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"wire":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a line of wire for conducting electric current \u2014 compare cord sense 3b":[],
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": a system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show":[],
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": a thread or rod of such material":[],
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": at the finish line":[],
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": at the last moment":[],
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": fencing or a fence of usually barbed wire":[],
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": from start to finish":[
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"led the race wire to wire"
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],
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": hidden influences controlling the action of a person or organization":[],
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": metal in the form of a usually very flexible thread or slender rod":[],
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": something (such as a thin plant stem) that is wirelike":[],
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": telegram , cablegram":[],
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": the final decisive moment (as of a contest)":[
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"the negotiations came down to the wire"
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],
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": the finish line of a race":[],
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": the meshwork of parallel or woven wire on which the wet web of paper forms":[],
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": to connect by or as if by a wire":[],
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": to predispose, determine, or establish genetically or innately":[
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"controversy over the extent to which human violence is wired biologically"
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],
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": to provide with wire : use wire on for a specific purpose":[],
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": to send a telegraphic message":[],
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": to send or send word to by telegraph":[],
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": wirehair":[],
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": wirework":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The flowers were bound together with thin wire .",
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"There was a wire sticking out of the chair.",
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"A telephone wire had fallen on the road during the storm.",
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"A short black wire connects the computer's monitor to its keyboard.",
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"The undercover officer wore a wire to her meeting with the drug dealer.",
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"Verb",
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"The house will be wired next week.",
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"My room is wired for cable.",
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"The microphone is wired to the speaker.",
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"You can wire the generator to a car battery.",
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"Her jaw was wired shut after the accident.",
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"She wired the money home to Canada.",
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"Can you wire me $300",
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"When you get in to town, wire me.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Material from wire reports was included in this report. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
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"Investigators believe the Acura left the roadway, struck a guy wire , a fence, and finally the home. \u2014 John Spink, ajc , 30 June 2022",
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"There\u2019s the ballfield just north of Batesville, Indiana, with the chicken- wire backstop and the nuns buried nearby. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star , 30 June 2022",
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"Want a 1962 Series 1 in 2023 Pertroixx Blue with brogue Nappa leather and wire wheels",
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"When neurons in the bulb fire, the array would pick up the signal and transmit that firing data through a thin wire to a computer that can be attached to the dog\u2019s harness or collar, where the signals are processed. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
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"In one scene, Lizzie rather tenderly buttons her father\u2019s shirt over the microphone wire . \u2014 Mary Norris, The New Yorker , 30 June 2022",
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"The current de facto image of a wire coat hanger with a line through it \u2014 referencing illicit abortions performed with household objects \u2014 is not going to be enough in this new world. \u2014 Monica Hesse, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
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"Usually, a wire is a safe place for the animals to relax because the electrical current traveling through it is too small to shock the bird. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Only a scammer would ask you to send them cryptocurrency, give them the numbers on a gift card or wire them money. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"The tale began on April 8, when an official in Abu mistakenly asked a local bank to wire Mr. Taguchi 46.3 million yen, or about $358,000, said Atsushi Nohara, a town official. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
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"The new Tin Roof Fort Lauderdale will employ 50-70 full-time staffers, including a stable of sound engineers to wire the music stage for nightly music acts. \u2014 Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
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"The shop is one of several downtown that offers overseas workers a way to wire money back home. \u2014 Jennifer Pemberton, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"In fact, the 24-year-old has been working on restoring a 1969 Ford SUV and chronicled the project on her TikTok account @syds_garage, sharing videos of everything from rebuilding the back axel to wire brushing rust. \u2014 Jordi Lippe-mcgraw, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"If all is in order, Garcia said, the buyer will wire the remaining down payment and the escrow officer will close the deal by telling the title company to record the deed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"Indian exporters hope the mechanism could release money they are owed by Russian clients, who cannot wire cash internationally because of the Swift restrictions. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"Those construction management firms traditionally don\u2019t get paid to excavate the sites, pour the foundations, erect the walls, wire the buildings or install the plumbing for school projects in Connecticut. \u2014 Andrew Brown, courant.com , 12 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English *wiren (in past participle y-wyred ), derivative of wyr, wire wire entry 1":"Verb",
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"Middle English wir, wyre, going back to Old English w\u012br, going back to Germanic *w\u012bra-, whence Middle Low German wire \"flexible metal, filigree,\" Old Norse v\u00edr-, in v\u00edravirki \"filigree work,\" and (with presumed lowering of \u012b to \u0113 2 before r ) Old High German wiara, wiera \"fine gold, ornament of gold filigree,\" going back to a nominal derivative with a suffix -r- from Indo-European *u\u032fei\u032fH- \"plait, wrap,\" whence Latin vie\u014d, vi\u0113re \"to plait, weave,\" Old Church Slavic poviti \"to wrap up, bind,\" Lithuanian v\u00fdti \"to twist,\" and probably to Sanskrit vyayati \"(it) covers, envelops,\" v\u012bta- \"covered, hidden\"":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u012b(-\u0259)r",
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"\u02c8w\u012b(\u0259)r",
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"\u02c8w\u012br"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cable",
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"cord",
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"lace",
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"lacing",
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"line",
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"rope",
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"string"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004844",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"wirl":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a stunted or puny creature":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0259rl"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134827",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wirr":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": growl":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"imitative":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180942",
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"type":[
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"noun or verb"
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]
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},
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"wirra":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"wirra, wirra, me sweet colleen, lying in her cold grave!"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1825, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"oh wirra , from Irish a Mhuire , literally, Mary!":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wir-\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"alack",
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"alas",
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"ay",
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"woe"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021033",
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"type":[
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"interjection"
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]
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},
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"wirrah":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an Australian spotted food fish ( Acanthistius serratus ) of the family Serranidae":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from native name in Australia":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wir\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012817",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wirricow":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of wirricow variant of worricow"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0259r\u0259\u0307\u02cck\u00fc"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-111638",
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"type":[]
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},
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"wiry":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": being lean, supple, and vigorous : sinewy":[
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"the wiry figure of a long-distance runner",
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"\u2014 Phoenix Flame"
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],
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": made of wire":[],
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": produced by or suggestive of the vibration of wire":[
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"the violinist \u2026 often let his tone go nasal and wiry",
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"\u2014 D. J. Henahan"
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],
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": resembling wire especially in form and flexibility":[
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"the wiry coat of the Irish terrier",
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"wiry stems"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a man with long, wiry arms",
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"She was lean and wiry from years of working out.",
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"He has dark, wiry hair.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"You Hui, a wiry retiree who worked in public relations, skipped that technique on his way out, opting instead to clamber directly over the top of a different section of fencing. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2022",
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"Lacrosse is a game of very specific roles, and Barnwell, 6 feet, and 175 pounds, wiry and fast, takes on an unglamorous task and has been teaching it to the young players who will return. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 28 May 2022",
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"Damian was nice-looking\u2014with wiry dark hair and wide-apart brown eyes flecked with gold\u2014but characterless to the point of oddity. \u2014 Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"Tommy is a wiry , bespectacled 24-year-old, whereas Ray, 20, is stocky and gregarious, a bit of a smartass. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
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"That led to a three-hole playoff at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., between Thomas and Zalatoris, two wiry Americans who nuke golf balls despite their slight frames. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
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"There was Alex, 34, a tall, blond boxing trainer; Andrei Kolupailo, 47, a towering businessman; and Oleksi Shapoval, 33, a wiry construction worker. \u2014 Sudarsan Raghavan, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022",
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"There was Alex, 34, a tall, blonde boxing trainer, Andrei Kolupailo, 47, a towering businessman, and Oleksi Shapoval, 33, a wiry construction worker. \u2014 Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
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"Deputies threw the wiry 53-year-old to the floor and handcuffed him. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u012br-\u0113",
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"\u02c8w\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231734",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wire gauge":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a gauge especially for measuring the diameter of wire or the thickness of sheet metal":[],
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": any of various systems consisting of a series of standard sizes used in describing the diameter of wire or the thickness of sheet metal":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"These cords should be heavy-duty and of a thick enough wire gauge to handle the current flowing through them; the cord's packaging will tell you what electrical load it's rated to supply. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 6 Aug. 2021",
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"The second thing to consider in selecting an extension cord is wire gauge . \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 24 Oct. 2019",
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"Available in a variety of sizes and wire gauges for any dog, the collapsible wire kennel offers a sense of security for your dog at night. \u2014 The Editors, Outdoor Life , 8 Aug. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165740"
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},
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"wire gauze":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a gauzelike wire cloth":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1842, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172438"
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},
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"wire glass":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": glass with wire netting embedded in it during manufacture to reduce the probability of its shattering when cracked by shock or by heat":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193333"
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},
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"wire grass":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": any of various grasses or rushes having wiry culms or leaves: such as":[],
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": a Eurasian slender-stemmed meadow grass ( Poa compressa ) widely naturalized in the U.S. and Canada":[],
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": any of several coarse grasses (genus Aristida ) with a 3-awned lemma that grow extensively in open dry, sandy, or sterile areas especially of the southeastern and south-central U.S.":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Across flat and empty fields of wire grass , the developers paved suburban streets and called them Old Waverly Court and Rolling Greene Drive. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1751, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200028"
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},
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"wire grub":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": wireworm":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230643"
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},
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"wire transfer":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a transfer of funds (as from one bank account to another) by electronic or formerly by telegraphic means":[
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"\u2026 has steadily built alliances with financial-service providers \u2026 enabling it to offer services such as bargain-priced money orders and wire transfers .",
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"\u2014 Wendy Zellner"
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]
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},
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1878, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000213"
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},
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"wire-toothed leather":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": leather set or studded with wire teeth and used especially for covering the cylinders of carding machines":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
||
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000543"
|
||
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},
|
||
|
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"wiretapper":{
|
||
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"noun"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"definitions":{
|
||
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": one that taps telephone or telegraph wires or signals":[]
|
||
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},
|
||
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8w\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u02ccta-p\u0259r"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
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|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
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|
"But Johnson held back some details, notably anything about the wiretapping, including the wiretapper 's name. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 3 Dec. 2019",
|
||
|
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"Even with the session key, wiretappers would still need to collect a full copy of the encrypted call, which can be a significant challenge. \u2014 Russell Brandom, The Verge , 20 Aug. 2018",
|
||
|
|
"Even with the session key, wiretappers would still need to collect a full copy of the encrypted call, which can be a significant challenge. \u2014 Russell Brandom, The Verge , 20 Aug. 2018",
|
||
|
|
"Rather, as Walter Murch, the film\u2019s sound editor (and crucial collaborator), points out, Coppola chose to focus the entire film on what in a standard thriller would be a minor character, the wiretapper , some guy who drops off the tapes and leaves. \u2014 Jonathan Kirshner, Slate Magazine , 22 June 2017",
|
||
|
|
"Northwest Dance Network SAT Dance lesson, 7:30 p.m., dance to music with The Wiretappers , 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Leif Erikson Lodge, 2245 N.W. 57th St., Seattle; $10-$15 (206-781-1238 or nwdance.net). \u2014 Madeline Mckenzie, The Seattle Times , 4 May 2017",
|
||
|
|
"No, the first single from Calexico\u2019s newest effort Carried to Dust, out September 2 from Quarterstick Records, is more interested in codebreakers, wiretappers , airplane graveyards and other postmodern metaphors. \u2014 Scott Thill, WIRED , 15 Aug. 2008",
|
||
|
|
"Not surprising, then, that tech-minded people would have a connection with the NSA, the nation's largest agency of defense and anti-terrorism codebreakers and wiretappers . \u2014 Jennifer Peebles, ajc , 6 June 2017"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1891, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000646"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"wire gun":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": wire-wound gun":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005152"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"wires":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": metal in the form of a usually very flexible thread or slender rod":[],
|
||
|
|
": a thread or rod of such material":[],
|
||
|
|
": wirework":[],
|
||
|
|
": the meshwork of parallel or woven wire on which the wet web of paper forms":[],
|
||
|
|
": something (such as a thin plant stem) that is wirelike":[],
|
||
|
|
": a system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show":[],
|
||
|
|
": hidden influences controlling the action of a person or organization":[],
|
||
|
|
": a line of wire for conducting electric current \u2014 compare cord sense 3b":[],
|
||
|
|
": telegram , cablegram":[],
|
||
|
|
": fencing or a fence of usually barbed wire":[],
|
||
|
|
": the finish line of a race":[],
|
||
|
|
": the final decisive moment (as of a contest)":[
|
||
|
|
"the negotiations came down to the wire"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": wirehair":[],
|
||
|
|
": at the finish line":[],
|
||
|
|
": at the last moment":[],
|
||
|
|
": from start to finish":[
|
||
|
|
"led the race wire to wire"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": to provide with wire : use wire on for a specific purpose":[],
|
||
|
|
": to send or send word to by telegraph":[],
|
||
|
|
": to connect by or as if by a wire":[],
|
||
|
|
": to predispose, determine, or establish genetically or innately":[
|
||
|
|
"controversy over the extent to which human violence is wired biologically"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
": to send a telegraphic message":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8w\u012br",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8w\u012b(\u0259)r",
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8w\u012b(-\u0259)r"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cable",
|
||
|
|
"cord",
|
||
|
|
"lace",
|
||
|
|
"lacing",
|
||
|
|
"line",
|
||
|
|
"rope",
|
||
|
|
"string"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"The flowers were bound together with thin wire .",
|
||
|
|
"There was a wire sticking out of the chair.",
|
||
|
|
"A telephone wire had fallen on the road during the storm.",
|
||
|
|
"A short black wire connects the computer's monitor to its keyboard.",
|
||
|
|
"The undercover officer wore a wire to her meeting with the drug dealer.",
|
||
|
|
"Verb",
|
||
|
|
"The house will be wired next week.",
|
||
|
|
"My room is wired for cable.",
|
||
|
|
"The microphone is wired to the speaker.",
|
||
|
|
"You can wire the generator to a car battery.",
|
||
|
|
"Her jaw was wired shut after the accident.",
|
||
|
|
"She wired the money home to Canada.",
|
||
|
|
"Can you wire me $300",
|
||
|
|
"When you get in to town, wire me.",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
|
"Material from wire reports was included in this report. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Investigators believe the Acura left the roadway, struck a guy wire , a fence, and finally the home. \u2014 John Spink, ajc , 30 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"There\u2019s the ballfield just north of Batesville, Indiana, with the chicken- wire backstop and the nuns buried nearby. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star , 30 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Want a 1962 Series 1 in 2023 Pertroixx Blue with brogue Nappa leather and wire wheels",
|
||
|
|
"When neurons in the bulb fire, the array would pick up the signal and transmit that firing data through a thin wire to a computer that can be attached to the dog\u2019s harness or collar, where the signals are processed. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In one scene, Lizzie rather tenderly buttons her father\u2019s shirt over the microphone wire . \u2014 Mary Norris, The New Yorker , 30 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The current de facto image of a wire coat hanger with a line through it \u2014 referencing illicit abortions performed with household objects \u2014 is not going to be enough in this new world. \u2014 Monica Hesse, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Usually, a wire is a safe place for the animals to relax because the electrical current traveling through it is too small to shock the bird. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"Only a scammer would ask you to send them cryptocurrency, give them the numbers on a gift card or wire them money. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The tale began on April 8, when an official in Abu mistakenly asked a local bank to wire Mr. Taguchi 46.3 million yen, or about $358,000, said Atsushi Nohara, a town official. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The new Tin Roof Fort Lauderdale will employ 50-70 full-time staffers, including a stable of sound engineers to wire the music stage for nightly music acts. \u2014 Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The shop is one of several downtown that offers overseas workers a way to wire money back home. \u2014 Jennifer Pemberton, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In fact, the 24-year-old has been working on restoring a 1969 Ford SUV and chronicled the project on her TikTok account @syds_garage, sharing videos of everything from rebuilding the back axel to wire brushing rust. \u2014 Jordi Lippe-mcgraw, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"If all is in order, Garcia said, the buyer will wire the remaining down payment and the escrow officer will close the deal by telling the title company to record the deed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Indian exporters hope the mechanism could release money they are owed by Russian clients, who cannot wire cash internationally because of the Swift restrictions. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Those construction management firms traditionally don\u2019t get paid to excavate the sites, pour the foundations, erect the walls, wire the buildings or install the plumbing for school projects in Connecticut. \u2014 Andrew Brown, courant.com , 12 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Middle English wir, wyre, going back to Old English w\u012br, going back to Germanic *w\u012bra-, whence Middle Low German wire \"flexible metal, filigree,\" Old Norse v\u00edr-, in v\u00edravirki \"filigree work,\" and (with presumed lowering of \u012b to \u0113 2 before r ) Old High German wiara, wiera \"fine gold, ornament of gold filigree,\" going back to a nominal derivative with a suffix -r- from Indo-European *u\u032fei\u032fH- \"plait, wrap,\" whence Latin vie\u014d, vi\u0113re \"to plait, weave,\" Old Church Slavic poviti \"to wrap up, bind,\" Lithuanian v\u00fdti \"to twist,\" and probably to Sanskrit vyayati \"(it) covers, envelops,\" v\u012bta- \"covered, hidden\"":"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"Middle English *wiren (in past participle y-wyred ), derivative of wyr, wire wire entry 1":"Verb"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020210"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"wireworm":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": any of the slender hard-coated larvae of various click beetles that include some destructive especially to plant roots":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8w\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u02ccw\u0259rm"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1771, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-024509"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"wire-wound gun":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a gun in the construction of which an inner tube either entire or in segments is wound with wire under tension to insure greater soundness and uniformity of resistance and in which hoops and jackets are sometimes shrunk on the tube over the wire \u2014 compare damascus barrel":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032155"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"wire twist":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a combination of welded and twisted wires used in making the barrels of some shotguns":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-034500"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"wire recorder":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a magnetic recorder using a thin wire as the recording medium":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The machine used a 45-rpm record player for the announcements and a wire recorder to tape messages for playback. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Apr. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"An uncle introduced him to the wire recorder , starting him on a hobby that would become a profession. \u2014 Neil Genzlinger, BostonGlobe.com , 9 July 2019",
|
||
|
|
"An uncle introduced him to the wire recorder , starting him on a hobby that would become a profession. \u2014 Neil Genzlinger, BostonGlobe.com , 9 July 2019",
|
||
|
|
"An uncle introduced him to the wire recorder , starting him on a hobby that would become a profession. \u2014 Neil Genzlinger, BostonGlobe.com , 9 July 2019",
|
||
|
|
"An uncle introduced him to the wire recorder , starting him on a hobby that would become a profession. \u2014 Neil Genzlinger, BostonGlobe.com , 9 July 2019",
|
||
|
|
"An uncle introduced him to the wire recorder , starting him on a hobby that would become a profession. \u2014 Neil Genzlinger, BostonGlobe.com , 9 July 2019",
|
||
|
|
"An uncle introduced him to the wire recorder , starting him on a hobby that would become a profession. \u2014 Neil Genzlinger, BostonGlobe.com , 9 July 2019",
|
||
|
|
"An uncle introduced him to the wire recorder , starting him on a hobby that would become a profession. \u2014 Neil Genzlinger, BostonGlobe.com , 9 July 2019"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1934, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-043557"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"wire netting":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a wire cloth coarser than wire gauze":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"The framework of the car is made of wood, on which wire netting is tacked. \u2014 Scientific American , 18 June 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Then the modeler begins operations with palette and trowel, daubing the wire netting with the plastic material. \u2014 Scientific American , 18 June 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Next to what was the house is an orchard enclosed in wire netting to protect the harvest from fruit-loving creatures. \u2014 National Geographic , 17 Jan. 2020"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1769, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050552"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"wire rope":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
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"definitions":{
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": a rope formed wholly or chiefly of wires":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The 54-year-old driver of the Rogue continued north before hitting a wire rope guardrail along the media near Exit 14, police said. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant , 23 May 2022",
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"Other artifacts that will help archaeologists further identify and date the shipwreck include ceramic dinnerware, glass bottles, stoneware jugs, an anchor, wire rope rigging, a windlass, and a ship's bell, reported NOAA. \u2014 Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle , 30 July 2019",
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"John Paul owns Morse-Starrett, a Meridian company that manufactures wire rope cutters and has operated in Idaho since 1986. \u2014 John Sowell, idahostatesman , 14 May 2018",
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"An unknown suspect cut the wire rope with plastic covering and combination lock and stole building materials. \u2014 Houston Chronicle , 30 Apr. 2018",
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"Each individual light was zip-tied onto the rebar and wire rope structures. \u2014 Allison Bagley, Houston Chronicle , 13 Dec. 2017"
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"1832, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051619"
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"wireworker":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": one that makes things (as cables) from wire":[]
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"wire entry 1 + worker":""
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-052057"
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},
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"wire room":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a room or establishment where bookmaking is carried on under cover of legitimate business":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"so called from its being provided with apparatus for the receipt of race results by wire":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-065531"
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},
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"wirelike":{
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||
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": metal in the form of a usually very flexible thread or slender rod":[],
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||
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": a thread or rod of such material":[],
|
||
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": wirework":[],
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||
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": the meshwork of parallel or woven wire on which the wet web of paper forms":[],
|
||
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": something (such as a thin plant stem) that is wirelike":[],
|
||
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": a system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show":[],
|
||
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": hidden influences controlling the action of a person or organization":[],
|
||
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": a line of wire for conducting electric current \u2014 compare cord sense 3b":[],
|
||
|
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": telegram , cablegram":[],
|
||
|
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": fencing or a fence of usually barbed wire":[],
|
||
|
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": the finish line of a race":[],
|
||
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": the final decisive moment (as of a contest)":[
|
||
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"the negotiations came down to the wire"
|
||
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],
|
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": wirehair":[],
|
||
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": at the finish line":[],
|
||
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": at the last moment":[],
|
||
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": from start to finish":[
|
||
|
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"led the race wire to wire"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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": to provide with wire : use wire on for a specific purpose":[],
|
||
|
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": to send or send word to by telegraph":[],
|
||
|
|
": to connect by or as if by a wire":[],
|
||
|
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": to predispose, determine, or establish genetically or innately":[
|
||
|
|
"controversy over the extent to which human violence is wired biologically"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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": to send a telegraphic message":[]
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
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"\u02c8w\u012br",
|
||
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"\u02c8w\u012b(\u0259)r",
|
||
|
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"\u02c8w\u012b(-\u0259)r"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"synonyms":[
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||
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"cable",
|
||
|
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"cord",
|
||
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"lace",
|
||
|
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"lacing",
|
||
|
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"line",
|
||
|
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"rope",
|
||
|
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"string"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
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"examples":[
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||
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"Noun",
|
||
|
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"The flowers were bound together with thin wire .",
|
||
|
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"There was a wire sticking out of the chair.",
|
||
|
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"A telephone wire had fallen on the road during the storm.",
|
||
|
|
"A short black wire connects the computer's monitor to its keyboard.",
|
||
|
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"The undercover officer wore a wire to her meeting with the drug dealer.",
|
||
|
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"Verb",
|
||
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"The house will be wired next week.",
|
||
|
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"My room is wired for cable.",
|
||
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"The microphone is wired to the speaker.",
|
||
|
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"You can wire the generator to a car battery.",
|
||
|
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"Her jaw was wired shut after the accident.",
|
||
|
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"She wired the money home to Canada.",
|
||
|
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"Can you wire me $300",
|
||
|
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"When you get in to town, wire me.",
|
||
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
||
|
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"Material from wire reports was included in this report. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Investigators believe the Acura left the roadway, struck a guy wire , a fence, and finally the home. \u2014 John Spink, ajc , 30 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"There\u2019s the ballfield just north of Batesville, Indiana, with the chicken- wire backstop and the nuns buried nearby. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star , 30 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"Want a 1962 Series 1 in 2023 Pertroixx Blue with brogue Nappa leather and wire wheels",
|
||
|
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"When neurons in the bulb fire, the array would pick up the signal and transmit that firing data through a thin wire to a computer that can be attached to the dog\u2019s harness or collar, where the signals are processed. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In one scene, Lizzie rather tenderly buttons her father\u2019s shirt over the microphone wire . \u2014 Mary Norris, The New Yorker , 30 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The current de facto image of a wire coat hanger with a line through it \u2014 referencing illicit abortions performed with household objects \u2014 is not going to be enough in this new world. \u2014 Monica Hesse, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Usually, a wire is a safe place for the animals to relax because the electrical current traveling through it is too small to shock the bird. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
||
|
|
"Only a scammer would ask you to send them cryptocurrency, give them the numbers on a gift card or wire them money. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The tale began on April 8, when an official in Abu mistakenly asked a local bank to wire Mr. Taguchi 46.3 million yen, or about $358,000, said Atsushi Nohara, a town official. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The new Tin Roof Fort Lauderdale will employ 50-70 full-time staffers, including a stable of sound engineers to wire the music stage for nightly music acts. \u2014 Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The shop is one of several downtown that offers overseas workers a way to wire money back home. \u2014 Jennifer Pemberton, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"In fact, the 24-year-old has been working on restoring a 1969 Ford SUV and chronicled the project on her TikTok account @syds_garage, sharing videos of everything from rebuilding the back axel to wire brushing rust. \u2014 Jordi Lippe-mcgraw, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"If all is in order, Garcia said, the buyer will wire the remaining down payment and the escrow officer will close the deal by telling the title company to record the deed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Indian exporters hope the mechanism could release money they are owed by Russian clients, who cannot wire cash internationally because of the Swift restrictions. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Those construction management firms traditionally don\u2019t get paid to excavate the sites, pour the foundations, erect the walls, wire the buildings or install the plumbing for school projects in Connecticut. \u2014 Andrew Brown, courant.com , 12 Mar. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Middle English wir, wyre, going back to Old English w\u012br, going back to Germanic *w\u012bra-, whence Middle Low German wire \"flexible metal, filigree,\" Old Norse v\u00edr-, in v\u00edravirki \"filigree work,\" and (with presumed lowering of \u012b to \u0113 2 before r ) Old High German wiara, wiera \"fine gold, ornament of gold filigree,\" going back to a nominal derivative with a suffix -r- from Indo-European *u\u032fei\u032fH- \"plait, wrap,\" whence Latin vie\u014d, vi\u0113re \"to plait, weave,\" Old Church Slavic poviti \"to wrap up, bind,\" Lithuanian v\u00fdti \"to twist,\" and probably to Sanskrit vyayati \"(it) covers, envelops,\" v\u012bta- \"covered, hidden\"":"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"Middle English *wiren (in past participle y-wyred ), derivative of wyr, wire wire entry 1":"Verb"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
||
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-080443"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"wire vine":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": wire plant":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092251"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"wirephoto":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a photograph transmitted by electrical signals over telephone wires":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8w\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u02c8f\u014d-(\u02cc)t\u014d"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"from Wirephoto , a trademark":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1935, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-094657"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"wire nail":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-110534"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"wiring":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": the act of providing or using wire":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8w\u012b(-\u0259)r-i\u014b"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"All the wiring in the house needs to be replaced.",
|
||
|
|
"He fixed the radio's wiring .",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Allinder was one of two deputies recognized last year with the Myers-McBee award for their dismantling of a theft ring that stole over $600,000 of wiring from AT&T towers. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 6 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The software that connects the multiple systems and keeps everything running and charging is so complex that several miles of wiring reside in the car. \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 8 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Comprised typically of more than a mile of wiring , these are not bought off the shelf but rather tailored made for specific cars. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Lastly, GAF Energy moved much of the wiring on top of the roof rather than burying it beneath the shingles. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Under the stage, with the petals down, was a tangled metal underbrush of supports, hydraulic equipment, and electric wiring . \u2014 Mick Stevens, The New Yorker , 12 Aug. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Mechanical equipment and electrical and computer wiring were destroyed, along with a catalog of damage done to the adjacent girls\u2019 school, Ursuline Academy. \u2014 Michelle Krupa, CNN , 1 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"But the app currently requires special equipment and ethernet wiring instead of wifi, which may deter a makeshift musical on Clubhouse. \u2014 Bill Hochberg, Forbes , 1 Mar. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Autism is an often-misunderstood and stigmatized condition of the brain\u2019s wiring . \u2014 Ronit Molko, Forbes , 19 May 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-110702"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"wire fraud":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": fraud committed using a means of electronic communication (such as a telephone or computer)":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"He was charged with wire fraud .",
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Sean O\u2019Donovan, 54, was indicted on two counts of honest services wire fraud and one count of bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Czernek, 71, pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of honest-services wire fraud and agreed to cooperate against Fazio, who owns Bulldog, and Giannini, who is a longtime employee. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Diogenes, who according to authorities has 34 convictions on his record, pleaded guilty in December to wire fraud and assault of a federal officer. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Badolato also pleaded guilty on Thursday to wire fraud and faces up to 414 years in prison. \u2014 Shayna Jacobs, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Juli Mazi, the woman at the center of that scheme, pleaded guilty on April 6 to wire fraud and making false statements related to healthcare. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Mazi accepted a plea agreement in February and admitted to wire fraud and making false statements related to health care matters, authorities said in early April. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"An ex-convict charged with murder in the slaying of a Mobile man pleaded guilty Wednesday to wire fraud for defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Mu\u00f1oz, 56, who retired in 2019, pleaded guilty last year to wire fraud and money laundering. \u2014 Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com , 4 Feb. 2022"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112232"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"wire agency":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": wire service":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112911"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"wire fox terrier":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": any of a breed of fox terriers having a dense wiry chiefly white coat":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"This is the 14th time that a wire fox terrier has won Best in Show, more than any other breed. \u2014 Cnn Editorial Research, CNN , 14 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The other dogs that made the final round were Hound category -- Bourbon, a whippet; Toy -- Bono, a Havanese; Herding -- Conrad, a Shetland sheepdog, Sporting -- Daniel, a golden retriever; Terrier -- Vinny, a wire fox terrier . \u2014 Steve Almasy, CNN , 11 Feb. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Last year's winner was a wire fox terrier named King, continuing a tradition that dates to the competition's early years: Terriers have now claimed the top spot 47 times, the most of any breed. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2020",
|
||
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"Bono the Havanese, Wilma the boxer, Conrad the Shetland sheepdog, and Vinny the wire fox terrier also made the final grouping. \u2014 Ben Walker, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Feb. 2020",
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"Bono the Havanese, Wilma the boxer, Conrad the Shetland sheepdog, and Vinny the wire fox terrier also made the final grouping. \u2014 CBS News , 12 Feb. 2020"
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"At least one of the participants chose to talk on a cellular phone\u2014proving, perhaps, that many Americans are not aware of how leaky wireless telephones can be.",
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"Next Generation 911 is a wireless telephone service that allows dispatchers to receive emergency communications by text message and information, like video and photographs. \u2014 Jeannie Roberts, Arkansas Online , 26 June 2022",
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"Earn 6 points per dollar at U.S. gas stations, on U.S. wireless telephone services, U.S. shipping purchases, U.S. restaurants, flights booked with airlines or through AmexTravel.com and car rentals booked direct. \u2014 Holly Johnson, CNN Underscored , 26 Mar. 2021",
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"Three days later, Milleson registered a fraudulent internet domain to deceive others to believe it was associated with a wireless telephone provider, in order to steal login credentials, prosecutors said. \u2014 Justin Fenton, baltimoresun.com , 19 Oct. 2021",
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"The ship stayed within 11 miles of the Danish coast, and stayed in touch with the company through a Danish 4G wireless telephone network. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Oct. 2021",
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"Other categories that scored a 73 in customer satisfaction include the U.S. Postal Service, wireless telephone services, the health-insurance industry and internet social media, all of which drew their fair share of groans. \u2014 Kate Silver, chicagotribune.com , 7 May 2018",
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"Between 2013 and 2016 overall consumer prices in America rose by 4.5%; prices for wireless telephone services decreased by 8%. \u2014 The Economist , 5 May 2018"
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"definitions":{
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"definitions":{
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": walking on wires especially by acrobats":[]
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"\u02c8w\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u02ccw\u0259rk"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For these scenes wirework was a severe challenge, because if my coordination with the crew slightly went off, the movements started to look awkward. \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
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||
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"South Boston\u2019s foundry, a rehabbed 19th-century wireworks , originally the Alger Iron Works, specializing in cast-iron ordnance, built by inventor and metallurgist Cyrus Alger and site of the first gun ever rifled in America. \u2014 Francine Maroukian, Popular Mechanics , 28 Dec. 2018",
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"To provide convincing simulations of zero gravity, Kubrick encouraged high-risk wirework stunts above a concrete floor. \u2014 Geoffrey O\u2019brien, WSJ , 12 Apr. 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-125640"
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"definitions":{
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": a cash or parcel railway having wire tracks":[],
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": wire ropeway":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-141936"
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"type":[
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||
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],
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"definitions":{
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": knotgrass sense 1":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144816"
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},
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"wire side":{
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||
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"type":[
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||
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],
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||
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"definitions":{
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||
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": the side of the sheet in contact with the mold during manufacture":[],
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": the side of the sheet in contact with the wire during manufacture":[
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||
|
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"\u2014 compare felt side"
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||
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||
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||
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||
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||
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-150809"
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||
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},
|
||
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||
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"type":[
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||
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||
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],
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||
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"definitions":{
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||
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": a ropeway using a wire cable":[]
|
||
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||
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||
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||
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|
||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
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"examples":[],
|
||
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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||
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"first_known_use":{},
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153701"
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||
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},
|
||
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"wirehair":{
|
||
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"noun"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"definitions":{
|
||
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": a wirehaired dog or cat":[]
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8w\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u02ccher"
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||
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],
|
||
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||
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||
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||
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||
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||
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"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
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},
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-154813"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
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"wire rod":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
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|
||
|
|
],
|
||
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"definitions":{
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||
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": a metal rod from which wire is drawn":[]
|
||
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|
||
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||
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||
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|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-165308"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"wire wool":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": long threads of metal that are wound together to form a rough pad which is used for cleaning and polishing things":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170300"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"wire rush":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
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|
||
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|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180626"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"wireless telegraphy":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": telegraphy carried on by radio waves and without connecting wires":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"His main rival in this area was Guglielmo Marconi, who was giving radio demonstrations and developing wireless telegraphy . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 30 Aug. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"One Japanese Communications Officer Changed the World Forever In the run-up to World War II, wireless telegraphy was the most effective and efficient way for far-away nations to communicate. \u2014 Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics , 7 Dec. 2018",
|
||
|
|
"Columbus may have been daring to cross an ocean four centuries before the invention of wireless telegraphy , but his ideas about conquering land and people were reprehensible and immoral. \u2014 Julie Scelfo, Glamour , 9 Oct. 2017"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1898, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183854"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"wire reducer":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": a heavy curved wire used in the seed cups of grain drills to cut down the rate of planting of small seeds":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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|
||
|
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|
||
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|
||
|
|
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|
||
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|
||
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191728"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"wire-pull":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"intransitive verb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": to pull wires":[
|
||
|
|
"knows how to wire-pull and intrigue",
|
||
|
|
"\u2014 P. L. Ford"
|
||
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]
|
||
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},
|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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|
||
|
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||
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
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"back-formation from wire-puller":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222831"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"wire-puller":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": one who uses secret or underhanded means to influence the acts of a person or organization":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u02c8w\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u02ccpu\u0307-l\u0259r"
|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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|
||
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1825, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223755"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"wire silver":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": native silver in the form of wires or threads":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
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|
||
|
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|
||
|
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|
||
|
|
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|
||
|
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|
||
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
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|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-231157"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"wired (a little) too tight/tightly":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
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"idiom"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": too nervous or too energetic":[
|
||
|
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"She's a nice girl but she's wired (a little) too tight/tightly ."
|
||
|
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]
|
||
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||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000851"
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