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{
"Dermoptera":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small order of eutherian mammals comprising the flying lemurs":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from derm- + -ptera":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0259r\u02c8m\u00e4pt(\u0259)r\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054447",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adjective or noun",
"plural noun"
]
},
"derail":{
"antonyms":[
"calm",
"compose",
"quiet",
"settle",
"soothe",
"tranquilize",
"tranquillize"
],
"definitions":{
": to cause to run off the rails":[],
": to leave the rails":[],
": to obstruct the progress of : frustrate":[
"security problems derailed the tour"
],
": to upset the stability or composure of":[
"divorce \u2026 can seriously derail an employee",
"\u2014 Joanne Gordon"
]
},
"examples":[
"The train derailed in heavy snow.",
"The train was derailed by heavy snow.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Just last week, for instance, extreme heat caused a BART train to derail in Northern California, my colleague Felicia Alvarez reports. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"Driving home from the confrontation with Albert, Barry gets a call from Gene, who claims to be planning to kill Jim to prevent him from revealing the truth about Barry, and in turn to derail Gene\u2019s improbable late-career renaissance. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
"The group has long exerted its sway with millions of firearms-owning voters to derail gun control drives in Congress. \u2014 Alan Fram, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"StarKist Tuna is seeking to derail a lawsuit alleging a price-fixing conspiracy costing buyers more than $1 billion. \u2014 Joe Palazzolo, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Ra\u00fal Ruid\u00edaz each had injuries derail their Golden Boot hopes in 2021 and figure to be in the running this season. \u2014 Jim Reineking, USA TODAY , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The problems with the wheel assembly caused a train operating on the Blue Line to derail in October, leading safety regulators to order all 748 of the 7000-series cars out from service. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Charles Campbell\u2019s late field goal, a career-long 55 yarder, cut the lead to 14-10 at halftime, Indiana recovering from a slow start that once threatened to derail the Hoosiers in a must-win game. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 30 Oct. 2021",
"Serious side effects, some deadly, threatened to derail the field in its early years, prompting researchers to step back and reconsider their approach. \u2014 Tanya Lewis, Scientific American , 18 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1850, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French d\u00e9railler to throw off the track, from d\u00e9- de- + rail , from English":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8r\u0101l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"agitate",
"ail",
"alarm",
"alarum",
"bother",
"concern",
"discomfort",
"discompose",
"dismay",
"disquiet",
"distemper",
"distract",
"distress",
"disturb",
"exercise",
"flurry",
"frazzle",
"freak (out)",
"fuss",
"hagride",
"perturb",
"undo",
"unhinge",
"unsettle",
"upset",
"weird out",
"worry"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102410",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"derange":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": disarrange":[
"hatless, with tie deranged",
"\u2014 G. W. Stonier"
],
": to disturb the operation or functions of":[
"deranged by even the slightest damage"
],
": to make mentally unsound or insane":[
"stalked by a deranged fan"
]
},
"examples":[
"being stranded at night on a lonely road would derange anyone",
"the storage room had all been deranged by the earthquake, and it took hours to sort out things",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After all, the original Surrealist movement, with its urge to systematically derange the senses, occurred in the wake of the First World War and its horrors. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
"The fathomless mysteries of other people, the capacity of their quiet behaviors to obsess and derange . \u2014 The Editors, Curbed , 26 Apr. 2021",
"The show is about two roommates, their extended social circle and their unusual dynamics, and its through-the-looking-glass hyper-sincerety is both enchanting and warmly deranged . \u2014 Margaret Lyons, New York Times , 14 May 2020",
"Kate Lindsey, as Agrippina\u2019s deranged son, Nero, spazzed out in a bad-boy style, burying her face in heaps of stage cocaine. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 16 Mar. 2020",
"Wilde tries to play Scruggs with bad-girl swagger but seems merely deranged . \u2014 Rumaan Alam, The New Republic , 20 Dec. 2019",
"But the story used to sketch in such a bracing and dark vision of social critique and the collapse of civilization turns schizoid and deranged . \u2014 Patrick Z. Mcgavin, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Oct. 2019",
"Only someone completely deranged and delirious can negate that which the eyes can see. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Sep. 2019",
"Three years later, she is still deranged by mourning. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 21 Oct. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1769, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French d\u00e9ranger , from Old French desrengier , from des- de- + reng line, row \u2014 more at rank entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8r\u0101nj"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"crack",
"craze",
"frenzy",
"loco",
"madden",
"unbalance",
"unhinge",
"unstring"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181804",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"deranged":{
"antonyms":[
"balanced",
"compos mentis",
"sane",
"sound",
"uncrazy"
],
"definitions":{
": disturbed or disordered in function, structure, or condition":[
"My leg was propped up on a library chair at the time, as it was too deranged to bend.",
"\u2014 Cynthia Gorney",
"But other work indicates that, in addition, the B lymphocytes of lupus patients are inherently deranged \u2026",
"\u2014 Moncef Zouali"
],
": mentally unsound : crazy sense 2a":[
"a celebrity being stalked by a deranged fan",
"After which we conclude that though it's satisfying to think we could murder our enemy in ambush (since it needs to be done), only a deranged or suicidal person would carry out such a plan.",
"\u2014 Richard Ford",
"\"This man is deranged ,\" I said to myself, very much frightened.",
"\u2014 Joseph Conrad"
],
": wildly odd or eccentric":[
"His life was crowded, rather than peacefully isolated, and certainly never of an Olympian detachment, even though he was capable of quite deranged gestures of show-offy extravagance\u2014such as buying an enormous house, more suitable for a banker than a painter \u2026",
"\u2014 Robert Hughes",
"Or you could take part in a deranged computer game where you had to cycle after a huge beach ball, scoop it up and throw it through a hoop, scoring points for each goal.",
"\u2014 Natasha Ellis"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1771, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8r\u0101njd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"balmy",
"barmy",
"bats",
"batty",
"bedlam",
"bonkers",
"brainsick",
"bughouse",
"certifiable",
"crackbrained",
"cracked",
"crackers",
"crackpot",
"cranky",
"crazed",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"demented",
"fruity",
"gaga",
"haywire",
"insane",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loco",
"loony",
"looney",
"loony tunes",
"looney tunes",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"maniacal",
"maniac",
"mental",
"meshuga",
"meshugge",
"meshugah",
"meshuggah",
"moonstruck",
"non compos mentis",
"nuts",
"nutty",
"psycho",
"psychotic",
"scatty",
"screwy",
"unbalanced",
"unhinged",
"unsound",
"wacko",
"whacko",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"wud"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163937",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"derangement":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": disarrange":[
"hatless, with tie deranged",
"\u2014 G. W. Stonier"
],
": to disturb the operation or functions of":[
"deranged by even the slightest damage"
],
": to make mentally unsound or insane":[
"stalked by a deranged fan"
]
},
"examples":[
"being stranded at night on a lonely road would derange anyone",
"the storage room had all been deranged by the earthquake, and it took hours to sort out things",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After all, the original Surrealist movement, with its urge to systematically derange the senses, occurred in the wake of the First World War and its horrors. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
"The fathomless mysteries of other people, the capacity of their quiet behaviors to obsess and derange . \u2014 The Editors, Curbed , 26 Apr. 2021",
"The show is about two roommates, their extended social circle and their unusual dynamics, and its through-the-looking-glass hyper-sincerety is both enchanting and warmly deranged . \u2014 Margaret Lyons, New York Times , 14 May 2020",
"Kate Lindsey, as Agrippina\u2019s deranged son, Nero, spazzed out in a bad-boy style, burying her face in heaps of stage cocaine. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 16 Mar. 2020",
"Wilde tries to play Scruggs with bad-girl swagger but seems merely deranged . \u2014 Rumaan Alam, The New Republic , 20 Dec. 2019",
"But the story used to sketch in such a bracing and dark vision of social critique and the collapse of civilization turns schizoid and deranged . \u2014 Patrick Z. Mcgavin, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Oct. 2019",
"Only someone completely deranged and delirious can negate that which the eyes can see. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Sep. 2019",
"Three years later, she is still deranged by mourning. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 21 Oct. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1769, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French d\u00e9ranger , from Old French desrengier , from des- de- + reng line, row \u2014 more at rank entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8r\u0101nj"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"crack",
"craze",
"frenzy",
"loco",
"madden",
"unbalance",
"unhinge",
"unstring"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083929",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"derelict":{
"antonyms":[
"bum",
"do-nothing",
"good-for-nothing",
"ne'er-do-well",
"no-account",
"no-good",
"no-goodnik",
"slacker",
"vagrant"
],
"definitions":{
": a destitute homeless social misfit : vagrant , bum":[],
": a tract of land left dry by receding water":[],
": lacking a sense of duty : negligent":[
"derelict in his duty",
"derelict landlords"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The officer was charged with being derelict in his duty.",
"the guards were judged derelict in their duty",
"Noun",
"It was a run-down neighborhood filled with drugs addicts and derelicts .",
"a section of the city that seemed to be frequented mostly by derelicts",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"For much of the past century, the Atlanta way of dealing with dangerous and derelict housing was to tear it down. \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 30 Oct. 2017",
"The first duty of the commander in chief is the protection of US citizens, and Trump clearly was derelict in this duty. \u2014 Peter Bergen, CNN , 28 May 2022",
"McCray questioned Ford about a policy in place during his time as deputy chief in Fulton County, Georgia, that barred firefighters from entering vacant or derelict buildings. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 11 May 2022",
"There is also now a plan to redevelop the parcels of land \u2014 some which are empty, some which have derelict homes and some which are still occupied \u2014 into 252 new or rehabilitated homes or apartments alongside pocket parks and short hillside trails. \u2014 James Rainey, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"And the megaproject Galataport, an underground cruise ship terminal, which also launched in October, now anchors a part of the city that had been derelict and inaccessible since the late 19th century. \u2014 Richard Morgan, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The Classic Club Coupe started life as a 1998 911 Carrera that the executive director of the Porsche Club of America found in derelict condition in Columbia, Virginia. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 21 Mar. 2022",
"After the booster sent the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite to a gravitationally-stable Lagrange point, the rocket\u2019s second stage became derelict . \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Both were meant to bring the financially derelict cities into solvency, at any cost. \u2014 Derek Robertson, The New Republic , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Due to asbestos removal, lawsuits, and auctions, the complex remained a rotting derelict until razed in 1985. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2022",
"SoLa also broadened into commercial real estate, buying a complex of derelict buildings on East 60th Street in the heart of a pre-WWII warehouse district. \u2014 Doug Smithsenior Writer, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"There, in shadowy streets and derelict buildings, men and women roam, often without apparent purpose, as if heavily medicated or perhaps blasted by that collective devastation called reality. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Amid hip coffee bars and boutique stores, Queen Anne style mansions and Victorian houses are still erect while derelict buildings are spotted throughout the city, indicating the faint remnants of the seedy history of Hudson. \u2014 Juyoung Seo, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Some lawmakers and advocates have expressed frustration that the FDA was derelict in responding to reports of infant illness and slow to review the whistleblower\u2019s claims of unsafe plant management. \u2014 Laura Reiley, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Stalked each night by a merciless presence on board the ship, the Demeter eventually arrives off the shores of England as a charred, derelict wreck, with no trace of the crew. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"The FSO Safer, a derelict oil tanker, is in grave danger of disintegrating and releasing its 1.14 million barrels of crude oil into the Red Sea. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 12 May 2022",
"If anything, the Port should be working with real estate investors collaboratively to reactivate derelict properties, build denser housing on vacant land, and expand housing supply to keep up with demand. \u2014 Roger Valdez, Forbes , 6 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin derelictus , past participle of derelinquere to abandon, from de- + relinquere to leave \u2014 more at relinquish":"Adjective and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8der-\u0259-\u02cclikt",
"\u02c8de-r\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"careless",
"disregardful",
"lax",
"lazy",
"neglectful",
"neglecting",
"negligent",
"remiss",
"slack"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163107",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"dereliction":{
"antonyms":[
"reclamation"
],
"definitions":{
": a recession of water leaving permanently dry land":[],
": an intentional abandonment":[],
": fault , shortcoming":[],
": intentional or conscious neglect : delinquency":[
"dereliction of duty"
],
": the state of being abandoned":[]
},
"examples":[
"the dereliction of a cause by its leaders",
"The officer was formally charged with dereliction of duty .",
"a serious dereliction of duty",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both faced misdemeanor charges of interfering with civil rights, falsification, obstruction of justice and dereliction of duty. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 29 June 2022",
"Basically, the president's flagrant dereliction of duty while the Capitol was being attacked. \u2014 NBC News , 26 June 2022",
"Nothing isolates one\u2019s crime, and all the moral dereliction that comes with it, quite like a story in which the jail time, which hasn\u2019t even started, already seems to be receding into the past. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"A decade later, one of them struggles to find work, having had his name tarnished after being convicted at court-martial of dereliction of duty and conduct unbecoming an officer and reduced in rank for indulging in the raucous party. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"He was voted out of office in 2014 by Ukrainian lawmakers for gross human rights violations and dereliction of duty. \u2014 Amy Cheng, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"Weakness and a dereliction of duty on the part of the heads of AMPAS and total control in the hands of Will Packer. \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Apr. 2022",
"April 28, 2006 - Charged with eight counts, including disobeying an order, dereliction of duty, cruelty, false statements, fraud and interfering with an investigation. \u2014 CNN , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Considering hearing that, that was a dereliction of duty. \u2014 NBC News , 12 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccde-r\u0259-",
"\u02ccder-\u0259-\u02c8lik-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abandonment",
"desertion",
"forsaking"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041620",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deride":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to express a lack of respect or approval of":[
"politicians deriding their opponents",
"were derided as the weaker sex"
],
": to laugh at or insult contemptuously":[
"got derided by a carnival clown"
],
": to subject to usually bitter or contemptuous ridicule or criticism":[
"politicians deriding their opponents",
"were derided as the weaker sex"
]
},
"examples":[
"my brothers derided our efforts, but were forced to eat their words when we won first place",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The ascendent left-leaning movement will face a fierce fight in the coming years, as conservatives increasingly deride their efforts as corporate wokeness run amok. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
"Red state officials deride it as politically correct and woke and are trying to stop investors who contract with states from adopting it on any level. \u2014 Sam Metz, Anchorage Daily News , 19 May 2022",
"Rowland cruised to an easy reelection win over U.S. Rep. Barbara Kennelly of Hartford, and her fellow Democrats would deride those rebates for decades afterward. \u2014 Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
"Throughout his political career, Biden has cultivated a reputation for unscripted candor, a trait allies laud as humanizing but adversaries deride as undisciplined. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
"While several people referenced the text of the law in the comment section, the Crazy Girl Saloon rep continued to deride those who sided with Miller. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 1 Mar. 2022",
"To punch down is to deride and shun people for things that O\u2019Neil says are largely shaped by forces beyond their control; for her, these include addiction, obesity and poverty. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"For a brief window, before the inevitable breakdown, these young women were so fleet-footed that Fleshman used to deride eating disorders as a form of cheating. \u2014 Nora Caplan-bricker, Outside Online , 23 June 2017",
"But lawmakers and union representatives deride the vacant positions across state government generally and say excessive use of contractors may be particularly wasteful and morale-busting in the medical examiner\u2019s office. \u2014 Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com , 17 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin derid\u0113re , from de- + rid\u0113re to laugh":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8r\u012bd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deride ridicule , deride , mock , taunt mean to make an object of laughter of. ridicule implies a deliberate often malicious belittling. consistently ridiculed everything she said deride suggests contemptuous and often bitter ridicule. derided their efforts to start their own business mock implies scorn often ironically expressed as by mimicry or sham deference. youngsters began to mock the helpless wino taunt suggests jeeringly provoking insult or challenge. hometown fans taunted the visiting team",
"synonyms":[
"gibe",
"jibe",
"jeer",
"laugh (at)",
"mock",
"ridicule",
"scout",
"shoot down",
"skewer"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200339",
"type":[
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"derision":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a state of being laughed at or ridiculed : a state of being derided":[],
": an object of ridicule or scorn":[],
": the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt":[]
},
"examples":[
"My remarks were anodyne, but some other snippets of marginalia were shrieks of derision \u2026 \u2014 Paul Theroux , Granta 44 , Summer 1993",
"Britain had its boffins, working researchers subject to the derision of intellectual gentlemen. \u2014 James Gleick , Genius: The Life & Science of Richard Feynman , 1992",
"\u2026 discussion, laughter, lecturing, but no shouts or threats, no yardsticks banging for silence, no words of shame or derision . \u2014 Lorene Cary , Black Ice , 1991",
"The whole idea of Camelot excites derision . In fact, I am sure Kennedy would have derided it himself. No one at the time ever thought of his Washington as Camelot. \u2014 Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. , The Cycles of American History , 1986",
"One of the students laughed in derision at my error.",
"The team's awful record has made it an object of derision in the league.",
"\u201cNerd\u201d is a term of derision .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The process, while speedy for a takeover the size of Chelsea\u2019s, also drew derision from some quarters as deadlines for final offers were repeatedly extended to extract the highest price even as the seller, Abramovich, could not expect to get paid. \u2014 Tariq Panja, New York Times , 6 May 2022",
"In an effort to draw in more casual fans, this year\u2019s Oscars included a first-ever fan-favorite award, voted on via Twitter, a gambit that drew widespread derision from academy members and cineastes alike in the run-up to the show. \u2014 Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Lewinsky and Tripp were ridiculed, caricatured and shamed in the media when the real-life drama played out in the 1990s, but this version casts that derision into relief. \u2014 Todd Longwell, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"Elon Musk\u2019s potential $44 billion purchase of Twitter has been met with concern, scoff, and even derision . \u2014 James Chen, Fortune , 24 May 2022",
"The public's derision of Heard, experts say, exposes misunderstandings about the dynamics of intimate partner violence and underscores the perfection the public expects from people who say they\u2019ve been abused. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
"It\u2019s not unusual for older politicians, including presidents, to face questions \u2014 and derision \u2014 about their mental prowess. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Anything less than abject fawning is met with what\u2019s-your-problem-Doc derision . \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 12 Apr. 2022",
"His mention of his pronouns has become fodder for right-wing derision and misleading video clips. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin derision-, derisio , from Latin derid\u0113re \u2014 see deride":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8ri-zh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"butt",
"jest",
"joke",
"laughingstock",
"mark",
"mock",
"mockery",
"sport",
"target"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192347",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"derisive":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": expressing or causing contemptuous ridicule or scorn : expressing or causing derision":[
"derisive laughter",
"Given such follies \u2026, it's easy to be derisive of Jerry Lewis \u2026",
"\u2014 James Wolcott"
]
},
"examples":[
"the derisive performances of some of the singers on the talent show",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While social media reaction to the case has been cruel and derisive , Stewart cautions against making broad generalizations based on that content. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
"In the third round, Gomez rocked Cota, then tossed Cota to the ring floor, prompting a warning and derisive chants from the crowd. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 21 May 2022",
"Often used interchangeably with more derisive terms such as helicopter parenting, bulldozer parenting, and snowplow parenting, intensive parenting has its appeals. \u2014 Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
"When talking with Greg about a recent police shooting of an unarmed Black teen, Aaron suggests the kid must have done something to warrant it, inspiring his father\u2019s derisive laughter. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 13 May 2022",
"The crowd, eager all afternoon to see the milestone, responded with perhaps the loudest boos ever heard at a Tigers game since Comerica Park opened in 2000 and shouted derisive chants at the Yankees. \u2014 Larry Lage, Hartford Courant , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The image immediately drew derisive remarks on social media and has been widely panned since. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The only shot Simmons took was a dunk during pregame warmups that drew derisive cheers from the Philly fans. \u2014 Aaron Bracy, ajc , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Novelist and critic Scott Bradfield credited Didion for breaking free of the tendency to box California into detective fiction or derisive satire. \u2014 Dorany Pineda And Julia Wick, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Dec. 2021"
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"cockamamie",
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"laughable",
"ludicrous",
"pathetic",
"preposterous",
"ridiculous",
"risible",
"silly"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But when people invest in their own solar panels and start producing electricity, the feed in tariff pays them back a derisory amount. \u2014 Jemma Green, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The contents of his elegant Tite Street home \u2014 roughly 2,000 books, all the furnishings, even the children\u2019s toys \u2014 were sold at a bankruptcy auction for derisory sums. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2021",
"There\u2019s no escaping that the current ESG qualifications of most directors and executives is derisory , and mandatory disclosures would provide the stick to increase competency. \u2014 Paul Polman, Fortune , 11 Apr. 2021",
"Arsenal are seemingly the latest club to have entered the Harry Maguire saga alongside Manchester United and Manchester City, only to make a derisory transfer enquiry for the Leicester and England centre back well below the Foxes' asking price. \u2014 SI.com , 3 July 2019",
"Now non-Duchenne laughter, along with its dark side, appeared: strategic, calculated, and even derisory and aggressive. \u2014 Giovanni Sabato, Scientific American , 26 June 2019",
"While much of the talk is typically derisory , two of late night\u2019s royalty took a different tack Wednesday night. \u2014 Natasha Bach, Fortune , 8 Feb. 2018"
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"1618, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"-z\u0259-",
"di-\u02c8r\u012b-s\u0259-r\u0113"
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"contemptuous",
"decrying",
"degrading",
"demeaning",
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"denigratory",
"deprecatory",
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"derogative",
"derogatory",
"detractive",
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"disparaging",
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"slighting",
"uncomplimentary"
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"d\u0113\u02cc-",
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"noun"
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"1653, in the meaning defined above":""
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"di-\u02c8r\u012b-v\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"deductive",
"inferable",
"inferrible",
"inferential",
"reasoned"
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"root",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While all of this is preliminary ahead of either further disclosures from Apple or getting hands-on time with the hardware itself, the M2 looks a lot like a derivate of the A15 SoC, similar to how the M1 was derived from A14. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"One idea could be using a swing arm flipping the hatch towards the capsule ceiling or a derivate of the idea by Jordan Larson made for the previous capsule (last years hatch assignment on this blog) \u2014 Kristian Von Bengtson, WIRED , 4 Oct. 2012"
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"1660, in the meaning defined above":""
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": the relation of a word to its base or root (see root entry 1 sense 6 )":[]
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"\u201cChildish\u201d was formed by derivation from \u201cchild.\u201d",
"Scientists are debating the possible derivation of birds from dinosaurs.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Decision-makers need to be much better equipped to maximize value derivation from the manufacturing process. \u2014 Mykola Striletskyi, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The album\u2019s title, Viajante (a derivation of traveler), explains it. \u2014 Leila Cobo, Billboard , 28 Apr. 2022",
"But how to keep the project from feeling like a copy of a copy, a derivation of something that was already loudly, intentionally derivative",
"But released into a country changed by the racial reckonings of the 2020s, the derivation of the beloved '90s show is filled with discussions about race, gender and sexuality. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Jan. 2022",
"The forest, whose name is a Spanish derivation of an Indigenous Taino word, offers one of the most diverse ecosystems in the network, with wildlife including the famed Coqui frog, the island\u2019s unofficial symbol. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Here two most famous red wines are Veneroso - a derivation of the family name - and Nambrot, which was the first name of the founder of the family. \u2014 Tom Hyland, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
"The performance levels these platforms are capable of returning come from their special sauce, which include derivation of psychological and emotional factors by holding users captive on their platforms. \u2014 Hessie Jones, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
"The name Harlow is a derivation of his father\u2019s stage name. \u2014 Julian Voloj, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Sep. 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":""
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"see derive":""
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"\u02ccder-\u0259-\u02c8v\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"noun"
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"\u2014 Kingsley Martin",
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"Petroleum is a derivative of coal tar.",
"Adjective",
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"His style seems too derivative of Hemingway.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Tying in the Nettuno derivative was key if the Gracale was to have any real gravitas. \u2014 Viju Mathew, Robb Report , 22 Mar. 2022",
"By stimulating cell turnover, the vitamin A derivative offers its consistent, long-term users a host of benefits. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The night treatment features retinol, the vitamin-A derivative known for boosting cell turnover to improve fine lines, wrinkles, and discoloration, while the facial milk keeps skin calm and hydrated with soothing plant oils. \u2014 Erica Metzger, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Sep. 2021",
"Glycyrrhetinic Acid is a derivative of liquorice extract and is an anti-irritant agent that softens your skin while also eliminating bacteria that can cause body odor. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"The serum is also formulated with hydrating hyaluronic acid, soothing niacinamide, bisabolol (a derivative of chamomile), and vitamin C. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Though English and French are official languages, everyone speaks Creole (Seselwa), a French derivative with Bantu and Malagasy influences. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 19 Apr. 2022",
"They are all made from a derivative of silicon, called Silinvar, which is known for being lightweight, rugged and antimagnetic. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Pycnogenol, a derivative of pine trees, is the antioxidant of choice in this formula. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Lots of good imitators have lived in the Big Brother house but these derivative caricatures are often simplistic and never stand the test of time. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 28 June 2022",
"Chris Bae, chief executive and co-founder at structured- derivative -solutions provider EDG and a former trader at UBS and Goldman Sachs, is looking at open interest and is tracking global exchanges that offer options trading. \u2014 Vildana Hajric, Fortune , 25 June 2022",
"And to pull back the film\u2019s own Pennywisian mask of derivative fright-making is to find nothing much underneath. \u2014 A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
"Commodities fall outside of its lane though interestingly its sister agency, the Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which currently oversees derivative markets and contracts based on digital commodities. \u2014 Steven Ehrlich, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Readers who give themselves over fully to Yuknavitch\u2019s aqueous story will catch strains of Jeanette Winterson and David Mitchell, but there\u2019s nothing derivative about her insightful reverie. \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"Italian Modernism had always been seen through a French lens, and her New York shows shed that perspective to better establish avant-garde Italian art as an independent rather than derivative movement. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Calo is a language that cholos use here that\u2019s derivative of Spanish, English and sometimes even Nahuatl used by some nations in Mexico. \u2014 Gary \u201cganas\u201d Garay, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Griner was detained on Feb. 17 at an airport in Russia after authorities there said a search of her bag revealed vape cartridges containing a cannabis derivative . \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 14 June 2022"
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"di-\u02c8ri-v\u0259-tiv",
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"\u2014 Thomas Jefferson"
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"The novel's appeal derives entirely from the complexity of its characters."
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"Petroleum is derived from coal tar."
],
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],
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},
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"The river derives its name from a Native American tribe.",
"Much of the book's appeal derives from the personality of its central character.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Your digital health strategy should derive from your institution's strategic priorities. \u2014 Dwight Raum, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"The likelihood that Trump\u2019s stamp on the federal judiciary will persist doesn\u2019t derive only from the sheer number of his appointees occupying the bench. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"And not only is the animal killed, but the owner \u2013 even if not at fault \u2013 may not derive pleasure from it. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Those instead derive from the companion Privileges and Immunities Clause. \u2014 WSJ , 15 May 2022",
"Thrifty individuals derive some pleasure from spending money on themselves. \u2014 David John Marotta, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
"These restrictions derive from a fear of enraging a certain kind of customer. \u2014 Will Bedingfield, Wired , 25 Feb. 2022",
"But Geter, 42, also seems to derive from these works an extraordinary sense of capacity. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"Without naming any specific characters, Kenobi director Deborah Chow tells EW that viewers should expect more cameos and appearances to derive from the films, as opposed to characters who have already been introduced into the live-action universe. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 17 May 2022"
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French deriver , from Latin derivare , literally, to draw off (water), from de- + rivus stream \u2014 more at run":""
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"di-\u02c8r\u012bv"
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": of or relating to the tactile sensitivity of the skin":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"adjective"
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"Middle English dernen , from Old English dyrnan ; akin to Old High German ternen, tarnen to hide, conceal, Old Saxon dernian ; denominatives from the root of Old English dyrne secret, hidden":"Verb"
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"-\u0259in",
"\u02c8d\u0259rn",
"\u02c8dern",
"-\u0259\u0304n",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"\u02c8d\u0259rn\u0113\u0259r",
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": the newest fashion":[]
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"when deconstructionism became the dernier cri in literary criticism",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But here, the couple dove in joyously and with abandon: Their kitchen could stand as Gambrel\u2019s dernier cri . \u2014 Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor , 16 Oct. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1896, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a genus of small aquatic oligochaete worms (family Naididae) having an expanded anal hood from which project two pairs of cylindrical ciliated gills":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003226",
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"noun"
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"antonyms":[
"acclaim",
"applaud",
"exalt",
"extol",
"extoll",
"glorify",
"laud",
"magnify",
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"\u2014 Oliver Goldsmith"
]
},
"examples":[
"The title of the book derogates the people it is about.",
"Her parents are constantly derogating her achievements.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The key issue is who has the final authority to determine whether the play derogates the spirit or alters the characters. \u2014 Jack Greiner, Cincinnati.com , 28 Mar. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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"Middle English, from Late Latin derogatus , past participle of derogare , from Latin, to annul (a law), detract, from de- + rogare to ask, propose (a law) \u2014 more at right":""
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"\u02c8der-\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
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"cry down",
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"depreciate",
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"dis",
"diss",
"discount",
"dismiss",
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"The title of the book derogates the people it is about.",
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"The key issue is who has the final authority to determine whether the play derogates the spirit or alters the characters. \u2014 Jack Greiner, Cincinnati.com , 28 Mar. 2018"
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"The aroma of wine made from Concord \u2026 grapes is often described as \"foxy,\" a wine term as derogatory as it is vague. \u2014 Danny May et al. , Berkshire Home Style , March 2007",
"In Powell's memoir, Lemann points out, terms like \"expert\" and \"academic\" are clearly derogatory . \u2014 Franklin Foer , New Republic , 5 Feb. 2001",
"Unfortunately, the codes were badly explained and ham-handedly enforced. At Michigan an interpretive guide called \"What Students Should Know \u2026 \" went beyond the scope of the actual code in saying that even a derogatory comment \u2026 would be punished by the university. \u2014 Laurence R. Stains , Rolling Stone , 5 Aug. 1993",
"fans made a steady stream of derogatory remarks about the players on the visiting team",
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"Although the word has often been used as an insult in '90s movies, it has recently been acknowledged as a derogatory term. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"The original version of the track sparked heated debate among fans, who were disappointed with the singer\u2019s decision to include the derogatory term. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 13 June 2022",
"Keogh uses a derogatory term for a plus-sized person. \u2014 Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
"If anyone is observed by multiple people saying what could be perceived as racial, anti-Semitic, derogatory or intimidating verbiage or displaying such a symbol, they will be asked to leave the event. \u2014 cleveland , 23 May 2022",
"Chappelle\u2019s controversial and derogatory statements stand in contrast to Mulaney\u2019s largely uncontroversial material. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 21 May 2022",
"This can involve looking into late payments, collections, or other derogatory marks. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"At one point, four police officers had to usher a parent from the meeting after being accused of derogatory behavior. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
"Vaughn made a derogatory remark suggesting that if the lights were shut off in Ray\u2019s office, he wouldn\u2019t be seen in the dark, according to the suit. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 May 2022"
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"Leather-clad from top to bottom \u2014 literally, just to her bottom, with only fishnets showing past that point \u2014 Madonna left the audience with a good look at what decades of working out will do to a person\u2019s derriere . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2021",
"But what truly sets these leggings apart from the millions out there was its unique ability to transform anyone\u2019s derriere . \u2014 refinery29.com , 28 July 2021",
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"In the images, Affleck grabs Lopez's derriere while looking directly into their own photographer's camera. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 25 July 2021",
"Dickie offered to show the crowd the scars on his derriere ; the crowd opted to take his word for it. \u2014 al , 16 July 2021",
"Back in the day, my sister and I cracked up when the belt vibrated her derriere . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 June 2021",
"Formulated with Wheat Protein and Watermelon Extracts, this sweet-as-candy body treat plumps the derriere while helping to reduce the appearance of cellulite or fine lines. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2021"
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"I slipped on the ice and fell on my derriere .",
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"Leather-clad from top to bottom \u2014 literally, just to her bottom, with only fishnets showing past that point \u2014 Madonna left the audience with a good look at what decades of working out will do to a person\u2019s derriere . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2021",
"But what truly sets these leggings apart from the millions out there was its unique ability to transform anyone\u2019s derriere . \u2014 refinery29.com , 28 July 2021",
"Picture a pair of leggings that mix the comfort of activewear with the appeal of shapewear, featuring an intentional wedgie that carefully separates your buttcheeks, giving anyone a derriere made for its own reality TV show. \u2014 refinery29.com , 28 July 2021",
"In the images, Affleck grabs Lopez's derriere while looking directly into their own photographer's camera. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 25 July 2021",
"Dickie offered to show the crowd the scars on his derriere ; the crowd opted to take his word for it. \u2014 al , 16 July 2021",
"Back in the day, my sister and I cracked up when the belt vibrated her derriere . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 June 2021",
"Formulated with Wheat Protein and Watermelon Extracts, this sweet-as-candy body treat plumps the derriere while helping to reduce the appearance of cellulite or fine lines. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2021"
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"That episode winds up coming full circle to involve Saul and Caprice in a stunt that will put their competitors (a dervish -dancing man who has sprouted multiple ears; a woman who mutilates herself for the delectation of the elite) to shame. \u2014 Ann Hornaday, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"Hare was a dervish , assisting on four consecutive fast-break baskets at one point and tallying eight points, including her final 3-pointer that boosted the Huskies\u2019 lead to 54-27 heading into the fourth. \u2014 Matt Le Cren, chicagotribune.com , 5 Jan. 2022",
"The 19-year-old pop sensation danced around the large stage like a dervish during her seven-song set, accompanied by a band that includes brother Finneas. \u2014 Steve Bloom, Variety , 25 Sep. 2021",
"In fact, the whirling dervish out of UCLA looks like an enormous bargain for the Browns in the sixth round. \u2014 Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Not far behind is the pulpit dervish Clara Walker, whose exhortative way with a tune doubles as furnace and fan. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2021",
"As Iranians say, the night is long and the dervish is awake. \u2014 Washington Examiner , 25 Feb. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"More on hair care: Now watch this wash-day routine for detangling and dermatitis : Follow Allure on Instagram and Twitter, or subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date on all things beauty. \u2014 Jolene Edgar, Allure , 24 June 2022",
"About a year ago, a dermatologist diagnosed me with perioral dermatitis . \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 13 May 2022",
"The disorders included skin fold dermatitis , protruding lower jaw, skin infections and brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome, also known as poor breathing. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"For example, bulldogs were 38 times more likely to develop skin fold dermatitis than other breeds. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 June 2022",
"Hoiho also suffer from various diseases, including avian malaria and dermatitis , which the hospital can treat with antibiotics. \u2014 CNN , 30 May 2022",
"Red Splotches or a Rash Contact dermatitis , also known as an allergic reaction, is a common occurrence that causes red spots or bumps. \u2014 Kelly Dougher, Allure , 10 May 2022",
"There are no dyes, parabens, lanolin, formaldehyde, or other preservatives, making Vanicream\u2019s Anti-Perspirant one of our top recommendations for those with skin issues such as psoriasis or dermatitis . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Both food allergies and contact dermatitis can cause this symptom, according to the AAFA. \u2014 Kirsten Nunez, SELF , 7 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Its red LEDs go a bit further\u2014at 630 nanometers\u2014to penetrate to the dermis , or middle and thickest layer of the skin. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 28 June 2022",
"What to expect: Juvederm Volite is a thin hyaluronic acid product targeting the dermis . \u2014 Micaela English, Town & Country , 14 June 2022",
"The finger was submerged in this solution, and while culturing in an incubator for three days, this artificial \u2018 dermis \u2019 adhered to the digit as the tissues naturally shrank to produce a solid, close-fitting coating over the finger. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022",
"Aloe vera contains enzymes, antioxidants, and vitamins that repair cellular damage, rejuvenate the dermis , and protect to prevent signs of aging. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Modern skincare lines have begun to incorporate more natural, soothing ingredients into their aftershave formulas to prevent these unwanted aggravations while also supplying hydration deep into the dermis . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Your skin may also actually feel hot and bubble up into small blisters if the burn reaches the inner layer of the skin, called the dermis . \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 6 May 2022",
"But this process actually triggers the body's wound-healing response, which, in turn, increases collagen and elastin production in the dermis to heal and strengthen cells. \u2014 Fani Mari, Allure , 3 May 2022",
"The most sensitive ones are found in the top layer of the dermis (the tissue just below the skin at the surface) in non-hairy areas like the palms, lips, and of course, the fingertips. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 7 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"More intense treatment options include dermabrasion , corticosteroid injections, laser treatment, cryotherapy, dermal fillers or scar-revision surgery. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
"The only difference is dermabrasion is more intense and is specifically for smoothing out scarring. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 25 May 2021",
"The optimal time to pursue dermabrasion is about six weeks after your surgery because this is when the fibroblasts, which are the cells that form collagen, are at their peak, according to Desai. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 25 May 2021",
"Forget about having to head to your local spa for a dermabrasion treatment. \u2014 Jennifer Blair, chicagotribune.com , 19 Sep. 2020",
"After treatment, there may be some scarring, which is where the dermabrasion comes in. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 28 Aug. 2018",
"Rather than blasting the skin with grit, \u00e0 la traditional dermabrasion , this gentler approach vacuums out pores while simultaneously pushing in potent actives, which moisturize, brighten, plump, and protect. \u2014 Jolene Edgar, Allure , 21 May 2018",
"For those wanting an outstanding day-spa treatment, including facials, massage, botox treatments or dermabrasions , the DermaLife Med Spa is excellent. \u2014 James Clark, sandiegouniontribune.com , 19 Apr. 2018",
"Dermabrasion is another option, in which the top layer of skin is literally sanded away. \u2014 Healthday, chicagotribune.com , 3 July 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The team first mixed collagen and human dermal fibroblasts, the two main ingredients in our skin\u2019s connective tissues. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022",
"Yussim adds that hyaluronic acid is the same component used by professionals in injectable dermal fillers. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"More intense treatment options include dermabrasion, corticosteroid injections, laser treatment, cryotherapy, dermal fillers or scar-revision surgery. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
"Follicle Protection Complex zooms in on hair follicle stem cells and dermal papilla cells to promote hair growth. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Located in the Ritz-Carlton Residences on the water, the spa offers everything from life coaching sessions to aesthetic treatments such as dermal fills and peels. \u2014 John-john Williams Iv, Baltimore Sun , 21 Apr. 2022",
"These chemical families are commonly used as preservatives and cause dermal irritation as well as hormone disruption. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Ocular ingestion is thought to pose more of a risk than dermal absorption, but medical experts said the dangers are mitigated with basic safety precautions, like handwashing. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Each dermal filler brand makes different lines of gooey, gel fillers that vary in thickness, meaning that different goals and subsections within the broad cheek area call for different types of filler, explains Dr. Solish. \u2014 Kaitlin Clark, Allure , 9 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Emanual Maverakis is a dermatologist, a professor of dermatology , and a clinical investigator in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the University of California Davis. \u2014 Darcy Krueger, STAT , 3 June 2022",
"For puffiness, look for caffeine, advises Marnie Nussbaum, M.D., a dermatologist in New York City and clinical instructor of dermatology at Weill Cornell Medical College. \u2014 Catharine Malzahn, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
"The tiny tool combines four dermatology technologies in one sleek, portable device \u2014 one of the most important being red light therapy. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 14 May 2022",
"Kids who develop nummular eczema often have contact dermatitis first, most often due to nickel allergies, Nanette Silverberg, MD, a clinical professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai in New York City, tells SELF. \u2014 Stephanie Watson, SELF , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The various light colors may work to differing degrees, says Bruce Brod, a clinical professor of dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania. \u2014 Leah Prinzivalli, Allure , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Crystal Aguh, an associate professor of dermatology who specializes in alopecia and the director of the Ethnic Skin Program at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 29 Mar. 2022",
"But alopecia areata is different from male or female pattern hair loss, which is called androgenetic alopecia, the most common form of hair loss, said Dr. Brett King, an associate professor of dermatology at the Yale School of Medicine. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Mona Gohara, a dermatologist and associate clinical professor of dermatology at Yale University, is glad to see the practice has become a talker in recent years, especially on social media. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 15 Mar. 2022"
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