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{
"Reade":{
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"Charles 1814\u20131884 English novelist and dramatist":[]
},
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"\u02c8r\u0113d"
],
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]
},
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": the act or process of reacclimatizing or condition of being reacclimatized":[
"the patient's reacclimatization to society",
"\u2014 Digest of Neurology & Psychiatry"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"re- + acclimatization":""
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"\"+"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": to readapt (someone or something) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation : reacclimate":[
"reacclimatize indoor plants to outside conditions",
"\u2026 their return ascent would have to be slow so their bodies could reacclimatize \u2026",
"\u2014 Trevor Corson"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1856, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8kl\u012b-m\u0259-\u02cct\u012bz"
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"verb"
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},
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": to accommodate again":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"re- + accommodate":""
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"\u00a6r\u0113+"
],
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"transitive verb"
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"re- + accommodation":""
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"\"+"
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"noun"
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": retroactive accounting":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"re- + accounting":""
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"\"+"
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"noun"
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": to accredit (something) again":[
"reaccredit a school"
]
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"first_known_use":{
"1828, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8kre-d\u0259t"
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"type":[
"noun,",
"verb"
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": renewed acetylation":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"re- + acetylation":""
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"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": the tack sailed by a ship with the wind coming just forward of the beam or with the wind directly abeam or abaft the beam":[],
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"the shadow reached the wall"
],
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"his voice reached the last rows",
"they hoped to reach an agreement"
],
": to hand over : pass":[],
": to make a stretch with or as if with one's hand":[],
": to make an impression on":[],
": to pick up and draw toward one : take":[],
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": to stretch out : extend":[],
": to touch or grasp by extending a part of the body (such as a hand) or an object":[
"couldn't reach the apple"
]
},
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"Verb",
"She couldn't reach the apple. She was too short.",
"He couldn't reach the apple, even with a stick.",
"She can't reach that far.",
"We reached California after driving for two days.",
"Their land reaches the river.",
"Their land reaches to the river.",
"The phone cord doesn't reach .",
"Noun",
"The ball was just out of reach .",
"Their goal is out of reach .",
"The country's farthest reaches had not been explored.",
"the upper reaches of the business",
"the upper reaches of the river",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That rocket has been used to carry paying customers \u2014 and last summer, Bezos himself \u2014 on brief, supersonic joy rides that reach the edge of what is technically considered space. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"Kallman said the free bus program would also help Rhode Island reach the goals of the Act on Climate, which makes the state\u2019s goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions mandatory and enforceable. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Alewife, a small prey fish that can reach 2 to 9 inches in length, went through this summertime event frequently 20-60 years ago, but the occurrence has since been rare. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"Biden also called Wednesday for states to suspend their own gas taxes, which would provide further relief at the pump as state gas taxes can reach up to 51 cents per gallon. \u2014 Derek Saul, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Alewife, a small prey fish that can reach 2 to 9 inches in length, went through this summertime event frequently 20-60 years ago, but the occurrence has since been rare. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 22 June 2022",
"The company has claimed that its network of sites including Pornhub reach 150 million daily visitors. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"It was extended to 700 miles in 1964 and didn\u2019t reach the full 800 miles until 1972. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
"While there\u2019s an argument for the Cavs to choose a more NBA-ready player capable of sliding into the immediate rotation, helping the team reach the playoffs, there\u2019s also justification behind taking a YOLO upside swing. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But the bears, wolves and bison that roam the wild Lamar Valley and the thermal features around Mammoth Hot Springs will remain out of reach . \u2014 Matthew Brown And Amy Beth Hanson, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
"But the bears, wolves and bison that roam the wild Lamar Valley and the thermal features around Mammoth Hot Springs will remain out of reach . \u2014 Matthew Brown And Amy Beth Hanson, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"And with mortgage rates also rising, what home buyers could have afforded just six months ago may now be out of reach . \u2014 Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 June 2022",
"But the bears, wolves and bison that roam the wild Lamar Valley and the thermal features around Mammoth Hot Springs will remain out of reach . \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022",
"Abundant light streaming through a window high on a wall, just out of reach . \u2014 Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"But Biden can't force Saudi Arabia to produce more oil, and with Russian supplies out of reach due to sanctions for the invasion, a gas tax holiday would at least show some sort of action. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 21 June 2022",
"This puts them out of reach for many people because of the up-front costs. \u2014 The Editors, Scientific American , 21 June 2022",
"With such an approach, long-term gains should be forever out of reach . \u2014 Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica , 21 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English rechen , from Old English r\u01e3can ; akin to Old High German reichen to reach, Lithuanian rai\u017eytis to stretch oneself":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8r\u0113ch"
],
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"pass",
"transfer"
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"type":[
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"verb"
]
},
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": to come to an agreement":[
"The two sides were unable to reach a compromise ."
]
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"reach a conclusion":{
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": to make a judgment or decision after a period of thought or research":[
"Scientists have been studying this for years, but haven't reached a conclusion .",
"\u2014 often + on/about Scientists haven't yet reached a conclusion on/about the causes of this illness."
]
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]
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": to move one's hand in order to get or touch (someone or something)":[
"She reached for the salt and pepper.",
"He reached into his pocket for a dime."
],
": to try hard to achieve or succeed at (something)":[
"Success won't come to you, you have to reach for it."
]
},
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"type":[
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"reach for the stars":{
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": to try to do something that is very difficult and impressive":[
"She always encouraged her children to reach for the stars ."
]
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"spread",
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],
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": to arrive at or come to something":[
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": to communicate with":[],
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": to get up to or as far as : come to":[
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"his voice reached the last rows",
"they hoped to reach an agreement"
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": to stretch out : extend":[],
": to touch or grasp by extending a part of the body (such as a hand) or an object":[
"couldn't reach the apple"
]
},
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"Verb",
"She couldn't reach the apple. She was too short.",
"He couldn't reach the apple, even with a stick.",
"She can't reach that far.",
"We reached California after driving for two days.",
"Their land reaches the river.",
"Their land reaches to the river.",
"The phone cord doesn't reach .",
"Noun",
"The ball was just out of reach .",
"Their goal is out of reach .",
"The country's farthest reaches had not been explored.",
"the upper reaches of the business",
"the upper reaches of the river",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That rocket has been used to carry paying customers \u2014 and last summer, Bezos himself \u2014 on brief, supersonic joy rides that reach the edge of what is technically considered space. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"Kallman said the free bus program would also help Rhode Island reach the goals of the Act on Climate, which makes the state\u2019s goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions mandatory and enforceable. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Alewife, a small prey fish that can reach 2 to 9 inches in length, went through this summertime event frequently 20-60 years ago, but the occurrence has since been rare. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"Biden also called Wednesday for states to suspend their own gas taxes, which would provide further relief at the pump as state gas taxes can reach up to 51 cents per gallon. \u2014 Derek Saul, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Alewife, a small prey fish that can reach 2 to 9 inches in length, went through this summertime event frequently 20-60 years ago, but the occurrence has since been rare. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 22 June 2022",
"The company has claimed that its network of sites including Pornhub reach 150 million daily visitors. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"It was extended to 700 miles in 1964 and didn\u2019t reach the full 800 miles until 1972. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
"While there\u2019s an argument for the Cavs to choose a more NBA-ready player capable of sliding into the immediate rotation, helping the team reach the playoffs, there\u2019s also justification behind taking a YOLO upside swing. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But the bears, wolves and bison that roam the wild Lamar Valley and the thermal features around Mammoth Hot Springs will remain out of reach . \u2014 Matthew Brown And Amy Beth Hanson, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
"But the bears, wolves and bison that roam the wild Lamar Valley and the thermal features around Mammoth Hot Springs will remain out of reach . \u2014 Matthew Brown And Amy Beth Hanson, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"And with mortgage rates also rising, what home buyers could have afforded just six months ago may now be out of reach . \u2014 Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 June 2022",
"But the bears, wolves and bison that roam the wild Lamar Valley and the thermal features around Mammoth Hot Springs will remain out of reach . \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022",
"Abundant light streaming through a window high on a wall, just out of reach . \u2014 Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"But Biden can't force Saudi Arabia to produce more oil, and with Russian supplies out of reach due to sanctions for the invasion, a gas tax holiday would at least show some sort of action. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 21 June 2022",
"This puts them out of reach for many people because of the up-front costs. \u2014 The Editors, Scientific American , 21 June 2022",
"With such an approach, long-term gains should be forever out of reach . \u2014 Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica , 21 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English rechen , from Old English r\u01e3can ; akin to Old High German reichen to reach, Lithuanian rai\u017eytis to stretch oneself":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8r\u0113ch"
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"transfer"
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"extent",
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": to communicate with":[],
": to extend to":[
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"his voice reached the last rows",
"they hoped to reach an agreement"
],
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": to make a stretch with or as if with one's hand":[],
": to make an impression on":[],
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"couldn't reach the apple"
]
},
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"Verb",
"She couldn't reach the apple. She was too short.",
"He couldn't reach the apple, even with a stick.",
"She can't reach that far.",
"We reached California after driving for two days.",
"Their land reaches the river.",
"Their land reaches to the river.",
"The phone cord doesn't reach .",
"Noun",
"The ball was just out of reach .",
"Their goal is out of reach .",
"The country's farthest reaches had not been explored.",
"the upper reaches of the business",
"the upper reaches of the river",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That rocket has been used to carry paying customers \u2014 and last summer, Bezos himself \u2014 on brief, supersonic joy rides that reach the edge of what is technically considered space. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"Kallman said the free bus program would also help Rhode Island reach the goals of the Act on Climate, which makes the state\u2019s goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions mandatory and enforceable. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Alewife, a small prey fish that can reach 2 to 9 inches in length, went through this summertime event frequently 20-60 years ago, but the occurrence has since been rare. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"Biden also called Wednesday for states to suspend their own gas taxes, which would provide further relief at the pump as state gas taxes can reach up to 51 cents per gallon. \u2014 Derek Saul, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Alewife, a small prey fish that can reach 2 to 9 inches in length, went through this summertime event frequently 20-60 years ago, but the occurrence has since been rare. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 22 June 2022",
"The company has claimed that its network of sites including Pornhub reach 150 million daily visitors. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"It was extended to 700 miles in 1964 and didn\u2019t reach the full 800 miles until 1972. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
"While there\u2019s an argument for the Cavs to choose a more NBA-ready player capable of sliding into the immediate rotation, helping the team reach the playoffs, there\u2019s also justification behind taking a YOLO upside swing. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But the bears, wolves and bison that roam the wild Lamar Valley and the thermal features around Mammoth Hot Springs will remain out of reach . \u2014 Matthew Brown And Amy Beth Hanson, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
"But the bears, wolves and bison that roam the wild Lamar Valley and the thermal features around Mammoth Hot Springs will remain out of reach . \u2014 Matthew Brown And Amy Beth Hanson, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"And with mortgage rates also rising, what home buyers could have afforded just six months ago may now be out of reach . \u2014 Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 June 2022",
"But the bears, wolves and bison that roam the wild Lamar Valley and the thermal features around Mammoth Hot Springs will remain out of reach . \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022",
"Abundant light streaming through a window high on a wall, just out of reach . \u2014 Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"But Biden can't force Saudi Arabia to produce more oil, and with Russian supplies out of reach due to sanctions for the invasion, a gas tax holiday would at least show some sort of action. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 21 June 2022",
"This puts them out of reach for many people because of the up-front costs. \u2014 The Editors, Scientific American , 21 June 2022",
"With such an approach, long-term gains should be forever out of reach . \u2014 Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica , 21 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English rechen , from Old English r\u01e3can ; akin to Old High German reichen to reach, Lithuanian rai\u017eytis to stretch oneself":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8r\u0113ch"
],
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"hand",
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"pass",
"transfer"
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"type":[
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"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from the phrase reach in + -er":""
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]
},
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": balloon sail":[]
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"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": to acquire again: such as":[],
": to regain as one's own":[
"\u2026 the Saad that returns to Chicago this fall, reacquired in a stunning trade for Artemi Panarin, brings more than just a more worldly view of the NHL with him.",
"\u2014 Mark Lazerus"
],
": to relocate and hold (something previously held) in a detector":[
"The submarine slowed to reacquire the target.",
"\u2014 Tom Clancy"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1627, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8kw\u012b(-\u0259)r"
],
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"verb"
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"first_known_use":{
"1719, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02cca-kw\u0259-\u02c8zi-sh\u0259n"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": to act in opposition to a force or influence":[
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],
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"Ukrainians refugees react during board the train to Przemysl (Poland), amid Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine 25 April 2022. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 3 June 2022",
"On the latest episode of the Blazer Focused pod, Aaron and Craig react in real time to the ESPN report that Phil Knight and Alan Smolinisky have submitted a more than $2 billion bid to buy the Portland Trail Blazers. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
"Unbelievable finish':Fans react to Marcus Ericsson's first Indy 500 win 2. \u2014 Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star , 29 May 2022",
"If the labor market and inflation historically react in a predictable way to a certain amount of spending, exceeding that normal range could lead to unexpected results. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 27 May 2022",
"Campaign reporters react slowly when unorthodox candidates upend the verities of politics. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 24 May 2022",
"When triggered by children\u2019s behavior, parents often react instinctively by punishing or pushing away. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"Rhode Island lawmakers, health care workers, and religious leaders react to leaked draft opinion \u2014 2:29 p.m. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 May 2022"
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"One way to counter such reactance is by changing the communication strategy. \u2014 S. Shyam Sundar, The Conversation , 14 Sep. 2021",
"Clever use of digital media can help convey strong health messages without triggering reactance . \u2014 S. Shyam Sundar, The Conversation , 14 Sep. 2021",
"And now reactance is anti-vaccine garbage spreading everywhere. \u2014 Kyle Whitmire, al , 12 Aug. 2021",
"And now reactance is anti-vaccine garbage spreading everywhere. \u2014 Kyle Whitmire, al , 12 Aug. 2021",
"And now reactance is anti-vaccine garbage spreading everywhere. \u2014 Kyle Whitmire, al , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Devised by Professor Jonah Berger and shared in The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone\u2019s Mind, REDUCE is a framework for removing five key barriers to change: reactance , endowment, distance, uncertainty and corroborating evidence. \u2014 Mark O\u2019donnell, Forbes , 16 Sep. 2021",
"Since coronavirus arrived on our shores, reactance has spread faster than disease. \u2014 Kyle Whitmire, al , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Since coronavirus arrived on our shores, reactance has spread faster than disease. \u2014 Kyle Whitmire, al , 12 Aug. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to one study, there are actually five levels of boredom: indifferent, calibrating, searching, reactant , and apathetic. \u2014 Joey Camire, Quartz , 21 Mar. 2020",
"For our purposes, level three (searching) and level four ( reactant ) are the most relevant. \u2014 Joey Camire, Quartz , 21 Mar. 2020",
"The Chinese scientists added polyethylene glycol into the reactant mix when building their COF compound, which effectively bridged the porous spaces to create a version that was much more compact and flexible. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 21 July 2019",
"Nasal swabs would be collected from a patient, placed into a tube and mixed with a reactant . \u2014 Anna Bauman, SFChronicle.com , 29 Jan. 2020",
"Modern suits come equipped with tiny, microscopic balls of heat- reactant chemicals that helped protect astronauts from the frigid temps. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 22 Nov. 2019",
"Each bubble contains its own set of reactants , which can be coalesced by driving the bubbles together. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 26 July 2019",
"In this case, the researchers flow the reactants through the chamber in a single direction, and the nanotubes grow along the same direction as that flow. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 15 May 2018",
"This was accomplished through a variant of a standard technique called chemical vapor deposition, in which the reactants that generate the nanotube are present in the atmosphere of the reaction chamber. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 15 May 2018"
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"The reaction of many to this social phenomenon has been of warning and doubt: Is the information on TikTok reliable and truthful",
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"The reaction in statehouses across the country was swift. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Efforts like this, and the fact that the show aired them at all, may help explain why the audience reaction to Love Is Blind has felt so different. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022",
"What was Kanye\u2019s reaction to seeing the documentary for the first time",
"The reaction from all quarters has been nothing short of moving, even during production in Virginia in 2020. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 17 June 2022",
"Mehrtens said that the reaction from visitors has been overwhelming, both in person and on social media. \u2014 Paul J. Heney, Travel + Leisure , 15 June 2022",
"However, initial reaction has been favorable after the festival screening. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 15 June 2022"
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"Enforcement of Title IX is the responsibility of the Office of Civil rights, but as many advocates and experts have argued, investigations are almost always reactionary , rarely preventative. \u2014 Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"Since Floyd\u2019s death, there was a very quick jump to do something, which is reactionary , says Kamora Herrington, founder of Kamora\u2019s Cultural Center in Hartford. \u2014 Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant , 28 May 2022",
"Given the increasing correlation between gender and ideology, conservative or even reactionary literature might end up being more appealing to male readers. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 23 May 2022",
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"China has a tendency to pursue a path of big plans, grand schemes, and reactionary policies, without thinking that there may be a better way. \u2014 Russell Flannery, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Some companies are taking small steps to ease the burden on their employees living in states with these misogynist, reactionary laws. \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Not today, when repealing Reedy Creek is presented openly by its advocates as retaliation against Disney for daring to speak out against Florida Republicans\u2019 reactionary policies. \u2014 Michael Hiltzikbusiness Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Ballard is one of the least reactionary general managers out there. \u2014 Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star , 1 Apr. 2022"
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"Enforcement of Title IX is the responsibility of the Office of Civil rights, but as many advocates and experts have argued, investigations are almost always reactionary , rarely preventative. \u2014 Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"Since Floyd\u2019s death, there was a very quick jump to do something, which is reactionary , says Kamora Herrington, founder of Kamora\u2019s Cultural Center in Hartford. \u2014 Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant , 28 May 2022",
"Given the increasing correlation between gender and ideology, conservative or even reactionary literature might end up being more appealing to male readers. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 23 May 2022",
"Rhyme for the light-verse writers of the period was not a reactionary force, nostalgically evoking old orders, but a democratizing one, a unifying practice that would be recognizably modern and still speak in an accessible voice. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"China has a tendency to pursue a path of big plans, grand schemes, and reactionary policies, without thinking that there may be a better way. \u2014 Russell Flannery, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Some companies are taking small steps to ease the burden on their employees living in states with these misogynist, reactionary laws. \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Not today, when repealing Reedy Creek is presented openly by its advocates as retaliation against Disney for daring to speak out against Florida Republicans\u2019 reactionary policies. \u2014 Michael Hiltzikbusiness Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"In the past, data engineering has primarily been reactive . \u2014 Arvind Prabhakar, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"The marketing is both reactive and proactive, meaning that customers in certain areas should be targeted. \u2014 Eddie Rodriguez, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"There\u2019s an important set of issues to teach and to understand rather than just being reactive . \u2014 David Marchese, New York Times , 1 May 2022",
"Cross-Selling More Services When servicing their accounts, law firms tend to be reactive rather than proactive. \u2014 Guy Alvarez, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The answer is the difference between being proactive and reactive . \u2014 Anne Chow, Fortune , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"The office, Lenzner said, hopes to be proactive and not just reactive . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2021"
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"Even otherwise healthy people, Sears said, can occasionally develop complications beyond stomach discomfort, including reactive arthritis . \u2014 Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Other types of spondyloarthritis include: psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis , enteropathic arthritis, and undifferentiated spondyloarthritis. \u2014 Sarah Bradley, Health.com , 13 Sep. 2021",
"While most recover completely, some people can suffer from long-term effects such as reactive arthritis , which is joint pain and swelling caused by infection. \u2014 Kristine Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 16 May 2018"
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"Physical damage to a plant, wind turbine, vessel, nuclear reactor or\u2014in a worst-case scenario\u2014the loss of human life can't be restored from a backup. \u2014 Peter Lund, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Now, 28 states have at least one commercial nuclear reactor \u2014Illinois dominates with 11 reactors at six plants. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 11 May 2022",
"Bucha was captured in the days immediately after the Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces who swept south, capturing the defunct nuclear reactor at Chernobyl and moving southward toward the capital. \u2014 Byreuters, ABC News , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Ukraine\u2019s local nuclear authorities have criticized Russia for its dangerous behavior in seizing the defunct nuclear reactor . \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Professor Jim Smith, of the University of Portsmouth, and Ukrainian colleagues set up a social enterprise in 2019 to show that vodka could be safely produced in the region affected by the nuclear reactor accident in 1986. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"That disaster caused nuclear reactor meltdowns, spewing radiation that still makes some parts unlivable. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The region is part of an area devastated by a deadly 9.0 quake and tsunami 11 years ago that caused nuclear reactor meltdowns, spewing massive radiation that still makes some parts uninhabitable. \u2014 Mari Yamaguchi, chicagotribune.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
"As Russia\u2019s neighbors, the Europeans wanted to ensure that Russia still had access to certain goods for public safety, like nuclear reactor components to avoid a Chernobyl-style meltdown. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022"
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"Ukrainians refugees react during board the train to Przemysl (Poland), amid Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine 25 April 2022. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 3 June 2022",
"On the latest episode of the Blazer Focused pod, Aaron and Craig react in real time to the ESPN report that Phil Knight and Alan Smolinisky have submitted a more than $2 billion bid to buy the Portland Trail Blazers. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
"Unbelievable finish':Fans react to Marcus Ericsson's first Indy 500 win 2. \u2014 Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star , 29 May 2022",
"If the labor market and inflation historically react in a predictable way to a certain amount of spending, exceeding that normal range could lead to unexpected results. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 27 May 2022",
"Campaign reporters react slowly when unorthodox candidates upend the verities of politics. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 24 May 2022",
"When triggered by children\u2019s behavior, parents often react instinctively by punishing or pushing away. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"Rhode Island lawmakers, health care workers, and religious leaders react to leaked draft opinion \u2014 2:29 p.m. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 May 2022"
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"She learned to read at a very early age.",
"I can't read your handwriting.",
"He likes reading the newspaper.",
"She reads a lot of mystery novels.",
"She starts work every day by reading her e-mail.",
"Didn't you read the instructions",
"Please read from Chapter 5 through Chapter 10.",
"He read the poem aloud.",
"He wrote down the address I gave him and read it back to me.",
"Her mother read to her every night at bedtime.",
"Noun",
"He reviewed the book after several reads .",
"She was lying in bed having a peaceful read .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate Over 37 years, elementary school teacher Laura Baldini taught nearly 1,000 children to read . \u2014 Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022",
"Swanson likens this power to being able to read a newspaper from a block away. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"However, some formulas also act as priming mists, which can be used before foundation as well\u2014 read the instructions to find out if your product does both functions. \u2014 Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 June 2022",
"The messages, as read aloud in court by homicide detective Frank Miller, depicted a tenuous relationship and messy New Year\u2019s Eve. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
"To read the prairie chicken management plan, visit dnr.wi.gov. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"In this case, visitors can sit in the exhibition, smell it, hear it and even read in it. \u2014 Pam Mcloughlin, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"David Brown, who was called by the state, submitted a statement that was read aloud by Samuel Mendenhall, a member of the special prosecution team. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"That may have something to do with the fact that, as the study notes, female scientists are less likely to be named on articles with more citations, which are more widely read and therefore carry more weight in the academic job market. \u2014 Julianne Mcshane, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Get some pre- read and pre-work done and shorten time together to be focused on meaty discussion and debate. \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"The Amazon Glow is a projector and video calling device that allows loved ones far away to do everything from read books, play games, create art projects and have digital adventures together. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Meanwhile, Santiago also pursued bodybuilding, read philosophy, and wrote poetry and science fiction. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
"His unique ability to stay balanced, read coverage and change direction has given him the ability to beat every type of coverage this season. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 10 Feb. 2022",
"The most read Dear Annie column of 2021 was actually originally run in 2017 and must have resonated with all sorts of young women who are totally embarrassed by their mothers. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Jan. 2022",
"Defensively, Cleveland must make Jackson give the ball in the read run game and find Andrews on crucial passing situations. \u2014 Lance Reisland, cleveland , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Was hooked on the read side of the field without coming back and taking the swing or the under, get rid of the football, get it out of your hands. \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Orsborn makes a quarterback\u2019s read progressions on pass plays. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The silhouette for next spring and summer is studied and restrained, another easy read . \u2014 Colleen Barry, ajc , 19 June 2022",
"Some pray, some read , some walk in nature, some engage in deeply meaningful conversations. \u2014 Luis Costa, Forbes , 4 Oct. 2021",
"The success that followed fixed the association in my mind: In debate, one read to win. \u2014 Bo Seo, The Atlantic , 1 June 2022",
"Allen\u2019s read of the landscape mirrors that of other conference leaders. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 26 May 2022",
"The first one read , in Chinese: To have Ho Wei teaching in our institute is truly treasonous. \u2014 Peter Hessler, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"The engraving read : Henry Wilcox - Oct. 9, 1833 - April 17, 1922. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Photos published on Tudum featured a cast table read , where India Amarteifio (young Queen Charlotte), Corey Mylchreest (young King George), and others get into character. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 11 Apr. 2022",
"In the lobby, a display read , WE USE WOOD RESPONSIBLY. \u2014 Alexander Sammon, The New Republic , 16 Feb. 2022"
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"1586, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"Middle English reden \"to counsel, order, decide, guide, govern, realize, grasp the meaning of, interpret, explain, teach, look at and understand (written symbols), say aloud (something written),\" going back to Old English r\u01e3dan, (non-West Saxon) r\u0113dan \"to rule, direct, decide, deliberate, counsel, suppose, guess, expound the meaning of (as a riddle or dream), look at and understand (written symbols), say aloud (something written),\" going back to Germanic *r\u0113dan- (whence also Old Frisian r\u0113da \"to advise, protect, help, plan, decide,\" Old Saxon r\u0101dan \"to consult, guess, take care of, counsel,\", Old High German r\u0101tan \"to advise, deliberate, assist,\" Old Icelandic r\u00e1\u00f0a \"to advise, counsel, decide, determine, plan, rule, explain, interpret,\" Gothic garedan \"to make provision for,\" fauragarairo\u00fe \"[s/he] predestined\"), going back to an Indo-European verbal base *(H)reh 1 d h - \"carry through successfully,\" whence also Sanskrit r\u0101dhati \"will bring about,\" r\u0101dhn\u00f3ti \"(s/he) achieves, prepares, satisfies,\" Avestan r\u0101dat \u0330 \"will make right\"; from a causative *(H)roh 1 d h -\u00e9i\u032fe-, Gothic rodjan \"to speak, talk,\" Old Icelandic r\u00e6\u00f0a \"to speak, converse,\" Old Irish r\u00e1idid \"(s/he) speaks, says, tells,\" imm-r\u00e1di \"(s/he) thinks, reflects,\" Welsh adroddaf \"(I) utter, say, relate,\" Old Church Slavic nera\u017ed\u01eb, neraditi \"to have no care for, take no heed of\" (also nero\u017ed\u01eb, neroditi ), radi \"for the sake of,\" Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian r\u00e1diti \"to work, do,\" Lithuanian r\u00f3dyti \"to show\"":"Verb",
"from past participle of read entry 1":"Adjective",
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"\u02c8r\u0113d",
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},
"examples":[
"The travel guide is very readable .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The 41 mm case is wide enough to make all the functions readable but reasonably slim at 13 mm thick, thanks to the manual wound movement. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 25 May 2022",
"Besides efforts to make the document more readable and understandable, three sections were changed to repeal racist language. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 24 Feb. 2022",
"After all, that is the only place where the content of the chats is readable . \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 11 May 2022",
"The temporary tag in the window was torn and not readable . \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland , 4 May 2022",
"There are moments when the work is overt \u2014 present and readable \u2014 and other moments where meaning is hidden, exposed in fractured layers of paint, where subtlety resides. \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
"And what was great for me is that the source materials are really readable and approachable texts. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Whether talent and drive can keep the two afloat in a foreign world of extreme wealth and privilege is a question that Kareem grapples with candidly throughout the book\u2014one that is both timely and compulsively readable . \u2014 Courtney Maum, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Brown, who has previously published a history of Tetris and biographies of comedian Andy Kaufman and wrestler Andre the Giant in a similar style, is a master cartoonist and storyteller whose layouts are extremely readable . \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"The book's ending leaves readers to draw their own conclusions.",
"a magazine with three million readers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And yet, to this reader , at least, Tracy never quite snaps into focus. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"This reader might of course just as easily be a sad, literary boy, finding his ex refracted back to him in Goethe or Henry James. \u2014 Sophie Haigney, The New Republic , 23 May 2022",
"Pamuk\u2019s favorite novel about Istanbul requires some work on the part of the reader , but is a marvelous window into the early years of the Turkish Republic. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"Available with or without ads, this e-book reader boasts a 300 ppi glare-free waterproof display that\u2019s easy on the eyes (even in bright sunlight) and the battery can last up to 10 weeks on a single charge. \u2014 Nicole Charky-chami, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Mar. 2022",
"This reader recommends perusal with a hot bath and a glass of wine. \u2014 Amy Merrick, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The volume comprises what this reader would consider two first-person novellas, presented Janus-faced. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
"This reader was wondering what to do with an old stuffed panda passed down through the family that was much the worse for wear. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Mar. 2022",
"This reader was wondering what to do with an old stuffed panda bear passed down through the family that was much the worse for wear. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 12 Mar. 2022"
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},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But then the readerly culture that embraced her male contemporaries\u2014such as Lord Dunsany and James Branch Cabell\u2014didn\u2019t really grant her much attention, either. \u2014 Scott Bradfield, The New Republic , 28 Aug. 2020",
"Enjoying the genius of Lem requires readerly dexterity and a willingness to go wherever the author takes you. \u2014 Scott Bradfield, Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2020",
"However, a rare and unenviable fate was already beginning to close in on the Count: that of being confused in the public mind\u2014or at least the readerly mind\u2014with an alter ego. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2020",
"To ascertain meaning from such powerfully ambiguous novels requires a measure of readerly improvisation. \u2014 Dustin Illingworth, latimes.com , 31 May 2018"
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"1959, in the meaning defined above":""
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": without much difficulty : easily":[
"for reasons that anyone could readily understand"
]
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"examples":[
"simple instructions that anyone can readily understand",
"He readily agreed to help us.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"What was the hardest part of not having a smartphone readily accessible",
"Employees face somewhat greater risk, because a good deal of their personal information appears to be readily accessible. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
"But so long as firearms are readily accessible in Canada's only land neighbor, guns smuggled from the U.S. are likely to wind up on Canada's streets. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 12 June 2022",
"Addressing these five questions will be most helpful if the answers are documented in a readily accessible form, and revisited every six to 12 months. \u2014 Alexandra Samuel, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"Cancer researchers and doctors around the country are working on it \u2014 not only replacing rounds of toxic chemotherapy with the most advanced immunotherapies but also making the cutting edge treatments more readily accessible and even comfortable. \u2014 Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun , 13 May 2022",
"Having full-time veterinarians on-site, providing full-time dental care for the horses and having a full-time blacksmith readily accessible, along with these new safety procedures, can prevent a bad situation from becoming worse, Romans said. \u2014 Jason Gonzalez, The Courier-Journal , 3 May 2022",
"Keep pliers or other hook removal tools readily accessible, which will enable quick and careful hook removal. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The agency has recommended Amazon makes its warning devices readily accessible, ensures all employees participate in drills for emergency weather events and include site-specific information in its emergency plans. \u2014 Haleluya Hadero, Chicago Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022"
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"first",
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"The family attended the reading of her will.",
"The speech ended with a reading from his latest novel.",
"After several readings , I finally understood the meaning of the poem.",
"He needs help in reading .",
"The teacher gave us a list of books for further reading on the subject.",
"He has done a lot of reading on this subject.",
"The reading for today is about human cloning.",
"Moby-Dick is required reading for any scholar of 19th-century American literature.",
"The pastor selected a reading for tonight's service.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Auditions consist of a cold reading from the script. \u2014 Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
"Previously, farms had to rely on weather reports from the nearest airport or city, which didn\u2019t give a sufficiently accurate reading . \u2014 Jonathan Seelig, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"City officials will host a proclamation reading , raise the Juneteenth flag and present awards at the event. \u2014 Megan Jones, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"Maggie originally started as a short film about a psychic who sees herself in a stranger\u2019s reading and was written and directed by Tim Curcio. \u2014 Jessica Radloff, Glamour , 15 June 2022",
"Markets are bracing for more bigger-than-usual hikes, on top of some discouraging signals about the economy and corporate profits, including a record-low preliminary reading on consumer sentiment soured by high gasoline prices. \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022",
"Markets are bracing for more bigger-than-usual hikes, on top of some discouraging signals about the economy and corporate profits, including a record-low preliminary reading on consumer sentiment soured by high gasoline prices. \u2014 Stan Choe, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"Those would come on top of some discouraging signals about the economy and corporate profits, including a record-low preliminary reading on consumer sentiment soured by high gasoline prices. \u2014 Stan Choe, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022",
"But this evening turned out to be quite a serene party scene, thanks to moody ballads performed by Rainey Qualley and a poetic reading by Seashell Coker. \u2014 Alexis Bennett, Vogue , 9 June 2022"
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"\u201cCan we leave now",
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"The car won't be ready until tomorrow.",
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"Verb",
"They readied the room for guests.",
"She readied herself to speak.",
"We have to ready ourselves for a tough fight ahead.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Allow the glass to take on the aroma undisturbed until the drink is ready . \u2014 Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Now that the full line is ready and accounted for, pieces are sure to sell out fast. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 28 June 2022",
"Once the materials are ready , the recording light goes on, and the room goes dark. \u2014 Anna Wiener, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"Another 700 spots at the lot remain under construction and should be ready by the fall. \u2014 Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic , 27 June 2022",
"Early in the leak, Rosemary Ahtuangaruak, the mayor of Nuiqsut and a critic of the oil industry, went on the village radio to warn residents, particularly the elderly and those taking medication, to be ready in the event of an evacuation. \u2014 Joshua Partlow, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
"It has been meticulously maintained and is move-in ready . \u2014 Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant , 25 June 2022",
"However, there are also concerns that the administration is not ready . \u2014 Chris Megerian, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"But even before the ruling, there were concerns that the administration was not ready . \u2014 Chris Megerian, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Players with his mileage must dig increasingly deep into their mental and physical reserves to ready themselves. \u2014 Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
"Three years after a major flu pandemic in 2012, federal health officials gave Emergent $163 million to ready the Bayview plant to produce vaccine for any novel virus. \u2014 Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun , 10 May 2022",
"The trainees rotate through all key filmmaking positions to ready them for opportunities on larger sets like those of Lifetime Movies. \u2014 Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
"Bentley\u2019s historic Pyms Lane plant in Cheshire will also be treated to a refit to ready it for the zero-emissions future. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 5 May 2022",
"Most people at rapper-producer redveil\u2019s age are working on an identity outside a prescribed cycle of routines\u2013at school, at work, at home\u2013to ready themselves for the independence and uncertainties of early adulthood. \u2014 Tomas Miriti Pacheco, SPIN , 2 May 2022",
"Agencies should begin implementing the NRSS by investing in technologies that will ready our infrastructure for the future. \u2014 Mark Pittman, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The Park District plans to formally break ground on the beach project Wednesday at the foot of Foss Park on North Chicago\u2019s Lake Michigan shore to ready it for swimming on July 4 after a 20-year effort to bring the project to fruition. \u2014 Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"In his book, bestselling self-help author Pogue offers sensible, deeply researched advice for how people should start to ready themselves for the years ahead. \u2014 cleveland , 25 Mar. 2022"
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"\u2014 Verne Gay",
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"\u2014 Alysia Gray-Painter",
"We're living through strange times in America, but that hasn't stopped Chrissy Teigen from being her wonderfully authentic self on social media\u2014from showing up to husband John Legend's Instagram Live concert in a towel to sharing some real talk about childbirth.",
"\u2014 Abby Gardner",
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"\u2014 Kameron Allen",
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"\u2014 LL Cool J",
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"The playwright weaves in a real estate developer named Do\u00f1a Kati, a stand-in for the Mexican folklore figure La Catrina, the skeleton woman who represents death. \u2014 Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"As anyone who subscribes to this newsletter surely knows, real estate developer Rick Caruso will face Rep. Karen Bass in the runoff to succeed Mayor Eric Garcetti. \u2014 David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
"Megaworld, the real estate developer owned by billionaire Andrew Tan, has allocated 50 billion pesos ($945 million) for capital expenditures this year. \u2014 Gloria Haraito, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"An Ohio appellate court has reversed a trial court\u2019s decision to grant summary judgment in favor of a real estate developer who crafted fraudulent emails. \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 8 June 2022",
"In the Los Angeles mayor's race, Democratic Rep. Karen Bass and real estate developer Rick Caruso will advance to a November runoff. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"The real estate developer's Instagram post is the first glimpse of their honeymoon that she's posted to her feed. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
"Billionaire real estate developer Rick Caruso has become one of the leading contenders along with Rep. Karen Bass. \u2014 ABC News , 6 June 2022",
"The top candidates to replace Garcetti appear to be Representative Karen Bass and real estate developer Rick Caruso. \u2014 Adam Brewster, Musadiq Bidar, CBS News , 6 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Etiwanda won the Division 2 championship on Saturday but the real focus was on the first girl to start on the mound in a championship, Jillian Albayati of Anaheim in the Division 6 final. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"DeWine also mentioned a focus on Appalachia out of political expediency rather than any real focus on improving the livelihood of the region, Renacci said. \u2014 Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland , 23 Mar. 2022",
"But its real focus is gaming: its high-grade sensor keeps pace with some of the most expensive gaming mice available (a group to which the AW720M belongs). \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"The real focus will be on the outlook for future asset purchases. \u2014 Bill Stone, Forbes , 24 Oct. 2021",
"In order to enact real change, there needed to be a real focus on well-being. \u2014 Marielle Wakim, Los Angeles Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
"People called it smart cities, with a real focus on the technology piece and not on the human piece. \u2014 Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune , 4 Jan. 2022",
"The pandemic has put a real focus on the power of data, and instant access to market intelligence is enabling smart investors to operate outside of their existing asset classes and geographical regions. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 3 Sep. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The photo was altered using a real image of the meat company\u2019s Jalape\u00f1o Bologna product. \u2014 Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY , 3 Nov. 2021",
"To fine-tune predictions, West conducted a few more learning trials with real images . \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 9 Dec. 2019",
"The technology, which analyzes real images to generate fake ones, is a growing form of disinformation and social media platforms have been struggling with how to deal with it. \u2014 Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY , 8 Jan. 2020",
"Training an image recognition system typically requires thousands of images, so the group used the real images and product specifications to create a photo-real 3-D model of the grenade. \u2014 Tom Simonite, WIRED , 25 July 2019",
"During training, a second part compares this image with a real image of someone at that age and with the original image and provides feedback, encouraging the first part to improve its abilities. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, Science | AAAS , 13 June 2018",
"This isn\u2019t an animation \u2014 it\u2019s real images of stars sped up by a factor of 32 million. \u2014 Brian Resnick, Vox , 6 Apr. 2018",
"On Saturday, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex finally gave people across the world countless real images to go with the fairy tale the public imagined. \u2014 Ashley Hoffman, Time , 20 May 2018",
"In addition to the real image of the city, other images of virtual cityscapes are projected onto the boards. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 5 May 2018"
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"Deliberately blurring objects in the foreground can also serve as a great way to frame the subject in your photo so, as well as enhanced realism , this new feature will bring new creative possibilities to iPhone photography. \u2014 Paul Monckton, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"As realism goes, the play is more effective than seamless. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"With support for 4K resolution and 60 frames per second smoothness, the PS5 version offers better graphics and faster frame rates over the PS4, along with amazing haptics on the DualSense controllers that add more immersion and realism . \u2014 Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
"The ongoing popularity of real-life princes and princesses, especially those in the British royal family, both aids the realism and sustains interest in these types of stories. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 24 May 2022",
"As Pepe, content with his simple existence, suddenly has to deal with unemployment, bouts of violence and even the breakdown of his own family, Myllylahti decided to swap realism for dreamlike atmosphere and absurd, twisted humor. \u2014 Marta Balaga, Variety , 18 May 2022",
"Chiu\u2019s onscreen journey has become less about drama and more about realism this time around. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
"Finnish thinking on national security has been a combination of idealism and realism , Stubb said. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 18 May 2022",
"Whether overconfidence or hardheaded realism are responsible for the tepid countercyclical response, the likely result is the same: an extended period of subpar Chinese growth, beginning with a steep downturn this quarter. \u2014 Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ , 17 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This idea owes much to the classical realist school of foreign policy, which, following the \u00e9migr\u00e9 political scientist Hans Morgenthau, maintains that nations have an animus dominandi, a will to dominate. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Going back forces George to face his past in his quest to rewrite the script of his life and discover the contribution of African influences to the realist tradition. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 16 June 2022",
"The Work of Francis De Erdely\u2019 Social realist paintings by the midcentury L.A. artist are on view through Oct. 23. \u2014 Matt Cooperlistings Coordinator, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"Michelle Williams reunites with Portland auteur Kelly Reichardt (First Cow, Wendy & Lucy) on what promises to be another low-key realist masterwork. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 17 May 2022",
"This perhaps best encapsulates Seydoux on film, an idealist and a realist , with film itself being both a business and an art to her. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 May 2022",
"Grossman\u2019s sweeping book Life and Fate illustrates the alienating nature of war in urgent, gripping, and elegant prose, providing an unmatched realist account of the 1942\u201343 Battle of Stalingrad. \u2014 Farah Abdessamad, The Atlantic , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Instead, his foreign policy resolved itself as consistent with a realist -Right perspective that has a long history in the conservative movement. \u2014 Ben Domenech, National Review , 5 Apr. 2022",
"An observational documentary and also a magical realist visit to the Lausanne suburbs where, for some unknown reason, two watchmen are guarding a small river in a nearby park. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 31 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"All around the internet, food is being given the realist era treatment: a cinnamon bun oozes with icing, a chocolate chip cookie floats on a lavender background, and a box of Cheez-Its winks coquettishly atop a blue tapestry. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 1 June 2022",
"Both are surrealist, in a way, and both are hyper- realist . \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"Their first attempts borrowed from realist Western techniques, just as Albert Namatjira (1902-59), Australia\u2019s first Indigenous painter of renown, had a generation before. \u2014 Anthony Ham, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2022",
"Neri then called Hilary Pecis, a realist painter of interiors and landscapes, and Megan Reed, a sculptor who had once been Neri\u2019s student. \u2014 Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Its founder, Sh\u014dhei Imamura, was a luminary of Japanese New Wave cinema, known for his harshly realist films about prostitutes, bar hostesses, and straggling theatre troupes. \u2014 Merve Emre, The New Yorker , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The sound was marked, lyrically, by concern for the working class and a realist approach to romance: there are no guarantees in life, so drive it like it\u2019s stolen. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022",
"John Mearsheimer, the realist international-relations theorist at the University of Chicago, has been arguing for years that NATO expansion was a mistake and that the United States ought to limit its conflicts with Putin in order to focus on China. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker , 11 Feb. 2022",
"His Usnavi, a young bodega owner who had to grow up too fast, is half realist , half dreamer and all in for what life brings. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 5 Oct. 2021"
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"They made the plan a reality .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Beneath the surface, though, the reality isn\u2019t quite so rosy. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 27 June 2022",
"The reality is that most companies are sitting on a treasure trove of first-party data but are unable to or unclear on how to access it and put it to work. \u2014 Gleb Polyakov, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"The reality was another man named Thomas James lived nearby and had a violent criminal past. \u2014 Curtis Bunn, NBC News , 26 June 2022",
"The reality is concrete is a universal building material. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"But the reality is that breaking free of consultants, regulations, and other cost drivers isn\u2019t politically simple, and only underscores the usefulness of cheap financing. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 23 June 2022",
"The reality is, we were undermined by technology, and really the audience as well. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"But behind the rhetoric, the reality is that recessions are a normal part of American economic life. \u2014 Elvia Lim\u00f3n, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"While all-too-frequent mass shootings and the resulting political debates may dominate the headlines, the reality is that our fundamental understanding of gun violence fails to meet the moment. \u2014 Asheley Van Ness, Scientific American , 23 June 2022"
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"She realizes how much things have changed.",
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"You just have to realize that you can't always get what you want.",
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"He realized a lifelong dream by winning an Olympic medal.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Councilwoman Yassamin Ansari said the session seemed to help the developers realize that installing chargers was in line with market trends. \u2014 Maggie Astor, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"So, realize your business plan is a guide; it's meant to give you direction. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"Rao and her co-authors also note that the cost estimates do not account for potential savings the state could realize from expanding eligibility. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 29 June 2022",
"That's not necessarily a problem, so long as EGS users realize the nature of that skew and keep it in mind when comparing scores on a relative basis. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 28 June 2022",
"The show aims to help creative entrepreneurs realize their fullest potential with the help of mentors and connections to resources. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 27 June 2022",
"If approved, the transfer would realize a call to action that began more than two years ago \u2014 when the grassroots movement Justice for Bruce\u2019s Beach sparked a national conversation and forced a reckoning in Manhattan Beach. \u2014 Rosanna Xiastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"Change will only come when and if at all an accepting, gullible, fatalistic people realize what's being done to them. \u2014 Arundhati Roy, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"And while Darth Vader may not realize it just yet, the audience is well aware that Anakin is indeed still buried somewhere deep within the monster. \u2014 Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This new non-profit model, which my organization has adopted, springs from the realization that public charities have more flexibility than corporate foundations. \u2014 Lindsay Androski, Fortune , 15 Feb. 2022",
"The company\u2019s display glass products business is expected to benefit from better price realization . \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"The move came from a growing realization that predictions about the rate of climate change were being made purely on statistical modeling, with no indication of certainty. \u2014 Rachael Pells, Wired , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Bezos himself sees the space industry as a way to protect the Earth from the unsavory byproducts of industrialization and to tap into solar energy, but his vision is decades away from realization , if not further. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 14 Oct. 2021",
"The trouble is, it\u2019s diverting you from the realization that, as Gertrude Stein said of another Californian location, there\u2019s no there there. \u2014 David Benedict, Variety , 18 Aug. 2021",
"The latter is based on the realization that a situation is toxic, so there\u2019s no need to struggle. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Recent cyclones have brought everyone to a realization that poor housing is vulnerable. \u2014 Tonderayi Mukeredzi, The Christian Science Monitor , 11 May 2022",
"These Republicans flipping their votes didn\u2019t come to the realization that HB11 is suddenly good policy or good lawmaking. \u2014 Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Councilwoman Yassamin Ansari said the session seemed to help the developers realize that installing chargers was in line with market trends. \u2014 Maggie Astor, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"So, realize your business plan is a guide; it's meant to give you direction. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"Rao and her co-authors also note that the cost estimates do not account for potential savings the state could realize from expanding eligibility. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 29 June 2022",
"That's not necessarily a problem, so long as EGS users realize the nature of that skew and keep it in mind when comparing scores on a relative basis. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 28 June 2022",
"The show aims to help creative entrepreneurs realize their fullest potential with the help of mentors and connections to resources. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 27 June 2022",
"If approved, the transfer would realize a call to action that began more than two years ago \u2014 when the grassroots movement Justice for Bruce\u2019s Beach sparked a national conversation and forced a reckoning in Manhattan Beach. \u2014 Rosanna Xiastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"Change will only come when and if at all an accepting, gullible, fatalistic people realize what's being done to them. \u2014 Arundhati Roy, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"And while Darth Vader may not realize it just yet, the audience is well aware that Anakin is indeed still buried somewhere deep within the monster. \u2014 Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022"
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"The water is really hot.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Natalya really shined at every level of this feud, including this match. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
"The art of weeding is learning to tell the really bad weeds from the no-big-deal weeds. \u2014 Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
"But just dumping Gobert doesn\u2019t really help, either. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 July 2022",
"Disney Cruise Line has cast off much of the approach that went into its first four ships for a new theme that really targets the super fan for its new ship Disney Wish. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 2 July 2022",
"Hard to tell, really , between myth and truth, in what some people from his orbit call Larryworld. \u2014 Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone , 2 July 2022",
"But really push it and some body lean sets in, although grip remains impressive. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 2 July 2022",
"What really changed things was not Trump, but Putin\u2019s megalomania. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 2 July 2022",
"Cal Roach, Special to the Journal Sentinel RELATED:Is Summerfest in Milwaukee really the world's largest music festival"
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"new discoveries in the realm of medicine",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Cummins is also developing alternatives in the realm of heavy-duty trucks. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"Some wine delivery services fall in the realm of membership clubs, while others offer single bottle purchases. \u2014 Kate Dingwall, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
"The core of my work is building community and creating visibility in the realm of electronica. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 30 June 2022",
"In the realm of domestic violence, for example, one effect of the feminist critique of privacy has been the rise of police and prosecutorial policies that were developed to counter an older regime of abuse-shielding marital privacy. \u2014 Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Musidora\u2019s startlingly modern performance itself is a thing of mesmeric beauty, a prototypical Edward Gorey character that belongs in the realm of art as much as film. \u2014 Mark Peikert, Town & Country , 20 June 2022",
"Cain will wait to see if he gets picked up by another team before making a decision on what comes next, but retirement is in the realm of possibility. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
"Cain will wait to see if he gets picked up by another team before making a decision on what comes next, but retirement is in the realm of possibility. \u2014 Curt Hogg, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
"But while Julien\u2019s dramas play out at human scale, his elliptical, big-picture takes on the history of modernity, colonialism, and their long-tail effect on the present day plant them firmly in the realm of art. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022"
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"He got reamed in the press for his comments.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Unable to speak for himself, P-22 has spawned a ream of imitators on Twitter and Facebook. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"She also was called to the Brazilian national ream for the 2016 Olympics. \u2014 Austin David, Orlando Sentinel , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Fouts tried out for the ream in 2019 but didn\u2019t make the roster after playing with the U19 team that summer. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 7 Jan. 2022",
"The process requires an unwed mother to provide a ream of personal documents, take a DNA test and testify before a judge. \u2014 Fox News , 14 Dec. 2021",
"That type of group running will make for a strong ream , but a frontrunner would help. \u2014 Joe Magill, cleveland , 16 Aug. 2021",
"Five teachers will be selected to receive an EcoTank ET-4760, an extra set of replacement ink bottles and a ream of EcoTank Paper through a social media contest Monday through Friday. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 4 May 2021",
"In 1948, Cleary moved into a new house and discovered a ream of typing paper in the linen closet. \u2014 Elisabeth Egan, New York Times , 26 Mar. 2021",
"Place your laptop on a cardboard box, a stack of books, or a ream or two of paper to raise your laptop screen to eye level. \u2014 Kathryn Vasel, CNN , 8 Dec. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"There are a multitude of tools to ream or swage the crimp out of the primer pocket. \u2014 Bryce M. Towsley, Field & Stream , 23 June 2020",
"But when you get reamed in a sketch or online or however, that s--t stings. \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 22 Dec. 2019",
"Drenched in dread, Wyeth\u2019s story is told mainly by an anonymous narrator via 84 flashback scenes reamed with abrupt, enigmatic silences. \u2014 J. Michael Lennon, Washington Post , 7 Nov. 2019",
"During Pike\u2019s first year as a starter, he was frequently reamed out on the sideline by Kelly for not making what Kelly thought was the correct read. \u2014 Bill Koch, Cincinnati.com , 11 Oct. 2019",
"Thus, the screw stays put but the extractor continues to turn, reaming out the hole in the process. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 8 Nov. 2018",
"Obviously, Saturday night was not our best performance and some coaches would ream you and dig into individuals, but that doesn\u2019t help anyone. \u2014 Julian Cardillo, Pro Soccer USA , 16 June 2019",
"One end of the Easy Out is a stubby, reaming -style drill bit. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 8 Nov. 2018",
"Those reaming seats are at all price points -- $60, $95, $155 and $435 - and will be released closer to the date of the show. \u2014 Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com , 13 Apr. 2018"
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"Middle English reme , from Anglo-French, ultimately from Arabic rizma , literally, bundle":"Noun",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Simply squeeze the lemon half over the strainer into the bowl or twist a fork into the fruit as a substitute for a reamer . \u2014 Laura Duerr, chicagotribune.com , 13 Mar. 2021",
"Just hold the citrus in one hand, press the reamer into the flesh with the other, and presto. \u2014 Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY , 28 July 2019",
"The squeezers at bat: a wooden reamer , a handheld squeezer, and hand-juicer with built-in measuring cup. \u2014 Elaheh Nozari, Bon Appetit , 21 Feb. 2018",
"But a closed set of tongs can function as a pretty good reamer when the scalloped end is inserted in the cut half of the fruit. \u2014 Becky Krystal, charlotteobserver , 24 Apr. 2018",
"Using the tines of a fork or a reamer , juice lemon half over bowl. \u2014 Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit , 19 Jan. 2018",
"The fruits require nothing more complex than a reamer to reap their bounty. \u2014 M. Carrie Allan, sacbee , 29 May 2017",
"The fruits require nothing more complex than a reamer to reap their bounty. \u2014 M. Carrie Allan, sacbee , 29 May 2017",
"The fruits require nothing more complex than a reamer to reap their bounty. \u2014 M. Carrie Allan, sacbee , 29 May 2017"
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"Verb",
"He got reamed in the press for his comments.",
"reamed a whole new generation of suckers with a variation of the Ponzi scheme",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Unable to speak for himself, P-22 has spawned a ream of imitators on Twitter and Facebook. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"She also was called to the Brazilian national ream for the 2016 Olympics. \u2014 Austin David, Orlando Sentinel , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Fouts tried out for the ream in 2019 but didn\u2019t make the roster after playing with the U19 team that summer. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 7 Jan. 2022",
"The process requires an unwed mother to provide a ream of personal documents, take a DNA test and testify before a judge. \u2014 Fox News , 14 Dec. 2021",
"That type of group running will make for a strong ream , but a frontrunner would help. \u2014 Joe Magill, cleveland , 16 Aug. 2021",
"Five teachers will be selected to receive an EcoTank ET-4760, an extra set of replacement ink bottles and a ream of EcoTank Paper through a social media contest Monday through Friday. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 4 May 2021",
"In 1948, Cleary moved into a new house and discovered a ream of typing paper in the linen closet. \u2014 Elisabeth Egan, New York Times , 26 Mar. 2021",
"Place your laptop on a cardboard box, a stack of books, or a ream or two of paper to raise your laptop screen to eye level. \u2014 Kathryn Vasel, CNN , 8 Dec. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"There are a multitude of tools to ream or swage the crimp out of the primer pocket. \u2014 Bryce M. Towsley, Field & Stream , 23 June 2020",
"But when you get reamed in a sketch or online or however, that s--t stings. \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 22 Dec. 2019",
"Drenched in dread, Wyeth\u2019s story is told mainly by an anonymous narrator via 84 flashback scenes reamed with abrupt, enigmatic silences. \u2014 J. Michael Lennon, Washington Post , 7 Nov. 2019",
"During Pike\u2019s first year as a starter, he was frequently reamed out on the sideline by Kelly for not making what Kelly thought was the correct read. \u2014 Bill Koch, Cincinnati.com , 11 Oct. 2019",
"Thus, the screw stays put but the extractor continues to turn, reaming out the hole in the process. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 8 Nov. 2018",
"Obviously, Saturday night was not our best performance and some coaches would ream you and dig into individuals, but that doesn\u2019t help anyone. \u2014 Julian Cardillo, Pro Soccer USA , 16 June 2019",
"One end of the Easy Out is a stubby, reaming -style drill bit. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 8 Nov. 2018",
"Those reaming seats are at all price points -- $60, $95, $155 and $435 - and will be released closer to the date of the show. \u2014 Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com , 13 Apr. 2018"
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"Middle English reme , from Anglo-French, ultimately from Arabic rizma , literally, bundle":"Noun",
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"Budgett said some samples from the 2012 London Olympics are also being retested now on a targeted basis ahead of the Rio Games, although most are being saved for later reanalysis .",
"\u2014 Associated Press"
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"But if no significant differences were found, the data could be reanalyzed according to longer or shorter time intervals until a significant difference was found.",
"\u2014 James L. Mills, M.D."
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"\u2014 Jason Horowitz",
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"\u2014 Michael Chabon"
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"\u2014 Jed Perl"
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"(\u02c8)r\u0113-\u02c8an-\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101t",
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"(\u02c8)r\u0113-\u02c8an-\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101t",
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"(\u02c8)r\u0113-\u02c8an-\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101t",
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"\u00a6r\u0113+"
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"transitive verb"
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": to add or acquire back as a territory : to annex again":[
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"\u2014 James S. Wamsley"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8neks",
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"She is now reaping the benefits of her hard work.",
"He reaped large profits from his investments.",
"The workers were out reaping the crops.",
"The workers were out reaping in the fields.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Late in life, Singer began to reap the rewards of recognition. \u2014 Benjamin Balint, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"If the hammock remains off the ground and the hammock's supports appear sturdy and resilient, lie back and reap the rewards of your hard work. \u2014 Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens , 17 May 2022",
"The town began to tow huge numbers of cars, and reap huge rewards. \u2014 John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The compound effect of meditating each day will reap great rewards. \u2014 Kimberly Svoboda, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Get outside more often, even if for less time, and your entire family will reap the rewards. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Startup valuations are exploding, and founders who don\u2019t wait reap big rewards. \u2014 Alyson Shontell, Fortune , 11 Apr. 2022",
"However, there is a way to reap the rewards of real retinol with less irritation: retinol oils. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Use circular motions to gently exfoliate your skin with this product and keep it on your face for 20 minutes to reap these benefits. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1)":""
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"Middle English repen , from Old English reopan":""
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"\u02c8r\u0113p"
],
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"gather",
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"verb"
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": to apportion (something, such as a house of representatives) anew":[],
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},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The census proved accurate enough in the end to be used to reapportion the House of Representatives and guide the drawing of new political maps nationwide. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The new maps had to reapportion the state\u2019s population, which has continued shifting from rural communities to urban and suburban areas. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 25 Nov. 2021",
"The House later passed a plan to reapportion the 105 districts in the House of Representatives. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Sometimes complications arise if someone feels overloaded but cannot reapportion the load. \u2014 Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Then in July 2020, Mr. Trump ordered the data to be used to remove unauthorized immigrants from the coming census totals that would reapportion the House for the next decade. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Alabama\u2019s constitution, adopted in 1901, requires the Legislature to reapportion itself every 10 years to adjust to population changes. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 31 July 2021",
"The decrease could significantly affect the state because the House will now reapportion its 435 congressional seats based on population shifts. \u2014 Carly Roman, Washington Examiner , 23 Dec. 2020",
"In July, President Trump issued an order to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census results that are sent to Congress to reapportion House seats, even though the Constitution clearly requires their inclusion. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 20 Oct. 2020"
],
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"\u02ccr\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fr-sh\u0259n",
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"1788, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02ccr\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fr-sh\u0259n-m\u0259nt"
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"noun"
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"Commissioners voted not to adopt the state-certified tax rate calculated after the most recent reappraisal but to keep the existing rate \u2026",
"\u2014 Judy Walton"
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"1823, in the meaning defined above":""
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": to appraise (something) again : to reevaluate the amount, value, or significance of":[
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"\u2014 Steve Heimoff",
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]
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"1732, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135458",
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"back",
"reverse",
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"the rear of a house"
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"\u2014 usually used in combination a rear -driven car"
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"Verb",
"watched a documentary on how wolves rear their young",
"it took all the men in the village to rear the frame for the barn, pulling hard at the ropes until all the sides were standing",
"Noun",
"There are two bedrooms at the rear .",
"the rear of the car was sleekly designed",
"Adjective",
"The car's rear bumper was damaged.",
"go to the back of the building and look out the rear window and you'll see the eagle",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Browns got the win but came away with some injuries that could rear their ugly heads next week. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 14 Dec. 2021",
"For one, Annaly\u2019s long-term history of underperformance against the mREIT space continues to rear its ugly head, with NLY\u2019s recovery rally just not as robust as its peers. \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 5 Sep. 2021",
"The living room runs from the front to rear of the home. \u2014 James Alexander, Hartford Courant , 12 June 2022",
"Who would have thought that Omicron, which wreaked havoc in December, January and early February, would rear its ugly head and come back at us with all these subvariants",
"The all-wheel-drive system has a switch that enables the drive to control the front to rear torque balance between 30-70, 50-50 or 60-40 and limited slip differentials are standard at both axles. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"But others still will try to rear and flip, and that\u2019s when vets need to administer medication that will calm the horse so cooling can start. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 20 May 2022",
"Another way decision fatigue can rear its ugly head is in the perception that every meal has to accomplish multiple things. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 4 May 2022",
"Meanwhile, Cal and Maddie seemed to be a on a great path, but his anger issues started to rear their ugly head, culminating in a punch lobbed at an obsessive baseball fan in the finale. \u2014 Jessica Radloff, Glamour , 4 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"At the rear , a reshaped bumper helps the back look less massive, and our test car was darkened with Shadowline exterior trim. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 8 June 2022",
"At the rear , OLED taillights and four stout tailpipes distinguish the S8 from the A8. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
"What stands out are the upgraded Chipset (moving to the latest SnapDragon 8+ Gen 1), the triple-lens camera at the rear , and a lot of similarities to the Fold 3. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"At the rear of the building, white eaves blend with the white cladding to allow the architectural changes to be more pronounced, with black metal visual cues to what is new. \u2014 Regina Cole, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
"One is called the glide, where the competitor starts at the rear of the ring and takes a couple big hops with their back to the board before launching the shot. \u2014 Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"The driver, Lopez and a second officer at the rear of the bus exited the vehicle, the department said Wednesday. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 18 May 2022",
"But more intriguing is the view of the patio at the rear of the house, as seen through an array of French doors. \u2014 James Alexander, Hartford Courant , 2 May 2022",
"The construction worker was sitting at the rear of the second car. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Officers then smashed a rear window to unlock the car, according to Ellis, who did not note how long officers waited before doing so. \u2014 Thomas Birmingham, The Courier-Journal , 22 June 2022",
"Distinguishing between the 400 GT 2+2 and the two-seat 350 GT or 400 GT models requires a quick look at the rear window, which is much larger on the two-place cars. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 6 June 2022",
"May primaries are in the rear view mirror, snd this fall's midterm elections are right around the corner. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
"The slap-happy 94th Oscars is now in the rear view mirror as the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has issued rules and campaign regulations governing the race to the 95th Oscars on March 12, 2023. \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
"Hudson\u2019s thumbprint was later found on the car\u2019s rear view mirror, the document states. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 4 May 2022",
"That turmoil might be in the rear mirror, but Nikola\u2019s stock price still hasn\u2019t recovered. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Easter is in the rear view mirror and that means that grilling season is here. \u2014 Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Look, my point is not to look in the rear view mirror. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"This may sound like it has been lifted from the brochure, but a prod of the accelerator out of a low-speed corner really does make the car feel rear -driven. \u2014 Alistair Charlton, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021",
"The man's vehicle reportedly rear -ended an SUV, causing a rollover crash that resulted in the death of a woman, according to police. \u2014 Salma Reyes, The Arizona Republic , 21 Sep. 2021",
"The driver of a Toyota Tundra allegedly rear -ended the family buggy in Cumberland County and left the scene but came back a short time later, the statement said. \u2014 Sahar Akbarzai And Mirna Alsharif, CNN , 20 Oct. 2021",
"The woman, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was driving a Honda Accord that appeared to have rear -ended the bus. \u2014 Chris Perkins, sun-sentinel.com , 31 July 2021",
"Arlington police said the incident happened around 2:31 a.m. on April 17 at Washington and Arlington boulevards when a tractor-trailer was rear -ended by a pickup truck. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2021",
"To ensure your child doesn\u2019t outgrow the rear -facing weight and height dimensions, choose your car seat carefully. \u2014 Bre Richey, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2021",
"Babbitt spun her white SUV in a U-turn and began chasing Norris, according to the petition, eventually rear -ending the other woman\u2019s car three times and forcing her to stop. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 11 Jan. 2021",
"Babbitt spun her white SUV in a U-turn and began chasing Norris, according to the petition, eventually rear -ending the other woman's car three times and forcing her to stop. \u2014 Peter Jamison, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Jan. 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"Middle English rere , short for rerewarde rearward":"Noun",
"Middle English rere- , from Anglo-French rere backward, behind, from Latin retro- \u2014 more at retro":"Adjective",
"Middle English reren , from Old English r\u01e3ran ; akin to Old Norse reisa to raise, Old English r\u012bsan to rise":"Verb"
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"\u02c8rir",
"transitive sense 4 & intransitive sense 2 are also \u02c8rer"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for rear Verb lift , raise , rear , elevate , hoist , heave , boost mean to move from a lower to a higher place or position. lift usually implies exerting effort to overcome resistance of weight. lift the chair while I vacuum raise carries a stronger implication of bringing up to the vertical or to a high position. scouts raising a flagpole rear may add an element of suddenness to raise . suddenly reared itself up on its hind legs elevate may replace lift or raise especially when exalting or enhancing is implied. elevated the taste of the public hoist implies lifting something heavy especially by mechanical means. hoisted the cargo on board heave implies lifting and throwing with great effort or strain. heaved the heavy crate inside boost suggests assisting to climb or advance by a push. boosted his brother over the fence",
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"breed",
"bring up",
"foster",
"nourish",
"nurse",
"raise"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065306",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rear end":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": buttocks":[
"He's sneaky strong, having increased his bench press to 325 pounds, but his legs remain matchsticks and he has virtually no rear end .",
"\u2014 Curry Kirkpatrick"
],
": the back part or section of something (such as a motor vehicle)":[
"The preliminary investigation revealed that while traffic was stopped, the driver of a Ford F-150 pickup truck hit the rear end of a Buick passenger car \u2026",
"\u2014 Gabe Hauari"
],
": to crash into the back of (a vehicle)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She stood up and brushed off her rear end .",
"The car's rear end was badly damaged in the accident.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"There's minimal surfacing along the sides, and the taillights appear to stretch the width of the rear end and wrap around onto the fenders. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 23 June 2022",
"Looking somewhat like a futuristic aerodynamic Aston Martin DB5, especially at the rear end , the EQXX also benefited significantly from its bespoke Bridgestone tires, with their extremely low rolling resistance rating of 4.7. \u2014 Peter Lyon, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"In the film, Faye delivers a version of this and slaps her rear end for effect. \u2014 Callahan Tormey, Town & Country , 8 May 2022",
"One person is dead after a pick-up truck struck the rear end of a Valley Metro bus on Interstate 10 between 35th and 43rd avenues Thursday night. \u2014 Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The rear end is a bit more cohesive, with smooth surfaces and taillights that remind us of the handsome units on the Kia EV6. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 2 May 2022",
"Millennium Gate Museum portrays Tomochichi making a wide, welcoming gesture with his right hand while using his left to clutch a bear pelt that fails to cover his rear end . \u2014 Michael Warren, ajc , 7 Feb. 2022",
"This light green 1968 Chevrolet C10 pickup has a BluePrint 383ci stroker engine with FiTech fuel injection mated to a 700R4 transmission backed to a 12-bolt positraction rear end . \u2014 Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Knees, thighs, and rear end are reinforced with water-repellant and wind-resistant three-layer fabric, for a high level of performance through all weather conditions. \u2014 Outside Online , 10 Dec. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1785, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1957, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccend",
"\u02c8rir-\u02c8end"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"backside",
"behind",
"booty",
"bootie",
"bottom",
"breech",
"bum",
"buns",
"butt",
"buttocks",
"caboose",
"can",
"cheeks",
"derriere",
"derri\u00e8re",
"duff",
"fanny",
"fundament",
"hams",
"haunches",
"heinie",
"hunkers",
"keister",
"keester",
"nates",
"posterior",
"rear",
"rump",
"seat",
"tail",
"tail end",
"tush"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061335",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": a system that applies engine power to the rear wheels of a vehicle":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123354",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rearmost":{
"antonyms":[
"beginning",
"earliest",
"first",
"foremost",
"headmost",
"inaugural",
"initial",
"leadoff",
"maiden",
"opening",
"original",
"pioneer",
"primary",
"starting"
],
"definitions":{
": farthest in the rear : last":[]
},
"examples":[
"the rearmost part of the building",
"the rearmost people in the cafeteria line often get the dregs that nobody wanted and for good reason",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The downward kink in the rearmost side windows that lets little kids see outside is still there, but it\u2019s been softened for a less abrupt look. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 28 June 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1718, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"\u02c8rir-\u02ccm\u014dst"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"bottommost",
"closing",
"concluding",
"final",
"hindmost",
"lag",
"last",
"latest",
"latter",
"terminal",
"terminating",
"ultimate"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204316",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"rearward":{
"antonyms":[
"back",
"backward",
"backwards"
],
"definitions":{
": at, near, or toward the rear : backward":[
"looking rearward"
],
": directed toward the rear":[
"a rearward glance"
],
": located at, near, or toward the rear":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"the rearward section of the store",
"got rearward quarters aboard the ship",
"Adverb",
"turned rearward for a moment, just for one final look at the haunting scene",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Saab played with a cab- rearward layout like a sports car but kept the footprint of a front-wheel-drive family sedan. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 14 May 2022",
"As part of its average-inflation-targeting strategy, the Fed somehow adopted the shortcomings of its old rearward -looking policies as an objective, pledging not to tighten policy at all until its employment objective is reached. \u2014 Douglas Carr, National Review , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The criminal complaint noted that Potter holstered her handgun on the right side and her Taser on the left, both with their grips facing rearward . \u2014 CBS News , 17 May 2021",
"The criminal complaint noted that Potter holstered her handgun on the right side and her Taser on the left, both with their grips facing rearward . \u2014 Fox News , 17 May 2021",
"The criminal complaint noted that Potter holstered her handgun on the right side and her Taser on the left, both with their grips facing rearward . \u2014 Amy Forliti, Star Tribune , 17 May 2021",
"Normal sends 60 percent of torque forward, Sport changes the balance and dispatches 70 percent rearward , and Track splits the torque equally. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 3 Dec. 2020",
"The electric motor assisting the BRZ's rack is mounted high up on the firewall, contributing to a slightly higher center of gravity but simultaneously shifting the front/rear weight balance a touch rearward . \u2014 Car and Driver , 18 Nov. 2020",
"Here, as an aircraft approaches supersonic speed, the nose tends to dip down as shock waves, migrating rearward as speed increases, create pressure differentials that increase lift at the back of the wing, destabilizing it. \u2014 Eric Adams, Wired , 15 Oct. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Customers, however, complained about poor rearward visibility, and the feature was eliminated for the remaining years of C2 production. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 16 May 2022",
"With no trunk to impede its progress, the roofline gently swoops completely rearward , kicked up right at the end by a subtle decklid spoiler. \u2014 Derek Powell, Car and Driver , 12 Nov. 2021",
"The blind spot, ironically, is the fault of the side mirrors, which stand far off the fenders to provide a rearward look past the Aston's hips but block your view of cross traffic at intersections. \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 23 June 2020",
"Mark spent a year fixing it up and amassing the parts required to convert the DMC-12 into a Back to the Future replica and another two years driving it around to get comfortable with the car's lack of rearward visibility. \u2014 Talon Homer, Car and Driver , 14 June 2020",
"And the gun-slit that passes for a backlight, neatly bisected by the rear wing, make rearward vision a four-to-one bet in favor of Seth's Volare. \u2014 John Phillips, Car and Driver , 18 June 2020",
"The system is smart enough to drop and raise the rearward quarter windows with the top. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 16 Apr. 2020",
"The rearward hand, and that half of his body, propelled the tool; the forward hand, on the wood, resisted. \u2014 The Economist , 28 June 2019",
"The two engine nozzles are buried inside the tail of the aircraft, reducing its rearward radar aspect, and are shielded horizontally by the large horizontal stabilizers. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 9 Apr. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Moving rearward , both the Rebel and TRD Pro employ a conventional part-time transfer case with selectable high- and low-range four-wheel-drive modes. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 20 Sep. 2021",
"There are also some resemblances to Porsche\u2019s real-life Mission R concept, although the VisionGT is far and away more extreme, with massive bulges above the wheels and a roof canopy that opens rearward like a fighter jet. \u2014 Laura Burstein, Robb Report , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Acura says the center of gravity shifts 3.4 inches rearward . \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 24 Sep. 2020",
"All that power is sent rearward through a sequential six-speed gearbox. \u2014 Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver , 23 June 2020",
"Another problem: When the top is raised, vision rearward through that gun-slit backlight is Thurber-esque. \u2014 John Phillips, Car and Driver , 20 May 2020",
"When the pistol is fired, the Y drops ever so slightly (about 0.1 inch), which unlocks the little wings that then ride in slots machined into the slide, allowing the slide to move rearward under recoil and cycle the action. \u2014 John B. Snow, Outdoor Life , 6 Feb. 2020",
"When the breechblock was pulled rearward , all of the firing pins would be cocked against their own individual springs, and a plate would slide up between the firing pin and its port in the front of the breechblock. \u2014 Ian Mccollum, Popular Mechanics , 9 Dec. 2015",
"With Nissan\u2019s innovative EZ Flex Seating System, every seat except the driver\u2019s folds down \u2013 the front passenger seat folds rearward \u2013 to allow transportation of long items such as an eight-foot ladder. \u2014 Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram , 5 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1625, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English rerewarde , from Anglo-French rereguard, rerewarde rear guard":"Noun",
"rear entry 2 + -ward":"Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8rir-w\u0259rd",
"\u02c8rir-\u02ccw\u022frd"
],
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"aft",
"after",
"back",
"hind",
"hinder",
"hindmost",
"posterior",
"rear"
],
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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"back",
"backward",
"backwards"
],
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"looking rearward"
],
": directed toward the rear":[
"a rearward glance"
],
": located at, near, or toward the rear":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"the rearward section of the store",
"got rearward quarters aboard the ship",
"Adverb",
"turned rearward for a moment, just for one final look at the haunting scene",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Saab played with a cab- rearward layout like a sports car but kept the footprint of a front-wheel-drive family sedan. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 14 May 2022",
"As part of its average-inflation-targeting strategy, the Fed somehow adopted the shortcomings of its old rearward -looking policies as an objective, pledging not to tighten policy at all until its employment objective is reached. \u2014 Douglas Carr, National Review , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The criminal complaint noted that Potter holstered her handgun on the right side and her Taser on the left, both with their grips facing rearward . \u2014 CBS News , 17 May 2021",
"The criminal complaint noted that Potter holstered her handgun on the right side and her Taser on the left, both with their grips facing rearward . \u2014 Fox News , 17 May 2021",
"The criminal complaint noted that Potter holstered her handgun on the right side and her Taser on the left, both with their grips facing rearward . \u2014 Amy Forliti, Star Tribune , 17 May 2021",
"Normal sends 60 percent of torque forward, Sport changes the balance and dispatches 70 percent rearward , and Track splits the torque equally. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 3 Dec. 2020",
"The electric motor assisting the BRZ's rack is mounted high up on the firewall, contributing to a slightly higher center of gravity but simultaneously shifting the front/rear weight balance a touch rearward . \u2014 Car and Driver , 18 Nov. 2020",
"Here, as an aircraft approaches supersonic speed, the nose tends to dip down as shock waves, migrating rearward as speed increases, create pressure differentials that increase lift at the back of the wing, destabilizing it. \u2014 Eric Adams, Wired , 15 Oct. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Customers, however, complained about poor rearward visibility, and the feature was eliminated for the remaining years of C2 production. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 16 May 2022",
"With no trunk to impede its progress, the roofline gently swoops completely rearward , kicked up right at the end by a subtle decklid spoiler. \u2014 Derek Powell, Car and Driver , 12 Nov. 2021",
"The blind spot, ironically, is the fault of the side mirrors, which stand far off the fenders to provide a rearward look past the Aston's hips but block your view of cross traffic at intersections. \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 23 June 2020",
"Mark spent a year fixing it up and amassing the parts required to convert the DMC-12 into a Back to the Future replica and another two years driving it around to get comfortable with the car's lack of rearward visibility. \u2014 Talon Homer, Car and Driver , 14 June 2020",
"And the gun-slit that passes for a backlight, neatly bisected by the rear wing, make rearward vision a four-to-one bet in favor of Seth's Volare. \u2014 John Phillips, Car and Driver , 18 June 2020",
"The system is smart enough to drop and raise the rearward quarter windows with the top. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 16 Apr. 2020",
"The rearward hand, and that half of his body, propelled the tool; the forward hand, on the wood, resisted. \u2014 The Economist , 28 June 2019",
"The two engine nozzles are buried inside the tail of the aircraft, reducing its rearward radar aspect, and are shielded horizontally by the large horizontal stabilizers. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 9 Apr. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Moving rearward , both the Rebel and TRD Pro employ a conventional part-time transfer case with selectable high- and low-range four-wheel-drive modes. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 20 Sep. 2021",
"There are also some resemblances to Porsche\u2019s real-life Mission R concept, although the VisionGT is far and away more extreme, with massive bulges above the wheels and a roof canopy that opens rearward like a fighter jet. \u2014 Laura Burstein, Robb Report , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Acura says the center of gravity shifts 3.4 inches rearward . \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 24 Sep. 2020",
"All that power is sent rearward through a sequential six-speed gearbox. \u2014 Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver , 23 June 2020",
"Another problem: When the top is raised, vision rearward through that gun-slit backlight is Thurber-esque. \u2014 John Phillips, Car and Driver , 20 May 2020",
"When the pistol is fired, the Y drops ever so slightly (about 0.1 inch), which unlocks the little wings that then ride in slots machined into the slide, allowing the slide to move rearward under recoil and cycle the action. \u2014 John B. Snow, Outdoor Life , 6 Feb. 2020",
"When the breechblock was pulled rearward , all of the firing pins would be cocked against their own individual springs, and a plate would slide up between the firing pin and its port in the front of the breechblock. \u2014 Ian Mccollum, Popular Mechanics , 9 Dec. 2015",
"With Nissan\u2019s innovative EZ Flex Seating System, every seat except the driver\u2019s folds down \u2013 the front passenger seat folds rearward \u2013 to allow transportation of long items such as an eight-foot ladder. \u2014 Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram , 5 May 2018"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1625, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English rerewarde , from Anglo-French rereguard, rerewarde rear guard":"Noun",
"rear entry 2 + -ward":"Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8rir-\u02ccw\u022frd",
"\u02c8rir-w\u0259rd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"aft",
"after",
"back",
"hind",
"hinder",
"hindmost",
"posterior",
"rear"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022045",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
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},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123435",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
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},
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"conclude",
"decide",
"deduce",
"derive",
"extrapolate",
"gather",
"infer",
"judge",
"make out",
"understand"
],
"definitions":{
": a rational ground or motive":[
"a good reason to act soon"
],
": a statement offered in explanation or justification":[
"gave reasons that were quite satisfactory"
],
": proper exercise of the mind":[],
": rightly , justifiably":[],
": sanity":[],
": the power of comprehending, inferring, or thinking especially in orderly rational ways : intelligence":[],
": the sum of the intellectual powers":[],
": the thing that makes some fact intelligible : cause":[
"the reason for earthquakes",
"the real reason why he wanted me to stay",
"\u2014 Graham Greene"
],
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"a carefully reasoned analysis"
],
": to justify or support with reasons":[],
": to persuade or influence by the use of reason":[],
": to take part in conversation, discussion, or argument":[],
": to talk with another so as to influence actions or opinions":[
"can't reason with them"
],
": to use the faculty of reason so as to arrive at conclusions":[],
": treatment that affords satisfaction":[],
": with good cause":[],
": within reasonable limits":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"I gave a reason for my absence.",
"Is there a reason for your strange behavior",
"There is a reason why they don't want to come.",
"I can't give you the report for the simple reason that it isn't yet finished.",
"She explained her reasons for deciding to change jobs.",
"He wanted to know the reason for their decision.",
"Give me one good reason why I should believe you.",
"For obvious reasons , we can't do that yet.",
"For reasons of space, some of the charts and graphs have been omitted from the article.",
"She resigned for personal reasons .",
"Verb",
"He lost the ability to reason .",
"He reasoned that both statements couldn't be true.",
"She reasoned that something must be wrong.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Classic sci-fi flowered after the unbelievable horror of World War II, showing humankind defeating an alien enemy through courage and the force of reason . \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 27 June 2022",
"Part of the reason why is because once the carve-out is introduced, organisations receiving DSARs will want to make the most of it. \u2014 Stewart Room, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"Part of the reason for this was that in Cook Inlet, unlike elsewhere, the closure only applied to the commercial salmon fishery, not to the recreational one. \u2014 Elizabeth Earl For Alaska Journal Of Commerce, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
"But there appeared to be at least one voice of reason discussing Revlon on Reddit. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"Not helping the matter is how the GPU shortage seems to be over, giving consumers less of a reason to try an Intel graphics card. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 22 June 2022",
"There wasn\u2019t much of a reason for me to be stressed. \u2014 Elijah Rawls, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
"That San Diego Wave FC is in its inaugural season in the National Women\u2019s Soccer League should be enough of a reason to check out a game. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"According to Cameo, Marsh was part of the reason that the company was started in the first place. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 19 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Such new worlds also gave agents the chance to reason about changes in a new dimension: time. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 24 June 2022",
"There is still an immense amount of work to be done in making machines that truly can comprehend and reason about the world around them. \u2014 Gary Marcus, Scientific American , 6 June 2022",
"Equally or more important to my job, though, is getting students to reason mathematically. \u2014 Mark Wolfmeyer, Popular Mechanics , 25 May 2022",
"Some chapters are responses to a position those familiar with young children will recognize, of a rational being attempting to reason with an irrational one. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 May 2022",
"And that personality was a lot more violent and a lot less ready to reason with the other two. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 4 May 2022",
"Which, of course, may not apply when people don't have enough time to reason carefully. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Eden, then 16, screamed and tried to reason with her parents. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, Sun Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
"Eden, then 16, screamed and tried to reason with her parents. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, Orlando Sentinel , 7 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2b":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English resoun , from Anglo-French raisun , from Latin ration-, ratio \"reckoning, calculation, explanation,\" from reri \"to calculate, think;\" probably akin to Goth rathjo \"account, explanation\"":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8r\u0113-z\u1d4an"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for reason Verb think , cogitate , reflect , reason , speculate , deliberate mean to use one's powers of conception, judgment, or inference. think is general and may apply to any mental activity, but used alone often suggests attainment of clear ideas or conclusions. teaches students how to think cogitate implies deep or intent thinking. cogitated on the mysteries of nature reflect suggests unhurried consideration of something recalled to the mind. reflecting on fifty years of married life reason stresses consecutive logical thinking. able to reason brilliantly in debate speculate implies reasoning about things theoretical or problematic. speculated on the fate of the lost explorers deliberate suggests slow or careful reasoning before forming an opinion or reaching a conclusion or decision. the jury deliberated for five hours",
"synonyms":[
"account",
"accounting",
"argument",
"case",
"explanation",
"rationale"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011140",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"reason of state":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a motive for governmental action based on alleged needs or requirements of a political state regardless of possible transgressions of the rights or the moral codes of individual persons":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"translation of French raison d'\u00e9tat":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184527",
"type":[]
},
"reason out":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to find an explanation or solution to (something, such as a problem, question, mystery, etc.) by thinking about the possibilities":[
"He reasoned out the problem by himself."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211356",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"reason with":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to talk with (someone) in a sensible way in order to try to change that person's thoughts or behavior":[
"They tried to reason with him, but he wouldn't listen."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170832",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"reasonable":{
"antonyms":[
"illegitimate",
"illogical",
"incoherent",
"inconsequent",
"inconsequential",
"invalid",
"irrational",
"unreasonable",
"unsound",
"weak"
],
"definitions":{
": being in accordance with reason":[
"a reasonable theory"
],
": having the faculty of reason":[],
": inexpensive":[],
": moderate , fair":[
"a reasonable chance",
"a reasonable price"
],
": not extreme or excessive":[
"reasonable requests"
],
": possessing sound judgment":[
"a reasonable man"
]
},
"examples":[
"We have reasonable cause not to believe him.",
"She offered a reasonable compromise.",
"It's not reasonable to expect perfect weather.",
"Please be more reasonable . There is no way I'll be able to finish all this work in so little time.",
"A reasonable man would not expect such a thing.",
"Our boss has reasonable expectations of his employees.",
"The team has a reasonable chance of winning.",
"He makes a reasonable amount of money.",
"The store's prices are reasonable .",
"The hotel offers excellent accommodations at reasonable rates.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Our prefrontal cortex becomes less active and that's the part of our brain that helps us to make good judgments, be reasonable , have perspective, take a pause and think about what to say, regulate our emotions. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"Ultimately, if a job seeker's salary expectations are reasonable , there is no reason to settle for less pay, according to Thurlow. \u2014 Amiah Taylor, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"Given the current data, this is reasonable since a recession is not likely until late-2022 or 2023. \u2014 Bill Stone, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"That strategy is reasonable when everything's tranquil. \u2014 Darius Tahir, CBS News , 3 June 2022",
"But, Stephan said, Ruiz\u2019s perception in the moment was reasonable because Calva didn\u2019t drop the weapon. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
"Your condo\u2019s accommodations for residents with disabilities must be reasonable and consider everyone\u2019s interests. \u2014 Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"Depending on the pouring spout, size and decoration, the prices were reasonable . \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"Providing funds to help schools with implementing virtual learning is also reasonable . \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022"
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"\u02c8r\u0113z-n\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"The house is a reasonable facsimile of his original home.",
"\u2014 sometimes used in a joking way I can speak French, or at least a reasonable facsimile of French."
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"We have reasonable cause not to believe him.",
"She offered a reasonable compromise.",
"It's not reasonable to expect perfect weather.",
"Please be more reasonable . There is no way I'll be able to finish all this work in so little time.",
"A reasonable man would not expect such a thing.",
"Our boss has reasonable expectations of his employees.",
"The team has a reasonable chance of winning.",
"He makes a reasonable amount of money.",
"The store's prices are reasonable .",
"The hotel offers excellent accommodations at reasonable rates.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Our prefrontal cortex becomes less active and that's the part of our brain that helps us to make good judgments, be reasonable , have perspective, take a pause and think about what to say, regulate our emotions. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"Ultimately, if a job seeker's salary expectations are reasonable , there is no reason to settle for less pay, according to Thurlow. \u2014 Amiah Taylor, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"Given the current data, this is reasonable since a recession is not likely until late-2022 or 2023. \u2014 Bill Stone, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"That strategy is reasonable when everything's tranquil. \u2014 Darius Tahir, CBS News , 3 June 2022",
"But, Stephan said, Ruiz\u2019s perception in the moment was reasonable because Calva didn\u2019t drop the weapon. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
"Your condo\u2019s accommodations for residents with disabilities must be reasonable and consider everyone\u2019s interests. \u2014 Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"Depending on the pouring spout, size and decoration, the prices were reasonable . \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"Providing funds to help schools with implementing virtual learning is also reasonable . \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022"
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"\u02c8r\u0113z-n\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"Noun",
"I gave a reason for my absence.",
"Is there a reason for your strange behavior",
"There is a reason why they don't want to come.",
"I can't give you the report for the simple reason that it isn't yet finished.",
"She explained her reasons for deciding to change jobs.",
"He wanted to know the reason for their decision.",
"Give me one good reason why I should believe you.",
"For obvious reasons , we can't do that yet.",
"For reasons of space, some of the charts and graphs have been omitted from the article.",
"She resigned for personal reasons .",
"Verb",
"He lost the ability to reason .",
"He reasoned that both statements couldn't be true.",
"She reasoned that something must be wrong.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Classic sci-fi flowered after the unbelievable horror of World War II, showing humankind defeating an alien enemy through courage and the force of reason . \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 27 June 2022",
"Part of the reason why is because once the carve-out is introduced, organisations receiving DSARs will want to make the most of it. \u2014 Stewart Room, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"Part of the reason for this was that in Cook Inlet, unlike elsewhere, the closure only applied to the commercial salmon fishery, not to the recreational one. \u2014 Elizabeth Earl For Alaska Journal Of Commerce, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
"But there appeared to be at least one voice of reason discussing Revlon on Reddit. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"Not helping the matter is how the GPU shortage seems to be over, giving consumers less of a reason to try an Intel graphics card. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 22 June 2022",
"There wasn\u2019t much of a reason for me to be stressed. \u2014 Elijah Rawls, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
"That San Diego Wave FC is in its inaugural season in the National Women\u2019s Soccer League should be enough of a reason to check out a game. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"According to Cameo, Marsh was part of the reason that the company was started in the first place. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 19 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Such new worlds also gave agents the chance to reason about changes in a new dimension: time. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 24 June 2022",
"There is still an immense amount of work to be done in making machines that truly can comprehend and reason about the world around them. \u2014 Gary Marcus, Scientific American , 6 June 2022",
"Equally or more important to my job, though, is getting students to reason mathematically. \u2014 Mark Wolfmeyer, Popular Mechanics , 25 May 2022",
"Some chapters are responses to a position those familiar with young children will recognize, of a rational being attempting to reason with an irrational one. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 May 2022",
"And that personality was a lot more violent and a lot less ready to reason with the other two. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 4 May 2022",
"Which, of course, may not apply when people don't have enough time to reason carefully. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Eden, then 16, screamed and tried to reason with her parents. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, Sun Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
"Eden, then 16, screamed and tried to reason with her parents. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, Orlando Sentinel , 7 May 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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},
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"Middle English resoun , from Anglo-French raisun , from Latin ration-, ratio \"reckoning, calculation, explanation,\" from reri \"to calculate, think;\" probably akin to Goth rathjo \"account, explanation\"":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8r\u0113-z\u1d4an"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for reason Verb think , cogitate , reflect , reason , speculate , deliberate mean to use one's powers of conception, judgment, or inference. think is general and may apply to any mental activity, but used alone often suggests attainment of clear ideas or conclusions. teaches students how to think cogitate implies deep or intent thinking. cogitated on the mysteries of nature reflect suggests unhurried consideration of something recalled to the mind. reflecting on fifty years of married life reason stresses consecutive logical thinking. able to reason brilliantly in debate speculate implies reasoning about things theoretical or problematic. speculated on the fate of the lost explorers deliberate suggests slow or careful reasoning before forming an opinion or reaching a conclusion or decision. the jury deliberated for five hours",
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"argument",
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"rationale"
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"noun",
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]
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": an instance of the use of reason : argument":[]
},
"examples":[
"Could you explain your reasoning ",
"They told everyone the reasoning behind the decision.",
"a conclusion based on fallacious reasoning",
"Humans possess the power of reasoning .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While the reasoning behind the repeat plays was initially unclear, fans speculated that the song was chosen as a protest against the layoffs of three popular hosts who announced their departures on Tuesday. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
"The reasoning from that opinion was that California required providers that didn\u2019t provide abortions to inform their patients that abortions were an option for them. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 28 June 2022",
"The reasoning here is that going through male puberty allegedly gives transgender women a lasting and irreversible physical advantage over cisgender women. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022",
"Elliott Heath, footwear product manager at Nike Running, said the reasoning behind the higher heel drop height was to allow runners of different foot strikes and strides to feel a bit more comfortable. \u2014 Cory Smith, Outside Online , 15 June 2022",
"The reasoning is impeccable, if also a bit head-spinning. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"The reasoning behind this decision-making is understandable: Maintaining backward compatibility is considered good customer service. \u2014 Ev Kontsevoy, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"And the reasoning was people were having trouble hiring. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"This reasoning is either legally ignorant, Orwellian doubletalk, or maybe both. \u2014 James Oakes, The New York Review of Books , 12 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8r\u0113z-ni\u014b",
"\u02c8r\u0113-z\u1d4an-i\u014b"
],
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"intellection",
"logic",
"ratiocination",
"reason",
"sense"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103039",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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],
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],
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]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8r\u0113-z\u1d4an-l\u0259s"
],
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"adverb"
]
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": to assail again":[]
},
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"re- + assail":""
},
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"\u00a6r\u0113+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223332",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070307",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
"reassay":{
"antonyms":[],
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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},
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"\"+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064136",
"type":[
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]
},
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"definitions":{
": the act of assembling something again : a new assemblage":[
"\u2026 a stone-by-stone reassemblage of an ancient Egyptian site.",
"\u2014 Bernard Holland",
"And like Rollins, they play original tunes as well as pop tunes of the day, even tunes that don't cry out for a jazz musician's deconstruction and reassemblage of harmony and rhythm.",
"\u2014 Richard Scheinin"
]
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"first_known_use":{
"1606, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8sem-blij"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004700",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": to assemble (something) again : to bring or put together the parts of (something) again":[
"reassemble a committee",
"Internet traffic is broken up into small chunks of data called \"packets\" that travel through the wires separately and then are reassembled by the computer or mobile device that's receiving them.",
"\u2014 David Choffnes"
],
": to come together again : to assemble again":[
"San Francisco has a bye this week during which most of the healthy players will leave town until the team reassembles next Monday.",
"\u2014 Matt Barrows"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8sem-b\u0259l"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164428",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reassembly":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the act of assembling again : a second or fresh assembly":[
"a reassembly of the cast after 20 years",
"They wordlessly team up to safely remove 70-year-old bolts, nuts, bumpers, seats and other parts, setting them aside for the eventual reassembly .",
"\u2014 Russell Lissau"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1576, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8sem-bl\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174208",
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"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": to assent again":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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},
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"\"+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135011",
"type":[
"intransitive verb"
]
},
"reassort":{
"antonyms":[],
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": to assort again":[],
": to become assorted again : separate anew":[
"the genes reassort during meiosis"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
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},
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"\"+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130727",
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"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110812",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reassume":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to assume (something) again : to take up or adopt (something) again":[
"Cotton, the starting right guard for most of spring, has reassumed that role.",
"\u2014 Chandler Rome"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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],
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"verb"
]
},
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},
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231659",
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]
},
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},
"examples":[
"Experts offered their reassurances that the accident wouldn't happen again.",
"He received reassurance from his family.",
"Children need a lot of reassurance .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With the American public largely preoccupied with domestic matters and his approval rating in the low 40s, Biden must speak to Americans\u2019 economic concerns while offering some reassurance that things are improving. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Hours later, after the stock price of the band\u2019s parent company fell by nearly thirty per cent, the band member RM issued a statement of reassurance . \u2014 E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
"There have been cases where Oxford House locations have been closed after local objections, but Mr. Molloy sought to be the voice of reassurance . \u2014 Matt Schudel, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"These words of reassurance , offered to people just starting to build their clinical confidence, made all the difference. \u2014 Sachin H. Jain, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Its intent, however, was unmistakable: to defuse the drama around the FBI raid and provide voters with a sense of reassurance that there\u2019s nothing to see here. \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Some bikepackers argue that having the daily emotional support of a loved one\u2014even just the reassurance that there\u2019s a person keeping tabs on you\u2014 boosts a rider\u2019s performance on the trail in an unfair way. \u2014 Abigail Barronian, Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
"Rogers said the Illinois settlement gives him some reassurance that privacy laws can sometimes provide visible benefits. \u2014 David Ingram, NBC News , 18 May 2022",
"The rapid pace of U.S. inflation stayed strong last month, offering little reassurance to the Fed even though the year-over-year rate of growth slowed. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 11 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"\u02ccr\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8shu\u0307r-\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02ccr\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8shu\u0307r-\u0259ns"
],
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"consolation",
"consoling",
"solace",
"solacing"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191627",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reassure":{
"antonyms":[
"distress",
"torment",
"torture",
"trouble"
],
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"reassured him that the work was on schedule"
],
": to restore to confidence":[
"felt reassured by their earnest promise to do better"
]
},
"examples":[
"Experts reassured the public that the accident wouldn't happen again.",
"I tried to reassure myself that the children were safe.",
"The news didn't reassure him.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Not even the doctor's promise to proceed slowly can reassure him. \u2014 Hillel Italie, ajc , 9 June 2022",
"The company\u2019s strong quarterly earnings report on Wednesday will reassure investors that major food brands are working as defensive plays in their portfolios. \u2014 Aaron Back, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
"Following the shooting of two people after the West Side Leadership Academy\u2019s graduation, local superintendents reassure the community that upcoming graduation ceremonies will have police personnel in place. \u2014 Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"Images of mothers and daughters, nurses, white gloves and other themes were meant to reassure White women, in particular, of gas stations' bathroom standards. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 4 June 2022",
"Nearly 14 years after the 2008 Games, a very different China \u2014 much wealthier, more powerful, but also more feared \u2014 put on a show designed to reassure , as well as dazzle, its global audience. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, who less than three months ago ruled out NATO membership, has sought to reassure Swedes that the country won\u2019t lose its autonomy. \u2014 Sune Engel Rasmussen, WSJ , 22 May 2022",
"In his analysis of the State of the Union speech, Noah Bierman looked at how Biden sought to reassure the public about his stewardship. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Brian Shiu, the company\u2019s vice president of development, sought to reassure the planning and zoning commission in an hourlong discussion Feb. 1. \u2014 Don Stacom, courant.com , 10 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02ccr\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8shu\u0307r"
],
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"assure",
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"comfort",
"console",
"solace",
"soothe"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190505",
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"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114748",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"reassuring":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": restoring or intended to restore confidence : reducing or eliminating worry or uncertainty":[
"reassuring news",
"a reassuring smile/response",
"\"Of course you can come,\" said Kit, stooping to give the child a reassuring hug.",
"\u2014 Elizabeth George Speare",
"Cliffs Notes, of course, are those popular little study guides with the yellow-and-black covers emblazoned with the reassuring motto, \"Your Key to the Classics.\"",
"\u2014 Glenn Collins"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1753, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccr\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8shu\u0307r-i\u014b"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183342",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
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"\u02c8r\u0113stin\u0259\u0307s",
"\u02c8ras-",
"\u02c8r\u0101s-"
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"-ti"
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"adjective"
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"the gauchos tied their reatas and rode out onto the pampas to rope calves"
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"1846, in the meaning defined above":""
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"r\u0113-\u02c8a-t\u0259",
"-\u02c8\u00e4-"
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"lasso",
"riata"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232612",
"type":[
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"reattach the hoses",
"reattaching the retina to underlying tissue"
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"\u2014 The Explorer (Tucson, Arizona)"
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"1751, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"noun",
"noun,",
"verb"
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"transitive verb"
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": the act of reauthenticating or state of being reauthenticated":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"re- + authentication":""
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"\"+"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
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"1605, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02c8\u022f-th\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz"
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"type":[
"noun,",
"verb"
]
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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"Middle English reven , from Old English r\u0113afian ; akin to Old High German roub\u014dn to rob, Latin rumpere to break":""
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"\u02c8r\u0113v"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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"rear/raise its ugly head":{
"type":[
"idiom"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142816"
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"verb"
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"\u2026 recross the creek, reascend the ravine and gently descend on top of the ridge.",
"\u2014 Russell Helms"
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": to go up or rise from a lower level again":[
"\u2026 it was most heartening to see Eddie Van Halen reascend to the throne of guitar god.",
"\u2014 Dave Gil de Rubio",
"And they noticed that the darkest day in December is exactly when the sun begins to reascend .",
"\u2014 Dana Wilde"
]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150642"
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"idiom"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151849"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": renewed ascendancy":[]
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155440"
},
"reach/realize one's full potential":{
"type":[
"idiom"
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"The school tries to help students reach/realize their full potential ."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160403"
},
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162105"
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"type":[
"idiom"
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"The team is playing so poorly they're reaching/plumbing new depths this season."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165316"
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"type":[
"idiom"
],
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"I'm trying to be patient with him, but I've just about reached my limit ."
]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173748"
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"adjective"
],
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": again ascendant":[]
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"\"+"
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"type":[
"phrasal verb"
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"a community reaching out to refugees"
],
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"He's reaching out to young voters."
]
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"reach-me-down":{
"type":[
"adjective or noun"
],
"definitions":{
": hand-me-down":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0113ch-m\u0113-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
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"first_known_use":{
"1861, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-181224"
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"read my lips":{
"type":[
"idiom"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184811"
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"ready to roll":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
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"I am all packed and ready to roll ."
],
": ready to start doing something":[
"After we got the loan approved, we were ready to roll ."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185717"
},
"readmittance":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": readmission":[]
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191337"
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"type":[
"idiom"
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"an ambitious businessman who is always shooting for the moon"
]
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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"realistic portraiture",
"realistic sound effects",
"Such films tend to be more expressionistic than realistic .",
"\u2014 Ira Konigsberg",
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"\u2014 Julian Smith"
],
": convincingly rendered to appear natural":[
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"realistic portraiture",
"realistic sound effects",
"Such films tend to be more expressionistic than realistic .",
"\u2014 Ira Konigsberg",
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"\u2014 Julian Smith"
],
": able to see things as they really are and to deal with them in a practical way":[
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"trying to be realistic about their chances for success"
],
": based on what is real rather than on what is wanted or hoped for : not impractical or visionary":[
"a realistic plan",
"realistic expectations",
"setting realistic goals",
"It's not realistic to expect people to spend that much money on wedding gifts.",
"For the first time, people with cancers that have long outwitted science have a realistic chance of getting a miracle, too.",
"\u2014 Sharon Begley"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccr\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8li-stik"
],
"synonyms":[
"down-to-earth",
"earthy",
"hardheaded",
"matter-of-fact",
"practical",
"pragmatic",
"pragmatical"
],
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"blue-sky",
"idealistic",
"impractical",
"unrealistic",
"utopian",
"visionary"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193750"
},
"ready-to-wear":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": ready-made":[],
": dealing in ready-made clothes":[
"ready-to-wear stores"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccre-d\u0113-t\u00fc-\u02c8wer"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204832"
},
"rearwardly":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": rearward":[]
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"rearward entry 2 + -ly":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204914"
},
"read (someone) like a book":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": to easily understand the true thoughts and feelings of (someone) by looking at how that person acts or behaves":[
"My mom always knows when I'm lying. She can read me like a book ."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214305"
},
"read-only":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": capable of being viewed but not of being changed or deleted":[
"a read-only file/document"
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222120"
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"read through":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to read (something) from beginning to end especially to look for mistakes or check details":[
"Remember to read through your essay before you hand it in.",
"He read the instructions through twice before he tried to assemble the bicycle."
]
},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to arrange (something or someone) again in a different way":[
"rearranged the flowers on the table",
"rearrange the furniture",
"I rearranged my hair/clothes/glasses.",
"\u2026 anagrams, which are words or phrases rearranged to form different words or phrases.",
"\u2014 Carolyn Phelan",
"\u2026 massaging his knees while he talks, frequently rearranging himself into a more comfortable position.",
"\u2014 Daniel Ross",
"Sarah is more or less grimacing now \u2026. In a minute, she'll rearrange her face to look cheerful.",
"\u2014 Aurelie Sheehan",
"\u2026 rearranging their lives \u2026 to go back to school, to get the education that was denied them or that they did not want when they were young.",
"\u2014 Ruth Dorgan",
"\u2026 thousands of people had to cancel or rearrange their travel plans.",
"\u2014 Ken Young"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccr\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101nj"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The decision meant some teams had to rearrange flights and accommodation, but all 15 nations entered in the competition are set to participate. \u2014 Helen Regan, CNN , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Our contest to rearrange the words in a movie title and describe the new movie. \u2014 Pat Myers, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"When sunlight interacts with the molecule, the atoms within it rearrange and change shape. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 15 Apr. 2022",
"To create the maze-like, seemingly endless corridors of the series, the designers would rearrange the hallways to represent different areas, and used some VFX work to stretch the spaces out. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The design envisaged a flexible configuration for seats in economy cabins -- the idea being that post take-off, flight attendants can rearrange the rows so that passengers traveling together can face one another in rows of three. \u2014 Francesca Street, CNN , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Training for a marathon can feel like it\u2019s taking over your daily life, often requiring you to rearrange your schedule and prioritize training over other activities. \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 14 Mar. 2022",
"All of the furniture and supplies were child-sized so that the pupils could easily move about and rearrange the room. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Once under way, no one wants to stop and rearrange an poor-fitting helmet. \u2014 Joe Michaud, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1778, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-234307"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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": of or relating to resistance especially to sweeping social forces":[
"fought a rearguard action against automation"
],
": a military detachment detailed to bring up and protect the rear of a main body or force":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8rir-\u02c8g\u00e4rd",
"\u02c8rir-\u02ccg\u00e4rd",
"-\u02ccg\u00e4rd"
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"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The army fought a courageous rearguard action.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Mr Johnson\u2019s Brexit plans have been sidelined in order to fight a rearguard action against a disease that is locking down the country and tanking the economy. \u2014 The Economist , 8 Apr. 2020",
"The company has been fighting something of a rearguard action against the outcry over its polices, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg appearing in front of Congress earlier this month. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 25 Apr. 2018",
"Indeed, Justice Clarence Thomas continues to fight a rearguard action against the clause as applied to the states. \u2014 Garrett Epps, The Atlantic , 9 July 2017",
"The rearguard action was led by the 31-year-old Miller, who has exercised outside influence over the summit's response to the worst refugee crisis since World War II. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 26 May 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Hospitals are really the rear guard , tasked with healing people who were failed by means of prevention. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 23 Dec. 2021",
"The deal struck with the Americans is that the Afghans will be among the last to leave, serving as a rear guard before they are airlifted to freedom. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Aug. 2021",
"The stalwarts of yore are dismissed as old media, a feeble rear guard that leads from behind. \u2014 Paul Blanchard, Rolling Stone , 18 Mar. 2021",
"But some rear guard enemy elements still were believed inside Seoul. \u2014 Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Mar. 2021",
"According to historical accounts, the battle broke out when Saladin\u2019s forces attacked the enemy\u2019s rear guard . \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Aug. 2020"
],
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"Middle French reregarde , from Old French, from rere + garde guard":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1898, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1659, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-234649"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a second ascension":[]
},
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"\"+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235845"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a room in which pilots or astronauts are briefed and await orders":[]
},
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Seated at a desk in the squadron ready room , Maxi doesn\u2019t realize another squadron member is filming him. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
"For the Times) Nathan Fenno on swimming: A few minutes before Caeleb Dressel ambled out of the ready room , an up-tempo song pounded through the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 1 Aug. 2021",
"Keeping to himself in a corner of the ready room before the race, Dressel didn\u2019t sit in the chair reserved for him, choosing to stand off to the side. \u2014 Alice Park/tokyo, Time , 31 July 2021",
"King, who has acknowledged pre-race antics to intimidate opponents, said the ready room was different this time. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 30 July 2021",
"King was watching in the ready room and was quick to wave her finger back at her competitor. \u2014 Alyssa Hertel, USA TODAY , 23 July 2021",
"In the final, King glared at Efimova in the ready room , stared her down behind the starting blocks, blitzed to the gold medal in an Olympic-record time and, after the race, of someone punished for doping being allowed to race. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2020",
"But the ready room is an official stop on a free, hour-long tour of the center, which is the oldest (and largest) of the nine smokejumper bases in the country. \u2014 Dina Mishev, Washington Post , 11 Sep. 2019",
"Read on to find out how Hammel helped her client create the ultimate getting- ready room . \u2014 Emma Bazilian, House Beautiful , 12 July 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005301"
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"noun"
],
"definitions":{
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"readmission to the hospital five days after discharge",
"college readmissions"
]
},
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u0259d-\u02c8mi-sh\u0259n",
"-ad-"
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"first_known_use":{
"1647, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010806"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
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"his reascent to fame",
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"\u2014 Michael Eric Dyson"
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"pronounciation":[
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"first_known_use":{
"1621, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011318"
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"verb"
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"-ad-"
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"first_known_use":{
"1535, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011407"
},
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"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to ascertain again":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Inducted with the College Football Hall of Fame\u2019s third class in the 1956, Whitmire reached the rank of rear admiral in the Navy. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Inducted with the College Football Hall of Fame\u2019s third class in the 1956, Whitmire reached the rank of rear admiral in the Navy. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Inducted with the College Football Hall of Fame\u2019s third class in the 1956, Whitmire reached the rank of rear admiral in the Navy. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Inducted with the College Football Hall of Fame\u2019s third class in the 1956, Whitmire reached the rank of rear admiral in the Navy. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Inducted with the College Football Hall of Fame\u2019s third class in the 1956, Whitmire reached the rank of rear admiral in the Navy. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Harley, a two-star rear admiral with 37 years of service, formerly served as president of the U.S. Naval War College in Rhode Island. \u2014 Stephen Hudak, orlandosentinel.com , 17 Aug. 2021",
"One sling snapped while attempting to lift the submarine\u2019s sail section, which weighs more than 18 tons, said Iwan Isnurwanto, a rear admiral in the Indonesian navy. \u2014 Jon Emont, WSJ , 18 May 2021",
"The retired Navy rear admiral said the purpose of the stand-down was to reinforce DOD values and conduct a listening session with service members and employees. \u2014 Abraham Mahshie, Washington Examiner , 30 Mar. 2021"
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"Adjective",
"The army fought a courageous rearguard action.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Mr Johnson\u2019s Brexit plans have been sidelined in order to fight a rearguard action against a disease that is locking down the country and tanking the economy. \u2014 The Economist , 8 Apr. 2020",
"The company has been fighting something of a rearguard action against the outcry over its polices, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg appearing in front of Congress earlier this month. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 25 Apr. 2018",
"Indeed, Justice Clarence Thomas continues to fight a rearguard action against the clause as applied to the states. \u2014 Garrett Epps, The Atlantic , 9 July 2017",
"The rearguard action was led by the 31-year-old Miller, who has exercised outside influence over the summit's response to the worst refugee crisis since World War II. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 26 May 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Hospitals are really the rear guard , tasked with healing people who were failed by means of prevention. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 23 Dec. 2021",
"The deal struck with the Americans is that the Afghans will be among the last to leave, serving as a rear guard before they are airlifted to freedom. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Aug. 2021",
"The stalwarts of yore are dismissed as old media, a feeble rear guard that leads from behind. \u2014 Paul Blanchard, Rolling Stone , 18 Mar. 2021",
"But some rear guard enemy elements still were believed inside Seoul. \u2014 Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Mar. 2021",
"According to historical accounts, the battle broke out when Saladin\u2019s forces attacked the enemy\u2019s rear guard . \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Aug. 2020"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Nowak said recent energy reports are a reality check about how the grid actually works. \u2014 Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
"There has been a reality check on returns in the fashion sector of late, with big brand retailers implementing a charge to customers for returning goods. \u2014 Kate Hardcastle, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"With so much innovation on the horizon, inflation is the reality check . \u2014 Greg Maloney, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"The five-game losing streak was a harsh reality check . \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"The crash has been a reality check for Bitcoin evangelists. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"Stepping back for a reality check is essential when managing business and when managing our own stress. \u2014 Rachel Yarcony, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Season 2 hinges on a different sort of reality check . \u2014 The New Yorker , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The Cyclones got a bit of a reality check once Big 12 play rolled around, but T.J. Otzelberger\u2019s first season as the head man in Ames must still be considered a huge success. \u2014 Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to a study published in April 2020, mutations identified in the nonstructural protein NSP6 and open reading frame Orf10 likely prevent autophagosomes from delivering material to the lysosome. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021",
"It is synthesized as part of two much longer polypeptides, the product of the initial long open reading frame (orf1a), and from the orf1b, the orf1ab polypeptide. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 4 June 2021",
"Further mutations to the nucleocapsid protein and open reading frame eight likely increase the virus\u2019s virulence, as similar mutations have been seen in other variants. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2021",
"For instance, Lanjuan noted a mutation in the open reading frame three at position 251 (G251V). \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 3 Mar. 2021"
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"1961, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-085441"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The trick was to leverage the HDMI cable's I2C EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read-only memory ). \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 1 Apr. 2022",
"In addition to the 36k words of read-only memory for the core programming, the AGC had a trivial 2k words of RAM\u2014necessary for the operating system, process management, recovery, and global variables for all mission phases. \u2014 Frank O\u2019brien, Ars Technica , 30 Jan. 2020",
"Because the bootrom is contained in read-only memory inside a chip, jailbreak vulnerabilities that reside there can't be patched. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 28 Sep. 2019",
"This speculative execution can even do other things that wouldn't be allowed: for example, Intel processors allow speculative writes to be made to read-only memory , giving even more power to an attacker. \u2014 Peter Bright, Ars Technica , 10 July 2018"
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"She couldn't reach the apple. She was too short.",
"He couldn't reach the apple, even with a stick.",
"She can't reach that far.",
"We reached California after driving for two days.",
"Their land reaches the river.",
"Their land reaches to the river.",
"The phone cord doesn't reach .",
"Noun",
"The ball was just out of reach .",
"Their goal is out of reach .",
"The country's farthest reaches had not been explored.",
"the upper reaches of the business",
"the upper reaches of the river",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In the past day, 29 people have been rescued from floodwaters, including one who was hanging on to a pole for an hour as workers struggled to reach them. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 2 July 2022",
"Once inland, the system\u2019s wind speeds are expected to reach 65 mph and is expected to weaken over land then re-strengthen out over the Pacific Ocean, the hurricane center said. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
"Reporters learned his identity but couldn't reach him for comment. \u2014 Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal , 30 June 2022",
"Fast-growing spider flowers can reach up to five feet tall and will also thrive in large containers. \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 30 June 2022",
"Advertisers often reach out directly to production companies and set designers and dressers to insert popular goods. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 30 June 2022",
"He was released on bail; PEOPLE was unable to reach him for comment Wednesday. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
"Remote villages lack phone service to reach family members and determine the whereabouts of missing migrants. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 29 June 2022",
"In the sixth inning, Castillo found a way to reach back and throw 97.2 mph on his 123rd pitch. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The long, influential reach of Amy Winehouse was undeniable in Cara\u2019s delivery, although her attitude was less blues, more pure pop. \u2014 Journal Sentinel , 2 July 2022",
"Gastrointestinal illness cases have been reported at the Grand Canyon in the past, but the reach of the recent numbers is alarming. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"What is the reach of impact when encountering adversity",
"The interior's big reach is the idea of the car as mood ring: the designers propose using biometrics to monitor your feelings and vital signs. \u2014 Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
"When alerted, San Francisco police put out a bulletin to officers and an alert on the San Francisco Citizen app, but its reach is only 1 mile, Dunleavy said. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
"Total media reach is the number of people who likely saw the multiple pieces of content. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 24 May 2022",
"This reach is inspiring because Dunn-Barcelona says the brand is about more than outfitting others in cute looks. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 20 May 2022",
"But its reach and scope are limitless, judging by Cumbiana II, his new album of fusions between Vives\u2019 trademark cumbia and vallenato roots and a vast array of other global sounds, joined together with a seamless ear for commercial appeal. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 13 May 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171835"
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"\u2014 Harrison Clifford"
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"\u2014 Tamela Baker"
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"first_known_use":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180143"
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yet in order to treat him, his doctors had to work with, not against, his belief system, acknowledging it as a real part of his lived experience without endorsing it as objective fact. \u2014 Julian Baggini, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
"To me, all of this should be a reminder that strategy is a very real part of advertising. \u2014 Derek Rucker, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Sure, the art is pixelated, but Stardew satisfies the very real part of my brain that wants to leap off the grid and start a new life on the range. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 4 Oct. 2021",
"It's become a real part of our lives and feels like our home away from home. \u2014 Tanner Saunders, Travel + Leisure , 24 June 2021",
"Just wild that De Niro is playing a real part in this timeline, huh",
"But beyond the boundaries of America's ski resorts, the threat from avalanches is a very real part of mountain life. \u2014 CBS News , 28 Feb. 2021",
"For me and my daughters, unicorns are a very real part of our world. \u2014 Megan Gambino, Smithsonian , 7 Dec. 2019",
"However, Riemann knew that his formula would be valid only if the zeros of the zeta function satisfied a certain property: Their real parts all had to equal \u00bd. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 4 Apr. 2017"
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"She couldn't reach the apple. She was too short.",
"He couldn't reach the apple, even with a stick.",
"She can't reach that far.",
"We reached California after driving for two days.",
"Their land reaches the river.",
"Their land reaches to the river.",
"The phone cord doesn't reach .",
"Noun",
"The ball was just out of reach .",
"Their goal is out of reach .",
"The country's farthest reaches had not been explored.",
"the upper reaches of the business",
"the upper reaches of the river",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In the past day, 29 people have been rescued from floodwaters, including one who was hanging on to a pole for an hour as workers struggled to reach them. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 2 July 2022",
"Once inland, the system\u2019s wind speeds are expected to reach 65 mph and is expected to weaken over land then re-strengthen out over the Pacific Ocean, the hurricane center said. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
"Reporters learned his identity but couldn't reach him for comment. \u2014 Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal , 30 June 2022",
"Fast-growing spider flowers can reach up to five feet tall and will also thrive in large containers. \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 30 June 2022",
"Advertisers often reach out directly to production companies and set designers and dressers to insert popular goods. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 30 June 2022",
"He was released on bail; PEOPLE was unable to reach him for comment Wednesday. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
"Remote villages lack phone service to reach family members and determine the whereabouts of missing migrants. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 29 June 2022",
"In the sixth inning, Castillo found a way to reach back and throw 97.2 mph on his 123rd pitch. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The long, influential reach of Amy Winehouse was undeniable in Cara\u2019s delivery, although her attitude was less blues, more pure pop. \u2014 Journal Sentinel , 2 July 2022",
"Gastrointestinal illness cases have been reported at the Grand Canyon in the past, but the reach of the recent numbers is alarming. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"What is the reach of impact when encountering adversity",
"The interior's big reach is the idea of the car as mood ring: the designers propose using biometrics to monitor your feelings and vital signs. \u2014 Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
"When alerted, San Francisco police put out a bulletin to officers and an alert on the San Francisco Citizen app, but its reach is only 1 mile, Dunleavy said. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
"Total media reach is the number of people who likely saw the multiple pieces of content. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 24 May 2022",
"This reach is inspiring because Dunn-Barcelona says the brand is about more than outfitting others in cute looks. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 20 May 2022",
"But its reach and scope are limitless, judging by Cumbiana II, his new album of fusions between Vives\u2019 trademark cumbia and vallenato roots and a vast array of other global sounds, joined together with a seamless ear for commercial appeal. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 13 May 2022"
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"Middle English rechen , from Old English r\u01e3can ; akin to Old High German reichen to reach, Lithuanian rai\u017eytis to stretch oneself":"Verb"
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"\u02ccr\u0101-\u014d-\u02c8myu\u0307r",
"\u02c8r\u0101-\u014d-\u02ccmyu\u0307r",
"\u02ccr\u0101-\u014d-\u02c8myu\u0307(\u0259)r",
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": any one of the asset, liability, or net worth accounts \u2014 compare mixed account , nominal account":[]
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": to audition again":[]
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"\u00a6r\u0113+"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a clerk in a legislative assembly whose principal duty is the reading of bills or other formal documents to the assembly":[]
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": a large magnifying lens that is usually attached to a handle and that is used to facilitate reading (as of fine print) or examination (as of map details)":[]
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"noun"
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": a zone of one or more species of mineral surrounding a larger crystal of another kind and representing reaction between a solidified mineral and the surrounding liquid magma \u2014 compare resorption border":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224932"
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"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to read a lot about (something) in order to learn about it":[
"I read up on the history of the war."
]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225213"
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"readoption":{
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"\"+"
],
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the act of rearranging something or someone or the state of being rearranged":[
"rearrangement of the furniture",
"changes that will require some rearrangement of the schedule",
"\u2026 lifting her hands for some rearrangement of her hat.",
"\u2014 Henry James"
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": a shifting of the atoms or groups in the molecule of a compound to form an isomeric compound":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Perhaps the most startling rearrangement came in Manhattan, an island long divided on an east-west axis. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
"In the case of Burkitt\u2019s lymphoma, the cancerous cells also have a strange rearrangement of chromosomes, which scientists learned is linked to malaria infection. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Perhaps in groups like mammals, which have small population sizes, a rearrangement could randomly spread through what\u2019s known as genetic drift, Rokhsar suggests. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Last year, Green Bay restructured the deal to free salary-cap space, and the rearrangement resulted in a $14.76 million restructure bonus. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Yet again, my younger sister asked about the rearrangement . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
"There will be no furniture rearrangement nor threats of emasculation at lunch today. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 9 Nov. 2021",
"No word yet from AEG, corporate parent of Goldenvoice, the festival\u2019s promoter, about a replacement for Scott\u2019s Saturday night slot or a rearrangement of current set times. \u2014 Shirley Halperin, Variety , 8 Nov. 2021",
"That said, leaks point to a smaller notch and a rearrangement of the rear cameras. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 17 Aug. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1778, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235352"
},
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"type":[
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],
"definitions":{
": eyeglasses used for reading or close work":[
"\u2026 each button on the phone has one large number and three tiny letters squeezed about it so you have to squint real hard, especially if you don't have your reading glasses on.",
"\u2014 Dennis Baron"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003252"
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],
"definitions":{
": a chair with a narrow back, high short arms, a small slanted shelf attached to the top of the back, and a seat designed for straddling and for permitting one to sit facing the shelf":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012934"
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"reacknowledge":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to acknowledge again":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6r\u0113+"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020936"
}
}
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