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": an investment swindle in which some early investors are paid off with money put up by later ones in order to encourage more and bigger risks":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1920, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Charles Ponzi \u20201949 American (Italian-born) swindler":""
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"\u02c8p\u00e4n-z\u0113-",
"\u02c8p\u00e4n-z\u0113-\u02ccsk\u0113m"
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"He pondered the question before he answered.",
"The team pondered their chances of success.",
"We pondered whether we could afford the trip.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Then, China will ponder its options and actions, costs and benefits. \u2014 Rich Karlgaard, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Last Week: Several great actors and also young Ben Affleck ponder The Sum of All Fears. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"There are many variables to ponder here, however, including how awful your cousins really are, and how tolerant the bride, groom and his family are willing or able to be. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"There are many variables to ponder here, however, including how awful your cousins really are, and how tolerant the bride, groom, and his family are willing or able to be. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 8 June 2022",
"There are many variables to ponder here, however, including how awful your cousins really are, and how tolerant the bride, groom, and his family are willing or able to be. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 8 June 2022",
"There are many variables to ponder here, however, including how awful your cousins really are, and how tolerant the bride, groom, and his family are willing or able to be. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"On their late-April Zoom call, Neil, Dern and Goldblum were eager to catch up, engage in some light teasing and ponder how their lasting chemistry as a trio has proved as potent a selling point as all those special effects. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"After deciding who is best equipped to guide the listening session, the next question to ponder is what the ultimate objective of the session is. \u2014 Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes , 20 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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"Middle English, from Middle French ponderer , from Latin ponderare to weigh, ponder, from ponder-, pondus weight \u2014 more at pendant":""
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"\u02c8p\u00e4n-d\u0259r"
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"chew over",
"cogitate",
"consider",
"contemplate",
"debate",
"deliberate",
"entertain",
"eye",
"kick around",
"meditate",
"mull (over)",
"perpend",
"pore (over)",
"question",
"revolve",
"ruminate",
"study",
"think (about ",
"turn",
"weigh",
"wrestle (with)"
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": significant enough to be worth considering : appreciable":[]
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"1813, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Late Latin ponderabilis , from ponderare":""
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ponderable perceptible , sensible , palpable , tangible , appreciable , ponderable mean apprehensible as real or existent. perceptible applies to what can be discerned by the senses often to a minimal extent. a perceptible difference in sound to a careful listener sensible applies to whatever is clearly apprehended through the senses or impresses itself strongly on the mind. an abrupt, sensible drop in temperature palpable applies either to what has physical substance or to what is obvious and unmistakable. the tension in the air was almost palpable tangible suggests what is capable of being handled or grasped both physically and mentally. no tangible evidence of UFOs appreciable applies to what is distinctly discernible by the senses or definitely measurable. an appreciable increase in income ponderable suggests having definitely measurable weight or importance. exerted a ponderable influence on world events",
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"adjective"
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"antonyms":[
"absorbing",
"engaging",
"engrossing",
"gripping",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"involving",
"riveting"
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": oppressively or unpleasantly dull : lifeless":[
"ponderous prose"
],
": unwieldy or clumsy because of weight and size":[]
},
"examples":[
"students struggling to stay awake during a ponderous lecture",
"fell asleep during the ponderous speech",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Despite the music\u2019s harmonic richness, Weilerstein eschewed the temptation of ponderous tempos and the Phoenix playing was polished and articulate throughout. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
"The dialogue is reduced to ponderous proverbs and telegram-like declarations. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 10 May 2022",
"The ponderous massed-choir pieties of the Victorian era later yielded to the lighter, swifter mood of period-instrument versions and the semi-operatic stagings of directors such as Jonathan Miller and Peter Sellars. \u2014 Boyd Tonkin, WSJ , 14 Apr. 2022",
"This is realism with all the ponderous weight but little of the visual payoff. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The sentiment serves as the thesis for this anthology series from creator Aaron Cooley and director Susanne Bier, a well-meaning but ponderous effort that wastes a trio of extraordinary actresses with its dull and cursory storytelling. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Sussmann\u2019s trial is scheduled for May, but the case has already whipped Washington into a frenzy with allegations of political spying, counterclaims of a political witch-hunt, and now, the return of the ponderous Hillary herself. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 19 Feb. 2022",
"To deal with a narrow waterway and stiff winds, the captain of the sidewheeler intended to use the connection to swing the ponderous vessel onto the correct course. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022",
"The game\u2019s ponderous , precise combat was poorly suited to demos; Miyazaki recalls players shrugging and walking away. \u2014 Simon Parkin, The New Yorker , 25 Feb. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French ponderus , from Latin ponderosus , from ponder-, pondus weight":""
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"\u02c8p\u00e4n-d\u0259-r\u0259s",
"\u02c8p\u00e4n-d(\u0259-)r\u0259s"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ponderous heavy , weighty , ponderous , cumbrous , cumbersome mean having great weight. heavy implies that something has greater density or thickness than the average of its kind or class. a heavy child for his age weighty suggests having actual and not just relative weight. a load of weighty boxes ponderous implies having great weight because of size and massiveness with resulting great inertia. ponderous elephants in a circus parade cumbrous and cumbersome imply heaviness and bulkiness that make for difficulty in grasping, moving, carrying, or manipulating. wrestled with the cumbrous furniture early cameras were cumbersome and inconvenient",
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"heavy",
"ho-hum",
"humdrum",
"jading",
"jejune",
"leaden",
"mind-numbing",
"monochromatic",
"monotonous",
"numbing",
"old",
"pedestrian",
"slow",
"stale",
"stodgy",
"stuffy",
"stupid",
"tame",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"tiring",
"uninteresting",
"wearisome",
"weary",
"wearying"
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": a steep-sided sinkhole":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Serbo-Croatian":""
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"\u02c8p\u014d\u02ccn\u022f(\u0259)r"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193433",
"type":[
"noun"
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},
"pons":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a broad mass of chiefly transverse nerve fibers in the mammalian brain stem lying ventral to the cerebellum at the anterior end of the medulla oblongata \u2014 see brain illustration":[],
"Lily 1904\u20131976 American (French-born) soprano":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Damage to the pons can short-circuit its ability to paralyze the sleeping body. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 10 May 2022",
"Damage done to the pons by neurological disorders can also affect the brain's ability to paralyze the body during sleep. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 10 May 2022",
"That structure, called the pons , is located on the brainstem. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 10 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1671, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, short for pons Varolii":""
},
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"\u02c8p\u00e4nz",
"\u02c8p\u014d\u207fs"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192439",
"type":[
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"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a change in register in the voice (as of a boy at puberty) : break":[],
": the bridge of a bowed stringed musical instrument":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian, diminutive of ponte bridge, from Latin pont-, pons":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccp\u00e4nt\u0259\u02c8che(\u02cc)l\u014d"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130502",
"type":[
"noun"
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": a bridge of transverse nerve fibers between the pyramids of the medulla and the pons":[],
": a slight ridge":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of pont-, pons bridge":""
},
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"p\u00e4n\u2027\u02c8tiky\u0259l\u0259s"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184018",
"type":[
"noun"
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": a member of the council of priests in ancient Rome":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1579, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Latin pontific-, pontifex , from pont-, pons bridge + facere to make \u2014 more at find , do":""
},
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"\u02c8p\u00e4n-t\u0259-\u02ccfeks"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000917",
"type":[
"noun"
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": pontifex":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The pontiff recently told a group of Catholic journalists that Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine isn\u2019t like fairy tales. \u2014 Francis X. Rocca, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
"Catholic pontiff can still perform his papal duties as long as his mind is clear. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"The pontiff is scheduled to personally apologize to Indigenous peoples in Canada for abuses at residential schools. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 10 June 2022",
"The pontiff has also joked about an alternative method of dealing with the pain. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
"Hitler \u2014 among many other things, a superb judge of character \u2014 rushed to congratulate the new pontiff . \u2014 David M. Shribman, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"Francis has said it\u2019s not the role of a pontiff to call out a head of state. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
"Francis has said it\u2019s not the role of a pontiff to call out a head of state. \u2014 Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"In Latin America, many have seen their plight worsen during the coronavirus pandemic, aggravating social problems stemming from corruption, violence and drug trafficking, the pontiff said. \u2014 Time , 17 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1552, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
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"French pontif , from Latin pontific-, pontifex":""
},
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"\u02c8p\u00e4n-t\u0259f"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182532",
"type":[
"noun"
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": pontifical":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"pontiff + -ic":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043703",
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"adjective"
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"antonyms":[
"latitudinarian",
"undoctrinaire",
"undogmatic"
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": pompous":[],
": pretentiously dogmatic":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a theater critic known for his pontifical pronouncements on what is or is not worth seeing",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Because of its original purpose, however, the building also has its peculiarities: the pontifical horses lived in grand style on two levels of soaring stalls, connected by a monumental, gently sloping ramp of travertine bricks. \u2014 Ingrid D. Rowland, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
"The prevailing view of Wordsworth\u2014 pontifical , orthodox, austere\u2014was entrenched by the Victorians, who praised him for the very qualities the Younger Romantics had mocked. \u2014 Matthew Bevis, Harper's Magazine , 23 June 2020",
"Lifting the rule of pontifical secrecy does not clarify church official\u2019s obligations to comply with such requests. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2020",
"The Vatican had previously argued that the imposition of pontifical secrecy was necessary to protect both victim and accused. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Dec. 2019",
"Critics said the pontifical secret was used to keep the scandal hidden, prevent police from acquiring internal documentation and silence victims. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Dec. 2019",
"Critics said the pontifical secret was used to keep the scandal hidden, prevent police from acquiring internal documentation and silence victims. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Dec. 2019",
"Critics said the pontifical secret was used to keep the scandal hidden, prevent police from acquiring internal documentation and silence victims. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Dec. 2019",
"Critics said the pontifical secret was used to keep the scandal hidden, prevent police from acquiring internal documentation and silence victims. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Dec. 2019"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin pontificalis , from pontific-, pontifex":"Adjective",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin pontificale , from neuter of pontificalis":"Noun"
},
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"p\u00e4n-\u02c8ti-fi-k\u0259l"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173711",
"type":[
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Medieval Latin, from neuter plural of Latin pontificalis of a pontiff":""
": to pay (money) especially in settlement of an account":[]
},
"examples":[
"despite having good credit, the couple still had to pony up a large down payment for the house",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The citizens of Cincinnati, with no-frills Paul Brown Stadium (65,515), will soon have to decide whether to pony up the cash for something a bit more glitzy. \u2014 Steven F. Sundich, The Enquirer , 17 June 2022",
"Elon Musk has assembled a group of investors including a Saudi prince, Oracle Corp. co-founder Larry Ellison and a bitcoin exchange to pony up more than $7 billion to back his $44 billion deal for Twitter. \u2014 Francesca Fontana, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"In an interview last week, port authority Executive Director Jack Hedge said once Suburban Land Reserve opened the property to bid, other buyers were willing to pony up more than SLGW and its parent company, Patriot Rail. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"When a human rather than a random number generator sets the cost, knowing a consumer\u2019s WTP in advance allows the seller to personalize prices\u2014and to charge more to those whom the seller knows will be willing to pony up . \u2014 Ethan Wilk, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Were Tesla's stock to drop by 40%, Musk would have to pony up the cash to pay back the loan, according to regulatory filings. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
"People with limited means shouldn\u2019t feel any pressure to pony up . \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Its future owner will have to pony up cash equaling the cost of 189 highest-end Steinways. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Other major networks were interested, but most were unwilling to pony up the money backers desired to make an epic with a strong female focus. \u2014 Diane Garrett, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1824, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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"origin unknown":""
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"ante (up)",
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"clear",
"discharge",
"foot",
"liquidate",
"meet",
"pay",
"pay off",
"pay up",
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"settle",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114017",
"type":[
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a hairstyle in which the hair is pulled together and banded usually at the back of the head so as to resemble a pony's tail":[]
},
"examples":[
"She usually wears her hair pulled back in a ponytail .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For Kimmel, Gomez styled her hair in an elegant low ponytail and accessorized the off-the-shoulder gown with simple black peep-toe heels. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 15 June 2022",
"At one point, a man with a ponytail \u2014 later identified as Glover \u2014 walked by. \u2014 Victoria Bekiempis, Rolling Stone , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Her hair was left curly and natural, tied back into a loose ponytail with a giant black organza ribbon to keep it in place. \u2014 Alex Kessler, Vogue , 27 May 2022",
"Grande had her hair styled in a ponytail with a black ribbon. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 12 May 2022",
"Stewart's blonde hair was pulled up in a high ponytail with face-framing strands left out in loose waves. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 6 May 2022",
"Dua\u2019s long wavy hair was pulled back into a sleek half-up, half-down ponytail , and the outfit was completed with rosy lipstick and in-ear monitors draped around her neck. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The long-sleeve, glittering black and blue ensemble hugged every curve, and Stewart completed the look with a half-up styled ponytail and black Christian Louboutin pumps. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Her dirty-blonde hair is pulled back into a high ponytail with the wavy tendrils flowing behind her. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 15 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1916, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8p\u014d-n\u0113-\u02cct\u0101l"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181141",
"type":[
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"noun"
]
},
"ponzu":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a tangy sauce made with citrus juice, rice wine vinegar, and soy sauce and used especially on seafood":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lime juice \u2014 which balances out the spice nicely \u2014 plus ocean clam juice, worcestershire sauce and ponzu . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Red bream is plated under a white truffle ponzu jelly; Scottish langoustine is dusted under English Bergamot. \u2014 Brad Japhe, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
"For the salsa, toss the fruit(s), tomato, cucumber, and jalapeno together, then stir in the ponzu sauce. \u2014 Dana Mcmahan, The Courier-Journal , 24 Aug. 2021",
"Starters include seared tenderloin with ginger, garlic ponzu and microgreens; wild caught blue crab cakes with a red pepper remoulade; roasted bone marrow with oxtail jam and more. \u2014 Chelsea Davis, Forbes , 23 June 2021",
"There\u2019s also a raw bar featuring a Bigeye Tuna Crudo ($15) made with a Cuban coffee ponzu . \u2014 Arlene Borenstein-zuluaga, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Dec. 2020",
"The pantry possibilities are, in theory, endless: oyster sauce, Worcestershire sauce, or even ponzu for a light citrus twist. \u2014 Patricia Kelly Yeo, Bon App\u00e9tit , 9 Sep. 2020",
"Here, a light sauce reminiscent of ponzu is made with soy sauce, citrus and a little rice vinegar. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Sep. 2020",
"Other items include a katsu chicken sandwich that fuses Japanese and Korean flavors and ponzu glazed salmon with bok choy and cilantro. \u2014 Shaena Montanari, azcentral , 16 June 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Japanese ponsu, ponzu juice squeezed from sour oranges, from Dutch pons , literally, punch, from English punch entry 4":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183134",
"type":[
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a float especially of a seaplane":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"French ponton , from Old French, from Latin ponton-, ponto":"Noun",
"perhaps alteration of vingt-et-un":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"circa 1917, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215741"
},
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],
"definitions":{
"Jacopo da 1494\u20131557 originally Jacopo Carrucci Italian painter":[]
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"Of particular note is the proliferation of U.S. menswear brands, which are now opting to show across the pond in Paris to capitalize on the attention. \u2014 Thomas Adamson, USA TODAY , 5 July 2022",
"My sincere apologies to those who had tickets purchased or who were planning on attending our upcoming shows across the pond . \u2014 Ashley Iasimone, Billboard , 4 July 2022",
"The pond has been a problem for weeks and weeks, but specialists were brought in last month to deal with the algae blooms. \u2014 Joseph Goodman, al , 25 June 2022",
"Four minutes later the pond was empty and the geese flying elsewhere. \u2014 cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"While the pond is closed, swimming, fishing, boating, or any other recreational activities on or in the water are prohibited, the BPHC said. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
"Sollis said Sugar House Park\u2019s pond is particularly popular for dumped ducks. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Apr. 2022",
"The pond was a source of supernatural wonder in Langtang. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2021",
"But to a perceptive birder like Gibson, the neighborhood pond is an expanse of new birds. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 24 Apr. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Diners can take the food to-go or sit at the deck picnic tables at Millwright\u2019s, which overlook the Hop Brook mill pond waterfall behind the restaurant. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 31 May 2022",
"It has been proven deadly to pond snails, which are pulmonates just like land snails. \u2014 Clarissa Cruz, EW.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Water will pond and fill ditches and small streams, according to the special weather statement. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 16 July 2021",
"Diners can spread out on the picnic tables on the deck, which are covered with tiki umbrellas and some of which overlook the Hop Brook mill pond waterfall behind the restaurant. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 22 June 2021",
"The ground is quite soggy from melted snow and recent rain across the region, so water will likely quickly pond in areas. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2020",
"About 5p today, deputies responded to pond near Salt Cedar Ln, Kiawah Island, for report of alligator encounter w/ a woman. \u2014 NBC News , 3 May 2020",
"Also ponding on the roads is likely, and slide activity is possible in areas prone to slides. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 Jan. 2020",
"This could lead to ponding on the roads, high water areas across streets and freeways and generally hazardous driving conditions. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 Sep. 2019"
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"Such pictorial effects are translated into sculptural form in a floral table lamp with individual glowing blossoms shaped like greenish pond lilies , or trailing wisteria vines. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 12 Jan. 2020"
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"The actor/singer/documentarian finished off her boss-ladylike look with a tidy half- pony and shades. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 28 June 2022",
"Next, split the pony in two, rope braid the hair, tidy around base, and secure with strong pins or a hair elastic. \u2014 Georgia Murray, refinery29.com , 24 June 2022",
"Also in the home are their children, Whitley Walls,14; Boston Meredith, 10; Bennett Meredith, 22 months; their dogs Tanner, Rose, and Stella Iris; pony Popcorn Shrimp; chickens; and four American Saddlebred Broodmares. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 23 June 2022",
"Her stylist pulled back a section of her rich brunette mane into a pony with a slight pouf at the base to add volume. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 17 June 2022",
"Twist each piece of hair into the base of the pony in a twirling motion and secure it with pins. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 June 2022",
"If your hair is long enough to put in a ponytail, try sectioning out the middle and brushing the rest into a sleek pony like Lucy Hale. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 30 May 2022",
"During the pre-race jog to post, the colt broke away from the guide pony and galloped confidently down the track. \u2014 John Cherwaspecial Contributor, Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
"Style a high pony for a look that's out of this world. \u2014 Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping , 12 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"William Showell, a pony express rider, is on the list, and so is Olive Osmond, mother of the famed performing group, who started the boys singing to raise money for hearing aids for her oldest two children. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Feb. 2022",
"During its long history, the Postal Service has delivered the mail by pony express , mule train, float planes, ferry boats, motorcycles, skis, hovercrafts, and pneumatic tubes. \u2014 Casey Cep, The New Yorker , 2 May 2020",
"Prodded by anxious refugees, as well as by local residents who had relatives and friends in other parts of the world, CBers tried to set up a relay system on the lines of an electronic pony express . \u2014 Nan Randall, The Atlantic , 25 Jan. 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
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": a pine ( Pinus serotina ) of the sandy swamps of the southern U.S. having leaves in bundles of three and short oblong cones":[],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The region includes the Grand Canyon, the Painted Desert, Hopi mesas, volcanic cinder fields, the largest contiguous ponderosa pine forest in the U.S. and the San Francisco Peaks \u2013 a mountain sacred to 13 Native American tribes. \u2014 Felicia Fonseca, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 June 2022",
"Cragin is the smallest of SRP\u2019s seven reservoirs, Barton said, but is the only one in the high country and completely surrounded by ponderosa pine and its associated fire risks. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 21 June 2022",
"The region includes the Grand Canyon, the Painted Desert, Hopi mesas, volcanic cinder fields, the largest contiguous ponderosa pine forest in the U.S. and the San Francisco Peaks \u2014 a mountain sacred to 13 Native American tribes. \u2014 Felicia Fonseca, ajc , 20 June 2022",
"Surrounding the city is the world\u2019s largest contiguous stand of ponderosa pine forest, and some of the finest runs are a romp through the woods. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"About 10,000 seedlings rescued from the forestry center in Mora will be used for a project focused on growing ponderosa pine at higher elevations. \u2014 Susan Montoya Bryan, ajc , 22 May 2022",
"Around 1,208 personnel are responding to the fire located near Gallinas Canyon as heavy mixed conifer, ponderosa pine , brush and grass continue fueling it. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 4 May 2022",
"Flagstaff is also surrounded by the Coconino National Forest, the largest contiguous ponderosa pine forest in North America, providing endless outdoor adventures. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Edward Sargent is tucked along New Mexico\u2019s border with Colorado, consisting of high aspen meadows and ponderosa pine that provide habitat for elk and cougars. \u2014 Jonathan Olivier, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2018"
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"New Latin ponderosa , specific epithet of Pinus ponderosa , from Latin, feminine of ponderosus ponderous":""
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"examples":[
"He pondered the question before he answered.",
"The team pondered their chances of success.",
"We pondered whether we could afford the trip.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Then, China will ponder its options and actions, costs and benefits. \u2014 Rich Karlgaard, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Last Week: Several great actors and also young Ben Affleck ponder The Sum of All Fears. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"There are many variables to ponder here, however, including how awful your cousins really are, and how tolerant the bride, groom and his family are willing or able to be. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"There are many variables to ponder here, however, including how awful your cousins really are, and how tolerant the bride, groom, and his family are willing or able to be. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 8 June 2022",
"There are many variables to ponder here, however, including how awful your cousins really are, and how tolerant the bride, groom, and his family are willing or able to be. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 8 June 2022",
"There are many variables to ponder here, however, including how awful your cousins really are, and how tolerant the bride, groom, and his family are willing or able to be. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"On their late-April Zoom call, Neil, Dern and Goldblum were eager to catch up, engage in some light teasing and ponder how their lasting chemistry as a trio has proved as potent a selling point as all those special effects. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"After deciding who is best equipped to guide the listening session, the next question to ponder is what the ultimate objective of the session is. \u2014 Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes , 20 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In Earth's earliest fossil record, scientists study fossilized pond scum rather than bones or shells. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 3 Mar. 2021",
"And core samples from the watercourts contained a layer of dark gray sediment that appears to be on par with ancient pond scum . \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 Apr. 2020",
"The summer is hot, the water warm and people hoping to enjoy a pleasant day on Wisconsin\u2019s lakes and rivers are instead turned away \u2014 disgusted at the soupy green blooms appropriately nicknamed pond scum . \u2014 Lee Bergquist, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Aug. 2019",
"Algix, a Mississippi company, is now making plastics from algae \u2014 from pond scum , to be precise. \u2014 Ruth Kassinger, BostonGlobe.com , 26 July 2019",
"The idea behind the venture was radical: Use synthetic biology, a promising new technology that lets scientists reengineer the genetics of living organisms, to take on the fossil-fuel industry\u2014and do the whole thing with pond scum . \u2014 David Ferry, Newsweek , 11 Mar. 2015"
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"1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-145817"
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"Where The Smiles Have Been / Christine Backus Break out the rain poncho and assemble some cutouts of your favorite furry friends. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
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"So bring a poncho ! Since 1989 \u2014 when box scores for Major League Baseball games began to include weather conditions at the ballpark at the time of first pitch \u2014 the White Sox are 18-15 in their home openers. \u2014 Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"Amilcare 1834\u20131886 Italian composer":[]
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"Plants succh as curlyleaf pondweed and eurasian watermilfoil have long thrived in the Tahoe Keys, a boating community located on a lagoon off the southern end of the lake. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Unlike pondweed , these things affect lake bottoms, lake surfaces and lakeshores. \u2014 Ron Way, Star Tribune , 19 July 2021",
"The district received $3,460 for Long Lake and another $18,400 for nearby Flint Lake, where Spanopoulos and his team sprayed earlier in the spring for curleyleaf pondweed . \u2014 Amy Lavalley, Post-Tribune , 20 June 2017",
"Metallic-blue dragonflies cavorted above the pondweed at lake\u2019s edge, zooming in and out of sight like glimpses of neon seen from a speeding car. \u2014 Brian J. Cantwell, The Seattle Times , 7 June 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Of particular note is the proliferation of U.S. menswear brands, which are now opting to show across the pond in Paris to capitalize on the attention. \u2014 Thomas Adamson, USA TODAY , 5 July 2022",
"My sincere apologies to those who had tickets purchased or who were planning on attending our upcoming shows across the pond . \u2014 Ashley Iasimone, Billboard , 4 July 2022",
"The pond has been a problem for weeks and weeks, but specialists were brought in last month to deal with the algae blooms. \u2014 Joseph Goodman, al , 25 June 2022",
"Four minutes later the pond was empty and the geese flying elsewhere. \u2014 cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"While the pond is closed, swimming, fishing, boating, or any other recreational activities on or in the water are prohibited, the BPHC said. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
"Sollis said Sugar House Park\u2019s pond is particularly popular for dumped ducks. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Apr. 2022",
"The pond was a source of supernatural wonder in Langtang. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2021",
"But to a perceptive birder like Gibson, the neighborhood pond is an expanse of new birds. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 24 Apr. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Diners can take the food to-go or sit at the deck picnic tables at Millwright\u2019s, which overlook the Hop Brook mill pond waterfall behind the restaurant. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 31 May 2022",
"It has been proven deadly to pond snails, which are pulmonates just like land snails. \u2014 Clarissa Cruz, EW.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Water will pond and fill ditches and small streams, according to the special weather statement. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 16 July 2021",
"Diners can spread out on the picnic tables on the deck, which are covered with tiki umbrellas and some of which overlook the Hop Brook mill pond waterfall behind the restaurant. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 22 June 2021",
"The ground is quite soggy from melted snow and recent rain across the region, so water will likely quickly pond in areas. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2020",
"About 5p today, deputies responded to pond near Salt Cedar Ln, Kiawah Island, for report of alligator encounter w/ a woman. \u2014 NBC News , 3 May 2020",
"Also ponding on the roads is likely, and slide activity is possible in areas prone to slides. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 Jan. 2020",
"This could lead to ponding on the roads, high water areas across streets and freeways and generally hazardous driving conditions. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 Sep. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English ponde artificially confined body of water, probably alteration of pounde enclosure \u2014 more at pound":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1673, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-165336"
},
"pone":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": corn pone":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8p\u014dn"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The dine-in meal includes butternut squash soup, organic turkey with orange-sorghum glaze, green bean casserole, jalape\u00f1o biscuit stuffing, sweet potato pone , cranberry sauce, sage gravy, pumpkin cheesecake and Texas pecan pie. \u2014 Audrey Eads, Dallas News , 12 Nov. 2020",
"Ted's cracklin' cornbread flawlessly blends pork and pone . \u2014 Eric Velasco, AL.com , 11 Aug. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"modification of Virginia Algonquian appone":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1634, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-175752"
},
"ponent":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": western , occidental":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian ponente west, from Medieval Latin ponent-, ponens , from Latin, setting, present participle of ponere to place, set":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-221412"
},
"Ponera":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a cosmopolitan genus of stinging ants having an elongate abdomen supported on a petiole of one segment but with a constriction between the first and second abdominal segments":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"p\u0259\u02c8nir\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek pon\u0113ra , feminine of pon\u0113ros wretched, wicked, good-for-nothing, from ponos toil, trouble, from penesthai to toil, be in need":""
