": being such in appearance : plausible rather than demonstrably true or real":[
"the ostensible purpose for the trip"
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": intended for display : open to view":[]
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"That intelligence and those facts, of course, all pertained to Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction, the war's ostensible casus belli, which we now know did not exist. \u2014 Frank Rich , New York Review , 6 Apr. 2006",
"To listen again to \"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do\"\u2014probably the most relentlessly cheerful song ever written on the ostensible theme of misery\u2014is at once to admire its delicately judged textures and Swiss-watch precision \u2026 \u2014 Geoffrey O'Brien , New York Review of Books , 15 Dec. 2005",
"Its ostensible subject is America's murderous gun culture. Its real subject, of course, is the ravenous ego of its director-star, Michael Moore. \u2014 Scott Berg , Time , 14 July 2003",
"It's a snarky, glory-thieving place, the world of big-bucks political fund raising. Ostensible grownups can be reduced to screaming toddlers over who gets the credit for bringing in a major donor's gift \u2026 \u2014 Viveca Novak , Time , 14 June 1999",
"the ostensible reason for the meeting turned out to be a trick to get him to the surprise party",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The ostensible question for the Supreme Court was who had the authority to prosecute the non-Indian defendant, Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta, for child neglect towards his stepdaughter, who is a member of the Cherokee Nation. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 29 June 2022",
"As a reward of sorts, Ma is dispatched to Vietnam for an ostensible vacation that\u2019s really a covert operation, accompanied by his alternately vainglorious and spluttering Captain (Choi Gwi-hwa). \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 3 June 2022",
"The men in her movies may have made fun of her ostensible chastity, but her characters were not prudish so much as selective. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"Real estate assets benefit from depreciation rules \u2014 developers can reduce their taxes every year by an amount reflecting their commercial assets\u2019 ostensible deterioration in value year by year. \u2014 Michael Hiltzikbusiness Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Making their way back out for the show's ostensible encore five minutes later, White and Jean had another jubilant jolt for the crowd, tying the knot in an onstage wedding ceremony officiated by Third Man's Ben Swank. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, USA TODAY , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Returning for the show's ostensible encore 5 minutes later, White and Jean wed in an onstage ceremony officiated Third Man's Ben Swank. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The ostensible reason is that the Biden Team worries about Ukrainians striking into Russian territory. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"That\u2019s the ostensible subject of Syms\u2019 ongoing video series, which brilliantly satirizes mass media and social media, representations of Blackness and gender, and the pervasiveness of empowerment programs and surveillance culture. \u2014 Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022"
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"circa 1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"French, from Latin ostensus , past participle of ostendere to show, from obs-, ob- in the way + tendere to stretch \u2014 more at ob- , thin":""
},
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"\u00e4-\u02c8sten-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u00e4-\u02c8sten(t)-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u0259-"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ostensible apparent , illusory , seeming , ostensible mean not actually being what appearance indicates. apparent suggests appearance to unaided senses that may or may not be borne out by more rigorous examination or greater knowledge. the apparent cause of the accident illusory implies a false impression based on deceptive resemblance or faulty observation, or influenced by emotions that prevent a clear view. an illusory sense of security seeming implies a character in the thing observed that gives it the appearance, sometimes through intent, of something else. the seeming simplicity of the story ostensible suggests a discrepancy between an openly declared or naturally implied aim or reason and the true one. the ostensible reason for their visit",
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"presumed",
"prima facie",
"putative",
"reputed",
"seeming",
"supposed"
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": to all outward appearances":[]
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"The god of cleanliness is never satisfied. In America, the ostensibly egalitarian nature of society meant that cleanliness was used to mark status. \u2014 Joanna Bourke , Harper's , April 2008",
"Budweiser and Miller, on the other hand, have eroded their credibility by launching brands ostensibly produced by microbreweries. They've been found out, with resulting customer cynicism. \u2014 James R. Rosenfield , Demographics , December 1997",
"The day after Clinton made his seemingly proactive statement, he met with congressional leaders of both parties, ostensibly to press the case for military intervention. \u2014 Michael Kelly , New Yorker , 19 Dec.1994",
"ostensibly a university student studying abroad, he was actually an espionage agent",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Each woman is put into solitary confinement upon arrival, ostensibly for a few days, but some are left there for up to two months. \u2014 Lynzy Billing, ELLE , 7 June 2022",
"The continuing shutdowns are ostensibly the work of local protesters demanding Dbeibah hand over his power, at the LNA\u2019s behest, Reuters reported. \u2014 Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"After having little to do in the first couple episodes, despite the series ostensibly being about her character, Von Rittberg finally gets to stretch her muscles as Elizabeth starts trying to wield her power and influence in her own way. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 10 June 2022",
"That club opened the Grand Central Skate Park, which was what led to Andrew\u2019s founding at a storefront on Northeast 1st Avenue, just above Flagler Street, which is, ostensibly , the city of Miami\u2019s equator. \u2014 Nick Remsen, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
"The hearings are ostensibly about the president\u2019s budget request for the 2023 fiscal year, but Republicans are blaming Mr. Biden\u2019s policies, including the $1.9 trillion stimulus package, for high prices for consumer products. \u2014 Alan Rappeport, New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"Hudson, their 12th-year center, was an unexcused absence from minicamp, ostensibly to renegotiate the two years and $20 million left on his deal. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"Spiderhead lets incarcerated people participate in pharmaceutical trials in exchange for a separate and ostensibly easier confinement. \u2014 Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"Many vendors merge products and services together into packages that ostensibly offer greater value for customers, but in effect paint them into a corner at the same time. \u2014 Tony Bradley, Forbes , 16 June 2022"
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"1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"see ostensible":""
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"ostensively",
"presumably",
"putatively",
"seemingly",
"supposedly"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English ostensioun , from Middle French ostension , from Latin ostension-, ostensio , from ostensus (past participle of ostendere to show) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
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"\u00e4\u02c8stench\u0259n"
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": ostensible sense 2":[]
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"the ostensive purpose of his visit was to discuss the terms of his will",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This obviously doesn\u2019t mean the Nuggets reserve unit has transformed into the cream of the crop, and that minus-three remains a concern for a team with ostensive (if diminished) title hopes. \u2014 Joel Rush, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Ask this question to a random group of people, the answer will most likely be ostensive . \u2014 Teddy Mcdarrah, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
"The United Arab Emirates has taken advantage of the fight and now dominates the south, squeezing out its ostensive ally, Hadi. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 May 2018",
"Cairo streets are lined with campaign banners and posters extolling el-Sissi, who has done little in the way of traditional campaigning, and has not publicly mentioned his ostensive challenger, Moussa Mustafa Moussa. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Mar. 2018"
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"1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u00e4-\u02c8sten(t)-siv"
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"assumed",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114729",
"type":[
"noun"
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": of, relating to, or constituting definition by exemplifying the thing or quality being defined":[],
": ostensible sense 2":[]
},
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"the ostensive purpose of his visit was to discuss the terms of his will",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This obviously doesn\u2019t mean the Nuggets reserve unit has transformed into the cream of the crop, and that minus-three remains a concern for a team with ostensive (if diminished) title hopes. \u2014 Joel Rush, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Ask this question to a random group of people, the answer will most likely be ostensive . \u2014 Teddy Mcdarrah, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
"The United Arab Emirates has taken advantage of the fight and now dominates the south, squeezing out its ostensive ally, Hadi. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 May 2018",
"Cairo streets are lined with campaign banners and posters extolling el-Sissi, who has done little in the way of traditional campaigning, and has not publicly mentioned his ostensive challenger, Moussa Mustafa Moussa. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Mar. 2018"
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"1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u00e4-\u02c8sten(t)-siv"
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"assumed",
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"prima facie",
"putative",
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"supposed"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010153",
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"ostentation":{
"antonyms":[
"austerity",
"plainness",
"severity"
],
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": an act of displaying":[],
": excessive display : vain and unnecessary show especially for the purpose of attracting attention, admiration, or envy : pretentiousness":[
"She dresses stylishly without ostentation .",
"an aesthetic preference for function over ostentation",
"\u2014 Wendell Garrett",
"their ostentation of new wealth and their prodigality with it",
"\u2014 Mark Sullivan"
]
},
"examples":[
"The actress avoids ostentation . She owns a small house and drives an inexpensive car.",
"He writes simply and clearly and without ostentation .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 1972 Vidal became the owner of the property that would come to embody his own ego and self-projection, in its exclusivity and extravagance, in its isolation and ostentation . \u2014 Christopher Bollen, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
"The interiors are relatively forgettable but in a town marked by ostentation , the crowd counts for more than the surroundings. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 19 May 2022",
"But music and lyric teams Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner, Matt Berninger (of the band The National), and Carin Besser concoct a mix of hip-hop versifying and Broadway ostentation to match Wright and Schmidt\u2019s PC anachronisms. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Quite often, those investments include yachts and jets, some of which are marvels of luxury and ostentation . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Oct. 2021",
"There is no swimming pool, none of the ostentation that characterizes other narco properties in Sinaloa. \u2014 Andr\u00c9s Villarreal, Chron , 14 Sep. 2021",
"On Bravo, the most iconic personalities are usually a deft combination of combativeness, pride, and ostentation . \u2014 New York Times , 19 Aug. 2021",
"In the online world, ostentation is a protean thing. \u2014 Laurence Scott, Wired , 14 July 2021",
"Rain fell in the overnight hours with little ostentation but dogged persistence. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English ostentacion , from Middle French, from Latin ostentation-, ostentatio , from ostentare to display, frequentative of ostendere":""
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"\u02cc\u00e4-st\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"flamboyance",
"flash",
"flashiness",
"garishness",
"gaudiness",
"glitz",
"ostentatiousness",
"pretentiousness",
"showiness",
"swank"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034232",
"type":[
"noun"
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"ostentatious":{
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"conservative",
"quiet",
"understated",
"unflamboyant",
"unflashy"
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"definitions":{
": attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation":[
"an ostentatious display of wealth/knowledge",
"The power of the government was present \u2026 but it did not express itself in large and ostentatious buildings.",
"\u2014 Albert Hourani"
]
},
"examples":[
"That pompous excuse for a plush ride is a thumb in the eye to every taxpayer\u2014and in the case of an ostentatious cost-cutter, genuine hypocrisy. \u2014 William Safire , New York Times , 2 May 1991",
"Always proud to sit down with an ice-cold beer in my hand, I was ostentatious about it in town. \u2014 Mark Helprin , New Yorker , 30 May 1988",
"She had driven to Prague from the Netherlands in her Porsche, telling friends she didn't give a hoot how ostentatious she might appear to the comrades. \u2014 Frank Deford , Sports Illustrated , 4 Aug. 1986",
"an ostentatious display of knowledge",
"wears an ostentatious diamond ring on his little finger",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Colorful, bright, ostentatious , glamorous, over-the-top. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The work will surprise a viewer whose experience of still life derives from ostentatious Dutch, Italian, or later French examples. \u2014 Willard Spiegelman, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"Don\u2019t let the ostentatious title fool you; Swagger is deeper than the flash. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 25 May 2022",
"Big Boss\u2019s behavior is the ultimate culture shock for a sport\u2014and a country\u2014that favors stoicism over ostentatious displays of individuality. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"But beyond the ostentatious performances and elaborate production, what\u2019s most fascinating is the geopolitical nature of the vote tallies. \u2014 Patrick Caldwell, The New Republic , 13 May 2022",
"The Met Gala, in full ostentatious , crowd-pleasing costumery, returned this week, flooding the fashion news cycle. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"Kainerugaba\u2019s associates describe him as a dedicated military officer who often eschews ostentatious displays of power and wealth. \u2014 Rodney Muhumuza, ajc , 8 May 2022",
"Interiors have a restful autumnal palette of warm ochres and creamy whites, and promise to give a feeling of relief from city stresses thanks to intimate spaces like a tiny lobby that's a far cry from the ostentatious hallways at other hotels. \u2014 Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1590, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see ostentation":""
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"\u02cc\u00e4-st\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259s"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ostentatious showy , pretentious , ostentatious mean given to excessive outward display. showy implies an imposing or striking appearance but usually suggests cheapness or poor taste. the performers' showy costumes pretentious implies an appearance of importance not justified by the thing's value or the person's standing. a pretentious parade of hard words ostentatious stresses vainglorious display or parade. the ostentatious summer homes of the rich",
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"flashy",
"garish",
"gaudy",
"glitzy",
"loud",
"noisy",
"razzle-dazzle",
"splashy",
"swank",
"swanky"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234534",
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"understated",
"unflamboyant",
"unflashy"
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": attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation":[
"an ostentatious display of wealth/knowledge",
"The power of the government was present \u2026 but it did not express itself in large and ostentatious buildings.",
"\u2014 Albert Hourani"
]
},
"examples":[
"That pompous excuse for a plush ride is a thumb in the eye to every taxpayer\u2014and in the case of an ostentatious cost-cutter, genuine hypocrisy. \u2014 William Safire , New York Times , 2 May 1991",
"Always proud to sit down with an ice-cold beer in my hand, I was ostentatious about it in town. \u2014 Mark Helprin , New Yorker , 30 May 1988",
"She had driven to Prague from the Netherlands in her Porsche, telling friends she didn't give a hoot how ostentatious she might appear to the comrades. \u2014 Frank Deford , Sports Illustrated , 4 Aug. 1986",
"an ostentatious display of knowledge",
"wears an ostentatious diamond ring on his little finger",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Colorful, bright, ostentatious , glamorous, over-the-top. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The work will surprise a viewer whose experience of still life derives from ostentatious Dutch, Italian, or later French examples. \u2014 Willard Spiegelman, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"Don\u2019t let the ostentatious title fool you; Swagger is deeper than the flash. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 25 May 2022",
"Big Boss\u2019s behavior is the ultimate culture shock for a sport\u2014and a country\u2014that favors stoicism over ostentatious displays of individuality. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"But beyond the ostentatious performances and elaborate production, what\u2019s most fascinating is the geopolitical nature of the vote tallies. \u2014 Patrick Caldwell, The New Republic , 13 May 2022",
"The Met Gala, in full ostentatious , crowd-pleasing costumery, returned this week, flooding the fashion news cycle. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"Kainerugaba\u2019s associates describe him as a dedicated military officer who often eschews ostentatious displays of power and wealth. \u2014 Rodney Muhumuza, ajc , 8 May 2022",
"Interiors have a restful autumnal palette of warm ochres and creamy whites, and promise to give a feeling of relief from city stresses thanks to intimate spaces like a tiny lobby that's a far cry from the ostentatious hallways at other hotels. \u2014 Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1590, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see ostentation":""
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ostentatious showy , pretentious , ostentatious mean given to excessive outward display. showy implies an imposing or striking appearance but usually suggests cheapness or poor taste. the performers' showy costumes pretentious implies an appearance of importance not justified by the thing's value or the person's standing. a pretentious parade of hard words ostentatious stresses vainglorious display or parade. the ostentatious summer homes of the rich",
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"garish",
"gaudy",
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"loud",
"noisy",
"razzle-dazzle",
"splashy",
"swank",
"swanky"
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"definitions":{
": a common form of arthritis typically with onset during middle or old age that is characterized by progressive degenerative changes in the cartilage of one or more joints (as of the knees, hips, and hands) accompanied by thickening and overgrowth of adjacent bone and that is marked symptomatically chiefly by stiffness, swelling, pain, deformation of joints, and loss of range of motion":[
"First-line treatment for mild osteoarthritis includes exercise, physical therapy and weight loss if overweight or obese. \u2014 Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"The two leading types include rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis , of which the latter is most common. \u2014 Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"At age 47, when she was first diagnosed with osteoarthritis , actress Jennie Garth was in disbelief. \u2014 Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Some patients with knee osteoarthritis continue to have pain after joint-replacement surgery. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"In the defense\u2019s sentencing memo, attorney Jason Weiner describes Johnson as being in poor health, suffering from osteoarthritis and other ailments. \u2014 Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Apr. 2022",
"In the defense\u2019s sentencing memo, attorney Jason Weiner describes Johnson as being in poor health, suffering from osteoarthritis and other ailments. \u2014 Fox News , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The new treatment is made from placental tissue that has been ground into a powder, added to a liquid solution and injected at the source of osteoarthritis . \u2014 Andy Peters, ajc , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Unfortunately, there are no medical treatments known to reverse or even slow down the progressive damage of osteoarthritis . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 21 Mar. 2022"
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"New Latin":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1878, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8\u00e4s-t\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccblast",
"\u02c8\u00e4-st\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccblast"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The material then serves as 3D scaffolds for osteoblasts , or bone cells. \u2014 Emily Matchar, Smithsonian , 18 July 2019",
"The second, osteoblasts , create the matrices that bones form around, Byrne reports. \u2014 Danny Lewis, Smithsonian , 16 Jan. 2017"
"The pig represents barbecue, and the cast represents Bringle, who lost his right leg to osteogenic sarcoma , an aggressive bone cancer, at age 17. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, USA TODAY , 22 Feb. 2018"
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": one of the sclereids forming the hypodermal layer in many fruits and seeds and occurring also in the leaves of certain xerophytes":[
": any of the large multinucleate cells closely associated with areas of bone resorption":[]
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"\u02c8\u00e4-st\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccklast",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Resorption is the breakdown of old bones by osteoclasts , a type of bone cell. \u2014 Susan Scutti, CNN , 8 May 2017",
"The first, osteoclasts , break down bone tissue as part of the process of repairing and maintaining any damage. \u2014 Danny Lewis, Smithsonian , 16 Jan. 2017"
],
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"International Scientific Vocabulary oste- + Greek klastos broken \u2014 more at clast":""
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"1872, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a cellular incrustation of calcium carbonate on stems and roots of plants":[]
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"modification (influenced by Greek kolla glue) of New Latin osteocollus , from oste- + -collus (from Greek kolla glue); from a belief that it could be used to join broken bones":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-193532"
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},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": producing bone":[],
": originating in bone":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u00e4s-t\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8jen-ik",
"\u02cc\u00e4-st\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8je-nik"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-203134"
},
"oste-":{
"type":[
"combining form"
],
"definitions":{
": bone":[
"oste al",
"osteo myelitis"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek, from osteon \u2014 more at osseous":""
"Eventually a bone marrow biopsy revealed Motha had osteosarcoma , a type of bone cancer, in his left leg. \u2014 Michelle Cohan, CNN , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Rounds of chemotherapy appeared to have killed osteosarcoma cells elsewhere in his body. \u2014 David Armstrong, ProPublica , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Arceneaux is a physician assistant at St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital, where, at age 10, she was treated for osteosarcoma of the left femur. \u2014 Rachel Crowell, Scientific American , 20 Oct. 2021",
"In addition to Aduba, the PSA also includes Bridgette, a breast cancer survivor; Maeve, an osteosarcoma survivor; and Joel, a five-time cancer thriver. \u2014 Jennifer Yuma, Variety , 23 Sep. 2021",
"And an osteosarcoma vaccine under development by Aratana Therapeutics has been conditionally approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. \u2014 Amy Sutherland, Scientific American , 30 Dec. 2019",
"The film is the uplifting true story of Zach Sobiech, a 17-year-old who inspired the world by writing and performing songs as a way to say goodbye while battling osteosarcoma , a rare form of bone cancer. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 9 Oct. 2020",
"Despite contracting osteosarcoma at age 13, which resulted in his right leg being amputated below the knee, Grewe became a world-class high jumper. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 16 Sep. 2020",
"Discovering osteosarcoma in a dinosaur has implications for the evolutionary origins and history of cancer. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Aug. 2020"
