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"Liesel was on such a high that she felt indestructible. \"I said,\" she beamed, \"stupid cow ,\" and she didn't have to wait a single moment for the teacher's hand to slap her.",
"\u2014 Markus Zusak"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"The cows need to be milked twice a day.",
"Verb",
"I refuse to be cowed by their threats.",
"a sharp glare cowed the child into being quiet",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Consequently, to this day, one of the main traditions of Eid al-Adha is to sacrifice a sheep, goat, cow or camel. \u2014 Manal Aman, Woman's Day , 9 June 2022",
"Scientists start by taking a small cell sample from livestock animals such as a cow or chicken, then identify cells that can multiply. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 6 June 2022",
"Judging from the brief logline, tonight\u2019s episode features the Fieris taking a tour of a cow and chicken farm, a jet boat excursion, and playing in the sand dunes. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
"Mixed Drum is another popular wheel, a blended cow and goat milk cheese aged about seven months. \u2014 Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
"The soft masa filling is stuffed with queso de mano, a stretchy white Venezuelan cow and sheep's milk cheese that's like a funkier mozzarella. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Then apply about 25 pounds of cow and horse manure to each 100 square feet of garden space and 12 pounds of poultry manure tilled into the soil prior to planting. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Nov. 2021",
"The cow , named Rosie, was seen in several places in Wareham and was even making her way through the woods, the Wareham Department of Natural Resources said in a Facebook post. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"Meaning that there are two skirt steaks to every cow \u2014the inside skirt and the outside skirt. \u2014 Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"All three formulas the White House has prioritized\u2014the two from Nestl\u00e9 and one from Gerber\u2014are all hypoallergenic formulas for children who are allergic to cow \u2019s milk. \u2014 Andrew Marquardt, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
"About 70,000 children in the U.S. are allergic to cow milk, Vilsack said. \u2014 Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star , 22 May 2022",
"The formulas \u2014 Alfamino Infant, Alfamino Junior, and Gerber Good Start Extensive HA \u2014 are all for children who are allergic to cow \u2019s milk protein, according to a White House statement. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"About 50% of the babies in the United States have an allergy to cow \u2019s milk, Madden said. \u2014 cleveland , 20 May 2022",
"The products are made for babies who are allergic to cow \u2019s milk. \u2014 Kevin Freking, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
"After experimenting with a few brands, going to grocery stores every day, getting family and friends to check their local stores and even venturing to other towns to check supply, Houston transitioned Raelyn to cow \u2019s milk. \u2014 Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 11 May 2022",
"The fear, however, is that Moscow\u2019s pivot to indiscriminate strikes against civilian targets will cow the Ukrainian government into submission. \u2014 James Hookway, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
"The concern now is that, having suffered early setbacks, Russia will unleash the massive firepower at its disposal, raining down bombs and missiles on towns and cities to cow them into submission, Western officials say. \u2014 Liz Sly And Dan Lamothe, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Feb. 2022"
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"probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish kue to subdue":"Verb"
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"1581, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-103552"
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"type":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-201053",
"type":[
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": a provincial college or university that lacks culture, sophistication, and tradition":[]
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"first_known_use":{
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"definitions":{
": a town or city that serves as a market center or shipping point for cattle":[],
": a usually small unsophisticated town within a cattle-raising area":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Daruszka, who speaks on rail topics at libraries and local historical societies, is leading a campaign to make more people aware of how railroads fueled Chicago\u2019s explosive growth from frontier cow town to America\u2019s third largest city. \u2014 Susan Degrane, chicagotribune.com , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Not a shining city on a hill, but a little cow town in the mountains. \u2014 Erin Sood, Dallas News , 1 July 2021",
"Residents rolled their eyes at the depictions of Marshall as a cow town in the wave of pre-draft stories on Lance. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 May 2021",
"Maybe, just maybe, Lock can be the new sheriff in this dusty old cow town . \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 8 Dec. 2019",
"Sugar Bowl When the Sugar Bowl opened in 1958, Scottsdale was more cow town than swanky place to chow down. \u2014 Sonja Haller, azcentral , 9 Feb. 2015",
"Even the cow towns of the supposedly Wild West had gun laws far more strict than those found in any American jurisdiction today. \u2014 Joseph Blocher, Vox , 24 Mar. 2018",
"People come from all over the world to Abilene to get a sense of the cow town where a handful of rough-and-tumble characters used to drive thousands of cattle coming up from Texas. \u2014 Lauren Johnson And Jesse Sparks, Smithsonian , 2 May 2017"
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"Scots, from cowan unskilled worker at masonry, of unknown origin":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091838",
"type":[
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"cowanyoung":{
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": jack mackerel sense c":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"\u02c8kau\u0307\u0259n\u02ccy\u0259\u014b"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195855",
"type":[
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"coward":{
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"hero",
"stalwart",
"valiant"
],
"definitions":{
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"a coward who deserted his troops"
],
"Sir No\u00ebl Peirce 1899\u20131973 English actor and dramatist":[]
},
"examples":[
"a proven coward who had deserted his troops",
"the soldiers who ran as soon as the first shots were fired were branded as cowards",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Only a coward can fight against civilians, take away childhood from defenseless children! \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Scotchee is a coward and should live with that shame forever. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The 90-minute hearing featured emotional testimony from family and relatives of Sales, who condemned Lopez as a coward , lamented the jury did not convict him of murder, and urged the longest possible sentence. \u2014 Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Mar. 2022",
"To abandon the challenges of democracy, in favor of a chaotic landscape of citizen bounty hunters, is the coward \u2019s way out. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Because the dictator is, for me, basically a coward . \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Ideological warriors have seen in the party\u2019s reflexive pragmatism either a sellout\u2019s cynicism or a coward \u2019s learned helplessness. \u2014 Sam Rosenfeld, The New Republic , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Gilbert-Kaye's husband, daughter, two sisters and others spoke about how the victims brightened their lives and called Earnest a coward , an evil animal and a monster. \u2014 Elliot Spagat, ajc , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Every minute burned up in fake negotiations with Republicans means more time for the coward caucus to invent reasons to sit on their hands and do nothing. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 27 May 2021"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French cuard , from cue, coe tail, from Latin cauda":""
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"\u02c8kau\u0307(-\u0259)rd",
"\u02c8kau\u0307-\u0259rd"
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"craven",
"cur",
"dastard",
"funk",
"poltroon",
"recreant",
"sissy"
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"noun"
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"courageousness",
"daring",
"dauntlessness",
"doughtiness",
"fearlessness",
"gallantry",
"greatheartedness",
"guts",
"hardihood",
"heart",
"heroism",
"intrepidity",
"intrepidness",
"nerve",
"stoutness",
"valiance",
"valor",
"virtue"
],
"definitions":{
": lack of courage or firmness of purpose":[
"soldiers accused of cowardice"
]
},
"examples":[
"the cowardice shown by political leaders who were willing to give the Nazis whatever they wanted",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"NoHo Hank is enjoying a romantic relationship with a fellow criminal, as well as the opportunity to rebuild the gang without anyone who became aware of his cowardice and general ineptitude before Barry killed them. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The Democrats\u2019 characteristic form of cowardice is risk aversion. \u2014 George Packer, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
"As someone dedicated to real protest in the face of an incoming Nazi regime, Ruth (Davidson) directs the same rage toward her husband\u2019s cowardice in standing up to the Reich. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 13 Apr. 2022",
"His latest appeal to Putin exposes the cowardice of that decision. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Meanwhile, their cowardice and incompetence feels more like something drafted by Armando Ianucci or the Coen brothers. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Apr. 2022",
"This profile in cowardice comes from two Democrats whose party is facing a possible midterm wipeout thanks to high inflation that has been made worse by its spendthrift policies. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 9 Feb. 2022",
"On Florida\u2019s \u2018Don\u2019t Say Gay\u2019 bill, Disney sets a new standard for corporate cowardice . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Their efforts to warn society are met with derision, disinterest, political cowardice , and, eventually, total denial. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 23 Dec. 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English cowardise , from Anglo-French coardise , from cuard \u2014 see coward":""
},
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"dialectal -(\u02cc)d\u012bs",
"\u02c8kau\u0307(-\u0259)r-d\u0259s",
"\u02c8kau\u0307-\u0259r-d\u0259s"
],
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"cowardliness",
"cravenness",
"dastardliness",
"gutlessness",
"poltroonery",
"pusillanimity",
"spinelessness"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093013",
"type":[
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"courageous",
"daring",
"dauntless",
"doughty",
"fearless",
"gallant",
"greathearted",
"gutsy",
"hardy",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"intrepid",
"lionhearted",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"stouthearted",
"valiant",
"valorous"
],
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": being, resembling, or befitting a coward":[
"a cowardly retreat"
],
": in a cowardly manner":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"He insisted on avoiding a cowardly retreat.",
"She made a cowardly decision to go along with the group.",
"a cowardly attack from behind",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"What is the latest on what is clearly a very [00:27:00] cowardly act by the. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
"His captivating Teach is the hair-trigger-tempered, cowardly bull in Donny\u2019s cluttered shop \u2014 where the characters are as much discards as the bric-a-brac. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Striking Yuri Gagarin from the Space Foundation\u2019s fundraiser is idiocy, and a direct result of a twitchy, cowardly culture that topples statues and erases dead authors for their failure to align precisely with the mores of the moment. \u2014 James Lileks, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Gawain can be na\u00efve, selfish, and occasionally cowardly , but his wide-eyed tenacity and resourcefulness shine through, and Patel transforms his hero from a bygone legend on a page into something desperately human. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The bullying Sanhedrin constables, led by a pricelessly cowardly Jared Loftin, are all about keeping the oppressed in line. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Ebert likely also would have approved of the number of fruit carts overturned while Boba\u2019s new crew chases the mayor\u2019s cowardly majordomo through Mos Espa. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Clumsy, swaggering, disarming, stupid, cowardly or naive; ill-intentioned, unaware, incapable or uncaring. \u2014 Anna Zanardi Cappon, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
"In an interview, Mr. Penn said the film industry, other industries and political leaders have been cowardly in not supporting vaccine mandates on sets and elsewhere. \u2014 Katherine Sayre, WSJ , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The Darkness is spreading courtesy of cowardly leaders fearful of truth. \u2014 John Byrne, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"The Darkness is spreading courtesy of cowardly leaders fearful of truth. \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 21 June 2022",
"Children and teachers were murdered in a cowardly attack in their Texas school. \u2014 Roxana Saberi, CBS News , 26 May 2022",
"Obviously, these Stormtroopers and their cowardly confidante are no match for our Jedi master, so the fight doesn't last very long. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 1 June 2022",
"Singing the Blues Dear Blues: Breaking up with you over text is a cowardly move. \u2014 cleveland , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Disney\u2019s cowardly silence provoked an uproar among the company\u2019s employees, which finally prompted company executives to speak out. \u2014 Michael Hiltzikbusiness Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"This is Russia's cowardly and inhuman strategy of war against civilians: to bring terror and torture. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Suppressing a safe and reliable choice in this scenario is a cowardly attempt to manipulate women into completing abortions. \u2014 Christa Brown, National Review , 9 Mar. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"1551, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8kau\u0307(-\u0259)rd-l\u0113",
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for cowardly Adjective cowardly , pusillanimous , craven , dastardly mean having or showing a lack of courage. cowardly implies a weak or ignoble lack of courage. a cowardly failure to stand up for principle pusillanimous suggests a contemptible lack of courage. the pusillanimous fear of a future full of possibility craven suggests extreme defeatism and complete lack of resistance. secretly despised her own craven yes-men dastardly often implies behavior that is both cowardly and treacherous or skulking or outrageous. a dastardly attack on unarmed civilians",
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"chickenhearted",
"chicken-livered",
"craven",
"dastardly",
"gutless",
"lily-livered",
"milk-livered",
"poltroon",
"pusillanimous",
"recreant",
"spineless",
"unheroic",
"yellow"
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"courageous",
"daring",
"dauntless",
"doughty",
"fearless",
"gallant",
"greathearted",
"gutsy",
"hardy",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"intrepid",
"lionhearted",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"stouthearted",
"valiant",
"valorous"
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"a cowardly retreat"
],
": in a cowardly manner":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"He insisted on avoiding a cowardly retreat.",
"She made a cowardly decision to go along with the group.",
"a cowardly attack from behind",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"What is the latest on what is clearly a very [00:27:00] cowardly act by the. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
"His captivating Teach is the hair-trigger-tempered, cowardly bull in Donny\u2019s cluttered shop \u2014 where the characters are as much discards as the bric-a-brac. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Striking Yuri Gagarin from the Space Foundation\u2019s fundraiser is idiocy, and a direct result of a twitchy, cowardly culture that topples statues and erases dead authors for their failure to align precisely with the mores of the moment. \u2014 James Lileks, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Gawain can be na\u00efve, selfish, and occasionally cowardly , but his wide-eyed tenacity and resourcefulness shine through, and Patel transforms his hero from a bygone legend on a page into something desperately human. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The bullying Sanhedrin constables, led by a pricelessly cowardly Jared Loftin, are all about keeping the oppressed in line. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Ebert likely also would have approved of the number of fruit carts overturned while Boba\u2019s new crew chases the mayor\u2019s cowardly majordomo through Mos Espa. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Clumsy, swaggering, disarming, stupid, cowardly or naive; ill-intentioned, unaware, incapable or uncaring. \u2014 Anna Zanardi Cappon, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
"In an interview, Mr. Penn said the film industry, other industries and political leaders have been cowardly in not supporting vaccine mandates on sets and elsewhere. \u2014 Katherine Sayre, WSJ , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The Darkness is spreading courtesy of cowardly leaders fearful of truth. \u2014 John Byrne, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"The Darkness is spreading courtesy of cowardly leaders fearful of truth. \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 21 June 2022",
"Children and teachers were murdered in a cowardly attack in their Texas school. \u2014 Roxana Saberi, CBS News , 26 May 2022",
"Obviously, these Stormtroopers and their cowardly confidante are no match for our Jedi master, so the fight doesn't last very long. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 1 June 2022",
"Singing the Blues Dear Blues: Breaking up with you over text is a cowardly move. \u2014 cleveland , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Disney\u2019s cowardly silence provoked an uproar among the company\u2019s employees, which finally prompted company executives to speak out. \u2014 Michael Hiltzikbusiness Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"This is Russia's cowardly and inhuman strategy of war against civilians: to bring terror and torture. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Suppressing a safe and reliable choice in this scenario is a cowardly attempt to manipulate women into completing abortions. \u2014 Christa Brown, National Review , 9 Mar. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"1551, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8kau\u0307(-\u0259)rd-l\u0113",
"\u02c8kau\u0307-\u0259rd-l\u0113"
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"chicken",
"chickenhearted",
"chicken-livered",
"craven",
"dastardly",
"gutless",
"lily-livered",
"milk-livered",
"poltroon",
"pusillanimous",
"recreant",
"spineless",
"unheroic",
"yellow"
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"1776, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a bell hung around the neck of a cow to make a sound by which the cow can be located":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The economy has a fever, and the only prescriptions are more rate hikes and more cowbell , in that order. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"Chen called for a nurse to ring a cowbell , signaling the good news to the rest of the floor. \u2014 Gilad Thaler, CBS News , 12 May 2020",
"Like few others, Schick can inject an air of mystery and drama by expertly striking a drum, cymbal, gong, cowbell , tambourine, or any other percussion instrument of any size that is at hand. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"The high-octane track explodes with an FM radio chorus, a chunky guitar riff, and enough cowbell to satisfy Christopher Walken. \u2014 Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone , 22 Apr. 2022",
"When the singer took the stage to sing his 1999 hit, Ferrell joined him, cowbell in hand. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
"It\u2019s really Keith Richards and Charlie Watts and Jimmy Miller on the cowbell . \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 6 Dec. 2021",
"The pair are clearly having fun with their loverman shtick here \u2014 a knowing throwback to a more- cowbell era when all the cars were Monte Carlos, the lamps were lava, and #MeToo was but a distant, joy-killing dream. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Even though the offense\u2019s output was still uneven, its big plays silenced a cowbell -clanging crowd in Davis Wade Stadium that sensed multiple opportunities for comebacks. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 16 Oct. 2021"
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"1625, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8kau\u0307-\u02ccbel"
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"noun"
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"modification of Maori kawri":""
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"\u02c8kau\u0307d\u0113"
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": long-tailed duck":[]
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"of Algonquian origin; akin to Malecite ku-w\u0115s mallard, Pequot ungow\u00e1ums old squaw duck, Narragansett queequeekum duck":""
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"k\u014d\u02c8-",
"k\u0259\u02c8w\u0113n"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays":[
"They all cowered silently in their places, seeming to know in advance that some terrible thing was about to happen.",
"\u2014 George Orwell"
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"They cowered at the sight of the gun.",
"She was cowering in the closet.",
"I cowered behind the door.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her bravery in coming forward in such a public role should humiliate all the older Trump enablers who now cower in silence trying to erase their complicity in the most dangerous coup attempt in American history. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 28 June 2022",
"Would my clients, followers and potential clients all want to cower at home for the rest of their lives",
"In Thom Browne\u2019s new childrenswear campaign, photographed by Cass Bird, a pair of youths exaggeratedly cower in mock fear as an enormous dachshund is poised to leap in their direction. \u2014 Vogue , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The house has no basement, so the occupants had nothing to do but cower and watch planes and the white, blinking, popping dots of bombs going off like fireworks in the sky. \u2014 Steve Knopper, Billboard , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Hutter has heard stories of the mysterious Orlok, mostly from locals who cower at the mere mention of the Count\u2019s name. \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 1 Mar. 2022",
"And Crewe insiders promise that the energy of the their bash inside the Mobile Civic Center will cause even The Kraken to cower . \u2014 al , 6 Feb. 2022",
"The video from inside Oxford High School on Tuesday afternoon is chilling: Students cower together in the back of a classroom, hiding as an armed gunman rips through the halls, killing four and injuring seven others. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA TODAY , 2 Dec. 2021",
"The video from inside Oxford High School on Tuesday afternoon is chilling: Students cower together in the back of a classroom, hiding as an armed gunman rips through the halls, killing four and injuring eight others. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press , 1 Dec. 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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": any of various small bright-colored bony fishes (family Ostraciidae) with hornlike projections over the eyes":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cowfish is seeking applicants who have restaurant experience and are 16 or older. \u2014 Kelly Poe, AL.com , 5 July 2017"
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"1870, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8kau\u0307-\u02ccfish"
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": a right to pasture one cow on common land":[
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"back-formation from earlier kynegates , from kine ( archaic plural of cow entry 1 ) + gates , plural of gate (way)":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114131",
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"a cloth made of cowhide",
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"was cowhiding the horse until a police officer intervened",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The brand\u2019s latest mahjong vanity set is trimmed in natural cowhide and gleaming brass fasteners, with a monogrammed canvas exterior that unbuckles from the top to reveal a six-drawer vanity with a deep emerald green lining. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
"While surveying the coins with a CT scan, the archaeologists spotted a piece of cowhide dividing the cache in two, indicating the money may have belonged to two different people or groups. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
"In one image, Johnson, 24, wears a Calvin Klein 205W39NYC cowhide leather jacket with a slip skirt and a pair of heeled boots. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The case is made with precision from top layer genuine cowhide leather. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 7 Jan. 2022",
"The case is made with precision from top layer genuine cowhide leather. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Climate change is a political football only because public figures and corporate agents continue to wrap it in cowhide and call it a hoax. \u2014 Dan Schwartz, The Atlantic , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Inside look at how pieces of cowhide are transformed into NBA game balls. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Dec. 2021",
"The case is made with precision from top layer genuine cowhide leather. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 7 Jan. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021249",
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"noun",
"verb"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His suits are African-themed, covered in cowrie shells and beads, with an elaborate warrior-style mask that covers his face. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"This includes designs inspired by the landscapes of the Caribbean and natural objects such as leaves and cowrie shells. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Miles of white beaches, dotted with sea-glass and sculptural cowrie shells, are edged with turquoise seas of brilliant hues. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
"But, whether beaded or wood, leopard motif or cowrie , Bamileke stools are impressively constructed, beautifully designed and will make any interior feel like it\u2019s fit for a Fon. \u2014 Jeanine Hays And Bryan Mason, House Beautiful , 24 Aug. 2021",
"Everyday objects had long served the same purpose, but coins were more durable than the cowrie shells of Africa and more portable than the fei stones of Micronesia, although less delicious than the cocoa seeds of Central America. \u2014 Casey Cep, The New Yorker , 28 July 2021",
"Money was also a means of accounting for debts; easier still than using cowrie shells would be to take the grain now, get some notches on a tally stick, and later provide llamas, or grain, or whatever was promised to pay off the debt. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 4 July 2021",
"Her recurring use of cowrie shells, for instance\u2014like on her Come & Go & Come hoops\u2014traces back to her African heritage, and touches on an affirmation that has guided her throughout life. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 23 Nov. 2020",
"The Ngady Mwaash mask, with its beadwork and cowrie shell accents, can indicate the wearer\u2019s class and rank in society. \u2014 Kimi Robinson, azcentral , 13 Feb. 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
"1662, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Hindi & Urdu kau\u1e5b\u012b":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114148",
"type":[
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"verb"
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": to write (something) in collaboration with one or more other people":[
"\u2026 the former president has just cowritten a new book about his foreign policy \u2026",
"\u2014 Michael R. Beschloss",
"[Mindy] Kaling also just received a comedy pilot order from NBC for an as-of-yet untitled show that she is set to star in and co-write with Charlie Grandy.",
"\u2014 Madeline Berg"
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"pronounciation":[
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wood says Warner asked her to cowrite the screenplay. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Frank Herbert, who wrote the original book and many subsequent novels, died in 1986, but his son, Brian Herbert, went on to cowrite several more novels set in the world Frank built. \u2014 Angela Watercutter, Wired , 7 Oct. 2021",
"For her first Atlantic album, Franklin would cowrite four of the 11 tracks. \u2014 Keith Murphy, PEOPLE.com , 6 Aug. 2021",
"According to the Hollywood Reporter, Cooper will cowrite the script, co-executive-produce, and direct the new show, working in tandem with Smith's production company Westbrook Studios. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 11 Aug. 2020",
"To help him cowrite The Last of Us Part II, in 2016 Druckmann brought in a television and film screenwriter named Halley Gross. \u2014 Darryn King, Wired , 10 June 2020"
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1890, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150037"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": an inscribed Egyptian seal in the shape of a cowrie":[]
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"cowrie entry 1 + -oid":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151225"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": cowboy sense 1":[]
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"\u02c8kau\u0307-\u02ccp\u0259n-ch\u0259r"
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"buckaroo",
"buckeroo",
"cowboy",
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"waddy",
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"examples":[
"cowpunchers hanging out and telling stories during branding time"
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"first_known_use":{
"1878, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152901"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": either of two small glands lying on either side of the male urethra below the prostate gland and discharging a secretion into the semen":[
"\u2014 compare bartholin's gland"
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"\u02cckau\u0307-p\u0259rz-",
"\u02cck\u00fc-p\u0259rz-",
"\u02c8ku\u0307-",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"William Cowper \u20201709 English surgeon":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1738, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173306"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a mild eruptive disease of the cow that is caused by a poxvirus (species Cowpox virus of the genus Orthopoxvirus ) and that when communicated to humans protects against smallpox":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Orthopoxvirus genus also includes variola virus (which causes smallpox), vaccinia virus (used in the smallpox vaccine), and cowpox virus. \u2014 Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"Monkeypox, a rare disease related to smallpox and cowpox , was first identified in 1958 among colonies of monkeys kept for research, according to the CDC. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
"Monkeypox is a disease caused by a virus closely related to the viruses that cause smallpox and cowpox . \u2014 Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic , 21 May 2022",
"Monkeypox is in the same family of viruses that includes variola virus, which causes smallpox; vaccinia virus, used in the smallpox vaccine; and cowpox virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 24 May 2022",
"Monkeypox is a rare disease that comes from the same family of viruses as smallpox, which includes cowpox , camelpox, horsepox and others. \u2014 Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
"One of the individuals in the study was treated with tecovirimat \u2014 an oral medicine used to treat smallpox, cowpox and monkeypox, all three of which belong to the orthopoxvirus family. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 25 May 2022",
"His vaccine used cowpox to induce smallpox immunity. \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 23 May 2022",
"The British doctor Edward Jenner published research on the use of cowpox (vaccinia) virus in the prevention of smallpox in humans. \u2014 Albert Bourla, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1798, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173408"
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"definitions":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183146"
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"noun"
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": cowboy sense 1":[]
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"\u02c8kau\u0307-\u02ccp\u014dk"
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"examples":[
"a movie about a couple of old cowpokes",
"it takes a long time to train a good cowpoke",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His name was Buzz Lightyear, defender of decency and good dentistry throughout the cosmos, and thanks to his chemistry with a cowpoke named Woody, this popular (and highly merchandisable) plastic-fantastic hero became an interstellar superstar. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
"Recall that there is a contentious posture by some that the AI sub-symbolics approach is the only cowpoke that belongs in AI town. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"There is only room for one cowpoke in these hereabout parts, namely the rough and ready AI sub-symbolics. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"If The Mule was a little bit about Eastwood the man, Cry Macho is about Eastwood the screen icon, the steely cowpoke who can communicate a range of emotions with a grunt. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 15 Sep. 2021",
"Channel your inner cowpoke on this longer loop at the Western Gateway trailhead. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 5 Mar. 2021",
"Bull riding, bronc busting, barrel racing, steer wrestling, calf roping, team roping and team penning are among the events scheduled, along with pee-wee activities for little cowpokes . \u2014 Roger Naylor, azcentral , 23 Aug. 2019",
"Spooner\u2019s man, just north of town, was also a cowpoke , his hands extended, gripping nothing. \u2014 Robert Simonson, New York Times , 14 Aug. 2019",
"This is Texas east of the Pecos, a land of cowpokes and unending fields of cotton, a crop that loves the merciless sun of its semiarid climate. \u2014 Mary Ann Anderson, Twin Cities , 20 July 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1881, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183908"
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"noun"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Beans in the cowpea group, such as the familiar black-eyed pea, also have this characteristic. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 June 2021",
"The best plants in this category are forage soybeans, cowpeas , and lablab. \u2014 Gerald Almy, Field & Stream , 28 May 2020",
"Black-eyed peas: These small earthy-flavored beans, also known as crowder peas and cowpeas , are particularly cherished in Southern cooking. \u2014 Melissa Clark, NYT Cooking , 13 Mar. 2018",
"Dasher began focusing the family farm on bahiagrass, rye and cowpeas in the 1970s. \u2014 Jenny Staletovich, sun-sentinel.com , 14 Aug. 2019",
"Gottlieb, who\u2019d started out as an agricultural chemist by writing a thesis on cowpeas , joined the agency in 1951. \u2014 Christopher Tayler, Harper's magazine , 19 Aug. 2019",
"They are found on cowpeas , lima beans, snap beans, soybeans in most states east of the Mississippi River as well as parts of Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, Texas, and Utah. \u2014 The Editors, Good Housekeeping , 10 July 2018",
"They are found on cowpeas , lima beans, snap beans, soybeans in most states east of the Mississippi River; also parts of Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, Texas, Utah. \u2014 The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping , 3 June 2016",
"Field peas or cowpeas \u2014which include black-eyed peas, crowder peas, and cream peas\u2014are, botanically, beans. \u2014 The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping , 31 Mar. 2017"
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"1776, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185613"
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"\u02cckau\u0307-p\u0259rz-",
"\u02cck\u00fc-p\u0259rz-",
"\u02c8ku\u0307-",
"\u02ccku\u0307p-\u0259rz-",
"\u02c8kau\u0307-p\u0259rz-",
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"1738, in the meaning defined above":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1874, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a reckless driver":[],
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"Noun",
"a movie about cowboys in the old West",
"He worked for several years as a cowboy on a ranch in Texas.",
"We've got a bunch of risk-taking cowboys running this project.",
"Verb",
"He cowboyed in Texas and Oklahoma.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In Fort Worth, celebrations included the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo, named for the Black cowboy who is credited with introducing bulldogging, or steer wrestling. \u2014 Jamie Stengle And, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"In Fort Worth, celebrations included the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo, named for the Black cowboy who is credited with introducing bulldogging, or steer wrestling. \u2014 Jamie Stengle And Cheyanne Mumphrey, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
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"Sam Hunt cowboys up Sam Hunt brought the party with him Friday night. \u2014 Cindy Watts And Adam Tamburin, USA TODAY , 10 June 2017",
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"Now he's lent his name to the BFG, a new kind of cowboy boot that combines a classic style with a rock \u2018n\u2019 roll attitude. \u2014 Josh Max, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"Holmes isn\u2019t the only star to embrace the city girl\u2019s cowboy boot , either. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 27 Sep. 2021",
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"Sam Hunt cowboys up Sam Hunt brought the party with him Friday night. \u2014 Cindy Watts And Adam Tamburin, USA TODAY , 10 June 2017",
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"McGuinn\u2019s handshake indicated that, indeed, the farmer and the cowman , or the country traditionalist and the Byrd-man, could be friends. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 16 Jan. 2022",
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"Around us, the valley slopes seem to touch the sky, covered in the Alpine forests where Hans Binder, the family patriarch and Natalie\u2019s grandfather, had worked as a cowherd and logger to earn the money to buy the family sawmill. \u2014 National Geographic , 13 Jan. 2020",
"All sides are discovering that federal lands, run well, are neither a fiefdom of Washington nor a bulwark against wrongheaded cowherds . \u2014 Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 May 2017"
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"Noonan watched Bubbles step indifferently into a cowpat the size of a dinner plate, his boot heel leaving an oozing bite mark in the pat\u2019s crust. \u2014 Colin Barrett, The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021"
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"Additionally, Indiana Ribeye offers a $5 cow pie , which are two homemade chocolate chip cookies with vanilla ice cream in the middle. \u2014 Serena Puang, The Indianapolis Star , 6 Aug. 2021",
"But even in summer, when elk consume fresh grasses and the poop may look similar to cow pies , closer inspection reveals traces of the pellet-like structure. \u2014 Popular Science , 23 Jan. 2020",
"But even in summer, when elk consume fresh grasses and the poop may look similar to cow pies , closer inspection reveals traces of the pellet-like structure. \u2014 Popular Science , 23 Jan. 2020",
"But even in summer, when elk consume fresh grasses and the poop may look similar to cow pies , closer inspection reveals traces of the pellet-like structure. \u2014 Popular Science , 23 Jan. 2020",
"But even in summer, when elk consume fresh grasses and the poop may look similar to cow pies , closer inspection reveals traces of the pellet-like structure. \u2014 Popular Science , 23 Jan. 2020",
"But even in summer, when elk consume fresh grasses and the poop may look similar to cow pies , closer inspection reveals traces of the pellet-like structure. \u2014 Popular Science , 23 Jan. 2020",
"But even in summer, when elk consume fresh grasses and the poop may look similar to cow pies , closer inspection reveals traces of the pellet-like structure. \u2014 Popular Science , 23 Jan. 2020",
"But even in summer, when elk consume fresh grasses and the poop may look similar to cow pies , closer inspection reveals traces of the pellet-like structure. \u2014 Popular Science , 23 Jan. 2020"
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"we need to hire a new cowhand to help out",
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"Her late father grew up as an orphan and learned to celebrate holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas while working as a cowhand in Blanding. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Brisby\u2019s ranch duties come second to mugging for the camera and teasing his employees, which include a Costanza-like cowhand who\u2019s afraid of climbing onto a bucking horse. \u2014 Neal Justin, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Aug. 2021",
"Cooper Grodin excels as Ali Hakim, a peddler in checked jacket and pants who is desperately trying to escape Annie\u2019s clutches, and Sean Bell is also an asset as cowhand Will Parker, intent on marrying Annie but dismayed by her wayward ways. \u2014 Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2019",
"In Texas, many black men became skilled cowhands when white ranchers left their land and cattle behind to fight in the Civil War. \u2014 Nadra Nittle, Vox , 5 June 2019",
"Find an old cowhand with an old guitar To yodel me joyfully on my way. \u2014 Carson Vaughan, New York Times , 1 Apr. 2018",
"His mission, therefore, was to lead the doubters and internet-oppressors gently into the new territory, disarming them with his cowboy hat and beard and with language which a poet or a cowhand could understand. \u2014 The Economist , 22 Feb. 2018",
"Like Mexican machaca, pipikaula is dried beef, introduced years ago by Mexican cowhands who were brought in to manage Oahu\u2019s cattle. \u2014 David Hammond, chicagotribune.com , 31 Jan. 2018",
"But with a combination of a lack of effective containment\u2014 barbed wire was not yet invented\u2014and too few cowhands , the cattle population ran wild. \u2014 Katie Nodjimbadem, Smithsonian , 13 Feb. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Police said Wednesday that the six arrested the previous day for violating forestry laws had collected more than 132 kilograms of primula veris, or cowslip , which can garner 100 euros per kilogram. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Apr. 2018"
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"And that new nest will likely include a cowbird egg. \u2014 Val Cunningham Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 6 July 2021",
"Researchers studying yellow warbler responses to the parasitic cowbird realized that red-winged blackbirds were eavesdropping and reacting too. \u2014 Jason G. Goldman, Scientific American , 13 Apr. 2020",
"Federal and state officials, for example, have broken the necks of thousands of cowbirds to save the warbler, a songbird once on the brink of extinction. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Oct. 2019",
"According to Audubon, their open nests are easy to find with cowbirds often laying eggs in them. \u2014 Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press , 3 Sep. 2019",
"Federal and state officials, for example, have broken the necks of thousands of cowbirds to save the warbler, a songbird once on the brink of extinction. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Oct. 2019",
"Federal and state officials, for example, have broken the necks of thousands of cowbirds to save the warbler, a songbird once on the brink of extinction. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Oct. 2019",
"The one-two punch of fire suppression and cowbird parasitism drove Kirtland's numbers down. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 11 Oct. 2019",
"Federal and state officials, for example, have broken the necks of thousands of cowbirds to save the warbler, a songbird once on the brink of extinction. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Oct. 2019"
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"Annisha Simpson, a carpenter with the Local 328, was on the 32nd floor when she was alerted to the fire by a coworker . \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"Today a coworker showed me a video about changing your diet to improve H.S. \u2014 Melissa Matthews, SELF , 22 June 2022",
"Robin was new and had agreed to tag along after she was invited by a coworker . \u2014 Patty Hodapp, Outside Online , 8 June 2022",
"Meeting leaders should also designate allies, which is when a remote employee is assigned to an in-person coworker at the meeting, Allen said. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"Stutterheim was Guglielmo's coworker and friend, police said. \u2014 Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
"And there are practical considerations, and there are family and friend considerations and coworker considerations. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022",
"Bilal got the idea for the EYL podcast from a coworker who had grown quite influential in the social media world. \u2014 Corein Carter, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"Robles was a custodian at Roseville Community Schools, a coworker confirmed Tuesday. \u2014 Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press , 2 May 2022"
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"Wild parsnip, a smaller relative to cow parsnip , grows about 5 feet tall and has thin, yellow-green stems. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 3 Aug. 2021",
"The plant also grows along roadsides, but unlike poison hemlock, cow parsnip is also found in woodlands and grasslands. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 3 Aug. 2021",
"Its stalks are topped with clusters of yellow flowers, similar to those of cow parsnip and poison hemlock except for the color. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 3 Aug. 2021",
"White flower clusters bloom from mid-May through July and can easily be confused with native cow parsnip . \u2014 oregonlive.com , 13 July 2019",
"Two other similar looking species include the very benign native plant cow parsnip , which only grows to about 6 feet, and Angelica, which has compound leaves and smooth stems. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2018",
"The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services confirmed on Tuesday that giant hogweed, a toxic weed that can grow up to 15 feet tall and resembles the less dangerous cow parsnip , was identified at a private home in Clarke County. \u2014 Jamie Ducharme, Time , 20 June 2018",
"But the cow parsnip also causes ill effects, including a blistering skin rash. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 19 June 2018"
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"His latest subjects are composites caught between identities: a Black man in a cowboy hat sprouting extra white limbs, an androgynous figure in a bold red suit prodding their chest into cleavage, John F. Kennedy in football pads. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"The mailers feature photos of Flowers in a cowboy hat that looks like the one the candidate is now wearing. \u2014 Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Prince Harry, the redheaded duke of Sussex, was spotted in a cowboy hat at the Fort Worth stockyards Saturday alongside bull riders and trainers. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Rodriguez wore the Texas rancher\u2019s standard uniform: straw cowboy hat , pearl snap Western shirt, pressed Wranglers and boots. \u2014 Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
"Lou Doillon with her pregnant belly bare beneath a black suit, a cowboy hat on her head, and a lollipop in her mouth. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 20 May 2022",
"Alongside her key, Pete was honored in full Texas fashion as Mayor Turner also gave her a cowboy hat , rodeo belt buckle, and a Texas flag. \u2014 Marisa Whitaker, SPIN , 2 May 2022",
"All the while, the band danced and took tequila shots straight from the bottle (and even a cowboy hat toward the end), cheering to another milestone in their young but fruitful career. \u2014 Lyndsey Havens, Billboard , 16 Apr. 2022",
"The model posed outdoors in just a teeny tiny bikini and a bright pink, bedazzled, monogrammed, fringed cowboy hat (the fringe and monogram were also bedazzled, FYI). \u2014 Iris Goldsztajn, Marie Claire , 26 Oct. 2021"
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"Surrounded by lush green lawn, the whitewashed stone building is an erstwhile cowshed located on the five-acre property, a former farm, where her family has lived since Rogge was 6. \u2014 Alice Cavanagh, New York Times , 4 May 2020",
"The tradition says that any woman who has her period must be banished outside, to a cowshed or makeshift bunker, no matter how cold or dangerous. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Dec. 2019",
"My father built our country home inside the farm\u2019s original cowshed . \u2014 Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor , 12 Dec. 2017",
"New Delhi (CNN)A teenage girl in Nepal has died after she was bitten by a snake while banished to a cowshed during a menstruation ritual that sees young women separated from their families and made to sleep alone. \u2014 Sugam Pokharel, CNN , 10 July 2017",
"During his nine months in the cowshed , Mr. Ji was forced to haul baskets of coal, weed a garden and hand-plow fields of rice near the campus. \u2014 Jane Perlez, New York Times , 12 Feb. 2016"
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"The crimson meat comes thinly sliced atop a celery puree, with a garnish of cowberry sorbet. \u2014 Noah Sneider, The Atlantic , 16 May 2017"
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"One approach that\u2019s been especially fruitful for zeroing in on non-histamine itch is to poke people with tiny hairs (or spicules) from a tropical plant called cowhage , or velvet bean. \u2014 Katherine Harmon Courage, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Nov. 2020"
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