"city in central Germany southeast of Brunswick population 47,713":[]
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"-\u02ccst\u00e4t",
"\u02c8h\u00e4l-b\u0259r-\u02ccsht\u00e4t"
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"\u02cchalch\u0259\u02c8d\u014dm\u0259"
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"noun"
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"\u02c8h\u022fl-\u02ccd\u0101n",
"-d\u0259n"
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": a genus of eagles including the bald eagle and many sea eagles":[]
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"New Latin, from Greek haliaetos, haliaietos , a bird (probably the osprey), from hali- + aetos, aietos eagle":""
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"\u02cchal\u0113\u02c8\u0113\u0259t\u0259s"
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"noun"
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": of or belonging to ancient Halicarnassus":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Halicarnass us, ancient city in Asia Minor + English -ian or -ean":""
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1853, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"1958, in the meaning defined above":""
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"h\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-m\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004402",
"type":[
"trademark"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"after Wilhelm Hallwachs \u20201922 German physicist":""
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"\u02c8h\u00e4l\u02ccv\u00e4ks-"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
"Frans circa 1581\u20131666 Dutch painter":[]
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u00e4lz",
"\u02c8h\u00e4ls"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012833",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
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"William Frederick 1882\u20131959 American admiral":[]
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u022fl-s\u0113",
"-z\u0113"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022159",
"type":[
"biographical name"
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"William Stewart 1852\u20131922 American surgeon":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccsted",
"\u02c8h\u022fl-st\u0259d"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231003",
"type":[
"biographical name"
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"Definition of Halteridium taxonomic synonym of haemoproteus"
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"New Latin, from Latin halter + New Latin -idium"
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"\u02cchalt\u0259\u02c8rid\u0113\u0259m"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-153221",
"type":[]
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"Definition of Haltica taxonomic synonym of altica"
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"New Latin, probably from Greek haltikos good at leaping"
],
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"\u02c8haltik\u0259"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-182706",
"type":[]
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"agitated",
"angry",
"inclement",
"restless",
"rough",
"stormy",
"tempestuous",
"turbulent",
"unquiet",
"unsettled"
],
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"\u2014 often used to describe an idyllic time in the past that is remembered as better than today the halcyon days of youth Classics Illustrated have become pricey nostalgia items for those who grew up in the supposedly halcyon years after World War II. \u2014 Donna Richardson In those halcyon days of the free trade, the fixed price for carrying a box of tea or bale of tobacco from the coast of Galloway to Edinburgh was fifteen shillings \u2026 \u2014 Sir Walter Scott"
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"Adjective",
"a halcyon era following the American Civil War",
"during those early halcyon years the company's potential for growth seemed unlimited",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The series can become too heavy in spots, and often that happens because the series casts the characters\u2019 pasts in such a halcyon light. \u2014 Lorraine Alitelevision Critic, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"Voters, many too young remember, were partly seduced by the 64-year-old\u2019s misleading presentation of his late father\u2019s dictatorial rule as a halcyon economic age to be revived. \u2014 Time , 13 May 2022",
"The fish trundled around in the Late Devonian, an enviously halcyon version of Earth in which the climate was pleasant and mild and the seas were full of fish. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Over a Zoom call from his Cotswolds home with his wife and collaborator of 35 years Vanessa, Fairer reminisced about his halcyon days, discussed his new gig at Fendi, and wondered about the effect his photos might have in our new phygital era. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Indeed, these changes haven\u2019t always been easy, with industry professionals forced to adjust to a less halcyon version of Hollywood. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2021",
"Anyway, these are halcyon days for me and the legions of big-building-photo-and-video-projection enthusiasts. \u2014 Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com , 7 May 2021",
"And yet, Bach this week sketched a scenario of a halcyon and healthy Games, sending an unsubtle but important message to corporate sponsors to plan on being in Tokyo in July. \u2014 Matthew Futterman, New York Times , 19 Nov. 2020",
"That was in the 1880s, and even a century or so later, Gotha seemed to retain a certain identity as a halcyon , rural spot. \u2014 Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com , 15 Nov. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The goal isn\u2019t some halcyon , all-forgiving unity between MAGA World and everyone else; too much damage has been done for that. \u2014 Whitney Phillips, Wired , 24 Nov. 2020"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
},
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"Middle English alceon , from Latin halcyon , from Greek alky\u014dn, halky\u014dn":"Noun and Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8hal-s\u0113-\u0259n"
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"calm",
"hushed",
"lown",
"peaceful",
"placid",
"quiet",
"serene",
"still",
"stilly",
"tranquil",
"untroubled"
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"noun"
]
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"draw",
"haul",
"lug",
"pull",
"tow",
"tug"
],
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"Sir Matthew 1609\u20131676 English jurist":[]
},
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"Adjective",
"still hale and strong at 80, often outdoing his younger golfing buddies",
"Verb",
"the fishermen haled the huge net onto the deck of the ship",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"At a hale 77, Diana Beresford-Kroeger is a medical biochemist, botanist, organic chemist, poet, author and developer of artificial blood. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
"After all, just how much did wearing a mask hinder a hale and hearty person from getting to their final destination",
"Out in the cold sunshine of the patio, parents lead wobbly kids from the slopes toward the parking lots, weaving through an assortment of free-ranging dogs and hale locals, who share BYO beers and the deep laughter of the young and the free. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Out in the cold sunshine of the patio, parents lead wobbly kids from the slopes toward the parking lots, weaving through an assortment of free-ranging dogs and hale locals, who share BYO beers and the deep laughter of the young and the free. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Out in the cold sunshine of the patio, parents lead wobbly kids from the slopes toward the parking lots, weaving through an assortment of free-ranging dogs and hale locals, who share BYO beers and the deep laughter of the young and the free. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Out in the cold sunshine of the patio, parents lead wobbly kids from the slopes toward the parking lots, weaving through an assortment of free-ranging dogs and hale locals, who share BYO beers and the deep laughter of the young and the free. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Out in the cold sunshine of the patio, parents lead wobbly kids from the slopes toward the parking lots, weaving through an assortment of free-ranging dogs and hale locals, who share BYO beers and the deep laughter of the young and the free. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Out in the cold sunshine of the patio, parents lead wobbly kids from the slopes toward the parking lots, weaving through an assortment of free-ranging dogs and hale locals, who share BYO beers and the deep laughter of the young and the free. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Even though no one is being haled into court, parents still need to behave civilly. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, New York Times , 8 May 2020",
"Then an employer who attempts union-busting could be haled into court and face an injunction against demoting or firing union organizers, followed by a trial and possibly heavy damages. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com , 28 June 2018"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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"Middle English halen , from Anglo-French haler, aler \u2014 more at haul":"Verb",
"partly from Middle English (northern) hale , from Old English h\u0101l ; partly from Middle English hail , from Old Norse heill \u2014 more at whole":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8h\u0101l"
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"hearty",
"robust",
"sound",
"well",
"well-conditioned",
"whole",
"wholesome"
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"biographical name",
"verb"
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"fragmental",
"fragmentary",
"halfway",
"incomplete",
"partial"
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": being one of two equal parts":[
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"a half sheet of paper"
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": by a great deal":[
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": by any means : at all":[
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"a half mask"
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": falling short of the full or complete thing : partial":[
"half measures",
"a half smile"
],
": half an hour":[
"\u2014 used in designation of time half past two"
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": half-dollar":[],
": halfback":[],
": in an equal part or degree":[
"the crowd was half jeering, half respectful"
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": in part : half-heartedly":[
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],
": into two equal or nearly equal parts":[
"cut the apple in half"
],
": not completely : partially":[
"half persuaded"
],
": one of a pair: such as":[],
": one-and-a-half times as":[
"half again as many"
],
": partner":[],
": semester , term":[],
": that is approximately equal to either of two equal parts that compose something : amounting to approximately half":[
"a half mile",
"a half million"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She broke each cookie into halves .",
"\u201cWhich half do you want",
"Two halves make a whole.",
"The team fell behind in the first half but rallied in the second half to win the game.",
"\u201cWhat's yours",
"Adjective",
"a half cup of coffee",
"He owns a half share in the company.",
"a half pound of cheese",
"She looked at him with a shy half smile.",
"Adverb",
"The glass of water is half full.",
"The crowd was half cheering and half jeering.",
"The train departed at half past the hour.",
"He was only half aware of what was happening.",
"She had half persuaded me to stay.",
"The door was half open.",
"These eggs are only half cooked.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"After cutting into the forest and following the Appalachian Trail for a mile and a half , the hound stopped. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"Pete recalls that on Sundays, Harry would visit his mother, who lived up River Road maybe a mile and a half . \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 26 June 2022",
"In April 2021, Chauvin was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for Floyd's death and was sentenced to 22-and-a- half years in state prison. \u2014 Brad Parks, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"The Salt Lake City zoo welcomed a 10-foot-tall, 1-and-a- half -year-old giraffe last week named Ja Raffe, who came from the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"At the age of around four and a half , Liu says his father returned to China to move him to Canada as well. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 22 June 2022",
"By using a sugar reduction solution, Incredo Sugar, that uses real cane sugar, food companies today are able to maintain the sweetness that consumers have come to expect but with a significant reduction (up to half ) of the sugar used. \u2014 Ari Melamud, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"What subsequently emerges \u2014 especially in the series\u2019 second half \u2014 is a damning portrait of greed run amok at the expense of children\u2019s welfare. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 21 June 2022",
"Even a small pirarucu weighing about 100 pounds can fetch $100\u2014nearly half Brazil\u2019s monthly minimum wage, the fisherman said. \u2014 Luciana Magalhaes, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Bethany is located in Lindsborg, while Kansas Wesleyan is in Salina, less than a half -hour's drive away. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The English language half -hour series will be set in Quebec. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 13 Apr. 2022",
"To rice cauliflower, cut the half -head of cauliflower into two or three large pieces, each with some stem attached. \u2014 Ellie Krieger, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Idling can waste up to a half gallon of fuel per hour, depending on your vehicle type. \u2014 Freep.com , 16 June 2022",
"ThirdLove, the intimates company made famous for inventing half -cup bra sizes, has opened up several shops in California. \u2014 Virgie Tovar, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"If the doors are closed, the food will stay safe for up to four hours in the refrigerator, 48 hours in a full freezer and 24 hours in a half -full freezer. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
"Premiering on June 12, the show explores the monarch\u2019s teenage years, when her half -brother, Edward VI, ruled over a country riven by religious differences and economic instability. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
"The first season finale of the show ended on a cliffhanger, with six survivors from the outbreak rescued but quarantined by the government, and class president Nam-ra (Cho) now a half -zombie. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 6 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"The Main Room late show on Saturday night was just under half full. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"Last Quarter Moon, when the Moon is half -lit and rising after midnight. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"Joe Louis Arena was half -full as season-ticket holders waited for the Red Wings to appear. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
"For the occasion, George twinned his dad, William, in a navy suit and tie, while Charlotte looked sweetly summery in white with her hair half -braided, and Louis wore a simple navy polo shirt\u2014a go-to look for the Cambridge kids. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 5 June 2022",
"With widespread refinancing, four in five mortgage-holders today have an interest rate under 5 percent ( half have a rate at 4 percent or lower). \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"Yumi Nu will be releasing her Hajime EP later this month, and its cover finds the Japanese-American artist-model half -submerged in a body of water, seemingly searching in the brush to her side. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 9 May 2022",
"The video will be updated only at the end of each half-inning and players can go back and replay, but may not see content during a half -inning in progress. \u2014 Ronald Blum, chicagotribune.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The video will be updated only at the end of each half-inning and players can go back and replay, but may not see content during a half -inning in progress. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Apr. 2022"
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English healf ; akin to Old High German halb half":"Noun, Adjective, and Adverb"
},
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"\u02c8h\u00e4f",
"\u02c8haf"
],
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"moiety"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171824",
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"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
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": one of two academic terms : semester":[]
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"Middle English":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002038",
"type":[
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"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[
"judicious",
"prudent",
"sagacious",
"sage",
"sane",
"sapient",
"sensible",
"sound",
"wise"
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"definitions":{
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"a half-baked scheme for getting rich"
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"half-baked research"
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"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1621, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"\u02c8h\u00e4f-",
"\u02c8haf-\u02c8b\u0101kt"
],
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"absurd",
"asinine",
"balmy",
"brainless",
"bubbleheaded",
"cockeyed",
"crackpot",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"dippy",
"dotty",
"fatuous",
"featherheaded",
"fool",
"foolish",
"half-witted",
"harebrained",
"inept",
"insane",
"jerky",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loony",
"looney",
"lunatic",
"lunkheaded",
"mad",
"nonsensical",
"nutty",
"preposterous",
"sappy",
"screwball",
"senseless",
"silly",
"simpleminded",
"stupid",
"tomfool",
"unwise",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"weak-minded",
"witless",
"zany"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220602",
"type":[
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]
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"antonyms":[],
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]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1809, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8h\u00e4f-",
"\u02c8haf-\u02c8k\u00e4kt"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221557",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"antonyms":[
"bantam",
"diminutive",
"dinky",
"dwarfish",
"fine",
"Lilliputian",
"little",
"pint-size",
"pint-sized",
"pocket",
"pocket-size",
"pocket-sized",
"puny",
"pygmy",
"shrimpy",
"slight",
"small",
"smallish",
"subnormal",
"toylike",
"undersized",
"undersize"
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": of less than average size : diminutive":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1931, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u00e4f-",
"\u02c8haf-\u02ccp\u012bnt"
],
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"cipher",
"dwarf",
"insect",
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"1640, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8h\u00e4f-",
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"booby",
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"charley",
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"ding-dong",
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"1640, in the meaning defined above":""
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": demimonde":[]
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"1870, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
"examples":[
"She was leading at the halfway mark of the race.",
"We're halfway toward completing the project.",
"They're only offering halfway measures, not a real solution.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Herons are now even with the Chicago Fire, Portland Timbers, and Sporting Kansas City in terms of having players sent off in 2022, and are halfway to the campaign-high eight that New York City FC finished with last year. \u2014 Franco Panizo, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"At the halfway stage in the chart week, Liam also appears at No. 3 with Down By The River Thames, a recording of his December 2020 lockdown livestream. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 30 May 2022",
"The Golden State Warriors are halfway to that goal. \u2014 Noel Harris, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 May 2022",
"Wet Leg, runners up in the BBC Sound of 2022 poll (won by PinkPantheress), have the best-selling album on physical copies and downloads at the halfway stage of the chart week. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 11 Apr. 2022",
"More than 35 halfway -house residents were forced from their temporary homes in Hartford late Monday after an underground electrical fire sent smoke into at least one Washington Street building. \u2014 Christine Dempsey, courant.com , 9 Nov. 2021",
"There are two very distinct lenses through which to regard the Cincinnati Bengals at the quasi- halfway point in the season. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Louis Oosthuizen set a 36-hole record at the British Open and is halfway to ending that run of near misses at the majors. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 17 July 2021",
"The Panthers are halfway to a second straight district title after defeating Taft 25-18, 25-14, 25-13 on Tuesday at Harlan High School. \u2014 David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News , 22 Sep. 2021"
],
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"1694, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8h\u00e4f-",
"\u02c8haf-\u02c8w\u0101"
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"fragmental",
"fragmentary",
"half",
"incomplete",
"partial"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
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": a beggar who has had both legs amputated":[]
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"noun"
]
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"hali steresis"
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"hali plankton"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232518",
"type":[
"combining form"
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": any of several marine flatfishes (especially Hippoglossus hippoglossus of the Atlantic and H. stenolepis of the Pacific) that are widely used for food and include some of the largest bony fishes":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The worst part for them was that the slide left the halibut stuck on one side, and the fixings on the other. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
"Our main course is halibut with a cherry-lime vinaigrette. \u2014 Dawn Davis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 May 2022",
"Entrees are salmon, halibut , red snapper, chicken rollatini, pork chop, filet mignon, ribeye. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The average dock price for Alaska halibut in 2021 was $6.40/lb. \u2014 Laine Welch | Fish Factor, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Ousland and his small staff also sustainably harvest cod and halibut ; hunt for moose, elk, and deer in season; raise sheep; grow potatoes, carrots, berries, and herbs; and buy local meat and cheese produced in the surrounding region. \u2014 Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online , 3 Sep. 2019",
"More fishing boats are on the water with the start of the Pacific halibut and sablefish (black cod) fisheries on March 6, followed by Alaska\u2019s first big herring fishery at Sitka Sound. \u2014 Laine Welch | Fish Factor, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Tyler Laferriere and Travis Holloway\u2019s wedding last month at a California resort featured sweeping views of the Santa Rosa Mountains, spicy margaritas and a menu of steak, bass and halibut . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Using a spatula, transfer the halibut to a serving platter. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Middle English halybutte , from haly, holy holy + butte flatfish, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German but ; from its being eaten on holy days":""
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"also \u02c8h\u00e4-",
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"-\u0259t\u0259-",
"-(\u02cc)b\u0259t\u0259(r)"
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},
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"The bathroom is down the hall .",
"Her office is at the end of the hall .",
"I'll meet you in the front hall .",
"The front door opens onto a large hall .",
"We rented a hall for the wedding reception.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The popular eatery, Three Broomsticks, transports guests to the fantastical world of Harry Potter inside a dining hall straight out of the blockbuster franchise. \u2014 Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure , 15 June 2022",
"At dinner, Stormtroopers paraded Chewbacca into the dining hall and arrested him. \u2014 Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"In past years, people would dine inside and Vargas would greet people in the dining hall , leading a prayer before meals were served. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022",
"With high ceilings and a wall of windows brightening the space, the dining hall seats 170 people and serves meals day and night, often including Louisiana staples such as etouffee and gumbo. \u2014 Ralph D. Russo, USA TODAY , 8 Apr. 2022",
"With high ceilings and a wall of windows brightening the space, the dining hall seats 170 people and serves meals day and night, often including Louisiana staples such as etouffee and gumbo. \u2014 Ralph D. Russo, chicagotribune.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The outdoor changes will affect some of the space inside the dining hall too. \u2014 Jordyn Noennig, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The college announced the successful vote Wednesday involving around 150 students working in the dining hall that provides meals to students living in college housing. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
"When the boy caused a stir in a military dining hall by catapulting a spoonful of borscht into the face of a high-ranking officer, Valeri beat him. \u2014 Longreads , 2 Mar. 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Middle English halle , from Old English heall ; akin to Old High German halla hall, Latin cella small room, celare to conceal \u2014 more at hell":""
},
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"\u02c8h\u022fl"
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"foyer",
"hallway",
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"vestibule"
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"type":[
"biographical name",
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": a place where students live at a college or university":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021517",
"type":[
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a shout or song of praise or thanksgiving":[]
},
"examples":[
"Interjection",
"hallelujah , the bank is approving our loan application",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"At peak power the cabin is suffused with a sustained, polyphonic power chord, a hallelujah \u2014WHAWWAAHH. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2021",
"With the addition to the cast of Noah Reid as Patrick, a slow-blooming love interest for David, hallelujah , the show has become a standard bearer for LGBTQ issues, without ever making an issue of them. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2020",
"It\u2019s time to stand up \u2014 hallelujah \u2014 not to run and hide. \u2014 Cindy Chang, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2020",
"The work is distinctive for its harmonies, counter-harmonies, pauses and especially that long pause before the last hallelujah . \u2014 Yvette Orozco, Houston Chronicle , 27 Nov. 2019",
"More than 2,200 people dressed in either Alabama A&M University\u2019s maroon and white or Alabama State University\u2019s black and gold cheered and raised their hands in hallelujah for both institutions during Battle of the Choirs. \u2014 al , 24 Oct. 2019",
"On Sundays, there\u2019s even a gospel brunch, which Brooks told me is a particular specialty, extracting yet a further promise to return for some hallelujahs . \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 26 Aug. 2019",
"Then Arenado delivered his hallelujah single and Ryan McMahon stroked a two-run double to right. \u2014 Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post , 29 July 2019",
"Luke weakly apologizes, and hallelujah , we\u2019re done with him for the night. \u2014 Cory Stieg, refinery29.com , 25 July 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Interjection"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hebrew hall\u0115l\u016by\u0101h praise (ye) the Lord":"Interjection and Noun"
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"\u02ccha-l\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-y\u0259"
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"glory",
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"ha",
"hah",
"hey",
"hooray",
"hurrah",
"hurray",
"hot dog",
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"wahoo",
"whee",
"whoopee",
"yahoo",
"yippee"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073419",
"type":[
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]
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": a distinguishing characteristic, trait, or feature":[
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"\u2014 Marion K. Sanders"
],
": a mark or device placed or stamped on an article of trade to indicate origin, purity, or genuineness":[
"a hallmark from the Ming dynasty"
],
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},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He had all the hallmarks of a great baseball player.",
"Humor is one of the hallmarks of her style.",
"The murder bore all the hallmarks of a serial killer's work.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Outdoor fires have been a hallmark of summer solstice celebrations for centuries, signifying a celebration of light, chasing away darkness. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
"The lyric is written in the first-person style that has been a hallmark for decades of the compelling, topical songs of Paxton, a veteran of the socially conscious singer-songwriter surge of the 1960s in New York\u2019s Greenwich Village. \u2014 Thom Duffy, Billboard , 6 May 2022",
"Fewer homes on the market and high prices have been the hallmark of the housing market for the past 10 years or so. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Fewer homes on the market and high prices have been the hallmark of the housing market for the past 10 years or so. \u2014 Alex Veiga, ajc , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Hustle is one of the common traits that the protagonists in all these books have, and hustle has long been the hallmark of the football team for my alma mater, Anaheim High. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Given a smooth and quiet ride with plenty of power has been the Rolls-Royce hallmark for decades \u2013 and with significant size and weight already part of the package \u2013 an electric drivetrain makes a lot of sense. \u2014 Alistair Charlton, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Gone are the shifts of heavy labor in mining or forestry and the harrying by criminals and guards alike that was the hallmark of the Soviet gulag for political prisoners. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Aug. 2021",
"The park, known for its signature fountain, draws about three million people annually and is a hallmark for events, a weekly farmers market on Sundays and its renowned flock of swans. \u2014 Ryan Gillespie, orlandosentinel.com , 25 Aug. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Spurs\u2019 practice gym was quiet Monday, save for the dull drone of conversation and the occasional click of a camera shutter that hallmark an NBA media day. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Sep. 2021",
"This process is what leads to hallmark rheumatoid arthritis symptoms like painful, swollen joints, joint stiffness, fatigue, fever, and more. \u2014 Beth Krietsch, SELF , 26 Aug. 2020",
"In normal circumstances, the teenage experience is hallmarked by big emotions. \u2014 Jennifer Folsom, NBC News , 2 Apr. 2020",
"Holidays, inasmuch as they are illustrated by their ornaments and decorations, are also hallmarked by their customary foods, which spangle around festive table centerpieces as the true spectacle of the occasions. \u2014 Myles Poydras, The Atlantic , 5 Jan. 2020",
"Byrne recalled her brother\u2019s sense of humor, hallmarked an uncanny ability to impersonate anyone. \u2014 Michael Brice-saddler, Washington Post , 1 Sep. 2019",
"Opponents said the bill would have eroded Hong Kong\u2019s hallmark judicial independence and exposed its residents to politicized cases. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Aug. 2019",
"Despite a season hallmarked by miscommunication between the player\u2019s camp and the Spurs, Leonard and Popovich maintained a solid \u2014 albeit often long-distance \u2014 relationship. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Apr. 2018",
"The inside linebacker blitzes that have long hallmarked Pittsburgh\u2019s scheme also remain. \u2014 Andy Benoit, SI.com , 20 Sep. 2017"
],
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"1721, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1773, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Goldsmiths' Hall , London, England, where gold and silver articles were assayed and stamped":"Noun and Verb"
},
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"\u02c8h\u022fl-\u02ccm\u00e4rk"
],
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"emblem",
"ensign",
"impresa",
"logo",
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"trademark"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192718",
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]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a private court of the lord of a manor : court baron":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English halimot , from hal hall + -imot (from Old English gem\u014dt assembly)":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u022fl\u02ccm\u00fct"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104602",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": to call or cry hollo to":[],
": to cry hollo : holler":[],
": to utter loudly : holler":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"ha-",
"h\u0259-\u02c8l\u014d"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172641",
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"definitions":{
": a rectangular wood veneer berry box with straight sides and a raised bottom":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"after Hallock , 19th century American box manufacturer":""
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"\u02c8hal\u0259k"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081210",
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"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
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": to call or cry hollo to":[],
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"h\u0259-\u02c8l\u014d",
"ha-"
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"antonyms":[
"deconsecrate",
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"the most hallowed of all law-enforcement agencies",
"\u2014 Dwight MacDonald"
]
},
"examples":[
"Lincoln's memorable words at the Gettysburg battlefield, \u201cwe cannot dedicate\u2014we cannot consecrate\u2014we cannot hallow \u2014this ground\u201d.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Frenchman Street\u2019s hallowed jazz halls, including Snug Harbor, are empty. \u2014 Andrew J. Yawn, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2020",
"The art of the civilizing myth, the pleasing illusion, which once did something to hallow the institution, has given way to a dress-down cult of the merely functional, a culture of drabness. \u2014 Michael Knox Beran, National Review , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Legend has it that proposals for a mid-engined Corvette date back to Zora Arkus-Duntov, the car\u2019s hallowed first chief engineer. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Freep.com , 29 Dec. 2019",
"Citizens cannot even agree over once- hallowed and shared national holidays such as Christmas, Thanksgiving, and the Fourth of July. \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 26 Sep. 2019",
"View this post on Instagram As the economic crisis hallows out some elements of Puerto Rican life, other locales evolve in the hands of artists. \u2014 Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire , 31 Jan. 2019",
"The leaders of Abundant Life plan to celebrate the 250th anniversary of First Reformed with a reconsecration ceremony, a chance to fire up the rusty old organ and hallow these halls anew, in memory of those who built them centuries ago. \u2014 Justin Chang, latimes.com , 17 May 2018",
"Industrial comebacks are possible The country\u2019s industrial heartland can appear hallowed -out, based on statistics and its portrayal in the media. \u2014 Patrick Sisson, Curbed , 25 Apr. 2018",
"Telling about the Holocaust as an end in itself hallows the slavery without the Exodus. \u2014 Ruth R. Wisse, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2018"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English halowen , from Old English h\u0101lgian , from h\u0101lig holy \u2014 more at holy":""
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"\u02c8ha-l\u014d",
"\u02c8ha-(\u02cc)l\u014d"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for hallow devote , dedicate , consecrate , hallow mean to set apart for a special and often higher end. devote is likely to imply compelling motives and often attachment to an objective. devoted his evenings to study dedicate implies solemn and exclusive devotion to a sacred or serious use or purpose. dedicated her life to medical research consecrate stresses investment with a solemn or sacred quality. consecrate a church to the worship of God hallow , often differing little from dedicate or consecrate , may distinctively imply an attribution of intrinsic sanctity. battlegrounds hallowed by the blood of patriots",
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"sanctify"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171206",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hallowday":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a saint's day : holiday":[],
": all saints' day":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"short for All Hallow Day , from Middle English all halowen day , literally, all the saints' day":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-l\u014d\u02cc-",
"\u02c8hal\u0259\u02ccd\u0101"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004222",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hallowed":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": holy , consecrated":[
"the church stands on hallowed ground"
],
": sacred , revered":[
"the university's hallowed halls",
"hallowed customs"
]
},
"examples":[
"The church stands on hallowed ground.",
"the college's hallowed tradition of ringing the chapel bell one hundred times before commencement ceremonies",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yet another reminder that Cassidy, much like the hallowed Fours on Canal Street, will be a tough act to follow. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"Every two years, staff members at New York City\u2019s Metropolitan Museum of Art get the chance to display their own creations on the institution\u2019s hallowed walls. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022",
"The historic Lychakiv cemetery where they're taken is now overflowing to the point where fresh graves had to be dug outside its hallowed walls. \u2014 Michael Bociurkiw, CNN , 9 June 2022",
"After nearly a decade of renovations, The Chelsea Hotel is slowly reopening its hallowed doors. \u2014 Alexis Bennett, Vogue , 9 June 2022",
"What in the world was Jean Imbert doing on such hallowed ground",
"Arlington National Cemetery maintains this hallowed ground, honoring their sacrifice. \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"For a century, an American icon carved from 175 tons of white marble has presided over the nation\u2019s capital, beckoning thousands of visitors each day up his steps and into his hallowed chamber. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
"The Cardinals and Raiders play in nice digs, to be sure, but State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. and Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas aren\u2019t exactly the hallowed tundra of Lambeau Field. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 13 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see hallow":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"in the Lord's Prayer often \u02c8ha-l\u0259-w\u0259d",
"\u02c8ha-(\u02cc)l\u014dd",
"\u02c8ha-l\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"revered",
"reverend",
"sacred",
"venerable",
"venerated"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194859",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"hallowing":{
"antonyms":[
"deconsecrate",
"desacralize",
"desanctify"
],
"definitions":{
": to make holy or set apart for holy use":[],
": to respect greatly : venerate":[
"the most hallowed of all law-enforcement agencies",
"\u2014 Dwight MacDonald"
]
},
"examples":[
"Lincoln's memorable words at the Gettysburg battlefield, \u201cwe cannot dedicate\u2014we cannot consecrate\u2014we cannot hallow \u2014this ground\u201d.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Frenchman Street\u2019s hallowed jazz halls, including Snug Harbor, are empty. \u2014 Andrew J. Yawn, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2020",
"The art of the civilizing myth, the pleasing illusion, which once did something to hallow the institution, has given way to a dress-down cult of the merely functional, a culture of drabness. \u2014 Michael Knox Beran, National Review , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Legend has it that proposals for a mid-engined Corvette date back to Zora Arkus-Duntov, the car\u2019s hallowed first chief engineer. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Freep.com , 29 Dec. 2019",
"Citizens cannot even agree over once- hallowed and shared national holidays such as Christmas, Thanksgiving, and the Fourth of July. \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 26 Sep. 2019",
"View this post on Instagram As the economic crisis hallows out some elements of Puerto Rican life, other locales evolve in the hands of artists. \u2014 Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire , 31 Jan. 2019",
"The leaders of Abundant Life plan to celebrate the 250th anniversary of First Reformed with a reconsecration ceremony, a chance to fire up the rusty old organ and hallow these halls anew, in memory of those who built them centuries ago. \u2014 Justin Chang, latimes.com , 17 May 2018",
"Industrial comebacks are possible The country\u2019s industrial heartland can appear hallowed -out, based on statistics and its portrayal in the media. \u2014 Patrick Sisson, Curbed , 25 Apr. 2018",
"Telling about the Holocaust as an end in itself hallows the slavery without the Exodus. \u2014 Ruth R. Wisse, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English halowen , from Old English h\u0101lgian , from h\u0101lig holy \u2014 more at holy":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ha-l\u014d",
"\u02c8ha-(\u02cc)l\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for hallow devote , dedicate , consecrate , hallow mean to set apart for a special and often higher end. devote is likely to imply compelling motives and often attachment to an objective. devoted his evenings to study dedicate implies solemn and exclusive devotion to a sacred or serious use or purpose. dedicated her life to medical research consecrate stresses investment with a solemn or sacred quality. consecrate a church to the worship of God hallow , often differing little from dedicate or consecrate , may distinctively imply an attribution of intrinsic sanctity. battlegrounds hallowed by the blood of patriots",
"synonyms":[
"bless",
"consecrate",
"sacralize",
"sanctify"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162304",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hallstand":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a tall piece of furniture with a mirror, several pegs or arms for hats and other articles of clothing, a rack for umbrellas, and a compartment for storage":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-204018",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hallucination":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)":[
"An important aspect of the study of hallucinations is the judgement of reality. How does a patient confer the character of reality on stimuli which, beyond any reasonable doubt, originate in his own mind",
"\u2014 Cesare Davalli et al."
],
": an unfounded or mistaken impression or notion : delusion":[],
": the object of a hallucinatory perception":[
"wasn't sure if the creature was real or a hallucination"
]
},
"examples":[
"He could not tell if what he was seeing was real or if it was a hallucination .",
"He has been having hallucinations due to the medication.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The hallucination sequence occurs right as Tommy begins the suicide act. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 13 June 2022",
"But then Audiard films her pirouetting in slow motion through that same restaurant, in a joyous hallucination of a sequence that becomes its own glorious expression of ardent, unbridled desire. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"As the older Hern\u00e1n shares a draft of his hallucination -stirring home brew and speaks about his own personal history, Jessica seems to empty herself out. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Interrupted by the floating lanterns, your figure becomes a hallucination , akin to a fickle mirage in water. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Its value is a collective hallucination , dependent on constant salesmanship and, in some cases, deception and market manipulation. \u2014 Ben Mckenzie, The New Republic , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Gonzo journalism\u2014Thompson\u2019s unique blend of hyperbolic commentary, satire, invective, hallucination , and media critique\u2014developed unevenly, haphazardly, almost by accident. \u2014 Peter Richardson, The New Republic , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Fans are dissecting the hallucination \u2014which saw Nate impregnate Cassie and then watch as a pool-side Cal Jacobs, his father, proceeded to erotically baptize her. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Euphoria\u2019s second episode opened with an extended hallucination , as Nate Jacobs found himself in and out of the emergency room following the New Year\u2019s Eve party; the party ended with Fez beating Nate\u2019s head in, just to ring in the New Year. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 19 Jan. 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for hallucination delusion , illusion , hallucination , mirage mean something that is believed to be true or real but that is actually false or unreal. delusion implies an inability to distinguish between what is real and what only seems to be real, often as the result of a disordered state of mind. delusions of persecution illusion implies a false ascribing of reality based on what one sees or imagines. an illusion of safety hallucination implies impressions that are the product of disordered senses, as because of mental illness or drugs. suffered from terrifying hallucinations mirage in its extended sense applies to an illusory vision, dream, hope, or aim. claimed a balanced budget is a mirage",
"synonyms":[
"chimera",
"conceit",
"daydream",
"delusion",
"dream",
"fancy",
"fantasy",
"phantasy",
"figment",
"illusion",
"nonentity",
"phantasm",
"fantasm",
"pipe dream",
"unreality",
"vision"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163700",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hallucinatory":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": resembling, involving, or being a hallucination":[
"hallucinatory dreams",
"a hallucinatory figure"
],
": tending to produce hallucination":[
"hallucinatory drugs"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Visions of screaming Valkyries (model Ineta Sliuzaite) and a haggard He-Witch (Ingvar Sigur\u00f0sson) pack a hallucinatory punch amid the film\u2019s otherworldly locales. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Edwin, modelled on Mandel\u2019s own colonist ancestor, has a hallucinatory experience in the woods\u2014which links him to Olive, who is similarly transported more than two hundred years later. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 1 Apr. 2022",
"At times, The Green Knight takes on a hallucinatory quality. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Most broadly, Neubauer said, dreams are a type of mentation, or mental activity, that occurs when people are asleep and generally consists of vivid, hallucinatory visual content that is often bizarre or has irregular narratives. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Nov. 2021",
"The Mulleavys wrote Woodshock with her in mind, casting Dunst as a grieving Californian slipping down a hallucinatory rabbit hole after her mother\u2019s death. \u2014 Matthew Jacobs, Vulture , 2 Dec. 2021",
"The details of the investigation have a hallucinatory quality, blending Kafkaesque labyrinths and Orwellian jargon, that captures the normalization of the state\u2019s terrifying, soul-crushing machine of oppression. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
"There is no water like it: that roaring mass of cerulean, a color so deep and bright as to be nearly hallucinatory . \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 10 Oct. 2021",
"Throughout his career and afterward, critics struggled to find words to describe the hallucinatory quality of his deceptively sober prose. \u2014 Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic , 5 Oct. 2021"
"In 1968, the United States outlawed LSD possession, categorizing the hallucinogen as a Schedule 1 drug. \u2014 Emma Yasinski, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 May 2022",
"They players were given a wild assortment of ridiculous tasks that served no real purpose except to trick viewers into thinking that their TV dinners had been laced with some sort of powerful hallucinogen . \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Psychedelic plants have been part of religious rituals for thousands of years, and along with the synthetic hallucinogen LSD, became a fixture of the American counterculture in the 1960s. \u2014 John Keilman, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Denver have de-prioritized enforcement of the hallucinogen . \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 7 Jan. 2022",
"At the clinic, which is run by the psychedelic researcher Mart\u00edn Polanco, veterans took 5-MeO-DMT and ibogaine, a hallucinogen originally derived from a central-African plant. \u2014 The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
"It has long been known that the Wari used beer and feasting as part of their political control, but the research proved their access to vilca and its use as a hallucinogen . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Both a hallucinogen and an energy source, spice is mined in the deserts of the planet Arrakis, which has been colonized for that purpose and, at the emperor\u2019s orders, run by the evil House Harkonnen. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 22 Oct. 2021",
"And in a sign of possibly the most significant generational shift around drug-use habits, use of hallucinogen drugs is also on the rise. \u2014 Chris Roberts, Forbes , 10 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1954, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"hallucin ation + -o- + -gen":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"h\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-s\u0259-n\u0259-j\u0259n",
"h\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fcs-\u1d4an-\u0259-j\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085825",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adjective or noun",
"noun"
]
},
"hallucinosis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a pathological mental state characterized by hallucinations":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Boes was working with a patient who had a rare disorder called peduncular hallucinosis , in which damage to the thalamus, a structure at the center of the brain, causes visual hallucinations. \u2014 Grace Huckins, Wired , 17 Aug. 2020"
": the innermost digit (such as the big toe) of a hind or lower limb":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If the hallux can\u2019t bend sufficiently then problematic compensations occur. \u2014 Outside Online , 5 Aug. 2019",
"During the running gait, all your propulsive force is transmitted through the hallux into the ground as your stance leg becomes the swing leg. \u2014 Kyle Norman, Outside Online , 7 Jan. 2021",
"Mobility Drills Mobilize the hallux with the drills listed below. \u2014 Outside Online , 5 Aug. 2019",
"The back, hallux talon, is the largest at almost 2 inches long in females and 1 1/4 on males. \u2014 Orange County Register , 5 Jan. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1831, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin hallus, hallux":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ha-l\u0259ks",
"\u02c8hal-\u0259ks"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021903",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hallway":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an entrance hall":[],
": corridor sense 1":[]
},
"examples":[
"Her office is at the end of the hallway .",
"I'll meet you in the front hallway .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Grabbed my backpack and my computer and opened up my door and climbed into the hallway and then climbed up into the room that was next to me, which was now above me. \u2014 Elise Hammond And Melissa Macaya, CNN , 27 June 2022",
"Two of the officers who went into the hallway early on were grazed by gunfire. \u2014 Jim Vertuno And Jake Bleiberg, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 June 2022",
"Two of the officers who went into the hallway early on were grazed by gunfire. \u2014 Jake Bleiberg, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"James rushes out into the hallway and shoots him dead. \u2014 Daron James, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Sabrina retreated into the hallway and began to grunt. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"In the nearly half-hour after the first officers followed Ramos inside, as many as 19 piled into the hallway , authorities said. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 30 May 2022",
"In the nearly half-hour after the first officers followed Ramos inside, as many as 19 piled into the hallway , authorities said. \u2014 Jake Bleiberg And Elliot Spagat, Chron , 30 May 2022",
"The women had moved into the hallway and were putting their coats back on. \u2014 Colin Barrett, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u022fl-\u02ccw\u0101"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"concourse",
"corridor",
"gallery",
"hall",
"passageway"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035036",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"halo":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a circle of light appearing to surround the sun or moon and resulting from refraction or reflection of light by ice particles in the atmosphere":[],
": a differentiated zone surrounding a central zone or object":[],
": a region of space surrounding a galaxy that is sparsely populated with luminous objects (such as globular clusters) but is believed to contain a great deal of dark matter":[],
": an orthopedic device used to immobilize the head and neck (as to treat fracture of neck vertebrae) that consists of a metal band placed around the head and fastened to the skull usually with metal pins and that is attached by extensions to an inflexible vest":[],
": nimbus":[],
": something resembling a halo: such as":[],
": the aura of glory, veneration, or sentiment surrounding an idealized person or thing":[],
": to form into or surround with a halo":[
"rainbows haloed the waterfalls",
"\u2014 Michael Crawford"
],
"\u2014 see hal-":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the halo of unimpeachable honesty in which the politician had long basked",
"a naturalistic depiction of Saint Peter that shows him as a humble fisherman and without the traditional halo",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Christopher\u2019s father, Donald, tall and elegant, with a halo of white hair, and now 80 years old, began working at Artbag in 1959. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"The lesions tend to be raised and brown in appearance with a yellow halo , according to the USDA. \u2014 J. Scott Trubey, ajc , 14 June 2022",
"But Trish is the plum part here, and a sensational Qualley \u2014 cycling through a ragged thrift-store wardrobe, with a lavish halo of dark curls that can\u2019t help but recall her mother, Andie MacDowell \u2014 grabs it with both callused hands. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 25 May 2022",
"Today, a decal with a halo and angel\u2019s wings marks the place McClung once occupied at a third-floor nurses station. \u2014 Adam Geller, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
"Today, a decal with a halo and angel\u2019s wings marks the place McClung once occupied at a third-floor nurses station. \u2014 Adam Geller, Chron , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Today, a decal with a halo and angel\u2019s wings marks the place McClung once occupied at a third-floor nurses station. \u2014 Adam Geller, Hartford Courant , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Consumers shouldn't feel pressured into giving on the spot or start feeling better about buying an item because of a charitable halo . \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 23 June 2022",
"Cole was the best pitcher available, and the anticipation within baseball was the team that could win the bidding would be the one that could put a halo on him. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The larger ones are steeply mountainous, volcanic, rising to almost 6,000 feet, their summits haloed in clouds. \u2014 Stanley Stewart, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 22 May 2020",
"There is a none-too-subtle mystical vibe, from the ring lights that halo the massive trees on Amaya\u2019s Bay Area campus to Forest\u2019s cult-leader magnetism and the cold-burn fervor of his head acolyte, Katie (a quietly terrifying Alison Pill). \u2014 James Poniewozik, New York Times , 4 Mar. 2020",
"Nine, the new album from Blink-182, a band forever associated with adolescence even though the members\u2019 mean age is now 44, arrives haloed in that great teenage emotion: embarrassment. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 20 Sep. 2019",
"The landlady remains a cipher, and yet a faint aspect of loss haloes her. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 21 Aug. 2019",
"Turner\u2019s head is haloed by the sun, much like the moon during a solar eclipse. \u2014 Marissa Fessenden, Smithsonian , 4 May 2018",
"At the time, Mikey was recovering from being neutered and was haloed by a large plastic dog cone around his neck. \u2014 Marc Lester, adn.com , 16 May 2015"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1801, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin halos , from Greek hal\u014ds threshing floor, disk, halo":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u0101-(\u02cc)l\u014d",
"\u02c8h\u0101-l\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"air",
"ambience",
"ambiance",
"aroma",
"atmosphere",
"aura",
"climate",
"flavor",
"karma",
"mood",
"nimbus",
"note",
"odor",
"patina",
"smell",
"temper",
"vibration(s)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073943",
"type":[
"combining form",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"haloxene":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": tolerating but not preferring a saline habitat \u2014 compare halophilic":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"hal- + Greek xenos foreign":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8hal\u0259\u02ccz\u0113n",
"(\u02c8)ha\u00a6l\u00e4k\u02ccs\u0113n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105533",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"halse":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": embrace , hug":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English halsen , from hals , noun":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\""
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162902",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
"halsen":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": divine , predict":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English halsnen to adjure, conjure, from halsen to adjure, conjure, entreat, greet (from Old English h\u0101lsian ) + -nen -en; akin to Old High German heilis\u014dn to predict, adjure, conjure, Old Norse heilsa to greet; derivatives from the root of Old English h\u0101l healthy, whole":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u022fz\u1d4an",
"\u02c8\u0227lz\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214630",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
"halsh":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": knot":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English halchen to embrace, tie, knot, probably alteration of halsen":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8(h)alsh"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034650",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
"halt":{
"antonyms":[
"deadlock",
"gridlock",
"impasse",
"logjam",
"Mexican standoff",
"stalemate",
"standoff",
"standstill"
],
"definitions":{
": discontinue , terminate":[
"the project halted for lack of funds"
],
": having a manner of walking that is impaired by a limp : lame":[],
": stop":[
"The car came to a halt .",
"brought production to a halt"
],
": to be in a state of uncertainty or doubt between alternate courses or choices : waver":[],
": to bring to a stop":[
"the strike halted subways and buses"
],
": to cause the discontinuance of : end":[
"halt hostilities"
],
": to cease marching or journeying":[],
": to display weakness or imperfection : falter":[
"The argument often halts and sometimes breaks down completely."
],
": to walk or proceed lamely : limp":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"They put a halt to the rumors.",
"The car skidded to a halt .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Russians eventually caught on to the Ukrainians\u2019 flight profiles and began positioning SAMs to interdict the Mariupol resupply missions, shooting down several helicopters and compelling Kyiv to halt the flights. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"The Chicago Cubs became the first team in 23 years to stop a losing streak of 10 or more games while ending an opponent\u2019s winning streak of at least 10 games, beating the Braves 1-0 on Friday to halt the visiting Braves\u2019 14-game run. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 17 June 2022",
"However, the trio made only limited commitments of new military aid, at a time when Ukraine has been pleading for more Western military support to halt creeping Russian advances in Ukraine\u2019s east. \u2014 Laurence Norman, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"The Chicago Cubs became the first team in 23 years to stop a losing streak of 10 or more game while ending an opponent\u2019s winning streak of at least 10 games, beating the Braves, 1-0, to halt the Braves\u2019 14-game run. \u2014 Wire Reports, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"The United States Supreme Court on Wednesday also denied Atwood\u2019s ask to halt his execution. \u2014 Jennifer Henderson, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"The Ecuador game at Soldier Field also was marred by the return of an anti-gay chant in the final minutes that caused Panamanian referee Oliver Vergara to halt the match. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected Arizona death row prisoner Frank Atwood\u2019s appeal of a district court ruling denying his request for an injunction to halt his pending execution. \u2014 Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
"Though a Swiss court rebuffed their appeal on Feb. 21, just days before the invasion, the top court ruled on May 31 to halt all cooperation in the case until September at the earliest. \u2014 Hugo Miller, Bloomberg.com , 7 June 2022",
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"Diffusion is a slow process, and a bacterium the size of T. magnifica would need several hours to move stuff around, grinding its biochemistry to a halt . \u2014 Sumeet Kulkarni, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"Weddings, and especially the big fat Indian wedding in which brides outfitted their entire families in Sabyasachi, came to a halt . \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"The problem escalated Tuesday as thousands of rail workers went on strike over demands for better pay and working conditions \u2014 the biggest walkout on the railways in 30 years \u2014bringing large parts of the network to a halt . \u2014 Anna Cooban, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"The sneaky way is to let inflation do its thing having stopped printing new money and watch inflation grind to a halt as no new money drives its vicious circle. \u2014 Clem Chambers, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"At the alpine lodge, owner Larry Yung's bustling summer season just grounded to a halt after Yellowstone National Park was forced to close due to dangerous flooding. \u2014 Analisa Novak, CBS News , 17 June 2022",
"Last year, protests brought Colombia to a halt , with blockades and mass demonstrations lasting more than two months. \u2014 Christina Noriega, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 June 2022",
"Peter Five Eight, a noir drama with Spacey\u2019s first starring role since his career came to a halt in 2017, just screened out of competition at Cannes. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022",
"The first archaeological excavation at the site took place in 1934, but work soon drew to a halt amid the political tumult of the mid-20th century. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"European diplomats are trying to reach consensus on a deal to halt Russian oil imports to the bloc that could be signed off by leaders meeting in Brussels on May 30. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 27 May 2022",
"Fearing Russia could halt energy exports to its economy at any time, Germany pulled the first of three levers of an emergency plan to conserve its natural gas supplies. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 30 Mar. 2022",
"In a letter, Reps. Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., and Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., have called on the Department of Homeland Security to halt deportations and expulsions of people to Haiti. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Bayer also threatened to halt its crop supplies to Russia next year unless Moscow stops its attacks on Ukraine. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri And Denise Roland, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
"What is the bad news for vacationers that United airlines will halt its summer routes to east coast destinations. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Underlining the immediacy of that risk, this week Putin threatened to halt Russian gas supplies to Europe via the Nordstream 1 pipeline, if Western nations go ahead with a ban on the import of Russian oil. \u2014 David Vetter, Forbes , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The remarks from the White House were widely criticized as misguided by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, at a press conference Thursday introducing a bipartisan bill to halt Russian oil imports to the U.S. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, ajc , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Moscow insisted the regions get broad autonomy under the deal, but Kyiv argued that implementing the deal on these terms would give Moscow a lever to control Ukraine\u2019s foreign policy and halt its tilt to the West, undermining Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This is when the fairytale comes crashing to a halt smack-dab in the middle of the Footprint Center. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Minor posted its biggest quarterly loss in the three months ended June and has cut thousands of jobs to stay afloat after the pandemic ground to a halt global travel and tourism. \u2014 Natnicha Chuwiruch, Bloomberg.com , 9 Oct. 2020",
"In addition to full-time jobs for recent graduates, many spring and summer internships came to a halt mid-program or were canceled before the summer began due to the pandemic. \u2014 Kaitlin Edquist, chicagotribune.com , 4 Aug. 2020",
"In October, the Washington Department of Ecology ordered the company to keep its site clean and halt discharge of wastewater to storm drains. \u2014 Scott Morris, ProPublica , 30 June 2010",
"He is expected to visit Tokyo Thursday and his office has lodge a formal complaint and request that US forces halt flight operations until the cause of Tuesday's accident is determined. \u2014 Joshua Berlinger, CNN , 13 Dec. 2017"
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"The Russians eventually caught on to the Ukrainians\u2019 flight profiles and began positioning SAMs to interdict the Mariupol resupply missions, shooting down several helicopters and compelling Kyiv to halt the flights. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"The Chicago Cubs became the first team in 23 years to stop a losing streak of 10 or more games while ending an opponent\u2019s winning streak of at least 10 games, beating the Braves 1-0 on Friday to halt the visiting Braves\u2019 14-game run. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 17 June 2022",
"However, the trio made only limited commitments of new military aid, at a time when Ukraine has been pleading for more Western military support to halt creeping Russian advances in Ukraine\u2019s east. \u2014 Laurence Norman, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"The Chicago Cubs became the first team in 23 years to stop a losing streak of 10 or more game while ending an opponent\u2019s winning streak of at least 10 games, beating the Braves, 1-0, to halt the Braves\u2019 14-game run. \u2014 Wire Reports, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"The United States Supreme Court on Wednesday also denied Atwood\u2019s ask to halt his execution. \u2014 Jennifer Henderson, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"The Ecuador game at Soldier Field also was marred by the return of an anti-gay chant in the final minutes that caused Panamanian referee Oliver Vergara to halt the match. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected Arizona death row prisoner Frank Atwood\u2019s appeal of a district court ruling denying his request for an injunction to halt his pending execution. \u2014 Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
"Though a Swiss court rebuffed their appeal on Feb. 21, just days before the invasion, the top court ruled on May 31 to halt all cooperation in the case until September at the earliest. \u2014 Hugo Miller, Bloomberg.com , 7 June 2022",
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"Diffusion is a slow process, and a bacterium the size of T. magnifica would need several hours to move stuff around, grinding its biochemistry to a halt . \u2014 Sumeet Kulkarni, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"Weddings, and especially the big fat Indian wedding in which brides outfitted their entire families in Sabyasachi, came to a halt . \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"The problem escalated Tuesday as thousands of rail workers went on strike over demands for better pay and working conditions \u2014 the biggest walkout on the railways in 30 years \u2014bringing large parts of the network to a halt . \u2014 Anna Cooban, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"The sneaky way is to let inflation do its thing having stopped printing new money and watch inflation grind to a halt as no new money drives its vicious circle. \u2014 Clem Chambers, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"At the alpine lodge, owner Larry Yung's bustling summer season just grounded to a halt after Yellowstone National Park was forced to close due to dangerous flooding. \u2014 Analisa Novak, CBS News , 17 June 2022",
"Last year, protests brought Colombia to a halt , with blockades and mass demonstrations lasting more than two months. \u2014 Christina Noriega, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 June 2022",
"Peter Five Eight, a noir drama with Spacey\u2019s first starring role since his career came to a halt in 2017, just screened out of competition at Cannes. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022",
"The first archaeological excavation at the site took place in 1934, but work soon drew to a halt amid the political tumult of the mid-20th century. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"European diplomats are trying to reach consensus on a deal to halt Russian oil imports to the bloc that could be signed off by leaders meeting in Brussels on May 30. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 27 May 2022",
"Fearing Russia could halt energy exports to its economy at any time, Germany pulled the first of three levers of an emergency plan to conserve its natural gas supplies. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 30 Mar. 2022",
"In a letter, Reps. Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., and Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., have called on the Department of Homeland Security to halt deportations and expulsions of people to Haiti. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Bayer also threatened to halt its crop supplies to Russia next year unless Moscow stops its attacks on Ukraine. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri And Denise Roland, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
"What is the bad news for vacationers that United airlines will halt its summer routes to east coast destinations. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Underlining the immediacy of that risk, this week Putin threatened to halt Russian gas supplies to Europe via the Nordstream 1 pipeline, if Western nations go ahead with a ban on the import of Russian oil. \u2014 David Vetter, Forbes , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The remarks from the White House were widely criticized as misguided by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, at a press conference Thursday introducing a bipartisan bill to halt Russian oil imports to the U.S. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, ajc , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Moscow insisted the regions get broad autonomy under the deal, but Kyiv argued that implementing the deal on these terms would give Moscow a lever to control Ukraine\u2019s foreign policy and halt its tilt to the West, undermining Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This is when the fairytale comes crashing to a halt smack-dab in the middle of the Footprint Center. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Minor posted its biggest quarterly loss in the three months ended June and has cut thousands of jobs to stay afloat after the pandemic ground to a halt global travel and tourism. \u2014 Natnicha Chuwiruch, Bloomberg.com , 9 Oct. 2020",
"In addition to full-time jobs for recent graduates, many spring and summer internships came to a halt mid-program or were canceled before the summer began due to the pandemic. \u2014 Kaitlin Edquist, chicagotribune.com , 4 Aug. 2020",
"In October, the Washington Department of Ecology ordered the company to keep its site clean and halt discharge of wastewater to storm drains. \u2014 Scott Morris, ProPublica , 30 June 2010",
"He is expected to visit Tokyo Thursday and his office has lodge a formal complaint and request that US forces halt flight operations until the cause of Tuesday's accident is determined. \u2014 Joshua Berlinger, CNN , 13 Dec. 2017"
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"Spencer updated a dress code for his staff in the spring to include no revealing or tight clothes, no cleavage, no dresses or skirts above the knee, no bare backs, no halter tops, no open-toe shoes and no fragrances. \u2014 D. Kwas, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"The halter top is adjustable and supportive, while the bottom has pleatings for tummy control and a high-leg cut for a flattering silhouette. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
"On Sunday, the star shared photos on Instagram of herself posing on outdoor lounge chairs, wearing a long draping halter top and matching flowing pants. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 31 May 2022",
"Once TikTokers discovered older images of Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears wearing skorts with T-shirts and halter tops, a trend was (re)born. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
"However, if halter tops aren't your thing, check out this wrap maxi dress that is on sale and has a coupon attached, which means double discounts for you. \u2014 Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The bridesmaid options go beyond tube dresses and halter tops. \u2014 Vogue , 5 Apr. 2022",
"These meetings were typically low-key affairs; the Waco event was planned for 1 p.m. on a Sunday, at a Hooters-style chain restaurant called Twin Peaks, where the waitresses wear lumberjack-plaid halter tops. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Alana Haim plays Alana, a 25- year-old who still lives with her parents and sisters and embodies the period with her extremely 1973 white Peter Pan collars and halter tops. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 15 Jan. 2022"
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"On rare occasions, automakers have contested the agency\u2019s conclusions in court and prevailed in halting recalls. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"The ex-prosecutor in Crimea, who resented Khrushchev\u2019s criticism of Stalin and his halting attempts at liberalization and reform, seemed to provide an answer. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"Wait for motorcade, police escort, and brief halting of pedestrian traffic along Central Park South. \u2014 Zach Helfand, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"L\u00f3pez Obrador \u2014 who is facing a recall election \u2014 has staked much of his presidency on the oil industry, strengthening state control over the energy sector and halting renewable energy projects. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"However, Russia\u2019s progress toward Kyiv\u2014a city of about 3 million people\u2014has been slow and halting so far, partly due to pervasive logistical snags and stiff Ukrainian resistance, according to U.S. and U.K. assessments. \u2014 Forbes Staff Reports, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Beijing, too, is aware of the funding problem and has pledged further fiscal reforms\u2014but the process is slow and halting , Ms. Shan says. \u2014 Jonathan Cheng, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2022",
"As with a fractured bone that has gone unset, the body has limped forward, but each step is ragged and halting , doing further damage to the untreated injury. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 5 Jan. 2022",
"The halting advance has also helped reveal logistical and other problems that have hampered the Russians. \u2014 Stephen Fidler, WSJ , 28 Feb. 2022"
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"Recently, the hypnotic halftone designs have taken on new meaning in a digital age. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 26 May 2022",
"There were huge features screened across it in dull black halftone , asymmetrical eyes at breast height, a grim mouth at crotch-level. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 1 Sep. 2017",
"Technologies used to put out the paper also are highlighted, such as printing presses, halftone plates and stereotypes. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 31 July 2017"
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"The cost of providing the training, closing the stores and any loss of sales due to boycotting customers won\u2019t show up until the fiscal third quarter when William Blair estimates up to a halfpenny penalty to earnings per share. \u2014 Julie Jargon, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2018"
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"Antipsychotic drugs such as haloperidol and aripiprazole are approved for use in Tourette, but have the potential to cause long-term side effects, such as the movement disorder tardive dyskinesia. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 31 May 2021",
"On the list were such unexpected candidates as haloperidol , used to treat schizophrenia, and metformin, taken by people with Type 2 diabetes. \u2014 Carl Zimmer, New York Times , 22 Mar. 2020",
"Now, just over 1 week after Krogan\u2019s team assembled its list, scientists are starting to test all of the drugs in cell culture, including several cancer drugs and haloperidol , a compound used to treat schizophrenia. \u2014 Kai Kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS , 2 Apr. 2020",
"Antipsychotic medications like haloperidol and risperidone, which are often given for anxiety and agitation, can increase the risk of death in people with dementia. \u2014 Andrea Petersen, New York Times , 8 Dec. 2019",
"Also, most of the relevant antipsychotic/pregnancy research has been conducted on the typical antipsychotic haloperidol , which has not been concluded to lead to birth defects, the NIMH says. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 17 Jan. 2019",
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"While this is a correlation rather than a causation, another study found that taking a substance called haloperidol , which disrupts dopamine\u2019s effects within the brain, led to a measurable decrease in sensation seeking behaviour. \u2014 Richard Stephens, Smithsonian , 12 July 2018"
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"These include chlorofluorocarbons, which are found in air conditioners, refrigerators, and spray cans, halons , which are found in fire extinguishers, and methyl bromide, which is used to kill weeds, insects, and other pests. \u2014 Popular Science , 18 May 2020",
"The crew used three halon -gas fire extinguishers and two more filled with water to douse the flaming laptop that caused it. \u2014 Michael Laris, Washington Post , 7 Oct. 2019",
"Modern airlines come equipped with fire- halon fire suppression systems. \u2014 Barbara Peterson, Popular Mechanics , 20 July 2015",
"In 2015, 22 Marines were hospitalized when the system accidentally went off, filling the cabin with halon and causing respiratory injuries. \u2014 Thomas Gibbons-neff, Washington Post , 15 Sep. 2017",
"That would come in the form of manmade chemicals like CFCs, HCFS, freon, and halons , most of which have been dramatically reduced thanks to international agreement. \u2014 National Geographic , 3 Feb. 2016"
"Till was later abducted from his great-uncle Moses Wright's home by Carolyn Bryant's husband Roy Bryant and his half brother J.W. Milam. \u2014 Kendall Ross, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
"Two white men, Roy Bryant, and his half brother J.W. Milam, were tried on murder charges about a month after Till was killed, but an all-white Mississippi jury acquitted them. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"The book opens with a riveting account of the life sentence handed down in 1997 to Warnock\u2019s older half brother . \u2014 Tammy Joyner, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Mexican authorities on Thursday captured a San Diego man suspected of killing his half brother and stepmother earlier this month inside an Imperial Beach home, a sheriff\u2019s homicide lieutenant said Friday. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Dec. 2021",
"The final straw for the young king was when Mortimer ordered the execution of his father\u2019s half brother Edmund. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
"The brothers are survived by their half brother , Fran\u00e7ois Davant, and their sisters, Laurence, G\u00e9raldine and V\u00e9ronique Bogdanoff. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Jan. 2022",
"For nearly three decades, Broccoli and Wilson, her half brother , have controlled the blockbuster James Bond franchise. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Peskova\u2019s extravagance in France is paralleled by her half brother \u2019s in Russia. \u2014 CNN , 12 Apr. 2022"
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"Organisms in all kingdoms can make halocarbons , though in minute quantities and typically for highly specialized purposes such as self-defense or signaling mates. \u2014 Rebecca Altman, The Atlantic , 4 Oct. 2017",
"Species far older than us, microbes mostly, have evolved over millennia to coexist with, and even to synthesize and break down, specific types of biogenic halocarbons . \u2014 Rebecca Altman, The Atlantic , 4 Oct. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Cost is a critical factor in replacing conventional halogen and LED lighting in vehicles and transportation infrastructure. \u2014 Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"No halogen , no fluorescence, and no colored light, unless used sparingly and very, very chicly. \u2014 Tom Rasmussen, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
"Hybrid trims received an Acceptable headlight rating, likely because its high-beam uses halogen reflectors rather than the LED reflectors that are standard on all other trims. \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 11 May 2022",
"However, since the base halogen headlights that come on lower trims are still classified as Poor, the Top Safety Pick+ award was out of reach for Ford\u2019s bestseller. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Learn from my mistake, save your money, and buy the proven solution: a quality halogen bulb is the only thing that belongs in a reflector housing. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Under the glow of a halogen dangling upon a fence stood the seven runners, about to amble off into the dark and return again. \u2014 Devin Kelly, Longreads , 19 Jan. 2022",
"And, as identified by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the halogen headlamps on lower-spec Rangers are marginal for effective illumination. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 14 Jan. 2022",
"The presence of the basic halogen lights on lower trim models, which received a Poor rating, prevented the F-150 from elevating to the highest Top Safety Pick+ award. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 12 Oct. 2021",
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"While halogen filaments deliver 360-degree illumination, LED bulbs typically emit light with a pair of back-to-back 180-degree planes. \u2014 Daniel Gray, Ars Technica , 16 Mar. 2020",
"On Home Depot\u2019s website, the group found different prices quoted for paint, light bulbs, toilet paper, caulk guns, halogen floor lamps, screwdrivers and more. \u2014 Levi Sumagaysay, The Mercury News , 25 June 2019",
"Test Results: Maximum Cubby Storage Exterior Measurement Comparisons Every 124 Spider comes standard with a manual softtop that\u2019s effortless to fold down, plus halogen headlights and LED taillights. \u2014 Car and Driver , 2 Nov. 2017"
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"After Fisher\u2019s residency, the mansion became a convent, and later a halfway house for people struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. \u2014 Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"After being bounced around five different facilities since 2018, McFarland is expected to stay at a halfway house until August, according to records provided to Rolling Stone by the Bureau of Prisons. \u2014 Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone , 22 May 2022",
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"The presence of the basic halogen lights on lower trim models, which received a Poor rating, prevented the F-150 from elevating to the highest Top Safety Pick+ award. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 12 Oct. 2021",
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"Test Results: Maximum Cubby Storage Exterior Measurement Comparisons Every 124 Spider comes standard with a manual softtop that\u2019s effortless to fold down, plus halogen headlights and LED taillights. \u2014 Car and Driver , 2 Nov. 2017"
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"Tensions were high in this series \u2014 a rematch from the 1985 East semis won by Boston, 4-2 \u2014 and the bad blood boiled over in Game 3 at the Pontiac Silverdome, when Bill Laimbeer put Larry Bird in a half nelson as the two tumbled to the floor. \u2014 Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press , 26 May 2020"
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