dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/sug_MW.json

{
  "sugar cube":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small cube of sugar that is put in coffee or tea to make it sweet":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105906",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sugar daddy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a generous benefactor of a cause or undertaking":[],
      ": a well-to-do usually older man who supports or spends lavishly on a mistress, girlfriend, or boyfriend":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She's on the lookout for a new sugar daddy .",
      "the only reason the town has any Independence Day fireworks in the first place is because the Internet tycoon has willingly become the event's de facto sugar daddy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The new museum director, the article implied, was little more than a chorus girl with a sugar daddy . \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Any scenario where your friend would need to send money to her potential sugar daddy could be this sort of mistaken overpayment scam and is a red flag. \u2014 Paco De Leon, refinery29.com , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Finding the right sugar daddy and slowly building trust simply takes time. \u2014 Paco De Leon, refinery29.com , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Would Kelsey Chevrolet be a legal sugar daddy for Xavier",
      "Central Florida sports fans will always owe Orlando City owner Fl\u00e1vio Augusto da Silva a massive debt of gratitude for stepping up when a minor-league franchise needed a sugar daddy to fund the leap to Major League Soccer. \u2014 Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com , 11 May 2021",
      "Shiva Baby is a movie with a perfect logline: a sugar baby runs into both her sugar daddy and her ex-girlfriend while sitting shiva (a period of mourning following a Jewish funeral) with her parents. \u2014 Jocelyn Silver, Vogue , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "While begrudgingly accompanying her parents to a shiva, the Jewish mourning ritual, a college student encounters not only her ex-girlfriend, but also her sugar daddy . \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "But probably not one including your ex-girlfriend, sugar daddy (wife and baby daughter in tow) and your parents, too. \u2014 David Oliver, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "angel",
      "benefactor",
      "donator",
      "donor",
      "fairy godmother",
      "Maecenas",
      "patron"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203037",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sugar eat":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": sugaring off sense 2":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180505",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sugar glider":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small, primarily nocturnal, arboreal, marsupial possum ( Petaurus breviceps of the family Petauridae) of Australia, New Guinea, and the Moluccas that has soft, silvery gray to brown fur and a bushy often white-tipped tail, that typically feeds on sap, nectar, and insects, and that is sometimes kept as a pet":[
        "But while all these saps and juices are a good source of energy-rich sugars, they need to be supplemented by protein, especially at breeding time. So in spring and early summer, the sugar gliders switch their attention to insects.",
        "\u2014 John Vandenbeld",
        "Sugar gliders can make good pets. \u2026 They are naturally inquisitive and will chew and swallow many things, so it is not recommended to provide toys.",
        "\u2014 Alison Riley"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1935, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125038",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sugar-free":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": not containing sugar : containing an artificial sweetening substance instead of sugar":[
        "sugar-free gum"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045037",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "sugarcoated":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to coat with sugar":[],
      ": to make superficially attractive or palatable":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She has very strong opinions, and she doesn't try to sugarcoat them.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Bruins love that their coach is demanding and doesn\u2019t sugarcoat their flaws. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "There is no way to sugarcoat the reality that the Mexican government, led by Mr. L\u00f3pez Obrador, is practicing extortion. \u2014 Mary Anastasia O\u2019grady, WSJ , 1 May 2022",
      "Twenty-year-old TikToker Erin Novakowski does not sugarcoat her disability for the comfort of others. \u2014 Christine Jean-baptiste, refinery29.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "No reason to sugarcoat it: The Padres are not paying Fernando Tatis Jr. $340 million with the unprecedented security of a 14-year contract for partial seasons. \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Sutton does not sugarcoat the intolerable emptiness of Cole\u2019s existence. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "Wladyka doesn\u2019t sugarcoat anything, assuming audiences are tough enough to take it all in. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Saban didn\u2019t sugarcoat the impact of his drop on Alabama\u2019s final drive in College Station that forced a punt. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Grasso didn\u2019t sugarcoat his feelings about the building. \u2014 Jesse Wright, chicagotribune.com , 11 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "back-formation from sugarcoated":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8shu\u0307-g\u0259r-\u02cck\u014dt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065952",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "sugarer":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": shirker":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sugar entry 1 + -er":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8shu\u0307g\u0259r\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023253",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sugary":{
    "antonyms":[
      "unsentimental"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": cloyingly sweet : sentimental":[],
      ": containing, resembling, or tasting of sugar":[],
      ": exaggeratedly sweet : honeyed":[
        "his sugary deprecating voice",
        "\u2014 D. H. Lawrence"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "writes sugary lyrics for singers of country music",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On Wednesday, the donut franchise announced its full summer menu lineup with new, sugary -sweet drinks and the return of fan-favorite treats. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
      "Sometimes, the first round was a little too sweet or a little too sugary or a frosting that was a little too much. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
      "Research has found that a high-glycemic index diet \u2014 one filled with those same sugary and processed foods, which cause blood sugar levels to spike \u2014 may be an acne trigger. \u2014 Stacey Colino, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "The insect sucks the sap from plants and trees and secretes a sugary substance that can also weaken \u2013 and eventually kill \u2013 the plant or tree. \u2014 Mike Snider And Scott Fallon, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
      "Sno Dreamz Make all of your sugary snow dreams a reality at this New Orleans-style shaved ice shop, where imaginative snow cone flavors range from strawberry cheesecake to pralines and cream. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 17 June 2022",
      "Natural currents coax a sugary sprinkle of small sand grains into the hole, while violent hurricanes pitch larger grains into the pit. \u2014 J. Besl, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 June 2022",
      "Then head over to Candy Alley for some more sugary confections and little trinkets to take home. \u2014 Christina Liao, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
      "Try gently exfoliating with a wet washcloth or a sugary lip scrub, and then apply a thick layer of moisturizing balm right before bed. \u2014 Nikki Campo, SELF , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8shu\u0307-gr\u0113",
      "\u02c8shu\u0307-g\u0259-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8shu\u0307-g(\u0259-)r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "chocolate-box",
      "cloying",
      "corny",
      "drippy",
      "fruity",
      "gooey",
      "lovey-dovey",
      "maudlin",
      "mawkish",
      "mushy",
      "novelettish",
      "saccharine",
      "sappy",
      "schmaltzy",
      "sentimental",
      "sloppy",
      "slushy",
      "soppy",
      "soupy",
      "spoony",
      "spooney",
      "sticky",
      "sugarcoated",
      "wet"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061255",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "suggest":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to call forth : evoke":[],
      ": to call to mind by thought or association":[
        "the explosion \u2026 suggested sabotage",
        "\u2014 F. L. Paxson"
      ],
      ": to mention or imply as a possibility":[
        "suggested that he might bring his family"
      ],
      ": to offer for consideration or as a hypothesis":[
        "suggest a solution to a problem"
      ],
      ": to propose as desirable or fitting":[
        "suggest a stroll"
      ],
      ": to seek to influence : seduce":[],
      ": to serve as a motive or inspiration for":[
        "a play suggested by a historic incident"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "We suggested to the committee that they review the case again.",
      "It was suggested that we leave early.",
      "He suggested several different ways of dealing with the problem.",
      "Who would you suggest for the job",
      "They suggested a restaurant we might want to try.",
      "I suggest caution in a situation like this.",
      "The evidence suggests arson as the cause of the fire.",
      "There is nothing to suggest that the two events are connected.",
      "As the name suggests , a yarn winder is a device used to wind balls of yarn.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the Louisiana case, for example, Kavanaugh wrote that more information was needed about how the state\u2019s restrictions on clinics would affect doctors who provide abortions and seemed to suggest his vote could change knowing that information. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 June 2022",
      "The point of this table is not to suggest Curry is better than any of Jordan, LeBron, or Magic. \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
      "In the Louisiana case, for example, Kavanaugh wrote that more information was needed about how the state's restrictions on clinics would affect doctors who provide abortions and seemed to suggest his vote could change knowing that information. \u2014 CBS News , 25 June 2022",
      "Hoops Hype\u2019s Michael Scotto was the only one to suggest trading the pick. \u2014 cleveland , 23 June 2022",
      "And his subsequent responses about the trip seem to suggest he's genuinely conflicted. \u2014 Aaron David Miller, CNN , 23 June 2022",
      "Jia recommends those individuals work with their doctor to suggest a plan forward. \u2014 Alexa Mikhail, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
      "Soldatov noted that the serial numbers on his court documents seem to suggest hundreds of open cases. \u2014 Adam Taylor, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
      "But waiting to just suggest masks at those levels of transmission and hospitalization\u2014not even require them\u2014leaves far too much time for widespread disease, disability, even death, experts told me. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1526, in the meaning defined at sense 3b":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin suggestus , past participle of suggerere to pile up, furnish, suggest, from sub- + gerere to carry":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8jest",
      "s\u0259g-\u02c8jest"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for suggest suggest , imply , hint , intimate , insinuate mean to convey an idea indirectly. suggest may stress putting into the mind by association of ideas, awakening of a desire, or initiating a train of thought. a film title that suggests its subject matter imply is close to suggest but may indicate a more definite or logical relation of the unexpressed idea to the expressed. measures implying that bankruptcy was imminent hint implies the use of slight or remote suggestion with a minimum of overt statement. hinted that she might get the job intimate stresses delicacy of suggestion without connoting any lack of candor. intimates that there is more to the situation than meets the eye insinuate applies to the conveying of a usually unpleasant idea in a sly underhanded manner. insinuated that there were shady dealings",
    "synonyms":[
      "allude",
      "hint",
      "imply",
      "indicate",
      "infer",
      "insinuate",
      "intimate"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171110",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "suggestible":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": easily influenced by suggestion":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The patient was highly suggestible .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For kids who had yet to learn about unconscious minds and suggestible bodies, the device really seemed to move the fingers, rather than the other way around. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "But the communications with the dead went by without raising a single goose bump on this suggestible viewer\u2019s skin. \u2014 Richard Brod, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "Hence its migration from college campuses to K-12 schools, where its practitioners expect to find supple and more- suggestible minds. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 21 June 2021",
      "Patients, many of them vulnerable and afraid, are suggestible in the extreme\u2014and the COVID-19 pandemic has only underscored that truth. \u2014 Carolyn Barber, Fortune , 22 Sep. 2020",
      "Silverstone applies a harried sense of confused anxiety to Susan, while Corddry plays Bob as an unmotivated and easily suggestible pushover. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2020",
      "People who are overly suggestible , isolated and angry, based on their social and environmental circumstances may get attracted to dangerous ideologies, or join a criminal group or cult. \u2014 Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation , 8 Aug. 2019",
      "Others may be suggestible to hearing or sensing sounds within the realm of the imagination. \u2014 Laura Yan, Popular Mechanics , 15 July 2018",
      "And while some psychologists assert people with DID are simply highly suggestible , there are neural imaging studies indicating otherwise. \u2014 Philip Chard, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 July 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1890, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259g-\u02c8je-st\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "s\u0259-\u02c8je-",
      "s\u0259(g)-\u02c8jes-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192312",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "suggestio falsi":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": suggestion of an untruth : false statement as opposed to suppression of the truth \u2014 compare suppressio veri":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259(g)\u00a6jes(h)ch\u0113\u02cc\u014d\u02c8f\u022fl(t)\u02ccs\u012b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182017",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "suggestion":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a slight indication : trace":[
        "a suggestion of a smile"
      ],
      ": something suggested":[],
      ": the act or process of suggesting":[],
      ": the process by which a physical or mental state is influenced by a thought or idea":[
        "the power of suggestion"
      ],
      ": the process by which one thought leads to another especially through association of ideas":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Do you have any suggestions ",
      "Please send comments and suggestions to our post office box.",
      "I have a suggestion : call the store and ask them about it.",
      "I'd like to offer a suggestion .",
      "I reject his suggestion that we shouldn't have helped them.",
      "trying to influence people's thoughts by using suggestion",
      "The director relies on the power of suggestion rather than explicitly showing the murder.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His voice spins on a time from gentle coddling to the suggestion of fury \u2014 and good humor, too. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 22 June 2022",
      "The Justice Department\u2019s top officials discredited his fraud claims and refused to thrust the baseless suggestion of voting fraud onto state election officials. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 20 June 2022",
      "The suggestion was criticized by Glover, who believes the Legislature is more likely to get rid of the Auditor\u2019s office than to minimize the Examiner\u2019s duties. \u2014 al , 19 June 2022",
      "And what about the suggestion that the FBI worked at the site through Tuesday night",
      "Readers may also get a chuckle out of the suggestion that the Times and Post still publish sections without opinions. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "The billionaire and philanthropist shared that the first book on his list came from the suggestion of somebody very near and dear to his heart: his 26-year-old daughter, Jennifer Gates. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
      "However, the suggestion of this has raised eyebrows in their village. \u2014 Tamara Hardingham-gill, CNN , 1 June 2022",
      "The suggestion that the pandemic helped foment the violence seemed cruel, when his family had suffered so deeply these past two years. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259(g)-\u02c8jes-ch\u0259n, -\u02c8jesh-",
      "s\u0259-\u02c8jes-",
      "-\u02c8jesh-",
      "s\u0259g-\u02c8jes-ch\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "clue",
      "cue",
      "hint",
      "indication",
      "inkling",
      "intimation",
      "lead"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185255",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "suggestive":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": full of suggestions : stimulating thought":[
        "provided a suggestive \u2026 commentary on the era",
        "\u2014 Lloyd Morris"
      ],
      ": giving a suggestion : indicative":[
        "suggestive of a past era"
      ],
      ": stirring mental associations : evocative":[],
      ": suggesting or tending to suggest something improper or indecent : risqu\u00e9":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "making unwelcome suggestive remarks to a subordinate will be regarded as sexual harassment",
      "a haunting and suggestive song about a long-lost love",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Foley is subtle but suggestive , capturing offstage bedsprings, or the shuffle of a clumsy intruder. \u2014 Anna Wiener, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
      "Everything here is tasteful and suggestive of money: the overstuffed furniture, prodigous art, the grand piano standing erect in the corner. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 6 May 2022",
      "The molecular results are suggestive but not definitive, says epidemiologist Daniel Belsky of the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, who was not involved in the study. \u2014 Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Contains some strong language and suggestive references. \u2014 Ann Hornaday, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "The forms are suggestive : Urns, traditionally, hold human remains; a wreath is a funerary offering going back centuries. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "How come the Actor is making suggestive remarks about Sasha\u2019s wife",
      "The irony is that, at the time of DDT\u2019s ban, the science linking its spray to human health was suggestive but inconclusive. \u2014 Scott W. Stern, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
      "Contains some suggestive references, strong language and mature thematic elements. \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8je-",
      "s\u0259(g)-\u02c8jes-tiv",
      "s\u0259g-\u02c8je-stiv"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bawdy",
      "blue",
      "gamy",
      "gamey",
      "lewd",
      "off",
      "off-color",
      "off-colored",
      "racy",
      "ribald",
      "risqu\u00e9",
      "salty",
      "spicy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045212",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sugar":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a sweet crystallizable material that consists wholly or essentially of sucrose, is colorless or white when pure tending to brown when less refined, is obtained commercially from sugarcane or sugar beet and less extensively from sorghum, maples, and palms, and is important as a source of dietary carbohydrate and as a sweetener and preservative of other foods":[],
      ": any of various water-soluble compounds that vary widely in sweetness, include the monosaccharides and oligosaccharides, and typically are optically active":[],
      ": a unit (such as a spoonful, cube, or lump) of sugar":[],
      ": a sugar bowl":[],
      ": to make palatable or attractive : sweeten":[
        "a story sugared with romance"
      ],
      ": to sprinkle or mix with sugar":[],
      ": to form or be converted into sugar":[],
      ": to become granular":[],
      ": to make maple syrup or maple sugar":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8shu\u0307-g\u0259r",
      "\u02c8shu\u0307g-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Would you pass the sugar , please",
      "Do you take sugar in your coffee",
      "Coffee with two sugars and milk, please.",
      "Verb",
      "The clean fruit is then dried and sugared .",
      "They've been sugaring since they were children.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This is where rice gets inoculated with koji, a.k.a. Aspergillus oryzae, the mold that helps convert the grains\u2019 starch into sugar for fermentation. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
      "But even more important than the butter: the moisture and sugar content. \u2014 Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon App\u00e9tit , 28 June 2022",
      "Items needed include cereals, canned soups, low- sugar snacks such as plain or cheese crackers, vanilla wafers, graham crackers, granola or breakfast bars, canned meals, pasta and pasta sauces. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
      "For comparison's sake, BK's Impossible Whopper has 627 calories, 28 grams protein, 62 grams carbs (6g fiber, 14g sugar ), 32g fat, and 1,343mg sodium. \u2014 Paul Kita, Men's Health , 27 June 2022",
      "In a small bowl combine soy sauce, vanilla extract, water and brown sugar, stirring until sugar is dissolved. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 25 June 2022",
      "In addition, sugar also has a major functional role in many culinary processes. \u2014 Ari Melamud, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Twice, DeSantis voted to cut price supports for sugar , pitting himself against one of Florida\u2019s most powerful interests, which receives tens of millions of dollars in state subsidies a year. \u2014 Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
      "For an even crunchier top, sprinkle with sanding or coarse raw sugar . \u2014 Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 19 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The lone star tick can also cause a rare reaction, known as alpha-gal syndrome, that causes humans to become allergic to sugar molecules in certain meats, leading to people being unable to eat red meat. \u2014 al , 13 June 2022",
      "Be prepared to get muddy on this scramble through the sugar bush, following sap from tree to sugar house. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Other info, like how much sodium, fat, and sugar the food contains, must be available by request. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 25 Nov. 2014",
      "Seal the lid tight, and shake it up, to give the salt and sugar a chance to dissolve. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "Nate Oats didn\u2019t sugar coat it Tuesday night and his assessment hadn\u2019t changed by Friday. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Even the White House didn\u2019t try to sugar -coat the numbers. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "Japanese scientists have inhibited the growth of human leukemia and other cancer cells in petri dishes by exposing them to sugar cane vinegar and Japanese rice vinegar. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 30 Aug. 2021",
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      "Pembina, a speck of a town on the border, boasts one bar, one school, one grocery store and four churches that cater to the sugar beet farmers and Customs and Border Protection employees who live there. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "As a teenager, Halvorsen thinned sugar beet fields on his family\u2019s farm outside of Garland for up to 10 hours a day. \u2014 Nate Carlisle, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Another fatal work accident involved a 53-year-old man who fell about 120 feet while cleaning a chute at a sugar beet processing plant in Bay City, Michigan, late last year. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "The Danish sugar beet auction established the feasibility of a cryptosystem that could manage both computation and private inputs. \u2014 Kazuhiro Gomi, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Gonzales was born in Denver and worked in sugar beet fields in his youth. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "The company also told the town board that affected farmland (this is sugar beet country) would be buffered from any danger. \u2014 Audrey Gray, The New Republic , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "Kiomars Poujebeli, who farms tomatoes, sunflowers, sugar beet , eggplant and walnuts near the lake, told CNN that the salty water has been disastrous. \u2014 CNN , 22 Aug. 2021",
      "The models predicted more bountiful harvests at higher latitude for all crops, ranging from sugar beet to pea to soybean, while regions closer to the equator would experience either modest yield increases or declines. \u2014 Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 Aug. 2021"
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      "Grape, corn, and sugarcane distillates make for a balanced blend that can be sipped straight. \u2014 Gabriela Aoun, Outside Online , 10 Nov. 2020",
      "The eco-conscious shoes are designed to minimize odors and conform to your feet, thanks to the carbon-negative foam outsole made from Brazilian sugarcane and an insole made from castor bean oil and ZQ Merino wool. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 May 2022",
      "Production is mainly based on corn or sugarcane but could come from other sources. \u2014 Steven Savage, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Enjoy it with a papel\u00f3n, a traditional Venezuelan drink made from lime juice and sugarcane . \u2014 Abigail Koffler, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 8 July 2021",
      "Packaging gets a reworking, as well, with a new bamboo and sugarcane material that is completely recyclable and compostable. \u2014 Brian Westover, PCMAG , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Sustainable fuels, made from materials such as wood residue deposits, tobacco or sugarcane , can already be used in many of today's newer jet engines without any modification. \u2014 Paul Sillers, CNN , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "Glycolic acid is typically derived from sugarcane , Dr. Markowitz explains, while lactic acid, though derivable from milk, is typically synthetic (and, therefore, vegan) when used in skin-care products. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "The novel follows the Traores as they are scattered across the globe, from Moroccan universities to Brazilian sugarcane fields, pulled every which way by their ambitions, lusts, and religious yearnings. \u2014 The New Yorker , 13 Dec. 2021"
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      "While the freekeh is cooking, remove the tough string that runs along the side of each sugar snap pea . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 July 2021",
      "Included in all orders is an amuse bouche, a seasonal nibble plucked from the restaurant\u2019s garden ( sugar snap peas and fingerling potatoes most recently); signature organic buttermilk biscuits; and mignardise of strawberry pate de fruit. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 30 May 2020",
      "Depending on what looks good at the market, another green veggie, such as sugar snap peas , could augment or even replace the asparagus. \u2014 Eleanore Park, WSJ , 21 May 2020",
      "Lamborn\u2019s creation would become known as the sugar snap pea . \u2014 Gene Tempest, BostonGlobe.com , 23 July 2019",
      "The pods that house them look like large, fuzzy sugar snap peas . \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 10 Jan. 2020",
      "Built up from nothing only 50 years ago, sugar snap peas are now an international, multi-million-dollar industry. \u2014 Gene Tempest, BostonGlobe.com , 23 July 2019",
      "Serve warm or at room temperature, with sugar snap peas . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 July 2019",
      "Candy-sweet summer strawberries pair with bright and crunchy sugar snap peas . \u2014 Kari Sonde, Washington Post , 22 July 2019"
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      "The men planted ponderosa and sugar pine , also pieces of the area\u2019s original forest, alongside the sequoias. \u2014 Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Rising temperatures, drought, beetles and massive blazes have taken a staggering toll on the state\u2019s most iconic trees, such as sugar pine and giant sequoia. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Aug. 2021",
      "The dining room will be decked out in sugar pine , custom brass chandeliers and dark reclaimed redwood, as designed by Studio Terpeluk, the same San Francisco outfit responsible for popular restaurants such as Liholiho Yacht Club. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 June 2021",
      "Last year\u2019s wildfires destroyed a sugar pine seed orchard in Klamath National Forest and another one on Oregon Bureau of Land Management land. \u2014 Jesse Klein, Wired , 6 Apr. 2021",
      "Located in the Martis Camp development, it is filled with jeffrey and sugar pine trees. \u2014 Nancy Keates, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2020",
      "The species of replanted trees are Douglas fir, cedar, sugar pine and Western white pine. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 Oct. 2020",
      "The walls use horizontal planks of salvaged sugar pine with a bit of space between each board. \u2014 John King, SFChronicle.com , 3 Aug. 2020",
      "Over the generations, the family cut down sugar pine , white fir, red fir and other trees to make framing lumber for houses and other products. \u2014 Paul Rogers, The Mercury News , 17 Sep. 2019"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Be prepared to get muddy on this scramble through the sugar bush , following sap from tree to sugar house. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "There will also be tours of the sugar bush , snacks and refreshments. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "March 21, Maple Syrup Saturday, Gordon Bubolz Nature Preserve, Appleton: Enjoy a pancake breakfast, hikes in the sugar bush and hands-on activities. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Feb. 2020",
      "See tree tapping demonstrations, tour sugar bushes and enjoy food and entertainment at the Phelps School from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m April 7. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 Apr. 2018",
      "As the sap flows, the 42nd annual Maple Sugar Days will feature walks to the sugar bush and an old-time sugarin\u2019 camp, from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 24-25, at Wehr Nature Center, 9701 W. College Ave., Franklin. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Mar. 2018",
      "Maple Valley Farm: Pancake breakfast later in the month, and tours of the Fulton family sugar bush and sap house noon-5 p.m. Saturday, March 10, Sunday, March 11 and 2-4 p.m. Saturday, March 24. \u2014 Debbi Snook, cleveland.com , 7 Mar. 2018",
      "Pancake breakfast, sugar bush and sugar shack guided tours, maple samples, pioneer demonstrations and more. \u2014 Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati.com , 26 Feb. 2018",
      "Following an indoor presentation, participants will drive to the Bailly Chellberg parking lot and walk to the site of the sugar bush where the research is taking place. \u2014 Post-Tribune , 21 Feb. 2018"
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      "With so many sugar orchards laying in ruins, many Vermont farmers had no choice but to get out of farming. \u2014 Stephen Long, Smithsonian , 12 Oct. 2017"
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      "Mad Mod Cuff in collaboration with Alice Cicolini for the Mad Mod Collection with a sugarloaf cut citrine stone and hand-painted enamel set in sterling silver with a touch of 14K gold. \u2014 Beth Bernstein, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "Just offshore, on the park\u2019s namesake island that looks like a sugarloaf , is a small colony of about 40 Humboldt penguins prowling the coast in search of food. \u2014 Mark Johanson, chicagotribune.com , 8 Oct. 2019",
      "Just offshore, on the park\u2019s namesake island that looks like a sugarloaf , is a small colony of about 40 Humboldt penguins prowling the coast in search of food. \u2014 Mark Johanson, chicagotribune.com , 8 Oct. 2019",
      "Just offshore, on the park\u2019s namesake island that looks like a sugarloaf , is a small colony of about 40 Humboldt penguins prowling the coast in search of food. \u2014 Mark Johanson, chicagotribune.com , 8 Oct. 2019",
      "Just offshore, on the park\u2019s namesake island that looks like a sugarloaf , is a small colony of about 40 Humboldt penguins prowling the coast in search of food. \u2014 Mark Johanson, chicagotribune.com , 8 Oct. 2019",
      "Just offshore, on the park\u2019s namesake island that looks like a sugarloaf , is a small colony of about 40 Humboldt penguins prowling the coast in search of food. \u2014 Mark Johanson, chicagotribune.com , 8 Oct. 2019",
      "Just offshore, on the park\u2019s namesake island that looks like a sugarloaf , is a small colony of about 40 Humboldt penguins prowling the coast in search of food. \u2014 Mark Johanson, chicagotribune.com , 8 Oct. 2019",
      "Just offshore, on the park\u2019s namesake island that looks like a sugarloaf , is a small colony of about 40 Humboldt penguins prowling the coast in search of food. \u2014 Mark Johanson, chicagotribune.com , 8 Oct. 2019"
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      "It's made with the Jamaican Superfruit Blend (bilberry, orange, sugar cane, lemon, sugar maple , plus hyaluronic acid) to brighten, hydrate, and smooth skin all at once. \u2014 ELLE , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The continent's iconic sugar maple trees \u2014 revered for their sap and fall colors \u2014 can\u2019t escape the changing climate. \u2014 Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
      "Her newest effort, Kennessee, is a blend of Kentucky and Tennessee bourbons that was finished by submerging toasted sugar maple wood spirals in the liquid to impart some extra flavor, and is bottled at 110.7 proof. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The product is a mixture of Tennessee and Kentucky bourbon finished with toasted sugar maple wood. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Seedlings will include red maple, sugar maple , Douglas-fir and more, according to a press release. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Other nicknames include the sugar moon \u2013 named after the sap of sugar maple trees \u2013 and the wind strong moon, named for the windy weather that often occurs this time of year, according to AccuWeather. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Europeans continued the tradition, and today Wisconsin produces the fourth most maple syrup of any state in the country \u2014 300,000 gallons in 2021 \u2014 with the sugar maple serving as the official state tree. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "The result is a rare blend of hardwoods, such as red oak, sugar maple , and yellow birch, and coniferous species such as red spruce, white pine, and eastern hemlock \u2013 32 varieties in all. \u2014 Moira Donovan, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 Feb. 2022"
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      "Your holiday dreams revolve less around sugarplums and more around that first, perfect cup of life-giving coffee \u2014 now, imagine a machine (the DeLonghi Eletta espresso maker) that grinds your beans fresh, froths your milk and makes the espresso. \u2014 Cindy Dampier, chicagotribune.com , 7 Nov. 2019",
      "With the whirlwind season winding down and a new year on the horizon, there\u2019s no such thing as too much self-care. Eggnog, candy canes, sugarplums , and gingerbread . . \u2014 Vogue , 12 Nov. 2018",
      "But forget sugarplums and fairies\u2014kids these days long for much more sophisticated treats. \u2014 Anny Choi, Vogue , 9 Nov. 2018",
      "But forget sugarplums and fairies\u2014kids these days long for much more sophisticated treats. \u2014 Anny Choi, Vogue , 9 Nov. 2018",
      "But forget sugarplums and fairies\u2014kids these days long for much more sophisticated treats. \u2014 Anny Choi, Vogue , 9 Nov. 2018",
      "But forget sugarplums and fairies\u2014kids these days long for much more sophisticated treats. \u2014 Anny Choi, Vogue , 9 Nov. 2018",
      "With the whirlwind season winding down and a new year on the horizon, there\u2019s no such thing as too much self-care. Eggnog, candy canes, sugarplums , and gingerbread . . \u2014 Vogue , 12 Nov. 2018",
      "But forget sugarplums and fairies\u2014kids these days long for much more sophisticated treats. \u2014 Anny Choi, Vogue , 9 Nov. 2018"
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    "first_known_use":{
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      "Half the patients were given the medication and the other half received a sugar pill .",
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      "Half the patients will receive ruxolitinib, while the other half will receive a sugar pill and supportive care, including ventilation and intravenous fluids. \u2014 Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 June 2020",
      "In the strictest sense, a placebo would be nothing more than a sugar pill , as this allows scientists to determine whether the treatment under study is actively helping people. \u2014 Olivia Goldhill, Quartz , 28 Mar. 2020",
      "At first the health minister, Agn\u00e8s Buzyn, seemed to accept the case that patients who pop sugar pills might cut down on antibiotics and other pharmacology, which the French notoriously overconsume. \u2014 The Economist , 18 July 2019",
      "At best, counterfeit medications aren\u2019t what they are supposed to be, like sugar pills . \u2014 Sumathi Reddy, WSJ , 8 Oct. 2018",
      "More broadly, the placebo trial, in which some patients receive a sugar pill or solution, is ill-suited to many situations. \u2014 Kate Bachelder Odell, WSJ , 24 Aug. 2018",
      "Over the years, taking a sugar pill , receiving a sham injection, or even just visiting a doctor has been shown to reduce pain, lower blood pressure, and relieve depression. \u2014 Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics , 25 June 2018",
      "Birth control taken continuously, meaning no sugar pills during your period, can really make your hormones haywire. \u2014 Sarah Hosseini, Good Housekeeping , 12 Mar. 2016",
      "Screenings of the classic 1931 version of Dracula included nurses in the theater and a dose of \u2018nerve tonic\u2019 ( sugar pills ) before the film, Clepper writes in a paper for Film History. \u2014 Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian , 31 Oct. 2017"
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