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"Its Slavic roots are evident, its jewels of Roman architecture are stunning, its centuries as an Ottoman outpost are recognizable, its remnants of Communist blight are saddening, and its European aspirations are palpable. \u2014 Jordan Mcgillis, National Review , 2 May 2022",
"According to DeKalb County, a task force was never put in place to address issues at Brannon Hill specifically but a Blight Task Force looks at the status of blight throughout the county and studies the nature of the problem. \u2014 Jozsef Papp, ajc , 9 May 2022",
"Alas, the system has broken down, leaving a form of blight to sweep the world \u2014 devastating crops and corrupting the animallike machines that were once caretakers of the land. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Feb. 2022",
"The city, under state law, must bring in a third party to conduct the blight study. \u2014 cleveland , 8 Feb. 2022",
"In addition to supporting Jacobs\u2019 razing of mostly squalid motels, the city used its blight fund in 2016 to finance the demolition of two vacant motels despite pleas from the community to preserve them as housing. \u2014 Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica , 4 Feb. 2022",
"In recent years, council members have shown their support for some of Duggan's platform, including the blight bond proposal to raise funds for demolitions of crumbling structures. \u2014 Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press , 4 Nov. 2021",
"And, just as researchers had hoped, grafting edible pears onto Callery roots produced blight -resistant fruit trees. \u2014 CBS News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The neighborhood, which is just west of Martin Luther King Boulevard, has long suffered from blight , and city leaders targeted it for redevelopment more than two decades ago. \u2014 Giacomo Bologna, Baltimore Sun , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And these avatars certainly capture ABBA\u2019s original exuberance, minus the Jurassic tendencies that tend to blight decades-after-the-fact reunions in the real world. \u2014 Mark Sutherland, Variety , 27 May 2022",
"Baltimore Housing Commissioner Alice Kennedy praised the mayor for his commitment to blight prevention and pledged to keep working diligently to address the nearly 15,000 vacant houses in Baltimore. \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 12 May 2022",
"Challenges are based on worries that the vast arrays of turbines will interfere with fishing, obstruct naval exercises and blight views from summer houses. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
"In the clinical world, consistency is king; gaps in data can blight the reliability of any takeaways, or beleaguer analysis. \u2014 Grace Browne, Wired , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Doping allegations continue to blight Russia\u2019s race-walking program\u201417 of its athletes have been banned for doping in the past few years\u2014even as athletes from the program have dominated the world championships and Olympics. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 15 Jan. 2015",
"Tent encampments still blight cities, however, and many voters equate them with crime. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
"In my experience, few things blight a career as much as a failed software implementation. \u2014 Mark Robinson, Forbes , 5 Oct. 2021",
"However, Camilla is also acutely aware of the challenges that blight gardeners\u2019 efforts. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 19 Aug. 2021"
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"While the city has razed thousands of blighted homes since the foreclosure crisis ravaged Cleveland neighborhoods in the mid-to-late 2000s, the city is still trailing a lingering problem. \u2014 Lucas Daprile, cleveland , 4 June 2022",
"Redlining maps at the time labeled the area as blighted and hazardous due to its concentration of Black residents. \u2014 Brandon Drenon, The Indianapolis Star , 7 June 2022",
"Owners of vacant and blighted properties in the city are charged a higher property tax rate, an incentive to ensure District buildings are taken care of and put to good use. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"Elsewhere, apartment complexes have replaced blighted and vacant blocks, but some neighbors remain skeptical of what the changes mean for them. \u2014 Hallie Miller, baltimoresun.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Elsewhere, apartment complexes have replaced blighted and vacant blocks, but some neighbors remain skeptical of what the changes mean for them. \u2014 Hallie Miller, baltimoresun.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Elsewhere, apartment complexes have replaced blighted and vacant blocks, but some neighbors remain skeptical of what the changes mean for them. \u2014 Hallie Miller, baltimoresun.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Elsewhere, apartment complexes have replaced blighted and vacant blocks, but some neighbors remain skeptical of what the changes mean for them. \u2014 Hallie Miller, baltimoresun.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
"But for me, the most intriguing possibility is that hyenas could be brought to these shores to clean up garbage in our blighted municipalities. \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022"
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"Noun",
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"Adverb",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The samples \u2014 which tasters tried on their own and on cubes of unseasoned, roasted chicken breast \u2014 were unlabeled, so the tasting was blind . \u2014 Emily Heil, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
"But what followed, in a country where justice isn\u2019t blind so much as it\u2019s arbitrary, was revealing. \u2014 Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
"Relatives of the victim told Fox 2 Detroit that the boy was blind and Child Protective Services had been called more than a dozen times this year. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 26 June 2022",
"The NFTs will be blind minted, meaning each of the one-of-a-kind artworks will remain a surprise until minted and deposited in a buyer\u2019s wallet. \u2014 Kristi Dosh, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Groves, who is blind , was part of a team of Utah students who are visually impaired that competed in SEVENTY48 last weekend. \u2014 Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"The 14 tumors in his brain and the effects of his disease and its aggressive treatment left him blind and with cognitive, memory and speech issues. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"The 85-year-old actor and comedian is not attending the trial due to glaucoma that has left him blind , his representatives said. \u2014 CBS News , 9 June 2022",
"Reid retired in 2016 after an accident left him blind in one eye, and revealed in May 2018 that he\u2019d been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was undergoing treatment. \u2014 Ken Ritter, Fortune , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But that shouldn\u2019t blind them to what is coming later this year. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 26 Mar. 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",
"Lasers can blind pilots and damage cockpit equipment, the FAA said in a Feb. 4 news release. \u2014 Don Sweeney, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The prospect of investing and implementing new tech tools can sometimes blind companies to the potential risks associated with such an investment. \u2014 David Gasparyan, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Although each element alone could read as too much\u2014the belt alone is enough to blind passersby\u2014there\u2019s a harmony among all the earth tones and the gold. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Such cognitive bias can blind us to what the data is trying to tell us. \u2014 Thor Olof Philog\u00e8ne, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"This cognitive bias can blind doctors to possible errors the machine learning algorithm may make. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Germany and others are beginning to shift away from this policy, but that should not blind the West to the challenges that change itself poses. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But when par- or blind -baking, not every type of crust needs to be docked. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Best valentine\u2019s memory was when my ex-boyfriend blind folded me and took me to a trail of flowers that led to a romantic dinner on the beach in Mexico. \u2014 Griselda Flores, Billboard , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Wright took particular issue with how police completed the double- blind photo array for both witnesses. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Another TikTok creator breaks down a rumor that Harry Styles\u2019 team is quietly deleting unfavorable articles about the singer, and another points out how a blind about Elon Musk separating from Grimes was, in fact, true. \u2014 Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"According to Kentucky Owl, McGuane and Rhea blind tasted various cask samples and blended them together in different proportions before settling on this particular combination of bourbon aged from 4 to 11 years. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 4 Mar. 2022",
"At daybreak, deer graze until spooked by the motion of a window blind being raised. \u2014 Mary Bergin, chicagotribune.com , 26 Nov. 2021",
"The researchers made this discovery through a classic double- blind study in which 127 people were randomly assigned to an experimental or a control group, either inhaling clove oil infused with HEX or clove oil alone. \u2014 Susan Pinker, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The competition involved a double- blind taste test by professional food scientists at Cornell University as well as an extensive scientific study of the ice cream\u2019s ingredients in Cornell\u2019s dairy lab. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Docking can be called for in recipes where par- or blind -baking the crust is required. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Forced to leave the police force after turning blind , Johnson Chong See-tun takes on cold cases the police can't solve. \u2014 Men's Health , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The city told the newspaper that the recipients of the initial email were supposed to be blind -copied, meaning their names and emails would have been hidden from other recipients. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 14 Feb. 2022",
"The lab in the bowels of the winery, where the team is blind -tasting vial after vial of intricate blends",
"This kind of attitude is how our public-health establishment wound up blind -sided by an actual epidemic. \u2014 WSJ , 6 Oct. 2021",
"The going out to watch stars, stumbling blind through the difficult door. \u2014 Anthony Lan, The New Yorker , 5 July 2021",
"This year, the competition took place in Estes park, Colorado, where a professional tasting panel made of whisky, beer, and wine experts blind tasted each whisky using a 100-point scale system. \u2014 Emily Price, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
"This beer was selected Best of Show at a blind -tasting event of over 40 Oktoberfest beers hosted by the Growler magazine in 2019. \u2014 Michael Agnew, Star Tribune , 9 Sep. 2020"
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"In the new show, the characters\u2019 lives unfold as if set in a maze with nothing but one blind alley after another, leaving them to wrestle with lingering burdens (drug addiction, a dead-weight ex, a criminal record) and without an obvious way out. \u2014 Susan Dominus Photographs By Joshua Kissi Styled By Ian Bradley Sasha Weiss Photographs By Collier Schorr Styled By Jay Massacret Megan O\u2019grady Portrait By Mickalene Thomas And Racquel Chevremont Ligaya Mishan Photographs By Tina Barney, New York Times , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Bastian\u2019s counterparts at American and United airlines \u2013 Doug Parker and Scott Kirby, respectively - voluntarily have led their carriers down the same rhetorical blind alley . \u2014 Dan Reed, Forbes , 7 Apr. 2021",
"Learning about work at another lab can save months or even years of work by moving past a blind alley , avoiding re-inventing the wheel, or suggesting a shortcut. \u2014 Oren Etzioni, Wired , 28 Mar. 2020",
"Rather than chase a suspect into a blind alley , officers are encouraged to call for backup, set a perimeter, and make a plan before closing in. \u2014 Douglas Starr, Science | AAAS , 26 Mar. 2020",
"Over-dribbling wastes time and sends ball handlers down blind alleys . \u2014 Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star , 7 Jan. 2020",
"That sort of magical thinking led Google (to take just one example) into a blind alley in which rank-and-file employees began to act as if they\u2019d been hired to direct the business. \u2014 Will Swaim, National Review , 3 Jan. 2020",
"Harry is drunk, despairing, lovesick and lost down blind alleys much of the time. \u2014 Scott Timberg, latimes.com , 10 July 2019",
"One reason for this is that the new progressives seem to be determined to drive down the intellectual blind alley of identity politics. \u2014 The Economist , 19 June 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Understand that this story will likely completely blindside others in attendance. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Understand that this story will likely completely blindside others in attendance. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 25 May 2022",
"That said, makeup artist Kazu Hiro managed to blindside Esmail with his makeover of Sean Penn into the graying, double-chinned John Mitchell. \u2014 Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"Understand that this story will likely completely blindside others in attendance. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 25 May 2022",
"Understand that this story will likely completely blindside others in attendance. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"At Tribal Council, Maryanne was able to blindside Omar, who becomes the next member of the jury. \u2014 Mike Rose, cleveland , 25 May 2022",
"Understand that this story will likely completely blindside others in attendance. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 25 May 2022",
"Understand that this story will likely completely blindside others in attendance. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For one season, the Ben Davis bowling team was well-protected on the blind side . Jones returned to football as a junior. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Enter Ekwonu, who\u2019s a mauler with sweet feet on the blind side \u2013 the 6-4, 310-pounder ran a sub-5-second 40-yard dash at the combine \u2013 and has more than enough upside to reach his All-Pro potential. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Leatherwood, who passed for 52 touchdowns in the fall, acted like his left tackle protecting his blind side . \u2014 Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Leatherwood, who passed for 52 touchdowns in the fall, acted like his left tackle protecting his blind side . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Robinson is responsible for protecting quarterback Trevor Lawrence's blind side . \u2014 John Reid, USA TODAY , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Petit-Frere, one year removed from his breakout season at right tackle, took Munford\u2019s spot on the blind side of whichever freshman quarterback wins the starting job. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 11 Aug. 2021",
"In a game where big mistakes are likely the only way to get beat, Fisher has to be able to protect Wentz\u2019s blind side . \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Williams, who protects Garoppolo\u2019s blind side , helps the 49ers not only in pass blocking but also in fueling their running game. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Jan. 2022"
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"Met Gala with the rest of the Elvis cast in a custom look by Prada bedecked with colored stones for a touch of rock \u2018n\u2019 roll bling . \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 29 June 2022",
"Kardashian looks red-carpet ready in a red-and-black harness minidress with a snake print, while Barker again wears only pants and bling . \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 June 2022",
"Reps for Lizzo did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment about the bling . \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
"Manicurist Stephanie Staunton doesn't shy away from providing her clientele with a little bling . \u2014 Jennet Jusu, Allure , 27 May 2022",
"Embellishments, bling , embroidery, and general over-the-top-ness were all fair game. \u2014 Jamila Stewart, Vogue , 23 May 2022",
"The singular bling features an eye-catching jagged strap, a bezel encrusted with 26 round white diamonds and an interlocking chain lining one side. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 2 June 2022",
"Georgia football\u2019s national championship rings went public on Saturday with the seniors and others who moved on from the Bulldogs showing off their new bling . \u2014 Marc Weiszer, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022",
"For sheer jaw-dropping bling , no wrist could compete with what DJ Khaled sported at the Academy Awards. \u2014 Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 Mar. 2022"
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"\u2026 the blinged-out , outspoken, touchdown-celebrating wide receiver \u2026",
"\u2026 the rock equivalent of a blinged-out rap star \u2026",
"\u2014 Oliver Wang , Vibe , December 2005",
"She is barefoot and wearing a blinged-out T-shirt that reads I LOVE MY WIFE \u2026",
"\u2014 Judith Newman , Ladies Home Journal , March 2009",
"a blinged-out SUV"
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"The second trend is \u2026 increasingly large wheels, especially on S.U.V.'s, associated with the blingiest manifestations of hip-hop style.",
"\u2014 Rob Walker , New York Times Magazine , 17 June 2007",
"Their blingy flings are not celebrations of accomplishment; they're celebrations of self.",
"\u2014 Ana Marie Cox , Time , 24 Apr. 2006",
"\u2026 a blingy hotel lobby \u2026",
"\u2014 Tom Wolfe , I Am Charlotte Simmons , 2005",
"Here are two watches that have it all. They're chunky without being clunky, blingy without being over-the-top \u2026",
"\u2014 Oprah Winfrey , O, The Oprah Magazine , August 2007",
"'Were you looking for something understated or a little more \u2026 blingy ",
"\u2014 Michael Obiora , Black Shoes , 2009",
"We meet Will, a blingy ex-insurance agent \u2026",
"\u2014 Tanner Stransky , Entertainment Weekly , 20 July 2007"
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"She blinked when the light flashed.",
"Her eyes blinked when the light flashed.",
"She blinked her eyes when the light flashed.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The power indicator will blink a few times, after which the console will power down. \u2014 Toby Grey, BGR , 28 June 2022",
"True to form, the Avalanche didn\u2019t blink after Forsberg\u2019s goal, either. \u2014 Gentry Estes, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
"At Ocean Beach, the container ships blink just offshore. \u2014 Bonnie Tsui, Outside Online , 6 Feb. 2021",
"Change the color of each individual bulb, dim them, produce unique effects, and even set the lights to blink to your own music all through the use of a smart phone app. \u2014 Hannah Jones, Country Living , 25 May 2022",
"Is there a risk here of economic contagion, and is Jerome Powell less likely to blink now that he's secured a second term as Federal Reserve Chair",
"More probable is that the Fed will blink and continue along its path of tightening but not to the point of driving the US economy into recession. \u2014 George Schultze, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"When they are connected, the status light on the case would blink and then stay. \u2014 Toby Grey, BGR , 9 May 2022",
"This New York punk duo stares directly into the hybrid catastrophes piling up on the horizon and does not blink . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The sharply hit one-hopper got to Diamondbacks third baseman Josh Rojas in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
"Technology advanced in the blink of an eye, and the advancement has ushered in a new era of communication, collaboration and cooperation. \u2014 Ryan Moody, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"The weather and ocean conditions can change in the blink of an eye. \u2014 CBS News , 13 June 2022",
"In one blink -or-you\u2019ll-miss-it instant, Bernstein throws himself on the piano, arms out as if crucified on the keyboard. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Taylor Ingram's throw was not in time to beat Brown's slide, and the Bluebirds stormed the field as Dixie felt the agony of a walk-off defeat, their season coming to an end in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
"Using just a smartphone, people can create ads, messages, sales, services, graphics and videos that can be curated, created and shared with the world in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 27 May 2022",
"Circumstances pushed us all into the virtual world in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Tj Martin, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"The first, apparently captured from a smartphone, shows a small spherical object that whisks past the cockpit of a U.S. Navy strike fighter in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 18 May 2022"
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"Tombaugh then used a blink comparator , a device that compares two plates and highlights moving objects. One moving speck turned out to be Pluto.",
"\u2014 Nancy L. Hendrickson , Astronomy , November 1998"
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"She blinked when the light flashed.",
"Her eyes blinked when the light flashed.",
"She blinked her eyes when the light flashed.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The power indicator will blink a few times, after which the console will power down. \u2014 Toby Grey, BGR , 28 June 2022",
"True to form, the Avalanche didn\u2019t blink after Forsberg\u2019s goal, either. \u2014 Gentry Estes, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
"At Ocean Beach, the container ships blink just offshore. \u2014 Bonnie Tsui, Outside Online , 6 Feb. 2021",
"Change the color of each individual bulb, dim them, produce unique effects, and even set the lights to blink to your own music all through the use of a smart phone app. \u2014 Hannah Jones, Country Living , 25 May 2022",
"Is there a risk here of economic contagion, and is Jerome Powell less likely to blink now that he's secured a second term as Federal Reserve Chair",
"More probable is that the Fed will blink and continue along its path of tightening but not to the point of driving the US economy into recession. \u2014 George Schultze, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"When they are connected, the status light on the case would blink and then stay. \u2014 Toby Grey, BGR , 9 May 2022",
"This New York punk duo stares directly into the hybrid catastrophes piling up on the horizon and does not blink . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The sharply hit one-hopper got to Diamondbacks third baseman Josh Rojas in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
"Technology advanced in the blink of an eye, and the advancement has ushered in a new era of communication, collaboration and cooperation. \u2014 Ryan Moody, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"The weather and ocean conditions can change in the blink of an eye. \u2014 CBS News , 13 June 2022",
"In one blink -or-you\u2019ll-miss-it instant, Bernstein throws himself on the piano, arms out as if crucified on the keyboard. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Taylor Ingram's throw was not in time to beat Brown's slide, and the Bluebirds stormed the field as Dixie felt the agony of a walk-off defeat, their season coming to an end in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
"Using just a smartphone, people can create ads, messages, sales, services, graphics and videos that can be curated, created and shared with the world in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 27 May 2022",
"Circumstances pushed us all into the virtual world in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Tj Martin, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"The first, apparently captured from a smartphone, shows a small spherical object that whisks past the cockpit of a U.S. Navy strike fighter in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 18 May 2022"
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"She blinked when the light flashed.",
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"She blinked her eyes when the light flashed.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The power indicator will blink a few times, after which the console will power down. \u2014 Toby Grey, BGR , 28 June 2022",
"True to form, the Avalanche didn\u2019t blink after Forsberg\u2019s goal, either. \u2014 Gentry Estes, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
"At Ocean Beach, the container ships blink just offshore. \u2014 Bonnie Tsui, Outside Online , 6 Feb. 2021",
"Change the color of each individual bulb, dim them, produce unique effects, and even set the lights to blink to your own music all through the use of a smart phone app. \u2014 Hannah Jones, Country Living , 25 May 2022",
"Is there a risk here of economic contagion, and is Jerome Powell less likely to blink now that he's secured a second term as Federal Reserve Chair",
"More probable is that the Fed will blink and continue along its path of tightening but not to the point of driving the US economy into recession. \u2014 George Schultze, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"When they are connected, the status light on the case would blink and then stay. \u2014 Toby Grey, BGR , 9 May 2022",
"This New York punk duo stares directly into the hybrid catastrophes piling up on the horizon and does not blink . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The sharply hit one-hopper got to Diamondbacks third baseman Josh Rojas in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
"Technology advanced in the blink of an eye, and the advancement has ushered in a new era of communication, collaboration and cooperation. \u2014 Ryan Moody, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"The weather and ocean conditions can change in the blink of an eye. \u2014 CBS News , 13 June 2022",
"In one blink -or-you\u2019ll-miss-it instant, Bernstein throws himself on the piano, arms out as if crucified on the keyboard. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Taylor Ingram's throw was not in time to beat Brown's slide, and the Bluebirds stormed the field as Dixie felt the agony of a walk-off defeat, their season coming to an end in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
"Using just a smartphone, people can create ads, messages, sales, services, graphics and videos that can be curated, created and shared with the world in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 27 May 2022",
"Circumstances pushed us all into the virtual world in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Tj Martin, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"The first, apparently captured from a smartphone, shows a small spherical object that whisks past the cockpit of a U.S. Navy strike fighter in the blink of an eye. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 18 May 2022"
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"wink"
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"verb"
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"antonyms":[
"Gehenna",
"hell",
"Pandemonium",
"perdition"
],
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"enjoying eternal bliss in heaven",
"marital bliss",
"the sheer bliss of an afternoon at the spa"
],
": paradise , heaven":[]
},
"examples":[
"Relaxing on the porch of our private villa was sheer bliss .",
"the godly life she has lived will surely lead to infinite bliss after death",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The softball-size unit weighs only nine ounces, yet yields a 20-foot radius of bug-free bliss . \u2014 Kelly Bastone, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"The film, about an ideal couple whose bliss is threatened by a best friend\u2019s determination to atone for something long ago forgotten, is the first acquisition by FilmInk Originals. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"The pleasure and the sadness are inextricable, which seems fitting, given how closely aesthetic bliss and moral despair were entwined in Sassoon\u2019s own art. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Why this bliss , this abundance, this mind-boggling being called by her name",
"Nobu Hotel\u2019s signature spa experiences also include an outdoor hydrotherapy garden, steam and sauna areas, a hydrotherapy pool, and cabana jacuzzis, promising a boundless bliss . \u2014 Yola Robert, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Nick and Janine live in bliss until her ex warps time to try to tear them apart by using Nick's old girlfriend. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"While the lovebirds are undoubtedly reveling in engagement bliss , their celebrity friends wasted no time congratulating the couple on the momentous milestone in their relationship. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Alice Coltrane spent the mid-Sixties in personal and musical bliss , starting a family with John Coltrane and touring the world as the pianist in his band. \u2014 Rolling Stone , 30 Nov. 2021"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English blisse , from Old English bliss ; akin to Old English bl\u012bthe blithe":""
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"\u02c8blis"
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"above",
"elysian fields",
"Elysium",
"empyrean",
"heaven",
"kingdom come",
"New Jerusalem",
"paradise",
"sky",
"Zion",
"Sion"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184514",
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"adverb",
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
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": to cause (someone) to experience bliss or ecstasy : to make (someone) blissfully happy":[
"Other than love (which blisses out both sexes), men and women need very different things to be happy \u2026",
"\u2014 Lexi Petrons , Glamour , August 2005"
],
": to experience bliss or ecstasy":[
"Then he tells us that he longs to run away with Vicki, to marry her and bliss out forever on her good-natured sexiness.",
"\u2014 Vivian Gornick , New York Times Book Review , 16 Sept. 1990"
]
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"1973, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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": experiencing bliss : ecstatic":[]
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"1973, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8blist-\u02c8au\u0307t"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200641",
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"antonyms":[
"displeased",
"dissatisfied",
"joyless",
"sad",
"unhappy",
"unpleased",
"unsatisfied"
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": full of, marked by, or causing complete happiness":[
"a blissful marriage"
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": happily benighted":[
"blissful ignorance"
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},
"examples":[
"At first, their time together was blissful .",
"He sat there in a blissful state of comfort.",
"a blissful setting for a wedding",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From gua sha facial tools and blowout brushes for '90s supermodel hair to a pretty (and easy to fill out) 1-Line-a-Day journal, Amazon has all of the necessities to upgrade your mornings from chaotic to zen-filled and blissful . \u2014 Seventeen , 22 June 2022",
"By the 21st, all will be forgotten and forgiven and with blissful Venus entering your relationship angle on the 21st, affection will be coming your way. \u2014 Katharine Merlin, Town & Country , 16 June 2022",
"Here are some tips that focus on the financial side of things that can transform one of the biggest stressors in a relationship into a key part of a successful and blissful relationship! \u2014 Juan Carlos Medina, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Steve and Andrea shared the blissful news with PEOPLE. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"My sister\u2019s blissful pre-honeymoon phase is being interrupted by this third person\u2019s constant presence. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 24 Apr. 2022",
"My sister\u2019s blissful pre-honeymoon phase is being interrupted by this third person\u2019s constant presence. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Parsing through the seemingly endless options of bouquets, ceremony arches, cakes and, most crucially, fashion to find what feels right for you and your betrothed can be blissful \u2014or headache-inducing. \u2014 Vogue , 1 June 2022",
"But the many exhibitors who did show up did their best to provide a blissful , if temporary, separation from the realities waiting just outside the doors. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022"
],
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"see bliss":""
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"\u02c8blis-f\u0259l"
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"delighted",
"glad",
"gratified",
"happy",
"joyful",
"joyous",
"pleased",
"satisfied",
"thankful",
"tickled"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210119",
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"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
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": a state of not knowing and not wanting to know about unhappy things or possible problems":[
"existing in blissful ignorance"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173415",
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"dissatisfied",
"joyless",
"sad",
"unhappy",
"unpleased",
"unsatisfied"
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"a blissful marriage"
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": happily benighted":[
"blissful ignorance"
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},
"examples":[
"At first, their time together was blissful .",
"He sat there in a blissful state of comfort.",
"a blissful setting for a wedding",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From gua sha facial tools and blowout brushes for '90s supermodel hair to a pretty (and easy to fill out) 1-Line-a-Day journal, Amazon has all of the necessities to upgrade your mornings from chaotic to zen-filled and blissful . \u2014 Seventeen , 22 June 2022",
"By the 21st, all will be forgotten and forgiven and with blissful Venus entering your relationship angle on the 21st, affection will be coming your way. \u2014 Katharine Merlin, Town & Country , 16 June 2022",
"Here are some tips that focus on the financial side of things that can transform one of the biggest stressors in a relationship into a key part of a successful and blissful relationship! \u2014 Juan Carlos Medina, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Steve and Andrea shared the blissful news with PEOPLE. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"My sister\u2019s blissful pre-honeymoon phase is being interrupted by this third person\u2019s constant presence. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 24 Apr. 2022",
"My sister\u2019s blissful pre-honeymoon phase is being interrupted by this third person\u2019s constant presence. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Parsing through the seemingly endless options of bouquets, ceremony arches, cakes and, most crucially, fashion to find what feels right for you and your betrothed can be blissful \u2014or headache-inducing. \u2014 Vogue , 1 June 2022",
"But the many exhibitors who did show up did their best to provide a blissful , if temporary, separation from the realities waiting just outside the doors. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022"
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"\u02c8blis-f\u0259l"
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"delighted",
"glad",
"gratified",
"happy",
"joyful",
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"satisfied",
"thankful",
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"dissatisfied",
"joyless",
"sad",
"unhappy",
"unpleased",
"unsatisfied"
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"a blissful marriage"
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"blissful ignorance"
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"At first, their time together was blissful .",
"He sat there in a blissful state of comfort.",
"a blissful setting for a wedding",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From gua sha facial tools and blowout brushes for '90s supermodel hair to a pretty (and easy to fill out) 1-Line-a-Day journal, Amazon has all of the necessities to upgrade your mornings from chaotic to zen-filled and blissful . \u2014 Seventeen , 22 June 2022",
"By the 21st, all will be forgotten and forgiven and with blissful Venus entering your relationship angle on the 21st, affection will be coming your way. \u2014 Katharine Merlin, Town & Country , 16 June 2022",
"Here are some tips that focus on the financial side of things that can transform one of the biggest stressors in a relationship into a key part of a successful and blissful relationship! \u2014 Juan Carlos Medina, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Steve and Andrea shared the blissful news with PEOPLE. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"My sister\u2019s blissful pre-honeymoon phase is being interrupted by this third person\u2019s constant presence. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 24 Apr. 2022",
"My sister\u2019s blissful pre-honeymoon phase is being interrupted by this third person\u2019s constant presence. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Parsing through the seemingly endless options of bouquets, ceremony arches, cakes and, most crucially, fashion to find what feels right for you and your betrothed can be blissful \u2014or headache-inducing. \u2014 Vogue , 1 June 2022",
"But the many exhibitors who did show up did their best to provide a blissful , if temporary, separation from the realities waiting just outside the doors. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022"
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"\u2014 Kostya Kennedy"
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"\u2026 Soriano blistered a line drive toward left field.",
"\u2014 Buster Olney"
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"Noun",
"She developed a blister on her heel where her shoe rubbed against it.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In some of the new cases, monkeypox has caused people to develop what looks like a pimple or blister , rather than a widespread rash, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said in a briefing. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
"Sock liners help prevent blister formation by reducing chafing in places like the toes or heels, areas in direct contact with your hiking shoes or hiking boots. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 8 June 2022",
"The disease eventually progresses into a rash and lesions that blister and scab over. \u2014 Katherine Dillinger, CNN , 29 May 2022",
"Otherwise, roast poblanos in oven under broiler, turning to char and blister on all sides, a few minutes, until skin is nicely browned but chiles are not too soft and tender. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 5 May 2022",
"In September of that same season, Roberts removed Rich Hill from a game after seven perfect innings and 89 pitches, wary of a blister problem Hill was enduring at the time. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"An unidentified male and a female stole blister -prevention tape, a DVD, vitamin B12 capsules and enhanced absorption soft gels at about 12:30 p.m. Nov. 25 from CVS, 14372 Snow. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Two blister packs of fertility supplements lie next to them, covering a third packet which has torn foil and capsules missing. \u2014 Lydia Morrish, Wired , 11 Mar. 2022",
"But now some of those blisters had a dent in the center known as umbilication (because the blister resembles a navel). \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The disease later progresses into a rash and lesions that can blister and scab over all over the body -- usually lasting two to four weeks. \u2014 Heather Chen, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"The rash itself usually doesn\u2019t blister or bleed, but in many cases, the skin may peel. \u2014 Lauren Caruso, Allure , 17 Aug. 2021",
"A few minutes are enough to blister their skins and boost the flavor of the blend. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 6 July 2021",
"Women gasp for air when the laces are pulled taught; others blister around the edges of the garment. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Dec. 2020",
"Violence and racial unrest continue to blister the country. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Sep. 2020",
"The Washington Post reported that Baghdad's record-breaking heat is so bad that metal door handles can blister skin. \u2014 Mark Olalde, USA TODAY , 14 Aug. 2020",
"Toss and allow other side of peas to blister for an additional 2 to 3 minutes. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 7 Aug. 2020",
"Tear gas them, rubber bullet them, spray them with chemical water and blister their butts. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 1 June 2020"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English blister, blester , probably from Old English *bl\u0233ster, *bl\u01e3ster ; akin to Old Norse bl\u0101str swelling, Old English bl\u01e3st blast":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8bli-st\u0259r",
"\u02c8blis-t\u0259r"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In January 1862, Lewis\u2019 two white roommates accused her of poisoning their wine with Spanish fly, a toxin produced by the blister beetle , often used in those days as an aphrodisiac. \u2014 Jessica Lynne, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Feb. 2022",
"There are 30 species of blister beetles in Wisconsin, but they are more commonly found in states farther west such as Kansas, Wyoming and Texas. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Jan. 2020",
"In the grand scheme of things, blister beetles are not uncommon in Wisconsin. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Jan. 2020",
"But at the larva stage, blister beetles take a slight detour that brings them in contact with a particular species of bees. \u2014 Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics , 12 Sep. 2018",
"One of the most vicious and twisted is the blister beetle . \u2014 Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics , 12 Sep. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Knapp and Alper are smart to surround Ren\u00e9e with a larger-than-expected backing band of seven players, three of whom make up a blistering horn section, anchored by the steady, admirably understated guitar played by Brendan Saadat. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
"Granted, the economy just grew at a blistering 6.9% annual rate in the fourth quarter, but many things have changed since then, including two more months so far in 2022 of continuing high inflation. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Inflation has proven to be one of the most blistering features of the pandemic recovery, one that weighs directly on households across the country. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The coup\u00e9 can rocket from zero to 62 mph in 2.8 second and has a blistering top speed of 220.5 mph. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The game was tied 21-21 at half, but the Malemutes went on a blistering 13-0 run over the first half of the third quarter, taking command of the game. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Playing their fourth game in four days, the seventh-seeded Hokies (23-12) clinched a berth in next week\u2019s NCAA Tournament with a stunning 82-67 win Saturday over top-seeded Duke behind a blistering offensive performance from Hunter Cattoor. \u2014 David Thompson, USA TODAY , 13 Mar. 2022",
"But his most blistering critiques also are directed at Trump and efforts by Abbott and Paxton to stop cities, counties and school districts from enforcing mandates on masks, vaccinations and testing. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Behind a balanced scoring attack and a blistering first-half run, Noblesville defeated Franklin, 76-52, to secure the IHSAA Class 4A girls basketball championship, its first since 1987. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Feb. 2022"
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"1708, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"examples":[
"a hockey player with a blistering slap shot",
"even after a blistering attack from the enemy, the fortress held",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Knapp and Alper are smart to surround Ren\u00e9e with a larger-than-expected backing band of seven players, three of whom make up a blistering horn section, anchored by the steady, admirably understated guitar played by Brendan Saadat. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
"Granted, the economy just grew at a blistering 6.9% annual rate in the fourth quarter, but many things have changed since then, including two more months so far in 2022 of continuing high inflation. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Inflation has proven to be one of the most blistering features of the pandemic recovery, one that weighs directly on households across the country. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The coup\u00e9 can rocket from zero to 62 mph in 2.8 second and has a blistering top speed of 220.5 mph. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The game was tied 21-21 at half, but the Malemutes went on a blistering 13-0 run over the first half of the third quarter, taking command of the game. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Playing their fourth game in four days, the seventh-seeded Hokies (23-12) clinched a berth in next week\u2019s NCAA Tournament with a stunning 82-67 win Saturday over top-seeded Duke behind a blistering offensive performance from Hunter Cattoor. \u2014 David Thompson, USA TODAY , 13 Mar. 2022",
"But his most blistering critiques also are directed at Trump and efforts by Abbott and Paxton to stop cities, counties and school districts from enforcing mandates on masks, vaccinations and testing. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Behind a balanced scoring attack and a blistering first-half run, Noblesville defeated Franklin, 76-52, to secure the IHSAA Class 4A girls basketball championship, its first since 1987. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Feb. 2022"
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"sullen"
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],
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"blithe enjoyment"
]
},
"examples":[
"He showed blithe disregard for the rights of others.",
"He was blithe about the risks to his health.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The members grabbed their backpacks, gathered up half-empty bags of chips and some clementine peels to use as compost, and alighted into a blare of car horns and the blithe clamor of a midtown Saturday night. \u2014 Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
"Those who survived the plague are still scarred by their memories of it, while the blithe young adults around them can\u2019t relate. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"What would, today, be dismissed as garish act of patriotism was somehow symbolic of the bold, blithe zeitgeist. \u2014 CNN , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Sywak plans to purchase tickets this week for Tori Amos\u2019 L.A. concerts in June and is taking a blithe approach. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Lost in the blithe tale of surviving one's youthful idiocy are all the subtleties of that process (as well as the one unsubtlety of it, that not everyone survives). \u2014 Washington Post , 30 May 2021",
"HBO Max Savage and sweet, this family comedy parodies the inanity of celebrity culture with blithe brilliance. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
"In a book so elegantly written and so generously packed with data and references, this is the only jarringly blithe (and jarringly non-Bayesian) note. \u2014 Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Meanwhile, the Western tourists also make attempts to document the trip, snapping away at their fellow travelers with a blithe condescension never present in this good-humored but conscientious film. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 23 Nov. 2021"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"Middle English, from Old English bl\u012bthe ; akin to Old High German bl\u012bdi joyous":""
},
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"\u02c8bl\u012bth",
"\u02c8bl\u012bt\u035fh"
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": to talk foolishly or nonsensically : blather":[
"You can therefore \u2026 start to blither if you like without any fear of making a fool of yourself.",
"\u2014 Douglas Adams"
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},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As Andr\u00e9 Van Peteghem, Dumont cast Fabrice Luchini, whose dialectical extravagance and theatrical exuberance lend his character, a blithering sybaritic fop, the pathos of a physical infirmity matched by the physical comedy of the accident-prone. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 10 Mar. 2017"
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"1867, in the meaning defined above":""
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": marked by or consisting of foolish or nonsensical words":[
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"I wrote short stories that were blithering messes, romantic slop.",
"\u2014 Thomas King"
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"I wrote short stories that were blithering messes, romantic slop.",
"\u2014 Thomas King"
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"first_known_use":{
"1889, in the meaning defined above":""
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"sullen"
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"1594, in the meaning defined above":""
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": the common Old World snipe ( Capella gallinago )":[]
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"\u2014 Gene Bourque"
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},
"examples":[
"The company is planning an advertising blitz for the new product.",
"a multimedia blitz of advertisements for the summer blockbuster",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The administration\u2019s internal polling showed that a national advertising blitz may not be as effective at overcoming skepticism as face-to-face interaction with medical professionals and local leaders. \u2014 Stephanie Armour, WSJ , 26 Mar. 2021",
"Under Martindale, the defense also regularly ranked among the NFL\u2019s most aggressive, blitz -heavy units. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The delivery blitz from an hour to 30 minutes to 15 is evidence of absurdity more than innovation. \u2014 Adam Chandler, The Atlantic , 31 May 2022",
"The concerted media blitz was a blatant effort to paint the brothers not only as homophobic, racist, and violent, but guilty of the attack in the first place, the suit alleged. \u2014 Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The wedding blitz is a microcosm of a global economy still mired in a pandemic, from shifting medical protocols and rising prices to staffing shortages and supply chain disruptions. \u2014 Stewart Ain, sun-sentinel.com , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Late in the fourth quarter Sunday, with the Chicago Bears facing fourth-and-6, trailing 9-7 and not quite in field-goal range, the Ravens\u2019 defense lined up as if a blitz were imminent. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Trump's endorsement blitz is a frank attempt to keep remaking the party in his image, with Republicans eagerly courting his favor. \u2014 Jeff Amy, ajc , 26 Sep. 2021",
"Trump\u2019s endorsement blitz is a frank attempt to keep remaking the party in his image, with Republicans eagerly courting his favor. \u2014 al , 25 Sep. 2021"
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"She was totally blitzed that night."
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"the stunned survivors of the crash were then confronted with a blitzkrieg of insensitive questions from the media",
"the war began with a blitzkrieg that was designed to shock the enemy into submission",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Xi's decision to scuttle that debut following a defiant speech by Ma is widely perceived as the opening salvo in Beijing's regulatory blitzkrieg against the nation's largest internet companies. \u2014 Clay Chandler, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
"Fifty years later, Roxy Music\u2019s art-rock blitzkrieg of a debut remains their finest show of collective power. \u2014 Jill Krajewski, SPIN , 8 June 2022",
"The failure of Russia\u2019s early blitzkrieg fueled Ukrainian confidence that is ebbing as Russia concentrates its firepower on a narrower, grinding advance. \u2014 Marcus Walker, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
"Each mat goes for a blitzkrieg -like concentration\u2014my model has 7,992 spikes, each one-eighth inch long. \u2014 Aleta Burchyski, Outside Online , 4 Sep. 2020",
"Auburn utilized an 11-run blitzkrieg in the first inning on its way to defeating 19-7 Southeastern Louisiana in the opening round of the NCAA regional Friday at Plainsman Park. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 4 June 2022",
"Russian President Vladimir Putin has played down the impact of the war, saying that the West\u2019s economic blitzkrieg has failed. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
"Yam laid the groundwork for his coverage of the Taliban\u2019s blitzkrieg takeover of Afghanistan with diligent previous work in the country. \u2014 James Rainey, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
"The initial blitzkrieg , an attempt to take Kyiv and areas of the North with a lightning assault along main highways, has failed and Russian forces have withdrawn from that area. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022"
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"cannonade",
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"drumfire",
"flurry",
"fusillade",
"hail",
"salvo",
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"noun",
"transitive verb"
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"noun"
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"examples":[
"She went out on a blind date with her friend's cousin.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Chinese blind date market and the existence of bride price and royal intermarriages are examples of strategic matches found in some cultures. \u2014 Mark Travers, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"The South Korean rom-com (based on a webtoon of the same name by HaeHwa) revolves around a woman (Kim Se-jeong) who shows up to a blind date disguised as her friend, with intentions of scaring him away. \u2014 Amber Dowling, Variety , 11 Apr. 2022",
"In disguise as her friend, Ha-ri shows up to a blind date to scare him away. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Two days after their nuptials, Felber opened up to The New York Times about how the pair met on a blind date set up by a mutual friend. \u2014 Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com , 6 Feb. 2022",
"On the first night of the conflict \u2014 Winstead was at a bar on an unfortunate blind date \u2014 the cable network played martial music, threw up lots of snazzy graphics and seemed to relish the conflict. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Star Tribune , 19 July 2021",
"The story of how Harris, the former attorney general and later senator from California, met her husband begins with a blind date . \u2014 Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY , 7 Nov. 2020",
"While studying medicine at University of Maryland, Dr. Kronthal met his future wife, Roz Goldner, on a blind date . \u2014 Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun , 24 May 2022",
"Claudia Rose arrived in early 1993, but not before Pfeiffer agreed to a blind date with Kelley and fell hopelessly in love. \u2014 Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081835"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a copy of a message (such as an email) that is sent without the knowledge of the other recipients":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1968, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Most lawmakers put their assets in a blind trust , one former Hill staffer said. \u2014 Danny Nelson, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
"Davis said he's heard little from constituents about the stock trading and worries that requiring lawmakers to put assets in a blind trust would prove inordinately expensive for many lawmakers. \u2014 Kevin Freking, ajc , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The Democrat has co-sponsored a bill that would require Congress members to put stocks and bonds in a blind trust , preventing direct involvement in decision-making. \u2014 Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Any transactions in such existing accounts should be done only under the auspices of a blind trust . \u2014 Paul Andrews, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Some of the proposals include the requirement that members of Congress hold their investments in a blind trust . \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"One clearly would be for wealthier members of Congress who already have individual stock portfolios to put them into a blind trust , in which decisions to buy or sell are removed from the representative\u2019s or senator\u2019s hands. \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Lawyers for Centripetal said in their briefs that Judge Morgan made an ethical decision in moving the Cisco shares into a blind trust . \u2014 Joe Palazzolo, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Dozens of lawmakers have come out in support of competing but similar bills that would limit their ability to hold or trade stocks while in office, perhaps requiring them to put any stocks into a blind trust before being sworn in. \u2014 David Lauter, Los Angeles Times , 21 Jan. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1969, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-151432"
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"definitions":{
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"Andrew Chidgey (58) held the Stapleton innings together and Ghulam Shabbir briefly threatened with a lively 23 but Timsbury held some important catches, including a blinder from Greg Passingham \u2026",
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"Their team played a blinder to beat us in the closing seconds of the match.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After New Zealand went 32 deliveries without a boundary - an eternity in the crash and brash of T20 - the diminutive skipper, who is a stylish, classical batter, played a blinder . \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 14 Nov. 2021",
"Woodall claims the conversation rid him of a blinder , and goes on to speak about a similar experience with A.J. Crabill, the former deputy commissioner for education in Texas, who is a black man. \u2014 Midland Reporter-telegram, Houston Chronicle , 9 June 2020",
"Tomaszewski had a blinder , conceding just the solitary goal, despite facing 36 shots and 26 corners, with Alf Ramsey also watching his side twice hit the woodwork and have four attempts cleared off the line. \u2014 SI.com , 2 Nov. 2019",
"Part of the network\u2019s practical value lies in teaching privileged men like that Army officer\u2014and me\u2014where our cultural blinders are. \u2014 Andrew Blum, The New Republic , 21 Apr. 2020",
"The abstract answer is that all the things that characters in a short story notice need to hold an emotional charge for them: a character oppressed will observe with blinders ; a character unloosed will feel her body coming to life. \u2014 Ross Andersen, The Atlantic , 14 Jan. 2020",
"There are actual, real-world reasons to critique the NFL's blinder -heavy approach to the future. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, azcentral , 27 Mar. 2020",
"Longtime readers of the site, though, have noted that the site no longer functions this way, in part because the Internet isn\u2019t currently a space conducive to blinders and circumscription. \u2014 Ross Scarano, Billboard , 6 May 2019",
"So many of us go into these things with blinders on. \u2014 Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 19 Feb. 2020"
