": a native or inhabitant of the town of Shunem north of Mt. Gilboa in ancient Palestine":[]
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"modification (influenced by -ite ) of Hebrew sh\u016bnamm\u012bth , from Sh\u016bn\u0113m Shunem, town in ancient Palestine":""
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"Chinese (Pekingese) shu 4":""
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"\u02c8sh\u00fcb\u0259"
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"sh\u00fc\u02c8bu\u0307\u014bk\u0259\u0307n",
"\u02c8sh\u00fcb\u0259n\u02cckin"
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"peel",
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"\u2014 often used with off bad habits are being shucked off \u2014 A. W. Smith"
],
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"\u2014 often used with off"
],
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"Noun",
"it doesn't matter shucks to her what anyone else earns",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"They\u2019ve been damaged by hickory shuckworms that tunneled through the shucks late last summer. \u2014 Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com , 12 Mar. 2020",
"The art of the shuck , on the other hand, takes practice. \u2014 Stephanie Burt, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 6 Feb. 2020",
"The buggy brown hare\u2019s mask body, ribbed with the tying thread for segmentation, looks like the shuck of a nymph, and the sprig of deer hair seems to suggest the emerging fly\u2019s wings and limbs. \u2014 Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream , 31 Jan. 2020",
"The North Korean dictator, Kim Jong Un, rode the white steed through snowy fields, galloping between dusted trees, pausing for an aw- shucks -I\u2019m-on-a-horse smile at the camera. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Oct. 2019",
"High George is open Wednesday through Saturday, starting at 4 p.m. Happy hour, from 4 to 6 p.m., features $1 buck-a- shuck oysters, $6 wines, $8 mojitos and a rotating cocktail, and $4 beers. \u2014 Leeanne Griffin, courant.com , 9 Sep. 2019",
"The Sandbar at Jetties Beach is perfect for toes-in-the-sand, buck-a- shuck oysters during happy hour (3 to 5 p.m.). \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2019",
"Harrison is equally good at portraying Luce\u2019s aw- shucks facade and the more inscrutable man hiding behind it, but his skill with that duality isn\u2019t enough to justify an hour-and-50-minute movie. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 5 Aug. 2019",
"During that reception, the president was offered a plate of tamales and proceeded to bite into one without first removing the shuck . \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com , 30 Aug. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Martha was willing to shuck her ladylike trappings \u2014 to be ugly and to say ugly things \u2014 in ways the actor evidently is not. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"But researchers say a woman shouldn't feel obligated to change her tone: The onus is on the listener to shuck their perceptions. \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 4 Mar. 2022",
"In a bustling seafood kitchen outside Atlanta, chefs scramble to shuck and prepare plates of fresh, glistening oysters for the lunch rush \u2014 but the mollusks are from Maine, not the Georgia coast some 200 miles East. \u2014 Sarah Swetlik, ajc , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Gotham couldn\u2019t find enough employees to make the chocolates, work the grill or shuck the oysters. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 27 Dec. 2021",
"The brands who shuck the instinct to become complacent and instead, double down, will be printing gold in 2022. \u2014 Sarah Hofstetter, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
"To freshly shuck your own plump oysters, rinse them in their briny liquor, dredge them ever so lightly and fry to order. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Oct. 2021",
"To shuck the beans, grab the pointed tip at the top of the pod, snap it open, and pull down. \u2014 Dallas News , 10 Apr. 2021",
"The best way to freeze oysters is to shuck them and put the oysters (and juice) in a container. \u2014 Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 Apr. 2021"
],
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"1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"circa 1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"origin unknown":"Noun"
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"\u02c8sh\u0259k"
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"child's play",
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"nothing",
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"small beer",
"small change",
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]
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"He shucked off his coat."
]
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": a shuck-bottom chair":[],
": having a seat of interwoven maize husks":[
"a shuck-bottomed chair"
]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"shuck entry 2 + bottom , noun":"Noun",
"shuck-bottom from shuck entry 2 + bottom , noun; shuck-bottomed from shuck entry 2 + bottomed (past participle of bottom , verb)":"Adjective"
},
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": calyx spray":[]
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"1847, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8sh\u0259ks"
],
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": of or relating to the growth stage when the dry calyxes of peach flowers split":[]
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]
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"shucky from shuck entry 2 + -y":""
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"\u02c8sh\u0259k\u0113-"
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"noun"
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"quiver",
"shiver",
"tremble"
],
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": to tremble convulsively : shiver , quiver":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The old car shuddered to a halt.",
"The house shuddered as a plane flew overhead.",
"Noun",
"a shudder ran through him as he stepped outside into the snow",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, and Vladimir Putin would rejoice; Olaf Scholz and Mario Draghi would shudder . \u2014 Arthur Goldhammer, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The language Putin used caused some historians to shudder . \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
"But the elderly Filipinos did not shudder or recoil. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
"All of them will shudder at left-wing anti-Semitism, often framed as anti-Zionism, and at the anti-Semitism pervasive on the nativist and xenophobic right. \u2014 Mark Oppenheimer, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Every now and then when coming to stop signs the brakes on my 2014 Hyundai Sonata will shudder . \u2014 Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com , 21 Oct. 2021",
"This seems like a tricky maneuver and one that even Houdini would shudder at trying to magically accomplish. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Even residents who shudder at the potential return of punishments \u2014 such as chopping off the hands of thieves \u2014 say some security has returned to Kabul since the Taliban swept in on Aug. 15. \u2014 Kathy Gannon, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Oct. 2021",
"As students jostle into school buildings and Broadway theaters shudder back to life, the most obvious signs of a new hygienic alertness will be masks and vaccination cards. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 14 Sep. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Candidate loans of any amount are legal, but how winning candidates are paid back makes campaign finance watchdogs shudder . \u2014 Liz Ruskin, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
"When economies shrink and poverty rates increase, political systems shudder . \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"As Ukrainian forces battled to take back the village, another artillery round struck, this time on the municipal building\u2019s roof, sending a shudder throughout the structure. \u2014 Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
"While such talk might make people like general manager Rob Pelinka shudder , Plaschke came away with the impression that the current staff will be given at least this summer and next season to clean up their mess. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"Reilly really doesn\u2019t mind being anywhere in L.A. \u2014 even ( shudder ) the Westside. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"These new laws have placed Florida in the national spotlight and made tourism officials shudder . \u2014 Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
"Whether delivered via text, WhatsApp, email or \u2014 shudder \u2014 Slack, these three words appear in front of you like a portent of terrible things to come. \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Property owners living in more coveted areas of New York should look at what is happening upstate and shudder . \u2014 Andrew Wimer, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1607, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"Middle English shoddren ; akin to Old High German skutten to shake and perhaps to Lithuanian kut\u0117ti to shake up":"Verb"
},
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"Verb",
"The old car shuddered to a halt.",
"The house shuddered as a plane flew overhead.",
"Noun",
"a shudder ran through him as he stepped outside into the snow",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, and Vladimir Putin would rejoice; Olaf Scholz and Mario Draghi would shudder . \u2014 Arthur Goldhammer, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The language Putin used caused some historians to shudder . \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
"But the elderly Filipinos did not shudder or recoil. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
"All of them will shudder at left-wing anti-Semitism, often framed as anti-Zionism, and at the anti-Semitism pervasive on the nativist and xenophobic right. \u2014 Mark Oppenheimer, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Every now and then when coming to stop signs the brakes on my 2014 Hyundai Sonata will shudder . \u2014 Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com , 21 Oct. 2021",
"This seems like a tricky maneuver and one that even Houdini would shudder at trying to magically accomplish. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Even residents who shudder at the potential return of punishments \u2014 such as chopping off the hands of thieves \u2014 say some security has returned to Kabul since the Taliban swept in on Aug. 15. \u2014 Kathy Gannon, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Oct. 2021",
"As students jostle into school buildings and Broadway theaters shudder back to life, the most obvious signs of a new hygienic alertness will be masks and vaccination cards. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 14 Sep. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For many buyers who lived through the housing crash, the mere mention of ARMs can cause them to shudder . \u2014 Anna Bahney, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"Wall Street and Treasury yields are moving sharply higher as markets shudder after another hot reading on inflation. \u2014 Stan Choe, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"Candidate loans of any amount are legal, but how winning candidates are paid back makes campaign finance watchdogs shudder . \u2014 Liz Ruskin, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
"When economies shrink and poverty rates increase, political systems shudder . \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"As Ukrainian forces battled to take back the village, another artillery round struck, this time on the municipal building\u2019s roof, sending a shudder throughout the structure. \u2014 Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
"While such talk might make people like general manager Rob Pelinka shudder , Plaschke came away with the impression that the current staff will be given at least this summer and next season to clean up their mess. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"Reilly really doesn\u2019t mind being anywhere in L.A. \u2014 even ( shudder ) the Westside. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"These new laws have placed Florida in the national spotlight and made tourism officials shudder . \u2014 Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 5 May 2022"
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"The old car shuddered to a halt.",
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"Noun",
"a shudder ran through him as he stepped outside into the snow",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, and Vladimir Putin would rejoice; Olaf Scholz and Mario Draghi would shudder . \u2014 Arthur Goldhammer, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The language Putin used caused some historians to shudder . \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
"But the elderly Filipinos did not shudder or recoil. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
"All of them will shudder at left-wing anti-Semitism, often framed as anti-Zionism, and at the anti-Semitism pervasive on the nativist and xenophobic right. \u2014 Mark Oppenheimer, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Every now and then when coming to stop signs the brakes on my 2014 Hyundai Sonata will shudder . \u2014 Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com , 21 Oct. 2021",
"This seems like a tricky maneuver and one that even Houdini would shudder at trying to magically accomplish. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Even residents who shudder at the potential return of punishments \u2014 such as chopping off the hands of thieves \u2014 say some security has returned to Kabul since the Taliban swept in on Aug. 15. \u2014 Kathy Gannon, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Oct. 2021",
"As students jostle into school buildings and Broadway theaters shudder back to life, the most obvious signs of a new hygienic alertness will be masks and vaccination cards. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 14 Sep. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Candidate loans of any amount are legal, but how winning candidates are paid back makes campaign finance watchdogs shudder . \u2014 Liz Ruskin, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
"When economies shrink and poverty rates increase, political systems shudder . \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"As Ukrainian forces battled to take back the village, another artillery round struck, this time on the municipal building\u2019s roof, sending a shudder throughout the structure. \u2014 Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
"While such talk might make people like general manager Rob Pelinka shudder , Plaschke came away with the impression that the current staff will be given at least this summer and next season to clean up their mess. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"Reilly really doesn\u2019t mind being anywhere in L.A. \u2014 even ( shudder ) the Westside. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"These new laws have placed Florida in the national spotlight and made tourism officials shudder . \u2014 Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
"Whether delivered via text, WhatsApp, email or \u2014 shudder \u2014 Slack, these three words appear in front of you like a portent of terrible things to come. \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Property owners living in more coveted areas of New York should look at what is happening upstate and shudder . \u2014 Andrew Wimer, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022"
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"Verb",
"He shuffled across the floor.",
"She stood there, shuffling her feet, waiting for the bus to arrive.",
"She shuffled the papers on her desk.",
"The manager shuffled the batting order.",
"Whose turn is it to shuffle and deal",
"Noun",
"We heard the shuffle of feet outside the door.",
"He gave the cards a good shuffle and then dealt.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"However, at least there\u2019s space to breathe up top, and shuffle to the middle seat. \u2014 Matthew Kitchen, Chron , 16 June 2022",
"To prevent even more waste, public health officials are trying to shuffle the vaccine to providers who can use it. \u2014 Karen Kaplan Science And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Prehn learned that people had been complaining about her boss for years, but management\u2019s response was to shuffle the boss from office to office. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Though recent injuries have forced Angels manager Joe Maddon to shuffle his lineup, one consistent piece has been Mike Trout. \u2014 Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
"The Patel Brothers on Devon Avenue is no longer a tiny room where customers have to shuffle sideways, weaving between shelves of products to grab a bag of masoor. \u2014 Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News , 28 May 2022",
"Agile swimmers and tree climbers, these toothless, burrowing enigmas roll into a protective ball of scales when threatened and shuffle around parts of Asia and Africa at night. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 25 May 2022",
"In this world, people steal from the sick to maintain youth, fairies shuffle around looking like unwashed goths, and dreams can quickly turn into nightmares. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
"However, the emergence of Dawand Jones prompted OSU to shuffle its starting line. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"During his performance, the star attempted a shuffle -heavy Beat Ya Feet-style dance, but ended up getting ridiculed on TikTok for his moves. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 22 June 2022",
"Auburn Brock Glenn, named after his grandfather and Auburn alum, is also one of the last dominoes to fall in the 2023 quarterback shuffle . \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
"There were plenty of opportunities to screw up during the shuffle , but especially worrisome was the knowledge transfer. \u2014 Shane Snow, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"The driver sat bolt upright, shuffle -steering the near-horizontal wheel while stirring all four gears with a shift lever as long as a walking stick. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 13 June 2022",
"Traffic in the channel has also reportedly tripled in the last two decades, as warehouse space to store and shuffle cargo has increased in and around Houston's ports. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 1 June 2022",
"The Michaels shuffle comes as TV sports divisions spend enormous sums on talent, driven by its lucrative new NFL rights deals, and a general expansion of sports content. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022",
"The suit kicked off a period of turmoil for the company, including employee walkouts, an executive shuffle and pressure on the CEO to step down. \u2014 Rishi Iyengar, CNN , 23 May 2022",
"As filmmakers shuffle between film and TV series creation with OTT platforms in the mix, Noh says feature-film budgets and production will remain the same, but independent art cinema might gradually disappear. \u2014 Rebecca Souw, Variety , 19 May 2022"
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"He shuns parties and social events.",
"After his divorce he found himself being shunned by many of his former friends.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Here are three ways Russian oil is flowing that show Putin might still have buyers for his oil long long after countries shun the Russian resource. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"The decision by Western countries to shun Russian crude has made the market even tighter. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"All three countries have faced heavy pressure from Washington to shun Russia and, in the Emirates\u2019 case, also to supply more oil to a world trying to wean itself from Russian energy. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
"But the Dayton accords designated the area part of the Republika Srpska, and today the country\u2019s other ethnic groups largely shun the place. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"The rest of the world won\u2019t shun American debt, despite what looks like an irresponsible level of borrowing. \u2014 Bill Conerly, Forbes , 16 Oct. 2021",
"John Fund, a prominent conservative journalist who was once a booster of Ms. Engelbrecht, has implored donors to shun her, according to videotape provided to The New York Times by Documented, a nonprofit news site. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"The big technology companies have been leading the market lower all month as traders shun the high-flying sector. \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Big Tech has been leading the market lower all month as traders shun the high-flying sector. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Apr. 2022"
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"He shuns parties and social events.",
"After his divorce he found himself being shunned by many of his former friends.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Here are three ways Russian oil is flowing that show Putin might still have buyers for his oil long long after countries shun the Russian resource. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"The decision by Western countries to shun Russian crude has made the market even tighter. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"All three countries have faced heavy pressure from Washington to shun Russia and, in the Emirates\u2019 case, also to supply more oil to a world trying to wean itself from Russian energy. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
"But the Dayton accords designated the area part of the Republika Srpska, and today the country\u2019s other ethnic groups largely shun the place. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"The rest of the world won\u2019t shun American debt, despite what looks like an irresponsible level of borrowing. \u2014 Bill Conerly, Forbes , 16 Oct. 2021",
"John Fund, a prominent conservative journalist who was once a booster of Ms. Engelbrecht, has implored donors to shun her, according to videotape provided to The New York Times by Documented, a nonprofit news site. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"The big technology companies have been leading the market lower all month as traders shun the high-flying sector. \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Big Tech has been leading the market lower all month as traders shun the high-flying sector. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Apr. 2022"
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": to urge to be quiet : hush":[]
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"The librarian shushed the noisy children.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some motorcycle enthusiasts think the whole idea of trying to shush biker noise is hogwash. \u2014 Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
"As Wunderlich spoke, Emanuel was among those to shush the chatty crowd, eager to catch up as numbers of new COVID-19 cases fade. \u2014 Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Parents negotiate via text and a warning pops up if a message is too hostile\u2014much like a human mediator might shush their client. \u2014 Will Coldwell, Wired , 29 Dec. 2021",
"She was also seen placing a finger over her mouth to shush the future king. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Williams put his finger to his lips to shush the crowd after the score. \u2014 Kristie Rieken, ajc , 10 Oct. 2021",
"Williams put his finger to his lips to shush the crowd after the score. \u2014 Kristie Rieken, ajc , 10 Oct. 2021",
"Williams put his finger to his lips to shush the crowd after the score. \u2014 Kristie Rieken, ajc , 10 Oct. 2021",
"Williams put his finger to his lips to shush the crowd after the score. \u2014 Kristie Rieken, ajc , 10 Oct. 2021"
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"1925, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8shu\u0307sh",
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"open"
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"Verb",
"He shut his eyes and went to sleep.",
"She shut the book loudly.",
"I accidentally shut the door on her fingers.",
"flowers that shut at night",
"The door shut slowly behind me.",
"The owner is shutting the pub for the weekend.",
"They plan to shut the factory by the end of the year.",
"Adjective",
"She listened to the music with her eyes shut .",
"Check to make sure that all the windows are shut .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Michigan State Police tweeted that the freeway is shut indefinitely while an accident reconstructionist works to figure out how the crash happened and clear the scene. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 23 June 2022",
"The defense attorney cited the testimony of two school secretaries who said Hays\u2019 door was almost never shut . \u2014 oregonlive , 6 June 2022",
"One-touch access to things like switching scenes, adjusting volume levels, or launching media or a gaming macro can be a lifesaver in the stressful world of live video, and the laptop even makes the controls usable if the clamshell is shut . \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 23 May 2022",
"The government\u2019s own data shows that 5,907 businesses registered as micro, small, and medium enterprises were shut during financial years 2020-\u201921 and 2021-\u201922. \u2014 Mitali Mukherjee, Quartz , 19 May 2022",
"Thornton Johnson's husband, Jimmy Johnson, had taken their three dogs outside tbefore going to bed, and thinks the door didn't shut completely. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022",
"But, with cloud cover lingering through Friday afternoon the door is shut on a light show for New Englanders. \u2014 Charlie Mckenna, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"This small shack on 11th Street in the Heights is shut most of the year, but its doors fling open and its social media comes back to life as soon as crawfish season starts. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The cable car station was permanently shut , but today a new terminal is being built. \u2014 Inna Lazareva, Town & Country , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The shortfalls are even greater in the Middle East, Southern Africa and Southeast Asia, where many international borders remain shut . \u2014 Anurag Kotoky, Fortune , 15 Oct. 2021",
"In India\u2019s rural districts, experts wonder why schools remain shut . \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 4 Aug. 2021",
"Clubs remain shut , hoping to soon reopen as Operation Blue Freedom picks up pace. \u2014 Elinda Labropoulou, CNN , 1 June 2021",
"Bars and restaurants are open, while adhering to social distancing rules, but nightclubs remain shut . \u2014 CNN , 30 Apr. 2021",
"Some parents also face child care problems because their kids' schools remain shut . \u2014 John Phelan, Star Tribune , 27 Apr. 2021",
"As schools remain shut , millions of women have had to leave the workforce. \u2014 World Economic Forum, Forbes , 10 Mar. 2021",
"McCreary is also wary of what happens when some campuses start to reopen in the fall while others remain shut . \u2014 Chris Quintana, USA Today , 27 Mar. 2021",
"Elementary schools reopened this month, but all other schools and universities remain shut . \u2014 Mike Corder, Star Tribune , 18 Feb. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Whispery tinkling piano keys or acoustic guitar strums that erupt into mounting vocals and crunching guitars, singers with eyes screwed shut , unleashing their guts. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"The woman\u2019s eyes were pasted shut with what appeared to be wheat glue. \u2014 Okwiri Oduor, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"In the last year, Cruz said, Golden State had been threatened frequently with shut -outs. \u2014 John Francis Peters, ProPublica , 16 June 2022",
"The man's back is pinned against the passenger seat, and his eyes are squeezed shut . \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 11 June 2022",
"The school\u2019s booster club president and a PTA member both raised concerns at the time that Hays was meeting with students with the door shut and his office blinds drawn, Healy noted. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 June 2022",
"When his casket shut closed and a hymn began, the room erupted in grief. \u2014 Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 31 May 2022",
"Fold or clip the top of the bag shut , which will seal the ethylene inside. \u2014 Beth Branch, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
"There is also a nightclub scene with a dancer who has his eyes and lips sewn shut and ears all over his body. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 23 May 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"Middle English shetten, shutten , from Old English scyttan ; akin to Middle Dutch schutten to shut in, Old English sc\u0113otan to shoot \u2014 more at shoot":"Verb"
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"you have no right to tell the rest of us to shut up",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Faced with every embassy handler\u2019s worst nightmare, the normally shy Kennan erupted and told the congressman, in effect, to shut up . \u2014 A. Wess Mitchell, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"So Bianco, who just won the James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurateur on Monday, is getting ready to shut up and play the hits. \u2014 Andy Wang, Robb Report , 16 June 2022",
"As a matter of elementary civic hygiene, American citizens should expect their government to put up or shut up . \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Lockdowns have closed businesses and kept consumers shut up at home. \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"In a handful of cases, franchisees were forced to shut up shop for good, often following difficult conversations with their landlords. \u2014 David Prosser, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Time to quit talking about awards won or lost and put up or shut up . \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
"Courts are the ultimate place to put up or shut up . \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Oh, shut up and put on your big boy panties, Romaine. \u2014 Brian Moylan, Vulture , 28 Nov. 2021"
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"the utility company threatened them with the shutoff of electricity if the bills weren't paid",
"Verb",
"threatened to shut off peace talks if the other side kept making unreasonable demands",
"shut off the computer to save electricity",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Designed to be installed at the main shutoff valve of a home or business, the small, metal washer has a center aperture that measures just one-sixteenth of an inch in diameter. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"Other highlights include a pressure value, a shutoff with Viton seals to extend the life of the pump sprayer, and an in-line filter to prevent clogging that\u2019s easy to clean. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
"The records provide further evidence of the incident previously acknowledged by the city: that the mayor ordered a temporary shutoff of fluoridation of the city\u2019s water supply in spite of city code requiring it. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Other states are likely to follow as shutoff notices are sent out, but this piecemeal approach will not protect struggling families nationwide. \u2014 Mark Wolfe For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 28 Apr. 2022",
"This spring the level hit a trigger point of 3,525 feet, 35 feet above the shutoff level. \u2014 Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Because the European gas grid spans many countries, Russia\u2019s shutoff of gas to Poland and Bulgaria doesn\u2019t just affect those two countries. \u2014 Michael E. Webber, The Conversation , 29 Apr. 2022",
"In March, officials said nearly 40,000 of 240,000 residential and commercial accounts had overdue balances, adding 14,000 of those were eligible for shutoff . \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 21 Apr. 2022",
"To safeguard drinking water supplies, the State Water Resources Control Board issued rules banning wasteful practices such as washing cars without a shutoff nozzle, excessive watering of lawns and hosing down driveways and sidewalks. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Bangazi says the only time water is shut off is when maintenance is being done on the system. \u2014 Ryan Brown, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
"Not long after its move, the team missed a payment for the electric bill in its temporary office, forcing the lights to be shut off . \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
"These conveniences included a refrigerator, coffeemaker, blackout curtains, and a mirrored panel that opened to produce an ironing board and iron, the latter of which shut off thanks to an automatic timer. \u2014 Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The first that comes to mind is the winter storm in Texas that shut off power for some state residents for days on end last February and is estimated to have cost more than $100 billion. \u2014 Justin Worland, Time , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Take a moment for anyone who shut off the TV and went and reorganized the basement. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 31 Jan. 2022",
"The Army has investigated mobile nuclear power as a way to recharge electric vehicles in places where access to conventional fuels could be shut off during combat. \u2014 Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Jan. 2022",
"The local water line was to be repaired the night of Jan.17, but the heavy snow that fell that day postponed the work until Jan. 19, when water to local residents was shut off for about four hours. \u2014 cleveland , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Constant said this instance was different because there was no maintenance reason to shut off the fluoride. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Jan. 2022"
],
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"1818, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"\u02c8sh\u0259t-\u02cc\u022ff"
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"arrest",
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": to prevent (an opponent) from scoring in a game or contest":[]
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"Noun",
"They beat us in a 9\u20130 shutout .",
"Verb",
"local residents feel that they have been shut out of the debate for expanding the airport",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Just ask starter Mike Clevinger, who gave up one hit and pitched six shutout innings Wednesday in his longest outing since recovering from 2020 Tommy John elbow surgery. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
"On Tuesday, as the Reds beat the Chicago Cubs, 5-3, Castillo pitched six shutout innings and got a fly out to left field on his 123rd pitch. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
"Walker threw 7 1/3 shutout innings in his best start of the season so far, against an Astros lineup that has given the Mets a lot of trouble. \u2014 Deesha Thosar, Hartford Courant , 29 June 2022",
"Cueto pitched seven shutout innings for the Chicago White Sox on June 18 against the vaunted Houston Astros offense. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"After losing Game 2 of the World Series against Houston, Fried pitched six shutout innings in Game 6 as the Braves won their first title since 1995. \u2014 Wire Reports, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"Gregory threw seven shutout innings, allowing three hits and striking out seven. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 19 June 2022",
"That improved self-belief was on display Friday night as Kremer pitched six shutout innings against the Tampa Bay Rays, the first scoreless outing in his 20 major league starts. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun , 18 June 2022",
"Then there is Tony Gonsolin, who gave up one hit in 6.1 shutout innings against the Angels on Tuesday, improving to 8-0 with a major-league leading 1.42 ERA in 12 starts. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"\u02c8sh\u0259t-\u02ccau\u0307t"
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"ban",
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"count (out)",
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"Faced with every embassy handler\u2019s worst nightmare, the normally shy Kennan erupted and told the congressman, in effect, to shut up . \u2014 A. Wess Mitchell, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"So Bianco, who just won the James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurateur on Monday, is getting ready to shut up and play the hits. \u2014 Andy Wang, Robb Report , 16 June 2022",
"As a matter of elementary civic hygiene, American citizens should expect their government to put up or shut up . \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Lockdowns have closed businesses and kept consumers shut up at home. \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"In a handful of cases, franchisees were forced to shut up shop for good, often following difficult conversations with their landlords. \u2014 David Prosser, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Time to quit talking about awards won or lost and put up or shut up . \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
"Courts are the ultimate place to put up or shut up . \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Oh, shut up and put on your big boy panties, Romaine. \u2014 Brian Moylan, Vulture , 28 Nov. 2021"
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"New, too, to the production is a small but significant staging adjustment in the final scene, one that Sher added to the Broadway version after the pandemic shutdown . \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Masks have been required in theaters since Broadway reopened last fall after an 18-month shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Ilana Keller, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"The Jefferson plant resumed production May 23 after an eight-week shutdown , the company said, noting that the plant would initially build the Dodge Durango and ramp up production of the new version of Jeep Grand Cherokee in the coming weeks. \u2014 Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
"Broadway reopened at the end of last summer after nearly a nearly two-year shutdown due to COVID-19, but nearly every production had to cancel some shows or use understudies at times due to virus outbreaks. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 13 June 2022",
"The evening is the first Tony Awards ceremony to recognize shows that opened after the long shutdown of theaters brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Michael Paulson, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"This year\u2019s awards, the first to recognize shows that opened after a long Broadway shutdown during the pandemic, will be given out on June 12. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"Birmingham Legion FC trounced Memphis 3-0 on national TV in the club\u2019s first big game after the shutdown for COVID-19. \u2014 Joseph Goodman, al , 8 June 2022",
"While some tour groups returned to the U.S. Capitol this week, many restrictions remained after a shutdown of the campus during the pandemic in March 2020, including staffing shortages. \u2014 CBS News , 4 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Most recently, Russia and Syria accused Israel of carrying out an airstrike earlier this month that shut down the international airport in Damascus. \u2014 Dion Nissenbaum, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"The Yellow Line tunnel and bridge rehabilitation work is a separate project that will shut down the Yellow Line tunnel near the L\u2019Enfant Plaza station and the bridge across the Potomac River until about May 2023. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
"Brandy Sandersfeld gave birth to a boy in March 2020 \u2014 the same week that her older son\u2019s school shut down because of the pandemic, and the month that her husband\u2019s pizza business had to close for good. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"McIlroy, the first to shut down talk of rival leagues in 2020, spoke passionately this week about building on the legacy handed down by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"McIlroy, the first to shut down talk of rival leagues in 2020, spoke passionately this week about building on the legacy handed down by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"Sturgis is the same Abbott plant that shut down in February and was closed for months due to contamination. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"Premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival, this disarming romantic comedy operates best as a time capsule of how wealthy New Yorkers experienced the weeks in March and April 2020, when the city shut down and panic set in. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"Craft cannabis growers hope that a judge Wednesday will reverse his order that shut down the entire industry, arguing that they were unfairly shut out of the process. \u2014 Robert Mccoppin, Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Designed to be installed at the main shutoff valve of a home or business, the small, metal washer has a center aperture that measures just one-sixteenth of an inch in diameter. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"Other highlights include a pressure value, a shutoff with Viton seals to extend the life of the pump sprayer, and an in-line filter to prevent clogging that\u2019s easy to clean. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
"The records provide further evidence of the incident previously acknowledged by the city: that the mayor ordered a temporary shutoff of fluoridation of the city\u2019s water supply in spite of city code requiring it. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Other states are likely to follow as shutoff notices are sent out, but this piecemeal approach will not protect struggling families nationwide. \u2014 Mark Wolfe For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 28 Apr. 2022",
"This spring the level hit a trigger point of 3,525 feet, 35 feet above the shutoff level. \u2014 Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Because the European gas grid spans many countries, Russia\u2019s shutoff of gas to Poland and Bulgaria doesn\u2019t just affect those two countries. \u2014 Michael E. Webber, The Conversation , 29 Apr. 2022",
"In March, officials said nearly 40,000 of 240,000 residential and commercial accounts had overdue balances, adding 14,000 of those were eligible for shutoff . \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 21 Apr. 2022",
"To safeguard drinking water supplies, the State Water Resources Control Board issued rules banning wasteful practices such as washing cars without a shutoff nozzle, excessive watering of lawns and hosing down driveways and sidewalks. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Bangazi says the only time water is shut off is when maintenance is being done on the system. \u2014 Ryan Brown, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
"Not long after its move, the team missed a payment for the electric bill in its temporary office, forcing the lights to be shut off . \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
"These conveniences included a refrigerator, coffeemaker, blackout curtains, and a mirrored panel that opened to produce an ironing board and iron, the latter of which shut off thanks to an automatic timer. \u2014 Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The first that comes to mind is the winter storm in Texas that shut off power for some state residents for days on end last February and is estimated to have cost more than $100 billion. \u2014 Justin Worland, Time , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Take a moment for anyone who shut off the TV and went and reorganized the basement. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 31 Jan. 2022",
"The Army has investigated mobile nuclear power as a way to recharge electric vehicles in places where access to conventional fuels could be shut off during combat. \u2014 Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Jan. 2022",
"The local water line was to be repaired the night of Jan.17, but the heavy snow that fell that day postponed the work until Jan. 19, when water to local residents was shut off for about four hours. \u2014 cleveland , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Constant said this instance was different because there was no maintenance reason to shut off the fluoride. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Badminton Players \u2014 either alone or in pairs \u2014 hit a shuttlecock across a net in this racquet sport, which officially became part of the Olympics in 1992. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Oct. 2021",
"Prince William keeps his eye on the shuttlecock while trying his hand at badminton on a visit to Birmingham last Friday. \u2014 Rob Picheta, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"Badminton Players \u2014 either alone or in pairs \u2014 hit a shuttlecock across a net in this racquet sport, which officially became part of the Olympics in 1992. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Oct. 2021",
"Badminton Players \u2014 either alone or in pairs \u2014 hit a shuttlecock across a net in this racquet sport, which officially became part of the Olympics in 1992. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Oct. 2021",
"Badminton Players \u2014 either alone or in pairs \u2014 hit a shuttlecock across a net in this racquet sport, which officially became part of the Olympics in 1992. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Oct. 2021",
"Badminton Players \u2014 either alone or in pairs \u2014 hit a shuttlecock across a net in this racquet sport, which officially became part of the Olympics in 1992. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Oct. 2021",
"Ryan Chew of the United States eyes the shuttlecock during the badminton men's doubles semi-final against Brazil at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Oct. 2021",
"Ryan Chew of the United States eyes the shuttlecock during the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Aug. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Sparing Jeff the tough choices, the writers shunt moral transformation onto a minor character. \u2014 Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"An easy answer has been to shunt the discourse over to mental illness as the cause and in this way marginalize the problem and identify a ready, if superficial, solution to it: improving mental health. \u2014 Arie Kruglanski, The Conversation , 19 May 2022",
"That sort of analysis is used by internet service providers to shunt unsolicited mass emails into spam folders. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"But others, having seen her weep, were determined to shunt their own disappointments aside and make Adele feel better. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 27 Jan. 2022",
"In November 2016, senior executives at Ohio\u2019s FirstEnergy hatched plans to shunt more of the operating costs of their two nuclear plants onto individual customers. \u2014 Andrew Cockburn, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Omicron could potentially shunt us more quickly toward a different endgame\u2014endemicity, the point when humanity has gained enough immunity to hold the virus in a tenuous stalemate\u2014albeit at significant cost. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Whatever the method, the goal is to quickly shunt buyers away from Marketplace and onto a platform where there are fewer risks of being caught or called out by Facebook users. \u2014 Craig Silverman, ProPublica , 22 Sep. 2021",
"But the city is designed in ways that shunt water away from its natural water cycle. \u2014 David Hochman, Forbes , 21 June 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Isabella Valle uses a wheelchair and has cerebral palsy, epilepsy and a shunt in her brain to prevent the build-up of fluid. \u2014 Kate Santich, Orlando Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
"One infant needed a shunt implanted to remove fluid from her brain. \u2014 The New Yorker , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Doctors immediately operated and placed a shunt in Zen's skull to help drain off excess fluid. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Doctors placed a shunt in the infant's skull to drain fluid, but the tumors in his head continued to grow. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Dec. 2021",
"The first is a shunt , which is a tube inserted into the brain to drain excess fluid out of the brain and into the chest cavity or abdomen, allowing it to be absorbed into the body. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Zen immediately had brain surgery, including a shunt to remove the fluid. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Dec. 2021",
"February 2008 - Graham is hospitalized for six days to replace a valve in a shunt designed to regulate brain pressure. \u2014 CNN , 20 Oct. 2021",
"A month later, that shunt was rejected, and another had to be put in. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 17 Sep. 2021"
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"Middle English, to move suddenly, turn away, evade, perhaps from past participle of shonen":"Verb"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Because the relationship has suffered serious damages, politicians from South Korea and Japan \u2014 myself included \u2014 could communicate and meet more often, like shuttle diplomacy . \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The planet would be worse off without a Secretary-General to do shuttle diplomacy during the Cuban Missile Crisis or the U.N.\u2019s deployment of peacekeepers on the Golan Heights. \u2014 Thomas G. Weiss, The Conversation , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The urgency of his shuttle diplomacy \u2014 not just for Ukraine, but also for Israel and Bennett himself \u2014 was underscored by the fact that his efforts came on the Jewish Sabbath. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Yet the model surfaced again this week, when President Emmanuel Macron of France was asked by a reporter during his shuttle diplomacy in Moscow whether Finlandization was a possibility for Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Bennett has also spoken on the phone multiple times with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy \u2014 most recently Sunday morning \u2014 as part of his shuttle diplomacy to mediate between Ukraine and Russia after more than a week of fighting. \u2014 Tia Goldenberg, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Zelenskyy spoke alongside Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, the latest Western leader trying shuttle diplomacy to avert war. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 15 Feb. 2022",
"In Washington, White House press secretary Jen Psaki hit back at suggestions the United States was out of the loop on the French president\u2019s shuttle diplomacy . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The French president\u2019s shuttle diplomacy this week in Moscow and Kyiv will be a delicate exercise, given European reservations and American resolve. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Feb. 2022"
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"Noun",
"A shuttle takes people from the parking lot to the airport.",
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"We shuttled between the city and the country all summer.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Sabizabulin blocks cells from building microtubules, critical molecular cables that shuttle material from one part of the cell\u2019s interior to another. \u2014 Carl Zimmer, BostonGlobe.com , 7 July 2022",
"Nancy Cummings, executive director of the La Grange Business Association, said visitors could take advantage of free shuttle parking. \u2014 Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune , 5 July 2022",
"The new on-site premier west lot, premier east lot, express shuttle lot and valet parking all provide alternative options. \u2014 Jason Gonzalez, The Courier-Journal , 1 July 2022",
"Limousines shuttle between villages, cosmeticians and hairdressers work to the brink of exhaustion, flower shops make endless bouquets, and musicians play until dawn. \u2014 Michal Novotn\u00fd, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 June 2022",
"Or cruise to Pinel Island by either paddling there or hopping aboard their private boat shuttle , a mere five-minute trip. \u2014 Jeanine Barone, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Move to 2 complete shuttle runs and 5 shoot-through reps. \u2014 Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health , 24 June 2022",
"The latest transportation offering that has Lally excited is a weekly Friday shuttle bus tour to Best of Parma winners. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"And, there\u2019s probably something freeing about not having to be tethered to a station or shuttle to do your job. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Takeuchi is interested in adding a vascular system, the way blood is circulated throughout our body, to help shuttle nutrients to and from the cells and keep the skin alive. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"The Boring Company became an independent entity in 2018, and in 2021 completed a tunnel project in Las Vegas to shuttle visitors beneath the Las Vegas Convention Center. \u2014 Raisa Bruner, Time , 27 Apr. 2022",
"In ordinary plants, uptake of nutrients is the job of a root, where transporter proteins continually shuttle them from the soil into the plant. \u2014 Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Hawaiian Airlines could soon deploy the use of electric seagliders to shuttle passengers between islands with an investment in a company that makes the small aircraft, according to the airline. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 13 May 2022",
"Riders who use the Yellow Line will be directed to shuttle buses between the North Prescott station and the Expo Center during those times. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Neighborhood committees, tasked with ensuring residents had enough to eat, raced to shuttle bags of vegetables door-to-door. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The armored vans and SUVs shuttle people to it until full. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Handicap parking will be available at the Oak Brook Golf Clubhouse, with courtesy carts available to shuttle attendees to the field on which Taste of Oak Brook is taking place. \u2014 Chuck Fieldman, chicagotribune.com , 18 Feb. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1550, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144139"
},
"shunpike":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a side road used to avoid the toll on or the speed and traffic of a superhighway":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0259n-\u02ccp\u012bk"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1804, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-160149"
},
"shuttle armature":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an armature shaped like an elongated shuttle with wires that run longitudinally in grooves":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174013"
},
"shuttle race":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a relay race which is run back and forth over a straight course with the first and third runners of a team running in one direction and the second and fourth runners running in the opposite direction":[],
": lay race":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191842"
},
"shutterbug":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a photography enthusiast":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sh\u0259-t\u0259r-\u02ccb\u0259g"
],
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"lensman",
"photog",
"photographer",
"shooter"
],
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"examples":[
"an avid shutterbug who takes her camera with her everywhere",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And her latest shutterbug of choice is none other than her daughter North West. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 6 June 2022",
"For your favorite shutterbug who wants the option to print their own digital photos, Canon\u2019s portable Ivy photo printer easily syncs to smartphones and produces pocket-sized images. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022",
"The shutterbug snapped a pic of him as NYPD officers escorted him away. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 10 Dec. 2021",
"His father, Thomas, was an amateur shutterbug who\u2019d briefly run a professional portrait studio. \u2014 Chris Wiley, The New Yorker , 14 Dec. 2021",
"The Salisbury, England native trained as a photographer and eventually landed his dream job -- staff shutterbug for a group of safari camps in East Africa. \u2014 Lilit Marcus, CNN , 13 Sep. 2021",
"Perhaps unsurprisingly\u2014Kate is famously an avid shutterbug \u2014some of the photos appear to have been taken by the Duchess herself, including an adorable shot of Prince George that was released in honor of the Prince's sixth birthday. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 10 Nov. 2020",
"Mark and Patricia McCloskey, both personal injury attorneys in their 60s, filed a lawsuit Friday against United Press International shutterbug Bill Greenblatt over his June 28 snap, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. \u2014 Fox News , 9 Nov. 2020",
"The prism lets shutterbugs see beyond the edges of the final image, allowing them to spy subjects and better plan pictures. \u2014 Popular Science , 3 Dec. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1940, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010144"
},
"shuttle box":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a case at either end of the lay of a loom to receive the shuttle after its passage through the shed":[],
": any of various compartments containing additional shuttles with different colored threads to be brought into action as the pattern requires":[]
": a dam formerly consisting of one or more simple shutters or gates turning on a horizontal axis near the top and now consisting of a series of short pieces that revolve on their horizontal axes and are lowered to rest flatwise on the sill":[]
