"will serve as the ad interim CEO until the merger of the two corporations is complete",
"an ad interim government until the new constitution goes into effect",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Lorenzo de Zavala helped draft the constitution of the Republic of Texas, and his fellow delegates elected him ad interim vice president of the new country. \u2014 USA Today , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Other members of the U.S. delegation, according to the White House, include Raymond Greene, the Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires ad interim at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, and Marcia Bernicat, senior official for economic growth, energy as well as the environment. \u2014 Melissa Locker, Time , 4 Aug. 2021",
"The US Embassy in Seoul also lowered flags to honor the shooting victims, Charg\u00e9 d'Affaires ad interim Rob Rapson said on Twitter. \u2014 Madeline Holcombe, CNN , 19 Mar. 2021",
"This led the opposition to rally around the president of Venezuela's Parliament, a young lawmaker named Juan Guaid\u00f3, who -- according the constitution -- must rule ad interim should the presidency be vacant. \u2014 Stefano Pozzebon, CNN , 7 Dec. 2020",
"Shawn Morgan will replace him on an ad interim basis for North America. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 11 June 2020",
"Moves from chief operating officer FCA Canada Mike Koval, ad interim head of Ram in North America. \u2014 Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press , 4 Mar. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
"first_known_use":[
"Adverb",
"1701, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1818, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-231317"
},
"ad-lib":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to deliver spontaneously",
": to improvise especially lines or a speech",
": spoken, composed, or performed without preparation",
": in accordance with one's wishes",
": without restraint or limit",
": to make up something and especially music or spoken lines during a performance : improvise",
": made or done spontaneously : not controlled by a schedule",
": without restraint or imposed limit : as much or as often as is wanted"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ad-\u02c8lib",
"\u02c8ad-\u02c8lib",
"(\u02c8)ad-\u02c8lib",
"(\u02c8)ad-\u02c8lib"
],
"synonyms":[
"clap (together ",
"extemporize",
"fake",
"improvise"
],
"antonyms":[
"ad hoc",
"down and dirty",
"extemporaneous",
"extemporary",
"extempore",
"impromptu",
"improvisational",
"improvised",
"off-the-cuff",
"offhand",
"offhanded",
"snap",
"spur-of-the-moment",
"unconsidered",
"unplanned",
"unpremeditated",
"unprepared",
"unrehearsed",
"unstudied"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Susan, the comment, the ad lib heard round the world, literally. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Mar. 2022",
"There apparently were an ad lib remark that Vladimir Putin just can't remain in power. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Another challenge is that audience members are called up on stage, to be additional spellers in the bee, which requires, per the script, the ability to ad lib . \u2014 Steve Smith, courant.com , 21 Oct. 2021",
"With his perfect presentation left back home, Knapp is forced to ad lib . \u2014 Michael Chavez, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
"To be repeated ad lib , to be put right when the curtain goes up in earnest. \u2014 Madeleine Schwartz, The New Yorker , 29 Mar. 2021",
"There might be formal lyrics, or participants might choose to ad lib , with others joining for the chorus, said Matthew Baya, a radio show host from Williamstown, Massachusetts. \u2014 David Sharp, Star Tribune , 29 Jan. 2021",
"Travis Scott does the honors of the titular ad lib , and The Weeknd earned a credit as one of the songwriters (his demo was leaked in 2018). \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 28 Jan. 2021",
"Be prepared and also be able to ad lib questions about the person interviewing you. \u2014 Liz Bentley, Marie Claire , 12 Mar. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1910, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for adapt adapt , adjust , accommodate , conform , reconcile mean to bring one thing into correspondence with another. adapt implies a modification according to changing circumstances. adapted themselves to the warmer climate adjust suggests bringing into a close and exact correspondence or harmony such as exists between parts of a mechanism. adjusted the budget to allow for inflation accommodate may suggest yielding or compromising to effect a correspondence. businesses accommodating themselves to the new political reality conform applies to bringing into accordance with a pattern, example, or principle. refused to conform to society's values reconcile implies the demonstration of the underlying compatibility of things that seem to be incompatible. tried to reconcile what he said with what I knew",
"The spread of disease depends on three major factors: One is a pathogen\u2019s ability to adapt to a wide variety of hosts. \u2014 Nileena Velappan, STAT , 28 June 2022",
"But just as remarkable as their kitchen skills has been their ability to adapt to what circumstances have dealt them and create two outstanding restaurants in one. \u2014 Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report , 14 June 2022",
"The industry has seen many winners and losers based on their ability to adapt to changing consumer behavior. \u2014 Sagar Babber, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"What\u2019s remarkable about the seemingly fragile daisy is its ability to adapt to the inhospitable limestone prairie. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
"Animals and plants have previously shown their ability to adapt to warming climates by moving towards the poles and to higher elevations, where temperatures are cooler. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 May 2022",
"Coren evaluated breeds' levels of intelligence based on instincts, obedience and ability to adapt . \u2014 Blake Bakkila, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
"Yes, there's his ability to adapt and absorb and the phrasing of songs. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
"Conversely, Spurrier said Saban\u2019s ability to adapt to the latest round of offensive evolution speaks to his legacy. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 4 May 2022"
"Middle English adapted (as translation of Latin adapt\u0101tus ), borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French adapter, borrowed from Latin adapt\u0101re, from ad- ad- + apt\u0101re \"to put into position, bring to bear, make ready,\" verbal derivative of aptus \"fastened, prepared, suitable\" \u2014 more at apt entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
": capable of changing or being changed to better suit a situation"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8dap-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
"a-",
"\u0259-\u02c8dap-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"all-around",
"all-round",
"protean",
"universal",
"versatile"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"an adaptable tool that combines a screwdriver, a corkscrew, and pliers",
"an activities director who's adaptable to any kind of situation",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Check out our past chats or sign up for the Eat Voraciously newsletter, in which G. Daniela Galarza shares one quick, adaptable dinner recipe every Monday through Thursday. \u2014 Becky Krystal, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
"Making this possible is Active Intelligence, Qlik\u2019s framework for delivering data in real time, across flexible pipelines, in adaptable IT environments. \u2014 Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Tarpoff said cattle are generally adaptable animals, but this weather event was particularly stressful because of the fast temperature change. \u2014 Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News , 16 June 2022",
"Mischief has often been a creative, anarchic weapon of defense among the marginalized: free, adaptable , difficult to control. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"That includes loose furniture and adaptable configurations throughout the boat. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 31 May 2022",
"The Tullsta is, quite possibly, the perfect chair: comfortable, affordable, and endlessly adaptable . \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 9 May 2022",
"But Crocs dare us to imagine a world where a shoe can be so much more, thanks to adaptable straps, amphibious materials, and Jibbitz, the ultimate form of creative expression. \u2014 Jeremy Rellosa, Outside Online , 6 May 2022",
"This is driven by the ever-changing landscape of work, which demands that employees be adaptable and able to learn new things quickly. \u2014 Benjamin Laker, Forbes , 20 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":" adapt + -able ",
"first_known_use":[
"1692, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222120"
},
"adapter":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that adapts",
": a device for connecting two parts (as of different diameters) of an apparatus",
": an attachment for adapting apparatus for uses not originally intended",
": one that adapts",
": a device for connecting two parts (as of different diameters) of an apparatus",
": an attachment for adapting apparatus for uses not originally intended"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8dap-t\u0259r",
"a-"
],
"synonyms":[
"accessory",
"accessary",
"accoutrement",
"accouterment",
"add-on",
"adjunct",
"appendage",
"appliance",
"attachment",
"option"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"adapters for the food mixer include a meat grinder and an ice cream maker",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These powerful, lightweight and waterproof Adorrgon binoculars ($49.86, originally $99.89) come with a phone adapter and tripod. \u2014 cleveland , 9 May 2022",
"First, locate your car's OBD-II port and plug in the scanner, or the adapter that will link to a wireless device. \u2014 Nick Kurczewski, Car and Driver , 13 May 2022",
"Not messing with a good thing, the Rep will once again perform adapter Clements' extroverted, interactive staging of the story, with a stunning multi-level set designed by Todd Edward Ivins. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Mar. 2022",
"An early digital adapter , her blog, which has over 1,300 posts on a range of skincare topics, is just as popular as her products. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
"Alongside the monitor, the package from INNOCN also includes a power adapter for the screen, a cloth for keeping fingerprints at bay, plus cables for mini-HDMI, USB-C data, and a longer USB-C for connecting to the 45-Watt power supply. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
"And the options continue in terms of the adapter (180 W or 240 W) for the 93 Whr battery. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The kit comes with a handful of items too, including a vacuum adapter , cleaning pipe, and flexible lint brush, which can be used on its own to quickly remove lint. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Need a wireless charger, 45-watt charging adapter , or another accessory? \u2014 Julian Chokkattu, Wired , 25 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":" adapt + -er entry 2 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1753, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213703"
},
"add (to)":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make (something) larger, better, or greater"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192923"
},
"add-on":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": something added on: such as",
": a sum or amount added on",
": something (such as an accessory or added feature) that enhances the thing it is added to",
": being or able to be added on",
": able to be added to",
": being or able to be added on",
": able to be added to"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ad-\u02cc\u00e4n",
"-\u02cc\u022fn"
],
"synonyms":[
"accessory",
"accessary",
"accoutrement",
"accouterment",
"adapter",
"adaptor",
"adjunct",
"appendage",
"appliance",
"attachment",
"option"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1930, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1955, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221013"
},
"addendum":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a thing added : addition",
": a supplement to a book",
": something added (as to a book)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8den-d\u0259m",
"\u0259-\u02c8den-d\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[
"afterword",
"appendix",
"codicil",
"excursus",
"supplement"
],
"antonyms":[
"foreword",
"introduction",
"preface",
"prologue",
"prolog"
],
"examples":[
"Francine du Plessix Gray, in an essay first written in 1991 and updated with an addendum here, writes eloquently of a lifelong obsession with weight loss, stemming from the harsh judgments of a mother enraptured by fashion. \u2014 Ginia Bellafante , New York Times Book Review , 21 Sept. 2008",
"This qualification, however, is not a recent addendum to Derrida's career. In 1990, near the end of the period in which rhetoric and composition had a strong interest in his work, Derrida participated in an editor's interview \u2026 in which he characterized his project as fundamentally tied to the tradition it works both within and against. \u2014 College English , September 2006",
"The letters are included as an addendum to the biography.",
"there's an addendum from the author to explain certain stylistic choices that she made",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Public Lands Department will seek approval of an official addendum to the plan before moving forward. \u2014 Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 June 2022",
"As an addendum to the note last week about how many times Willie Mays played at Fenway Park, Ken Avery e-mailed to mention that Mays also played an exhibition game at Fenway on June 25, 1952, to benefit wounded servicemen. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
"In June 2021, the department sent an addendum to the bid specifications for mathematics textbooks to these publishers. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"This addendum by Patricia Gandara at UCLA, one of the authors of the faculty senate report, who felt that the report\u2019s conclusions were being misportrayed and misinterpreted. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 9 Apr. 2022",
"That said, there\u2019s no addendum to the Constitution that protects hurt feelings. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 22 Feb. 2022",
"There\u2019s an important addendum to this news, however. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 25 Jan. 2022",
"An addendum in Superintendent Vince Matthews\u2019 contract last year required the board to act professionally, be courteous and focus on the district\u2019s massive budget shortfall as part of a deal reached to delay Matthews\u2019 planned retirement last year. \u2014 Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Idaho\u2019s bill, H.B. 675, is an addendum to an existing ban on female genital mutilation. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin, neuter of addendus, gerundive of addere \"to add \"",
"first_known_use":[
"1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225644"
},
"addict":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": one exhibiting a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity",
": one strongly inclined to do, use, or indulge in something repeatedly",
": to cause addiction in (someone)",
"\u2014 see also addicted , addicting",
": a person who is not able to stop taking drugs",
": a person who likes or enjoys something excessively",
": to cause addiction in (someone)",
": one exhibiting a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity",
": to cause (a person) to become physiologically dependent upon a drug",
": one who is addicted to a drug"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-(\u02cc)dikt",
"\u0259-\u02c8dikt",
"\u02c8a-\u02ccdikt",
"\u0259-\u02c8dikt",
"\u02c8ad-(\u02cc)ikt",
"\u0259-\u02c8dikt",
"\u02c8a-dikt"
],
"synonyms":[
"dopehead",
"doper",
"druggie",
"druggy",
"fiend",
"freak",
"head",
"hophead",
"hype",
"junkie",
"junky",
"stoner",
"user"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonaddict",
"nonuser"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"an inspiring story about addicts who seek help and manage to kick their habit",
"science-fiction addicts who eagerly await each new installment in the series",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For the truth is that the drug, like heroin, after the first rapture, soon reveals its true addictive nature and, like many drugs taken long enough, can lead its addict right to the gutter. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022",
"His brother Arthur is now a full-fledged opium addict , while Tommy\u2019s wife Lizzie begs him to take care of himself and look after his family \u2014 instead of getting mixed up with bootleggers and other assorted ne\u2019er-do-wells in North America. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 13 June 2022",
"Bond compared the process to getting an addict off heroin. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"In the crushing true-life drama Only The Brave\u2014his first movie with Top Gun: Maverick director Joe Kosinski\u2014Teller plays Brendan McDonough, a drug addict delinquent looking to turn his life around to provide for his newborn daughter. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 9 June 2022",
"Bubbles, the heartbreakingly gentle heroin addict \u2014 were the conduit for a larger message. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 2 June 2022",
"And the addict Bubbles (Andre Royo), in many ways the emotional heart of the series, ends the finale climbing the stairs of his sister\u2019s basement, where he had been confined while kicking the habit. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Fike joined Euphoria in season two as Elliot, a teenage drug addict who puts tension on the already fragile relationship between Jules (Schafer) and Rue (Zendaya). \u2014 Whitney Perry, Glamour , 30 May 2022",
"The psychiatrist Manfred Sakel had noticed that a drug addict receiving insulin had briefly slipped into a coma and later improved. \u2014 Richard J. Mcnally, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"King agrees, explaining that the ways in which her character Leslie, the conflicted mother to addict Rue (Zendaya) and efflorescent Gia (Storm Reid), has evolved. \u2014 Marcus Jones, EW.com , 18 Feb. 2022",
"In another scandal that found its way to celluloid (1999's The Insider), Wigand appeared on 60 Minutes and said his firm, tobacco giant Brown & Williamson, had intentionally manipulated the level of nicotine in their cigarettes to addict smokers. \u2014 Kevin Kelleher, Fortune , 27 Sep. 2019",
"The Food and Drug Administration, which regulates the U.S. tobacco market, has long aimed to crack down on menthol products, which disproportionately addict black people. \u2014 Cassidy Morrison, Washington Examiner , 21 Apr. 2021",
"Big Tobacco conspired for years to addict teens and target minorities, even the executives knew of the deadly costs to smokers, those around them and society. \u2014 Star Tribune , 20 Mar. 2021",
"Legislators passed the law last year, citing concerns that tobacco companies are using sweet flavors to addict youths. \u2014 Dustin Gardiner, SFChronicle.com , 22 Jan. 2021",
"First, the platforms' business models \u2014 originally designed to manipulate and addict \u2014 are the very reason that disinformation goes viral in the first place. \u2014 Sally Hubbard For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 28 Oct. 2020",
"Perpetual connectivity has led to a plethora of early social media apps that are designed to addict and distract us. \u2014 Padmasree Warrior, Fortune , 25 Oct. 2020",
"His research indicates that for the technology or digital media addict the dopamine release in the brain is similar to that of drugs and alcohol. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Oct. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1612, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215343"
},
"addition":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a part added (as to a building or residential section)",
": anything or anyone added : increase",
": the act or process of adding",
": the operation of combining numbers so as to obtain an equivalent simple quantity",
": direct chemical combination of substances into a single product",
": besides entry 2 , also",
": combined or associated with : besides entry 1 sense 2",
": the act or process of adding numbers to obtain their sum",
": something added",
": as something more",
": along with or together with"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8di-sh\u0259n",
"a-",
"\u0259-\u02c8di-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"annex",
"extension",
"penthouse"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The children learned addition and subtraction.",
"The museum's collection includes several new additions .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In addition Yale won the second and third varsity races, resulting in its first sweep of all three since 1996. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
"In addition , efforts to address the medical needs of inmates will be heightened at prison facilities to reduce the need for offsite care. \u2014 Fox News , 11 June 2022",
"In addition , the suit alleges, Price coincidentally met a woman named Kathryn McGhee at a social event in 2020. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"In addition , the vaccine appeared 80% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19. \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
"In addition , if one chronograph is running and the other is stopped, the Twinverter can also stop the one that is running and start the other that is stopped. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
"In addition , China was slow to release data and alert the world about the true extent and potential danger of the rapidly spreading virus. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
"In addition , the vaccine appeared 80% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19. \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, ajc , 10 June 2022",
"In addition , the PGA Tour will also suspend any other players who participate in LIV Golf tournaments in the future. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English addicioun, borrowed from Anglo-French addicion, borrowed from Latin additi\u014dn-, additi\u014d, from addi-, variant stem of addere \"to add \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203931"
},
"addled":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": thrown into confusion : confused",
": rotten , addle"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-d\u1d4ald"
],
"synonyms":[
"bad",
"corrupted",
"decayed",
"decomposed",
"putrefied",
"putrid",
"rotten",
"spoiled"
],
"antonyms":[
"undecomposed"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Under its playful manner and some very funny side plots \u2014 one, in particular, involves the need to source crack cocaine for an addled actor \u2014 Assayas continues to explore what was at the heart of the 1996 movie. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
"The short fiction story revolves around an addled rock star dealing with the fallout of his infidelity driving his wife to kill herself shortly after their wedding. \u2014 Lanford Beard, PEOPLE.com , 18 Feb. 2022",
"There were five of them, moving in addled formation. \u2014 Colin Barrett, The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Even his addled brain comprehends that only one other creature on Earth understands his true nature. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 31 Mar. 2021",
"The dual-density foam compound is seriously peppy yet still somehow forgiving enough for my addled ankle tendons. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 4 Mar. 2021",
"Emily resists but soon joins in, the Nancy to his addled Midwestern Sid. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 25 Feb. 2021",
"In our addled mind, O Constitutional Scholar, any slowdown in traffic on I-40 between Maumelle and Conway is from congestion created by the thousands of people who live between those two fast-growing cities. \u2014 Frank Fellone, Arkansas Online , 17 Oct. 2020",
"His reply felt like a revelation to my quarantine- addled mind. \u2014 Adam Lukach, chicagotribune.com , 18 Sep. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"variant of addle entry 1 , with the adjective suffix -ed entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224000"
},
"address":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to mark directions for delivery on",
": to consign to the care of another (such as an agent or factor)",
": to direct the efforts or attention of (oneself)",
": to deal with : treat",
": to communicate directly",
": to speak or write directly to",
": to deliver a formal speech to",
": to greet by a prescribed form",
": to adjust the club and one's stance preparatory to hitting (the ball)",
": to identify (something, such as a computer peripheral or memory location) by an address or a name for information transfer",
": direct , aim",
": to direct to go : send",
": to make ready",
": dress",
": to direct one's speech or attentions",
": a place where a person or organization may be communicated with",
": directions for delivery on the outside of an object (such as a letter or package)",
": the designation of place of delivery placed between the heading and salutation on a business letter",
": the designation of an account from which one can send or receive email",
": a location (as in the memory of a computer) where particular information is stored",
": a series of usually alphanumeric characters that specifies the storage location (as on a network or in a computer's memory) of particular information",
": a formal communication",
": a prepared speech delivered to a special audience or on a special occasion",
": dutiful and courteous attention especially in courtship",
": readiness and capability for dealing (as with a person or problem) skillfully and smoothly : adroitness",
": a making ready",
": a state of preparedness",
": manner of bearing oneself",
": manner of speaking or singing : delivery",
": the stance of the player and the position of the club preparatory to hitting the ball",
": to put directions for delivery on",
": to speak or write to",
": to use a specified name or title when speaking or writing to (someone)",
": to deal with : give attention to",
": the place where a person can usually be reached",
": the directions for delivery placed on mail",
": the symbols (as numerals or letters) that identify the location where particular information (as a home page) is stored on a computer especially on the Internet",
": a formal speech",
": the name of a computer account from which email can be sent or received"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8dres",
"a-",
"also",
"\u0259-\u02c8dres",
"for senses 1, 2, & 3 also",
"\u0259-\u02c8dres",
"\u0259-\u02c8dres",
"\u02c8a-\u02ccdres"
],
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The report suggested that the Department of Workforce Development, which implements the state's unemployment program, should examine and address equity issues within its system. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
"Cinema Detroit co-owner Paula Guthat, who chose the movies and themes of the three Science on Screen events, says the point is using mainstream, commercially driven movies as a way to address important environmental issues. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
"Here, 16 members of Forbes Agency Council share important precautions to keep in mind when making a plan to address any issues that the crisis has presented over social media platforms. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"The program is a means to address parking issues in town house communities where driveways often are shorter and some residences have single-car garages, said Bill Novack, director of Transportation, Engineering and Development, or TED. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Monday's letter reflects the latest in that approach, highlighting how America's years-long struggle to address immigration issues is increasingly leading to new challenges for visa-holders whose children are growing up. \u2014 Brian Fung, CNN , 7 June 2022",
"Whereas white designers are given space to simply be, people of color often feel external pressures to address larger social issues in the context of their work. \u2014 Indya Brown, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 June 2022",
"Forest Cove has been the subject of several articles in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which revealed in a 2018 investigation that state and local governments lacked authority to address mold issues in rental units. \u2014 Wilborn Nobles, ajc , 3 June 2022",
"To address these issues and to test the vaccine in a broader real-life setting, the WHO asked for an even bigger trial. \u2014 Pratik Pawar, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The result is that Express trucks and Ground trucks can make overlapping deliveries to the same address on the same day. \u2014 Esther Fung, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
"Records of a charge of $24.55 made to Domino's indicate the pizza was delivered to Trent's current address on Jan. 26. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 13 June 2022",
"The maps will give all the information as to the address , the day or days the individual sales are taking place, as well as the main items for sale. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
"According to a probable cause statement, emergency personnel were dispatched to an address in Grantsville at 5:28 p.m. Friday to attend to an infant who was reportedly unconscious and not breathing. \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"Police records show several calls for service to the address over the past year, but officials declined to release the incident reports, saying that doing so could jeopardize the ongoing homicide investigation into Diaz\u2019s death. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 8 June 2022",
"There was no immediate reply to an email sent to an address that appeared from records to belong to Fernandez\u2019s public defender. \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 8 June 2022",
"For the February deposition, Morrissey and attorney Bryan Charbogian came to the Brookfield address listed on the subpoena but were told Gableman's office was actually in a nearby building, according to Morrissey. \u2014 Patrick Marley, Journal Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
"Those who have already redeemed the offer for free testing kits delivered to a single address may seek additional free at-home test kits at certain federal testing centers. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 29 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"The Omicron offspring have also proved adept at overcoming immunity generated by vaccines. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"Whatever the state of his mental health, Bowen proved adept at escaping from confinement. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Apr. 2022",
"By this point, Jimmy has proved adept at bending the law and at executing the occasional scam. \u2014 Aaron Bady, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Demand for service dogs has exploded in recent years as dogs have proved adept at helping children and adults with a growing range of disabilities. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Feb. 2022",
"In the end, Tsien proved more adept at dealing with mice than men. \u2014 Daniel Golden, ProPublica , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Collin Chandler has become adept at handling pressure. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"The central problem is that the coronavirus has become more adept at reinfecting people. \u2014 Apoorva Mandavilli, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
"The central problem is that the coronavirus has become more adept at reinfecting people. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Andela is now accepting applications from senior developers across the continent adept in the most in-demand web frameworks and program languages. \u2014 Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa , 1 July 2020",
"Last season, Brown averaged 20.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists while proving adept at penetrating and getting to the free throw line. \u2014 Bruce Pascoe, azcentral , 6 Apr. 2020",
"Trump, another New York billionaire adept in handling the hometown press, took particular glee in watching Bloomberg's performance Wednesday, two people who spoke to him said. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 21 Feb. 2020",
"Unlike Greta Gerwig, who reimagined Little Women and gave it a contemporary subtext, de Wilde and Catton deliver a largely faithful and unchallenging adaptation, beautifully staged and sharply acted by a cast adept at balancing wit and romance. \u2014 Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Feb. 2020",
"From those who know him well, Calhoun gets high marks as both a smooth operator, adept at making the numbers work, and as a kind of Mr. Fix-It. \u2014 Erik Sherman, Fortune , 13 Jan. 2020",
"The Bills addressed some of Allen\u2019s needs by adding John Brown, a dangerous deep threat, and Cole Beasley, who\u2019s adept at getting open on short and intermediate routes. \u2014 Bennie Contrino, Sports Illustrated , 14 June 2019",
"As ever, Mr Putin proved adept at taking advantage of American mistakes. \u2014 The Economist , 24 Oct. 2019",
"Brain activity of the creative adepts and controls was similar when imagining the next 24 hours but to the researchers\u2019 surprise, the creative group alone engaged the dorsomedial default network when imagining events further into the future. \u2014 Knvul Sheikh, Scientific American , 22 May 2019"
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": thoroughly proficient : expert",
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"\u0259-\u02c8dept",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The Omicron offspring have also proved adept at overcoming immunity generated by vaccines. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"Whatever the state of his mental health, Bowen proved adept at escaping from confinement. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Apr. 2022",
"By this point, Jimmy has proved adept at bending the law and at executing the occasional scam. \u2014 Aaron Bady, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Demand for service dogs has exploded in recent years as dogs have proved adept at helping children and adults with a growing range of disabilities. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Feb. 2022",
"In the end, Tsien proved more adept at dealing with mice than men. \u2014 Daniel Golden, ProPublica , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Collin Chandler has become adept at handling pressure. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"The central problem is that the coronavirus has become more adept at reinfecting people. \u2014 Apoorva Mandavilli, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
"The central problem is that the coronavirus has become more adept at reinfecting people. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Andela is now accepting applications from senior developers across the continent adept in the most in-demand web frameworks and program languages. \u2014 Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa , 1 July 2020",
"Last season, Brown averaged 20.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists while proving adept at penetrating and getting to the free throw line. \u2014 Bruce Pascoe, azcentral , 6 Apr. 2020",
"Trump, another New York billionaire adept in handling the hometown press, took particular glee in watching Bloomberg's performance Wednesday, two people who spoke to him said. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 21 Feb. 2020",
"Unlike Greta Gerwig, who reimagined Little Women and gave it a contemporary subtext, de Wilde and Catton deliver a largely faithful and unchallenging adaptation, beautifully staged and sharply acted by a cast adept at balancing wit and romance. \u2014 Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Feb. 2020",
"From those who know him well, Calhoun gets high marks as both a smooth operator, adept at making the numbers work, and as a kind of Mr. Fix-It. \u2014 Erik Sherman, Fortune , 13 Jan. 2020",
"The Bills addressed some of Allen\u2019s needs by adding John Brown, a dangerous deep threat, and Cole Beasley, who\u2019s adept at getting open on short and intermediate routes. \u2014 Bennie Contrino, Sports Illustrated , 14 June 2019",
"As ever, Mr Putin proved adept at taking advantage of American mistakes. \u2014 The Economist , 24 Oct. 2019",
"Brain activity of the creative adepts and controls was similar when imagining the next 24 hours but to the researchers\u2019 surprise, the creative group alone engaged the dorsomedial default network when imagining events further into the future. \u2014 Knvul Sheikh, Scientific American , 22 May 2019"
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},
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"noun"
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": the quality or state of being adequate"
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"\u02c8a-di-kw\u0259-s\u0113"
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"acceptability",
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],
"examples":[
"the fire department sent someone to determine the adequacy of the building's evacuation plan",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The adequacy of food supplies has long been a top issue in China, where tens of millions of people died of famine in the early 1960s during Mao\u2019s disastrous agricultural experiments. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"Cease cooperation in other areas \u2013 the EU could look to end cooperation with the UK in all manner of areas beyond trade and customs, such as on data adequacy , aviation, and research programs. \u2014 Robert Marchant, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
"The environmental group Beyond Nuclear has challenged the adequacy of an outdated generic environmental impact statement that the NRC had previously relied on for the license extensions. \u2014 sun-sentinel.com , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Some Republicans have expressed concerns about the adequacy of security screenings for applicants. \u2014 Alan Fram, ajc , 11 May 2022",
"Such a modification of capital adequacy risk-weights would simply join a colossal jumble of regulatory complexity that can be easily gamed with sizable unintended consequences for systemic risk. \u2014 Christian Lundblad, Fortune , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Both increases are in line with the educational adequacy recommendations made by the House and Senate education committees. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The casualties at the Travis Scott show in Houston on Friday night are prompting the concert business to search for what went wrong and raise fresh questions about the adequacy of security at music festivals. \u2014 Neil Shah, WSJ , 7 Nov. 2021",
"As far back as 2009, the U.S. Government Accountability Office reported that concerns had been raised about the timeliness and adequacy of complaint investigations and federal oversight. \u2014 Robert Mccoppin, chicagotribune.com , 17 Jan. 2022"
],
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": sufficient for a specific need or requirement",
": good enough : of a quality that is good or acceptable",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In addition to adequate interest coverage, the Altman Z-Score of 3.92 indicates the company is in good standing even though assets are building up at a faster rate than revenue is growing. \u2014 Gurufocus, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Pfizer\u2019s vaccine had been delayed earlier when a two-dose regimen didn\u2019t evoke an adequate response. \u2014 Fortune , 17 June 2022",
"On our brief drive, the acceleration seemed more than adequate for a vehicle of its size, with the e-RV weighing in around 9300 pounds before passengers and cargo. \u2014 Sasha Richie, Car and Driver , 16 June 2022",
"Because tackling the world's environmental crisis without an adequate pump session is just unreasonable. \u2014 Katie Dupere, Men's Health , 15 June 2022",
"The facilities are accused of failing to follow infection-control protocols and of maintaining adequate staffing levels, according to a news release from the Justice Department. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 15 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, adding clean electricity to the power grid has become an increasingly complicated undertaking, given the failure to plan for adequate transmission lines and long delays connecting viable wind and solar projects to the electricity network. \u2014 Evan Halper, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Libra also says she is not permitted to have adequate information about his health or medication. \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
"Blame is mounting on Microsoft for what critics say is a lack of transparency and adequate speed when responding to reports of vulnerabilities threatening its customers, security professionals said. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022"
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": to be close to or in contact with one another",
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"examples":[
"Her office adjoins the library.",
"The two rooms adjoin each other.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The three counties adjoin others where chronic wasting disease cases previously have been found. \u2014 Lisa Hammersly, Arkansas Online , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Brightline has selected a route that would adjoin State Road 417 through the Hunter\u2019s Creek community, and then run alongside Interstate 4 to a stop at Walt Disney World and a station in Tampa. \u2014 Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Liberty County and its county seat of Hinesville, which adjoin Fort Stewart south of Savannah, have reimposed such rules. \u2014 Jeff Amy, ajc , 26 July 2021",
"When a new owner appears, the city will have to balance its goals of affordability, community engagement and stewardship, both of the environment and of existing neighborhoods that adjoin the campus. \u2014 John Reinan, Star Tribune , 10 Apr. 2021",
"Nearby state parks that adjoin the Pescadero Creek Complex are reopening in different stages. \u2014 Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com , 14 Oct. 2020",
"Treehouse had just started leasing in December, and the pandemic threatened to scare new renters away from its millennial commune, where 60 private bedrooms adjoin communal space for eating, working, and hanging out. \u2014 Arielle Pardes, Wired , 2 Oct. 2020",
"The emergency was lifted Thursday for Osaka and the two adjoining prefectures of Kyoto and Hyogo, and now remains in place in Tokyo and surrounding prefectures, as well as for the northern island of Hokkaido. \u2014 Gearoid Reidy, Bloomberg.com , 26 May 2020",
"Bullets hit the kitchen, the living room ceiling, the living room window, the wall across from the window and at least one adjoining apartment, Eggert claims based on a survey of the scene after the incident. \u2014 Tessa Duvall, The Courier-Journal , 14 May 2020"
],
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": to pronounce judicially : rule",
": sentence , condemn",
": to hold or pronounce to be : deem",
": to award or grant judicially in a case of controversy",
": adjudicate",
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"The court adjudged the contract to be fraudulent.",
"his version of what had happened was generally adjudged to be completely fictitious",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Milan were edging towards victory when Reina was harshly adjudged to have fouled Cristian Kouame in the 90th minute, and the hosts were handed a lifeline. \u2014 SI.com , 5 Oct. 2019",
"Juve had the cheek to interrupt the aforementioned lap of honour after 84 minutes, winning a penalty after Enrico Bearzotti was adjudged to have handled in the box. \u2014 SI.com , 19 May 2018",
"However, with moments left of the half, teenager Brandon Williams made a lung-busting run forwards and was adjudged to have been fouled inside the penalty area. \u2014 SI.com , 24 Oct. 2019",
"Midway through the first half, Josip Ilicic broke forward at pace and was adjudged to have been chopped down by Fernandinho inside the box, giving the Italians the chance to take the lead from the spot. \u2014 SI.com , 22 Oct. 2019",
"Chief Justice John Roberts: Two thirds of the senators present not having pronounced him guilty, the Senate adjudges that respondent Donald John Trump, president of the United States, is not guilty as charged in the second article of impeachment. \u2014 NBC News , 6 Feb. 2020",
"In a strikingly similar turn of events to last season's Champions League quarter-final, Man City were once again denied victory in injury time, defender Aymeric Laporte adjudged to have handled in the buildup to Gabriel Jesus' disallowed goal. \u2014 SI.com , 18 Aug. 2019",
"Chelsea dominated the majority of the game and the Blues were rewarded with a penalty at the end of the first half after VAR adjudged that Gazzaniga had brought down Marcos Alonso in the box. \u2014 George Ramsay, CNN , 22 Dec. 2019",
"Then Napoli found the breakthrough after Robertson was adjudged to have tripped Callejon in the area. \u2014 Andrew Dampf, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Sep. 2019"
],
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": to pass judgment on as a judge : settle judicially",
": to pronounce judicially to be",
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"The board will adjudicate claims made against teachers.",
"The case was adjudicated in the state courts.",
"The board will adjudicate when claims are made against teachers.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In turn, jurists began to trust reporters to make their own calls as to what was in the public interest to expose\u2014to adjudicate what was newsworthy and what was not. \u2014 Sarah E. Igo, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The International Court of Justice was established in 1945 by the U.N. charter to adjudicate disputes between states. \u2014 Dahlia Scheindlin, The New Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The new regulation could alleviate the backlog by allowing asylum officers to adjudicate claims, instead of immigration judges who are facing thousands of cases already. \u2014 Priscilla Alvarez, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Second, the court held that the court has jurisdiction to adjudicate a debtor's interest in intangible personal property (which an LLC interest is) even if that property is located in another state. \u2014 Jay Adkisson, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The agency will instruct caseworkers to try to adjudicate requests for temporary work programs, such as H-1B and H-2A visas for agricultural workers, within two months. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The agency can charge up to $1,225 in fees to adjudicate petitions for permanent residency, which is also known as green card status. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Tamra Bordchadt-Slayton, band chairperson for the Indian Peaks Band of Paiute Indians, told the caucus that her band would adjudicate its water claims in southern Utah. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The United Nations\u2019 International Court of Justice could potentially adjudicate allegations that Russia\u2019s attack was unwarranted. \u2014 James Hookway, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2022"
],
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": to pass judgment on as a judge : settle judicially",
": to pronounce judicially to be",
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"The board will adjudicate claims made against teachers.",
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"The board will adjudicate when claims are made against teachers.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In turn, jurists began to trust reporters to make their own calls as to what was in the public interest to expose\u2014to adjudicate what was newsworthy and what was not. \u2014 Sarah E. Igo, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The International Court of Justice was established in 1945 by the U.N. charter to adjudicate disputes between states. \u2014 Dahlia Scheindlin, The New Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The new regulation could alleviate the backlog by allowing asylum officers to adjudicate claims, instead of immigration judges who are facing thousands of cases already. \u2014 Priscilla Alvarez, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Second, the court held that the court has jurisdiction to adjudicate a debtor's interest in intangible personal property (which an LLC interest is) even if that property is located in another state. \u2014 Jay Adkisson, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The agency will instruct caseworkers to try to adjudicate requests for temporary work programs, such as H-1B and H-2A visas for agricultural workers, within two months. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The agency can charge up to $1,225 in fees to adjudicate petitions for permanent residency, which is also known as green card status. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Tamra Bordchadt-Slayton, band chairperson for the Indian Peaks Band of Paiute Indians, told the caucus that her band would adjudicate its water claims in southern Utah. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The United Nations\u2019 International Court of Justice could potentially adjudicate allegations that Russia\u2019s attack was unwarranted. \u2014 James Hookway, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin adj\u016bdic\u0101tus, past participle of adj\u016bdic\u0101re \"to adjudge \"",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1695, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194244"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it",
": a word or word group that qualifies or completes the meaning of another word or other words and is not itself a main structural element in its sentence",
": an adverb or adverbial phrase (such as heartily in \"They ate heartily\" or at noon in \"We left at noon\") attached to the verb of a clause especially to express a relation of time, place, frequency, degree, or manner \u2014 compare disjunct sense 2",
": an associate or assistant of another",
": an adjunct faculty member at a college or university (see adjunct entry 2 sense 2 )",
": adjuvant sense b",
": added or joined as an accompanying object or circumstance",
": attached in a subordinate or temporary capacity to a staff",
": a person associated with or assisting another in some duty or service",
": adjuvant sense b",
": added or joined as an accompanying object or circumstance",
": attached in a subordinate or temporary capacity to a staff"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-\u02ccj\u0259\u014b(k)t",
"\u02c8aj-\u02cc\u0259\u014b(k)t"
],
"synonyms":[
"adjutant",
"aid",
"aide",
"apprentice",
"assistant",
"coadjutor",
"deputy",
"helper",
"helpmate",
"helpmeet",
"lieutenant",
"mate",
"sidekick"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The degree to which the super PAC worked as something of an adjunct to the campaign itself is remarkable. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
"Most of the time, though, if an adjunct is let go, it\u2019s because a university faces budget cuts or if the professor didn\u2019t perform well, Austin said. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Do keep in mind, however, that a water flosser is an adjunct to flossing and does not take the place of traditional flossing. \u2014 Susan Brickell, Health.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"There\u2019s no scientific literature to back this up, other than some discussions of walking as an adjunct to a beginner running program or for injury rehab, such as Walsh\u2019s work with ACLs. \u2014 Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online , 6 Mar. 2020",
"Professor Christopher Eccles wants to keep Tessa close to him, toiling as an adjunct . \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Dorothy lives in Brooklyn with her blandly sensible boyfriend, Rog\u2014neither of them has a last name\u2014and teaches four courses a term as an English department adjunct . \u2014 Michael Gorra, The New York Review of Books , 27 May 2021",
"An exam is an adjunct to clinical decision-making, not a substitute for it. \u2014 Jonathan Bush, STAT , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Dorothy lives in Brooklyn with her blandly sensible boyfriend, Rog\u2014neither of them has a last name\u2014and teaches four courses a term as an English department adjunct . \u2014 Michael Gorra, The New York Review of Books , 27 May 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"While Massachusetts State Police originally arrested Read \u2014 an adjunct professor at Bentley University in Waltham, Mass. \u2014 on Feb. 1, she was released on $50,000 bail. \u2014 Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"Modern Journalism is a six-part educational content series that features an esteemed roster of lecturers, from NYU adjunct professor of journalism Liza Kaufman Hogan to Rolling Stone\u2019s own culture editor Elizabeth Garber-Paul. \u2014 Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
"Ruth also contributed to the profession of law enforcement as an adjunct professor, teaching criminal justice students at the University of Illinois-Chicago and Governors State University, according to city sources. \u2014 Graydon Megan, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"Brian Higgins, a former Bergen County, New Jersey, police chief and an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, was also skeptical that the new information would lessen criticism. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
"Jill Dougherty is adjunct professor at Georgetown University and a former CNN Moscow Bureau Chief. \u2014 Jill Dougherty, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"In Ohio, soil degradation is mainly due to intensive agriculture, construction and urban sprawl, Bethany Hellmann, an adjunct professor of environmental studies at the University of Cincinnati Blue Ash campus, said. \u2014 Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
"At this year's Coachella, Wooten performed with Carly Rae Jepsen, he was nominated for a Grammy Award, and is also an adjunct instructor at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 29 May 2022",
"He also also been been nominated for a Grammy Award in the past, serves as an adjunct instructor at NYU Tisch School of the Arts and is from Chicago \u2014 a Midwest transplant like Holmes, who grew up in Toledo, Ohio. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1554, in the meaning defined at sense 3a",
"Adjective",
"1516, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174917"
},
"adjure":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to command solemnly under or as if under oath or penalty of a curse",
": to urge or advise earnestly"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8ju\u0307r"
],
"synonyms":[
"admonish",
"advise",
"counsel"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He adjured his followers to remain faithful to the cause.",
"adjured them not to break the drug laws of any of the countries they would be visiting"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English adjuren, borrowed from Anglo-French ajurer, borrowed from Latin adj\u016br\u0101re \"to affirm with an oath, swear,\" from ad- ad- + j\u016br\u0101re \"to swear\" \u2014 more at jury entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204521"
},
"adjust":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun,",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to bring to a more satisfactory state:",
": settle , resolve",
": rectify",
": to make correspondent or conformable : adapt",
": to bring the parts of to a true or more effective relative position",
": to reduce to a system : regulate",
": to determine the amount to be paid under an insurance policy in settlement of (a loss)",
": to adapt or conform oneself (as to new conditions)",
": to achieve mental and behavioral balance between one's own needs and the demands of others",
": to change (something) in a minor way to make it work better",
": to change the position of (something)",
": to become used to",
": to bring about orientation or adaptation of (oneself)",
": to adapt oneself (as to climate, food, or new working hours)",
": to achieve mental and behavioral balance between one's own needs and the demands of others",
": to determine the amount to be paid under an insurance policy in settlement of (a loss)",
": to make new arrangements with creditors for the payment of (the debts of a debtor in bankruptcy)",
": to calculate in accordance with a system"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8j\u0259st",
"\u0259-\u02c8j\u0259st",
"\u0259-\u02c8j\u0259st"
],
"synonyms":[
"acclimate",
"acclimatize",
"accommodate",
"adapt",
"condition",
"conform",
"doctor",
"edit",
"fashion",
"fit",
"put",
"shape",
"suit",
"tailor"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Markets around the world have been shuddering as investors adjust to the bitter medicine of higher interest rates that the Federal Reserve and other central banks are increasingly doling out. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, Stan Choe, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
"These are all decisions that can be made strategically in advance in the event of unexpected growth to help your team more seamlessly adjust to the changes. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Even hard-to-clean plush carpets are no match for the power nozzle and brush roll that adjust to five different levels to make easy work of powering through dense rug or carpet pile to lift dirt, dust and pet hair. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
"And give your eyes about 20 to 30 minutes -- without looking at your phone or other electronics -- to adjust to the darkness so the meteors will be easier to spot. \u2014 Rachel Fadem And Ashley Strickland, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"No matter what your background or interests are, there are work from home jobs available that will likely adjust to your (and your kids') schedule. \u2014 Nicol Natale, Woman's Day , 13 June 2022",
"Hospital staff has had to adjust to its new wartime reality. \u2014 Ievgeniia Sivorsk, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"The product \u2014 which was included in the video and the story itself, and is visible in Billboard\u2019s exclusive photo above \u2014 can project and adjust to almost any surface. \u2014 Anna Chan, Billboard , 10 June 2022",
"But everybody is having to adjust to these escalating prices. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 9 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French ajuster (earlier and Middle French also spelled adjuster ), going back to Old French ajouster \"to make comply with,\" from a- (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + -jouster, verbal derivative of juste \"right, exact\" \u2014 more at just entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1611, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214139"
},
"adjustable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun,",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to bring to a more satisfactory state:",
": settle , resolve",
": rectify",
": to make correspondent or conformable : adapt",
": to bring the parts of to a true or more effective relative position",
": to reduce to a system : regulate",
": to determine the amount to be paid under an insurance policy in settlement of (a loss)",
": to adapt or conform oneself (as to new conditions)",
": to achieve mental and behavioral balance between one's own needs and the demands of others",
": to change (something) in a minor way to make it work better",
": to change the position of (something)",
": to become used to",
": to bring about orientation or adaptation of (oneself)",
": to adapt oneself (as to climate, food, or new working hours)",
": to achieve mental and behavioral balance between one's own needs and the demands of others",
": to determine the amount to be paid under an insurance policy in settlement of (a loss)",
": to make new arrangements with creditors for the payment of (the debts of a debtor in bankruptcy)",
": to calculate in accordance with a system"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8j\u0259st",
"\u0259-\u02c8j\u0259st",
"\u0259-\u02c8j\u0259st"
],
"synonyms":[
"acclimate",
"acclimatize",
"accommodate",
"adapt",
"condition",
"conform",
"doctor",
"edit",
"fashion",
"fit",
"put",
"shape",
"suit",
"tailor"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Markets around the world have been shuddering as investors adjust to the bitter medicine of higher interest rates that the Federal Reserve and other central banks are increasingly doling out. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, Stan Choe, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
"These are all decisions that can be made strategically in advance in the event of unexpected growth to help your team more seamlessly adjust to the changes. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Even hard-to-clean plush carpets are no match for the power nozzle and brush roll that adjust to five different levels to make easy work of powering through dense rug or carpet pile to lift dirt, dust and pet hair. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
"And give your eyes about 20 to 30 minutes -- without looking at your phone or other electronics -- to adjust to the darkness so the meteors will be easier to spot. \u2014 Rachel Fadem And Ashley Strickland, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"No matter what your background or interests are, there are work from home jobs available that will likely adjust to your (and your kids') schedule. \u2014 Nicol Natale, Woman's Day , 13 June 2022",
"Hospital staff has had to adjust to its new wartime reality. \u2014 Ievgeniia Sivorsk, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"The product \u2014 which was included in the video and the story itself, and is visible in Billboard\u2019s exclusive photo above \u2014 can project and adjust to almost any surface. \u2014 Anna Chan, Billboard , 10 June 2022",
"But everybody is having to adjust to these escalating prices. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 9 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French ajuster (earlier and Middle French also spelled adjuster ), going back to Old French ajouster \"to make comply with,\" from a- (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + -jouster, verbal derivative of juste \"right, exact\" \u2014 more at just entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1611, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213142"
},
"adjutant":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence",
": one who helps : assistant",
": an officer who assists the officer in command"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-j\u0259-t\u0259nt",
"\u02c8a-j\u0259-t\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[
"adjunct",
"aid",
"aide",
"apprentice",
"assistant",
"coadjutor",
"deputy",
"helper",
"helpmate",
"helpmeet",
"lieutenant",
"mate",
"sidekick"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the senator's adjutants and aides always arrive ahead of him on the campaign trail",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Middletown\u2019s Post 583 is a consolidation completed this year of another city post and the Middlefield-Rockfall post, current Post 583 adjutant Michael Rogalsky said. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 18 Nov. 2021",
"The governor installed Mancino after having removed the state's prior adjutant , Maj. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 14 Nov. 2021",
"And an endearing Brian Mackey completes the cast as Butler\u2019s not-too-bright adjutant , Union Lt. Kelly, who serves as a comic foil for Butler\u2019s bullying behavior. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Suzette Heller, department adjutant for the American Legion Department of Ohio, said she was told Sunday that Suchan had resigned. \u2014 NBC News , 9 June 2021",
"Jim Garrison, adjutant of American Legion Post 464, resigned last Friday. \u2014 NBC News , 9 June 2021",
"Suzette Heller, the state Legion\u2019s department adjutant , told the Akron Beacon Journal that Suchan was also asked to resign by Legion officials but has not. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 June 2021",
"Jim Garrison, the former adjutant of the post, has resigned from his position as a Post Officer upon demand from the American Legion Department of Ohio. \u2014 Cameron Fields, cleveland , 4 June 2021",
"One source provided an email in which a white adjutant from Rhode Island responded to a technical inquiry from a black employee with a message that questioned her leadership and intelligence. \u2014 Jasper Craven, The New Republic , 28 Aug. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin adj\u016btant-, adj\u016btans, present participle of adj\u016bt\u0101re \"to help,\" probably after Spanish ayudante \"assistant, aide, officer appointed as an aide\" (noun derivative of present participle of ayudar \"to help, aid,\" going back to Latin adj\u016bt\u0101re ) \u2014 more at aid entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1539, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193531"
},
"administer":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to manage or supervise the execution, use, or conduct of",
": to provide or apply : dispense",
": to give officially or as part of a ritual",
": to give remedially",
": to perform the office of administrator",
": to furnish a benefit : minister",
": to manage affairs",
": to be in charge of : manage",
": to give out as deserved",
": to give officially",
": to give or supply as treatment",
": to give (as medicine) remedially",
": to manage the affairs of (as a government or agency)",
": to direct or supervise the execution, use, or conduct of",
": to settle (an estate) under a court appointment as administrator or executor",
": to give ritually",
": to give (as a narcotic) for the purpose of ingesting",
": to perform the office of an administrator or executor",
": to manage or conduct affairs"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259d-\u02c8mi-n\u0259-st\u0259r",
"\u0259d-\u02c8mi-n\u0259-st\u0259r",
"\u0259d-\u02c8min-\u0259-st\u0259r",
"\u0259d-\u02c8mi-n\u0259-st\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"allocate",
"apportion",
"deal (out)",
"dispense",
"distribute",
"dole out",
"hand out",
"mete (out)",
"parcel (out)",
"portion",
"prorate"
],
"antonyms":[
"misallocate"
],
"examples":[
"As a cost-saving measure, voters have elected to have the two towns administered jointly.",
"The UN personnel are there to help administer the territory.",
"She's been hired to administer the fund.",
"The assistant will administer the test.",
"a priest to administer the sacraments",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Principles that are cherished in other contexts, most notably religious freedom, are set aside so that states can administer lethal injections to their citizens. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 24 May 2022",
"The $9,000 in fines were directed to be paid to the Katmai Conservancy, a nonprofit that will administer the funds to the park for law enforcement and other purposes. \u2014 David Strege, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"Epsolay's efficacy is all thanks to that gradual method the cream uses to administer BPO to the skin. \u2014 Allure , 16 May 2022",
"Authorities said a resident of a nearby home came outside, called 911 and began to administer aid to Ferguson. \u2014 Brianna Kwasnik, Arkansas Online , 2 May 2022",
"Two witnesses left their homes to administer CPR to Covarrubias, arrest documents stated. \u2014 Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The lockdown is scheduled to last a week while health authorities administer COVID tests to the city\u2019s 17.5 million residents and try to limit the virus\u2019 spread. \u2014 Andrew Marquardt, Fortune , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The Border Patrol unit then decided to take the group back to their host station for further processing and to administer further medical attention to the baby. \u2014 Nikolas Lanum, Fox News , 21 Feb. 2022",
"As part of his bond, Murray is allowed to practice medicine but must not administer any anesthesia to patients. \u2014 CNN , 6 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English administren, aministren, borrowed from Anglo-French administrer, aministrer, borrowed from Latin administr\u0101re \"to assist, operate, perform, manage the affairs of,\" from ad- ad- + ministr\u0101re \"to wait on, serve, furnish\" \u2014 more at minister entry 2 ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195447"
},
"administration":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
"performance of executive duties management",
"the act or process of administering something",
"the execution of public affairs as distinguished from policy-making",
"a body of persons who administer",
"a group constituting the political executive in a presidential government",
"a governmental agency or board",
"the term of office of an administrative officer or body",
"the act or process of administering",
"the work involved in managing something",
"the people who direct the business of something (as a city or school)",
"a government department",
"the act of giving medication",
"the direction of the execution of something",
"the act or process of administering",
"the management and disposal under court authority of the estate of a deceased person by an executor or an administrator",
"the management of an estate (as of a minor) by a trustee or guardian appointed to take charge of it",
"the management of assets held in a trust",
"the execution of public affairs as distinguished from policy-making",
"a body of persons (as of an organization) who administer",
"a group that makes up the executive branch of a presidential government",
"a governmental agency or board",
"the term of office of an administrative officer or body"
"The Baker administration this week will start sending more than 2 million rapid at-home COVID-19 tests to cities and towns for use by their residents, officials said Monday. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"On a call last week between the White House, NIH, and CDC officials and representatives from around 70 community groups, Staley opened by thanking the administration for hosting the call. \u2014 Jason Mast, STAT , 13 June 2022",
"The administration , bowing to public pressure, later releases tapes of seven of the meetings Cox requested. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
"The problem with municipal governments is that the administration changes every three years. \u2014 Alexander Saeedy, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
"The Trump administration appealed and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit in Philadelphia sided also sided with Arteaga-Martinez. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
"The second is to sell its software to other insurers to take care of all the back-end administration functions. \u2014 Katie Jennings, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Legal experts have said a Justice Department prosecution of Trump over the riot could set an uneasy precedent in which an administration of one party could more routinely go after the former president of another. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 13 June 2022",
"Perhaps what happened was in the Trump era, there was an element of risk and reaction from the administration . \u2014 Haleluya Hadero, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English administracioun, borrowed from Anglo-French amynistraciun, administracioun, borrowed from Latin administr\u0101ti\u014dn-, administr\u0101ti\u014d, from administr\u0101re \"to administer \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action",
"it's admirable the way she helps her elderly neighbor with chores and errands every Saturday",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Their commitment is admirable , but perhaps the familiar stage adage needs an update Never work with animals, children, or robots. \u2014Mr. Isherwood is the Journal\u2019s theater critic. \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Such service is key to building customer loyalty; a loyalty to a luxury brand is often admirable . \u2014 Walter Loeb, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"In today's world, layoffs occur and taking time away from the workforce to focus on yourself or family is admirable . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Their stars were always admirable , but as a whole, their rosters just haven\u2019t had the depth required to navigate the NHL\u2019s brutal postseason. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
"And Supergrass\u2019 association with the glut of Britpop bands of their nascence, most of whom didn\u2019t make a dent in the American consciousness, has no bearing on their music, which boasts a timelessness that is admirable . \u2014 Lily Moayeri, Variety , 14 May 2022",
"What Belflower objected to was the way Miller\u2019s play is usually taught and staged \u2014 as if John Proctor were admirable and Abigail Williams unforgivable. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
"Eating at as many as possible is an admirable summer project. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 23 May 2022",
"In fact, this lack of duplicity is why Return to Space is so effective as a vehicle to elevate Musk\u2019s already admirable reputation to a different, mythic level. \u2014 Jeff Bradford, Forbes , 23 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English admyrable, borrowed from Anglo-French admirable, borrowed from Latin adm\u012br\u0101bilis, from adm\u012br\u0101r\u012b \"to admire \" + -bilis \"capable (of acting or being acted upon)\" \u2014 more at -able ",
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for admire regard , respect , esteem , admire mean to recognize the worth of a person or thing. regard is a general term that is usually qualified. he is highly regarded in the profession respect implies a considered evaluation or estimation. after many years they came to respect her views esteem implies greater warmth of feeling accompanying a high valuation. no citizen of the town was more highly esteemed admire suggests usually enthusiastic appreciation and often deep affection. a friend that I truly admire",
"There\u2019s plenty to admire about the competence on display. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"For all that there is to criticize about Isabella, there\u2019s so much to admire as well. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
"In August 2014, Greenpeace invited one of the Indian\u2019s state\u2019s top politicians, who soon after become its chief minister, to admire the organization\u2019s handiwork. \u2014 Bjorn Lomborg, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"The one thing Francona is not into, at least not 59 games into the season, is taking a minute to admire the work that has been done. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
"Perhaps some onlookers gathered to admire the parrots\u2019 plumage, which added flashes of scarlet and lime-green to this spring day. \u2014 Bridget Alex, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 June 2022",
"After a day of perusing Polanco's many art galleries, guests can return to Casa Polanco to admire its own enviable art collection. \u2014 Dan Koday, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
"Car enthusiasts in the US won\u2019t just get the chance to admire the car up close, though. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 26 May 2022",
"Sliding glass doors allow guests to admire the sea from their spa beds, while private terraces with soaking bathtubs ensure ultimate relaxation. \u2014 Yola Robert, Forbes , 26 May 2022"
"borrowed from Middle French admirer, Latinization of amirer \"to make (little or much) of,\" borrowed from Latin adm\u012br\u0101r\u012b, amm\u012br\u0101r\u012b \"to regard with wonder, show esteem for,\" from ad- ad- + m\u012br\u0101r\u012b \"to be surprised, look with wonder at,\" derivative of m\u012brus, \"remarkable, amazing,\" of uncertain origin":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":""
"As an interpreter, Dyson shares both his admiring and critical commentary that makes the book a fun read. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2021",
"The posts give no indication of political activities, although in 2016, Jennifer Crumbley posted on her blog an admiring open letter to former President Donald Trump, who had just been elected. \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 4 Dec. 2021",
"The event will feature Drake, who West has spoke of in both admiring and dismissive terms only recently. \u2014 Katie Song, Variety , 20 Nov. 2021",
"In the era of Donald Trump, those conversations turned dramatically less admiring and much more perplexed and even pitying. \u2014 Thomas Chatterton Williams, WSJ , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Spanberger\u2019s answer put her at odds with about half of her fellow House Democrats and some of her most admiring constituents. \u2014 Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post , 19 Aug. 2019",
"His funeral was held at the Staples Center and President Obama wrote an admiring letter that was read aloud to the attendees. \u2014 Ross Scarano, Billboard , 6 May 2019",
"But sometimes breadth comes at the expense of intimacy, which factors only intermittently in this deeply admiring but frustratingly choppy encapsulation of the legacy of Gloria Steinem. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Jan. 2020",
"Patti is survived by brothers James (of New Hampshire) and Gerald (of Tennessee) and their spouses; and many admiring nieces, nephews, and cousins. \u2014 courant.com , 21 July 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"from present participle of admire ",
": to allow entry (as to a place, fellowship, or privilege)":[
"an open window had admitted rain",
"admitted to the club"
],
": to accept into a hospital as an inpatient":[
"he was admitted last night for chest pains"
],
": to give entrance or access":[],
": allow , permit":[
"admits of two interpretations"
],
": to make acknowledgment":[
"\u2014 used with to admitted to having doubts"
],
": a person who is admitted into a school, hospital, etc.":[
"When a patient is transferred, the nurse will take the next new admit \u2014unless her patient is transferred to a hospital for only a temporary stay.",
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for admit Verb acknowledge , admit , own , avow , confess mean to disclose against one's will or inclination. acknowledge implies the disclosing of something that has been or might be concealed. acknowledged an earlier peccadillo admit implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or concede and refers usually to facts rather than their implications. admitted the project was over budget own implies acknowledging something in close relation to oneself. must own I know little about computers avow implies boldly declaring, often in the face of hostility, what one might be expected to be silent about. avowed that he was a revolutionary confess may apply to an admission of a weakness, failure, omission, or guilt. confessed a weakness for sweets",
"As part of the settlement, Meta did not admit to any wrongdoing. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022",
"Adult Family Care Homes of Maine did not admit guilt as a part of the settlement and continues to deny having discriminated against King. \u2014 Benjamin Ryan, NBC News , 16 June 2022",
"As part of the agreement, Musk and Tesla did not admit or deny any wrongdoing. \u2014 Anna Kaplan, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Democrats may not admit defeat until the last day of September, when this year\u2019s reconciliation resolution expires. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"However, even with mixed reviews, the critics had to admit the band was pulling off being the Stones with stiff aplomb. \u2014 Tim Moffatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"In the settlement, Marriott did not admit wrongdoing but agreed to within nine months \u2014 meaning by August 2022 \u2014 include the fees on the first page of its booking site. \u2014 Peter Greenberg, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"The think tanks, unions and big-city newspapers that make up the progressive vanguard won\u2019t admit that their ideas have failed. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
"BNY Mellon agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine but did not admit or deny the findings, according to the agency. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 1 June 2022",
"Hours after the incident, Beamish met with his accomplice and a witness, who allegedly heard Beamish admit to participating in the home invasion but didn\u2019t know that Boerma had died from his injuries, Murphy said. \u2014 William Lee, Chicago Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"In a separate study, of those who work from home, about 91% admit to not taking a break \u2014 not even for lunch. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 6 May 2022",
"Meanwhile, 67% admit that failure to invest in a digital future means that there won\u2019t be much of a future to consider. \u2014 Dmitry Dolgorukov, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Some two-thirds of job applicants use deceptive ingratiation, and over half admit to slight image creation, according to research by Dr. Bourdage and Dr. Roulin. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Practicing and playing from January to December, with a two-month break in between, the players and Petrie admit has been a grind. \u2014 Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Even those staffers who prefer the larger Blackwing admit that the smaller Blackwing is a spectacular car in its own right. \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Among non-LGBTQ people, 45% admit they are confused by all the different terms to describe people in the LGBTQ community. \u2014 David Oliver, USA TODAY , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Dogecoin continued its recent surge Wednesday, hitting new all-time highs and making even the most skeptical admit that the vaulted $1 price goal is looking more and more achievable. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 5 May 2021"
"an alloy that includes a small admixture of silver",
"an admixture of rose petals and lavender for a fragrant potpourri",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Earth\u2019s northern and southern lights\u2014the result of a rendezvous between magnetic fields, energized particles from the Sun, and our planet\u2019s atmospheric admixture \u2014are wondrous spectacles. \u2014 Robin Andrews, Wired , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Lives turn out through some admixture of genes, environment, luck and pluck. \u2014 Michael Shermer, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
"There was always an admixture of delight, which tempered any inclination to be sniffish about the Americana that Thiebaud painted. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Dec. 2021",
"The research found that the Tarim Basin mummies showed no sign of admixture (a scientific term for having babies) with other groups that lived at the same time. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Once a week in Houser\u2019s apartment, the duo would power through creative sessions fueled by an admixture of anchovy onion pizza, diet Cokes, and cigarettes. \u2014 Ade D. Adeniji, Wired , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Their daring admixture of styles, materials and scales reads like a mission statement for a style that neither idolizes modern technology nor romanticizes the past. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Aug. 2021",
"The impulse can act as a sort of muscle relaxant, a release valve that also, perhaps not incidentally, corresponds to periods of persistent discomfort or despair, or some kind of admixture of the two. \u2014 Will Stephenson, Harper's Magazine , 20 July 2021",
"Wastewater, by its very nature, is an admixture of material from lots of different households. \u2014 Megan Molteni, STAT , 17 June 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"probably borrowed from New Latin admixt\u016bra, from Latin admixtus (past participle of admisc\u0113re \"to add as an ingredient, mix (one thing with another),\" from ad- ad- + misc\u0113re \"to mix entry 1 \") + -\u016bra -ure ",
"first_known_use":[
"1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181407"
},
"admonishment":{
"type":[
"noun,",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to indicate duties or obligations to",
": to express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner",
": to give friendly earnest advice or encouragement to",
": to say (something) as advice or a warning",
": to criticize or warn gently but seriously",
": to give friendly advice or encouragement"
],
"pronounciation":[
"ad-\u02c8m\u00e4-nish",
"ad-\u02c8m\u00e4-nish"
],
"synonyms":[
"chide",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach",
"reprove",
"tick off"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"\"You landed in back of him,\" said Paul, my guide and friend. As he admonished me, the fish turned obligingly, opened its mouth, wide and white, and engulfed my fly. \u2014 Peter Kaminsky , New York Times , 17 June 2001",
"He is sympathetic but never condescending, or patronizing, or moralizing. His purpose is not to admonish or deplore but to understand. \u2014 C. Vann Woodward , New York Times Book Review , 5 Feb. 1989",
"Cops are, from the first day in the academy, admonished that juveniles must not be shot unless in dire emergency \u2026 \u2014 Joseph Wambaugh , Lines and Shadows , 1984",
"They were admonished to take advantage of the opportunity.",
"my physician is always admonishing me to eat more healthy foods",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Insulted and angry, residents have been showing up at public meetings since March, unsuccessfully demanding DiPierro\u2019s resignation and pleading with his fellow councilors to formally admonish him. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
"Frequent errors on tenant screening reports, often related to false eviction reports or criminal records, led government watchdogs to admonish the industry last year to improve its accuracy. \u2014 ProPublica , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Burns had to pause the proceedings several times, to tell Zaloun to answer the questions and admonish the defense not to repeat questions. \u2014 Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com , 30 Sep. 2021",
"According to linguistics expert, Maxine Ali, the word wasn\u2019t always used to admonish people. \u2014 Rose Stokes, refinery29.com , 26 Dec. 2021",
"This Lady Macbeth is fiercely loving and loyal, protective of her husband even (especially) in his moments of weakness, and apt to admonish him in that no-nonsense, commonsensical tone that McDormand nails better than just about any actor. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Republican leaders are unwilling or unable to publicly admonish their own, particularly those allied with Trump, even when their everyday rhetoric borders on racist hate speech. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, USA TODAY , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Glynn County Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley briefly halted proceedings to restore order and admonish the audience not to react outwardly again. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Less than a week ago, the Cleveland Cavaliers were embarrassed by the Chicago Bulls in the preseason opener, prompting coach J.B. Bickerstaff to admonish the guys for a lack of focus, toughness and intensity. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 11 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English amonysshen, admonisshen, amonescen, alteration (with assimilation to the verbal suffix -issh, -esce, borrowed from Anglo-French -iss-, going back to the Latin inceptive suffix -\u0113sc-, -\u012bsc- ) of amonesten, borrowed from Anglo-French amonester, going back to Vulgar Latin *admonest\u0101re, probably derivative of *admonestus, past participle of Latin admon\u0113re \"to give a reminder to, give advice to, caution\" (modeled on comestus, past participle of comedere \"to eat up, consume\") from ad- ad- + mon\u0113re \"to bring to the notice of, give warning\" \u2014 more at mind entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214927"
},
"ado":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": heightened fuss or concern : to-do",
": time-wasting bother over trivial details",
": trouble , difficulty",
": foolish or unnecessary trouble, activity, or excitement"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u00fc",
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u00fc"
],
"synonyms":[
"alarums and excursions",
"ballyhoo",
"blather",
"bluster",
"bobbery",
"bother",
"bustle",
"clatter",
"clutter",
"coil",
"commotion",
"corroboree",
"disturbance",
"do",
"foofaraw",
"fun",
"furor",
"furore",
"fuss",
"helter-skelter",
"hoo-ha",
"hoo-hah",
"hoopla",
"hubble-bubble",
"hubbub",
"hullabaloo",
"hurly",
"hurly-burly",
"hurricane",
"hurry",
"hurry-scurry",
"hurry-skurry",
"kerfuffle",
"moil",
"pandemonium",
"pother",
"row",
"ruckus",
"ruction",
"rumpus",
"shindy",
"splore",
"squall",
"stew",
"stir",
"storm",
"to-do",
"tumult",
"turmoil",
"uproar",
"welter",
"whirl",
"williwaw",
"zoo"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a bride-to-be caught up in the usual prenuptial ado",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Without further ado , here are all the upcoming movies and shows in the MCU. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 20 May 2022",
"Without further ado , Billboard ranks every track from Jack Harlow\u2019s LP below. \u2014 Michael Saponara, Billboard , 6 May 2022",
"Without further ado , find 27 candles that Allure editors are constantly burning and repurchasing. \u2014 Allure , 6 May 2022",
"So, without further ado , here's the complete ranking of the villains in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 5 May 2022",
"Without further ado , here are all the Spider-Man actors, ranked from worst to best. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Without further ado , here are the best ebikes in 2022. \u2014 Maren Estrada, BGR , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Without further ado , here are the best photos of members of the British royal family partaking in athletic endeavors. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Much ado has been made about the return of red-carpet glamour, but what of the return of red-carpet couples? \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, reduced from the infinitive phrase at do, from at \"to, at entry 1 \" + do, don \"to do entry 1 \"",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185153"
},
"adolescent":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a young person who is developing into an adult : one who is in the state of adolescence",
": of, relating to, or being in adolescence",
": emotionally or intellectually immature",
": a person who is no longer a child but not yet an adult",
": one that is in the state of adolescence",
": of, relating to, or being in adolescence"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-d\u0259-\u02c8le-s\u1d4ant",
"\u02cca-d\u0259-\u02c8le-s\u1d4ant",
"-\u1d4ant"
],
"synonyms":[
"immature",
"juvenile",
"young",
"youngish",
"youthful"
],
"antonyms":[
"adult",
"grown-up",
"mature",
"matured"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Their children are now adolescents .",
"Adjective",
"an adolescent sheepdog, who hasn't quite gotten the hang of keeping the sheep huddled together",
"would hope that the college students had outgrown such adolescent behavior",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For me, it was very informed by not even being a kid, but being an adolescent , being a teenager and graduating high school and wanting to come to New York and be a writer. \u2014 Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
"On a few occasions, a parent offered to leave the room, or an adolescent asked for privacy and the parent agreed. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"An adolescent during the Second World War, Galella would go on to serve his country and get an education with the support of the GI Bill. \u2014 Vogue , 3 May 2022",
"The once loquacious adolescent (played by John Bell) had transformed into a fierce Mohawk warrior, with demons clearing haunting him and a refusal to speak about what had sent him back to his Fraser family. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Born and raised in New York City, Peck began performing stand-up comedy as an adolescent before a breakout role on Nickelodeon's The Amanda Show led to Drake & Josh. \u2014 Aili Nahas, PEOPLE.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
"But there is an emotional relationship, an intense one, and the very plausibility of it is rooted in the experience of work, which makes Gary, an otherwise goofball adolescent with a gift of worldly gab, fascinating to Alana. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 1 Dec. 2021",
"The loss of a parent or caregiver is devastating and can have a long-term impact on a child or adolescent \u2019s mental and physical health. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
"As an adolescent , Nico already spoke in the slow, booming tones that would inform her singing voice. \u2014 Brian Dillon, The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Iron supplements might also cause the green color, Dr. Lori Feldman-Winter, an adolescent medical specialist at Cooper University Medical Center, told USA TODAY. \u2014 Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Even before Covid-19 struck, 75% of U.S. counties didn\u2019t have a single child or adolescent psychiatrist, said Allen. \u2014 Gillian Tan, Bloomberg.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Insurer approvals can be especially difficult for older children, who can be less likely to get treatment services than younger ones, said Dr. Donna Londino, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Augusta University in Georgia. \u2014 Andy Miller, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Generational trauma does increase the risk for PTSD, as well as anxiety disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and social phobia, said Dr. Gayani DeSilva, a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Southern California. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Across Illinois, police are ticketing thousands of students a year for in-school adolescent behavior once handled only by the principal\u2019s office \u2014 for littering, for making loud noises, for using offensive words. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Pedersen\u2019s depiction of Sunshine\u2019s adolescent angst is fraught with tension and rich with compassion. \u2014 Leah Tyler, ajc , 25 Apr. 2022",
"My name, written in loopy adolescent script, and the date: August 12, 1993. \u2014 Sarah Blackwood, The New Republic , 6 Jan. 2022",
"The hospital is also building a 46-bed in-patient child and adolescent psychiatry unit. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 17 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185341"
},
"adore":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to worship or honor as a deity or as divine",
": to regard with loving admiration and devotion",
": to be very fond of",
": worship entry 2 sense 1",
": to be very fond of"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u022fr",
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u022fr"
],
"synonyms":[
"cherish",
"love",
"worship"
],
"antonyms":[
"abhor",
"abominate",
"despise",
"detest",
"execrate",
"hate",
"loathe"
],
"examples":[
"He's a good doctor. All his patients adore him.",
"They adored shopping in all the boutiques.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Microsoft will no longer support the once-dominant browser that legions of web surfers loved to hate \u2014 and a few still claim to adore . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"As of Wednesday, Microsoft will no longer support the once-dominant browser that legions of web surfers loved to hate \u2014 and a few still claim to adore . \u2014 Richard Jacobsen, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
"As of Wednesday, Microsoft will no longer support the once-dominant browser that legions of web surfers loved to hate \u2014 and a few still claim to adore . \u2014 Richard Jacobsen, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"As of Wednesday, Microsoft will no longer support the once-dominant browser that legions of web surfers loved to hate \u2014 and a few still claim to adore . \u2014 CBS News , 15 June 2022",
"Maybe that was always inevitable: Her parents worked in theater; she was raised to adore character acting and camp, arguably corners of drama less concerned with clear skin. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 15 June 2022",
"Pet lovers are sure to adore this cute lighting solution for their backyards, gardens, and patios. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 31 May 2022",
"Despite being weaned on delicious indigenous pastries -- from cannolo to Tiramisu, which also feature some kind of cheese -- Italians have come to adore American cheesecake, oblivious to its Roman origins. \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 24 May 2022",
"David Sedaris is back, doing the thing his readers have come to adore : offering up wry, moving, punchy stories about his oddball family. \u2014 The Atlantic , 16 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English aouren, adouren, borrowed from Anglo-French aurer, ahourer, adourer (with d restored from Latin), going back to Latin ad\u014dr\u0101re \"to plead with, appeal to, approach (a god) as a suppliant or worshipper, treat with reverence, admire,\" from ad- ad- + \u014dr\u0101re \"to pray to, beseech\" \u2014 more at oration ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205339"
},
"adorning":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects",
": to enliven or decorate as if with ornaments",
": to make more attractive by adding something"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u022frn",
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u022frn"
],
"synonyms":[
"array",
"beautify",
"bedeck",
"bedizen",
"blazon",
"caparison",
"deck",
"decorate",
"do",
"do up",
"doll up",
"drape",
"dress",
"embellish",
"emblaze",
"emboss",
"enrich",
"fancify",
"fancy up",
"festoon",
"garnish",
"glitz (up)",
"grace",
"gussy up",
"ornament",
"pretty (up)",
"trim"
],
"antonyms":[
"blemish",
"deface",
"disfigure",
"mar",
"scar",
"spoil"
],
"examples":[
"Her paintings adorn the walls.",
"the Sultan's tent was richly adorned with thick tapestries and gleaming gold candlesticks",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Known for their beauty, honeysuckles commonly adorn lawns across Indiana. \u2014 London Gibson, The Indianapolis Star , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Best known for its white tablets and card readers that adorn coffee shops and hair salons, Square makes tools that help small businesses accept payments, manage payroll and borrow money. \u2014 Peter Rudegeair, WSJ , 24 July 2021",
"Aicher\u2019s work helped lead to an entirely different aesthetic, seen in the sleek corporate logos that adorn sneakers, shipping boxes and stadiums today, and a holistic approach to design. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 July 2021",
"More than 20 aftermarket parts and accessories adorn the Sierra AT4X. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 19 May 2022",
"Each year, people across the country carry or adorn crosses along roadsides and on hilltops with fabrics and flowers representing offerings. \u2014 Fernanda Pesce, ajc , 3 May 2022",
"The cover art was created by Wes Freed, who\u2019s far-out depictions adorn many DBT sleeves. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 13 Apr. 2022",
"There\u2019s no mystery as to why Zelensky has surged in support in the West and why Ukrainian flags adorn Facebook profile pictures. \u2014 Anthony Constantini, National Review , 6 Apr. 2022",
"This should help the buds steadily progress through their stages and, barring some unforeseen weather development, magnificent blossoms should adorn the Tidal Basin some time the week after next. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English aournen, adournen, borrowed from Anglo-French aurner, adourner (with d restored from Latin), going back to Latin ad\u014drn\u0101re \"to get ready, prepare, decorate, embellish,\" from ad- ad- + \u014drn\u0101re \"to prepare, equip, embellish\" \u2014 more at ornate ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224934"
},
"adornment":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the action of adorning : the state of being adorned",
": something that adorns",
": something added to make a person or thing more attractive"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u022frn-m\u0259nt",
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u022frn-m\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[
"beautifier",
"caparison",
"decoration",
"doodad",
"embellisher",
"embellishment",
"frill",
"garnish",
"garnishment",
"garniture",
"ornament",
"ornamentation",
"setoff",
"trim"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the adornment of the walls with her paintings",
"Her room doesn't have any unnecessary adornments .",
"The entrance to the building has little adornment .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In other words, which parts of the ear are getting the most adoration through adornment right now? \u2014 Leah Prinzivalli, Allure , 31 May 2022",
"During the races, many team members also celebrate their Indigenous pride through adornment . \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The Watersons did so without vocal fuss or musical adornment . \u2014 Jim Farber, New York Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
"And for good, ill, and everything in between, fashion and adornment are our history. \u2014 Saratatyana, Longreads , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Since this is a BMW, all manner of options are available, but the 230i works best with minimal adornment \u2014no need to kill that throwback vibe with the color head-up display and Tacora red leather. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 31 May 2022",
"For the occasion, the Poosh founder tapped Dolce & Gabbana for her unconventional bridal look, which consisted of a body-con minidress with a bleeding heart adornment , sheer opera gloves, and a shoulder-length veil. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 May 2022",
"De Waal collects anecdotes of female-chimp self- adornment \u2014grass blades tucked inside an ear and crushed fruit smeared over the upper body. \u2014 Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022",
"Given this year's dress code\u2014Gilded Glamour, in reference to the Gilded Age\u2014expectations were high, especially in the realm of dazzling adornment . \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 3 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English adornement, borrowed from Anglo-French aurnement, from aurner, adourner \"to adorn \" + -ment -ment ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185947"
},
"adroit":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"having or showing skill , cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations",
"having or showing great skill or cleverness"
],
"pronounciation":"\u0259-\u02c8dr\u022fit",
"synonyms":[
"artful",
"bravura",
"deft",
"delicate",
"dexterous",
"dextrous",
"expert",
"masterful",
"masterly",
"practiced",
"practised",
"skillful",
"virtuoso",
"workmanlike"
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"Rumor has always played a role in politics, but rarely have the backstage operatives been so adroit , and so cynical, in their use of vitriol. \u2014 Walter Shapiro , Time , 10 July 1989",
"He was adroit with money and was blessed with the extraordinary Spanish gift of prolific, and even inchoate, invention. \u2014 V. S. Pritchett , \"Goya \u2026 ,\" 1975 , in A Man of Letters , 1985",
"Family medicine \u2026 is constructed around the unquantifiable idea that a doctor who treats your grandmother, your father, your niece, and your daughter will be more adroit in treating you. \u2014 John McPhee , Table of Contents , 1984",
"She is adroit at handling problems.",
"with an adroit flick of the wrist, flipped the omelet into the air and landed it squarely back in the pan",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That may partially explain why Biden\u2019s adroit handling of the war in Ukraine has not prompted detectable movement in his approval rating. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
"Kemp, an adroit politician, moved quickly to solidify his base of support and cut off Perdue\u2019s. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 26 May 2022",
"Donovan Mitchell and Royce O\u2019Neale are too thick and not really adroit enough to consistently do it. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Particularly striking in the work of R\u00f3is\u00edn Pierce, a Dubliner, is how her technically experimental and artisanally adroit evocation of Irish craft creates what looks like the basis of a compelling brand signature. \u2014 Luke Leitch, Vogue , 5 Mar. 2022",
"While all passengers will appreciate its tranquil ride quality, the driver will also enjoy its adroit handling and excellent outward visibility. \u2014 Car and Driver , 4 Feb. 2022",
"While smaller firms might be more adroit , the huge shifts that are about to happen will likely require the clout and reputation of the large firms. \u2014 John S. Tobey, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
"But strategists in both parties say a huge share of online cash is raised from older Americans who are less adroit online and have a harder time separating fact from hyperbole. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
"After limping along for several years, and under pressure from more adroit competitors such as IBM and Apple, the company declared bankruptcy in May 2000, and soon after sold the name to its European subsidiary. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Nov. 2021"
],
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"1652, in the meaning defined above"
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},
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": having or showing skill , cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations",
": having or showing great skill or cleverness"
],
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"\u0259-\u02c8dr\u022fit",
"\u0259-\u02c8dr\u022fit"
],
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"artful",
"bravura",
"deft",
"delicate",
"dexterous",
"dextrous",
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"masterful",
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"practised",
"skillful",
"virtuoso",
"workmanlike"
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"amateurish",
"artless",
"rude",
"unprofessional",
"unskillful"
],
"examples":[
"Rumor has always played a role in politics, but rarely have the backstage operatives been so adroit , and so cynical, in their use of vitriol. \u2014 Walter Shapiro , Time , 10 July 1989",
"He was adroit with money and was blessed with the extraordinary Spanish gift of prolific, and even inchoate, invention. \u2014 V. S. Pritchett , \"Goya \u2026 ,\" 1975 , in A Man of Letters , 1985",
"Family medicine \u2026 is constructed around the unquantifiable idea that a doctor who treats your grandmother, your father, your niece, and your daughter will be more adroit in treating you. \u2014 John McPhee , Table of Contents , 1984",
"She is adroit at handling problems.",
"with an adroit flick of the wrist, flipped the omelet into the air and landed it squarely back in the pan",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That may partially explain why Biden\u2019s adroit handling of the war in Ukraine has not prompted detectable movement in his approval rating. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
"Kemp, an adroit politician, moved quickly to solidify his base of support and cut off Perdue\u2019s. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 26 May 2022",
"Donovan Mitchell and Royce O\u2019Neale are too thick and not really adroit enough to consistently do it. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Particularly striking in the work of R\u00f3is\u00edn Pierce, a Dubliner, is how her technically experimental and artisanally adroit evocation of Irish craft creates what looks like the basis of a compelling brand signature. \u2014 Luke Leitch, Vogue , 5 Mar. 2022",
"While all passengers will appreciate its tranquil ride quality, the driver will also enjoy its adroit handling and excellent outward visibility. \u2014 Car and Driver , 4 Feb. 2022",
"While smaller firms might be more adroit , the huge shifts that are about to happen will likely require the clout and reputation of the large firms. \u2014 John S. Tobey, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
"But strategists in both parties say a huge share of online cash is raised from older Americans who are less adroit online and have a harder time separating fact from hyperbole. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
"After limping along for several years, and under pressure from more adroit competitors such as IBM and Apple, the company declared bankruptcy in May 2000, and soon after sold the name to its European subsidiary. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Nov. 2021"
],
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"1652, in the meaning defined above"
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},
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"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
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": extreme or excessive admiration or flattery",
": very great admiration"
],
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"\u02cca-j\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"-dy\u0259",
"-d\u0259-",
"\u02cca-j\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"deification",
"hero worship",
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"worshiping"
],
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"examples":[
"The rugby player enjoyed the adulation of his fans.",
"a writer who inspires adulation in her readers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Steve\u2019s increasingly hollow words contain echoes of certain powerful men whose insufficient relationships with their fathers fostered insatiable needs for success and adulation . \u2014 Michael Ordo\u00f1a, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"Alas for Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the adulation isn\u2019t of him. \u2014 Christina Boyle, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Fans chanted his name and lavished him with the kind of pure adulation that even Novak Djokovic, for instance, rarely receives in Paris. \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
"Over the course of the six-week-and-counting trial, Vasquez has generated admiration, speculation and adulation online. \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"The most memorable part of Top Gun: Maverick \u2014 and the scenes that will make new generations swell with pride and adulation for good old American heroism \u2014 are the dogfights and tactical maneuvers of the pilots. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
"Still, the fizz and adulation has nearly always entailed an element of activism. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Don\u2019t expect a medal or adulation for doing something normal like emptying the dishwasher or taking care of your own children. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Freed from the complexities of language or the context of history, the former president spins a dreamscape of adulation and triumph. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": extreme or excessive admiration or flattery",
": very great admiration"
],
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"\u02cca-j\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"-dy\u0259",
"-d\u0259-",
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"examples":[
"The rugby player enjoyed the adulation of his fans.",
"a writer who inspires adulation in her readers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Steve\u2019s increasingly hollow words contain echoes of certain powerful men whose insufficient relationships with their fathers fostered insatiable needs for success and adulation . \u2014 Michael Ordo\u00f1a, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"Alas for Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the adulation isn\u2019t of him. \u2014 Christina Boyle, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Fans chanted his name and lavished him with the kind of pure adulation that even Novak Djokovic, for instance, rarely receives in Paris. \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
"Over the course of the six-week-and-counting trial, Vasquez has generated admiration, speculation and adulation online. \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"The most memorable part of Top Gun: Maverick \u2014 and the scenes that will make new generations swell with pride and adulation for good old American heroism \u2014 are the dogfights and tactical maneuvers of the pilots. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
"Still, the fizz and adulation has nearly always entailed an element of activism. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Don\u2019t expect a medal or adulation for doing something normal like emptying the dishwasher or taking care of your own children. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Freed from the complexities of language or the context of history, the former president spins a dreamscape of adulation and triumph. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174510"
},
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun,",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": fully developed and mature : grown-up",
": of, relating to, intended for, or befitting adults",
": dealing in or with explicitly sexual material",
": one that is adult",
": a human being after an age (such as 21) specified by law",
": to behave like an adult : to attend to the ordinary tasks required of a responsible adult",
": to become an adult",
": fully developed and mature",
": a fully grown person, animal, or plant",
": fully developed and mature",
": one that has arrived at full development or maturity especially in size, strength, or intellectual capacity",
": a human male or female after a specific age (as 18 or 21)",
": a person who has reached an age specified by law \u2014 compare child , infant , minor"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259lt",
"\u02c8a-\u02ccd\u0259lt",
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259lt",
"\u02c8a-\u02ccd\u0259lt",
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259lt",
"\u02c8ad-\u02cc\u0259lt"
],
"synonyms":[
"grown-up",
"mature"
],
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"grown-up"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Current evidence points to medicine as being more effective at reducing adult ADHD symptoms than therapy, but the research base for ADHD therapy is growing. \u2014 Laura E. Knouse, The Conversation , 9 May 2022",
"For all its sprinklings of pixie dust \u2014 a wiggly scorpion samba, a cyclone of flying pastries \u2014 the movie is often disconcertingly adult , and at the same time, largely unconcerned with welcoming in viewers not already steeped in the mythology. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Those health effects are not a recent discovery, according to Dr. Ari Cedars, a professor at Johns Hopkins Medicine with expertise in adult congenital heart disease. \u2014 Nayeli Lomeli, USA TODAY , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Medical use comprised $703 million of the sales while $528 million was made from adult recreational purchases, the Department of Revenue's website states. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Constellation's research says the that adult alternative beverages, which includes ready-to-drink cocktails, represent an $8 billion market and will continue to grow. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 6 Jan. 2022",
"The justice department said Manson can hold from 200 to 300 young men, including those who have been transferred from juvenile court to the adult criminal court system because of the seriousness of their offenses. \u2014 Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com , 21 Dec. 2021",
"As of June, 33% of the adult Black population reported vaccine hesitancy to some degree, significantly higher than the 19% of the white population and 25% of non-Black people of colour. \u2014 Alicia Lue, refinery29.com , 19 Oct. 2021",
"According to Phoenix Police Department, the adult female passenger of the Nissan sedan was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead. \u2014 Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic , 2 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Sharon Barnes of Dallas, who converted to Catholicism as a young adult , appreciates the centuries-old consistency of Catholic doctrine. \u2014 David Crary, ajc , 3 June 2022",
"This tiny fish only measures about three-quarter inch (2 centimeters) in length as a mature adult . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 18 May 2022",
"Children of teenage mothers are more likely to have lower school achievement, drop out of high school, give birth as a teenager and face unemployment as a young adult . \u2014 Bydr. Chidimma J. Acholonu, ABC News , 17 May 2022",
"The Alabama native moved to New York as a young adult and married a minister. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 15 May 2022",
"One artist who\u2019s always had a keen understanding of Cotten\u2019s proper place in the pantheon of American music is Rhiannon Giddens, who began learning her fellow North Carolinian\u2019s repertoire as a young adult . \u2014 Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone , 11 May 2022",
"Blair reveals her alcoholism worsened as a young adult and writes about being raped after a day of binge-drinking while on spring break from college. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 11 May 2022",
"At the time, the role of America was written for a young adult , somewhere around age 18. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 6 May 2022",
"Tomoko Karina, one of the actors playing Himiko, was born in Japan and immigrated to the United States as a young adult . \u2014 Scarlet Cheng, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022"
],
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"Adjective",
"1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1655, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1909, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174127"
},
"adulterate":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element",
": to prepare for sale by replacing more valuable with less valuable or inert ingredients",
": being adulterated : spurious",
": tainted with adultery : adulterous",
": to make impure or weaker by adding something different or of poorer quality",
": to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance",
": to prepare for sale by replacing more valuable with less valuable or inert ingredients",
": to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element",
": to prepare for sale by omitting a valuable ingredient or by replacing more valuable ingredients with less valuable or inert and usually harmful ingredients or with ingredients different from those claimed"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259l-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259l-t(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259l-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259l-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259l-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
],
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"cut",
"dilute",
"extend",
"lace",
"sophisticate",
"thin",
"water down",
"weaken"
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"adulterated",
"alloyed",
"contaminated",
"dilute",
"diluted",
"impure",
"polluted",
"tainted",
"thinned",
"weakened"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The company is accused of adulterating its products with cheap additives.",
"the company was fined for adulterating its \u201call beef\u201d frankfurters with cereal",
"Adjective",
"the pharmacist was convicted of selling adulterate drugs in order to maximize profits",
"caught red-handed in what he claimed was his first adulterate encounter",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Fentanyl can be used to adulterate meth sold on the street. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Taking them off the placebo could adulterate trial data and compromise other companies\u2019 vaccine trials if their volunteers drop out to get Pfizer\u2019s vaccine. \u2014 Rolfe Winkler, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2020",
"On Wednesday, forensic experts are expected to testify about the likely ingestion of certain drugs with date-rape effects by Habboub and Hayes, whose drink Banas is charged with adulterating in 2014, based on analysis of hair samples. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Feb. 2020",
"First came soy milk, offered in cafeterias as an alternative with which the lactose-intolerant could adulterate their covfefe. \u2014 Mary Norris, The New Yorker , 23 Jan. 2020",
"Of the drugs described as being potentially adulterated are skincare and Assured Brand products. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 15 Nov. 2019",
"In the canon of infidelity drama, Harold Pinter\u2019s Betrayal may hold the distinction of being the least \u2026 adulterated . \u2014 Allison Adato, EW.com , 6 Sep. 2019",
"The new law says Maine would not consider edibles produced with recreational marijuana adulterated . \u2014 Washington Post , 27 June 2019",
"Prosecutors charged 47-year-old Conrrado Cruz Perez of Minneapolis with adulterating a substance with bodily fluids. \u2014 Fox News , 8 Mar. 2018"
],
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"Verb",
"circa 1526, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"circa 1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182129"
},
"adumbrate":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to foreshadow vaguely : intimate",
": to suggest, disclose, or outline partially",
": overshadow , obscure"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-d\u0259m-\u02ccbr\u0101t",
"a-\u02c8d\u0259m-"
],
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"forerun",
"foreshadow",
"harbinger",
"herald",
"prefigure"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the strife in Bloody Kansas in the 1850s adumbrated the civil war that would follow"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin adumbr\u0101tus, past participle of adumbr\u0101re \"to shade, represent by means of light and shade, sketch, outline,\" from ad- ad- + -umbr\u0101re, verbal derivative of umbra \"shadow\" \u2014 more at umbrage ",
"first_known_use":[
"1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182751"
},
"advanced":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": far on in time or course",
": being beyond others in progress or ideas",
": being beyond the elementary or introductory",
": greatly developed beyond an initial stage",
": much evolved from an early ancestral type",
": being far along in years or progress",
": being beyond the elementary or introductory level"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259d-\u02c8van(t)st",
"\u0259d-\u02c8vanst"
],
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"developed",
"evolved",
"forward",
"high",
"higher",
"improved",
"late",
"progressive",
"refined"
],
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"backward",
"low",
"lower",
"nonprogressive",
"primitive",
"retarded",
"rude",
"rudimentary",
"undeveloped"
],
"examples":[
"The school has courses for elementary, intermediate, and advanced students.",
"The book explains both basic and advanced techniques.",
"The system has many advanced features.",
"The disease is in an advanced stage.",
"an advanced form of cancer",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"President Biden in the past month announced two tranches of weapons and aid for Ukraine: The latest $1.2 billion package includes artillery, coastal defense weapons, ammunition and advanced rocket systems. \u2014 Peter Aitken, Fox News , 20 June 2022",
"On the other hand, Ukraine desperately needs more Soviet-era artillery shells and more advanced Western weapons systems and the training to use and maintain them. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 15 June 2022",
"As the West dispatches more technologically advanced systems, Washington says training Ukrainian fighters on weapons handling is the priority. \u2014 Rachel Pannett, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"The data was collected under a NHTSA order last year requiring automakers to report crashes involving cars with advanced driver-assistance systems. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"On Wednesday morning, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released data on the safety, or lack thereof, of advanced driver assistance systems. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
"France, Germany and Italy haven't been sending large quantities of heavy weapons, while the U.S. and the U.K. have both pledged in recent weeks to send more advanced rocket-launching systems. \u2014 Ian Lovett, WSJ , 12 June 2022",
"Russia\u2019s advanced systems are designed to blind U.S. Airborne Warning and Control Systems, or AWACS, aircraft \u2014 the eyes and ears of battlefield commanders \u2014 as well as cruise missiles and spy satellites. \u2014 Oleksandr Stashevskyi And Frank Bajak, Anchorage Daily News , 3 June 2022",
"Ukraine desperately needs particular kinds of advanced ground and air weapons systems to halt and then hurl back Russian forces in the eastern part of the country. \u2014 Steve Forbes, Forbes , 2 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English avaunced, from past participle of avauncen \"to advance entry 1 \"",
"first_known_use":[
"1646, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221716"
},
"advantage":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": superiority of position or condition",
": a factor or circumstance of benefit to its possessor",
": benefit , gain",
": benefit resulting from some course of action",
"\u2014 see also take advantage of",
": interest sense 3a",
": the first point won in tennis after deuce",
": so as to produce a favorable impression or effect",
": to give an advantage to : benefit",
": something that benefits the one it belongs to",
": the fact of being in a better position or condition",
": personal benefit or gain"
],
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"\u0259d-\u02c8van-tij",
"\u0259d-\u02c8van-tij"
],
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"better",
"bulge",
"catbird seat",
"drop",
"edge",
"high ground",
"inside track",
"jump",
"pull",
"stead",
"upper hand",
"vantage",
"whip hand"
],
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"avail",
"benefit",
"help",
"profit",
"serve"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"However, that advantage disappeared after Perez tossed a 17-yard touchdown to receiver Darrius Shepherd to put New Jersey up 25-23. \u2014 Chandler Engelbrecht, Detroit Free Press , 11 June 2022",
"The agency attempted to use the law enforcement exception or the competitive- advantage exception to combat the Freedom of Information Act request. \u2014 Stephen Simpson, Arkansas Online , 10 June 2022",
"When Smart overpowered Curry on a driving layup with 2:19 left, building the Celtics\u2019 advantage to 114-100, the Warriors emptied their bench. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"First, in this paper, Google is claiming a quantum advantage rather than quantum supremacy. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
"This show really takes such advantage of the medium. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
"Yes, taking better advantage of open looks from beyond the arc would help, but not at the cost of altering their offense. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
"One advantage : Dominion will take away Imax and premium large format screens from Top Gun 2. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
"Apple does say that Stage Manager takes advantage of the power of the M1 SoC. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Others would point to the clear, persistent recruiting biases that often advantage some while disadvantaging others. \u2014 Dana Brownlee, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"Ryan Ha, founder of Dreamy DC \u2014 whose contractors charge a fee for a motivational speech, followed by a gift of marijuana \u2014 said the new legislation would advantage some businesses at the expense of many others. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
"But the state legislature approved a map this month that analysts said would likely retain Republicans\u2019 edge in the state\u2019s congressional delegation but wouldn\u2019t advantage Republicans as much as the governor\u2019s proposal would. \u2014 Alexa Corse, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
"However, this time around, Anchorage seized the numbers advantage on several of their power play opportunities to explode for three unanswered goals led by Albers and capped off by Hunter Schmitz. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
"In one stretch James fell and slid on his back while running back on defense in the third quarter, the Clippers quickly used their numbers advantage to find Ivica Zubac all alone under the hoop for a dunk. \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
"And more states are having maps drawn by courts or by nonpartisan and bipartisan commissions than in previous decades, reducing the number of districts drawn to intentionally advantage one party. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Perhaps counterintuitively, shorter reading sections also advantage higher-income students and districts. \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Opponents of gerrymandering \u2013 the practice of politicians who draw voting boundaries to advantage themselves politically \u2013 have heralded the work of Michigan's inaugural redistricting commission and its efforts to draw fair maps. \u2014 Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press , 8 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Verb",
"1549, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204656"
},
"advantageous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": giving an advantage : favorable",
": giving a benefit especially that others do not have : giving an advantage"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccad-\u02ccvan-\u02c8t\u0101-j\u0259s",
"-v\u0259n-",
"\u02ccad-v\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-j\u0259s",
"-\u02ccvan-"
],
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"benefic",
"beneficent",
"beneficial",
"benignant",
"favorable",
"friendly",
"good",
"helpful",
"kindly",
"profitable",
"salutary"
],
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"bad",
"disadvantageous",
"unfavorable",
"unfriendly",
"unhelpful",
"unprofitable"
],
"examples":[
"Her experience placed her in an advantageous position to apply for the job.",
"a trade agreement that is advantageous to both countries",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This model would also be advantageous for multiparticipant engagements in which participants live in the same city, and their avatars are interacting and evolving in the same digital world. \u2014 Steven Carlini, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Having a guy with his experience and knowledge of the game is very advantageous for our defense. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 9 Dec. 2021",
"The days off could be advantageous for recovery for players such as leading scorer Adam Buksa (16 goals), listed as questionable (foot). \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Nov. 2021",
"This could be highly advantageous for perimeter security tasks, which is already one of its key missions, at least in expeditionary scenarios, as well as for scouting and urban warfare military operations. \u2014 Kevin T. Dugan, Fortune , 14 Oct. 2021",
"The sharp splits over gun control across the country are not intimidating national Democrats, who see the issue as necessary and politically advantageous . \u2014 Matthew Brown, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2021",
"Other panels covered topics such as which neighbouring countries could prove most advantageous as co-producers, the Ast\u00e9rix franchise, and the future of publishing. \u2014 Emilio Mayorga, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
"This should prove advantageous against a tired opponent, particularly since Cleveland has been tremendous on one day of rest this season, going 23-12 ATS. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Buying was most advantageous in Birmingham, Alabama, where the cost of buying a starter home was 44.3% less than the cost of renting in January. \u2014 Anna Bahney, CNN , 22 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French avantageus, avantajose, from avantage advantage entry 1 + -eus, -ose -ous ",
"first_known_use":[
"1550, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182339"
},
"advent":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting",
"the coming of Christ at the Incarnation (see incarnation sense 3b(1) )",
"second coming",
"a coming into being or use",
"the arrival or coming of something"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8ad-\u02ccvent",
"synonyms":[
"appearance",
"arrival",
"coming",
"incoming"
],
"antonyms":[
"decamping",
"decampment",
"departing",
"departure",
"disappearance",
"exit",
"exiting",
"farewell",
"going",
"leave-taking",
"parting",
"quitting"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, borrowed from Medieval Latin adventus , going back to Latin, \"arrival, appearance,\" from adven- , variant stem of adven\u012bre \"to arrive\" (from ad- ad- + ven\u012bre \"to come,\" going back to Indo-European *g w em-i\u032fe- ) + -tus , suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at come entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"adventitious":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": coming from another source and not inherent or innate",
": arising or occurring sporadically or in other than the usual location",
": arising sporadically or in other than the usual location",
": occurring spontaneously or accidentally in a country or region to which it is not native",
": adventitial",
": not congenital"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccad-(\u02cc)ven-\u02c8ti-sh\u0259s",
"-v\u0259n-",
"-\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"accidental",
"alien",
"external",
"extraneous",
"extrinsic",
"foreign",
"supervenient"
],
"antonyms":[
"inherent",
"innate",
"intrinsic"
],
"examples":[
"the point of view that art should be for art's sake and that moral considerations are adventitious to the study of art"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin advent\u012bcius \"coming from outside, external, foreign,\" from adventus , past participle of adven\u012bre \"to arrive, approach\" + -\u012bcius -itious \u2014 more at advent ",
"first_known_use":[
"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190943"
},
"adventure":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": an undertaking usually involving danger and unknown risks",
": the encountering of risks",
": an exciting or remarkable experience",
": an enterprise involving financial risk",
": to expose to danger or loss : venture",
": to venture upon (see venture entry 1 sense 2 ) : try",
": to proceed despite risk",
": to take the risk",
": an action that involves unknown dangers and risks",
": an unusual experience"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259d-\u02c8ven-ch\u0259r",
"\u0259d-\u02c8ven-ch\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"emprise",
"experience",
"exploit",
"gest",
"geste",
"happening",
"time"
],
"antonyms":[
"compromise",
"endanger",
"gamble (with)",
"hazard",
"imperil",
"jeopard",
"jeopardize",
"menace",
"peril",
"risk",
"venture"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The field trip was an adventure for the students.",
"He told us about his camping adventures .",
"They were looking for adventure .",
"Verb",
"adventured all his savings in a very risky investment scheme",
"if I had to adventure a guess, I'd say she's about 35",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"According to adventure outfitter World Expeditions, fewer than 10 percent of the region\u2019s trekkers hike up Gokyo Valley. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 18 June 2022",
"Blissful family adventure from the imagination of Andrew Stanton, a charter member of the Pixar brain trust. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
"The goofy road-trip adventure that plays out underscores the difference between Mr. Chaon\u2019s books. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"This is a light-hearted, humorous action- adventure movie starring Buzz Lightyear. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 13 June 2022",
"Obi-Wan could have had a few sidequests that take him away from the Skywalker orbit, a fun adventure -of-the-week format. \u2014 Dani Di Placido, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Yes: to travel, to adventure , to being carefree (or trying to). \u2014 Stellene Volandes, Town & Country , 9 June 2022",
"Tears Of The Black Tiger is a 2000 Thai action- adventure that delivers all of the bonkers spectacle of the other films on this list from a slightly different perspective. \u2014 K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
"Basenjis are touted as amazing adventure dogs too, thanks to their great sense of smell. \u2014 Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day , 3 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Priority Bicycles\u2019 product offerings continue to proliferate for the eBike, casual, urban, commuter, and now adventure cyclist categories. \u2014 Lauren Mowery, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The Modern Guide to Fishing Looking for new ways to adventure responsibly and relax this summer? \u2014 Outside Online , 17 June 2020",
"Could adventure tourism help the Lucero family flourish? \u2014 Adam Skolnick, Outside Online , 4 May 2022",
"Although Colorado is an amazing place to adventure year-round, the entire state comes to life in the summertime. \u2014 Outside Online , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Life might feel like a fantasy novel starting today, so don your shining armor and get ready to adventure . \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s a paean to adventure on foot and the pleasures of traveling light in every sense \u2014 a welcome tonic for wearying times. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Their openness to adventure results in an odyssey through the streets of SoHo and into a club (both evoked by Jenna McFarland Lord\u2019s graffiti-laden set) that leads to encounters that range from uproarious to unnerving. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Equitours is a great option for those drawn to the wilder side of life, as well as those who prefer to adventure casually. \u2014 Shelby Knick, Forbes , 25 June 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"circa 1570, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225001"
},
"adventuresome":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": inclined to take risks : venturesome",
": likely to take risks : daring"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259d-\u02c8ven-ch\u0259r-s\u0259m",
"\u0259d-\u02c8ven-ch\u0259r-s\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[
"adventurous",
"audacious",
"bold",
"daring",
"dashing",
"emboldened",
"enterprising",
"free-swinging",
"gutsy",
"hardy",
"nerved",
"nervy",
"venturesome",
"venturous"
],
"antonyms":[
"unadventurous",
"unenterprising"
],
"examples":[
"not inclined to be adventuresome when it comes to foreign travel, preferring guided bus tours that stick to the beaten path",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Future menu rotations could be even more adventuresome . \u2014 Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Sixty-something art historian and grandmother Lorna Mott Dumas is the novel\u2019s adventuresome test case. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 25 June 2021",
"Today\u2019s visitors are often trekkers, the sort of adventuresome people who find Nepal too crowded. \u2014 Chris Jones, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2020",
"Though patchy throughout, Madame X has a claim as the most adventuresome , politically bold work in her catalogue. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 3 July 2019",
"The menu focuses on offerings for a wide range of palates from classic to adventuresome . \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 11 July 2019",
"Something quite adventuresome might surface out of the blue. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2019",
"After years of work, extraordinary graphics, extra dialogue and a new combat system may make playing again more adventuresome and, because of a certain tragic plot point, more heartbreaking. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 June 2019",
"Think educational, adventuresome and maybe a bit out of the ordinary. \u2014 Donna Erickson, Twin Cities , 13 June 2019"
": involving two people or two sides who oppose each other : of, relating to, or characteristic of an adversary or adversary procedures (see adversary entry 2 sense 2 )",
": of, relating to, or characteristic of an adversary or adversary procedures : adversary"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccad-v\u0259r-\u02c8ser-\u0113-\u0259l",
"\u02ccad-v\u0259-",
"-\u02c8se-r\u0113-",
"\u02ccad-v\u0259r-\u02c8ser-\u0113-\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"adversary",
"antagonistic",
"antipathetic",
"hostile",
"inhospitable",
"inimical",
"jaundiced",
"mortal",
"negative",
"unfriendly",
"unsympathetic"
],
"antonyms":[
"friendly",
"hospitable",
"nonantagonistic",
"nonhostile",
"sympathetic"
],
"examples":[
"an adversarial system of justice with prosecution and defense opposing each other",
"the relationship between the president and the congress should not be adversarial if anything is to get done",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Otherwise, issues snowball and a potentially viable resource can devolve into an adversarial business relationship. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"That has helped make the adversarial relationship between utilities and ratepayers more cooperative. \u2014 Ivan Penn, BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2022",
"That has helped make the adversarial relationship between utilities and ratepayers more cooperative. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
"However, this mindset is focused on a negotiating process that is adversarial , not collaborative. \u2014 Kate Vitasek, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"That process is adversarial , experts say, even though the water will still stay in Arizona \u2014 with Navajos who live there and need it. \u2014 Erin Patrick O'connor, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
"Other states said releasing such information would be adversarial to hospitals or might reveal their business practices. \u2014 jsonline.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Is the relationship between companies and unions always adversarial ? \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 28 Jan. 2022",
"One thing that was not present, however, was an adversarial or hostile position on either side of the table. \u2014 Sean Stein Smith, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021"
": one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent",
": of, relating to, or involving an enemy or adversary",
": having or involving antagonistic parties or opposing interests",
": opponent , enemy",
": one that contends with or opposes another",
": any of the opposing parties in a legal action",
": of, relating to, or involving opposing parties or interests",
": of, relating to, or involving a system of justice in which opposing parties usually represented by counsel present evidence to an impartial decision-maker (as a jury) by a process of questioning witnesses under the supervision of a judge \u2014 compare accusatorial , inquisitorial"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ad-v\u0259r-\u02ccser-\u0113",
"\u02c8ad-v\u0259-",
"-\u02ccse-r\u0113",
"\u02c8ad-v\u0259r-\u02ccser-\u0113",
"\u02c8ad-v\u0259r-\u02ccser-\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"antagonist",
"enemy",
"foe",
"hostile",
"opponent"
],
"antonyms":[
"adversarial",
"antagonistic",
"antipathetic",
"hostile",
"inhospitable",
"inimical",
"jaundiced",
"mortal",
"negative",
"unfriendly",
"unsympathetic"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That story line is supposed to come across as a chilling parable about the excesses of business-minded gene modification, but locusts make for a far less effective adversary than a good old-fashioned tyrannosaur. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 8 June 2022",
"Analysts see military aid from the West as vital to the success of Ukraine against a much larger adversary . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"The film picks up as the eponymous neurosurgeon-turned-Avenger, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, casts a dangerous spell that forces him to travel into the multiverse to face a mysterious new adversary and alternate versions of himself. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 8 May 2022",
"The actions of Nicaragua, a U.S. adversary , complicates that effort. \u2014 Gisela Salomon, Chicago Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The fierce resistance of a people considered to be part of one\u2019s own contributed to the sense that Ukrainians were worse than a typical battlefield adversary , said Mark Galeotti, who studies Russian security affairs. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
"But subsequent events, especially the invasion of Ukraine, showed that Moscow remains a top US adversary . \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Another theory is that Putin may now view the United States as a determined adversary bent on his downfall and not worth engaging. \u2014 John Hudson, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The years since the fall of the Soviet Union have seen a lot of casting around for a new worthy adversary . \u2014 Steve Larkin, The Week , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Kennedy shows similar backpedaling when discussing his complicated relationship with Derrick Bell, a former Harvard Law professor and pioneer of critical race theory, whom Kennedy considered a mentor, friend and \u2014 perhaps most notably \u2014 adversary . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Sep. 2021",
"Jarman faces the ultimate, inevitable adversary head on. \u2014 The Economist , 23 May 2020",
"Kristen Wiig will star as famous Wonder Woman adversary Cheetah, while The Mandalorian\u2018s Pedro Pascal will play comic book villain Maxwell Lord. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 9 Dec. 2019",
"In the story's boldest stroke of gallows humor, Joe and a fallen adversary croon softly together to a song on the radio, two souls improbably united by the strange, terrible intimacy of professional murder. \u2014 Justin Chang, latimes.com , 5 Apr. 2018",
"At the same time, Trump's tirades against trade deals with nations like China played into a belief among many people that such pacts had hollowed out the American dream, while building middle classes lives for citizens of adversary nations. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 28 Sep. 2017",
"In oral arguments via telephone Tuesday, a panel of three appellate judges pressed both Purcell and adversary August Flentje, special counsel to the assistant U.S. attorney general, for additional evidence to back up their claims. \u2014 Marisa Kendall, The Mercury News , 9 Feb. 2017",
"The measure would bar the Pentagon from buying satellite services if there is a threat that they could be compromised by cyber vulnerabilities or because they are launched by or contained parts from adversary nations. \u2014 John M. Donnelly, The Seattle Times , 20 June 2017"
"The Bankruptcy Code requires that debtor's counsel be disinterested and not have an interest adverse to the estate. \u2014 Lawyers Weekly USA , 4 Oct. 1999",
"On more than one occasion his decrees provoked riots, and there were those who voiced adverse opinions on the Duke in public. \u2014 Alison Weir , The Princes in the Tower , 1992",
"The plant tolerates adverse conditions \u2026 \u2014 Dave Dunn , Fine Gardening , January/February 1991",
"all the adverse publicity really caused the movie star's popularity to suffer",
"the adverse effects of the drug are too severe to allow it to be marketed",
"In the past, obesity drugs suffered from a negative adverse event profile and relatively poor efficacy. \u2014 Joshua Cohen, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"Factors, such as past medical conditions or genetics, can cause a patient's adverse event, Dr. Howard Forman, a professor of radiology at Yale University, told USA TODAY. \u2014 Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Of the 340,522 adverse -event reports, 92.1% were nonserious, 6.6% were serious, and 1.3% were deaths, according to VAERS. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The fallout of any major adverse event The world has had enough of high prices. \u2014 Kunal Sawhney, Fortune , 26 Jan. 2022",
"While very important in monitoring vaccine safety, VAERS reports alone cannot be used to determine if a vaccine caused or contributed to an adverse event or illness. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Safety monitoring has been ongoing since the adverse event was first identified in April. \u2014 Aditi Sangal, CNN , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Just one patient in the 1-milligram group experienced a serious adverse event. \u2014 Olivia Goldhill, STAT , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Appendicitis, which if left untreated can cause the appendix to rupture, was a reported as a rare adverse event observed in clinical trials. \u2014 Lindsey Bever, Marisa Iati, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Oct. 2021"
"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French advers, borrowed from Latin adversus \"turned toward, facing, opposed,\" from past participle of advertere \"to turn toward, direct\" \u2014 more at advert entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
": to announce publicly especially by a printed notice or a broadcast",
": to call public attention to especially by emphasizing desirable qualities so as to arouse a desire to buy or patronize : promote",
": to issue or sponsor advertising",
": to call to public attention to persuade to buy",
": to announce publicly"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ad-v\u0259r-\u02cct\u012bz",
"\u02c8ad-v\u0259r-\u02cct\u012bz"
],
"synonyms":[
"announce",
"annunciate",
"blare",
"blaze",
"blazon",
"broadcast",
"declare",
"enunciate",
"flash",
"give out",
"herald",
"placard",
"post",
"proclaim",
"promulgate",
"publicize",
"publish",
"release",
"sound",
"trumpet"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Grow Florida, the group behind the ads, apparently has not registered as a political committee, as state election laws typically require of organizations that advertise for a candidate or cause. \u2014 Annie Martin, Orlando Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
"Nearby, a seafood market employee repainted a sandwich board that will soon advertise specials. \u2014 Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022",
"Always go for brands that advertise clean, natural ingredients without the use of harmful synthetic additives like sulfates, parabens, and phthalates. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Unfortunately, this country lives in a sad state of pizza lameness, with much of the nation subsisting on the big national chains that advertise during football games. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
"One unnamed source cited in the story claims that Chief of Staff Ron Klain has complained regularly about the fact that gas stations advertise their prices on large billboard-type signs on roadsides all across the country. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"The express fees for speedy cash rankle consumer advocates too, especially since the apps typically advertise advances as free. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"Also, the government has shipped N95 masks to many pharmacies that provide them free to customers, although few advertise the supply. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
"The exchange had been operating in France before the registration but couldn\u2019t advertise its services. \u2014 Patricia Kowsmann, WSJ , 4 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English advertisen, avertysen \"to pay attention to, take note of, notify, inform,\" borrowed from Anglo-French avertiss-, advertiss-, stem of avertir, advertir \"to notify, (reflexive) recognize, be mindful of\" \u2014 more at advert entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172842"
},
"advice":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": recommendation regarding a decision or course of conduct : counsel",
": information or notice given",
": an official notice concerning a business transaction",
": suggestions about a decision or action",
": recommendation regarding a decision or course of conduct",
": an official notice concerning a business transaction"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259d-\u02c8v\u012bs",
"\u0259d-\u02c8v\u012bs",
"\u0259d-\u02c8v\u012bs"
],
"synonyms":[
"adjuration",
"admonishment",
"admonition",
"counsel",
"guidance",
"input"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And so, when Bankman-Fried met with venture capitalists in 2021, the FTX CEO eschewed any advice of quickly expanding the crypto exchange's workforce, which prospective investors believed should be around 2,000 people\u2014not 200. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 18 June 2022",
"Committee members spent much of the morning presenting evidence to show that Trump went against the advice of his team by amping up unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud to his supporters. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"The witnesses Monday, mostly all Republicans and many testifying in pre-recorded videos, described in blunt terms and sometimes exasperated details how Trump refused to take the advice of those closest to him, including his family members. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro And, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"The agency, which has promised to make a final decision on eli-cel by Sept. 16, is not required to follow the advice of its advisory committees. \u2014 Damian Garde, STAT , 13 June 2022",
"In the book, Moore recounted the sage advice of an experienced sourdough regarding scurvy. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
"Favorite Echo Zulu scratched at the post on the advice of the track veterinarian. \u2014 Jake Seiner, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
"The prime minister followed the advice of government scientists and imposed three long lockdowns. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
"Evans faced three felonies from the arrest and accepted a plea on the advice of his attorney. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 1 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English avis, avise, advis, advise \"thought, judgment, opinion,\" borrowed from Anglo-French avis, avise, advis, from the phrase a vis \"apparent\" (in ce m'est a vis \"that appears to me\"), from a \"to, at, in\" (going back to Latin ad ) + vis, in part from the noun vis \"field of vision, sense of sight, face\" (going back to Latin v\u012bsus, verbal noun from vid\u0113re \"to see\"), in part from the Old French phrase \u00e7o m'est vis \"that seems to me,\" continuing Latin mihi est v\u012bsum (with neuter past participle of vid\u0113re ) \u2014 more at at entry 1 , wit entry 2 ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220955"
},
"advisable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": fit to be advised or done : prudent",
": reasonable or wise to do"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259d-\u02c8v\u012b-z\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u0259d-\u02c8v\u012b-z\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"desirable",
"expedient",
"judicious",
"politic",
"prudent",
"tactical",
"wise"
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"inadvisable",
"inexpedient",
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"unwise"
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"examples":[
"My doctor said it was advisable for me to lose weight.",
"it's never advisable to ride double on a bicycle",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Holding your breath on Congress to act is never advisable \u2014something Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan knows all too well. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
"So, despite the fact that from a tax planning perspective irrevocable trusts seem unwarranted, from an asset protection perspective, those plans may well be advisable . \u2014 Martin Shenkman, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"Beautiful, sweet and small enough to eat more than is probably advisable , profiteroles come in any assortment of flavors. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
"No business wants to be in the position of passing on costs to consumers, and lowering costs, such as payroll and staffing, is not always feasible or even advisable . \u2014 Ryan Kelly, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Pentagon briefings give the impression that commanders on the ground believe such a mission is doable, even advisable . \u2014 Benny Avni, WSJ , 22 Aug. 2021",
"Check your destination\u2019s guidelines, and see if travel is even advisable . \u2014 Jeremy Rellosa, Outside Online , 15 July 2020",
"On the other end of the spectrum, most would agree that responses that make your weaknesses sound like major problems or significant deficiencies are not advisable . \u2014 Dana Brownlee, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"There's likely to be residual uncertainty over whether mask wearing is advisable , since the latest decision countered an earlier US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to extend the mask mandate and the situation is now under official review. \u2014 Julia Buckley, Pete Muntean And Barry Neild, CNN , 19 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1638, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181932"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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": thought out : considered"
],
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"\u0259d-\u02c8v\u012bzd"
],
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"calculated",
"considered",
"deliberate",
"knowing",
"measured",
"reasoned",
"studied",
"thought-out",
"thoughtful",
"weighed"
],
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"casual",
"unadvised",
"uncalculated",
"unconsidered",
"unstudied"
],
"examples":[
"his advised use of the inflammatory term set off a firestorm, just as he had intended",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Roughly 34 of those private wells contained lesser amounts of the chemicals, and 15 of the wells exceeded the advised health limit, just like the tap water at the town hall. \u2014 Andrew Brown, courant.com , 7 Sep. 2021",
"Lesic advised job hunters to consider controlling any narrative out there written about them. \u2014 Robin Ryan, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
"Fans of the core 10-year-old expression are well advised to seek out this new sherry cask-finished version, which opens up an entirely new world of flavors that build upon its familiar character. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 28 May 2021",
"This ill- advised law will cost taxpayers more money. \u2014 Abbey Crain, al , 29 Oct. 2019",
"Giant rectangular screens on either side of the array also show advised speeds and directions to slow down. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Feb. 2018",
"PFOS has been detected in the area at a frequency more than 200 times an advised level in groundwater, the lawsuit said. \u2014 Tiffany Kary, Bloomberg.com , 14 June 2017",
"Baseball, with its 81 home games, can offer a better deal, although public officials remain advised to count their fingers after shaking hands with an owner of any sports franchise. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 27 Mar. 2017"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221235"
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"adverb"
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"considered",
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"knowing",
"measured",
"reasoned",
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"unconsidered",
"unstudied"
],
"examples":[
"his advised use of the inflammatory term set off a firestorm, just as he had intended",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Roughly 34 of those private wells contained lesser amounts of the chemicals, and 15 of the wells exceeded the advised health limit, just like the tap water at the town hall. \u2014 Andrew Brown, courant.com , 7 Sep. 2021",
"Lesic advised job hunters to consider controlling any narrative out there written about them. \u2014 Robin Ryan, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
"Fans of the core 10-year-old expression are well advised to seek out this new sherry cask-finished version, which opens up an entirely new world of flavors that build upon its familiar character. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 28 May 2021",
"This ill- advised law will cost taxpayers more money. \u2014 Abbey Crain, al , 29 Oct. 2019",
"Giant rectangular screens on either side of the array also show advised speeds and directions to slow down. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Feb. 2018",
"PFOS has been detected in the area at a frequency more than 200 times an advised level in groundwater, the lawsuit said. \u2014 Tiffany Kary, Bloomberg.com , 14 June 2017",
"Baseball, with its 81 home games, can offer a better deal, although public officials remain advised to count their fingers after shaking hands with an owner of any sports franchise. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 27 Mar. 2017"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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},
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": one who supports or promotes the interests of a cause or group",
": one who pleads the cause of another",
": one who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court",
": to support or argue for (a cause, policy, etc.) : to plead in favor of",
": to act as advocate for someone or something",
": a person who argues for or supports an idea or plan",
": a person who argues for another especially in court",
": to speak in favor of : argue for",
": a person (as a lawyer) who works and argues in support of another's cause especially in court",
": a person or group that defends or maintains a cause or proposal",
": to argue in favor of",
": to act as an advocate"
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"-\u02cck\u0101t",
"\u02c8ad-v\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t",
"\u02c8ad-v\u0259-k\u0259t",
"-\u02cck\u0101t",
"\u02c8ad-v\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t",
"\u02c8ad-v\u0259-k\u0259t, -\u02cck\u0101t",
"\u02c8ad-v\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t"
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"booster",
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"expounder",
"friend",
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"gospeller",
"herald",
"hierophant",
"high priest",
"paladin",
"promoter",
"proponent",
"protagonist",
"supporter",
"true believer",
"tub-thumper",
"white knight"
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"plonk (for)",
"support"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Paramount\u2019s BET International has revealed Kenyan mental health advocate Sitawa Wafula as the recipient of the Global Good Award as part of the BET Awards 2022. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 17 June 2022",
"Benjamin Williams, better known as Ben Will, is a singer, songwriter, poet, mental health advocate and cultural curator born on Detroit's east side. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
"The pro tennis player will serve as the chief community health advocate of Modern Health\u2019s community impact program, which will provide marginalized communities with access to resources and mental health care. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 June 2022",
"Peloton Instructor Kendall Toole has always been a mental health advocate after her own personal struggles and triumphs. \u2014 Amy Shoenthal, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"Making waves:Billie Eilish is emerging as a powerful mental health advocate While Eilish said some of her tics subside over time, there are subtle tics that remain a part of her daily life. \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
"Posting those words on social media in December 2021 came with significant risk for psychiatry resident physician and mental health advocate Dr. Jake Goodman. \u2014 Katie Dupere, Men's Health , 16 May 2022",
"Selena Gomez has added makeup mogul to her long list of accomplishments, which include singer, actor, and mental health advocate . \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 12 May 2022",
"The star athlete will serve as the chief community health advocate of Modern Health's community impact program focused on giving back, Modern Health Community, according to a statement shared with PEOPLE. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But Ianoe wanted to advocate for her friends in other schools. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"The festivities featured multiple performances by SDYS student ensembles, along with the presentation of the Leo Scheer Founders Award to longtime board member, donor, and advocate Eric Cohen in recognition of his commitment to arts education. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"Rather than focus on recycling, an imperfect solution, many environmentalists advocate a switch to reusable containers. \u2014 Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN , 19 May 2022",
"Board members must advocate for the resources needed, monitor the data that tracks progress, and hold the system accountable for doing the work and gaining the results. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
"Experts advocate for reforms in the railway sector to scale up the transportation capacity during critical times and ensure a smooth supply from coal mines to thermal power stations. \u2014 Manish Kumar, Quartz , 17 May 2022",
"Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila Alves visited the White House on Tuesday to advocate for gun control and pay tribute to the victims of the recent school shooting in Uvalde, Tex., where 19 children and two teachers were killed. \u2014 Andrea Towers, EW.com , 7 June 2022",
"McCarthy encourages parents whose districts don\u2019t have such a system to advocate for one. \u2014 Elizabeth Chang, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"The burden shouldn\u2019t be on patients to advocate for quality health care. \u2014 Sarah Stark, SELF , 6 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
"Verb",
"1599, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225002"
},
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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": one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal",
": one who supports or promotes the interests of a cause or group",
": one who pleads the cause of another",
": one who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court",
": to support or argue for (a cause, policy, etc.) : to plead in favor of",
": to act as advocate for someone or something",
": a person who argues for or supports an idea or plan",
": a person who argues for another especially in court",
": to speak in favor of : argue for",
": a person (as a lawyer) who works and argues in support of another's cause especially in court",
": a person or group that defends or maintains a cause or proposal",
": to argue in favor of",
": to act as an advocate"
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"\u02c8ad-v\u0259-k\u0259t",
"-\u02cck\u0101t",
"\u02c8ad-v\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t",
"\u02c8ad-v\u0259-k\u0259t",
"-\u02cck\u0101t",
"\u02c8ad-v\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t",
"\u02c8ad-v\u0259-k\u0259t, -\u02cck\u0101t",
"\u02c8ad-v\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t"
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"advocator",
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"herald",
"hierophant",
"high priest",
"paladin",
"promoter",
"proponent",
"protagonist",
"supporter",
"true believer",
"tub-thumper",
"white knight"
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"back",
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"indorse",
"patronize",
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"plunk (for)",
"plonk (for)",
"support"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Paramount\u2019s BET International has revealed Kenyan mental health advocate Sitawa Wafula as the recipient of the Global Good Award as part of the BET Awards 2022. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 17 June 2022",
"Benjamin Williams, better known as Ben Will, is a singer, songwriter, poet, mental health advocate and cultural curator born on Detroit's east side. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
"The pro tennis player will serve as the chief community health advocate of Modern Health\u2019s community impact program, which will provide marginalized communities with access to resources and mental health care. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 June 2022",
"Peloton Instructor Kendall Toole has always been a mental health advocate after her own personal struggles and triumphs. \u2014 Amy Shoenthal, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"Making waves:Billie Eilish is emerging as a powerful mental health advocate While Eilish said some of her tics subside over time, there are subtle tics that remain a part of her daily life. \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
"Posting those words on social media in December 2021 came with significant risk for psychiatry resident physician and mental health advocate Dr. Jake Goodman. \u2014 Katie Dupere, Men's Health , 16 May 2022",
"Selena Gomez has added makeup mogul to her long list of accomplishments, which include singer, actor, and mental health advocate . \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 12 May 2022",
"The star athlete will serve as the chief community health advocate of Modern Health's community impact program focused on giving back, Modern Health Community, according to a statement shared with PEOPLE. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But Ianoe wanted to advocate for her friends in other schools. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"The festivities featured multiple performances by SDYS student ensembles, along with the presentation of the Leo Scheer Founders Award to longtime board member, donor, and advocate Eric Cohen in recognition of his commitment to arts education. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"Rather than focus on recycling, an imperfect solution, many environmentalists advocate a switch to reusable containers. \u2014 Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN , 19 May 2022",
"Board members must advocate for the resources needed, monitor the data that tracks progress, and hold the system accountable for doing the work and gaining the results. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
"Experts advocate for reforms in the railway sector to scale up the transportation capacity during critical times and ensure a smooth supply from coal mines to thermal power stations. \u2014 Manish Kumar, Quartz , 17 May 2022",
"Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila Alves visited the White House on Tuesday to advocate for gun control and pay tribute to the victims of the recent school shooting in Uvalde, Tex., where 19 children and two teachers were killed. \u2014 Andrea Towers, EW.com , 7 June 2022",
"McCarthy encourages parents whose districts don\u2019t have such a system to advocate for one. \u2014 Elizabeth Chang, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"The burden shouldn\u2019t be on patients to advocate for quality health care. \u2014 Sarah Stark, SELF , 6 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203354"
},
"adorn":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects",
": to enliven or decorate as if with ornaments",
": to make more attractive by adding something"
],
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"\u0259-\u02c8d\u022frn",
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u022frn"
],
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"array",
"beautify",
"bedeck",
"bedizen",
"blazon",
"caparison",
"deck",
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"do",
"do up",
"doll up",
"drape",
"dress",
"embellish",
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"emboss",
"enrich",
"fancify",
"fancy up",
"festoon",
"garnish",
"glitz (up)",
"grace",
"gussy up",
"ornament",
"pretty (up)",
"trim"
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"blemish",
"deface",
"disfigure",
"mar",
"scar",
"spoil"
],
"examples":[
"Her paintings adorn the walls.",
"the Sultan's tent was richly adorned with thick tapestries and gleaming gold candlesticks",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Known for their beauty, honeysuckles commonly adorn lawns across Indiana. \u2014 London Gibson, The Indianapolis Star , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Best known for its white tablets and card readers that adorn coffee shops and hair salons, Square makes tools that help small businesses accept payments, manage payroll and borrow money. \u2014 Peter Rudegeair, WSJ , 24 July 2021",
"Aicher\u2019s work helped lead to an entirely different aesthetic, seen in the sleek corporate logos that adorn sneakers, shipping boxes and stadiums today, and a holistic approach to design. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 July 2021",
"More than 20 aftermarket parts and accessories adorn the Sierra AT4X. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 19 May 2022",
"Each year, people across the country carry or adorn crosses along roadsides and on hilltops with fabrics and flowers representing offerings. \u2014 Fernanda Pesce, ajc , 3 May 2022",
"The cover art was created by Wes Freed, who\u2019s far-out depictions adorn many DBT sleeves. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 13 Apr. 2022",
"There\u2019s no mystery as to why Zelensky has surged in support in the West and why Ukrainian flags adorn Facebook profile pictures. \u2014 Anthony Constantini, National Review , 6 Apr. 2022",
"This should help the buds steadily progress through their stages and, barring some unforeseen weather development, magnificent blossoms should adorn the Tidal Basin some time the week after next. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English aournen, adournen, borrowed from Anglo-French aurner, adourner (with d restored from Latin), going back to Latin ad\u014drn\u0101re \"to get ready, prepare, decorate, embellish,\" from ad- ad- + \u014drn\u0101re \"to prepare, equip, embellish\" \u2014 more at ornate ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-121325"
},
"admonish":{
"type":[
"noun,",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to indicate duties or obligations to",
": to express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner",
": to give friendly earnest advice or encouragement to",
": to say (something) as advice or a warning",
": to criticize or warn gently but seriously",
": to give friendly advice or encouragement"
],
"pronounciation":[
"ad-\u02c8m\u00e4-nish",
"ad-\u02c8m\u00e4-nish"
],
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"chide",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach",
"reprove",
"tick off"
],
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"examples":[
"\"You landed in back of him,\" said Paul, my guide and friend. As he admonished me, the fish turned obligingly, opened its mouth, wide and white, and engulfed my fly. \u2014 Peter Kaminsky , New York Times , 17 June 2001",
"He is sympathetic but never condescending, or patronizing, or moralizing. His purpose is not to admonish or deplore but to understand. \u2014 C. Vann Woodward , New York Times Book Review , 5 Feb. 1989",
"Cops are, from the first day in the academy, admonished that juveniles must not be shot unless in dire emergency \u2026 \u2014 Joseph Wambaugh , Lines and Shadows , 1984",
"They were admonished to take advantage of the opportunity.",
"my physician is always admonishing me to eat more healthy foods",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wealthy countries admonish developing ones to use renewable energy. \u2014 Bjorn Lomborg, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"Insulted and angry, residents have been showing up at public meetings since March, unsuccessfully demanding DiPierro\u2019s resignation and pleading with his fellow councilors to formally admonish him. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
"Frequent errors on tenant screening reports, often related to false eviction reports or criminal records, led government watchdogs to admonish the industry last year to improve its accuracy. \u2014 ProPublica , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Burns had to pause the proceedings several times, to tell Zaloun to answer the questions and admonish the defense not to repeat questions. \u2014 Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com , 30 Sep. 2021",
"According to linguistics expert, Maxine Ali, the word wasn\u2019t always used to admonish people. \u2014 Rose Stokes, refinery29.com , 26 Dec. 2021",
"This Lady Macbeth is fiercely loving and loyal, protective of her husband even (especially) in his moments of weakness, and apt to admonish him in that no-nonsense, commonsensical tone that McDormand nails better than just about any actor. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Republican leaders are unwilling or unable to publicly admonish their own, particularly those allied with Trump, even when their everyday rhetoric borders on racist hate speech. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, USA TODAY , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Glynn County Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley briefly halted proceedings to restore order and admonish the audience not to react outwardly again. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English amonysshen, admonisshen, amonescen, alteration (with assimilation to the verbal suffix -issh, -esce, borrowed from Anglo-French -iss-, going back to the Latin inceptive suffix -\u0113sc-, -\u012bsc- ) of amonesten, borrowed from Anglo-French amonester, going back to Vulgar Latin *admonest\u0101re, probably derivative of *admonestus, past participle of Latin admon\u0113re \"to give a reminder to, give advice to, caution\" (modeled on comestus, past participle of comedere \"to eat up, consume\") from ad- ad- + mon\u0113re \"to bring to the notice of, give warning\" \u2014 more at mind entry 1 ",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-143445"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": accommodated to suit a particular set of circumstances or requirements",
": having achieved an often specified and usually harmonious relationship with the environment or with other individuals",
": having achieved an often specified and usually harmonious relationship with the environment or with other individuals"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8j\u0259-st\u0259d"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Uber's adjusted EBITDA, a profitability metric, is worse for food delivery than ridehailing, which may suggest robots could improve its profitability. \u2014 Matt Mcfarland, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"However, Teradata is profitable, with its adjusted operating margins standing at about 13% last year. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
"The company said its adjusted operating margins should remain flat at 17.7% compared with the year just ended. \u2014 Aaron Tilley, WSJ , 25 Feb. 2021",
"Its adjusted earnings per share came in at $1.30, missing Wall Street\u2019s expectations by 18 cents, according to Refinitiv data reported by CNBC. \u2014 Aaron Gregg, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Excluding the Endeavor Content gain, Endeavor\u2019s adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization came in it about $129.2 million. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 12 May 2022",
"Disney reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.08, missing estimates of $1.19 a share. \u2014 Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"Nevertheless, last year Shopify had reported over $1 billion in equity gains from the aforementioned investments, and excluding the impact from equity investments, adjusted earnings per share were $0.20, which missed estimates of $0.65. \u2014 Beth Kindig, Forbes , 6 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"from past participle of adjust ",
"first_known_use":[
"1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-185137"
},
"adage":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation",
": an old familiar saying : proverb"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-dij",
"\u02c8a-dij"
],
"synonyms":[
"aphorism",
"apothegm",
"byword",
"epigram",
"maxim",
"proverb",
"saw",
"saying",
"sententia",
"word"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"that old adage , \u201cthe early bird gets the worm\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The adage about plans lost as soon as the first shot is fired applies to organizational effectiveness, too. \u2014 John Baldoni, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
"As the old adage goes, the only thing certain in life is change. \u2014 Rob Catalano, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"If journalism is the first rough draft of history, as the adage goes, photography is the first call to emotional response. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Mother Nature, as the adage goes, must really abhor a vacuum. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Forewarned is forearmed, as the old adage goes, and astrology\u2019s cyclicity is uniquely situated to provide forearming. \u2014 Diana Rose Harper, Wired , 5 Jan. 2022",
"As the old adage goes, the only constant is change. \u2014 Outside Online , 6 May 2021",
"And ignore the adage : Old dogs can learn new tricks. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
"But here, the adage about walking before running seems apt. \u2014 Megha Mandavia, WSJ , 11 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French, borrowed from Latin adagi\u014d, adagium, from ad- ad- + ag-, base of ai\u014d, \u0101i\u014d \"(I) say\" (going back to *ag-i\u032f\u014d, going back to an Indo-European verb stem *h 2 eg\u0301-i\u032fe- \"say\") + -ium, deverbal noun suffix; akin to Greek \u00ea \"(s/he) spoke,\" \u00e1n-\u014dga \"(I) command,\" Armenian asem \"(I) say,\" Tocharian B \u0101ks- \"announce, proclaim\"",
"first_known_use":[
"1530, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-193822"
},
"admission":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an act of admitting : the fact or state of being admitted: such as",
": the act of allowing something for consideration before a court",
": the right or permission to join or enter a place, a group, etc.",
": the act or process of accepting someone as a student at a school",
": the fact of being accepted as a student at a school",
": someone who is so admitted",
": the act or process of accepting someone into a hospital, clinic, or other treatment facility as an inpatient",
": someone who is so admitted",
": a fee paid for entering a place (such as a theater or museum)",
": the granting of an argument or position not fully proved : the act of acknowledging something asserted",
": acknowledgment that a fact or statement is true",
": a revealing statement",
": acknowledgment by someone of something about him or her that has not been proved",
": the right or permission to enter",
": the price of entrance",
": the act or process of accepting someone into a hospital, clinic, or other treatment facility as an inpatient",
": someone who is so admitted",
": the act or process of admitting",
": a party's acknowledgment that a fact or statement is true",
": a party's prior out-of-court statement or action that is inconsistent with his or her position at trial and that tends to establish guilt \u2014 compare confession , declaration against interest at declaration"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259d-\u02c8mi-sh\u0259n",
"ad-",
"\u0259d-\u02c8mi-sh\u0259n",
"\u0259d-\u02c8mi-sh\u0259n, ad-"
],
"synonyms":[
"acknowledgment",
"acknowledgement",
"avowal",
"concession",
"confession",
"self-confession"
],
"antonyms":[
"disavowal",
"nonadmission"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Free with garden admission ($19.95 per adult); Portland Japanese Garden, 611 S.W. Kingston Ave. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
"All shows are free with fair admission , which is $10 in advance and free for children under 5. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 1 June 2022",
"The screen is complemented by a string of technologies: touchless admission , digital pylons and 3,500 screens throughout all of Hollywood Park, which are all connected. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 25 May 2022",
"Packages include skating admission , skate rental and the use of the Pettit party zone for 10 people for one hour. \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2022",
"Higher admission , hotel, merchandise and food and beverage costs helped guest spending grow by over 40% in early 2021 compared with 2019\u2032s second quarter, and by 20% from 2021\u2032s, said Chapek and McCarthy. \u2014 Katie Rice, Orlando Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
"Tickets are $33-$38 standard admission , $74.50-$119.50 platinum, available through Ticketmaster, plus service charges. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The claim that Soros made such an admission on CNN is false, according to Lauren Bobek, a CNN spokesperson. \u2014 Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Last May, Nielsen Holdings made a shocking admission . \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 1 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English admyssion, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin admissi\u014dn-, admissi\u014d \"controlled mating (of animals), admittance to an interview,\" from admittere \"to admit entry 1 \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-203030"
},
"admonition":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": gentle or friendly reproof",
": counsel or warning against fault or oversight",
": a gentle or friendly criticism or warning"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccad-m\u0259-\u02c8ni-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccad-m\u0259-\u02c8ni-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"adjuration",
"admonishment",
"advice",
"counsel",
"guidance",
"input"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"an admonition to be careful",
"He offered words of advice and admonition .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The accusation, which was first reported by the Voice of San Diego, includes the admonition that destroying public records is a violation of both the municipal code and state law. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 May 2022",
"One former clerk recalled, in an interview on the High School SCOTUS blog, Justice Antonin Scalia\u2019s stern admonition to his new class of clerks on their first day. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022",
"The report also included an admonition to motorists. \u2014 Sarah Rankin, ajc , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The Biden Administration countered last week with an admonition . \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Starting in the 1970s and 1980s, courts in the United States began moving away from instructing juries with Hale\u2019s admonition to be particularly skeptical of rape claims. \u2014 Ken Armstrong, ProPublica , 6 May 2022",
"Spike and Mikey again tussled before Williams' admonition separated them. \u2014 Terry Spencer, ajc , 30 Mar. 2022",
"To paraphrase an admonition from a classic Rolling Stones album: This movie should be played real loud. \u2014 Joe Leydon, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The governor punctuated his admonition with an audible sigh. \u2014 Karen Kaplan Science And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English ammonicioun, admonicioun, borrowed from Anglo-French amonicion, borrowed from Latin admoniti\u014dn-, admoniti\u014d, from admoni- (variant stem of admon\u0113re \"to admonish \") + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-205913"
},
"adulation":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": extreme or excessive admiration or flattery",
": very great admiration"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-j\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"-dy\u0259",
"-d\u0259-",
"\u02cca-j\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"deification",
"hero worship",
"idolatry",
"idolization",
"worship",
"worshipping",
"worshiping"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The rugby player enjoyed the adulation of his fans.",
"a writer who inspires adulation in her readers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Steve\u2019s increasingly hollow words contain echoes of certain powerful men whose insufficient relationships with their fathers fostered insatiable needs for success and adulation . \u2014 Michael Ordo\u00f1a, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"Alas for Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the adulation isn\u2019t of him. \u2014 Christina Boyle, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Fans chanted his name and lavished him with the kind of pure adulation that even Novak Djokovic, for instance, rarely receives in Paris. \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
"Over the course of the six-week-and-counting trial, Vasquez has generated admiration, speculation and adulation online. \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"The most memorable part of Top Gun: Maverick \u2014 and the scenes that will make new generations swell with pride and adulation for good old American heroism \u2014 are the dogfights and tactical maneuvers of the pilots. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
"Still, the fizz and adulation has nearly always entailed an element of activism. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Don\u2019t expect a medal or adulation for doing something normal like emptying the dishwasher or taking care of your own children. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Freed from the complexities of language or the context of history, the former president spins a dreamscape of adulation and triumph. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English adulacioun \"insincere praise, flattery,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin ad\u016bl\u0101ti\u014dn-, ad\u016bl\u0101ti\u014d, from ad\u016bl\u0101r\u012b \"to fawn upon (of dogs), praise insincerely\" (of uncertain origin) + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-215139"
},
"administrate":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": administer",
": administer"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259d-\u02c8mi-n\u0259-\u02ccstr\u0101t",
"\u0259d-\u02c8mi-n\u0259-\u02ccstr\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[
"administer",
"carry on",
"conduct",
"control",
"direct",
"govern",
"guide",
"handle",
"keep",
"manage",
"operate",
"overlook",
"oversee",
"preside (over)",
"regulate",
"run",
"steward",
"superintend",
"supervise",
"tend"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"they're looking for someone to administrate the new division",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To administrate at scale, governments and large bureaucracies need to be able to see the world clearly. \u2014 Tim Hwang, Harper's Magazine , 27 Oct. 2020",
"The state\u2019s data reporting lags between the date the test was administrated , when symptoms appeared and when the case is reported. \u2014 Nyamekye Daniel, Washington Examiner , 13 May 2020",
"Australia began administrating Bougainville after World War I and (except for a brief Japanese occupation during World War II) played a role until PNG achieved independence in 1975. \u2014 Jason Scott Smith, Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2019",
"Tips for riders of public transit MCTS closed its administrating building at 1942 N. 17th St. Call customer service for help with unused passes and other issues (414-937-3218) or via email to customerservice@mcts.org. \u2014 Talis Shelbourne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 May 2020",
"Australia began administrating Bougainville after World War I and (except for a brief Japanese occupation during World War II) played a role until PNG achieved independence in 1975. \u2014 Jason Scott Smith, Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2019",
"Australia began administrating Bougainville after World War I and (except for a brief Japanese occupation during World War II) played a role until PNG achieved independence in 1975. \u2014 Jason Scott Smith, Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2019",
"The donation will be administrated through the Reimann family's new Alfred Landecker Foundation over the next three years. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 12 Dec. 2019",
"Australia began administrating Bougainville after World War I and (except for a brief Japanese occupation during World War II) played a role until PNG achieved independence in 1975. \u2014 Jason Scott Smith, Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin administr\u0101tus, past participle of administr\u0101re \"to administer \"",
"first_known_use":[
"1538, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-170203"
},
"advise":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to give (someone) a recommendation about what should be done : to give advice to",
": caution , warn",
": recommend",
": to give information or notice to : inform",
": to give a recommendation about what should be done",
": to talk with someone in order to decide what should be done : consult",
": to give suggestions about a decision or action : give advice to",
": to give information about something",
": to give advice to : counsel",
": to give information or notice to",
": to give advice",
": to take counsel"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259d-\u02c8v\u012bz",
"\u0259d-\u02c8v\u012bz",
"\u0259d-\u02c8v\u012bz"
],
"synonyms":[
"adjure",
"admonish",
"counsel"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Just as Gerard Way and Gabriel B\u00e1 serve as executive producers of The Umbrella Academy TV show and Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez advise Netflix's Locke & Key, so have Vaughan and Chiang assisted the Paper Girls team. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
"Leder does not advise repairing all breaks or blanket reconciliations. \u2014 Tom Teicholz, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"So how would Walker advise someone \u2014 say, a U.S. president \u2014 who wrote in to his advice column with an actual, non-metaphorical Joe Manchin problem? \u2014 Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"However, your doctor may advise certain lifestyle changes, per the USNLM, including eating small amounts of food throughout the day (as opposed to three big meals) and avoiding high-fiber and fatty foods. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, SELF , 20 May 2022",
"McCormack added Lee didn\u2019t advise dispatch of his encounter with the woman, as officers usually do in such instances. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Some recipes will advise adding sugar, which, in addition to making the bread a little sweet, helps the yeast to rise better. \u2014 Christopher Michel, Country Living , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Fletcher will also advise on recruitment, training and retention of court staff, and help develop timely judicial and administrative educational programs related to DEI. \u2014 Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Others may advise wearing protective gear while applying them and being extra cautious around children or pets. \u2014 Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping , 18 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English avisen, advisen \"to look at, examine, find out, take thought, consider, decide, instruct, counsel,\" borrowed from Anglo-French aviser, adviser \"to look at, examine, consider, give advice to, inform,\" partly from a- (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + viser \"to see, catch sight of\" (going back to Vulgar Latin *v\u012bs\u0101re, alteration, by conjugational change, of Latin v\u012bsere \"to go and look, look,\" frequentative of vid\u0113re \"to see\"), partly verbal derivative of avis \"thought, judgment\" \u2014 more at advice ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192253"
},
"adorable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": extremely charming or appealing",
": worthy of adoration or veneration",
": charming , lovely"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u022fr-\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u022fr-\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"darling",
"dear",
"disarming",
"endearing",
"lovable",
"loveable",
"lovesome",
"precious",
"sweet",
"winning",
"winsome"
],
"antonyms":[
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"detestable",
"hateful",
"loathsome",
"odious",
"unlovable"
],
"examples":[
"They live in an adorable little cottage.",
"what an adorable old lady, so kind and sweet",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Back at her house, Condor introduces us to her family, which includes her fianc\u00e9, actor and singer Anthony De La Torre, as well as an adorable pair of dogs, Emmy and Timmy. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Kate Middleton and Prince William walked up to Cardiff Castle with their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, making an adorable family picture in mostly blues. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 5 June 2022",
"The adorable picture was snapped by royal photographer Chris Jackson. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 4 June 2022",
"In her final role, actress and politician Carmen Salinas is adorable as Antonio\u2019s mother, Cecilia. \u2014 Michael Ordo\u00f1a, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"Either way, these accessories are adorable and can really help elevate both your outfit and your makeup look. \u2014 Angela Trakoshis, Allure , 7 May 2022",
"The bow-tie back detail is so cute, as is the ruffled scallop hem, and will be adorable on your next date night or in the daytime with sneakers and an oversize button down. \u2014 Sarah Boyd, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The youngest child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde turned 14 on Saturday, and the royal palace released an adorable picture of the princess cuddling two super-cute pooches to celebrate. \u2014 Phil Boucher, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"To celebrate Jackson's big day, the Roloff family hosted an adorable birthday party. \u2014 Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French, \"worthy of veneration,\" going back to Middle French, borrowed from Latin ad\u014dr\u0101bilis, from ad\u014dr\u0101re \"to venerate, adore \" + -bilis \"capable (of acting or being acted upon)\" \u2014 more at -able ",
"first_known_use":[
"1601, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195310"
},
"admittedly":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": as has been or must be admitted",
": it must be admitted"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259d-\u02c8mi-t\u0259d-l\u0113",
"ad-"
],
"synonyms":[
"actually",
"forsooth",
"frankly",
"honestly",
"indeed",
"really",
"truly",
"truthfully",
"verily"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"admittedly , I should not have lost my temper like that",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Skeptics still say that universal adoption of the DH will remove an element of strategy, and this final point admittedly has merit. \u2014 WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"Top Gun: Maverick could become the eighth Paramount film to cross $700 million, admittedly alongside Interstellar (distributed overseas by Warner Bros.) and Titanic (distributed overseas by Fox). \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"The Daily Brightening Moisturizer, which is also formulated with pomegranate, sea buckthorn, and mango, played played well with other products in my skin-care routine, which is admittedly simple (just Differin and a hyaluronic serum). \u2014 Alaina Demopoulos, Allure , 3 June 2022",
"Upon immediate, and admittedly superficial, examination, Federico Fellini may be the cinematic artist least suited to the contemporary cultural moment. \u2014 Glenn Kenny, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"The services come as Uvalde grapples with law enforcement's admittedly flawed response to the May 24 shooting. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"The unemployment rate remains low and wages are still growing, admittedly not as quickly as prices. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 1 June 2022",
"Its 27,000 mAh battery capacity is also admittedly impressive, and enough to get your laptop to full charge in less than two hours. \u2014 Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
"What kind of small-minded, self-serving thinking labels this whole season a disappointment because the Panthers admittedly looked lost too much against two-time defending champion Tampa Bay? \u2014 Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel , 24 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":" admitted \"received as true or valid\" (from past participle of admit entry 1 ) + -ly entry 2 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200431"
},
"adjuration":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a solemn oath",
": an earnest urging or advising"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-j\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"appeal",
"conjuration",
"cry",
"desire",
"entreaty",
"petition",
"plea",
"pleading",
"prayer",
"solicitation",
"suit",
"suppliance",
"supplication"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"though he was loath to take over the family business, he couldn't refuse his ailing father's adjuration",
"an adjuration to check the facts carefully before publishing the expos\u00e9 on corruption in the statehouse"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English adjuracioun \"exorcism,\" borrowed from Anglo-French adjuraciun \"charging on oath,\" borrowed from Latin adj\u016br\u0101ti\u014dn-, adj\u016br\u0101ti\u014d \"appeal,\" from adj\u016br\u0101re \"to adjure \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-201106"
},
"addle":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": rotten",
": confused",
": to throw into confusion : confound",
": to become rotten : spoil",
": to become confused",
": to make or become confused"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-d\u1d4al",
"\u02c8a-d\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[
"addled",
"addlepated",
"bedeviled",
"befogged",
"befuddled",
"bemused",
"bewildered",
"bushed",
"confounded",
"confused",
"dazed",
"distracted",
"dizzy",
"dopey",
"dopy",
"fogged",
"mixed-up",
"muddleheaded",
"muzzy",
"pixilated",
"pixillated",
"punch-drunk",
"punchy",
"raddled",
"shell-shocked",
"silly",
"slaphappy",
"spaced-out",
"spaced",
"spacey",
"spacy",
"stunned",
"stupefied",
"zonked",
"zonked-out"
],
"antonyms":[
"baffle",
"bamboozle",
"beat",
"befog",
"befuddle",
"bemuse",
"bewilder",
"buffalo",
"confound",
"confuse",
"discombobulate",
"disorient",
"flummox",
"fox",
"fuddle",
"get",
"gravel",
"maze",
"muddle",
"muddy",
"mystify",
"perplex",
"pose",
"puzzle",
"vex"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"my brain grew more and more addle as I made my way through the tax instructions",
"Verb",
"It's a dangerous poison that's strong enough to addle the brain.",
"Their brains were addled with fear.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Other leaders were very bad (looking at you, Anders Tegnell) but nobody else in rich countries matched Trump's combination of maliciousness and addle -brained incompetence. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Soon enough, the foursome are in the back of that truck in an adventure that begins as a moneymaking scheme and promises to become a heroic journey into the heart of white supremacy at its most virulent and addle -minded. \u2014 Ann Hornaday, Twin Cities , 25 July 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Instead, cocaine- addled Rafe (Drew Starkey) \u2014 brother to John B.\u2019s girlfriend Sarah (Madelyn Cline) \u2014 is the true killer. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 20 Apr. 2020",
"Erich von Stroheim stars in this eerie low-budget thriller, as a vaudeville marksman whose aim is addled by lust for his young assistant (Mary Beth Hughes). \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 10 Apr. 2020",
"But many others saw the 82-year-old president -- addled by a stroke in 2013 and rarely seen in public -- as a front for shadowy coalition of military, intelligence and business leaders who effectively run the country. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2019",
"Chicken on a Raft hoards your attention without brain- addling tricks. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 1 Nov. 2019",
"Some intricacies lay beyond me\u2014a hazy blur of literature about floating exchange rates and reserve currencies addled my brain. \u2014 Zach Helfand, The New Yorker , 20 Aug. 2019",
"Desperate times call for desperate measures, and Destiny is soon taking part in one of Ramona\u2019s fishing schemes, serving their clients a memory- addling cocktail of ketamine and MDMA and then stealthily palming and maxing out their credit cards. \u2014 Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times , 8 Sep. 2019",
"Our public servants should do what\u2019s needed to bring the park into environmental balance and try to keep it that way by addling goose eggs every year. \u2014 Dp Opinion, The Denver Post , 10 July 2019",
"And now the web- addled among us can pay to have the internet taken away from us, in some form of retreat. \u2014 Carrie Battan, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 July 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1682, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1652, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-213755"
},
"adjoining":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": touching or bounding at a point or line"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8j\u022fi-ni\u014b",
"a-"
],
"synonyms":[
"abutting",
"adjacent",
"bordering",
"conterminous",
"contiguous",
"flanking",
"flush",
"fringing",
"joining",
"juxtaposed",
"neighboring",
"skirting",
"touching",
"verging"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonadjacent",
"noncontiguous"
],
"examples":[
"the cows had broken through the fence and were grazing in the adjoining field",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Officials said the commander believed the suspect was barricaded inside an adjoining classroom and that there was no longer an active attack. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, Chron , 31 May 2022",
"Officials said the on-scene commander, Pete Arredondo, the school district's police chief, believed the suspect was barricaded inside an adjoining classroom and that there was no longer an active attack. \u2014 CBS News , 31 May 2022",
"Officials said the commander believed the suspect was barricaded inside an adjoining classroom and that there was no longer an active attack. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, Chron , 31 May 2022",
"Officials said the commander believed the suspect was barricaded inside an adjoining classroom and that there was no longer an active attack. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
"Officials said the commander believed the suspect was barricaded inside an adjoining classroom and that there was no longer an active attack. \u2014 Zeke Miller And Elliot Spagat, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022",
"Officials said the commander believed that the suspect was barricaded inside an adjoining classroom and that there was no longer an active attack. \u2014 Zeke Miller And, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
"Officials said the commander believed that the suspect was barricaded inside an adjoining classroom and that there was no longer an active attack. \u2014 Zeke Miller And Michael Balsamo, Chicago Tribune , 29 May 2022",
"Miah said after shooting students in her class, the suspect went through a door into an adjoining classroom. \u2014 Nora Neus And Melissa Alonso, CNN , 27 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English adjoynyng, from present participle of adjoynen \"to adjoin \"",
"first_known_use":[
"1577, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-215653"
},
"advertence":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the action or process of adverting : attention",
": advertency sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"ad-\u02c8v\u0259r-t\u1d4an(t)s"
],
"synonyms":[
"advertency",
"attention",
"awareness",
"cognizance",
"consciousness",
"ear",
"eye",
"heed",
"knowledge",
"mindfulness",
"note",
"notice",
"observance",
"observation"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a greater advertence to the feelings of others is what that insensitive clod needs"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, \"attention, consciousness,\" borrowed from Middle French avertance, from avertent, present participle of avertir, advertir \"to advert entry 1 \" + -ence, -ance -ence ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-230628"
},
"adolescence":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the period of life when a child develops into an adult : the period from puberty to maturity terminating legally at the age of majority (see majority sense 2a )",
": the state or process of growing up",
": a stage of development (as of a language or culture) prior to maturity",
": the period of life between childhood and adulthood",
": the state or process of growing up",
": the period of life from puberty to maturity terminating legally at the age of majority"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-d\u0259-\u02c8le-s\u1d4an(t)s",
"\u02cca-d\u0259-\u02c8le-s\u1d4ans",
"\u02ccad-\u1d4al-\u02c8es-\u1d4an(t)s"
],
"synonyms":[
"minority",
"nonage"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Their children are on the verge of adolescence .",
"He struggled through his adolescence .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 2011, de Vries and her colleagues published the first of two landmark studies about medical interventions in adolescence . \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"The rates were also lower in this age group than were seen in adolescence . \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 19 May 2022",
"Both circumstances appear acutely in adolescence , during the momentous life transition between childhood and adulthood, marked by soaring hormones, turbulent emotions and gnawing uncertainty about one\u2019s self-worth. \u2014 Arie Kruglanski, The Conversation , 19 May 2022",
"Conversely, access to gender-affirming hormones in adolescence appears to have a protective effect. \u2014 Heather Boerner, Scientific American , 12 May 2022",
"Indeed, leading suicide theories and most empirical studies have largely focussed on adults, even though rates of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts are high during late childhood and escalate dramatically in adolescence . \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"It\u2019s long been established (by cognitive scientists and researchers) that the pop culture people consume in adolescence informs their preferences in adulthood. \u2014 Maria Sherman, SPIN , 2 May 2022",
"Young perfectionists are particularly at risk because these patterns tend to solidify in adolescence . \u2014 Laura Newberrystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
"During its inaugural season, ABC\u2019s The Wonder Years explored topics such as human rights, relationships, the growing pains of adolescence , and so much more. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 18 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin adol\u0113scentia, adul\u0113scentia, noun derivative of adol\u0113scent-, adol\u0113scens adolescent entry 2 ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-152738"
},
"adaptor":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that adapts",
": a device for connecting two parts (as of different diameters) of an apparatus",
": an attachment for adapting apparatus for uses not originally intended",
": one that adapts",
": a device for connecting two parts (as of different diameters) of an apparatus",
": an attachment for adapting apparatus for uses not originally intended"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8dap-t\u0259r",
"a-"
],
"synonyms":[
"accessory",
"accessary",
"accoutrement",
"accouterment",
"add-on",
"adjunct",
"appendage",
"appliance",
"attachment",
"option"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"adapters for the food mixer include a meat grinder and an ice cream maker",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These powerful, lightweight and waterproof Adorrgon binoculars ($49.86, originally $99.89) come with a phone adapter and tripod. \u2014 cleveland , 9 May 2022",
"First, locate your car's OBD-II port and plug in the scanner, or the adapter that will link to a wireless device. \u2014 Nick Kurczewski, Car and Driver , 13 May 2022",
"Not messing with a good thing, the Rep will once again perform adapter Clements' extroverted, interactive staging of the story, with a stunning multi-level set designed by Todd Edward Ivins. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Mar. 2022",
"An early digital adapter , her blog, which has over 1,300 posts on a range of skincare topics, is just as popular as her products. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
"Alongside the monitor, the package from INNOCN also includes a power adapter for the screen, a cloth for keeping fingerprints at bay, plus cables for mini-HDMI, USB-C data, and a longer USB-C for connecting to the 45-Watt power supply. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
"And the options continue in terms of the adapter (180 W or 240 W) for the 93 Whr battery. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The kit comes with a handful of items too, including a vacuum adapter , cleaning pipe, and flexible lint brush, which can be used on its own to quickly remove lint. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Need a wireless charger, 45-watt charging adapter , or another accessory? \u2014 Julian Chokkattu, Wired , 25 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":" adapt + -er entry 2 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1753, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-023103"
},
"adherent":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one who adheres to something: such as",
": a follower of a leader, party, or profession",
": a believer in or advocate especially of a particular idea or church",
": able or tending to adhere",
": connected or associated with especially by contract",
": adnate",
": a person who is loyal to a belief, an organization, or a leader"
],
"pronounciation":[
"ad-\u02c8hir-\u0259nt",
"\u0259d-",
"ad-\u02c8hir-\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[
"acolyte",
"convert",
"disciple",
"epigone",
"follower",
"liege man",
"partisan",
"partizan",
"pupil",
"votarist",
"votary"
],
"antonyms":[
"adhesive",
"clingy",
"gluey",
"glutinous",
"gummy",
"sticky",
"tacky",
"tenacious",
"viscid"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"an adherent of free trade",
"the Flat Earth Society surely doesn't have many adherents",
"Adjective",
"the bandage is made from a mildly adherent fiber",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Guilherme Von Neutegem, a Canadian O9A adherent , is facing murder charges in the killing of a man outside of a Toronto mosque in 2020. \u2014 Ali Winston, Rolling Stone , 5 June 2022",
"In September, a large hospital in Chicago was the target of a coordinated campaign over its treatment of a vocal QAnon adherent who was ill with covid. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2022",
"His tutor was an adherent of Stoicism, a philosophy that emphasized virtuous deeds, rational thought and harmony with nature as the basis of happiness. \u2014 James Romm, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Her approach epitomizes the advice of Telsha Anderson, a longtime duffle adherent and the owner of New York boutique T.a. \u2014 Taylor Bryant, WSJ , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Arthur Conan Doyle, the famous creator of Sherlock Holmes, became an adherent of spirit photography, despite having made his fortune writing tales about ruthlessly empirical deductions. \u2014 Clive Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Religious beliefs or moral convictions are generally identified by the adherent categorically disregarding his or her self-interest in favor of religious or moral tenets. \u2014 Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021",
"The conspiracy theory adherent went shirtless and infamously donned a headdress with antlers while leading thousands of screaming attackers who overwhelmed police and marauded through the Capitol. \u2014 al , 10 Nov. 2021",
"In order to win environmentalist support for the necessary ramp-up of ESG- adherent mining, both governments and the private sector will have to begin the process of changing the traditional public narrative on mining. \u2014 Brian Menell, Fortune , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"It was awarded its first military contract in 1978 and still produces glasses adherent to the military\u2019s 20-page-long technical requirements, for both Department of Defense and civilian customers. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 11 Aug. 2020",
"Like vaccinated health-care workers who have a professional duty to unvaccinated patients \u2014 or vice versa \u2014 Ramadan- adherent restaurant workers navigate the paradoxical crossroads of sawm (fasting) and indulgence. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
"It\u2019s one thing to criticize a country growing more secular and less adherent to any faith tradition. \u2014 Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Possibly the odor of night crawlers, leeches and fatheads that attends walleye fishing ensures adherent immunity. \u2014 Star Tribune , 8 May 2021",
"The drug-discount-card plan, for example, could be designed to test if people are more adherent to medications if they are given a discount, according to the administration official. \u2014 Stephanie Armour, WSJ , 13 Oct. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105525"
},
"advancement":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the action of advancing : the state of being advanced :",
": promotion or elevation to a higher rank or position",
": progression to a higher stage of development",
": an improved feature : improvement",
": surgical detachment of a muscle or tendon from its insertion followed by reattachment at a more advanced point from its insertion",
": the action of moving forward in position or progress : the state of being moved forward in position or progress",
": the act of raising to a higher rank or position : the result of being raised to a higher rank or position",
": detachment of a muscle or tendon from its insertion and reattachment (as in the surgical correction of strabismus) at a more advanced point from its insertion",
": something given in advance",
": money or property given as a gift by a living person (as by a parent to a child) with the intention that the amount the recipient inherits under the law from the person's estate will be reduced proportionately \u2014 compare ademption"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259d-\u02c8van(t)-sm\u0259nt",
"\u0259d-\u02c8van-sm\u0259nt",
"\u0259d-\u02c8van(t)-sm\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[
"ascent",
"creation",
"elevation",
"preference",
"preferment",
"promotion",
"rise",
"upgrade",
"upgrading"
],
"antonyms":[
"abasement",
"comedown",
"degradation",
"demotion",
"disrating",
"downgrade",
"reduction"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Black women are nine times more likely to receive non-actionable feedback at work, a new study found, highlighting the bias that exists in the performance review process and a potential factor in their career advancement and earnings. \u2014 Darreonna Davis, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"If women are bogged down with many extra hours of unrewarded work, their advancement and salaries stall, and they are left disillusioned\u2014and at risk for leaving. \u2014 Linda Babcock, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"Her parole and her academic advancement stirred resentment among the slain officers\u2019 relatives and others. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
"The closest margin confirmation to date, Jackson\u2019s final vote 53-47. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) chose not to vote at all, despite supporting her advancement to US Court of Appeals in 2021. \u2014 Essence , 7 Apr. 2022",
"This special offer pays you $150 in bonus money for their imminent advancement without needing to manually apply FanDuel Masters promo code. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
"That bill, however, lies in a state of near-death, thanks to a small group of centrist Democrats who stymied its advancement . \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Reese credits the team and its training programs to her advancement . \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Mar. 2022",
"There is a reason that developing nations invariably use it to power their economic advancement . \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 8 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"alteration (after advance entry 1 ) of Middle English avauncement, borrowed from Anglo-French avancement, from avancer \"to advance entry 1 \" + -ment -ment ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110900"
},
"adjacent":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not distant : nearby",
": having a common endpoint or border",
": immediately preceding or following",
": having the vertex and one side in common",
": next to or near something"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8j\u0101-s\u1d4ant",
"\u0259-\u02c8j\u0101-s\u1d4ant"
],
"synonyms":[
"abutting",
"adjoining",
"bordering",
"conterminous",
"contiguous",
"flanking",
"flush",
"fringing",
"joining",
"juxtaposed",
"neighboring",
"skirting",
"touching",
"verging"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonadjacent",
"noncontiguous"
],
"examples":[
"The Harrimans owned two large adjacent houses on N Street, one for themselves and one for Averell Harriman's pictures. \u2014 Larry McMurtry , New York Times Review of Books , 23 Oct. 2003",
"Hearing unexpected chords was linked to magnetic activity in a left-brain region known as Broca's area and in adjacent right-brain tissue. \u2014 Bruce Bower , Science News , 5 May 2001",
"The hallways, especially those adjacent to the satellite phone, were crowded with journalists, avid to cover the Taliban takeover \u2026 \u2014 Michael Ignatieff , New Yorker , 24 Mar. 1997",
"Digging further in that spot and five adjacent areas, they retrieved 19 skulls, five eggs, over 150 jaws and hundreds of teeth, limbs and bone bits. \u2014 Natalie Angier , Time , 8 Oct. 1984",
"their house is adjacent to a wooded park",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ream faces the Gulf of Thailand, adjacent to the South China Sea, where China has aggressively asserted its claim to virtually the entire strategic waterway. \u2014 Fox News , 8 June 2022",
"Manassas Park, about 30 miles southwest of Washington and adjacent to the city of Manassas, began as a Prince William County subdivision. \u2014 Laura Scudder, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"The future use of the six acres \u2013 along Interstate 71 and adjacent to the Uptown Innovation Corridor being developed by the University of Cincinnati and others at the intersection of Martin Luther King Drive and I-71 \u2013 also has yet to be decided. \u2014 Terry Demio, The Enquirer , 31 May 2022",
"The land, at N67 W21805 Main St., is across the street from the Whispering Ridge Estates subdivision in the village of Lannon and adjacent to the Willow Springs Learning Center, a 4K facility the Hamilton School District uses. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
"Situated close to Mount Sunapee State Park on Lake Sunapee and adjacent to Vail's Mount Sunapee Ski Resort, the 53-room hotel is a great base camp for visitors looking to take advantage of the region\u2019s year-round activities. \u2014 Everett Potter, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"The resort is set on 712 sprawling acres of vineyards and ranch land in the city of Napa, framed by 2.5 miles of the Napa River and adjacent to the San Pablo Bay Estuary. \u2014 Devorah Lev-tov, Robb Report , 3 May 2022",
"The two-story Homestretch Club, located below the Jockey Club suites and adjacent to the Winner\u2019s Circle suites, will offer race goers VIP bottle service, cushioned seats and a one-of-a-kind view of the homestretch, among other things. \u2014 Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The company said the images show a mass grave site on the northwestern edge of the village of Manhush, about 12 miles west of Mariupol, and adjacent to an existing cemetery. \u2014 NBC News , 22 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French agisaunt, adjesant, borrowed from Latin adjacent-, adjacens, present participle of adjac\u0113re \"to lie near, border on,\" from ad- ad- + jac\u0113re \"to lie,\" stative derivative from the base of jacere \"to throw\" \u2014 more at jet entry 3 ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-112826"
},
"adieu":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an expression of good wishes when someone leaves : goodbye"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u00fc",
"a-",
"-\u02c8dy\u00fc"
],
"synonyms":[
"au revoir",
"ave",
"bon voyage",
"cong\u00e9",
"congee",
"farewell",
"Godspeed",
"good-bye",
"good-by"
],
"antonyms":[
"hello"
],
"examples":[
"we bid our adieus and were off",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On Saturday night's episode, the NBC variety show bid adieu to Kate McKinnon and Pete Davidson in subtle, but emotional ways. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 22 May 2022",
"John Legend and Chrissy Teigen are bidding adieu to not one but two properties in New York City. \u2014 Helena Madden, Robb Report , 24 Jan. 2022",
"The Blazers bid adieu to a dreadful season and gave a lovely goodbye to the legendary broadcaster and ambassador, Bill Schonely (aka The Schonz) in recent days. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Apr. 2022",
"For Richer or Poorer (Fox at 8) Kurt and Steven select their final lady and bid adieu to the others and break the news of who is a millionaire. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"But in a surprising twist, the team found that even some of the couples that successfully raised chicks still bid each other adieu , the Guardian reports. \u2014 Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Nov. 2021",
"The apparent athletic director bid the erstwhile basketball coach a not-fond adieu . \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Judas Priest once bid adieu , then decided later, nah. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Even recreational vehicle manufacturers are preparing to bid adieu to the internal-combustion engine. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 20 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French a deu, a dieu, literally, \"to God\"",
"the adamantine opposition of his parents to his marriage to a girl from a poor family",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"She is known for her aphoristic precision and intense, adamantine paragraphs. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Davosites are defined by their adamantine belief in economic and social liberalism and their position at the top of various global organisations. \u2014 The Economist , 16 Nov. 2019",
"Every year The Rock is pre-painted a different color to prepare an adamantine canvas. \u2014 courant.com , 9 July 2019",
"Some of the time identity seems to be taken as an adamantine fact: a person\u2019s identity as a woman or a member of an ethnic minority seems to trump all other considerations. \u2014 The Economist , 19 June 2019",
"This gentle, tenacious, adamantine figure has been far too little known in the West\u2014until now. \u2014 Cynthia Haven, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2019",
"But not even adamantine willpower could overcome the exhaustion that Rihanna was feeling in that moment. \u2014 Chioma Nnadi, Vogue , 3 May 2018",
"But Navalny, with adamantine determination and a canny use of social media, has spread his anti-corruption campaign deep into the provinces. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Oct. 2017",
"Harrison\u2019s music traverses a huge stylistic range, from adamantine dissonance to melodies of homespun sweetness. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2017"
"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin adamantinus, borrowed from Greek adam\u00e1ntinos, derivative of adamant-, ad\u00e1mas adamant entry 2":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
": to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects",
": to enliven or decorate as if with ornaments",
": to make more attractive by adding something"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u022frn",
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u022frn"
],
"synonyms":[
"array",
"beautify",
"bedeck",
"bedizen",
"blazon",
"caparison",
"deck",
"decorate",
"do",
"do up",
"doll up",
"drape",
"dress",
"embellish",
"emblaze",
"emboss",
"enrich",
"fancify",
"fancy up",
"festoon",
"garnish",
"glitz (up)",
"grace",
"gussy up",
"ornament",
"pretty (up)",
"trim"
],
"antonyms":[
"blemish",
"deface",
"disfigure",
"mar",
"scar",
"spoil"
],
"examples":[
"Her paintings adorn the walls.",
"the Sultan's tent was richly adorned with thick tapestries and gleaming gold candlesticks",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Known for their beauty, honeysuckles commonly adorn lawns across Indiana. \u2014 London Gibson, The Indianapolis Star , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Best known for its white tablets and card readers that adorn coffee shops and hair salons, Square makes tools that help small businesses accept payments, manage payroll and borrow money. \u2014 Peter Rudegeair, WSJ , 24 July 2021",
"Aicher\u2019s work helped lead to an entirely different aesthetic, seen in the sleek corporate logos that adorn sneakers, shipping boxes and stadiums today, and a holistic approach to design. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 July 2021",
"More than 20 aftermarket parts and accessories adorn the Sierra AT4X. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 19 May 2022",
"Each year, people across the country carry or adorn crosses along roadsides and on hilltops with fabrics and flowers representing offerings. \u2014 Fernanda Pesce, ajc , 3 May 2022",
"The cover art was created by Wes Freed, who\u2019s far-out depictions adorn many DBT sleeves. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 13 Apr. 2022",
"There\u2019s no mystery as to why Zelensky has surged in support in the West and why Ukrainian flags adorn Facebook profile pictures. \u2014 Anthony Constantini, National Review , 6 Apr. 2022",
"This should help the buds steadily progress through their stages and, barring some unforeseen weather development, magnificent blossoms should adorn the Tidal Basin some time the week after next. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English aournen, adournen, borrowed from Anglo-French aurner, adourner (with d restored from Latin), going back to Latin ad\u014drn\u0101re \"to get ready, prepare, decorate, embellish,\" from ad- ad- + \u014drn\u0101re \"to prepare, equip, embellish\" \u2014 more at ornate ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-145005"
},
"adherence":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the act, action, or quality of adhering",
": steady or faithful attachment : fidelity",
": the act of doing what is required by"
],
"pronounciation":[
"ad-\u02c8hir-\u0259n(t)s",
"\u0259d-",
"ad-\u02c8hir-\u0259ns"
],
"synonyms":[
"adhesion",
"bonding",
"cling"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"you'd think these refrigerator magnets would have better adherence \u2014they fall off every time I open the door",
"adherence to convention requires that the couple send out formal wedding invitations",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The drugs will be rendered ineffective if there is hesitancy around taking the drugs or low levels of adherence to medication regimens. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"So why was Fire Island singled out for its lack of adherence to the Bechdel test? \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
"Worries that the country\u2019s strict adherence to Covid Zero will further damage the economy dragged down stocks to oil and iron ore on Monday. \u2014 Time , 25 Apr. 2022",
"By comparison, the death toll in China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Vietnam officially numbers in the tens of thousands, in no small part because of strict adherence to policies such as zero tolerance for COVID. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 19 Mar. 2022",
"By comparison, the death toll in China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Vietnam officially numbers in the tens of thousands, in no small part because of strict adherence to policies such as zero tolerance for COVID. \u2014 David Pierson, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Hurt attributes a strict adherence to coronavirus protocols with having a healthy team headed into Friday. \u2014 Nick Lozito, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Post-surgery, many higher-weight patients will require intensive care, continual follow-up and long-term treatment adherence . \u2014 Ashley Andreou, Scientific American , 26 May 2022",
"China\u2019s adherence to Mr. Xi\u2019s zero-Covid policy has resulted in a combination of lockdowns, mass testing and quarantines. \u2014 Brian Spegele, WSJ , 25 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French adherance, aerdaunce, aherdance \"act of adhering, faction, supporters,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin adhaerentia, going back to Late Latin, \"act of adhering,\" derivative of Latin adhaerent-, adhaerens, present participle of adhaer\u0113re \"to adhere \"",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-152717"
},
"adhesive":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": tending to remain in association or memory",
": tending to adhere or cause adherence",
": prepared for adhering",
": characterized by the formation of new fibrous tissue resulting from an inflammatory process",
": an adhesive substance (such as glue or cement)",
": a postage stamp with a gummed back",
": tending to stick : sticky",
": a substance that is used to make things stick together",
": tending to adhere or cause adherence",
": prepared for adhering",
": characterized by adhesions",
": an adhesive substance",
": a substance (as glue, starch, paste, or mucilage) that bonds two materials together by adhering to the surface of each",
": adhesive tape"
],
"pronounciation":[
"ad-\u02c8h\u0113-siv",
"-ziv",
"\u0259d-",
"ad-\u02c8h\u0113-siv",
"-ziv",
"-\u02c8h\u0113-siv",
"-ziv"
],
"synonyms":[
"adherent",
"clingy",
"gluey",
"glutinous",
"gummy",
"sticky",
"tacky",
"tenacious",
"viscid"
],
"antonyms":[
"bond",
"cement",
"glue",
"size"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Cover the cut with an adhesive bandage.",
"walked barefoot through adhesive , clayey mud",
"Noun",
"You'll need a strong adhesive to attach the boards.",
"prefers postage stamps coated with adhesive so that she doesn't have to do any licking",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Place it in the center of the fan blade and either use the adhesive backing or glue to secure the weight. \u2014 Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 May 2022",
"The quarter-size monitor sticks to your shoulder for two weeks at a time via a circular adhesive patch, with a tiny filament that painlessly pierces your skin. \u2014 Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"His insulin pump contains a disposable insulin cartridge, and a plastic tubing system with an adhesive patch keeps in place the cannula that delivers insulin under his skin. \u2014 Michelle Andrews, Fortune , 16 May 2022",
"In some cases, a few screws or industrial adhesive strips (usually included with any new outdoor solar lighting kit) are all that\u2019s required. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 18 May 2022",
"It\u2019s 77 inches wide by 50 inches tall and can fit about three children, and comes with a carrying case and adhesive square fan tabs for easily connecting to a separate box fan. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022",
"Each kit comes with both adhesive tabs, nail glue and nail care accessories that will make the application process seamless from the comfort of your own home. \u2014 Essence , 1 Sep. 2021",
"The secret to making a great sauce is adding teaspoons of hot salty water from the boiling pasta pot to help the ingredients blend in a creamy, slightly adhesive sauce that sticks easily to the tonnarello. \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
"For textured dashboards, there\u2019s a glass disc with an adhesive back included in the box that gives the cup something to suction onto. \u2014 Nicole Nguyen, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"There is also the strap-free ReadiMask, which uses an adhesive designed for skin to stick directly to the wearer\u2019s face and thus avoids air leaks and fogging. \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American , 9 June 2022",
"Accessories that stick on the dash block your view and are prone to suction cup malfunction, or need to be permanently affixed with an adhesive , a big downside of the Intellidash+. \u2014 Nicole Nguyen, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Two extra rear strut braces should increase rigidity, as will the same extra spot welds and additional structural adhesive on the frame that come on every GR Corolla. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
"It\u2019s made of several heavy-duty materials to keep it safe: a black Cinefoil dust jacket, white heat-shield foil pages, nickel wire, stainless-steel head and tail bands and Kapton high-temperature adhesive . \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 24 May 2022",
"Scrape the area free of any leftover adhesive or thinset with a stiff putty knife. \u2014 Sal Vaglica, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
"This will create a layer so your skin isn\u2019t directly touching as much adhesive . \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 28 Apr. 2022",
"But Lisa Kudrow\u2019s speech about the glue is complete gobbledygook\u2014those words have nothing to do with my formula adhesive at all. \u2014 Keaton Bell, Vogue , 27 Apr. 2022",
"As part of Engineering Design Day at Johns Hopkins University, a group of students created Tastee Tape, a clear adhesive meant to keep burritos, wraps and similar food intact. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1661, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Noun",
"1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-171918"
},
"addlepated":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": being mixed up : confused",
": eccentric"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-d\u1d4al-\u02ccp\u0101-t\u0259d"
],
"synonyms":[
"addle",
"addled",
"bedeviled",
"befogged",
"befuddled",
"bemused",
"bewildered",
"bushed",
"confounded",
"confused",
"dazed",
"distracted",
"dizzy",
"dopey",
"dopy",
"fogged",
"mixed-up",
"muddleheaded",
"muzzy",
"pixilated",
"pixillated",
"punch-drunk",
"punchy",
"raddled",
"shell-shocked",
"silly",
"slaphappy",
"spaced-out",
"spaced",
"spacey",
"spacy",
"stunned",
"stupefied",
"zonked",
"zonked-out"
],
"antonyms":[
"clearheaded"
],
"examples":[
"some addlepated clerk had confused our hotel reservation with that of another, similarly named, party"
": disposed to seek adventure or to cope with the new and unknown",
": innovative",
": characterized by unknown dangers and risks",
": ready to take risks or to deal with new or unexpected problems",
": dangerous sense 1 , risky"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259d-\u02c8ven-ch(\u0259-)r\u0259s",
"\u0259d-\u02c8ven-ch\u0259-r\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"adventuresome",
"audacious",
"bold",
"daring",
"dashing",
"emboldened",
"enterprising",
"free-swinging",
"gutsy",
"hardy",
"nerved",
"nervy",
"venturesome",
"venturous"
],
"antonyms":[
"unadventurous",
"unenterprising"
],
"examples":[
"The island attracts adventurous travelers.",
"He is an adventurous cook who is always trying new recipes.",
"Her design is an adventurous departure from what we usually see.",
"They have an adventurous lifestyle.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Now, Jeff and Patti have transferred Jeff\u2019s radio skills to their adventurous podcast, while traveling North America. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
"Visitors to Los Angeles often put on their list of city sights the Hollywood sign, the Venice boardwalk, the Watts Towers, and for the more adventurous and olfactory-challenged, the Farmer John\u2019s meatpacking plant in Vernon. \u2014 Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
"The Cybex Talos S Lux is designed for off-road adventures, as well as those over cobblestones and any other adventurous terrain. \u2014 Margaux Lushing, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Grassroots Ice Cream, 4 Park Place on the town green, offers dozens of homemade, adventurous flavors including Bananagraham, Irish Cream chip, goat cheese blackberry, pina colada sorbet and grapefruit sorbet. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 9 June 2022",
"Frozen and Frozen 2 are adventurous Disney movies with brave and lovable characters \u2014 princess Anna of Arendelle included. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 8 June 2022",
"Plant, the Led Zeppelin icon who for the last 30-odd years shunned millions in reunion tour guarantees in favor of pursuing adventurous solo work, and Krauss, a bluegrass legend with 27 Grammy Awards, first came together in 2007. \u2014 Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"While there, Laurie discovers a mysterious wooden duck decoy and\u2014determined to honor the life of a beloved, adventurous woman who never married and didn\u2019t have any children\u2014embarks on a lively quest to figure out its origins. \u2014 Angela Haupt, Time , 6 June 2022",
"Hough later detailed the experience on PEOPLE Now, explaining that Erbert quickly picked up on his love of adventurous excursions. \u2014 Stephanie Kaloi, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"alteration (with -d- restored from Latin) of Middle English aventurous \"occurring by chance, daring, seeking new exploits,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, from aventure adventure entry 1 + -ous -ous ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-002529"
},
"adviser":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": someone who gives advice"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259d-\u02c8v\u012b-z\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"consigliere",
"consultant",
"counsel",
"counselor",
"counsellor"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some argue that a good travel adviser can essentially do the same thing. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Ivanka Trump's testimony carries weight: There's more to come from former President Donald Trump's daughter and former adviser during upcoming Jan. 6 committee hearings. \u2014 Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"Video depositions played at the first two hearings included witnesses who were close with Trump at the time of the election and on Jan. 6, including his daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump and then-Attorney General Bill Barr. \u2014 Oren Oppenheim, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
"The ex-mayor, who has been known to enjoy a drink or two, blasted senior Trump adviser Jason Miller and Bill Stepien over their account of his condition as the votes rolled in. \u2014 al , 14 June 2022",
"And Oakland County businessman and quality guru Perry Johnson, who was disqualified from the ballot over the same issue, is also planning legal action, campaign adviser John Yob said Tuesday. \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
"Alex Cannon, a former Trump campaign attorney, also recalled speaking with senior White House adviser Peter Navarro about voter fraud claims and Vice President Mike Pence. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, Caroline Linton, Stefan Becket, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
"In an interview, a top adviser to Mr. Zelensky on Monday sharply ramped up his country\u2019s urgent calls for more and faster delivery of more modern weapons and gear from NATO countries. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"Jason Miller, a political adviser to Trump, said that the prediction that Arizona voters broke for Biden, the first win by a Democratic candidate in that state since President Bill Clinton\u2019s 1996 race, completely shifted the attitude in the room. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022"
"Short testified that Cipollone agreed with Pence\u2019s team\u2019s legal analysis and expressed admiration for Pence\u2019s actions on Jan. 6. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"The extreme need for admiration and a sense of entitlement influence the rise of manipulative behaviors. \u2014 Gregory Stebbins, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Nadal also expressed his admiration for the young player ahead of their face-off today, and took care to thank him while accepting his trophy. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 5 June 2022",
"In a statement released with the song, Petras expressed her admiration for Bush\u2019s lyricism and composition on the song, calling it one of her all-time favorites. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 1 June 2022",
"Hill always expressed her admiration for the beautiful skin tone of Black people. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 26 May 2022",
"It was widely seen as a Russian attempt to boost Le Pen, who had regularly expressed admiration for Russian President Vladimir Putin, been highly critical of NATO and advocated for France to leave the European Union. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Boxing veterans also have expressed admiration for Garcia aligning with no-nonsense trainer Joe Goossen after defecting from the camp of Alvarez\u2019s trainer, Eddy Reynoso. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 9 Apr. 2022",
"These distinctives are a challenge for leftish admiration of the secular, peaceable welfare states of Northern Europe. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 22 Sep. 2021"
"Middle English admiracion, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French amiracion, going back to Old French ammiration, borrowed from Latin adm\u012br\u0101ti\u014dn-, adm\u012br\u0101ti\u014d, from adm\u012br\u0101r\u012b \"to admire \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
"Larger windows will require additional work, but the additional light they will provide may be worth the extra trouble.",
"there turned out to be additional reasons for her unauthorized absence",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Businesses will have until July 25 to submit bids due to appraisers requiring additional time to perform appraisals of the sports campus, according to a Westfield news release. \u2014 Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star , 21 June 2022",
"Unfortunately, once the clock stops there is no additional time provided. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 20 June 2022",
"If guests want additional time to cool off from the desert heat outside, a 9-foot-deep outdoor pool\u2014also blasted from the surrounding rock\u2014will do just the trick. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 17 June 2022",
"Griffin, who has been in jail for 20 days, will receive credit for time served and will not have to serve additional time. \u2014 Paulina Smolinski, Robert Legare, CBS News , 17 June 2022",
"That proposal was rejected Tuesday night, and the council requested additional time to reach out to the city\u2019s three dispensaries to get a better idea of what the lounges might look like. \u2014 Felicia Alvarez, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"Remote work gifted many people with additional time to work on personal to-do lists or take a break. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 16 June 2022",
"The 48-hour official visit provided a more in-depth look at Arkansas' program and additional time with Sam Pittman. \u2014 Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online , 15 June 2022",
"Lopez also had fierce discussions with NFL executives over getting additional time to have a noteworthy finale with the two musicians on stage at once. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022"
": suited by nature, character, or design to a particular use, purpose, or situation"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8dap-t\u0259d",
"a-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Thompson hopes to move her office, now in a York Road multitenant building in North Royalton, into the adapted home in August, according to Daryl Mapson, an architect working on the project. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 16 May 2022",
"Not writer-director Si\u00e2n Heder, who won the Oscar for adapted screenplay. \u2014 Glenn Whippentertainment Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
"But others, especially cold- adapted lichens that are already living near their climate limit, are likely to succumb to increasing heat and aridity. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 15 Feb. 2022",
"The annual screenwriting awards, to be held virtually March 20, honor the best screenplays of the year in three categories: original, adapted and documentary. \u2014 Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Director and adapter Maggie Gyllenhaal was nominated for adapted screenplay. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The Big Short, each landed directing and writing nominations, with the former also securing a best picture nom and the latter an adapted screenplay win. \u2014 Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The adapted paddle, fabricated by biotechnology company ONWARD Medical, is longer and wider than transitional leads, in order to reach those key nerve targets. \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The Writers Guild of America on Thursday announced the nominees in its film categories, including best original, adapted and documentary screenplays. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"from past participle of adapt ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-094416"
},
"add":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"adjective",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to join or unite so as to bring about an increase or improvement",
": to say further : append",
": to combine (numbers) into an equivalent simple quantity or number",
": to include as a member of a group",
": to perform addition",
": to come together or unite by addition",
": to serve as an addition",
": to make an addition",
"American Dialect Dictionary",
"attention deficit disorder",
": to combine numbers into a single sum",
": to join or unite to something",
": to cause to have",
": to say something more",
": to be added together to equal the expected amount",
": to make sense",
"adduction; adductor",
"attention deficit disorder"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ad",
"\u02c8ad"
],
"synonyms":[
"adjoin",
"annex",
"append",
"subjoin",
"tack (on)"
],
"antonyms":[
"abate",
"bate",
"deduct",
"knock off",
"remove",
"subtract",
"take off"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Okra is sliced laterally into curving scimitar-like pieces, their open sides seared on a grill to add even more depth and crunch to the stew. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 June 2022",
"Just follow Bella Hadid\u2019s lead and add a bit of coverage with a knee-high style. \u2014 Alexis Bennett, Vogue , 21 June 2022",
"The money will allow the amusement park to add an 800-linear-foot lazy river, central spray deck, private full-service cabanas and a second food venue to the Santa Springs Water Park, which is part of the amusement park venue. \u2014 Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"Hartford currently offers 17 sports and hopes to add tennis, field hockey and ice hockey in the future. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 21 June 2022",
"This elegant tiki torch\u2014a modern version of a traditional Moroccan oil lamp\u2014is sure to add a beautiful, unexpected decorative element to your backyard gathering. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
"The AutoDos system works with Miele\u2019s PowerDisk, which dispenses the correct amount of detergent for the cycle and lasts for up to 20 washes \u2013 no need to remember to add cleaner each time. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
"Keep this page bookmarked over the coming months as Satterfield and company look to add more talent to the 2023 class. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 21 June 2022",
"So in addition to his grueling training and work schedule, Horton found time to add in mindfulness, too. \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 21 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-105116"
},
"advisement":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": careful consideration : deliberation",
": the act or process of advising someone (such as a college student)",
": careful consideration : deliberation",
": the act or process of advising"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259d-\u02c8v\u012bz-m\u0259nt",
"\u0259d-\u02c8v\u012bz-m\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[
"account",
"consideration",
"debate",
"deliberation",
"reflection",
"study",
"thought"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"we'll take that matter under advisement and get back to you later",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After hearing arguments, Matthews took the case under advisement , with a decision to be issued soon. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
"And that's another consideration Putin has to take under advisement . \u2014 CBS News , 18 May 2022",
"His score was painstakingly replicated under his watch and advisement for the Ann Arbor show. \u2014 Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press , 19 Feb. 2022",
"While votes from the independent members of the FDA's advisory committee, called VRBPAC, are not binding, the agency takes its recommendations under serious advisement in deciding whether to grant vaccines new authorization or approval. \u2014 Sasha Pezenik, ABC News , 15 Sep. 2021",
"Last month, under his advisement , Florida became the first state to break from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommendations that everyone aged 5 and older receive the Covid-19 vaccine. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Of Monday's moves, Perdomo's advisement would qualify as at least a minimal surprise after leading Milwaukee with a 2-0 record in five appearances (two starts). \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Apr. 2022",
"After hearing Wednesday, federal judge takes the matter under advisement . \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Judge Natalie Bokota took his plea under advisement . \u2014 Meredith Colias-pete, chicagotribune.com , 18 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English avisement \"examination, consideration, decision, advice, counsel,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, from aviser, adviser \"to look at, examine, consider, give advice to, inform\" + -ment -ment \u2014 more at advise ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-110248"
},
"adhere":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing",
": to give support or maintain loyalty",
": to bind oneself to observance",
": accord sense intransitive 1",
": to cause to stick fast",
": to stick tight : cling",
": to act in the way that is required by",
": to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing",
": to become joined (as in pathological adhesion )",
": to cause to stick fast"
],
"pronounciation":[
"ad-\u02c8hir",
"\u0259d-",
"ad-\u02c8hir",
"ad-\u02c8hi(\u0259)r, \u0259d-"
],
"synonyms":[
"cleave",
"cling",
"hew",
"stick"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The stamp failed to adhere .",
"everyone started calling her \u201cCookie\u201d when she was little and the name adhered",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Visitors seemed to adhere quite closely to one of the main provisions designed to prevent infections, generally refraining from eating and drinking in spaces where animals were present. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 June 2022",
"The girls would play the same character, switching to adhere to laws protecting child actors from overworking. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
"The Cleveland Community Police Commission says nine smaller police agencies in the city have mostly complied with changing their policies to adhere to the city\u2019s reform of its department. \u2014 Olivia Mitchell, cleveland , 15 June 2022",
"However, my husband took the initiative to help me by removing the button loops and researching the best way to adhere the jewelry together. \u2014 Tiffany Leigh, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"In the video, Reynolds asked anybody not willing to adhere to the policy to contact him immediately. \u2014 Jozsef Papp, ajc , 27 May 2022",
"Dip each slice in the breadcrumb mixture, pressing it onto the eggplant to adhere . \u2014 Becky Krystal, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"According to the authors, this approach is also useful for studying historical paintings, detecting skin cancer, measuring the thickness of automotive paints, and making sure turbine blade coatings adhere properly. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 29 Apr. 2022",
"If the version of free speech Musk seems to adhere to wins the day, Kleinman argues that ironically, a lessening of free speech could take place. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 27 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French adh\u00e9rer, going back to Old French ah\u00e9rer, borrowed from Latin adhaer\u0113re \"to cling, stick (to), attach oneself, keep close (to a person),\" from ad- ad- + haer\u0113re \"to be closely attached, stick\" \u2014 more at hesitate ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-140747"
},
"addiction":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted",
": a strong inclination to do, use, or indulge in something repeatedly",
": a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted",
": compulsive physiological need for a habit-forming drug (as heroin)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8dik-sh\u0259n",
"a-",
"\u0259-\u02c8dik-sh\u0259n",
"\u0259-\u02c8dik-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"dependence",
"dependance",
"habit",
"jones",
"monkey"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He has a drug addiction .",
"His life has been ruined by heroin addiction .",
"He devotes his summers to his surfing addiction .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Gateway treats patients in all stages of addiction , including inpatient, residential, outpatient, post-treatment and in sober recovery housing. \u2014 Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"The signs of drug addiction are actually increasing throughout the state, according to law enforcement sources. \u2014 Dan Springer, Fox News , 16 June 2022",
"That\u2019s 92 not-dead people who survived another day of addiction to maybe, just possibly, start recovery tomorrow. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"The prescriptions tend to be minimal at first then escalate depending on the severity of the addiction . \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 31 May 2022",
"The lawsuit accused the defendants of downplaying the risks of addiction associated with opioid use while overstating the benefits. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
"After her brother and sister died, Andrews, despite being in the throes of addiction , even took over parenting two nieces and a nephew, and, later, D\u2019Andre\u2019s girlfriend. \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
"The lawsuit accused the defendants of downplaying the risks of addiction associated with opioid use while overstating the benefits. \u2014 John Raby, ajc , 25 May 2022",
"Some people might be able to effectively reduce and possibly manage their drinking by choosing to change their habits, but an alcoholic in the throes of addiction could not be expected to be able to do this. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 24 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"earlier, \"inclination, bent,\" in part derivative of addict entry 2 , in part borrowed from Latin addicti\u014dn-, addicti\u014d \"adjudging (of disputed property), assignment of a debtor to the custody of his creditor,\" from add\u012bcere \"to assign (property), hand over, give up to\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at addict entry 2 ",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1532, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-141306"
},
"adhesion":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": steady or firm attachment : adherence",
": the action or state of adhering",
": the abnormal union of separate tissue surfaces by new fibrous tissue resulting from an inflammatory process",
": the newly formed uniting tissue",
": agreement to join",
": the molecular attraction exerted between the surfaces of bodies in contact",
": the act or state of sticking",
": the action or state of adhering",
": a sticking together of substances (as of glue and wood or of parts united by growth)",
": the abnormal union of surfaces normally separate by the formation of new fibrous tissue resulting from an inflammatory process",
": the newly formed uniting tissue",
": the union of wound edges especially by first intention",
": the molecular attraction exerted between the surfaces of bodies in contact \u2014 compare cohesion sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":[
"ad-\u02c8h\u0113-zh\u0259n",
"\u0259d-",
"ad-\u02c8h\u0113-zh\u0259n",
"ad-\u02c8h\u0113-zh\u0259n, \u0259d-"
],
"synonyms":[
"adherence",
"bonding",
"cling"
],
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"examples":[
"the adhesion of the coating",
"the adhesion of the mud to my shoes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At the back, a deliberately unsticky 195/65R-15 all-season tire is fitted to balance the levels of adhesion front to rear. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
"One of the cubs died on May 4 due to malformations in the left lung and lung adhesion , according to Dr. Behrang Ekrami, a veterinarian at the Asian Cheetah Breeding Center. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 11 May 2022",
"This coupe's high-fidelity steering offers terrific feedback, which helps its driver confidently probe the limits of adhesion (0.95 g on our test car's 18-inch Michelin Pilot Sport 4 summer tires). \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Rather, the pre-existing level of adhesion between the creme and the chocolate wafers seemed to be the determining factor. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 19 Apr. 2022",
"This improves the adhesion of lacquer on a silicon-oxide surface (Silinvar). \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Spaghetti aglio e olio, showing capillary adhesion between the noodles. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 16 Mar. 2022",
"In their models, the walking activity emerged naturally from the interplay between the internal driving forces of the cilia and the energy of their adhesion to the surface. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Epoxy resins are the fundamental component of many types of materials and are often used in the automotive, construction, wind energy, aerospace and electronics industries due to their superior adhesion , strength and durability. \u2014 Joe Cornell, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French or Latin; French adh\u00e9sion, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Latin adhaesi\u014dn-, adhaesi\u014d, from adhaes-, variant stem of adhaer\u0113re \"to adhere \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns (expected *adhaesti\u014d presumably simplified to adhaesi\u014d by analogy)",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-211227"
},
"admittance":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the act or process of admitting",
": permission to enter",
": the reciprocal of the impedance of a circuit",
": permission to enter"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259d-\u02c8mi-t\u1d4an(t)s",
"ad-",
"\u0259d-\u02c8mi-t\u1d4ans"
],
"synonyms":[
"access",
"accession",
"admission",
"door",
"doorway",
"entrance",
"entr\u00e9e",
"entree",
"entry",
"gateway",
"ingress",
"key",
"passport",
"ticket"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He tried to enter the restaurant but was refused admittance .",
"They opposed the admittance of women into the club.",
"The sign said \u201cNo Admittance .\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Proof of coronavirus vaccination required for admittance . \u2014 Chris Kelly, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"The protest took place as seniors and other students took the SAT exam, often required as part of the college admittance process. \u2014 Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
"With Deep having proven his loyalty, Homelander pitches his re- admittance to Starlight, who is, understandably\u2026 horrified. \u2014 Alex Raiman, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
"Each nominated athlete will receive one free ticket for their admittance to the show. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 27 May 2022",
"Each nominated athlete will receive one free ticket for their admittance to the show. \u2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 May 2022",
"Each nominated athlete will receive one free ticket for their admittance to the show. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 6 May 2022",
"Each nominated athlete will receive one free ticket for their admittance to the show. \u2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 May 2022",
"Each of those athletes will receive one free ticket for their admittance to the show. \u2014 The Indianapolis Star , 18 May 2022"
": a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune",
": hard times : misfortune"
],
"pronounciation":[
"ad-\u02c8v\u0259r-s\u0259-t\u0113",
"ad-\u02c8v\u0259r-s\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"ill",
"knock",
"misadventure",
"mischance",
"misfortune",
"mishap",
"tragedy"
],
"antonyms":[
"fortune",
"luck",
"serendipity"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Colorado facing the first bit of adversity since the Stanley Cup final began. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 21 June 2022",
"Times of adversity can be the catalyst for analyzing systems and processes, which allows innovation and new perspectives to arise. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Every year is unique, and there can be a lot of adversity . \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
"It is given out to a South Florida high school athlete who exhibits valor and courage in the face of adversity , and comes with a scholarship worth $10,000. \u2014 Francisco Rosa, Sun Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
"Is Homer signaling fortitude in the face of adversity , or resignation? \u2014 Carol Strickland, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 June 2022",
"Your steadfast stewardship of one of our most important democracies has made the world safer and more prosperous through war and peace, times of adversity , and times of prosperity. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 2 June 2022",
"Throughout the 2021-22 season, the Rangers have responded to nearly every challenge and bit of adversity with resilience. \u2014 Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
"Hustle for all its predictability, is satisfying in the way the best sports movies are: a scrappy tale of adversity and triumph, smartly told. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English adversite \"opposition, hostility, misfortune, hardship,\" borrowed from Anglo-French adversit\u00e9, aversit\u00e9, borrowed from Late Latin adversit\u0101t-, adversit\u0101s (Latin, \"power of counteracting\"), from Latin adversus adverse + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity ",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-022705"
},
"advance":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to accelerate the growth or progress of",
": to bring or move forward",
": to raise to a higher rank",
": to lift up : raise",
": to bring forward in time",
": to make earlier",
": to bring forward for notice, consideration, or acceptance : propose",
": to supply or furnish in expectation of repayment",
": to raise in rate : increase",
": to move forward : proceed",
": to make progress : increase",
": to rise in rank, position, or importance",
": to rise in rate or price",
": a moving forward",
": progress in development",
": a progressive step : improvement",
": a rise in price, value, or amount",
": a first step or approach made (as to gain favor or form an acquaintance)",
": the act of speaking to someone in an effort to start a sexual relationship",
": a provision of something (such as money or goods) before a return is received",
": the money or goods supplied",
": to, toward, or in a place or position ahead",
": before a deadline or an anticipated event",
": ahead of",
": made, sent, or furnished ahead of time",
": going or situated before",
": to move forward",
": to help the progress of",
": to raise to a higher rank : promote",
": to give ahead of time",
": propose sense 1",
": a forward movement",
": progress in development : improvement",
": a rise in price, value, or amount",
": a first step or approach",
": money given ahead of the usual time",
": before an expected event",
": to supply or provide ahead of time: as",
": to give (a gift) by way of or as an advancement",
": to supply (as money) beforehand in expectation of repayment or other future adjustment",
": a provision of something (as goods or money) before a return is received",
": the money or goods supplied"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259d-\u02c8van(t)s",
"\u0259d-\u02c8vans"
],
"synonyms":[
"lend",
"loan"
],
"antonyms":[
"advancement",
"furtherance",
"going",
"headway",
"march",
"onrush",
"passage",
"process",
"procession",
"progress",
"progression"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Palin, Begich and Gross had already appeared certain to advance to the general election according to results released Saturday. \u2014 Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
"The decision prompted supporters to pursue the measure, known as the millionaires tax, through the Legislature, where lawmakers overwhelmingly voted last year to advance it to this year\u2019s ballot and give voters the chance to weigh in. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"This past season, the Wildcats softball team snuck into the NCAA Tournament despite finishing tied for last in the conference and won five straight postseason games to advance to the school's 25th Women's College World Series appearance. \u2014 Alec White, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
"The Beavers are trying to advance to the College World Series for the eighth time in school history and seventh since 2005. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 June 2022",
"The Avalanche swept the Edmonton Oilers earlier this week to advance to the finals for the first time since 2001. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
"Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 20 saves for the Lightning, who won the series 4-2 \u2014 rattling off four straight victories after losing the first two games on the road \u2014 to advance to the Stanley Cup Final against the Colorado Avalanche. \u2014 Fred Goodall, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"The Seventh Region juggernaut throttled the Third Region's Daviess County Panthers 7-0 to advance to the semifinals of the Clark\u2019s Pump-N-Shop KHSAA State Softball Tournament in the early hours of Saturday morning. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 11 June 2022",
"Auburn is one of 10 teams to advance to at least three super regionals since 2018, joining Arkansas (4), East Carolina, Mississippi State, North Carolina, Ole Miss, Stanford, Texas, Texas Tech, and Vanderbilt on the list. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 11 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Rides may be booked in advance at airpowertour.org. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 19 June 2022",
"The performance was not publicized in advance , but CMCB did reach out to invite people who work in the BPS administrative office above the cafe. \u2014 Serena Puang, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"Travelers should make use of their airlines\u2019 and airports\u2019 smartphone apps \u2014 not to mention weather-tracking apps \u2014 to get a sense of delays and wait times in advance , Darby said. \u2014 Rob Wile, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
"Coveted reservations open up three weeks to the day in advance , and if dinner isn't possible, making a trip for lunch is highly suggested. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
"The surge in camping also means popular campgrounds are booked months in advance , making last-minute changes stressful, Geraci said. \u2014 Kay Nolan, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"The Getaway Campground in the Catskills has 10 campsites available to book in- advance , online. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 17 June 2022",
"Tickets must be purchased in advance online or over the phone. \u2014 Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022",
"Yet such perennial popularity means that much of the best lodging is booked months in advance on a holiday weekend. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Many other policies won\u2019t cover theme park tickets: Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, Disney has required travelers to make advance reservations to enter its U.S. theme parks. \u2014 cleveland , 5 June 2022",
"But California law does not require advance notice or allow an opt-out provision for gender identity lessons. \u2014 Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"Eventually, investigators would discover that Abu Zubaydah had never been a member of Al Qaeda, never fought American forces and never had advance knowledge of any Qaeda attacks. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"With advance notice of what future spending will be, as the reconciliation bill would provide, the Fed would be well-situated to anticipate whatever minor inflationary effects the legislation brought on and alter its monetary policy accordingly. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 11 Nov. 2021",
"The 10-page report also threw in the towel on determining whether Rudy Giuliani had advance inside knowledge that the FBI found copies of Hillary Clinton's emails on a laptop and planned to reopen its investigation. \u2014 The Week , 6 Aug. 2021",
"The contracts formally forbid nudity in any auditions and require employers to give performers advance notice of any partial or full nudity required by a job. \u2014 Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 May 2022",
"No, Trump\u2019s former personal attorney Michael Cohen did not testify that Trump had advance knowledge of any meeting between the Russians and his campaign. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 30 Mar. 2022",
"In addition to executive-session provisions, the law has numerous sections, such as how the entity has to provide advance notice of the meeting, how minutes of the meeting need to be kept and exemptions to the public-meeting law. \u2014 Laura Hancock, cleveland , 9 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1538, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a",
"Adjective",
"1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-090318"
},
"administer (to)":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to attend to the needs and comforts of volunteers administering to the terminally ill at a hospice"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112738"
},
"additionally":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in or by way of addition : furthermore"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8dish-n\u0259-l\u0113",
"-\u02c8di-sh\u0259n-l\u0113",
"\u02c8di-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al-\u0113",
"a-"
],
"synonyms":[
"again",
"also",
"besides",
"either",
"further",
"furthermore",
"likewise",
"more",
"moreover",
"then",
"too",
"withal",
"yet"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the diet recommends fruit juice for breakfast and, additionally , fresh fruit once a day",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The law additionally compels the agency to better track and report the use of isolation in its facilities. \u2014 Annie Waldman, ProPublica , 24 June 2022",
"The painting will additionally be loaned to the National Portrait Gallery for its 2023 reopening. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 June 2022",
"Made-to-measure clothing arrives in near-final form save for the placement of the sleeve buttons but can be additionally altered to better fit the client. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
"The law additionally compels the agency to better track and report the use of isolation in its facilities. \u2014 Erin Einhorn, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
"The 16-year-old boy was additionally charged with possession of a firearm by a person under 18, according to police. \u2014 Mary Helene Hall, ajc , 21 June 2022",
"Natural increase additionally fell to only 11.3 births per 1,000 residents (down from 19.7 births in 1990), while deaths jumped to a high of 8.1 per 1,000 residents (up from 6.1-6.2 over the past decade). \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 May 2022",
"Taylor, who was additionally accused of possessing up to 30 grams of cannabis when he was found to have 25 grams of marijuana, was also served with a Chicago Police Department warrant for property damage, police said. \u2014 Daily Southtown Staff, chicagotribune.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Private boards additionally don\u2019t face the same regulatory filing requirements\u2014for example, to submit quarterly earnings reports. \u2014 Jennifer Williams-alvarez, WSJ , 9 June 2022"
": existing or occurring as an increase or addition : additional , further"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-d\u0259d"
],
"synonyms":[
"additional",
"another",
"else",
"farther",
"fresh",
"further",
"more",
"other"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The retroshade can help suss out situations and relationships without the extra added heaviness, confusion, and ambiguity of the retrograde. \u2014 Lisa Stardust, Glamour , 3 June 2022",
"An added downside of this storm was a severe hit to merchants\u2019 brand loyalty. \u2014 Omer Riaz, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"An added layer to this hesitance may be the fact that naming boys Junior is sometimes associated with a tradition of masculinity and even narcissism. \u2014 Maggie Mertens, The Atlantic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"An added bonus this time around is the Wisconsin Center, which is undergoing a massive construction project that will nearly double its size and be completed before the convention begins. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 Apr. 2022",
"An added bonus: reflective seams, to keep you safe on dusk runs. \u2014 Lauren Joseph, SELF , 4 Apr. 2022",
"With the added economic dislocation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the shops have become both places to shop and part of the social and economic mix of El Valle, as locals call the region. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The added support of shapewear doesn't hurt either. \u2014 Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The same writers, with a few more added , are prophesying the same calamity as the result of the war between England and the Boers. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"from past participle of add ",
"busily perusing the job adverts in the Sunday Times",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Yet to advert to rules of tonal consistency is to impose an external, puristic point of view on material that is wonderfully motley and personal. \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 27 July 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Announcing his return in typically cheeky style \u2013 after a Twitter campaign to free Cuthbert \u2013 Aldi made the announcement outside a branch of M&S this morning, parking a truck with an advert outside a store. \u2014 Mark Faithfull, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"That same year, Indian jewelry brand Tanishq withdrew an advert featuring an interfaith couple following online criticism. \u2014 CNN , 27 Apr. 2022",
"So, when that game-changing advert came on in 2012, on primetime television after X Factor no less, featuring some of the best Grime MCs from the ends, something stirred in me. \u2014 L'or\u00e9al Blackett, refinery29.com , 25 Feb. 2022",
"In the advert , the animal lover spends a fun day in New York with her best friend - a giant chicken! \u2014 Lanae Brody, PEOPLE.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Worn underneath a pair of low-slung, slashed baggy jeans, the cut-out leotard was an advert for casually smoking rebound dressing done well. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Vogue , 11 Jan. 2022",
"In this advert , @Citroen #Egypt chose to show the negative aspects of their C4\u2032s new features, from harming people\u2019s privacy to harassing girls in the street! \u2014 Samy Magdy, ajc , 1 Jan. 2022",
"In this advert , @Citroen #Egypt chose to show the negative aspects of their C4\u2032s new features, from harming people\u2019s privacy to harassing girls in the street! \u2014 Samy Magdy, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Jan. 2022",
"The advert provoked a public backlash, and sparked a debate about sexism in the country. \u2014 Yoonjung Seo And Amy Woodyatt, CNN , 15 Dec. 2021"
"Middle English averten, adverten \"to notice, think of, consider, be heedful,\" borrowed from Anglo-French avertir, advertir \"to notify, (reflexive) recognize, be mindful of,\" going back to Vulgar Latin *advert\u012bre, alteration (by conjugational shift) of Latin advertere \"to turn or direct toward, direct (attention) toward, pay heed (to), attract the attention of,\" from ad- ad- + vertere \"to turn\" \u2014 more at worth entry 4":"Verb",
"by shortening":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
": any of various specialized molecular components (such as proteins) on the surface of a bacterial cell that bring about adhesion by attaching to the surface of other cells or structures"
],
"pronounciation":[
"ad-\u02c8h\u0113-z\u1d4an"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":" adhes- (in adhesion or adhesive entry 1 ) + -in entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1959, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-163423"
},
"admonishing":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": serving to admonish : expressing warning or disapproval in usually an earnest or solicitous way"
],
"pronounciation":[
"ad-\u02c8m\u00e4-ni-shi\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"admonitory",
"cautionary",
"cautioning",
"exemplary",
"monitory",
"premonitory",
"warning"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"from present participle of admonish ",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1569, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-163817"
},
"additional tax":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": surtax sense b"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1905, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-164458"
},
"added money":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": money added to stakes by a track or racing association as an additional inducement for entries as distinct from entrance fees or forfeits"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1831, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-171058"
},
"add up (to)":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to not consist of very much or of anything of importance See the full definition"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-174831"
},
"advertency":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being advertent : heedfulness",
": advertence sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"ad-\u02c8v\u0259r-t\u1d4an(t)-s\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"advertence",
"attention",
"awareness",
"cognizance",
"consciousness",
"ear",
"eye",
"heed",
"knowledge",
"mindfulness",
"note",
"notice",
"observance",
"observation"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a history textbook that has been widely criticized for its lack of advertency to the contributions of minorities"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180824"
},
"advertisement":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a public notice",
": one published in the press or broadcast over the air",
": the act or process of advertising something",
": a notice or short film advertising something"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccad-v\u0259r-\u02c8t\u012bz-m\u0259nt",
"\u0259d-\u02c8v\u0259r-t\u0259z-m\u0259nt",
"-t\u0259-sm\u0259nt",
"\u02ccad-v\u0259r-\u02c8t\u012bz-m\u0259nt",
"ad-\u02c8v\u0259r-t\u0259z-"
],
"synonyms":[
"ad",
"advert",
"announcement",
"bulletin",
"communiqu\u00e9",
"notice",
"notification",
"posting",
"release"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The advertisement will appear in three magazines.",
"He learned about the job from an advertisement in the newspaper.",
"The company has spent a lot of money on advertisement .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Then, let the advertisement run with a reasonable budget. \u2014 Holly Eve, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"For Democrats, the clear precedent is Ms. McCaskill\u2019s almost legendary advertisement backhandedly promoting Mr. Akin to be her opponent in her 2012 re-election run. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
"The dark forest is always here: The doomscroll of iPhone news, the search engine advertisement for a predatory videogame, the meme that kills. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
"Mosby\u2019s campaign has produced one video advertisement and did not open a campaign headquarters until Saturday. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022",
"Renacci reported spending almost $4 million -- with his largest expenses including advertisement and marketing -- leaving him with just $11,600 left over following the election. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
"Paramount even offered to include an advertisement for the Navy in exchange for debts owed to the service for its help with the film. \u2014 Taylor Vasilik, Popular Mechanics , 10 June 2022",
"Though her physical visits Down Under are sporadic, Katy Perry is everywhere in Australia right now, thanks to a new advertisement for a food delivery service. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 9 June 2022",
"The advertisement , for a male body spray called Layer\u2019r Shot, shows four men seemingly watching a woman in a grocery store before one of them uses the product. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 6 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French avertisement, advertissement, from avertiss-, advertiss-, stem of avertir, advertir \"to notify, (reflexive) recognize, be mindful of\" + -ment -ment \u2014 more at advert entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-194503"
},
"advertent":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": giving attention : heedful"
],
"pronounciation":[
"ad-\u02c8v\u0259r-t\u1d4ant"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin advertent-, advertens, present participle of advertere \"to direct (attention) toward, pay heed (to)\" \u2014 more at advert entry 1 ",
"The mayor appointed an ad hoc committee to study the project.",
"We had to make some ad hoc changes to the plans.",
"We'll hire more staff on an ad hoc basis.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The cloud is a transformation engine, often adopted in an ad hoc fashion from line-of-business leaders responsible for driving growth at all costs. \u2014 Scott Sellers, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"But the ad hoc approach of hybrid work has made things harder for some people, said Emma Codd, the global inclusion leader at Deloitte. \u2014 Cassie Werber, Quartz , 5 May 2022",
"On Monday, the Oregon School Activities Association\u2019s executive board voted to accept the recommendations from the football ad hoc committee and the state championship committee, which includes a split in the Class 6A state playoffs. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 May 2022",
"But there were signs of frustration with the city's ad hoc , district-by-district approach. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The ad hoc group includes bondholders from BlackRock Inc. and Ashmore Group PLC, the people said. \u2014 Alexander Saeedy, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Such institutions and services would certainly improve upon the current ad hoc approach. \u2014 Drew Austin, Wired , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The jackets will all launch Farfetch\u2019s new retail platform, Farfetch Beat, which will champion an ad hoc release schedule that will focus on extra-special fashion pieces. \u2014 Laia Garcia-furtado, Vogue , 8 June 2022",
"Alongside the road near one of the many ad hoc memorials, an elderly man sat in the open hatchback of his car for hours, playing soothing music on his violin. \u2014 Elizabeth Williamson, The Atlantic , 2 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
"first_known_use":[
"Adverb",
"1639, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-213545"
},
"adulterant":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an adulterating substance or agent",
": an adulterating substance or agent"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259l-t(\u0259-)r\u0259nt",
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259l-t(\u0259-)r\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[
"contaminant",
"contamination",
"defilement",
"impurity",
"pollutant"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"concerned about adulterants in the town's water supply coming from the discharge from the factory",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But because additives aren\u2019t disclosed to the buyer and most of them have been banned by the FDA, clinicians might not recognize or even suspect that an adulterant is the cause of a patient\u2019s symptoms. \u2014 C. Michael White, The Conversation , 16 Aug. 2021",
"Officials also don't know whether there is a particular solvent or adulterant in one product, whether there are multiple products, or whether there are multiple brands involved, Schuchat said. \u2014 Lena H. Sun, chicagotribune.com , 30 Sep. 2019",
"Indeed, preliminary reports have linked nearly all reported illnesses to products purchased from the illicit market that contain potential adulterants and contaminants. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 10 Oct. 2019",
"While the arils of M fatua are extensively harvested and have a good market, the arils of G canarica are used as an adulterant . \u2014 Neha Jain, Quartz India , 6 Nov. 2019",
"Officials also don't know whether there is a particular solvent or adulterant in one product, whether there are multiple products, or whether there are multiple brands involved, Schuchat said. \u2014 Lena H. Sun, chicagotribune.com , 30 Sep. 2019",
"Officials don\u2019t know whether there is a particular solvent or adulterant in one product, whether there are multiple products, and whether there are multiple brands involved, Schuchat said. \u2014 Laurie Mcginley, The Denver Post , 27 Sep. 2019",
"Officials also don't know whether there is a particular solvent or adulterant in one product, whether there are multiple products, or whether there are multiple brands involved, Schuchat said. \u2014 Author: Lena H. Sun, Laurie Mcginley, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Sep. 2019",
"Multiple avenues are being tested for, including cutting agents or adulterants that might be added to vaping products. \u2014 Michael Nedelman, CNN , 27 Sep. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1755, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-214529"
},
"ad":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"abbreviation ()",
"adverb suffix",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"noun suffix",
"prefix"
],
"definitions":[
": advertisement sense 1",
": advertising",
": advantage sense 4",
"active duty",
"after date",
"airworthiness directive",
"Alzheimer's disease",
"anno Domini",
"assembly district",
"assistant director",
"athletic director",
"right ear",
"analog/digital",
": to : toward",
": near : adjacent to",
": in the direction of : toward",
": member of a botanical group",
": advertisement",
"in the year of our Lord",
"Alzheimer disease ; Alzheimer's disease",
"atopic dermatitis",
"right ear",
"average deviation",
"[Latin auris dextra ]"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ad",
"\u02c8ad"
],
"synonyms":[
"advert",
"advertisement",
"announcement",
"bulletin",
"communiqu\u00e9",
"notice",
"notification",
"posting",
"release"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1915, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-221056"
},
"adulthood":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun,",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": fully developed and mature : grown-up",
": of, relating to, intended for, or befitting adults",
": dealing in or with explicitly sexual material",
": one that is adult",
": a human being after an age (such as 21) specified by law",
": to behave like an adult : to attend to the ordinary tasks required of a responsible adult",
": to become an adult",
": fully developed and mature",
": a fully grown person, animal, or plant",
": fully developed and mature",
": one that has arrived at full development or maturity especially in size, strength, or intellectual capacity",
": a human male or female after a specific age (as 18 or 21)",
": a person who has reached an age specified by law \u2014 compare child , infant , minor"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259lt",
"\u02c8a-\u02ccd\u0259lt",
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259lt",
"\u02c8a-\u02ccd\u0259lt",
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259lt",
"\u02c8ad-\u02cc\u0259lt"
],
"synonyms":[
"grown-up",
"mature"
],
"antonyms":[
"grown-up"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Every scene with the terrifically naturalistic child actors rings with some truth about pre- adult life. \u2014 A.a. Dowd, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"That means most adult Americans don\u2019t have a college degree. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Current evidence points to medicine as being more effective at reducing adult ADHD symptoms than therapy, but the research base for ADHD therapy is growing. \u2014 Laura E. Knouse, The Conversation , 9 May 2022",
"For all its sprinklings of pixie dust \u2014 a wiggly scorpion samba, a cyclone of flying pastries \u2014 the movie is often disconcertingly adult , and at the same time, largely unconcerned with welcoming in viewers not already steeped in the mythology. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Those health effects are not a recent discovery, according to Dr. Ari Cedars, a professor at Johns Hopkins Medicine with expertise in adult congenital heart disease. \u2014 Nayeli Lomeli, USA TODAY , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Medical use comprised $703 million of the sales while $528 million was made from adult recreational purchases, the Department of Revenue's website states. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Constellation's research says the that adult alternative beverages, which includes ready-to-drink cocktails, represent an $8 billion market and will continue to grow. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 6 Jan. 2022",
"The justice department said Manson can hold from 200 to 300 young men, including those who have been transferred from juvenile court to the adult criminal court system because of the seriousness of their offenses. \u2014 Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Thanks to her adult children, Dollar also has an ever-growing collection of kitschy metal yard art, including a rooster, a roadrunner and a cactus. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 23 June 2022",
"This Father's Day, Kourtney Kardashian's kids spent time with their dad, Scott Disick, while the Poosh founder enjoyed a night in with husband Travis Barker and his adult children. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022",
"That suggests that Yass\u2019 adult children, two of whom work at Susquehanna, stand to someday inherit multibillion-dollar fortunes \u2014 tax-free. \u2014 Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica , 21 June 2022",
"Emancipation was when the head of the family freed one of his own adult children or his wife. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 19 June 2022",
"Our work on Holocaust survivors and their adult children provided some clues. \u2014 Rachel Yehuda, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
"That\u2019s why, in the spirit of Father\u2019s Day, SELF spoke with 12 of them\u2014from first-time fathers to dads with full-grown adult children\u2014about their pandemic parenting experiences. \u2014 Jennifer Chen, SELF , 18 June 2022",
"The Santifuls were among the grandparents who took their adult children and grandchildren to the circus and enjoyed it as much, if not more, than the youngsters. \u2014 Maria Morales, Baltimore Sun , 17 June 2022",
"As its offerings have evolved and expanded, the Artensteins\u2019 adult children, Andrea and Alex, have joined the business. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022"
"admonitory articles abound around Halloween, warning parents of the hazards of trick-or-treating"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Medieval Latin admonit\u014drius, from Latin admoni- (variant stem of admon\u0113re \"to admonish \") + -t\u014drius, adjectival derivative of -tor, agent suffix",
"first_known_use":[
"1577, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-000501"
},
"adduce":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to offer as example, reason, or proof in discussion or analysis"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u00fcs",
"also"
],
"synonyms":[
"cite",
"instance",
"mention",
"quote"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"in support of a 12-month school year, the committee adduced data from other school districts",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"No one was ever charged, no motive adduced , and Wong\u2019s wife, Leena, who discovered the body and might have known more, is now dead of cancer. \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 24 Feb. 2020",
"Divine providence is often adduced when a few faithful people survive a disaster, but all the religious folks who died and atheists who lived are expediently ignored. \u2014 Michael Shermer, Scientific American , 1 Nov. 2018",
"For instance, the November 2016 demonetisation of two key banknotes was an economic disaster, according to evidence adduced by many scholars. \u2014 R Nagaraj, Quartz India , 10 Sep. 2019",
"The author also adduces xenophobic anti-sharia laws and resistance to Muslim buildings. \u2014 The Economist , 25 July 2019",
"Even those parts of the essay were weakened, however, by his adducing French, bizarrely, as an example of the latter. \u2014 Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review , 11 July 2019",
"Yet the firm has been adduced as proof that Europe\u2019s steel industry has a future\u2014even as this future once again looks in doubt. \u2014 The Economist , 28 June 2019",
"Not a scintilla of evidence has been adduced that learning has been improved. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 31 Aug. 2018",
"Not a shred of evidence has been adduced suggesting otherwise, which federal investigators and NCAA officials have acknowledged. \u2014 Chris Chavez, SI.com , 25 Feb. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English adducen, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French aducer, borrowed from Latin add\u016bcere \"to lead or bring (a person or an animal to a place), introduce, bring forward,\" from ad- ad- + d\u016bcere \"to lead\" \u2014 more at tow entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-001846"
},
"adhere to":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to act in the way that is required by (something, such as a rule, belief, or promise)"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-004436"
},
"adjourn":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time",
": to suspend a session indefinitely or to another time or place",
": to move to another place",
": to bring or come to a close for a period of time",
": to put off further proceedings of either indefinitely or until a later stated time : close formally",
": to suspend a session or meeting till another time or indefinitely : suspend formal business or procedure and disband"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8j\u0259rn",
"\u0259-\u02c8j\u0259rn",
"\u0259-\u02c8j\u0259rn"
],
"synonyms":[
"prorogate",
"prorogue",
"recess",
"suspend"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The chairperson has adjourned the meeting.",
"Court is adjourned until 10:00 tomorrow.",
"The meeting adjourned at 4:00.",
"Congress will not adjourn until the budget has been completed.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"State legislators sent Newsom a hefty stack of bills over the last week, before they were expected to adjourn for the year late Friday night. \u2014 Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Sep. 2021",
"The legislative session is scheduled to adjourn in mid-April. \u2014 Patrick Gleason, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The Lakewood City Schools Board of Education was forced to adjourn early from its Monday (Oct. 4) meeting at Lakewood High School after numerous interruptions from unruly anti-maskers. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Earlier the week, Dorow also ruled that the trial will take place in October, denying a defense motion to adjourn the trial until at least March 2023. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Apr. 2022",
"While some emergency spending can be approved when lawmakers aren\u2019t in session, decisions about most new spending commitments iwill need to happen between now and March 7, when lawmakers must adjourn . \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Feb. 2022",
"That means the law officially takes effect 90 days after lawmakers formally adjourn their current legislative session. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 21 July 2021",
"The General Assembly, which is controlled by Democrats, sent the implementation bill to Hogan in time to override a veto, if the governor rejects the measure, before lawmakers adjourn April 11. \u2014 Brian Witte, Baltimore Sun , 1 Apr. 2022",
"This debate over Crumbley's incarceration occurred during a probable cause conference, though both sides agreed to adjourn it until Jan. 7 due to the large amount of evidence in the case. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 13 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English ajornen, ajournen, adjornen \"to set a day for reconvening (a court or assembly), suspend temporarily, postpone,\" borrowed from Anglo-French ajorner, ajourner, from a- (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + jorn, jor \"day,\" going back to Late Latin diurnum (Latin, \"daily ration, daybook\"), from neuter of Latin diurnus \"daily\" \u2014 more at diurnal entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-005706"
},
"adjournal":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": adjournment , postponement"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8j\u0259r-n\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1627, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-010442"
},
"adopt":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to take by choice into a relationship",
": to take voluntarily (a child of other parents) as one's own child",
": to take up and practice or use",
": to accept formally and put into effect",
": to choose (a textbook) for required study in a course",
": to sponsor the care and maintenance of",
": to adopt a child",
": to legally take a child of other parents to raise",
": to take up as someone's own",
": to accept and put into action",
": to take voluntarily (a child of other parents) as one's own child especially in compliance with formal legal procedures \u2014 see also equitable adoption",
": to take or accept as if one's own",
": to accept formally and put into effect"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4pt",
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4pt",
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4pt"
],
"synonyms":[
"borrow",
"embrace",
"espouse",
"take on",
"take up"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Slate asked his staffers to vote on whether or not the company should adopt the new rules, and the employees chose not to. \u2014 Heather Hansman, Outside Online , 15 June 2022",
"Time has been set aside at the 2022 meeting to discuss the report and next steps, and messengers will vote on whether to adopt some of the authors\u2019 recommendations. \u2014 Deborah Netburnstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
"The budget does not adopt the proposal, made by Senator Megan Kallman and Representative Leonela Felix, to make bus rides from the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority free for all riders. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"For all the talk of whether MLS would ever adopt a European, fall-to-spring calendar, the split-season format used in Mexico and much of Central America would solve more problems for the league. \u2014 Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Ashlock and his wife of 19 years, Darrci, forged lifelong friendships in Ukraine while there to adopt their son. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Ashlock and his wife of 19 years, Darrci, forged lifelong friendships in Ukraine while there to adopt their son. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Three years ago this month, Justice Elena Kagan told a House committee that Roberts was considering whether to adopt a conduct code applicable to the justices. \u2014 Joan Biskupic, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English adopten, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French adopter, borrowed from Latin adopt\u0101re, from ad- ad- + opt\u0101re \"to express a wish for, desire, choose, decide on\" \u2014 more at option entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-014222"
},
"adhio":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a large coin that has a circular hole in its center and that was minted for use in the Indian state of Kutch from 1943 to 1946"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4-\u02ccd\u0113-\u02cc\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Kachchhi (Indo-Aryan speech of Kutch) \u0101dhio \"half of a kori,\" cognate with Sindhi \u0101dhio \"half of a split date, half a rupee,\" derivative of \u0101dho \"half,\" going back to *\u0101rdhiya- , derivative of Sanskrit \u0101rdha- , variant, in compounds, of ardha\u1e25 \"part, side, half\"; akin to Avestan ar\u0259\u018da- \"half,\" both from an Indo-Iranian etymon probably going back to an Indo-European base h 1 erdh- , whence Lithuanian ardyti \"to pull down, dismantle, demolish,\" erdvus \"spacious, roomy, loose,\" erdv\u0117 \"space\"",
"first_known_use":[
"1990, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-024214"
},
"adhibit":{
"type":[
"noun,",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to let in (as a person or thing) : bring in",
": affix",
": use , administer"
],
"pronounciation":[
"ad-\u02c8hi-b\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin adhibitus , past participle of adhib\u0113re to bring to, summon, admit to consultation, apply, from ad- + -hib\u0113re (from hab\u0113re to hold)",
"first_known_use":[
"1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-025046"
},
"advertisement curtain":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a theater curtain covered with the advertisements of local businesses"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1865, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-031704"
},
"ad hocism":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a policy or method characterized by actions or decisions chosen to suit or fulfill immediate needs or goals : an ad hoc (see ad hoc entry 1 ) approach to dealing with problems or resolving issues"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ad-\u02c8h\u00e4k-\u02cci-z\u0259m",
"-\u02c8h\u014dk-",
"\u02c8\u00e4d-\u02c8h\u014dk-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":" ad hoc entry 2 + -ism ",
"first_known_use":[
"1956, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-043608"
},
"admittatur":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a certificate of admission formerly given by a college or university"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccad-m\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-t\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin, let him be admitted (often the first word on such a certificate)",
"first_known_use":[
"1683, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-051853"
},
"added sixth chord":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a chord consisting of a triad with an added note a major sixth above the root",
": a triad built on the subdominant (see subdominant entry 2 sense a ) with an added sixth \u2014 see sixth chord"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1929, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-070441"
},
"admeasurement":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": determination and apportionment of shares",
": determination or comparison of dimensions",
": dimensions , size"
],
"pronounciation":[
"ad-\u02c8me-zh\u0259r-m\u0259nt",
"-\u02c8m\u0101-"
],
"synonyms":[
"allocation",
"allotment",
"apportionment",
"disbursement",
"dispensation",
"distribution",
"division",
"issuance"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the admeasurement of the company's profits among its employees is based strictly upon seniority"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Anglo-French amesurement, from amesurer \"to admeasure \" + -ment -ment ",
"first_known_use":[
"1527, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-071939"
},
"admeasure":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to determine the proper share of : apportion"
],
"pronounciation":[
"ad-\u02c8me-zh\u0259r",
"-\u02c8m\u0101-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"alteration (with initial a- conformed to Latin ad- ad- ) of Middle English amesuren \"to keep within measure, take the measure of,\" borrowed from Anglo-French amesurer, admesurer, from a- (going back to Latin ad- ) + mesurer \"to measure entry 2 \"",
"first_known_use":[
"1534, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-075345"
},
"adult education":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": continuing education"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The university offers a popular program of adult education .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Locally, the programs are available in many San Diego Unified schools, Lakeside Middle School, Sweetwater Union High School, Sweetwater adult education and the San Diego City Library. \u2014 Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"Important sub-issues also include funding for adult education , childcare, and other services that help raise the bottom of the income distribution. \u2014 Eric Loeb, Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
"Khone, a Rogers native, received a bachelor's degree in elementary education and a master's degree in adult education , both from the University of Arkansas, according to the release. \u2014 Nwa Democrat-gazette, Arkansas Online , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Beatriz Aguilar, director of noncredit and adult education programs at MiraCosta College, recently received the Excellence in Continuing Education Award from the Association of Community and Continuing Education. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Hanrahan said there is great need for this money in her adult education school. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022",
"But Williams, who spent 15 years teaching evening adult education classes to workers in Sussex before assuming a post at Cambridge, knew better. \u2014 Ian Beacock, The New Republic , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The Bangladesh Bhaban Community Center, 9 Delmont St., is offering adult education citizenship classes for people interested in becoming U.S. citizens. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Arianna Dodds of Hinckley, a graduate of Brunswick High School majoring in adolescent and young adult education and English integrated language arts, earned the Amelia & Clara Harding Scholarship. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 10 Dec. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As an adopted person who never met her biological mother, Kitchen didn't know her genetic background or what could be passed onto her child. \u2014 Mabinty Quarshie, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
"Nowhere are these benefits felt more acutely than in mental health care, which was the most adopted style of telehealth across the care landscape, according to the McKinsey & Co. report. \u2014 Carl Reuterskiold, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Sergio Correa carried out the deadly crime spree with his adopted younger sister, Ruth Correa, who will be sentenced Tuesday afternoon. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 3 May 2022",
"The note actually came from Susan Berman\u2019s adopted son. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Since becoming a citizen last year, the Ghanaian immigrant has dedicated his time talking about his love for his adopted home and his journey to achieve the American dream. \u2014 Teny Sahakian, Fox News , 10 June 2022",
"Wild boar ragu, anyone? Tune in Sunday as Tucci sets out to explore how Italian immigration has transformed the food scene in his adopted hometown of London. \u2014 Lilit Marcus, CNN , 21 May 2022",
"Angell became an avid sportsman in his adopted hometown of Brooklin, Maine, where he could often be found sailing his sloop off the coast. \u2014 Ira Kaufman, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"Now, in his adopted hometown, second in another USA half-marathon. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 7 May 2022"
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"\u02c8a-d\u0259-m\u0259nt",
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"\u02c8a-d\u0259-m\u0259nt"
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"unbending",
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"I am keen not to share my genetic code with my insurer, I am keen that my doctor should know it and use it, but I am adamant to the point of fanaticism that it is my decision. \u2014 Matt Ridley , Genome , 1999",
"Arrive to find child physically intact but \u2026 adamant that he will not remain another minute in Ski Bunny program. Despite their 'professionalism,' staff members eagerly concur. \u2014 Christopher Buckley , New Yorker , 10 Mar. 1997",
"In the years following the First World War, the debts of our wartime allies and others came to be considered a serious burden on international commerce and well-being. Calvin Coolidge was adamant on repayment. \u2014 John Kenneth Galbraith , New Yorker , 21 Apr. 1986",
"We've tried to talk him into coming with us, but he's adamant about staying here.",
"remained adamant about getting the actor's autograph even after he had disappeared backstage",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Because the original pair had not been seen since Diana's death, the rumor continued to circulate, although Kiehna was always adamant that the earrings were two separate pairs. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"Jones was adamant that another NFL team won't be coming to Dallas. \u2014 Scooby Axson, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"Despite the incident, Shields was adamant that the park and bridge are still safe to to visit. \u2014 Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022",
"An immigrant from West Africa still fawns over the U.S. 18 years after moving to the country and is adamant that the American dream is alive and well. \u2014 Teny Sahakian, Fox News , 10 June 2022",
"Six people are adamant that the 40 hour in the office world is over unless they are forced to. \u2014 Michael Gale, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"June\u2019s referendum vote was seen as a means of addressing the debate between members who were concerned about the resources that digital media organizing was taking up and members who were adamant that organizing in the space should continue. \u2014 Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"Fox News talked to President Duque about the upcoming summit during an exclusive interview Thursday, and the leader was adamant that only democratic regimes should be allowed to participate. \u2014 Fox News , 3 June 2022",
"Because the original pair had not been seen since Diana's death, the rumor continued to circulate, although Kiehna was always adamant that the earrings were two separate pairs. \u2014 Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022"
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"adjective"
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": near the median plane"
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"noun"
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": puttyroot"
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"1789, in the meaning defined above"
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"adverb"
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"1526, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-145356"
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"noun"
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": ad hocism"
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"\u02c8ad-\u02c8h\u00e4k-\u0259-r\u0113",
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": in an adverse manner : in a way that is bad or harmful"
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"ad-\u02c8v\u0259rs-l\u0113",
"\u02c8ad-\u02ccv\u0259rs-"
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"1593, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-155008"
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"noun"
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": a form of entertainment (such as a movie or television show) that is created primarily to advertise something : advertisement presented in the form of entertainment"
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"blend of advertisement and entertainment"
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"1987, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": opposite"
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"(\u02c8)ad-\u00a6v\u0259r-siv",
"\u0259d-\u02c8v\u0259r-"
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"1934, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
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": someone who gives advice"
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"\u0259d-\u02c8v\u012b-z\u0259r"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lankford is facing Tulsa evangelical pastor Jackson Lahmeyer, a political newcomer endorsed by Michael Flynn, Trump\u2019s former national security adviser . \u2014 Steve Peoples, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"Jens Pl\u00f6tner, the chancellor\u2019s top foreign policy adviser , might have offered a clue to his reluctance last week at the German Council on Foreign Relations in Berlin. \u2014 Vanessa Guinan-bank, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
"For an industrial park in Florida\u2019s Santa Rosa County, county commissioners guaranteed 454 new jobs that would pay at least 15% above the prevailing county wage, said Harper, the adviser with Triumph. \u2014 Anita Lee, ProPublica , 24 June 2022",
"If confirmed, Prabhakar would also serve as a member of Biden\u2019s cabinet, an honor only bestowed to one science adviser previously: Lander. \u2014 Lev Facher, STAT , 23 June 2022",
"But everything is deliberate, according to royal fashion adviser Angela Kelly. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"Enlarge / Scott Atlas, a White House adviser , used his position to advocate for allowing the SARS-CoV-2 virus to spread and tried to block testing for it, which would further that goal. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
"Michael Horn, an author and adviser on the future of education, says sorting high-achieving students into separate classrooms might have worked in the past, when Americans didn\u2019t need a college credential to earn a living wage. \u2014 Kelly Field, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2022",
"Biden energy adviser Amos Hochstein pushed back on Wednesday, saying consumers could save about 50 cents per gallon if Congress and the states heed the president\u2019s call. \u2014 Josh Boak, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022"
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"circa 1536, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": capable of being advanced"
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"\u0259d-\u02c8van(t)-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"circa 1623, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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": feeling or showing great affection and devotion"
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"\u0259-\u02c8d\u022fr-i\u014b"
],
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"affectionate",
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"fond",
"loving",
"tender",
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"unloving"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Button is an extremely adoring girl who has lived with people of all ages, dogs, other cats and even a bunny. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 4 Dec. 2021",
"After all was said and done, having defended the novel in the most adoring and erudite terms, Lionel Trilling informed his wife, having observed the couple in action, that V\u00e9ra was Lolita. \u2014 Stacy Schiff, The New Yorker , 5 Mar. 2021",
"We are completely devastated by the sudden loss of my adoring husband, Kobe \u2014 the amazing father of our children; and my beautiful, sweet Gianna \u2014 a loving, thoughtful, and wonderful daughter, and amazing sister to Natalia, Bianka, and Capri. \u2014 Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com , 11 Feb. 2020",
"Lydia\u2019s portrayer, Rita Moreno, says of her character\u2019s now-classic dramatic arrival into an episode: Tossing open the curtain of her converted bedroom and greeting her adoring public. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 24 Mar. 2020",
"Since then, the adoring husband has gotten a tattoo of his wife on his arm, affectionately wearing his heart on his sleeve. \u2014 Darlene Aderoju, PEOPLE.com , 19 Dec. 2019",
"Trump to address one of his most adoring crowds at CPAC President Donald Trump will return to the Conservative Political Action Conference, commonly known CPAC, on Saturday for the fourth time in his presidency. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 1 Mar. 2020",
"Across her adolescence, Lara Jean writes five adoring letters to her most intense crushes. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Feb. 2020",
"The adoring boy who wanted to know only your best qualities. \u2014 Sydney Scott, Essence , 22 Jan. 2020"
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"\u02c8ad-\u02c8h\u00e4k-r\u0259-s\u0113",
"-\u02c8h\u014dk-",
"\u02c8\u00e4d-\u02c8h\u014dk-"
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"1966, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-100413"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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": of or relating to animal fat",
": fat",
": of or relating to fat",
": fat"
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"\u02c8a-d\u0259-\u02ccp\u014ds",
"\u02c8ad-\u0259-\u02ccp\u014ds"
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"fatty"
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"defatted",
"lean"
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"seals have a thick layer of adipose tissue, which acts as insulation against the cold and contributes to buoyancy as well",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Blish and her team studied the adipose cells\u2014or fat cells\u2014of patients who died of COVID-19. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Above the docks on the boardwalk, a black lab pulled an elderly man eagerly toward the water; a Millennial couple, comfortably adipose , pushed their sleeping baby in a stroller. \u2014 Judith Lewis Mernit, The Atlantic , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Further complicating things, our data show that sponsors are using MSCs extracted from a hodgepodge of sources: blood from the umbilical cord, the wall of the umbilical cord itself, bone marrow, adipose (fat) tissue, and dental pulp. \u2014 Paul Knoepfler, STAT , 27 June 2021",
"That's because the scopes have a short depth of focus, leaving out critical structures like adipose cells, cholesterol crystals, and connective tissue out of the picture. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 30 July 2020",
"Within a couple of months, he was convinced adipose stem cells, found in abdominal fat, may be something that could finally provide lasting relief for his aching back. \u2014 Dr. Sanjay Gupta And Roni Selig, CNN , 27 Apr. 2018",
"Chinook stocked elsewhere will get just an adipose fin clip. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Feb. 2018",
"For king salmon, a notch is made in their adipose fin, the small fin on their backs between their large, dorsal fin and their tail. \u2014 Keith Matheny, USA TODAY , 23 Oct. 2017",
"For king salmon, a notch is made in their adipose fin, the small fin on their backs between their large, dorsal fin and their tail. \u2014 Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press , 23 Oct. 2017"
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"borrowed from Medieval Latin adip\u014dsus, from Latin adip-, adeps \"fat\" + -\u014dsus -ose entry 1 \u2014 more at adip-"
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"noun"
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": the transpose of a matrix in which each element is replaced by its cofactor"
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"derivative of adjoint, adjective, \"related by a process of transposition,\" borrowed from French, literally, \"adjoined,\" from past participle of adjoindre \"to adjoin \""
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"noun"
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": a gazelle ( Gazella cuvieri ) found in northeastern Africa"
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"borrowed (perhaps via regional Arabic) from a Berber word, as Central Atlas Tamazight admu , name for the gazelle Eudorcas rufifrons"
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"1890, in the meaning defined above"
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"Definition of added to this/that \u2014 often used informally to introduce a statement about something that makes a thing or situation better, worse, more important, etc. We were short of money. Added to that , we were lost!"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": one who is adopted",
": a person who is adopted"
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"\u0259-\u02ccd\u00e4p-\u02c8t\u0113",
"\u0259-\u02ccd\u00e4p-\u02c8t\u0113"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The details presented will sound familiar to fans, casual spectators or anyone who has seen Netflix\u2019s Colin in Black & White: Kaepernick is a biracial (half Black, half white) adoptee of a white family. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
"Take it from an adoptee : The choice is what matters. \u2014 Zack Ford, CNN , 29 May 2022",
"Adoptees who spoke to USA TODAY noted each adoptee has a unique experience \u2013 and that some can be positive. \u2014 Grace Hauck, USA TODAY , 13 May 2022",
"As a precaution, shelter staff is contacting anyone who recently adopted, transferred, or reclaimed a dog to find out whether their adoptee was symptomatic and to offer drive-by testing at the GBHS Snow Drive Adoption Center parking lot. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 28 Apr. 2022",
"There\u2019s a trans influencer, a snobbish adoptee , and a supermarket clerk trying to turn her life around. \u2014 Anna Russell, The New Yorker , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Li, a transracial adoptee , hasn't always celebrated Lunar New Year. \u2014 Eve Chen, USA TODAY , 1 Feb. 2022",
"As an adoptee originally from the Philippines, Smith, now 35, has grappled with identity and race for his entire life. \u2014 Rashika Jaipuriar, The Indianapolis Star , 25 Jan. 2022",
"One adoptee was a 7-year-old cocker spaniel mix selected by an Escondido mom and her son Jan. 12. \u2014 Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Jan. 2022"
],
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"adopt + -ee entry 1"
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"1804, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": addresser",
": one that addresses a letter of credit"
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"\u0259-\u02c8dre-s\u0259r",
"a-",
"\u0259\u00a6dre\u00a6s\u022fr",
"a-"
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"1669, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-204142"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a large light-colored Saharan antelope ( Addax nasomaculatus ) that has long spiralling horns"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-\u02ccdaks"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Zoo officials say the addax was the 67th born at Zoo Miami. \u2014 USA TODAY , 12 July 2019",
"The baby boom started July 2 with the birth of an addax . \u2014 USA TODAY , 12 July 2019",
"Researchers spotted a mere three addaxes during a survey of their habitat in March. \u2014 National Geographic , 20 May 2016",
"Adult addax weigh 200-300 pounds, are light colored and are identifiable by their corkscrew horns. \u2014 Matt Campbell, kansascity , 28 June 2017",
"Muammar Qaddafi\u2019s overthrow triggered an exodus of returnees to Niger through addax areas. \u2014 Thomas Rabeil, National Geographic , 2 Mar. 2016",
"One desert creature is spectacularly adapted to these conditions: the addax , an ethereal-looking antelope with elongated, corkscrew horns. \u2014 Thomas Rabeil, National Geographic , 2 Mar. 2016",
"By contrast, addax are available for trophy hunting in the United States. \u2014 Matt Campbell, kansascity.com , 28 June 2017",
"Disturbed by oil trucks and activities, addaxes fled the area. \u2014 Thomas Rabeil, National Geographic , 2 Mar. 2016"
],
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"borrowed from Latin, borrowed from an unknown source (presumably North African)"
],
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"1601, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-222832"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a crystalline high-melting hydrocarbon C 10 H 16 having the carbon atoms of its skeleton in the same tricyclic pattern found in the space lattice of the diamond; symmetrical tricyclo-decane"
],
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"\u02cca-d\u0259-\u02c8man-\u02cct\u0101n"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"International Scientific Vocabulary adamant entry 2 + -ane ; probably originally formed as German adamantan"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1933, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-000419"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an originating summons that has been adjourned from chambers for a hearing in court"
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1839, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-031345"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": weakened or lessened in purity by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element"
"And while most of those overdoses involved the illicit synthetic opioid fentanyl, experts say that an adulterated and contaminated drug supply is also leading to deaths. \u2014 Nadia Kounang, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Navarro, who pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy in August, was sentenced Friday in Manhattan by federal Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil for being part of a conspiracy to distribute and administer adulterated and misbranded drugs for racehorses. \u2014 Stephen Edelson, The Courier-Journal , 18 Dec. 2021",
"Brasch, 61, of Skokie, is specifically charged with receipt in interstate commerce and delivery of an adulterated device, the release said. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Navarro and Rhein pleaded guilty to their roles in the distribution of adulterated and misbranded drugs. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Two executives from Quality Eggs, a company linked to Wright County Eggs and Hillandale Farms, pleaded guilty to introducing adulterated food into interstate commerce. \u2014 Cnn Editorial Research, CNN , 29 May 2021",
"In May, Blue Bell \u2014 based in Brenham, about 70 miles northwest of Houston \u2014 pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of distributing adulterated products. \u2014 Marc Ramirez, Dallas News , 18 Sep. 2020",
"Others are planning to stick with takeout indefinitely, preferring it to an adulterated dine-in experience. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com , 7 Aug. 2020",
"Blue Bell agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of distributing adulterated ice cream products and pay a $17.25 million fine. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 5 May 2020"
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"from past participle of adulterate entry 1"
],
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"1610, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-045911"
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"type":[
"verb"
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"definitions":[
": beautify"
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"\u02c8a-d\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
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"French adoniser , from Adonis , mythological personage + French -iser -ize"
],
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"1611, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-074214"
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"noun"
],
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": recommendation regarding a decision or course of conduct : counsel",
": information or notice given",
": an official notice concerning a business transaction",
": suggestions about a decision or action",
": recommendation regarding a decision or course of conduct",
": an official notice concerning a business transaction"
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"\u0259d-\u02c8v\u012bs",
"\u0259d-\u02c8v\u012bs",
"\u0259d-\u02c8v\u012bs"
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"guidance",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And so, when Bankman-Fried met with venture capitalists in 2021, the FTX CEO eschewed any advice of quickly expanding the crypto exchange's workforce, which prospective investors believed should be around 2,000 people\u2014not 200. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 18 June 2022",
"Committee members spent much of the morning presenting evidence to show that Trump went against the advice of his team by amping up unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud to his supporters. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"The witnesses Monday, mostly all Republicans and many testifying in pre-recorded videos, described in blunt terms and sometimes exasperated details how Trump refused to take the advice of those closest to him, including his family members. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro And, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"The agency, which has promised to make a final decision on eli-cel by Sept. 16, is not required to follow the advice of its advisory committees. \u2014 Damian Garde, STAT , 13 June 2022",
"In the book, Moore recounted the sage advice of an experienced sourdough regarding scurvy. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
"Favorite Echo Zulu scratched at the post on the advice of the track veterinarian. \u2014 Jake Seiner, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
"The prime minister followed the advice of government scientists and imposed three long lockdowns. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
"Evans faced three felonies from the arrest and accepted a plea on the advice of his attorney. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 1 June 2022"
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"Middle English avis, avise, advis, advise \"thought, judgment, opinion,\" borrowed from Anglo-French avis, avise, advis, from the phrase a vis \"apparent\" (in ce m'est a vis \"that appears to me\"), from a \"to, at, in\" (going back to Latin ad ) + vis, in part from the noun vis \"field of vision, sense of sight, face\" (going back to Latin v\u012bsus, verbal noun from vid\u0113re \"to see\"), in part from the Old French phrase \u00e7o m'est vis \"that seems to me,\" continuing Latin mihi est v\u012bsum (with neuter past participle of vid\u0113re ) \u2014 more at at entry 1 , wit entry 2"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": fat body"
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"first_known_use":[
"1830, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-132716"
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"noun"
],
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": the action of calling something to the attention of the public especially by paid announcements",
": advertisements",
": the business of preparing advertisements for publication or broadcast",
": speech, writing, pictures, or films meant to persuade people to buy something",
": the business of preparing advertisements"
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"\u02c8ad-v\u0259r-\u02cct\u012b-zi\u014b",
"\u02c8ad-v\u0259r-\u02cct\u012b-zi\u014b"
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"examples":[
"He is looking for a job in advertising .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"No accusations of deceptive advertising can be leveled at the show; nevertheless, the plot and the dialogue are drawn directly from the original. \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"But as is often the case with conventional markets, a wave of investors piled in as prices soared, spurred in part by a torrent of advertising by crypto firms starting last year and peaking during the Super Bowl in February. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"The advertisements were created by Autonomous Collective, a group of advertising and national gun safety organizations aligned with the March for Our Lives movement. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
"The networks and OpenAP will hold a summit devoted to the topic of advanced advertising on Thursday, June 23. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 7 June 2022",
"The business model of digital advertising only incentivizes brief, shallow interactions\u2014the gaze of a consumer primed to absorb a logo or brand name and not much else. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 June 2022",
"Another factor to be considered is the cost of television advertising in a state. \u2014 Adam Brewster, CBS News , 3 June 2022",
"Rogers wrote opinions upholding the D.C. Metro\u2019s rejection of religious advertising , allowing construction of the Purple Line and endorsing patients\u2019 access to experimental drugs. \u2014 Rachel Weiner, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"The spammy false promise of one weird trick to reduce belly fat lives on in the dregs of internet advertising to this day, precisely because people click on it. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 28 May 2022"
],
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"advertise + -ing entry 1"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1717, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-232843"
},
"adoptian":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or forming the doctrine of adoptionism"
],
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"\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4p-sh\u0259n"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Medieval Latin adoptianus , from Latin adoptare + -ianus -ian"
": the act of adoring : the state of being adored",
": deep love"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-d\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02cca-d\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"examples":[
"They looked at the baby in adoration .",
"The doctor has earned the adoration of his patients.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The subsequent celebration and public adoration confirmed the specialness of the wearer\u2014at least until a new champion was crowned. \u2014 Brian H. Robb, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"But gaining adoration \u2014putting her talent and charm to dazzling effect\u2014had brought Millay to college, bought her food and dresses, and won her scholarships. \u2014 Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"Yet Unbearable Weight makes clear that that connection is also innately tenuous, a one-sided adoration that can veer awfully close to obsession. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The women\u2019s soccer team isn\u2019t just winning World Cups and widespread adoration but is also waging a public, uphill battle for equal pay. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Feb. 2021",
"Neither of us -- Arin, a Jewish atheist, nor I, a Catholic agnostic -- ever felt comfortable with the masses, the crossings, the acts of adoration , all the trappings of institutional religion. \u2014 Dave Lucas, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
"In, Maney\u2019s photograph, Jackson is slightly blurred with a beaming smile as her daughter Leila, who remains in focus, looks at her mother in adoration . \u2014 Ryce Stoughtenborough, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Who Lunch: throw roses at Patti Lupone's head in adoration . \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
"That day, Love -- and every other player -- soaked in the adoration at the epicenter of a magical celebration 52 years in the making. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 6 Mar. 2022"
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"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin ad\u014dr\u0101ti\u014dn-, ad\u014dr\u0101ti\u014d, from ad\u014dr\u0101re \"to venerate, adore \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-211754"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the process of adulterating : the condition of being adulterated",
": an adulterated product",
": the process of adulterating : the condition of being adulterated",
"An adulteration to Balenciaga's unsoiled $625 Paris sneaker, the distressed version costs more than double: $1,850. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
"Some traditionalists question whether all the bishops participated; others say that the inclusion of Ukraine in the prayer was an add-on and adulteration . \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Lira is also accused of conspiring with others to violate drug misbranding and adulteration laws, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. \u2014 Aaron Katersky, ABC News , 12 Jan. 2022",
"He is also charged with conspiring with others to violate U.S. drug misbranding and adulteration laws, which carries a maximum prison term of five years. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Lira is also accused of conspiring to violate drug misbranding and adulteration laws, which carries a maximum prison term of five years, according to the Department of Justice. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Manufacturers also add impurities to compensate for lost effects due to adulteration . \u2014 C. Michael White, The Conversation , 16 Aug. 2021",
"Kegley pleaded guilty to drug adulteration and misbranding of drugs. \u2014 Aaron Katersky, ABC News , 23 July 2021",
"The idea that ethanol is a leading antidote for methanol poisoning is not only ironic, it\u2019s also used as a justification for the adulteration by dishonest manufacturers, Canlar says. \u2014 Carrie Arnold, National Geographic , 19 Aug. 2020"
],
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"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French adulteracion, borrowed from Latin adulter\u0101ti\u014dn-, adulter\u0101ti\u014d, from adulter\u0101re \"to adulterate entry 1 \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns"
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"1503, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084251"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": marked by, motivated by, or showing adoration"
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"1871, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085534"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080352"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": the act of adjourning",
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"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8j\u0259rn-m\u0259nt"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The deadline for final adjournment of the legislative session is Monday at 6 p.m. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"Trial attorneys keep a close eye on the calendar, and winning the battle for the last word before an afternoon coffee break, weekend adjournment or week-long gap can matter. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 6 May 2022",
"The second, a fair-scheduling bill, is destined to die without a vote in the House before the session reaches its constitutional adjournment deadline of midnight Wednesday. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant , 1 May 2022",
"Not long before adjournment , Democrats sent to Pritzker\u2019s desk a $46.5 billion spending plan for the budget year that begins July 1, sprinkled with election-year tax cuts and rebate checks for voters. \u2014 Clare Spaulding, chicagotribune.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
"All bills require final approval by the House and Senate as the regular session heads toward adjournment on May 4. Converters have been stolen nationwide \u2014 with increases that started spiking with the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020. \u2014 Christopher Keating, courant.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
"From roll call to adjournment , the meeting lasted less than 60 seconds. \u2014 al , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The legislature is facing adjournment on May 4 for the regular session. \u2014 Christopher Keating, courant.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The court also heard from victims and their families who all objected to any adjournment . \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Apr. 2022"
],
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"Middle English ajournement, borrowed from Anglo-French, from ajourner \"to adjourn \" + -ment -ment"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081331"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or characterized by addition",
": produced by addition",
": characterized by, being, or producing effects (such as drug responses or gene products) that when the causative factors act together are the sum of their individual effects",
": a substance added to another in relatively small amounts to effect a desired change in properties",
": a substance added to another in small amounts",
": having or relating to a value or effect that is the sum of individual values or effects: as",
": relating to the sum of the pharmacological responses produced by the concurrent administration of two or more drugs capable of producing the same kind of effect",
": having a genetic effect that is the sum of the individual effects",
": a substance added to another in relatively small amounts to effect a desired change in properties",
": an agent added to a foodstuff to improve color, flavor, texture, or keeping qualities"
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"\u02c8a-d\u0259-tiv",
"\u02c8a-d\u0259-tiv",
"\u02c8ad-\u0259t-iv"
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"conglomerative",
"cumulative",
"incremental"
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"Adjective",
"certain drugs have additive effects when taken in conjunction with each other that one doesn't see when any one is used alone",
"Noun",
"a gasoline additive to reduce pollution",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The first movement is based on a phenomenon called additive color, in which thin stripes of color create an illusion of other colors that exist only in the viewer\u2019s mind. \u2014 Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"The additive was so toxic, even a splash on the skin could be lethal. \u2014 Michael J. Coren, Quartz , 16 June 2022",
"And the fact that Alton has Kristen is such an additive element in the show. \u2014 Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety , 16 June 2022",
"During any additive activity, where something of value is being created, rocks will always arise. \u2014 Lance Knight, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"The second ingredient, konjac gum, is a food additive that is widely used throughout the world. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 25 May 2022",
"To make his home in the Rockies, Lovins came up with a number of additive ideas. \u2014 Leidy Klotz, Scientific American , 12 May 2022",
"This is an introduction to additive construction used in 3D printing. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 6 May 2022",
"Bromiated vegetable oil is a food additive sometimes used to keep citrus flavoring from separating out in sodas and other beverages. \u2014 Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And the door gasket, dispenser drawer and other internal components are treated with Microban, an additive to help keep mold at bay. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 5 May 2022",
"Impress your friends with this protective additive to your newest, most important card. \u2014 Jordi Lippe-mcgraw, Forbes , 15 Nov. 2021",
"They\u2019ve previously been used as a fuel additive , but never to power an entire flight. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Jan. 2022",
"In the best scenarios, QR codes have served as an additive . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Jan. 2022",
"During February\u2019s record-breaking freeze in Texas, major petrochemical plants shut down, leading to a shortage of resin, a plastic additive used in paint. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2021",
"By introducing an additive to plastics, the plastics can be degraded. \u2014 Natalia Scherbakoff, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
"The country\u2019s regulators have granted full market authorization to Bovaer, a feed additive produced by Dutch nutrition giant Royal DSM NV. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 Sep. 2021",
"Wisconsin ethanol producers and grain farmers are feeling the pain from coronavirus as plummeting demand for gasoline reduces the need for the fuel additive made from corn. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Aug. 2021"
],
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"Noun",
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"1901, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": the office of an adviser"
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"first_known_use":[
"1790, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-082738"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a musical accompaniment or arrangement of a composition not in the original score but added in a later period"
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"1848, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-130702"
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"type":[
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"definitions":[
": dispatch boat"
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"first_known_use":[
"1668, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-134150"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-155200"
},
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"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to leave one place and go to (another place) after the end of a meeting, discussion, etc."
"The Birmingham Industrial Development Board last month agreed to abate noneducational ad valorem and sales and use taxes for 10 years for the project. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Design of this plate doesn\u2019t change and registrant is exempt from registration fees and ad valorem taxes for the first plate. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 3 June 2022",
"The district itself has the ability to levy ad valorem taxes at a higher millage rate than the neighboring counties and to issue bonds to fund construction and other kind of projects within the boundaries. \u2014 Tax Notes Staff, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The legislation extends the number of years that churches or religious groups can be exempted from ad valorem taxes on potential construction land, so long as it is attached to the place of worship. \u2014 Cayla Harris, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Jan. 2022",
"An ad valorem tax rate of $1.2920, which will generate a 14.7% increase in revenue for maintenance and operations. \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 3 Nov. 2021",
"The ad valorem city tax is about 30% of your tax bill, with county and school taxes accounting for similar amounts. \u2014 Nick Sortal, sun-sentinel.com , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Seminole expects to collect an additional $8.9 million in ad valorem revenues for the county\u2019s general fund over this current fiscal year, which ends on Thursday. \u2014 Martin E. Comas, orlandosentinel.com , 28 Sep. 2021",
"The jump in values resulted in Seminole collecting an additional $8.9 million in ad valorem revenues for the county\u2019s general fund. \u2014 Martin E. Comas, orlandosentinel.com , 28 July 2021"
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"New Latin ad val\u014drem \"according to the value\""
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"circa 1754, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
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": of or relating to animal fat",
": fat",
": of or relating to fat",
": fat"
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"\u02c8a-d\u0259-\u02ccp\u014ds",
"\u02c8ad-\u0259-\u02ccp\u014ds"
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"seals have a thick layer of adipose tissue, which acts as insulation against the cold and contributes to buoyancy as well",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Blish and her team studied the adipose cells\u2014or fat cells\u2014of patients who died of COVID-19. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Above the docks on the boardwalk, a black lab pulled an elderly man eagerly toward the water; a Millennial couple, comfortably adipose , pushed their sleeping baby in a stroller. \u2014 Judith Lewis Mernit, The Atlantic , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Further complicating things, our data show that sponsors are using MSCs extracted from a hodgepodge of sources: blood from the umbilical cord, the wall of the umbilical cord itself, bone marrow, adipose (fat) tissue, and dental pulp. \u2014 Paul Knoepfler, STAT , 27 June 2021",
"That's because the scopes have a short depth of focus, leaving out critical structures like adipose cells, cholesterol crystals, and connective tissue out of the picture. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 30 July 2020",
"Within a couple of months, he was convinced adipose stem cells, found in abdominal fat, may be something that could finally provide lasting relief for his aching back. \u2014 Dr. Sanjay Gupta And Roni Selig, CNN , 27 Apr. 2018",
"Chinook stocked elsewhere will get just an adipose fin clip. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Feb. 2018",
"For king salmon, a notch is made in their adipose fin, the small fin on their backs between their large, dorsal fin and their tail. \u2014 Keith Matheny, USA TODAY , 23 Oct. 2017",
"For king salmon, a notch is made in their adipose fin, the small fin on their backs between their large, dorsal fin and their tail. \u2014 Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press , 23 Oct. 2017"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"borrowed from Medieval Latin adip\u014dsus, from Latin adip-, adeps \"fat\" + -\u014dsus -ose entry 1 \u2014 more at adip-"
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"1635, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": an identity element (such as 0 in the group of whole numbers under the operation of addition) that in a given mathematical system leaves unchanged any element to which it is added"
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"first_known_use":[
"1953, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-194508"
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"type":[
"abbreviation"
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"administration ; administrative"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-205059"
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"noun"
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": the act of adopting : the state of being adopted",
": the act of adopting : the state of being adopted"
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"\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4p-sh\u0259n",
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4p-sh\u0259n"
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"examples":[
"the company wants to speed up its adoption of new technology.",
"Our adoption of local customs has gone slowly.",
"The lawyer has handled countless adoptions .",
"children who are available for adoption",
"the unanimous adoption of the resolution by the Senate",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to an NBCUniversal release, NBCUniversal Local is bringing back its nationwide pet adoption and donation campaign for its eighth consecutive year. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"The free-to-use business model is aimed at getting mass adoption \u2013 that delivers a network effect, Shaha points out, in which users get ever more benefit from the platform. \u2014 David Prosser, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Though most of the trees were reserved for pickup, some were available for same-day adoption \u2014 coast live oaks, Canary Island pines, a crape myrtle with showy summer flowers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"Wider adoption of remote work and flexible scheduling promised to open fuller opportunities for workers with disabilities as well. \u2014 Karla L. Miller, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"As businesses try to adapt to the centrality of logistics to their operations, both technology adoption and capital allocation have each accelerated to meet the moment. \u2014 Jake Medwell, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"And players with eight years\u2019 experience or more can be reimbursed up to $60,000 for adoption , surrogacy, egg storage and IVF expenses. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
"Federal agencies will use $225 million in infrastructure funding already approved for the U.S. Department of Energy to support energy code adoption , enforcement, training and technical assistance at the state and local level. \u2014 Freida Frisaro, Sun Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
"Federal agencies will use $225 million in infrastructure funding already approved for the U.S. Department of Energy to support energy code adoption , enforcement, training and technical assistance at the state and local level. \u2014 Freida Frisaro, Chron , 1 June 2022"
],
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"Middle English adopcioun, borrowed from Anglo-French adopciun, borrowed from Latin adopti\u014dn-, adopti\u014d, from ad- ad- + opti\u014dn-, opti\u014d \"right to choose, choice, option entry 1 \""
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": value added"
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"first_known_use":[
"1814, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-225510"
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"adult alternative":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a radio programming format targeted toward adults and providing usually softer or more up-tempo music from a variety of popular genres"
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"first_known_use":[
"1965, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-230236"
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"addend":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a number to be added to another",
": a number that is to be added to another number"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-\u02ccdend",
"\u0259-\u02c8dend",
"\u02c8a-\u02ccdend"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"short for addendum"
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"1674, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-015113"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": appealing to feelings or prejudices rather than intellect",
": marked by or being an attack on an opponent's character rather than by an answer to the contentions made",
": in an ad hominem manner"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)ad-\u02c8h\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccnem",
"-n\u0259m"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Speaking of Tesla, like populist politicians, Bitcoin proponents Elon Musk and Peter Thiel reacted to Buffett\u2019s comments on Bitcoin with ad hominem attacks. \u2014 Peter Cohan, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"But particular rhetorical tactics, including namecalling, accusations of bad faith, ad hominem attacks, or categorical dismissal of certain positions almost certainly won't. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Dogma, ad hominem attacks, and hate speech were not permissible. \u2014 Jennifer Miller, The Atlantic , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Employ ad hominem attacks as legitimate charges against that enemy. \u2014 Zadie Smith, The New Yorker , 23 Jan. 2022",
"This bald assertion is followed by a lofty shutting-down of any debate on the matter\u2014yet there\u2019s been no substantive rejection of my arguments, only woolly appeals to subjectivity and ad hominem remarks. \u2014 Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Trump is such a facile talker \u2014 one who specializes in dazzling displays of distraction, ad hominem attacks and repetition \u2014 that challenging him effectively in real time can be almost impossible. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Relying on an anecdote, arguing ad hominem \u2014 these should be mortifying. \u2014 David Marchesephotograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times , 3 Sep. 2021",
"In the new scheme Chi concocted, FAKA would be stripped of its Fela Kuti digital mask to reveal the face of Repo, a notorious Yoruba politician known for his ad hominem attacks on other ethnic groups. \u2014 Wired , 1 Sep. 2021"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Adjective",
"borrowed from New Latin, literally, \"to the person\"",
"Adverb",
"derivative of ad hominem entry 1"
],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adverb",
"1588, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-021419"
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"ad val":{
"type":[
"abbreviation"
],
"definitions":[
"ad valorem",
"ad valorem"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ad-\u02c8val"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-060756"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the high-boiling liquid dinitrile NC(CH 2 ) 4 CN of adipic acid made from 1,4-dichlorobutane and sodium cyanide and used to make the nylon intermediate hexamethylenediamine and adipic acid"
": an axiom in mathematics: if equal numbers are added to equal numbers, the results are equal"
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"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1907, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-064156"
},
"addition theorem":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a formula or rule that expresses algebraically a function of the sum of two arguments in terms of the same or related functions of the separate arguments [as sin ( x + y ) = sin x cos y + sin y cos x ]"
"Medieval Latin adoratorium , from Latin adoratus + -orium"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1800, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-102310"
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"adipose fin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a soft fleshy rayless modification of the posterior dorsal fin found in certain fishes (such as salmons, characins, and typical catfishes)"
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"pronounciation":[],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[
"1789, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-110213"
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"adduct":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to draw (something, such as a limb) toward or past the median axis of the body",
": to bring together (similar parts)",
": a chemical addition product",
": to draw (as a limb) toward or past the median axis of the body",
": to bring together (similar parts)",
": a chemical addition product"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259kt",
"a-",
"\u02c8a-\u02ccd\u0259kt",
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259kt, a-",
"\u02c8ad-\u02cc\u0259kt"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Verb",
"borrowed from Medieval Latin adductus, past participle of add\u016bcere \"to draw (a limb) toward the body,\" going back to Latin, \"to lead or bring (to a place)\" \u2014 more at adduce",
"Noun",
"borrowed from German Addukt, short for Additionprodukt, from Addition addition + Produkt product"
],
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1808, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1941, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-123905"
},
"adhort":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": exhort"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Latin adhortari , from ad- + hortari to incite"
],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-124035"
},
"adminicle":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": support , auxiliary":[
"to serve as an adminicle of the senate",
"the adminicles of modern culture"
],
": corroborative or explanatory proof":[],
": any writing tending to establish the existence or terms of a lost document":[]
": a rule in statistics: the probability of any one of a set of mutually exclusive events occurring is the sum of the probabilities of the individual events":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1889, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111615"
},
"adoptionism":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":{
": the doctrine that Jesus of Nazareth became the Son of God by adoption":[]
"adoptionism from adoption + -ism , after earlier Adoptionist \"member of a sect believing that Jesus is God's son by adoption,\" altered from earlier Adoptianist, from Medieval Latin Adopti\u0101nus (from Latin adopti\u014d adoption + -\u0101nus -an entry 1 ) + -ist entry 1 ; adoptianism from adoptian ist + -ism":""
": a number that when added to a given number gives zero":[
"the additive inverse of 4 is \u22124"
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"\u2014 compare opposite sense 3":[
"the additive inverse of 4 is \u22124"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1953, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112026"
},
"advance agent":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": advance man":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1856, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112349"
},
"adorant":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": adoring":[],
": one that adores":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u022fr-\u0259nt"
],
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"Latin adorant-, adorans , present participle of adorare to adore":"Adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1817, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1623, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114010"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": extremely charming or appealing : adorable":[
"Ever notice that the tiny version of pretty much anything is super adorbs , from poodles to party favors?",
"\u2014 Cassandra Vega",
"The Wildflower Eye & Cheek Palette, $36, looks adorbs , and comes in blendable, spring- and summer-perfect shades.",
"\u2014 The Boston Herald"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u022frbz"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"ador(a)b(le) + -s, hypocoristic suffix (perhaps shortened from -sy, as in cutesy )":""
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"first_known_use":{
"2008, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115259"
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"adviso":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": advice sense 4":[],
": advice sense 3":[],
": dispatch boat":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"modification (influenced by English advice ) of Spanish aviso , back-formation from avisar to advise, inform, from French aviser":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115450"
},
"advertorial":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an advertisement that imitates editorial format":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccad-v\u0259r-\u02c8t\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259l"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Be curious and try out different angles and versions of your advertorial . \u2014 Marcel Sattler, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"For instance, your advertorial should be a driver for people to click on your product page and leave their contact information. \u2014 Marcel Sattler, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Three days later, a similar advertorial appeared in the Wall Street Journal. \u2014 Chauncey Alcorn, CNN , 8 Apr. 2021",
"The film winds up working at cross-purposes, alternating between an enthusiastic advertorial for green technology and a highlight reel of the 2017-18 season. \u2014 Author: Michael O'sullivan, Anchorage Daily News , 16 May 2020",
"The drag queen Sasha Velour shows off her avant garde cabaret in Nightgowns, but gauzy editing gives it\u2014like so many Quibis\u2014a distinct air of advertorial . \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 11 Apr. 2020",
"These productions will make the satiric HBO show Silicon Valley look like a tourist bureau advertorial for its eponymous location. \u2014 Steven Levy, Wired , 26 Dec. 2019",
"The advertorial serves as a listicle, citing the number of francophones in Manitoba, and praising its craft beer and NHL hockey team, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) news reported. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 29 Nov. 2019",
"For the advertorial , Selena keeps things sporty, and was photographed wearing the shoes with a black Puma sweatsuit. \u2014 Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue , 31 Oct. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"blend of advertisement and editorial entry 2":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1917, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125629"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a curve or line plotted using coordinates selected to represent the pressure and volume or the temperature and entropy of matter during an adiabatic process":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-d\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccbat"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"adiabat , back-formation from adiabatic , adjective; adiabatic , from adiabatic , adjective":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1872, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124938"
},
"adamance":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": adamancy":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-d\u0259-m\u0259n(t)s"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Limbaugh is the one exploiting hurricanes for political purposes, with his adamance that climate change isn\u2019t behind these hurricanes. \u2014 Graham Vyse, New Republic , 8 Sep. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"adam(ant) entry 1 + -ance":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1925, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125817"
},
"Ad Damm\u0101m":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"town and port on the Persian Gulf in Saudi Arabia":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u00e4d-d\u00e4m-\u02c8m\u00e4m"
],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130126"
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"adipose tissue":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": connective tissue in which fat is stored and which has the cells distended by droplets of fat":[]
},
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This futuristic device utilizes a 1064 nm laser that is proven to induce apoptosis (which is essentially the death of unwanted cells) in adipose tissue , also known as body fat. \u2014 Meggen Harris, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Most of this weight loss will come from adipose tissue (otherwise known as body fat), but some of it may also come from lean mass (otherwise known as muscle tissue). \u2014 Lauren Bedosky, SELF , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Most of this weight loss will come from adipose tissue (otherwise known as body fat), but some of it may also come from lean mass (otherwise known as muscle tissue). \u2014 Lauren Bedosky, SELF , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Most of this weight loss will come from adipose tissue (otherwise known as body fat), but some of it may also come from lean mass (otherwise known as muscle tissue). \u2014 Lauren Bedosky, SELF , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Most of this weight loss will come from adipose tissue (otherwise known as body fat), but some of it may also come from lean mass (otherwise known as muscle tissue). \u2014 Lauren Bedosky, SELF , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Most of this weight loss will come from adipose tissue (otherwise known as body fat), but some of it may also come from lean mass (otherwise known as muscle tissue). \u2014 Lauren Bedosky, SELF , 19 Jan. 2022",
"There\u2019s also fat loss and, the great news is, a large percentage of that is abdominal fat, harmful adipose tissue linked to serious health issues. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Most of this weight loss will come from adipose tissue (otherwise known as body fat), but some of it may also come from lean mass (otherwise known as muscle tissue). \u2014 Lauren Bedosky, SELF , 19 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1813, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130752"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a blood cell typical of certain insects, having the cytoplasm packed with oil globules":[]
": an article in a newspaper or magazine that offers advice to people who write to ask for help with a problem":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132356"
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"addition polymer":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a polymer formed without formation of a by-product":[
"Many thermoplastic materials are addition polymers such as polyethylene and polypropylene.",
"\u2014 Steve Black and Michelle Wise , Nuclear Engineering International , 13 Oct. 2009"
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"first_known_use":{
"1935, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132637"
},
"advantaged":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having or providing an advantage and especially a social or financial advantage over others":[
"an advantaged position",
"advantaged children"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259d-\u02c8van-tijd"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"He comes from an advantaged community.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Museums seem out of touch and inaccessible to people in less- advantaged socioeconomic groups, the organizers said. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Both accounts let retirement savers stash away $6,000 ($7,000 for those 50 and older) for retirement annually and invest in a variety of funds, and both are tax- advantaged in their own ways. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The brand\u2019s goal is to make ethically sound clothes by helping less advantaged women around the world. \u2014 Claire Coghlan, Variety , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Fourth, remember that tax- advantaged accounts are your friends. \u2014 Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Thiel wouldn\u2019t owe any tax up front and no early withdrawal penalties would apply, but he\u2019d be required to move billions out of the tax- advantaged account. \u2014 Justin Elliott, ProPublica , 21 Sep. 2021",
"For those who qualify, look into a tax- advantaged Health Savings Account (HSA) or a Flexible Spending Account (FSA). \u2014 CBS News , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Very often the least advantaged among us were the most generous. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Another of Stewart\u2019s policy suggestions is to eliminate the tax- advantaged status of exorbitantly wealthy private-university endowments. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"advantage entry 1 + -ed entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1612, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132651"
},
"Adonis":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a youth loved by Aphrodite who is killed at hunting by a wild boar and restored to Aphrodite from Hades for a part of each year":[],
": a very handsome young man":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8d\u014d-n\u0259s",
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4n-\u0259s",
"-\u02c8d\u014d-",
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4-n\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from Greek Ad\u014dnis":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133257"
},
"addressee":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one to whom something is addressed":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-",
"\u02cca-\u02ccdre-\u02c8s\u0113",
"\u02cca-\u02ccdres-\u02c8\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"The addressee no longer lives here, so I've returned the letter to the post office.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Letters accept the absence of their addressee and the asynchrony of contact\u2014and out of those constraints make another kind of presence possible. \u2014 Kamran Javadizadeh, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
"By July 2017, Anwar had rebooted his business, forming a new corporation with a new name and ceasing to use Nand\u2014the FDA warning letter's sole addressee \u2014as his principal investigator. \u2014 Brendan I. Koerner, Wired , 12 Oct. 2021",
"And there were the details of the addressee , which could be another lead. \u2014 CNN , 16 Apr. 2021",
"If an addressee could not collect his or her mail at the Post Office, Lincoln delivered it personally, according to a USPS account. \u2014 David Beard, National Geographic , 20 Aug. 2020",
"This text had a phone number as the addressee and a typical name attached to it. \u2014 cleveland , 15 Dec. 2019",
"Regular correspondence provides deeper knowledge of the addressees and is the source of fruitful controversies. \u2014 Jean Birnbaum, Harper's magazine , 10 Mar. 2019",
"One of the poems\u2019 addressees was Albertina Az\u00f3car, another Laura Arru\u00e9. \u2014 Benjamin Kunkel, The New Republic , 2 July 2018",
"Each section constitutes a crown or corona, typically a cyclical sequence of 14 sonnets connected by a single addressee or subject; the poems are linked by repeating the final line of the preceding poem as the first line of the succeeding sonnet. \u2014 Walton Muyumba, latimes.com , 14 June 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"address entry 1 + -ee entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1810, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133430"
},
"adduction":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the action of adducting : the state of being adducted":[],
": the act or action of adducing":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259k-sh\u0259n",
"\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259k-sh\u0259n, a-",
"a-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That way, your main focus can be on the movement that will grow your chest, adduction , rather than the stress your joints face under load. \u2014 Men's Health , 6 June 2022",
"One of the main functions of the chest is adduction , or driving your arms to the midline of your torso to squeeze the pecs. \u2014 Brett Williams, Men's Health , 2 June 2022",
"The key for all those moves, of course, is chest adduction . \u2014 Men's Health , 6 June 2022",
"The training plan involves one workout a week, typically including six exercises on Nautilus One machines: chest press, pulldown, leg press, abdominal flexion, back extension, and either hip adduction or abduction. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 2 Feb. 2021",
"The results were surprising; subjects running barefoot showed less hip adduction (inward rotation), hip internal rotation, and pelvic drop (when hips sway from side to side, dropping one side down). \u2014 Shelby Carpenter, Outside Online , 26 May 2015",
"In one such study, conducted by researchers at the University of Salford, runners who were trained to increase their step rate by 10 percent exhibited reductions in hip adduction , lateral pelvic tilt, and pain. \u2014 Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 16 Mar. 2020",
"Asymmetry in the bone structure also indicated that the limbs were used for adduction , the pull down motion used in the human breast stroke. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 25 Sep. 2019",
"Unlike a hinge joint that moves only (for the most part) forward and backward, like the knee, the shape of the ball-and-socket joint in the hip allows for flexion, extension, internal and external rotation, abduction, and adduction . \u2014 SELF , 22 Feb. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English adduccioun \"act of conveying,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin adducti\u014dn-, adducti\u014d, going back to Late Latin, \"attraction, contraction,\" from Latin add\u016bcere \"to lead or bring (to a place),\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at adduce":""
