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{
"MARV":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"maneuverable reentry vehicle":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014856",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"Marat":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Jean-Paul 1743\u20131793 French (Swiss-born) revolutionary":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105844",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
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"Maratha":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a member of a people of the south central part of the subcontinent of India":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1744, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Marathi Mar\u0101\u1e6dh\u0101 & Hindi Marha\u1e6d\u1e6d\u0101 , from Sanskrit Mah\u0101r\u0101\u1e63\u1e6dra Maharashtra":""
},
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"m\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-t\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000404",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Marathi":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the chief Indo-Aryan language of the state of Maharashtra in India":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1698, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Marathi mar\u0101\u1e6dh\u012b":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174950",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Marina":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a dock or basin providing secure moorings for pleasure boats and often offering supply, repair, and other facilities":[],
"city on Monterey Bay in western California population 19,718":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The yachts here are in fact sitting in a dry dock covered by a 25,000-square foot sheet of teal plastic designed to look like a shimmering marina . \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
"At a morning press conference with Walsh and Gov. Ned Lamont, Goodwin President Mark Scheinberg said Goodwin is looking for the marina to be a catalyst for broad-scale development including restaurants, retail, apartments and possibly a hotel. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 14 Apr. 2022",
"While this marina was developed, so were naval designs. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
"A few minutes away by car, at Pacha, near Ibiza\u2019s main yacht marina , a more glamorous party was taking place. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
"The marina had 10 real boats on trailers, surrounded by 25,000 feet of plywood that came up to their waterlines. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 9 May 2022",
"Carman was found in an inflatable raft eight days after leaving a Rhode Island marina to go fishing with his mother, who was never found. \u2014 Lisa Rathke, Hartford Courant , 11 May 2022",
"Carman was found in an inflatable raft eight days after leaving a Rhode Island marina to go fishing with his mother, Linda Carman, who was never found. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"But previous research has shown that the Mediterranean endemic seagrass Posidonia oceanica can reduce the concentration of Escherichia coli, while the temperate water\u2013dwelling Zostera marina helps reduce pathogens in the Vibrio genus. \u2014 Sean Mowbray, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1924, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian & Spanish, seashore, from feminine of marino , adjective, marine, from Latin marinus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113-n\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194153",
"type":[
"geographical name",
"noun"
]
},
"Marmara, Sea of":{
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"definitions":{
"sea in northwestern Turkey connected with the Black Sea by the Bosporus and with the Aegean Sea by the Dardanelles area 4429 square miles (11,471 square kilometers)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u00e4r-m\u0259-r\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115646",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Maronite":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a member of a Uniate church chiefly in Lebanon having a Syriac liturgy and married clergy":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1511, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Medieval Latin maronita , from Maron-, Maro 5th century a.d. Syrian monk":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mer-\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bt",
"\u02c8ma-r\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135527",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Maropa":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a Tacanan people of northern Bolivia":[],
": a member of such people":[],
": the language of the Maropa people":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish, of American Indian origin":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u0259\u02c8r\u014dp\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164101",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Marseille":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"commune and port on the Gulf of Lion in southeastern France population 850,726":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u00e4r-\u02c8s\u0101"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114035",
"type":[
"geographical name",
"noun"
]
},
"Marseilles":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a firm cotton fabric that is similar to piqu\u00e9":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1762, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Marseilles , France":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u00e4r-\u02c8s\u0101lz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010907",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Marseilles soap":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221559",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Marsh":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"1899\u20131982 New Zealand writer":[
"Dame (Edith) Ngaio \\ \u02c8n\u012b-\u200b(\u02cc)\u014d \\"
],
": a tract of soft wet land usually characterized by monocotyledons (such as grasses or cattails)":[]
},
"examples":[
"a wide expanse of marsh",
"the marshes along the coast support a remarkable profusion of plants and animals",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Salt marsh makes up more than half of the base\u2019s 8,000 acres, and the depot\u2019s highest point, by the fire station, is just 13 feet above sea level. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
"The bulk of these visitors are waterfowl\u2014barnacle geese, tufted ducks, and common mergansers, to name a few\u2014while mammals like moose and golden jackals can also be spotted roaming throughout the marsh . \u2014 Jared Ranahan, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"That changed during the final moments of episode three, when contestant Benji Hill, a pack-goat guide from Bellevue, Washington, discovered beaver tracks in a marsh . \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 17 June 2022",
"Rafts line up by the dozens, tangled in the lily pads of a filthy marsh , waiting in the shallows in what is essentially a watery parking lot. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"Westminster firefighters responded to a report of a vehicle in the water or marsh on Route 2 at 10:14 a.m. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Mar. 2021",
"The Gatorland crew gathered for a release into the breeding marsh recently, the fourth one of 2022. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel , 10 May 2022",
"Buena Vista Lagoon, located between Oceanside and Carlsbad, has been slowly transformed by a weir, or low dam, into a freshwater marsh . \u2014 Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Will\u2019s dad, Tony Paulson, remembers when the field was still a concrete air strip, before kids played on the green lawn and ducks swam in the restored marsh . \u2014 Ryan Kost, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English mersh , from Old English merisc, mersc ; akin to Middle Dutch mersch marsh, Old English mere sea, pool \u2014 more at marine":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u00e4rsh"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bog",
"fen",
"marshland",
"mire",
"moor",
"morass",
"muskeg",
"slough",
"slew",
"slue",
"swamp",
"swampland",
"wash",
"wetland"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210511",
"type":[
"biographical name",
"noun"
]
},
"Marshal's court":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": earl marshal's court":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075917",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Marshall":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Alfred 1842\u20131924 English economist":[],
"Barry J(ames) 1951\u2013 Australian microbiologist":[],
"George Catlett 1880\u20131959 American general and statesman":[],
"John 1755\u20131835 American jurist; chief justice U.S. Supreme Court (1801\u201335)":[],
"Thomas Riley 1854\u20131925 vice president of the U.S. (1913\u201321)":[],
"Thurgood 1908\u20131993 American jurist":[],
"city in northeastern Texas population 23,523":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u00e4r-sh\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082741",
"type":[
"biographical name",
"geographical name"
]
},
"Marvell":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Andrew 1621\u20131678 English poet and satirist":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u00e4r-v\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022824",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"mar":{
"antonyms":[
"blemish",
"blight",
"blotch",
"defect",
"deformity",
"disfigurement",
"excrescence",
"excrescency",
"fault",
"flaw",
"imperfection",
"mark",
"pockmark",
"scar"
],
"definitions":{
": destroy":[],
": something that mars : blemish":[],
": to inflict serious bodily harm on":[],
": to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil":[
"whose life has been marred by problems with drugs",
"\u2014 William Plummer",
"their relations were marred by disgraceful conflicts",
"\u2014 L. W. Beck",
"the race was marred by a 23-car pileup",
"\u2014 Mike Harris"
],
"March":[],
"maritime":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"A large scar marred his face.",
"Her acting mars an otherwise great movie.",
"Noun",
"the Johnsons complained to the movers about broken dishes and mars on the furniture"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1551, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English marren , from Old English mierran to obstruct, waste; akin to Old High German merren to obstruct":"Verb and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u00e4r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mar Verb injure , harm , hurt , damage , impair , mar mean to affect injuriously. injure implies the inflicting of anything detrimental to one's looks, comfort, health, or success. badly injured in an accident harm often stresses the inflicting of pain, suffering, or loss. careful not to harm the animals hurt implies inflicting a wound to the body or to the feelings. hurt by their callous remarks damage suggests injury that lowers value or impairs usefulness. a table damaged in shipping impair suggests a making less complete or efficient by deterioration or diminution. years of smoking had impaired his health mar applies to injury that spoils perfection (as of a surface) or causes disfigurement. the text is marred by many typos",
"synonyms":[
"blemish",
"darken",
"poison",
"spoil",
"stain",
"taint",
"tarnish",
"touch",
"vitiate"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100924",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"mara":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a long-legged long-eared rodent ( Dolichotis magellanica ) closely related to the cavies and widely distributed in southern South America":[],
": maracaibo":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"American Spanish mar\u00e1 , perhaps from Araucanian":"Noun",
"by shortening":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mar\u0259",
"m\u0259\u02c8r\u00e4"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110102",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"marabou":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a fabric made of this silk":[],
": a large dark gray African stork ( Leptoptilos crumeniferus ) that has a distensible pouch of pink skin at the front of the neck and feeds especially on carrion":[],
": a soft feathery fluffy material prepared from turkey feathers or the coverts of marabous and used especially for trimming women's hats or clothes":[],
": silk composed of several twisted threads that is dyed before the sericin has been removed":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some anglers are choosing a black marabou jig tipped with live bait, a combination that will hook all three species of game fish. \u2014 cleveland , 5 May 2022",
"While that makes the fishing difficult, the Rocky River is still open enough to catch some of the dynamic trout on a small fly or marabou jig tipped with maggots or waxworms. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Fishermen are casting spoons and spinners and hooking trout, and working dime-sized spawn bags under a float, as well as small, black marabou jigs tipped with maggots and waxworms. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Style and stardom collided in a conflagration of marabou , lace and lam\u00e9 bathed in pink and purple marquee lights. \u2014 Vanessa Friedman, New York Times , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Dressed in Gucci\u2019s sparkles and marabou and velvet, regular people, too, have the capacity to deliver fashion that is transporting. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 May 2021",
"A week ago, said Moore, black marabou jigs with green, chartreuse or orange heads were the best at luring trout to bite. \u2014 cleveland , 21 Jan. 2021",
"It is made almost entirely of supple marabou and therefore moves beautifully in the water. \u2014 Field & Stream , 13 Oct. 2020",
"Soft plastic, Mylar, chenille, bucktail, or marabou "
],
"first_known_use":{
"1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French marabout , literally, marabout":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ma-r\u0259-",
"\u02c8mer-\u0259-\u02ccb\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111859",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"marabous":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a fabric made of this silk":[],
": a large dark gray African stork ( Leptoptilos crumeniferus ) that has a distensible pouch of pink skin at the front of the neck and feeds especially on carrion":[],
": a soft feathery fluffy material prepared from turkey feathers or the coverts of marabous and used especially for trimming women's hats or clothes":[],
": silk composed of several twisted threads that is dyed before the sericin has been removed":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some anglers are choosing a black marabou jig tipped with live bait, a combination that will hook all three species of game fish. \u2014 cleveland , 5 May 2022",
"While that makes the fishing difficult, the Rocky River is still open enough to catch some of the dynamic trout on a small fly or marabou jig tipped with maggots or waxworms. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Fishermen are casting spoons and spinners and hooking trout, and working dime-sized spawn bags under a float, as well as small, black marabou jigs tipped with maggots and waxworms. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Style and stardom collided in a conflagration of marabou , lace and lam\u00e9 bathed in pink and purple marquee lights. \u2014 Vanessa Friedman, New York Times , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Dressed in Gucci\u2019s sparkles and marabou and velvet, regular people, too, have the capacity to deliver fashion that is transporting. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 May 2021",
"A week ago, said Moore, black marabou jigs with green, chartreuse or orange heads were the best at luring trout to bite. \u2014 cleveland , 21 Jan. 2021",
"It is made almost entirely of supple marabou and therefore moves beautifully in the water. \u2014 Field & Stream , 13 Oct. 2020",
"Soft plastic, Mylar, chenille, bucktail, or marabou "
],
"first_known_use":{
"1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French marabout , literally, marabout":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ma-r\u0259-",
"\u02c8mer-\u0259-\u02ccb\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113207",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"marathon":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an endurance contest":[],
": something (such as an event, activity, or session) characterized by great length or concentrated effort":[],
"ancient town on the plain of Marathon":[],
"plain of eastern Greece in Attica northeast of Athens on the Aegean Sea":[]
},
"examples":[
"We watched a marathon of our favorite movies.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Throughout the journey, no marathon was the same for Hunt-Broersma. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
"The full marathon is also a Boston Marathon qualifier. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The 500 Festival mini marathon is a beloved tradition in Indianapolis. \u2014 Alexi Eastes, The Indianapolis Star , 17 Jan. 2022",
"The discount marathon is now underway, with mega-retailers and small brands slashing prices en masse to clear items off shelves and get them to your doorstep as quickly as possible. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Subsequent video releases helped, though the annual TBS 24-hour marathon is largely responsible for the film being recognized as a classic. \u2014 cleveland , 23 Nov. 2021",
"The marathon is the state\u2019s biggest sporting event, typically attracting 20,000 spectators, 1,500 volunteers, and 7,500 runners, the newspaper reported. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Oct. 2021",
"Seidel's third marathon ever was at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Oct. 2021",
"The marathon is the first of three that Tropf intends to complete in three days. \u2014 Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com , 9 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Marathon , Greece, site of a victory of Greeks over Persians in 490 b.c. , the news of which was carried to Athens by a long-distance runner":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ma-r\u0259-",
"\u02c8mer-\u0259-\u02ccth\u00e4n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035649",
"type":[
"geographical name",
"noun"
]
},
"maraud":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": raid , pillage":[
"Norsemen marauded the country."
],
": to roam about and raid in search of plunder":[
"a marauding gang of thieves"
]
},
"examples":[
"just for kicks, bored teenagers marauded neighborhood houses while their owners were away",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As truly violent criminals maraud and run rampant through New York City, this DA exhibits zero interest in law-enforcement and prosecution. \u2014 NBC News , 31 Dec. 2020",
"Consider the eerie parallels with the alien civilizations supposedly sending out unidentified flying objects that regularly maraud around our planet. \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 24 June 2021",
"The bear population blossomed, and began to maraud the locals \u2014 at times with terrifying results. \u2014 Reid Forgrave, Star Tribune , 25 Sep. 2020",
"These rebel gangs\u2014viewed by the neighboring Egyptians as both a nuisance and a threat\u2014 maraud the nearby villages. \u2014 Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker , 22 June 2020",
"But the herd has defied all social distancing orders, marauding into the seaside town of Llandudno in North Wales several times in the past week. \u2014 Fox News , 1 Apr. 2020",
"Shortly after noon on Thursday, Dayna Polehanki, a Michigan state senator, was confronted by armed protesters marauding through the capitol, in Lansing, and demanding an end to the coronavirus lockdown. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 2 May 2020",
"On Saturday summer evenings, my dad, brother, cousins, Uncle Hans, and I spent countless hours there plinking at marauding rats. \u2014 Gerry Bethge, Outdoor Life , 21 Apr. 2020",
"Most of the people sharing photos of domineering goats and marauding boars are not expressing a latent death wish. \u2014 Amanda Hess, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1684, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French marauder":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u0259-\u02c8r\u022fd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"despoil",
"loot",
"pillage",
"plunder",
"ransack",
"sack"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084114",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"marble":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a little ball made of a hard substance (such as glass) and used in various games":[],
": any of several games played with these little balls":[],
": limestone that is more or less crystallized by metamorphism, that ranges from granular to compact in texture, that is capable of taking a high polish, and that is used especially in architecture and sculpture":[],
": marbling":[],
": something (such as a piece of sculpture) composed of or made from marble":[],
": something suggesting marble (as in hardness, coldness, or smoothness)":[
"a heart of marble"
],
": the rewards to be won in competition especially for a championship":[
"\u2014 used in the phrase all the marbles a game being played for all the marbles"
],
": to give a veined or mottled appearance to":[
"marble the edges of a book"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The statue is made of marble .",
"I love to play with marbles .",
"Verb",
"marble the paper with several different dyes to get a striking effect",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In the dining area, a new floor-to-ceiling cabinet designed by Kenza provides additional storage, while Tom Dixon teal dining chairs surround a sleek black-and-white marble table from Italy. \u2014 Alyssa Bird, ELLE Decor , 18 May 2022",
"From the soft warm ivory fabric of the dining chairs and the beauty of the orchid centerpiece to the luxe feel of the large-scale chandelier and marble table countertop, the wallpaper plays with the monochromatic tones and colors of nature. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
"Black matte plates and sleek black-colored silverware on a white marble table allow the culinary creations of Chef Saon Brice, who is Black, to stand out. \u2014 John-john Williams Iv, baltimoresun.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
"One of the enduring images of the Ukraine crisis has been Russian President Vladimir Putin hosting a revolving door of Western leaders at the other end of a giant marble table. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 21 Feb. 2022",
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"There, slabs of marble are delicately inlaid with stones like lapis, malachite, jasper, and amethyst. \u2014 Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
"For a century, an American icon carved from 175 tons of white marble has presided over the nation\u2019s capital, beckoning thousands of visitors each day up his steps and into his hallowed chamber. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Use a toothpick to swirl and marble your food coloring droplets. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 1 Mar. 2021",
"These days, it\u2019s used for many blue cheeses, injected inside punctures in the blocks, where air helps the mold cultivate and marble the cheese from the inside out. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 8 Oct. 2020",
"To marble your own nail polish pumpkins, place drops of nail polish ($18 for a 6-pack, Target) into a bucket of room temperature water. \u2014 Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 Sep. 2020",
"The intact clam was quarter-sized, its ivory shell marbled with brown and purplish lines. \u2014 Ian James, AZCentral.com , 19 Apr. 2020",
"Seddon regularly updated O\u2019Keefe about the operation against the Michigan teachers\u2019 union, according to internal Project Veritas e-mails, where the language of the group\u2019s leaders is marbled with spy jargon. \u2014 Adam Goldman, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Mar. 2020",
"And the jeweler added Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to that list this week, supplying her with a pair of Cartier C D\u00e9cor marbled white Buffalo horn sunglasses valued at over $2,500. \u2014 Branden Hunter, Detroit Free Press , 5 May 2020",
"Though the technique of marbling dates back to as early as the 12th century, with masters studying the craft from Japan to Venice, Schneider is completely self-taught. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 27 Feb. 2020",
"These gorgeous marbled Cool Whip Easter eggs are super easy to make and the end result will be a stunning addition to your Easter table. \u2014 Taryn Mohrman, Woman's Day , 10 Mar. 2020"
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"In the dining area, a new floor-to-ceiling cabinet designed by Kenza provides additional storage, while Tom Dixon teal dining chairs surround a sleek black-and-white marble table from Italy. \u2014 Alyssa Bird, ELLE Decor , 18 May 2022",
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"Black matte plates and sleek black-colored silverware on a white marble table allow the culinary creations of Chef Saon Brice, who is Black, to stand out. \u2014 John-john Williams Iv, baltimoresun.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
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"For a century, an American icon carved from 175 tons of white marble has presided over the nation\u2019s capital, beckoning thousands of visitors each day up his steps and into his hallowed chamber. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
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"These days, it\u2019s used for many blue cheeses, injected inside punctures in the blocks, where air helps the mold cultivate and marble the cheese from the inside out. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 8 Oct. 2020",
"To marble your own nail polish pumpkins, place drops of nail polish ($18 for a 6-pack, Target) into a bucket of room temperature water. \u2014 Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 Sep. 2020",
"The intact clam was quarter-sized, its ivory shell marbled with brown and purplish lines. \u2014 Ian James, AZCentral.com , 19 Apr. 2020",
"Seddon regularly updated O\u2019Keefe about the operation against the Michigan teachers\u2019 union, according to internal Project Veritas e-mails, where the language of the group\u2019s leaders is marbled with spy jargon. \u2014 Adam Goldman, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Mar. 2020",
"And the jeweler added Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to that list this week, supplying her with a pair of Cartier C D\u00e9cor marbled white Buffalo horn sunglasses valued at over $2,500. \u2014 Branden Hunter, Detroit Free Press , 5 May 2020",
"Though the technique of marbling dates back to as early as the 12th century, with masters studying the craft from Japan to Venice, Schneider is completely self-taught. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 27 Feb. 2020",
"These gorgeous marbled Cool Whip Easter eggs are super easy to make and the end result will be a stunning addition to your Easter table. \u2014 Taryn Mohrman, Woman's Day , 10 Mar. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The margin between them is slight, with about 1,500 votes currently putting Davis ahead. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"The margin of error is \u00b14.7 points for the total sample. \u2014 Anthony Salvanto, CBS News , 30 June 2022",
"The margin at Starbucks was 14.4% in its last fiscal year, which ended Oct. 3. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
"The margin of error was plus or minus 4.4 percentage points. \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
"The cellphone and landline poll was conducted June 19 to June 22 by Suffolk, and the margin of error among general election voters was plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. \u2014 Dan Mcgowan, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"The margin of error is plus or minus 4.3% points for the full sample. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
"An automatic recount would have been triggered if the margin between the two candidates had been 27 votes - or just one vote fewer. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 June 2022",
"The margin of error is plus or minus four percentage points overall and among the sample of 978 car drivers. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This isn\u2019t the first time Son has linked IPO mandates to margin loans. \u2014 Ruth David, Bloomberg.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Many of those retail investors who entered the market turned to margin trading to make risky moves in 2020. \u2014 Joe Walsh, Forbes , 6 July 2021",
"Factors such as product mix and revenue management, as well as better demand planning helped, and the company will now double down on segments that are accretive to margin such as e-commerce and skincare. \u2014 Kevin Rozario, Forbes , 10 May 2021",
"Even so, Melius Research analyst Scott Davis has argued there\u2019s no structural reason that margins can\u2019t return to the mid-teen levels of yesteryear. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Nov. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Biden wants to fight inflation with a corporate tax of 28 percent, up from the present 21 percent (but lower than the 35 percent top marginal rate in place before Trump lowered it). \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 7 June 2022",
"It\u2019s all a far cry from the supply-side marginal -rate reductions and other reforms that would permanently shift the incentives to invest and work in Germany\u2019s often sclerotic economy. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"In many cases, the difference was significant; in others, more marginal . \u2014 Jon Younger, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
"The National Weather Service in Mobile said there is marginal (Level 1) risk for severe weather across all of south Alabama from late this morning through the early evening. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Lake and Porter Counties were classified as severe \u2014 the classifications are marginal , moderate, serious, severe and extreme \u2014 at the time the program was instituted. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 30 Nov. 2021",
"The agency did note a marginal detectable effect in the data that James Webb outputs. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 9 June 2022",
"It should be noted that the broader S&P500 returned a marginal growth over the last month. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"The Weather Service\u2019s Weather Prediction Center has placed the region in a marginal risk zone for excessive rainfall that could cause flooding \u2014 mainly near streams and areas with poor drainage. \u2014 Jeff Halverson, Washington Post , 2 June 2022"
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"Cobain\u2019s written and sonic marginalia continue to be excavated and parsed, from the 2002 book Journals to 2015\u2019s album and documentary Montage of Heck. \u2014 Brad Shoup, Billboard , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The strikethroughs and marginalia of Sylvia Plath\u2019s manuscripts can deliver multiple monologues, showing us all that the finished poem leaves unsaid. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Scholars have preserved about 400 volumes that contain Stalin\u2019s pometki\u2014markings, notes and marginalia . \u2014 Michael O\u2019donnell, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Both book and marginalia are acts of writing, collaborations between author and subject, text and reader \u2014 precisely the sort of communal-meaning making to which Barthes refers. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
"My marginalia became a series of handholds on the placid smoothness of the page. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Bookmarking and highlighting remain the only counterparts to dogearing and marginalia . \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 14 Sep. 2021",
"This common medieval practice of marginalia as a space for the delightful, the grotesque, and the zany is enchantingly Groff\u2019s as well. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Sep. 2021",
"All the while, Rumsfeld produced his proverbs, doodling mystic marginalia in the pages of history, reducing war and torture and other awful realities into blunt queries and gruff turns of phrase. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 July 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Biden wants to fight inflation with a corporate tax of 28 percent, up from the present 21 percent (but lower than the 35 percent top marginal rate in place before Trump lowered it). \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 7 June 2022",
"It\u2019s all a far cry from the supply-side marginal -rate reductions and other reforms that would permanently shift the incentives to invest and work in Germany\u2019s often sclerotic economy. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"In many cases, the difference was significant; in others, more marginal . \u2014 Jon Younger, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
"The National Weather Service in Mobile said there is marginal (Level 1) risk for severe weather across all of south Alabama from late this morning through the early evening. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Lake and Porter Counties were classified as severe \u2014 the classifications are marginal , moderate, serious, severe and extreme \u2014 at the time the program was instituted. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 30 Nov. 2021",
"The agency did note a marginal detectable effect in the data that James Webb outputs. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 9 June 2022",
"It should be noted that the broader S&P500 returned a marginal growth over the last month. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"The Weather Service\u2019s Weather Prediction Center has placed the region in a marginal risk zone for excessive rainfall that could cause flooding \u2014 mainly near streams and areas with poor drainage. \u2014 Jeff Halverson, Washington Post , 2 June 2022"
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"The yachts here are in fact sitting in a dry dock covered by a 25,000-square foot sheet of teal plastic designed to look like a shimmering marina . \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
"At a morning press conference with Walsh and Gov. Ned Lamont, Goodwin President Mark Scheinberg said Goodwin is looking for the marina to be a catalyst for broad-scale development including restaurants, retail, apartments and possibly a hotel. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 14 Apr. 2022",
"While this marina was developed, so were naval designs. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
"A few minutes away by car, at Pacha, near Ibiza\u2019s main yacht marina , a more glamorous party was taking place. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
"The marina had 10 real boats on trailers, surrounded by 25,000 feet of plywood that came up to their waterlines. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 9 May 2022",
"Carman was found in an inflatable raft eight days after leaving a Rhode Island marina to go fishing with his mother, who was never found. \u2014 Lisa Rathke, Hartford Courant , 11 May 2022",
"Carman was found in an inflatable raft eight days after leaving a Rhode Island marina to go fishing with his mother, Linda Carman, who was never found. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"But previous research has shown that the Mediterranean endemic seagrass Posidonia oceanica can reduce the concentration of Escherichia coli, while the temperate water\u2013dwelling Zostera marina helps reduce pathogens in the Vibrio genus. \u2014 Sean Mowbray, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 May 2022"
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"1924, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Noun",
"a variety of spicy marinades",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Place the chicken, with the marinade still clinging to it, onto the grill or grill pan. \u2014 Ann Maloney, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"Pour in the solution, seal the bag, swish it around so the grates are covered with cleaner \u2014 like a marinade \u2014 and head to bed. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
"Considering pineapple and coconut are a match made in heaven, the coconut marinade in this dish is a perfect complement. \u2014 Janae Mckenzie, Glamour , 12 May 2022",
"But a flavorful spice rub and quick marinade easily elevate the meat to a meal worthy of a special occasion. \u2014 Christopher Kimball, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
"Another fabulous option alongside crudit\u00e9 or crackers of your choice, olives and cheese hold up exceptionally well on a hot beach if they're submerged in this DIY marinade . \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
"With a quick marinade and one sheet pan, this recipe is quick and easy and full of flavor. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 19 May 2022",
"The marinade includes lime juice, rice vinegar, fish sauce, sriracha, and gochujang, a Korean chile paste. \u2014 Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
"While salmon is roasting, pour marinade into a small saucepan and add honey. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 19 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Add meat and marinade to a large Dutch oven or stockpot over medium-high heat, and brown on all sides. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Cover and set aside at room temperature to marinade for one hour, or refrigerate for up to 24 hours. \u2014 Wendy Hu, Travel + Leisure , 8 July 2021",
"Add the chicken to a ziplock bag and pour the Char Siu marinade over the chicken. \u2014 Mei Lin, Robb Report , 6 July 2021",
"Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper and add to marinade . \u2014 Laura Rege, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2021",
"Cut the chicken into 3/8- to 3/4-inch cubes and add it to marinade . \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Oct. 2020",
"Add fish and marinade to a plastic bag or container and let marinate for 12-24 hours or for at least 1 hour. \u2014 Julia Gall, Marie Claire , 5 July 2020",
"Add remaining lime juice to marinade and whisk in remaining oil. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 23 June 2020",
"Combine cornstarch with a little water, add to marinade and whisk another 2 minutes. \u2014 Mary Bergin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 May 2020"
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"1725, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"circa 1682, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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"French, from mariner to pickle, marinate, probably from Italian marinare":"Noun"
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"\u02ccma-r\u0259-",
"\u02ccmer-\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101d"
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"marine animals such as dolphins and whales",
"he loves collecting little marine creatures while at the beach",
"Noun",
"He is a former U.S. Marine .",
"the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Scientists believe the marine mammals may be arriving in warmer months in pursuit of one of their favorite foods, the Atlantic menhaden, which are congregating in the area thanks to robust conservation efforts. \u2014 Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ , 5 July 2022",
"Due to this, scientists have banned together to come up with a framework and guiding principles for monitoring the effect of coastal development on marine mammals. \u2014 Melissa Cristina M\u00e1rquez, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Explore the sounds marine mammals make with a variety of activities to demonstrate the science of sound. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 June 2022",
"With federal protection, Hudson Canyon could become a refuge for fish and marine mammals that need cooler water temperatures to survive. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022",
"The Marine Mammal Alliance Nantucket is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization that helps marine mammals around Nantucket and the Muskeget and Tuckernuck islands. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"All of them offer a front-row seat to the most exciting show on Earth: the 13 species of marine mammals, including whales, that make the Gulf of St. Lawrence their summer home. \u2014 Outside Online , 8 June 2022",
"The rule would bring enhanced federal scrutiny to projects that might affect the manatee in waterways in which the marine mammals are known to concentrate. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"The rule would bring enhanced federal scrutiny to projects that might affect the manatee in waterways in which the marine mammals are known to concentrate. \u2014 Curt Anderson, Sun Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Griner\u2019s team has enlisted the help of Bill Richardson, the former New Mexico governor, U.N. ambassador and foreign diplomat who negotiated the April release of Trevor Reed, a former marine who had been detained in Russia since 2019. \u2014 Myah Taylor, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
"The towering peaks are also apparently home to fossils of giant extinct marine reptiles the size of whales that roamed the ocean 250 million years ago. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Marine Corps veterans, Gold Star families, active duty Marines and a film crew mingled in anticipation for what lay ahead as the sun rose behind the clouds of the Pacific marine layer at Camp Pendleton. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 June 2022",
"Montage Los Cabos sits on one of the only swimmable beaches in its area, Santa Maria Bay, a pristine marine preserve known for calm, clear waters and perfect snorkeling conditions. \u2014 Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
"Both women entered the world of design with automotive interests in mind and ended up in marine . \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 17 May 2022",
"Southern Ocean marine ecosystems in real-time, year-round with minimal impact on wildlife. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
"Add the weight of other supplies and it\u2019s apparent that every marine , soldier and border guard in the sprawling Azovstol complex\u2014with its layers of underground bunkers and tunnels\u2014would require his own drone delivery, every day. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
"That product, which protects ships for trips taken throughout a year, typically costs 0.04% of a ship\u2019s value, said Marcus Baker, global head of marine and cargo at the insurance broker Marsh Inc., a unit of Marsh McLennan Cos. \u2014 Julie Steinberg, WSJ , 7 May 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"Middle English, from Latin marinus , from mare sea; akin to Old English mere sea, pool, Old High German meri sea, Old Church Slavonic morje":"Adjective and Noun"
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": a shore-dwelling seaweed-eating iguana ( Amblyrhynchus cristatus ) of the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands that often feeds in the sea":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Think of the iconic example of the baby marine iguana getting chased by a horde of snakes in Planet Earth II. \u2014 Erin Berger, Outside Online , 30 Apr. 2021",
"Glide aboard a standup paddleboard to Las Tintoreras, snorkel in Concha de Perla or kayak around the rocky shoreline of Isabela Island to glimpse the native marine iguana . \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Glide aboard a standup paddleboard to Las Tintoreras, snorkel in Concha de Perla or kayak around the rocky shoreline of Isabela Island to glimpse the native marine iguana . \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Glide aboard a standup paddleboard to Las Tintoreras, snorkel in Concha de Perla or kayak around the rocky shoreline of Isabela Island to glimpse the native marine iguana . \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Glide aboard a standup paddleboard to Las Tintoreras, snorkel in Concha de Perla or kayak around the rocky shoreline of Isabela Island to glimpse the native marine iguana . \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Glide aboard a standup paddleboard to Las Tintoreras, snorkel in Concha de Perla or kayak around the rocky shoreline of Isabela Island to glimpse the native marine iguana . \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Glide aboard a standup paddleboard to Las Tintoreras, snorkel in Concha de Perla or kayak around the rocky shoreline of Isabela Island to glimpse the native marine iguana . \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Glide aboard a standup paddleboard to Las Tintoreras, snorkel in Concha de Perla or kayak around the rocky shoreline of Isabela Island to glimpse the native marine iguana . \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 13 Aug. 2021"
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"1924, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120241",
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": a person who navigates or assists in navigating a ship : seaman , sailor":[]
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"the ancient Phoenicians were outstanding mariners who explored and colonized much of the eastern Mediterranean",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Klay Thompson, mariner and four-time NBA champion, has earned a reputation in the league as a deadly outside shooter and a quirky character off the court. \u2014 Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 June 2022",
"Credit Maine mariner Captain Hanson Crockett Gregory for that. \u2014 Fox News , 3 June 2022",
"After the Games, Mr. Johnson worked as a mail carrier and then as a merchant mariner . \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
"After the Games, Johnson worked as a mail carrier and then as a merchant mariner . \u2014 Tim Arango, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"Robert Lee Willoughby, son of Ira Franklin Willoughby, a merchant mariner and wallpaper installer, and Theresa Elizabeth Willoughby, a homemaker, was born in Baltimore and raised in Little Italy. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun , 23 May 2022",
"Portland\u2019s mariner madam Nancy Boggs, who is thought to have run a bawdy barge up and down the Willamette River in the late 1800s. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The survivor was rescued after a good Samaritan, a mariner on a commercial tugboat, spotted him clinging to the hull of a boat about 45 miles east of Fort Pierce Inlet, according to the Coast Guard. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Jan. 2022",
"In a future where the polar ice-caps have melted and Earth is almost entirely submerged, Costner\u2019s reluctant mariner fights starvation and outlaws smokers while helping a woman and a young girl try to find dry land. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 18 Jan. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin marinarius , from marinus":""
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"\u02c8ma-r\u0259-",
"\u02c8mer-\u0259-n\u0259r"
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"gob",
"hearty",
"jack",
"jack-tar",
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"salt",
"sea dog",
"seafarer",
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"shipman",
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"swabbie",
"swabby",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180543",
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": of or relating to a husband and his role in marriage":[],
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]
},
"examples":[
"They've been having marital problems.",
"neither of them ever forgot their marital vows, no matter how hard things sometimes got",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By law, employers cannot inquire about physical disabilities, mental health, age, gender, and marital status. \u2014 Kara Dennison, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Regardless of their marital strife, both Ball and Arnaz had immense respect for each other's talent. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Personal income, marital status, hobbies, shopping behaviors. \u2014 Peggy Anne Salz, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Google today, like gender, age, marital status, rank, and occupation. \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 7 June 2022",
"While there is a gender gap in party support, with women overall tending to support Democrats in presidential elections, there are significant differences between women among lines of race, level of education, marital status, and class. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 26 May 2022",
"Conversations follows the same formula, except that Nick\u2019s marital status makes Frances an anti-heroine. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 15 May 2022",
"Though Chinese laws mandate equal rights in the workplace, in reality, women often get asked about their marital status and their plans to have children. \u2014 Jane Li, Quartz , 12 May 2022",
"Toby says their marital issues aren't about weight, parenting, or work, but rather that Toby could never live up to Kate's obsession with her father as a husband and parent. \u2014 Amanda Ostuni, EW.com , 13 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin maritalis , from maritus married":""
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"\u02c8mar-\u0259t-\u1d4al",
"\u02c8mer-\u0259-t\u1d4al",
"\u02c8ma-r\u0259-"
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"a maritime province"
]
},
"examples":[
"The country's maritime industry is an important part of its economy.",
"She's an expert in maritime law.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The annual summer tradition honors Boston\u2019s maritime and revolutionary history with numerous free activities and events. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"The discovery promises to fundamentally change understanding of 17th-century social, maritime , and political history. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 10 June 2022",
"Both regions specialize in pinot noir and chardonnay, varieties that benefit from the Pacific\u2019s cool maritime climate. \u2014 Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"Max Berry pleaded guilty to three counts of assault within maritime and territorial jurisdiction and faced 1.5 years and a $15,000 fine. \u2014 Bysam Sweeney, ABC News , 3 May 2022",
"In the end, the Navy may be content with smaller numbers of Freedom-class ships for maritime security and small surface combatant operations, said Bryan Clark, defense analyst at the Hudson Institute. \u2014 David Sharp, ajc , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Russia continues to build up its military presence along Ukraine's border and has also built up its maritime presence in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said this week. \u2014 Ellie Kaufman, CNN , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The period saw the consolidation of a proud republic, a new spirit of intellectual and creative freedom, and the accumulation of great wealth based on maritime trade \u2014 some of it supported by slavery. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Jan. 2022",
"At stake is fishing \u2014 a tiny industry economically that looms large symbolically for maritime nations like Britain and France. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Oct. 2021"
],
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"circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Latin maritimus , from mare":""
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"\u02c8ma-r\u0259-",
"\u02c8mer-\u0259-\u02cct\u012bm",
"\u02c8mar-\u0259-\u02cct\u012bm"
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": to fix or trace out the bounds or limits of":[],
": to furnish with natural marks":[
"wings marked with white"
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": to maintain a static state of readiness":[],
": to make notations in or on":[],
": to make note of in writing : jot":[
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": to make or leave a mark on":[],
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": to plot the course of : chart":[],
": to set apart by or as if by a line or boundary":[
"\u2014 usually used with off"
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"Verb",
"Any little bit of dirt will mark that fabric.",
"Be careful not to mark the floor with your shoes.",
"mark an accent on a letter",
"She marked an \u201cX\u201d on each box.",
"I have marked the event on my calendar.",
"She marked each box with an \u201cX.\u201d",
"X marks the spot where the suspect was last seen.",
"Use a bookmark to mark your place.",
"We put some tape on the floor to mark where the tables should go.",
"The dog marked the base of the tree by urinating.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The couple is also responsible for their own food, clothing, entertainment and bedding, and though there's a resupply trip at the three-month mark , they will be otherwise cut off from the mainland during this period. \u2014 Katherine Lagrave, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 18 Jan. 2017",
"Texans are feeling the bite of winter this weekend with some places not even reaching the freezing mark . \u2014 Brett Barrouquere, Houston Chronicle , 7 Jan. 2017",
"The Dow Jones industrial average traded within 1 point of the record 20,000 mark . \u2014 Ana Swanson, Washington Post , 6 Jan. 2017",
"In Lombardi\u2019s nine seasons in Green Bay, the Packers won five NFL titles, including the first two Super Bowls, and posted an 89-29-4 mark . \u2014 Honolulu Star-Advertiser , 5 Jan. 2017",
"This has made its mark , with only 65 percent of millennials owning such cards, compared to 83 percent of baby boomers and 78 percent of generation Xers. \u2014 Houston Chronicle , 29 Dec. 2016",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Fifty Years Ago Church of the Lighted Window marked its 70th birthday on April 9, 1967. \u2014 Carol Cormaci, La Ca\u00f1ada Valley Sun , 4 Apr. 2017",
"Officially, this national holiday marks the anniversary of the First Fleet of British settlers arriving in New South Wales in 1788. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 26 Jan. 2017",
"The fundraising gala was the opening event for the 75th Commemoration of the Pearl Harbor attack and marked the 10th anniversary for the Pacific Aviation Museum. \u2014 Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii's News Leader , 26 Dec. 2016",
"The first Friday of the month marks the first formal day of operation for Bar Elixrs, Chinatown\u2019s newest watering hole. \u2014 Star-advertiser Staff, Honolulu Star-Advertiser , 29 Nov. 2016",
"But in naming Hussein crown prince early, Abdullah had hoped to avoid the confusion and anxiety in the kingdom that marked his father\u2019s last days. \u2014 Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic , 19 Feb. 2014"
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"For a streak-free tan from the comfort of home, consider this markdown on Tan-Luxe's beloved and color-free tanning water. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson And Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 May 2022",
"Nike: Nike customers who double as active, reservist, veteran and retired military personnel will enjoy a 10% markdown for all orders. \u2014 Melissa Lee, USA TODAY , 2 May 2021",
"On Wednesday, the company said earnings for the April quarter were hurt by higher markdown rates and inventory impairments, and lower-than-expected sales in those discretionary categories. \u2014 Suzanne Kapner, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"Then, there are one-off sales at Onia, Andie, and CUUP, each with reviewer-favorite swimsuits at a markdown . \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 May 2022",
"Down $32 from the $47.99 price it's regularly sold for, this set is at a markdown of 66%! \u2014 Melissa Lee, USA TODAY , 18 Sep. 2020",
"The massive markdown is causing some observers to pause and reflect on the current state of tech. \u2014 David Ingram, NBC News , 7 May 2022",
"Another midi dress on major markdown is this poplin dress with a pink floral pattern. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Retailers will also charge promotional and advertising fees, in addition to requiring that brands fund the markdown expenses when items go on sale, all of which accounts for trade spend or trade allowances. \u2014 Errol Schweizer, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022"
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"Cost Plus Drug Company offers a selection of generic drugs at the cost of manufacturing them plus a flat 15% markup , $3 pharmacy handling fee, and a $5 shipping fee, according to the company website. \u2014 Christine Mui, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
"Here, the spread of ADMs goes from $3,000 all the way to a $20,000 markup at a Floridia Kia dealership, with just one dealership (in Colorado) not asking anything extra. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Example of successful price controls was a US District Court case affirmed in December 2021 a win for DOJ wherein a businessman did 367% markup and was price gouging in early days of the pandemic. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
"Cost Plus Drug Company (MCCPDC) promises to sell medications for the cost of the drugs plus a 15% markup and a $3 dollar pharmacist fee. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Prices for single-family homes have skyrocketed to well above $600,000 on average the last two years, a more than 50% markup from Anchorage prices, realtors say. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Jan. 2022",
"The goal of this strategy is to quickly add value to your investment and sell it at a markup for a healthy profit. \u2014 Michael Ligon, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Schema markup is behind-the-scenes code placed on the pages of your website and is used to help search engines better understand what those pages are about. \u2014 Randy Soderman, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"So the markup on gasoline has increased modestly since 2008, but not nearly as much as this tweet suggests. \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 26 Apr. 2022"
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"The driver was cited for marijuana possession and failure to drive within marked lanes. \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"This is a marked change from a decade ago, when around three-quarters of all unicorns were based in the United States and only four countries were host to any at all. \u2014 Adi Gaskell, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Though executives have used similar phrasing before, the inclusion of that line in the culture memo is a marked change for a company once known for its lavish spending. \u2014 J. Clara Chan, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
"During this period of time, others may report a marked change in mood or behavior, including angry outbursts. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 16 May 2022",
"More people aged 12 to 34 are now using TikTok than Facebook, according to the survey, a marked change from just two years ago, when Facebook was leading TikTok in that demographic by 39 percentage points. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"The opportunity to bestow such praise on a teammate represented a marked change for Ohtani and the team that employs him, writes columnist Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The glitzy nature of the festivities represents a marked change from the last WHCD in 2019. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022",
"May 14, an officer stopped a car for a marked lanes violation. \u2014 cleveland , 17 May 2022"
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"The fire began burning Friday near mile marker 100 on Interstate 80, a few miles west of the Great Saltair. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Officers were dispatched to the 49 mile marker near Interstate 74 on the southeast side of Indianapolis around 3:45 a.m. Upon arrival, the driver of the Jeep was found unconscious, unresponsive and trapped in the vehicle wreckage. \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 17 June 2022",
"Bart Graves, spokesman for DPS, said the department received a call at 1:05 a.m. about a vehicle driving the wrong direction in the southbound lanes of Loop 101 near mile marker 60, close to the Ray Road exit in Chandler. \u2014 Sam Burdette, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
"According to the Lincoln County Sheriff\u2019s Office, Ryker disappeared on Friday afternoon after he had been seen playing with his family dog outside of his home near mile marker 18 of state Highway 56. \u2014 Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
"The boy was reported missing Friday afternoon near mile marker 18 of state Highway 56, south of Troy and east of Bull Lake, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 6 June 2022",
"The wreck happened on Interstate 20 near the 150 mile marker , approximately seven miles west of Pell City. \u2014 Jeremy Gray | Jgray@al.com, al , 30 May 2022",
"State Police troopers assigned to the Weston Barracks responded to the 113.6 mile marker on I-90 westbound in Framingham around 2:40 a.m., officials said. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
"According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a tractor-trailer caught fire in the crash, which took place near mile marker 85 at about 6:09 a.m. \u2014 Robin Webb, Sun Sentinel , 3 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"High-net worth individuals take advantage of the gloomy market sentiment, says Shutin. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 5 July 2022",
"There are websites for do-it-yourself investors and numerous articles for financial advisors on how to market to and talk to Gen Z and millennials as well. \u2014 Jaime Raskulinecz, Forbes , 5 July 2022",
"The fight to bring RU-486 to market was brutal and nonlinear. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 5 July 2022",
"Google\u2019s initial failure to fully enforce sanctions on RuTarget highlights how money and data can flow through its market -leading digital advertising systems with little oversight or accountability. \u2014 Craig Silverman, ProPublica , 4 July 2022",
"But this is all together more than 150, nearly 160 billion cubic meters of gas that is now as a new request coming to the world market . \u2014 CBS News , 3 July 2022",
"With the opportunities to sign free agents limited because of market and location, the Spurs decided to rack up draft picks \u2014 including one from the Celtics in the Derrick White deal \u2014 and build up. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
"AnnElizabeth Konkel, economist at jobs site Indeed, said the labor market and employer demand for workers remain strong. \u2014 Rina Torchinsky, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
"The tight labor market , and to some degree rapidly rising inflation, has prompted workers to demand that their employers pay up or face an empty seat. \u2014 Dana Peterson For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In 2019, Facebook agreed to stop allowing advertisers to use gender, age and zip codes \u2013 which often act as proxies for race\u2013 to market housing, credit and job openings to its users. \u2014 Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"Overall, Roku believes that content providers can benefit from deploying different strategies to market to various streamer behaviors. \u2014 Chris Morris, Variety , 8 June 2022",
"Shop around for the best possible deal and research lenders that market to consumers with bad credit. \u2014 Quora, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"Patap said Netflix\u2019s past growth helped fuel more building developers to market their properties to streamers during the pandemic, especially as there was hesitancy about traditional office space during the pandemic. \u2014 Wendy Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"But does that mean the social platform is an effective place for small- and medium-size businesses to market their products and services",
"Venture capital has backed lots of companies that market trials to patients. \u2014 Alexander Saint-amand, Fortune , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Marijuana businesses will take advantage of the holiday to sell and market their products. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The beverage's Fortnite debut is another sign of how brands are using video games to market their products directly to gamers. \u2014 Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While doing so, the market maker also takes a short position in the futures market or buys a put option or bearish bet, keeping his exposure price-neutral. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"In return, the market maker pays the broker for the right to fill the investors\u2019 orders. \u2014 Alexander Osipovich, WSJ , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Earlier this year, the House Financial Services Committee asked Reddit CEO Steve Huffman to testify alongside executives at Robinhood, market maker Citadel, and hedge fund Melvin Capital. \u2014 Jessica Mathews, Fortune , 12 June 2021",
"Many decentralized applications function by virtue of aggregating capital into liquidity pools which serve the role of a market maker . \u2014 Nicholas Gans, Forbes , 15 Nov. 2021",
"When an investor places an order to buy a stock on its app, Robinhood routes the order to a market maker like Citadel Securities, which then handles execution \u2014 and pays Robinhood for that privilege. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 19 Oct. 2021",
"When an investor places an order to buy a stock on its app, Robinhood routes the order to a market maker like Citadel Securities, which then handles execution \u2014 and pays Robinhood for that privilege. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 19 Oct. 2021",
"When an investor places an order to buy a stock on its app, Robinhood routes the order to a market maker like Citadel Securities, which then handles execution \u2014 and pays Robinhood for that privilege. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 19 Oct. 2021",
"The company does not act as a market maker or trade any of its own assets, Yates says. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 12 Oct. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Liquor shares plummet after a local media report that executive of an unnamed liquor producer will attend a symposium held by Chinese regulator over market order of the sector. \u2014 Olivia Tam, Bloomberg.com , 6 Aug. 2021",
"This new judicial class deemed not only labor legislation but strikes and boycotts a mortal threat to the classical liberal market order , and punished them accordingly. \u2014 Chris Lehmann, The New Republic , 10 Feb. 2022",
"With its disdain for the law and human institutions, crypto strikes at the heart of the market order . \u2014 Matt Sekerke, National Review , 1 Oct. 2021",
"The regulators accused the platforms for disrupting market order with price incentives, as well as using false or misleading price tactics. \u2014 Zinnia Lee, Forbes , 10 June 2021",
"In areas where a market monopoly can be spotted, the regulator will step up probes to ensure fair competition and market order , Liang said. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 11 Nov. 2020",
"The mechanism would only apply to market orders , in which traders passively accept whatever closing price is released by NYSE or Nasdaq. \u2014 Alexander Osipovich, WSJ , 22 Jan. 2020",
"The thinking is that the first 30 minutes represent emotional buying, driven by greed and fear of the crowd based on good and bad news as well as a lot of buying on market orders and short covering. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 May 2019",
"For most long-term investors in a reasonably calm market, a market order is fine. \u2014 John Waggoner, chicagotribune.com , 14 Oct. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The influence of analyst's ratings on stock- market price moves has long been debated. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"The fisherman who caught the record ray was paid market price for his catch. \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
"Barnana buys plantain directly from farmers at regular intervals offering 30% over the market price , providing farming families a steady income. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 17 June 2022",
"This translates into a price of $102, which is 43% above the current market price of around $71. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Our forecast indicates that Lululemon\u2019s valuation is $300 per share, which is 3% higher than the current market price of $293. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"This mixing and matching of supply and demand \u2013 for both crude and finished products \u2013 is informed by market price signals, which signal producers and refiners to adjust their output. \u2014 Dan Eberhart, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"The legislation was enacted the following day and the buyback which followed saw owners paid market price . \u2014 Philip Alpers, CNN , 1 June 2022",
"The market price of a 10-year Treasury rose on Friday, pushing down its yield, or the difference between the day's price and the payout if held to maturity, to 1.92% from Thursday's 2.03%. \u2014 CBS News , 14 Feb. 2022"
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"The global accounting-software market is expected to expand over the next five years by a compound annual growth rate of nearly 10%, or roughly $7 billion annually, according to market research firm Technavio. \u2014 Angus Loten, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
"The ban ended in 2006, allowing manufacturers to return to the market without restrictions in place, save for an agreement to conduct long-term post- market research studies. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"This hasn't stopped the demand for tracking gadgets; the sleep technology market was worth $12 billion in 2020, according to market research company, Pitchbook. \u2014 Milly Chan, CNN , 17 May 2022",
"The global adjustable bed market will reach $12.41 billion in the next six years, growing an average of 9% a year until 2028, according to market research firm Data Bridge. \u2014 Tiffany Ap, Quartz , 7 May 2022",
"The global wound-care market is huge, with market research firm DelveInsight estimating its value could grow 80% from its 2020 figure of $9.5 billion to $17 billion in 2026. \u2014 Andy Peters, ajc , 11 Apr. 2022",
"That raised the question of whether streaming services face a natural ceiling in the most lucrative markets like the U.S., where 85% of the population now has broadband access, according to market research firm Aluma Insights. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"About a quarter of infant formula products were still out of stock in the United States last week, according to data from market research firm Information Resources Incorporated, or IRI. \u2014 Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"Intel could potentially support wireless communications between EV battery modules as other tech firms have done for automotive, says Sam Abuelsamid, a principal analyst with market research firm Guidehouse Insights. \u2014 Ralph Jennings, Forbes , 8 June 2022"
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"However, despite the nominal subscriber miss, Netflix has actually gained market share from 6% to 6.4%. \u2014 Beth Kindig, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
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"Then, included as part of the Windows package, Internet Explorer quickly rose to unparalleled market share , as much as 95 percent in 2003. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 15 June 2022",
"The market share taken by the weekly No. 1 films, calculated on a trailing 52-week basis, crossed 50% for the first time, according to a report last week from Cowen & Co.'s Doug Creutz. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
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"Doug McMillon, Walmart president and CEO, said the company gained more market share in grocery and added thousands of online sellers to its third-party marketplace. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 17 Aug. 2021",
"During the pandemic, fast-food gained market share from other restaurants forced to close as customers motored through socially distant drive-throughs to pick up a bag of burgers. \u2014 NBC News , 2 June 2021"
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"Ford, who is in her early fifties, is from Nantwich, a market town in Cheshire. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
"His first gig was in May 1973 at The Townhouse in Wellington, a market town in Shropshire, England, not far south of Birmingham, the heavy-metal breeding ground of Judas Priest, Black Sabbath and two members of Led Zeppelin. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Jewelry from the collection of Victoria, Lady de Rothschild goes on sale next week at Dreweatts, a British auctioneer based in Newbury, a market town about 60 miles west of London. \u2014 Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Woodstock, a market town in heart of the Cotswolds, steeped in history and home to Blenheim Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. \u2014 Kate Hardcastle, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
"In the west of Ireland lies a medieval market town , its roots steeped in legend. \u2014 Kara Fox, CNN , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Northallerton is a bustling and thriving market town in North Yorkshire. \u2014 Kate Hardcastle, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Many retailers in this old market town have long held Amazon. \u2014 WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022"
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"Traditional command and control bosses barking out orders about processes and systems to an army of mindless drones are less marketable now. \u2014 Andrew Ellenberg, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The fans, brands and sponsors are spending their money on the most marketable or most entrepreneurial student-athletes, while the donors are spending big on the most valuable players at their school. \u2014 James S. Hirsch, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"Her win in Pyeongchang launched her, well, higher than a Chloe Kim frontside air, into the ranks of most marketable athletes. \u2014 Mark Osborne, ABC News , 3 Feb. 2022",
"For example, Fudd\u2019s teammate Paige Bueckers, widely heralded to be one of the most marketable female student athletes, just announced her first NIL deal yesterday with StockX and emphasized how their values matched her own. \u2014 Kristi Dosh, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021",
"He will be left out of the new arms race to compensate marketable college athletes. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 July 2021",
"And, yes, Celtics-Warriors certainly would be the more marketable series for the NBA. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
"College grads without marketable skills or degrees often wind up working low-end jobs. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So this marketization is having its own very peculiar effect. \u2014 Nicole Froio, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 May 2021",
"However, even ignoring the exaggerated claim about marketization , the only obvious replacement for market prices is arbitrary valuation by elites, of which one example might be Carney. \u2014 Philip Cross, National Review , 23 Apr. 2021",
"Moral clarity of Debs\u2019s caliber is in desperately short supply today, and the marketization of our political imagination\u2014the reduction of politics to a marketplace of domination and defeat\u2014is a big part of the reason why. \u2014 Aaron Timms, The New Republic , 18 May 2020",
"Indeed, the marketization of the sport has already hurt many of them. \u2014 Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer , 31 Mar. 2018",
"It has been hollowed out by decades of outsourcing and marketization . \u2014 Pankaj Mishra, New York Times , 20 June 2017",
"Since the collapse of the USSR and the marketization of the People\u2019s Republic of China, the true opposition has been obscured, and fascism has stepped in to fill the gap as liberalism\u2019s sparring partner. \u2014 Malcolm Harris, New Republic , 15 May 2017"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Spot rates for refrigerated trucks were down nearly 10% in May compared with March, according to online freight marketplace DAT Solutions LLC. \u2014 Liz Young, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
"CareSource was the last remaining marketplace provider that had a contract with Cincinnati Children's. \u2014 Brooks Sutherland, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
"LPR Luxury is an exclusive member of Forbes Global Properties, a consumer marketplace and membership network of elite brokerages selling the world\u2019s most luxurious homes. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"Those marketplace constraints were further compounded in Boston where speculation had been swirling for weeks about a potential front-runner, which many observers feared may have dampened candidate interest. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"Those sensibilities will have to co-exist with Christie\u2019s luxury marketplace emphasis. \u2014 Marcus Crowder, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022",
"The Food and Drug Administration has effectively banned vaping company Juul\u2019s products from the U.S. marketplace , issuing denial orders for all of its e-cigarette products that are currently available. \u2014 Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
"The global marketplace is unpredictable, but if current conditions hold, just about everything may continue to stay high or tick up. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
"The move is the first step in a broader initiative to examine junk fees in a bid to improve the financial marketplace and to boost fair competition, the agency said. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 June 2022"
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"She dreamed of seeing her name on the theater marquee .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Yet the company needs to right its ship and theaters are steadily returning to normal, so now might be the time for the streamer to put more of its films on a marquee . \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 7 May 2022",
"In the face of that negativity, the premiere drew supporters including John Ramirez, who cosplayed as Doctor Strange and who at the start of the pandemic in 2020 used El Capitan\u2019s marquee to propose to his now-wife. \u2014 Jason Armond, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2022",
"Its marquee included a name, Indra, that came from a Hindu deity, a friend to weary travellers and poets. \u2014 The New Yorker , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Oreo Cacksters have taken the store over completely, putting their giant logo above Blockbuster's neon marquee and everything. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Sunset wrapped us in its neon pink embrace, lighting up the sky, the sand, and our tent like a Vegas marquee . \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 29 July 2021",
"Now, that classic name is headed back to the marquee : Pine Knob Music Theatre is again the official designation for the beloved Clarkston amphitheater, which routinely ranks among the top-grossing in the country. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Our Week 1473 contest \u2014 deadline Monday night, Feb. 7 \u2014 asks you to write a funny message for either a highway sign or a the marquee for a barbecue joint. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Behind him, a huge marquee flashed an ad for one of the program\u2019s main sponsors, Carnival Cruise Line. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"What once seemed likely to be a marquee showdown at Dodger Stadium this week now begins with a different feel, as both clubs try to regain a foothold and rebuild momentum in their first of two meetings this season. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"Each day seems to bring a new tech giant scaling back on hiring (this week\u2019s marquee name: Intel). \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"And thus, the NCAA had to back off their threats...for fear of losing numerous marquee schools from their athletic competitions. \u2014 Patrick Rishe, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"The Australians are a win away from a fifth consecutive World Cup appearance after ending the UAE\u2019s bid for a return to soccer\u2019s marquee tournament for first time since 1990. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"The program is a marquee Democratic accomplishment that will funnel cash into poor schools, teacher pay, tutors, prekindergarten and scores of other programs. \u2014 Erin Cox, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
"The marquee headline is there are no cars and there\u2019s barely any cell service. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 3 June 2022",
"For the past few years, a herd of at least 30 feral cattle has taken up residence in the remote lower canyons of Escalante River, a fragile desert riparian zone inside two of Utah\u2019s marquee protected landscapes. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Council members in the heavily Democratic city are weighing competing political and financial pressures of the marquee convention that would attract tens of thousands to the city's hotels and restaurants. \u2014 Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 May 2022"
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"1690, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1946, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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"It was his second marriage .",
"They have a very happy marriage .",
"Her first two marriages ended in divorce.",
"She has old-fashioned ideas about marriage .",
"couples living together before marriage",
"Many friends and relatives were present at their marriage .",
"a priest who has performed many marriages",
"a marriage of sweet and spicy flavors",
"a marriage of science and art",
"a marriage between form and function",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"A few hours later, a taxi dropped us at the Las Vegas Office of Civil Marriages . \u2014 Noel Anenberg, WSJ , 10 Apr. 2017",
"For centuries, the island was the traditional meeting place to hand off brides and grooms when important royal marriages were arranged between France and Spain. \u2014 Ken Jennings, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 27 Feb. 2017",
"His marriages to Carol Thompson and Judith Sherman ended in divorce. \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 31 Jan. 2017",
"Greco is survived by Anders and seven children from previous marriages . \u2014 Nardine Saad, latimes.com , 12 Jan. 2017",
"Online court records from Polk County, Florida, show that Hundley had several previous marriages that ended in divorce. \u2014 Emily Foxhall, Houston Chronicle , 30 Dec. 2016",
"Zsa Zsa Gabor, the jet-setting Hungarian actress and socialite who helped invent a new kind of fame out of multiple marriages , conspicuous wealth and jaded wisdom about the glamorous life, died Sunday at her home, her husband said. \u2014 Honolulu Star-Advertiser , 18 Dec. 2016",
"There are no children from any of the marriages , although his third wife had a son, and my grandson helped support the child. \u2014 Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times , 22 Nov. 2016",
"Still, early marriages and poverty are two of the biggest reasons more than 130 million girls are out of school globally. \u2014 Beth Murphy, New York Times , 29 Oct. 2016"
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"\u02c8mer-ij",
"\u02c8mar-ij",
"\u02c8ma-rij"
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"\u2014 Paul Goodman"
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"They are happily married with several children.",
"a sermon on the joys and responsibilities of married love",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Resolving one final hurdle that delayed the accord, the bill would prohibit romantic partners convicted of domestic violence and not married to their victims from getting firearms. \u2014 Alan Fram, Chron , 22 June 2022",
"Resolving one final hurdle that delayed the accord, the bill would prohibit romantic partners convicted of domestic violence and not married to their victims from getting firearms. \u2014 Alan Fram, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
"The Martin alum was previously married to Jasmin's mother, former Miss Virginia USA Patricia Southall, from 1995 to 1997. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
"Then he would get married to\u2014remember when Seal had #1 hits",
"Reistad, who has been co-anchoring the morning news on Channel 58 for more than two years, said she is getting married next month and moving to Minnesota. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
"If they\u2019re not married , the children will become the first inheritors. \u2014 Michael Waters, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
"The plan was for Salda and Patterson to fly from Oklahoma to Vegas on April 24, so they could get married . \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 3 May 2022",
"Even before they were married , Offset took an interest in Cardi\u2019s business deals. \u2014 Brande Victorian, Essence , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The 36-year-old married , working (real estate), mother-of-two ran a track 5000 PR of 15:04 in June, a 68:57 half-marathon best in October, and an American record women-only race 10-mile best of 51:23 in November. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 14 Dec. 2020",
"While visiting his home country in August, the 23-year-old married and then returned to Portland to get immigration papers to bring his new wife to live with him. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 Dec. 2020",
"Joe seemed to find his place in the conviviality of saloon life \u2014 the constant company of other people; the distracting kookiness and drama of the regulars; the dutiful marrieds , the swingers. \u2014 Ginia Bellafante, New York Times , 18 Apr. 2020",
"Also in the news, a London School of Economics professor and author of a forthcoming book claimed childless single people are happier than marrieds . \u2014 Allison Schrager, Quartz , 20 June 2019",
"Econ- omies of scale\u2014everything from splitting rent to sharing groceries\u2014can also help marrieds quickly build wealth (that\u2019s the value of your assets like savings and stocks and property, minus any debt). \u2014 Kerri Anne Renzulli, Glamour , 18 Jan. 2018"
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"Six years after their first date, the athlete popped the question in January 2021, asking the entrepreneur and founder of Love Kate to marry him. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
"The slain woman\u2019s father, Ashraf Abdelkader, told CNN that the suspect had asked to marry her several times but was rejected. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Batsakes returned home to marry his fianc\u00e9e, Stella (nee Jonson). \u2014 Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer , 30 Apr. 2022",
"In Berlin, Diana would marry Mosley in secret with only a handful of people attending the 1936 nuptials\u2014 including Hitler, Goebbels, and her sister Unity. \u2014 Emma Fraser, Town & Country , 11 June 2022",
"On Thursday, June 9, Britney Spears will marry Sam Asghari, whom the pop star has been dating for about five years. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 9 June 2022",
"The pop superstar is set to marry her fianc\u00e9 Sam Asghari, a personal trainer turned actor, on Thursday, a source close to the singer tells CNN. \u2014 Chloe Melas, CNN , 9 June 2022",
"When blended with an emulsifier like mayo or mustard, the liquids can marry into one smooth mixture. \u2014 Robin Miller, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"The meticulous details marry the NBA\u2019s visual identity with Louis Vuitton\u2019s by utilizing basketball nets and gold chains \u2014 a nod to the NBA trophy \u2014 in the design. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 2 June 2022"
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"The bulk of these visitors are waterfowl\u2014barnacle geese, tufted ducks, and common mergansers, to name a few\u2014while mammals like moose and golden jackals can also be spotted roaming throughout the marsh . \u2014 Jared Ranahan, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"The Gatorland crew gathered for a release into the breeding marsh recently, the fourth one of 2022. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel , 10 May 2022",
"Buena Vista Lagoon, located between Oceanside and Carlsbad, has been slowly transformed by a weir, or low dam, into a freshwater marsh . \u2014 Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Will\u2019s dad, Tony Paulson, remembers when the field was still a concrete air strip, before kids played on the green lawn and ducks swam in the restored marsh . \u2014 Ryan Kost, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 May 2022"
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"The crash occurred on State Route 4 at about 2:30 p.m. Sunday, the fire marshal \u2019s office says. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 3 May 2022",
"The decision to punish the mushers was made by race marshal Mark Nordman, who said the indoor rest for the dogs amounted to a competitive advantage over teams that trailed them into Nome. \u2014 CBS News , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The decision to punish the mushers was made by race marshal Mark Nordman, who said the indoor rest for the dogs amounted to a competitive advantage over teams that trailed them into Nome. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Race marshal Mark Nordman acknowledged that rerouting the race would disadvantage villages along the original trail that might depend on the surge of visitors. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 11 Feb. 2015",
"The state marshal assigned to serve the arrest order is still trying to do so, according to court officials and records. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 30 May 2022",
"So much so that at times, the fire marshal issued occupancy warnings. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
"But for now, both justice and liberty are inaccessible by order of the marshal . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
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"The secretary of state laid out principles for the administration to marshal its resources, friends and allies to push back on increasing Chinese assertiveness around the world. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2022",
"In a press conference on Tuesday, DeLauro pledged to marshal congressional resources to hold Abbott accountable. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 18 May 2022",
"On Monday, Russia focused its firepower elsewhere, with missiles and warplanes striking far behind the front lines in an effort to stop Ukrainian efforts to marshal supplies for the fight. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cut short a summit in southern Japan to return to the capital, Tokyo, after the boat sinking and instructed authorities to marshal all resources in the rescue effort. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The framework for such a declaration would then be used to marshal local school districts and county schools into adopting their own bills of rights. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"Other opponents, meanwhile, are attempting to marshal anti-Hezbollah sentiment into a political coalition that could grab enough seats in Parliament to challenge the group. \u2014 Nazih Osseiran, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
"Zain Rizvi at Public Citizen believes the Summit could have been the moment for Biden to marshal the resources of the U.S. government and say how America and its partners would vaccinate the world. \u2014 Madhukar Pai, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
"And the former prime minister is widely expected to try to marshal his party loyalists \u2014 and there are many, still galvanized by his stated platform of fighting corruption and helping the poor \u2014 in elections expected this fall. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Apr. 2022"
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"The crash occurred on State Route 4 at about 2:30 p.m. Sunday, the fire marshal \u2019s office says. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 3 May 2022",
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"Race marshal Mark Nordman acknowledged that rerouting the race would disadvantage villages along the original trail that might depend on the surge of visitors. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 11 Feb. 2015",
"The state marshal assigned to serve the arrest order is still trying to do so, according to court officials and records. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 30 May 2022",
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"The secretary of state laid out principles for the administration to marshal its resources, friends and allies to push back on increasing Chinese assertiveness around the world. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2022",
"In a press conference on Tuesday, DeLauro pledged to marshal congressional resources to hold Abbott accountable. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 18 May 2022",
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"Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cut short a summit in southern Japan to return to the capital, Tokyo, after the boat sinking and instructed authorities to marshal all resources in the rescue effort. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The framework for such a declaration would then be used to marshal local school districts and county schools into adopting their own bills of rights. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"Other opponents, meanwhile, are attempting to marshal anti-Hezbollah sentiment into a political coalition that could grab enough seats in Parliament to challenge the group. \u2014 Nazih Osseiran, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
"Zain Rizvi at Public Citizen believes the Summit could have been the moment for Biden to marshal the resources of the U.S. government and say how America and its partners would vaccinate the world. \u2014 Madhukar Pai, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
"And the former prime minister is widely expected to try to marshal his party loyalists \u2014 and there are many, still galvanized by his stated platform of fighting corruption and helping the poor \u2014 in elections expected this fall. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Apr. 2022"
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"The crash occurred on State Route 4 at about 2:30 p.m. Sunday, the fire marshal \u2019s office says. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 3 May 2022",
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"The secretary of state laid out principles for the administration to marshal its resources, friends and allies to push back on increasing Chinese assertiveness around the world. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2022",
"In a press conference on Tuesday, DeLauro pledged to marshal congressional resources to hold Abbott accountable. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 18 May 2022",
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"Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cut short a summit in southern Japan to return to the capital, Tokyo, after the boat sinking and instructed authorities to marshal all resources in the rescue effort. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Other opponents, meanwhile, are attempting to marshal anti-Hezbollah sentiment into a political coalition that could grab enough seats in Parliament to challenge the group. \u2014 Nazih Osseiran, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
"Zain Rizvi at Public Citizen believes the Summit could have been the moment for Biden to marshal the resources of the U.S. government and say how America and its partners would vaccinate the world. \u2014 Madhukar Pai, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
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"The American River Parkway is a wonderland of urban-park planning, a network of paved and dirt trails, boat ramps and rest stops, fish hatcheries and marshland . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Cameron Parish is Louisiana\u2019s largest by landmass, once made up of thousands of miles of grass, marshland , and water. \u2014 Longreads , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Cumberland Island National Seashore features 17 miles of undeveloped beaches, as well as pristine maritime forests and marshland . \u2014 Alison Van Houten, Outside Online , 6 June 2019",
"Among the highlights: North Beach, reachable via a side trail, and marshland areas Derway Island Natural Preserve and Colchester Bog Natural Area. \u2014 Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
"For projects that affect tidal or ocean habitat, that may include planting new eelgrass beds or restoring marshland . \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 May 2022",
"As sea levels rise, the balance of marsh ecosystems are expected to change with ocean water flooding farther inland, making marshland saltier, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. \u2014 John Wayne Ferguson, San Antonio Express-News , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The marshland is home to a wealth of archaeological treasures from the Esto\u2019k Gna people. \u2014 Sarah Choi, ELLE Decor , 4 Mar. 2022",
"There, the streets were littered with small pieces of wood and wire, tufts of grass from the nearby marshland and puffs of pink insulation. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2022"
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"Over the next few months, the girl sent Hensel several photos of herself fully clothed or competing in martial arts contests. \u2014 James Queally, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"At the age of 60, Camacho is now a karate master himself and the owner of a martial arts school in Phoenix. \u2014 Javier Arce, The Arizona Republic , 19 June 2022",
"What makes the show really worth watching, though, is the martial arts. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 19 June 2022",
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"Clever plotting\u2014an early, seemingly throwaway scene in which F\u00e9lix does some goofy martial -arts training turns out to be critical\u2014and inventive character details enhance the wicked fun. \u2014 Kyle Smith, WSJ , 16 June 2022"
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"Hidden beneath all the thumping revelry, newfound freedom, and summertime horniness of MUNA\u2019s marvelous third album, there flows an undercurrent of irony. \u2014 Bobby Olivier, SPIN , 21 June 2022",
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"Villeneuve will get love and respect for making a BIG blockbuster movie not beholden to brands and marketing research . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Jan. 2022",
"That\u2019s not just an opinion \u2014 it\u2019s been proven time and time again by marketing research . \u2014 Nicky Senyard, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
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"The company faces a slew of federal and state investigations into its early marketing practices, which included distributing free Juul products at concerts and parties hosted by young influencers. \u2014 Matthew Perrone And Tom Murphy, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
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"The daaras are powerful institutions and the marabouts can influence the way people vote in elections. \u2014 The Economist , 11 June 2019",
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"Many marabouts , or religious teachers, respect children\u2019s rights. \u2014 The Economist , 13 June 2019",
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"Here, the spread of ADMs goes from $3,000 all the way to a $20,000 markup at a Floridia Kia dealership, with just one dealership (in Colorado) not asking anything extra. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"Just six days into the war, Forbes reported, the market capitalization of Yandex had plunged from its November 2021 peak of $30 billion to below $7 billion, while Volozh\u2019s net worth, recently as high as $2.6 billion, was down to $580 million. \u2014 Paul Starobin, Wired , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"The plunge in market capitalization of $251 billion is an unprecedented one-day decline not merely for the company but for the U.S. stock market overall. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
"The cryptocurrency market capitalization topped $2 trillion in August, according to CoinDesk. \u2014 Andy Peters, ajc , 18 Oct. 2021"
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"The Victory Parade is the country's annual marking of the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. \u2014 Ana Faguy, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"With Rihanna not only refusing to hide hers but putting it into the forefront, the line has been recast as something powerful and foundational, a vital marking of motherhood. \u2014 Emily Barasch, Vogue , 17 May 2022",
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"Emblazoned across the baby monkey's nose is a marking that looks like the famous Batman symbol. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
"But, the survey said that seven-in-ten Americans would more readily accept self-driving cars if the vehicles had a visible marking or feature to identify them to human drivers who are also on the road. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 17 Mar. 2022",
"There is no official marking of COVID-19 anniversaries in Connecticut, not the first of 730,811 positive tests, the first of 10,615 deaths nor the first of six emergency declarations, all of which took place in March 2020. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, courant.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
"On an episode of The Ellen Show, Kardashian said the comedian had paid homage to the new relationship with a permanent marking on his body. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Allure , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Voters will use a touch screen to make selections on ballot marking devices, then print out the official paper ballot and drop it in the ballot box. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022"
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"Lili includes four noisy spinners, two gears, a maraca in her tail, a five-bar xylophone on her back, a set of notches for a washboard sound, two clacking saddle blankets and two mallets that store in her head. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 5 May 2022",
"Step 2 Fold the chain into the plastic jar, add degreaser or mineral spirits to cover, tighten the lid, and then shake it like a maraca for two minutes. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 6 Nov. 2020",
"The styrofoam-like innards slid out of my maraca and onto the floor, and the dog ate some. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2022",
"An additional music and dance zone will be located at the Sea Harbor Pavilions, along with a maraca -making stop for kids, a dance class with Sesame Street\u2019s Rosita, shopping and additional Latin cuisine and a bar. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com , 12 May 2021",
"There are times when fairly \u2014 and unfairly \u2014 intelligent people turn my noggin into a maraca . \u2014 Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Dec. 2020",
"The plot revolves around a young NASA scientist Isaac (Ryan Masson) whose life is shaken like a maraca after an extraterrestrial abduction. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 31 July 2020",
"Win Butler and Regine Chassagne of Arcade Fire marched with them, Butler shaking a giant maraca and beaming while and Chassagne twirled with a group of dancers in matching satin skirts. \u2014 Hilary Hughes, Billboard , 21 Feb. 2019",
"But then a maraca goes into his mouth and someone silently disapproves and my baby gets sick. \u2014 Beth Spotswood, SFChronicle.com , 25 Sep. 2019"
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"High-net worth individuals take advantage of the gloomy market sentiment, says Shutin. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 5 July 2022",
"There are websites for do-it-yourself investors and numerous articles for financial advisors on how to market to and talk to Gen Z and millennials as well. \u2014 Jaime Raskulinecz, Forbes , 5 July 2022",
"The fight to bring RU-486 to market was brutal and nonlinear. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 5 July 2022",
"Google\u2019s initial failure to fully enforce sanctions on RuTarget highlights how money and data can flow through its market -leading digital advertising systems with little oversight or accountability. \u2014 Craig Silverman, ProPublica , 4 July 2022",
"But this is all together more than 150, nearly 160 billion cubic meters of gas that is now as a new request coming to the world market . \u2014 CBS News , 3 July 2022",
"With the opportunities to sign free agents limited because of market and location, the Spurs decided to rack up draft picks \u2014 including one from the Celtics in the Derrick White deal \u2014 and build up. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
"AnnElizabeth Konkel, economist at jobs site Indeed, said the labor market and employer demand for workers remain strong. \u2014 Rina Torchinsky, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
"The tight labor market , and to some degree rapidly rising inflation, has prompted workers to demand that their employers pay up or face an empty seat. \u2014 Dana Peterson For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 29 June 2022",
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"The success of trailblazing brands like TomboyX has certainly provided a blueprint for the lingerie industry to market traditionally femme styles to all bodies. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 29 June 2022",
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"With no one to market to, the department\u2019s marketing and promotional expenditures decreased by nearly $2.5 million. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 4 Feb. 2022",
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"Pour Jamaican jerk marinade over chicken and let marinate for a minimum of 1 hour, but overnight is even better. \u2014 Alysha Witwicki, Journal Sentinel , 6 June 2022",
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"One of my favorite ways to serve it is to marinate the chunks with olive oil, lemon zest and juice, oregano, and thyme on the countertop for about 15 minutes. \u2014 Irina Groushevaia, Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 Feb. 2022",
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"While you\u2019re spoiled for choice with 87 rooms, some with floral and fauna wallpaper and others with decadent marbled bathrooms, the hotel\u2019s Mediterranean restaurant, Rocco\u2014the place to be in Lisbon right now\u2014is the real reason to book. \u2014 Monica Mendal, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
"The marbled sectional fits nicely in the corner while the round ottoman slash coffee table brings a softer, less boxy look. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 24 June 2022",
"Even the Taj Mahal \u2014 the white- marbled mausoleum built by a Mughal emperor as a monument of love for his queen, and India\u2019s most popular tourist destination \u2014 has not been spared. \u2014 Niha Masih, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"The nearby marbled -floor bathroom takes you back to the 1920s for a vintage experience. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 2 June 2022",
"Her work can be creepy, like this eyeball pedicure, or more conventionally beautiful like this pink-to-purple ombr\u00e9 manicure with marbled swirls. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 20 May 2022",
"For the brides who don't shy away from going the extra mile with their nail designs, this marbled effect would be ideal. \u2014 Jennet Jusu, Allure , 27 May 2022",
"More dignitaries filtered through the Abu Dhabi airport's marbled presidential terminal on Monday. \u2014 Isabel Debre And Jon Gambrell, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
"In this Greenwich Village studio, William Cullum made the ultimate statement with electric pink walls and a matching marbled shower curtain, courtesy of Voutsa. \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor , 3 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lesser celandine can be easily confused with marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) \u2014 a native plant found in wetland habitats and in some home gardens with moist areas. \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 1 May 2022",
"That stretch also passes through the Butler Lake Flynn's Spring State Natural Area, a good spot for seeing marsh marigold . \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Lesser celandine can be easily confused with marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), a native plant found in wetland habitats and also planted in some gardens with moist areas. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 2 May 2021",
"But also hickory, chestnut, elms and birches, and joe-pye weed, aster, marsh marigold , skunk cabbage, snakeweed. \u2014 Matthew Cicanese And Erika Reiter, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Apr. 2020",
"Where the ground is mushy and damp, look for frilly bundles of false hellebore that sprout head-high flower stalks in summertime and the delicate blooms of marsh marigolds , aquatic buttercups, prairie smoke and berry-laden shrubs. \u2014 Mare Czinar, azcentral , 11 June 2020",
"Also in attendance: ferns, marsh marigold and copious amounts of a kind of skunk cabbage that looks like spinach that has received a lot of encouragement. \u2014 New York Times , 17 July 2019",
"Also in attendance: ferns, marsh marigold and copious amounts of a kind of skunk cabbage that looks like spinach that has received a lot of encouragement. \u2014 New York Times , 17 July 2019",
"A year later, plants such as woolgrass bulrush, brome hummock sedge, giant bur-reed, marsh marigold , queen-of-the-prairie and spike gayfeather are attracting dragonflies and monarch butterflies. \u2014 Patrick M. O'connell, chicagotribune.com , 22 June 2018"
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"Other go-to colors included bubblegum pinks, royal blues, marigold , lavender and neon yellow. \u2014 Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 June 2022",
"Notes of white violet leaves, marigold and oak moss conjure up memories of a cozy fall hike beneath changing leaves. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
"But what really sets this laundry room by Heidi Caillier apart is the fun marigold paint and warm brass flush mount light. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022",
"Just bring along a paring knife and a spoon to prep the avocados, then crisp up the bread and garnish with edible leaves, like those plucked from a marigold . \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 13 May 2022",
"The resulting distillates\u2014flavored by botanicals like plum seed kernels, marigold , quince tea kombucha, and katsuobushi\u2014 are unusual and singular. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 3 May 2022",
"Look for desert marigold , chia, owl clover, desert snow, scorpion weed, globemallow, woolly daisy, white ratany and frilly American carrot. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Antioxidants, white truffles, organic marigold flowers, vitamin C, aloe vera, green tea, and gingko biloba leaf extract are the building blocks for refreshed looking skin. \u2014 Wendy Altschuler, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Nourishing vitamin E, marigold , and lavender extracts moisturize, soothe, and tone sensitive skin areas. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Scientists are trying to learn more about the diverse and unique environment, where jaguars and margays roam the savannah and jungles, and river dolphins swim in the Guayabero River. \u2014 Murray Carpenter, New York Times , 26 Feb. 2018",
"An entire row of shelves 50 feet long and 10 feet high is dedicated to the hides and mounted heads of big cats\u2014cheetahs, tigers, jaguars, margays , ocelots, leopards. \u2014 National Geographic , 1 Mar. 2016",
"Curiously, one common observation was that margays mimic the calls of prey species to lure them out. \u2014 Brian Switek, WIRED , 2 Apr. 2010"
],
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"French, ultimately from Tupi marakaj\u00e1":""
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"1775, in the meaning defined above":""
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": to indicate (a route on a map) with marks":[
"I have marked out the best way to get to my ranch."
],
": to draw lines around (something) so that it can be clearly seen":[
"He marked out his mining claim."
],
": to plan the details of (a course of action)":[
"She talked about the course the European Union has marked out for itself."
],
": to show that (someone or something) is special or different in some way":[
"Her very first book marked her out as a great poet.",
"She was marked out for greatness."
]
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"city in northwestern Georgia northwest of Atlanta population 56,579":[]
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"\u02ccmer-\u0113-\u02c8e-t\u0259"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": relegated to a marginal position within a society or group":[
"Refugees are the world's quintessentially marginalized population: They are by definition located at the edge, beyond boundaries, on the outside.",
"\u2014 Tamar Mayer",
"\u2026 the domination and oppression of women and other marginalized groups within patriarchal culture.",
"\u2014 Susan M. Squier"
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"\u02c8m\u00e4r-j\u0259-n\u1d4al-\u02cc\u012bzd",
"\u02c8m\u00e4rj-n\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bzd"
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"1969, in the meaning defined above":""
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"marginal tax rate":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the rate of additional federal income tax to be paid on additional income":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1948, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010039"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"from mark on , verb":""
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a specialist in promoting or selling a product or service":[]
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"\u02ccm\u00e4r-k\u0259-\u02c8tir"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The term celebrity service was coined by author, speaker and marketeer , Geoff Ramm. \u2014 Joanna Swash, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
"If a company wants to take a loss on a product in hopes of gaining market share, the free- marketeer \u2019s thinking goes, that\u2019s its prerogative. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 July 2021",
"To a total free- marketeer , a B Corp is shareholder money wasted on do-gooding. \u2014 Christopher Marquis, Forbes , 3 July 2021",
"The ultimate marketeer , Woolson offered premiums tucked in with his products. \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 22 Apr. 2021",
"Bolsonaro\u2019s minister for the economy, Paulo Guedes, co-founded the Instituto Millenium and is an ardent free- marketeer . \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 24 Mar. 2021",
"French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, noting tensions in world markets, suggested at a news conference that traffickers and black marketeers are now in the mask business, given the competition in procuring the vital necessity for health workers. \u2014 Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com , 24 Apr. 2020",
"Spain is also grappling with another scourge: Black marketeers and price-gougers. \u2014 Eliza Mackintosh, CNN , 30 Mar. 2020",
"The reality is that Mr. Modi isn\u2019t shaping up to be the transformational free- marketeer many had hoped for. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2020"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1665, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011853"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a language family of the Penutian stock in California comprising a small number of languages all known as Yokuts":[]
},
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"\u02ccmar\u0259\u02c8p\u014ds\u1d4an",
"-\u014dz\u1d4an"
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"Mariposa county, central California + English -an":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012149"
},
"Marielito":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an emigrant from Cuba to the U.S. who exited Cuba through the port of Mariel during the mass emigration of 1980":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccm\u00e4r\u0113\u0259\u02c8l\u0113t\u014d",
"Sp \u02ccm\u00e4rye\u02c8l\u0113t\u014d"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"American Spanish, from Mariel , Cuba":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1980, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014117"
},
"marshmallow":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a pink-flowered European perennial herb ( Althaea officinalis ) of the mallow family that is naturalized in the eastern U.S. and has flowers, leaves, and roots used in herbal remedies":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccma-",
"\u02c8m\u00e4rsh-\u02ccme-l\u014d",
"\u02c8m\u00e4rsh-\u02ccmel-\u014d, -\u02ccmel-\u0259(-w), -\u02ccmal-"
],
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"examples":[
"We toasted marshmallows over the fire.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The trick to a good one is a meringue that has a crisp, crunchy exterior and a tender, airy center with a texture like homemade marshmallow but not gooey. \u2014 Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 19 June 2022",
"When completed, the tower should stand on its own and be able to support one nondeformed marshmallow on top. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"If toasty, warm spices in marshmallow aren\u2019t your thing, lean heavy into the sweet, \u00e0 la these Popcorn Toffee Crunch Bars by Dawn Perry. \u2014 Antara Sinha, Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The Meadowfoam blossom honey found in Lost Cause\u2019s Cloud Fluff, for instance, imparts marshmallow and vanilla flavors. \u2014 Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The brewing industry has liberated the marshmallow . \u2014 Gary Stoller, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"For the puppy marshmallow , a king-size pillow and some tape and velcro will do the trick. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 13 May 2022",
"As the contest has grown, so has the malleability of the marshmallow -y treat. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The natural ingredients aloe and marshmallow extract add moisture and softness to the hair and leave you with a lingering floral scent. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015057"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a glabrous scrambling perennial wild pea ( Lathyrus palustris ) of damp or marshy areas in Eurasia and North America with winged stems, lanceolate and often mucronate leaflets, and rather large pale bluish or purplish flowers":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015257"
},
"marking knife":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a tool for marking out wood for sawing or chiseling":[]
},
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"marine chronometer":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": chronometer sense a":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020041"
},
"margravate":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the territory of a margrave":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u00e4r-gr\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101t"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That last meant the more than three million Germans living in the ancient kingdom of Bohemia and margravate of Moravia, the territory that is now the Czech Republic. \u2014 Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New Republic , 21 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1788, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021131"
},
"Marovo":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a people inhabiting the east side of New Georgia, Solomon Islands":[],
": a member of such people":[],
": an Austronesian language of the Marovo people":[]
},
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"m\u0259\u02c8r\u014d(\u02cc)v\u014d"
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},
"marigold finch":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a European goldcrest":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021922"
},
"marionberry":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mer-\u0113-\u0259n-\u02ccber-\u0113"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Gabrielle\u2019s husband, Shelby Knife, a firefighter, turned out to have a knack for making dough, while Celeste took on the marionberry filling. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2021",
"Oregon coast tuna, garlic cheese butter, homemade bread and mini marionberry cobblers. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2021",
"Dessert wine and a marionberry pie from Whidbey Pies to finish. \u2014 Dawn Davis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 Mar. 2021",
"The drive to Ashland holds its own surprises, from a slice of marionberry pie at Beckie\u2019s Caf\u00e9 in Union Creek to the natural beauty of the Rogue Gorge and Mill Creek Falls. \u2014 Alex Pulaski | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 29 Aug. 2020",
"If available, the marionberry and the peanut butter chocolate are topnotch choices, as are the quiche varieties (breakfast, smoked salmon and vegetarian options) and pot pies (chicken or mushroom gruyere). \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Feb. 2020",
"On the way to: Astoria Best way to kill half an hour: Eating a slice of marionberry pie a la mode. \u2014 Lizzy Acker, OregonLive.com , 14 Feb. 2018",
"Apple was an obvious choice, as was local favorite marionberry . \u2014 Lizzy Acker, OregonLive.com , 14 Mar. 2018",
"Shrake said the pies -- cherry and marionberry -- hadn't been eaten, and nothing else was stolen from the Shari's. \u2014 Jim Ryan, OregonLive.com , 26 Jan. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Marion County, Oregon":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1982, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-023059"
},
"marara":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an Australian tree ( Weinmannia lachnocarpa ) of the family Escalloniaceae that is prominently buttressed at the base and has opposite compound leaves of 3-toothed leaflets and yields a light hard wood":[]
},
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"m\u0259\u02c8r\u00e4r\u0259"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"native name in Australia":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-023101"
},
"marking nut":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an East Indian tree ( Semecarpus anacardium )":[],
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},
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}
}
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