"punished her recalcitrance by taking away her driving privileges",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There was a 20-year track record of recalcitrance , after all. \u2014 Frederick Reimers, Outside Online , 3 Oct. 2020",
"This recalcitrance was particularly surprising given that the 2017 fire was not the hospital\u2019s first in recent times. \u2014 Tabassum Barnagarwala, Quartz , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Despite the recalcitrance of the GOP duo, the committee continues be reluctant to take the step of forcing their cooperation. \u2014 Annie Grayer, CNN , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Why is Chuck Schumer so baffled by Joe Manchin\u2019s recalcitrance ",
"Biden should embrace bipartisanship despite the past year of Republican recalcitrance . \u2014 Paul Begala, CNN , 26 Feb. 2022",
"There is also the matter of the House select committee on January 6, which continues to unearth information about the siege of the Capitol a year later, and will persist with its investigation despite recalcitrance from potential witnesses. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Others, morally retrograde members of society, will resist and face denunciation for their recalcitrance . \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 26 Oct. 2021",
"That recalcitrance to discuss matters with the board continued in 2018, according to the report, when regulators began to investigate claims of employee misconduct. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 16 Nov. 2021"
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"1856, in the meaning defined above":""
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"ri-\u02c8kal-s\u0259-tr\u0259n(t)s"
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"balkiness",
"contrariness",
"contumacy",
"defiance",
"disobedience",
"frowardness",
"insubordination",
"intractability",
"obstreperousness",
"rebellion",
"rebelliousness",
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"unruliness",
"waywardness",
"willfulness"
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"noun"
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"recalcitrant":{
"antonyms":[
"amenable",
"biddable",
"compliant",
"conformable",
"docile",
"obedient",
"ruly",
"submissive",
"tractable"
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": difficult to manage or operate":[],
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": obstinately defiant of authority or restraint":[],
": resistant":[
"this subject is recalcitrant both to observation and to experiment",
"\u2014 G. G. Simpson"
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"examples":[
"But Smith managed to rally and to learn, through trial and error, how to milk what he needed out of an often recalcitrant medical system. \u2014 Gina Kolata , New York Times Book Review , 7 Sept. 1997",
"For anyone who has ever struggled to extract a recalcitrant cork from a bottle \u2026 the value of a good corkscrew is a given. \u2014 Ettagale Blauer , Wine Spectator , 31 Oct. 1996",
"In November 1891, James Naismith, a 32-year-old Canadian-born instructor at the International Y.M.C.A. Training School in Springfield, was asked to invent an indoor game to help tame the members of a recalcitrant gym class. \u2014 Scott Ellsworth , New York Times , 29 May 1994",
"George and I were down in a trench hacking at one particularly recalcitrant oak carcass when a local farmer pulled up in his truck. \u2014 P. J. O'Rourke , Republican Party Reptile , 1987",
"You are not the kind of person who beats on recalcitrant vending machines. \u2014 Jay McInerney , Bright Lights, Big City , 1984",
"the manager worried that the recalcitrant employee would try to undermine his authority",
"a heart-to-heart talk with the recalcitrant youth revealed that he had a troubled life at home",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And if Congress continues to be recalcitrant , or to be dominated by conservative interests, new authorizations that expand the EPA\u2019s powers may never arrive. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 30 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, Putin has hardly been reluctant to tighten the screws himself on some particularly recalcitrant European countries. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 31 May 2022",
"But many analysts think Didi won't benefit from that reprieve because Beijing considers the company a uniquely recalcitrant offender. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
"Much has been written about the supposedly recalcitrant position of Democratic Senator Joe Manchin as the man who is keeping progressives from achieving major goals. \u2014 Will Jeakle, Forbes , 4 May 2021",
"Pyongyang has brushed off diplomatic outreach from Washington and Seoul, showing disinterest toward nuclear talks that could remove sanctions that have pummeled the recalcitrant nation\u2019s economy. \u2014 Timothy W. Martin, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Democrats could not come together and jam their climate change agenda through a recalcitrant Senate. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Tens of millions more than that were on Zoom school for less time, but still significant portions of a year, while their parents fought to drag recalcitrant school districts back into the classroom. \u2014 Mary Katharine Ham, CNN , 12 May 2022",
"Before the tax holiday took effect, Franchot and his staff braced for a deluge of complaints about recalcitrant gas station owners but few materialized. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Late Latin recalcitrant-, recalcitrans , present participle of recalcitrare to be stubbornly disobedient, from Latin, to kick back, from re- + calcitrare to kick, from calc-, calx heel":""
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"ri-\u02c8kal-s\u0259-tr\u0259nt"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for recalcitrant unruly , ungovernable , intractable , refractory , recalcitrant , willful , headstrong mean not submissive to government or control. unruly implies lack of discipline or incapacity for discipline and often connotes waywardness or turbulence of behavior. unruly children ungovernable implies either an escape from control or guidance or a state of being unsubdued and incapable of controlling oneself or being controlled by others. ungovernable rage intractable suggests stubborn resistance to guidance or control. intractable opponents of the hazardous-waste dump refractory stresses resistance to attempts to manage or to mold. special schools for refractory children recalcitrant suggests determined resistance to or defiance of authority. acts of sabotage by a recalcitrant populace willful implies an obstinate determination to have one's own way. a willful disregard for the rights of others headstrong suggests self-will impatient of restraint, advice, or suggestion. a headstrong young cavalry officer",
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"contrary",
"contumacious",
"defiant",
"disobedient",
"froward",
"incompliant",
"insubordinate",
"intractable",
"obstreperous",
"rebel",
"rebellious",
"recusant",
"refractory",
"restive",
"ungovernable",
"unruly",
"untoward",
"wayward",
"willful",
"wilful"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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"recall":{
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"anamnesis",
"memory",
"recollection",
"remembrance",
"reminiscence"
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": a call to return":[
"a recall of workers after a layoff"
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": cancel , revoke":[],
": remembrance of what has been learned or experienced":[],
": restore , revive":[],
": the act of revoking":[],
": the right or procedure by which an official may be removed by vote of the people":[],
": to bring back to mind":[
"recalled seeing her somewhere before"
],
": to call back":[
"was recalled to active duty",
"a pitcher recalled from the minors"
],
": to remind one of : resemble":[
"a playwright who recalls the Elizabethan dramatists"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She wanted to send him a letter but couldn't recall his address.",
"I don't recall what time they said they would be here.",
"It is important to recall that not very long ago cell phones did not exist.",
"From what I recall , I think the library is two blocks down on the left.",
"\u201cThe first time we met,\u201d he recalled , \u201cwe got into a big argument.\u201d",
"As you may recall , we had agreed that decisions would require prior approval.",
"\u201cWhat's his address",
"The ambassador was recalled from abroad.",
"The factory is recalling all the cars because of a problem with the brakes.",
"Officials recalled two tons of contaminated meat today.",
"Noun",
"They issued a recall of workers after the layoff.",
"The factory has issued a recall of all cars with the defective brakes.",
"She did mental exercises meant to improve her recall .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But there was also much tragedy, as many of you no doubt recall vividly, from the crash of Flight 191 to the terror of John Wayne Gacy. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"In the fifth and latest season of Carpool Karaoke, Zooey and Jonathan reminisce about meeting on the show (while their siblings were in the backseat) and recall their very first date. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 16 June 2022",
"Kate has also channeled Diana's fashion frequently throughout the years, intentionally wearing outfits that recall famous looks of the late princess. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 15 June 2022",
"News of the break is obviously devastating for their followers, especially those who recall some other famous boy band pauses. \u2014 Natachi Onwuamaegbu, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Ford will recall 48,924 of its Mustang Mach-E electric vehicles to fix a problem with the battery that could cause the crossover to lose power during operation or be unable to start. \u2014 Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver , 14 June 2022",
"Dolan says his stepdad would often recall lying in his hospital bed, rubbing his legs to keep the blood circulating and thereby keep his limbs. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Marijuana cultivation and possession in Thailand was decriminalized Thursday, like a dream come true for an aging generation of pot smokers who recall the kick the legendary Thai Stick variety delivered. \u2014 Time , 9 June 2022",
"The Walter Baker sign is a visual reference point for the Lower Mills neighborhood, and many longtime residents recall when it was lit, said D. Michael Skillin, president of the civic association. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Gascon is facing his second recall effort as violent crime continues to plague Los Angeles County. \u2014 Fox News , 20 June 2022",
"And, Liz Kreutz from ABC station KGO-TV reports on a successful recall effort of a San Francisco DA. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
"One of the most vocal proponents of the recall effort, Calvin Clark, ended up running for a seat on the board of supervisors against an incumbent, Susan Hoek. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"The battle against several viable Democrats comes after Campbell survived an unsuccessful recall effort last year. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Caruso, like Villanueva, has endorsed the recall effort, which is led by prosecutors and law enforcement officials, including the Los Angeles Police Protective League, which has also financed a multi-million-dollar attack ad campaign against Bass. \u2014 Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
"San Francisco voters tossed District Attorney Chesa Boudin from office on Tuesday, favoring a recall effort that argued his progressive reforms were too lenient and made the city less safe. \u2014 Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 June 2022",
"An early recall effort against Boudin came up short, but a second attempt secured enough signatures to put the question to voters. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 7 June 2022",
"If the recall effort fails, donations would have to be returned to donors. \u2014 Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press , 26 Apr. 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for recall Verb remember , recollect , recall , remind , reminisce mean to bring an image or idea from the past into the mind. remember implies a keeping in memory that may be effortless or unwilled. remembers that day as though it were yesterday recollect implies a bringing back to mind what is lost or scattered. as near as I can recollect recall suggests an effort to bring back to mind and often to re-create in speech. can't recall the words of the song remind suggests a jogging of one's memory by an association or similarity. that reminds me of a story reminisce implies a casual often nostalgic recalling of experiences long past and gone. old college friends like to reminisce",
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"flash back (to)",
"hark back (to)",
"harken back (to)",
"hearken back (to)",
"mind",
"recollect",
"remember",
"reminisce (about)",
"reproduce",
"think (of)"
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"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
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},
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": recall":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"recall entry 1 + -ment":""
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"pronounciation":[
"-lm\u0259nt"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115736",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"recanalization":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the process of restoring flow to or reuniting an interrupted channel of a bodily tube (such as a blood vessel or vas deferens)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is called recanalization and will probably be the name of the next Kanye West album. \u2014 Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune , 10 May 2022"
": to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce":[]
},
"examples":[
"Church officials asked the minister to recant .",
"Witnesses threatened to recant their testimony when the court released their names to the paper.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In one such scene, the camera rolled as Jackson watched Edward Vernon, the witness whose testimony effectively sealed Jackson\u2019s conviction, recant his testimony for the first time. \u2014 cleveland , 9 June 2022",
"Still, the Fed was reluctant to recant and act . . . \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 7 May 2022",
"The case had been built on the testimony of a sole eyewitness who later tried to recant her testimony. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
"The case had been built on the testimony of a sole eyewitness who later tried to recant her testimony. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
"The lawsuit also said that Hough was offered $20,000 once in exchange for signing a prepared statement that would recant her rape accusation. \u2014 Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com , 12 Jan. 2022",
"The case had been built on the testimony of a sole eyewitness who later tried to recant her testimony. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
"The case had been built on the testimony of a sole eyewitness who later tried to recant her testimony. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
"After public interest reached a fever pitch, Hough alleges that Minaj and her team approached Hough in March 2020 with requests (and later, threats) to recant Hough\u2019s testimony about the assault. \u2014 R29 Unbothered, refinery29.com , 24 Sep. 2021"
],
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"1535, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin recantare , from re- + cantare to sing \u2014 more at chant":""
},
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"ri-\u02c8kant"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for recant abjure , renounce , forswear , recant , retract mean to withdraw one's word or professed belief. abjure implies a firm and final rejecting or abandoning often made under oath. abjured the errors of his former faith renounce may carry the meaning of disclaim or disown. renounced abstract art and turned to portrait painting forswear may add an implication of perjury or betrayal. I cannot forswear my principles recant stresses the withdrawing or denying of something professed or taught. if they recant they will be spared retract applies to the withdrawing of a promise, an offer, or an accusation. the newspaper had to retract the story",
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"abjure",
"abnegate",
"forswear",
"foreswear",
"renege",
"renounce",
"repeal",
"repudiate",
"retract",
"take back",
"unsay",
"withdraw"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021312",
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"transitive verb",
"verb"
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"r\u0259\u0307\u02c8kant\u0259(r)"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114351",
"type":[
"noun"
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": recapitulate":[],
": recapitulation":[],
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"first_known_use":{
"1940, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1941, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1945, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"circa 1926, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"by shortening":"Noun",
"re- + cap entry 1":"Verb and Noun"
},
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"\u02c8r\u0113-\u02cckap",
"ri-\u02c8kap",
"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02c8kap"
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085152",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"recapitulate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to give new form or expression to":[
"With massive, forbidding bulwarks, crenellated parapets, watchtowers buttressing the corners of the walls, his notion of a prison recapitulated the forms of medieval fear and paranoia.",
"\u2014 John Edgar Wideman"
],
": to make or be able to make a summary : sum up":[
"To recapitulate , at the center of a black hole \u2026 there resides a singularity: a region in which time no longer exists \u2026",
"\u2014 Kip S. Thorne"
],
": to repeat the principal stages or phases of (a process, such as a biological process)":[
"This chapter dwells on the recurring theme that carcinogenesis recapitulates embryogenesis \u2026",
"\u2014 Shi-Ming Tu"
],
": to reproduce or closely resemble (as in structure or function)":[
"\u2026 the animal model should recapitulate if not the entire human disease phenotype, then at least the key attributes under study.",
"\u2014 Thomas A. Milne",
"The field of tissue engineering aims to recapitulate native tissue function toward replacing damaged or diseased tissues and organs.",
"\u2014 Jennifer K. Lee et al."
],
": to retell or restate briefly : summarize":[
"recapitulate the main points of an argument",
"He is best when commenting on the words of others; he is worst when attempting to recapitulate the history of sports or boxing.",
"\u2014 Arthur Krystal",
"To recapitulate the ten presidential elections since 1952 does not in itself advance our understanding of the huge changes taking place in American political behavior.",
"\u2014 Bernard A. Weisberger"
]
},
"examples":[
"To recapitulate what was said earlier, we need to develop new ways to gain customers.",
"We understood your point, there's no need to recapitulate .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But a major limitation of the study is that it was performed in mice, which do not adequately recapitulate all aspects of TB or COVID in humans. \u2014 Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
"But that adoration eventually limits the work\u2019s scope, forcing it to recapitulate a handful of themes to get us to the credits. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Mar. 2022",
"The failure to do so will simply recapitulate the myriad mistakes of past. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 25 June 2021",
"The virologist theorized that each of these women may have mounted a particularly potent killer T-cell response to the virus \u2014 an immunological full-court press that researchers could possibly one day recapitulate therapeutically. \u2014 Benjamin Ryan, NBC News , 15 Nov. 2021",
"The whole point of immunization is to recapitulate infection in a safer, more palatable package, like a driver\u2019s ed simulation, or a practice quiz handed out in advance of a final exam. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 16 Sep. 2021",
"Over the past year, Libyans have been riveted by an atrocity that seemed to recapitulate all the worst aspects of the Qaddafi era. \u2014 New York Times , 30 July 2021",
"On the one extreme is Elevian\u2019s reductionist approach, which attempts to recapitulate the benefits of young blood through supplementation with a single pro-youthful factor. \u2014 Elie Dolgin, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2021",
"As varied as the styles and messages of these projects are, many recapitulate the passage from shock to hope. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 15 Mar. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1556, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin recapitulatus , past participle of recapitulare to restate by heads, sum up, from Latin re- + capitulum division of a book \u2014 more at chapter":""
": the hypothetical occurrence in an individual organism's development of successive stages resembling the series of ancestral types from which it has descended so that the ontogeny of the individual retraces the phylogeny of its group":[],
": the third section of a sonata form":[]
},
"examples":[
"will begin his presentation with a recapitulation of the research done on the disease up to this point",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Compared with the recapitulation of these notes around the two-hour, nine-minute mark, the entry of certain notes during the exposition hits more harshly. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Putin desires most the recapitulation of the Russian Empire under his rule. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Approximately two hours later \u2014 after the serial-style transformations of the exposition have run their course \u2014 this same chord comes back during the recapitulation . \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The result is a flat, almost robotic recapitulation of observations and events, narrating a vivid stream of footage from his life and career without emotion or intonation. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Violinists and violists transport their bodies\u2014and listeners along with them\u2014into the deep past of our identity as mammals, an atavistic recapitulation of evolution. \u2014 David George Haskell, Wired , 8 Mar. 2022",
"If Shapiro were a journalist, the unfolding of these events would be an almost exact recapitulation of the Kevin Williamson saga at The Atlantic back in 2018. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 2 Feb. 2022",
"At first glance, the portion of Devarim is a random recapitulation of events the Jews experienced in the desert. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 12 July 2021",
"Soberish, her first album in 11 years, brings to mind the glory of Guyville and its 1994 follow-up, Whip-Smart, without feeling at all like self-conscious recapitulation . \u2014 Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone , 4 June 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"adverb"
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"\u2014 G. F. Elliott"
]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"-t\u022fr-",
"-ri"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035030",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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": one that recaps":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-p\u0259(r)"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212013",
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"noun"
]
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"re- + Latin caption-, captio act of taking, seizing":""
},
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"r\u0259\u0307\u02c8kapsh\u0259n"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081256",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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": one that recovers (something) by recaption":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"re- + Latin capt us (past participle of capere to take, capture) + English -or":""
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"-pt\u0259(r)"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234446",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"get back",
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"reacquire",
"reclaim",
"recoup",
"recover",
"regain",
"repossess",
"retake",
"retrieve"
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": an instance of being retaken":[],
": the act of retaking":[],
": the retaking of a prize or goods under international law":[],
": to capture again":[],
": to experience again":[
"by no effort of the imagination could she recapture the ecstasy",
"\u2014 Ellen Glasgow"
],
": to take (something, such as a portion of earnings or profits above a fixed amount) by law or through negotiations under law":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the recapture of the territory may take longer than expected",
"Verb",
"The guards recaptured the escaped prisoner.",
"The soldiers recaptured the hill they had lost the day before.",
"In the final lap of the race, he recaptured the lead.",
"They are trying to recapture those happy times they had together.",
"The documentary recaptures the social tensions of the 1960s.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"As the stranger does his best to avoid recapture , two more murders occur. \u2014 Joe Leydon, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"The credit is doled out over ten years and subject to recapture for an additional five years. \u2014 Peter J Reilly, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"The seizures add further intrigue to the circumstances of the escape and recapture of one of Ukraine\u2019s most notorious oligarchs, known for his close relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who acts as godfather to Medvedchuk\u2019s daughter. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Section 3 was passed by Congress a year after the Civil War for a good reason: to prevent Reconstruction from being undermined by the immediate recapture of Southern governments by not-very-ex-Confederates. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Images of the disheveled and handcuffed mogul Medvedchuk have also circulated widely since his recapture . \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The recapture of Ruska Lozova follows other Ukrainian advances north of Kharkiv as Ukrainian troops aim to reduce Russia\u2019s ability to strike the city with artillery. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Since the town\u2019s recapture by Ukrainian forces last week, investigators have been drafted from across the country to comb neighborhoods for the remaining dead. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The reported recapture of Makariv is significant, said Steven Horrell, a senior fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis and a former U.S. naval intelligence officer. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Adding to the uncertainty is the argument some CEOs keep making that workers absolutely need to be in the office to recapture the same level of productivity as before the pandemic. \u2014 Trey Williams, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"Facing a crossroads in her career last year, Faraimo felt drawn to Bryant\u2019s success as a road map to recapture her own. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"Even though the team could not recapture their old winning ways, the experience to compete against other older athletes was priceless. \u2014 Emmett Hall, Sun Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"Then, won four games in a row to recapture 10th place. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Feb. 2022",
"And likely everything hangs in the balance and comes down to whether Ben Simmons can recapture the best of Ben Simmons. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Part of electric vehicles' magic in low- and variable-speed scenarios is their ability to recapture energy when decelerating by slowing the vehicle using the electric motor (or motors) rather than the traditional brakes. \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 14 Feb. 2022",
"In arguing District 1 should recapture downtown, Ghawi made a case based on numbers. \u2014 Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News , 8 June 2022",
"Lawsuits over new congressional district lines have proliferated across the U.S., with Republicans looking to recapture a U.S. House majority in this year\u2019s midterm elections. \u2014 John Hanna, Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022"
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"1752, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02c8kap-ch\u0259r",
"\u02ccr\u0113-\u02c8kap-ch\u0259r"
],
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"reclamation",
"recoupment",
"recovery",
"repossession",
"retrieval"
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"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
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": to carbonize again":[]
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"re- + carbonize":""
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084344",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
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": the process of recarburizing":[]
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"(\u00a6)r\u0113+"
],
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"noun"
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": to put the original or another cover on (a book separated from its cover) without changing the construction of the leaves":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"(\u02c8)r\u0113+"
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"transitive verb"
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"fix",
"freeze",
"set",
"stabilize"
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"examples":[
"The director decided to recast the movie with unknowns.",
"When she quit the movie, I was recast in the leading role.",
"The director recast some of the actors in the play.",
"You should recast the last sentence in your essay to make it clearer.",
"He recast his political image to fit the times.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The oldest, known as Emmanuel, dates back to the 15th century, though it was recast in 1681. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 June 2022",
"Issue after issue has been recast as a reason for Republican voters to fear for their culture and values: Transgender rights threaten girls sports. \u2014 Luke Broadwater, New York Times , 16 May 2022",
"Her energy for her work, her energy for her people, and her energy for the people all emanated from the same core of idealism, which remained intact even as it was recast through experience and sorrow. \u2014 Rachael Bedard, The New Yorker , 7 May 2022",
"No details about which roles might be recast are available at the moment. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Depp was removed from the Fantastic Beasts saga and recast in the wake of domestic violence allegations, but the recent trials and decision (mostly) in his favor now has fans demanding that Heard to be stripped out of her role as Meera in Aquaman 2. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"The snowy-haired soul-pop luminary joined the band in 1975 and helped recast their sound. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
"The Night Court comedy was ordered to pilot in May 2021 and picked up last September, with the network opting to hold it for next season rather than rush the series \u2014 which recast one of its leads \u2014 for midseason or summer. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 May 2022",
"This type of innovation helps smaller companies grow, maintain profitability, differentiate products, and recast traditional sales strategies. \u2014 Stefanie Tacatais, Fortune , 29 Apr. 2022"
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"1625, in the meaning defined above":""
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02c8kast"
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"alter",
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"redo",
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"remodel",
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"verb"
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"a receding hairline"
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"ri-\u02c8s\u0113d",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Water restrictions in the West are becoming commonplace as the megadrought intensifies and reservoir levels continue to recede -- including in recreational facilities that require ample amounts of irrigation. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 20 June 2022",
"The flooding started to slowly recede Tuesday, but the record-level floods left all five entrances to the park closed through at least Wednesday, officials said. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"The dry day could also help area rivers to recede and reduce some of the flooding and high flows created by last weekend\u2019s atmospheric river. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
"Instead, inflation might gradually recede , as the higher borrowing costs engineered by the Fed restrain but don\u2019t crush consumer spending and business investment. \u2014 Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"YouGov poll taken after Buffalo but before Uvalde - though that support tends to recede as public attention fades. \u2014 Mike Debonis, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022",
"Unfortunately, analysts aren't forecasting that gas prices will recede anytime soon. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 31 May 2022",
"Despite runaway inflation, economists think inflation will soon recede . \u2014 Jason Bisnoff, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Congregations locked their Fellowship Halls and hurried to set up Zoom accounts with meeting schedules, all with hopes that the pandemic would recede in weeks or at worst months. \u2014 Don Stacom, courant.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The dry day could also help area rivers to recede and reduce some of the flooding and high flows created by last weekend\u2019s atmospheric river. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
"No matter how polemical their purposes, such works employ inventive, elegant designs that are ever more striking as their occasions recede in time. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
"This presumes that inflation will recede in the second half of this year and approach 3% or less by year\u2019s end. \u2014 Nick Sargen, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
"As coronavirus cases and hospitalizations driven by the omicron variant slowly recede in the United States, public health experts are warning that global vaccine disparities could threaten progress toward ending the pandemic. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Unfortunately, analysts aren't forecasting that gas prices will recede anytime soon. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 2 June 2022",
"Press secretary Jen Psaki said administration economists, including those at the Federal Reserve, have anticipated short-term bursts of inflation that will recede as the economy returns to normal. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, CNN , 13 May 2021",
"The Great Salt Lake began to recede in the early 2000s, fueled by the current megadrought and unfettered diversion of its tributary rivers to water farms, cities and suburban turf. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Smaller alliums, such as the yellow flowering Allium moly and the pink Allium unifolium, look good in drifts that are allowed to recede as the leaves wither in early summer and the bulb goes dormant. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 20 Sep. 2021"
],
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"Middle English, from Latin recedere to go back, from re- + cedere to go":"Verb",
"re- + cede":"Verb"
},
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"1771, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000312"
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"receive":{
"antonyms":[
"ban",
"bar"
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": acquire , experience":[
"received his early schooling at home"
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"the cistern receives water from the roof"
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"receive new ideas"
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": to come into possession of : acquire":[
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": to prepare to take possession of the ball from a kick in football":[],
": to react to in a specified manner":[],
": to suffer the hurt or injury of":[
"received a broken nose"
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": to support the weight or pressure of : bear":[],
": to take (a mark or impression ) from the weight of something":[
"some clay receives clear impressions"
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": welcome , greet":[]
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"examples":[
"\u2026 his stark and devastating description of Vichy collaborationism (which he based on German and American archives) was rather badly received in France \u2026 \u2014 Stanley Hoffmann , New York Times Book Review , 1 Nov. 1981",
"George, white-gloved, with a gardenia in his buttonhole, stood with his mother and the Major, embowered in the big red and gold drawing room downstairs, to \" receive \" the guests; and, standing thus together, the trio offered a picturesque example of good looks persistent through three generations. \u2014 Booth Tarkington , The Magnificent Ambersons , 1918",
"From this time the astronomer was received into familiar friendship, and partook of all their projects and pleasures: his respect kept him attentive, and the activity of Rasselas did not leave much time unengaged. \u2014 Samuel Johnson , Rasselas , 1759",
"You will be charged a late fee if the electric company does not receive your payment on time.",
"I received a letter from her yesterday.",
"You will receive a discount if you spend over $100.",
"She received the news of his death with remarkable calmness.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Students with an individual program for special education needs or in families with incomes up to four times the federal poverty level could receive more than $5,000 a year. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Who else could receive a subpoena if and when Comer takes the chairman's gavel",
"Now through June 27, customers can receive 20 percent off on their purchases with no exclusions (including on Tatcha's larger, value-size products) using the code FF2022 at checkout. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 June 2022",
"Thus, businesses can receive payment without suffering irritating disputes. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"If the user\u2019s first bet loses, the player would receive a site credit refund to use on another game or player prop bet. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"All new customers receive a 25% discount and free shipping on their first week of BistroMD. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"Travelers who book a trip with JetBlue Vacations \u2014 part of the JetBlue airline (voted the best airline in the United States for 2021 by T+L readers) \u2014 receive perks like a free inflight drink and earlier boarding times. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 15 June 2022",
"Most Central Florida counties receive that designation as well. \u2014 Caroline Catherman, Orlando Sentinel , 15 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French receivre , from Latin recipere , from re- + capere to take \u2014 more at heave entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"ri-\u02c8s\u0113v"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"admit",
"enter",
"take"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110430",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"received":{
"antonyms":[
"uncommon",
"unpopular"
],
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": generally accepted : common":[
"a healthy skepticism about received explanations",
"\u2014 B. K. Lewalski"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"What was radical thinking in times past has become received wisdom today.",
"traditionally the received opinion was that, in the event of a divorce, the mother should get custody of the children",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"And who can forget a certain soda brand's poorly- received attempt to weigh in on #BlackLivesMatter a few years ago",
"Cute ones that evoked a received , if idealized, notion of cowship, and of the same properties of stately languor and gentle determination\u2014strength and wisdom, even\u2014that are celebrated at the Gentle Barn. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 13 Mar. 2022",
"But until now only about one district in four received money for the work, meaning many made perfunctory efforts. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Nearly 700 households whose principal applicant was at least 60 years old received grants through the program, according to Brandon Lee, spokesperson for the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. \u2014 Laura Rodr\u00edguez Presa, chicagotribune.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"More than 60% of those who were infected with COVID-19 received false negative results on their rapid antigen tests. \u2014 Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Epting received help from Devices 4 the Disabled, an organization that repurposes donated medical equipment for those who need help with their often-exorbitant costs. \u2014 Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com , 31 Dec. 2021",
"The received wisdom in the gun industry is that sales spike when Democrats hold the White House (because of fears that your guns will be taken away) and plummet when Republicans do. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker , 16 Nov. 2021",
"And yet each time the film dispenses with decorum, Larra\u00edn\u2019s troublemaking intentions rise to the surface, a middle finger to the received protocol of respectfully representing the Royals. \u2014 Mark Olsen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 5 Nov. 2021"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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"ri-\u02c8s\u0113vd"
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"common",
"general",
"majority",
"overall",
"popular",
"prevailing",
"public",
"ruling",
"vulgar"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115014",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"recent":{
"antonyms":[],
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": having lately come into existence : new , fresh":[],
": holocene":[],
": of or relating to a time not long past":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent events have brought attention to the problem.",
"I usually watch that show every week, but I missed the most recent episode.",
"Medical science has made amazing progress in recent decades.",
"That was the biggest earthquake in recent history .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the recent announcement from Intel, the experimental eight-laser DFB array generates eight beams of infrared light with uniform 200GHz channel spacing. \u2014 Steven Leibson, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"It\u2019s certainly not as premium in build quality as Apple\u2019s recent monitors, but pretty much on-par with the rest of the market. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 28 June 2022",
"Clara Silverstein, community engagement manager for Historic Newton who moderated the discussion, said in an interview the inspiration for the event came in part from the recent refugee crises in Ukraine and Afghanistan. \u2014 Seamus Webster, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
"His recent work has examined the impacts of drought, threats to public lands and wildlife, and the nation's widening rural-urban divide. \u2014 Yoohyun Jung, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 June 2022",
"If recent attempts to beat the summer heat at the pool or beach have fallen a bit flat without the perfect soundtrack playing in the background, there's a simple, affordable solution. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
"Chinese authorities slashed quarantine periods for inbound travelers, a sign that officials are eager to curb the economic pain from recent Covid-19 restrictions and boost confidence in a recovery. \u2014 Yifan Wang, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
"Germany has identified more than 675 cases, Portugal more than 300, and the United Kingdom more than 900. South Africa on Thursday also reported a case in a person who had no recent travel history. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 28 June 2022",
"Those concerns may have been lessened with the recent announcement that MARTA is considering bus rapid transit for the Clifton Corridor to the Emory University/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention area. \u2014 David Wickert, ajc , 27 June 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin recent-, recens ; perhaps akin to Greek kainos new":""
},
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"\u02c8r\u0113-s\u1d4ant"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062159",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"recently":{
"antonyms":[
"anciently"
],
"definitions":{
": during a recent period of time : lately":[]
},
"examples":[
"She recently graduated from college.",
"I was going to paint the room white, but more recently I've been considering a light blue.",
"I saw him recently for the first time in many years.",
"Only recently did they decide to move.",
"Until recently I had no idea where I would end up finding a job.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Monkeypox is a viral illness that until recently was rarely seen outside Africa. \u2014 Jon Kamp, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
"Are Dead, Travesties, The Real Thing, and most recently The Coast of Utopia in 2007. \u2014 Rosa Escandon, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"The Mount Washington Observatory recorded a wind chill of -103 degrees as recently as 2004. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
"The pop star, 40, recently moved in to a new house in the Los Angeles area with her new husband, 28, and is more than happy with the property, a source close to Spears tells PEOPLE in this week's issue. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
"Treasury\u2019s relationship with tribes has faced challenges even recently . \u2014 Fatima Hussein, ajc , 29 June 2022",
"The Supreme Court recently required Maine to provide tuition funding for religious schools. \u2014 Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 June 2022",
"Hutchinson recently switched lawyers for the hearing. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 29 June 2022",
"Oleh Teteriatnyk, a film director recently relocated to London from Kyiv and a friend of Olifirova\u2019s, invited Steve Davies, chief executive of the Advertising Producers Association, to the event. \u2014 Valentina I. Valentini, Variety , 29 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1533, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0113-s\u1d4ant-l\u0113"
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"freshly",
"just",
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"lately",
"new",
"newly",
"now",
"only"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052153",
"type":[
"adverb"
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": a social gathering often for the purpose of extending a formal welcome":[],
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"reception into the church"
],
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"the reception and distribution of funds"
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": response , reaction":[
"the play met with a mixed reception"
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": the catching of a forward pass by a receiver":[],
": the receiving of a radio or television broadcast":[]
},
"examples":[
"The school held a reception for the new students and their families.",
"He decided to run for a seat on the school committee only a year after his reception into the community.",
"Her job is to deal with the reception of donations.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ros\u00e9 reception will be at 6 p.m., with dinner served at 6:30 p.m. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 27 June 2022",
"Aside from Sapp's comments, the reception to Kaepernick's workout had been positive. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
"But the majority of those leaving an African country remain on the continent, where reception in their new home is often mixed. \u2014 Nick Roll, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022",
"So upon its March release, RRR\u2019s smash reception in India was to be expected. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
"The enthusiastic reception was surely a relief for Romano, 64, who had extreme anxiety about stepping behind the camera for the first time. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
"The only cellphone reception is on a single hilltop, where teenagers and soldiers anxiously amble around in search of a signal. \u2014 Gabe Joselow, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
"The reception for the watch was lukewarm, but over time, as the watch\u2019s health apps and battery life improved, its sales did too. \u2014 Jon Gertner, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"The reception and performance are free and open to all. \u2014 Tamarra Kemsley, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English recepcion , from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French reception , from Latin reception-, receptio , from recipere":""
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"ri-\u02c8sep-sh\u0259n"
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"affair",
"bash",
"binge",
"blast",
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"fete",
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"party",
"shindig"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044046",
"type":[
"noun"
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},
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"antonyms":[
"narrow-minded",
"unreceptive"
],
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": willing to copulate with a male":[
"a receptive mare"
]
},
"examples":[
"I was happy to be speaking before such a receptive audience.",
"needed a partner who was receptive to new ways of managing the business",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Not everyone in the program was receptive to this point of view. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"But Dotan and Jordana are hopeful that the ICC will be receptive to their methodology. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"When quotas are introduced in countries that are not receptive to parity between men and women, the initiatives stall. \u2014 Corinne Post, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Because of these and other factors, a growing number of employers are receptive to the idea of a four-day workweek, organizers and participants say. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 June 2022",
"Lisa Gordon, Ari Gordon\u2019s mother, who attended the meeting, said Stars has been receptive to parents\u2019 concerns. \u2014 Cici Yu, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"During two hours of oral arguments in November, the court\u2019s conservative majority was receptive to gun owners\u2019 claims that the state\u2019s public-safety law impinged on their rights. \u2014 WSJ , 22 May 2022",
"As with so many young adult novels, the kids outsmart the adults by being receptive to new ideas. \u2014 David James, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022",
"Paul is just emerging from the incurious phase of childhood and perhaps for the first time is receptive to hearing about the pain of the past. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"ri-\u02c8sep-tiv"
],
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"synonyms":[
"broad-minded",
"open",
"open-minded"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101635",
"type":[
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"noun,"
]
},
"recess":{
"antonyms":[
"adjourn",
"prorogate",
"prorogue",
"suspend"
],
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": a suspension of business or procedure often for rest or relaxation":[
"children playing at recess"
],
": alcove":[
"a recess lined with books"
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": to put into a recess":[
"recessed lighting"
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": to take a recess":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The students play outside after lunch and at recess .",
"Do you have morning recess ",
"The Senate debates will continue after the August recess .",
"The Senate wanted to vote on the bill before recess .",
"Verb",
"The trial recessed for the holidays.",
"The judge decided to recess the trial for the holidays.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Adalynn Garza, 9, was on the swings with her friend during recess when the shooting began. \u2014 Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
"The bipartisan group of 10 senators working on the issue was to have a Zoom call on Tuesday to work out a framework for negotiations during the holiday recess , Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, told reporters on Monday. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
"Luis Davila-Qui\u00f1ones is accused of exposing his genitals to several Bellalago Academy students during recess on May 12, the agency said in a statement. \u2014 Lisa Maria Garza, Orlando Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
"The unidentified student shared the candy with others during recess earlier this week at Michael J. Castori Elementary School. \u2014 Jiovanni Lieggi, Fox News , 13 May 2022",
"During a forensic interview, the girl said she was called into Vandel\u2019s classroom during recess one day during February or March of 2020. \u2014 Chelsea Prince, ajc , 13 May 2022",
"In total, 37 first-graders -- ranging in age from 6 to 7 years old -- created and sold buttons for $1 each during recess . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022",
"National gauges for inflation alone reached their highest levels in four decades this month, a spike that left lawmakers hearing an earful from voters in their states and districts during the recess . \u2014 Tony Romm, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Red push pistache, a tree with a large canopy cover, known for its red fall foliage, and fan west ash, which also produces a large shade canopy, will offer shade to the school\u2019s large open field where kids play during recess . \u2014 Zayna Syed, The Arizona Republic , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Congress was unable to pass COVID-19 relief funds before heading out to recess earlier this month. \u2014 Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Circuit Court Judge Philip Jackson opted to recess the trial early after Novella Chase\u2019s lengthy testimony, giving jurors until 9:15 a.m. Monday to hear the remaining witnesses. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 21 Mar. 2022",
"House and Senate leaders said the House and Senate plan to recess today. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Hoyer said the House would recess when McCarthy finishes his remarks. \u2014 CBS News , 19 Nov. 2021",
"And on Monday, when the nearby city of Columbus did the same, its city council had to recess because of interruptions by anti-mask protesters, according to the Columbus Dispatch. \u2014 Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News , 16 Sep. 2021",
"That led the board to recess for 40 minutes and move to virtual-only meetings for the audience. \u2014 Mj Slaby, The Indianapolis Star , 14 Dec. 2021",
"During and after the speakers\u2019 remarks, the audience began applauding and refused to quiet down, forcing board chair Stella Pekarsky to temporarily recess the meeting. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Sep. 2021",
"The House rejected Senate Bill 731, by Sen. Bob Ballinger, R-Ozark, with a 41-46 vote Friday morning before approving a resolution allowing the Legislature to recess and officially adjourn Oct. 15. \u2014 Rachel Herzog, Arkansas Online , 9 Oct. 2021"
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"1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1809, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
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"Latin recessus , from recedere to recede":"Noun"
},
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"ri-\u02c8",
"\u02c8r\u0113-\u02ccses",
"ri-\u02c8ses",
"\u02c8r\u0113-\u02ccses, ri-\u02c8ses"
],
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"alcove",
"niche",
"nook"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084031",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"recessed":{
"antonyms":[
"adjourn",
"prorogate",
"prorogue",
"suspend"
],
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": a hidden, secret, or secluded place or part":[],
": a suspension of business or procedure often for rest or relaxation":[
"children playing at recess"
],
": alcove":[
"a recess lined with books"
],
": indentation , cleft":[
"a deep recess in the hill"
],
": the action of receding : recession":[],
": to interrupt for a recess":[],
": to make a recess in":[],
": to put into a recess":[
"recessed lighting"
],
": to take a recess":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The students play outside after lunch and at recess .",
"Do you have morning recess ",
"The Senate debates will continue after the August recess .",
"The Senate wanted to vote on the bill before recess .",
"Verb",
"The trial recessed for the holidays.",
"The judge decided to recess the trial for the holidays.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Adalynn Garza, 9, was on the swings with her friend during recess when the shooting began. \u2014 Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
"The bipartisan group of 10 senators working on the issue was to have a Zoom call on Tuesday to work out a framework for negotiations during the holiday recess , Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, told reporters on Monday. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
"Luis Davila-Qui\u00f1ones is accused of exposing his genitals to several Bellalago Academy students during recess on May 12, the agency said in a statement. \u2014 Lisa Maria Garza, Orlando Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
"The unidentified student shared the candy with others during recess earlier this week at Michael J. Castori Elementary School. \u2014 Jiovanni Lieggi, Fox News , 13 May 2022",
"During a forensic interview, the girl said she was called into Vandel\u2019s classroom during recess one day during February or March of 2020. \u2014 Chelsea Prince, ajc , 13 May 2022",
"In total, 37 first-graders -- ranging in age from 6 to 7 years old -- created and sold buttons for $1 each during recess . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022",
"National gauges for inflation alone reached their highest levels in four decades this month, a spike that left lawmakers hearing an earful from voters in their states and districts during the recess . \u2014 Tony Romm, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Red push pistache, a tree with a large canopy cover, known for its red fall foliage, and fan west ash, which also produces a large shade canopy, will offer shade to the school\u2019s large open field where kids play during recess . \u2014 Zayna Syed, The Arizona Republic , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Congress was unable to pass COVID-19 relief funds before heading out to recess earlier this month. \u2014 Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Circuit Court Judge Philip Jackson opted to recess the trial early after Novella Chase\u2019s lengthy testimony, giving jurors until 9:15 a.m. Monday to hear the remaining witnesses. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 21 Mar. 2022",
"House and Senate leaders said the House and Senate plan to recess today. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Hoyer said the House would recess when McCarthy finishes his remarks. \u2014 CBS News , 19 Nov. 2021",
"And on Monday, when the nearby city of Columbus did the same, its city council had to recess because of interruptions by anti-mask protesters, according to the Columbus Dispatch. \u2014 Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News , 16 Sep. 2021",
"That led the board to recess for 40 minutes and move to virtual-only meetings for the audience. \u2014 Mj Slaby, The Indianapolis Star , 14 Dec. 2021",
"During and after the speakers\u2019 remarks, the audience began applauding and refused to quiet down, forcing board chair Stella Pekarsky to temporarily recess the meeting. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Sep. 2021",
"The House rejected Senate Bill 731, by Sen. Bob Ballinger, R-Ozark, with a 41-46 vote Friday morning before approving a resolution allowing the Legislature to recess and officially adjourn Oct. 15. \u2014 Rachel Herzog, Arkansas Online , 9 Oct. 2021"
],
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"1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1809, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
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"Latin recessus , from recedere to recede":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"ri-\u02c8ses",
"\u02c8r\u0113-\u02ccses, ri-\u02c8ses",
"ri-\u02c8",
"\u02c8r\u0113-\u02ccses"
],
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"alcove",
"niche",
"nook"
],
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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": a departing procession (as of clergy and choir at the end of a church service)":[],
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},
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"1828, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"circa 1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"re- + cession":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"ri-\u02c8se-sh\u0259n",
"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02c8se-sh\u0259n",
"ri-\u02c8sesh-\u0259n"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205232",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"recessive":{
"antonyms":[
"extroverted",
"extraverted",
"immodest",
"outgoing"
],
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": a recessive character or gene":[],
": an organism possessing one or more recessive characters":[],
": expressed only when the determining gene is in the homozygous condition":[
"recessive traits",
"a recessive disease"
],
": producing little or no phenotypic effect when occurring in heterozygous condition with a contrasting allele":[
"recessive genes"
],
": tending to recede":[],
": withdrawn sense 2":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a recessive genius who was most comfortable working alone in his chemistry lab",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"But there was this recessive gene in the party that went through the Pat Buchanans and Sarah Palins. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Well, that\u2019s the only part of him that\u2019s not recessive . \u2014 New York Times , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Elsewhere, male leads can be recessive , and the battles-of-the-sexes dynamic works far better when there\u2019s a MacMurray, a Grant, a Flynn or a William Powell on the other side of the see-saw. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022",
"In fact, consumers almost won\u2019t recognize it as a Shiner product \u2014 the Shiner is pretty recessive on the packaging. \u2014 Richard Webner, Chron , 30 Jan. 2022",
"From the start, critics complained about a main character who seemed dangerously recessive , observing other people\u2019s foibles in loosey-goosey comic sketches that barely added up. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Four-month-old kitten Midas, from Turkey, was born with two sets of ears and a defective jaw due to a recessive genetic mutation, according to Reuters. \u2014 Jodi Upchurch, CNN , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease is often now diagnosed prenatally. \u2014 Hallie Levine, Health.com , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Equally prevalent in all races and ethnicities, there are two types of PKD: autosomal dominant PKD (ADPKD) and autosomal recessive PKD (ARPKD). \u2014 Kyle Roderick, Forbes , 4 Sep. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The ability to generate double- recessives would have been a valuable lab tool in itself. \u2014 Jennifer Kahn, New York Times , 8 Jan. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1654, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"ri-\u02c8se-siv",
"ri-\u02c8ses-iv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"backward",
"bashful",
"coy",
"demure",
"diffident",
"introverted",
"modest",
"retiring",
"self-effacing",
"sheepish",
"shy",
"withdrawn"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203500",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"recharge":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to become charged again : to refill with electric charge":[
"Batteries keep our devices working throughout the day\u2014that is, they have a high energy density\u2014but they can take hours to recharge when they run down.",
"\u2014 Patrice Simon et al."
],
": to inspire or invigorate afresh : renew":[],
": to make a new attack":[],
": to regain energy or spirit":[]
},
"examples":[
"When the computer beeps, you need to recharge the battery.",
"It takes about an hour for the battery to recharge .",
"Take a break to give yourself time to recharge .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the fact that one of the NHL's most potent offenses has had a chance to recharge does not bode well for Tampa Bay. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
"This dust reduces the ability of the vehicle to recharge its six lithium-ion batteries. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 9 May 2022",
"One roadblock, according to the legislation, is the ability to recharge the battery, which is why most electric vehicles are owned by people who live in single-family homeowners who building charging sites at their residence. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com , 11 Feb. 2022",
"This can create chemical buildup that means the battery loses its ability to recharge over time. \u2014 Gregory Barber, Wired , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Now, carmakers are starting to tout the ability of future EVs to recharge another EV. \u2014 John Voelcker, Car and Driver , 29 Jan. 2022",
"The ability to recharge batteries quickly is among the great remaining challenges to widespread adoption of EVs. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 25 Dec. 2021",
"The ability to recharge batteries quickly is among the great remaining challenges to widespread adoption of EVs. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Newsom said Tuesday his absence was nothing more than a chance to recharge with his family after a frenetic three years in office, which included beating back a recall in September. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 11 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1598, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02c8ch\u00e4rj"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"freshen",
"recreate",
"refresh",
"refreshen",
"regenerate",
"rejuvenate",
"renew",
"repair",
"restore",
"resuscitate",
"revitalize",
"revive",
"revivify"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031909",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"recharge one's batteries":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to rest and relax in order to regain energy and strength":[
"We took a nap after work to recharge our batteries before going out dancing."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202321",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"recherch\u00e9":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": excessively refined : affected entry 2":[],
": exotic , rare":[],
": exquisite , choice":[],
": pretentious , overblown":[]
},
"examples":[
"a high-end restaurant with a particularly recherch\u00e9 selection of wines"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1689, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from past participle of rechercher to seek out, alteration of recercher , from Middle French \u2014 more at research":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"r\u0259-\u02ccsher-\u02c8sh\u0101",
"-\u02c8sher-\u02ccsh\u0101"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"choice",
"dainty",
"delicate",
"elegant",
"exquisite",
"fine",
"rare",
"select"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230327",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"rechristen":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to christen again : to change the name of":[
"We pass by some hedgerows and take a bridge over Sag Pond, rechristened \"Goldman Pond\" by the locals.",
"\u2014 Josh Harkinson",
"Thomas Bayne was born into slavery in Norfolk under the name Nixon, but escaped to New England and rechristened himself.",
"\u2014 Gregory S. Schneider"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1550, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02c8kri-s\u1d4an"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125155",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reciprocate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to give and take mutually":[],
": to make a return for something":[
"we hope to reciprocate for your kindness"
],
": to move forward and backward alternately":[
"a reciprocating valve"
],
": to return in kind or degree":[
"reciprocate a compliment gracefully"
]
},
"examples":[
"Individuals who have received a dedication \u2026 are expected to reciprocate with a gift, perhaps placing a few folded notes of money into the hat when they give it back. \u2014 A. L. Kennedy , On Bullfighting , 1999",
"When he entered the room \u2026 Agnes was conscious of a latent feeling which secretly reciprocated Henry's unconcealed pleasure on meeting her again. \u2014 Wilkie Collins , The Haunted Hotel , 1878",
"Thus expressing himself, the little lawyer gave Mr. Winkle a poke in the chest, which that gentleman reciprocated ; after which they both laughed very loudly \u2026 \u2014 Charles Dickens , The Pickwick Papers , 1837",
"They appreciated her kindness but were not ready to reciprocate the gesture.",
"reciprocated the favor by driving their neighbor to the airport",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Conover was interested right away, but Olindo didn't reciprocate his feelings. \u2014 Tamara Palmer, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"Miss Manners considers this important, because there are still people (mentioning no particular professions) who feel that their rank requires them to be formally addressed, but not obligated to reciprocate the courtesy. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 June 2021",
"Peers and supervisors may take advantage of people with humility in some situations and not necessarily reciprocate favorably to such behaviors, warns Lehmann. \u2014 Mark Travers, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"When the Jaguars didn\u2019t reciprocate , Ngakoue\u2019s odyssey began. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Indian diplomats likely presume that that Putin\u2019s Russia will continue to reciprocate India\u2019s loyalty as the USSR did during India\u2019s border conflicts and on Kashmir. \u2014 Anjani Jain, Fortune , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The book begins by telling the story of how Mira, a young woman working in a lamp store, falls in love with Annie, who is older and seems reluctant to reciprocate her feelings. \u2014 Adam Kirsch, The New Republic , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Although the problems began at the start of the summer, when the U.S. declined to reciprocate the European Union\u2019s decision to reopen its borders to American tourists, transatlantic discontent quickly began to grow in size and scope. \u2014 Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic , 22 Sep. 2021",
"Skeptics should reciprocate their charitability by engaging seriously with the basic point of Big Tech critics: that public policy should have a role in adapting to a radically new and different technological landscape. \u2014 Nate Hochman, National Review , 11 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1607, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see reciprocal entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"ri-\u02c8si-pr\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for reciprocate reciprocate , retaliate , requite , return mean to give back usually in kind or in quantity. reciprocate implies a mutual or equivalent exchange or a paying back of what one has received. reciprocated their hospitality by inviting them for a visit retaliate usually implies a paying back of injury in exact kind, often vengefully. the enemy retaliated by executing their prisoners requite implies a paying back according to one's preference and often not equivalently. requited her love with cold indifference return implies a paying or giving back. returned their call return good for evil",
"synonyms":[
"recompense",
"repay",
"requite"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130420",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"reciprocity":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being reciprocal : mutual dependence, action, or influence":[]
},
"examples":[
"Grownups know that little things matter \u2026 and that relationships are based on respect and reciprocity . \u2014 Margaret Carlson , Time , 4 June 2001",
"Introduced in the McKinley Tariff of 1890, reciprocity gave the president authority to remove items from the free list if their countries of origin placed unreasonable tariffs on American goods. \u2014 Mary Beth Norton et al. , A People and a Nation , 1988",
"Indeed when they talked on an indifferent subject, as now, there was ever a second silent conversation passing between their emotions, so perfect was the reciprocity between them. \u2014 Thomas Hardy , Jude the Obscure , 1895",
"The proposal calls for reciprocity in trade relations.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Permits still will be available to those who want one \u2014 such as people traveling to another state that has reciprocity with Indiana. \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 27 June 2022",
"The model policy stopped short, though, of full reciprocity between states. \u2014 David Ingram, NBC News , 19 June 2022",
"Beyond reciprocity , going first also creates a safe environment where your counterpart can see there is no risk in admitting mistakes. \u2014 Henryk Krajewski, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Every healthy relationship is built on reciprocity . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Lasting relationships are based on reciprocity , mutual interest and to stave off the crippling loneliness of human existence. \u2014 Anna Pulley, chicagotribune.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
"But former prosecutor Yoon is promising to instead strengthen defenses, forge a closer strategic alliance with the United States, and insist on strict reciprocity when dealing with Pyongyang. \u2014 Patrick M. Cronin, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Stray too far afield and reciprocity can be problematic. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Please accept my resignation as an invitation to go hunting, go fishing, get outside and let the wild surroundings share their story \u2014 one of regeneration, renewal and reciprocity . \u2014 Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Jan. 2022"
": a statement in photography: a constant density is obtained on a photographic material if the product of the intensity of light and the time for which it acts is a constant":[]
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175448",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"recirculate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to circulate continuously":[
"Along a slope, a peaceful water feature surrounded by rocks offers the tranquil sounds of water recirculating between two ponds.",
"\u2014 Kelli Adanick",
"He uses an American Hydroponics system that recirculates water and nutrients through the plants' root systems, allowing them to grow without soil.",
"\u2014 Alana Melanson"
],
": to circulate or cause to circulate again":[
"According to the organization, between two and four times more money recirculates in the local community when people shop at small businesses.",
"\u2014 Christina Hepner",
"The system will recirculate 99 percent of the water that enters the tanks \u2026",
"the national emergency forced the immediate recision of all military leave",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The judgment here, premised on a decision of a federal court of appeals, provides more than enough basis to justify the recision of DACA. \u2014 Josh Blackman, National Review , 10 Jan. 2018",
"The House GOP is standing with Trump on drawing down the reserves for the Pell Grant program, calling for a $3.3 billion recision on top of the $1.3 billion cut outlined in the fiscal 2017 spending agreement. \u2014 Danielle Douglas-gabriel, Washington Post , 19 July 2017",
"The House of Representatives passed the rule recision in February. \u2014 Katy Murphy, The Mercury News , 3 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1606, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from Middle French, alteration of rescision , from Late Latin rescission-, rescissio rescission":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"ri-\u02c8si-zh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abandonment",
"abortion",
"calling",
"calling off",
"cancellation",
"cancelation",
"dropping",
"recall",
"repeal",
"rescission",
"revocation"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081205",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"recite":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to give a recital of : detail":[
"recited a catalog of offenses"
],
": to relate in full":[
"recites dull anecdotes"
],
": to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly":[],
": to repeat or answer questions about (a lesson)":[],
": to repeat or read aloud something memorized or prepared":[],
": to reply to a teacher's question on a lesson":[]
},
"examples":[
"He recited the poem with great feeling.",
"He began to recite from the Koran.",
"He can easily recite all the facts about any player on the team.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Most schoolchildren already recite the Pledge of Allegiance and learn patriotic songs. \u2014 Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
"The initiates read from the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh scripture that is seen as the embodiment of the guru, recite a formal prayer, and agree to adhere to guidelines for behavior and practice. \u2014 Simranjit Khalsa, The Conversation , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Strangers told her what dialogue to recite , shone bright lights upon her, and doused her with makeup. \u2014 Mayukh Sen, The New Yorker , 13 Feb. 2022",
"In the hilltop town of Orvieto, pigeon is one of the signature dishes and any self-respecting local can recite the recipes for pigeon forward and backward. \u2014 Janelle Davis, CNN , 15 May 2022",
"At the start of the Seder, Mr. Tamarkin rose from his chair and requested that the room recite the Kaddish, a Jewish prayer for death and mourning. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"When asked to recite the alphabet from C to X without signing it, the woman struggled. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 24 May 2022",
"Frank\u2019s job is to recite the summary, helping ignite his memory and speech. \u2014 Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
"The lawsuit said residents stood at each Parkersburg City Council meeting to recite the prayer with council members. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English, to relate, state, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French reciter , from Latin recitare to recite, from re- + citare to summon \u2014 more at cite":""
},
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"ri-\u02c8s\u012bt"
],
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"synonyms":[
"chart",
"chronicle",
"describe",
"narrate",
"recount",
"rehearse",
"relate",
"report",
"tell"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054513",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"reckless":{
"antonyms":[
"responsible"
],
"definitions":{
": irresponsible":[
"reckless charges"
],
": marked by lack of proper caution : careless of consequences":[]
},
"examples":[
"He is a wild and reckless young man.",
"He showed a reckless disregard for the safety of others.",
"He spends money with reckless abandon .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ukrainian officials accuse Russian forces of being reckless and careless in their shelling. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
"This national program is intended to eliminate reckless and distracted driving, the number one killer of young people in America. \u2014 Rich Heileman, cleveland , 3 June 2022",
"That's why Martin Luther King said power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. \u2014 Christopher Marquis, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Cawthorn ultimately proved to be reckless and incompetent in a way the GOP couldn\u2019t tolerate, but that doesn\u2019t mean that the larger model is being thrown out. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 20 May 2022",
"Phil\u2019s game was occasionally reckless and dumb, but never dull. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 18 May 2022",
"The Wall Street Journal recently reported Biden had dispatched CIA Director William Burns to meet and explore fence-mending with the reckless and ruthless Crown Prince. \u2014 Aaron David Miller, CNN , 5 May 2022",
"During an appearance on Entertainment Weekly\u2019s The Awardist podcast, the actress shared that Nate\u2019s reckless and erratic driving in the premiere episode led her to believe that Cassie\u2019s end was near. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 27 Apr. 2022",
"For more than a decade, German leaders have coddled and appeased not only the Kremlin but also the European Union\u2019s most reckless and openly anti-Western government\u2014in Budapest. \u2014 Dalibor Rohac, WSJ , 17 Apr. 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8re-kl\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for reckless adventurous , venturesome , daring , daredevil , rash , reckless , foolhardy mean exposing oneself to danger more than required by good sense. adventurous implies a willingness to accept risks but not necessarily imprudence. adventurous pioneers venturesome implies a jaunty eagerness for perilous undertakings. venturesome stunt pilots daring implies fearlessness in courting danger. daring mountain climbers daredevil stresses ostentation in daring. daredevil motorcyclists rash suggests imprudence and lack of forethought. a rash decision reckless implies heedlessness of probable consequences. a reckless driver foolhardy suggests a recklessness that is inconsistent with good sense. the foolhardy sailor ventured into the storm",
"synonyms":[
"daredevil",
"devil-may-care",
"foolhardy",
"harum-scarum",
"hell-for-leather",
"irresponsible",
"kamikaze"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002948",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"recklessness":{
"antonyms":[
"responsible"
],
"definitions":{
": irresponsible":[
"reckless charges"
],
": marked by lack of proper caution : careless of consequences":[]
},
"examples":[
"He is a wild and reckless young man.",
"He showed a reckless disregard for the safety of others.",
"He spends money with reckless abandon .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ukrainian officials accuse Russian forces of being reckless and careless in their shelling. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
"This national program is intended to eliminate reckless and distracted driving, the number one killer of young people in America. \u2014 Rich Heileman, cleveland , 3 June 2022",
"That's why Martin Luther King said power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. \u2014 Christopher Marquis, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Cawthorn ultimately proved to be reckless and incompetent in a way the GOP couldn\u2019t tolerate, but that doesn\u2019t mean that the larger model is being thrown out. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 20 May 2022",
"Phil\u2019s game was occasionally reckless and dumb, but never dull. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 18 May 2022",
"The Wall Street Journal recently reported Biden had dispatched CIA Director William Burns to meet and explore fence-mending with the reckless and ruthless Crown Prince. \u2014 Aaron David Miller, CNN , 5 May 2022",
"During an appearance on Entertainment Weekly\u2019s The Awardist podcast, the actress shared that Nate\u2019s reckless and erratic driving in the premiere episode led her to believe that Cassie\u2019s end was near. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 27 Apr. 2022",
"For more than a decade, German leaders have coddled and appeased not only the Kremlin but also the European Union\u2019s most reckless and openly anti-Western government\u2014in Budapest. \u2014 Dalibor Rohac, WSJ , 17 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8re-kl\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for reckless adventurous , venturesome , daring , daredevil , rash , reckless , foolhardy mean exposing oneself to danger more than required by good sense. adventurous implies a willingness to accept risks but not necessarily imprudence. adventurous pioneers venturesome implies a jaunty eagerness for perilous undertakings. venturesome stunt pilots daring implies fearlessness in courting danger. daring mountain climbers daredevil stresses ostentation in daring. daredevil motorcyclists rash suggests imprudence and lack of forethought. a rash decision reckless implies heedlessness of probable consequences. a reckless driver foolhardy suggests a recklessness that is inconsistent with good sense. the foolhardy sailor ventured into the storm",
"synonyms":[
"daredevil",
"devil-may-care",
"foolhardy",
"harum-scarum",
"hell-for-leather",
"irresponsible",
"kamikaze"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162004",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
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"reckon":{
"antonyms":[],
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": count":[
"reckon the days till Christmas"
],
": estimate , compute":[
"reckon the height of a building"
],
": judge":[],
": suppose , think":[],
": think , suppose":[
"I reckon I've outlived my time",
"\u2014 Ellen Glasgow"
],
": to accept something as certain : place reliance":[
"I reckon on your promise to help"
],
": to determine by reference to a fixed basis":[
"the existence of the U.S. is reckoned from the Declaration of Independence"
],
": to fail to consider : ignore":[],
": to make a calculation":[],
": to regard or think of as : consider":[],
": to settle accounts":[],
": to take into consideration":[]
},
"examples":[
"I reckon that we'll have to leave early.",
"Do you reckon you'll be able to go to the grocery store after work",
"We'll have to leave early, I reckon .",
"They reckoned that they would reach their destination by noon.",
"Losses were reckoned to be over a million dollars.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Forty-five years after the musician\u2019s death in 1977 at age 42, observers continue to reckon with the man and the myth that was\u2014and is\u2014Elvis Presley. \u2014 Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 June 2022",
"But policymakers must plan for a future beyond the American Century, and reckon with the fact that attempts to relive the glories of an inglorious past will not only be met with frustration, but could even lead to war. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Homelessness is a calamity millions reckon with each day \u2014 a calamity provoking a mix of rage, fear and powerlessness in the housed and unhoused alike. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"Wiley sees Black Rock as a place where African American artists like Womack can reckon with their identities. \u2014 Vogue , 1 June 2022",
"There will never be peace for some individuals while the unwillingness to reckon with the original sins remains the order of the day. \u2014 Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic , 30 May 2022",
"Just 16% of Italian drivers said that their fellow Italians were polite, while 14% of French drivers reckon that French drivers are stressed. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 27 May 2022",
"And Eleven goes off on her own to reckon with what happened to her while in Dr. Brenner\u2019s custody. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 24 May 2022",
"But the federal and state governments failed to reckon with the indomitable spirit of the Yavapai people who had already fought \u2013 and won \u2013 several battles dating from the late 19th century. \u2014 USA Today , 20 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English rekenen , from Old English -recenian (as in gerecenian to narrate); akin to Old English reccan":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8re-k\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"calculate",
"call",
"conjecture",
"estimate",
"figure",
"gauge",
"gage",
"guess",
"judge",
"make",
"place",
"put",
"suppose"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115832",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to calculate the total number or amount of (something)":[
"He reckoned up the bill."
]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120453",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
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"day of reckoning"
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": account , bill":[],
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": computation":[],
": the act or an instance of reckoning: such as":[]
},
"examples":[
"I was more than $10 off in my reckoning .",
"When the day of reckoning comes, we will have to face some unpleasant truths.",
"Our football team hardly comes into the reckoning .",
"Because of his injury, he is out of the reckoning .",
"The team is still in the reckoning .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Strengthening revenue operations is crucial to navigating the post-pandemic revenue reckoning . \u2014 Mike Dickerson, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Maxwell\u2019s trial was widely seen as the reckoning that Epstein, 66, never had. \u2014 Benjamin Weiser, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
"With that in mind, Woodhouse \u2014 who had planned to retire in the fall and a search for his successor was already well under way \u2014 said the Rep of the future will benefit from the reckoning it\u2019s going through now. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"Since the national reckoning that followed George Floyd's death in 2020, police departments across the country are struggling to keep officers. \u2014 Charlie De Mar, CBS News , 23 June 2022",
"With the incident at Google compounding the public awareness, Silicon Valley is in another reckoning , the project manager said. \u2014 Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
"Not everyone during this pandemic or last year\u2019s societal reckoning has been so lucky. \u2014 Lisa M. Bolton, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Indeed, Germany\u2019s postwar reckoning following the Nazi era was about reeducation and transition out of fascism, and beset by guilt around the country\u2019s role in the Holocaust and the deaths of more than 20 million Soviet people. \u2014 Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
"The serving would help restore some confidence in a space quickly facing yet another reckoning . \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 14 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8rek-ni\u014b",
"\u02c8re-k\u0259-ni\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"appraisal",
"appraisement",
"assessment",
"estimate",
"estimation",
"evaluation",
"valuation"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195626",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"reclaim":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": tame , subdue":[],
": to demand or obtain the return of":[],
": to make available for human use by changing natural conditions":[
"reclaim swampland"
],
": to obtain from a waste product or by-product : recover":[
"reclaimed plastic"
],
": to recall from wrong or improper conduct : reform":[],
": to regain possession of":[]
},
"examples":[
"Sons and daughters are proudly reclaiming the traditions that their parents had forgotten.",
"She reclaimed the title of world champion this year.",
"You might be able to reclaim some of the money you contributed.",
"Environmental groups have been reclaiming contaminated sites.",
"Acres of land were reclaimed by conservationists.",
"The factory reclaims fibers from textile wastes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Carmen hopes the process to reclaim the Yaqui items can be applied to other Indigenous repatriation campaigns. \u2014 Isabella Grull\u00f3n Paz, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"Black doulas like Bradley are helping mothers reclaim their child birthing processes by empowering them to make decisions around their own health care. \u2014 Candace Smith, ABC News , 17 June 2022",
"Perhaps everyone should have listened when Curry, Green, Thompson and others vowed that Golden State would reclaim its place at the top of the league hierarchy. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 June 2022",
"The original idea, after Nationalist leaders fled to Taiwan in 1949, was to one day reclaim the mainland. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"Along with her oldest friend June, her first love Nick and her brother Ryan, Laurie sets out to find and reclaim the duck to discover its true meaning and value. \u2014 Mary Cadden, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
"Drew must fight to abolish the tyranny of the Lionlords and reclaim the throne. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"The sword-yielding princess must fight to regain her freedom and reclaim her family's kingdom with all her might. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 3 June 2022",
"Artist Lucas Morneau cheekily crocheted 14 fictional hockey jerseys, imagining team names that reclaim LGBTQ slurs. \u2014 Paul J. Heney, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English reclamen , from Anglo-French reclamer , from Latin reclamare to cry out, protest, from re- + clamare to cry out \u2014 more at claim":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"ri-\u02c8kl\u0101m",
"\u02ccr\u0113-\u02c8kl\u0101m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for reclaim rescue , deliver , redeem , ransom , reclaim , save mean to set free from confinement or danger. rescue implies freeing from imminent danger by prompt or vigorous action. rescued the crew of a sinking ship deliver implies release usually of a person from confinement, temptation, slavery, or suffering. delivered his people from bondage redeem implies releasing from bondage or penalties by giving what is demanded or necessary. job training designed to redeem school dropouts from chronic unemployment ransom specifically applies to buying out of captivity. tried to ransom the kidnap victim reclaim suggests a bringing back to a former state or condition of someone or something abandoned or debased. reclaimed long-abandoned farms save may replace any of the foregoing terms; it may further imply a preserving or maintaining for usefulness or continued existence. an operation that saved my life",
"synonyms":[
"get back",
"re-collect",
"reacquire",
"recapture",
"recoup",
"recover",
"regain",
"repossess",
"retake",
"retrieve"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221141",
"type":[
"adjective",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"reclaimable":{
"antonyms":[],
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": to demand or obtain the return of":[],
": to make available for human use by changing natural conditions":[
"reclaim swampland"
],
": to obtain from a waste product or by-product : recover":[
"reclaimed plastic"
],
": to recall from wrong or improper conduct : reform":[],
": to regain possession of":[]
},
"examples":[
"Sons and daughters are proudly reclaiming the traditions that their parents had forgotten.",
"She reclaimed the title of world champion this year.",
"You might be able to reclaim some of the money you contributed.",
"Environmental groups have been reclaiming contaminated sites.",
"Acres of land were reclaimed by conservationists.",
"The factory reclaims fibers from textile wastes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Carmen hopes the process to reclaim the Yaqui items can be applied to other Indigenous repatriation campaigns. \u2014 Isabella Grull\u00f3n Paz, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"Black doulas like Bradley are helping mothers reclaim their child birthing processes by empowering them to make decisions around their own health care. \u2014 Candace Smith, ABC News , 17 June 2022",
"Perhaps everyone should have listened when Curry, Green, Thompson and others vowed that Golden State would reclaim its place at the top of the league hierarchy. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 June 2022",
"The original idea, after Nationalist leaders fled to Taiwan in 1949, was to one day reclaim the mainland. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"Along with her oldest friend June, her first love Nick and her brother Ryan, Laurie sets out to find and reclaim the duck to discover its true meaning and value. \u2014 Mary Cadden, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
"Drew must fight to abolish the tyranny of the Lionlords and reclaim the throne. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"The sword-yielding princess must fight to regain her freedom and reclaim her family's kingdom with all her might. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 3 June 2022",
"Artist Lucas Morneau cheekily crocheted 14 fictional hockey jerseys, imagining team names that reclaim LGBTQ slurs. \u2014 Paul J. Heney, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English reclamen , from Anglo-French reclamer , from Latin reclamare to cry out, protest, from re- + clamare to cry out \u2014 more at claim":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"ri-\u02c8kl\u0101m",
"\u02ccr\u0113-\u02c8kl\u0101m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for reclaim rescue , deliver , redeem , ransom , reclaim , save mean to set free from confinement or danger. rescue implies freeing from imminent danger by prompt or vigorous action. rescued the crew of a sinking ship deliver implies release usually of a person from confinement, temptation, slavery, or suffering. delivered his people from bondage redeem implies releasing from bondage or penalties by giving what is demanded or necessary. job training designed to redeem school dropouts from chronic unemployment ransom specifically applies to buying out of captivity. tried to ransom the kidnap victim reclaim suggests a bringing back to a former state or condition of someone or something abandoned or debased. reclaimed long-abandoned farms save may replace any of the foregoing terms; it may further imply a preserving or maintaining for usefulness or continued existence. an operation that saved my life",
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"get back",
"re-collect",
"reacquire",
"recapture",
"recoup",
"recover",
"regain",
"repossess",
"retake",
"retrieve"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234421",
"type":[
"adjective",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
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"reclamation":{
"antonyms":[],
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": reformation , rehabilitation":[],
": restoration to use : recovery":[],
": the act or process of reclaiming : such as":[]
},
"examples":[
"pumped water out of the field as part of the land reclamation program designed to provide farmers with more farmland",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Our first of its kind water reclamation system recycles production water to use in future batches. \u2014 Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
"Officials at the water reclamation district compiled their own list and have begun collecting samples of sewage near metal platers and other companies suspected of using PFAS. \u2014 Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
"Another $100 million will go to local water and sewer capacity upgrades, $95 million for local roads, $110 million to state roads and $300 million for a water reclamation facility. \u2014 cleveland , 14 June 2022",
"There are also significant water reclamation activities (particularly in light of the industry\u2019s susceptibility to drought) and efforts to promote circular economy solutions and eliminate waste to landfills. \u2014 K.e.d. Coan, Ars Technica , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The release of Control was a pointed, in-your-face reclamation of the steering wheel of her life. \u2014 Gloria Alamrew, refinery29.com , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Donning my favorite strappy, athletic, BDSM bra freely in public among the unclothed of L.A. is a reclamation of sorts. \u2014 Jamilah Lemieux, Los Angeles Times , 18 Aug. 2021",
"All For You, though, was Jackson\u2019s reclamation of an eroticism without trauma, one that instead prioritized passion, romance, enthusiasm, and ease. \u2014 Kovie Biakolo, Vulture , 24 Apr. 2021",
"The name is a sarcastic reclamation of the sentiment too many kids have heard from men like Coach T. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 24 Mar. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1633, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French r\u00e9clamation , from Latin reclamation-, reclamatio , from reclamare":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccre-kl\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"recapture",
"recoupment",
"recovery",
"repossession",
"retrieval"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171146",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reclamation disease":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a copper-deficiency disease of many crops and especially of cereals occurring chiefly on newly reclaimed peat land and characterized by chlorotic leaf tips and failure to set seed":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214140",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reclamation district":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a district created by legislation for the purpose of reclaiming swamp, marshy, or desert lands and making them suitable for cultivation and usually given the power to levy assessments or issue bonds":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224658",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reclassification":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the act or process of classifying something again or anew":[
"U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials said chub populations appear steady enough for a legal reclassification from endangered to threatened.",
": to move from one class, classification, or category to another : to classify again":[
"\u2026 in the 1980s, amphetamines were reclassified as controlled substances, which restricted their availability.",
"\u2014 Stephen Rae",
"reclassify the product to boost sales"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1837, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02c8kla-s\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140448",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reclining-chair car":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": chair car sense 1":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134801",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reclosable":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": capable of being tightly closed again after opening":[
"reclosable packages of bacon"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02c8kl\u014d-z\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034406",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"recloser":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a switch or circuit breaker that establishes an electrical circuit again manually, remotely, or automatically after an interruption of service":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"re- + closer":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)r\u0113+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161638",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reclosure":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": establishment of an interrupted electrical circuit again by the closing of a switch or circuit breaker":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"re- + closure":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082612",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reclothe":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to clothe (someone or something) again":[
"reclothed her dolls",
"He lit another cigarette as he put on his underpants and began to reclothe himself more fully.",
"\u2014 A. N. Wilson"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1513, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02c8kl\u014dt\u035fh"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170053",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"recluse":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a person who leads a secluded or solitary life":[],
": marked by withdrawal from society : solitary":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"My neighbor is a recluse \u2014I only see him about once a year.",
"he was sick of cities and crowds, so he decided to go live by himself in the woods as a recluse",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The target was a 29-year-old recluse who shared a two-bedroom apartment in Jerusalem with his mother. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"Brown recluse spiders prefer debris and woodpiles, though they may also be found inside in places like closets, under furniture or near baseboards. \u2014 Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping , 29 Apr. 2022",
"This transit is only temporary, so don't worry about becoming a recluse ! \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"In addition to dealing with hunger and loneliness, North suffered bites from a Chilean recluse spider, which eventually became infected and threatened her time on the show. \u2014 Phillip Dwight Morgan, Outside Online , 28 July 2021",
"Much of his adulthood has been spent as a recluse in the grip of alcoholism, seeing little chance for better but trying to believe that his fortunes could turn. \u2014 Pamela Rafalow Grossman, Essence , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Pattinson plays him as a recluse , rarely seen in public since the death of his parents and often glowering behind his long black bangs. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 2 Mar. 2022",
"In Ethiopia\u2019s labyrinthine capital, a recluse sits translating Greek and Roman myths on an ancient laptop as cosmic chaos presses in on him. \u2014 Lise Pedersen, Variety , 1 Mar. 2022",
"But Robert Pattinson did just that in The Batman, playing Bruce Wayne not with the smugness of Christian Bale or the Coolness of Michael Keaton, but instead as a quiet, moody recluse . \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 7 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French reclus , literally, shut away, from Late Latin reclusus , past participle of recludere to shut up, from Latin re- + claudere to close \u2014 more at close entry 1":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8re-\u02cckl\u00fcs",
"ri-\u02c8kl\u00fcs",
"\u02c8re-\u02cckl\u00fcz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"anchorite",
"eremite",
"hermit",
"isolate",
"solitary"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103013",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"reclusion":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the state of being recluse":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These needn\u2019t detain us \u2014 except to the extent that Wang\u2019s decision to turn back may have signaled respect for his friend\u2019s reclusion . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Home reclusion has definitely made notable shifts in consumers' dressing habits. \u2014 Yanie Durocher, Forbes , 25 Feb. 2021",
"Caine\u2019s miserable and sharp-witted author just wants to live out his days in peace with a bottle of scotch, a cigar and his orange tabby cat, but Plaza\u2019s hopeful editor pulls him out of his reclusion . \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 Nov. 2019",
"With the war long over, Homer carried it with him still, to deeper and deeper reclusion . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Oct. 2019",
"In his five years as president, Mr. Rouhani has tried to guide the Islamic Republic out of reclusion , shaping it into a more economically open country. \u2014 Asa Fitch, WSJ , 9 May 2018",
"Yet for listeners nonetheless intrigued by the mystery, the host is an apt guide to chronicle Simmon\u2019s rise to fitness superstardom and plunge into reclusion . \u2014 Laura Jane Standley, The Atlantic , 21 Dec. 2017",
"The young shut-in Mr. Harrison plays in Trey Edward Shults\u2019s post-apocalypse tragedy could have been a straightforward study in reclusion . \u2014 Wesley Morris, New York Times , 6 Dec. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"ri-\u02c8kl\u00fc-zh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074231",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reclusive":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": marked by seclusion or retirement : solitary":[
"\u2026 sit under the reclusive calm of the acacia tree.",
"\u2014 H. E. Bates"
],
": seeking solitude : retiring from society":[
"a reclusive neighbor",
"While Stephen King is far from reclusive , he doesn't spend much time promoting his horror-filled novels.",
"\u2014 Sarah Lyall"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bullock stars as a reclusive romance-adventure author who goes on a publicity tour with her handsome cover model (Tatum). \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Since the first day the two met at freshman orientation, Ian always included my slightly reclusive boy in any gathering and invited him into his circle. \u2014 Petula Dvorak, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
"This charming Japanese tale celebrates life and books through the transformation of a reclusive teenage boy named Rintaro. \u2014 Monitor Reviewers, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Count Orlok, played by Max Schreck, is reclusive and antisocial, not a courtly debonair. \u2014 Roy Schwartz, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
"In a sort of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre turn, Charlotte finds work as a governess for a brooding, reclusive and mysterious Mr. Colbourne. \u2014 Sheena Scott, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The Taliban leadership today is different from the one-man rule of Mullah Mohammad Omar, the reclusive founder of the Taliban movement in the mid-1990s who reigned with a heavy hand. \u2014 Kathy Gannon, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"That\u2019s one of the things Marta Ortega P\u00e9rez learned from her father, Amancio Ortega, the reclusive founder of the multibillion-dollar fashion behemoth Zara. \u2014 Rosie Mcguinness, WSJ , 3 Sep. 2021",
"Manser maintains Ismay acted honorably on Titanic and was anything but reclusive afterward. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-ziv",
"ri-\u02c8kl\u00fc-siv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010311",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"recognize":{
"antonyms":[
"miss"
],
"definitions":{
": to acknowledge acquaintance with":[
"recognize a neighbor with a nod"
],
": to acknowledge formally: such as":[],
": to acknowledge or take notice of in some definite way: such as":[],
": to acknowledge the de facto existence or the independence of":[],
": to acknowledge with a show of appreciation":[
"recognize an act of bravery with the award of a medal"
],
": to admit as being lord or sovereign":[],
": to admit as being of a particular status":[],
": to admit as being one entitled to be heard : give the floor to":[],
": to perceive clearly : realize":[],
": to perceive to be something or someone previously known":[
"recognized the word"
]
},
"examples":[
"I didn't recognize you at first with your new haircut.",
"I can always recognize him from far away by the way he walks.",
"They recognized the odor at once.",
"The U.S. government has now recognized the newly formed country.",
"They refused to recognize the treaty.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But in this case, the four dissenting justices expressed a willingness to recognize states\u2019 rights that are similarly not mentioned. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
"Pitt also seems to find solace in the fact that the writer\u2019s husband also suffers from a similar condition, something called prosopagnosia, an inability to recognize people\u2019s faces. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"Emotional regulation can give you the ability to recognize and understand your emotions and others' emotions. \u2014 Francesca Sipma, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The center is the latest effort to recognize the legacy of the 1969 Stonewall riots. \u2014 Nicole Chavez, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"Mosaic Templars has held Juneteenth in Da Rock for 13 years, but the past few years have amplified the need to recognize Black history, Fletcher said. \u2014 Tess Vrbin, Arkansas Online , 19 June 2022",
"Also one of two must-see recruits from G.W. Carver in Montgomery, Russaw is a strong athlete (6-foot-2, 230-pounds) off the edge with an ability to recognize plays quickly. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
"The mountain\u2019s new name is part of a wider push to recognize the contributions of Native Americans, and to do away with names and titles associated with racist terminology or acts of violence on American history. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 14 June 2022",
"That appeared to be a nod to the international community\u2019s refusal to recognize Russian control of Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula that Putin annexed from Ukraine in 2014. \u2014 Amy Cheng And Reis Thebault, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"modification of Anglo-French reconois- , stem of reconoistre , from Latin recognoscere , from re- + cognoscere to know \u2014 more at cognition":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8re-kig-\u02ccn\u012bz",
"-k\u0259g-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"appreciate",
"apprehend",
"assimilate",
"behold",
"catch",
"catch on (to)",
"cognize",
"compass",
"comprehend",
"conceive",
"cotton (to ",
"decipher",
"decode",
"dig",
"discern",
"get",
"grasp",
"grok",
"intuit",
"know",
"make",
"make out",
"perceive",
"register",
"savvy",
"see",
"seize",
"sense",
"tumble (to)",
"twig",
"understand"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051947",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"recognized":{
"antonyms":[
"miss"
],
"definitions":{
": to acknowledge acquaintance with":[
"recognize a neighbor with a nod"
],
": to acknowledge formally: such as":[],
": to acknowledge or take notice of in some definite way: such as":[],
": to acknowledge the de facto existence or the independence of":[],
": to acknowledge with a show of appreciation":[
"recognize an act of bravery with the award of a medal"
],
": to admit as being lord or sovereign":[],
": to admit as being of a particular status":[],
": to admit as being one entitled to be heard : give the floor to":[],
": to perceive clearly : realize":[],
": to perceive to be something or someone previously known":[
"recognized the word"
]
},
"examples":[
"I didn't recognize you at first with your new haircut.",
"I can always recognize him from far away by the way he walks.",
"They recognized the odor at once.",
"The U.S. government has now recognized the newly formed country.",
"They refused to recognize the treaty.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But in this case, the four dissenting justices expressed a willingness to recognize states\u2019 rights that are similarly not mentioned. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
"Pitt also seems to find solace in the fact that the writer\u2019s husband also suffers from a similar condition, something called prosopagnosia, an inability to recognize people\u2019s faces. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"Emotional regulation can give you the ability to recognize and understand your emotions and others' emotions. \u2014 Francesca Sipma, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The center is the latest effort to recognize the legacy of the 1969 Stonewall riots. \u2014 Nicole Chavez, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"Mosaic Templars has held Juneteenth in Da Rock for 13 years, but the past few years have amplified the need to recognize Black history, Fletcher said. \u2014 Tess Vrbin, Arkansas Online , 19 June 2022",
"Also one of two must-see recruits from G.W. Carver in Montgomery, Russaw is a strong athlete (6-foot-2, 230-pounds) off the edge with an ability to recognize plays quickly. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
"The mountain\u2019s new name is part of a wider push to recognize the contributions of Native Americans, and to do away with names and titles associated with racist terminology or acts of violence on American history. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 14 June 2022",
"That appeared to be a nod to the international community\u2019s refusal to recognize Russian control of Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula that Putin annexed from Ukraine in 2014. \u2014 Amy Cheng And Reis Thebault, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"modification of Anglo-French reconois- , stem of reconoistre , from Latin recognoscere , from re- + cognoscere to know \u2014 more at cognition":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8re-kig-\u02ccn\u012bz",
"-k\u0259g-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"appreciate",
"apprehend",
"assimilate",
"behold",
"catch",
"catch on (to)",
"cognize",
"compass",
"comprehend",
"conceive",
"cotton (to ",
"decipher",
"decode",
"dig",
"discern",
"get",
"grasp",
"grok",
"intuit",
"know",
"make",
"make out",
"perceive",
"register",
"savvy",
"see",
"seize",
"sense",
"tumble (to)",
"twig",
"understand"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004433",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"recoil":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": degenerate":[],
": reaction":[
"the recoil from the rigors of Calvinism",
"\u2014 Edmund Wilson"
],
": to fall back under pressure":[],
": to shrink back physically or emotionally":[],
": to spring back to or as if to a starting point : rebound":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"We recoiled in horror at the sight of his wounded arm.",
"He recoiled from her touch.",
"The rifle recoiled and bruised my shoulder.",
"Noun",
"The gun has a sharp recoil .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But while some marvel at N\u00fa\u00f1ez Vicente's innovation, others recoil , concerned about claustrophobia and convinced sitting underneath someone else would be worse, not better, than the current airplane economy set-up. \u2014 Francesca Street, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"When the prominent British sports promoter pitches his vision of drawing impressive crowds and strong U.S. television viewership with darts, the initial reaction is to recoil as if an unsightly plate of bangers and mash has been set before them. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"This can be very unsettling for managers, who often recoil from the unexpected intensity. \u2014 Nancy Doyle, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"There are plenty of New Yorkers who recoil at the name. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The exact same brotherly ties between Ukraine and Russia that Putin wrote about in an essay on their historical unity may cause a significant number of Russians to recoil if the war becomes long, or particularly bloody. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Some Republicans recoil from the legislative efforts. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"But the elderly Filipinos did not shudder or recoil . \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
"In my experience, things that get relatively close to me recoil and vanish. \u2014 Ginny Hogan, The New Yorker , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Features such as second-hand grips and thumb-hole stocks make the weapon easy to aim and hold with both hands while firing dozens of rounds with little recoil . \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 12 June 2022",
"Indeed, his overeager, rather clumsy attempt to reconnect after two-and-a-half decades of absence is perhaps the one reaction most certain to make his prodigal daughter recoil . \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 27 May 2022",
"At each checkpoint, Russian soldiers make male passengers lift up their shirts, looking for nationalist tattoos and bruises from the recoil of a Kalashnikov. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"For kids and new shooters, suppressors take away the two things that bother them \u2013 recoil and noise. \u2014 al , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The main advantage of the gas gun is greatly reduced felt recoil . \u2014 Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream , 25 Jan. 2021",
"When properly fit, this change will make a tremendous difference in felt recoil , as well as increase the shootability of your gun. \u2014 Chris Mudgett, Outdoor Life , 18 Sep. 2020",
"That, combined with the recoil of the weapon, Merrill said, makes the pistol impossible to control and significantly raises the danger of bystanders being caught in the line of fire. \u2014 Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Our delicate sensibilities in the West recoil from notions that civilizations offer histories and a present that represent greatly differing and clashing values, ways of understanding the world, patterns of belief, and systems of behavior. \u2014 John Hillen, National Review , 26 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English reculen, recoilen , from Anglo-French reculer, recuiler , from re- + cul backside \u2014 more at culet":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"ri-\u02c8k\u022fil",
"ri-\u02c8k\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
"\u02c8r\u0113-\u02cck\u022fi(-\u0259)l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for recoil Verb recoil , shrink , flinch , wince , blench , quail mean to draw back in fear or distaste. recoil implies a start or movement away through shock, fear, or disgust. recoiled at the suggestion of stealing shrink suggests an instinctive recoil through sensitiveness, scrupulousness, or cowardice. shrank from the unpleasant truth flinch implies a failure to endure pain or face something dangerous or frightening with resolution. faced her accusers without flinching wince suggests a slight involuntary physical reaction (such as a start or recoiling). winced in pain blench implies fainthearted flinching. stood their ground without blenching quail suggests shrinking and cowering in fear. quailed before the apparition",
"synonyms":[
"blench",
"cringe",
"flinch",
"quail",
"shrink",
"squinch",
"wince"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215633",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"recoil pad":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a soft rubber pad fitted to the butt of a rifle or shotgun for absorbing part of the shock of recoil":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104209",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"recoil spring":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a spring used to cushion the shock of a recoiling gun or other mechanism":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024619",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"recoil-operated":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": utilizing the movement of parts in recoil to operate the action":[]
": to bring back to the level of conscious awareness : remember":[
"trying to recollect the name"
],
": to call something to mind":[],
": to remind (oneself) of something temporarily forgotten":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb (1)",
"I've been trying to recollect what happened.",
"I don't recollect telling him anything, but maybe I did.",
"She couldn't recollect who had mentioned his name in the first place.",
"From what I recollect , they said four of them were coming.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Hays, on the contrary, had feigned not to recollect quizzing dozens of students on their times tables, the prosecutor reminded the judge. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 June 2022",
"Thanks for giving me a reason to go back in time and to recollect a nice memory. \u2014 Demetria Gallegos, WSJ , 14 May 2022",
"Ask those who recollect the eight years George H.W. Bush served as vice president. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Simmers told Dateline that through the investigation, witnesses were eventually questioned, but most could only recollect hearing books falling. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Jimin apologized before taking a breath to recollect himself. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Sep. 2021",
"As the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics draw to a close today, many will recollect some of this year\u2019s highlights and look ahead to the next games due to be held in Paris in a little under three years from now. \u2014 Gus Alexiou, Forbes , 5 Sep. 2021",
"Mendoza's girlfriend, whom police also arrested but did not name, was intoxicated when she was arrested and couldn't recollect what happened other than someone had hit their car, according to police. \u2014 Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic , 16 Aug. 2021",
"Many recollect the ghastly smell of burning flesh discharged from the crematoriums; others recall Kristallnacht, that fateful overnight in 1938 that saw hundreds of synagogues and thousands of Jewish businesses destroyed by Nazi forces. \u2014 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1559, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1604, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Medieval Latin recollectus , past participle of recolligere , from Latin, to gather again":"Verb",
"partly from Latin recollectus , past participle of recolligere , from re- + colligere to collect; partly from re- + collect":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccr\u0113-k\u0259-\u02c8lekt",
"\u02ccre-k\u0259-\u02c8lekt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for recollect Verb (1) remember , recollect , recall , remind , reminisce mean to bring an image or idea from the past into the mind. remember implies a keeping in memory that may be effortless or unwilled. remembers that day as though it were yesterday recollect implies a bringing back to mind what is lost or scattered. as near as I can recollect recall suggests an effort to bring back to mind and often to re-create in speech. can't recall the words of the song remind suggests a jogging of one's memory by an association or similarity. that reminds me of a story reminisce implies a casual often nostalgic recalling of experiences long past and gone. old college friends like to reminisce",
"synonyms":[
"flash back (to)",
"hark back (to)",
"harken back (to)",
"hearken back (to)",
"mind",
"recall",
"remember",
"reminisce (about)",
"reproduce",
"think (of)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081125",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"recollected":{
"antonyms":[
"agitated",
"discomposed",
"disturbed",
"flustered",
"perturbed",
"unglued",
"unhinged",
"unstrung",
"upset"
],
"definitions":{
": composed , calm":[]
},
"examples":[
"are you recollected enough to talk about your close call",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The substance of such recollected moments here isn\u2019t all that different from the thumbnail making-of-a-champion profiles that regularly punctuate Olympics broadcasts. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 24 Oct. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1595, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccr\u0113-k\u0259-\u02c8lek-t\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"calm",
"collected",
"composed",
"cool",
"coolheaded",
"equal",
"level",
"limpid",
"peaceful",
"placid",
"possessed",
"sedate",
"self-composed",
"self-possessed",
"serene",
"smooth",
"together",
"tranquil",
"undisturbed",
"unperturbed",
"unruffled",
"unshaken",
"untroubled",
"unworried"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035135",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"recollection":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": religious contemplation":[],
": something recalled to the mind":[],
": the action or power of recalling to mind":[],
": tranquility of mind":[]
},
"examples":[
"Her recollection of the accident is very different from mine.",
"She has only a vague recollection of her seventh birthday party.",
"His novel is largely based on his own recollections of his childhood in the inner city.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"My recollection of the horrific events of that day is not much different from Edwards'. \u2014 Michael Fanone, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"Ayers got information about his early years and family history from his mom, who surprised him with her vivid recollection . \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
"Attempting to undermine Heard\u2019s credibility and her recollection of the fight, Vasquez challenged the actress\u2019 assertion that Depp was able to assault her after severing the top of his finger. \u2014 Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone , 17 May 2022",
"Monla\u00fc and her friend eventually grew apart, and throughout the years her recollection of their carefree bond took on a new perspective, tinged with the drama of her friend\u2019s family dynamic. \u2014 The New Yorker , 11 May 2022",
"Later, her recollection of his death is devastating. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Roth would press Harris on his recollection of statements during meetings of the group. \u2014 Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Advertising manager William Laughead wrote those Red River stories based on his own recollection from hearing them in Minnesota and California logging camps, embellished with his own inventions, including naming Bunyan\u2019s ox Babe. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Yet neither playing in the \u201888 US Open nor calling Leonard\u2019s instantly legendary putt 11 years later stands out as Maltbie\u2019s favorite recollection from The Country Club. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccre-k\u0259-\u02c8lek-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for recollection memory , remembrance , recollection , reminiscence mean the capacity for or the act of remembering, or the thing remembered. memory applies both to the power of remembering and to what is remembered. gifted with a remarkable memory that incident was now just a distant memory remembrance applies to the act of remembering or the fact of being remembered. any remembrance of his deceased wife was painful recollection adds an implication of consciously bringing back to mind often with some effort. after a moment's recollection he produced the name reminiscence suggests the recalling of usually pleasant incidents, experiences, or feelings from a remote past. my grandmother's reminiscences of her Iowa girlhood",
"synonyms":[
"anamnesis",
"memory",
"recall",
"remembrance",
"reminiscence"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082450",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"recommencement":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a second or subsequent commencement":[
"the recommencement of operations"
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},
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"There is much besides fishing to recommend a trip to this sleepy fishing village \u2026 \u2014 Peter Kaminsky , New York Times , 24 Nov. 2002",
"\u2026 you feel as if you've left the world behind, down below, and that the only way to rejoin it is to let go and plummet straight down. Erice is not the first place I'd recommend to the acrophobic. \u2014 Francine Prose , Atlantic , December 2002",
"Many of the Jobs, and especially those that paid well, had been parcelled out to candidates\u2014mostly white males\u2014whose applications signified that they had been recommended by well-placed political figures. \u2014 Andy Logan , New Yorker , 21 Aug. 1989",
"If he'd bailed out with the rest of his crew\u2014or been evacuated from the area at once as his regimental surgeon had recommended \u2014perhaps he would have recovered fully \u2026 \u2014 Tom Clancy , The Cardinal of the Kremlin , 1988",
"A friend recommended this restaurant.",
"I can't decide between the lasagna and the salmon. Which do you recommend ",
"They recommended her for a promotion after only two years.",
"The film is recommended to anyone who liked her earlier movies.",
"It is strongly recommended that you change the oil in your car every 5,000 miles.",
"Take only the recommended dose of cough syrup.",
"You may decide to pursue the matter in court, but I wouldn't recommend it.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"State public health officials say that protocol helps identify people at highest risk so doctors can recommend isolation and take other steps to prevent community spread. \u2014 Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"State public health officials say that protocol helps identify people at highest risk so doctors can recommend isolation and take other steps to prevent community spread. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"State public health officials say that protocol helps identify people at highest risk so doctors can recommend isolation and take other steps to prevent community spread. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"However, shots can't be given until the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's own vaccine advisers have voted on whether to recommend them and CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky has signed off on the recommendation. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"If passed, the bill would require the new council to recommend and set industrywide minimum standards for more than half a million fast-food workers, while legally binding franchisers to franchisee compliance with those standards. \u2014 Hyeyoon Alyssa Choi, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"And would the judge recommend that Mejia go to the low-security camp in Oregon",
"Numerous communities\u2019 plans recommend encouraging more accessory dwelling units, or in-law apartments, in existing homes, and some suggest density bonuses for apartment developers who restrict a set percentage of units for affordable housing. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 29 May 2022",
"This committee would recommend changes and present them to the Council to act upon. \u2014 Nick Johnson, Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022"
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"My boss wrote me a glowing letter of recommendation .",
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"The report made very specific recommendations for policy reform.",
"The committee's recommendation to hire a new director has been well received.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At the end of the study, the team will scrutinize the data to see if those who got a personalized screening recommendation were able to avert more later-stage breast cancers while also experiencing fewer biopsies or other unnecessary procedures. \u2014 Angus Chen, STAT , 30 June 2022",
"By the end of 2021, the U.S. had a catchall booster recommendation for adults (and has since expanded it to kids as young as 5), but whatever the benefit of a booster might be, much of the public had disengaged. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 June 2022",
"Without a unanimous recommendation of death, Scherer cannot impose that sentence. \u2014 Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
"The bioethicist challenged the notion that the doctor\u2019s concern for the baby's well-being extended to a recommendation for vaccination. \u2014 Fox News , 28 June 2022",
"Utah County Clerk Josh Daniels says ES&S, the company that manufactured the machines, made a recommendation on Monday morning to change to a larger font setting. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"The whole person -- all their risk factors and protective factors, their ability to improve lifestyle, and their tolerance for medication -- must be taken into account before making a truly personalized recommendation . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 27 June 2022",
"Information provided is not investment advice, a recommendation regarding the purchase or sale of a security or the implementation of a strategy or set of strategies. \u2014 Rick Miller, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"In the Bayfield County case, the board made the change to a recommendation that had been forwarded by both the CDAC and DNR. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022"
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"\u2014 Jerome B. Robinson"
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"The US version of The Office has defied the normally brutally unforgiving logic of the American TV market, earning a recommission despite disappointing ratings.",
"\u2014 The Guardian"
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"Councilors also agreed to recommission Don Keiser, the town's grant writer and planning administrator, to his post.",
"\u2014 Jen Lynds"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Biden Administration must recommit to restoring asylum. \u2014 Pedro Rios, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"Second, states and the federal government must recommit to providing the services that mental hospitals once offered: shelter, food, clothing and some semblance of social support. \u2014 Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
"Juneteenth offers us a prime opportunity to recommit ourselves to the work of equity, equality, and justice right here in our own community. \u2014 Megan Becka, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
"President Biden's decision to recommit forces there will allow troops to again stay in an open-ended posture against al-Shabab, according to the administration. \u2014 Luis Martinez, ABC News , 16 May 2022",
"So the vow renewal was a fresh start, an opportunity to choose one another and recommit themselves to each other once again. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 26 Apr. 2022",
"People might also take time on Asalha Puja to recommit to their faith and renew their dedication to Buddhism. \u2014 Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022",
"So, either spare yourself the extra stress and him the unnecessary drama, and move on right now; or have some guts and trust him, get back into that happy space and fully recommit to see where this whole thing goes. \u2014 Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Meaningful refreshes communicate your perception of their value\u2014and can effectively recommit leaders who might otherwise begin considering what\u2019s next. \u2014 Thanh Nguyen, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022"
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"the cash-strapped museum can recompense lecturers with only token honorariums",
"that company still needs to recompense the work that the contractor finished last month",
"Noun",
"He is asking for a just recompense for the work he's done.",
"He received $10,000 in recompense for his injuries.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That date is when the Biden administration's requirement that private insurance companies recompense those who buy over-the-counter COVID tests goes into effect. \u2014 Kathryn Watson, CBS News , 10 Jan. 2022",
"In a professional setting, a favorable recommendation for a job well done \u2014 while certainly appreciated \u2014 should not be recompensed with a present. \u2014 Judith Martin, Washington Post , 23 Nov. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Most of the people who lost businesses and property were denied recompense through insurance and other legal claims. \u2014 Joseph Pisani, WSJ , 5 Mar. 2022",
"De-extinction could be seen as a recompense for the hundreds of species humans have partly or wholly driven to extinction. \u2014 Matt Reynolds, Wired , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Political insiders or oligarchs who lost their London flats or foreign investments after 2014, for example, may have been granted a construction or energy contract at home as recompense . \u2014 New York Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Since 1990 the federal government has offered some recompense to downwinders and others affected by nuclear testing through the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA). \u2014 Sarah Scoles, Scientific American , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Yet a stranger had come to my aid unprompted, without judgment or seeking recompense . \u2014 Jane Bao, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Harris, who preserves Asheville\u2019s stories, histories, and legends, looks to the younger generation for how best to utilize this long overdue recompense . \u2014 Melanie Canales, Wired , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Family members perceived the ceremony as a form of recompense for the mistreatment of the families. \u2014 James Gordon Meek, ABC News , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Under the plan, each black person who can trace his ancestry to slaves would be eligible to receive $280,000 in recompense , with families receiving $850,000. \u2014 Charles Hilu, National Review , 9 Sep. 2021"
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"\u2014 Frederick G. Stutz"
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"Last year's revival of composer Joseph Rumshinsky's Yiddish classic was made possible by the work of musicologist Michael Ochs, who labored for the better part of a decade recompiling the lost work after it slid into obscurity.",
"\u2014 Colin Mixson",
"Management tools recompile and run on OS X \u2026",
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": the act, action, or result of computing something for a second or subsequent time":[
"Any benefit increase you're entitled to receive based on this year's recomputation won't be paid to you until December 2013 \u2026",
"\u2014 Lynn Brenner",
"But few realize that Social Security's initial recomputation of past wages adjusts not just for inflation but also for the growth in real purchasing power \u2026",
"\u2026 began auditing disbursement vouchers for pay of military personnel by recomputing the pay account.",
"\u2014 Walter Rundell, Jr.",
"If some statistical operation needs to be done on the data, it might take 10 or 20 seconds to recompute , maybe even a minute if the operations are very complex.",
"\u2014 Dominique J. Cheenne"
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"In another village we sent an advance party to recon the place.",
"\u2014 Wallace Terry"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This script checks for virtualization, steals information from local browsers, mail clients and file services, conducts machine recon and then zips it for exfil via BitsAdmin. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
"Doing the recon , Bucklew noticed that a lot of ships began appearing in the harbor and townspeople began to cover an entire hillside. \u2014 cincinnati.com , 26 May 2022",
"His group traveled extensively, including making landings on the Vietnamese coast for recon and intelligence purposes. \u2014 cincinnati.com , 26 May 2022",
"In major exercises, bike scouts allowed the recon units to achieve their objectives hours before schedule. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 19 May 2022",
"This includes travel via cars, trains and/or planes; recon rides of the racecourse; and lots of eating, stretching, resting and prepping for the inevitable race. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022",
"As per my recon , the water isn't deep, maybe up to the lower bumper. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 27 Jan. 2022",
"But a separate effort to acquire General Dynamics\u2019 Ajax tracked recon vehicles dramatically has gone off the rails. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Between the Terminator-esque ability to stay awake through reintroduction to stash away a knife and her air vent recon , Sae-byeok gets a clue for what the next round has in store. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Vulture , 2 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1918, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1966, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
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"derivative of recon entry 1":"Verb"
},
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"ri-\u02c8k\u00e4n",
"\u02c8r\u0113-\u02cck\u00e4n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223213",
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"verb"
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": to conceive (something) again or in a new form":[
"Scholars like Esther Newton, Gayle Rubin, Anne Fausto-Sterling and Judith Butler ushered in an era that reconceived gender as a social construct, distinct from both a person's sex and sexuality.",
"\u2014 Alissa Quart",
"Mr. Morgan explains how, in 17th- and 18th-century England and America, where modern liberty was born, government was reconceived to depend not on the divine right of kings but on the people.",
"\u2014 Pauline Maier"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1656, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200421",
"type":[
"verb"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to concentrate further or again":[
"\u2026 larger concerns over reconcentrating poverty from one area of the city to another.",
"\u2014 Antonio Olivo",
"If the glass broke down, the plutonium could reconcentrate , form a critical mass and carry on a nuclear chain reaction.",
"\u2014 C. Claiborne Ray"
],
": to subject to reconcentration (see reconcentration sense 2 )":[
"\u2026 the available data \u2026 indicate that 295,357 Cubans were reconcentrated , not counting those in the province of Havana, which supplied no data.",
": the action of reconcentrating or the state of being reconcentrated":[
"To be sure, the reconcentration of home equity, while positive for those who own homes and for the overall stability of the economy, is regressive with respect to wealth distribution.",
"\u2014 Charles Lane",
"To forestall the rapid reconcentration of landownership he ruled that new lands could not be sold within twenty years \u2026",
"\u2014 Will Durant"
],
": the action or policy of concentrating the rural population in or about towns for convenience in political or military administration (as in Cuba during the revolution of 1895\u201398)":[
"Because of the devastation left by the insurrection, the Spanish reconcentration policy and the summer war, his task in the rural areas was an elementary one of averting starvation and halting the spread of disease.",
"It also manages to be the best reconception of \"Star Trek\" in a year that also gave us \"The Orville\" and the actual prequel, \"Star Trek: Discovery.\"",
"\u2014 James Poniewozik"
],
": the action of reconceiving something or the state of being reconceived":[
"In January, Lina M. Khan, a fellow at Open Markets, published an article in The Yale Law Journal arguing for a complete reconception of antitrust laws to deal with the rise of Amazon.",
"\u2014 Farhad Manjoo"
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"first_known_use":{
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": to conceptualize in a new or different way":[
"Once you start reconceptualizing your company as a collection of business processes, it becomes dauntingly clear that those processes extend beyond the portals of any one building, the boundaries of any one corporation, and the borders of any one country.",
"\u2014 Ronald Henkoff",
"The argument for tortoise conservation has been strengthened by reconceptualizing giant tortoises as agents whose actions shape the ecosystems around them.",
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": to make consistent or congruous":[
"reconcile an ideal with reality"
],
": to restore to friendship or harmony":[
"reconciled the factions"
]
},
"examples":[
"She and Eddie had separated and reconciled so many times the children had lost track of whose clothes were where. \u2014 John Grisham , The Chamber , 1995",
"He thought they might reconcile the Parisians to his daring design by reminding them of the familiar arches of their bridges. \u2014 Mario Salvadori , Why Buildings Stand Up , 1990",
"By exposing the comic-pathetic quality of the human condition, it temporarily reconciles us to that condition without creating in us complacence, lethargy, or any negative emotion. \u2014 Clifton Fadiman , Center Magazine , January-February 1971",
"It is a function of architecture to reconcile technology with human cussedness, to make the mechanics of life endurable \u2026 \u2014 Russell Lynes , Harper's , October 1968",
"It can be difficult to reconcile your ideals with reality.",
"historians have never been able to reconcile the two eyewitness accounts of the battle",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"News of Binance Labs\u2019 fund is the latest bullish signal for crypto as investors are struggling to reconcile broad investments with sharp losses resulting from a slew of macroeconomic challenges. \u2014 Nina Bambysheva, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"She\u2019s one of the many people for whom Facebook groups provide an incomparable social experience, but who are also struggling to reconcile that with the platform\u2019s antidemocratic practices. \u2014 Mansee Khurana, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
"That challenge has proved particularly acute on the economic front, with the Greens struggling to reconcile the fight against climate change with combating economic insecurity. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
"In a society that was often deeply polarized, Dr. Mhlanga reassured others struggling to reconcile their faith with a desire to help women. \u2014 Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Mar. 2022",
"In parallel, physicists were struggling to reconcile Newtonian laws with quantum theory, and biologists to figure out how Mendelian inheritance fit with Darwinian selection, so the whole venture of human knowledge was suddenly quaking underfoot. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, The New Republic , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Morbius is a different kind of complicated character\u2014a man struggling to reconcile his conscience with the desire for a cure that turns him into a monster\u2014that's perhaps better suited to Leto's brooding style. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022",
"His family was struggling to reconcile with the fact that his brother had been violently killed by the government. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The novel focuses on a group of mid-18th-century Jews \u2014 a loose collection of mystics and Kabbalists \u2014 struggling to reconcile their endless tribulations with an all-powerful God. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Feb. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French reconciler , from Latin reconciliare , from re- + conciliare to conciliate":""
},
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"\u02c8re-k\u0259n-\u02ccs\u012bl",
"\u02c8re-k\u0259n-\u02ccs\u012b(-\u0259)l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for reconcile adapt , adjust , accommodate , conform , reconcile mean to bring one thing into correspondence with another. adapt implies a modification according to changing circumstances. adapted themselves to the warmer climate adjust suggests bringing into a close and exact correspondence or harmony such as exists between parts of a mechanism. adjusted the budget to allow for inflation accommodate may suggest yielding or compromising to effect a correspondence. businesses accommodating themselves to the new political reality conform applies to bringing into accordance with a pattern, example, or principle. refused to conform to society's values reconcile implies the demonstration of the underlying compatibility of things that seem to be incompatible. tried to reconcile what he said with what I knew",
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"accommodate",
"attune",
"conciliate",
"conform",
"coordinate",
"harmonize",
"key"
],
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"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"shallow",
"superficial"
],
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": difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep":[
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],
": hidden from sight : concealed":[],
": of, relating to, or dealing with something little known or obscure":[
"recondite fact about the origin of the holiday",
"\u2014 Floyd Dell"
]
},
"examples":[
"geochemistry is a recondite subject",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By all accounts, Mr. Wilson was erudite about the recondite , a prolific author of some 60 books on topics ranging from angels to pirate utopias and all manner of renegade religions. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
"Jenkins uses abstruse concepts about personal growth, esoteric philosophy, and recondite musings to separate competition from sport. \u2014 Jenna Stocker, National Review , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Whole dissertations could be \u2014 and in all likelihood have been \u2014 written on the recondite vocabulary that surrounds Jewish bagelry. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Muldoon\u2019s own work is witty, full of wordplay, often recondite . \u2014 Charles Finch, Los Angeles Times , 22 Dec. 2021",
"For students drowning in recondite texts about feminism, media and Marxism, Kruger\u2019s work cut through the theoretical verbiage with razor-sharp epigrams. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Many seem like remnants from a circa-2000 vogue for recondite , inscrutable maps and diagrams, produced by artists like Matthew Ritchie, Mark Lombardi and Franz Ackermann. \u2014 Jason Farago, New York Times , 25 Mar. 2021",
"Her methods might at first glance seem forbiddingly recondite , but the effect of her music is visceral and immediate. \u2014 Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books , 7 Dec. 2019",
"Any program that did would be too recondite to stay on the air, the work of David Lynch being a glorious exception. \u2014 Christian Lorentzen, Harper's magazine , 10 Apr. 2019"
],
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"1619, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
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"Latin reconditus , past participle of recondere to conceal, from re- + condere to store up, from com- + -dere to put \u2014 more at com- , do":""
},
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"\u02c8re-k\u0259n-\u02ccd\u012bt",
"ri-\u02c8k\u00e4n-"
],
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"abstruse",
"arcane",
"deep",
"esoteric",
"hermetic",
"hermetical",
"profound"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101135",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
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": to restore to good condition (as by replacing parts)":[]
},
"examples":[
"He reconditioned the old car.",
"asked my neighbor to help me recondition the old tractor for use on the family farm",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 2014, the city government closed the elevated stretch for 20 months to recondition parts of the rails. \u2014 Juan Montes, WSJ , 16 June 2021",
"Narrowed down to 11 tracks, the album\u2019s mission is to recondition the minds of listeners. \u2014 Allison Hazel, Essence , 26 May 2021",
"Some performers need to recondition their bodies or their voices. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2021",
"In 2014, the city government closed the elevated stretch for a year and a half to recondition parts of the rails that had suffered excessive wear and tear. \u2014 Anthony Harrup, WSJ , 4 May 2021",
"This Brightening & Filling set contains concentrated doses of cutting edge ingredients to help visibly smooth, firm, plump and recondition the skin. \u2014 Angela Lei, Forbes , 28 Apr. 2021",
"In February, sales slowed because of delays in tax refunds and because severe winter weather held back the retailer\u2019s ability to recondition used cars. \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 1 Apr. 2021",
"The trick, then, is to slowly recondition a patient\u2019s nervous system through careful exercises, without triggering a debilitating crash. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 19 Aug. 2020",
"There also would be a huge push to recondition shoulder pads, which could be particularly problematic because of the volume of equipment involved. \u2014 Barry Wilner, The Denver Post , 23 June 2020"
],
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"1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02ccr\u0113-k\u0259n-\u02c8dish-\u0259n",
"\u02ccr\u0113-k\u0259n-\u02c8di-sh\u0259n"
],
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"doctor",
"fix",
"mend",
"patch",
"renovate",
"repair",
"revamp"
],
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"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1523, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-k\u0259r"
],
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"type":[
"verb"
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"first_known_use":{
"1548, in the meaning defined above":""
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cckwest",
"-\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-kw\u0259st",
"-\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182547",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": to consecrate (something) again":[
"\u2026 reconsecrated the altar, thereby reclaiming the sacred space.",
"\u2014 Jill Fehleison",
"Today we reconsecrate our country to long-cherished ideals in a suddenly changed civilization.",
": to consider again especially with a view to changing or reversing":[],
": to consider something again":[]
},
"examples":[
"She refused to reconsider her decision not to loan us the money.",
"Local opposition has forced the company to reconsider building a new warehouse here.",
"We hope you will reconsider .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After police murdered Floyd two years ago, calls grew louder for the U.S. military to reconsider the names of Army bases that celebrated Confederate leaders who fought to perpetuate slavery. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 May 2022",
"Since the outbreak of Omicron in Shanghai and other parts of China this year, China\u2019s economy has slowed dramatically, causing widespread public frustration and prompting some foreign companies to reconsider their investments in China. \u2014 Brian Spegele, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"Since Russia invaded Ukraine and the US announced sanctions on Russian oil, US gas prices have risen to more than $4 per gallon, prompting people to reconsider every trip out of the house, including to the office. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 15 Mar. 2022",
"This means industries, businesses, governments, and others will need to reconsider energy production resilience in their strategic plans, budgets, risk management strategies, facilities, emergency response plans, and operational protocols. \u2014 Louis Gritzo, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Even a minor robbery can lead to a significant portion of their inventory being stolen, prompting some owners to reconsider whether to even reopen. \u2014 NBC News , 29 Nov. 2021",
"That's because child care needs, health concerns, shifting career interests, and changing life priorities are prompting many Hoosiers to reconsider going back to their pre-pandemic jobs, especially if those jobs were low-paid and demanding. \u2014 Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Sep. 2021",
"As millions of professionals and teams around the world continued to work through lockdowns and stay-at-home orders, employees were forced to reconsider their relationships not just with their line of work but with their employers and co-workers. \u2014 James Micklethwait, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Still, portable water filters weren\u2019t widely used until the 1970s, when outbreaks of giardia forced recreationalists to reconsider the safety of untreated water. \u2014 Dan Hu, Outside Online , 17 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1571, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccr\u0113-k\u0259n-\u02c8si-d\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"readdress",
"reanalyze",
"reconceive",
"redefine",
"reevaluate",
"reexamine",
"reexplore",
"rethink",
"review",
"revisit",
"reweigh"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002626",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"reconsideration":{
"antonyms":[],
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": to consider again especially with a view to changing or reversing":[],
": to consider something again":[]
},
"examples":[
"She refused to reconsider her decision not to loan us the money.",
"Local opposition has forced the company to reconsider building a new warehouse here.",
"We hope you will reconsider .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After police murdered Floyd two years ago, calls grew louder for the U.S. military to reconsider the names of Army bases that celebrated Confederate leaders who fought to perpetuate slavery. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 May 2022",
"Since the outbreak of Omicron in Shanghai and other parts of China this year, China\u2019s economy has slowed dramatically, causing widespread public frustration and prompting some foreign companies to reconsider their investments in China. \u2014 Brian Spegele, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"Since Russia invaded Ukraine and the US announced sanctions on Russian oil, US gas prices have risen to more than $4 per gallon, prompting people to reconsider every trip out of the house, including to the office. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 15 Mar. 2022",
"This means industries, businesses, governments, and others will need to reconsider energy production resilience in their strategic plans, budgets, risk management strategies, facilities, emergency response plans, and operational protocols. \u2014 Louis Gritzo, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Even a minor robbery can lead to a significant portion of their inventory being stolen, prompting some owners to reconsider whether to even reopen. \u2014 NBC News , 29 Nov. 2021",
"That's because child care needs, health concerns, shifting career interests, and changing life priorities are prompting many Hoosiers to reconsider going back to their pre-pandemic jobs, especially if those jobs were low-paid and demanding. \u2014 Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Sep. 2021",
"As millions of professionals and teams around the world continued to work through lockdowns and stay-at-home orders, employees were forced to reconsider their relationships not just with their line of work but with their employers and co-workers. \u2014 James Micklethwait, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Still, portable water filters weren\u2019t widely used until the 1970s, when outbreaks of giardia forced recreationalists to reconsider the safety of untreated water. \u2014 Dan Hu, Outside Online , 17 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1571, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
},
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"\u02ccr\u0113-k\u0259n-\u02c8si-d\u0259r"
],
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"synonyms":[
"readdress",
"reanalyze",
"reconceive",
"redefine",
"reevaluate",
"reexamine",
"reexplore",
"rethink",
"review",
"revisit",
"reweigh"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165355",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"reconsign":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to consign again or anew":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"re- + consign":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042651",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
"reconsignment":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"reconsign + -ment":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061000",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reconsole":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to console again":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"re- + console":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135616",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
"reconstruct":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to build or assemble (something) again":[
"reconstruct a damaged chimney"
],
": to construct again: such as":[],
": to create an accurate reenactment or understanding of (a past occurrence or event, such as an accident) by applying scientific principles and techniques to physical evidence":[
"McDaniel hired the firm to reconstruct a fiery collision in Limestone County several years ago in which two young women were killed when their car was engulfed in flames.",
"\u2014 John Peck"
],
": to re-create or reimagine (something from the past) especially by using information acquired through research":[
"reconstructing a lost civilization",
"The solution is to reconstruct the vocabularies of vanished ancient languages (so-called protolanguages) by comparing vocabularies of modern languages derived from them.",
"\u2014 Jared Diamond"
],
": to subject (an organ or part) to surgery to re-form its structure or correct a defect":[
"an athlete with a surgically reconstructed shoulder"
]
},
"examples":[
"After the earthquake, many houses needed to be reconstructed .",
"Archaeologists were able to reconstruct most of the ancient village from their findings.",
"They are attempting to reconstruct the events that led to the bridge's collapse.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By a 6-1 vote this month, with Vice Mayor Lydia Kau voting in opposition, the council approved the plan to tear down the old dormitory building and reconstruct it as classrooms. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 June 2022",
"The veteran Italian auteur and Cannes aficionado will reconstruct the true tale of Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish boy who was kidnapped and forcibly raised as a Christian in 19th-century Italy. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 18 May 2022",
"Crews will reconstruct the medians, repaint lines, build additional right turn lanes for traffic turning onto U.S. 31 and add a traffic signal to the I-465 eastbound exit ramp onto U.S. 31. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The most recent work will reconstruct Interstate 41 northbound lanes, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. \u2014 Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
"So many problems and just one summer for the same management that built this mess of a team to reconstruct it properly. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Waukegan\u2019s $12 million portion will reconstruct a dock wall along the north portion of the harbor. \u2014 Karie Angell Luc, chicagotribune.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The Patels, as best as Canadian and U.S. officials could reconstruct it later, were part of a group of 11 Indian migrants who had assembled in the tiny Canadian town of Emerson and were given instructions on how to cross the border on foot. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
"His preference would be to move the whole city to somewhere nearby and reconstruct it. \u2014 Saeed Shah, WSJ , 13 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1762, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccr\u0113-k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0259kt"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095743",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"record":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a body of known or recorded facts about something or someone especially with reference to a particular sphere of activity that often forms a discernible pattern":[
"a good academic record",
"a liberal voting record"
],
": a collection of related items of information (as in a database) treated as a unit":[],
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": an attested top performance":[],
": an authentic official copy of a document deposited with a legally designated officer":[],
": an official document that records the acts of a public body or officer":[],
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": being authoritative or sanctioned":[
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],
": being documented or attested":[
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],
": being known, published, or documented":[
"the judge's opinion is on record"
],
": for public knowledge : on the record":[],
": for publication":[],
": in the position of having publicly declared oneself":[
"went on record as opposed to higher taxes"
],
": indicate , read":[
"the thermometer recorded 90\u00b0"
],
": not for publication":[
"spoke off the record",
"remarks that were off the record"
],
": of, relating to, or being one that is extraordinary among or surpasses others of its kind":[
"record heat",
"record sales",
"\u2026 major league baseball is coming off a record year when almost 53 million people attended.",
"\u2014 Gerald Eskenazi"
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": to cause (sound, visual images, data, etc.) to be registered on something (such as a disc or magnetic tape) in reproducible form":[],
": to deposit an authentic official copy of":[
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],
": to give evidence of":[],
": to record something":[],
": to register permanently by mechanical means":[
"earthquake shocks recorded by a seismograph"
],
": to set down in writing : furnish written evidence of":[],
": to state for or as if for the record":[
"voted in favor but recorded certain reservations"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Be sure to record all your business expenditures.",
"There are similar events all throughout recorded history .",
"The thermometer recorded 40 degrees below zero.",
"A seismograph is a device that measures and records the intensity of earthquakes.",
"Please record the television program for me.",
"He recorded the birthday party with his new video camera.",
"He just recorded his latest album.",
"The show is recorded in front of a live audience.",
"The band spent all night recording ."
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1)":"Verb",
"1884, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1946, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, literally, to recall, from Anglo-French recorder , from Latin recordari , from re- + cord-, cor heart \u2014 more at heart":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"ri-\u02c8k\u022frd",
"\u02c8re-k\u0259rd",
"also -\u02cck\u022frd"
],
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"jot (down)",
"log",
"mark",
"note",
"put down",
"register",
"report",
"set down",
"take down",
"write down"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101901",
"type":[
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"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
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},
"recorded":{
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": a body of known or recorded facts about something or someone especially with reference to a particular sphere of activity that often forms a discernible pattern":[
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": an authentic official copy of a document deposited with a legally designated officer":[],
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": being authoritative or sanctioned":[
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": being documented or attested":[
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],
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],
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": in the position of having publicly declared oneself":[
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],
": indicate , read":[
"the thermometer recorded 90\u00b0"
],
": not for publication":[
"spoke off the record",
"remarks that were off the record"
],
": of, relating to, or being one that is extraordinary among or surpasses others of its kind":[
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"record sales",
"\u2026 major league baseball is coming off a record year when almost 53 million people attended.",
"\u2014 Gerald Eskenazi"
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": something that recalls or relates past events":[],
": something that records : such as":[],
": the official copy of the papers used in a law case":[],
": the state or fact of being recorded":[],
": to cause (sound, visual images, data, etc.) to be registered on something (such as a disc or magnetic tape) in reproducible form":[],
": to deposit an authentic official copy of":[
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],
": to give evidence of":[],
": to record something":[],
": to register permanently by mechanical means":[
"earthquake shocks recorded by a seismograph"
],
": to set down in writing : furnish written evidence of":[],
": to state for or as if for the record":[
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]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Be sure to record all your business expenditures.",
"There are similar events all throughout recorded history .",
"The thermometer recorded 40 degrees below zero.",
"A seismograph is a device that measures and records the intensity of earthquakes.",
"Please record the television program for me.",
"He recorded the birthday party with his new video camera.",
"He just recorded his latest album.",
"The show is recorded in front of a live audience.",
"The band spent all night recording ."
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1)":"Verb",
"1884, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1946, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, literally, to recall, from Anglo-French recorder , from Latin recordari , from re- + cord-, cor heart \u2014 more at heart":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8re-k\u0259rd",
"ri-\u02c8k\u022frd",
"also -\u02cck\u022frd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"jot (down)",
"log",
"mark",
"note",
"put down",
"register",
"report",
"set down",
"take down",
"write down"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141232",
"type":[
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"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"recount":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a second or fresh count":[],
": to count again":[],
": to relate in detail : narrate":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The election was very close and the loser demanded a recount ."
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1764, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1850, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French recunter , from re- + cunter to count, relate \u2014 more at count":"Verb",
"re- + count":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8kau\u0307nt",
"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02c8kau\u0307nt",
"ri-\u02c8kau\u0307nt",
"\u02ccr\u0113-\u02c8kau\u0307nt",
"\u02c8r\u0113-\u02cckau\u0307nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000636",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"recoup":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": regain":[
"an attempt to recoup his fortune"
],
": reimburse , compensate":[
"recoup a person for losses"
],
": to get an equivalent for (losses) : make up for":[]
},
"examples":[
"It will be hard for us to recoup the loss.",
"Movie studios can turn to video sales to recoup the costs of a movie that does poorly at the box office.",
"She recouped only a portion of her investment.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It has been suggested that owners may want to recoup money the earlier a player is into his contract and a trade request is honored. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 2 July 2022",
"Credit card companies often protect customers against scams and can help recoup your money if a product is purchase but never delivered. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 18 May 2022",
"The city is suing the apartment owners to recoup the money. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The 1996 welfare reform law signed by then-President Bill Clinton encouraged states to recoup money spent on public assistance in this way, and most states still do it. \u2014 Eli Hager, ProPublica , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The high volume of new claims has led to significant overpayments by the state, which has been notifying recipients and seeking to recoup the money. \u2014 Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com , 30 June 2021",
"If Heard were to to prevail on those grounds, she would be entitled to recoup her attorneys\u2019 fees from Depp. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 24 May 2022",
"If work/life balance wasn\u2019t already a hot topic, COVID blew it up, and more than ever, employees have a voice and leverage in asking for and getting more time to recoup and recharge. \u2014 Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News , 22 May 2022",
"Carman filed an $85,000 claim to recoup the loss of the Chicken Pox and sued when the insurance company refused to pay, the AP reported. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1628, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French recouper to cut back, from Old French, from re- + couper to cut \u2014 more at cope entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"ri-\u02c8k\u00fcp"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"get back",
"re-collect",
"reacquire",
"recapture",
"reclaim",
"recover",
"regain",
"repossess",
"retake",
"retrieve"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024931",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"recoupment":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": regain":[
"an attempt to recoup his fortune"
],
": reimburse , compensate":[
"recoup a person for losses"
],
": to get an equivalent for (losses) : make up for":[]
},
"examples":[
"It will be hard for us to recoup the loss.",
"Movie studios can turn to video sales to recoup the costs of a movie that does poorly at the box office.",
"She recouped only a portion of her investment.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It has been suggested that owners may want to recoup money the earlier a player is into his contract and a trade request is honored. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 2 July 2022",
"Credit card companies often protect customers against scams and can help recoup your money if a product is purchase but never delivered. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 18 May 2022",
"The city is suing the apartment owners to recoup the money. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The 1996 welfare reform law signed by then-President Bill Clinton encouraged states to recoup money spent on public assistance in this way, and most states still do it. \u2014 Eli Hager, ProPublica , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The high volume of new claims has led to significant overpayments by the state, which has been notifying recipients and seeking to recoup the money. \u2014 Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com , 30 June 2021",
"If Heard were to to prevail on those grounds, she would be entitled to recoup her attorneys\u2019 fees from Depp. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 24 May 2022",
"If work/life balance wasn\u2019t already a hot topic, COVID blew it up, and more than ever, employees have a voice and leverage in asking for and getting more time to recoup and recharge. \u2014 Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News , 22 May 2022",
"Carman filed an $85,000 claim to recoup the loss of the Chicken Pox and sued when the insurance company refused to pay, the AP reported. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022"
],
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"1628, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French recouper to cut back, from Old French, from re- + couper to cut \u2014 more at cope entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"ri-\u02c8k\u00fcp"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"get back",
"re-collect",
"reacquire",
"recapture",
"reclaim",
"recover",
"regain",
"repossess",
"retake",
"retrieve"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035015",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"recourse":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a source of help or strength : resort":[
"had no recourse left"
],
": a turning to someone or something for help or protection":[
"settled the matter without recourse to law"
],
": the right to demand payment from the maker or endorser of a negotiable instrument (such as a check)":[]
},
"examples":[
"The dispute was settled without recourse to law.",
"a toddler quickly learns that a tantrum is a surefire recourse when a polite request for something is met with parental indifference",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Armed with these actual, upfront prices, consumers like Jason can prevent hospital overcharging through their choices and seek easy remedy and recourse when overbilled. \u2014 Josh Archambault, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Dear Mary Kay: If the Texans were dishonest in their dealings regarding the trade would the Browns have recourse to change the terms of the deal",
"But opportunities for financial recourse from a would-be employer are slim. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"London\u2019s doctor recognized her symptoms but provided little recourse for treatment. \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue , 1 June 2022",
"The recourse also stems from Pym\u2019s real-life behavior: one of her stalking tactics was to fabricate chance meetings with her quarry. \u2014 Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"There\u2019s little recourse for advertisers when that happens; they\u2019re expected to take the financial hit and file it under lessons learned. \u2014 Brian Burt, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"In others, opponents\u2019 only recourse is at the local ballot box. \u2014 Zachary Price, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
"At the time, flight attendants had little recourse in such situations. \u2014 Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"Middle English recours , from Anglo-French recurs , from Late Latin recursus , from Latin, act of running back, from recurrere to run back \u2014 more at recur":""
": to bring back to normal position or condition":[
"stumbled, then recovered himself"
],
": to cover again or anew":[],
": to find or identify again":[
"recover a comet"
],
": to gain by legal process":[],
": to get back : regain":[],
": to make up for":[
"recover increased costs through higher prices"
],
": to obtain a final legal judgment in one's favor":[],
": to obtain from an ore, a waste product, or a by-product":[],
": to regain a normal position or condition (as of health)":[
"recovering from a cold"
],
": to save from loss and restore to usefulness : reclaim":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb (1)",
"She had a heart attack but is recovering well.",
"Share prices will be down until the economy recovers .",
"She recovered consciousness in the hospital.",
"I slipped, but somehow recovered my balance.",
"He suffered a stroke and hasn't yet recovered the use of his left arm.",
"The police recovered his stolen wallet.",
"The program helps users recover computer files that have been deleted.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Sox couldn\u2019t recover from the long balls, falling 8-2 in front of 18,566 at Guaranteed Rate Field. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 5 July 2022",
"Many businesses can\u2019t ever recover from these unquantifiable costs. \u2014 Etay Maor, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Burke said the economy didn\u2019t fully recover from the 2001 and 2008 recessions, and that while many people have more choice about their jobs today, there\u2019s a large group of people who have been long-term unemployed because of economic setbacks. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 1 July 2022",
"Stocks and cryptocurrency face drastic changes daily and do not recover for long periods. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"If Endeavor\u2019s stock, which has recently plunged, does not recover , Mr. Emanuel won\u2019t collect much of his performance stock grant. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2022",
"Part of the reason that happened is that the Celtics\u2019 bigs have to come up to defend Curry, and often can\u2019t recover in time to do their diligence on the boards. \u2014 Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"Rich Strike spent much of the race in last place and couldn\u2019t recover . \u2014 Jake Seiner, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
"As a result, travel industry officials hiked pressure on U.S. government officials to lift the testing requirement, saying business could not fully recover without an end to the mandate. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 10 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French recoverer , from Latin recuperare , from re- + *caperare , from Latin capere to take \u2014 more at heave entry 1":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"ri-\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259r",
"ri-\u02c8k\u0259v-\u0259r",
"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"get back",
"reacquire",
"recapture",
"reclaim",
"re-collect",
"recoup",
"regain",
"repossess",
"retake",
"retrieve"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124932",
"type":[
"adjective",
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"recover damages":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to get an amount of money that a court requires someone to pay to make up for injuring someone":[
"He may sue the company to recover damages for injuries caused by the device."
]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125914",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"recoverable":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": reach":[],
": rescue":[],
": to bring back to normal position or condition":[
"stumbled, then recovered himself"
],
": to cover again or anew":[],
": to find or identify again":[
"recover a comet"
],
": to gain by legal process":[],
": to get back : regain":[],
": to make up for":[
"recover increased costs through higher prices"
],
": to obtain a final legal judgment in one's favor":[],
": to obtain from an ore, a waste product, or a by-product":[],
": to regain a normal position or condition (as of health)":[
"recovering from a cold"
],
": to save from loss and restore to usefulness : reclaim":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb (1)",
"She had a heart attack but is recovering well.",
"Share prices will be down until the economy recovers .",
"She recovered consciousness in the hospital.",
"I slipped, but somehow recovered my balance.",
"He suffered a stroke and hasn't yet recovered the use of his left arm.",
"The police recovered his stolen wallet.",
"The program helps users recover computer files that have been deleted.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Sox couldn\u2019t recover from the long balls, falling 8-2 in front of 18,566 at Guaranteed Rate Field. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 5 July 2022",
"Many businesses can\u2019t ever recover from these unquantifiable costs. \u2014 Etay Maor, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Burke said the economy didn\u2019t fully recover from the 2001 and 2008 recessions, and that while many people have more choice about their jobs today, there\u2019s a large group of people who have been long-term unemployed because of economic setbacks. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 1 July 2022",
"Stocks and cryptocurrency face drastic changes daily and do not recover for long periods. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"If Endeavor\u2019s stock, which has recently plunged, does not recover , Mr. Emanuel won\u2019t collect much of his performance stock grant. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2022",
"Part of the reason that happened is that the Celtics\u2019 bigs have to come up to defend Curry, and often can\u2019t recover in time to do their diligence on the boards. \u2014 Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"Rich Strike spent much of the race in last place and couldn\u2019t recover . \u2014 Jake Seiner, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
"As a result, travel industry officials hiked pressure on U.S. government officials to lift the testing requirement, saying business could not fully recover without an end to the mandate. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 10 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French recoverer , from Latin recuperare , from re- + *caperare , from Latin capere to take \u2014 more at heave entry 1":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"ri-\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259r",
"ri-\u02c8k\u0259v-\u0259r",
"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"get back",
"reacquire",
"recapture",
"reclaim",
"re-collect",
"recoup",
"regain",
"repossess",
"retake",
"retrieve"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130958",
"type":[
"adjective",
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"recovery":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the process of combating a disorder (such as alcoholism) or a real or perceived problem":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"ri-\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259-r\u0113",
"ri-\u02c8k\u0259v-(\u0259-)r\u0113",
"-\u02c8k\u0259v-r\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"recapture",
"reclamation",
"recoupment",
"repossession",
"retrieval"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"This policy may slow the pace of economic recovery .",
"We hope for the recovery of the stolen paintings.",
"Their mission was the recovery of the space capsule.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Voyager Digital intends to pursue recovery from 3AC and has also brought in investment firm Moelis MC 0.0% as a financial advisor. \u2014 Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Del Vecchio rose from a childhood in an orphanage to amass a fortune of tens of billions of euros in one of the most famous rags-to-riches stories in Italy\u2019s post-war economic recovery . \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 27 June 2022",
"Partly raised in an orphanage, Del Vecchio\u2019s rags-to-riches story mirrored Italy\u2019s own recovery after World War Two. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"Hudson\u2019s recovery is expected to take six to nine months, taking away the team\u2019s top setup reliever. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 26 June 2022",
"Until the invasion, European inflation rates looked set to remain below their U.S. equivalent, reflecting a slower economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. \u2014 Paul Hannon, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
"Bronin said the development of public art events and projects is a mandatory ingredient in the city\u2019s recovery from the economic downturn of the pandemic. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"And in the present case, most professional economists think any downturn now is likely to be relatively mild, with a fairly quick recovery . \u2014 Elvia Lim\u00f3n, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"Hailey appeared on Good Morning America last week and briefly discussed Justin's recovery . \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 23 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-065103"
},
"recreant":{
"antonyms":[
"apostate",
"defector",
"deserter",
"renegade"
],
"definitions":{
": apostate , deserter":[],
": coward":[],
": crying for mercy : cowardly":[],
": unfaithful to duty or allegiance":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"the victors had only contempt for the recreant enemy soldiers who surrendered without firing a shot",
"recreant campaign workers who walked out as soon as their candidate began dropping in the polls",
"Noun",
"traditionally armies have dealt harshly with recreants , with execution being a common punishment for desertion during wartime",
"the historian reserved his greatest contempt for those recreants who opposed the witch hunt but lacked the courage to speak out against it"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from present participle of ( se ) recreire to give up, yield, from Medieval Latin ( se ) recredere to resign oneself (to a judgment), from Latin re- + credere to believe \u2014 more at creed":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8re-kr\u0113-\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"chicken",
"chicken-livered",
"chickenhearted",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"dastardly",
"gutless",
"lily-livered",
"milk-livered",
"poltroon",
"pusillanimous",
"spineless",
"unheroic",
"yellow"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174314",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"recreate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to give new life or freshness to : refresh":[
"supporters of preservation hope to recreate the architectural splendor that the old movie theater had when it first opened",
"\u2026 it became late enough to suggest tea. We had got through one brew, and the three great minds were recreating themselves with cake, when there came another knock at the door \u2026",
"\u2014 G. Dosset"
],
": to take recreation":[
"an old summer resort where families have been recreating for over a century"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb (2)",
"The movie set re-creates a London street of 1895.",
"The scene of the crime was re-created based upon police photographs."
],
"first_known_use":{
"1587, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English recreaten, borrowed from Latin recre\u0101re \"to make new, restore, revive\" \u2014 more at recreation":"Verb",
"re- + create entry 1":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccr\u0113-kr\u0113-\u02c8\u0101t",
"\u02c8re-kr\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"freshen",
"recharge",
"refresh",
"refreshen",
"regenerate",
"rejuvenate",
"renew",
"repair",
"restore",
"resuscitate",
"revitalize",
"revive",
"revivify"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041704",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"recreated":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to give new life or freshness to : refresh":[
"supporters of preservation hope to recreate the architectural splendor that the old movie theater had when it first opened",
"\u2026 it became late enough to suggest tea. We had got through one brew, and the three great minds were recreating themselves with cake, when there came another knock at the door \u2026",
"\u2014 G. Dosset"
],
": to take recreation":[
"an old summer resort where families have been recreating for over a century"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb (2)",
"The movie set re-creates a London street of 1895.",
"The scene of the crime was re-created based upon police photographs."
],
"first_known_use":{
"1587, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English recreaten, borrowed from Latin recre\u0101re \"to make new, restore, revive\" \u2014 more at recreation":"Verb",
"re- + create entry 1":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8re-kr\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
"\u02ccr\u0113-kr\u0113-\u02c8\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"freshen",
"recharge",
"refresh",
"refreshen",
"regenerate",
"rejuvenate",
"renew",
"repair",
"restore",
"resuscitate",
"revitalize",
"revive",
"revivify"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081218",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"recreation":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"The fields next to the school are used for recreation .",
"decided to take a bike tour of the island for recreation and relaxation",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The vast Wharton State Forest is home to various outdoor recreation areas that were closed Monday as a result of the fire. \u2014 Kim Bellware, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"These Flagstaff-area roads, national monuments and outdoor recreation areas are closed as a result of the Pipeline Fire. \u2014 Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
"The Garden State is living up to its name by offering free admission to all New Jersey state parks, forests, and recreation areas this summer. \u2014 Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
"Revenue from the leasing program has enabled more than 40,000 grants to state and local governments to develop outdoor recreation areas across the country. \u2014 Christopher Barnard, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"Parking permits have long been required at most recreation areas in the Columbia Gorge, which include Oregon and Washington state parks, as well as sites managed by the U.S. Forest Service. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 May 2022",
"The avalanches hit in the midst of the winter skiing and snowmachining season, cutting off road access to popular recreation areas as well as Hatcher Pass Lodge. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Sand Hollow Resort is known for its proximity to several outdoor recreation areas, including the Sand Hollow Reservoir and Zion National Park. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The city plans recreation areas, plazas and playgrounds from just south of 116th to 126th streets. \u2014 John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star , 7 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English recreacioun \"act of refreshment, action of amusing,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Late Latin recre\u0101ti\u014dn-, recre\u0101ti\u014d \"spiritual refreshment, amusement, new birth,\" going back to Latin, \"act of restoring,\" from recre\u0101re \"to make new, restore, revive\" (from re- re- + cre\u0101re \"to bring into being, beget, give birth to\") + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at create entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccre-kr\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccrek-r\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"dalliance",
"frolic",
"frolicking",
"fun",
"fun and games",
"play",
"relaxation",
"rollicking",
"sport"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194236",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"recruit":{
"antonyms":[
"abecedarian",
"apprentice",
"babe",
"beginner",
"colt",
"cub",
"fledgling",
"freshman",
"greenhorn",
"neophyte",
"newbie",
"newcomer",
"novice",
"novitiate",
"punk",
"rook",
"rookie",
"tenderfoot",
"tyro",
"virgin"
],
"definitions":{
": a former enlisted man of the lowest rank in the army":[],
": a fresh or additional supply":[],
": replenish":[],
": to enlist as a member of an armed service":[],
": to enlist new members":[],
": to fill up the number of with new members : reinforce":[
"recruit an army"
],
": to increase or maintain the number of":[
"America recruited her population from Europe"
],
": to restore or increase the health, vigor, or intensity of":[],
": to secure the services of : engage , hire":[],
": to seek to enroll":[
"recruit prospective students"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He was recruited by the army after high school.",
"Public schools are recruiting new teachers.",
"College football coaches spend a lot of time recruiting high school athletes.",
"College football coaches spend a lot of time recruiting .",
"Some parents don't think the military should be recruiting from high schools.",
"We recruited a crew of volunteers to help us.",
"I recruited my brother to drive us to the concert.",
"She recruited four friends to distribute food to the homeless with her.",
"Noun",
"the newest recruit on the team",
"She's one of the department's new recruits .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Balancing the skills, the work, the people, and the time in the right way enables the work to get done with the amount of people a company has\u2014without having to recruit and employ more of them, or spread existing employees too thin. \u2014 Michael Cupps, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"The move will help SteadyMD more quickly recruit and deploy clinicians as part of a workforce spread across all 50 states. \u2014 Casey Ross And Katie Palmer, STAT , 23 June 2022",
"LaVida and Dentsu are also planning to team with the African International Film Festival (AFRIFF) to create a joint initiative, which would recruit and support top African writing talent in creating original stories that appeal to a global audience. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"Publishing houses also have doubled down on their efforts to recruit and support nonwhite employees and to examine their procedures through diversity, equity and inclusion councils. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"This led Luhrmann to recruit the likes of Gary Clark Jr. and Tame Impala to infuse the sounds of Elvis with the sounds of today. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 22 June 2022",
"Amy Gehrke, executive director of Illinois Right to Life, said her organization has been visiting community centers and churches around the state to recruit volunteers and expand its lobbying power. \u2014 Julie Wernau, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
"Aimed to recruit and develop talent, WWE's NIL program launched in December 2021 and has signed 31 full-time college athletes since then, with 25 active athletes currently in the program. \u2014 Chandler Engelbrecht, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
"Boosting teacher pay is only one way to recruit and retain educators, Pollio has said. \u2014 Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"CBS Sports Network rates him a 3-star plus recruit . \u2014 Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online , 2 July 2022",
"Four-star recruit Solomon Ball committed to the UConn men\u2019s basketball team on Friday. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 1 July 2022",
"Police published a nearly 14-minute video Tuesday narrating the moments leading up to Whitfield's death and piecing together portions of the body camera footage from among the five responding officers and one recruit trainee. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 1 July 2022",
"Mathews, a 6-foot, 175-pound defensive back was considered a four-star recruit by 247Sports.com. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 1 July 2022",
"As Ole Miss defensive line coach Randall Joyner recently put it to a recruit : Kiffin doesn\u2019t think outside the box. \u2014 Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
"The four-star recruit is the four commitment from a player not from either Florida or Ohio, joining Lee, tight end Ty Lockwood and wide receiver Noah Rogers. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 30 June 2022",
"Well, two days after Clark announced his retirement, Miami reportedly landed quarterback recruit Jaden Rashada thanks to a $9.5 million NIL deal. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 30 June 2022",
"Bartram Trail High committed Monday night, delivering the Gators an athletic four-star recruit from a key recruiting area. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 28 June 2022"
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"\u2014 Lapidary Journal",
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"\u2014 Alexandra Witze"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Under their most pessimistic scenario, tungsten bricks will cyclically melt and recrystallize . \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 27 Oct. 2020",
"After burial, the minute shells may recrystallize or dissolve unless they are protected by mud that blocks the flow of water, and the ones that survive as fossils are highly valuable to paleontologists because of their unaltered biominerals. \u2014 Anna K. Behrensmeyer, Smithsonian , 8 June 2019",
"The coccoliths in ancient chalk deposits like Dover\u2019s cliffs have maintained their microscopic size, resisting the natural tendency of calcite to partially dissolve over time and recrystallize into larger clumps. \u2014 Ars Technica, WIRED , 31 May 2011"
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"Their active-variable reactance rectifier puts magnetic plates beneath the vehicle that are connected to a power line. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 17 June 2022",
"Power Transformer: Converts the 120 volts of power from the wall socket to a higher AC voltage and sends it to the rectifier tubes. \u2014 Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics , 24 Mar. 2015",
"But the Hero, unlike past rectifiers , is packed with sensors to remotely measure and wirelessly report that the pipe is still connected, and resisting rust. \u2014 Joseph N. Distefano, Philly.com , 19 Apr. 2018",
"The electricity flows through the pipeline itself, with the rectifier on one end of a pipeline segment and a buried bed of anodes on the other. \u2014 Bobby Magill, Popular Mechanics , 8 Apr. 2013",
"Cathodic protection uses a device called a rectifier \u2014a transformer which is connected to nearby power lines and converts alternating current to direct current. \u2014 Bobby Magill, Popular Mechanics , 8 Apr. 2013",
"This is then converted into direct current by a rectifier , and is used to top up the vehicle\u2019s battery. \u2014 The Economist , 28 Oct. 2017"
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"examples":[
"The hotel management promised to rectify the problem.",
"let me get the store manager, and he'll rectify the invoice for your order",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Wu administration supports expanding the number of liquor licenses to help rectify the city\u2019s racial wealth gap, Segun Idowu, Boston\u2019s chief of economic opportunity and inclusion, said in a statement. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"The best way to scale initially is to identify the operational inefficiencies that already exist and rectify those first. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Courageous conversations are dialogues about difficult, often unspoken and possibly taboo issues that are brought to the center stage for awareness, reflection, unlearning and productive action to rectify as needed. \u2014 Arthi Rabikrisson, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"At least one official has raised concerns that Arkansas veterans and their families may consider burial options elsewhere if cemetery staffers aren't able to rectify the errors at the North Little Rock cemetery. \u2014 Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
"And what options might be available now to rectify these past wrongs",
"That doesn\u2019t mean selling exceptional museum art to rectify the disproportion makes sense. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
"Now its largest shareholder, China\u2019s Ping An Insurance, 601318 1.03% is pushing for strong measures to rectify this unwieldy arrangement\u2014including a potential spinoff of the Asian business. \u2014 Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"There has been a push to rectify the Earth-science gap. \u2014 Kendra Pierre-louis, The Atlantic , 4 May 2022"
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"The hotel management promised to rectify the problem.",
"let me get the store manager, and he'll rectify the invoice for your order",
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"The Wu administration supports expanding the number of liquor licenses to help rectify the city\u2019s racial wealth gap, Segun Idowu, Boston\u2019s chief of economic opportunity and inclusion, said in a statement. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"The best way to scale initially is to identify the operational inefficiencies that already exist and rectify those first. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Courageous conversations are dialogues about difficult, often unspoken and possibly taboo issues that are brought to the center stage for awareness, reflection, unlearning and productive action to rectify as needed. \u2014 Arthi Rabikrisson, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"At least one official has raised concerns that Arkansas veterans and their families may consider burial options elsewhere if cemetery staffers aren't able to rectify the errors at the North Little Rock cemetery. \u2014 Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
"And what options might be available now to rectify these past wrongs",
"That doesn\u2019t mean selling exceptional museum art to rectify the disproportion makes sense. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
"Now its largest shareholder, China\u2019s Ping An Insurance, 601318 1.03% is pushing for strong measures to rectify this unwieldy arrangement\u2014including a potential spinoff of the Asian business. \u2014 Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"There has been a push to rectify the Earth-science gap. \u2014 Kendra Pierre-louis, The Atlantic , 4 May 2022"
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"the rectilinear skyline of a modern city",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Once at the moon, CAPSTONE will enter an orbit called a near rectilinear halo orbit, or NRHO. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 28 June 2022",
"The orbit, which is called a near rectilinear halo orbit, is very elongated and provides stability for long-term missions while requiring little energy to maintain \u2013 which is exactly what the Gateway will need. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 28 June 2022",
"The circa 1870s brick facade remains intact, but behind it the home explodes into a three-story rectilinear white form punctuated by a line of windows. \u2014 Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Moreover, the distortion effect is ever elusive to the onlooker: each and every line that looks warped in one\u2019s visual periphery becomes rectilinear when viewed directly. \u2014 Scientific American , 15 Feb. 2022",
"In the Warped Grid Illusion, the high spatial frequencies arise from the rectilinear grid, and the low spatial frequencies from the designs formed by cobblestones of like colors. \u2014 Scientific American , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Most of the 10-story building is sheathed in glass windows arranged in a strict rectilinear pattern \u2014 a very contemporary look \u2014 but the ground floor is more sinuous, which evokes off a midcentury vibe. \u2014 Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure , 22 Nov. 2021",
"The perforated paper then became a negative for printing a rectilinear abstraction\u2014a monochrome Mondrian. \u2014 Richard B. Woodward, WSJ , 16 June 2021",
"Gordon Bunshaft, chief architect of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, designed the low, sleekly rectilinear building, which opened in 1957, and Florence Knoll conjured interiors that elided the difference between work and life. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 26 Apr. 2021"
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"Like the Duke of Hastings, Anthony eventually gets the Mr. Darcy treatment; his outward callousness is revealed to belie an inner softness and a misplaced ethical rectitude . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
"But the brazenness with which the Thomases have flouted the most reasonable expectations of judicial rectitude is without precedent. \u2014 Richard Galant, CNN , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Growing up in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kerby suffered from scrupulosity, an obsessive compulsive disorder that focuses on moral rectitude and brings with it pathological guilt. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 Mar. 2022",
"His own sense of rectitude , Flores said in 2019, shortly before his mother, Maria, died of breast cancer, had been instilled by her unwavering values. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022",
"On Twitter, the suggestion that the Prime Minister\u2019s rectitude in launching an investigation had rendered unseemly any questions about the actual events under investigation was met with scathing incredulity. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 11 Jan. 2022",
"He is regarded as one of baseball\u2019s most outstanding citizens, with an image of humility and rectitude . \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 23 Aug. 2021",
"Some were more serious than others, but each held on to their own notion of morality, honor, and rectitude . \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 23 Jan. 2022",
"All awards organizations struggled to balance commercialism, celebration, and ethical rectitude during the pandemic. \u2014 Lee Seymour, Forbes , 22 Sep. 2021"
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"\u2014 Patrick Netter et al.",
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"\u2026 the psychiatrist's popular image remains that of a little bearded figure with a Central European accent, scribbling away in a notebook behind his recumbent patient. \u2014 Roland Littlewood , Times Literary Supplement , September 1984",
"A recumbent figure started up from the grass and came running toward them through the flickering screen of light and shade. \u2014 Willa Cather , O Pioneers! , 1913",
"The Egyptian sphinx has the body of a recumbent lion.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"After a month, move to a semi- recumbent position on a standard bike. \u2014 Judith Graham, CNN , 26 May 2022",
"Looking to get an upright or recumbent stationary bike",
"With a recumbent driving position and just three wheels, Eco-Runner 8's torpedo-like body is probably the most aerodynamically efficient road vehicle ever, with a scarcely believable Cd of 0.045. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 8 May 2020",
"There are no studies that establish a correlation between the length of postcoital recumbent time and subsequent pregnancy rates \u2014 but there is a large study that examined pregnancy rates after insemination in a doctor\u2019s office. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2020",
"The same is true for Dana Lieberman, owner of a recumbent bicycle shop in Los Angeles. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 15 Apr. 2020",
"Sam Rice has long had a treadmill, dumbbells, free weights and weight bench in his home near Bulverde Road and Loop 1604 but recently paid $3,300 for a SportsArt C545R recumbent bike. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com , 14 Apr. 2020",
"There\u2019s a reason people have traveled the route on recumbent cycles. \u2014 National Geographic , 3 Feb. 2020",
"Her manner can give the impression of someone piloting a recumbent bike: energetic but not overeager. \u2014 Sarah Larson, The New Yorker , 29 Jan. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This may involve trying to activate your core while in a supine or sideways position, performing balance exercises or doing seated cardio on a recumbent bike or rowing machine. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
"His days at the center are filled with exercises like pedaling on a recumbent bike, boxing or throwing darts from his wheelchair and practicing walking down hallways \u2013 all of which can leave him breathless after only a few minutes, if that. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Another group used treadmills, ellipticals, and upright or recumbent bikes for their aerobic exercise, with observers monitoring their heart rate to keep it at a moderate-to-vigorous intensity level. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Palmer had spent recent weeks mostly in this recumbent position and would not stray far from it during the next 24 hours. \u2014 Gregory Barber, Wired , 10 Feb. 2022",
"In general, some safe, low-impact activities include walking, swimming, and riding a recumbent bicycle. \u2014 Sara Lindberg, SELF , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Separate programs were also developed that allowed the subjects to ride recumbent bicycles or to paddle a kayak. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Get ahead of that resolution now by upgrading your home gym with this recumbent exercise bike, which has been slashed to just $135. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 25 Dec. 2021",
"The recumbent trikes have been waiting for months for rear derailleurs, a small but crucial part that is built in Taiwan. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Aug. 2021"
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"She took a day off to recuperate .",
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"There has been this huge movement to recuperate and reevaluate indigenous varieties, which is kind of in sync with the movement toward preserving heritage varieties of apples and tomatoes and stuff like that. \u2014 Norman Vanamee, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
"Alex Garland\u2019s film Men has a deceptively simple premise: A woman rents a home in the English countryside to recuperate after a personal tragedy but is soon stalked by several residents of the town. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 25 May 2022",
"The law does not provide any specific civil penalties for breaking the law, besides allowing users to sue to recuperate their court costs from the company found in violation. \u2014 Andrew Zhang, San Antonio Express-News , 13 May 2022",
"The goal, shared especially by people who had both witnessed the mad destruction of the war in Europe and fallen in love with European culture, was to recuperate , on informal American terms, the heritage of formal European manners. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"This means that teams must closely monitor energy consumption and find ways to conserve or recuperate it. \u2014 Rohit Amarnath, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"That\u2019s why both recreational and elite outdoor enthusiasts have turned to a number of solutions to help their muscles and feet recuperate faster. \u2014 Outside Online , 2 May 2022",
"For the rest of her life, Margaret made several unsuccessful attempts to recuperate her reputation and once again monetize her social standing. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The new owners raised fees to recuperate some of their investment, upsetting the community. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022"
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"ri-\u02c8k\u00fc-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
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"There has been this huge movement to recuperate and reevaluate indigenous varieties, which is kind of in sync with the movement toward preserving heritage varieties of apples and tomatoes and stuff like that. \u2014 Norman Vanamee, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
"Alex Garland\u2019s film Men has a deceptively simple premise: A woman rents a home in the English countryside to recuperate after a personal tragedy but is soon stalked by several residents of the town. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 25 May 2022",
"The law does not provide any specific civil penalties for breaking the law, besides allowing users to sue to recuperate their court costs from the company found in violation. \u2014 Andrew Zhang, San Antonio Express-News , 13 May 2022",
"The goal, shared especially by people who had both witnessed the mad destruction of the war in Europe and fallen in love with European culture, was to recuperate , on informal American terms, the heritage of formal European manners. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"This means that teams must closely monitor energy consumption and find ways to conserve or recuperate it. \u2014 Rohit Amarnath, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"That\u2019s why both recreational and elite outdoor enthusiasts have turned to a number of solutions to help their muscles and feet recuperate faster. \u2014 Outside Online , 2 May 2022",
"For the rest of her life, Margaret made several unsuccessful attempts to recuperate her reputation and once again monetize her social standing. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The new owners raised fees to recuperate some of their investment, upsetting the community. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022"
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"The loss of innocence is a recurrent theme in his stories.",
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"The cause of death was recurrent ventricular tachycardia, a heart condition, his longtime friend and publicist Glenn Schwartz announced. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Comedian Gilbert Gottfried died of recurrent ventricular tachycardia, a condition caused by the rare genetic muscle disorder type 2 myotonic dystrophy. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, Health.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"In a statement, his longtime friend and publicist Glenn Schwartz confirmed that Gottfried died of recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to type 2 myotonic dystrophy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"His representative said Gottfried's death was caused by a heart rhythm issue called recurrent ventricular tachycardia, which resulted from myotonic dystrophy type II. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Gottfried died of recurrent ventricular tachycardia, an abnormal rhythm in the lower chambers of the heart. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The chance of having recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to myotonic dystrophy type II, though, is exceedingly rare, Haythe says. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The comedian's longtime friend and publicist Glenn Schwartz said in a statement that the comedian died of recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to myotonic dystrophy type II. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Publicist Glenn Schwartz said Gottfried died in Manhattan from recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to type II myotonic dystrophy. \u2014 Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Apr. 2022"
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": return sense 1":[],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dynamic programming was developed in the 1950s to solve complex problems using two key techniques based on recursion and memoization. \u2014 Janakiram Msv, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"One individual went three layers deep into this sort of recursion . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 9 Feb. 2022",
"In a neat bit of recursion , AI is also driving a diversification of chip designs. \u2014 Will Knight, Wired , 7 Sep. 2021",
"There are two elements of this deck: land recursion , and landfall. \u2014 Joe Parlock, Forbes , 11 Mar. 2021",
"Whether recursion is universal, for example, is contested. \u2014 The Economist , 22 Aug. 2019",
"Informally, recursion involves having an entity or action that refers to, acts on or is based on a copy or type of itself. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 17 Apr. 2019",
"Our April Insights puzzle explored the magical concept of recursion , a self-referencing process that can create unending complexity from simple beginnings. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 May 2019",
"Build on the recursion one element at a time, looking for a pattern. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 May 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That is a mind-bending form of recursive thinking, for sure. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Use your mouse to lift any one of those new shapes, then move it onto another grid for the sake of a recursive formula application. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 22 Apr. 2022",
"His recursive vocal tics seem to mirror the roundabout symmetry of the viral dances featured in his videos. \u2014 Will Dukes, Rolling Stone , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The film contains recursive layers of art imitating life, with Kopernikus\u2019s own son, Louis N\u04d5ss-Schmidt, playing the young J\u00f8rn and Kopernikus playing Nicolaj, a version of himself. \u2014 Nicolaj Kopernikus, The New Yorker , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The motifs\u2014cascading green code, simulation theory, white rabbits\u2014remain the same, a recursive loop that, while not new, plays a familiar melody. \u2014 Angela Watercutter, Wired , 22 Dec. 2021",
"His repetitions make his music feel like it\u2019s moving inward, in recursive patterns that feel intricate and endless, like fractals. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2021",
"To piece together the insistent, almost recursive , voiceover that ebbs in and out of frame, is to witness someone trying desperately to speak to a parent who has probably not been up to the task of raising a child. \u2014 Manuel Betancourt, Variety , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Conceptualizing, planning, building and executing a data science model is a recursive process. \u2014 Sreekanth Mallikarjun, Forbes , 19 Oct. 2021"
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"1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"earlier, \"recurring repeatedly,\" from Latin recursus, past participle of recurrere \"to run back, run in the opposite direction, return\" + -ive ; in given senses as translation of German rekurrent or rekursiv \u2014 more at recur":""
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"r\u0259\u0307\u02c8k\u0259r\u02ccv\u0101t",
"\u02c8r\u0113k\u0259r\u02cc-",
"(\u02c8)r\u0113\u00a6k\u0259rv\u0259\u0307t"
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"\u2014 Pam Knox"
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"Primitive bows are simply a stick and string; a recurve adds a curve on each limb of the bow.",
"\u2014 Will Elliott",
"\u2014 often used before another noun a recurve bow"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Then there are recurve bows with curved tips that create more energy than the longbow. \u2014 Patrick Cooke, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Bennett has since transitioned to the recurve bow, a more traditional style with no pulley system, for the 2012 London, 2016 Rio, and 2020 Tokyo Games. \u2014 Kamryn Walker, The Arizona Republic , 25 Aug. 2021",
"Ellison, ranked No. 1 in the world in recurve , dominated the four-stage trials that began in 2019 before the pandemic with 169 total points. \u2014 Jeff Metcalfe, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2021",
"In 2019, Komalika Bari, who was just 17 at the time, became only the second Indian female archer, after Deepika Kumari in 2009, to win gold in the recurve cadet event at the World Archery Youth Championships in Madrid. \u2014 John Kang, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2021",
"In Ohio, one of the few states to differentiate crossbow vs. vertical-bow harvest data, crossbow hunters have begun to replace bowhunters in the same way that compound hunters once replaced recurve hunters. \u2014 Will Brantley, Field & Stream , 17 Mar. 2021",
"To him, any animal taken with a recurve was an accomplishment. \u2014 Beka Garris, Outdoor Life , 16 Dec. 2020",
"Ellison, 32, is ranked No. 1 in the world in recurve and coming off one of his best seasons before the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Jeff Metcalfe, The Arizona Republic , 18 Nov. 2020",
"Even with the high ground, and rams in sight, the odds are still low for someone carrying a recurve . \u2014 Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life , 9 Sep. 2020"
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"1610, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1845, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
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"recurved claws",
"recurved petals"
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},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Great predators with serrated, recurved teeth like Megalosaurus stalked the forests. \u2014 Riley Black, National Geographic , 11 Sep. 2020",
"The shape was unmistakable: The recurved claw was a dead ringer for the characteristic foot claw of dinosaurs like Deinonychus and Velociraptor, only this one was much larger. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 June 2020",
"Shun is one of Lokay\u2019s preferred knife brands, and this razor-sharp, recurved and corrosion-resistant blade makes cutting through steak almost as enjoyable as eating the steak itself. \u2014 Matt Haines, CNN Underscored , 30 July 2020"
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"Latin recurv us + -i- + rostr um + English -al":""
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"from recusant , after such pairs as English assistant : such assistance":""
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"r\u0259\u0307\u02c8ky\u00fcz\u1d4an(t)s",
"\u02c8reky\u0259z\u0259n(t)s"
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"1575, in the meaning defined above":""
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"ri-\u02c8ky\u00fc-",
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": an English Roman Catholic of the time from about 1570 to 1791 who refused to attend services of the Church of England and thereby committed a statutory offense":[],
": one who refuses to accept or obey established authority":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The uniform of the conformist \u2014 sports shirt, cardigan, tennis shoes \u2014 is as easily recognized as that of the recusant \u2014 dirty white T, sideburns, two days\u2019 growth of beard. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 15 July 2019"
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"circa 1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Latin recusant-, recusans , present participle of recusare to reject, oppose, from re- + causari to give a reason, from causa cause, reason":""
"The remaining five school board members present chose to either abstain or recuse themselves from voting. \u2014 Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun , 28 June 2022",
"After Sneed claimed the lawyer, G. Lynn Burch, threatened him during a prison visit \u2014 something Burch denies \u2014 he was forced to recuse himself from the case and was replaced by, Knight claims, still more unprepared lawyers. \u2014 Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
"But by entering the race, Bofforff forced Goodwin to recuse herself from her long-running divorce case in which Goodwin twice found Bottorff in contempt of court. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 19 May 2022",
"Emergency measures require votes from nine of the council\u2019s 13 members to pass; McDuffie would need to recuse himself from the matter. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"If she is confirmed to the court while the justices were still considering the case, she'd likely be asked to recuse . \u2014 Ariane De Vogue And Tierney Sneed, CNN , 26 Jan. 2022",
"By rule, members of the 13-person selection committee must recuse themselves from discussions centered around teams that employ them or members of their family. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 2 May 2022",
"Overall, 39% say Thomas should not recuse himself, with 9% unsure. \u2014 Shawna Mizelle, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Critics have said that, in light of his wife's activities, Justice Thomas should recuse himself from any cases involving Jan. 6 or the 2020 election. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 3 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Don't just recut and repurpose creative assets made for TikTok to use on YouTube. \u2014 Ira Belsky, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Disney will not recut or edit any of the TV series, according to ThatHashtagShow. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 24 Feb. 2022",
"To the dismay of collectors and purists, Graff recut the stone to improve its brilliance and minimize imperfections. \u2014 Jill Newman, Town & Country , 5 Feb. 2022",
"There are asynchronies and asymmetries, and the team tries to recut the show to fit. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 9 Dec. 2021",
"What was highly unusual, of course, was the pandemic that delayed the film\u2019s release by a full year, during which Lowery significantly recut the film. \u2014 Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2021",
"After half a century in the vault, the unused footage has been recut by fellow filmmaker Peter Jackson into the three-part, eight-hour epic Get Back, which debuts Nov. 25 on Disney+. \u2014 Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Coppola\u2019s continued mission to recut , revise, and rerelease his previous films suggests a dissatisfaction that might be either a personal eccentricity or related to the discontent that characterizes our current Walpurgisnacht. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 29 Sep. 2021",
"The result, completed in 1975, only to be taken from Ivory and recut by the movie\u2019s distributor, American International Pictures, was the rare Merchant-Ivory flop. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Sep. 2021"
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"1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02c8k\u0259t",
"\u02c8r\u0113-\u02cck\u0259t"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005752",
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"\u2014 Larry McMurtry"
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": to process (something, such as liquid body waste, glass, or cans) in order to regain material for human use":[],
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"\u2014 used of an electronic device"
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": to reuse (money) by investing especially in an area or enterprise that will allow the investment to return as new profits":[
"recycle petrodollars"
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": to reuse or make (a substance) available for reuse for biological activities through natural processes of biochemical degradation or modification":[
"green plants recycling the residue of forest fires",
"recycle ADP back to ATP"
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},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"They're studying various ways to recycle garbage into fuel.",
"The doormat is made from recycled tires.",
"Town residents are required to recycle cans and bottles.",
"We make efforts to recycle .",
"The author recycles a familiar story in her latest novel.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Otherwise, contact your local waste management authority for instructions on how to recycle or dispose of old tools and equipment. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Here\u2019s a guide on where to recycle your tree before all the pine needles fall off. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Dec. 2021",
"For information on how to recycle or what is recyclable, go to https://cuyahogarecycles.org/. For recycling information specific to Broadview Heights, go to https://cuyahogarecycles.org/broadview-heights. \u2014 Shirley Macfarland, cleveland , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Check the towns\u2019 websites for details on how to recycle such materials. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Ultimately the steel guitar player teaches the alien how to recycle beer bottles. \u2014 Andy Horowitz, Rolling Stone , 16 Sep. 2021",
"But Recycling is done poorly in the United States, and that\u2019s partly because the American public is confused about what and how to recycle , Allaway said. \u2014 Jeff Mcmahon, Forbes , 22 May 2021",
"At T-33 seconds, the plan is to recycle and enter a second countdown, this time taking the vehicle all the way down to T-10 seconds. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
"Use a mulching mower to recycle the clippings back into the lawn and save yourself time in bagging and disposing of the clippings. \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 17 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Not to forget, retrofit is a form of reuse or recycle and hence in line with circular economy principles to better meet net zero goals. \u2014 Richard Bishop, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Natural skincare products are commonly produced in bottles, tins, or jars that reuse and recycle materials such as plastic or glass. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"Shoreline cleanups have occurred across the nation for years, but that litter goes into recycle bins and garbage bags for disposal. \u2014 Scott Sonner, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022",
"But that litter goes into recycle bins and garbage bags for disposal. \u2014 CBS News , 13 May 2022",
"But that litter goes into recycle bins and garbage bags for disposal. \u2014 Scott Sonner, ajc , 13 May 2022",
"To help keep others safe, do not resell old transceivers\u2014 recycle instead. \u2014 Amelia Arvesen, Outside Online , 2 Mar. 2021",
"Plastic lids and caps that have a recycle number of 2, 4 or 5 are collectible. \u2014 Shirley Macfarland, cleveland , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Switch to a renewable energy provider, recycle waste, go paperless, turn down the heating by a few degrees, unplug equipment when not in use. \u2014 David Morel, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021"
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"1925, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1926, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"\u02ccr\u0113-\u02c8s\u012b-k\u0259l",
"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02c8s\u012b-k\u0259l"
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"recover"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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"used reconciliation to repeal the bill passed during the prior session of Congress",
"Aides to senior House Republicans said Thursday that committee chairmen were meeting now to decide whether a budget plan \u2026 will include parliamentary language, known as reconciliation instructions, that would allow much of a Republican health care plan to pass the filibuster-prone Senate with a simple majority.",
"Signing the trade agreement was praised as an act of reconciliation between the two countries.",
"He contacted us in hopes of a reconciliation .",
"a reconciliation of opposing views",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It\u2019s not the same as reconciliation , or restoring the relationship. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 4 June 2022",
"In order to maneuver around unanimous Republican opposition, Democrats are using a fast-track budget process known as reconciliation that shields legislation from a filibuster. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Not a single one was the idea of reconciliation with a former mentor, however. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 1 June 2022",
"As recently as 2015 the Army argued that the names did not honor the rebel cause but were a gesture of reconciliation with the South. \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News , 25 May 2022",
"Yoon\u2019s predecessor, Moon Jae-in, pushed hard for a peace treaty and other forms of reconciliation with North Korea. \u2014 Noah Biermanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"Arnold Schwarzenegger, then the governor of California, proclaimed a victory of reconciliation . \u2014 Emily Witt, The New Yorker , 3 May 2022",
"Others, such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, are in post-conflict scenarios where a process of reconciliation is being carried out. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 7 Apr. 2022",
"However, rumors of reconciliation have been circling since February. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 28 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English reconsiliacioun , from Anglo-French, from Latin reconciliation-, reconciliatio , from reconciliare":""
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u2026 he is on the hook right now for some pretty major charges that Mueller has the receipts for \u2026",
"\u2014 Asha Rangappa",
"However, it was just a few weeks earlier that the reality star was crushing on another lovely lady \u2026 and we've got the receipts to prove it! HollywoodLife has text messages between the two \u2026",
"\u2014 Sarah Jones"
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"Noun",
"Keep your receipt in case you need to return anything.",
"The form should be completed and returned within 30 days of receipt .",
"Open immediately upon receipt of the package.",
"Our company deposits cash receipts every day.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But Lambda Legal senior counsel Paul Castillo said that parents could simply show their membership receipt or some other proof of membership. \u2014 Andrew Demillo, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
"But Lambda Legal senior counsel Paul Castillo said that parents could simply show their membership receipt or some other proof of membership. \u2014 Andrew Demillo, Chron , 10 June 2022",
"But Lambda Legal senior counsel Paul Castillo said that parents could simply show their membership receipt or some other proof of membership. \u2014 CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"But Lambda Legal senior counsel Paul Castillo said that parents could simply show their membership receipt or some other proof of membership. \u2014 Andrew Demillo, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"The employee reprinted her receipt and gave it to the manager. \u2014 cleveland , 2 June 2022",
"The alleged shooter in the Uvalde elementary school posted his receipt from Daniel Defense last week, according to images obtained by The Daily Dot. \u2014 Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"The proposal asked the company to report on whether its receipt of financial support from the U.S. government affected those policies. \u2014 Peter Loftus, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Just be sure to include proof of Louisville residency and the purchase receipt when sending in the rebate form. \u2014 Ana Roc\u00edo \u00c1lvarez Br\u00ed\u00f1ez, The Courier-Journal , 30 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Since the company\u2019s American depository receipts trade in New York, there\u2019s also the threat of expensive class-action suits. \u2014 Andy Mukherjee | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 22 Oct. 2019",
"Ground transportation for Vice President Mike Pence's stay at President Donald Trump's Doonbeg, Ireland, resort cost taxpayers nearly $600,000, according to State Department receipts . \u2014 Allan Smith, NBC News , 11 Sep. 2019",
"The state\u2019s supplemental operating budget increases that receipt authority, though the governor has not yet signed that budget. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2019",
"Last year, Beijing wanted to lure Chinese tech companies to list in the mainland by issuing Chinese depository receipts dubbed CDR, akin to the ADRs and GDRs used to facilitate global companies in New York and London. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 3 Apr. 2019",
"Fred Trump then used the padded All County receipts to justify bigger rent increases for thousands of tenants. \u2014 Matthew Yglesias, Vox , 3 Oct. 2018",
"Fred Trump then used the padded All County receipts to justify bigger rent increases for thousands of tenants. \u2014 Susanne Craig, The Seattle Times , 2 Oct. 2018",
"The state\u2019s supplemental operating budget increases that receipt authority, though the governor has not yet signed that budget. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2019",
"Last year, Beijing wanted to lure Chinese tech companies to list in the mainland by issuing Chinese depository receipts dubbed CDR, akin to the ADRs and GDRs used to facilitate global companies in New York and London. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 3 Apr. 2019"
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"Middle English receite , from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin recepta , probably from Latin, neuter plural of receptus , past participle of recipere to receive":"Noun"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun",
"1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
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": to restore to friendship or harmony":[
"reconciled the factions"
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"reconcile differences"
],
": to make consistent or congruous":[
"reconcile an ideal with reality"
],
": to cause to submit to or accept something unpleasant":[
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": to check (a financial account) against another for accuracy":[],
": to account for":[],
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"\u02c8re-k\u0259n-\u02ccs\u012bl",
"\u02c8re-k\u0259n-\u02ccs\u012b(-\u0259)l"
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"accommodate",
"attune",
"conciliate",
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"disharmonize"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for reconcile adapt , adjust , accommodate , conform , reconcile mean to bring one thing into correspondence with another. adapt implies a modification according to changing circumstances. adapted themselves to the warmer climate adjust suggests bringing into a close and exact correspondence or harmony such as exists between parts of a mechanism. adjusted the budget to allow for inflation accommodate may suggest yielding or compromising to effect a correspondence. businesses accommodating themselves to the new political reality conform applies to bringing into accordance with a pattern, example, or principle. refused to conform to society's values reconcile implies the demonstration of the underlying compatibility of things that seem to be incompatible. tried to reconcile what he said with what I knew",
"examples":[
"She and Eddie had separated and reconciled so many times the children had lost track of whose clothes were where. \u2014 John Grisham , The Chamber , 1995",
"He thought they might reconcile the Parisians to his daring design by reminding them of the familiar arches of their bridges. \u2014 Mario Salvadori , Why Buildings Stand Up , 1990",
"By exposing the comic-pathetic quality of the human condition, it temporarily reconciles us to that condition without creating in us complacence, lethargy, or any negative emotion. \u2014 Clifton Fadiman , Center Magazine , January-February 1971",
"It is a function of architecture to reconcile technology with human cussedness, to make the mechanics of life endurable \u2026 \u2014 Russell Lynes , Harper's , October 1968",
"It can be difficult to reconcile your ideals with reality.",
"historians have never been able to reconcile the two eyewitness accounts of the battle",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"News of Binance Labs\u2019 fund is the latest bullish signal for crypto as investors are struggling to reconcile broad investments with sharp losses resulting from a slew of macroeconomic challenges. \u2014 Nina Bambysheva, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"She\u2019s one of the many people for whom Facebook groups provide an incomparable social experience, but who are also struggling to reconcile that with the platform\u2019s antidemocratic practices. \u2014 Mansee Khurana, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
"That challenge has proved particularly acute on the economic front, with the Greens struggling to reconcile the fight against climate change with combating economic insecurity. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
"In a society that was often deeply polarized, Dr. Mhlanga reassured others struggling to reconcile their faith with a desire to help women. \u2014 Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Mar. 2022",
"In parallel, physicists were struggling to reconcile Newtonian laws with quantum theory, and biologists to figure out how Mendelian inheritance fit with Darwinian selection, so the whole venture of human knowledge was suddenly quaking underfoot. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, The New Republic , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Morbius is a different kind of complicated character\u2014a man struggling to reconcile his conscience with the desire for a cure that turns him into a monster\u2014that's perhaps better suited to Leto's brooding style. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022",
"His family was struggling to reconcile with the fact that his brother had been violently killed by the government. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The novel focuses on a group of mid-18th-century Jews \u2014 a loose collection of mystics and Kabbalists \u2014 struggling to reconcile their endless tribulations with an all-powerful God. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Feb. 2022"
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French reconciler , from Latin reconciliare , from re- + conciliare to conciliate":""
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"verb"
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": to recompose or rearrange the choreography of":[
"The book's momentum builds as the show is rewritten and rechoreographed right up until its triumphant Broadway opening.",
": a set of instructions for making something from various ingredients":[],
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"\u02c8re-s\u0259-p\u0113",
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"examples":[
"The recipe calls for fresh thyme.",
"I didn't read the recipe carefully.",
"This is one of my grandmother's recipes .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The standard slime recipe \u2014 which dates back to the 1940s, when an engineer dropped boric acid into silicone oil \u2014 almost always starts with glue. \u2014 Ellen Mccarthy, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"To voting rights advocates, the campaign looks like a recipe for voter suppression and intimidation, especially of minorities, and could incite harassment against election officials. \u2014 Peter Stone, The New Republic , 29 June 2022",
"Frugal Nutrition estimates that the recipe , which is designed to serve six, comes out to just under $5 to make, or just over 80 cents a person. \u2014 Morgan Hines, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
"The chicken broth in this homemade recipe (which also calls for flour, oats, dry milk, eggs, peanut butter, and bananas) helps make these treats stand out among traditional peanut butter biscuits. \u2014 Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day , 28 June 2022",
"This recipe , adapted from Smitten Kitchen, is both super easy and super satisfying. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 27 June 2022",
"According to a press release, Original Glazed Soft Serve is a one-of-a-kind ice cream made with ingredients from Krispy Kreme\u2019s proprietary and secret Original Glazed Doughnut recipe , including its glaze flavor, as well as real whole milk. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 27 June 2022",
"My recipe \u2014 the texture, the flavor, the appearance, everything \u2014 looks like melted cheese. \u2014 Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"The recipe below calls for a muffin tin, to save on baking time. \u2014 Kitty Greenwald, WSJ , 16 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, take, imperative of recipere to take, receive \u2014 more at receive":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152336"
},
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"verb"
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": to clad again or anew":[
"The brick-faced garage, built in 1980, would be reclad with a warm-colored base of terracotta louvers and perforated metal panels grouped in a vertical grid.",
"\u2014 Donna Goodison"
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"1805, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152510"
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"noun",
"verb"
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"\u2026 he is on the hook right now for some pretty major charges that Mueller has the receipts for \u2026",
"\u2014 Asha Rangappa",
"However, it was just a few weeks earlier that the reality star was crushing on another lovely lady \u2026 and we've got the receipts to prove it! HollywoodLife has text messages between the two \u2026",
"\u2014 Sarah Jones"
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"Noun",
"Keep your receipt in case you need to return anything.",
"The form should be completed and returned within 30 days of receipt .",
"Open immediately upon receipt of the package.",
"Our company deposits cash receipts every day.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But Lambda Legal senior counsel Paul Castillo said that parents could simply show their membership receipt or some other proof of membership. \u2014 Andrew Demillo, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
"But Lambda Legal senior counsel Paul Castillo said that parents could simply show their membership receipt or some other proof of membership. \u2014 Andrew Demillo, Chron , 10 June 2022",
"But Lambda Legal senior counsel Paul Castillo said that parents could simply show their membership receipt or some other proof of membership. \u2014 CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"But Lambda Legal senior counsel Paul Castillo said that parents could simply show their membership receipt or some other proof of membership. \u2014 Andrew Demillo, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"The employee reprinted her receipt and gave it to the manager. \u2014 cleveland , 2 June 2022",
"The alleged shooter in the Uvalde elementary school posted his receipt from Daniel Defense last week, according to images obtained by The Daily Dot. \u2014 Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"The proposal asked the company to report on whether its receipt of financial support from the U.S. government affected those policies. \u2014 Peter Loftus, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Just be sure to include proof of Louisville residency and the purchase receipt when sending in the rebate form. \u2014 Ana Roc\u00edo \u00c1lvarez Br\u00ed\u00f1ez, The Courier-Journal , 30 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Since the company\u2019s American depository receipts trade in New York, there\u2019s also the threat of expensive class-action suits. \u2014 Andy Mukherjee | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 22 Oct. 2019",
"Ground transportation for Vice President Mike Pence's stay at President Donald Trump's Doonbeg, Ireland, resort cost taxpayers nearly $600,000, according to State Department receipts . \u2014 Allan Smith, NBC News , 11 Sep. 2019",
"The state\u2019s supplemental operating budget increases that receipt authority, though the governor has not yet signed that budget. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2019",
"Last year, Beijing wanted to lure Chinese tech companies to list in the mainland by issuing Chinese depository receipts dubbed CDR, akin to the ADRs and GDRs used to facilitate global companies in New York and London. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 3 Apr. 2019",
"Fred Trump then used the padded All County receipts to justify bigger rent increases for thousands of tenants. \u2014 Matthew Yglesias, Vox , 3 Oct. 2018",
"Fred Trump then used the padded All County receipts to justify bigger rent increases for thousands of tenants. \u2014 Susanne Craig, The Seattle Times , 2 Oct. 2018",
"The state\u2019s supplemental operating budget increases that receipt authority, though the governor has not yet signed that budget. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2019",
"Last year, Beijing wanted to lure Chinese tech companies to list in the mainland by issuing Chinese depository receipts dubbed CDR, akin to the ADRs and GDRs used to facilitate global companies in New York and London. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 3 Apr. 2019"
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"Middle English receite , from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin recepta , probably from Latin, neuter plural of receptus , past participle of recipere to receive":"Noun"
},
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun",
"1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155053"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": receipt sense 3":[]
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"r\u0259\u0307\u02c8s\u0113v\u0259l"
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to come into possession of : acquire":[
"receive a gift"
],
": to act as a receptacle or container for":[
"the cistern receives water from the roof"
],
": to assimilate through the mind or senses":[
"receive new ideas"
],
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": to take (a mark or impression ) from the weight of something":[
"some clay receives clear impressions"
],
": acquire , experience":[
"received his early schooling at home"
],
": to suffer the hurt or injury of":[
"received a broken nose"
],
": to be a recipient":[],
": to be at home to visitors":[
"receives on Tuesdays"
],
": to convert incoming radio waves into perceptible signals":[],
": to prepare to take possession of the ball from a kick in football":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"ri-\u02c8s\u0113v"
],
"synonyms":[
"admit",
"enter",
"take"
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"ban",
"bar"
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"examples":[
"\u2026 his stark and devastating description of Vichy collaborationism (which he based on German and American archives) was rather badly received in France \u2026 \u2014 Stanley Hoffmann , New York Times Book Review , 1 Nov. 1981",
"George, white-gloved, with a gardenia in his buttonhole, stood with his mother and the Major, embowered in the big red and gold drawing room downstairs, to \" receive \" the guests; and, standing thus together, the trio offered a picturesque example of good looks persistent through three generations. \u2014 Booth Tarkington , The Magnificent Ambersons , 1918",
"From this time the astronomer was received into familiar friendship, and partook of all their projects and pleasures: his respect kept him attentive, and the activity of Rasselas did not leave much time unengaged. \u2014 Samuel Johnson , Rasselas , 1759",
"You will be charged a late fee if the electric company does not receive your payment on time.",
"I received a letter from her yesterday.",
"You will receive a discount if you spend over $100.",
"She received the news of his death with remarkable calmness.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Students with an individual program for special education needs or in families with incomes up to four times the federal poverty level could receive more than $5,000 a year. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Who else could receive a subpoena if and when Comer takes the chairman's gavel",
"Now through June 27, customers can receive 20 percent off on their purchases with no exclusions (including on Tatcha's larger, value-size products) using the code FF2022 at checkout. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 June 2022",
"Thus, businesses can receive payment without suffering irritating disputes. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"If the user\u2019s first bet loses, the player would receive a site credit refund to use on another game or player prop bet. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"All new customers receive a 25% discount and free shipping on their first week of BistroMD. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"Travelers who book a trip with JetBlue Vacations \u2014 part of the JetBlue airline (voted the best airline in the United States for 2021 by T+L readers) \u2014 receive perks like a free inflight drink and earlier boarding times. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 15 June 2022",
"Most Central Florida counties receive that designation as well. \u2014 Caroline Catherman, Orlando Sentinel , 15 June 2022"
],
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French receivre , from Latin recipere , from re- + capere to take \u2014 more at heave entry 1":""
},
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160833"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a memory of a traumatic event (such as sexual abuse) experienced typically during childhood that is forgotten and then recalled many years later that is sometimes held to be an invalid or false remembrance generated by outside influence":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even more unusual, Eileen told the police that in her recovered memory , the murderer was her own father, George Franklin. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Never before had recovered memory been used in a criminal prosecution. \u2014 Lorraine Ali Television Critic, Los Angeles Times , 27 Aug. 2021",
"Doesn't mean there are lot of instances where recovered memory was false and innocent people went to prison. \u2014 Fox News , 25 Sep. 2018",
"Saved from suicide by Gordon Dunn (Martin Donovan), a psychologist who has invented a machine that recovers memories , Sam turns into an amateur sleuth when Dunn also winds up expired. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 7 Sep. 2017"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161013"
},
"recoverance":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"Middle English, from Middle French recovrance , from Old French, from recoverer to recover + -ance":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161036"
},
"reckon on":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to expect (something) to happen : to plan on (something)":[
"The train was an hour late, which was something we hadn't reckoned on .",
"She reckoned on winning the election."
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kugel can be round, as its name suggests, but it is more commonly found in a rectangular pan, like the huge pans seen at synagogue celebrations, serving lots of people at minimal cost. \u2014 Aviya Kushner, chicagotribune.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"The walls themselves are sheathed in a network of interlocking hexagonal panels made of lightweight GFRC (glass fiber reinforced concrete), each with a single rectangular opening in the center. \u2014 Michael J. Lewis, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"That chair faces a wall with a rectangular opening, 15 feet away, through which the three shooters will fire their weapons. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 20 Mar. 2022",
"That chair faces a wall with a rectangular opening, 15 feet away, through which the three shooters will fire their weapons. \u2014 al , 19 Mar. 2022",
"That chair faces a wall with a rectangular opening, 15 feet away, through which the three shooters will fire their weapons. \u2014 Fox News , 19 Mar. 2022",
"That chair faces a wall with a rectangular opening, 15 feet away, through which the three shooters will fire their weapons. \u2014 Meg Kinnard, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2022",
"That chair faces a wall with a rectangular opening, 15 feet away, through which the three shooters will fire their weapons. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The company had locations in Russia and recorded a net non-cash provision of $6.9 million, due to an increase in reserves given the uncertainty of collecting receivables in Russia. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Automating the billing process will reduce manual errors, decrease staff costs and transition receivables into cash. \u2014 Dharmesh Acharya, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The deal put about $100 million in cash or receivables on the Big Ten\u2019s books, and the conference said about $3.5 million of that went to each of the 14 member schools in fiscal 2021. \u2014 Steve Berkowitz, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
"In a typical supply-chain securitization, a factoring company bundles the suppliers\u2019 receivables into securities that are sold to investors in China. \u2014 Rebecca Feng, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2021",
"The latest first quarter loss for Imax included a non-cash provision of $6.9 million, or $0.12 per share, for reserves given the uncertainty of collecting receivables in Russia after president Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The company took a pre-tax charge of $22 million for its Ukrainian exposure, which included $16 million in receivables , according to a statement Tuesday. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The increase was due to additional potential impacts around contracts, writedowns of receivables , and credit losses in Russia, a Shell spokesperson said. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Managing cash receivables is both unpleasant and an unfortunate reality of running a successful business. \u2014 Rohit Arora, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022"
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"1863, in the meaning defined above":""
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"adverb"
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"-bli",
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"The procedure is gaining recognition as the latest advance in organ transplant surgery.",
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"Wood\u2019s previous shorts have won awards, received recognition at film festivals and aired on digital platforms, but those were scrappier, more guerilla-style productions. \u2014 Tara Mcnamara, Variety , 24 June 2022",
"In 2003, Puckett earned All-American recognition on the uneven bars while leading Auburn to its first NCAA championship in nearly a decade. \u2014 Lauren Sisler | Lsisler@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"Additionally, the teenager is seeking recognition of her gender as female and the issuance of a new birth certificate to reflect the changes, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"Some modern examples of AI include speech recognition (in the form of virtual assistants like Siri or Alexa) and systems that determine what's in a photograph or recommend what to buy or watch next. \u2014 Matt Ford, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
"The University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University received the recognition in 2018 and 2021, respectively. \u2014 Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic , 21 June 2022",
"Tanou\u2019s immense thirst for his father\u2019s recognition and approval, his attempt to find common ground, is the emotional engine that powers the novel, and roots its intellectual concerns in an unfolding of character. \u2014 Kristen Roupenian, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Several festivalgoers remarked that the crowd seemed more diverse than in years past, possibly because Juneteenth gained wider recognition when President Joe Biden named it a federal holiday in 2021. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel , 19 June 2022",
"That's because, aside from brand recognition and aggressive competitiveness, the quality and inventiveness of its product is unparalleled. \u2014 Roy Schwartz, CNN , 18 June 2022"
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cut scene, Lemieux cross checks Kris Draper into the boards in Game 6 of the 1996 West finals, busting open his lip and bashing his face in, which required reconstructive surgery . \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022",
"Witt will require reconstructive surgery and miss the remainder of the 2022 season. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The results of the woman\u2019s reconstructive surgery were announced by 3DBio in a news release. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Thomas will have reconstructive surgery and the team hasn\u2019t provided a timetable for the surgery or her rehab process. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 24 May 2022",
"Rebecca underwent a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery . \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 21 Feb. 2022",
"West eventually decided to postpone his reconstructive surgery to continue recording College Dropout. \u2014 Darlene Aderoju, Billboard , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Depp later had reconstructive surgery to repair the finger. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Scruggs will undergo reconstructive surgery within the next two weeks. \u2014 Adam Baum, The Enquirer , 22 Mar. 2022"
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"1928, in the meaning defined above":""
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"verb"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If your time differs from your partner\u2019s, schedule lovemaking sessions for each of you to receive pleasure, without any expectation of reciprocation . \u2014 Elizabeth Bernstein, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022",
"The apparent reciprocation ends the saga that strained relations between Canada and China, and Washington and Beijing. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 27 Sep. 2021",
"However, the duo never acted upon this romantic reciprocation , thanks, in part, to timing and the fear of an implosion. \u2014 Devon Ivie, Vulture , 27 May 2021",
"Anger over a lack of reciprocation from the United States partly fueled the decision, European officials familiar with the matter said. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, CNN , 20 Sep. 2021",
"American concessions tended to strengthen Vietnamese pragmatists over hard-liners, bringing reciprocation . \u2014 New York Times , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Acceptance of one invitation does not strictly require reciprocation . \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
"The reciprocation of behavior, simply put, is the ability to observe and mimic someone else\u2019s behavior. \u2014 Amandeep Midha, Forbes , 18 May 2021",
"People in a good mood are more cooperative and elicit reciprocation . \u2014 Daniel Kahneman, WSJ , 13 May 2021"
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"1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"noun"
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"adjective",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The medical team went straight to code blue, pumping air into the baby\u2019s lungs, trying to force an IV line into Emberly\u2019s neck and scalp, prodding her with a rectal thermometer \u2014 but her vital signs kept failing. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
"Four people who were successfully treated for rectal cancer in a clinical trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering join the trial's two main investigators. \u2014 Natacha Larnaud, CBS News , 8 June 2022",
"Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center with funding from GlaxoSmithKline decided to test the drug on a small group of patients with advanced rectal cancer caused by dMMR. \u2014 Allysia Finley, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"The patients had all been recently diagnosed with early-stage rectal cancer, had mismatch-repair deficiency, and had not yet received any treatment. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 9 June 2022",
"Not as dirty as a rectal palpitation mishap, mind you, but dirty nonetheless. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 5 May 2022",
"Kelly was accused of asking inappropriate questions of students and subjected many to needlessly invasive procedures, such as rectal examinations. \u2014 NBC News , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Anti-nausea medicines may also be given by injection or by rectal suppository. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Mimicking holding your pee tackles the tailbone and public bone muscles, while pretending to stop gas will target the rectal muscles (which go across the sitting bones). \u2014 Tiffany Ayuda, Health.com , 3 Mar. 2022"
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"1826, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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": the action or process of recruiting":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, Uzbekistan\u2019s IT recruitment efforts went into overdrive. \u2014 Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
"In response to the operator shortage, MTA is looking to increase recruitment efforts. \u2014 Caitlyn Freeman, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
"According to the district, these out-of-state recruitment efforts aren\u2019t new. \u2014 Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic , 27 June 2022",
"Facebook talent recruitment efforts are overseen by Matt Barker, VP, talent partnerships and relations. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 24 June 2022",
"Offering flexibility has become key to employers' recruitment efforts, too, according to Braus ofLee & Associates. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Morris believes one solution lies in ramping up recruitment efforts and bringing more visibility to the guild. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Mar. 2022",
"The department has ramped up recruitment efforts on social media in recent months as well, using platforms like TikTok and Twitter to try to reach more candidates. \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Ghosting is often the result of insufficient candidate engagement very early in the recruitment process. \u2014 Andrea Davey, Forbes , 21 June 2022"
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"adjective"
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"verb"
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"I reckon that we'll have to leave early.",
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"Losses were reckoned to be over a million dollars.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Forty-five years after the musician\u2019s death in 1977 at age 42, observers continue to reckon with the man and the myth that was\u2014and is\u2014Elvis Presley. \u2014 Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 June 2022",
"But policymakers must plan for a future beyond the American Century, and reckon with the fact that attempts to relive the glories of an inglorious past will not only be met with frustration, but could even lead to war. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Homelessness is a calamity millions reckon with each day \u2014 a calamity provoking a mix of rage, fear and powerlessness in the housed and unhoused alike. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"Wiley sees Black Rock as a place where African American artists like Womack can reckon with their identities. \u2014 Vogue , 1 June 2022",
"There will never be peace for some individuals while the unwillingness to reckon with the original sins remains the order of the day. \u2014 Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic , 30 May 2022",
"Just 16% of Italian drivers said that their fellow Italians were polite, while 14% of French drivers reckon that French drivers are stressed. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 27 May 2022",
"And Eleven goes off on her own to reckon with what happened to her while in Dr. Brenner\u2019s custody. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 24 May 2022",
"But the federal and state governments failed to reckon with the indomitable spirit of the Yavapai people who had already fought \u2013 and won \u2013 several battles dating from the late 19th century. \u2014 USA Today , 20 May 2022"
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That\u2019s not necessarily a bad thing \u2014 it\u2019s a very stylish rectangle . \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 7 May 2022",
"Baumgartner, sunlit in his Zoom rectangle , is recalling all the ways food was eaten, thrown, spilt, and jello-fied throughout the show\u2019s eight-year run. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 Nov. 2021",
"The process is simple: cut out a rectangle (or two rectangles), and sew up the sides to make a tube, either by hand or with a machine. \u2014 Blair Braverman, Outside Online , 31 Jan. 2021",
"The teardown video depicted a somewhat complicated but not insurmountable process for getting inside that little metal rectangle . \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Starting on the 20-inch side of the rectangle , roll dough snugly into a log, leaving the log seam-side-down on the work surface. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Fold bottom half of tortilla over top half to form a rectangle . \u2014 Kathleen Squires, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"Starting at the top, fold the dough about two thirds of the way down the rectangle and fold it again, so the top edge meets the bottom edge. \u2014 Jessica Battilana, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Oct. 2021",
"The rectangle \u2019s perimeter is formed by glass panels between which are open gaps, which improve the acoustics and act like apertures, allowing the action to move from wide screen to close up. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Sep. 2021"
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"Medieval Latin rectangulus having a right angle, from Latin rectus right + angulus angle \u2014 more at right , angle":""
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"\u2014 Jon Spayde"
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"-\u02c8k\u0259v-ri\u014b",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Your Socialist Government spending flooded a recovering post COVID economy and created inflation! \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 8 June 2022",
"The Omaha police officer shot twice by a shoplifting suspect at Nebraska\u2019s largest mall Friday is stable and recovering , police announced Saturday. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 14 Mar. 2021"
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"1977, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225235"
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"abbreviation"
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"\u2014 Tom Ewing",
"As a familiar shape its exact meaning may have been lost to some of the craftsmen who used it; however, its recurrence on a whole group of gravestones in Davidson County, North Carolina, suggests an association there with hope, rebirth, and the cycle of life and death.",
"\u2014 Jessie Poesch",
"The shortage is a result of a decline in Treasury issuance as well as banks' strengthening their balance sheets in preparation for rules designed to prevent a recurrence of the 2008 financial crisis.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The exam can detect abnormalities or disease, including cancer, in your rectum and colon. \u2014 Cat Lafuente, Health.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The operation, to remove a foreign object from a patient\u2019s rectum , was successful. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 7 May 2022",
"May says that for patients who have Crohn\u2019s disease that impacts the rectum , patients should seek out wipes, soaps, and other products that don\u2019t have long lists of irritating ingredients. \u2014 Samantha Reid, Allure , 24 Mar. 2022",
"In severe ulcerative colitis, a procedure called a proctocolectomy, which removes your colon and rectum , can help relieve symptoms, according to the National Library of Medicine (NLM). \u2014 Ashley Abramson, SELF , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Proctosigmoiditis: This is inflammation that affects both the rectum and the sigmoid colon, which is the lower end of the colon. \u2014 Kathryn Watson, SELF , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Some of the Jane Does in the lawsuit said that Broadbent put his fingers in their rectum , surprising them and causing pain. \u2014 Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Lucky volunteers start by undergoing a bowel cleansing protocol, which is followed by the insertion of a balloon into the rectum . \u2014 Patrick Wilson, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2020",
"And take off, Omar, you animal rectum obsessed Canadian! \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 10 Mar. 2022"
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"Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from rectum intestinum , literally, straight intestine":""
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8re-k\u0259n-\u02ccs\u012bl",
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"She and Eddie had separated and reconciled so many times the children had lost track of whose clothes were where. \u2014 John Grisham , The Chamber , 1995",
"He thought they might reconcile the Parisians to his daring design by reminding them of the familiar arches of their bridges. \u2014 Mario Salvadori , Why Buildings Stand Up , 1990",
"By exposing the comic-pathetic quality of the human condition, it temporarily reconciles us to that condition without creating in us complacence, lethargy, or any negative emotion. \u2014 Clifton Fadiman , Center Magazine , January-February 1971",
"It is a function of architecture to reconcile technology with human cussedness, to make the mechanics of life endurable \u2026 \u2014 Russell Lynes , Harper's , October 1968",
"It can be difficult to reconcile your ideals with reality.",
"historians have never been able to reconcile the two eyewitness accounts of the battle",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"News of Binance Labs\u2019 fund is the latest bullish signal for crypto as investors are struggling to reconcile broad investments with sharp losses resulting from a slew of macroeconomic challenges. \u2014 Nina Bambysheva, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"She\u2019s one of the many people for whom Facebook groups provide an incomparable social experience, but who are also struggling to reconcile that with the platform\u2019s antidemocratic practices. \u2014 Mansee Khurana, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
"That challenge has proved particularly acute on the economic front, with the Greens struggling to reconcile the fight against climate change with combating economic insecurity. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
"In a society that was often deeply polarized, Dr. Mhlanga reassured others struggling to reconcile their faith with a desire to help women. \u2014 Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Mar. 2022",
"In parallel, physicists were struggling to reconcile Newtonian laws with quantum theory, and biologists to figure out how Mendelian inheritance fit with Darwinian selection, so the whole venture of human knowledge was suddenly quaking underfoot. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, The New Republic , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Morbius is a different kind of complicated character\u2014a man struggling to reconcile his conscience with the desire for a cure that turns him into a monster\u2014that's perhaps better suited to Leto's brooding style. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022",
"His family was struggling to reconcile with the fact that his brother had been violently killed by the government. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The novel focuses on a group of mid-18th-century Jews \u2014 a loose collection of mystics and Kabbalists \u2014 struggling to reconcile their endless tribulations with an all-powerful God. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Feb. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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": the demandant in a common recovery after judgment in his favor":[]
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"1961, in the meaning defined above":""
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"examples":[
"She and Eddie had separated and reconciled so many times the children had lost track of whose clothes were where. \u2014 John Grisham , The Chamber , 1995",
"He thought they might reconcile the Parisians to his daring design by reminding them of the familiar arches of their bridges. \u2014 Mario Salvadori , Why Buildings Stand Up , 1990",
"By exposing the comic-pathetic quality of the human condition, it temporarily reconciles us to that condition without creating in us complacence, lethargy, or any negative emotion. \u2014 Clifton Fadiman , Center Magazine , January-February 1971",
"It is a function of architecture to reconcile technology with human cussedness, to make the mechanics of life endurable \u2026 \u2014 Russell Lynes , Harper's , October 1968",
"It can be difficult to reconcile your ideals with reality.",
"historians have never been able to reconcile the two eyewitness accounts of the battle",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"News of Binance Labs\u2019 fund is the latest bullish signal for crypto as investors are struggling to reconcile broad investments with sharp losses resulting from a slew of macroeconomic challenges. \u2014 Nina Bambysheva, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"She\u2019s one of the many people for whom Facebook groups provide an incomparable social experience, but who are also struggling to reconcile that with the platform\u2019s antidemocratic practices. \u2014 Mansee Khurana, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
"That challenge has proved particularly acute on the economic front, with the Greens struggling to reconcile the fight against climate change with combating economic insecurity. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
"In a society that was often deeply polarized, Dr. Mhlanga reassured others struggling to reconcile their faith with a desire to help women. \u2014 Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Mar. 2022",
"In parallel, physicists were struggling to reconcile Newtonian laws with quantum theory, and biologists to figure out how Mendelian inheritance fit with Darwinian selection, so the whole venture of human knowledge was suddenly quaking underfoot. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, The New Republic , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Morbius is a different kind of complicated character\u2014a man struggling to reconcile his conscience with the desire for a cure that turns him into a monster\u2014that's perhaps better suited to Leto's brooding style. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022",
"His family was struggling to reconcile with the fact that his brother had been violently killed by the government. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The novel focuses on a group of mid-18th-century Jews \u2014 a loose collection of mystics and Kabbalists \u2014 struggling to reconcile their endless tribulations with an all-powerful God. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Feb. 2022"
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"noun"
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"first_known_use":{
"1869, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235437"
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"transitive verb"
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"\u2014 John Milton"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English recuren , from Latin recurare , from re- + curare to take care of, heal":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000021"
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"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"verb"
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"\u2014 Thomas Jefferson"
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"the cancer recurred"
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"ri-\u02c8k\u0259r"
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"examples":[
"There is only a slight chance that the disease will recur .",
"The same problem keeps recurring .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Understanding why some of those latent infections recur and cause cancer may become the key to understanding cancer immunity, too, explained Karen Anderson, a professor and medical oncologist at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
"The colors that recur are purple, dark gray, and steel. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 27 May 2022",
"Certain words and phrases recur , echoed by one character then another. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Scenes follow one another erratically like fragments of time; images and objects recur without being explained, relying on the viewer to connect them, or not. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Because immunity to these coronaviruses wanes with time, infections can recur throughout the human lifespan. \u2014 Donald S. Burke, STAT , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Suzanna Son, Troye Sivan, Lily-Rose Depp and Steve Zissis were all cast as series regulars, while Melanie Liburd, Tunde Adebimpe, Elizabeth Berkley Lauren, Nico Hiraga and Anne Heche were set to recur . \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Generally, transfers can be set up online and can be set to recur on a regular basis, such as each payday. \u2014 cleveland , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Further, under this scenario, the region is likely to see extreme smoke pollution events recur every three to five years, starting later this century. \u2014 Doug Johnson, Ars Technica , 1 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Latin recurrere \"to run back, return, have recourse (to),\" from re- re- + currere \"to run\" \u2014 more at current entry 1":""
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"circa 1512, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002533"
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"noun"
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": treasurer":[],
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": one that receives stolen goods : fence":[],
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": a radio receiver with a tuner and amplifier on one chassis":[],
": catcher":[],
": a member of the offensive team in football eligible to catch a forward pass":[]
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"ri-\u02c8s\u0113-v\u0259r"
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"examples":[
"She angrily slammed down the phone's receiver .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Per Wilson, 76 percent of McLaurin\u2019s deal is guaranteed at signing, with his $28 million signing bonus surpassing the previous high for a receiver of $27.5 million for DeAndre Hopkins. \u2014 Nicholas Mcgee, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Michael Thomas of the New Orleans Saints once had the largest contract for a receiver and currently ranks fifth. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
"Plus, every car needs to be adapted with a receiver to accept the technology. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 17 June 2022",
"Carlos Hernandez, a senior receiver at Monrovia, has committed to Washington State. . . . \u2014 Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"In the early days of the NFL\u2019s evolution to a passing league, the third cornerback was often either in zone or matched up against a short receiver , but the nickel has become a defensive coordinator\u2019s Swiss Army knife. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 8 June 2022",
"On April 19, Comal County District Court Judge Dib Waldrip appointed a receiver for the company. \u2014 Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News , 27 May 2022",
"Ashton Cozart, a four-star receiver who visited UO this weekend, announced his commitment to the Ducks on Sunday. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 22 May 2022",
"Under state takeover, the commissioner appoints a receiver who typically runs the schools and acts as the superintendent and school committee. \u2014 Christopher Huffaker, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
"pronounciation":[
"ri-\u02c8sep-t\u0259-k\u0259l",
"ri-\u02c8sep-ti-k\u0259l"
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"container",
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"examples":[
"She used the box as a receptacle for her jewelry.",
"place all wrappers in the trash receptacles at the entrances of the theater",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On the Canadian and American shorelines, paper mills once used the lake as a receptacle for waste replete with pollutants. \u2014 David Rompf, The New Yorker , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The electric rake operates through any clumping litter and the receptacle stores up to a week\u2019s mess. \u2014 Lynn Redmile, Good Housekeeping , 9 May 2022",
"Following hydrogen refueling, the inlet receptacle filter could detach and cause a hydrogen fuel leak. \u2014 USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Sound can be a powerful emotional receptacle , triggering memories when heard again. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The Bissell's dirt receptacle only needed emptying once at the end of all the tests. \u2014 Amy Jamieson, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Museum visitors scan the codes on their phones and can listen to an audio description of the derelict receptacle . \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Hand outgoing mail to your letter carrier, or mail it inside at the post office or at a secure receptacle at your place of business. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Its application, prepared by the engineering firm Geosyntec Consultants, frames the project as the last and best hope for rescuing the lake after decades of neglect and misuse as a bottomless receptacle for fetid effluents and invasive fish. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Feb. 2022"
],
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin receptaculum , from receptare to receive, frequentative of recipere to receive":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005637"
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"reckoner":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": one that reckons":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"-k(\u0259)n\u0259(r)"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English rikenere , from rikenen to reckon + -ere -er":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011514"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"definitions":{
": a person who seeks recreation especially in the outdoors":[]
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"So the relationship between grizzly bear and recreationists is a hard thing to study. \u2014 Nick Mott, Outside Online , 3 Oct. 2019",
"Now, as more grizzlies and more recreationists roam the northern Rockies, this long-stewing tension over mountain biking in bear country is heating up. \u2014 Nick Mott, Outside Online , 3 Oct. 2019",
"The law applies to all types of outdoor recreationists , including foragers, who can collect plant life on most tracts of land, with a few exceptions. \u2014 Andrea Sachs, chicagotribune.com , 12 Aug. 2019",
"The bill offers 73,000 acres of new wilderness areas, the highest level of protection afforded to public lands, to provide sanctuaries for hikers, backpackers, hunters, anglers, horseback riders, skiers and other outdoor recreationists . \u2014 Joe Neguse, The Denver Post , 1 Nov. 2019",
"The law applies to all types of outdoor recreationists , including foragers, who can collect plant life on most tracts of land, with a few exceptions. \u2014 Andrea Sachs, chicagotribune.com , 12 Aug. 2019",
"The law applies to all types of outdoor recreationists , including foragers, who can collect plant life on most tracts of land, with a few exceptions. \u2014 Andrea Sachs, chicagotribune.com , 12 Aug. 2019",
"The law applies to all types of outdoor recreationists , including foragers, who can collect plant life on most tracts of land, with a few exceptions. \u2014 Andrea Sachs, chicagotribune.com , 12 Aug. 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
"1819, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014620"
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": to acknowledge acquaintance with":[
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": to perceive to be something or someone previously known":[
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": to perceive clearly : realize":[]
},
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"\u02c8re-kig-\u02ccn\u012bz",
"-k\u0259g-"
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"appreciate",
"apprehend",
"assimilate",
"behold",
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"catch on (to)",
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"cotton (to ",
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"grok",
"intuit",
"know",
"make",
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"perceive",
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"see",
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"miss"
],
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"examples":[
"I didn't recognize you at first with your new haircut.",
"I can always recognize him from far away by the way he walks.",
"They recognized the odor at once.",
"The U.S. government has now recognized the newly formed country.",
"They refused to recognize the treaty.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But in this case, the four dissenting justices expressed a willingness to recognize states\u2019 rights that are similarly not mentioned. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
"Pitt also seems to find solace in the fact that the writer\u2019s husband also suffers from a similar condition, something called prosopagnosia, an inability to recognize people\u2019s faces. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"Emotional regulation can give you the ability to recognize and understand your emotions and others' emotions. \u2014 Francesca Sipma, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The center is the latest effort to recognize the legacy of the 1969 Stonewall riots. \u2014 Nicole Chavez, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"Mosaic Templars has held Juneteenth in Da Rock for 13 years, but the past few years have amplified the need to recognize Black history, Fletcher said. \u2014 Tess Vrbin, Arkansas Online , 19 June 2022",
"Also one of two must-see recruits from G.W. Carver in Montgomery, Russaw is a strong athlete (6-foot-2, 230-pounds) off the edge with an ability to recognize plays quickly. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
"The mountain\u2019s new name is part of a wider push to recognize the contributions of Native Americans, and to do away with names and titles associated with racist terminology or acts of violence on American history. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 14 June 2022",
"That appeared to be a nod to the international community\u2019s refusal to recognize Russian control of Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula that Putin annexed from Ukraine in 2014. \u2014 Amy Cheng And Reis Thebault, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-024902"
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"The newer shingles vaccine, a two-dose recombinant vaccine with the brand name Shingrix, became available in 2017 and is very effective. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 7 June 2022",
"The city may need further genomic investigation to determine whether a new variant or the recombinant XE variant is at play. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 18 Apr. 2022",
"So far, no cases of the recombinant variant have been reported in any other country, including the United States. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 5 Apr. 2022",
"As a mix of two existing variants, XE is what\u2019s called a recombinant virus. \u2014 Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY , 7 Apr. 2022",
"In her Ellie Rush mysteries, Naomi Hirahara incorporates the contemporary city, with its light rail and recombinant downtown \u2014 among the earliest Los Angeles fiction to do so. \u2014 David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Novavax and Corbevax recently produced inexpensive vaccines that rely on recombinant protein technology to mimic spike proteins. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 27 Feb. 2022",
"In the 1970s and 1980s, the pharmaceutical and biomedical science industries were transformed by the recombinant -DNA revolution that relied on the manipulation of microbes and gain-of-function experiments. \u2014 Victor Dirita, STAT , 25 Dec. 2021",
"Additionally, the study identified 20 cases in which individuals were infected with both Delta and Omicron at the same time, including one such case that included a low level of recombinant virus. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 13 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Last week AstraZeneca in partnership with Daiichi Sankyo reported that Enhertu reduced the risk of death by 36% in patients with metastatic breast cancer with low HER2 and by half for the subset who were hormone- receptor negative. \u2014 Allysia Finley, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"Larger pharmaceutical companies, Sanofi and Roche, have seen failures in their clinical trials for cancer treatments using oral selective estrogen receptor degraders (SERDs), raising investor concerns for Arvinas. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"For the study, researchers looked at cells of women with the most common breast cancer subtype, estrogen receptor positive (ER+), which is a less aggressive, more treatable cancer. \u2014 Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Other drugs called aromatase inhibitors completely stop the production of estrogen\u2014giving estrogen- receptor positive cancer nothing to work with. \u2014 Jessie Van Amburg, Health.com , 16 Sep. 2021",
"In 2012, the FDA approved Afinitor for a common type of advanced breast cancer known as hormone receptor -positive, HER2 negative. \u2014 John Fauber And Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Aug. 2021",
"Generic valsartan, which is part of a class of drugs known as angiotensin II receptor blockers, has been sold in the U.S. for a decade. \u2014 Anna Edney, Fortune , 7 May 2022",
"In the years since, a link has been found between this class of medication, known as angiotensin receptor blockers, and this kind of diarrhea. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"These include angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin- receptor blockers (ARBs). \u2014 Rachel Nall, Msn, SELF , 12 Jan. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-031504"
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"-taig-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-033740"
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": a reciphered message":[]
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"\""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-033931"
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"\u02c8re-k\u0259n-\u02ccs\u012bl",
"\u02c8re-k\u0259n-\u02ccs\u012b(-\u0259)l"
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"accommodate",
"attune",
"conciliate",
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"coordinate",
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"examples":[
"She and Eddie had separated and reconciled so many times the children had lost track of whose clothes were where. \u2014 John Grisham , The Chamber , 1995",
"He thought they might reconcile the Parisians to his daring design by reminding them of the familiar arches of their bridges. \u2014 Mario Salvadori , Why Buildings Stand Up , 1990",
"By exposing the comic-pathetic quality of the human condition, it temporarily reconciles us to that condition without creating in us complacence, lethargy, or any negative emotion. \u2014 Clifton Fadiman , Center Magazine , January-February 1971",
"It is a function of architecture to reconcile technology with human cussedness, to make the mechanics of life endurable \u2026 \u2014 Russell Lynes , Harper's , October 1968",
"It can be difficult to reconcile your ideals with reality.",
"historians have never been able to reconcile the two eyewitness accounts of the battle",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"News of Binance Labs\u2019 fund is the latest bullish signal for crypto as investors are struggling to reconcile broad investments with sharp losses resulting from a slew of macroeconomic challenges. \u2014 Nina Bambysheva, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"She\u2019s one of the many people for whom Facebook groups provide an incomparable social experience, but who are also struggling to reconcile that with the platform\u2019s antidemocratic practices. \u2014 Mansee Khurana, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
"That challenge has proved particularly acute on the economic front, with the Greens struggling to reconcile the fight against climate change with combating economic insecurity. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
"In a society that was often deeply polarized, Dr. Mhlanga reassured others struggling to reconcile their faith with a desire to help women. \u2014 Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Mar. 2022",
"In parallel, physicists were struggling to reconcile Newtonian laws with quantum theory, and biologists to figure out how Mendelian inheritance fit with Darwinian selection, so the whole venture of human knowledge was suddenly quaking underfoot. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, The New Republic , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Morbius is a different kind of complicated character\u2014a man struggling to reconcile his conscience with the desire for a cure that turns him into a monster\u2014that's perhaps better suited to Leto's brooding style. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022",
"His family was struggling to reconcile with the fact that his brother had been violently killed by the government. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The novel focuses on a group of mid-18th-century Jews \u2014 a loose collection of mystics and Kabbalists \u2014 struggling to reconcile their endless tribulations with an all-powerful God. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Feb. 2022"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Starting on the eighth floor, there is a giant recreation room with a terrace overlooking the Hudson River, along with four ensuite bedrooms and a library that could be used as a fifth guest room. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
"In honor of Cole\u2019s birthday, staff decorated the recreation room , and Cole wore her favorite color, blue, as well as a sash and crown. \u2014 Sydney Page, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Silver Lake home, the recreation room has a terrarium vibe as a result of its low location and broad Fleetwood windows, including one at chest level that conveniently opens to allow Lucy, the couple\u2019s cat, easy access to the unit. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2022",
"On Monday and Thursday, the women sat outside a recreation room waiting their turn to read the book as volunteers with the Women\u2019s Justice Institute recorded them and offered moral support. \u2014 Stephanie Casanova, Chicago Tribune , 8 May 2022",
"So last year, over a period of five months and at a cost of $170,000, Bertram added a soundproof backyard studio that was designed and permitted as a recreation room . \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2022",
"The lower level encompasses a spacious recreation room , exercise room, full bath, dog shower, storage and another laundry room. \u2014 cleveland , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Features of the home include large-plank hardwood floors, an elevator, a gym, a movie theater with 11 leather recliners and a 132-inch projection screen, an additional second-floor family/media room and a waterfront recreation room . \u2014 Robyn A. Friedman, sun-sentinel.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The lower level contains a guest room, a large recreation room and a home theater and golf simulator. \u2014 Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com , 7 Mar. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-034507"
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"examples":[
"She and Eddie had separated and reconciled so many times the children had lost track of whose clothes were where. \u2014 John Grisham , The Chamber , 1995",
"He thought they might reconcile the Parisians to his daring design by reminding them of the familiar arches of their bridges. \u2014 Mario Salvadori , Why Buildings Stand Up , 1990",
"By exposing the comic-pathetic quality of the human condition, it temporarily reconciles us to that condition without creating in us complacence, lethargy, or any negative emotion. \u2014 Clifton Fadiman , Center Magazine , January-February 1971",
"It is a function of architecture to reconcile technology with human cussedness, to make the mechanics of life endurable \u2026 \u2014 Russell Lynes , Harper's , October 1968",
"It can be difficult to reconcile your ideals with reality.",
"historians have never been able to reconcile the two eyewitness accounts of the battle",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"News of Binance Labs\u2019 fund is the latest bullish signal for crypto as investors are struggling to reconcile broad investments with sharp losses resulting from a slew of macroeconomic challenges. \u2014 Nina Bambysheva, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"She\u2019s one of the many people for whom Facebook groups provide an incomparable social experience, but who are also struggling to reconcile that with the platform\u2019s antidemocratic practices. \u2014 Mansee Khurana, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
"That challenge has proved particularly acute on the economic front, with the Greens struggling to reconcile the fight against climate change with combating economic insecurity. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
"In a society that was often deeply polarized, Dr. Mhlanga reassured others struggling to reconcile their faith with a desire to help women. \u2014 Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Mar. 2022",
"In parallel, physicists were struggling to reconcile Newtonian laws with quantum theory, and biologists to figure out how Mendelian inheritance fit with Darwinian selection, so the whole venture of human knowledge was suddenly quaking underfoot. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, The New Republic , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Morbius is a different kind of complicated character\u2014a man struggling to reconcile his conscience with the desire for a cure that turns him into a monster\u2014that's perhaps better suited to Leto's brooding style. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022",
"His family was struggling to reconcile with the fact that his brother had been violently killed by the government. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The novel focuses on a group of mid-18th-century Jews \u2014 a loose collection of mystics and Kabbalists \u2014 struggling to reconcile their endless tribulations with an all-powerful God. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Feb. 2022"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for reciprocate reciprocate , retaliate , requite , return mean to give back usually in kind or in quantity. reciprocate implies a mutual or equivalent exchange or a paying back of what one has received. reciprocated their hospitality by inviting them for a visit retaliate usually implies a paying back of injury in exact kind, often vengefully. the enemy retaliated by executing their prisoners requite implies a paying back according to one's preference and often not equivalently. requited her love with cold indifference return implies a paying or giving back. returned their call return good for evil",
"examples":[
"Individuals who have received a dedication \u2026 are expected to reciprocate with a gift, perhaps placing a few folded notes of money into the hat when they give it back. \u2014 A. L. Kennedy , On Bullfighting , 1999",
"When he entered the room \u2026 Agnes was conscious of a latent feeling which secretly reciprocated Henry's unconcealed pleasure on meeting her again. \u2014 Wilkie Collins , The Haunted Hotel , 1878",
"Thus expressing himself, the little lawyer gave Mr. Winkle a poke in the chest, which that gentleman reciprocated ; after which they both laughed very loudly \u2026 \u2014 Charles Dickens , The Pickwick Papers , 1837",
"They appreciated her kindness but were not ready to reciprocate the gesture.",
"reciprocated the favor by driving their neighbor to the airport",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Conover was interested right away, but Olindo didn't reciprocate his feelings. \u2014 Tamara Palmer, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"Miss Manners considers this important, because there are still people (mentioning no particular professions) who feel that their rank requires them to be formally addressed, but not obligated to reciprocate the courtesy. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 June 2021",
"Peers and supervisors may take advantage of people with humility in some situations and not necessarily reciprocate favorably to such behaviors, warns Lehmann. \u2014 Mark Travers, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"When the Jaguars didn\u2019t reciprocate , Ngakoue\u2019s odyssey began. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Indian diplomats likely presume that that Putin\u2019s Russia will continue to reciprocate India\u2019s loyalty as the USSR did during India\u2019s border conflicts and on Kashmir. \u2014 Anjani Jain, Fortune , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The book begins by telling the story of how Mira, a young woman working in a lamp store, falls in love with Annie, who is older and seems reluctant to reciprocate her feelings. \u2014 Adam Kirsch, The New Republic , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Although the problems began at the start of the summer, when the U.S. declined to reciprocate the European Union\u2019s decision to reopen its borders to American tourists, transatlantic discontent quickly began to grow in size and scope. \u2014 Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic , 22 Sep. 2021",
"Skeptics should reciprocate their charitability by engaging seriously with the basic point of Big Tech critics: that public policy should have a role in adapting to a radically new and different technological landscape. \u2014 Nate Hochman, National Review , 11 Feb. 2022"
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"1607, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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"adjective"
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"Verb",
"He was recruited by the army after high school.",
"Public schools are recruiting new teachers.",
"College football coaches spend a lot of time recruiting high school athletes.",
"College football coaches spend a lot of time recruiting .",
"Some parents don't think the military should be recruiting from high schools.",
"We recruited a crew of volunteers to help us.",
"I recruited my brother to drive us to the concert.",
"She recruited four friends to distribute food to the homeless with her.",
"Noun",
"the newest recruit on the team",
"She's one of the department's new recruits .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Balancing the skills, the work, the people, and the time in the right way enables the work to get done with the amount of people a company has\u2014without having to recruit and employ more of them, or spread existing employees too thin. \u2014 Michael Cupps, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"The move will help SteadyMD more quickly recruit and deploy clinicians as part of a workforce spread across all 50 states. \u2014 Casey Ross And Katie Palmer, STAT , 23 June 2022",
"LaVida and Dentsu are also planning to team with the African International Film Festival (AFRIFF) to create a joint initiative, which would recruit and support top African writing talent in creating original stories that appeal to a global audience. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"Publishing houses also have doubled down on their efforts to recruit and support nonwhite employees and to examine their procedures through diversity, equity and inclusion councils. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"This led Luhrmann to recruit the likes of Gary Clark Jr. and Tame Impala to infuse the sounds of Elvis with the sounds of today. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 22 June 2022",
"Amy Gehrke, executive director of Illinois Right to Life, said her organization has been visiting community centers and churches around the state to recruit volunteers and expand its lobbying power. \u2014 Julie Wernau, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
"Aimed to recruit and develop talent, WWE's NIL program launched in December 2021 and has signed 31 full-time college athletes since then, with 25 active athletes currently in the program. \u2014 Chandler Engelbrecht, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
"Boosting teacher pay is only one way to recruit and retain educators, Pollio has said. \u2014 Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"CBS Sports Network rates him a 3-star plus recruit . \u2014 Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online , 2 July 2022",
"Four-star recruit Solomon Ball committed to the UConn men\u2019s basketball team on Friday. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 1 July 2022",
"Police published a nearly 14-minute video Tuesday narrating the moments leading up to Whitfield's death and piecing together portions of the body camera footage from among the five responding officers and one recruit trainee. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 1 July 2022",
"Mathews, a 6-foot, 175-pound defensive back was considered a four-star recruit by 247Sports.com. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 1 July 2022",
"As Ole Miss defensive line coach Randall Joyner recently put it to a recruit : Kiffin doesn\u2019t think outside the box. \u2014 Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
"The four-star recruit is the four commitment from a player not from either Florida or Ohio, joining Lee, tight end Ty Lockwood and wide receiver Noah Rogers. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 30 June 2022",
"Well, two days after Clark announced his retirement, Miami reportedly landed quarterback recruit Jaden Rashada thanks to a $9.5 million NIL deal. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 30 June 2022",
"Bartram Trail High committed Monday night, delivering the Gators an athletic four-star recruit from a key recruiting area. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 28 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That\u2019s not necessarily a bad thing \u2014 it\u2019s a very stylish rectangle . \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 7 May 2022",
"Baumgartner, sunlit in his Zoom rectangle , is recalling all the ways food was eaten, thrown, spilt, and jello-fied throughout the show\u2019s eight-year run. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 Nov. 2021",
"The process is simple: cut out a rectangle (or two rectangles), and sew up the sides to make a tube, either by hand or with a machine. \u2014 Blair Braverman, Outside Online , 31 Jan. 2021",
"The teardown video depicted a somewhat complicated but not insurmountable process for getting inside that little metal rectangle . \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Starting on the 20-inch side of the rectangle , roll dough snugly into a log, leaving the log seam-side-down on the work surface. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Fold bottom half of tortilla over top half to form a rectangle . \u2014 Kathleen Squires, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"Starting at the top, fold the dough about two thirds of the way down the rectangle and fold it again, so the top edge meets the bottom edge. \u2014 Jessica Battilana, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Oct. 2021",
"The rectangle \u2019s perimeter is formed by glass panels between which are open gaps, which improve the acoustics and act like apertures, allowing the action to move from wide screen to close up. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Sep. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Water restrictions in the West are becoming commonplace as the megadrought intensifies and reservoir levels continue to recede -- including in recreational facilities that require ample amounts of irrigation. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 20 June 2022",
"The flooding started to slowly recede Tuesday, but the record-level floods left all five entrances to the park closed through at least Wednesday, officials said. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"The dry day could also help area rivers to recede and reduce some of the flooding and high flows created by last weekend\u2019s atmospheric river. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
"Instead, inflation might gradually recede , as the higher borrowing costs engineered by the Fed restrain but don\u2019t crush consumer spending and business investment. \u2014 Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"YouGov poll taken after Buffalo but before Uvalde - though that support tends to recede as public attention fades. \u2014 Mike Debonis, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022",
"Unfortunately, analysts aren't forecasting that gas prices will recede anytime soon. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 31 May 2022",
"Despite runaway inflation, economists think inflation will soon recede . \u2014 Jason Bisnoff, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Congregations locked their Fellowship Halls and hurried to set up Zoom accounts with meeting schedules, all with hopes that the pandemic would recede in weeks or at worst months. \u2014 Don Stacom, courant.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The dry day could also help area rivers to recede and reduce some of the flooding and high flows created by last weekend\u2019s atmospheric river. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
"No matter how polemical their purposes, such works employ inventive, elegant designs that are ever more striking as their occasions recede in time. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
"This presumes that inflation will recede in the second half of this year and approach 3% or less by year\u2019s end. \u2014 Nick Sargen, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
"As coronavirus cases and hospitalizations driven by the omicron variant slowly recede in the United States, public health experts are warning that global vaccine disparities could threaten progress toward ending the pandemic. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Unfortunately, analysts aren't forecasting that gas prices will recede anytime soon. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 2 June 2022",
"Press secretary Jen Psaki said administration economists, including those at the Federal Reserve, have anticipated short-term bursts of inflation that will recede as the economy returns to normal. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, CNN , 13 May 2021",
"The Great Salt Lake began to recede in the early 2000s, fueled by the current megadrought and unfettered diversion of its tributary rivers to water farms, cities and suburban turf. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Smaller alliums, such as the yellow flowering Allium moly and the pink Allium unifolium, look good in drifts that are allowed to recede as the leaves wither in early summer and the bulb goes dormant. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 20 Sep. 2021"
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": breaking out again : renewing":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Crunches work your rectus abdominis (the long, flat muscle on the front of your torso), plus your internal and external obliques (the muscles that wrap around the side of your body). \u2014 Amy Eisinger, M.a., SELF , 29 Dec. 2020",
"This core-centric move targets the rectus abdominis and transverse abdominis (a deep core muscle that wraps around the sides and spine) as well as the inner and outer thighs, says Mansour. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 14 Mar. 2019",
"Targets the core, especially the rectus abdominis and obliques. 6. \u2014 SELF , 18 Jan. 2019",
"In addition to the triceps work, the list of muscles working here includes rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis and internal and external obliques. \u2014 Leah Prinzivalli, SELF , 2 May 2018",
"This move works both the internal and external obliques as well as the transverse and rectus abdominis, says Mansour. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 6 Apr. 2018",
"Within your core, this push-up variation specifically targets your obliques (the muscles on the side of your abdomen) as well as your rectus abdominis (aka, your abs, the muscles that run vertically on your abdomen). \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 6 Mar. 2018",
"Another factor that can affect the size of a woman's bump is a condition called diastasis recti, which is when the left and right sides of the rectus abdomens muscles separate. \u2014 Jessica Migala, Health.com , 26 June 2017"
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": the formation by the processes of crossing-over and independent assortment of new combinations of genes in progeny that did not occur in the parents":[]
"Like most mutations, most recombination isn't advantageous to the virus. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Due to their segmented genomes, Bunyaviruses are capable of swift recombination , increasing the risk of outbreaks. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"The restructuring came amid the recombination of Viacom Inc. and CBS Corp. to create ViacomCBS. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"This mishmash of subvariants is not unexpected, Rutherford said, and viruses go through such recombination all the time. \u2014 al , 8 Apr. 2022",
"This mishmash of subvariants is not unexpected, Rutherford said, and viruses go through such recombination all the time. \u2014 al , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The recombination process is the origin of what\u2019s known as omicron XE. \u2014 Joel Achenbach, Anchorage Daily News , 2 May 2022",
"Still, detecting when recombination happens can be tricky. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 11 Mar. 2022",
"That is partly the rationale for invoking dark energy\u2019s effects much earlier, before the epoch of recombination . \u2014 Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American , 18 Apr. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111409"
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"To me, recreational drug use is usually depicted as someone\u2019s rock bottom. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
"Abdul Malik, who wrote a piece about the history of the NBA\u2019s recreational drug use policies for Jacobin magazine last year, told me about the huge ripple effect of Bias\u2019 death. \u2014 Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"But prescription pills, even nonopioid pills such as Ativan, a sedative, and Adderall, a stimulant \u2013 popular among younger recreational drug users \u2013 are a threat. \u2014 Terry Demio, The Enquirer , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Captagon is a popular brand name for the drug fenethylline, an amphetamine that is banned in most countries but widely used as a recreational drug in parts of the Middle East. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Expressing his interest in legalizing recreational drug use was not enough to keep him in the House, as the 19th district of New York did not want him back in 2010. \u2014 Liza Shcherbakova, Billboard , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Cilliers said his wife was a recreational drug user but would never use heroin or any other hard drug. \u2014 Fox News , 17 Nov. 2021",
"San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin was elected in 2019 after running on a promise to approach crime differently than his predecessors, in part by no longer prosecuting lower-level offenses like recreational drug use. \u2014 Fifth & Mission Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Experts on one hand increasingly see cannabis as a relatively low-risk recreational drug for healthy adults and also as a medicine with potential to treat conditions ranging from epilepsy to anxiety. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Mar. 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122510"
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"There are three things that exponentially decrease the likelihood that an offender will recidivate . Offenders who obtain a diploma or GED certificate, obtain a job skill and maintain gainful employment are far more likely to break out of this dreaded cycle.",
"\u2014 Christopher Bowman"
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},
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"borrowed from Medieval Latin recid\u012bv\u0101tus, past participle of recid\u012bv\u0101re \"to relapse into sin or crime,\" verbal derivative of Latin recid\u012bvus \"recurring, relapsing,\" from recidere \"to fall back, sink back, relapse\" (from re- re- + cadere \"to fall\") + -\u012bvus -ive \u2014 more at chance entry 1":""
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lying in a dark recovery room afterward, Earl woke up crying. \u2014 Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"With a fully functional workout room stocked with state-of-the-art equipment and an athlete recovery room , work and working out go hand in hand. \u2014 Nick Davidson, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2014",
"The health system had about 50 contractors of all kinds before the pandemic, compared with 450 at its height, when patients, many in need of close monitoring, flooded in and turned the hospital\u2019s recovery room into an intensive care unit. \u2014 Hannah Norman, NBC News , 8 May 2022",
"After workouts, employees take to the athlete recovery room with, among other things, NormaTec compression boots. \u2014 Nick Davidson, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2014",
"Others head to the spa for a CBD massage or visit the recovery room , which is equipped with leg compression sleeves and infrared blankets. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
"But those minutes could mean the difference between ending up in the morgue or a hospital recovery room . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Shortly after Kira delivered their son, Langston, she was brought into the recovery room to rest. \u2014 Nicholas St. Fleur, STAT , 20 Nov. 2021",
"Their conversation takes place in the recovery room ice baths \u2014 no, thank you! \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 2 Nov. 2021"
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"\u2014 Lytton Strachey"
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},
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"(\u00a6)r\u0113+"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": having the ends of the arms divided and curled back on each side like rams' horns \u2014 compare moline":[]
},
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"They have plans to reconstitute the bankrupt company.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Terra Validators have halted the network to come up with a plan to reconstitute it. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
"Britain\u2019s Defense Ministry said Monday that about a quarter of the 120 battalion tactical groups Russia committed at the start of the war have now been rendered combat ineffective; some could take years to reconstitute . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
"But there is little evidence to support the view that Russia's attack in Ukraine is part of a plan to reconstitute the Soviet empire. \u2014 Benjamin H. Friedman, The Week , 20 Mar. 2022",
"There\u2019s an opportunity now to reconstitute the future of work. \u2014 Aman Kidwai, Fortune , 11 Feb. 2022",
"This is an organization that wants to reconstitute . \u2014 Greg Norman, Fox News , 6 Feb. 2022",
"But the failure to reconstitute the Iran deal risks undermining that effort. \u2014 Michael A. Cohen, The New Republic , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Putin's desire to somehow reconstitute the power of the Soviet Union is no secret. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Instead, Whedon claimed that Fisher\u2019s actions were done in bad faith, meant to sully Whedon\u2019s reputation to reconstitute Snyder\u2019s in advance of the release of the Snyder cut. \u2014 Adam B. Vary, Variety , 17 Jan. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1759, in the meaning defined above":""
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"The virtual event, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Baltimore County and the Randallstown NAACP, also touched upon the candidates\u2019 qualifications for the job, juvenile justice issues, preventing recidivism and other topics. \u2014 Alison Knezevich, Baltimore Sun , 28 June 2022",
"If prisons\u2019 incentives could be aligned with things like successful reintegration into society, lower recidivism rates and other positive prisoner outcomes, our system would be much better positioned to match the needs of our country. \u2014 Jeffrey Zucker, Rolling Stone , 13 May 2022",
"That research also shows formerly incarcerated people over the age of 40 have the lowest recidivism rates of any age group. \u2014 Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al , 28 Apr. 2022",
"To solve recidivism required addressing homelessness. \u2014 The Sorenson Impact Center, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"The department is also working on a long-term recidivism program by building out a new list of violent offenders out on bond or parole for violent crime. \u2014 al , 16 Dec. 2021",
"For example, they can be used to pay for officer overtime, pilot programs like drug court, mental health court, funding an in-depth analysis of crime, programs to reduce recidivism and more. \u2014 Lucas Daprile, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
"Homelessness, recidivism , and an overburdened criminal justice system are not unique challenges for cities and counties. \u2014 The Sorenson Impact Center, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Their recidivism rate was about 11%, compared with 27% for people in similar circumstances who weren\u2019t in the program. \u2014 Julie Wernau, WSJ , 16 May 2022"
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"The hotel management promised to rectify the problem.",
"let me get the store manager, and he'll rectify the invoice for your order",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Wu administration supports expanding the number of liquor licenses to help rectify the city\u2019s racial wealth gap, Segun Idowu, Boston\u2019s chief of economic opportunity and inclusion, said in a statement. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"The best way to scale initially is to identify the operational inefficiencies that already exist and rectify those first. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Courageous conversations are dialogues about difficult, often unspoken and possibly taboo issues that are brought to the center stage for awareness, reflection, unlearning and productive action to rectify as needed. \u2014 Arthi Rabikrisson, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"At least one official has raised concerns that Arkansas veterans and their families may consider burial options elsewhere if cemetery staffers aren't able to rectify the errors at the North Little Rock cemetery. \u2014 Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
"And what options might be available now to rectify these past wrongs",
"That doesn\u2019t mean selling exceptional museum art to rectify the disproportion makes sense. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
"Now its largest shareholder, China\u2019s Ping An Insurance, 601318 1.03% is pushing for strong measures to rectify this unwieldy arrangement\u2014including a potential spinoff of the Asian business. \u2014 Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"There has been a push to rectify the Earth-science gap. \u2014 Kendra Pierre-louis, The Atlantic , 4 May 2022"
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"\u2014 David Migoya"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The new headquarters will offer several dining sites, fitness centers, recreational activities such as tennis and basketball, medical facilities, covered parking and childcare centers. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 27 June 2022",
"The park\u2019s expansion will increase opportunities for recreational activities as well as public safety, officials said. \u2014 Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"According to the Outdoor Trends Association\u2019s yearly Trends Report, about 7.1 million more Americans participated in outdoor recreational activities in 2020 than in 2019. \u2014 John Thompson, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
"The Yellowstone River, in Park and Stillwater counties, is currently closed to all recreational activities. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 21 June 2022",
"The camp has provided outdoor recreational activities for adults and children with disabilities since 1959. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
"The lake's stunning blue water, surrounded by more than 270 miles of shoreline, makes for a picturesque backdrop for a long list of recreational activities, including boating, jet skiing, and zip lining. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 15 June 2022",
"Lojero also said anyone who plans to continue recreational outdoor activities should do so either in the early morning or after sunset. \u2014 Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
"Outdoor green space suitable for exercise and recreational activities will be part of the center. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 7 June 2022"
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"While Caratini was the one on the receiving end of the postgame dousing, reliever Brad Boxberger was just as much a hero for his role in the 10th. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 4 July 2022",
"Latvia has already been on the receiving end of Russia's aggression in the form of cyberattacks and disinformation. \u2014 Paulina Smolinski, CBS News , 1 July 2022",
"For banks and other payments companies on the receiving end of criminal inquiries, this appears to be fairly new territory. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
"Alex Telles was brought in from FC Porto two years\u2019 ago, but has struggled defensively and been on the receiving end of some emphatic defeats. \u2014 Liam Canning, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"The panel featured testimony from three Republican officials who were all on the receiving end of Trump's outreach after the election -- and all testified about their unwillingness to participate in schemes that would undermine the election. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"Saucy Santana has once again found himself on the receiving end of the Beyhive\u2019s wrath over his old tweets about Beyonc\u00e9 and Blue Ivy. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
"For Sandelin, being on the receiving end of the KGB signal was pretty thrilling, too. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"Bused to Charlestown schools, the girls are among the Black students on the receiving end of abuse from white students and parents. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022"
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"1937, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Finance officials have proposed covering both expenses with recordation tax money. \u2014 Emily Opilo, baltimoresun.com , 14 Sep. 2021",
"During last year\u2019s budget process, Ball introduced legislation to raise the county\u2019s recordation tax rate \u2014 a one-time fee paid when real estate is sold to a new owner \u2014 but the bill couldn\u2019t get majority support among the County Council. \u2014 Jacob Calvin Meyer, baltimoresun.com , 1 June 2021",
"These include recordation fees and prepaid property taxes. \u2014 John Nugent, Houston Chronicle , 1 Feb. 2020",
"In the meantime, after registration, the process of recordation is still paper based. \u2014 Ed Christman, Billboard , 26 June 2019",
"The Copyright Office hopes to have a pilot of a digital recordation process available to a small sample of registrants in the early spring 2020, which will provide feedback to make the system more effective for its wide rollout. \u2014 Ed Christman, Billboard , 26 June 2019",
"Now that Cano\u2019s property is up to code, the city has submitted paperwork to rescind a recordation that was issued against Cano in 2015. \u2014 David Hernandez, sandiegouniontribune.com , 19 June 2018",
"The only enforcement action came in 2015, when the city issued a recordation , which is similar to a lien on Cano\u2019s property. \u2014 Gustavo Solis, sandiegouniontribune.com , 3 Apr. 2018",
"The recordation , a legal document that limits a property owner\u2019s ability to sell or refinance, was the only form of enforcement the city took against Cano in response to the violations. \u2014 David Hernandez, sandiegouniontribune.com , 19 June 2018"
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"\u2014 Enrique Krauze",
"Every state-by-state fiasco (and there would be many) would bring calls to recentralize \u2026",
"sales of recreational vehicles typically go down when gas prices go up",
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"Only $112,000 of those were from individuals, with Gibbons giving himself $150,000 in an in-kind contribution to rent a recreational vehicle . \u2014 cleveland , 17 Apr. 2022",
"According to Mesa police, a recreational vehicle that may have been involved left the park and stopped at Tempe Marketplace. \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Instead of flying out to trade conferences, VR showrooms can highlight a new truck, car or recreational vehicle . \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Brennan was in a white 1997 model Roadmaster, a recreational vehicle with zagging teal and tan streaks on its sides. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Jeff Kinzbach was behind the wheel of his new gig, a 30-foot recreational vehicle , with his wife, Patti, at his side. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 24 Dec. 2021",
"The federal criminal complaint alleged all of the money raised in the campaign was spent by March 2018, with large chunks spent by McClure and D\u2019Amico on a recreational vehicle , a BMW, and trips to casinos in Las Vegas and New Jersey. \u2014 David Porter, ajc , 22 Nov. 2021",
"The federal criminal complaint alleged all of the money raised in the campaign was spent by March 2018, with large chunks spent by McClure and D'Amico on a recreational vehicle , a BMW and trips to casinos in Las Vegas and New Jersey. \u2014 CBS News , 1 Apr. 2022",
"An example of problems this can create is the Campland on the Bay recreational vehicle park on Mission Bay, which was fined last year by the California Coastal Commission for illegally blocking public access to the shoreline. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Mar. 2022"
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"the two nations agreed to give reciprocal work rights to each other's citizens, thus facilitating the daily border crossings of workers from both countries",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The relationship between hydration and sleep is a reciprocal one. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 June 2022",
"This also helps build reciprocal empathy - highlighting the fact that negotiations shouldn\u2019t be devoid of emotions, but rather incorporate strategic emotion management to drive better resolutions. \u2014 Kwame Christian, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"Charan also hopes to show the film in India, but distribution might be tricky there as the relationship between Pakistan and India is politically fractious and there have been reciprocal bans on films. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 21 May 2022",
"Canada was one of the five founding members of the Commonwealth, and its relationship with the royal family has generally been a warm and reciprocal one. \u2014 Rob Picheta, CNN , 20 May 2022",
"Partnerships that leverage private sector resources, civil society and governmental expertise and deliver reciprocal impact are needed now more than ever. \u2014 Wolfram Nothaft, Scientific American , 17 May 2022",
"Outreach, at its heart, should be reciprocal rather than one dimensional. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
"Friendship Force Connecticut, a chapter of FF-International, sponsors outbound visits to other states and nations and hosts inbound visits from reciprocal clubs. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 12 May 2022",
"The closure of airspace to Russian aircraft in Europe and North America, and reciprocal bans by Moscow, are hindering imports and deliveries, Ms. Malakhatko added, because many Russian retailers buy fabrics in Europe and accessories in China. \u2014 Ann M. Simmons, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For now, one hint that TKV may have an edge is that the reciprocals of the series of angles produced by the model, unlike those in the older model, follow a nearly periodic progression. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 28 May 2019"
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"Solange Knowles was the first recipient on Feb. 28, 2020 \u2013 just days before the pandemic shut down such gatherings. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 20 June 2022",
"Frazier, who photographed the family in Flint, is the first recipient of a prize bestowed by the foundation in collaboration with German publisher Steidl and a thick, clothbound volume of images accompanies the current exhibition. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"Inspired by the first recipient of the OE Johnson Endowed Scholarship, Cecily Mason, Patterson notes that her impressive story inspires him to be able to eventually create a third scholarship. \u2014 al , 3 May 2022",
"The actress/producer is the first-ever recipient of the annual convention's Trailblazer of the Year award. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
"In a triumphant return to in-person festivities, the 2022 Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor was awarded to Jon Stewart on Sunday night, the first recipient of the award in more than two years. \u2014 Adrienne Wichard-edds, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Aguilar is the first recipient of the Excellence in Continuing Education award to be nominated by two institutions, MiraCosta College and Palomar College. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Greek short-story writer Christos Ikonomou will be the first recipient of the Chowdhury Prize in Literature, a $20,000 international award for outstanding midcareer writers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"The Mark Twain Prize (PBS at 9) Jon Stewart, comic and talk-show host, is named the 23rd recipient of the Kennedy Center\u2019s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. \u2014 Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post , 21 June 2022"
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": a movement in 20th century American Judaism that advocates a creative adjustment to contemporary conditions through the cultivation of traditions and folkways shared by all Jews":[],
"Epstein has some respect for reconstructionism , which can be traced back to ancient philosophy. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 27 Aug. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Tomlin has won Tony, Emmy and Grammy awards for her work on Broadway, on television and in recording . \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
"In the recording on Broadcastify, one person says the man was seen running near some railroad tracks while another says to keep a lookout for the driver, thought to be a man in brown shirt. \u2014 Rosa Flores, CNN , 30 June 2022",
"In the recording , Sittenfeld wasn't concerned, according to testimony. \u2014 Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer , 30 June 2022",
"One such incident, captured in a recording played by the committee, showed a crowd of Trump supporters outside the house of Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson late at night. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
"In an audio recording of the 911 call released Wednesday, a woman tells a dispatcher there is smoke coming from underneath the door of a unit and the resident believed to be inside is not responding. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"Comedy, like music, has two copyrights: one in the composition (the words or melody) and one in the recording (often owned by record labels). \u2014 Mitra Ahouraian, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Later on Wednesday night, Halsey went on Instagram Live to address the situation, explaining in a recording of the video that their tour team regularly works with experts who can help predict what the weather will be like at every stop. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"In the film, Musk is heard in an audio recording saying later that radar upgrades that were added to the Autopilot software after Brown\u2019s accident might have saved Brown\u2019s life. \u2014 Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post , 20 May 2022"
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"examples":[
"There are two helicopters available for reconnaissance .",
"They did a reconnaissance of the enemy's position.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This false narrative that the Committee and Democrats continue to push, that Republicans, including myself, led reconnaissance tours is verifiably false. \u2014 Aaron Navarro, CBS News , 27 June 2022",
"As an example, in our work with the Army, RGi has been working on experimental geospatial workflows for military missions including surveying, surveillance and reconnaissance . \u2014 Chitra Sivanandam, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"One, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance provided by Washington and its allies have helped Ukraine stop and now push back Russia on the battlefield. \u2014 Brad Lendon, CNN , 19 May 2022",
"Russia has used its Eleron-3 reconnaissance drones to scout out Ukrainian positions. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Companies like ZeroEyes, which sells weapons-detecting drones to schools, claim the viewpoint provides advanced reconnaissance for responding officers. \u2014 Sidney Fussell, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
"After breaching enterprise environments, bad actors often spend weeks or months performing reconnaissance undetected while preparing to launch a coordinated attack. \u2014 Francis Cianfrocca, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The posts detail months of reconnaissance , demographic research and shooting practice for a bloodbath aimed at scaring everyone who isn\u2019t white and Christian into leaving the country. \u2014 Carolyn Thompson, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"The posts detail months of reconnaissance , demographic research and shooting practice for a bloodbath aimed at scaring everyone who isn\u2019t white and Christian into leaving the country. \u2014 Carolyn Thompson, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022"
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"French, literally, recognition, from Middle French reconoissance , from Old French reconoistre to recognize":""
