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"a small cross made of goat bone was worn in the Middle Ages as an amulet to ward off evil",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In recent years, climate has joined Critical Race Theory, trans student athletes, and mask-wearing as a potent amulet in the culture war, animating a conservative base. \u2014 Liza Featherstone, The New Republic , 15 June 2022",
"Layer two to three black belts to cinch the base layer at your waist, then add a red cape and, of course, the Eye of Agamotto amulet . \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
"Legends Collide house is set in the 19th century with the three characters all seeking the amulet of Ra. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel , 17 May 2022",
"Lindsay shares intel on the three-way amulet and that Hai and Drea have the other parts. \u2014 Mike Rose, cleveland , 11 May 2022",
"Drea and Maryanne had played their idol and amulet to get it. \u2014 al , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The name of the new earphones comes from the ancient civilization of Romania where ADVAR was the word for a talisman or amulet that was imbued with power and said to be a blessing for those who wore one. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The court declared that the amulet had real value in virtue of the time and effort invested in obtaining it. \u2014 David Chalmers, Wired , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Rayn\u2019s line also features a modernized take on the evil eye amulet , long a symbol of warding off maleficence. \u2014 Malina Saval, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"It amuses me to think of how he looked when I last saw him.",
"a funny story that never fails to amuse",
"He amused himself with a game of solitaire.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Preteens can amuse themselves in the upstairs games room, while teenagers can play pool or watch movies in the media room on the lower level. \u2014 Kathy Orton, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Indulging in the Y2Ks Archive does more than amuse . \u2014 Cassidy George, Vogue , 2 June 2022",
"His success on Twitter arose from his capacity to outrage or amuse a global audience of both enemies and acolytes (Arnold Schwarzenegger and Kim Jong Un, as well as your Trumpist cousin across town). \u2014 Steve Coll, The New Yorker , 5 June 2022",
"There were no cellphones to amuse us back then, and the darkness prevented us from flirting with cute boys in other cars. \u2014 Sarah Lyall, New York Times , 21 May 2022",
"Dustin butts in and tries to rewrite the script, while the rest of the cast try to amuse themselves during their down time. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Venus is hunkered down in your material sector, giving you plenty of pretty things to amuse yourself with. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
"While the focus will be on the on-field battle, for many fans the ads are just as big a part of Super Bowl Sunday, with a stacked lineup of musicians slated to amuse and delight during breaks in the action from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 10 Feb. 2022",
"My efforts to adjust to the lifestyle and customs here often seemed to startle and amuse others. \u2014 Ann Hymes, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Jan. 2022"
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"I'm reading this novel for amusement .",
"Several games were provided for the education and amusement of the children.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For years, Cline has been able to do his artwork full time, creating sculptures for amusement parks, mini-golf courses and private collectors. \u2014 Kelly Kazek | Kkazek@al.com, al , 16 June 2022",
"Five Florida attractions made the top 10 of Tripadvisor\u2019s Travelers\u2019 Choice Best of the Best awards for U.S. amusement parks, but the top slot goes to Dollywood of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"Carlos loves taking his nine-year-old daughter to arcades and amusement parks, enjoys traveling and competing in whatever sport catches his attention in that moment. \u2014 Kara Warner, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"Dreamy beaches aside, the area is also home to many golf courses, excellent restaurants offering the freshest seafood, theaters, amusement parks, and shopping that attracts visitors of all ages. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
"As a child, Ms. Sinha liked to pretend to be a teacher, standing in front of her village classroom with fake eyeglasses and a wooden baton, to fellow students\u2019 great amusement . \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"Indeed, some vowed to leave the site entirely \u2014 much to Huizenga\u2019s amusement . \u2014 Melanie Masonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"But to Miss Manners\u2019 amusement , the gesture has lasted for centuries as a sign of how ridiculous the rich are. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Laughter in response to amusement is a healthy coping mechanism. \u2014 Janet M. Gibson, The Conversation , 23 Nov. 2020"
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"He's one of the most amusing people I know.",
"It was amusing to hear her tell the story.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some students found the sideways motion of crabs to be amusing , which was the inspiration behind the crab robot, Rogers said. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 25 May 2022",
"While Harvey was amusing , this incarnation of a possibly insane guy who sees a tall rabbit is not. \u2014 Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Among the session's more amusing anecdotes: The team nearly signed leases on a series of new, bigger apartments in Madison, Wisconsin, shortly after hiring Kevin Cloud\u2014only to change gears in the middle of the night. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Ad-hoc ideas that for him were amusing , sneakily hostile, and attended by a stubborn indifference to their meaning, if any, aren\u2019t fungible. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
"But few are as amusing or as aromatic as the one P\u00e9rez, Escobar and countless other players \u2014 many of them from Latin America \u2014 engage in on a daily basis: dousing themselves in cologne or perfume before stepping onto the field. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
"Franklin also isn't a particularly good liar, which makes for some uncomfortable and amusing moments as questions begin piling up. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 20 May 2022",
"The junior right-hander is quite joyous and a bit amusing . \u2014 Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune , 19 May 2022",
"Readers may find the details here amusing or irrelevant\u2014or feel impatient for the return of the painting itself. \u2014 Cammy Brothers, WSJ , 13 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Its owner, a unit of Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., earlier tried to donate the restaurant to an amusement park but the plan fell through, the company said in a previous statement. \u2014 Hayley Wong, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
"Some in Vernal have suggested replacing him, instead, with a newer, flashier \u2014 and cheaper \u2014 animatronic dinosaur like the ones at an amusement park . \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"Barney is a trans teen fleeing home and having to reside in a zany amusement park . \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"On Wednesday morning, seven emergency workers struggled to remove what looked like an expended Grad rocket that had lodged in a children\u2019s amusement park , tying the metal to a maintenance truck in an attempt to dislodge it. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Sampson's cousin, Shay Johnson, told Spectrum News 13 at a candlelight on Monday that the teenager was denied entrance from two other rides in the amusement park because of his weight. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 31 Mar. 2022",
"As a boy, Ha-young discovers a murder victim at an amusement park . \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Kardashian and Davidson were recently spotted holding hands on a a roller coaster during a trip with a group of friends to an amusement park . \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Police and officials with the amusement park tell Local 8 there are no signs the ride had malfunctioned. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 17 Aug. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1890, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": siberian tiger":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"first_known_use":{
"1917, in the meaning defined above":""
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": an amusement center having coin-operated games : penny arcade":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Taiwan is now reporting a number of clusters, including cases linked to hostess teahouses in Taipei and an amusement arcade in northeastern Yilan city. \u2014 Julia Hollingsworth, CNN , 17 May 2021",
"But apart from one flight attendant with a history of travel, the source of the new cases, which include workers at tea houses and an amusement arcade , remains unclear. \u2014 Leslie Nguyen-okwu, Quartz , 12 May 2021",
"In a separate incident in the state, nine people were shot dead at an amusement arcade , probably by a drug gang. \u2014 The Economist , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Four people walked into the amusement arcade , asked questions of some patrons and began firing with military-grade weapons, the attorney general's office said in a statement. \u2014 Flora Charner And Ana Cucalon, CNN , 4 Feb. 2020",
"Those who lived through the 1990s may remember the craze of dance games in the amusement arcades . \u2014 Andy Clark, Popular Science , 9 Jan. 2020",
"And because my character, Ginny, lives above a shooting alley within an amusement arcade , there were the fairground lights always coming through the windows. \u2014 Elena Howe, latimes.com , 21 Dec. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
"1901, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"1895, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a graceful shrub ( Acer ginnala ) of eastern Asia used in cultivation and having 3-lobed leaves and yellow paniculate flowers":[]
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"definitions":{
"river over 1500 miles (2400 kilometers) long in central and western Asia flowing from the Pamirs into the Aral Sea":[]
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"The Amur leopard is the northern most of the eight leopard sub-species, and lives only in a small corner of the Far East near the Sino-Russian border.",
"\u2014 Tom Parfitt, Guardian (London) , 2 June 2005",
"Zoo staff began an Amur leopard population management plan last year, in which the zoo will oversee captive breeding in North America for the world's rarest large cat.",
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": a medium-sized tree ( Phellodendron amurense ) of eastern Asia that has pinnate leaves and pale, grayish brown, corky bark and is often grown as an ornamental and shade tree":[]
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"1890, in the meaning defined above":""
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"river about 1780 miles (2865 kilometers) long in eastern Asia formed by junction of the Shilka River and the Argun River, flowing into the Pacific at the northern end of Tatar Strait, and forming part of the boundary between China (Heilongjiang Province) and Russia (Siberia)":[]
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