": a small family of Indian egg-eating snakes comprising a single genus that is sometimes placed with the egg-eating snakes of southern Africa in the family Dasypeltidae":[]
"New Latin, from Elachistodont-, Elachistodon , type genus (from Greek elachistos \u2014superlative of elachys \u2014+ New Latin -odont-, -odon ) + -idae":""
": a family of trees or shrubs (order Myrtales) having silvery, scurfy, or stellate-pubescent foliage, small perfect or dioecious flowers, and baccate fruit":[]
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"New Latin, from Elaeagnus , type genus + -aceae":""
": a large family of elongated tapering beetles that commonly have the ability when overturned to flip into the air by a sudden movement of the prothorax and so produce a distinct clicking \u2014 compare click beetle , wireworm":[]
": a large widely distributed family of chiefly small fishes comprising the sleepers that are closely related to and sometimes included among the gobies from which they are distinguished by pelvic fins that are separate and do not form a cup or disk":[]
": a family of bulky mammals (order Proboscidea) comprising the recent elephants and related extinct forms (such as the mammoths) that differ from these chiefly in respect to their dentition and in former classifications including also the mastodons":[]
": a genus of tall tufted perennial grasses comprising the lyme grasses, having closely flowered terminal flower spikes, and being sometimes used as fodder and to bind loose sandy soil \u2014 see wild rye":[]
"Jumping spiders, the largest family of spiders, have excellent eyesight and perform elaborate courtship and threat displays, often characterized by ritualized body postures and leg waving. \u2014 Simon Pollard , Natural History , March 1995",
"Mostly, I think, because it's wicked hot today, I've been having elaborate fantasies about the perfect hot-weather lunch: two dozen freshly opened Little Necks and a couple bottles of ice-cold lager. None of that red \"cocktail\" sauce on 'em either, just lemon and coarse black pepper. \u2014 Vladimir Estragon , Waiting for Dessert , 1982",
"On the breast of her gown, in fine red cloth, surrounded with an elaborate embroidery and fantastic flourishes of gold thread, appeared the letter A. \u2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne , The Scarlet Letter , 1850",
"They made elaborate preparations for his visit.",
"I see now that her behavior was all part of an elaborate plan.",
"\u2026 the National Weather Service \u2026 advised all citizens in New Orleans's water-filled neighborhoods \"to take the necessary tools for survival.\" The Weather Service elaborated : \"Those going into attics should try to take an axe or hatchet with them so they can cut their way onto the roof to avoid drowning should rising flood waters continue to rise into the attic.\" \u2014 Christopher Cooper & Robert Block , Diaster , 2006",
"In each evening's sleep sustained dream scenarios, elaborated over periods lasting up to an hour, alternate with thought-like mentation in 90-minute-cycles. \u2014 Jeffrey Saver , London Review of Books , 4 Aug. 1988",
"I'll be glad to elaborate if you want to hear more.",
"She was asked to say more about her earlier statements, but she declined to elaborate .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"With Rotoscope Spiritbox elaborate upon their unique modern sound but with a more 90\u2019s-industrial flourish. \u2014 Quentin Singer, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Its themes, too, elaborate upon the Grimm brothers' favorite. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"With this at the top of his mind, even the most eye-popping set piece becomes a puckish way of speaking truth to power \u2014 like a very, very elaborate prank. \u2014 Michael Ordo\u00f1a, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"The conceits deployed, however elaborate , communicate the most primal of emotions\u2014loss, pain, stoical endurance, fits of despair\u2014as well as the survivor\u2019s inability to make sense of the wanton destruction of so much promise. \u2014 Mark Ford, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022",
"The most elaborate of these, a Super Deluxe Edition, will contain 11 vinyl LPs and one CD and including demos, drafts, instrumentals, a full 2002 concert recording and a September 2001 radio performance and interview. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The dispatch suggested the weapon tested is likely capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, but KCNA didn\u2019t elaborate . \u2014 NBC News , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Sedering, be sure to check out Loser Barbara Sarshik\u2019s ever more elaborate \u2014 but still just as free \u2014 collection of ace Passover parodies at, where else: PassoverSongParodies.com. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Petro didn\u2019t immediately elaborate on who the criminals are, or what their motives might be. \u2014 Matthew Bristow, Bloomberg.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Cooley declined to elaborate on his role in the Hensel case, citing attorney-client privilege. \u2014 James Queally, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"The statement didn\u2019t elaborate what trades Elliott had executed or the impact of the cancellation. \u2014 Alfred Cang, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
"Cawthorn\u2019s spokesperson, Luke Ball, declined to elaborate . \u2014 Peter Slevin, The New Yorker , 27 May 2022",
"Her cause of death is not yet clear and the family's statement did not elaborate further. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 3 May 2022",
"The statement did not elaborate on North Korea\u2019s possible future actions. \u2014 Choe Sang-hun, BostonGlobe.com , 14 Jan. 2022",
"The statement did not elaborate on North Korea\u2019s possible future actions. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Through a spokeswoman, Rollins declined to elaborate on the letter. \u2014 Adrian Walker, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
"Authorities confirm Gendron threatened an attack at his high school last year, but declined to elaborate on the specific nature of the threat. \u2014 Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022"
"Latin elaboratus , from past participle of elaborare to work out, acquire by labor, from e- + laborare to work \u2014 more at laboratory":"Adjective and Verb"
"to add to the interest of by including made-up details my friend tends to elaborate on his hiking experiences, turning an ordinary walk in the woods into a hair-raising adventure",
"to express more fully and in greater detail the candidate for governor refused to elaborate on how she would balance the state's budget"
"Jumping spiders, the largest family of spiders, have excellent eyesight and perform elaborate courtship and threat displays, often characterized by ritualized body postures and leg waving. \u2014 Simon Pollard , Natural History , March 1995",
"Mostly, I think, because it's wicked hot today, I've been having elaborate fantasies about the perfect hot-weather lunch: two dozen freshly opened Little Necks and a couple bottles of ice-cold lager. None of that red \"cocktail\" sauce on 'em either, just lemon and coarse black pepper. \u2014 Vladimir Estragon , Waiting for Dessert , 1982",
"On the breast of her gown, in fine red cloth, surrounded with an elaborate embroidery and fantastic flourishes of gold thread, appeared the letter A. \u2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne , The Scarlet Letter , 1850",
"They made elaborate preparations for his visit.",
"I see now that her behavior was all part of an elaborate plan.",
"\u2026 the National Weather Service \u2026 advised all citizens in New Orleans's water-filled neighborhoods \"to take the necessary tools for survival.\" The Weather Service elaborated : \"Those going into attics should try to take an axe or hatchet with them so they can cut their way onto the roof to avoid drowning should rising flood waters continue to rise into the attic.\" \u2014 Christopher Cooper & Robert Block , Diaster , 2006",
"In each evening's sleep sustained dream scenarios, elaborated over periods lasting up to an hour, alternate with thought-like mentation in 90-minute-cycles. \u2014 Jeffrey Saver , London Review of Books , 4 Aug. 1988",
"I'll be glad to elaborate if you want to hear more.",
"She was asked to say more about her earlier statements, but she declined to elaborate .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"With Rotoscope Spiritbox elaborate upon their unique modern sound but with a more 90\u2019s-industrial flourish. \u2014 Quentin Singer, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Its themes, too, elaborate upon the Grimm brothers' favorite. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"With this at the top of his mind, even the most eye-popping set piece becomes a puckish way of speaking truth to power \u2014 like a very, very elaborate prank. \u2014 Michael Ordo\u00f1a, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"The conceits deployed, however elaborate , communicate the most primal of emotions\u2014loss, pain, stoical endurance, fits of despair\u2014as well as the survivor\u2019s inability to make sense of the wanton destruction of so much promise. \u2014 Mark Ford, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022",
"The most elaborate of these, a Super Deluxe Edition, will contain 11 vinyl LPs and one CD and including demos, drafts, instrumentals, a full 2002 concert recording and a September 2001 radio performance and interview. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The dispatch suggested the weapon tested is likely capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, but KCNA didn\u2019t elaborate . \u2014 NBC News , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Sedering, be sure to check out Loser Barbara Sarshik\u2019s ever more elaborate \u2014 but still just as free \u2014 collection of ace Passover parodies at, where else: PassoverSongParodies.com. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Petro didn\u2019t immediately elaborate on who the criminals are, or what their motives might be. \u2014 Matthew Bristow, Bloomberg.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Cooley declined to elaborate on his role in the Hensel case, citing attorney-client privilege. \u2014 James Queally, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"The statement didn\u2019t elaborate what trades Elliott had executed or the impact of the cancellation. \u2014 Alfred Cang, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
"Cawthorn\u2019s spokesperson, Luke Ball, declined to elaborate . \u2014 Peter Slevin, The New Yorker , 27 May 2022",
"Her cause of death is not yet clear and the family's statement did not elaborate further. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 3 May 2022",
"The statement did not elaborate on North Korea\u2019s possible future actions. \u2014 Choe Sang-hun, BostonGlobe.com , 14 Jan. 2022",
"The statement did not elaborate on North Korea\u2019s possible future actions. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Through a spokeswoman, Rollins declined to elaborate on the letter. \u2014 Adrian Walker, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
"Authorities confirm Gendron threatened an attack at his high school last year, but declined to elaborate on the specific nature of the threat. \u2014 Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022"
"Latin elaboratus , from past participle of elaborare to work out, acquire by labor, from e- + laborare to work \u2014 more at laboratory":"Adjective and Verb"
"Jumping spiders, the largest family of spiders, have excellent eyesight and perform elaborate courtship and threat displays, often characterized by ritualized body postures and leg waving. \u2014 Simon Pollard , Natural History , March 1995",
"Mostly, I think, because it's wicked hot today, I've been having elaborate fantasies about the perfect hot-weather lunch: two dozen freshly opened Little Necks and a couple bottles of ice-cold lager. None of that red \"cocktail\" sauce on 'em either, just lemon and coarse black pepper. \u2014 Vladimir Estragon , Waiting for Dessert , 1982",
"On the breast of her gown, in fine red cloth, surrounded with an elaborate embroidery and fantastic flourishes of gold thread, appeared the letter A. \u2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne , The Scarlet Letter , 1850",
"They made elaborate preparations for his visit.",
"I see now that her behavior was all part of an elaborate plan.",
"The dancers were wearing elaborate costumes.",
"He told the story in elaborate detail.",
"Verb",
"\u2026 the National Weather Service \u2026 advised all citizens in New Orleans's water-filled neighborhoods \"to take the necessary tools for survival.\" The Weather Service elaborated : \"Those going into attics should try to take an axe or hatchet with them so they can cut their way onto the roof to avoid drowning should rising flood waters continue to rise into the attic.\" \u2014 Christopher Cooper & Robert Block , Diaster , 2006",
"In each evening's sleep sustained dream scenarios, elaborated over periods lasting up to an hour, alternate with thought-like mentation in 90-minute-cycles. \u2014 Jeffrey Saver , London Review of Books , 4 Aug. 1988",
"I'll be glad to elaborate if you want to hear more.",
"She was asked to say more about her earlier statements, but she declined to elaborate .",
"With Rotoscope Spiritbox elaborate upon their unique modern sound but with a more 90\u2019s-industrial flourish. \u2014 Quentin Singer, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Its themes, too, elaborate upon the Grimm brothers' favorite. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"With this at the top of his mind, even the most eye-popping set piece becomes a puckish way of speaking truth to power \u2014 like a very, very elaborate prank. \u2014 Michael Ordo\u00f1a, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"The conceits deployed, however elaborate , communicate the most primal of emotions\u2014loss, pain, stoical endurance, fits of despair\u2014as well as the survivor\u2019s inability to make sense of the wanton destruction of so much promise. \u2014 Mark Ford, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022",
"The most elaborate of these, a Super Deluxe Edition, will contain 11 vinyl LPs and one CD and including demos, drafts, instrumentals, a full 2002 concert recording and a September 2001 radio performance and interview. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The dispatch suggested the weapon tested is likely capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, but KCNA didn\u2019t elaborate . \u2014 NBC News , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Sedering, be sure to check out Loser Barbara Sarshik\u2019s ever more elaborate \u2014 but still just as free \u2014 collection of ace Passover parodies at, where else: PassoverSongParodies.com. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Petro didn\u2019t immediately elaborate on who the criminals are, or what their motives might be. \u2014 Matthew Bristow, Bloomberg.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Cooley declined to elaborate on his role in the Hensel case, citing attorney-client privilege. \u2014 James Queally, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"The statement didn\u2019t elaborate what trades Elliott had executed or the impact of the cancellation. \u2014 Alfred Cang, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
"Cawthorn\u2019s spokesperson, Luke Ball, declined to elaborate . \u2014 Peter Slevin, The New Yorker , 27 May 2022",
"Her cause of death is not yet clear and the family's statement did not elaborate further. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 3 May 2022",
"The statement did not elaborate on North Korea\u2019s possible future actions. \u2014 Choe Sang-hun, BostonGlobe.com , 14 Jan. 2022",
"The statement did not elaborate on North Korea\u2019s possible future actions. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Through a spokeswoman, Rollins declined to elaborate on the letter. \u2014 Adrian Walker, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
"Authorities confirm Gendron threatened an attack at his high school last year, but declined to elaborate on the specific nature of the threat. \u2014 Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022"
"1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1611, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin elaboratus , from past participle of elaborare to work out, acquire by labor, from e- + laborare to work \u2014 more at laboratory":"Adjective and Verb"
"Yet more than 70 minutes would elapse before the gunman was shot and killed by officers who stormed the room. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"Often three or four years can elapse between the time when a company begins to design a new car from scratch and the start of its series production. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
"The wearer can set the alarm based on the number of hours that should elapse before the alarm rings. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 22 Apr. 2022",
"As time went on, however, many of these benefits expired or were struck down in courts or permitted to elapse by Congress. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
"In the end, 20 months would elapse before Hegerberg played again. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
"This month, the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs, which Haaland oversees, allowed a 45-day review period to elapse without taking action on the agreement. \u2014 Dara Kam, sun-sentinel.com , 19 Aug. 2021",
"Centuries may elapse before someone gives dissolution a name and a date. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The day marks the elapse of a 30-day grace period since the country was due to pay the equivalent of $100 million in dollars and euros to bondholders. \u2014 Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 26 June 2022"
"Inadequate amounts of elastase and other pancreatic enzymes allow fats and proteins to pass through the small intestine intact and unabsorbed. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"More than 10 years ago, such disease links prompted some companies to begin to develop compounds that inhibit neutrophil elastase . \u2014 Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS , 5 Mar. 2020",
"Researchers suspect these vagrant neutrophils release neutrophil elastase and other molecules at the wrong spots, including the lungs, causing the tissue damage seen in COPD. \u2014 Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS , 5 Mar. 2020",
"Hibiscus inhibits the production of elastase , which breaks down elastin\u2014a critical protein to keeping your skin bouncy and fresh. \u2014 Braelyn Wood, Health.com , 12 Nov. 2019"
"During a time when inflationary pressures and recession concerns disrupt markets, elastic innovation continues to propel change while also creating stability and organizational resilience. \u2014 John M. Bremen, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"But his elastic resistance belt TeddyBand \u2014 one of his painfully inane inventions \u2014 does nothing other than slap him in the face. \u2014 Tomris Laffly, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"Cloth covers are fixed to the car using either string tie-downs, or elastic . \u2014 Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics , 22 June 2022",
"Every day since meeting Bakari's family, King has worn an elastic bracelet with Bakari's name and the date of his killing. \u2014 Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"Economists have treated the supply side\u2014autos, housing, restaurants, energy, healthcare, finance\u2014as homogenous and elastic : When demand for nursing home beds or cars rise, so does their supply, and prices rise only a little, if at all. \u2014 Greg Ip, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"The fillings for a breakfast taco aren\u2019t complicated, which is why owner Chris Svetlik says the most important element is the flour tortilla, that wondrous flatbread, simultaneously flaky and elastic . \u2014 Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"In Seasons 1 and 2, his attempts to fit in among plucky Millennial thespians showcased Hader\u2019s impressive deadpan and elastic face. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"In the trials, the elastic human skin moved freely while the finger made different motions, Takeuchi said. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"This Paula\u2019s Choice product also contains vitamin C as well as antioxidants, which work to protect the skin from further damage while increasing the production of collagen, our skin\u2019s natural elastic . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"The sleeves also have an elastic around the bottom, giving it a ruffled appearance. \u2014 Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Unlike other bungee leashes on the market, Ruffwear integrates the elastic into its webbing, so there\u2019s a smooth dispersion of force up and down the leash\u2014not too stiff, not too loose\u2014with no bunching. \u2014 Outside Online , 26 June 2020",
"Our testers appreciated the double elastic on the fitted sheet, making bed-making simple and easy. \u2014 Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Use a safety pin to help guide the elastic through. \u2014 Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Bring the ends underneath the base of the low ponytail, and secure them together with a clear elastic . \u2014 Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living , 1 July 2021",
"To prevent the elastic from rubbing against your heel, the sandals have a leather strap on the back. \u2014 Eden Lichterman, PEOPLE.com , 26 July 2021",
"The elastic can get wound around wildlife, which can result in serious injury to birds and/or animals. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 July 2021"
"1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin elasticus , from Late Greek elastos ductile, beaten, from Greek elaunein to drive, beat out; probably akin to Greek \u0113lythe he went, Old Irish luid":"Adjective"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for elastic Adjective elastic , resilient , springy , flexible , supple mean able to endure strain without being permanently injured. elastic implies the property of resisting deformation by stretching. an elastic waistband resilient implies the ability to recover shape quickly when the deforming force or pressure is removed. a resilient innersole springy stresses both the ease with which something yields to pressure and the quickness of its return to original shape. the cake is done when the top is springy flexible applies to something which may or may not be resilient or elastic but which can be bent or folded without breaking. flexible plastic tubing supple applies to something that can be readily bent, twisted, or folded without any sign of injury. supple leather",
": the plastic yielding or creep of certain crystals of a metal on recovery after the release of a stress that has previously caused plastic deformation":[]
": one of the constants that express the elastic behavior of a given material \u2014 compare bulk modulus , elastic limit , poisson's ratio , shear modulus , yield point , young's modulus":[]
": the curve assumed by the longitudinal axis of an originally straight elastic strip or bar bent within its elastic limits by any system of forces":[]
"the winning of the state basketball championship elated the whole town",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"TO112 Hand & Body wash + lotion is a twofold practice intended to elate and enrich the surface and soul, granting symmetry to all skin types. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021",
"One or two election cycles ago, a candidate with McGrath\u2019s understanding of the climate crisis would have been enough to elate the state\u2019s environmental community. \u2014 James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal , 15 Sep. 2020",
"While the wind presented a challenge, Widmier was elated that the event was able to proceed and that a respectable fleet had turned out. \u2014 al , 20 May 2020",
"Williams was elated that the duchess wore one of her pieces and celebrated the look on Instagram last fall. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 20 Feb. 2019",
"Vescovo was elated when the lander reached the surface. \u2014 Ben Taub, The New Yorker , 10 May 2020",
"While Tesla fans have been elated with the stock gains, the advance has inflicted pain on investors who wagered that the shares would fall. \u2014 Julia-ambra Verlaine, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2020",
"Children were elated when the Easter Bunny was spotted turning on their street. \u2014 John Kuntz, cleveland , 4 Apr. 2020",
"Now he\u2019ll be elated if Premier brings in half that. \u2014 Cheryl Hall, Dallas News , 5 Apr. 2020"
"Latin elatus (past participle of efferre to carry out, elevate), from e- + latus , past participle of ferre to carry \u2014 more at tolerate , bear":"Verb"
"Alec felt elated \u2014it was the first time that the stallion hadn't drawn back into the stall at the sight of him. \u2014 Walter Farley , The Black Stallion , (1941) 2002",
"But I was elated when my song was banned. I mean, nothing could have complimented me more than to hear they just banned it at such-and-such a station \u2026 \u2014 Tom Petty , quoted in Rolling Stone , 14 Nov. 2002",
"Inside the \u2026 hall, the combination of national crisis and imminent electoral victory creates an atmosphere at once pensive and elated . \u2014 Yossi Klein Halevi , New Republic , 25 Dec. 2000",
"Much elated with her success, Jo did \"tell on,\" all about their plays and plans, their hopes and fears for Father, and the most interesting events of the little world in which the sisters lived. \u2014 Louisa May Alcott , Little Women , 1869",
"She was elated at the news.",
"she was elated upon learning that she had been accepted by her first-choice college",
"Despite the muggy conditions at Saint Vitus, the crowd \u2014 which included men and women of all ages and races and was more diverse demographically than your average pop concert \u2014 looked elated to be there. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
"As elated graduates of Baltimore\u2019s Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School lined up to receive their diplomas Sunday afternoon, the absence of one student was palpable. \u2014 Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 12 June 2022",
"Even Shawa, who has been leading safaris for 17 years, seemed elated . \u2014 Mary Holland, Travel + Leisure , 4 June 2022",
"After a 2-year wait, P-Valley finally returns to Starz on June 3, and the Pynk Posse, as the cast and creator lovingly call show fans, can\u2019t be more elated . \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 2 June 2022",
"An elated Jayson Tatum watches the clock wind down to zero as the Celtics roll to a Game 7 victory. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
"Love Island time meant claiming your chair in the living room with a throw, a bowl of ice cream, and elated anticipation. \u2014 Ali Wentworth, Town & Country , 8 May 2022",
"They are joined by two elated fans in the shot, with both young women wearing glittery tiaras and their own sashes over floor-length prom gowns. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The actor also shared a picture of their little one who was wrapped up in a blanket and enjoying an embrace from her elated parents. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022"
"Alec felt elated \u2014it was the first time that the stallion hadn't drawn back into the stall at the sight of him. \u2014 Walter Farley , The Black Stallion , (1941) 2002",
"But I was elated when my song was banned. I mean, nothing could have complimented me more than to hear they just banned it at such-and-such a station \u2026 \u2014 Tom Petty , quoted in Rolling Stone , 14 Nov. 2002",
"Inside the \u2026 hall, the combination of national crisis and imminent electoral victory creates an atmosphere at once pensive and elated . \u2014 Yossi Klein Halevi , New Republic , 25 Dec. 2000",
"Much elated with her success, Jo did \"tell on,\" all about their plays and plans, their hopes and fears for Father, and the most interesting events of the little world in which the sisters lived. \u2014 Louisa May Alcott , Little Women , 1869",
"She was elated at the news.",
"she was elated upon learning that she had been accepted by her first-choice college",
"Despite the muggy conditions at Saint Vitus, the crowd \u2014 which included men and women of all ages and races and was more diverse demographically than your average pop concert \u2014 looked elated to be there. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
"As elated graduates of Baltimore\u2019s Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School lined up to receive their diplomas Sunday afternoon, the absence of one student was palpable. \u2014 Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 12 June 2022",
"Even Shawa, who has been leading safaris for 17 years, seemed elated . \u2014 Mary Holland, Travel + Leisure , 4 June 2022",
"After a 2-year wait, P-Valley finally returns to Starz on June 3, and the Pynk Posse, as the cast and creator lovingly call show fans, can\u2019t be more elated . \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 2 June 2022",
"An elated Jayson Tatum watches the clock wind down to zero as the Celtics roll to a Game 7 victory. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
"Love Island time meant claiming your chair in the living room with a throw, a bowl of ice cream, and elated anticipation. \u2014 Ali Wentworth, Town & Country , 8 May 2022",
"They are joined by two elated fans in the shot, with both young women wearing glittery tiaras and their own sashes over floor-length prom gowns. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The actor also shared a picture of their little one who was wrapped up in a blanket and enjoying an embrace from her elated parents. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022"
"How do those six words manage to perfectly encompass that feeling of elation and relief when the phone finally rings and the right person is on the other end of it",
"Weaving together found video footage, Jafa creates a narrative of both collective elation and despair. \u2014 Jacqui Palumbo, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The orchestral vocals, futuristic production and sonic ingenuity soundtrack the characters\u2019 quest for elation and ecstasy. \u2014 Delisa Shannon, Rolling Stone , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The response has been a combination of elation and relief as the Mets are finally thinking and acting like a major market franchise with World Series aspirations. \u2014 Wayne G. Mcdonnell, Jr., Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
"The two-year runway hiatus from beloved designer Christopher John Rogers had no effect on fashion enthusiasts and fans\u2019 elation for his recent Collection 10 runway show. \u2014 Jailynn Taylor, Essence , 8 June 2022",
"Two poets laureate\u2014Alyssa Gaines and Daniel B. Summerhill\u2014turn their thoughtful attention to fashionable objects\u2014while Robert Wrigley imagines the top-of-the-world elation of being in a treehouse. \u2014 WSJ , 3 June 2022",
"The elation continued for Mendes, who was noticeably moved accepting as the youngest Canadian to win the international achievement award, and then later taking the stage to accept the Juno TikTok Fan Choice award. \u2014 Michele Amabile Angermiller, Variety , 15 May 2022",
"In the days since, the elation has remained at both Mahoning Valley and Thistledown as regulars have enjoyed reveling in the local connection while trying to put this feat into context. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 12 May 2022"
"Also had surgery to remove a bone spur in his right elbow . \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"He was shut down for a couple of weeks after an exam showed a Grade 1 sprain of a ligament in his elbow . \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 26 June 2022",
"Devers was drilled in his left elbow by A.J. Puk in the seventh inning of Thursday\u2019s 4-3 loss against Oakland. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"Ryu will miss the rest of the season because of ligament damage in his elbow , the team announced Tuesday. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 15 June 2022",
"The 6-3 senior threw a slider in the third inning of a mid-season game against Brebeuf Jesuit and felt a pop in his elbow \u2014 the type of injuries pitchers dread. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 8 June 2022",
"First there was a strained flexor mass in his elbow that forced him to miss much of his 2017 season. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 29 May 2022",
"The next day, Ohtani was placed on the disabled list with a Grade 2 sprain, again to the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow . \u2014 Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"The initial diagnosis revealed a medial collateral ligament sprain in his elbow . \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The new 25-piece collection ($690 to $2,900) includes new riffs on bandage dresses, along with crop tops, catsuits, long and short skirts, and elbow gloves. \u2014 Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"Malinowski must now fend off Tom Kean Jr., the son of former Gov. Thomas Kean, whose legacy helps him elbow out the competition from both more moderate and MAGA wings of the Jersey GOP. \u2014 Brittany Shepherd, ABC News , 11 June 2022",
"Salespeople know why prospects don't buy, are elbow -deep in the product experience and are a sounding board for customer feedback. \u2014 Vanessa Dreifuss, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Sofia Coppola is seated, elbow perched on knee, on the oak steps of the McKim, Mead, and White Stair Hall at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. \u2014 Chloe Malle, Vogue , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The Orioles are awaiting a second opinion on the state of left-hander John Means\u2019 elbow , but there\u2019s uncertainty surrounding whether the ace will return at all this season. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Bloomberg touted Guo as on the vanguard of mainland property developers poised to elbow aside Hong Kong's homegrown property tycoons as Beijing asserted greater control over the former British colony. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 8 Dec. 2021",
"The Clippers were also missing forwards Paul George ( elbow ) and Robert Covington (personal reasons), and guards Normal Powell (foot), Jason Preston (foot) and Jay Scrubb (foot) in a 106-102 win over the Pistons on Sunday. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Wilson hit her head and elbow on the concrete during the fall, the report said, and was taken to a nearby hospital. \u2014 Lisa Maria Garza, orlandosentinel.com , 9 Feb. 2022"
": a gesture in which two people bump their elbows together especially as an alternative to a handshake":[
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"Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, also attended the ceremony in New York, and he chatted with Mr. Biden, trading an elbow bump in lieu of a handshake, a nod to the pandemic.",
"It's going to take some elbow grease to get this counter clean.",
"with a little polish and a lot of elbow grease , I was able to make the old silver teapot shine again",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Just a few supplies and bit of elbow grease can keep your patio or garden path looking new. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022",
"Most hose reels require some manual elbow grease , and there are also more expensive retractable hose reels. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 17 May 2022",
"The material is eminently learnable with a little bit of elbow grease . \u2014 Sandra Scheinbaum, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Unlike most microfiber cloths, this set of four features a rough and rigid surface with extremely short pile height, perfect for applying elbow grease and scrubbing the grime off of windshields and mirrors, as well as chrome surfaces. \u2014 Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics , 27 May 2022",
"These tools are designed to make your elbow grease go further thanks to their dust- and gunk-grabbing textures and durable materials. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Don\u2019t be intimidated by the extra elbow grease the letters DIY can imply. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Use a microfiber cleaning cloth and some elbow grease to start. \u2014 Simon Hill, Wired , 8 Feb. 2022",
"With a few common household ingredients and some elbow grease , these methods for cleaning stainless-steel pans will restore their shiny, spot-free finish. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 Oct. 2021"
"Speaking to senior citizens in recent days in New Haven, Lamont responded to an elderly woman who thanked him for making the public buses free through Dec. 1. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 19 June 2022",
"There was a home health care aide pushing an elderly woman in a wheelchair and a crew of National Park Service workers doing landscape work. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 June 2022",
"The Dallas break-in comes less than a week after a man dressed as an elderly woman leapt out of a wheelchair at the Louvre and smeared cake on the glass covering Leonardo da Vinci\u2019s Mona Lisa. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
"The attack came three days after a man disguised as an elderly woman threw cake at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa in the Louvre Museum in Paris. \u2014 Chron , 2 June 2022",
"Freeman earned an Oscar nomination here playing the chauffeur to Jessica Tandy\u2019s elderly Jewish woman in the 1940s American South. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 1 June 2022",
"An elderly woman was killed and two males wounded when an argument between two females erupted into gunfire Tuesday at a university campus after a high school graduation there, New Orleans police said. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"The majority of the victims in that shooting, at Tops supermarket in Buffalo, New York, were elderly , the oldest victim 86 years old. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 25 May 2022",
"Barnes added that other congregants, who were elderly , also risked their lives and confronted the gunman, including a pastor who threw a chair at him. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 17 May 2022"
"this elect body of students represents the best that the nation's high schools have to offer",
"Noun",
"the members of this all-American team are the elect of collegiate football",
"Verb",
"He hopes to be elected to the committee.",
"I've elected to study French as my foreign language.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The National Rifle Association\u2019s board of directors voted Monday to re- elect longtime CEO Wayne LaPierre, signaling that the gun rights group isn\u2019t changing direction despite a rise in mass shootings and its own internal turmoil. \u2014 David Ingram, NBC News , 30 May 2022",
"The illusion of complete normality could prompt people to spend more and re- elect current politicians for office. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
"In some cases, those who are vaccinated but elect to not receive a booster would be subjected to game-day testing again starting Dec. 1, the NBA said. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, chicagotribune.com , 7 Nov. 2021",
"In some cases, those who are vaccinated but elect to not receive a booster would be subjected to game-day testing again starting Dec. 1, the NBA said. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 7 Nov. 2021",
"Voters chose to re- elect incumbents Daniel Ursu and Juanita Lewis. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Nov. 2021",
"And it\u2019s one of those moments when any leader expecting to slide into re- elect mode as early as November of next year starts to get worried. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 26 Aug. 2021",
"The pension fund is also withholding its votes to re- elect members of the board\u2019s audit and governance committees on grounds of failing to meet shareholder demands over climate-risk disclosures. \u2014 Justin Baer, WSJ , 30 Apr. 2021",
"State residents voted to re- elect Republican Sen. Steve Daines despite a challenge from popular former Gov. Steve Bullock. \u2014 Thomas Barrabi, Fox News , 17 Dec. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The governor- elect in 2026 will have a short time to organize an administration and craft a state budget before taking office the first week in January. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"In his first interview since being named CEO- elect of FedEx, Raj Subramaniam talks about preparing for a high-profile succession and setting a path for what\u2019s next. \u2014 Jena Mcgregor, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"Hundreds attended the Rite of Priesthood Ordination, including the Archbishop Emeritus of Seattle, J. Peter Sartain; the Bishop of Shreveport, Francis I. Malone, and the Bishop- elect of Saint Augustine, Erik Pohlmeier. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022",
"On his first day as the presumptive Hamilton County prosecutor- elect , Greg Garrison didn\u2019t exactly tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. \u2014 John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star , 5 May 2022",
"Those in attendance virtually and in-person, according to committee testimony, were Hice, Biggs, Gosar, Reps. Perry, Gaetz, Jordan, Gohmert, Mo Brooks of Alabama, Debbie Lesko of Arizona, and Greene, then a congresswoman- elect . \u2014 Farnoush Amiri, Chicago Tribune , 1 May 2022",
"Those in attendance virtually and in-person, according to committee testimony, were Hice, Biggs, Gosar, Reps. Perry, Gaetz, Jordan, Gohmert, Mo Brooks of Alabama, Debbie Lesko of Arizona, and Greene, then a congresswoman- elect . \u2014 Farnoush Amiri, ajc , 1 May 2022",
"Marjorie Taylor Greene, while still a congressmember- elect , attended at least one meeting. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Kim is preparing a special inauguration present for South Korean president- elect Yoon Suk-yeol: a new missile crisis. \u2014 Patrick M. Cronin, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
"At the time, Gabrielle Giffords, the former congresswoman who survived being shot in the head in 2011, chose Virginia\u2019s 10th district to launch her organization\u2019s efforts to help elect Democrats prioritizing gun restrictions. \u2014 Meagan Flynn, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
"Democrats knew that Republicans would redraw Congressional boundaries to their advantage in places like Ohio, Texas and Florida in an effort to maximize the potential for voters to elect GOPers to the House. \u2014 Fox News , 23 May 2022",
"Breed will name someone in the coming weeks to fill Haney\u2019s seat on the Board of Supervisors until voters elect someone to another four-year term in November. \u2014 Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Republicans had long dominated statewide races until Georgia helped elect Joe Biden to the presidency and enabled Democrats to control the Senate by electing Warnock and fellow Democrat Jon Ossoff in a January 2021 runoff. \u2014 Jeff Amy, ajc , 16 Apr. 2022",
"With student loan forgiveness, more student loan borrowers may be motivated to elect Democrats. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Russian voters went to the polls last September to elect representatives to five-year terms in the Duma, Russia's legislature. \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The Republican State Leadership Committee, which helps to elect Republicans to a range of down-ballot positions, including secretaries of state, raised $33.3 million in 2021, a $14-million increase from 2019. \u2014 Arit John, Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
"By comparison, the equivalent organizations working to elect Democrats had about $176 million in their bank accounts, according to the latest filings with the Federal Election Commission. \u2014 David Wright, CNN , 1 Feb. 2022"
"Senior officials in Trump\u2019s Justice Department, testifying at a hearing of the Jan. 6 panel, described a sweeping campaign by Trump to enlist them in an effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election . \u2014 WSJ , 24 June 2022",
"Lasso benefited in the election from discontent among Indigenous peoples, who represent only about 10 percent of the population but are a powerful and organized political force. \u2014 Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Evidence revealed during Tuesday's Jan. 6 congressional hearing showed a concerted effort by former President Donald Trump and his allies to use slates of fake electors in battleground states to overturn the 2020 election . \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Trump\u2019s attempts to oust them for refusing to side with his push to overturn the 2020 election . \u2014 Joe Walsh, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"As new questions swirled this past week about former president Donald Trump\u2019s potential criminal exposure for seeking to overturn the 2020 election , Trump issued a rambling 12-page statement. \u2014 Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"Peter Navarro, the former White House economic advisor, played a major role in encouraging former President Trump\u2018s efforts to overturn the 2020 election . \u2014 David Lauter, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"On June 9, Vice Chair Liz Cheney mentioned him three times as a leader in planning Donald Trump\u2019s attempt to overturn the 2020 election and conduct a coup d\u2019\u00e9tat against the government. \u2014 Jim Sleeper, The New Republic , 16 June 2022",
"Desai was part of the legal teams that defended Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, and the Arizona Democratic Party in multiple cases that sought unsuccessfully to overturn the 2020 election . \u2014 Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022"
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"If the referendum fails, the district plans to shorten the school day from eight periods to seven, which will eliminate many elective courses and result in a reduction of Lake County Technology Campus participation. \u2014 Erin Yarnall, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Prohibiting the mayor from serving as chair of any elective or appointed board or commission. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 9 June 2022",
"Ramaphosa faces a fractious ANC elective conference in December. \u2014 David Mckenzie, CNN , 6 June 2022",
"In March, Musk responded to a tweet from Biden\u2019s verified account that outlined achievements by Ford and General Motors in the elective vehicle space, pointing out Tesla\u2019s accomplishments as an EV maker. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 17 May 2022",
"At the same time, many have yet to offer a plethora of elective courses on digital marketing that may enable students to explore and learn about the topic with more depth and breadth. \u2014 Tomoko Yokoi, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The outdoor-explorations class began in 2013, when a schoolwide schedule change gave teachers the chance to create more elective courses for students. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Earlier this year, the Connecticut General Assembly proposed a bill that would require K-12 public schools to offer elective courses in Asian Pacific American studies. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Dec. 2021",
"The facilities not included in the list only provide elective courses and do not report masking data. \u2014 Dallas News , 21 Sep. 2021",
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"Many times, these programs are short-term coding camps or a single semester of computer science as an elective . \u2014 Rod Berger, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Though some choose extra academic time, most move to an elective . \u2014 Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The class, an elective , was open to any undergraduate student at NYU. \u2014 Joseph Pisani, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Only one out of four California high school students attends a school that offers personal finance as an elective , according to the nonprofit. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Feb. 2022",
"At the time, an elective that Mercy taught was being taken away. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Right now, the course is offered as an elective , but will be a graduation requirement for the class of 2026 at those schools and is expanding to 13 more schools next semester. \u2014 jsonline.com , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Reducing the number of graduation credits to 21 will enable at-risk students to focus more on their English, mathematics and other core classes, rather than trying to also complete an elective , Smithberger said. \u2014 Beth Mlady, cleveland , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Lawmakers passed a bill allowing yoga as an elective in schools earlier this year, ended a ban imposed in the early 1990s. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 15 Sep. 2021"
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"Johnson has been dogged by revelations of an elector fraud scheme on Jan. 6 and is behind in recent polling numbers against several Democratic challengers. \u2014 Isaac Yu, Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
"Separately, the Justice Department has subpoenaed the Georgia Republican Party chairman for information related to the Trump campaign's fake elector scheme. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"One was the home of Brad Carver, a Georgia lawyer who allegedly signed a document claiming to be a Trump elector . \u2014 Spencer S. Hsu, Josh Dawsey And Devlin Barrett, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"The committee laid out evidence of Trump's fake elector scheme, showing documents and interviews from Trump allies detailing the scheme. \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022",
"One was the home of Brad Carver, a Georgia lawyer who allegedly signed a document claiming to be a Trump elector . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"Some of the lawyers who have come under scrutiny in connection with the alternate elector scheme are already facing allegations of professional impropriety or misconduct. \u2014 Luke Broadwater, New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"One would-be Trump elector in Georgia, Patrick Gartland, had been appointed to the Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration and believed that post created a conflict of interest for him. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
"More directly, the committee already has uncovered an awful lot of remarkably compelling evidence -- testimony from certain key insiders, the Mark Meadows texts, the fake elector certificates, and more. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 7 Mar. 2022"
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"That anecdote indicates how vehemently the top House Republican wanted the president to steer clear of the Capitol on a day when dozens of House Republicans were set to oppose certification of Joe Biden\u2019s electoral college win. \u2014 Nolan D. Mccaskill, Anchorage Daily News , 29 June 2022",
"That anecdote indicates how vehemently the top House Republican wanted the president to steer clear of the Capitol on a day when dozens of House Republicans were set to oppose certification of Joe Biden\u2019s electoral college win. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
"Still, as the day approached, Chesebro seemed concerned about whether Trump electors could meet a set of state laws that govern how the electoral college process works. \u2014 Rosalind S. Helderman, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"Such a move would have risked a court finding that prevented Pence from rejecting the electoral college count, however. \u2014 Freddy Brewster, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"None were charged with crimes, and all denied being part of the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol to try to stop the certification of Joe Biden's electoral college win. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Nov. 2021",
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"The bipartisan panel is investigating the storming of the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob that tried to stop the certification of Biden\u2019s electoral college win, a siege that resulted in five deaths and left some 140 members of law enforcement injured. \u2014 Amy B Wang, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Apr. 2022"
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"After the defeat, activists got the state Legislature to allow the County Commission to make the change without having to go to the electorate . \u2014 Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel , 11 June 2022",
"Both Young and McDermott are unopposed in their respective May primaries, which has enabled both to focus their messaging on concepts that would appeal to the general electorate . \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Both of the leading candidates still have work to do to introduce themselves to the Latino electorate . \u2014 Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
"One of the big mysteries in American politics has been why Democrats have so much trouble making this case to the electorate . \u2014 Julian Zelizer, CNN , 1 Apr. 2022",
"And in the general election, that candidate will have to strike a delicate balance between appeasing Trump and appealing to a broader electorate . \u2014 Philip Klein, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Speaking on Wednesday, Mr. Morrison acknowledged that a changing climate was a factor in the flooding, a move seen by some as a nod to a frustrated electorate . \u2014 New York Times , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The president and members of Congress can come up with a million and one ways to communicate their wonderfulness to the electorate . \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 30 Nov. 2021",
"The soon-to-be-conventional wisdom that Obama was a white working-class whisperer who succeeded in appearing moderate to the electorate is particularly bizarre. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 28 Oct. 2021"
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"For perspective, a study by the International Copper Association has indicated that an electric vehicle requires over 3.5x the amount of copper as a traditional internal combustion engine vehicle. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Last year, the White House pushed for a national network of electric vehicle charging stations, as a groundwork for reducing carbon emissions. \u2014 Yiwen Lu, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"In 2020, Utah legislators passed HB259, which directed the Utah Department of Transportation to plan a statewide electric vehicle charging network that would be funded under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program. \u2014 Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Shares in Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC fell on their first day of trading Friday, after the Swedish electric -vehicle maker completed a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company amid plans to expand globally. \u2014 Sean Mclain, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
"Sky-high gas prices are forcing more Americans to consider making the switch to an electric vehicle. \u2014 Mike Finelli, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"Other hot trends include eco-friendly design additions (think solar panels and electric vehicle charging station installation) and outdoor lighting. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022",
"General Motors will spend more than $35 billion on electric -vehicle development over the next three years, much of it on the company\u2019s Ultium Li-on batteries. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
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"She is also fitted with a hybrid (diesel- electric ) system that enables a top speed of 17 knots. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 27 June 2022",
"France, which lost a $66 billion deal with Australia to build new diesel- electric submarines, fiercely protested the arrangement, briefly rupturing a key U.S.-European alliance. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"There have also been classic convertibles that have been switched to electric . \u2014 James Morris, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"There are two types of pressure washers: gas and electric . \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2022",
"But for the low mileage private motorist, likely to involve massively more vehicles, that range will be enough to make their driving all electric . \u2014 Neil Winton, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The powertrain is considerably quieter, though, when operating as an electric . \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 5 May 2022",
"The VonHaus corded electric dethatcher comes with aerator drums to lift organic material and perforate soil. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Next year, the company expects to start commercial production of trucks powered by hydrogen and capable of longer drives between fueling stops than its battery- electric models can achieve. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"Hydropower provides 72% of its electricity and geothermal energy provides 25%, with wind power projects in development. \u2014 Joan Michelson, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Far from the national news, lower down the ballot, that same election on May 24 will also help shape where and how the state gets its electricity \u2014and by extension whether the U.S. meets its goals of cutting the emissions that cause climate change. \u2014 Justin Worland, Time , 19 May 2022",
"The upshot is that up to 64% of solar installations planned this year could be canceled, a big setback for the administration\u2019s goal that the US will get all its electricity from low-carbon sources by 2035. \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 11 May 2022",
"The island has already been producing most of its own electricity since 2019, using a solar park and a wind turbine hooked up to trailer-sized batteries that maintain an uninterrupted supply. \u2014 Derek Gatopoulos, The Christian Science Monitor , 11 May 2022",
"Under its own law, New York only has until 2030 to increase the share of its electricity that is generated from wind, sun, and water to 70 percent. \u2014 Raina Lipsitz, The New Republic , 5 May 2022",
"Morocco got a sliver of that supply, getting enough gas to produce 10% of its electricity . \u2014 Ashifa Kassam, ajc , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Households saw the regulatory price cap for their electricity and natural gas rise 54% on April 1, and price hikes for commercial premises and industries have been even steeper. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Germany got 24% of its electricity from wind, compared to 8% in the US. \u2014 Ella Nilsen, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022"
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"Some worry the race to electrify could intensify U.S. and European reliance on China. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Fuel cells are an attractive way to electrify rail lines where adding a third rail or catenary is unworkable or cost-prohibitive, and GM is working with train-maker Wabtec to adapt GM's Hydrotec fuel cell platform to power freight locomotives. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The Agora report calls on the EU to electrify industrial processes and heating in buildings. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The global clean energy transition has pushed automakers to make massive investments to electrify their cars, but the industry is set to run into a brick wall sooner rather than later. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Under the bill, the state of Connecticut\u2019s schedule to electrify its vehicle fleet will be sped up. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 29 Apr. 2022",
"New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation last year requiring that all new passenger cars and trucks sold in the state be zero-emission by 2035, and has also pushed to electrify the state\u2019s fleet for executive agencies. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Other areas of transportation are more challenging to electrify . \u2014 Alan Jenn, The Conversation , 4 Apr. 2022",
"So after public outcry, pushback from the EPA, and a Feb. 24 congressional hearing in which lawmakers grilled postmaster general Louis DeJoy for not moving faster to electrify the mail fleet, the USPS budged ever so slightly. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 26 Mar. 2022"
"Many of the rural areas still aren't electrified .",
"The news electrified the nation.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some worry the race to electrify could intensify U.S. and European reliance on China. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Fuel cells are an attractive way to electrify rail lines where adding a third rail or catenary is unworkable or cost-prohibitive, and GM is working with train-maker Wabtec to adapt GM's Hydrotec fuel cell platform to power freight locomotives. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The Agora report calls on the EU to electrify industrial processes and heating in buildings. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The global clean energy transition has pushed automakers to make massive investments to electrify their cars, but the industry is set to run into a brick wall sooner rather than later. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Under the bill, the state of Connecticut\u2019s schedule to electrify its vehicle fleet will be sped up. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 29 Apr. 2022",
"New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation last year requiring that all new passenger cars and trucks sold in the state be zero-emission by 2035, and has also pushed to electrify the state\u2019s fleet for executive agencies. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Other areas of transportation are more challenging to electrify . \u2014 Alan Jenn, The Conversation , 4 Apr. 2022",
"So after public outcry, pushback from the EPA, and a Feb. 24 congressional hearing in which lawmakers grilled postmaster general Louis DeJoy for not moving faster to electrify the mail fleet, the USPS budged ever so slightly. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 26 Mar. 2022"
"Many of the rural areas still aren't electrified .",
"The news electrified the nation.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some worry the race to electrify could intensify U.S. and European reliance on China. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Fuel cells are an attractive way to electrify rail lines where adding a third rail or catenary is unworkable or cost-prohibitive, and GM is working with train-maker Wabtec to adapt GM's Hydrotec fuel cell platform to power freight locomotives. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The Agora report calls on the EU to electrify industrial processes and heating in buildings. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The global clean energy transition has pushed automakers to make massive investments to electrify their cars, but the industry is set to run into a brick wall sooner rather than later. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Under the bill, the state of Connecticut\u2019s schedule to electrify its vehicle fleet will be sped up. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 29 Apr. 2022",
"New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation last year requiring that all new passenger cars and trucks sold in the state be zero-emission by 2035, and has also pushed to electrify the state\u2019s fleet for executive agencies. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Other areas of transportation are more challenging to electrify . \u2014 Alan Jenn, The Conversation , 4 Apr. 2022",
"So after public outcry, pushback from the EPA, and a Feb. 24 congressional hearing in which lawmakers grilled postmaster general Louis DeJoy for not moving faster to electrify the mail fleet, the USPS budged ever so slightly. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 26 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"QuantumScape\u2019s batteries contain just one nickel-manganese-cobalt or lithium-iron-phosphate electrode . \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
"Both types of batteries work by sending ions from one electrode , called the cathode, to another, the anode. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
"The silicon could be used to control the flow of current across the graphene from one electrode to the other. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 27 Apr. 2022",
"No one knows exactly how long existing electrode arrays can remain in a human brain without breaking down or endangering someone\u2019s health. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"Such systems generally involve electrode sensors to record neuronal activity, a chipset to transmit the signals, and computer algorithms to translate the signals. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Place the electrode pads on sore areas, set the intensity, duration, and muscle group on the PowerDot app, and let the healing happen. \u2014 Gabriela Aoun, Outside Online , 10 Nov. 2020",
"Then the oxides can be turned into pure metal by adding it to a proprietary solution of molten salts heated to about 1,300 degrees Fahrenheit, and zapping the mixture with electricity, causing the pure metal to collect on an electrode . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"The forehead electrode picks up brain wave information, which is sent to a microchip in the prosthetic arm via Bluetooth. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 May 2022"
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": a tracing made by an electromyograph":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The arm, which received FDA approval last May to be sold commercially, uses electromyogram electrodes to read signals sent by muscles in the surviving parts of the arm and shoulder, as well as wireless sensors on the wearer\u2019s feet. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 13 Feb. 2015",
"Schyner runs the university's Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, which uses an electromyogram , or EMG, to measure nerve impulses to muscles while subjects sleep. \u2014 Charlotte Hawks, CNN , 4 Apr. 2018",
"Schyner runs the university's Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, which uses an electromyogram , or EMG, to measure nerve impulses to muscles while subjects sleep. \u2014 Charlotte Hawks, CNN , 4 Apr. 2018"
": an instrument that converts the electrical activity associated with functioning skeletal muscle into a visual record or into sound and is used to diagnose neuromuscular disorders and in biofeedback training":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"A group of Finnish scientists wired gamers with skin meters, cardiac monitors, and facial electromyographs and found that getting killed in a game produces the same positive emotions as beating an opponent or completing a level. \u2014 Clive Thompson, WIRED , 21 Aug. 2007"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"However, the effective location of the negative electron cloud is closer to the pen than the proton. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 28 Jan. 2022",
"An atomic clock employs an electric oscillator regulated by an atom\u2019s natural oscillation movement between the positive charge on the nucleus and the surrounding electron cloud . \u2014 Larry Printz, Ars Technica , 24 June 2020",
"Impurities can act like a shield in the path of electron clouds , forcing the electrons to scatter. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 2 Apr. 2020",
"When two atoms get close together, each one\u2019s electron cloud pushes the other\u2019s around, and sometimes the two atoms start to behave as a unit: a molecule. \u2014 Sophia Chen, WIRED , 27 Apr. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Scanning electron micrograph depicting a mass of Yersinia pestis bacteria (the cause of bubonic plague) in the foregut of the flea vector. \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"Enlarge / Transmission electron micrograph of a SARS-CoV-2 virus particle isolated from a patient sample and cultivated in cell culture. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Enlarge / Scanning electron micrograph of a single fecal pellet (coprolite) found in the cranial cavity of a fossilized fish. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 5 Feb. 2022",
"This colored scanning electron micrograph shows a bundle of tracheids in a softwood toothpick. \u2014 Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American , 9 Oct. 2020",
"In any case, the imaging technique requires taking thousands of electron micrographs of individual protein-RNA-drug complexes, all of them oriented randomly. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 1 May 2020",
"The plush toys, which are modeled using the electron micrograph of each microbe and organ, are personified with wide staring eyes and vibrant colors. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 28 Mar. 2020"
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": the sequential transfer of electrons especially by cytochromes in cellular respiration from an oxidizable substrate to molecular oxygen by a series of oxidation-reduction reactions":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cyanide attacks the very cells that make life possible, specifically the mitochondria and its electron transport chain. \u2014 Meg Neal, Popular Mechanics , 4 Oct. 2020",
"To get a sense of what may be possible in Henneguya salminicola, the researchers looked for genes that encode components of the electron transport chain that helps make ATP. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 26 Feb. 2020",
"To produce energy, mitochondrial power plants in a cell use electron transport chains to convert electrons to adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the cell\u2019s energy currency. \u2014 Roni Dengler, Science | AAAS , 3 May 2018"
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": an elementary particle consisting of a charge of negative electricity equal to about 1.602 \u00d7 10 \u221219 coulomb and having a mass when at rest of about 9.109 \u00d7 10 \u221231 kilogram or about \u00b9/\u2081\u2088\u2083\u2086 that of a proton":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To send a record-breaking 1.1-PeV photon to Earth, the original electron from the Crab Nebula must have been about 2.3 PeV, scientists estimate. \u2014 Ling Xin, Scientific American , 8 July 2021",
"In the mid-2000s the Mainz Neutrino Mass Experiment in Germany had set the upper limit of a neutrino\u2019s mass at 2.3 electron volts. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 15 June 2022",
"The Standard Model predicts W-bosons have a mass of around 80,357 million electron volts, and that figure has been verified in several particle accelerator experiments. \u2014 Tom Metcalfe, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
"The first tryptophan then attracts an electron from the second tryptophan and so on. \u2014 Henrik Mouritsen, Scientific American , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Imagine suddenly plucking an electron out of an atom of material. \u2014 Frank Wilczek, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"Japan will ban the export of high-tech goods including quantum computers, printers and electron microscopes to Russia starting May 20. \u2014 Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
"The goal is to probe the chip for weaknesses under the same conditions an attacker would\u2014albeit with prototypes or even virtualized renderings\u2014using tools like electron microscopes to peer inside the processor's inner workings. \u2014 Lily Hay Newman, Wired , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Again, the electron will always deflect by the same amount toward one of the poles. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 20 July 2021"
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": the treatment of mental illness and especially depression by the application of electric current to the head of a usually anesthetized patient that induces unconsciousness and convulsive seizures in the brain":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Holder's public defender, Aaron Jensen, said in court that Holder has a history of mental health issues, including undergoing electroshock therapy . \u2014 Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
"From ice-water plunges to the early days of electroshock therapy , from lobotomies (honored with a Nobel Prize in 1949) to Thorazine catatonia, its treatments belong to the pages of a dark dystopian novel. \u2014 Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
"After the death of her beloved twin brother and the abandonment of her long-time lover, Greta Wells undergoes electroshock therapy . \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Years earlier, Eagleton had been hospitalized and treated with electroshock therapy for depression. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Years earlier, Eagleton had been hospitalized and treated with electroshock therapy for depression. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Years earlier, Eagleton had been hospitalized and treated with electroshock therapy for depression. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Years earlier, Eagleton had been hospitalized and treated with electroshock therapy for depression. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Years earlier, Eagleton had been hospitalized and treated with electroshock therapy for depression. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 11 Nov. 2021"
"Meanwhile, William looked elegant in a dark navy suit, white shirt, and bright blue-and-red tie. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
"Duchess Kate looked elegant in a white and black polka dot dress by Alessandra Rich, paired with a wide-brim hat adorned with white flowers. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 18 June 2022",
"Fresh off the conclusion of her press tour for The Dropout on Hulu, Amanda Seyfried attended the TIME 100 Gala looking elegant \u2014in an angsty teen kind of way. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 9 June 2022",
"On Wednesday, the Euphoria star attended the TIME 100 Gala, looking elegant in an archival Bob Mackie gown from the Fall 1998 collection. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"Selah Marley was there, in a dress that once belonged to her mother, Lauryn Hill; Jordan Roth wore a white Loewe suit; and Huma Abedin looked elegant in vibrant red. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 7 June 2022",
"Lady Gaga, meanwhile, looked supremely elegant in Armani Priv\u00e9 and then changed into a pale blue Elie Saab gown for her loving and emotional tribute to Tony Bennett. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Pasta salad is great for all types of gatherings from weekday lunches to casual picnics and elegant bridal showers. \u2014 Robin Miller, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Megan Thee Stallion arrived at the Academy Awards looking especially elegant in a sparkling, slate blue Gaurav Gupta gown with a high slit and fun side cutout. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 27 Mar. 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for elegant choice , exquisite , elegant , rare , delicate , dainty mean having qualities that appeal to a cultivated taste. choice stresses preeminence in quality or kind. choice fabric exquisite implies a perfection in workmanship or design that appeals only to very sensitive taste. an exquisite gold bracelet elegant applies to what is rich and luxurious but restrained by good taste. a sumptuous but elegant dining room rare suggests an uncommon excellence. rare beauty delicate implies exquisiteness, subtlety, and fragility. delicate craftsmanship dainty sometimes carries an additional suggestion of smallness and of appeal to the eye or palate. dainty sandwiches",
"Hoffs and Martin intertwined their voices, stripping the sweet lament to a gorgeously elegiac place. \u2014 Alex Suskind, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2020",
"The scale of Alan Yang\u2019s heartfelt debut feature is human, its tone elegiac . \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 10 Apr. 2020",
"These elegiac images, and the accompanying stories and videos, show us what silence looks like. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Mar. 2020",
"Vitalina Varela\u2019 is socially conscious, but dreamlike, elegiac . \u2014 Mark Olsenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 Mar. 2020",
"The language is more elegiac , almost mystical, though as precise as ever. \u2014 Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic , 5 Apr. 2020",
"Sciolino reaches the right elegiac note in her afterword. \u2014 Debra Bruno, Washington Post , 6 Dec. 2019",
"Now, four years later, Joe Biden's bid for the White House has taken on almost an elegiac air. \u2014 Susan Page, USA TODAY , 12 Feb. 2020",
"Norman F\u2013king Rockwell was beautiful, elegiac and witty, the culmination of Del Rey\u2019s many years exploring her sad-Americana style. \u2014 Raisa Bruner, Time , 22 Jan. 2020"
"Hoffs and Martin intertwined their voices, stripping the sweet lament to a gorgeously elegiac place. \u2014 Alex Suskind, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2020",
"The scale of Alan Yang\u2019s heartfelt debut feature is human, its tone elegiac . \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 10 Apr. 2020",
"These elegiac images, and the accompanying stories and videos, show us what silence looks like. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Mar. 2020",
"Vitalina Varela\u2019 is socially conscious, but dreamlike, elegiac . \u2014 Mark Olsenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 Mar. 2020",
"The language is more elegiac , almost mystical, though as precise as ever. \u2014 Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic , 5 Apr. 2020",
"Sciolino reaches the right elegiac note in her afterword. \u2014 Debra Bruno, Washington Post , 6 Dec. 2019",
"Now, four years later, Joe Biden's bid for the White House has taken on almost an elegiac air. \u2014 Susan Page, USA TODAY , 12 Feb. 2020",
"Norman F\u2013king Rockwell was beautiful, elegiac and witty, the culmination of Del Rey\u2019s many years exploring her sad-Americana style. \u2014 Raisa Bruner, Time , 22 Jan. 2020"
": a judicial writ of execution by which a defendant's goods and if necessary his or her lands are delivered for debt to the plaintiff until the debt is paid":[]
"The trope tends to elegize artists who are perceived to be ahead of their time or otherwise inimical to regnant conventions. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 19 July 2021",
"Spielberg h as chosen to elegize the story by romanticizing it, swathing the characters in Norman Rockwell attitudes, a meddlesome symphonic score, and a golden fairy dust that shines through the windows like God's blessing. \u2014 Eliza Berman, Time , 5 Oct. 2017",
"In writing about her cousin, Allen is also elegizing other black men victimized by poverty, drugs and unequal justice. \u2014 Julia M. Klein, chicagotribune.com , 8 Sep. 2017"
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"\u201cO Captain! My Captain!\u201d is Walt Whitman's elegy on the death of President Lincoln",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"David Cronenberg\u2019s dystopian film could double as an elegy to the entertainment industry itself. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 2 June 2022",
"Hugh's adaptation is an elegy on love and perseverance, mostly told through the lens of resilient women. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Visual flourishes and a Fellini-esque menagerie of larger-than-life characters combine in an elegy to the city and the director's youth -- one defined by a tragedy that set Sorrentino on his path. \u2014 Thomas Page, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
"As a video clip to accompany an elegy , the utterance would almost be too perfect. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
"For a band whose polyrhythms and headiness really do require musicians to have and use math skills, Fripp\u2019s elegy comes close enough to feeling like love. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Maggie Gyllenhaal's directorial debut, The Lost Daughter, is an elegy on maternal ambivalence. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Her essay is also an elegy for the natural world and our appreciation of it. \u2014 Longreads , 4 Jan. 2022",
"But there\u2019s also a breathtaking elegy to the grove, which was eventually clear-cut: a majestic chandelier of neon green paracord from which dangle still-fragrant woodchip remains. \u2014 Lori Waxman, chicagotribune.com , 18 Dec. 2021"
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"Water is composed of the elements hydrogen and oxygen.",
"a free press is an essential element of a democracy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Virtual games can add an element of fun to team-building activities. \u2014 Stephen Baer, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"There\u2019s an element of being haunted by nightlife that\u2019s no longer there. \u2014 Daniel Kohn, SPIN , 17 June 2022",
"Shiplap is an interior design element that's both trendy and steeped in tradition. \u2014 Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 June 2022",
"Salmon is a rich fish that's even better with a little lime juice to cut the fat, a few spoons of honey to enhance the natural sweetness, and soy sauce for an intriguing element . \u2014 Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"Bibb reiterated Cleveland schools won\u2019t arm staff, and said an element of SB215 will endanger the city\u2019s police officers. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
"There's an inevitable element of voyeurism to this. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022",
"For instance, Tellurium, an important element in certain solar panel manufacturing processes, is primarily a byproduct of copper refining. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Fatigue was also an element blamed for the American Airlines flight 1420 crash, which killed 11 in 1999. \u2014 CNN , 9 June 2022"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for element element , component , constituent , ingredient mean one of the parts of a compound or complex whole. element applies to any such part and often connotes irreducible simplicity. the basic elements of geometry component and constituent may designate any of the substances (whether elements or compounds) or the qualities that enter into the makeup of a complex product; component stresses its separate entity or distinguishable character. the components of a stereo system constituent stresses its essential and formative character. the constituents of a chemical compound ingredient applies to any of the substances which when combined form a particular mixture. the ingredients of a cocktail",
"\"It's a heritage. My mother was a witch and her mother was a witch. My specialty is (prophetic) dreaming. We believe elementals do exist,\" said Lady L \u2026",
"\u2014 D. L. Stephenson"
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"\u2014 usually plural All objects consist of smaller objects. \u2026 Lamps, bicycles, and houses are compound objects made of constituent parts, or elementals . \u2014 Alan L. Laity These two epistemologies exist in distinct dimensions: science struggles to discover the elementals of our material existence through empiricism, and theology strives to describe the universality of our \u2026 existence through faith. \u2014 Jack Hitt"
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"The effect is elemental rather than showy: contrasts of crackling skin and lush meat, and a righteous smokiness offset with subtle, sunny accents. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"By Chris Holm Holm seamlessly melds his molecular-biologist background with his terrific and elemental crime-fiction writing skills in this page-turning thriller. \u2014 Hanif Abdurraqib, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"But smoking food is elemental and soothing, whatever the vehicle. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 27 May 2022",
"The love Ruth has for Angela is elemental and difficult. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 11 May 2022",
"The Hall of Fame also inducted two recordings musicians who were elemental to so many country songs and singers: Eddie Bayers and Pete Drake. \u2014 Kristin M. Hall, Anchorage Daily News , 2 May 2022",
"The Hall of Fame also inducted two recording musicians who were elemental to so many country songs and singers: Eddie Bayers and Pete Drake. \u2014 NBC News , 2 May 2022",
"The Hall of Fame also inducted two recordings musicians who were elemental to so many country songs and singers: Eddie Bayers and Pete Drake. \u2014 CBS News , 1 May 2022"
"The youngest patients were the last to get access to vaccines after the approval of elementary -age shots last fall. \u2014 al , 19 June 2022",
"It's used to teach physics, chemistry, biology, mechatronics, programming, robotics and engineering in elementary schools through colleges and assess core competences of resident urologists. \u2014 Roy Schwartz, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"The armed security officers will guard the district's nine elementary schools, Pike View Early Childhood Center and the North Little Rock Academy. \u2014 Neal Earley, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
"Vincenzo Ruggiero, director of personnel and employee relations, said the purpose was to help the fourth-graders transition to fifth grade by meeting classmates from all three elementary schools -- Grindstone, Big Creek and Brook Park Memorial. \u2014 cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"More than $124 million worth of facilities projects have been completed in four Wauwatosa elementary schools, as part of a referendum Wauwatosa School District voters approved in 2018. \u2014 Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
"On Friday, Glenbrook High School District 225 graduating seniors visited their former elementary schools as part of Senior Walk 2022. \u2014 Pioneer Press Staff, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"Many of them are smaller districts that feed into regional high schools and only have elementary schools in their districts. \u2014 Dave Altimari And Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant , 7 June 2022",
"Within hours of the school shooting in Uvalde that left 19 students and two teachers dead, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said armed police need to be stationed in elementary schools. \u2014 Sanya Mansoor, Time , 1 June 2022"
"Virtual games can add an element of fun to team-building activities. \u2014 Stephen Baer, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"There\u2019s an element of being haunted by nightlife that\u2019s no longer there. \u2014 Daniel Kohn, SPIN , 17 June 2022",
"Shiplap is an interior design element that's both trendy and steeped in tradition. \u2014 Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 June 2022",
"Salmon is a rich fish that's even better with a little lime juice to cut the fat, a few spoons of honey to enhance the natural sweetness, and soy sauce for an intriguing element . \u2014 Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"Bibb reiterated Cleveland schools won\u2019t arm staff, and said an element of SB215 will endanger the city\u2019s police officers. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
"There's an inevitable element of voyeurism to this. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022",
"For instance, Tellurium, an important element in certain solar panel manufacturing processes, is primarily a byproduct of copper refining. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Fatigue was also an element blamed for the American Airlines flight 1420 crash, which killed 11 in 1999. \u2014 CNN , 9 June 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for element element , component , constituent , ingredient mean one of the parts of a compound or complex whole. element applies to any such part and often connotes irreducible simplicity. the basic elements of geometry component and constituent may designate any of the substances (whether elements or compounds) or the qualities that enter into the makeup of a complex product; component stresses its separate entity or distinguishable character. the components of a stereo system constituent stresses its essential and formative character. the constituents of a chemical compound ingredient applies to any of the substances which when combined form a particular mixture. the ingredients of a cocktail",
": a relatively small-eared mammal ( Elephas maximus ) of forests of southeastern Asia":[],
": a tall, large-eared mammal ( Loxodonta africana ) of tropical Africa that is sometimes considered to comprise two separate species ( L. africana of sub-Saharan savannas and L. cyclotis of central and western rain forests)":[],
": a thickset, usually extremely large, nearly hairless, herbivorous mammal (family Elephantidae, the elephant family) that has a snout elongated into a muscular trunk and two incisors in the upper jaw developed especially in the male into long ivory tusks:":[],
": any of various extinct relatives of the elephant \u2014 see mammoth , mastodon":[],
": one that is uncommonly large or hard to manage \u2014 see also elephant in the room":[]
"by any standard, the new shopping mall will be an elephant and one that is certain to alter the retail landscape",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"David Lamfrom, vice president of regional programs at NPCA, recommends a 50-foot buffer around elephant seals and sea lions, whose males are territorial, and at least six feet between you and a venomous snake. \u2014 Andrea Sachs, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"Adachi recently reported that migrating female elephant seals dive almost continuously for 20 or more hours each day. \u2014 Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 June 2022",
"After soaking in the ocean views, animal lovers may want to budget time to visit the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach, which rescues, rehabilitates and releases California sea lions, northern elephant seals and more. \u2014 Rachel Schnalzer, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Part of a UNESCO World Heritage site, San Ignacio is also home to four endangered marine turtle species and attracts sea lions and elephant seals. \u2014 Sara Clemence, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"In a photo shared on Twitter by the National Park Service, the elephant seals were stretched out on their sides on the beach, with many lounging close to each other. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Built in 1875, the still operating light station is named for the unique white rocks offshore, home to seabirds, sea lions, and elephant seals. \u2014 Mimi Slawoff, Travel + Leisure , 30 Jan. 2022",
"McInnes says the new group of whales targets elephant seals, oceanic dolphins, and grey whale calves. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
"From tussling elephant seals and panoramic views of Big Sur\u2019s cliffs and coastal redwoods to whale-watching from countless seaside restaurants, this drive is the epitome of California living, with plenty of sunshine, mountains, and ocean for miles. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 26 Aug. 2021"
"the wedding reception was held under an elephantine tent on the great lawn",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The life of a mastodon, an elephantine creature that roamed across North America 13,000 years ago, has been illuminated by a study of its tusks. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"Tweaks to its air springs and adaptive dampers lessen this elephantine SUV's body motions with little sacrifice to its ride quality. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 13 June 2022",
"In the wet season, elephantine clouds roll in from the Congolese interior and the land glows with startling fecundity. \u2014 Outside Online , 18 May 2015",
"Pop goddesses were not diving from the rafters and guitar heroes were not casting elephantine shadows. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Johns\u2019s entire body of work, to go by this elephantine show of more than 500 works, is akin to a trove of Nabokovian love letters \u2014 obscure and thwarted, but also punning, mordant, full of life. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Sep. 2021",
"The final thing Heels\u2019 second episode does solidify, though, is that in spite of the elephantine pressure to overexplain most of its characterization, there are the lovely little beats that arrive first. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 13 Aug. 2021",
"The company has become elephantine in such a short time by offering customers the ability to make purchases and pay later, making money by charging merchants to utilize Klarna\u2019s payment technology. \u2014 Alexandra Sternlicht, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
"On one hand are the traditionalists and their elephantine memories, who cling to negative, decades-old impressions of pinotage the way former athletes cling to romantic idealizations of their long-ago glory days in sports. \u2014 Cathy Huyghe, Forbes , 24 May 2021"
"seeing their son ordained as a priest was one of the most elevating moments in their lives",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Lynch also asked her tailor to swap out the adjustable straps for non-adjustable ones to elevate the look a bit more. \u2014 Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
"That same day, however, Perry was pushing Meadows in text messages to elevate Clark at the Justice Department. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"Get up on your toes to elevate your knees off the ground. \u2014 Brett Williams, Men's Health , 23 June 2022",
"Yet recent studies have shown that stoves running on natural gas and other fossil fuels create indoor air pollution and elevate risk levels for asthma and other health issues, especially in children. \u2014 The Editors, Scientific American , 21 June 2022",
"To elevate the gold fit, Lipa went with gold hoops, nude nails, and an Alan Crocetti necklace. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
"However, there are countless examples in industry of how this symbiotic relationship can also work across separate but connected devices to elevate digital transformations. \u2014 Michael Feindt, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Keene Walker, a veteran educator who teaches at South Atlanta High School, said that students depend on teachers to elevate conversations about current events. \u2014 Curtis Bunn, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
"In recent years, tech companies have been introducing new labels and information hubs to elevate accurate information about the environment while taking steps to limit the spread of falsehoods. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin elevatus , past participle of elevare , from e- + levare to raise \u2014 more at lever":"Verb"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for elevate Verb lift , raise , rear , elevate , hoist , heave , boost mean to move from a lower to a higher place or position. lift usually implies exerting effort to overcome resistance of weight. lift the chair while I vacuum raise carries a stronger implication of bringing up to the vertical or to a high position. scouts raising a flagpole rear may add an element of suddenness to raise . suddenly reared itself up on its hind legs elevate may replace lift or raise especially when exalting or enhancing is implied. elevated the taste of the public hoist implies lifting something heavy especially by mechanical means. hoisted the cargo on board heave implies lifting and throwing with great effort or strain. heaved the heavy crate inside boost suggests assisting to climb or advance by a push. boosted his brother over the fence",
"an elevated monorail that transports visitors all over the theme park",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Minor fell into a 3-0 count against Matt Olson, the No. 3 hitter in Atlanta\u2019s lineup, before coming all the way back to strike him out with three elevated fastballs. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 2 July 2022",
"Groups of ten guests or fewer are invited to indulge in elevated , farm-to-table cuisine by acclaimed Executive Chef Galen Zamarra. \u2014 Roger Sands, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"The per-pound price of the common frankfurter surged in 2021 and has stayed elevated since, part of a general rise in meat prices. \u2014 Joe Murphy, NBC News , 1 July 2022",
"Coyotzi\u2019s cart is still parked every day beneath the elevated subway tracks. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 1 July 2022",
"Military analysts previously told the AP that Russian forces had little chance of crossing the river without major losses due to the defenders\u2019 elevated positions. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
"In other words, the root causes of Stockton\u2019s gang activity and elevated homicide rate are no mystery, mirrored in every institutionally marginalized and underfunded hood nationwide. \u2014 Max Bell, SPIN , 1 July 2022",
"There are cutout swing dresses, spaghetti-strap slips, elevated babydoll styles, and sleeveless A-line dresses with smocked details. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 30 June 2022",
"An elevated deck would provide a 360-degree vantage point for seeing everything from the stars to aurora borealis. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 30 June 2022"
": a geometrical drawing that depicts one vertical plane of an object or structure":[],
": a swelling especially on the skin":[],
": an act or instance of elevating":[],
": an elevated place":[],
": something that is elevated: such as":[],
": the angular distance of something (such as a celestial object) above the horizon":[],
": the degree to which a gun is aimed above the horizon":[],
": the height above the level of the sea : altitude":[],
": the height to which something is elevated : such as":[],
": the quality or state of being elevated":[]
},
"examples":[
"a plant species found only at higher elevations",
"We charted the elevations in her temperature.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The National Park Service cautions visitors to avoid extreme heat by forgoing low- elevation hikes after 10 a.m., staying within close range of air conditioning, and carrying drinking water and salty snacks. \u2014 Lindsey Bever, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"The splurge-worthy itineraries include vinyasas in the yoga yurt, hiking or biking the secluded high- elevation desert, and unwinding beneath the canyons at the farm-fresh Artesian Restaurant. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure , 10 June 2022",
"Additionally, the Flagstaff area might see some light rain and snow Monday and Tuesday, with snow elevation levels dropping to 4,500 to 5,500, prompting cooler temperatures into Wednesday. \u2014 Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The man, identified as Fernando Birman, collapsed at 19,700 feet of elevation on Denali, the highest mountain peak in North America. \u2014 Rebekah Riess, Katia Hetter And Zoe Sottile, CNN , 5 June 2022",
"At nearly 10,000 feet of elevation , awe-inspiring views beckon from every direction. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"Snow levels will fall as low as 3,000 feet of elevation Saturday afternoon, with possible snow accumulation overnight and into Sunday, when snow levels could drop to 2,000 feet. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 May 2022",
"Yellowstone Lake is the largest high- elevation lake in North America, at 7,733 feet above sea level. \u2014 Fox News , 21 May 2022",
"While recent weather systems brought a semblance of relief to higher elevation areas in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Wyoming, the human impact on climate change continues to outpace momentary signs of progress. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 12 May 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for elevation height , altitude , elevation mean vertical distance either between the top and bottom of something or between a base and something above it. height refers to something measured vertically whether high or low. a wall two meters in height altitude and elevation apply to height as measured by angular measurement or atmospheric pressure; altitude is preferable when referring to vertical distance above the surface of the earth or above sea level; elevation is used especially in reference to vertical height on land. fly at an altitude of 10,000 meters Denver is a city with a high elevation",
": insurance against loss due to legal liability for bodily injury or property damage resulting from ownership, maintenance, or use of elevators, escalators, lifts, or hoists":[]
": instrumental arrangements of popular songs often piped in (as to an elevator or retail store)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the first episode, Dr. Johnny Fever announces the station\u2019s changeover from elevator music to rock \u2019n roll with a record scratch and a proclamation. \u2014 Jake Coyle, ajc , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Matt Kaulig, executive chairman and owner of Kaulig Companies, ensures his office lobby plays techno music as an upbeat alternative to elevator music . \u2014 Vicki Salemi, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
"The walls of the elevators are plastered with old records, records, and 80s tunes replace the usual elevator music . \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Forbes , 23 Oct. 2021",
"Even if some strayed dangerously close to elevator music . \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 23 Sep. 2021",
"But no one wants to wait on hold, listening to elevator music while trying to resolve an issue or process a return. \u2014 Shama Hyder, Forbes , 17 May 2021",
"Many of the records Ms. Gabriel made fit into a category often marginalized as elevator music . \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2021",
"The only open business was, bizarrely, a suitcase store, lights bright and elevator music echoing. \u2014 Laura Van Den Berg, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 Mar. 2021",
"Marcloid has replaced them with the kind of peaceful, harmonious background noise of elevator music or updates on the Weather Channel. \u2014 Britt Julious, chicagotribune.com , 8 Oct. 2020"
"elves are often portrayed as rather mischievous",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Still, the ship\u2019s real VIP is Bug Naked, Captain Kate\u2019s elusive elf sphynx. \u2014 Katie Jackson, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
"The 10-minute comedy follows Henry, an Atlanta father who makes an annual tradition of working as a mall Santa Claus with his son Otis as an elf sidekick. \u2014 Tara Mcnamara, Variety , 24 June 2022",
"Just like the Shakespearean elf , after whom the wine is named. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"In featuring a dwarven princess without her race's telltale beard, as well as the first latino actor to portray an elf \u2014 in keeping with studio guidelines that stipulate diversity quotas \u2014 Amazon sparked heavy debate within the Tolkien community. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 20 Apr. 2022",
"This year, rapper Kid Cudi, in his elf ears, actually took the stage with an appearance from his beautiful daughter,Vada, with both gleefully getting slimed. \u2014 Essence , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Christina was dressed in a red elf costume, having come straight from the Grinch block party up in Daytona. \u2014 Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The title of this modern holiday classic basically explains it all: Billy Bob Thornton plays an alcoholic con man who makes end's meat by dressing up as Santa and running schemes with his cohort (who, naturally, dresses as an elf ). \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The aardvark calf \u2014 born overnight on Jan. 4 \u2014 received the nickname Dobby for its similarities to the iconic Harry Potter house- elf character. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 11 Feb. 2022"
": having an otherworldly or magical quality or charm":[],
": of, relating to, or produced by an elf":[],
": resembling an elf especially in its tiny size":[
"elfin portions"
]
},
"examples":[
"They were delighted with the child's elfin charm.",
"the heroine in the story has an elfin beauty that men find irresistible",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Precisely the sorts of things that a federal coronavirus task force and its elfin leader should be focused on, in other words. \u2014 Libby Watson, The New Republic , 15 May 2020",
"Before leading me on a tour of the outdoor sets and soundstages, Logan, an elfin presence with a demeanor that splits the difference between fanatical and very nice, greeted me at his office in a repurposed hacienda. \u2014 Alexis Soloski, New York Times , 24 Apr. 2020",
"The elfin Smart car made a noble stab at our market, but is leaving it while remaining in Europe. \u2014 Tom Voelk, New York Times , 4 Mar. 2020",
"Advocates say the change, which the agency wants to make permanent, softens protections for the New England cottontail, golden eagle, frosted elfin butterfly and other animals along with some that are subject to separate federal protections. \u2014 USA TODAY , 20 Feb. 2020",
"Cunningham was easily both, and Bozek\u2019s film\u2014narrated by Sarah Jessica Parker\u2014captures both his artistry and his fizzy, elfin charm. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 14 Feb. 2020",
"The road winds up the mountain through the elfin forest of red shank ribbonwood that were carpeting the hills with a pale yellow-green hue from the tiny blossoms on the plant. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Sep. 2019",
"The new story follows three elfin Gelflings who discover the horrifying secret behind the malevolent Skeksis\u2019 power. \u2014 Mark Dawidziak, cleveland.com , 24 Aug. 2019",
"Over his nearly five decades with the Spurs, Pete Anton Sr., an elfin figure in a sport of giants, was a constant, delightful presence. \u2014 John Maccormack, ExpressNews.com , 24 Aug. 2019"
"elves are often portrayed as rather mischievous",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Still, the ship\u2019s real VIP is Bug Naked, Captain Kate\u2019s elusive elf sphynx. \u2014 Katie Jackson, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
"The 10-minute comedy follows Henry, an Atlanta father who makes an annual tradition of working as a mall Santa Claus with his son Otis as an elf sidekick. \u2014 Tara Mcnamara, Variety , 24 June 2022",
"Just like the Shakespearean elf , after whom the wine is named. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"In featuring a dwarven princess without her race's telltale beard, as well as the first latino actor to portray an elf \u2014 in keeping with studio guidelines that stipulate diversity quotas \u2014 Amazon sparked heavy debate within the Tolkien community. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 20 Apr. 2022",
"This year, rapper Kid Cudi, in his elf ears, actually took the stage with an appearance from his beautiful daughter,Vada, with both gleefully getting slimed. \u2014 Essence , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Christina was dressed in a red elf costume, having come straight from the Grinch block party up in Daytona. \u2014 Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The title of this modern holiday classic basically explains it all: Billy Bob Thornton plays an alcoholic con man who makes end's meat by dressing up as Santa and running schemes with his cohort (who, naturally, dresses as an elf ). \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The aardvark calf \u2014 born overnight on Jan. 4 \u2014 received the nickname Dobby for its similarities to the iconic Harry Potter house- elf character. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 11 Feb. 2022"
"If ever there was a two-way pleasure street, it's the delight a baby takes in being tickled and the joy the parent experiences in the tumble of laughter it elicits . \u2014 Jeffrey Kluger , Time , 17 Jan. 2005",
"Gingrich elicits perhaps the greatest sympathy when he talks about the challenge of graduating from a rabble-rousing backbencher in the House minority to presiding over (and trying to control) the first Republican majority in 40 years. \u2014 Richard L. Berke , New York Times Book Review , 17 May 1998",
"In a wild, captive wolf that is not socialized to man, approach will elicit flight and, if the wolf is cornered, a defensive reaction may be triggered, which is termed the critical-distance reaction. \u2014 Michael W. Fox , The Soul of the Wolf , 1980",
"She's been trying to elicit the support of other committee members.",
"My question elicited no response.",
"She's been unable to elicit much sympathy from the public.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The best sequin dresses evoke a festive feel that only a little sparkle and shine can truly elicit . \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 8 June 2022",
"The snippets of mRNA in the vaccine code for 19 different proteins found in ticks' saliva, which will trigger the body to produce those proteins and elicit an immune reaction. \u2014 Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 Nov. 2021",
"But a trip to the neighborhood dispensary might not elicit similar feelings of sticker shock. \u2014 Alicia Wallace, CNN , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Watching him may elicit wonder at his cosmic luck\u2014a mathematical sublimity. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
"The interviewers elicit confessions from the dirty cops a little too easily \u2014 though, satisfyingly, there\u2019s no honor among thieves, the reckless profligacy of Jenkins\u2019s thefts stirring an unexpected self-disgust among his troops. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Once feared as vigilantes whose every twist was reason for policy makers to rethink their course, markets are finding their tantrums elicit little notice from governments bent on punishing Russia and reeling from the hottest inflation in 40 years. \u2014 Katherine Greifeld, Bloomberg.com , 12 Mar. 2022",
"This WildLands newsletter has often diverged into a lane of personal expression on topics that don\u2019t necessarily have anything to do with the outdoors or the sensations such theaters elicit . \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Diaz explained that the device has crystals that move around three plains and elicit a voltage that is read as acceleration or steps. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 2 May 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for elicit educe , evoke , elicit , extract , extort mean to draw out something hidden, latent, or reserved. educe implies the bringing out of something potential or latent. educed order out of chaos evoke implies a strong stimulus that arouses an emotion or an interest or recalls an image or memory. a song that evokes warm memories elicit usually implies some effort or skill in drawing forth a response. careful questioning elicited the truth extract implies the use of force or pressure in obtaining answers or information. extracted a confession from him extort suggests a wringing or wresting from one who resists strongly. extorted their cooperation by threatening to inform",
": to strike out (something, such as a written word)":[],
": to suppress or alter (something, such as a vowel or syllable) by elision":[]
},
"examples":[
"some unnecessary verbiage will need to be elided , but otherwise the article is publishable",
"the product presentation was not elided \u2014it's always only 15 minutes long",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The writers have fabricated resonances, but these only elide the specificity of each woman\u2019s life. \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"In fact, the day-to-day operations of many galleries are built around more banal forms of excess that elide easy parody but are equally pernicious. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Trump has often claimed the mantle of Reagan for himself, just as Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton (R) attempted to elide the differences between the 40th and 45th presidents in a recent speech (at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library no less). \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 14 Mar. 2022",
"And this visceral quality can elide the fact that Jackson seems allergic to disclosure. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Yet like any worthy storyteller, Mr. Adams has made choices about what to emphasize and what to elide , carefully guarding certain pieces of himself and working to recast others. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Oct. 2021",
"But the psychology and the practicalities of the story are ultimately thinly sketched, the abrupt transitions calculated to elide reflection in repose. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Forget, also, the reckless growth of the state in America in recent years, a reality many prefer to elide . \u2014 Jack Butler, National Review , 22 Aug. 2021",
"Given the proliferation of anti-immigrant rhetoric in the past four years, this history seems too important to elide . \u2014 The New Yorker , 16 Nov. 2020"
"Doctors seek to eliminate the causes of the epidemic.",
"The body naturally eliminates waste products.",
"The company plans to eliminate more than 2,000 jobs in the coming year.",
"She's trying to eliminate fatty foods from her diet.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And remember that condoms and dental dams can reduce but not eliminate the risk of transmission. \u2014 Dr. Celine Gounder, CBS News , 28 June 2022",
"The pandemic contained but did not eliminate the risk of a latent social explosion. \u2014 Fox News , 28 June 2022",
"The governor was instrumental in making Beilenson eliminate a provision that would have legalized abortions if there was a substantial risk that the child would be deformed. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"As some states eliminate certain LBGTQ books from schools, these groups are stepping up for children. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 26 June 2022",
"DeSantis campaigned on smaller government and lower taxes, arguing to overturn Obamacare and eliminate entire federal agencies. \u2014 Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Installing frequency filters on existing equipment could also eliminate the problem, engineers have said. \u2014 Drew Fitzgerald, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"My greasiness is partly genetics\u2014my dad\u2019s side of the family has acne-prone skin\u2014and partly prescription tretinoin use, which yes, helps eliminate breakouts but also dries out my face and causes my skin to overcompensate with excess oil production. \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 15 June 2022",
"It's designed to determine what foods trigger GI symptoms, and create an eating plan to reduce or eliminate those symptoms. \u2014 Isadora Baum, Men's Health , 13 June 2022"
"the winners of this science award represent the elite of our high schools",
"the country's elite owned or controlled most of the wealth",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Tinkov, who accused the Kremlin of forcing him to sell his stake in Russia\u2019s second-largest bank, said several members of Russia\u2019s business and government elite agreed with him in private but were too scared to speak out publicly. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Xi, who is on a two-day visit to the city, told a 1,300-strong gathering of Hong Kong\u2019s political and business elite at the Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Center. \u2014 Karson Yiu, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
"Concurrently with the famine, the Kremlin organized show trials of the Ukrainian intelligentsia and political elite . \u2014 Daria Mattingly, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"From David Bowie to John Travolta, here are photos of the Princess of Wales's run-ins with Hollywood's elite . \u2014 Katie Robinson, Town & Country , 27 June 2022",
"The Prime Video series, created by Greg Daniels (known for The Office and Parks and Recreation) imagines a futuristic world in which the privileged elite are allowed to opt into a digital afterlife, a sort of heaven meets the Metaverse. \u2014 Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 June 2022",
"The investigation showed how the global elite conceal their wealth in tax havens that increasingly include the United States. \u2014 Will Fitzgibbon, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Earlier this year, two miniseries about viral scammers\u2014Anna Sorokin, a socialite who duped Manhattan\u2019s elite , and Elizabeth Holmes, charged with fraud for her work as the founder of Theranos\u2014were released within weeks of each other. \u2014 Hannah Zeavin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"But when voters and the political elite alike opposed this, Mr. Correa left office voluntarily. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022"
": a person who is or regards himself or herself as a member of a socially elite group":[
"He's too rich, too polished\u2014he's an elitist in a party that has become home to disaffected white, working-class voters.",
"\u2014 Joe Klein",
"He was an elitist , who esteemed himself better than Americans from most classes of the population.",
"\u2014 Louis Filler"
],
": giving special treatment and advantages to wealthy and powerful people":[
"elitist colleges",
"an elitist country club",
"Cosmetic surgery is still mostly an elitist preoccupation \u2026",
"\u2014 Toni Bentley"
],
": of or relating to elites or elitism : such as":[],
": one who is an adherent of elitism : one whose attitudes and beliefs are biased in favor of a socially elite class of people":[
"On many issues, they seem to be populists rather than elitists \u2014believers that people can make decisions for themselves better than elites can.",
"\u2014 Michael Barone",
"Derided by elitists as phony, the \u2026 movement is spontaneous, decentralized, frequently amateurish and sometimes shrill.",
"\u2014 Karl Rove"
],
": regarding other people as inferior because they lack power, wealth, or status : snobbish":[
"In Hubble's scheme, galaxies are divided into ellipticals and spirals.",
"\u2014 Roberto G. Abraham et al."
],
": elliptical trainer":[
"Ellipticals move in a smooth, oval motion, like riding a bike standing up, and offer great features like your beloved treadmill.",
"\u2014 Monique Savin"
],
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"Adjective",
"The moon follows an elliptical path around the Earth.",
"a writer with an elliptical style",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This is a highly elliptical orbit that periodically comes to within about 3,000 km of the Moon and travels as far away as 70,000 km. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
"The misalignment happens because of Earth\u2019s tilt and our elliptical orbit around the sun. \u2014 Justin Grieser, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
"An orbital flight requires a speed of 17,500 mph (Mach 23) via a powerful rocket to place travelers into an elliptical orbit a few hundred miles above Earth (the International Space Station, for example, is 254 miles up). \u2014 Jim Clash, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Kennedy has been training on a stationary bike, elliptical machine and anti-gravity treadmill. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 18 May 2022",
"Five stories on interpersonal trust and unspoken truths intertwine in Annette K. Olesen\u2019s artful, elliptical , and bittersweet relationship drama. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Bags and shoes follow elliptical and eyelet shapes, resulting in meteor-like high summer accessories aptly Venus, Orbit and Mercury. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 5 July 2021",
"Juno is in a highly elliptical orbit of Jupiter, so spends most of its time far from the gas giant. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 25 May 2022",
"Similarly, the calorie counters on exercise equipment such as treadmills, stationary bikes and elliptical machines are unreliable, too. \u2014 Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That makes calisthenics routines a great option for people who want to get in some cardio, but aren\u2019t quite jazzed about traditional cardio exercises, like running or hitting the elliptical . \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 21 May 2022",
"From laptop risers and an under-desk elliptical to posture-correcting seat cushions and more, see our top picks below. \u2014 Nicole Charky-chami, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 May 2022",
"This afternoon\u2019s double was a steady hour on the elliptical , with my heart rate between 130-140. \u2014 Outside Online , 4 Nov. 2020",
"From there, the former White House official set up a home gym in his basement with dumbbells and an elliptical . \u2014 Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Over the past century, most home-workout equipment \u2014 the treadmill, the exercise bike, the elliptical , the Mirror, the Tonal \u2014 is centered around creating identical lean and lithe bodies. \u2014 Diana Budds, Curbed , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Just like with other new forms of exercise, start out slowly on the elliptical . \u2014 Korin Miller, Good Housekeeping , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Adults, freed from offices and their old, rigid hours, are jogging at noon, instead of going nowhere on an elliptical or Peloton in the tiny office gym. \u2014 Amanda Long, Washington Post , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Speaking in a higher-than-usual voice that rumbles with torment, rage and pop gravitas, Leung sets the vengeful tone for a drama that\u2019s Oedipal in its overtones and elliptical in its structure. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 31 Aug. 2021"
"The moon follows an elliptical path around the Earth.",
"a writer with an elliptical style",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This is a highly elliptical orbit that periodically comes to within about 3,000 km of the Moon and travels as far away as 70,000 km. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
"The misalignment happens because of Earth\u2019s tilt and our elliptical orbit around the sun. \u2014 Justin Grieser, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
"An orbital flight requires a speed of 17,500 mph (Mach 23) via a powerful rocket to place travelers into an elliptical orbit a few hundred miles above Earth (the International Space Station, for example, is 254 miles up). \u2014 Jim Clash, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Kennedy has been training on a stationary bike, elliptical machine and anti-gravity treadmill. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 18 May 2022",
"Five stories on interpersonal trust and unspoken truths intertwine in Annette K. Olesen\u2019s artful, elliptical , and bittersweet relationship drama. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Bags and shoes follow elliptical and eyelet shapes, resulting in meteor-like high summer accessories aptly Venus, Orbit and Mercury. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 5 July 2021",
"Juno is in a highly elliptical orbit of Jupiter, so spends most of its time far from the gas giant. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 25 May 2022",
"Similarly, the calorie counters on exercise equipment such as treadmills, stationary bikes and elliptical machines are unreliable, too. \u2014 Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That makes calisthenics routines a great option for people who want to get in some cardio, but aren\u2019t quite jazzed about traditional cardio exercises, like running or hitting the elliptical . \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 21 May 2022",
"From laptop risers and an under-desk elliptical to posture-correcting seat cushions and more, see our top picks below. \u2014 Nicole Charky-chami, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 May 2022",
"This afternoon\u2019s double was a steady hour on the elliptical , with my heart rate between 130-140. \u2014 Outside Online , 4 Nov. 2020",
"From there, the former White House official set up a home gym in his basement with dumbbells and an elliptical . \u2014 Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Over the past century, most home-workout equipment \u2014 the treadmill, the exercise bike, the elliptical , the Mirror, the Tonal \u2014 is centered around creating identical lean and lithe bodies. \u2014 Diana Budds, Curbed , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Just like with other new forms of exercise, start out slowly on the elliptical . \u2014 Korin Miller, Good Housekeeping , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Adults, freed from offices and their old, rigid hours, are jogging at noon, instead of going nowhere on an elliptical or Peloton in the tiny office gym. \u2014 Amanda Long, Washington Post , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Speaking in a higher-than-usual voice that rumbles with torment, rage and pop gravitas, Leung sets the vengeful tone for a drama that\u2019s Oedipal in its overtones and elliptical in its structure. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 31 Aug. 2021"
"The moon follows an elliptical path around the Earth.",
"a writer with an elliptical style",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This is a highly elliptical orbit that periodically comes to within about 3,000 km of the Moon and travels as far away as 70,000 km. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
"The misalignment happens because of Earth\u2019s tilt and our elliptical orbit around the sun. \u2014 Justin Grieser, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
"An orbital flight requires a speed of 17,500 mph (Mach 23) via a powerful rocket to place travelers into an elliptical orbit a few hundred miles above Earth (the International Space Station, for example, is 254 miles up). \u2014 Jim Clash, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Kennedy has been training on a stationary bike, elliptical machine and anti-gravity treadmill. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 18 May 2022",
"Five stories on interpersonal trust and unspoken truths intertwine in Annette K. Olesen\u2019s artful, elliptical , and bittersweet relationship drama. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Bags and shoes follow elliptical and eyelet shapes, resulting in meteor-like high summer accessories aptly Venus, Orbit and Mercury. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 5 July 2021",
"Juno is in a highly elliptical orbit of Jupiter, so spends most of its time far from the gas giant. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 25 May 2022",
"Similarly, the calorie counters on exercise equipment such as treadmills, stationary bikes and elliptical machines are unreliable, too. \u2014 Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That makes calisthenics routines a great option for people who want to get in some cardio, but aren\u2019t quite jazzed about traditional cardio exercises, like running or hitting the elliptical . \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 21 May 2022",
"From laptop risers and an under-desk elliptical to posture-correcting seat cushions and more, see our top picks below. \u2014 Nicole Charky-chami, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 May 2022",
"This afternoon\u2019s double was a steady hour on the elliptical , with my heart rate between 130-140. \u2014 Outside Online , 4 Nov. 2020",
"From there, the former White House official set up a home gym in his basement with dumbbells and an elliptical . \u2014 Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Over the past century, most home-workout equipment \u2014 the treadmill, the exercise bike, the elliptical , the Mirror, the Tonal \u2014 is centered around creating identical lean and lithe bodies. \u2014 Diana Budds, Curbed , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Just like with other new forms of exercise, start out slowly on the elliptical . \u2014 Korin Miller, Good Housekeeping , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Adults, freed from offices and their old, rigid hours, are jogging at noon, instead of going nowhere on an elliptical or Peloton in the tiny office gym. \u2014 Amanda Long, Washington Post , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Speaking in a higher-than-usual voice that rumbles with torment, rage and pop gravitas, Leung sets the vengeful tone for a drama that\u2019s Oedipal in its overtones and elliptical in its structure. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 31 Aug. 2021"
"These stretching exercises can help elongate your leg muscles.",
"New medical procedures have elongated the careers of many athletes.",
"Adjective",
"the giraffe's elongate neck is thought to be the result of natural selection",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The metal doesn\u2019t physically elongate ; rather, the tolerances between the chain\u2019s individual parts increase as material wears away. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 6 Nov. 2020",
"In every other direction, the emptiness seemed to elongate , growing bluer and more chilled. \u2014 Suzannah Showler, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Off star and Oscar winner to elongate the swear in such a dramatic way. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Tucked at the center of the exhibition are perhaps the most intimate and revealing images of Kahlo, showing her painting in bed with an inventive supine easel over her, her chin strapped to a contraption that helped elongate her spine. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
"To elongate your already tall ceilings, hang a pendant light high above the sitting area. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Foods here are often fermented or dried to elongate their shelf life. \u2014 Misbaah Mansuri, Chron , 25 Mar. 2022",
"In the comics, Kamala's main superpower is the ability to elongate herself, stretching parts (or all) of her body to extraordinary lengths. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 15 Mar. 2022",
"At the same time, elongate your neck and tip your chin down a little bit. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 27 Jan. 2022"
"These stretching exercises can help elongate your leg muscles.",
"New medical procedures have elongated the careers of many athletes.",
"Adjective",
"the giraffe's elongate neck is thought to be the result of natural selection",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The metal doesn\u2019t physically elongate ; rather, the tolerances between the chain\u2019s individual parts increase as material wears away. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 6 Nov. 2020",
"In every other direction, the emptiness seemed to elongate , growing bluer and more chilled. \u2014 Suzannah Showler, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Off star and Oscar winner to elongate the swear in such a dramatic way. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Tucked at the center of the exhibition are perhaps the most intimate and revealing images of Kahlo, showing her painting in bed with an inventive supine easel over her, her chin strapped to a contraption that helped elongate her spine. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
"To elongate your already tall ceilings, hang a pendant light high above the sitting area. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Foods here are often fermented or dried to elongate their shelf life. \u2014 Misbaah Mansuri, Chron , 25 Mar. 2022",
"In the comics, Kamala's main superpower is the ability to elongate herself, stretching parts (or all) of her body to extraordinary lengths. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 15 Mar. 2022",
"At the same time, elongate your neck and tip your chin down a little bit. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 27 Jan. 2022"
": the angular distance in the sky between a celestial body and another around which it revolves or between a celestial body and a particular point (such as the point where its path intersects the horizon)":[
"the elongation of Venus from the Sun"
]
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"examples":[
"the elongation of artificial fibers in the manufacturing process",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And forced bacteria to survive only by using this particular ancient elongation protein. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 1 June 2022",
"This elongation makes distant objects appear blurred. \u2014 Emily Mullin, Wired , 30 Mar. 2022",
"On Thursday, the National Park Service announced that the blossom buds reached their fourth stage out of six: peduncle elongation . \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Last year, peak bloom occurred just four days after the peduncle elongation stage because of exceptionally warm temperatures in the 70s and 80s. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Since the arms are not completely preserved, the authors acknowledge that the elongation might just be an artifact; more fossil specimens are needed to confirm this. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 8 Mar. 2022",
"In 2017, a prolonged and bitter cold spell befell the Washington region in mid-March when the buds were already between stage 4, peduncle elongation , and 5 (puffy white), following the warmest February on record and a mild start to March. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Just 30 days after being born, doctors attempted to remove a birthmark and correct an elongation of his left arm and leg with radiation. \u2014 Daniel I. Dorfman, chicagotribune.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
"The cinematography highlighted the levels: Camera angles \u2014 close pans and crops \u2014 emphasized the elongation of the hair. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Oct. 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u202610 suicidal patients deemed 'high risk for suicide' eloped from the Emergency Department from October 2014 and February 2015.",
"\u2014 Charles S. Clark",
"Police in Ohio said this week that they gave a nursing home resident a ride and dropped him off at a gas station without ever knowing he was a dementia patient who had eloped .",
"\" \u2026 when they had been married nearly seven years, and were within a few weeks of the time when the brother's death would have adjusted all, she eloped with a younger man, and left him.\"",
": to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent":[
"\u2026 Waterman was a peevish child who grew into a defiant teenager, eloped at 18 largely to shock his father, and then\u2014far too young\u2014was a father himself.",
"\u2026 might have mistaken him for \u2026 some scarecrow eloped from a cornfield.",
"\u2014 Washington Irving"
]
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"examples":[
"The couple eloped in the middle of the night.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"During one 19th-century family feud, a young Romeo tried to elope with his Juliet. \u2014 Pat Myers, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Lindsie and Campbell began dating in 2009 and chose to elope three years later in 2012. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
"The reality stars decided to elope in Gibraltar, which is located on the southern tip of Spain, according to Kailah's Instagram post. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Stewart spoke to Stephen Colbert in late January about how the two could just elope . \u2014 ELLE , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Lindsie and Campbell began dating in 2009 and chose to elope three years later in 2012. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Not making matters easier in that department was Judy's decision between seasons to secretly elope with the ever-sensitive BJ (Tim Baltz), who continually serves as the family's punching bag. \u2014 Derek Lawrence, EW.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Anna Faris is offering more details on her decision to elope with Michael Barrett. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 23 Aug. 2021",
"Arminta and Pat Jones had moved to Southern California from Arkansas, stopping in Arizona to elope . \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 19 Sep. 2021"
": a genus (the type of the family Elopidae) of fishes of the order Isospondyli that are related to the tarpons and contain the ten-pounder ( E. saurus )":[]
"He [H. L. Mencken] relished the vagaries of vernacular speech and paid eloquent homage to them in The American Language . \u2014 Jackson Lears , New Republic , 27 Jan. 2003",
"Samuel Johnson is palmed off in classrooms as a harmless drudge of a lexicographer, yet open the Dictionary anywhere and find precision and eloquent plainness. \u2014 Guy Davenport , The Geography of the Imagination , (1954) 1981",
"There was a burst of applause, and a deep silence which was even more eloquent than the applause. \u2014 Thomas Hardy , The Mayor of Casterbridge , 1886",
"His success serves as an eloquent reminder of the value of hard work.",
"an eloquent writer and speaker, Elizabeth Cady Stanton was one of the founders of the women's rights movement",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If there were a prize for the most eloquent politician in India, Shashi Tharoor would be a favorite to win. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Today\u2019s politicians aren\u2019t as gifted and eloquent as Lincoln or Douglas, but all parties have brilliant folk, so a few of them could do it. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"Create high-quality and eloquent ways to solve problems. \u2014 Dr. Denise Trudeau-poskas, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"McMorrow, responding to Theis, gave a fierce and eloquent speech in the Senate chamber that made the case for decency and integrity in politics better than anything heard of late from a lectern in the District of Columbia. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 1 May 2022",
"Employees can be surprisingly eloquent when asked to describe their corporate values. \u2014 Elizabeth Baskin, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"This dialogue of movement is by far the show\u2019s most eloquent . \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The authors offer an eloquent and fact-filled refutation to the Reagans of the world who see untamed nature as a blank space on the map that cries out to be developed for human uses. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
"For King, who is one of the arts\u2019 most eloquent and determined advocates for the environment, the body and nature are one. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022"
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin \u0113loquent-, \u0113loquens \"capable of speech, expressing oneself fluently,\" from present participle of \u0113loqu\u012b \"to utter, put into words,\" from \u0113- e- entry 1 + loqu\u012b \"to talk, speak,\" probably going back to dialectal Indo-European *tlok w - \"talk,\" whence also Old Irish ad-tluichethar \"(s/he) gives thanks\" (originally with buide \"thanks\" as object, as in atluchedar buidi do D\u00eda \"he thanks God\"), do-tluichethar \"(s/he) desires, beseeches, asks,\" Old Church Slavic tl\u016dk \"interpreter\" (from *tl\u0325k w -o- )":""
"Which brings me to Los Angeles, where the sun always shines and few care what anyone else does. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
"Phoenix can not only match it, but also pay him more than anyone else with a five-year max deal for $177 million or a four-year max deal for $136 million. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 25 June 2022",
"On Monday, June 27, members of the P4 will be holding a listening meeting with our Women at ServiceNow Employee Belonging Group\u2014and anyone else who wishes to join. \u2014 Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 25 June 2022",
"The prefade enables the podcast host or producer to hear the input channel without anyone else hearing it. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"The group went to work pulling, cutting and digging out weeds, roots and debris to create a trail that, once completed, can be used by mountain bikers, hikers, walkers, joggers, birders or anyone else , for free. \u2014 Katie V. Jones, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022",
"The heads of these firms, like Yass, reported incomes larger than almost anyone else in the country from 2013 to 2018. \u2014 Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica , 21 June 2022",
"The major signs of PPD aren\u2019t much different from the symptoms of anyone else experiencing typical anxiety or depression; the signs can include feeling overwhelmed, hopeless, withdrawn, uninterested and overly worried. \u2014 Fox News , 20 June 2022",
"Officers had been to the condo the previous evening on a report of a disturbance there involving Chambers, but left after being unable to make contact with him or anyone else inside, Shebloski said. \u2014 City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"But there\u2019s little else voters approve of, and Democratic strategists believe that knocking Trump on the economy could be his campaign\u2019s death knell. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, Fortune , 9 July 2020",
"My resting state is giving someone else attention -- not actually receiving it. \u2014 Brooke Baldwin, CNN , 19 Apr. 2020",
"And no different than anyone else tests and launches, et cetera. \u2014 Time Staff, Time , 20 June 2019",
"These can be chores (do a load of laundry), exercise (bang out a set of push-ups), or something else (break for coffee and tea). \u2014 Fortune Editors, Fortune , 27 Mar. 2020",
"There are also interviews, bedtime stories, and everything else celebrities can come up with to keep our spirits afloat. \u2014 Kathryn Lindsay, refinery29.com , 19 Mar. 2020",
"To put him on the 40-man, and thus give him a chance to get called up in September, the Rockies would have had to cut somebody else and risk losing them on waivers. \u2014 Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post , 10 Sep. 2019",
"But events since then have been so fast-paced and chaotic by the standards of Mr. Putin\u2019s deliberate, no-drama style of domestic leadership that many observers now wonder whether something else might be afoot. \u2014 Anton Troianovski, New York Times , 21 Jan. 2020"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adverb"
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"Middle English elles, going back to Old English elles, adverbial use of genitive singular neuter of elle \"other,\" going back to Germanic *alja- \"other\" (whence, with parallel formation, Old High German alles, elles \"else,\" Gothic aljis ), going back to Indo-European *h 2 el-i\u032fo-, whence also Latin alius \"other,\" Old Irish aile, Middle Welsh eil \"second,\" Greek \u00e1llos \"other,\" Armenian ayl, Tocharian B allek \"other, another\"":"Adverb",
"Middle English elles, going back to Old English \u2014 more at else entry 1":"Adjective"
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"When asked for details, he declined to elucidate further.",
"colored charts that really help to elucidate the points made in the text",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Authorities have published intricate flow charts to try to elucidate the various routes to tanchuang. \u2014 Pei-lin Wu, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"Pinterest declined to elucidate whether the difference was due to rounding. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
"His vivid descriptions of some of the Parrotheads who have flocked to these developments elucidate Americans\u2019 growing fascination with unconventional retirement scenarios. \u2014 The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Parents that participated in the ZURU study also helped to elucidate this point. \u2014 Jennifer \"jay\" Palumbo, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Now researchers are using these concepts to elucidate the workings of something even more exotic: wormholes\u2014hypothetical tunnel-like connections between distant points in spacetime. \u2014 Adam Becker, Scientific American , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Maloney has an uncanny ability to recall and elucidate moments that couldn\u2019t have been very clear at the time. \u2014 Chris Vognar, USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Additionally, when symptoms are variable week-to-week, day-to-day, and even hour-to-hour, only continuous regular remote monitoring will be able to elucidate the causes. \u2014 Marija Butkovic, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Both of these techniques can elucidate the structure of proteins at near-atomic resolution. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for elucidate explain , expound , explicate , elucidate , interpret mean to make something clear or understandable. explain implies a making plain or intelligible what is not immediately obvious or entirely known. explain the rules expound implies a careful often elaborate explanation. expounding a scientific theory explicate adds the idea of a developed or detailed analysis. explicate a poem elucidate stresses the throwing of light upon as by offering details or motives previously unclear or only implicit. elucidate an obscure passage interpret adds to explain the need for imagination or sympathy or special knowledge in dealing with something. interpreting a work of art",
": to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis":[
"elucidate a text"
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"examples":[
"When asked for details, he declined to elucidate further.",
"colored charts that really help to elucidate the points made in the text",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Authorities have published intricate flow charts to try to elucidate the various routes to tanchuang. \u2014 Pei-lin Wu, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"Pinterest declined to elucidate whether the difference was due to rounding. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
"His vivid descriptions of some of the Parrotheads who have flocked to these developments elucidate Americans\u2019 growing fascination with unconventional retirement scenarios. \u2014 The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Parents that participated in the ZURU study also helped to elucidate this point. \u2014 Jennifer \"jay\" Palumbo, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Now researchers are using these concepts to elucidate the workings of something even more exotic: wormholes\u2014hypothetical tunnel-like connections between distant points in spacetime. \u2014 Adam Becker, Scientific American , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Maloney has an uncanny ability to recall and elucidate moments that couldn\u2019t have been very clear at the time. \u2014 Chris Vognar, USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Additionally, when symptoms are variable week-to-week, day-to-day, and even hour-to-hour, only continuous regular remote monitoring will be able to elucidate the causes. \u2014 Marija Butkovic, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Both of these techniques can elucidate the structure of proteins at near-atomic resolution. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for elucidate explain , expound , explicate , elucidate , interpret mean to make something clear or understandable. explain implies a making plain or intelligible what is not immediately obvious or entirely known. explain the rules expound implies a careful often elaborate explanation. expounding a scientific theory explicate adds the idea of a developed or detailed analysis. explicate a poem elucidate stresses the throwing of light upon as by offering details or motives previously unclear or only implicit. elucidate an obscure passage interpret adds to explain the need for imagination or sympathy or special knowledge in dealing with something. interpreting a work of art",
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"When asked for details, he declined to elucidate further.",
"colored charts that really help to elucidate the points made in the text",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Authorities have published intricate flow charts to try to elucidate the various routes to tanchuang. \u2014 Pei-lin Wu, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"Pinterest declined to elucidate whether the difference was due to rounding. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
"His vivid descriptions of some of the Parrotheads who have flocked to these developments elucidate Americans\u2019 growing fascination with unconventional retirement scenarios. \u2014 The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Parents that participated in the ZURU study also helped to elucidate this point. \u2014 Jennifer \"jay\" Palumbo, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Now researchers are using these concepts to elucidate the workings of something even more exotic: wormholes\u2014hypothetical tunnel-like connections between distant points in spacetime. \u2014 Adam Becker, Scientific American , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Maloney has an uncanny ability to recall and elucidate moments that couldn\u2019t have been very clear at the time. \u2014 Chris Vognar, USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Additionally, when symptoms are variable week-to-week, day-to-day, and even hour-to-hour, only continuous regular remote monitoring will be able to elucidate the causes. \u2014 Marija Butkovic, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Both of these techniques can elucidate the structure of proteins at near-atomic resolution. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022"
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"\u2026 the great Linus Pauling\u2014master chemist, elucidator of the chemical bond, 70-time nominee for the Nobel Prize and recipient of the award in 1954 \u2026",
"The cause of the disease continues to elude researchers.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Demaria Ayana Hicks, 21, is charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injuries and attempting to elude . \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
"He was also convicted of first-degree robbery, first-degree and third-degree burglary, burglary of a vehicle, animal cruelty for shooting a dog, and attempting to elude . \u2014 Donna Thornton, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Portland police arrested the driver, Zachary S. Thomas, on eight charges, including reckless endangerment, attempting to elude police by vehicle and failure to perform the duties of a driver. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Some also faced additional allegations, including weapon possession and fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 June 2022",
"Despite this intriguing news regarding the onset of microbial evolution here on earth, the road to intelligence seems to have hills and valleys and curves and blind spots that completely elude us. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Rodney Plunkett, 34, of the 1100 block of West 83rd Street, Chicago, was arrested and accused of speeding and fleeing and attempting to elude a peace officer at U.S. 30 and Raintree on March 12, police said. \u2014 Daily Southtown Staff, chicagotribune.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Instead, the driver took off and was able to elude the officer. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 8 Sep. 2021",
"To study how moths elude bats, scientists at Boise State University cut off some moths\u2019 tails and fitted out others with fake wing extensions. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022"
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"Latin eludere , from e- + ludere to play \u2014 more at ludicrous":""
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for elude escape , avoid , evade , elude , shun , eschew mean to get away or keep away from something. escape stresses the fact of getting away or being passed by not necessarily through effort or by conscious intent. nothing escapes her sharp eyes avoid stresses forethought and caution in keeping clear of danger or difficulty. try to avoid past errors evade implies adroitness, ingenuity, or lack of scruple in escaping or avoiding. evaded the question by changing the subject elude implies a slippery or baffling quality in the person or thing that escapes. what she sees in him eludes me shun often implies an avoiding as a matter of habitual practice or policy and may imply repugnance or abhorrence. you have shunned your responsibilities eschew implies an avoiding or abstaining from as unwise or distasteful. a playwright who eschews melodrama",
"The cause of the disease continues to elude researchers.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Demaria Ayana Hicks, 21, is charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injuries and attempting to elude . \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
"He was also convicted of first-degree robbery, first-degree and third-degree burglary, burglary of a vehicle, animal cruelty for shooting a dog, and attempting to elude . \u2014 Donna Thornton, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Portland police arrested the driver, Zachary S. Thomas, on eight charges, including reckless endangerment, attempting to elude police by vehicle and failure to perform the duties of a driver. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Some also faced additional allegations, including weapon possession and fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 June 2022",
"Despite this intriguing news regarding the onset of microbial evolution here on earth, the road to intelligence seems to have hills and valleys and curves and blind spots that completely elude us. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Rodney Plunkett, 34, of the 1100 block of West 83rd Street, Chicago, was arrested and accused of speeding and fleeing and attempting to elude a peace officer at U.S. 30 and Raintree on March 12, police said. \u2014 Daily Southtown Staff, chicagotribune.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Instead, the driver took off and was able to elude the officer. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 8 Sep. 2021",
"To study how moths elude bats, scientists at Boise State University cut off some moths\u2019 tails and fitted out others with fake wing extensions. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for elude escape , avoid , evade , elude , shun , eschew mean to get away or keep away from something. escape stresses the fact of getting away or being passed by not necessarily through effort or by conscious intent. nothing escapes her sharp eyes avoid stresses forethought and caution in keeping clear of danger or difficulty. try to avoid past errors evade implies adroitness, ingenuity, or lack of scruple in escaping or avoiding. evaded the question by changing the subject elude implies a slippery or baffling quality in the person or thing that escapes. what she sees in him eludes me shun often implies an avoiding as a matter of habitual practice or policy and may imply repugnance or abhorrence. you have shunned your responsibilities eschew implies an avoiding or abstaining from as unwise or distasteful. a playwright who eschews melodrama",
"his artful elusion of the worst work assignments",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Emphasizing defense, his boxing instructor prods him to master the art of elusion , of hitting without being hit. \u2014 Gordon Marino, WSJ , 10 Jan. 2019"
"But for all their influence, D.C. lobbyists have failed to attain one elusive goal: public respect. \u2014 Franklin Foer , New Republic , 25 Mar. 2002",
"In truth, the ideal of wholly disinterested scholarship\u2014in any field of research\u2014will probably remain an elusive one. \u2014 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. , New York Times , 4 Apr. 1998",
"His meanings have been known to be elusive , which is why he appeals to pop cryptographers. \u2014 Sarah Vowell , GQ , November 1998",
"This boson is so central to the state of physics today, so crucial to our final understanding of the structure of matter, yet so elusive , that I have given it a nickname: the God Particle. \u2014 Leon Lederman et al. , The God Particle , 1993",
"The truth may prove elusive .",
"the giant squid is one of the ocean's most elusive inhabitants",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That said, locals are quick to point out that the town\u2019s most notorious celebrity is an elusive 26-year-old grizzly bear known as 399. \u2014 Brigid Mander, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
"The concert series sees four highly-detailed digital avatars, appearing in hologram form, standing in for the elusive Swedes; fans see the four-piece appear as if in their pomp, playing the hits accompanied by an actual live band. \u2014 Joe Goggins, Rolling Stone , 30 June 2022",
"This is a movement that once made Tolstoy weep, and the Viano offered a touchingly guileless account, true to the music\u2019s elusive blend of wistful beauty and sadness. \u2014 Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"But Higgs the man emerges in your book as an elusive person as well. \u2014 Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American , 24 June 2022",
"But few have heard of the elusive master cooper title, held by a small pool of the most skilled barrel builders in the world. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022",
"The new venture from Mr Porter will also include the introduction of a vintage watch procurement program, where customers can enlist the company\u2019s watch experts to hunt down specific vintage timepieces for those looking for more elusive timekeepers. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
"But until now, shots for the youngest remained elusive \u2014 leaving many families in the position of having everyone but the baby inoculated. \u2014 Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"Most people still believe in some form of protection, whether via the social contract, community, or an elusive greater good, even as the pandemic exposed their fragility. \u2014 Hannah Zeavin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022"
"Recent examples of it include the comparative effectiveness of feeding interventions in a pediatric intensive care unit and the effectiveness of different types of drug- eluting coronary artery stents. \u2014 Sherri Rose, STAT , 12 Dec. 2019",
"Texas Emergency Hospital also uses the newest drug eluting stent delivery system, EluNir Ridaforolimus, along with a complete line of balloons, stents, and wires. \u2014 Sponsored Content With Emergency Hospital Systems, Houston Chronicle , 12 Aug. 2019"
"But there are other, darker incarnations of elvish creatures in folklore from around the world. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Geddy Lee impression toward something like an elvish Bon Scott. \u2014 Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone , 16 Apr. 2021",
"And don\u2019t forget about the scene in Fellowship where Galadriel gives everyone a personalized elvish gift on their way out of Lothlorien. \u2014 Megan Mccluskey, Time , 22 Dec. 2020",
"Her astonishing business skills earn her a reputation for being able to spin silver into gold \u2014 and thereby catches the eye of the king of the Staryk, the elvish personification of winter in the story\u2019s Lithuanian-analogue fantasy world. \u2014 Constance Grady, Vox , 20 July 2018",
"Piece-y and slightly elvish , the look played well with EmRata's trademark pout and power brow, all while forcing followers to imagine the ensemble that this trompe-l'\u0153il look could have accompanied. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 7 May 2018",
"The highway department has been known to route new roads around rocks that are thought to be elvish residences. \u2014 Richard Mcgill Murphy, Town & Country , 18 Jan. 2013",
"The sounds were quickly recorded and put into an Elvish translator. \u2014 Rebecca Angel, WIRED , 1 Apr. 2011"
"the dream of retiring to a tropical isle and enjoying a life of elysian ease",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There\u2019s no shortage of elysian Santa Barbara hotels in both the seaside city and its idyllic surrounding areas of Montecito and the Santa Ynez wine country. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 23 June 2022",
"The secret to its longevity, then and now, is a steadfast commitment to the idea of dolce far niente, the elysian pleasantness of doing absolutely nothing except enjoying yourself. \u2014 Spencer Bailey, Town & Country , 28 Mar. 2021",
"Indie studio Humble Hearts is hard at work finishing Dust: An Elysian Tale, which stands among the most visually breathtaking 2-D games on any modern platform \u2014 despite being developed entirely by one man. \u2014 Ryan Rigney, WIRED , 15 June 2012",
"Ms. Belilove herself often exemplifies the genre\u2019s tragic, heroic side: Orpheus entering the Elysian fields, Liberty leading the people. \u2014 Alastair Macaulay, New York Times , 20 June 2017",
"The Elysian bash last Thursday night in the Quartyard, 1102 Market St., drew more than 100 people, many dressed in 10 Barrel merchandise. \u2014 Peter Rowe, sandiegouniontribune.com , 25 May 2017"
"The report said officers tried using PepperBall launchers at Porter to no effect, and an electroshock weapon also didn\u2019t subdue Porter because of his thick winter coat. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"The treatment can also incorporate electroshock \u2014 a treatment briefly banned by the Food and Drug Administration before being reinstated last year. \u2014 Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Slip on your latex spy suit, pack your electroshock bubbles, and arm yourself with instant cement \u2014 the beloved Y2K movie franchise Spy Kids is getting the Netflix film reboot treatment. \u2014 Seventeen , 31 Mar. 2022",
"During the trial, witnesses described a gallery of torture techniques: detainees were brutally and regularly beaten, suspended from their hands and subjected to electroshock and housed in filthy conditions for weeks if not months. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Oaks categorically denied that BYU had used electroshock therapies on gay students during his tenure from 1971 to 1980. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Experts testified that, over the course of those nine minutes, Lakey experienced over 3 minutes of electroshock . \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 11 Nov. 2021",
"The case involving the fight with the officer in jail dates to November 2018, when Cruz was accused of assaulting an officer and grabbing his electroshock weapon while being held in a Fort Lauderdale jail. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Oct. 2021",
"The separate case involving Mr. Cruz\u2019s fight with the sheriff\u2019s deputy dates back to November 2018, when Mr. Cruz assaulted the officer and grabbed his electroshock weapon while being held in a Fort Lauderdale jail. After Sgt. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Oct. 2021"
"The electroencephalogram electrodes were removed from her head. \u2014 Terry Demio, The Enquirer , 5 May 2022",
"The idea is to use its earbuds to capture an electroencephalogram , a standard tool for assessing brain activity. \u2014 Steven Levy, Wired , 14 Apr. 2022",
"After doctors ordered an electroencephalogram (EEG) to examine his brain, Henry was diagnosed with benign epilepsy of infancy. \u2014 Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, PEOPLE.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The team was performing a test that detects electrical activity in the brain, called an electroencephalogram (EEG), to learn more about what was happening during his seizures. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Feb. 2022",
"In 2017, a team at the University of T\u00fcbingen in Germany used a cap studded with electroencephalogram sensors to help patients paralyzed by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to transmit some simple thoughts. \u2014 Maggie Fox, CNN , 15 July 2021",
"Researchers recorded participants' brain activity with an electroencephalogram (EEG), a device that detects electrical activity in the brain. \u2014 Matt Villano, CNN , 7 June 2021",
"The funky-looking headband made by the company URGOtech is essentially an at-home electroencephalogram (EEG) machine. \u2014 Ula Chrobak, Outside Online , 8 May 2021",
"Texas doesn\u2019t have an age limit for getting a boxing license, but applicants older than 36 must pass tests that include an electroencephalogram and an electrocardiogram before the state will consider granting a license. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com , 3 Aug. 2020"
": an ammeter or galvanometer in which the torque due to the reaction between two coils in series with each other is balanced by a spiral spring":[]
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"International Scientific Vocabulary electr- + dynamometer ; probably originally formed as German elektrodynamometer":""
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"electron gas":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a population of free electrons in a vacuum or in a metallic conductor":[]
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"pronounciation":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Quantum fluctuations may cause that solid to sublime, producing materials in which the electrons move freely \u2014 a kind of electron gas . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 28 Feb. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
"1913, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144008"
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"noun"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There are three types of treatments: medication, psychotherapy, and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) used in more severe cases. \u2014 Carmela Chirinos, Fortune , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Doctors use electroconvulsive therapy to treat him, and Paxton's first and only treatment endows him with a freakish sixth sense that leads to uncommon, truly heroic experiences on the job. \u2014 Courier Journal Staff, The Courier-Journal , 11 Nov. 2021",
"This stay lasts four months, and is finally brought to a close by treatment with electroconvulsive therapy . \u2014 Anna Altman, The New Republic , 11 Nov. 2021",
"If someone has severe mood swings that don't respond to other forms of treatment, Dr. Elmashat says a doctor may recommend electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which can improve symptoms by using electricity to stimulate the brain. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Health.com , 2 Nov. 2021",
"All of this comes together in his account of electroconvulsive therapy , which Antrim believes preserved his life. \u2014 David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Shortly after, he was admitted to the New York State Psychiatric Institute, where he was diagnosed with psychosis and prescribed electroconvulsive therapy . \u2014 Sandra Sobieraj Westfall, PEOPLE.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Sarah\u2019s intractable depression, which had not responded even to electroconvulsive therapy , yielded after an experimental treatment conducted at the University of California, San Francisco. \u2014 Gary Stix, Scientific American , 4 Oct. 2021",
"So have Chinese media accounts of abuses, like beatings, electroconvulsive therapy and solitary confinement. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Sep. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1943, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144213"
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": an apparatus for detecting and recording brain waves":[]
": a reef-building branching coral ( Acropora palmata ) of shallow waters of southern Florida and the West Indies":[]
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"\u02c8elk-\u02cch\u022frn-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Another highlight was the Tres Palmas Marine Reserve, home to the endangered reef-building elkhorn coral , as well as colorful marine life including parrotfish and blue tangs. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Here, snorkelers benefit from large brain and elkhorn coral in waters that only go 6 to 8 feet deep. \u2014 Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2021",
"The only other comparable disease outbreak occurred in the 1970s and 80s that nearly wiped out staghorn and elkhorn corals , which landed both on the endangered species list. \u2014 Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald , 20 Apr. 2018",
"Our first mission was to snorkel off a popular beach called Punto Franc\u00e9s, where two years ago Dr. Guggenheim had seen intact expanses of elkhorn coral , a barometer of reef health. \u2014 Tony Perrottet, New York Times , 2 Jan. 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
"1928, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155030"
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"elytron":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": one of the anterior wings in beetles and some other insects that serve to protect the posterior pair of functional wings":[]
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"\u02c8e-l\u0259-\u02cctr\u00e4n"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The creatures use the edge of the elytron and abdominal movements to fold the wing along creased lines. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 19 May 2017",
"The creatures use the edge of the elytron and abdominal movements to fold the wing along creased lines. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 19 May 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek, sheath, wing cover, from eilyein to roll, wrap \u2014 more at voluble":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1774, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155356"
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"noun"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But stretched beyond its elastic limit , the rubber band becomes permanently deformed. \u2014 Dr. Richard Osibanjo, Forbes , 31 Aug. 2021"
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1898, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163855"
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"type":[
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": the difference in electric potential between an electrode and the electrolyte with which it is in contact":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164348"
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": implemented on or by means of a computer : involving a computer":[
"electronic banking"
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"an electronic organ"
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": of, relating to, or being music that consists of sounds electronically generated or modified":[],
": of, relating to, or being a medium (such as television) by which information is transmitted electronically":[
"electronic journalism"
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"i-\u02cclek-\u02c8tr\u00e4n-ik",
"i-\u02cclek-\u02c8tr\u00e4-nik"
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"electronic devices such as televisions and computers",
"Sign up for electronic banking.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The warrant, signed by a Virginia judge, authorized a search for evidence of threatening or intimidating electronic communications, according to Connecticut authorities and Boyne. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 4 July 2022",
"Now owned by Insomniac, Electric Forest was one of the first festivals to combine the electronic music and jam band genres. \u2014 Dave Brooks, Billboard , 28 June 2022",
"The wails of sirens, pops of gunfire, and thrums of electronic music in Cyberpunk 2077's Night City all melt together into a sonic tapestry to pull you into the game with an unparalleled level of immersion. \u2014 Jaina Grey, Wired , 26 June 2022",
"House music is a form of electronic dance music developed in the early 1980s in Chicago that quickly spread throughout underground music scenes in cities like New York, Detroit and London. \u2014 Jacquelyne Germain, CNN , 26 June 2022",
"The electronic music producer and DJ put on a show for the ages \u2014 or, seemingly, for every Gen-Z\u2019er in the Milwaukee area \u2014 at the Miller Lite Oasis Friday night. \u2014 Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
"The Arizona School Board Association, which serves more than 240 governing boards in the state, has a policy model available on its website that districts can adopt to address school staff's electronic communications. \u2014 Renata Cl\u00f3, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
"Over the blaring electronic dance music, people talked about what brought them into crypto and exchanged contact information via Telegram, a messaging service that\u2019s popular within the community. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"The records about General Allen were filed in April in Federal District Court in Central California in an application for a warrant to search General Allen\u2019s electronic communications. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022"
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"For each invention, Hearst has written a brief song, drawing on influences including the Beatles, electronica and engine noises. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2021",
"The electronica and hip-hop focused North Coast Music Festival is also scheduled for Labor Day weekend lineup with Kaskade, Griz and Zeds Dead headlining each night Sept. 3-5 at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 17 Apr. 2021",
"Part electronica , part hip-hop and part chill, this new single features urgent rhymes, pleading vocals and a potent message for our times. \u2014 Star Tribune , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Round Hill Music has acquired the catalog of two members of Massive Attack, Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall, who co-founded the U.K. electronica outfit. \u2014 Chris Eggertsen, Billboard , 11 Feb. 2021",
"The Inkwell and drew comparisons to Rae Sremmurd and Chance the Rapper with his lyrics, while blending hip-hop with pop and electronica as the musical backbone. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, ajc , 2 Feb. 2021",
"This, in a nutshell, is Gaga's mission on the sprawling, technicolor Chromatica: to heal her wounds through bright, biblical electronica . \u2014 Christopher Rosa, Glamour , 15 Dec. 2020",
"Defiantly eclectic, Yorke segues from Afrobeat, to moody gestural electronica from bandmate Jonny Greenwood, to experimental jazz from Argentine composer and Dizzy Gillespie collaborator Lalo Schiffrin. \u2014 Matt Bean, Sunset Magazine , 22 Apr. 2020",
"The girl was actually a moving animation, the avatar of a beloved twenty-four-hour YouTube live stream that plays an endless lineup of ambient electronica . \u2014 The New Yorker , 10 Apr. 2020"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from New Electronica , recording label of the British firm Beechwood Music Ltd.":""
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"1980, in the meaning defined above":""
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"It's made from sustainable cork material that provides superior cushioning and has high elasticity for maximum comfort. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
"And the addition of panthenol helps to repair your hair\u2019s elasticity , moisture retention, and flexibility. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Enriched with vitamin E and a host of Omega 3,6,9 fatty acids, castor oil also provides additional support to compromised hair by strengthening, conditioning, and nourishing elasticity , bounce, and shine. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 27 May 2022",
"In the case of the Lorals for Protection, that entailed showing that the underwear has physical characteristics such as thickness, elasticity , and strength comparable to condoms and dental dams, as Pam Belluck reported for the New York Times. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"The properties of all those materials are carefully controlled to ensure uniformity in weight, size, hardness, elasticity , and so forth\u2014right down to the color of the rubber. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2022",
"To shape that strategy, CPG brands and retailers typically model outcomes based on elasticity curves built with historical data developed over several years\u2014or even decades. \u2014 Nishat Mehta, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Artistry designed this cream for dry skin to help revive the skin\u2019s soft elasticity and minimize the signs of aging. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"But even the grating \u2013 albeit perky \u2013 bop with its dusting of sax and funk demonstrated John\u2019s musical elasticity . \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022"
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"These include declining renewable-energy costs, the emergence of synthetic biology techniques, and new electrochemistry , particularly for batteries. \u2014 Fortune , 27 Sep. 2021",
"As an inventor in electrochemistry and process metallurgy, Fromson held more than 100 U.S. and foreign patents in his field. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com , 28 June 2021",
"Her many titles have included chief of electrochemistry and director of aeronautics research. \u2014 Grant Segall, cleveland , 24 Jan. 2020",
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"These include declining renewable-energy costs, the emergence of synthetic biology techniques, and new electrochemistry , particularly for batteries. \u2014 Fortune , 27 Sep. 2021",
"As an inventor in electrochemistry and process metallurgy, Fromson held more than 100 U.S. and foreign patents in his field. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com , 28 June 2021",
"Her many titles have included chief of electrochemistry and director of aeronautics research. \u2014 Grant Segall, cleveland , 24 Jan. 2020",
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"I got home last night at eleven .",
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"Both teams are still suffering from their fair share of injuries, meaning there\u2019ll be some changes put in place from the teams\u2019 normal starting elevens . \u2014 SI.com , 28 Oct. 2019",
"Patrick Mahomes fumbled on what would have a been a third and eleven converting run, but the ball went out of bounds one yard shy of the first down marker. \u2014 Jordan Freiman, CBS News , 2 Feb. 2020",
"Through the show\u2019s broadcast, viewers at home saw their favorite musicians dressed to the nines, tens, and elevens (some peacocking in meme-making looks). \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 27 Jan. 2020",
"Poland entered the game as favourites due to their eighth-place position in the current FIFA rankings but there was little to choose between the two starting elevens . \u2014 SI.com , 19 June 2018",
"His early struggles at Anfield and his time out of the starting eleven appears to have benefited the English midfielder. \u2014 SI.com , 9 Jan. 2018"
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"He took lessons in elocution .",
"the oft-told story that he practiced elocution by learning to speak with a mouth full of pebbles",
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"Following her family\u2019s move to a somewhat more upscale area, she is sent for elocution lessons as part of the transition. \u2014 Clea Simon, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Swallowing her consternation, Anna persists with giving the boy twice-weekly elocution lessons at her apartment, without ever addressing their past encounter. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Sent by his mother to elocution classes, he was introduced to the plays of John Osborne, Harold Pinter and Arnold Wesker. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Dec. 2021",
"An audition for a major Hollywood director turned sour when management made her attend elocution lessons beforehand. \u2014 Jasmine Andersson, refinery29.com , 21 Aug. 2021",
"Mason\u2019s agents begged him to get speech and elocution lessons to help mitigate his thick Yiddish accent. \u2014 Wayne Federman, Vulture , 18 Aug. 2021",
"His theater-loving mother insisted on elocution lessons to rid him of his Brooklyn accent. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2021",
"Born in Jersey City, N.J., on Nov. 8, 1914, and raised in Brooklyn, the red-haired Lloyd began taking elocution lessons by age 7. \u2014 Dennis Mclellan, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2021",
"It\u2019s as if the filmmakers went with first takes by a cast that needed more rehearsal time, not to mention elocution lessons. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2021"
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"This way, electronics can be protected from weathering and would last longer. \u2014 Carl Hung, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"The sector runs on credit, and new home purchases are often followed by new furniture, new appliances and new electronics that are important pieces of consumer spending. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
"Consumers were already shifting spending from goods to services as the economy recovered from the pandemic's impact, but the intensified pressure from inflation has prompted a sharper shift from discretionary items like electronics to necessities. \u2014 Damian J. Troise And Alex Veiga, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
"For each lane, there are pencils and a paper scorecard; electronics do not aid in the language that is score-keeping. \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
"Consumers were already shifting spending from goods to services as the economy recovered from the pandemic's impact, but the intensified pressure from inflation has prompted a sharper shift from discretionary items like electronics to necessities. \u2014 CBS News , 28 June 2022",
"Excluding electronics , the discounts on many items don\u2019t surpass those on other days at Amazon, data show. \u2014 Sebastian Herrera, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
"Plus, score a mobile filing cabinet that comes with tons of storage space to hold important documents and even electronics like scanners and printers. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 24 June 2022",
"Among the items that will be accepted are liquid latex paint and primer, aerosol items, camp-size fuel canisters, Styrofoam blocks and food service packaging, bicycles and bicycle accessories, books, textiles and electronics . \u2014 Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": an electroencephalogram made with the electrodes in direct contact with the brain":[]
": a device for converging or diverging a beam of electrons by means of either an electric or a magnetic field":[]
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"noun"
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"noun"
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": any of various instruments for detecting the presence of an electric charge on a body, for determining whether the charge is positive or negative, or for indicating and measuring intensity of radiation":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One possibility was that there was some sort of radiation striking the electroscope . \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 10 Sep. 2021"
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"probably from French \u00e9lectroscope":""
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"1776, in the meaning defined above":""
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"examples":[
"They communicate frequently by electronic mail .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even through electronic mail , the courage, determination, and strength of Ukrainian brands were palpable. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
"The allegation has raised questions over potential wire fraud charges, or the attempt to defraud another through physical or electronic mail . \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 16 June 2022",
"The law largely prohibits electronic mail service providers from blocking messages based on their content, which Leatherbury said restricts email services\u2019 First Amendment rights. \u2014 Chron , 2 Dec. 2021",
"The Frederick County Detention Center will be implementing a new electronic mail system after attempts to mail contraband to inmates. \u2014 baltimoresun.com , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Communications from us to you will be sent via electronic mail . \u2014 Arianna Vedia, Dallas News , 9 Aug. 2021",
"The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Josh Elliott and Sen. Martin M. Looney, will make all voice communication, including video and electronic mail services, free to those incarcerated and those who are receiving the communication. \u2014 Lauren M. Johnson, CNN , 22 June 2021",
"Members could still opt for postal mail, but most presumably would accept electronic mail , thereby saving association time, resources and cost. \u2014 Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Mar. 2021",
"One Open Meeting Act\u2019s key features is the prohibition in Civil Code Section 4910 of a quorum of the board discussing any HOA business outside an open board meeting, whether in person, telephonically or via electronic mail . \u2014 Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Mar. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1975, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184221"
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"definitions":{
": a loudspeaker in which the voice coil is attached to and vibrates with the diaphragm":[]
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"noun"
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": a region associated with a distribution of electric charge or a varying magnetic field in which forces due to that charge or field act upon other electric charges":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By firing a specialized organ in its tail, a knifefish creates an electric field that surrounds it like an aura. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"The ballooning Erigone spider uses thin threads of spider silk to catch electric field currents and air currents. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The ship was filled with 19 months of research, detailing an accurate geomagnetic mapping of the world created from cutting-edge oceanographic data and some of the first worldwide information about the Earth\u2019s negative electric field . \u2014 Kimberly Bowker, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The increase in temperature allows the molecules in the material to rotate into a polarized state, due to their interaction with the electric field . \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The common orientation of the atoms (caused by the applied magnetic field) causes the orientation of the light\u2019s electric field to rotate. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The other method is to heat up a material in an electric field . \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 28 Jan. 2022",
"This creates an electric field that grows until a gigantic spark jumps across the sky. \u2014 Thomas Lewton, Quanta Magazine , 20 Dec. 2021",
"But anything that conducts an electric field also conducts a magnetic field in the orthogonal direction. \u2014 James Conca, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1879, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185105"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Enlarge / Scanning electron microscope image of the tomb mortar. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 1 Jan. 2022",
"Eventually, Burkitt sent samples of the tumor cells to Middlesex Hospital Medical School in London, where Michael Anthony Epstein, a pathologist, and his colleagues Yvonne Barr and Bert Achong examined them through an electron microscope . \u2014 New York Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
"It is composed of millions of closely packed rods of calcium phosphate, which are only visible through an electron microscope . \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Zeloof fixes up obsolete equipment bought online, including an electron microscope , to make his chips. \u2014 Tom Simonite, Wired , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Under an electron microscope , the surface of a metalens looks like a plush carpet. \u2014 Christopher Mims, WSJ , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Within a few years, the team \u2014 which now included Andrew Ward, an expert, at the Scripps Research Institute, in freezing proteins to hold them still under an electron microscope \u2014 had published intricate images of the HKU1 spike in Nature. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Jan. 2022",
"With his team of 300 researchers, Christof Koch, one of the world\u2019s foremost neuroscientists and head of the Allen Institute for Brain Science, in Seattle, examines minute slices of brain tissue under an electron microscope . \u2014 Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
"The tissue, about the size of a pinhead, had been preserved, stained with heavy metals, cut into 5,000 slices and imaged under an electron microscope . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 6 Dec. 2021"
"The Apple Watch Series 4 introduced the ability to take an electrocardiogram (ECG) in 2018. \u2014 Yona Shtern, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"For more info: El Fureidis, Montecito, Calif. (Village Properties) Your personal devices can perform an electrocardiogram and export the results to your doctor. \u2014 CBS News , 19 May 2022",
"For a few moments afterward, the beeps of an electrocardiogram machine were the only sounds in the room. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Oct. 2021",
"In the follow-up electrocardiogram , though, unusual signs began to appear. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 14 Jan. 2022",
"An electrocardiogram will be applied to monitor his heart. \u2014 Josh Dulaney, USA TODAY , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Paramedic Alec Newby got into the back and hooked the patient up to a blood pressure cuff; a pulse oximeter, which measures heart rate and blood oxygen saturation; and an electrocardiogram , which records the heart's electrical activity. \u2014 Helen Santoro, CNN , 17 Dec. 2021",
"When the children were between 3 and 6 years old, hormone levels were measured from hair samples, electrocardiogram recordings were used to measure heart function, and behavioral and emotional functioning was assessed based on parental surveys. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 16 Nov. 2021",
"One example comes from using electrocardiogram (EKG) data to diagnose AL amyloidosis. \u2014 Scientific American , 16 Nov. 2021"
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": an electron-optical instrument that penetrates obstacles to vision (such as fog, smoke, darkness, or distance) by means of infrared rays, the image being focused on a photosensitive cathode that in turn produces the final enlarged electron image on a fluorescent screen":[]
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": a science that deals with the transformation of acoustic energy into electric energy or vice versa":[]
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"She had electrolysis done on her upper lip.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For example, as excess renewable electricity is becoming available on the grid, that excess energy could, in theory, be used to drive the electrolysis of water. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022",
"But electrolysis , in turn, is green only if the electrons involved also come from renewable energy. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker , 18 Sep. 2021",
"In hydrogen storage, electrolysis is used to separate hydrogen from oxygen in water; the hydrogen is then cached underground, or in aboveground tanks, as gas or liquid or part of ammonia. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Boston Metal has developed an electrolysis process for making steel using direct electric current to separate chemical components, resulting in a pure liquid metal that can be shaped without needing reheating. \u2014 Felicia Jackson, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Pink Hydrogen is generated through electrolysis powered by nuclear energy. \u2014 Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Through electrolysis , hydrogen can be separated from oxygen in water. \u2014 The New Yorker , 18 Mar. 2022",
"This most commonly involves the electrolysis of water -- sending an electric current through the water to separate molecules. \u2014 Angela Dewan, CNN , 28 Aug. 2021",
"The downsizing of hydrogen electrolysis is honestly a problem the entire hydrogen industry faces as the gas takes its place as one of the next great hopes for non-fossil fuels. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 9 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Plants include bacopa, elodea , stream moss, duckweed, azolla and ludwigia. \u2014 Janene Holzberg, baltimoresun.com , 3 Sep. 2019",
"The Susitna River Coalition is among the participants in a task force aimed at eradicating elodea from the Mat-Su Valley. \u2014 Author: Elizabeth Earl, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2019",
"The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has closed Alexander and Sucker lakes to all access this summer, specifically targeting controlling the spread of elodea . \u2014 Author: Elizabeth Earl, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2019"
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"borrowed from New Latin, genus name, derivative from the base of Greek hel\u1e53d\u0113s \"marshy,\" from h\u00e9los (neuter s-stem) \"wet meadow, marsh\" (probably going back to Indo-European *selos- \"marsh,\" whence also Sanskrit s\u00e1ra\u1e25 \"pond, lake\") + -\u014dd\u0113s \"like, having the nature of\" (probably generalized from adjectives describing smells, as k\u0113\u1e53d\u0113s \"smelling like incense,\" from the base od- of \u00f3zein \"to smell, give off odor\") \u2014 more at odor":""
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"\u0113-",
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"heart-stopping",
"inspiring",
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"kicky",
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"mind-blowing",
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"rousing",
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"stirring",
"thrilling"
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"unexciting"
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"The device administers a mild electric shock.",
"It plugs into any electric socket.",
"The electrical cord is damaged.",
"There's a problem with the building's electrical wiring.",
"The pianist gave an electric performance.",
"The atmosphere in the room was electric .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"For perspective, a study by the International Copper Association has indicated that an electric vehicle requires over 3.5x the amount of copper as a traditional internal combustion engine vehicle. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Last year, the White House pushed for a national network of electric vehicle charging stations, as a groundwork for reducing carbon emissions. \u2014 Yiwen Lu, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"In 2020, Utah legislators passed HB259, which directed the Utah Department of Transportation to plan a statewide electric vehicle charging network that would be funded under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program. \u2014 Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Shares in Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC fell on their first day of trading Friday, after the Swedish electric -vehicle maker completed a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company amid plans to expand globally. \u2014 Sean Mclain, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
"Sky-high gas prices are forcing more Americans to consider making the switch to an electric vehicle. \u2014 Mike Finelli, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"Have surging gas prices in San Antonio led you to think about buying an electric vehicle",
"Other hot trends include eco-friendly design additions (think solar panels and electric vehicle charging station installation) and outdoor lighting. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022",
"General Motors will spend more than $35 billion on electric -vehicle development over the next three years, much of it on the company\u2019s Ultium Li-on batteries. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"She is also fitted with a hybrid (diesel- electric ) system that enables a top speed of 17 knots. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 27 June 2022",
"France, which lost a $66 billion deal with Australia to build new diesel- electric submarines, fiercely protested the arrangement, briefly rupturing a key U.S.-European alliance. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"There have also been classic convertibles that have been switched to electric . \u2014 James Morris, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"There are two types of pressure washers: gas and electric . \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2022",
"But for the low mileage private motorist, likely to involve massively more vehicles, that range will be enough to make their driving all electric . \u2014 Neil Winton, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The powertrain is considerably quieter, though, when operating as an electric . \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 5 May 2022",
"The VonHaus corded electric dethatcher comes with aerator drums to lift organic material and perforate soil. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Next year, the company expects to start commercial production of trucks powered by hydrogen and capable of longer drives between fueling stops than its battery- electric models can achieve. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"New Latin electricus produced from amber by friction, electric, from Medieval Latin, of amber, from Latin electrum amber, electrum, from Greek \u0113lektron ; akin to Greek \u0113lekt\u014dr beaming sun":"Adjective"
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"1722, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"noun"
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": any of the ions (as of sodium or calcium) that in biological fluid regulate or affect most metabolic processes (such as the flow of nutrients into and waste products out of cells)":[]
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"i-\u02c8lek-tr\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bt"
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"examples":[
"The drink will replenish your electrolytes .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The batteries are shredded, and their packaging material is removed for recycling; so is the liquid electrolyte that enables the flow of electric current. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"These groups often experience electrolyte disturbances. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 20 May 2022",
"Solid-state batteries don\u2019t have a liquid electrolyte and, thus, will be lighter, store more energy and charge faster. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Energy gels and Nuun electrolyte tablets every hour. \u2014 WSJ , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Macfarlane has a startup company, Jupiter Ionics, aiming to do the trick with a cell that makes use of a similar electrolyte to that in a lithium battery. \u2014 Nicola Jones, Wired , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Magnesium\u2014a muscle-relaxing electrolyte that your body uses to make melatonin\u2014may potentially help support sleep, although there's even less research on it than melatonin. \u2014 Jessie Van Amburg, Health.com , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Brown\u2019s legislation would allow individual volunteer fire departments to do the following: Purchase electrolyte replacement or sports drinks, water, and similar liquids for use during a fire call or during training. \u2014 John Sharp, al , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Trees could give their cellulose to a new kind of battery electrolyte . \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 11 Nov. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202902"
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-203828"
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"electrodeless discharge":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a discharge produced in the neighborhood of a high-frequency alternating current under certain conditions through a gas contained in a closed tube without electrodes":[]
": an electrophoretic process utilizing two vertical membranes for concentrating and separating colloidal dispersions by stratification, the layers so formed being separable by decantation into the dispersed particles and the liquid dispersion medium":[]
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"electr- + decantation":""
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"verb"
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": to plate with an adherent continuous coating by electrodeposition":[]
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"i-\u02c8lek-tr\u0259-\u02ccpl\u0101t"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Another ten or so rovers would fabricate thin antennas out of that metal and then use an electrolysis technique to electroplate them onto the lunar surface. \u2014 Chris Wright, Wired , 15 June 2021",
"Lithium atoms electroplate onto a copper electrode as the battery charges and then move back into a conventional lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt cathode as charge depletes. \u2014 Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica , 14 Aug. 2020",
"The tiara is composed of fifteen intersecting circular components, set on a base ring and linked with an undulating band, all cast in lead-free pewter, mounted, and electroplated in silver. \u2014 Stellene Volandes, Town & Country , 15 Sep. 2019",
"Cyanide is used by the steel industry to electroplate and clean metals. \u2014 Michael Hawthorne, chicagotribune.com , 16 Aug. 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
"1851, in the meaning defined above":""
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": of or relating to static electricity or electrostatics":[],
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"i-\u02cclek-tr\u0259-\u02c8sta-tik",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An electrostatic charge attracts particles and pushes them through filters in the ear pieces. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Their fibers are pressed close together and have an electrostatic charge that attracts molecules to stick to the mask rather than passing through. \u2014 Dave Kolpack, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Feb. 2022",
"That tighter mesh, together with an electrostatic charge in the material, generally makes such masks the most efficient at trapping larger droplets and aerosols that are exhaled by the wearer. \u2014 Ginger Adams Otis, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Although cloth masks may appear to be more substantial than the paper surgical mask option, surgical masks as well as KN95 and N95 masks are infused with an electrostatic charge that helps filter out particles. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Health experts now warn against common cloth masks and recommend masks that produce an electrostatic charge, like N95, KN95 and KF94 materials. \u2014 USA Today , 7 Jan. 2022",
"However, nobody had yet simulated the effects of multiple threads on ballooning, taking into account the effect of the electrostatic repelling force on the shape of the threads as well as the ballooning velocity. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The electric charge is a key part of the electrostatic interaction, the force between electric charges. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 28 Jan. 2022",
"They get contaminated, the fit loosens, the electrostatic charge falters. \u2014 Kate Santich, orlandosentinel.com , 15 Jan. 2022"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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"1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"noun",
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": a deposit formed in or at an electrode by electrolysis":[],
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"i-\u02cclek-tr\u014d-di-\u02c8p\u00e4-z\u0259t"
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The jets were also equipped with Belarusian Talisman electronic countermeasure pods that are credited with increasing their survivability in the last Nagorno-Karabakh war. \u2014 Paul Iddon, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
"It has been said, too, that some of the first production B-58s will carry electronic countermeasure devices. \u2014 Thomas E. Stimson, Popular Mechanics , 15 July 2021",
"Tsinghua Tongfang, another subsidiary of Tsinghua Holdings, provides military-end use products to the PLA, including wireless communications, satellite navigation and electronic countermeasure equipment, among other goods. \u2014 Roslyn Layton, Forbes , 13 May 2021",
"The Russians claimed that electronic countermeasures and the Pantsir system blocked the attack. \u2014 Tim Lister, CNN , 19 Sep. 2019",
"The surveillance-savvy among them encrypt their phone and data communications and employ electronic countermeasures . \u2014 Fox News , 2 Oct. 2018",
"The surveillance-savvy among them encrypt their phone and data communications and employ electronic countermeasures . \u2014 Fox News , 2 Oct. 2018",
"The surveillance-savvy among them encrypt their phone and data communications and employ electronic countermeasures . \u2014 Fox News , 2 Oct. 2018",
"In 2005, the entire A-10 fleet began receiving Precision Engagement upgrades including an improved fire control system and electronic countermeasures . \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 19 Nov. 2016"
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"first_known_use":{
"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211528"
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"noun"
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": a collar that is placed on an animal (such as a wild animal or a hunting dog) and that transmits an electronic signal which can be used for tracking":[
"Female bears that have been outfitted with an electronic collar as part of a study being done by Colorado Parks and Wildlife are starting to move \u2026",
"\u2014 Dale Rodebaugh"
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": a collar used chiefly on a dog that typically delivers a mild shock or sometimes a vibration or sound upon receiving a signal from a remote transmitter and is used especially to train a dog to respond to commands, stop unwanted behaviors, or confine itself to a fixed perimeter":[
"\u2026 the dog was wearing an electronic collar designed to keep it in the yard, police said.",
"\u2014 Ben Weathers",
"Trainers sometimes use electronic collars to control nuisance barking.",
"\u2014 David Butler"
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},
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Parmley exposes dogs to defanged rattlesnakes and uses a low-level electronic collar to shock them, which creates a negative association. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Currently, dogs are supposed to be on a leash or electronic collar on multiuse trails or paths, sidewalks, streets and in residential areas. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Feb. 2021",
"As soon as the dog gets too close, an electrical stimulation is applied by an electronic collar . \u2014 John Gordon, Outdoor Life , 11 Feb. 2020"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1960, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212218"
},
"electrogenic":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": of or relating to the production of electrical activity in living tissue":[
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},
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"-\u02c8jen-ik",
"i-\u02cclek-tr\u0259-\u02c8je-nik"
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"first_known_use":{
"1848, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212415"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an elementary particle consisting of a charge of negative electricity equal to about 1.602 \u00d7 10 \u221219 coulomb and having a mass when at rest of about 9.109 \u00d7 10 \u221231 kilogram or about \u00b9/\u2081\u2088\u2083\u2086 that of a proton":[]
},
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"i-\u02c8lek-\u02cctr\u00e4n"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To send a record-breaking 1.1-PeV photon to Earth, the original electron from the Crab Nebula must have been about 2.3 PeV, scientists estimate. \u2014 Ling Xin, Scientific American , 8 July 2021",
"In the mid-2000s the Mainz Neutrino Mass Experiment in Germany had set the upper limit of a neutrino\u2019s mass at 2.3 electron volts. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 15 June 2022",
"The Standard Model predicts W-bosons have a mass of around 80,357 million electron volts, and that figure has been verified in several particle accelerator experiments. \u2014 Tom Metcalfe, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
"The first tryptophan then attracts an electron from the second tryptophan and so on. \u2014 Henrik Mouritsen, Scientific American , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Imagine suddenly plucking an electron out of an atom of material. \u2014 Frank Wilczek, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"Japan will ban the export of high-tech goods including quantum computers, printers and electron microscopes to Russia starting May 20. \u2014 Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
"The goal is to probe the chip for weaknesses under the same conditions an attacker would\u2014albeit with prototypes or even virtualized renderings\u2014using tools like electron microscopes to peer inside the processor's inner workings. \u2014 Lily Hay Newman, Wired , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Again, the electron will always deflect by the same amount toward one of the poles. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 20 July 2021"
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"electr- + -on entry 2":""
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"1891, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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": magnetism developed by a current of electricity":[],
": a fundamental physical force that is responsible for interactions between charged particles which occur because of their charge and for the emission and absorption of photons, that is about a hundredth the strength of the strong force, and that extends over infinite distances but is dominant over atomic and molecular distances":[
"\u2014 compare gravity sense 3a(2) , strong force , weak force"
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": a branch of physical science that deals with the physical relations between electricity and magnetism":[]
"Now physicists seek a single theory that fuses general relativity, which describes gravity, with quantum field theory, which accounts for electromagnetism and the nuclear forces. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 25 June 2021",
"These use electromagnetism to directly heat up a pan, rather than getting an element hot through electrical resistance and then heating up the pan that way. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 14 Sep. 2021",
"There are fields associated with fundamental particles like electrons and quarks, and fields associated with fundamental forces, like gravity and electromagnetism . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 24 June 2021",
"Some physicists insist that everything, including humanity, is ultimately explicable in terms of particles pushed and pulled by gravity, electromagnetism and other forces. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 3 Sep. 2021",
"Gauge theory had been developed in the 19th century by James Clerk Maxwell, a British physicist, in his seminal work to explain electromagnetism . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 July 2021",
"To describe electromagnetism , a gauge group known as U(1) was introduced, and this is still used at the present. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 3 Sep. 2021",
"Gauge theory had been developed in the 19th century by James Clerk Maxwell, a British physicist, in his seminal work to explain electromagnetism . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 July 2021",
"Gauge theory had been developed in the 19th century by James Clerk Maxwell, a British physicist, in his seminal work to explain electromagnetism . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 July 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1821, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a fence that has electricity running through it":[]
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"electron-ray tube":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": electric eye sense 2":[]
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"an eligible young bachelor"
],
": a person or thing that is qualified or permitted to do or be something : one that is eligible for something":[
"As with the College of Cardinals and the papacy, where every cardinal, in theory, is eligible to be Pope but the number of real eligibles is substantially smaller, so with the American Presidency.",
"\u2014 Stephen R. Graubard",
"\u2026 when she entered life, beautiful, accomplished, and an heiress, she had, of course, all the eligibles \u2026 of the other sex sighing at her feet \u2026",
"\u2014 Harriet Beecher Stowe"
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"\u02c8e-li-j\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"\u2026 more than six years since the fall of the Taliban, fewer than 30% of eligible girls are enrolled in schools, and the infrastructure is so poor that only a tiny fraction are likely to get the education they need to enjoy the fruits of emancipation. \u2014 Aryn Baker , Time , 28 Jan. 2008",
"She wanted to start her own family. She was twenty-six and without prospects. At church her mother prayed, and at Crystal Nail, where she lacquered and lengthened, her mother asked customers about eligible young men. She kept Li En's graduation photo mounted in the right corner of her mirror, so that every customer would see her daughter, diploma in hand. \u2014 Max Apple , Atlantic , November 2003",
"I'd like to join but I'm not eligible yet.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"By making All-NBA first team, Booker is eligible for a supermax deal of four years, $211 million. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 25 June 2022",
"The age range for eligible participants \u2014 16 to 30 years old \u2014 is wider than most internship programs in an effort to expand recruiting and reach students at trade schools or community colleges, said Zaiser. \u2014 Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Not all fire extinguishers are eligible for a refill or a recharge; only fire extinguishers that are of the rechargeable type can be refilled. \u2014 Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Although new customers are eligible for that price, existing clients get left in the dust. \u2014 John Hall, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"With the recent rollout of COVID-19 vaccines for children 6 months to 5 years old, both of Cherep\u2019s kids are now eligible for the vaccine. \u2014 Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"There are no membership fees, no requirements to be a Target RedCard holder, and no accounts needed to be eligible for Target Deal Days sales. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 23 June 2022",
"Fifth District Judge Michael Tribe said Mildred Nineth Rivero would be eligible for parole after serving at least four years of the sentence, The Times-News reported on Monday. \u2014 Fox News , 23 June 2022",
"This means roughly 20 million babies, toddlers and preschoolers under age 5 are now eligible for shots after they were authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Rich Strike was an also- eligible who only got into the race due to a late scratch. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 21 May 2022",
"The scouting combine is a four-day, invitation-only event that allows NFL scouts to evaluate that year\u2019s top draft- eligible college players on a variety of medical, mental, and physical criteria. \u2014 Jason Beede, orlandosentinel.com , 28 Jan. 2022",
"On fourth down, New York went for it, and Wilson found McDermott, a tackle eligible , for a touchdown to put the Jets up 23-15 with 9:16 left. \u2014 Dennis Waszak Jr., courant.com , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Years from now, when Curry retires and waits to become Hall-of-Fame eligible , he will be remembered as a basketball legend. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Having Hawaii bowl eligible allows the Rainbow Warriors to play in the Hawaii Bowl. \u2014 Ralh D. Russo, Chron , 3 Dec. 2021",
"That's when Big Blue pulled off some trickery as Andrew Thomas reported as tackle eligible - technically a tight end on the left side - and no one covered him. \u2014 Art Stapleton, USA TODAY , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Louisville isn't bowl eligible without Malik Cunningham. \u2014 Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal , 19 Nov. 2021",
"The victory makes Oregon State (6-4, 4-3 Pac-12) bowl eligible for the first time since 2013, and snapped an 11-game losing streak against the Cardinal. \u2014 Gary Horowitz, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Nov. 2021"
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"Middle English, from Late Latin eligibilis , from Latin eligere to choose \u2014 more at elect":"Adjective"
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": light refreshment (such as a snack) taken in the middle of the morning":[]
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"double plural of eleven (o'clock)":""
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"This year, the sewer district\u2019s electrofishing will begin June 15 and go through Oct. 15. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 13 May 2022",
"The 2- to 5-pound study bass were collected from 62-degree water in the Housen Bay area of the lake using the same electrofishing equipment fisheries managers rely on for conducting routine population surveys. \u2014 Matt Williams, Dallas News , 15 Feb. 2020",
"Taking eDNA readings can never replace the net trawling and electrofishing agencies do on the Chicago waterways twice a year in the spring and fall, looking for invasive carp, McGovern said. \u2014 Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press , 25 Nov. 2019",
"While engaged in spring electrofishing activities for walleye, DNR Aquaculture Biologist Keith Wiggins-Kegg and an electroshocking team found a giant muskie was also within the shockwaves. \u2014 Forum News Service, Twin Cities , 29 June 2019",
"On one recent electrofishing outing, the researchers pumped the stomach of an adult walleye as part of their diet analysis. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2018",
"This was the first electrofishing experience for Carlson and Wilson, and the equipment was only as effective as its novice handlers. \u2014 Don Behm, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 July 2017",
"Finally, unlike trawling, sonar, or electrofishing , eDNA sampling is virtually impact-less. \u2014 Jason Bittel, Smithsonian , 25 Apr. 2017"
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"The warrant, signed by a Virginia judge, authorized a search for evidence of threatening or intimidating electronic communications, according to Connecticut authorities and Boyne. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 4 July 2022",
"Now owned by Insomniac, Electric Forest was one of the first festivals to combine the electronic music and jam band genres. \u2014 Dave Brooks, Billboard , 28 June 2022",
"The wails of sirens, pops of gunfire, and thrums of electronic music in Cyberpunk 2077's Night City all melt together into a sonic tapestry to pull you into the game with an unparalleled level of immersion. \u2014 Jaina Grey, Wired , 26 June 2022",
"House music is a form of electronic dance music developed in the early 1980s in Chicago that quickly spread throughout underground music scenes in cities like New York, Detroit and London. \u2014 Jacquelyne Germain, CNN , 26 June 2022",
"The electronic music producer and DJ put on a show for the ages \u2014 or, seemingly, for every Gen-Z\u2019er in the Milwaukee area \u2014 at the Miller Lite Oasis Friday night. \u2014 Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
"The Arizona School Board Association, which serves more than 240 governing boards in the state, has a policy model available on its website that districts can adopt to address school staff's electronic communications. \u2014 Renata Cl\u00f3, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
"Over the blaring electronic dance music, people talked about what brought them into crypto and exchanged contact information via Telegram, a messaging service that\u2019s popular within the community. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"The records about General Allen were filed in April in Federal District Court in Central California in an application for a warrant to search General Allen\u2019s electronic communications. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022"
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"The electric organ of a fish is composed of long stacks of cells that look very much like a roll of coins. \u2014 Timothy J. Jorgensen, The Conversation , 9 May 2022",
"Raised in Birmingham, Ala., Mr. Lay grew up attending a Pentecostal church where the sanctuary was filled with the sound of hand claps, tambourine beats and electric organ lines. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Some of the smaller \u2014 and potentially more affordable \u2014 collectibles include vintage tour posters and T-shirts, and a Fender Rhodes electric organ used in the Jerry Garcia Band, all estimated to go for around $200-$500. \u2014 Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Greenfield was known for his distinctive sound and playing style, using instruments such as the harpsichord and Hammond electric organ . \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 4 May 2020",
"Three electric organs make up 80 percent of their body and emit electric pulses that can be weak (to communicate and navigate) or forceful (to hunt or defend themselves). \u2014 Lila Thulin, Smithsonian , 10 Sep. 2019",
"One of the show\u2019s most poignant images is a close-up of an electric organ , destroyed and abandoned in a church in New Orleans\u2019s Ninth Ward, the African American neighborhood swamped by Hurricane Katrina. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 20 Dec. 2019",
"Davis mostly abandoned the trumpet on this date for electric organ , leaving plenty of space for Lucas to lean on those insistent, droning motifs. \u2014 Morgan Enos, Billboard , 21 May 2018",
"But the room that elicits the most laughter is the Where\u2019s Wallflower Room, with walls, a couch and an electric organ covered with your Aunt Ethel\u2019s favorite flowered fabric. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 15 Mar. 2018"
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"The carve-outs also include doctors, dentists, lawyers, architects, accountants, engineers, insurance agents, investment advisers, direct sellers, real estate agents, hairstylists, barbers, estheticians and electrologists . \u2014 Dustin Gardiner, SFChronicle.com , 10 July 2019"
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"The killer was a homeless electrician who had lost a medical malpractice suit in her courtroom. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"The killer was a homeless electrician who had lost a medical malpractice suit in her courtroom. \u2014 Mark Sherman And Jessica Gresko, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
"And some property owners acted quickly to repair faulty wiring in buildings our reporters examined with a master electrician . \u2014 George Stanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 May 2022",
"But this all represents a major ideological shift from a time when there was a local electrician who could repair your TV as well as your stereo, for example. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Roxburgh, a master electrician in Traverse City, Michigan, reached local diving fame through his jaw-dropping photos of Great Lakes wrecks. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 3 Nov. 2021",
"The electrician was an airman in a training program that involved working alongside active-duty troops. \u2014 al , 22 May 2022",
"His death came five days after Natasha Huffman, an interior communications electrician , died by suicide off-base, in Hampton, officials said. \u2014 Melissa Chan, NBC News , 5 May 2022",
"One electrician informed us our electric panel is way out of date, and that building codes would require a new one. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022"
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"The ridiculous 15-minute scene also involved puppeteers who made an electric eel appear to speak. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 27 May 2022",
"Scientists now know the electrochemical reactions between dissimilar materials that Volta discovered have nothing to do with the way an electric eel generates its electricity. \u2014 Timothy J. Jorgensen, The Conversation , 9 May 2022",
"The post included a throwaway line about how the aquarium vets also had the lowdown on how to give an electric eel an MRI. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Neon art flickers on the walls like electric eels swimming in the distance. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 30 Jan. 2020",
"Scientists recently discovered a species of electric eel lurking in the waters of the Amazon that can generate a greater electrical discharge than any other known animal Fox News\u2019 Chris Ciaccia contributed to this article. \u2014 Fox News , 18 Sep. 2019",
"In September, a study in the journal Nature Communications concluded that the electric eel should be divided into three separate species. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 6 Dec. 2019",
"Chattanooga: Visitors to the Tennessee Aquarium may be shocked to learn that an electric eel named Miguel Wattson is lighting up a Christmas tree. \u2014 USA TODAY , 5 Dec. 2019",
"Kevin Liska, director of the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, said a Christmas tree\u2019s lights have been wired to the tank of an electric eel named Miguel Wattson to power the decorations, which flash brighter as the eel searches for food and eats. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 Dec. 2019"
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"The National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, who lives in Fells Point, got his start at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., where he and his then-business partner, Gerhard M. Sessler, created and patented the foil- electret microphone in 1962. \u2014 Brittany Britto, ajc , 28 May 2018",
"The National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, who lives in Fells Point, got his start at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., where he and his then-business partner, Gerhard M. Sessler, created and patented the foil- electret microphone in 1962. \u2014 Brittany Britto, ajc , 28 May 2018",
"The National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, who lives in Fells Point, got his start at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., where he and his then-business partner, Gerhard M. Sessler, created and patented the foil- electret microphone in 1962. \u2014 Brittany Britto, ajc , 28 May 2018",
"The National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, who lives in Fells Point, got his start at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., where he and his then-business partner, Gerhard M. Sessler, created and patented the foil- electret microphone in 1962. \u2014 Brittany Britto, ajc , 28 May 2018",
"The National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, who lives in Fells Point, got his start at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., where he and his then-business partner, Gerhard M. Sessler, created and patented the foil- electret microphone in 1962. \u2014 Brittany Britto, ajc , 28 May 2018",
"The National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, who lives in Fells Point, got his start at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., where he and his then-business partner, Gerhard M. Sessler, created and patented the foil- electret microphone in 1962. \u2014 Brittany Britto, ajc , 28 May 2018",
"The National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, who lives in Fells Point, got his start at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., where he and his then-business partner, Gerhard M. Sessler, created and patented the foil- electret microphone in 1962. \u2014 Brittany Britto, ajc , 28 May 2018",
"The National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, who lives in Fells Point, got his start at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., where he and his then-business partner, Gerhard M. Sessler, created and patented the foil- electret microphone in 1962. \u2014 Brittany Britto, ajc , 28 May 2018"
"The bowling game is a wonder \u2014 a six-player arcade machine that keeps score and resets pins purely through electromechanical switches. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 28 June 2022",
"The base portion may include a keyboard having a set of electromechanical keys. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"The latter uses electromechanical actuators that control body motions and lean the car into corners like a motorcycle rider does (much like Mercedes-Benz's Active Body Control). \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 11 Apr. 2022",
"GameWorks, which featured private party rooms that can host up to 600 guests and video games, pinball machines, electromechanical games, and more, opened its first location in Seattle in 1996. \u2014 Brooks Sutherland, The Enquirer , 29 Dec. 2021",
"The company is engaged in research and development, prototype fabrication of electronics and complex electromechanical systems with ongoing testing and refinement. \u2014 Robert Reiss, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Will the humanoid robot ever ship, with its screenface, AI chip, eight cameras, 40 electromechanical actuators, and fit model proportions",
"The company sells software, electromechanical equipment, and services that help businesses boost productivity and efficiency. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 18 June 2021",
"Many of the current devices involve micro- electromechanical systems, which incorporate sensors that quantify some aspect of physical function or movement\u2014such as heart rate, speed, force, or acceleration. \u2014 John Barden, Quartz , 4 Aug. 2021"
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"With the Apple Watch Series 4, Apple unveiled a full electrocardiograph feature to help monitor heart activity. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 10 Sep. 2019",
"Why does the sequence of numbers in the above chart resemble the characteristic spiky, periodic pulsations of an electrocardiograph ",
"Instead, the company added a feature that had only recently arrived in the form of specialized consumer devices: an electrocardiograph (ECG), a device made for monitoring the heart's electrical activity. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 12 Dec. 2018",
"Some of the women had to interrupt their cycling test at submaximal workload, before being pushed to maximal capacity, mainly due to changes seen on an electrocardiograph or due to high blood pressure. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 14 Mar. 2018",
"However, doctors discovered a suspicious finding on his electrocardiograph (known as an ECG or EKG) during a followup examination. \u2014 Susan Scutti, CNN , 6 Sep. 2017"
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"The brand is practically synonymous with wedding gifts and for good reason: Christofle introduced the technique of electrolytic gilding and silver plating to France way back in the 1840s. \u2014 Stephanie Cain, Fortune , 9 June 2021",
"The latter capacitors inevitably leak electrolytic fluid, causing electrical instability and corroding traces on the logic board. \u2014 Chris Wilkinson, Ars Technica , 11 Dec. 2020",
"At Boston Metal\u2019s research facility, the steelmaking process takes place inside a squat metal cylinder called an electrolytic cell. \u2014 Maria Gallucci, Wired , 6 Feb. 2021",
"The 700 is one of the few vintage Apple computers to use tantalum capacitors on the logic board, rather than electrolytic . \u2014 Chris Wilkinson, Ars Technica , 11 Dec. 2020",
"The aforementioned electrolytic fluid and underperforming capacitors can cause all sorts of electrical havoc if a thorough cleaning and capacitor replacement isn't performed. \u2014 Chris Wilkinson, Ars Technica , 11 Dec. 2020",
"Electrify to purify Adventurers opting for lightweight convenience might also consider an electrolytic water purifying device. \u2014 Sunny Fitzgerald, National Geographic , 7 Mar. 2019",
"Electrify to purify Adventurers opting for lightweight convenience might also consider an electrolytic water purifying device. \u2014 Sunny Fitzgerald, National Geographic , 7 Mar. 2019",
"The first step in such an electrolytic approach is splitting CO2, a tough, stable molecule, into oxygen and carbon monoxide (CO), a slightly more energy-rich molecule that can form the basis for hydrocarbon fuels like methanol. \u2014 Robert Service, Science | AAAS , 1 Sep. 2017"
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"These were mechanization, electrification , and computerization, in that order. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"The gas industry has fought electrification , which threatens to unravel its business model. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"The automakers have had an ongoing partnership on electrification , fuel-cell and autonomous technology development. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The investment is needed in five key technologies, IRENA says: renewables, energy efficiency, electrification , hydrogen, and carbon capture storage. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Bazih said the areas of focus for these investments could range from improving the vehicle sales process to boosting technology and vehicle mechanics, including key areas in the transition to electrification , such as managing energy. \u2014 Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Canals, railroads and land-grant colleges in the 19th century gave way to electrification , interstate highways and social insurance in the 20th. \u2014 John Harwood, CNN , 9 May 2021",
"Batteries are perhaps the single most integral component to the electrification of vehicles and movement away from fossil fuel dependence. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Yet state and federal funding could be needed for years to come because complete rural broadband coverage, like the electrification of rural America nearly a century ago, can't be achieved through private investments alone. \u2014 Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022"
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"With a deep pocket and an elasticized bottom, the fitted sheet easily fits onto your mattress \u2014 no frustrating pulling required. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Observations of nearby galaxies and the center of our own Milky Way revealed a faint glow of x-rays with a specific energy, 3.5 kilo- electron volts (keV). \u2014 Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS , 26 Mar. 2020",
"As long as the production was reasonably inefficient, and the mass was about 17MeV (million electron volts ), then the data was beautifully explained. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 20 Dec. 2019",
"The lower bound is 0.02 eV ( electron volts ); neutrinos can't have a lower mass than that. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 19 Sep. 2019",
"Using plasma waves, the BELLA team was able to generate electron beams with energies up to 7.8 billion electron volts (GeV) in an 8-inch-long plasma. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 21 Oct. 2019",
"But at less than 1 electron volt , the putative MiniBooNE sterile neutrino lacks the heft for these other purposes. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 1 June 2018",
"This slow-moving X boson, which has a mass of 16.7 million electron volts (MeV), splits into an electron-positron pair. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 7 June 2016",
"Ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays surpass 1 exa- electron volt (EeV). \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 14 May 2015",
"The neutrino that set off the alarm in 2017 had an energy of some 300 trillion electron volts , by the units of energy and mass that physicists prefer. \u2014 Dennis Overbye, New York Times , 12 July 2018"
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"QuantumScape\u2019s batteries contain just one nickel-manganese-cobalt or lithium-iron-phosphate electrode . \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
"Both types of batteries work by sending ions from one electrode , called the cathode, to another, the anode. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
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"No one knows exactly how long existing electrode arrays can remain in a human brain without breaking down or endangering someone\u2019s health. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
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"The exhibition functions more like an ellipsis , an open-ended invitation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
"For whatever reason, I\u2019ve been drawn to ellipsis and anecdote lately and become more impatient with artful transition. \u2014 Willing Davidson, The New Yorker , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Whether with the definitiveness of a period, an emphatic exclamation, or an inconclusive ellipsis . \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 26 Aug. 2021",
"Perhaps because Martin and Hampson have so much to cover and so little time in which to do it, Feel Good concludes with more of an ellipsis than a period. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2021",
"An earlier version of this article, which no longer cites him, incorrectly omitted the ellipsis from his quote. \u2014 Betsy Mckay, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2021",
"The film begins and ends with a chorus of recordings of those calls\u2014an appropriate ellipsis , as the search continues. \u2014 The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2021",
"The porter called Snowflake has been sacrificed on the altar of such a standard-practice ellipsis . \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 11 Mar. 2021",
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"The test uses a process called capillary electrophoresis to separate a liquid into its independent components. \u2014 Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics , 27 Jan. 2017",
"His invention, called gel electrophoresis , is in wide use today. \u2014 Denise Gellene, New York Times , 11 Jan. 2017",
"The mixture is then funneled through a channel via capillary electrophoresis . \u2014 Jeffrey Marlow, WIRED , 21 June 2013",
"The team used a technique called gel electrophoresis to break down the muscles into individual muscle fibers, and compared this breakdown to human muscle fiber data. \u2014 Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS , 26 June 2017",
"Capillary electrophoresis has been used since the 1980s, but the new test made some important changes that optimize the process to search for alien life. \u2014 Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics , 27 Jan. 2017"
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"In his role as an elder statesman with the team, Cabrera hadn\u2019t talked much with the media all season. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 23 Apr. 2022",
"David Chau, a 37-year-old Shanghai collector and founder of that city\u2019s Art021 fair, is arguably an elder statesman of the millennial set. \u2014 Kelly Crow, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
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"When the duo took their places in the East Room, the act starring the cooler, younger politician and the knowing, slightly mischievous elder statesman began. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"After his defeat, he was described as playing the part of an elder statesman , often spotted at dinners and other public events, holding court, continuing to express an interest in public matters and the welfare of his county. \u2014 Meagan Flynn, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
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"The elder statesman of the U.S. men's figure skating contingent at age 27, Jason Brown is back in the Olympics after serving as the first alternate for the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 4 Feb. 2022"
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"The court did not state a reason for granting a stay on Moore's execution, but his legal team argued the state was subjecting Moore to cruel and unusual punishment by forcing him to choose between either a firing squad or the electric chair . \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The new law made the electric chair the state's primary means of execution while giving prisoners the option of choosing death by firing squad or lethal injection, if those methods are available. \u2014 CBS News , 8 Apr. 2022",
"That\u2019s how many states use the electric chair in executions, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. \u2014 Anna Kaplan, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Of the seven inmates Tennessee has put to death since 2018 \u2014 when Tennessee ended an execution pause stretching back to 2009 \u2014 five have chosen to die in the electric chair . \u2014 NBC News , 2 May 2022",
"The electric chair , which officials say cannot be removed from the chamber, will be covered in its spot between the glass wall and the firing squad chair. \u2014 Meg Kinnard, ajc , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The state has not conducted any executions since February 2020, when Nicholas Sutton died in the electric chair for the killing of a fellow inmate in an east Tennessee prison. \u2014 CBS News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The prosecution referred to Hains as the mastermind of the crime and proposed sending him to the electric chair for his role in it. \u2014 Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 Apr. 2022",
"South Carolina lawmakers this year reauthorized firing squads as a method in addition to the electric chair after its highest court blocked the execution of prisoners who had no option besides electrocution. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Apr. 2022"
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"All four were confirmed to have the rare disease, which affects the nervous systems of deer, elk and moose. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 June 2022",
"Dogs that are off leash can also disturb nesting ground birds and can chase, injure or kill small mammals, deer, elk or moose, according to the DWR. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Breeding season for Yellowstone elk takes place in late September, early October when lots of bugling can be heard. \u2014 Fox News , 21 May 2022",
"By 1880, settlers had hunted the Eastern elk to extinction. \u2014 The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Wild elk are even attacking farmers\u2019 haystacks in Washington and Oregon. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 Jan. 2022",
"The elk ranch sits among other farms and large parcels along Edgerton Parks Road, a two-lane ribbon that provides access to popular ski, biking and hiking trails at Government Peak Recreation Area in the shadow of Hatcher Pass. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"For wolves and grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park, competition over a dead elk dinner has some unexpected results. \u2014 CBS News , 21 Feb. 2022"
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"Featuring an all-female writer\u2019s room for the first season, The Power focuses on a world where teenage girls have the ability to electrocute others at will, an ability that is later developed by older women. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 May 2022",
"Bernard Lown, a renowned Harvard University cardiologist, denounced the idea in a 1972 medical-journal article and warned that the device might electrocute people. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"Yet one news story managed to break through the tedium of the waning days of 2022, about an AI assistant that reportedly encouraged a 10-year-old to electrocute herself. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Bug zappers attract insects with ultraviolet light and then electrocute them, but the light usually isn\u2019t intense enough to harm people. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 14 July 2021",
"This backfeed could electrocute utility workers or people in neighboring buildings, said Paul Hope, the home and garden editor at Consumer Reports. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Among the products cited in the suit are carbon monoxide detectors that fail to alarm, numerous children's pajamas that could catch fire and nearly 400,000 hair dryers that could electrocute people if dropped in water. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 15 July 2021",
"State prisons officials had planned on Friday to electrocute Sigmon, a 63-year-old inmate who has spent nearly two decades on death row after he was convicted in 2002 of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat. \u2014 CBS News , 17 June 2021",
"The state, one of eight that still electrocute inmates, has yet to assemble a firing squad. \u2014 Meg Kinnard, Star Tribune , 6 June 2021"
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"In 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope captured an image of a supermassive black hole in M-87, an elliptical galaxy about 55 million light years away in the constellation Virgo. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 14 May 2022",
"In 2019, the EHT announced the first direct image ever taken of a black hole at the center of an elliptical galaxy , Messier 87 (M87), located in the constellation of Virgo some 55 million light-years away. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 12 May 2022",
"According to the release, the photograph is of the black hole located in Centaurus A, a giant elliptical galaxy that is located 12 million light-years away from our planet. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Just last year, astronomers published the first-ever picture of a black hole and its event horizon, a 7 billion-solar-mass beast at the center of the M87 elliptical galaxy . \u2014 Chris Impey, CNN , 31 Oct. 2021",
"The first scenario ever developed that could successfully explain elliptical galaxy formation has also been one of the most resilient. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 11 May 2021",
"The black hole in question is a monster 6.5 billion times as massive as the sun, and lies in the center of an enormous elliptical galaxy , Messier 87, about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2021",
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"Just last year, astronomers published the first-ever picture of a black hole and its event horizon, a 7-billion-solar-mass beast at the center of the M87 elliptical galaxy . \u2014 Chris Impey, The Conversation , 30 Oct. 2020"
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"The documents can't be used to authorize inpatient treatment, experimental mental health research, psycho-surgery or electroconvulsive treatment. \u2014 Meg Kissinger, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Beginning in 1938, electroconvulsive therapy was thought to be the only effective modern treatment for depression, but the procedure sometimes caused memory loss, among other side effects. \u2014 Mandy Oaklander, Time , 27 July 2017",
"Despite more-accepting public attitudes toward mental-health care, inpatient psychiatric units continue to evoke frightening images of patients strapped to beds, electroconvulsive therapy and rooms with padded walls. \u2014 Nathaniel Morris, Washington Post , 23 July 2017",
"Fearing that his illness was intractable \u2014 despite medication, a hospital stay and electroconvulsive therapy \u2014 Mr. Freeman traveled to Peru for shamanic healing. \u2014 Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times , 11 May 2017",
"Some professionals attest that electroconvulsive treatments work better than medication, but scientists have done little research in this area. \u2014 Dr. Manny Alvarez, Fox News , 2 June 2017",
"Prescribing medication has been deemed ineffective, and electroconvulsive therapy is considered unethical. \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2017",
"Now, 15 years later, the Dukakises have emerged as the nation\u2019s most prominent evangelists for electroconvulsive therapy. \u2014 Katharine Q. Seelye, New York Times , 31 Dec. 2016"
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"Viewers can find videos about traditional healing practices, such as how elders in their community put Spanish moss in their shoes to lower their blood pressure, and used elderberry tea to ease inflammation. \u2014 Maya Eaglin, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
"In current times Elm & Rye\u2019s elderberry gummies are used to prevent cold and flu symptoms. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Common elderberry fruit is a food source for birds, and its thickets provide habitat. \u2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 May 2022",
"But the concentrated blend of arnica, borage, alfalfa, borage, elderberry , meadowsweet and calendula provides a healthy dose of skin-soothing goodness to ensure that the largest organ in your body remains healthy. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 5 May 2022",
"Several local plants have been historically used by the Kumeyaay for medicinal purposes, including elderberry , Cumper said. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Elderberry gummies are made from elderberry , Vitamin C, and Zinc. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Koestiline goes on to explain that grape seed oil is known for its wound- and scar-healing properties, and that the elderberry , red raspberry, blueberry, and black currant ingredients are all rich in sun damage-mitigating anthocyanins. \u2014 Jessica Ourisman, Allure , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Logan described the crisp taste as a mix between elderberry and chamomile, with a fruity aroma. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 27 Jan. 2022"
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"For instance, the Reflect Orb measures two physiological signs of stress \u2014 heart rate variability, which is the length of the pauses between different heartbeats, and electrodermal activity from the sweat glands on your fingers. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Jan. 2022",
"The study participants were given an E4 wristband, made by the company Empatica, which records information on a wearer\u2019s heart rate, skin temperature, movement, and electrodermal activity \u2014 a measure of electrical activity on the skin. \u2014 Maddie Bender, STAT , 1 Oct. 2021",
"There\u2019s also an electrodermal (EDA) sensor for stress and an ECG app to improve heart monitoring. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 25 Aug. 2021",
"The electrodermal activity sensor (EDA) measures stress levels through changes in sweat and the electrocardiogram (ECG) will monitor your heart rate. \u2014 Janhoi Mcgregor, Forbes , 21 June 2021",
"This collection is paired with new Fitbit technology that detects electrodermal activity (EDA) responses\u2013tiny electrical changes on your skin that can indicate a stress response. \u2014 Susanna Schrobsdorff, Time , 15 June 2021",
"The sector already utilizes physiological signals such as eye-tracking (to index attention) and electrodermal activity (to measure physiological arousal). \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Dec. 2020",
"The electrodermal sensor, which requires the user to place their palm on the watchface for a reading, likewise can be tracked over time to measure stress levels. \u2014 Aaron Pressman, Fortune , 25 Aug. 2020",
"Speaking of stress, the Sense can measure your EDA \u2013 electrodermal activity \u2013 response, which is a fancy term that shows your body\u2019s response to stress. \u2014 Jason Cipriani, CNN Underscored , 22 Sep. 2020"
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"Precise implant pocket dissection is done using electrocautery to minimize bleeding and trauma. \u2014 Dallas News , 23 Jan. 2020",
"Open prostatectomy also offers the advantages of tactile feedback; greater access to the surgical field; less need for electrocautery that burns tissues; and absence of concern about equipment failure or inadvertent tissue injury. \u2014 WSJ , 24 June 2018",
"Toyoda went to work in the late afternoon, gingerly using forceps and an electrocautery tool to separate Collins\u2019 old heart from the sticky scar tissue that surrounded it. \u2014 Tom Avril, Philly.com , 13 June 2018",
"Lillegard and pediatric cardiovascular surgeon Francis Moga used tweezerlike electrocautery tools to remove the tumor, bit by bit. \u2014 Emily Sohn, Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2018",
"Lillegard and pediatric cardiovascular surgeon Francis Moga used tweezerlike electrocautery tools to remove the tumor, bit by bit. \u2014 The Washington Post, OregonLive.com , 29 Apr. 2018",
"Open prostatectomy also offers the advantages of tactile feedback; greater access to the surgical field; less need for electrocautery that burns tissues; and absence of concern about equipment failure or inadvertent tissue injury. \u2014 WSJ , 24 June 2018",
"Toyoda went to work in the late afternoon, gingerly using forceps and an electrocautery tool to separate Collins\u2019 old heart from the sticky scar tissue that surrounded it. \u2014 Tom Avril, Philly.com , 13 June 2018"
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"These fragments were then placed in a gel and separated by electrophoresis , the application of an electric charge. \u2014 Fortune , 14 June 2018",
"The test uses a process called capillary electrophoresis to separate a liquid into its independent components. \u2014 Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics , 27 Jan. 2017",
"His invention, called gel electrophoresis , is in wide use today. \u2014 Denise Gellene, New York Times , 11 Jan. 2017",
"The mixture is then funneled through a channel via capillary electrophoresis . \u2014 Jeffrey Marlow, WIRED , 21 June 2013",
"The team used a technique called gel electrophoresis to break down the muscles into individual muscle fibers, and compared this breakdown to human muscle fiber data. \u2014 Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS , 26 June 2017",
"Capillary electrophoresis has been used since the 1980s, but the new test made some important changes that optimize the process to search for alien life. \u2014 Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics , 27 Jan. 2017"
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"Mechanical engineers from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have found a new way to build body armor with a lightweight elastomer material that relies on a complex liquid crystal structure. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Both sides are textured to be anti-slip, and it's made of an eco-friendly TPE (Thermoplastic elastomer ) rubber material for superb grip. \u2014 Emily Shiffer, Men's Health , 6 June 2022",
"Her skin is soft, and the elastomer has a surprisingly pleasing tone. \u2014 Sam Lipsyte, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Like the EXOspikes, the Microspikes are relatively easy to pull on and off over running shoes and stay put via stretchy, elastomer webbing. \u2014 Lisa Jhung, Outside Online , 4 Dec. 2020",
"The Bikeroo Oversized Bike Seat comes in both indoor and outdoor versions, with the main difference being the type of springs (the indoor has elastomer and the outdoor has steel springs). \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 9 Dec. 2021",
"It\u2019s a two-piece case constructed of elastomer inside a rigid polycarbonate shell. \u2014 Brad Moon, Forbes , 6 Nov. 2021",
"To solve this problem, the engineers fabricated two-dimensional microfliers, then bonded them to a layer of a stretchy material called an elastomer . \u2014 Nikk Ogasa, Scientific American , 22 Sep. 2021",
"Made from high quality elastomer , this is flexible and shock-resistant to protect your case. \u2014 Tim Kohut, BGR , 11 June 2021"
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"Set at a video game studio in modern-day Johannesburg, the series kicks off as an electromagnetic wave hits the studio, frying equipment and the bioelectric signals in people\u2019s brains. \u2014 Jamie Lang, Variety , 21 Oct. 2021",
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"Despite their personal struggles, the two eventually manage to overcome their opponent, creating an electromagnetic wave that short-circuits every robot in the vicinity \u2014 including Coulson! Sousa is a fun addition to the ensemble. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 11 June 2020",
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"Viewers can find videos about traditional healing practices, such as how elders in their community put Spanish moss in their shoes to lower their blood pressure, and used elderberry tea to ease inflammation. \u2014 Maya Eaglin, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
"In current times Elm & Rye\u2019s elderberry gummies are used to prevent cold and flu symptoms. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Common elderberry fruit is a food source for birds, and its thickets provide habitat. \u2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 May 2022",
"But the concentrated blend of arnica, borage, alfalfa, borage, elderberry , meadowsweet and calendula provides a healthy dose of skin-soothing goodness to ensure that the largest organ in your body remains healthy. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 5 May 2022",
"Several local plants have been historically used by the Kumeyaay for medicinal purposes, including elderberry , Cumper said. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"Logan described the crisp taste as a mix between elderberry and chamomile, with a fruity aroma. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 27 Jan. 2022"
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"Kiyoko is met with a revolving door of potential suitors trying to make their mark before Tilley, 33, makes an eleventh hour limo entrance, exchanging a knowing smile with Kiyoko. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
"Despite his eleventh hour volte-face, Meadows might well have already delivered the probe new information of interest in the form of 6,000 pages of documents. \u2014 Gregory Krieg, CNN , 8 Dec. 2021",
"The brewing conflict came to a head during eleventh hour state budget negotiations in Albany. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2021",
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"Negotiations ultimately came down to the eleventh hour heading into Spotify's fourth quarter earnings on the morning of Feb. 5. \u2014 Natalie Jarvey, Billboard , 5 Feb. 2020",
"Now Johnson will also be known for having her voice and image placed next to President Trump\u2019s own appeal, in the eleventh hour of his impeachment trial, for reelection. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 3 Feb. 2020",
"The Wales international was deemed to be surplus to requirements in the Spanish capital during the summer and was on the brink of moving to the Chinese Super League, only for a deal to fall apart in the eleventh hour . \u2014 SI.com , 5 Nov. 2019",
"Merrill said that New Haven\u2019s voter problems were largely a result of enormous crowds appearing at the eleventh hour due to issues with Yale University students\u2019 absentee ballots. \u2014 Daniela Altimari, courant.com , 4 Nov. 2019"
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"Lightwire Theater, a semifinalist on America\u2019s Got Talent and winner of Fake Off, combines adult dancers in costumes and puppets \u2014 all covered in electroluminescent wire \u2014 to tell stories through movement and music. \u2014 Shannon Sutlief, Dallas News , 26 Feb. 2020",
"OLEDs have become popular since their emit light through flexible sheets of organic electroluminescent material, which also allows them to use less power for the beautiful display. \u2014 Nena Farrell, Sunset Magazine , 10 Jan. 2020",
"Lined with electroluminescent wire, the story plays out on stage through a cutting-edge blend of puppetry, technology and dance. \u2014 Jennifer Boehm, sun-sentinel.com , 22 Oct. 2019",
"Bright-orange electroluminescent paint strips on the sides of the ESF concept are its ultimate post-crash communication fallback, should either the adorable robot triangle or the rooftop triangle be out of commission and car-to-X links severed. \u2014 Alexander Stoklosa, Car and Driver , 21 May 2019",
"With the help of costumes of electroluminescent wires and LEDs, iLuminate \u2014 created in 2009 by Miral Koth, a software engineer and dancer \u2014 takes ballet into a dazzling new realm of light and movement. \u2014 Patrick Neas, kansascity , 7 Oct. 2017",
"Take one Venetian window blind and a stack of electroluminescent sheets. \u2014 Charlie Sorrel, WIRED , 11 Dec. 2007"
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"As tools to record the signals neurons use to communicate became available, researchers have tried to categorize cells by comparing their different firing patterns, the specialty of the discipline known as electrophysiology . \u2014 Simon Makin, Scientific American , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Boston Scientific says the device is part of a $6 billion market for electrophysiology treatments that is growing more than 10% a year. \u2014 Joe Carlson, Star Tribune , 24 June 2021",
"But again, the particular work that involved electrophysiology was actually done and written up by my collaborator, a very experienced electrophysiologist. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 14 Dec. 2020",
"He\u2019s being evaluated by a cardiologist specializing in electrophysiology for an implantable defibrillator. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 2 Sep. 2020",
"Decades of work has established a clear circuitry that has largely held up in human imaging and physiology studies and in rodent studies using modern tools such as optogenetics, chemogenetics, calcium and electrophysiology tools. \u2014 Dean Mobbs, Scientific American , 20 Sep. 2019",
"Erich Kiehl, an electrophysiology fellow from the Cleveland Clinic, was also on board American Eagle flight 5471. \u2014 Lindsey Bever, ajc , 7 May 2018",
"While not as sudden or alarming, Pete\u2019s symptoms this time were enough to consult with Gaurang Gandhi, MD, an electrophysiologist with the TriHealth Heart Institute and director of electrophysiology and cardiology at Bethesda North Hospital. \u2014 Trihealth, Cincinnati.com , 4 May 2018"
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"There have been several successful biographies of Erwin Schr\u00f6dinger, the Nobel Prize winning scientist who contributed impressively to quantum physics, chemistry, electrodynamics , molecular biology, and color theory. \u2014 Rebecca Coffey, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Instead, their theoretical models, which ponder the possibility of microscopic wormholes, draw from three theories to harness the power of elementary particles: relativity theory, quantum theory, and electrodynamics . \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 11 Mar. 2021"
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"In September, the FDA banned the sale of hundreds of thousands of vaping and electronic cigarette products but did not rule on Juul, which came under fire for its appeal to youth vapers. \u2014 Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2018, 14.9% of U.S. adults had ever used an electronic cigarette , and 3.2% were current users. \u2014 Melissa Patrick, The Courier-Journal , 25 Oct. 2021",
"For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized an electronic cigarette to be sold in the United States, a significant turn in one of the most contentious public health debates in decades. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Oct. 2021",
"For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized the selling of an electronic cigarette , saying the vaping device from R.J. Reynolds can help smokers cut back on conventional cigarettes. \u2014 CBS News , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Nation/World WASHINGTON \u2014 For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized an electronic cigarette , saying the vaping device from R.J. Reynolds can help smokers cut back on conventional cigarettes. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Oct. 2021",
"The Food and Drug Administration for the first time on Tuesday authorized an electronic cigarette to be sold in the United States, a significant turn in one of the most contentious public health debates in decades. \u2014 Matt Richtel, New York Times , 12 Oct. 2021",
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"School staff and police searched the boy and found two electronic cigarette or vaping devices and a lighter in his possession. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 2 Sep. 2021"
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"The spectrum of electromagnetic radiation includes microwaves, radio waves, the visible colors of light, infrared, ultraviolet, and X-rays and gamma rays. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 26 Apr. 2022",
"THz imaging uses high-frequency pulses of electromagnetic radiation in much the same way, measuring how that terahertz radiation reflects off the various layers of paint. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Physicists measure elementary particle masses in units of millions of electron volts \u2013 shortened to MeV. \u2014 John Conway, The Conversation , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Palmer played the Higgs boson \u2014 an elementary particle present in all things. \u2014 Greg Luca, Alia Malik And Krista Torralva |, ExpressNews.com , 31 May 2020",
"Physicists have detected the strongest evidence yet of a behavioral difference between elementary particles called neutrinos and their mirror-image twins, antineutrinos. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 15 Apr. 2020"
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"For perspective, a study by the International Copper Association has indicated that an electric vehicle requires over 3.5x the amount of copper as a traditional internal combustion engine vehicle. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
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"She is also fitted with a hybrid (diesel- electric ) system that enables a top speed of 17 knots. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 27 June 2022",
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"But for the low mileage private motorist, likely to involve massively more vehicles, that range will be enough to make their driving all electric . \u2014 Neil Winton, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"The VonHaus corded electric dethatcher comes with aerator drums to lift organic material and perforate soil. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Next year, the company expects to start commercial production of trucks powered by hydrogen and capable of longer drives between fueling stops than its battery- electric models can achieve. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"Few documentary filmmakers have followed Wiseman into the radical potential of self- elision from onscreen events. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Visitors can go to the tomb of Tutankhamun and stare at what remains of him, preserved like a macabre Sleeping Beauty in a glass coffin, but, in a different kind of elision , most of those who do so know nothing of contemporary Luxor. \u2014 Casey Cep, The New Yorker , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Opacity and elision are the rules rather than the exception. \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Feb. 2022",
"This story\u2019s inexorable acceleration and its crafty use of suggestion and elision demonstrate the special effects that the best writers can brew up without a single line of Hollywood software \u2014 just paper, ink and ghosts. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Dec. 2021",
"This elision makes no sense to Mr. Cholbi, a professor of philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. \u2014 Hamilton Cain, WSJ , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Respectful and attentive, stirring in their humanity, the pictures are also unsettling in their elision of the collective action and solidarity that are integral to protests. \u2014 Lori Waxman, chicagotribune.com , 18 Dec. 2021",
"Mannheim thought that the great danger in generational analysis was the elision of class as a factor in determining beliefs, attitudes, and experiences. \u2014 The New Yorker , 11 Oct. 2021",
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"In 2007, Santa Anita installed a mixture of silica sand, synthetic fibers, elastic fiber and granulated rubber with a wax coating after the California Horse Racing Board mandated the change for all of the state\u2019s tracks. \u2014 Beth Harris, baltimoresun.com , 31 Oct. 2019",
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"Clearly, William has passed his concern for environmental issues down to his eldest son. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
"After the death of his eldest son, at 17, Shchukin turned from collecting Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings to the radical new work of Matisse and Picasso. \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"Prince William previously shared his eldest son's concern for the natural world, revealing that Prince George was deeply saddened while learning about extinction. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
"Kimberly Guilfoyle, a fundraiser for former president Donald Trump and the fiancee of his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., spoke for less than three minutes at the rally on Jan. 6, 2021, that preceded the Capitol riot. \u2014 Beth Reinhard, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Video from the rally shows Guilfoyle spoke for less than three minutes before handing the microphone over to Trump Jr., the former president's eldest son. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
"His eldest son Euan Blair has taken that message to heart raising $220 million to expand his education startup Multiverse which uses apprenticeships to help people land a tech job without a college degree. \u2014 Iain Martin, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Trump\u2019s eldest son was already looking ahead to January 6th, the day when by law Congress was supposed to formally count and certify the Electoral College results. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
"Doug Brown had his eldest son, Patrick, on his shoulder and his daughter Anna nearby. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 7 June 2022"
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"We took the elevator to the 10th floor.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Greene said sprinklers already installed in the building did activate, but the primary firefighting was performed by the department who used a construction elevator to move hoses near the fire scene on the 20th floor. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"Diaz operated a freight elevator and worked at Tesla's Fremont factory for nine months starting in June 2015. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
"An elevator , masquerading as a spacecraft with screens for windows, shoots visitors upwards on a four-minute flight to the OSS Hope space station, 600 kilometers above the earth and 50 years into the future. \u2014 Nicola Chilton, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"San Jose officials also wanted commercial space included in the project, which required more parking and a separate elevator , Morgan said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"The main house has an elevator , an exercise room, a sauna and a wine cellar. \u2014 Kathy Orton, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"The former Baltimore Ravens star running back was initially suspended two games for an altercation with his future wife in a hotel elevator . \u2014 Rob Maaddi, ajc , 16 June 2022",
"The upper floor suite can be accessed by stairs or by elevator . \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Agency witnesses further avoided scrutiny by using a special elevator ; during their testimony, the courtroom was closed to the public. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022"
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": the drying up of tissue by a high-frequency electric current applied with a needle-shaped electrode":[]
": a purgative substance precipitated as a fine powder from the juice of the squirting cucumber on spontaneous evaporation and used in the form of yellowish cakes":[]
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"Latin, from Greek elat\u0113rion (also, squirting cucumber), from neuter of elat\u0113rios driving, driving away, purgative, from elat\u0113r driver":""
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": a Hebrew prophet and disciple and successor of Elijah":[]
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"Hebrew \u0114l\u012bsh\u0101\u02bd":""
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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": the weight of a substance (such as an element) deposited or evolved during electrolysis by the passage of a specified quantity of electricity and usually expressed in grams per coulomb, the value for silver as the usual standard being 0.001118 gram":[]
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": any of various round-bodied short-tailed rays (family Torpedinidae) of warm seas with a pair of electric organs":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Romans also used non-static electricity from torpedo fish, a name for various species of electric ray , to deliver shocks to patients with maladies including headaches and hemorrhoids. \u2014 The New Yorker , 29 Nov. 2021"
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": a pulse of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation generated especially by a nuclear blast high above the earth's surface and held to disrupt electronic and electrical systems":[
"Any nuclear bomb detonated high above the atmosphere bathes the area below in a powerful electromagnetic pulse (EMP) that is likely to burn out delicate electronic chips, transistors, computers and power and communication systems. The pulse happens at the speed of light, covering an entire continent.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Researchers found the nerve effects were not caused by shock wave or heat, but by the electromagnetic pulse produced by the expanding plasma fireball. \u2014 David Hambling, Popular Mechanics , 23 May 2022",
"Lonsdale explained that the basic idea behind Epirus is to use electromagnetic pulse weapons (EMPs). \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Experts are warning that the United States is vulnerable to an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack from adversaries such as China, and that time is running out to invest in defending the country from it. \u2014 Michael Lee, Fox News , 24 Nov. 2021",
"The idea of sticking an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) warhead on a hypersonic missile seems logical enough. \u2014 Michael Peck, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
"The phenomenon of a large electromagnetic pulse is not new. \u2014 James Conca, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
"The planes start with a standard 747 and add state-of-the-art communications, missile avoidance systems, inflight refueling, VIP interior and protections from the electromagnetic pulse of a nuclear blast. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 9 June 2021",
"This rapid movement generates an electromagnetic pulse or EMP. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 11 Mar. 2021",
"The weapon should have the ability to fry a target\u2019s electronics with an electromagnetic pulse . \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 24 Feb. 2021"
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": dialysis accelerated by an electromotive force applied to electrodes adjacent to the membranes":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The fire in Zamora was started by a strike from an electrical storm on Wednesday, authorities said. \u2014 Joseph Wilson, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2022",
"The fire in Zamora was started by a strike from an electrical storm on Wednesday, authorities said. \u2014 Joseph Wilson, ajc , 19 June 2022",
"The massive electrical storm that hit San Diego County on Monday and early Tuesday brought significant rain to a county badly in need of precipitation. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Oct. 2021",
"But now, 28 years later, newer methods are reviving the possibility that music can be the calm that prevents the brain\u2019s electrical storm . \u2014 Elizabeth Cooney, STAT , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Named for an electrical storm that occasionally ravages the Croat coast, 150 Neveras will be produced, and the first 50 are already sold. \u2014 Ben Oliver, Car and Driver , 7 June 2021",
"In road biking, the danger is more like the risk of getting struck by lightning while running around on a mesa during an electrical storm with a tin hat on your head. \u2014 Daniel Duane, Outside Online , 18 May 2021",
"Normally, such an ion channel would be invisible\u2014but if there happens to be an electrical storm underway, the channel would offer a conduit for lightning. \u2014 Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2021",
"On August 16th, an electrical storm hit California. \u2014 Dave Eggers, The New Yorker , 11 Oct. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Fairfax County Republican Committee accused Brabrand of electioneering on behalf of school board candidates backed by the Democratic Party. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Nov. 2019",
"The issue of the perimeter aside, Kutzmark said the banners were not electioneering , and not even a political statement. \u2014 The Washington Post, The Mercury News , 11 June 2019",
"Would there be less electioneering if these procedures weren\u2019t televised",
"But the burgeoning Progressive movement sought to make casting ballots a peaceful and orderly experience unfettered by electioneering . \u2014 Kate Keller, Smithsonian , 15 June 2018",
"The group, however, has focused on campaign contributions and disclosures, not electioneering . \u2014 Seth Ogilvie, idahostatesman , 1 Nov. 2017",
"The rules on electioneering for public employees and officials in Idaho are murky, or nonexistent. \u2014 Seth Ogilvie, idahostatesman , 1 Nov. 2017",
"The policy still allows a wide range of advocacy on political issues, but in the case of houses of worship, bars electioneering and outright political endorsements from the pulpit. \u2014 Catherine Lucey, chicagotribune.com , 3 May 2017",
"The policy still allows a wide range of advocacy on political issues, but in the case of houses of worship, bars electioneering and outright political endorsements from the pulpit. \u2014 Rachel Zoll, The Denver Post , 3 May 2017"
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": photography in which images are produced by electrical means (as in xerography)":[]
"In 1946, when the 40-year-old son of the founder was in his first year running the company, Haloid signed a contract with Carlson for $10,000\u2014a full 10% of the company\u2019s 1945 earnings\u2014to license his electrophotography technology for commercial use. \u2014 Gregg Opelka, WSJ , 4 Apr. 2021",
"According to the Times, she and Lowe plan to use techniques associated with Kirlian photography, or electrophotography , in which images are produced by a high-voltage power source. \u2014 Lizzie Plaugic, The Verge , 6 Apr. 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When the geoid is above the ellipsoid , the difference is subtracted. \u2014 Freddie Wilkinson, National Geographic , 28 Sep. 2020",
"Again, by elementary optics and geometry, light rays originating at one focus of a hollow reflective ellipsoid are reflected to the other focus by its inside surface. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 1 Apr. 2020",
"The earth is slightly thicker in the equator, making it an ellipsoid , technically. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 17 Dec. 2019",
"From radar observations, Psyche the asteroid appears ellipsoid in shape, about as wide as Massachusetts. \u2014 Kenneth Chang, New York Times , 6 Jan. 2017"
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