": a citizen of Baghdad whose adventures at sea are told in the Arabian Nights' Entertainments":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1789, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sin-\u02ccbad"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105531",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Sinuiju":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"city in western North Korea on the Yalu River opposite Dandong, China population 346,500":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sin-\u02c8w\u0113-\u02c8j\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115626",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"sin":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a vitiated state of human nature in which the self is estranged from God":[],
": an action that is or is felt to be highly reprehensible":[
"it's a sin to waste food"
],
": an offense against religious or moral law":[],
": an often serious shortcoming : fault":[],
": the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet \u2014 see Alphabet Table":[],
": to commit a sin":[],
": to commit an offense or fault":[],
": transgression of the law of God":[],
"sine":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Forgive me, for I have sinned .",
"bless me, Father, for I have sinned"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"circa 1823, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hebrew \u015bin":"Noun",
"Middle English sinne , from Old English synn ; akin to Old High German sunta sin and probably to Latin sont-, sons guilty, est is \u2014 more at is":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0113n",
"\u02c8sin"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sin Noun (1) offense , sin , vice , crime , scandal mean a transgression of law. offense applies to the infraction of any law, rule, or code. at that school no offense went unpunished sin implies an offense against moral or religious law. the sin of blasphemy vice applies to a habit or practice that degrades or corrupts. regarded gambling as a vice crime implies a serious offense punishable by the law of the state. the crime of murder scandal applies to an offense that outrages the public conscience. a career ruined by a sex scandal",
"synonyms":[
"err",
"fall",
"offend",
"stray",
"transgress",
"trespass",
"wander"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022327",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"sincamas":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of sincamas variant spelling of singkamas"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-170601",
"type":[]
},
"since":{
"antonyms":[
"as",
"as long as",
"because",
"being (as ",
"'cause",
"considering",
"for",
"inasmuch as",
"now",
"seeing",
"whereas"
],
"definitions":{
": after a time in the past : subsequently":[
"has since become rich"
],
": at a time in the past after or later than":[
"has held two jobs since he graduated",
"ever since I was a child"
],
": before the present time : ago":[
"long since dead"
],
": from a definite past time until now":[
"has stayed there ever since"
],
": from the time in the past when":[
"has held two jobs since he graduated",
"ever since I was a child"
],
": in the period after a specified time in the past : from a specified time in the past":[],
": in view of the fact that : because":[
"since it was raining she took an umbrella"
],
": when":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adverb",
"She graduated four years ago and has since married.",
"He left home two years ago and has since become a soldier.",
"Conjunction",
"We've played better since you joined the team.",
"He has had two jobs since he graduated.",
"He hasn't ridden a bike since he was a boy.",
"They haven't won a championship since Truman was President.",
"Preposition",
"I haven't seen him since yesterday.",
"I haven't eaten since breakfast.",
"Since the party, she has not spoken to him at all.",
"The company has been in its present location since the beginning of the century.",
"We've been waiting for you since 10 o'clock.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"The Rhode Island Seafood Festival had its inaugural event in 2011, and ever since has hosted a massive waterfront event each September at India Point Park. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"No pope has travelled to L\u2019Aquila since to close out the annual feast, which celebrates the sacrament of forgiveness so dear to Francis, noted the current archbishop of L\u2019Aquila, Cardinal Giuseppe Petrocchi. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 5 June 2022",
"No pope has traveled to L\u2019Aquila since to close out the annual feast, which celebrates the sacrament of forgiveness so dear to Francis, noted the current archbishop of L\u2019Aquila, Cardinal Giuseppe Petrocchi. \u2014 Fox News , 5 June 2022",
"Melody Willis-Williams, the president of Vegas Weddings and Viva Las Vegas Weddings, received letters from ABG last month and has since sought legal counsel. \u2014 CNN , 2 June 2022",
"In the weeks since , Smith apologized for resorting to violence and resigned from the Academy. \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 1 June 2022",
"Mount Hood has had natural hazards since long before it was first climbed on August 8, 1854, by Oregonian editor Thomas Dryer and his friends. \u2014 Outside Online , 29 May 2022",
"In the five months since , Kelly and his wife, Emma Kelly, have had to cope with the tragedy. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 18 May 2022",
"The two families have been close ever since , and Cl\u00e9mentine and Meredith have forged a special bond of their own. \u2014 Julie Beck, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"But like every step before it, Ocando prevailed. His fight continued and since then, Ocando has acted as a legal consultant for the Venezuelan soccer league, Go Pro Sports Management and now teaches sports law at Florida Global University. \u2014 Drake Hills, azcentral , 27 Aug. 2019",
"What have been the biggest or most provocative questions for you since then",
"Moreover, since this effort has taken place to reduce or eliminate thimerosal in vaccines, the autism rate hasn't gone down, the CDC says. \u2014 Anna Borges, SELF , 26 Aug. 2019",
"Bob Goin was the Cincinnati athletic director who signed the deal, and since then the Bearcats have had five other ADs, including two interims. \u2014 Kevin Allen, USA TODAY , 26 Aug. 2019",
"The Golden Knights figure to have plenty of experience on defense, which has been a staple since Bonds arrived at St. Francis. \u2014 Charles Rich, Glendale News-Press , 26 Aug. 2019",
"Social media is a crucial part of digital marketing, and there's a lot to cover, since the course includes tools and skills specific to individual social media platforms. \u2014 Noelle Ike, CNN Underscored , 26 Aug. 2019",
"That was more important to me,\u2019\u2019 said Patterson, who has been with the Vikings since Mike Zimmer took over as head coach in 2014. \u2014 Chris Tomasson, Twin Cities , 25 Aug. 2019",
"Those August suits brought the total to 87 multistate legal actions in the 31 months since Trump took office, according to a database compiled by Marquette University political scientist Paul Nolette. \u2014 al , 24 Aug. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Conjunction",
"circa 1530, in the meaning defined above":"Preposition"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English sins , contraction of sithens , from sithen , from Old English siththan , from s\u012bth tham after that, from s\u012bth after, late + tham , dative of th\u00e6t that; akin to Old High German s\u012bd later and perhaps to Latin setius to a lesser degree":"Adverb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sin(t)s",
"\u02c8sins"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"ago",
"agone",
"back",
"syne"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033349",
"type":[
"adverb",
"conjunction",
"preposition"
]
},
"sincere":{
"antonyms":[
"affected",
"artificial",
"false",
"feigned",
"insincere"
],
"definitions":{
": free from adulteration : pure":[
"a sincere doctrine",
"sincere wine"
],
": free of dissimulation : honest":[
"a sincere interest"
],
": marked by genuineness : true":[]
},
"examples":[
"He sounded sincere in his promises.",
"She seemed sincere in her commitment to finish school.",
"She has a sincere interest in painting.",
"He showed a sincere concern for her health.",
"He made a sincere attempt to quit smoking.",
"Please accept our sincere thanks.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The performances by Brealey, Earl and Hayward are terrifically sweet and sincere , in sync with the film\u2019s unaffected attitude of silly but serious. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"Millions mourned his untimely passing on March 25, with passionate and sincere tributes coming from fans as well as musicians Taylor idolized. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"The visual is heroic nonsense, sure, but it\u2019s also stirringly maximalist poetry, the kind of sincere triumphalism that feels absent from peer Hollywood blockbusters. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
"At one point, with the sort of momentary, one-off technical flourish at which Diaz excels, a long exchange in English is rendered on the page as near-gibberish, not for comic effect but as Hakan\u2019s sincere effort to make sense of it. \u2014 Jonathan Dee, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"Applebaum said there are many good facilities that put a sincere effort toward providing adequate care that simply don\u2019t make enough money from the state\u2019s formula to reimburse facilities for care given to Medicaid patients. \u2014 Jake Zuckerman, The Enquirer , 13 May 2022",
"One of the more effective elements of a sincere apology is an absence \u2014 of whatever's in it for you. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
"Then offer a sincere apology by communicating a plan that demonstrates immediate and sustained change and take visible, timely action. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Some of the weekend\u2019s collaborations were more sincere than successful. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French, from Latin sincerus whole, pure, genuine, probably from sem- one + -cerus (akin to Latin crescere to grow) \u2014 more at same , crescent":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"sin-\u02c8sir",
"s\u0259n-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sincere sincere , wholehearted , heartfelt , hearty , unfeigned mean genuine in feeling. sincere stresses absence of hypocrisy, feigning, or any falsifying embellishment or exaggeration. a sincere apology wholehearted suggests sincerity and earnest devotion without reservation or misgiving. promised our wholehearted support heartfelt suggests depth of genuine feeling outwardly expressed. expresses our heartfelt gratitude hearty suggests honesty, warmth, and exuberance in displaying feeling. received a hearty welcome unfeigned stresses spontaneity and absence of pretense. her unfeigned delight at receiving the award",
"synonyms":[
"heartfelt",
"unfeigned"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012107",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"sincerely":{
"antonyms":[
"affectedly",
"artificially",
"hypocritically",
"insincerely",
"pretentiously",
"unnaturally"
],
"definitions":{
": in a sincere or truthful way : with truth, genuineness, or straightforwardness":[
"apologizing sincerely",
"I am sincerely sorry for your loss.",
"George Clooney, a pleasant man, tries sincerely to give some credibility to Kelvin, and if he doesn't earn our belief, at least he has our sympathy.",
"\u2014 Stanley Kauffman",
"The room was quiet until a student in the back of the room let out an enormous belch and said, not too sincerely , \"Sorry.\"",
"\u2014 E. L. Konigsburg",
"\u2014 often used as a complimentary close with or without yours \u2026 Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely , Robert Brown \u2026 Sincerely yours , John Smith \u2026 Yours sincerely , Jane Doe"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1560, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"s\u0259n-",
"sin-\u02c8sir-l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"artlessly",
"guilelessly",
"ingenuously",
"innocently",
"naively",
"na\u00efvely",
"naturally",
"unaffectedly",
"unfeignedly",
"unpretentiously"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204719",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"sincereness":{
"antonyms":[
"affected",
"artificial",
"false",
"feigned",
"insincere"
],
"definitions":{
": free from adulteration : pure":[
"a sincere doctrine",
"sincere wine"
],
": free of dissimulation : honest":[
"a sincere interest"
],
": marked by genuineness : true":[]
},
"examples":[
"He sounded sincere in his promises.",
"She seemed sincere in her commitment to finish school.",
"She has a sincere interest in painting.",
"He showed a sincere concern for her health.",
"He made a sincere attempt to quit smoking.",
"Please accept our sincere thanks.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The performances by Brealey, Earl and Hayward are terrifically sweet and sincere , in sync with the film\u2019s unaffected attitude of silly but serious. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"Millions mourned his untimely passing on March 25, with passionate and sincere tributes coming from fans as well as musicians Taylor idolized. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"The visual is heroic nonsense, sure, but it\u2019s also stirringly maximalist poetry, the kind of sincere triumphalism that feels absent from peer Hollywood blockbusters. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
"At one point, with the sort of momentary, one-off technical flourish at which Diaz excels, a long exchange in English is rendered on the page as near-gibberish, not for comic effect but as Hakan\u2019s sincere effort to make sense of it. \u2014 Jonathan Dee, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"Applebaum said there are many good facilities that put a sincere effort toward providing adequate care that simply don\u2019t make enough money from the state\u2019s formula to reimburse facilities for care given to Medicaid patients. \u2014 Jake Zuckerman, The Enquirer , 13 May 2022",
"One of the more effective elements of a sincere apology is an absence \u2014 of whatever's in it for you. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
"Then offer a sincere apology by communicating a plan that demonstrates immediate and sustained change and take visible, timely action. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Some of the weekend\u2019s collaborations were more sincere than successful. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French, from Latin sincerus whole, pure, genuine, probably from sem- one + -cerus (akin to Latin crescere to grow) \u2014 more at same , crescent":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"sin-\u02c8sir",
"s\u0259n-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sincere sincere , wholehearted , heartfelt , hearty , unfeigned mean genuine in feeling. sincere stresses absence of hypocrisy, feigning, or any falsifying embellishment or exaggeration. a sincere apology wholehearted suggests sincerity and earnest devotion without reservation or misgiving. promised our wholehearted support heartfelt suggests depth of genuine feeling outwardly expressed. expresses our heartfelt gratitude hearty suggests honesty, warmth, and exuberance in displaying feeling. received a hearty welcome unfeigned stresses spontaneity and absence of pretense. her unfeigned delight at receiving the award",
"synonyms":[
"heartfelt",
"unfeigned"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044616",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"sincerity":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being sincere : honesty of mind : freedom from hypocrisy":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The film has a mordant sense of humor, a hypnotic gracefulness and a startling emotional sincerity . \u2014 Mark Olsenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"Others questioned the ethics of withholding this information and the sincerity of the motives for doing so. \u2014 Brennan Barnard, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"After challenging the sincerity of Britt\u2019s pro-life views in an attack ad, a spokesperson for Durant\u2019s campaign told AL.com that Durant is the better champion for pro-life Alabamians than his opponent. \u2014 al , 22 May 2022",
"Eilish\u2019s reactions, based in the sincerity that make her such an intriguing pop figure, showed her acting capability. \u2014 Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic , 12 Dec. 2021",
"In public, Youngkin, who dresses down in boots and zip-up fleece vests, is warm and upbeat, speaking with a folksy sincerity . \u2014 Sarah Rankin, ajc , 22 Oct. 2021",
"But determining sincerity in a country deeply divided over COVID mandates has become a tense exercise, a journey into uncharted territory. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Sep. 2021",
"And yet he could always be trusted to advance the conservative line with absolute sincerity . \u2014 Timothy Shenk, The New Republic , 12 Apr. 2022",
"All four approach the subject of feeling anxious and unhappy in a state of sunshine and opulence with utmost sincerity , and come up with a downbeat, durable jam. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 25 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"s\u0259n-",
"-\u02c8sir-",
"sin-\u02c8ser-\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184550",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sine curve":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the graph in rectangular coordinates of the equation y=a sin bx where a and b are constants":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Hemingway story is a sine curve , like most of our lives. \u2014 Paul Hendrickson, Town & Country , 19 Dec. 2012",
"Plotted over a year (in this case, from March to March), the length of daylight looks like one of our old friends from trigonometry class - the sine curve . \u2014 OrlandoSentinel.com , 21 Sep. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1893, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121903",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sine qua non":{
"antonyms":[
"nonessential",
"nonnecessity"
],
"definitions":{
": something absolutely indispensable or essential":[
"reliability is a sine qua non for success"
]
},
"examples":[
"Patience is a sine qua non for this job.",
"an extensive grounding in mathematics is a sine qua non for a career in architecture",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The late, great Melvin Van Peebles wrote, directed, financed, starred and stuck it to the Man on the mean streets of L.A. in this landmark 1971 indie drama, the sine qua non of the Blaxploitation genre. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
"That impressive tally of awards season wins leads inevitably to the subject of curation, which is, after all, the raison d\u2019etre and sine qua non of all film festivals. \u2014 Steven Gaydos, Variety , 12 May 2022",
"And some significant part of her loneliness came not from being single but from living in a world that regards a romantic partner as the sine qua non of happy adulthood. \u2014 Zo\u00eb Heller, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Not just for electricity (the sine qua non of modernity), coal is the backbone of steel production and thus the enabling force of cities. \u2014 Jude Clemente, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
"While the interplay and performance of each member of this quartet are key, Cumberbatch\u2019s Phil is the film\u2019s sine qua non . \u2014 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Patient consent is a sine qua non condition to patient care. \u2014 Joao Mendes-roter, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Knowing how to use one\u2019s physical instrument is a sine qua non of both modeling and acting. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Many of us thought that with both his deep foreign policy acumen and long experience in the U.S. Senate\u2014where coalition-building is the sine qua non for success\u2014upon entering the Oval Office Biden would readily seize the logic of collective action. \u2014 Harry G. Broadman, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021"
"\u2014 usually used in plural providing the sinews of better living \u2014 Sam Pollock"
],
": to strengthen as if with sinews":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"cutting through bone and sinew",
"the justices displayed great intellectual depth and sinew in writing their opinion on this case",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Crafted of wood, iron, plant fiber and animal sinew , the model of 10 men paddling a canoe would strike most viewers as a beautiful object. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
"Benfica\u2019s chaotic, innocent draw with Ajax had little in common with the grit and sinew of Manchester City\u2019s elimination of Atl\u00e9tico Madrid. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"If hunters land a whale, the tribe says its meat, oil, bone and sinew are all used. \u2014 Julian Mark, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Sep. 2021",
"If hunters land a whale, the tribe says its meat, oil, bone and sinew are all used. \u2014 Julian Mark, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Sep. 2021",
"If hunters land a whale, the tribe says its meat, oil, bone and sinew are all used. \u2014 Julian Mark, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Sep. 2021",
"If hunters land a whale, the tribe says its meat, oil, bone and sinew are all used. \u2014 Julian Mark, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Sep. 2021",
"If hunters land a whale, the tribe says its meat, oil, bone and sinew are all used. \u2014 Julian Mark, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Sep. 2021",
"The individual was not an invention of the Renaissance, either, but the development of realistic depiction placed greater value on the inner life, whether of the martyr\u2019s sinew or the politician\u2019s frown. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In Rauch\u2019s lively production, which deftly sinews the in-the-round Fichandler Stage, chorus members execute resonant stylized movement and also take cameos, such as a diner cook and waitress (Lamar and Kate Mulligan). \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 17 Feb. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"circa 1614, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English sinewe , from Old English seono ; akin to Old High German senawa sinew, Sanskrit syati he binds":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sin-(\u02cc)y\u00fc, -y\u0259(-w) also \u02c8sin-(\u02cc)\u00fc",
"\u02c8sin-(\u02cc)y\u00fc",
"\u02c8sin-y\u00fc",
"also \u02c8si-(\u02cc)n\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"energy",
"firepower",
"force",
"horsepower",
"might",
"muscle",
"potence",
"potency",
"power",
"puissance",
"strength",
"vigor"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234316",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"sinewy":{
"antonyms":[
"delicate",
"feeble",
"frail",
"weak",
"weakling",
"wimpy"
],
"definitions":{
": full of sinews : such as":[],
": marked by the strength of sinews":[
"a demanding sinewy intelligence",
"\u2014 Helen Dudar"
],
": strong":[
"sinewy arms"
],
": tough , stringy":[
"sinewy meat"
]
},
"examples":[
"The lion has a sinewy body.",
"a sinewy piece of meat",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ricky Vanasco is a sinewy 6-4 who just seems to materialize in front of you with the grace of a big cat. \u2014 Evan Grant, Dallas News , 17 Sep. 2021",
"And then this incredible, claw-like, sinewy , abject, amputated-looking hand! \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2020",
"The track is a mix of sinewy reggae and vintage Stones swagger. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 23 Apr. 2020",
"But his sinewy 6-foot-7 frame and steely fa\u00e7ade provide only so much armor. \u2014 Sportsday Staff, Dallas News , 16 Apr. 2020",
"Zionist discourse, especially in the early years, sometimes echoed anti-Semitic disdain for the pale, weak diaspora Jew while lionizing the tanned, sinewy farmer-soldier reestablishing the historic homeland. \u2014 Ethan Bronner, The New York Review of Books , 12 Mar. 2020",
"The venerable rapper and \u201800s crunk kingpin had gotten involved with the song in 2013, when a then-largely-unknown French producer named DJ Snake got in touch, requesting Lil Jon lay vocals over Snake\u2019s sinewy beat. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 21 Nov. 2019",
"Now the saplings stood in neat rows, about as wild as a corn crop, as sinewy and fibrous as cotton, their young bodies bending easily in the winds of whatever change may come. \u2014 National Geographic , 13 Jan. 2020",
"Without regular in-person reminders about events and schedules, the ability to connect those dates and times to your chats and emails connects the sinewy tissue that is a forgetful, busy workforce. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 3 Feb. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"also \u02c8si-n\u0259-",
"\u02c8sin-y\u0259-w\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"brawny",
"muscular",
"rugged",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"strong"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093719",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"sinful":{
"antonyms":[
"decent",
"ethical",
"good",
"honest",
"honorable",
"just",
"moral",
"right",
"righteous",
"sublime",
"upright",
"virtuous"
],
"definitions":{
": such as to make one feel guilty":[
"a sinful chocolate cake"
],
": tainted with, marked by, or full of sin : wicked":[]
},
"examples":[
"It is sinful to steal.",
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"Many Muslims consider gays and lesbians to be sinful . \u2014 Jon Gambrell, ajc , 16 June 2022",
"During debate, some Baptists criticized the consulting firm that conducted the report, Guidepost Solutions, for its recent tweet in support of Pride month, which goes against the SBC's view that homosexuality is sinful . \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022",
"Christians sometimes say that the Church is made up of people, and people are sinful , so this is going to take place. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
"But letting anger consume your thoughts and actions will only lead you down a sinful path with consequences. \u2014 Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day , 1 June 2022",
"In New York, the story goes that the sloppily sinful sandwich on rye bread was named for the founder of New York's Reuben Restaurant. \u2014 Terry Ward, CNN , 11 May 2022",
"Historically, Islamic scholars have viewed homosexuality as sinful and many still continue to believe that. \u2014 Rasha Ali, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The idea that America is a uniquely awful, sinful country is every bit as navel-gazing, self-centered, and harmful to the national polity as the conception of the United States as a uniquely good\u2014or even Godly\u2014nation. \u2014 Parker Richards, The New Republic , 17 Mar. 2022",
"But simply holding a religious belief that views homosexuality or transgender identity as sinful does not automatically land a church or an organization on the SPLC\u2019s list of hate groups. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Mar. 2022"
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"Many Muslims consider gays and lesbians to be sinful . \u2014 Jon Gambrell, ajc , 16 June 2022",
"During debate, some Baptists criticized the consulting firm that conducted the report, Guidepost Solutions, for its recent tweet in support of Pride month, which goes against the SBC's view that homosexuality is sinful . \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022",
"Christians sometimes say that the Church is made up of people, and people are sinful , so this is going to take place. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
"But letting anger consume your thoughts and actions will only lead you down a sinful path with consequences. \u2014 Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day , 1 June 2022",
"In New York, the story goes that the sloppily sinful sandwich on rye bread was named for the founder of New York's Reuben Restaurant. \u2014 Terry Ward, CNN , 11 May 2022",
"Historically, Islamic scholars have viewed homosexuality as sinful and many still continue to believe that. \u2014 Rasha Ali, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The idea that America is a uniquely awful, sinful country is every bit as navel-gazing, self-centered, and harmful to the national polity as the conception of the United States as a uniquely good\u2014or even Godly\u2014nation. \u2014 Parker Richards, The New Republic , 17 Mar. 2022",
"But simply holding a religious belief that views homosexuality or transgender identity as sinful does not automatically land a church or an organization on the SPLC\u2019s list of hate groups. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Mar. 2022"
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"I can't sing the high notes.",
"Do you hear the birds singing ",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Get a mentor and other advisors who will sing your praises. Be yourself. \u2014 Jill Huggett, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"The discussion occurred during the Carpool Karaoke segment, during which celebrities sing hit songs with Corden while riding in a car. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 28 June 2022",
"The questions that make these biographies sing \u2014what makes this group of people actually interesting, not just noteworthy",
"Much of the 20-song setlist, actually, felt light-hearted and good, an open-call to dance and sing along without a care in the world. \u2014 Griffin Wiles, The Indianapolis Star , 25 June 2022",
"Batwoman star Javicia Leslie loves to hear Kehlani sing . \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 25 June 2022",
"Imagine a Brad Pitt who could also sing , or a Jimmy Fallon who could act, or a Hugh Jackman with his own talk show, back when talk shows were cool. \u2014 Geoff Edgers, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Watch Evan Rachel Wood sing impressions of Madonna, Alanis Morissette and Janis Joplin below. \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 24 June 2022",
"This Asics style is a winner among runners who go far and fast, but casual runners and even walkers sing its praises in the review sections. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Took over the room upstairs and just had a big sing song and a drink up. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"Gomez closed her monologue by leading the crowd in a sing -along of the unforgettable Barney & Friends theme song. \u2014 Mitchell Peters, Billboard , 15 May 2022",
"Punk Rock Factory have made a name for themselves largely by making various kids TV theme tunes and Disney sing -alongs resemble the sound of an early \u201800s Warped Tour. \u2014 Jon O'brien, Billboard , 23 May 2022",
"Team owner Jesse Cole serves as ringmaster, darting around in a yellow tuxedo and top hat, leading sing -alongs \u2014 Woah, livin\u2019 on a prayer \u2014 and judging toddler races between innings. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"Carson will stand behind the bar while Blake will lead live music sing -alongs with his house band. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 6 May 2022",
"Wearing a pink disco getup, the 23-year-old Conan Gray emphasized the bratty side of his sing -alongs, which mix and match Taylor Swift\u2019s songwriting tricks. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Eventually, the entire room broke into a sing -along of Johnny Cash\u2019s Folsom Prison Blues. \u2014 Jen Murphy, Robb Report , 7 May 2022",
"Reaching Hot 100 top 40 status last autumn, Grey\u2019s sticky sing -along and slick bravado etched him a lane as one of the city\u2019s promising stars. \u2014 Carl Lamarre, Billboard , 31 Jan. 2022"
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"Verb",
"The wood was singed by the candle.",
"the marshmallows got a bit singed over the campfire, but we like them that way",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Intuition recommends heating the rice for four to seven minutes, depending on the wattage of your microwave\u2014the rice should be too hot to touch (pick it up by the knot), but be careful not to singe or burn any part of the sock. \u2014 Ryan Wichelns, Outside Online , 1 Mar. 2021",
"Psyche and Eros are a crackling couple, their electric chemistry hot enough to singe even cupid's wings. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 11 Feb. 2022",
"By putting all of his company\u2019s value in crypto rather than in hard currency, Mr. Rodgers lives with the fear that a big cryptocurrency sell-off could singe all digital assets and shrink the value of PDX. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
"This new release is a deep rusty amber color and starts with oak, vanilla and grain on the nose (and thankfully doesn\u2019t singe your nostril hairs with alcohol). \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Chefs can sear meat, singe veggies and boil water ridiculously fast, Diamond says. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Stopping milder cases requires more immune investment, and blocking asymptomatic infections\u2014ones that barely singe the bark\u2014is most difficult of all. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 13 July 2021",
"Remove the wings at the first joint, then take a propane torch or the burner on your stove to singe away the delicate pin feathers. \u2014 Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life , 23 Dec. 2020",
"But for those looking to singe their mouthparts on the hottest peppers on Earth, the fiery calculus behind the Scoville scale is a bit vague. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 12 Nov. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Airbus cut average output by 40% when the pandemic hit and plans to restore and slightly increase output of singe -aisle jets by summer 2023. \u2014 CNN , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Brodie Morrow\u2019s two-run, two-out singe ties it again. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 19 May 2021",
"Aberdeen scored a singe run in the fifth, but the Renegades got another three-run home run from Frederick Cuevas off reliever Luis Perez. \u2014 Randy Mcroberts, baltimoresun.com , 16 May 2021",
"Weird But True) indie pop singe Jeremy Messersmith, author Neil Gaiman, and The Voice contestant Shalyah Fearing. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 28 Apr. 2021",
"The broiler speeds along the cooking process, with just the right amount of singe on the cauliflower and melt on the halloumi. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Mar. 2021",
"Just in May of that year, agents processed more than 132,000 migrants, the highest singe -month total since 2005. \u2014 Rafael Carranza, azcentral , 18 June 2020",
"Brokaw also grows a lot of citrus and was surprised to discover his citrus groves survived the fire without a singe . \u2014 Christian Reynoso, SFChronicle.com , 28 Feb. 2020",
"However, the Dutchman has proved to be worth every singe penny of the enormous fee, and the Reds' improvement with Van Dijk at the back has been ginormous, culminating in their Champions League final victory over Tottenham in June. \u2014 SI.com , 9 July 2019"
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"Middle English sengen , from Old English s\u00e6ncgan, sengan ; akin to Old High German bi sengan to singe, Old Church Slavonic is\u0119kn\u01ebti to dry up":"Verb"
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"A single shoe was found.",
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"Noun",
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"Do you want to play singles or doubles",
"Verb",
"He singled to right field.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"As additional clarification, SUSE also explains that horizontal (scale-out) scalability connects multiple items in order to work as a single logical unit. \u2014 Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes , 4 July 2022",
"Wander Franco followed with a single and Tampa Bay had runners on first and third. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 4 July 2022",
"Yet her single -mindedness is offset by the lure of her fractured forms, her gnomic sentences, and her fairy-tale settings. \u2014 Merve Emre, The New Yorker , 4 July 2022",
"An online courtship began between the two now- single friends. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 4 July 2022",
"That set the stage for Reyes to come through with a huge RBI single to right. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 3 July 2022",
"Mathurin is Indiana's highest draft pick since 1988 and its first single -digit draft pick since 1989. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 3 July 2022",
"After filing for divorce last February, Kardashian was declared legally single this March. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 3 July 2022",
"Woods, 46, defied the odds by returning from his serious single -car accident last February and multiple surgeries to play in the PNC Championship in December with son Charlie with benefit of a golf cart in the two-man team event. \u2014 Adam Schupak, USA TODAY , 3 July 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The style swap works thematically and sonically, and Fraser now has his most complete single to date. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 13 June 2022",
"Now, Jimmy Eat World, who announced a lengthy tour a few weeks ago, are back with their first new single since the release of 2019\u2019s Surviving. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 10 June 2022",
"The Red Sox had erased an early 1-0 hole when Jackie Bradley Jr. lined a run-scoring double and Hern\u00e1ndez followed with his single that trickled into shallow left off the glove of diving third baseman Ram\u00f3n Ur\u00edas. \u2014 Ken Powtak, Hartford Courant , 28 May 2022",
"Your new single has a lot of nostalgia to it and sounds like an update, but not like a whole new direction for the band. \u2014 Alessandro Corona, The Enquirer , 25 May 2022",
"Hansen received some insurance runs in the seventh when outfielder Austin Todd worked a nine-pitch at-bat for a solo home run and Faltine drove in third basemen Skyler Messinger with his third single of the day. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 25 May 2022",
"Yep, this whole piece was a long and ridiculously in depth way of marketing our new single . \u2014 Adam Met, Rolling Stone , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Lizzo continues to maintain her legend status, all while teasing her first new single in years. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Jocelyn Alo, the two-time USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year who had been dominant throughout the World Series, hit a hard single in her final at-bat in the sixth inning and later scored. \u2014 cleveland , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Asked about the most memorable moments in his career, Brand could not single out one . . . \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
"The government will soon release data on collisions involving vehicles with autonomous or partially automated driving systems that will likely single out Tesla for a disproportionately high number of such crashes. \u2014 Tom Krisher, ajc , 14 June 2022",
"Penn State signee Jimmy Nugent would single in his final Badin at-bat, but the next three Rams flew out ending their successful season at 26-7. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 10 June 2022",
"The players single one another out for specific acts that day. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"The representatives from the other 12 nations were also careful not to single out the country in their own remarks. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 23 May 2022",
"Ukrainians seeking to strike efficiently would do best to single out and target the Soviet war vehicles. \u2014 Fox News , 27 May 2022",
"The point of the research isn\u2019t to single out one or two offenders but rather to make clear that BLE authentication based on proximity alone was never something anticipated in the standard and should have been abandoned long ago. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 19 May 2022",
"Lanning didn\u2019t want to single out any individual or position group as having played especially well. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 9 Apr. 2022"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In late August, Wanda had counted five thousand ghosts rippling like a single wing and dropping into the chimney of Old Northern State Hospital. \u2014 Karen Russell, The New Yorker , 4 Oct. 2021",
"There was a single black slipper, waterlogged, that had been found in New Orleans\u2019s Upper Ninth Ward, and, from Campbell, California, behind a small protective covering, a single wing of a butterfly. \u2014 Sophie Haigney, The New Yorker , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Susan Dunlap, a spokesperson for the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, said residents who've tested positive for the virus had been restricted to a single wing . \u2014 Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal , 7 Aug. 2021",
"Susan Dunlap, a spokesperson for the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, said residents who've tested positive for the virus had been restricted to a single wing . \u2014 Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal , 7 Aug. 2021",
"Susan Dunlap, a spokesperson for the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, said residents who've tested positive for the virus had been restricted to a single wing . \u2014 Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal , 7 Aug. 2021",
"Susan Dunlap, a spokesperson for the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, said residents who've tested positive for the virus had been restricted to a single wing . \u2014 Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal , 7 Aug. 2021",
"Susan Dunlap, a spokesperson for the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, said residents who've tested positive for the virus had been restricted to a single wing . \u2014 Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal , 7 Aug. 2021",
"Susan Dunlap, a spokesperson for the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, said residents who've tested positive for the virus had been restricted to a single wing . \u2014 Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal , 7 Aug. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In our early twenties, singleness was a community issue. \u2014 Morgan Parker, ELLE , 4 June 2022",
"Media, tax breaks and healthcare incentives for married couples combine to communicate that singleness will be punished. \u2014 Shaadi Devereaux, refinery29.com , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Is six years of singleness unusual for a busy single parent",
"The stigma surrounding singleness has fluctuated considerably over time. \u2014 T.l. Andrews, Quartz , 21 Dec. 2019",
"Will Clare be more decisive than some of her predecessors and more secure in her singleness ",
"And the social stigma of singleness was designed to nudge them back in line. \u2014 T.l. Andrews, Quartz , 21 Dec. 2019",
"Kylie Jenner debuted her newfound singleness at the wedding. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 2 Oct. 2019",
"Since her divorce from Matt more than three years ago, Amy has embraced her singleness , become a grandmother, and found love with boyfriend Chris Marek. \u2014 Natalie Stone, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Since the idea that a singleton on one of these dating shows isn\u2019t there to truly find love, but instead to get attention and Instagram followers, is an unforgivable sin, Sara Rose\u2019s fate was sealed. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Also, unlike the pair of DF2 and DF4, each of these galaxies is a singleton , isolated and nowhere near any other cosmic object that could strip away dark matter. \u2014 Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Even the central character in Company, Bobby, is actually peripheral: a friend group\u2019s one remaining singleton . \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 9 Dec. 2021",
"That singleton facing heat to settle down on the occasion of turning 35",
"My chance of a pregnancy resulting in a normal weight, full-term singleton birth from one round of IVF is a mere 2.2%, according to a 2016 report published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. \u2014 Stephanie Land, CNN , 2 Oct. 2020",
"At the end of each episode, the singleton will pick a person to go on a second date. \u2014 Bianca Rodriguez, Marie Claire , 12 June 2020",
"In this luxury no-bone zone, will the serial singletons be able to form deeper emotional connections",
"The spinster was replaced by the cocktail/wine-swigging singleton . \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 1 May 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The moths emerge from the soil in late spring or early summer, then lay their eggs singly on the undersides of a host plant's leaves. \u2014 Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens , 30 June 2022",
"Also look for their eggs on leaves, laid singly or in groups. \u2014 Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 May 2022",
"But the accumulating evidence points to two leading suspects \u2014 a pair of viruses, working singly or perhaps in tandem. \u2014 Lena H. Sun, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Customers rated it highly for its value and ease of assembly, and it's sold singly or in a set of two, with four color choices available. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 16 May 2022",
"Among Israelis 60 and older, who have been eligible for a second booster since early January, those who received it were one-quarter as likely as the singly boosted to be hospitalized with severe COVID at the peak of the country\u2019s Omicron surge. \u2014 Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The line from the White House, plainly put, is that Klain isn\u2019t singly responsible for any of the administration\u2019s ongoing troubles, and that switching him out wouldn\u2019t actually fix anything and could actually cause more problems and trigger panic. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Together or singly , the producers have worked on a sizable chunk of the greatest darkly romantic rock records of the past 40 years, from Depeche Mode to PJ Harvey to Smashing Pumpkins to U2 \u2014 a catalog that includes several Interpol favorites. \u2014 Simon Vozick-levinson, Rolling Stone , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Available singly , or in bundles that include a stylish tray. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Oct. 2021"
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"\u02c8si\u014b-gl\u0113",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Mountain gorillas exhibit dozens of vocalizations, and Bauma is always vocalizing with Ndakasi in singsong and grunts and the rumbling belches that signal contentment and safety. \u2014 Jamie Lauren Keiles Ismail Muhammad Kim Tingley Benoit Denizet-lewis Sam Anderson Jazmine Hughes Irina Aleksander Sasha Weiss Rowan Ricardo Phillips Stella Bugbee Michael Paterniti Maggie Jones Robert Draper Rob Hoerburger Jason Zengerle Reginald Dwayne Betts Jane Hu David Marchese Hanif Abdurraqib Jenna Wortham Anthony Giardina Niela Orr Amy X. Wang, New York Times , 25 Dec. 2021",
"Passers-by spread word of his journey, posting videos showing his wispy beard and singsong speech. \u2014 Anton Troianovski, New York Times , 9 Oct. 2019",
"Tecca worked with the producing duo Internet Money, whose beats launched the careers of Juice Wrld, among others, to fashion his infectious singsong flow. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Nov. 2019",
"His love of singing brought joy to his life and those around him, from church choirs and minor league baseball games to Irish events and living room singsongs . \u2014 courant.com , 5 July 2018",
"Propulsive beats and woozy synths fade in and out as the trio chant the titular chorus and deliver smooth singsong raps. \u2014 Tamar Herman, Billboard , 27 Apr. 2018",
"For though the singsong lyrics could be understood by a 3-year-old, Johnsrud\u2019s gentle melodic inflections and subtle turns of phrase took this music to a more meaningful level, no small feat. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 23 Mar. 2018",
"His singsong delivery was sampled in a song by the Dave Matthews Band. \u2014 Campbell Robertson, New York Times , 19 Feb. 2018",
"Embodying ragtag park denizens, Mannes students meticulously captured Ashley\u2019s singsong , half-speaking style and his deadpan ruefulness. \u2014 The New York Times, New York Times , 6 Dec. 2017",
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"Many Americans are more familiar with Cantonese\u2019s singsong cadences than the more clipped tones of Mandarin. \u2014 Anh Dostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Certain of her poems could take on a singsong quality, like a child\u2019s nursery rhyme. \u2014 Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"Many Americans are more familiar with Cantonese\u2019s singsong cadences than the more clipped tones of Mandarin. \u2014 Anh Dostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Many Americans are more familiar with Cantonese\u2019s singsong cadences than the more clipped tones of Mandarin. \u2014 Anh Dostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Many Americans are more familiar with Cantonese\u2019s singsong cadences than the more clipped tones of Mandarin. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The singsong , paired with darling illustrations and Sendak\u2019s devil-may-care attitude winking from every page, is forever-enchanting stuff. \u2014 Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic , 29 Mar. 2022",
"With her boisterous personality and cheery singsong voice, the Queen of French Cuisine steered Americans into the kitchen to whip up French onion soup, roast chicken and, of course, beef bourguignon. \u2014 Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"His music is trap-adjacent, bounce-heavy, and Auto-Tuned, and his nasally singsong voice intensifies into a snarl. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 20 Jan. 2022"
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": a Chinese girl engaged in professional entertainment similar to that performed by the geisha":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Yanya has a singular voice\u2014a disarming rasp that turns every note into a smoldering ember\u2014and her restless pop-rock songs circle her feelings of emptiness and inadequacy. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Celia taught me that having a singular , particular voice is a gift. \u2014 Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone , 5 Mar. 2022",
"The life-size bust sits on a pedestal just inside the lobby of American skiing\u2019s headquarters in Park City, Utah, a solitary bronze celebration of a singular figure in the sport. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Feb. 2022",
"For a show about a singular figure, its team spirit stands out. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 27 Oct. 2021",
"The crowds were smaller at Annapolis, though the same picture of America\u2019s singular figure on parade applied. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Sep. 2021",
"Of course, a no-hitter is still both an accomplishment uniquely singular and collective, especially when the Mets are the ones throwing it. \u2014 Jerry Beach, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Their material was too weird, too singular to mesh with a network show. \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 25 May 2022",
"Waterston and Sam Fragoso, a close friend and collaborator of Bravo\u2019s who contributed voiceover, commented on her exacting, singular , consistent visual style, from her very first short, Eat (2011), to her most recent for Miu Miu. \u2014 Eliza Harper Wallace, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"The former's singular , PEN/Faulkner Award-winning novel Behold the Dreamers concerns the collapse of Lehman Brothers; the latter has written three books centered largely on Pan-American communities. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 9 Mar. 2021",
"But the Jazz found the convincing means by which to keep the former singular and the latter plural, getting a second huge victory in three days. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Aug. 2020"
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"People could not understand the singularity of his imagination.",
"a college professor with singularities of dress and speech that have long endeared him to his students",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That feature meant that mathematicians could focus on a time before the singularity occurred. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 12 Apr. 2022",
"There is an undeniable human warmth to Argentina and an inescapable sense of singularity to Buenos Aires, a city that has plenty of regard for itself, but for good reason. \u2014 Richard Quest And Joe Minihane, CNN , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Adding to the singularity of his wines was the unmistakable presence of eucalyptus, undoubtedly imbued by the oils and leaves from the trees that surrounded his home winery. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
"But the singularity of this quartet \u2014 the fact that Bernstein never returned to the form, does fire up the imagination. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The typical assumption is that AI will turn on us once it is reached sentience, presumably via the emergence of singularity (see my discussion at this link here). \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"But in a way, the film\u2019s relative singularity \u2014 its relative Raimi-ness \u2014 could leave fans of the director longing for a project that didn\u2019t treat his contributions like an accent or a mere dollop of exotic flavor. \u2014 A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone , 9 May 2022",
"Though a half-dozen albums preceded it, Roforofo Fight is the point at which this achieved a singularity , its 16-minute title track a dizzying swirl of horns, chicken-scratch guitars, and Tony Allen\u2019s frenetic rhythms. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"In the original Big Bang, there\u2019s a core, an infinitesimal singularity that brought the whole universe bursting into creation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022"
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"There was something sinister about him.",
"the movie relies too much on sinister background music to create the suspense that the plot sorely lacks",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The innumerable strange, sinister stories from his very long, very public, embroilment with Scientology. \u2014 Chloe Walker, Longreads , 1 July 2022",
"At a manor with a mysterious history, the eight members of the Midnight Club meet each night at midnight to tell sinister stories\u2014and to look for signs of the supernatural from the beyond. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
"The Times also covered RT\u2019s promotion of conspiracy theories concerning Ebola, which was certainly sinister . \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The suit was settled Sept. 17, 1971, and Obadal \u2014 a sinister figure in the local entertainment scene since the 1940s \u2014 was allowed to keep his rides in place until Dec. 1, 1971. \u2014 Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News , 13 Nov. 2021",
"In the legend of the Candyman, if his name is summoned five times while the speaker is looking in a mirror, the sinister figure appears. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 27 Aug. 2021",
"But is Duncan herself being manipulated by a sinister figure inside HQ",
"Set in Victorian London, the series centers on the Baker Street Irregulars, a gang of troubled street teens, who work for Dr Watson, a sinister figure with an elusive and mysterious business partner named Sherlock Holmes. \u2014 Sheena Scott, Forbes , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Niccol\u00f2 Machiavelli is viewed in the popular imagination as a sinister figure who dispensed cynical advice to ambitious politicians on how to achieve and exercise power. \u2014 Win Mccormack, The New Republic , 11 Feb. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English sinistre , from Anglo-French senestre on the left, from Latin sinistr-, sinister on the left side, unlucky, inauspicious":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8si-n\u0259s-t\u0259r",
"archaic s\u0259-\u02c8ni-",
"\u02c8si-n\u0259-st\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sinister sinister , baleful , malign mean seriously threatening evil or disaster. sinister suggests a general or vague feeling of fear or apprehension on the part of the observer. a sinister aura haunts the place baleful imputes perniciousness or destructiveness to something whether working openly or covertly. exerting a corrupt and baleful influence malign applies to what is inherently evil or harmful. the malign effects of racism",
"synonyms":[
"baleful",
"dire",
"direful",
"doomy",
"foreboding",
"ill",
"ill-boding",
"inauspicious",
"menacing",
"minatory",
"ominous",
"portentous",
"threatening"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223451",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"sink":{
"antonyms":[
"Augean stable",
"cesspool",
"Gomorrah"
],
"definitions":{
": a body or process that acts as a storage device or disposal mechanism: such as":[],
": a ditch or tunnel for carrying off sewage : sewer":[],
": a place where vice, corruption, or evil collects":[],
": a pool or pit for the deposit of waste or sewage : cesspool":[],
": a reactant with or absorber of a substance":[
"forests are a sink for carbon dioxide"
],
": a stationary basin connected with a drain and usually a water supply for washing and drainage":[],
": drop sense 7c":[
"sink a putt",
"sink a jump shot"
],
": immerse , absorb":[
"he sank himself into his studies"
],
": invest entry 1 sense 1":[],
": restrain , suppress":[
"sinks her pride and approaches the despised neighbor",
"\u2014 Richard Harrison"
],
": sinkhole":[],
": sump sense 3":[],
": to become deeply absorbed":[
"sank into reverie"
],
": to become depressed":[],
": to become engulfed":[],
": to become impressively known or felt":[
"the lesson had sunk in"
],
": to become partly buried (as in mud)":[],
": to bite into":[],
": to burn with lower intensity":[],
": to cast down or bring to a low condition or state : overwhelm , defeat":[],
": to cause (something) to penetrate":[],
": to cause to sink":[
"sink a battleship"
],
": to dig or bore (a well or shaft) in the earth : excavate":[],
": to disappear from view":[],
": to drink down completely":[],
": to eagerly devote one's attention to":[
"likes to sink her teeth into a good book"
],
": to fall or drop slowly for lack of strength":[],
": to fall or drop to a lower place or level":[],
": to fall to a lower pitch or volume":[
"his voice sank to a whisper"
],
": to flow at a lower depth or level":[],
": to force down especially below the earth's surface":[],
": to form by cutting or excising":[
"sink words in stone"
],
": to go downward in quality, state, or condition":[],
": to go to the bottom : submerge":[],
": to grow less in amount or worth":[],
": to lessen in value or amount":[],
": to lower in standing or reputation : abase":[],
": to lower or soften (the voice) in speaking":[],
": to pay off (something, such as a debt) : liquidate":[],
": to slope gradually : dip":[],
": to soak or become absorbed : penetrate":[],
": to subside gradually : settle":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The passengers were rescued from the boat before it sank .",
"The rock sank to the bottom of the pool.",
"My foot sank into the deep mud.",
"She sank up to her knees in the snow.",
"The torpedo sank the ship.",
"The sun sank behind the hills.",
"She sank back into the cozy chair.",
"The temperature sinks quickly after the sun sets.",
"The lake's water level is slowly sinking .",
"His strength is slowly sinking .",
"Noun",
"was able to rise above the inner-city sink that was his birthplace",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Filmmaker Karyn Kusama is no longer going to sink her teeth into the Dracula mythos. \u2014 Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Without it, there\u2019s little incentive to sink money into your solution. \u2014 Sam Gill, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"That should free you up to sink more thoroughly into pleasure without being distracted! \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 28 May 2022",
"There are good reasons for advertisers to sink their hooks into one show or another. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 19 May 2022",
"Now all the losers\u2014the ones like me and my parents (sorry, Mom)\u2014are standing on the shore with our binoculars, wondering if the USS Crypto is about to sink into the sea. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
"Model tension-free body language by letting your hips sink into your seat and rolling your shoulders. \u2014 Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"For example, consider training your vegetable plants to sink their roots deeper into the soil. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"Residents like Jahnke are worried that liquid manure could be over-applied to fields as fertilizer, and potentially sink down into the groundwater, or that if spread at the wrong time, could run off of the soil and into streams and rivers. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English sincan ; akin to Old High German sinkan to sink":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8si\u014bk"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"atrophy",
"crumble",
"decay",
"decline",
"degenerate",
"descend",
"deteriorate",
"devolve",
"ebb",
"regress",
"retrograde",
"rot",
"worsen"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210116",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"sinking fund":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a fund set up and accumulated by usually regular deposits for paying off the principal of a debt when it falls due":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Building and site sinking fund millage proposals for things such as infrastructure improvements and repairs, security improvements and technology upgrades were on ballots in Grosse Ile Township Schools. \u2014 Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press , 11 Mar. 2020",
"The interest and sinking fund is commonly known as the district\u2019s debt service rate. \u2014 Elliott Lapin, Houston Chronicle , 18 Sep. 2019",
"The school district\u2019s property tax rate is comprised of two elements, a maintenance and operation rate and an interest and sinking fund , which are combined to create the tax rate paid by property owners. \u2014 Elliott Lapin, Houston Chronicle , 18 Sep. 2019",
"The millage would create a sinking fund for repairs and construction of school buildings, school security improvements and technology upgrades. \u2014 Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press , 2 Aug. 2019",
"SINKING FUND BALLET PROPOSITION Level 3 mills over 10 years for the purpose of a sinking fund . \u2014 Carlos Salcido, Detroit Free Press , 9 May 2018",
"Facility improvements in Southfield A proposal in Southfield Public Schools would allow for the creation of a .70-mill sinking fund for 10 years. \u2014 Lori Higgins, Detroit Free Press , 6 May 2018",
"PROPOSAL Levy a building and site sinking fund tax, the proceeds of which will be used to make improvements and repairs to facilities and purchase technology. \u2014 Carlos Salcido, Detroit Free Press , 9 May 2018",
"Voters OK'd allowing the district to replace its sinking fund millage, which is set to expire in December. \u2014 Lori Higgins, Detroit Free Press , 9 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1717, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113735",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sinless":{
"antonyms":[
"impure",
"peccant",
"sinful",
"sinning"
],
"definitions":{
": free from sin : impeccable":[]
},
"examples":[
"the belief that limbo is the place where sinless but unbaptized souls abide until Judgment Day",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"People started seeing children as pure, as these like blank slates that are sinless , that are innocent, that are like the pinnacle of virtue. \u2014 Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes , 11 June 2021",
"God looks upon us and sees His perfect, sinless Son. \u2014 The Rev. Bill Thomas, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 13 Sep. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sin-l\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"impeccable",
"innocent",
"pure",
"white"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214624",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"sinner":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a person who sins":[],
": reprobate , scamp":[]
},
"examples":[
"even the worst sinner can be redeemed",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Is there a distinction between the sinner and the sin",
"The signing of aging legend and multi-time PED sinner Robinson Cano seems like fertile ground for some old-fashioned righteous indignation. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 May 2022",
"Yet another sinner is crucified on an enormous harp about to be plucked by a demon whose body resembles a tree. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 May 2022",
"Falwell cast Trump, still regarded by many believers as an unreconstructed sinner , as a pragmatic businessman who would honor his promises to evangelicals. \u2014 Megan K. Stack, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
"According to the Book of Luke, Zacchaeus, a wealthy tax collector in Jericho, was widely regarded as a sinner . \u2014 NBC News , 3 Apr. 2022",
"So Boba is reimagined as a redemptive sinner , a civilizing savior, and a spiritual quester\u2014a deluge of archetypes that unfortunately crowd out much fun, surprise, and personality. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 6 Jan. 2022",
"For her first role in the three years since Bird Box, Sandra Bullock returns to Netflix for a bleak character study of a sinner trying to make good. \u2014 Charles Bramesco, Vulture , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Followers of Romanticism, which rejected the celebration of reason and instead prized emotion above rationality, transformed the character of Francesca from a sinner languishing in hell into an exemplar of female agency and a cultural icon. \u2014 John-paul Heil, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8si-n\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"evildoer",
"immoralist",
"malefactor",
"wrongdoer"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024328",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sinning":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a vitiated state of human nature in which the self is estranged from God":[],
": an action that is or is felt to be highly reprehensible":[
"it's a sin to waste food"
],
": an offense against religious or moral law":[],
": an often serious shortcoming : fault":[],
": the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet \u2014 see Alphabet Table":[],
": to commit a sin":[],
": to commit an offense or fault":[],
": transgression of the law of God":[],
"sine":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Forgive me, for I have sinned .",
"bless me, Father, for I have sinned"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"circa 1823, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hebrew \u015bin":"Noun",
"Middle English sinne , from Old English synn ; akin to Old High German sunta sin and probably to Latin sont-, sons guilty, est is \u2014 more at is":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0113n",
"\u02c8sin"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sin Noun (1) offense , sin , vice , crime , scandal mean a transgression of law. offense applies to the infraction of any law, rule, or code. at that school no offense went unpunished sin implies an offense against moral or religious law. the sin of blasphemy vice applies to a habit or practice that degrades or corrupts. regarded gambling as a vice crime implies a serious offense punishable by the law of the state. the crime of murder scandal applies to an offense that outrages the public conscience. a career ruined by a sex scandal",
"synonyms":[
"err",
"fall",
"offend",
"stray",
"transgress",
"trespass",
"wander"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115400",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"sinuose":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": sinuous":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin sinuosus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8siny\u0259\u02ccw\u014ds"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165011",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"sinuosity":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": something that is sinuous":[],
": the quality or state of being sinuous":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Multicolor nets generated intriguing colors, while T-shirts were layered on swimsuits effortlessly, highlighting the sinuosity and harmony of the female figure. \u2014 Corein Carter, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Differences in speed, length, straightness and sinuosity of white shark movements were observed. \u2014 Melissa Cristina M\u00e1rquez, Forbes , 4 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccsin-y\u0259-\u02c8w\u00e4-s\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111856",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sinuous":{
"antonyms":[
"straight",
"straightaway"
],
"definitions":{
": intricate , complex":[],
": marked by strong lithe movements":[],
": of a serpentine or wavy form : winding":[]
},
"examples":[
"She moved with sinuous grace.",
"the river flowed in a sinuous path through the lush valley",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At first hesitant at the mike, Elvis launches into a song, and his sinuous , thrusting moves conspicuously excite the young women in the crowd. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"With its breezy saxophones, sinuous song structures, and lyrical nods to the power of love, metaphysics, and the erotic literature of Henry Miller, MAKANDA was a comprehensive rendering of Kwenders\u2019 musical vision. \u2014 Jonathan Zwickel, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
"The sinuous curve of the road along the Gardner River came to abrupt and jagged endings at several intervals. \u2014 Fox News , 17 June 2022",
"After tasting fiery rye, smoky and sinuous single malt, and oaky-sweet bourbon, a few of us elected to return to Troutbeck by bike. \u2014 Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
"Understanding a river as the home of a taniwha, for example, helps describe its sinuous appearance and warn of its volatility or capacity to break its banks. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"The same sinuous lines and reflective surfaces of the yacht\u2019s exterior are carried through to the interior to help bring the outside in. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 2 June 2022",
"And Maine\u2014whose sinuous coastline is home to thousands of craggy islands and inlets with faces that are rarely, if ever, climbed\u2014is an epicenter. \u2014 Outside Online , 15 May 2022",
"But traces of de Rosen\u2019s typically expressive faces, painted from real-life models, and his sinuous lines depicting the Jordan River remain, and the gold leaf surrounding the mural and decorating the vaulted ceiling still gleams. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin sinuosus , from sinus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sin-y\u0259-w\u0259s",
"-y\u00fc-\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bending",
"crazy",
"crooked",
"curled",
"curling",
"curved",
"curving",
"curvy",
"devious",
"serpentine",
"tortuous",
"twisted",
"twisting",
"winding",
"windy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092451",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"sinus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a cavity in the substance of a bone of the skull that usually communicates with the nostrils and contains air":[],
": a channel for venous blood":[],
": a cleft or indentation between adjoining lobes (as of a leaf or corolla)":[],
": a dilatation in a bodily canal or vessel":[],
": a narrow elongated tract extending from a focus of suppuration and serving for the discharge of pus":[],
": cavity , hollow : such as":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Before those symptoms kicked in, Meadows dealt with an ear and sinus infection. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 29 June 2022",
"A year later, the Dodgers\u2019 Kenta Maeda hit him in the face with a 94 mph fastball, causing a sinus fracture that required his jaw to be wired shut for a week. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
"Affinivax is nearing the advanced stages of testing a vaccine that protects against 24 types of pneumococcal bacteria that can cause ear and sinus infections, pneumonia, and meningitis. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"To determine which cities are given this honor, the AAFA looks at 12 months of data for three different factors: seasonal pollen scores, over-the-counter sinus and allergy medication sales data, and the number of allergy and immunology specialists. \u2014 Rachel Nall, Msn, SELF , 24 May 2022",
"Nasal irrigation also has the benefit of keeping the inside of the nose moist, which can help reduce irritation, said Andrew Lane, a professor of otolaryngology and director of the division of rhinology and sinus surgery at Johns Hopkins. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Her husband has recently been diagnosed with a rare nasal and sinus cancer. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Hexavalent chromium, as the highly toxic form of the metal is known, can cause lung, nasal and sinus cancers, trigger pulmonary congestion and abdominal pain, and damage the skin, eyes, kidneys and liver. \u2014 Ava Kofman, oregonlive , 16 Dec. 2021",
"People often confuse migraines with other types of headaches or pain, such as sinus pain. \u2014 Lisa Bain, Good Housekeeping , 10 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, curve, fold, hollow":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u012b-n\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223932",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sinus gland":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small glandular mass in the eyestalk of a crustacean having an endocrine function and being in some respects analogous to the neurohypophysis of the vertebrates":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003643",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sinus node":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small mass of tissue that is embedded in the musculature of the right atrium of higher vertebrates and that originates the impulses stimulating the heartbeat":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hearts beat when the sinus node , a small mass of tissue in the right upper chamber, transmits an impulse to the heart cells. \u2014 Michael Ciaglo, National Geographic , 5 June 2020",
"Over the course of a day, a person\u2019s heart beats about 100,000 times, and each beat begins with an electrical signal generated in the sinus node in the heart\u2019s upper right chamber. \u2014 Emily Sohn, Washington Post , 7 Mar. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1937, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193656",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sinusitis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": inflammation of a sinus of the skull":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Department of Veterans Affairs has since launched a review of particulate matter pollution and added three conditions as presumptions \u2014 asthma, rhinitis and sinusitis \u2014 while continuing to review health outcomes for veterans. \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 23 Mar. 2022",
"In November, the White House announced that soldiers exposed to burn pits who developed any of three specific ailments \u2014 asthma, rhinitis and sinusitis \u2014 within 10 years can receive disability benefits. \u2014 Kevin Freking, ajc , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Currently, the Department of Veterans Affairs decides these exposure claims on a case-by-case basis, with the exception of those filed for asthma, rhinitis or sinusitis . \u2014 Mariam Khan, ABC News , 3 Mar. 2022",
"The discharge that comes with sinusitis is usually thick, yellow or greenish mucus. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 7 Feb. 2022",
"That, or feeling as though your sinus infections never completely go away, may be signs of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), or chronic sinusitis , according to Dr. Gudis. \u2014 Melissa Fiorenza, Health.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Veterans diagnosed with asthma, rhinitis or sinusitis within 10 years of returning from Iraq, Afghanistan or certain other foreign deployments are now presumed to have suffered respiratory damage during their service and are eligible for benefits. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
"The Department of Veterans Affairs has since launched a review of particulate matter pollution and added three conditions as presumptions: asthma, rhinitis, and sinusitis , while continuing to review health outcomes for veterans. \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Or maybe a viral infection\u2014like sinusitis \u2014unmasked your asthma symptoms, according to the ACAAI. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 2 Dec. 2021"
": a minute endothelium-lined space or passage for blood in the tissues of an organ (such as the liver)":[],
": sine curve , sine wave":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Medieval Latin sinus sine":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u012bn-y\u0259-\u02ccs\u022fid",
"\u02c8s\u012b-n\u0259-",
"\u02c8s\u012b-n(y)\u0259-\u02ccs\u022fid"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114435",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"sinking feeling":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a feeling of dread or discouragement":[
"She got that sinking feeling as she viewed the storm damage."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143456"
},
"single-member district":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an electoral district or constituency having a single representative in a legislative body rather than two or more":[
"In its first case declaring multimember districts unconstitutional in 1973, the Supreme Court declared that the Texas system of electing state representatives from county multimember districts, rather than single-member districts , discriminated against African-Americans and Latinos.",
"\u2014 Al Kauffman"
],
"\u2014 compare multimember district":[
"In its first case declaring multimember districts unconstitutional in 1973, the Supreme Court declared that the Texas system of electing state representatives from county multimember districts, rather than single-member districts , discriminated against African-Americans and Latinos.",
"\u2014 Al Kauffman"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1874, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144515"
},
"single-phase":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to a circuit energized by a single alternating electromotive force":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8si\u014b-g\u0259l-\u02c8f\u0101z"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1895, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152838"
},
"single transferable vote":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a vote on a ballot that can be transferred from a candidate of first choice who has already obtained the necessary quota of votes for election to a candidate marked by the voter as second or third choice in order that every vote may count toward the election of a candidate \u2014 compare hare system":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"While the Fed has yet to buy a single bond , its pledge threw a lifeline to the market that undoubtedly kept some people working. \u2014 Craig Torres, Bloomberg.com , 7 June 2020",
"There\u2019s just one problem: the central bank is yet to buy a single bond , the Wall Street Journal reports. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 4 June 2020",
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"The central bank on Friday raised the cap on how much foreigners can invest in a single bond to 30 percent of outstanding stock from 20 percent, and provided more flexibility on their existing investments. \u2014 Subhadip Sircar, Bloomberg.com , 18 June 2018"
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"JetBlue won\u2019t disclose what percentage of its total annual emissions that equals, but a single cross -country flight on an Airbus 321 produces roughly 500,000 pounds of carbon dioxide. \u2014 Natasha Frost, Quartz , 15 Jan. 2020",
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"But lawmakers have not adjourned sine die \u2014 a requirement to put the Legislature in recess. \u2014 Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Would all the new members of the House and Senate \u2014 those sworn in since our last sine die \u2014 please rise",
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"Both chambers of the Legislature adjourned sine die by early afternoon Friday, with no bills passed in the first special session. \u2014 Raga Justin, Dallas News , 6 Aug. 2021",
"Whatever the case, Abbott and other Republicans are poised to take a victory lap after the session adjourns sine die . \u2014 Gromer Jeffers Jr., Dallas News , 30 May 2021",
"The House passed the bill in a late-night session Wednesday and adjourned sine die , leaving the Senate to either approve the bill as-is or spike it. \u2014 Scott Mcclallen, Washington Examiner , 16 Oct. 2020",
"The House adjourned the latest special session sine die , blocking the Senate\u2019s ability to tweak the measure and send it back for another House vote. \u2014 Torey Van Oot Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 15 Oct. 2020",
"The legislative session was originally scheduled to adjourn sine die on May 6, but was forced to take a temporary adjournment starting on March 14 because of the pandemic. \u2014 Washington Examiner , 16 June 2020"
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"At sixty, Casanova was forced by destitution to accept a modest sinecure as the librarian of a castle in Bohemia, owned by a noble admirer who was rarely in residence. \u2014 Judith Thurman, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"And if saving the world means that poor Maggie Hassan has to go back to being a lawyer or while away her days in some Kennedy School sinecure , isn\u2019t that a small price to pay",
"Most egregious of all, in 1813 Wordsworth had accepted the post of Distributor of Stamps for Westmoreland, a government sinecure that would pay him a comfortable \u00a3400 for the next thirty years. \u2014 Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books , 24 Sep. 2020",
"Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has fled the country, after apparently looting the Afghan treasury, and will likely live a life of resplendent exile\u2014possibly with a sinecure at one of our nation\u2019s Ivy League universities or prestigious think tanks. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, The New Republic , 16 Aug. 2021",
"He was given a sinecure in Rome where nuns waited on him hand and foot. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2021",
"But, while the title was supposed to be a sinecure , instead Smith went from running for the nation\u2019s highest office to running around trying to rent the highest offices. \u2014 Time , 30 Apr. 2021",
"During his Eighties sinecure at the Yale Repertory Theatre, where the play was originally workshopped, Wilson laid out a dramatic scheme that would provoke shock (and guilt). \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 1 Jan. 2021",
"With long-term, tenure-track hiring in steep decline across academic fields, these conditions can no longer be justified as an unpleasant apprenticeship leading to a cushy tenured sinecure in the ivory tower. \u2014 Walter Johnson, The New York Review of Books , 27 Jan. 2020"
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"On, Montgomery County\u2019s transit system, made route changes as a result of the sinkhole and told riders the detours could be in effect for two weeks. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
"The discovery of the latest sinkhole is not an anomaly. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 17 May 2022",
"About 20 percent of the world's landmass is made of karst landscapes, with China boasting the largest sinkhole in the world. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2022",
"Lucky for her, a massive sinkhole has just opened up in front of Bob\u2019s Burgers, making entry nearly impossible and sending her parents into paroxysms of worry about their livelihood. \u2014 Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"In 2016, a 45-foot-wide sinkhole opened up underneath a gypstack at a phosphate fertilizer plant in Mulberry, Florida, unleashing at least 215 million gallons of wastewater into the Floridan Aquifer, according to The Tampa Bay Times. \u2014 Li Cohen, CBS News , 25 Apr. 2022",
"This particular sinkhole isn\u2019t the only one in the world teeming with life. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2022",
"This sinkhole is a giant among dozens of pockmarks the researchers found on the seafloor. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The hole that swallowed a silver SUV on Tuesday was probably not a technical sinkhole , William Johnson, a University of Utah professor with expertise in geologic hazards, said. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 May 2022"
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"Three FedEx delivery vehicles traveling single file crashed into each other, sending one driver to the hospital and tying up traffic, officials said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
"Families holding balloons and flowers erupted in applause and shouts as the Class of 2022 marched single file into the gym Monday at the 21st Century Charter School in Gary. \u2014 Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"So, even after a game that had been cut short, even after a season that had dragged forever, with their coach gone and their winless record cemented, the Marshall Eagles made the decision to line up single file at home plate. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
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"Her eyelids drooped to half-mast. Kendra Schaff, Angela Bizzarri, and Sheila Reid of Villanova passed Jenny in a merciless single file . \u2014 Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 19 Jan. 2021",
"Hospital workers gathered in the rotunda at the main entrance to cheer the airmen, who marched in single file wearing camouflage uniforms and backpacks. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 10 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Not Wagner but Mozart will accompany the Bruckner at Carnegie Hall, in the form of six piano concertos and two sinfonias concertante. \u2014 David Allen, New York Times , 13 Jan. 2017"
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"\u02c8si-n\u0259-str\u0259l",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Six of 32 dextral snails produced 17 sinistral offspring out of 6,302 total offspring. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 2 June 2020",
"Its shell coiled counterclockwise to the left instead of the right, which made Jeremy a sinistral snail. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 2 June 2020"
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"\u02ccsin-s\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-l\u0259",
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"Run the Jewels hit the main stage late in the day with a sinsemilla -scented party set, as MCs Killer Mike and El-P blended progressive messages and friendly rapport with a dose of ironic hip-hop humor. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 30 July 2017"
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"He sang softly to the baby.",
"She's a great actress, and she can dance and sing , too.",
"We all stood and sang the national anthem.",
"I can't sing the high notes.",
"Do you hear the birds singing ",
"The kettle sang on the stove.",
"The bullet sang past his helmet.",
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"Get a mentor and other advisors who will sing your praises. Be yourself. \u2014 Jill Huggett, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"The discussion occurred during the Carpool Karaoke segment, during which celebrities sing hit songs with Corden while riding in a car. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 28 June 2022",
"The questions that make these biographies sing \u2014what makes this group of people actually interesting, not just noteworthy",
"Much of the 20-song setlist, actually, felt light-hearted and good, an open-call to dance and sing along without a care in the world. \u2014 Griffin Wiles, The Indianapolis Star , 25 June 2022",
"Batwoman star Javicia Leslie loves to hear Kehlani sing . \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 25 June 2022",
"Imagine a Brad Pitt who could also sing , or a Jimmy Fallon who could act, or a Hugh Jackman with his own talk show, back when talk shows were cool. \u2014 Geoff Edgers, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Watch Evan Rachel Wood sing impressions of Madonna, Alanis Morissette and Janis Joplin below. \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 24 June 2022",
"This Asics style is a winner among runners who go far and fast, but casual runners and even walkers sing its praises in the review sections. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Took over the room upstairs and just had a big sing song and a drink up. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"Gomez closed her monologue by leading the crowd in a sing -along of the unforgettable Barney & Friends theme song. \u2014 Mitchell Peters, Billboard , 15 May 2022",
"Punk Rock Factory have made a name for themselves largely by making various kids TV theme tunes and Disney sing -alongs resemble the sound of an early \u201800s Warped Tour. \u2014 Jon O'brien, Billboard , 23 May 2022",
"Team owner Jesse Cole serves as ringmaster, darting around in a yellow tuxedo and top hat, leading sing -alongs \u2014 Woah, livin\u2019 on a prayer \u2014 and judging toddler races between innings. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"Carson will stand behind the bar while Blake will lead live music sing -alongs with his house band. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 6 May 2022",
"Wearing a pink disco getup, the 23-year-old Conan Gray emphasized the bratty side of his sing -alongs, which mix and match Taylor Swift\u2019s songwriting tricks. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Eventually, the entire room broke into a sing -along of Johnny Cash\u2019s Folsom Prison Blues. \u2014 Jen Murphy, Robb Report , 7 May 2022",
"Reaching Hot 100 top 40 status last autumn, Grey\u2019s sticky sing -along and slick bravado etched him a lane as one of the city\u2019s promising stars. \u2014 Carl Lamarre, Billboard , 31 Jan. 2022"
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"Middle English, from Old English singan ; akin to Old High German singan to sing, Greek omph\u0113 voice":"Verb"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After tasting fiery rye, smoky and sinuous single malt , and oaky-sweet bourbon, a few of us elected to return to Troutbeck by bike. \u2014 Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
"Stranahan's, The Notch, Westland, FEW Spirits; all brands that have leaned into their (unofficial) takes on American single malt . \u2014 Kate Dingwall, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Old Particular Dailuaine 18 YO, a single cask single malt Scotch whisky from Speyside. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The brand, distilled at a massive facility in Gimli, Manitoba, does have some delightful high-end expressions, however, with age statements and flavor profiles that can hang with the best and brightest in the single malt scotch category. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Of course, single malt is not the provenance of Scotland alone. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Delicate and balanced, the single malt smacks of orange zest, vanilla, light oak, fresh almonds and spice. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Teeling won for its 30 YO and 32 YO Irish Single Malt Whiskey \u2013 two of the oldest Irish single malt whiskeys commercially available. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
"This single malt was matured in American and European casks for 23 years. \u2014 Gabriela Aoun, Outside Online , 10 Nov. 2021"
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"1968, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u2014 V. V. Nabokov"
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"-li",
"s\u0259\u0307\u02c8nis-",
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": a sling in which cherry brandy and sometimes Benedictine are added to the usual gin base":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090155"
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"phrasal verb"
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"The children sang out \"good morning\" to the teacher.",
"The crowd sang out insults."
],
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": an advocate of a single-tax system":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090947"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": tree shrew":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-094815"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"first_known_use":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114223"
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And those with higher incomes ($137,000 for single tax filers and $203,000 for marrieds filing jointly) -- who would benefit the most from a Roth IRA -- can't make Roth contributions. \u2014 Ray Martin, CBS News , 13 Dec. 2018",
"Those credits will apply to residents who make up to $100,000 for single tax filers and up to $200,000 for joint filers. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"That would translate to single tax filers receiving payments of $240 per year and join filers receiving roughly $360 per year. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 2 May 2022",
"But as a single tax filer or someone filing as head of household, the person might qualify based on a lower income now. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The 19th-century economist Henry George favored a single tax on the value of unimproved land, judging this to be the most fair and economically efficient tax, and the idea has had many admirers over the years, William F. Buckley Jr. among them. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 30 Mar. 2022",
"For example, single tax filers must have owned and lived in the house for at least 24 months of the past five years. \u2014 Julia Carpenter, WSJ , 8 Oct. 2021",
"In July, the Oakland City Council voted to approve a non-binding term sheet with the A\u2019s that called for the creation of a single tax district with county involvement. \u2014 Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 Oct. 2021",
"In 2021, the standard premium is $148.50 a month for joint tax filers earning $176,000 a year or less ($88,000 or less for single tax filers). \u2014 Amy Wagner And Steve Sprovach, The Enquirer , 2 Sep. 2021"
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"definitions":{
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"\u02c8si\u207f-h\u0259"
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": a direct current arc in parallel with which is a local circuit containing a condenser and inductance in series where oscillations take place according to the tuning and cause the arc to emit a musical note \u2014 compare poulsen arc":[]
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"The wood was singed by the candle.",
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"Intuition recommends heating the rice for four to seven minutes, depending on the wattage of your microwave\u2014the rice should be too hot to touch (pick it up by the knot), but be careful not to singe or burn any part of the sock. \u2014 Ryan Wichelns, Outside Online , 1 Mar. 2021",
"Psyche and Eros are a crackling couple, their electric chemistry hot enough to singe even cupid's wings. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 11 Feb. 2022",
"By putting all of his company\u2019s value in crypto rather than in hard currency, Mr. Rodgers lives with the fear that a big cryptocurrency sell-off could singe all digital assets and shrink the value of PDX. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
"This new release is a deep rusty amber color and starts with oak, vanilla and grain on the nose (and thankfully doesn\u2019t singe your nostril hairs with alcohol). \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Chefs can sear meat, singe veggies and boil water ridiculously fast, Diamond says. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Stopping milder cases requires more immune investment, and blocking asymptomatic infections\u2014ones that barely singe the bark\u2014is most difficult of all. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 13 July 2021",
"Remove the wings at the first joint, then take a propane torch or the burner on your stove to singe away the delicate pin feathers. \u2014 Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life , 23 Dec. 2020",
"But for those looking to singe their mouthparts on the hottest peppers on Earth, the fiery calculus behind the Scoville scale is a bit vague. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 12 Nov. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Airbus cut average output by 40% when the pandemic hit and plans to restore and slightly increase output of singe -aisle jets by summer 2023. \u2014 CNN , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Brodie Morrow\u2019s two-run, two-out singe ties it again. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 19 May 2021",
"Aberdeen scored a singe run in the fifth, but the Renegades got another three-run home run from Frederick Cuevas off reliever Luis Perez. \u2014 Randy Mcroberts, baltimoresun.com , 16 May 2021",
"Weird But True) indie pop singe Jeremy Messersmith, author Neil Gaiman, and The Voice contestant Shalyah Fearing. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 28 Apr. 2021",
"The broiler speeds along the cooking process, with just the right amount of singe on the cauliflower and melt on the halloumi. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Mar. 2021",
"Just in May of that year, agents processed more than 132,000 migrants, the highest singe -month total since 2005. \u2014 Rafael Carranza, azcentral , 18 June 2020",
"Brokaw also grows a lot of citrus and was surprised to discover his citrus groves survived the fire without a singe . \u2014 Christian Reynoso, SFChronicle.com , 28 Feb. 2020",
"However, the Dutchman has proved to be worth every singe penny of the enormous fee, and the Reds' improvement with Van Dijk at the back has been ginormous, culminating in their Champions League final victory over Tottenham in June. \u2014 SI.com , 9 July 2019"
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"Get a mentor and other advisors who will sing your praises. Be yourself. \u2014 Jill Huggett, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"The discussion occurred during the Carpool Karaoke segment, during which celebrities sing hit songs with Corden while riding in a car. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 28 June 2022",
"The questions that make these biographies sing \u2014what makes this group of people actually interesting, not just noteworthy",
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"Batwoman star Javicia Leslie loves to hear Kehlani sing . \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 25 June 2022",
"Imagine a Brad Pitt who could also sing , or a Jimmy Fallon who could act, or a Hugh Jackman with his own talk show, back when talk shows were cool. \u2014 Geoff Edgers, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Watch Evan Rachel Wood sing impressions of Madonna, Alanis Morissette and Janis Joplin below. \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 24 June 2022",
"This Asics style is a winner among runners who go far and fast, but casual runners and even walkers sing its praises in the review sections. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 June 2022",
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"Took over the room upstairs and just had a big sing song and a drink up. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"Gomez closed her monologue by leading the crowd in a sing -along of the unforgettable Barney & Friends theme song. \u2014 Mitchell Peters, Billboard , 15 May 2022",
"Punk Rock Factory have made a name for themselves largely by making various kids TV theme tunes and Disney sing -alongs resemble the sound of an early \u201800s Warped Tour. \u2014 Jon O'brien, Billboard , 23 May 2022",
"Team owner Jesse Cole serves as ringmaster, darting around in a yellow tuxedo and top hat, leading sing -alongs \u2014 Woah, livin\u2019 on a prayer \u2014 and judging toddler races between innings. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"Carson will stand behind the bar while Blake will lead live music sing -alongs with his house band. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 6 May 2022",
"Wearing a pink disco getup, the 23-year-old Conan Gray emphasized the bratty side of his sing -alongs, which mix and match Taylor Swift\u2019s songwriting tricks. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Eventually, the entire room broke into a sing -along of Johnny Cash\u2019s Folsom Prison Blues. \u2014 Jen Murphy, Robb Report , 7 May 2022",
"Reaching Hot 100 top 40 status last autumn, Grey\u2019s sticky sing -along and slick bravado etched him a lane as one of the city\u2019s promising stars. \u2014 Carl Lamarre, Billboard , 31 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Its movement is very similar to that of his sinker , with deception created not through its action but instead the velocity separation of the pitches. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 July 2022",
"Castillo\u2019s fastball can hit 100 mph and plays perfectly off of his sinker and his changeup. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
"Instead, the 23-year-old (for eight more days) falls heavily on his sinker , throwing it 48.8% of the time to righties while drawing a 13% whiff rate with a .462 average. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 20 June 2022",
"On top of that, his sinker and slider both barely missed the quantity thresholds required to receive a grade. \u2014 Tony Blengino, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"After two quick outs and a double in the bottom of the first, Dane Dunning used his sinker to get a from Ryan McMahon. \u2014 Evan Grant, Dallas News , 1 June 2021",
"With two runners on, Skubal struck out Trevor Larnach \u2014 winning a seven-pitch clash \u2014 with a 97 mph sinker for the third out. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 2 June 2022",
"Davies stayed stubborn with his sinker , throwing it six times once the count was full. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
"Jefferies\u2019 night: Daulton Jefferies allowed 11 hits over five innings as Rays hitters struck selectively on his sinker . \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 May 2022"
"The company started as a small local business 10 years ago and has grown a lot since then ."
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Students learn that a wave can oscillate only as fast as its highest-frequency sine wave component. \u2014 Katie Mccormick, Quanta Magazine , 16 May 2022",
"The sine wave is a smooth, periodic undulation, a mathematical idealization of waves found in nature: energetic seismic waves produced by earthquakes; sonic booms propagating through air; tsunamis spreading across water. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Sep. 2021",
"For the athletes whose recovery looked less like continuous, linear growth and more like a sine wave , Wenger didn\u2019t hold them to a structured protocol. \u2014 Olivia Reiner, USA TODAY , 20 July 2021",
"His life, with its abrupt end, doesn\u2019t fit into the modified sine wave the formula demands \u2014 humble beginnings, slow rise, peak success, fall, then redemption or a reaffirming of legacy. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 16 July 2021",
"The pure sine wave inverter can also provide up to 3,600 watts for peak bursts. \u2014 Jim Rossman, Dallas News , 1 Apr. 2021",
"The inverter produces pure sine wave energy, which is clean power with less electrical noise. \u2014 Jim Rossman, Dallas News , 17 Feb. 2021",
"That\u2019s the heart of the metacrisis, a pulsing, elastic, exponential sine wave from Big Bang peak to Big Crunch trough. \u2014 Adam Rogers, Wired , 11 Feb. 2021",
"Typical generators have varying degrees of distortion in the sine wave of the alternating current. \u2014 Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics , 9 Dec. 2020"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002158"
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"single-cell protein":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": protein that consists of processed microorganisms (such as yeasts or bacteria) grown in culture and that is used as a source of food especially for livestock":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005026"
},
"since that time":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": from that time to the present":[
"The house was built in 1919. Since that time , it has changed owners several times."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010958"
},
"sinistrous":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": sinister":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"s\u0259-\u02c8ni-",
"\u02c8si-n\u0259-str\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1550, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011642"
},
"Sinitic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to the Chinese, their language, or their culture":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"s\u012b-\u02c8ni-tik",
"s\u0259-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin Sinae , plural, Chinese + English -itic (as in Semitic ) \u2014 more at sino-":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1859, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024754"
},
"sinker bar":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a short bar or stem placed above the drill jars to give force to the upward jar in well drilling with cable tools":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024854"
},
"Sinon":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one who deceives and betrays by false tales : one guilty of perfidy":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u012b\u02ccn\u00e4n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"from Sinon , a relative of Odysseus described in the Aeneid (epic poem by Vergil \u202019 b.c. Roman poet) as the Greek who by a false tale induced the Trojans to drag the wooden horse into Troy, from Latin, from Greek Sin\u014dn":""
