloomberg.com , 17 May 2017",
"Her monthly Everyday Hero feature does just that, highlighting achievements of some of Orange County\u2019s most dedicated volunteers and non-profit leaders. \u2014 Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register , 24 Apr. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Operating losses are totaling upwards of $2 billion monthly across the nation's children's hospitals, according to an analysis conducted by the Children's Hospital Association. \u2014 Mark Wietecha For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 6 May 2020",
"As a result, the company scaled back the once monthly publication to bi- monthly in 2017 and quarterly in 2019. \u2014 Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2020",
"Criminologist and author Amanda Howard corresponded with Milat almost monthly since 1997. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Oct. 2019",
"Xbox software and services revenue increased 36 percent, attributed to third-party titles, and Xbox Live monthly active users stand at 57 million, up 8 percent, year on year. \u2014 Peter Bright, Ars Technica , 20 July 2018",
"IPSWICH Explore Castle Hill on the Crane Estate after hours through Cocktails at the Castle events which take place monthly through Sept. 12 at 290 Argilla Road. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2018",
"Bitcoin trading has helped fuel growth for the app, which had more than 7 million monthly active customers in December. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2018",
"Share Cluster members began meeting monthly in 1988 after the the county's first Drug Abuse Commission levy was approved by voters. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland.com , 30 Apr. 2018",
"Glass-fusing workshop Head to KitscheCoo Art & Craft Shed, 5668 Broad St., Greendale, for its monthly open glass-fusing workshop. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 Jan. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Teen Open Mic Night, 7-9 p.m. July 15 through Nov. 18, Bi- monthly creative outlet for teens, featuring music, poetry and more. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"Teen Open Mic Night, 7-9 p.m. July 15 through Nov. 18, Bi- monthly creative outlet for teens, featuring music, poetry and more. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"Teen Open Mic Night, 7-9 p.m. July 15 through Nov. 18, Bi- monthly creative outlet for teens, featuring music, poetry and more. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"Teen Open Mic Night, 7-9 p.m. July 15 through Nov. 18, Bi- monthly creative outlet for teens, featuring music, poetry and more. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
"Join Mayor Kevin Corcoran from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. March 23 for his monthly Coffee & Conversation in council chambers at city hall, 7307 Avon Belden Road. \u2014 cleveland , 13 Mar. 2022",
"In Greece, unvaccinated people 60 and older are facing monthly fines as a rise in infections has put sustained pressure on hospitals. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Mayor Kevin Corcoran is continuing his monthly Coffee & Conversation with the Mayor for 2022. \u2014 cleveland , 24 Dec. 2021",
"While the Parkville Market has grabbed a lot of attention in the past year and is now planning an expansion, the Hog River Brewery and the Know Good Market, a monthly food festival, have been staples. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com , 28 Nov. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Under a genuine gold standard, a monetary unit is defined as a specific quantity of gold. \u2014 William J. Luther And Alexander William Salter, WSJ , 2 Aug. 2021",
"Olmec, Toltec, Maya, Aztec\u2014that found ways to exploit the bean, which was variously used as a monetary unit , a measuring unit and a meal. \u2014 Franz Lidz, Smithsonian , 11 July 2019",
"Rather than paying retailers directly with the digital money, Coinbase charges users a fee to convert other monetary units into a digital currency. \u2014 SFChronicle.com , 12 June 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Fishers physical therapist prepared 20 dishes from monkfish to fresh pasta in challenges as a contestant seeking to impress more than a dozen celebrity chefs over episodes aired weekly on Fox. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 16 Sep. 2021",
"Murphy turned in pan-seared monkfish served over cauliflower puree and topped with a fish sauce caramel infused with lemongrass and ginger. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 24 June 2021",
"Viewers can see Murphy in the first week of actual competition, in which monkfish and guest chef Masaharu Morimoto will be featured on Wednesday. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2021",
"MasterChef Having watched culinary master Masaharu Morimoto prepare his signature monkfish , the contestants do their best to re-create the dish in this new episode. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2021",
"Finish monkfish : fill a large saucepan halfway with water and heat to 140 degrees, using a thermometer to monitor temperature. \u2014 Kathleen Squires, WSJ , 14 Apr. 2016",
"Highlights include gazpacho, ravioli turkey breast roulade or monkfish and a strawberry Charlotte dessert. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2020",
"Other entrees of note include monkfish , served in a coconut crust above Alleppey curry and a little bonus in the form of a crab roll. \u2014 Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com , 3 Oct. 2019",
"Fish fillets: Most fish fillets are either lean (bass, catfish, cod, flounder, halibut, monkfish , red snapper, skate, sole, tilapia) or fatty (char, mahi-mahi, salmon, swordfish, tuna). \u2014 Alexa Weibel, New York Times , 11 Apr. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But there\u2019s no science to say that fructose is a worse monosaccharide for the body than any other, Tewksbury says. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 24 June 2019",
"The first is monosaccharides , or single sugar molecules, which include fructose, galactose, and glucose. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 24 June 2019",
"The simplest, most fundamental unit of a carbohydrate is a monosaccharide \u2014a single sugar molecule\u2014made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 23 May 2019",
"Your body responds by secreting digestive enzymes to break down the disaccharide molecule sucrose (or table sugar) into the monosaccharide glucose. \u2014 Kate Morgan, The Cut , 26 Mar. 2018",
"FODMAP stands for fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides , and polyols. \u2014 Don Rauf, chicagotribune.com , 23 June 2017",
"Glycolaldehyde is a monosaccharide sugar, the basic unit of carbohydrates. \u2014 Clara Moskowitz, WIRED , 26 Nov. 2008"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The committee was not asked to vote on what sublineage to include or whether the booster should be monovalent vaccine or a bivalent vaccine, which would include two strains. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 30 June 2022",
"Marks seemed to indicate there may be an interest in using a monovalent Omicron vaccine as a primary series. \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 28 June 2022",
"Although the level of antibodies was lower than with a monovalent vaccine, the breadth of coverage was greater. \u2014 Laura Defrancesco, Scientific American , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Moderna also said that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) would conduct a Phase 1 clinical trial to study both the monovalent and multivalent versions of mRNA-1273 vaccines. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 12 Mar. 2021",
"The plan was to snuff out the few type 2 outbreaks that would inevitably emerge from the last use of trivalent vaccine with a limited, emergency stockpile of a vaccine effective against just type 2, known as monovalent OPV2 (mOPV2). \u2014 Leslie Roberts, Science | AAAS , 10 Nov. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Nuts are rich in monounsaturated fats as well as omega-3 fatty acids, fiber, vitamin E, antioxidants and minerals. \u2014 Amy Fischer Ms, Rd, Cdn, Good Housekeeping , 30 June 2022",
"The seeds are good sources of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids, which guard against heart attack and stroke and lower levels of bad cholesterol in the blood. \u2014 Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"However, fats like monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats are the heart-healthy choices. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Olive oil, canola oil, peanut oil, safflower oil and sesame oil are sources of monounsaturated fats, along with avocados, peanut butter and many nuts and seeds. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
"But research shows that a diet high in monounsaturated fats and omega-3\u2019s aids with collagen deposition, a key part of the rebuilding process in which tissues gain the strength and structure necessary to absorb impact and force again. \u2014 Outside Online , 17 Feb. 2021",
"Almonds, in particular, contain lots of monounsaturated fats and fiber. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Almonds, in particular, contain lots of monounsaturated fats and fiber. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Canola oil is a good source of both monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, including omega-3 fatty acids, so it is often considered a heart-healthy cooking oil. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 15 Feb. 2022"
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"1939, in the meaning defined above":""
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"The Fed is also in the process of reducing the money supply to further curb inflation creep and is expected to continue to hike rates in the future. \u2014 Somesh Jha, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
"The Fed is finally out of emergency mode, almost two years after the pandemic recession officially ended in May 2020 and after the sharpest increase in the money supply in the Federal Reserve era. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Rather, it may be driven, in part, by a major increase in the money supply . \u2014 Q.ai - Make Genius Money Moves, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The true source of the current inflation is the cumulative increase in the money supply measured by M2 since February 2020\u2014an incredible 41.2%. \u2014 John Greenwood, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The goal is to reduce the amount of money supply in the economy. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 16 June 2022",
"Textbooks still link inflation to the money supply , but financial innovation and regulatory changes have made the link between money and spending too unreliable to be useful. \u2014 Greg Ip, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"The Fed is going to try to kill inflation by crimping the stock market and giving money supply and you and me a haircut via our assets. \u2014 Clem Chambers, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Because of the huge increase in the money supply in recent years, the Federal Reserve does not have any sure fix on stopping the inflation. \u2014 Jeffrey D. Sachs, CNN , 12 May 2022"
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"Eva Sams lived on the third floor, alone but for a pet monkey named, yes, Pete. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 26 June 2022",
"These days, the island is monkey -free, but remains a special place that is free of any infrastructure. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
"Any motion \u2014 going to work, coming home from school, chasing a ball, unloading groceries \u2014 unleashes a torrent of strobe lights, monkey noises and a snarky TV-show dialogue heavy on racial slurs. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Among warning signs presented to a judge in March were a series of four encounters in which Miller filmed Black people while making monkey noises or calling them the N-word and threatening to beat them. \u2014 Brooke Baitinger, sun-sentinel.com , 22 June 2021",
"Now recipients get pictures of the monkey via Slack. \u2014 Te-ping Chen, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Hammonds booked travel for the capuchin with wildlife transporters who were not permitted to possess the capuchin species of monkey in neither Florida nor Nevada, where the buyer agreed to meet for the deal. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"According to legend, much of which may very well may have been self-invented, the architect liked to motor around town in his automobile \u2014 reportedly one of the first in Kyiv \u2014 in the company of a monkey . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"With supply running low toward the end of most evenings, savvy bun fanatics don\u2019t monkey around, routinely calling ahead to request an extra skillet of rolls set aside just for them. Ettan. \u2014 Valerie Demicheva And Flora Chang, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 July 2021",
"But this experiment isn't about monkeying around\u2014this a real security and safety hazard, the researchers point out in a new paper. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 31 Jan. 2020",
"To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post , 15 Sep. 2019",
"To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post , 15 Sep. 2019",
"To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post , 15 Sep. 2019",
"To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post , 15 Sep. 2019",
"To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post , 15 Sep. 2019",
"Wayne Newton\u2018s pet likely won\u2019t be monkeying around any longer. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 9 Aug. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The judge didn't brand Apple as a monopolist or require it to allow competing stores to offer apps for iPhones, iPads and iPods. \u2014 Mike Householder, ajc , 30 June 2022",
"Since mid-1980s Reagan-era reforms of antitrust law, the test for whether a company is a monopolist has been whether its dominance harms consumers\u2014usually through higher prices or shoddy goods. \u2014 Christopher Mims, WSJ , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Telecom Italia SpA\u2019s new Chief Executive Officer Pietro Labriola is ready to relinquish control of the company\u2019s network, something that no previous manager of Italy\u2019s ex-phone monopolist has so far been ready to do. \u2014 Daniele Lepido, Bloomberg.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
"In Illumina, the F.T.C. sees a monopolist poised to thwart competition in a nascent market. \u2014 Steve Lohr, New York Times , 10 Feb. 2022",
"In arguing that Apple was a monopolist , Epic had called for the ability to offer its own app store as an alternative way to distribute iOS apps. \u2014 Brian Fung, CNN , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"First, using more [of the monoclonal -antibody treatment] Evusheld\u2014which is a very, very effective tool for people who are immunocompromised. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 18 June 2022",
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"The typical treatment for them is monthly shots of a monoclonal antibody, palivizumab, from around November through February. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"In the study, a total of 19 patients with PDAC who underwent surgery were given atezolizumab, sold under the brand name Tecentriq by Genetech, which is a monoclonal antibody used to treat a variety of cancers. \u2014 Aayushi Pratap, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Evusheld, a monoclonal antibody, is the only Covid prevention option for many people with weak immune systems, as vaccines failed to give them antibodies. \u2014 Elizabeth Cohen, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"Eli Lilly conducted a prophylaxis study of its monoclonal antibody in nursing homes before vaccines were available. \u2014 Matthew Herper, STAT , 4 May 2022"
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"After six months of devoted monkhood in the early 2000s and, having given up all his possessions, Chan found himself in the complete absence of artistic resources. \u2014 Anthony Demarco, Forbes , 19 May 2021",
"Influential monks, who count army generals among those praying at their feet, preach that the Tatmadaw and Buddhist monkhood must unite to combat Islam. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Mar. 2021",
"Most of all, women are increasingly speaking out against a patriarchy that has long controlled the military, the monarchy and the Buddhist monkhood , Thailand\u2019s most powerful institutions. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Sep. 2020",
"Buddhist males in Thailand are traditionally expected to enter the monkhood , often as novices, at some point in their lives to show gratitude, often toward their parents for raising them. \u2014 Tassanee Vejpongsa, The Seattle Times , 24 July 2018",
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"The chief of Chiang Rai's Buddhism office said the boys and their coach will dedicate their act of entering the monkhood to the volunteer diver and former Thai navy SEAL who died in the cave while helping prepare for their rescue. \u2014 Tassanee Vejpongsa, The Seattle Times , 24 July 2018",
"Thai tradition allows for boys to temporarily assume Buddhist monkhood to perform acts of charity. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 18 July 2018",
"What was an ultimately unsuccessful effort to draw the monkhood out of its political quietism swiftly mutated into an anti-progressive force, and continued to endure as a dark cloud over the region\u2019s politics in subsequent decades. \u2014 Amar Diwakar, The New Republic , 23 Mar. 2018"
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"The company considers the six-passenger vehicles as alternatives to other resort transportation options, such as buses, boats, monorail or the Disney Skyliner gondola system. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
"The Las Vegas strip is pretty much designed to keep visitors captive, with moving sidewalks, a monorail , and almost no need for a car. \u2014 Jon Marcus, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
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"Disneyland visitors who take the bus from the Toy Story Parking Area or the monorail from the Downtown Disney District can now unmask during the ride. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The park said goodbye to its monorail 13 years ago, ending a 32-year run of whisking guests over its grounds. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"This gives a view of Spaceship Earth on one side, then, on the cafe side, new vistas of Epcot, including flower beds and the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind ride, along with the occasional passing monorail train. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Now, visitors who take the bus from the Toy Story Parking Area or the monorail from the Downtown Disney District can opt to unmask during the ride. \u2014 Hyeyoon Alyssa Choi, Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"The monocots require little attention, and deer rarely even attempt to consume the rough leaves. \u2014 cleveland , 4 June 2020",
"Some people have observed injury to monocots like iris and daylilies, while others have not. \u2014 Melinda Myers, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 Mar. 2018",
"Some people have observed injury to monocots like iris and daylilies, while others have not. \u2014 Melinda Myers, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 Mar. 2018"
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"San Diego County had 8,400 bilingual or monolingual Russian speakers in 2011, according to county demographic data. \u2014 Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Most of the participants were low-income, monolingual Korean, Japanese or Chinese American senior citizens, Lee said. \u2014 Chris Kuo, Los Angeles Times , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Current ideas about the bilingual brain suggest that both languages are always accessible, even when the bilingual person is speaking with a monolingual person. \u2014 Daisy Yuhas, Scientific American , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Any early expectations of a monolingual internet fizzled out well over a decade ago. \u2014 Nick Ustinov, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
"For The Times) The Laotian community in California is not large enough to support newspapers or television news programs in Lao, leaving monolingual immigrants especially isolated. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2021",
"Nor is the community large enough to support newspapers or television news programs in Lao, leaving monolingual immigrants especially isolated. \u2014 Karen Kaplan Science And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2021",
"In response to violence, police have increased foot patrols, launched a community liaison unit to help victims and a monolingual anonymous tip line. \u2014 Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Apr. 2021"
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"As a result, a monastic tranquility continues to pervade the sprawling complex. \u2014 Paul Jebara, Forbes , 4 July 2022",
"Apparently, her office hours\u2014usually the most monastic of an academic\u2019s life\u2014were being mobbed. \u2014 Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
"Then again, Nietzsche (with his famously irreligious views) might seem as curious a presence in a monastic library as a cartoon tiger. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
"Like a monk leaving the monastery after a long monastic practice. \u2014 Ali Wentworth, Town & Country , 8 May 2022",
"Writings left behind by the monastic group, considered a cult by experts, explained the arrival of the Hale-Bopp comet meant the end of humanity, and a spaceship would carry them to a higher level of existence for all eternity. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
"But the monks were aging, with no younger men, or novices, signing up for monastic life to take their place. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Families aren\u2019t the only ones who lament when young men break from the world and enter the monastic life. \u2014 Andrew Doran, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
"In the earliest convents, monastic orders painted fortresslike walls in somber grisaille, often filling the chapels where Indigenous initiates gathered for Mass with brutal images of the Last Judgment, a violent inducement to conversion. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Feb. 2022"
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"My article\u2019s primary thesis was that inflation is universally a money market dynamic issue with money supply and goods/services demand as functions. \u2014 Ivan Illan, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"For Investors: At last, interest rates for money market funds have started to rise. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"Third, a qualified investment manager can operate a money market mutual fund. \u2014 Matt Sekerke, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"The trading sessions in the foreign exchange and money market opened at 10.00 a.m. local time on Friday (2 a.m. ET). \u2014 NBC News , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Since late last year, the air has been leaking out of cryptocurrencies, with investors pulling back from riskier assets in anticipation of easy- money market conditions coming to an end. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
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"With the stock market continuing its slide downward and banks paying pitiful rates on checking, savings and money market accounts, people are fleeing to Series I bonds, which were created to keep pace with inflation. \u2014 Michelle Singletary, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
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"And yet there is no contemporary athlete who seems to relish an almost monkish attitude to self-denial and suffering as Nadal. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 27 May 2022",
"The Luhring Augustine exhibition presents an artist whose name has become almost synonymous with his single-minded dedication to the act of painting\u2014and with, as an aspect of this, his stringent, monkish work habits. \u2014 Sanford Schwartz, The New York Review of Books , 11 Mar. 2021",
"The Luhring Augustine exhibition presents an artist whose name has become almost synonymous with his single-minded dedication to the act of painting\u2014and with, as an aspect of this, his stringent, monkish work habits. \u2014 Sanford Schwartz, The New York Review of Books , 11 Mar. 2021",
"The Luhring Augustine exhibition presents an artist whose name has become almost synonymous with his single-minded dedication to the act of painting\u2014and with, as an aspect of this, his stringent, monkish work habits. \u2014 Sanford Schwartz, The New York Review of Books , 11 Mar. 2021",
"The Luhring Augustine exhibition presents an artist whose name has become almost synonymous with his single-minded dedication to the act of painting\u2014and with, as an aspect of this, his stringent, monkish work habits. \u2014 Sanford Schwartz, The New York Review of Books , 11 Mar. 2021",
"The Luhring Augustine exhibition presents an artist whose name has become almost synonymous with his single-minded dedication to the act of painting\u2014and with, as an aspect of this, his stringent, monkish work habits. \u2014 Sanford Schwartz, The New York Review of Books , 11 Mar. 2021",
"The women shimmered in sequins and the men wore monkish mullets \u2014 short in the front, long in the back, shaved around the ears. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Oct. 2021",
"The Luhring Augustine exhibition presents an artist whose name has become almost synonymous with his single-minded dedication to the act of painting\u2014and with, as an aspect of this, his stringent, monkish work habits. \u2014 Sanford Schwartz, The New York Review of Books , 11 Mar. 2021"
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"Then, psychiatrists found that many people, like Attardo, did not respond to monoamine antidepressants. \u2014 Claudia L\u00f3pez Lloreda, STAT , 17 Aug. 2021",
"Then, psychiatrists found that many people, like Attardo, did not respond to monoamine antidepressants. \u2014 Claudia L\u00f3pez Lloreda, STAT , 17 Aug. 2021",
"Then, psychiatrists found that many people, like Attardo, did not respond to monoamine antidepressants. \u2014 Claudia L\u00f3pez Lloreda, STAT , 17 Aug. 2021",
"Then, psychiatrists found that many people, like Attardo, did not respond to monoamine antidepressants. \u2014 Claudia L\u00f3pez Lloreda, STAT , 17 Aug. 2021",
"Then, psychiatrists found that many people, like Attardo, did not respond to monoamine antidepressants. \u2014 Claudia L\u00f3pez Lloreda, STAT , 17 Aug. 2021",
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"The spread of the Omicron variant has thrown a monkey wrench into the biggest event of the year for advertisers: the Super Bowl, which will air on NBC on Feb. 13. \u2014 Suzanne Vranica, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2022",
"To our surprise, Mace agrees \u2014 but thanks to the monkey wrench thrown into their plan by Marie (Diane Kruger), a rival German BND agent, the union doesn\u2019t last. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 6 Jan. 2022",
"The Eleventh Circuit has thrown a monkey wrench into the IRS machinery grinding away at abusive conservation easement deductions. \u2014 Peter J Reilly, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
"This naturally throws a big-time monkey wrench into any plans Lawrence may have to reconcile with Issa. \u2014 Essence , 23 Dec. 2021",
"The one thing throwing a monkey wrench in all of this is the Collective Bargaining Agreement expires Dec. 1. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Nov. 2021",
"It\u2019s like someone threw a monkey wrench into the whole system. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 3 Nov. 2021"
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"In some cases, like mine, the husband made more money at one point, and now the wife is the main moneymaker . \u2014 Sandi Bragar, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"Today, the Mafia\u2019s role in Las Vegas is considered insignificant, but nostalgia for the era of made men has emerged as a big moneymaker . \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"Angry motorists and civil-rights advocates, claim the devices only serve as a moneymaker for local governments, infringe on due-process rights, and intrude on their privacy. \u2014 Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland , 19 May 2022",
"Still, the movie proved to be a moneymaker , grossing over $179 million worldwide, and a popular seller on DVD at the time. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
"Typically most charter vessels do double-duty and the owner uses any charters to offset operating expenses, rather than as a moneymaker . \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Memory chips, which have proved to be a key moneymaker for Samsung, will continue to be a focus area with further investment planned, according to the firm. \u2014 Michelle Toh, CNN , 24 May 2022",
"Even as streaming services like Netflix and Disney+ have lured millions of people from broadcast networks, sports have remained a reliable moneymaker . \u2014 John Koblin, New York Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
"The drinks business has been an alluring moneymaker for Hollywood celebrities over the last few years, from beer to wine to gin to hard seltzer to even non-alcoholic beverages primarily marketed as mixers. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 1 Feb. 2022"
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"Unfortunately for Licoricia, her 1244 stint in the Tower wouldn\u2019t be her last: In 1258, a neighbor accused the moneylender of stealing a gold ring intended for the king. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Feb. 2022",
"When Licoricia of Winchester, an English moneylender who counted among her clients Henry III and members of his court, was found murdered in her home in 1277, news of her death circulated widely, even reaching Jewish communities in Germany. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Ebenezer Scrooge, the book\u2019s miserly Victorian moneylender , is the first role that Murray every played onstage and that experience ignited his love for theater. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Dec. 2020",
"Unbanked Indians often find themselves at the mercy of loan sharks and moneylenders , ultimately leading them to be trapped into debt. \u2014 Nupur Anand, Quartz , 5 Nov. 2019",
"The figure of the Jewish moneylender is the product, not the source, of the myth of the worldly, greedy Jew. \u2014 Sara Lipton, The New York Review of Books , 17 June 2019",
"Actually, to be precise, Spinning Silver\u2019s heroine Miryem is a moneylender \u2019s daughter. \u2014 Constance Grady, Vox , 20 July 2018",
"Loans and crop insurance have tended to flow to better-off, more literate farmers, leaving others at the mercy of moneylenders . \u2014 The Economist , 12 July 2018",
"In this book, a girl named Miryem is the daughter of moneylenders , but her family has fallen onto hard times. \u2014 Andrew Liptak, The Verge , 1 July 2018"
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"At its founding in 2006, ULA was blessed and cursed with a monopoly in the lucrative U.S. government launch business. \u2014 Greg Autry, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
"Making matters worse, in the view of many energy experts, is the Public Utilities Commission \u2014 the state agency responsible for approving power purchases by monopoly utility companies such as Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas & Electric. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"For next 13 years, Tribune campaigns against Yerkes\u2019 attempt to gain monopoly over public transportation system. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
"This timing allows manufacturers to extend monopoly protections and hold on to profitable drug markets by procuring additional patents when the ones on their original drugs are expiring. \u2014 Ravi Gupta And Joseph S. Ross, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"The union political monopoly can be broken with the right leadership and reform message. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"After debuting in 1995 as part of Windows 95 and becoming an instant hit, the browser enjoyed a virtual monopoly throughout the early 2000s. \u2014 Jennifer Korn And David Goldman, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"City leaders also criticized how the state pension fund has invested money SANTEE \u2014 A local street sweeping monopoly has Santee officials worried. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
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"As portrayed here and elsewhere, Parker was a self-serving con man who monopolized the star\u2019s artistic and personal freedom and now gets to monopolize the retelling of his life. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
"But Boeing and Lockheed have watched as SpaceX first used the Falcon 9 to take over the market for vehicles to launch satellites and space probes, and then used the Dragon capsule to monopolize human spaceflight to orbit in the US. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 24 Feb. 2022",
"TikTok\u2019s design, which throws users headlong into an immersive, endless stream of snappy content, is designed to monopolize attention. \u2014 Chris Stokel-walker, Wired , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Neither team was able to monopolize the lead for long, though. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The theory, which explains how nature resets cognition, relies in part on the concept of surrounding activity that occupies your attention but doesn\u2019t monopolize it \u2014 activity such as a gentle wind. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Jan. 2022",
"These issues are all crucial for a seamless user experience, but there is no company better suited to tackle them, bring trust to NFTs, and monopolize video tokenization than YouTube. \u2014 Daniel Yurcho, Fortune , 14 Feb. 2022",
"The true Web3 winners will be the ones that monopolize on blockchain technology with Fun gameplay. \u2014 Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"And such a massive force could overshadow upcoming talent and monopolize the space quickly. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 3 Nov. 2021"
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"Nestle previously faced consumer outrage in India in 2015 after Delhi state officials claimed lead and monosodium glutamate in Nestle\u2019s Maggi instant noodles were above the permissible limit. \u2014 Biman Mukherji, Fortune , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Review the nutrition labels -- besides salt, the label could use terms such as monosodium glutamate (MSG, common in Chinese food), sodium citrate, sodium alginate and sodium phosphate. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 13 Oct. 2021",
"The food products included more than 25,000 boxes and bags of bulk ready-to-eat spices and food additives, including monosodium glutamate , crushed red chili, and sesame seeds, the FDA said. \u2014 Ben Tinker, CNN , 2 Oct. 2021",
"Cannick was referring to the flavor enhancer monosodium glutamate . \u2014 Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture , 9 Sep. 2021",
"Ajinomoto is renowned for inventing monosodium glutamate \u2014the controversial flavor enhancer that adds umami to dishes. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 19 Aug. 2021",
"But one ingredient to watch out for, claims one social media post, is MSG, or monosodium glutamate . \u2014 Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY , 26 June 2021",
"For me that came in the form of one perfect ingredient: MSG, which stands for monosodium glutamate . \u2014 Shaad D'souza, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 Apr. 2021",
"Commercial brands are flavor bombs pumped with monosodium glutamate \u2014 MSG \u2014 that can make almost anything taste better. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2021"
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"Ultralight spin tackle with 4- to 6-pound test monofilament with or without the float allows use of tiny jigs with 1 -1 \u00bd-inch curlytails to probe deeper water. \u2014 Bill May, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 4 July 2021",
"His father, Don, lent his special effects knowledge to the flying monkeys and talking apple trees and controlled the Cowardly Lion\u2019s tail with a fishing rod and monofilament line for The Wizard of Oz (1939). \u2014 Rhett Bartlett, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The monofilament , hydrophobic upper is perforated for optimal breathability and fits snug around the foot similar to how track spikes fit and feel. \u2014 Brian Metzler, Outside Online , 2 July 2020",
"My reel was a size-5000 Penn Battle II spinner, spooled with 20-pound-test Silver Thread AN-40 monofilament . \u2014 David A. Rose, Field & Stream , 15 Mar. 2021",
"All of these come in micro-sizes of 1-2 inches in length and cast well with quality four-pound test monofilament . \u2014 Jim Gronaw, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 10 Aug. 2021",
"There is something about watching the monofilament tighten, setting the hook, and reeling in a large bass that generates excitement that can't be matched. \u2014 Mike Masterson, Arkansas Online , 1 June 2021",
"For whites, use medium 6- to 7-foot rods, matching reels, 8- to 10-pound test monofilament and larger darts and spoons. \u2014 Bill May, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 10 Apr. 2021",
"Start with a 6- to 7-foot medium weight casting or spinning rod and matching reel spooled with 12-pound monofilament or braid. \u2014 Bill May, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 22 May 2021"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224643"
},
"monohydroxy":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": containing one hydroxyl group in the molecule":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccm\u00e4-n\u014d-(\u02cc)h\u012b-\u02c8dr\u00e4k-s\u0113",
"-(\u02cc)h\u012b-\u02c8dr\u00e4k-s\u0113"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary monohydroxy- , from mon- + hydroxy-":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1903, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225308"
},
"mononucleated":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": mononuclear":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8n(y)\u00fc-kl\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t-\u0259d",
"-\u02c8ny\u00fc-",
"\u02ccm\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02c8n\u00fc-kl\u0113-\u02cc\u0101-t\u0259d"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1890, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230146"
},
"monembryony":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the condition of having but a single embryo":[],
": production of a single embryo from a single egg":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u00e4\u02c8nembr\u0113\u0259n\u0113",
"\u02ccm\u00e4nem\u02c8br\u012b\u0259-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"mon- + embryony":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230725"
},
"monoaminergic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": liberating or involving monoamines (such as serotonin or norepinephrine) in neural transmission":[
"monoaminergic neurons",
"monoaminergic mechanisms"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccm\u00e4-n\u014d-\u02cca-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u0259r-jik",
"\u02ccm\u00e4n-\u014d-\u02ccam-\u0259-\u02c8n\u0259r-jik"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230949"
},
"monepic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": consisting of one word or of sentences of one word":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)m\u00e4\u00a6nepik",
"(\u02c8)m\u014d\u00a6-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"mon- + Greek ep os word + English -ic":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234317"
},
"Monmouth cap":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a flat round cap formerly worn by soldiers and sailors":[
"did good service \u2026 wearing leeks in their Monmouth caps which your Majesty know to this hour is an honourable badge of the service",
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"from Monmouth , England":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000501"
},
"monoammonium phosphate":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": ammonium phosphate":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"mon- + ammonium":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001041"
},
"monorchis":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": monorchid":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u00e4\u02c8n\u022frk\u0259\u0307s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek monorchis , adjective":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001541"
},
"monembryonic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": characterized by monembryony":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u00a6)m\u00e4n+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002301"
},
"monoclonal gammopathy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of various disorders marked by proliferation of a single, abnormal clone of a plasma cell or B cell especially in the bone marrow resulting in an abnormal increase of monoclonal antibody in the blood serum and urine and that include both benign or asymptomatic conditions and neoplastic conditions (such as multiple myeloma)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004321"
},
"monk's cloth":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a coarse heavy fabric in basket weave made originally of worsted and used for monk's habits but now chiefly of cotton or linen and used for draperies":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005832"
},
"monolith":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a single great stone often in the form of an obelisk or column":[
"A granite monolith stands at the center of the park."
],
": a massive structure":[
"The 70-story monolith is one of Europe's tallest buildings."
],
": an organized whole that acts as a single unified powerful or influential force":[
"The movie company grew into a monolith of the entertainment industry."
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02cclith"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"The new office building is a massive steel and concrete monolith .",
"The media monolith owns a number of networks.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In trying to profit from Juneteenth, Walmart failed to realize that Black people aren\u2019t a monolith , said Mark Anthony Neal, the James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of African and African American Studies at Duke University. \u2014 Samantha Chery, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
"Yet, investors should be aware that tech is not a monolith . \u2014 Jon Markman, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The comments about the three-sided metal monolith were obtained by Muckrock.com. \u2014 Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2021",
"While no presidential administration is a monolith , today's clemencies show there is support for reform within team Biden. \u2014 Van Jones And Janos Marton, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The Asian diaspora is not a monolith , but so often we get portrayed as all look same, all act same, all are same -- perceived as perpetual foreigners, perpetual aliens. \u2014 Vanessa Hua, CNN , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Internet users joked that the monolith was placed by aliens, given its likeness to the Monolith featured in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. \u2014 Tyler Van Dyke, Washington Examiner , 29 Nov. 2020",
"Reports that the monolith is gone were posted on social media sites on Saturday. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Nov. 2020",
"An unexplained metal monolith was discovered in Utah's Red Rock Country, the Utah Department of Public Safety announced Monday. \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 24 Nov. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French monolithe , from monolithe consisting of a single stone, from Latin monolithus , from Greek monolithos , from mon- + lithos stone":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010911"
},
"monoethylamine":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": ethylamine sense 1":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"mon- + ethylamine":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020143"
},
"monopropellant":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a rocket propellant containing both the fuel and the oxidizer in a single substance":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccm\u00e4-n\u014d-pr\u0259-\u02c8pe-l\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1945, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022129"
}
}
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