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"When she gets nervous she paces back and forth.",
"He was pacing and muttering to himself.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"However, in the past 30 years, that rate has increased to 1.57 inches per year, a pace not seen in 5,500 years. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"What some had worried about heading into Wednesday\u2019s interest-rate decision was that the Fed would have to raise interest rates at an even more aggressive pace to tamp down inflation. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"This relentless pace rewards passive consumption, not active interaction with individual creators. \u2014 Cal Newport, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022",
"Expressionistic movement is certainly not needed as a pace -changing mechanism, since O\u2019Connor\u2019s script provides so much variety. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"All in all, there really is little to choose here between two excellent teams, each trained, and equipped, to push the pace . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"Corporate bankruptcy filings in May were down from last year\u2019s pace , according to data from S&P. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"And since Suga brought it up, RM felt free to expound on the apparent upcoming break following the group\u2019s relentless pace since forming in 2013. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
"While most expect inflation to continue rising, spending hasn't slowed at the same pace , a possible after-effect of the pandemic's isolation. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Billy O\u2019Neil scored the overtime winner to pace the third-seeded Warriors (20-1) to a semifinal win against the No. 2 Skippers at Shepherd Hill in Dudley. \u2014 Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"Ayaylah Daley scored 6 points to pace the Purple Dragons to a 12-6 win over the Pink Flamingos. \u2014 Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Instead, Mulvaney solicited the help of a few teammates to pace him to a 5K personal best of 15:49 at a local track in the neighborhood of Red Hook where, fittingly, the vibe is always rather post-apocalyptic. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 20 Mar. 2020",
"Last year\u2019s festival had a reservation system in an effort to pace attendance due to COVID-19 public health protocols. \u2014 Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"The Titans\u2019 sack leader the last three seasons, Landry in 2021 posted a career-high 12 to pace a dominant Tennessee pass rush. \u2014 Ben Arthur, USA TODAY , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Shaina Pellington and Bendu Yeaney each had 14 points to pace Arizona (12-2, 2-2). \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Even 30 minutes at a conservative estimate would pace out to 15.8 points, enough to satisfy this prop. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 9 May 2022",
"The Twins pace the AL Central with a 9-8 record, while the Tigers are tied with the Chicago White Sox for last place at 6-10 overall. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"Latin, ablative of pac-, pax peace, permission \u2014 more at pact":"Preposition",
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"\u02c8p\u00e4-(\u02cc)ch\u0101",
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": an automobile that leads the field of competitors through a pace lap but does not participate in the race":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Garner was a race car enthusiast, an Indianapolis 500 pace car driver and producer and star of the 1966 movie Grand Prix. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 13 June 2022",
"Actor Ryan Phillippe, a Delaware native, is the pace car driver. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 1 May 2022",
"According to Gigi, her father attended at least 40 Indy 500s and drove the pace car there three times, usually wearing his beloved Heuer Carrera. \u2014 Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The same arms that have produced 679 home runs will be used to man the steering wheel of a Toyota Camry TRD pace car . \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Then, with the track still untested before the Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum set to run Sunday, the great grandson of NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. climbed behind the wheel of a pace car . \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Slow down and hold your position behind the pace car . \u2014 CNN , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Slugger Albert Pujols drove the pace car , while Los Angeles Rams left tackle Andrew Whitworth was joined in his Grand Marshal duties by Matthew Stafford. \u2014 Fox News , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Otherwise, both Ineos and Nike broke several key IAAF record-eligibility rules, primarily by having a pace car that led pacing teams that reduced the air resistance on Kipchoge\u2019s body, speeding along at 13.14 mph. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 15 Oct. 2019"
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"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a lap of an auto racecourse by the entire field of competitors before the start of a race to allow the engines to warm up and to permit a flying start":[]
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"Due to the timing of his team\u2019s entry, Aitken was given the honor of starting on the outside of the front row and got a good jump on the final pace lap to swing down the track and clear of pole-sitter Lewis Strang to lead the first four laps. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 3 Oct. 2020",
"The last chance to appreciate Jimmie Johnson leading the field at the Daytona 500 may come during the pace laps . \u2014 Dan Gelston, BostonGlobe.com , 15 Feb. 2020",
"In May, Florine was running a quick-but-not-record- pace lap when a small piece of gear popped on the 22nd pitch. \u2014 Matt Skenazy, Outside Online , 4 June 2018",
"Mark Reuss was driving when the Corvette spun and crashed during a pace lap just before the race's scheduled start time. \u2014 Tribune Wire Reports, chicagotribune.com , 4 June 2018"
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"has long been regarded as a pacemaker in home electronics",
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"Last Tuesday, the lieutenant governor underwent an operation to install a pacemaker with a defibrillator. \u2014 Sophie Reardon, CBS News , 22 May 2022",
"Fetterman underwent a procedure Tuesday to implant a pacemaker and defibrillator. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 18 May 2022",
"The king, 86, underwent gallbladder surgery in 2020 and had the battery of his heart pacemaker replaced in March. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 9 May 2022",
"Donald Crigler said his heart function in 2014 decreased to 10% \u2014 so doctors gave him a pacemaker . \u2014 Fox News , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The researchers formed a ball of cardiac cells to act as a pacemaker and made a bridge of cells that connected the cardiac cells to the flank muscles. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 14 Feb. 2022",
"The top women, who were expected to take off at 2:17 pace, opted not to run with the pacemaker , which slowed down the entire field. \u2014 Johanna Gretschel, Outside Online , 10 May 2019",
"The electrodes can remain in place for life, but the pacemaker needs to be replaced every nine years. \u2014 Tasnim Ahmed, CNN , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Some blood banks want people to wait for a period of time after the pacemaker is placed, perhaps because of the very unlikely event of a blood infection. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 26 Nov. 2021"
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"a highly competitive industry in which any company that isn't a pacer quickly becomes a belly-up also-ran",
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"And before Martin, only one high school athlete did it without the help of a pacer . \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 17 May 2022",
"In fact, Hazen prefers to run without a pacer and did so at Western, a formula that clearly works for him. \u2014 Amanda Loudin, Outside Online , 9 July 2019",
"Our pacer witnessed some of our lowest points of tears, pain and discouragement. \u2014 Danielle Snyder, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2019",
"Acting like a pacer , the treadmill helps her maintain rhythm and stay focused during solo sessions. \u2014 Outside Online , 1 Feb. 2021",
"An experimental cardiac pacer that used nuclear energy in 1970. \u2014 Becky Yerak, WSJ , 17 Jan. 2022",
"With the race underway, Linden settled in along side her pacer , Charlie Lawson. \u2014 Luke Webster, Outside Online , 14 Apr. 2021",
"Matt Scherer, a former Oregon Ducks track athlete who went on to become a professional runner and pacer , died this week. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Both Brown and Mitchell say being a pacer is rewarding. \u2014 Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press , 17 Oct. 2021"
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"Noun",
"We walked at a leisurely pace along the shore.",
"The pace of the story was slow.",
"His new album is selling at a blistering pace .",
"Verb",
"When she gets nervous she paces back and forth.",
"He was pacing and muttering to himself.",
"She paced the other runners for the first half of the race.",
"Advertisements are paced so that they are shown more often during peak sales seasons.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"However, in the past 30 years, that rate has increased to 1.57 inches per year, a pace not seen in 5,500 years. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"What some had worried about heading into Wednesday\u2019s interest-rate decision was that the Fed would have to raise interest rates at an even more aggressive pace to tamp down inflation. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"This relentless pace rewards passive consumption, not active interaction with individual creators. \u2014 Cal Newport, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022",
"Expressionistic movement is certainly not needed as a pace -changing mechanism, since O\u2019Connor\u2019s script provides so much variety. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"All in all, there really is little to choose here between two excellent teams, each trained, and equipped, to push the pace . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"Corporate bankruptcy filings in May were down from last year\u2019s pace , according to data from S&P. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"And since Suga brought it up, RM felt free to expound on the apparent upcoming break following the group\u2019s relentless pace since forming in 2013. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
"While most expect inflation to continue rising, spending hasn't slowed at the same pace , a possible after-effect of the pandemic's isolation. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Billy O\u2019Neil scored the overtime winner to pace the third-seeded Warriors (20-1) to a semifinal win against the No. 2 Skippers at Shepherd Hill in Dudley. \u2014 Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"Ayaylah Daley scored 6 points to pace the Purple Dragons to a 12-6 win over the Pink Flamingos. \u2014 Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Instead, Mulvaney solicited the help of a few teammates to pace him to a 5K personal best of 15:49 at a local track in the neighborhood of Red Hook where, fittingly, the vibe is always rather post-apocalyptic. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 20 Mar. 2020",
"Last year\u2019s festival had a reservation system in an effort to pace attendance due to COVID-19 public health protocols. \u2014 Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"The Titans\u2019 sack leader the last three seasons, Landry in 2021 posted a career-high 12 to pace a dominant Tennessee pass rush. \u2014 Ben Arthur, USA TODAY , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Shaina Pellington and Bendu Yeaney each had 14 points to pace Arizona (12-2, 2-2). \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Even 30 minutes at a conservative estimate would pace out to 15.8 points, enough to satisfy this prop. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 9 May 2022",
"The Twins pace the AL Central with a 9-8 record, while the Tigers are tied with the Chicago White Sox for last place at 6-10 overall. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"a company that has been a pacesetter in its field for offering health care benefits to employees",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mears didn't seem to mind being known as a pacesetter . \u2014 Mike Feinsilber And Calvin Woodward, USA TODAY , 5 Mar. 2022",
"North Texas is the pacesetter as far as teams with losing records appearing in bowls. \u2014 Tom Layberger, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
"The senior point guard is the pacesetter and playmaker for the Wildcats. \u2014 Adam Baum, The Enquirer , 21 Dec. 2021",
"And straggler companies missed out on 34% of its potential revenue, or $3.4 billion, compared to the pacesetter , the research found. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 10 Dec. 2021",
"China is the global pacesetter among large nations in creating a digital version of its currency. \u2014 James T. Areddy, WSJ , 19 Oct. 2021",
"In winning Saturday, Saez and Essential Quality wore down pacesetter Hot Rod Charlie, ridden by Prat, to get to the winner's circle. \u2014 Tom Canavan, ajc , 6 June 2021",
"In winning Saturday, Saez and Essential Quality wore down pacesetter Hot Rod Charlie, ridden by Prat, to get to the winner's circle. \u2014 Tom Canavan, ajc , 6 June 2021",
"Pitchers are being inspected for foreign substances, spin rates have sharply plummeted, and pacesetter Gerrit Cole, among others, have hit a couple of bumps along the way. \u2014 Tony Blengino, Forbes , 6 July 2021"
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"\u02ccpa-ki-\u02c8d\u0259r-m\u0259-t\u0259s",
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"callous",
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"desensitized",
"hard",
"hard-boiled",
"hard-hearted",
"heartless",
"indurate",
"inhuman",
"inhumane",
"insensate",
"insensitive",
"ironhearted",
"merciless",
"obdurate",
"pitiless",
"remorseless",
"ruthless",
"slash-and-burn",
"soulless",
"stony",
"stoney",
"stonyhearted",
"take-no-prisoners",
"thick-skinned",
"uncharitable",
"unfeeling",
"unmerciful",
"unsparing",
"unsympathetic"
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"adjective"
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": any of a genus ( Pachysandra ) of perennial evergreen plants of the box family often used as a ground cover":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Be careful not to confuse mountain spurge with similar-looking Japanese pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis), which is invasive. \u2014 Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Late spring and early summer are the most common times to find active blight on pachysandra . \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 17 July 2021",
"Could the aggressive pachysandra account for my Mugo pine appearing to dry out",
"Divide the 42 square feet of the bed by the 0.45 square feet each plant will fill to calculate the number of plants to purchase, for a total of 93 pachysandra plants. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 9 May 2021",
"Remove weeds and debris and replace plants known to provide cover, including English ivy, periwinkle, pachysandra and hosta. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 1 Dec. 2019",
"Other options include planting a shade-tolerant ground cover such as pachysandra or Canadian ginger or installing mulch under the trees where grass is not growing. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 10 July 2018",
"Allegheny pachysandra , for example, is a four season actor in the garden with quirky spring flowers and attractive mottled leaves that deer don\u2019t touch. \u2014 Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com , 26 Apr. 2018",
"Other ground covers for shade include Japanese pachysandra or periwinkles. \u2014 Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman , 28 Feb. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1914, in the meaning defined above":""
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"New Latin, irregular from Greek pachys + New Latin -andrus -androus":""
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"\u02ccpa-ki-\u02c8san-dr\u0259"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133726",
"type":[
"noun"
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"as a pacific gesture, we invited our feuding neighbors to our backyard barbecue",
"a pacific nation that has managed to remain neutral even during times of world conflict",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The earthquake occurred along the Aleutian Trench, part of Pacific Ring of Fire, with experts predicting that the aftereffects of the quake may soon be felt in Hawaii, the U.S. pacific territory of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 July 2021",
"Anne has fomented violence in C\u00e9cile\u2019s pacific nature. \u2014 Rachel Cusk, The New Yorker , 21 Aug. 2019",
"This pacific picture, though, is soon replaced by far more disturbing, recurrent images of perilously small boats filled with frantically shouting, gesturing men, women and children seeking asylum. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 12 Oct. 2017",
"Most Rohingyas have remained remarkably pacific in the face of extraordinary provocation. \u2014 The Economist , 31 Aug. 2017",
"In short, the play begins in a tempestuous way and concludes in a manner that is more pacific or, in this particular geographic case, Mediterranean. \u2014 Mike Giuliano, Howard County Times , 23 June 2017"
],
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"circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"Middle English pacifique , from Latin pacificus , from pac-, pax peace + -i- + -ficus -fic \u2014 more at pact":""
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"p\u0259-\u02c8si-fik"
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"placating",
"placatory",
"propitiatory"
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"type":[
"adjective",
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": pacific":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Late Latin pacificalis , from Latin pacificus + -alis -al":""
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"-f\u0259\u0307k\u0259l"
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"type":[
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": an attitude or policy of nonresistance":[
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In interviews with mainstream outlets such as Vox and The New Yorker, Malm contends that climate activists should give up their dogmatic attachment to pacifism and start to destroy the machines that actually produce carbon. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"Some of that sentiment is rooted in pacifism , partly conditioned by Italy's closeness to the Vatican, as well as in a strain of anti-Americanism derived from U.S.-led wars on foreign soil. \u2014 Colleen Barry, ajc , 9 May 2022",
"How Cohen finds his way through this personal impasse is an intriguing, parable-like tale of a pacifism -leaning troubadour who rediscovers his purpose in the Sinai desert during the Yom Kippur War of 1973. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Germany increased its defense budget despite a long stance of pacifism after World War II. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC news , 9 May 2022",
"The polls say sending heavy weapons to Ukraine also enjoys support with a German public shaken (for now) out of its traditional pacifism by Mr. Putin\u2019s invasion. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Despite Germany\u2019s participation in armed operations in Afghanistan, Africa and elsewhere, the Social Democrats have a long tradition of pacifism and maintaining friendly relations with Russia. \u2014 Bojan Pancevski, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Three women are overseeing Germany\u2019s response to the war in Ukraine, which is a major foreign policy shift for the country after decades of post-World War II pacifism . \u2014 Rachel Lobdell, Fortune , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Ono\u2019s pacifism has never been flown in for the occasion, like a tearful Oscar\u2019s speech. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French pacifisme , from pacifique pacific":""
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"\u02c8pa-s\u0259-\u02ccfi-z\u0259m"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032852",
"type":[
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"hawkish",
"martial",
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": an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes":[
"\u2026 the attack inflamed the American public and turned isolationists and pacifists into gung-ho patriots hot for revenge.",
"\u2014 Evan Thomas",
"Not every woman will or should be a pacifist ; and to advance in the Senate and into the White House, women will have to convince the voters that they're prepared to go to war.",
"\u2014 Wendy Kaminer"
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"the newspaper's editorial board has clearly staked out a pacifist position on the current conflict",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"During World War I, peace activists wrote and performed pacifist versions of the song, which triggered a media backlash that presaged cancel culture. \u2014 Colin Woodard, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"In November of 1972, Kennedy asked to meet with Hume, a pacifist politician trying to emulate his hero, Martin Luther King Jr., as Northern Ireland was experiencing what would be the worst violence in more than 30 years of The Troubles. \u2014 Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"However, there\u2019s resistance within the country to any move away from Japan\u2019s pacifist stance. \u2014 Emiko Jozuka, CNN , 21 May 2022",
"The great danger was, and remains, that the pacifist wings of all three parties in the coalition government\u2014Mr. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
"At the same time, a strong pacifist strain influenced West German politics. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
"In a country that has harbored deeply pacifist beliefs since the end of World War II, pollsters say a majority of Germans agree with the chancellor. \u2014 Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Now, Nord Stream 2 is indefinitely suspended, Germany is backing a Russian oil import ban, and Chancellor Olaf Scholz has overruled the pacifist tendencies in his coalition government by spending an extra $113 billion on defense. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 7 May 2022",
"The shipment has raised controversy in Japan, whose pacifist Constitution renounces war. \u2014 Fox News , 19 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1898, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"\u2026 the attack inflamed the American public and turned isolationists and pacifists into gung-ho patriots hot for revenge.",
"\u2014 Evan Thomas",
"Not every woman will or should be a pacifist ; and to advance in the Senate and into the White House, women will have to convince the voters that they're prepared to go to war.",
"\u2014 Wendy Kaminer"
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"Adjective",
"the newspaper's editorial board has clearly staked out a pacifist position on the current conflict",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"During World War I, peace activists wrote and performed pacifist versions of the song, which triggered a media backlash that presaged cancel culture. \u2014 Colin Woodard, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"In November of 1972, Kennedy asked to meet with Hume, a pacifist politician trying to emulate his hero, Martin Luther King Jr., as Northern Ireland was experiencing what would be the worst violence in more than 30 years of The Troubles. \u2014 Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"However, there\u2019s resistance within the country to any move away from Japan\u2019s pacifist stance. \u2014 Emiko Jozuka, CNN , 21 May 2022",
"The great danger was, and remains, that the pacifist wings of all three parties in the coalition government\u2014Mr. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
"At the same time, a strong pacifist strain influenced West German politics. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
"In a country that has harbored deeply pacifist beliefs since the end of World War II, pollsters say a majority of Germans agree with the chancellor. \u2014 Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Now, Nord Stream 2 is indefinitely suspended, Germany is backing a Russian oil import ban, and Chancellor Olaf Scholz has overruled the pacifist tendencies in his coalition government by spending an extra $113 billion on defense. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 7 May 2022",
"The shipment has raised controversy in Japan, whose pacifist Constitution renounces war. \u2014 Fox News , 19 Apr. 2022"
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": to reduce to a submissive state : subdue":[
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": to restore to a tranquil state : settle":[
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]
},
"examples":[
"She resigned from her position to pacify her accusers.",
"Their efforts to pacify the nation by force failed.",
"trying to pacify a mob of protesters",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both the president and prime minister have held on to their positions, while three other Rajapaksa family members resigned from the Cabinet earlier in April in what appeared an attempt to pacify angry protesters. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Bullying from grown men and grown women to score political points, to pacify constituents whipped up into a frenzy by talk radio jerks and cable TV hatemongers. \u2014 al , 8 Apr. 2022",
"But then they would be left trying to pacify more than 40 million mostly hostile Ukrainians, which would require most of the active-duty military, leaving little for further invasions. \u2014 Benjamin H. Friedman, The Week , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Both the president and prime minister have held on to their positions, while three other Rajapaksa family members resigned from the Cabinet earlier in April in what appeared an attempt to pacify angry protesters. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Both the president and prime minister have held on to their positions, while three other Rajapaksa family members resigned from the Cabinet earlier in April in what appeared an attempt to pacify angry protesters. \u2014 Krishan Francis, ajc , 29 Apr. 2022",
"After Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Germany\u2019s historical willingness to form stable diplomatic and economic links with Russia\u2014rooted partly in a belief that stronger ties with Russia could pacify Putin\u2019s regime\u2014drew intense scrutiny. \u2014 Joe Walsh, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Khan this month unexpectedly cut fuel and electricity prices to pacify public anger, disregarding the IMF agreement. \u2014 Faseeh Mangi, Bloomberg.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"One possibility is to extend the mask mandate further but not too much longer, to pacify the unions but still claim victory on the virus long before people head to the polls in November. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"Middle English pacifien , from Anglo-French pacifier , from Latin pacificare , from pac-, pax peace":""
},
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"\u02c8pa-s\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for pacify pacify , appease , placate , mollify , propitiate , conciliate mean to ease the anger or disturbance of. pacify suggests a soothing or calming. pacified by a sincere apology appease implies quieting insistent demands by making concessions. appease their territorial ambitions placate suggests changing resentment or bitterness to goodwill. a move to placate local opposition mollify implies soothing hurt feelings or rising anger. a speech that mollified the demonstrators propitiate implies averting anger or malevolence especially of a superior being. propitiated his parents by dressing up conciliate suggests ending an estrangement by persuasion, concession, or settling of differences. conciliating the belligerent nations",
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"assuage",
"conciliate",
"disarm",
"gentle",
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"placate",
"propitiate"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110445",
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"adjective",
"verb"
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"pacifying":{
"antonyms":[
"anger",
"enrage",
"incense",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"infuriate",
"ire",
"madden",
"outrage"
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],
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]
},
"examples":[
"She resigned from her position to pacify her accusers.",
"Their efforts to pacify the nation by force failed.",
"trying to pacify a mob of protesters",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both the president and prime minister have held on to their positions, while three other Rajapaksa family members resigned from the Cabinet earlier in April in what appeared an attempt to pacify angry protesters. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Bullying from grown men and grown women to score political points, to pacify constituents whipped up into a frenzy by talk radio jerks and cable TV hatemongers. \u2014 al , 8 Apr. 2022",
"But then they would be left trying to pacify more than 40 million mostly hostile Ukrainians, which would require most of the active-duty military, leaving little for further invasions. \u2014 Benjamin H. Friedman, The Week , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Both the president and prime minister have held on to their positions, while three other Rajapaksa family members resigned from the Cabinet earlier in April in what appeared an attempt to pacify angry protesters. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Both the president and prime minister have held on to their positions, while three other Rajapaksa family members resigned from the Cabinet earlier in April in what appeared an attempt to pacify angry protesters. \u2014 Krishan Francis, ajc , 29 Apr. 2022",
"After Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Germany\u2019s historical willingness to form stable diplomatic and economic links with Russia\u2014rooted partly in a belief that stronger ties with Russia could pacify Putin\u2019s regime\u2014drew intense scrutiny. \u2014 Joe Walsh, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Khan this month unexpectedly cut fuel and electricity prices to pacify public anger, disregarding the IMF agreement. \u2014 Faseeh Mangi, Bloomberg.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"One possibility is to extend the mask mandate further but not too much longer, to pacify the unions but still claim victory on the virus long before people head to the polls in November. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"a storm packing hurricane winds"
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": to become built up or compacted in a layer or mass":[
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": to crowd together":[],
": to fill completely":[
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"pack a joint in a pipe"
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": to go away without ceremony : depart":[
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": to influence the composition of so as to bring about a desired result":[
"pack a jury",
"\"\u2026 packing a court, increasing the number of justices so you can get a desired outcome. \u2026 \"",
"\u2014 Andy Biggs"
],
": to load with a pack":[
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],
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": to make or be capable of making (an impact)":[
"a book that packs a man-sized punch",
"\u2014 C. J. Rolo"
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": to transport on foot or on the back of an animal":[
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": to travel with one's baggage (as by horse)":[],
": to wear or carry as equipment":[
"pack a gun"
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"\u2014 see also court-packing , pack the court":[
"pack a jury",
"\"\u2026 packing a court, increasing the number of justices so you can get a desired outcome. \u2026 \"",
"\u2014 Andy Biggs"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He took a map and a bottle of water out of his pack .",
"hikers carrying heavy packs up a mountain",
"They loaded the packs onto the horses.",
"The entire pack of crayons spilled on the floor.",
"Cigarettes typically come in packs of 20.",
"You'll receive your informational pack upon arrival.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Each refill should last for 45 days on the lowest setting, meaning the four- pack should take you far. \u2014 Lauren Gray, Popular Mechanics , 26 June 2022",
"In addition to bags and takeout boxes, the ban will affect plastic straws, bags, cutlery, stir sticks, and six- pack rings that hold cans and bottles. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"The colors used to paint the fa\u00e7ade of Barolo Chapel are reminiscent of the rainbow selection found in Crayola\u2019s iconic eight- pack of crayons. \u2014 Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 June 2022",
"Some websites are selling EleCare infant formula for more than $100 a can, and one site is selling a six- pack for $628. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Ken sporting six- pack abs, bleach blonde hair and a spray tan. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"For the dad with a sweet tooth, this pack of four mini pies (Oprah approved!) will hit the spot. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 13 June 2022",
"There was also an at-home version of the party with a curated four- pack of beer. \u2014 Bill Jones, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"First, Swedish flat- pack furniture giant IKEA has announced its own turntable. \u2014 Brad Moon, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Ahead of their first scrimmage, Lausanne coaches and players pack into the school\u2019s main gymnasium with air mattresses for a five-night football sleepaway camp. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"Always pack toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and a little soap. \u2014 Outside Online , 21 June 2022",
"Regardless, this very red sauce doesn\u2019t pack a whole lot of tomato flavor. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 June 2022",
"The clips chosen here pack a punch, whether the film in question is an unsurprising choice (Custer of the West, The Searchers) or less obvious. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
"For a truly coordinated self-care experience while traveling, pack Charlotte Tilbury's cult-classic magic cream inside this canvas pouch covered in kisses from the brand. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 16 June 2022",
"This inflatable tube is not only affordable but also stylish, versatile, and easy to pack . \u2014 Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
"The cans are slim and light, and easy to pack for a beach party or a picnic ($8.99 to $12.99 for a 4-pack of 12 oz. cans). \u2014 Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"In our Lab tests, Travelpro bags were easy to pack with a full list of clothing and travel gear and performed well with high durability ratings. \u2014 Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
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"Pricing starts at $54,795 for an LS model, although our favorite is the mid- pack RST trim, which can be fitted with the diesel engine as well as four-wheel drive. \u2014 Nicholas Wallace, Car and Driver , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"Flatlock seams mean no irritation under pack shoulder straps. \u2014 Lisa Jhung, Outside Online , 30 July 2020",
"At Licking Creek near Etna appeared in 1801 a black-eyed young man leading a pack horse loaded with burlap bags. \u2014 cleveland , 30 Dec. 2021",
"It\u2019s specially designed for kids that have grown out of a pack -n-play but aren\u2019t quite ready for a full-sized mattress. \u2014 Korin Miller, Forbes , 8 June 2021",
"It\u2019s specially designed for kids that have grown out of a pack -n-play but aren\u2019t quite ready for a full-sized mattress. \u2014 Korin Miller, Forbes , 8 June 2021",
"The estimates do not include lone, or non- pack associated, wolves. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 June 2021",
"It\u2019s specially designed for kids that have grown out of a pack -n-play but aren\u2019t quite ready for a full-sized mattress. \u2014 Korin Miller, Forbes , 8 June 2021"
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"Of the total committed by the G-7, the U.S. will commit $2.76 billion, which will come from the Ukraine aid package passed by Congress earlier this year, a senior U.S. administration official said. \u2014 Shannon Pettypiece, NBC News , 28 June 2022",
"President Biden will announce a new aid package this week that will include advanced medium- and long-range air defense systems, a top White House official confirmed, noting that Zelensky is eager to shorten a brutal war entering its fifth month. \u2014 Eli Stokolsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"As an on-campus housing option, a student's financial aid package can contribute to the cost of living at Trinity Woods. \u2014 Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
"The American aid package includes $350 million in rapid, off-the-shelf deliveries by the Pentagon and $650 million in other longer-term purchases. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Biden for the new aid package . \u2014 John Leicester And Yuras Karmanau, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
"Reflecting similar sentiments, 57 House Republicans voted against the Ukraine aid package , as did 11 Senate Republicans, including longtime anti-interventionist Rand Paul and upstarts Josh Hawley and Tom Cotton. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 13 June 2022",
"Republicans have argued that the Democratic Biden administration\u2019s policies, including its push to enact a $1.9 trillion pandemic aid package in early 2021, have helped fuel price increases. \u2014 Amara Omeokwe, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"The United States will send Ukraine advanced rocket systems as part of a new $700 million aid package , President Biden announced in an Op-Ed in The New York Times. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
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"Companies package certain types of consumer and commercial debt such as auto and credit-card loans into securities and sell them to investors. \u2014 Kristin Broughton, WSJ , 17 Apr. 2022",
"The Appropriations Committees would package these submissions unchanged, along with the appropriations bills, into a single unified budget bill that would then move to the House floor for debate. \u2014 Adam A. Millsap, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Teen volunteers will package the PJs with a book, then distribute then to the Children\u2019s Center of Medina County. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Each week, the store's staffers package groceries for students who qualify for the Friday Backpack Program because their families need additional food for the weekend. \u2014 Luis Andres Henao, Star Tribune , 5 Mar. 2021",
"Rancho Guejito has now set up its own production chain to slaughter, process and package its beef. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"The proposal to raise the minimum age to a semi-automatic rifle is part of a larger gun control package the House Judiciary Committee is expected to pass Thursday. \u2014 Merdie Nzanga, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
"Pass and package information for both online and in-person participation will be shared closer to the festival, as will detailed health safety and vaccination guidance. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 3 May 2022",
"Details on pass and package information, for both in-person and online viewing, will be announced closer to the festival dates \u2014 and will be accompanied with updated health and safety guidance, including rules for vaccination status. \u2014 Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 May 2022"
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"Investigators strung up crime scene tape in the parking lot between the dollar store and a package store on Wesley Chapel Road after the man was shot around 5 a.m. \u2014 Chelsea Prince, ajc , 7 June 2022",
"My father had only two hours between his early shift at the post office and his night job at a package store . \u2014 Eileen Mcnamara, BostonGlobe.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
"The incident itself began the night of Aug. 12, 2019, when Clark and the man known as Confidential Witness 7 were confronted by Eaddy near a package store on Henry Street and Dixwell Avenue, court records show. \u2014 Zach Murdock, courant.com , 14 Sep. 2021",
"Ravi Patel grew up helping out in his father\u2019s package store , The Grog Shop of Meriden. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 1 Apr. 2021",
"Costco Wholesale opens today in Little Rock, complete with its contentious liquor store, after a Pulaski County Circuit judge refused to close the package store over accusations that state alcohol regulators cut corners to permit it. \u2014 John Lynch, Arkansas Online , 21 July 2021",
"In Massachusetts, the initiative faces opposition from some package store owners, who argue that allowing restaurants to keep selling takeout cocktails could erode their businesses. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2021",
"Instead, the nips would need to be returned by hand to a package store for the consumer to receive the 10-cent deposit back. \u2014 Christopher Keating, courant.com , 31 Mar. 2021",
"The man went to a package store in the town of Summerville and bought two tickets with the same number: 2, 4, 5, 6, 9. \u2014 Rachel Trent, CNN , 27 Mar. 2021"
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"This coffin comes packed with 13 layers of ooey-gooey fun. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
"Instead of ground coffee, though, Beed\u2019s (recyclable) aluminum pods come pre- packed with ground cannabis flower that\u2019s been nitrogen-flushed to stay fresh for 18 months. \u2014 Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The first two products of the collection are the Yummy Skin Glow Serum ($34) and Yummy Skin Serum Foundation ($34), which are both packed with powerhouse hydrators hyaluronic acid and squalane. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 1 Mar. 2022",
"This means state and local crews will be largely unable to pre-treat the roads, and some of those roads may remain packed with snow and ice into the weekend. \u2014 Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Downtown Ottawa remained packed with rigs and cars Monday morning as protesters rallied against Covid-19 mandates and some legislators were set to return to Parliament Hill. \u2014 Paula Newton And Holly Yan, CNN , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Plus, the gorgeous wooden box even comes packed with a mother-of-pearl spoon to ensure every part of your dining experience is up to Goop standards. \u2014 Anna Tingley, Variety , 25 Jan. 2022",
"This welcome new edition of a 1978 original \u2014 in which Hall recalls time spent with some of the biggest poetry-making guns of their day \u2014 is so rich, so packed with ideas and incident, any page reveals gold. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Dec. 2021",
"On bars, Lee is favored to win an individual medal with a routine so packed with skills, viewers shouldn\u2019t blink. \u2014 Angela Vang/st. Paul, Time , 28 July 2021"
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"I got two packets of broccoli seeds to plant this summer.",
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"I received the packet of legal papers today.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Its revenues will get a big boost from a new packet of TV and streaming contracts with CBS Sports, NBC Sports, and ESPN worth $700 million a year, a 70% increase over the previous package. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 18 June 2022",
"The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max is slightly larger than a packet of chewing gum and can either plug directly into one of the TV\u2019s HDMI ports or one of the spare ports on a soundbar. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 8 May 2022",
"The Seattle Seahawks\u2019 starting quarterback is Drew Lock, whom the Denver Broncos tossed into the Russell Wilson trade like an extra packet of honey mustard with an order of chicken nuggets. \u2014 Mike Tanier, New York Times , 1 May 2022",
"Thirteen hours later, and 1,200 miles away, at a Minneapolis convenience store called Cup Foods, George Floyd, forty-four, paid for a packet of cigarettes with a $20 note. \u2014 Gary Younge, The New York Review of Books , 1 Oct. 2020",
"Once your meeting packet is ready, send it over to your board members through email. \u2014 Patrick Coleman, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"The back of your packet should give you a maturity date. \u2014 Juno Demelo, Glamour , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Write a letter summarizing what\u2019s in your packet , and explaining why your claim should be paid. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
"August 1968 Donald Davies at the UK\u2019s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) demonstrates publicly for the first time a prototype packet -switching network. \u2014 Gil Press, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022"
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"Eric Pedersen trained the little mare to duck incoming fire, to carry a packsaddle loaded with shells and to retreat on command. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 8 Sep. 2017"
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"The target was due to be discussed during negotiations for a new post-2020 global biodiversity pact . \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"Later, under a 2017 pact called Minute 323, Mexico and the U.S. agreed to spread smaller water releases over several years. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"Former President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the deal in 2018 and reimposed sanctions in hopes of pushing Iran into a tougher pact . \u2014 Ian Talley, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"Indeed, Friday\u2019s agreement is the first trade pact the WTO has managed to cough up in seven years. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
"But just this week, the US also imposed new restrictions on Iranian oil in an effort to convince Tehran to rejoin a pact limiting its nuclear weapons development. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 17 June 2022",
"Under a pact unveiled recently, FX and its corporate siblings at Disney will televise XFL games between 2023 and 2027. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 16 June 2022",
"Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi conducted a tour of the Pacific islands last month in the hope of securing a sweeping regional trade and security pact , but the island nations were unable to reach a consensus on a deal. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
"Nike had been a big supporter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade pact negotiated under Obama. \u2014 Dan Alexander, Forbes , 11 June 2022"
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"Products like single-use packaging , plastic resins, foamed plastic insulation, bottles and containers, among many others, add to global greenhouse emissions. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 4 July 2022",
"Products like single-use packaging , plastic resins, foamed plastic insulation, bottles, and containers, among many others, add to global greenhouse emissions. \u2014 Aniruddha Ghosal, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 July 2022",
"The law requires that single-use packaging and plastic single-use food serviceware be recyclable or compostable by 2032. \u2014 Rachel Ramirez And Taylor Romine, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"State legislators have approved a sweeping plastic-reduction measure that would dramatically shrink the amount of disposable packaging and food ware that Californians use in their daily lives. \u2014 Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
"And what this means is that the brands themselves, including the packaging , the supply chain, the ingredients, the nutritional information, everything that makes up the product itself, is proprietary and developed by the retailer or wholesaler. \u2014 Errol Schweizer, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"Peter Rawlinson pushing to deliver a product with superior range, efficient packaging and quality that matches high-level luxury brands. \u2014 Laura Burstein, Robb Report , 29 June 2022",
"The chemicals also leach out of products such as carpets, clothing, cookware, cosmetics, dental floss, fast-food wrappers, firefighting foam, food packaging , microwave popcorn bags, paper plates, pizza boxes, rain jackets and ski wax. \u2014 Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
"The Biden administration issued an order this month to phase out single-use plastic products and packaging on public lands by 2032, according to a statement by the Interior Department. \u2014 Adela Suliman, Washington Post , 21 June 2022"
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"Of course, regular racetrackers found nothing unusual about this happening to a pack animal . \u2014 John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times , 10 Dec. 2020",
"Being a pack animal means agreeing to a set of rules or expectations established by the pack leader, i.e. their human family. \u2014 Cathy M. Rosenthal, ExpressNews.com , 28 Aug. 2020",
"The donkeys were also smaller than is expected of pack animals . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 17 Mar. 2020",
"Some towns have been practically cut off, forcing residents to rely on pack animals and occasional passing cars to get to the nearest city. \u2014 Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times , 15 May 2020",
"Analysis also revealed stress on the bones that occurred when the donkeys were alive -- but not the kind of stress typically found in pack animals used for carrying heavy loads. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 17 Mar. 2020",
"The bustling Tang capital was the eastern terminus of the Silk Road trade route, and donkeys were frequently used as pack animals . \u2014 Michael Price, Science | AAAS , 16 Mar. 2020",
"William Taylor, an anthropologist at the University of Colorado, Boulder, who studies human-animal relationships, agrees the donkeys in the tomb were not simple pack animals . \u2014 Michael Price, Science | AAAS , 16 Mar. 2020",
"Image Lurie and his pack animal fall in with members of the United States Camel Corps, and many adventures are had. \u2014 Dwight Garner, New York Times , 9 Aug. 2019"
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"Travelers can also pick up Friend\u2019s Ranch citrus directly from the farm\u2019s packinghouse in Ojai, open on 7 a.m. to noon Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays through May. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"When passing New York\u2019s packinghouse district, for example, the tour bus guide pays homage to Chicago\u2019s Union Stockyards. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
"The Waterloo packinghouse , a sprawling complex amid cornfields on the city\u2019s eastern edge, had twice as many employees as the one in Columbus Junction. \u2014 Michael Grabell, ProPublica , 21 Dec. 2020",
"New energy jobs in Iowa could quadruple in a decade, paying twice as much as the packinghouse . \u2014 Art Cullen, Star Tribune , 29 Jan. 2021",
"Thanks to the jobs at the packinghouse and at other factories, thousands of Black people moved to Waterloo from the South during the Great Migration. \u2014 Bernice Yeung, ProPublica , 21 Dec. 2020",
"Black workers had often been assigned to the dirtiest jobs in the packinghouse . \u2014 Bernice Yeung, ProPublica , 21 Dec. 2020",
"Some workers at the Aberdeen packinghouse contracted COVID-19 and the operation had to reduce production. \u2014 Adam Belz, Star Tribune , 30 Aug. 2020",
"The historic packinghouse was converted into a two-story food hall with about 30 vendors. \u2014 Wendy Fawthrop, Los Angeles Times , 10 Jan. 2020"
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"Some people swear by the folding method of packing \u2014piling their clothing into neat stacks in their suitcase. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 16 June 2022",
"The wheels are not integrated into the bag\u2019s interior compartment, which allows for more packing space. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 7 Nov. 2021",
"Luggage sets under $100 generally possess lightweight construction, which allows for more packing space. \u2014 Kevin Luna, chicagotribune.com , 15 Mar. 2021",
"The case features the best internal design of the bunch \u2014 a simple yet effective system that will keep your stuff organized without overcomplicating things or clogging up valuable packing space. \u2014 Julianne Ross, CNN Underscored , 9 Oct. 2020",
"It's become part of daily life, but many of us fondly remember the times when security lines were faster and luggage- packing was simpler. \u2014 Maureen O'hare, CNN , 6 May 2022",
"In response, many Democratic senators scoffed at the possibility that Congress would embrace Court- packing , but most Senate Democrats have refused to rule it out. \u2014 John Mccormack, National Review , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Court- packing remains a salient issue among voters. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Yet all tend toward a similar conclusion: The court\u2019s legitimacy is in doubt, and extraordinary reactions\u2014even court- packing \u2014are no longer off the table. \u2014 Adam J. White, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"There\u2019s also no place like Amazon when your baby needs some maddeningly specific item, like a particular brand/shape of pacifier or bottle nipple that none of your local stores carry. \u2014 Glamour , 6 June 2022",
"At the same time, rare is the parent that hasn\u2019t, at some point, turned to a phone or iPad as a kind of digital pacifier , something to occupy their child and achieve at least a few moments of peace. \u2014 John Warner, Chicago Tribune , 21 May 2022",
"Down the concourse inside Ohio Stadium, there was a baby sucking on a pacifier and strapped to her father\u2019s chest, wide-eyed at her first spring game. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 16 Apr. 2022",
"This roomy bag includes a changing pad, odor-proof pouch, teething ring, and a dedicated compartment for pacifier , among other baby-friendly touches. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Apr. 2022",
"In the corner of the room, Nasema's new baby is propped up by small pillows on a large round table, sucking on a pacifier . \u2014 Drew F. Lawrence, CNN , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Nearly two decades later, FitzSimons has ditched the harness and pacifier , but his love for the mountain has only deepened. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Feb. 2022",
"In the video, Grace can be seen casually sitting in the grass with her tiny feet crossed while playing with a leaf and sucking on a pacifier . \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The baby\u2019s pacifier , which appears partially covered in blood in photos, was insufficiently analyzed, Richard\u2019s lawyers said. \u2014 Hope Hodge Seck, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Feb. 2022"
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"Both the president and prime minister have held on to their positions, while three other Rajapaksa family members resigned from the Cabinet earlier in April in what appeared an attempt to pacify angry protesters. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Bullying from grown men and grown women to score political points, to pacify constituents whipped up into a frenzy by talk radio jerks and cable TV hatemongers. \u2014 al , 8 Apr. 2022",
"But then they would be left trying to pacify more than 40 million mostly hostile Ukrainians, which would require most of the active-duty military, leaving little for further invasions. \u2014 Benjamin H. Friedman, The Week , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Both the president and prime minister have held on to their positions, while three other Rajapaksa family members resigned from the Cabinet earlier in April in what appeared an attempt to pacify angry protesters. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Both the president and prime minister have held on to their positions, while three other Rajapaksa family members resigned from the Cabinet earlier in April in what appeared an attempt to pacify angry protesters. \u2014 Krishan Francis, ajc , 29 Apr. 2022",
"After Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Germany\u2019s historical willingness to form stable diplomatic and economic links with Russia\u2014rooted partly in a belief that stronger ties with Russia could pacify Putin\u2019s regime\u2014drew intense scrutiny. \u2014 Joe Walsh, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Khan this month unexpectedly cut fuel and electricity prices to pacify public anger, disregarding the IMF agreement. \u2014 Faseeh Mangi, Bloomberg.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"One possibility is to extend the mask mandate further but not too much longer, to pacify the unions but still claim victory on the virus long before people head to the polls in November. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022"
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"Navigator reaches the Arctic Circle via Canada, Greenland, and Iceland (think expanses of pack ice , volcanoes, and geysers). \u2014 Sue Bryant, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
"During the period of study, 11 southeast Greenland bears floated away on pack ice , which is ice that is untethered to shore and able to float away. \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 16 June 2022",
"The Weddell Sea is notoriously icy, a function of a rotating current, or gyre, that keeps much of the pack ice within the sea for years. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Disaster struck in 1915 when the ship became trapped in the pack ice . \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Mar. 2022",
"In early 1915, about 100 miles from the bay, the Endurance became stuck in the Weddell\u2019s drifting pack ice . \u2014 New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Unfortunately, in 1915, the expedition ship became trapped in a dense pack of ice off the Caird coast, drifting for 10 months before it was ultimately crushed in the pack ice . \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 10 Mar. 2022",
"In 1915, the Endurance was trapped by dense pack ice , forcing Shackleton and his crew to make a stunning escape. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Mar. 2022",
"This is the stern of the good ship Endurance, which sank off the coast of Antarctica in 1915 after being crushed by pack ice . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 9 Mar. 2022"
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"What creates pack journalism \u2014then and now\u2014is the simple human reality that no one wants to be wrong. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 12 Mar. 2020",
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"She worked as a packer for a candy company.",
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"Finding a good co- packer who is willing to work with you with regards to a trial run for your product is going to be in your best interest. \u2014 Joel Goldstein, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"FreshCloud Quality Inspection was recently adopted by Starr Ranch Growers, a leading Washington produce grower, packer and shipper. \u2014 Jeff Kart, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Jamie is a chronic over- packer and firm advocate for the window seat. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Marfrig, another Brazilian company, owns most of National Beef Packing, the fourth-largest beef packer in the U.S., which is based in Kansas City, Mo. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Even for those who want a career in nursing, becoming a picker and packer at Amazon carries strong appeal. \u2014 Sarah Varney, The Enquirer , 18 Jan. 2022",
"For the light packer who only really needs a backpack while on the ground, Lojel\u2019s is a true winner. \u2014 Christina Liao, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Tyson is the world\u2019s second-largest meat packer , and America\u2019s largest poultry producer. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, Fortune , 6 Jan. 2022",
"That\u2019s because Wellshire Farms works with Alexander & Hornung as a co- packer . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 14 Dec. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 1811 Charles\u2019s 21-year-old father loaded a white stallion and a packhorse with baskets of Champagne and set off for Moscow, nearly 2,000 miles away. \u2014 Moira Hodgson, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2021",
"The jeep came into being in 1940, born of a need for a new breed of mechanized packhorse that could carry men and messages to the front lines with speed and agility and not necessarily with the benefit of roads. \u2014 Murray Rubenstein, Popular Mechanics , 21 Oct. 2020",
"Foot and packhorse traffic through the pass peaked around A.D. 1000, in the Viking Age, when mobility and trade were at a height in Europe, the researchers write. \u2014 Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American , 16 Apr. 2020",
"The packhorse was Witt\u2014the same kid who was spotted after his team\u2019s state semifinal win in June picking up trash in the dugout. \u2014 Joan Niesen, SI.com , 10 July 2019",
"Ted DeGrazia rode into the Superstition Mountains, a string of packhorses in tow. \u2014 Ron Dungan, azcentral , 16 Jan. 2016",
"Unlike many New Deal projects, the packhorse plan required help from locals. \u2014 Eliza Mcgraw, Smithsonian , 21 June 2017",
"The Department of Justice countersued, producing evidence dating back more than a century showing that the public and the government consistently used the trail for packhorses and hike-ins. \u2014 Monte Reel, Bloomberg.com , 27 Oct. 2017",
"Unlike many New Deal projects, the packhorse plan required help from locals. \u2014 Eliza Mcgraw, Smithsonian , 22 June 2017"
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"The wildlife surrounding the tribe \u2014 the tapirs, hogs, paca . \u2014 Georgina Gustin, NBC News , 19 Dec. 2021"
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"Each refill should last for 45 days on the lowest setting, meaning the four- pack should take you far. \u2014 Lauren Gray, Popular Mechanics , 26 June 2022",
"In addition to bags and takeout boxes, the ban will affect plastic straws, bags, cutlery, stir sticks, and six- pack rings that hold cans and bottles. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"The colors used to paint the fa\u00e7ade of Barolo Chapel are reminiscent of the rainbow selection found in Crayola\u2019s iconic eight- pack of crayons. \u2014 Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 June 2022",
"Some websites are selling EleCare infant formula for more than $100 a can, and one site is selling a six- pack for $628. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Ken sporting six- pack abs, bleach blonde hair and a spray tan. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"For the dad with a sweet tooth, this pack of four mini pies (Oprah approved!) will hit the spot. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 13 June 2022",
"There was also an at-home version of the party with a curated four- pack of beer. \u2014 Bill Jones, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"First, Swedish flat- pack furniture giant IKEA has announced its own turntable. \u2014 Brad Moon, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Ahead of their first scrimmage, Lausanne coaches and players pack into the school\u2019s main gymnasium with air mattresses for a five-night football sleepaway camp. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"Always pack toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and a little soap. \u2014 Outside Online , 21 June 2022",
"Regardless, this very red sauce doesn\u2019t pack a whole lot of tomato flavor. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 June 2022",
"The clips chosen here pack a punch, whether the film in question is an unsurprising choice (Custer of the West, The Searchers) or less obvious. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
"For a truly coordinated self-care experience while traveling, pack Charlotte Tilbury's cult-classic magic cream inside this canvas pouch covered in kisses from the brand. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 16 June 2022",
"This inflatable tube is not only affordable but also stylish, versatile, and easy to pack . \u2014 Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
"The cans are slim and light, and easy to pack for a beach party or a picnic ($8.99 to $12.99 for a 4-pack of 12 oz. cans). \u2014 Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"In our Lab tests, Travelpro bags were easy to pack with a full list of clothing and travel gear and performed well with high durability ratings. \u2014 Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Pricing starts at $54,795 for an LS model, although our favorite is the mid- pack RST trim, which can be fitted with the diesel engine as well as four-wheel drive. \u2014 Nicholas Wallace, Car and Driver , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The result is more pack -style racing, with the drafting in practice looking eerily similar to restrictor-plate traffic jams at Daytona or Talladega. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Flatlock seams mean no irritation under pack shoulder straps. \u2014 Lisa Jhung, Outside Online , 30 July 2020",
"At Licking Creek near Etna appeared in 1801 a black-eyed young man leading a pack horse loaded with burlap bags. \u2014 cleveland , 30 Dec. 2021",
"It\u2019s specially designed for kids that have grown out of a pack -n-play but aren\u2019t quite ready for a full-sized mattress. \u2014 Korin Miller, Forbes , 8 June 2021",
"It\u2019s specially designed for kids that have grown out of a pack -n-play but aren\u2019t quite ready for a full-sized mattress. \u2014 Korin Miller, Forbes , 8 June 2021",
"The estimates do not include lone, or non- pack associated, wolves. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 June 2021",
"It\u2019s specially designed for kids that have grown out of a pack -n-play but aren\u2019t quite ready for a full-sized mattress. \u2014 Korin Miller, Forbes , 8 June 2021"
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"All ingredients are listed right on the package .",
"She ate the whole package of crackers for lunch.",
"The hotel, airfare, and museum fees were all part of our vacation package .",
"The financial aid packages we'll be awarding this year are smaller than we had hoped they would be.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Of the total committed by the G-7, the U.S. will commit $2.76 billion, which will come from the Ukraine aid package passed by Congress earlier this year, a senior U.S. administration official said. \u2014 Shannon Pettypiece, NBC News , 28 June 2022",
"President Biden will announce a new aid package this week that will include advanced medium- and long-range air defense systems, a top White House official confirmed, noting that Zelensky is eager to shorten a brutal war entering its fifth month. \u2014 Eli Stokolsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"As an on-campus housing option, a student's financial aid package can contribute to the cost of living at Trinity Woods. \u2014 Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
"The American aid package includes $350 million in rapid, off-the-shelf deliveries by the Pentagon and $650 million in other longer-term purchases. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Biden for the new aid package . \u2014 John Leicester And Yuras Karmanau, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
"Reflecting similar sentiments, 57 House Republicans voted against the Ukraine aid package , as did 11 Senate Republicans, including longtime anti-interventionist Rand Paul and upstarts Josh Hawley and Tom Cotton. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 13 June 2022",
"Republicans have argued that the Democratic Biden administration\u2019s policies, including its push to enact a $1.9 trillion pandemic aid package in early 2021, have helped fuel price increases. \u2014 Amara Omeokwe, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"The United States will send Ukraine advanced rocket systems as part of a new $700 million aid package , President Biden announced in an Op-Ed in The New York Times. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The group has been able to package memories from that time and sell them back to those people for the past 13 years. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Companies package certain types of consumer and commercial debt such as auto and credit-card loans into securities and sell them to investors. \u2014 Kristin Broughton, WSJ , 17 Apr. 2022",
"The Appropriations Committees would package these submissions unchanged, along with the appropriations bills, into a single unified budget bill that would then move to the House floor for debate. \u2014 Adam A. Millsap, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Teen volunteers will package the PJs with a book, then distribute then to the Children\u2019s Center of Medina County. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Each week, the store's staffers package groceries for students who qualify for the Friday Backpack Program because their families need additional food for the weekend. \u2014 Luis Andres Henao, Star Tribune , 5 Mar. 2021",
"Rancho Guejito has now set up its own production chain to slaughter, process and package its beef. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"The proposal to raise the minimum age to a semi-automatic rifle is part of a larger gun control package the House Judiciary Committee is expected to pass Thursday. \u2014 Merdie Nzanga, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
"Pass and package information for both online and in-person participation will be shared closer to the festival, as will detailed health safety and vaccination guidance. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 3 May 2022"
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"I'm a terrible pack rat . I never throw anything away.",
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"Scientists studying pack rat middens at the City of Rocks National Reserve have determined that the area\u2019s iconic pinyon pine trees first arrived about 2,800 years ago and became prevalent about 700 years ago. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 10 Sep. 2021",
"So what happens when a pack rat ends up with a minimalist? \u2014 Jura Koncius, Washington Post , 16 June 2021",
"Luckily for history\u2019s sake, Glenn was something of a pack rat , saving everything from elementary school drawings to class papers to his post-Mercury notes about space travel \u2014 all of it housed at the John Glenn Archives at Ohio State. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 May 2021",
"The Rat Pack connoisseur confesses to being a bit of a pack rat . \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2021",
"The vibe was more pack rat than Rat Pack, though the Saturn Bar drew celebrities out slumming for a night in New Orleans, and their snapshots were tacked to the wall. \u2014 Ian Mcnulty, NOLA.com , 20 Nov. 2020",
"Joshua trees were once dispersed across landscapes with help from ancient pack rats and elephant-size giant ground sloths, a finding based on the abundance of seeds found in fossilized dung. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2020",
"Wolfram, a digital pack rat , has also recorded many of the brainstorming meetings between himself and his collaborators and is releasing 430 hours or so of videos. \u2014 Steven Levy, Wired , 14 Apr. 2020",
"The pack rat might fill a storage space or overwhelm an attic. \u2014 Jessica Ravitz And Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 2 Mar. 2020"
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"They presented their proposals to the committee as a package deal .",
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"Whether the notion is the Heat need to move on from Kyle Lowry or reset with some type of Jimmy Butler trade, the reality is the two are a package deal , with Kyle signing with the Heat because of Jimmy, and Jimmy pushing for the addition of Kyle. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"Florida will soon have 11 more specialty license plates and one new military tag for those serving during the Cold War traveling about its highways, although nine of them came as a package deal . \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"Depression, stress, and anxiety often come as a package deal . \u2014 Sonya Collins, Fortune , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Magic seems to find allies with future NBA commissioner David Stern and with Julius Irving, but Stern rightly sees Magic and Larry as a package deal for the league\u2019s marketing, while Dr. J is tricking Magic into playing poorly against his own team. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The Hulls, who also were academic state champions, were always a package deal for Stanford. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Essentially, the two players were not necessarily considered a package deal for Green Bay. \u2014 Ryan Wood, USA TODAY , 18 Mar. 2022",
"This is seemingly shaping as a package deal for the Jaguars. \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 27 Jan. 2022",
"This comes in the wake of the New Orleans Saints hiring Matt Rhea, Alabama\u2019s director of sports science, who arrived in Tuscaloosa as a package deal with Ballou in the spring of 2020. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"Unlike my memory of past LXs, the LX 600 F Sport\u2019s steering effort was agreeably light at low speeds, making this parade-day pachyderm easier to park. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
"The Althoff Circus was in town and had arranged a promotional trip for the young pachyderm , who was a minor celebrity in West Germany at the time. \u2014 Marcel Krueger, CNN , 16 May 2022",
"One reason for this reaction is that the bass trombone is the voice of a punchline: No matter how delicately dispatched, its sound is never far removed from that of a baby pachyderm that somehow got into the liquor cabinet. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
"In our hyperpartisan era, the play\u2019s reflections on conformism, groupthink and ideological contagion pack a wallop like a 5,000-pound pachyderm \u2019s stomp. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
"One particularly talented pachyderm , a female called Pawan, could squeak and snort at the same time. \u2014 Karen Hopkin, Scientific American , 20 Oct. 2021",
"The elephant proclaims the joys of sustaining the burden of ancient wisdom, but contemporaries almost immediately cottoned to the way the cheerful pachyderm is showing its hindquarters to the Dominican convent that had commissioned it. \u2014 Ingrid D. Rowland, The New York Review of Books , 27 Apr. 2021",
"Around 20 million years ago there lived a prehistoric pachyderm named Deinotherium with twin, curved tusks curving down from the jaw. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Dec. 2020",
"Dreiser, playing so well the part of the pachyderm , seemed completely undisturbed. \u2014 John Dos Passos, National Review , 28 Sep. 2020"
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"Eventually, the zoot suit ministry of Black Harlem made its way to the West Coast, where it was embraced by young Mexican-American pachuco and pachucas. \u2014 Thal\u00eda Henao, Allure , 3 May 2022"
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": a genus of plant lice (family Psyllidae) containing several forms that produce galls on hackberry":[]
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": a common and important food fish ( Scomber japonicus ) of the Pacific coast of North America closely related to and greatly resembling the common mackerel of the Atlantic":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Gordonstoun\u2019s combination of pacificism and physical discipline would help define him for the rest of his life. \u2014 Time , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Its agenda: justice and charity, pacificism and spreading the wealth. \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 8 July 2016"
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": a herring ( Clupea pallasii ) of the northern Pacific ocean":[]
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"noun"
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"Pacific halibut":{
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": a halibut ( Hippoglossus stenolepsis ) of the northern Pacific ocean":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-042210"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a large black-backed Australian gull ( Gabianus pacificus ) having a black band on the tail at maturity":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-042219"
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"Pacific golden plovers fitted with new, lightweight tracking devices flew nonstop from Oahu to Alaska at 39 mph, covering nearly 3,000 miles in just three days, according to the first study of its kind.",
"\u2014 Dan Nakaso , Honolulu Star-Advertiser , 5 July 2011"
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"1881, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-042223"
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"Pacific godwit":{
"type":[
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": a large godwit ( Limosa lapponica baueri ) distributed from eastern Siberia to Australia and New Zealand":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-042627"
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"Pacific dogwood":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a flowering dogwood ( Cornus nuttallii )":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-043111"
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"Pacific Daylight Time":{
"type":[
"noun"
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": Pacific Time observed during that part of the year when Daylight Saving Time is in effect":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1918, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-043128"
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-043322"
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"definitions":{
"wilderness recreational trail authorized in 1968 and extending 2650 miles (4264 kilometers) along the crests of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges from the border with Mexico through California, Oregon, and Washington to the border with Canada and connecting seven national parks\u2014Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Yosemite, Lassen Volcanic, Crater Lake, Mount Rainier, and North Cascades":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-043431"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": cod entry 3 sense 1b":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-043552"
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"Pacific cedar":{
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"noun"
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": western red cedar sense 2":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-043710"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a bonito that is probably a northerly strain of the Chile bonito but is often treated as a distinct species ( Sarda lineolata )":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-043725"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a blockade by one country of the ports of another without recourse to war":[]
"As inflation soared, Mr. Khiem invoked economic austerity measures and greater pacification efforts. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 July 2021",
"As inflation soared, Mr. Khiem invoked economic austerity measures and greater pacification efforts. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 July 2021",
"As inflation soared, Mr. Khiem invoked economic austerity measures and greater pacification efforts. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 July 2021",
"As inflation soared, Mr. Khiem invoked economic austerity measures and greater pacification efforts. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 July 2021",
"As inflation soared, Mr. Khiem invoked economic austerity measures and greater pacification efforts. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 July 2021",
"As inflation soared, Mr. Khiem invoked economic austerity measures and greater pacification efforts. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 July 2021",
"As inflation soared, Mr. Khiem invoked economic austerity measures and greater pacification efforts. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 July 2021",
"As inflation soared, Mr. Khiem invoked economic austerity measures and greater pacification efforts. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 July 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"verb"
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": to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe":[
"pacify a crying child"
],
": appease , propitiate":[
"tried to pacify the enemy with compromises"
],
": to restore to a tranquil state : settle":[
"made an attempt to pacify the commotion"
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": to reduce to a submissive state : subdue":[
"forces moved in to pacify the country"
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"appease",
"assuage",
"conciliate",
"disarm",
"gentle",
"mollify",
"placate",
"propitiate"
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"incense",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"infuriate",
"ire",
"madden",
"outrage"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for pacify pacify , appease , placate , mollify , propitiate , conciliate mean to ease the anger or disturbance of. pacify suggests a soothing or calming. pacified by a sincere apology appease implies quieting insistent demands by making concessions. appease their territorial ambitions placate suggests changing resentment or bitterness to goodwill. a move to placate local opposition mollify implies soothing hurt feelings or rising anger. a speech that mollified the demonstrators propitiate implies averting anger or malevolence especially of a superior being. propitiated his parents by dressing up conciliate suggests ending an estrangement by persuasion, concession, or settling of differences. conciliating the belligerent nations",
"examples":[
"She resigned from her position to pacify her accusers.",
"Their efforts to pacify the nation by force failed.",
"trying to pacify a mob of protesters",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both the president and prime minister have held on to their positions, while three other Rajapaksa family members resigned from the Cabinet earlier in April in what appeared an attempt to pacify angry protesters. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Bullying from grown men and grown women to score political points, to pacify constituents whipped up into a frenzy by talk radio jerks and cable TV hatemongers. \u2014 al , 8 Apr. 2022",
"But then they would be left trying to pacify more than 40 million mostly hostile Ukrainians, which would require most of the active-duty military, leaving little for further invasions. \u2014 Benjamin H. Friedman, The Week , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Both the president and prime minister have held on to their positions, while three other Rajapaksa family members resigned from the Cabinet earlier in April in what appeared an attempt to pacify angry protesters. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Both the president and prime minister have held on to their positions, while three other Rajapaksa family members resigned from the Cabinet earlier in April in what appeared an attempt to pacify angry protesters. \u2014 Krishan Francis, ajc , 29 Apr. 2022",
"After Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Germany\u2019s historical willingness to form stable diplomatic and economic links with Russia\u2014rooted partly in a belief that stronger ties with Russia could pacify Putin\u2019s regime\u2014drew intense scrutiny. \u2014 Joe Walsh, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Khan this month unexpectedly cut fuel and electricity prices to pacify public anger, disregarding the IMF agreement. \u2014 Faseeh Mangi, Bloomberg.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"One possibility is to extend the mask mandate further but not too much longer, to pacify the unions but still claim victory on the virus long before people head to the polls in November. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English pacifien , from Anglo-French pacifier , from Latin pacificare , from pac-, pax peace":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
