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"\u2014 compare heart shake"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There\u2019s a basketball hoop and a ring toss \u2014both of which are small in size\u2014that can be set up at either end of a pool. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 26 May 2022",
"This ring toss game has more than 4,100 5-star reviews on Amazon for its fun factor and its ability to be packed away easily into a carrying case. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The top of the play center has a separate wading pool with a water sprayer and ring toss game, and kids can start the ball roller game from that area, as well. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
"Use it for ring toss , corn hole, relay races, bean-bag toss, and more. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 16 May 2022",
"Made of wood and rope, this ring toss game serves the purpose of both of style and longevity. \u2014 Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine , 15 Apr. 2022",
"What: Live ice carvings and other activities, including interactive ice carving tic tac toe, wizard ring toss , penguin guess and bean bag toss. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 Jan. 2022",
"The day starts with games \u2014 ring toss , bobbing for apples, cookie decorating \u2014 before parading around the North Bethesda development. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Oct. 2020",
"Corn maze, straw mound and tunnel, witch hat ring toss , carpet ball, yard Jenga, Little Tikes vehicles, toddler play houses. \u2014 Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com , 15 Oct. 2021"
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"our friend rang us up to see if we wanted to go to a cricket match",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At Chestnut Hill Reservoir, there was a ring-necked duck Five common mergansers and two dickcissels were seen at Millennium Park in West Roxbury. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Aug. 2021",
"Franklin County reports included a ring-necked duck at Barton\u2019s Cove and an alder flycatcher in Deerfield. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Aug. 2021",
"Interesting reports included a ring-necked duck at Barton\u2019s Cove, a little blue heron in Whately, a snowy egret at the Longmeadow Flats in Longmeadow, four sandhill cranes in Plainfield, an alder flycatcher and two Tennessee warblers in Huntington. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Aug. 2021",
"Sulli Gibson watched as a ring-necked duck dipped beneath the surface of Westchester Lagoon on a recent Sunday morning. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 24 Apr. 2021",
"There were 46 ring-necked ducks at Ashley Falls in Sheffield and five common goldeneyes at the Stockbridge Bowl. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Jan. 2020",
"If not listed, up to six of the species can be taken, such as teal, gadwall and ring-necked ducks . \u2014 John Myers, Twin Cities , 15 Sep. 2019",
"And, in fact some swimmers do come in the winter: buffleheads, ring-necked ducks , mergansers and other waterfowl visiting from the north. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Aug. 2019",
"Birds at Mill Pond in Barnstable included 3 blue-winged teal, a Northern pintail, 5 American wigeon, 18 ring-necked ducks , and a bald eagle. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Mar. 2018"
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"Do you hear that ringing sound",
"an angry, ringing denial of the charges",
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"About 75 firefighters responded to the incident, and were still trying to douse the flames as of 11 p.m. Battalion Chief Robert Rezende told OnScene TV that the call initially came in as a ringing alarm. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Feb. 2022",
"The next year, President Kennedy made a resonant decision: to boldly go, as the Star Trek prologue was to put it in a ringing split infinitive, where no man had gone before. \u2014 Anthony Haden-guest, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
"But a new research paper released by the Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site in Albany, N.Y., offers the most ringing case yet. \u2014 Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times , 9 Nov. 2020",
"Peel away the veil of doubt, and there could hardly be a more ringing endorsement of an artist whose workings, methods, exuberance and connective spirit knew no bounds. \u2014 Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Nov. 2017"
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": a small ring or circle":[]
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"a little girl with perfect, golden ringlets",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is the coiled ringlet style commonly associated with curly hair. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"For fifties comedienne Lucille Ball, ginger ringlets communicated a sense of carefree whimsy, while Marilyn Monroe\u2019s platinum waves were as voluptuous as her famous silhouette. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 20 July 2018",
"For starters, Pooja Mor and , both rocking perfect ringlets , modeled classic looks with timeless winged liner. \u2014 Akili King, Vogue , 1 Mar. 2020",
"His blond ringlets sneaked out from the bottom of his cap, and a pale scar was visible in the sun tan of his right leg. \u2014 John Branch, New York Times , 3 Dec. 2019",
"Mere hours after this story is published, her hair could be back to a jet-black bob, or a floor-sweeping high ponytail, or a big mess of ringlet curls \u00e0 la the lastest KKW Fragrance campaign. \u2014 Nicola Dall'asen, Allure , 21 Nov. 2019",
"As the daughter of the legendary Diana Ross, big, bountiful ringlets were quite literally in her DNA, but that didn't make tending to them any less of a challenge. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 6 Sep. 2019",
"Alvisa has olive skin, ringlets of curls, and dark, thick eyebrows. \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 17 Nov. 2019",
"For the one who wants beach waves year-round: Our favorite curling iron Whether the goal is tight ringlets or soft waves, this curling iron from Beachwaver delivers. \u2014 Jessica Kasparian, USA TODAY , 22 Oct. 2019"
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": the sound made by a cell phone to signal an incoming call":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jimmy jokes about Flight Facilities having lived through the ringtone era, the streaming era, and now, the TikTok era, and continues to fly high despite the constant passage of time. \u2014 Chris Malone M\u00e9ndez, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"These include Tails showing up in a bright red biplane and the classic Green Hill Zone theme serving as Tom\u2019s ringtone . \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The Philips SmartSleep Wake-Up Light is our favorite upgrade light and diffuses light naturally throughout your room, giving you a more gentle alarm than your typical iPhone ringtone . \u2014 Gear Team, Wired , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Asked later what the United States' official ringtone is, Kirby said there wasn't one. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Haptic feedback can now be linked to audio, so music and movies can be more immersive, your custom ringtone might prompt your phone to vibrate in time, or a game might add vibration to simulate a bumpy ride. \u2014 Julian Chokkattu, Wired , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Haptic feedback can now be linked to audio, so music and movies can be more immersive, your custom ringtone might prompt your phone to vibrate in time, or a game might add vibration to simulate a bumpy ride. \u2014 Julian Chokkattu, Wired , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Haptic feedback can now be linked to audio, so music and movies can be more immersive, your custom ringtone might prompt your phone to vibrate in time, or a game might add vibration to simulate a bumpy ride. \u2014 Julian Chokkattu, Wired , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Haptic feedback can now be linked to audio, so music and movies can be more immersive, your custom ringtone might prompt your phone to vibrate in time, or a game might add vibration to simulate a bumpy ride. \u2014 Julian Chokkattu, Wired , 17 Nov. 2021"
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"1983, in the meaning defined above":""
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": to treat (hair) with a rinse":[]
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"I rinsed my face in the sink.",
"He washed the dishes and then rinsed them thoroughly.",
"The tools were rinsed in alcohol.",
"She rinsed the dirt off the lettuce.",
"He rinsed the soap out of the cup.",
"Noun",
"She dunked the dish in the rinse water.",
"Use sanitizing rinse on the scissors.",
"a bottle of hair rinse",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Drain it and rinse with cold water, squeezing any of the excess out. \u2014 Alysha Witwicki, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
"Choose a stain removal product and follow the package instructions to apply, set, and rinse the product. \u2014 Hearst Autos Research, Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
"When you're finished using the vacuum, just empty the dust canister and rinse the filter with water. \u2014 Lindsey Greenfeld, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
"After cleaning brick pavers, rinse the surface with a regular hose. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022",
"Scrub and rinse the laces, then squeeze the excess water out of them and lay them flat to air dry. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
"Give them a good swish around and then rinse under cool water. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
"Drain shrimp and do not rinse , discard cooking liquid; remove to a tray lined with newspapers. \u2014 Mackensy Lunsford, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
"If it was previously used for plants, wash it first in a solution of one part liquid bleach to nine parts water, and then rinse thoroughly to kill any plant diseases. \u2014 Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Later, Stains is a foaming rinse that protects your teeth from day-to-day stains like coffee, wine and food. \u2014 Khortlyn Cole, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
"The video for the song stars Lyngstad running through downtown Stockholm, dropping into shops, and generally acting frantic with a crazy raspberry- rinse coiffure. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"Discard milk and rinse sweetbreads under cold running water. \u2014 Kathleen Squires, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"To me, at least, that rinse -repeat cycle got a bit old after a while. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 15 June 2022",
"Rub your scalp with a washcloth, and then add a bit more water to rinse . \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"Before cooking, rinse clams well of any cornmeal, sand and grit. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022",
"Best No-Rinse Drugstore Body Wash Like a spray-on body wash, this unique no- rinse body cleansing mist can be spritzed on from head to toe to freshen up fast thanks to skin-cleansing and conditioning ingredients. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 2 June 2022",
"Everist Waterless Shampoo Concentrate Want to reduce the use of plastic with your morning rinse "
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"\u02c8rin(t)s",
"dialectal \u02c8rench",
"\u02c8rins"
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"irrigate",
"sluice",
"wash",
"wash out"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
": having a ring of color about the neck":[]
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"During the safari, travelers can enjoy giraffes, rhinos, zebras, ringtail lemurs and more. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
"During the safari, travelers can enjoy giraffes, rhinos, zebras, ringtail lemurs and more. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
"During the safari, travelers can enjoy giraffes, rhinos, zebras, ringtail lemurs and more. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
"Climate change also may have helped kill off the golden toad of Costa Rica\u2019s cloud forests, which was last seen 33 years ago, and the wild population of Australia\u2019s white ringtail possum, which perished in a series of heat waves. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"Having found evidence that neonic concentrations may be harmful to mammals, South Dakota researchers are currently studying the effect of neonics on ringneck pheasants, which are a particularly valuable tourist commodity in the state. \u2014 Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream , 8 Mar. 2021",
"At 9 Saturday morning, opening bell of the ringneck season, Lee Clancy cast two English setters ahead of him. \u2014 Star Tribune , 10 Oct. 2020",
"More impressive, ringneck numbers in the state\u2019s southwest corner rocketed skyward 146% compared with a year ago. \u2014 Star Tribune , 12 Sep. 2020",
"Pheasants Forever, for instance, doesn\u2019t devote itself exclusively to Chinese ringnecks . \u2014 Andrew Mckean, Outdoor Life , 15 Jan. 2020",
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"Results are not yet available from the 2021 spring ring-necked pheasant crowing survey and the rural mail carrier survey. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Sep. 2021",
"Texas\u2019 ring-necked pheasant populations hinge on the conservation willingness of landowners who also must put food on the table and are bound by business decisions of their own. \u2014 Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com , 3 Dec. 2020"
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"And while some fans couldn\u2019t get enough of Lizzo\u2019s fashion in the pics, others had their eye on the giant diamond ring affixed to the ring finger of her left glove. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 6 June 2022",
"Found beneath the ring finger , the Mount of Apollo derives its name from the sun god of classical antiquity. \u2014 Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure , 3 Jan. 2020",
"But Suzuki, who again took batting practice before the game, is still dealing with swelling in his strained left ring finger . \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"In May 2022, Ashley sparked rumors the two may be married when she was photographed wearing a gold band on her left ring finger . \u2014 Hilary Weaver, ELLE , 11 May 2022",
"The 6-foot-2, 223-pound right-hander played nine games until dislocating the ring finger of his throwing hand. \u2014 Chris Hays, orlandosentinel.com , 1 Jan. 2022",
"Earlier today @thehill's photog Greg Nash captured @AOC sporting some bling on her ring finger . \u2014 Dana Gerber, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
"The pair sparked engagement rumors late last year when Allen was spotted with a gold band on her ring finger . \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 18 May 2022",
"The small meteor sitting on her ring finger led to plenty of fan buzz on social media. \u2014 Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022"
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"The bears in Greenland have adapted by fishing for ringed seals, their main prey, at the edge of glaciers that meet the sea. \u2014 Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"Her ringed locs were twisted and fell over one shoulder, the better to show off her dramatic gold hoops. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 12 May 2022",
"The five- ringed Olympic flag was raised and the anthem played. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 July 2021",
"The Biden administration is designating a giant swath of waters off Alaska\u2019s Bering Sea and Arctic coasts as critical habitat for ringed seals and bearded seals. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Apr. 2022",
"One example: Mando finds the Armorer within the recesses of a gargantuan ringed city spinning in open space. \u2014 Adam B. Vary, Variety , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Mimas, which is the smallest and closest to Saturn of the ringed planet's 82 moons, may contain a liquid internal ocean. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 24 Jan. 2022",
"The array of animated and stationary tableaus is complemented by the LED lighting conversion, where the colors change such as ice skaters congregating by a ringed and lit pond. \u2014 Gregory Harutunian, chicagotribune.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
"After all, the ice provides polar bears with access to ringed seals\u2014with less ice, there is less access to food. \u2014 Gloria Dickie, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 8 Dec. 2021"
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