"city on the Kansas River in northeastern Kansas population 127,473":[]
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"t\u0259-\u02c8p\u0113-k\u0259"
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"elysian fields",
"Elysium",
"empyrean",
"heaven",
"kingdom come",
"New Jerusalem",
"paradise",
"sky",
"Zion",
"Sion"
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": hell , gehenna":[]
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"a vision in which the souls of the damned plunged into Tophet like rocks falling down a mountainside"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Middle English, shrine south of ancient Jerusalem where human sacrifices were performed to Moloch in Jeremiah 7:31, Gehenna, from Late Latin Topheth , from Hebrew t\u014dpheth":""
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"\u02c8t\u014d-f\u0259t"
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"better",
"eclipse",
"exceed",
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"outmatch",
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"surpass",
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"\u2014 Jerome Beatty, Jr."
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"\u2014 Newsweek"
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"\u2014 used especially in the phrase top to toe"
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],
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"\u2014 usually used with out or off"
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"\u2014 usually used with off or out"
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"\u2014 usually used with off topped off the tank"
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": to supply with a decorative or protective finish or final touch":[],
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"Adjective",
"They live on the top floor of the building.",
"the top news story of the day",
"the country's top three car manufacturers",
"He is among the top pitchers of the league.",
"Safety is our top concern.",
"The winner showed top form.",
"Houses are selling at top prices.",
"What is the car's top speed",
"Verb",
"Donations are expected to top $1,000,000 by the end of the month.",
"The song has topped the charts for seven weeks.",
"They topped the other company's offer.",
"She tops everyone else on the team.",
"I've seen some pretty weird things in my life\u2014but that tops everything!"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1509, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":"Verb",
"1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"Greek, from topos":"Combining form",
"Middle English, from Old English":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German zopf tip, tuft of hair":"Noun"
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"\u02c8t\u00e4p"
],
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"loftiest",
"topmost",
"upmost",
"uppermost"
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"noun",
"verb"
]
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": a finishing piece of leather or fabric appearing at the top of a shoe lining and frequently bearing the maker's trademark":[]
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a violent alcoholic fermentation at a temperature of 14 to 30\u00b0 C during which the yeast cells are carried to the top of the fermenting liquid used in the production of such liquors as ale, porter, and wines of high alcohol content and in distilling \u2014 compare bottom fermentation":[]
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"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one of a series of flat cards in a carding machine arranged in an endless chain and guided by rollers over the main cylinder":[]
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"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
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": a tall grass suitable for hay":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191723",
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"noun"
]
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": one who is at the top (as in ability, rank, or prestige)":[]
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"He's the team's top gun .",
"The company has its top guns handling the lawsuit.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Massachusetts has among the strictest gun laws in the nation, yet until recently, was also its top gun manufacturer, producing 1.8 million guns in 2018, according to data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"Shares of top gun and ammunition companies soared the morning after a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that left at least 20 people dead. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 25 May 2022",
"The next year, in 2017, with his philosophy prerequisites completed, the diocese offered Holgren the chance to go to the Pontifical North American College in Rome, which is regarded as kind of the top gun school for U.S. seminarians. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2021",
"Other top gun makers including Glock, Sig Sauer, Beretta, Daniel Defense, Barrett, HK, Springfield Armory and Savage Arms. \u2014 Aaron Smith, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
"Ditto for top gun Alex Ovechkin, who suited up in Tuesday\u2019s 2-1 win here over the Bruins. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2021",
"But as the 2-7 Cowboys pace toward a high 2021 draft selection, Aikman doesn\u2019t believe the franchise should focus on positioning itself to draft top gun -slinging prospects like Clemson's Trevor Lawrence or Ohio State's Justin Fields. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 11 Nov. 2020",
"So both men have played on the offensive line, and have prior experience being the top gun managing the line. \u2014 Karen Guregian, The Denver Post , 5 July 2020",
"Until now, the top gun in the sport-utility stoplight drags has been Jeep's 4.0-liter Cherokee. \u2014 Arthur St. Antoine, Car and Driver , 19 May 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a cowboy who is superior especially as a rider or horsebreaker":[]
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"noun"
]
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"definitions":{
": a tall-crowned hat usually of beaver or silk":[]
},
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"He wore a top hat and tails.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There\u2019s the picture of F.D.R. smoking a cigar, wearing a top hat , and waving to supporters while sitting in a car. \u2014 James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
"On Saturday, Zara, 41, also got in on the fun by wearing Mike's top hat from the Derby at Epsom. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
"Onstage, his hair is sprayed into long spikes that poke out from under his top hat , framing his face like the bars of a cage; but today his hair is brushed back under a blue cap with rainbow stripes under the brim. \u2014 Karen Schoemer, SPIN , 1 May 2022",
"The Penguin is one of the most famous members of the Batman Rogues Gallery, typically recognizable by his top hat , monocle, and wide variety of deadly umbrellas. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 9 Mar. 2022",
"After checking his sparkly top hat through security, David Miles Jr., the Godfather of Skate who\u2019s fought for car-free JFK Drive for decades, visited Chan\u2019s office to plead with her aides to not create yet another working group. \u2014 Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Mar. 2022",
"McElligott, a 63-year-old Lockheed Martin aircraft maintenance manager from Phoenix, wore a leather bandoleer loaded with candy canes, a long velvet jacket and gold goggles on his red top hat . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Nov. 2021",
"While Prince William looked dapper in a top hat and suit, Kate sported a brown and white polka dot dress by Alessandra Rich paired with a hat featuring floral details on top by Sally-Ann Provan. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"Harbour in a top hat and Allen in a feathery frock. \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022"
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"1879, in the meaning defined above":""
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a disease of potatoes caused by one or more of several viruses and characterized by death of the growing points and death of the plant progressively downward":[]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the most powerful or most successful position in a profession, organization, etc.":[]
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"noun phrase"
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"antonyms":[],
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"We topped off dinner with dessert and coffee.",
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],
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"He stopped at the gas station to top off the car's tank."
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": to reach the highest amount or level and stop increasing":[
"\u2014 often + at Interest rates are expected to top out at 15 percent."
]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071001",
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"phrasal verb"
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"antonyms":[],
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": plate sense 5a(1)":[],
": the plate at the top of a partition":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134647",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": topflight":[
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]
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"first_known_use":{
"1954, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8t\u00e4p-\u02c8end"
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"adjective"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": matter or weight (such as spars or rigging) in the upper part of a ship":[],
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"first_known_use":{
"1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8t\u00e4p-\u02c8ham-p\u0259r"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193716",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": in a top-heavy manner":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165927",
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"adverb"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being top-heavy":[]
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"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
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": having the top part too heavy for the lower part":[],
": having too high a proportion of administrators":[
"a top-heavy bureaucracy"
],
": oversupplied with one element at the expense of others : lacking balance":[
"a novel top-heavy with description"
]
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8t\u00e4p-\u02cche-v\u0113"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014114",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": excellent , first-class":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1908, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8t\u00e4p-\u02c8h\u014dl"
],
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"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": the member of a balance team whose position is atop the others":[]
"This year, retailers are going to come under increased pressure to clean up their acts. Of course, they're not obliged to sell top-shelf mags.",
"\u2014 The Grocer"
],
": of the best quality":[
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"Reading does have one top-shelf tourist attraction, a gorgeous pagoda that sits atop a mountain.",
"\u2014 Joe Queenan"
]
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"first_known_use":{
"1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8t\u00e4p-\u02c8shelf"
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"A1",
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"bonnie",
"boss",
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"bully",
"bumper",
"capital",
"choice",
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"cool",
"corking",
"crackerjack",
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"divine",
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"excellent",
"fab",
"fabulous",
"famous",
"fantabulous",
"fantastic",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"first-string",
"five-star",
"four-star",
"frontline",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"gilt-edged",
"gilt-edge",
"gone",
"grand",
"great",
"groovy",
"heavenly",
"high-class",
"hot",
"hype",
"immense",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"lovely",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"mean",
"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"out-of-sight",
"par excellence",
"peachy",
"peachy keen",
"phat",
"prime",
"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"quality",
"radical",
"righteous",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033050",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small slender cosmopolitan shark ( Galeorhinus galeus ) valued for its flesh, fins, and oil-rich liver":[],
": stupa":[],
": to drink liquor to excess":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1664, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1686, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1815, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"obsolete English tope , interjection used to wish good health before drinking":"Verb",
"origin unknown":"Noun",
"perhaps from Punjabi \u1e6dop hat":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8t\u014dp"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185145",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a lightweight helmet-shaped hat made of pith or cork":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Completing the ensemble was that unmistakable symbol of imperialism, the pith helmet or solar topee . \u2014 Nancy Macdonell, WSJ , 23 Jan. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hindi & Urdu \u1e6dop\u012b":""
},
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"t\u014d-\u02c8p\u0113",
"\u02c8t\u014d-(\u02cc)p\u0113"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183800",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a Javanese dramatic performance in which the actors wear grotesque masks and act in pantomime":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Javanese top\u00e8ng":""
},
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"\u02c8t\u014d\u02ccpe\u014b"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084903",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a reputed hybrid between the tomato and the sweet pepper":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"blend of tomato and pepper":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"t\u0259\u02c8pe(\u02cc)p\u014d"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212131",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"toper":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"most evenings her husband could be found at the local tavern with all of the town's other topers"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1661, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u014d-p\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"alcoholic",
"alkie",
"alky",
"boozehound",
"boozer",
"dipsomaniac",
"drinker",
"drunk",
"drunkard",
"inebriate",
"juicehead",
"juicer",
"lush",
"rummy",
"soak",
"soaker",
"sot",
"souse",
"tippler",
"tosspot"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183139",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"topflight":{
"antonyms":[
"atrocious",
"awful",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"pathetic",
"poor",
"rotten",
"terrible",
"vile",
"wretched"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or being the highest level of achievement, excellence, or eminence":[]
},
"examples":[
"he insists on buying a topflight computer system, money being no object"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1931, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8t\u00e4p-\u02c8fl\u012bt"
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"A1",
"awesome",
"bang-up",
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"boss",
"brag",
"brave",
"bully",
"bumper",
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"choice",
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"crackerjack",
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"Male topi antelopes, for example, falsely sound the alarm if a female starts to leave their display arenas. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Mar. 2021",
"Ungulates like impala, topi , zebra, buffalos, and warthogs continued to graze in the same areas as livestock, competing for food. \u2014 Benedict Moran, National Geographic , 7 May 2019",
"Between 1983 and 1995, while the Lord\u2019s Resistance Army terrorised Uganda, topi and roan, two species of antelope, were wiped out completely in the country\u2019s Pian Upe reserve. \u2014 The Economist , 11 Jan. 2018"
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"Two years later, however, following the new string of headlines about Miller, the actor is once again a topic of conversation in Reykjav\u00edk. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 1 July 2022",
"The increase was seen as a gesture largely by OPEC leader Saudi Araba to U.S. President Joe Biden, who soon afterward planned his first trip to the kingdom as president where oil production is likely to be a topic next month. \u2014 Cathy Busswitz, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
"The six-time series champion's future became a topic of discussion this week amid reports Arrow McLaren SP had made another run at Dixon for the team\u2019s open third seat for the 2023 season. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 30 June 2022",
"For the last 25 years that Scott Martin has been practicing water law in Utah, the concept of appointing water judges or creating a water court has been a topic of conversation many times. \u2014 Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 June 2022",
"Boycotting such states has already become a topic of discussion among some business leaders. \u2014 Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
"Republicans think fentanyl should be Biden's first topic of conversation. \u2014 Adam Shaw, Fox News , 24 June 2022"
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"1823, in the meaning defined above":""
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"These metrics help analyze the topmost part of the marketing funnel and broadly indicate how many people are aware of your business and what portion of them are likely buyers of your product or service. \u2014 Fran Biderman-gross, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Gounder still feels that the topmost goal is to prevent severe disease, which the vaccines continue to do. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 8 Dec. 2021",
"The topmost text, in Egyptian hieroglyphs, was fourteen lines long. \u2014 The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Some Broadway houses are more than a century old, but all of them, regardless of age, are workplaces, and making the environment hazard free for actors and stagehands is a topmost concern. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Since the first secret meetings between Obama Administration and Taliban officials in Germany, in 2011, the freeing of Taliban prisoners had been, along with U.S. troop withdrawal, a topmost concern of the insurgent group. \u2014 Michael Ames, The New Yorker , 7 Sep. 2021",
"Even while her lungs struggled to breath, McMullen\u2019s topmost concern was Summer. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 13 Aug. 2021",
"The goal is to gently lift away the topmost layer of skin, trigger the cells lying below that top layer to move on up, increase collagen production and make hyaluronic acid. \u2014 Kristin Larson, Forbes , 26 June 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This inward pull relates to her sense of memory and place: all topics are topos , terrain, their meanings leaved in geologic strata. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 11 Mar. 2020"
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"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Unfortunately for Carey, the chart topper is now the subject of a copyright lawsuit. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 6 June 2022",
"The topper includes a temperature autopilot that measures the room temperature and humidity and adjusts itself, advanced sleep-tracking, a daily health check and heart-rate monitoring, and a smart alarm. \u2014 Malia Griggs, SELF , 17 May 2022",
"And in a season in which most everything has gone wrong for the Reds, this surely had to be the topper . \u2014 Alan Saunders, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
"And in a season in which almost everything has gone wrong for the Reds, this surely had to be the topper . \u2014 Alan Saunders, Chicago Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"Mechanical changes are limited, with the biggest being that Bentley is only going to offer the 542-hp twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 engine from the base Bentayga rather than the brawnier W-12 of the range- topper . \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 10 May 2022",
"That\u2019s because the memory foam layers beneath the euro topper are medium-firm, providing plenty of support. \u2014 Zach Epstein, BGR , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The track also marks the publisher\u2019s 45th chart topper . \u2014 Annie Reuter, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"With three inches of gel memory foam, this topper will make their bed feel more like a pillow and less like a brick. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Fold into frittatas, add to stir-fries, use as a pizza topping , or enjoy as part of a grain bowl. \u2014 Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2022",
"Keep the crumble recipe handy as it\u2019s a great topping for all manner of fresh fruit. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 June 2021",
"In my earliest food memories, my mom is frying leftover bread into an addictive crunchy snack, a topping for soups or, more often than not, croutons for fattoush. \u2014 Reem Assil, Robb Report , 11 June 2022",
"Use salted caramel sauce as an ice cream topping \u2014 an oldie but goodie. \u2014 Alysha Witwicki, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
"The contract includes milling, asphalt topping , pavement markings and adjusting water valves and manholes, transportation director Lewis Cooksey told commissioners in a work session. \u2014 Alia Malik, ajc , 23 Mar. 2022",
"There's plenty of cheese, but the texture is smooth, with none of those pesky squash seeds that can sog out a crisp topping . \u2014 Mackensy Lunsford, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
"Howard painstakingly makes this fancy latte and does this intricate foam art topping . \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
"Drizzle the icing back and forth over the bread to create a decorative topping . \u2014 Breeanna Hare, CNN , 2 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The firm expects that growth rate to continue as landlords compete fiercely in markets where vacancy rates are nearing or topping record levels. \u2014 Peter Grant, WSJ , 19 Oct. 2021",
"Keep in mind that not every boba shop is the same \u2014 the number of drink/ topping options at each place varies, but most will have options at least similar to these. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 14 July 2021",
"Even in 2020, following the scandal caused by the Leaving Neverland documentary, Jackson\u2019s estate kept earning, generating $48 million and topping , once again, the Forbes posthumous rich list. \u2014 Eamonn Forde, Forbes , 4 May 2021",
"Some of the dishes on the menu include: House nachos with various topping options (starts at $12). \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 20 Oct. 2020",
"Thankfully, the playful topping choices focus most on enjoyment. \u2014 Nick Kindelsperger, chicagotribune.com , 7 Oct. 2020",
"Although spinach tends to be the bed for the topping , green beans sometimes provide a surface. \u2014 Charlotte Druckman, WSJ , 28 Sep. 2020",
"Zero Below has a load of topping options as well as curated favorites. \u2014 cleveland , 19 Aug. 2020"
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"American officials have said a war of attrition was not the original plan for the Kremlin, which expected forces to move into Kyiv and topple Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's government within days of the initial invasion. \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
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"despite being of epic proportions, the African famine rarely received top billing in the American press",
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"Booster says the idea of starring as the lead in an LGBTQ romantic comedy never quite occurred to him, let alone sharing top billing with fellow AAPI actors Yang, 31, and Ricamora, 43. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
"While Georgia received top billing on Tuesday, several other states held primaries, including Texas, where a mass shooting at an elementary school left 19 children dead and a nation in mourning. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
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"Frances's romantic entanglements get top billing in the series, but there's a subtler arc about her personal politics that also interested Oliver. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 18 May 2022",
"Grace Christian had a double winner David Sliwinski, who took top billing in the 1,600 and 3,200. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
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"Parton and Doja Cat make guest appearances in the forthcoming production, Taco Bell said, and Kunda somehow gets top billing . \u2014 Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022"
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"Soapy Joe\u2019s car wash is celebrating the launch of its new Magic Ceramic topcoat this Valentine\u2019s Day by offering San Diego\u2019s first pet parade through a car wash! \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Feb. 2022",
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"In other words, the sum of all the local curvatures of a three-dimensional shape is the same for all topologically equivalent shapes with the same surface area. \u2014 Spyridon Michalakis, Scientific American , 1 Aug. 2020",
"Two shapes are topologically equivalent if one can be transformed into the other without any cutting or gluing. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 12 May 2020",
"Thus, a coffee cup and a doughnut are what\u2019s known as topologically equivalent . \u2014 Sophia Chen, Wired , 9 Mar. 2020",
"In two dimensions, any two manifolds with the same Euler characteristic are topologically equivalent . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 13 Jan. 2015"
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"Guillermo Rodriguez always fancied himself as the top banana . \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 9 July 2019",
"This is, alas, the Yahweh of the early Hebrews, a fickle, petulant, seemingly amoral deity whose childish obsession is with proving himself top banana in the pantheon of primitive gods. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 12 July 2018",
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"Your top drawer may have unlined and stretchy bandeaus already\u2014why not add an elevated piece to the mix",
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"Co-founded by Abby Morgan, this DTC brand's bras and undies are designed to be lightweight but supportive for all shapes and sizes\u2014and come in the prettiest hues to brighten up your top drawer . \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Add a little something to cart to have in your top drawer when the DMs start rolling in. \u2014 Erin Parker, Glamour , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Now, through a new size expansion, even more people can add the buzzy undergarments to their top drawer . \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Think of them as the workhorse pieces your top drawer needs to solve any kind of tricky dressing problem, with a true second-skin fit. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 30 Sep. 2021",
"Now 2021 offers something different, as have a number of more recent independent schedules \u2014 including last year\u2019s original slate \u2014 that could eventually blow away the shade and shadow for good, if the results are top drawer . \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Aug. 2021",
"Ahead, the best seamless underwear to add to your top drawer now. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 10 June 2021"
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"This app features several map layers including topographic view (which shows the features of the land surfaces), avalanche danger, slope angle, and 3D view. \u2014 Emilia Benton, SELF , 8 June 2022",
"This meant the thief had to forcefully rip the artwork in a downward and side-to-side motion to free it, Birkmaier said, creating a topographic map of horizontal ridging across the surface. \u2014 CNN , 25 May 2022",
"Small teams of soldiers control the drones from off-road vehicles near the front line, relaying location and topographic data to artillery batteries via military channels on Telegram. \u2014 Patrick Galey, NBC News , 13 May 2022",
"During the most recent survey of Lake Powell, USGS scientists produced a topographic map of the lake bed using high-resolution multibeam bathymetry and lidar. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"For anyone who uses topographic map apps like Gaia GPS to navigate while hiking, this one\u2019s for you. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The Prominence Desk was inspired by the topographic layout of Mission Hills Regional Park, and the shapes themselves were semi-generated using a parametric script utilizing the shapes on the actual climbing walls. \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Jan. 2022",
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"But only one of the final seven can be the top dog ! \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"The narrative has changed: Suddenly the unpopular girl is the queen bee, the underdog is the top dog , the mousy loser has become the shiny-haired winner. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 24 May 2022",
"Otay Ranch coach Raul Martinez went with Franco \u2014 his top dog \u2014 as the starting pitcher in a big game. \u2014 John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The PalmPilot was the top dog in the 90s, though a series of corporate mergers and restructuring eventually sunk the company. \u2014 PCMAG , 4 May 2022",
"God, baseball movies have been extinct for so long, but Bull Durham is the top dog for me in terms of tone. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The Male High School boys basketball team left little doubt Saturday night about the top dog in the Seventh Region. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 30 Jan. 2022",
"And LaVine was LaVine, dependable as ever despite an early-season thumb injury and then a lingering left knee issue, willing to cede his role as top dog during closing time to let DeRozan do his thing. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
"From that point on, mainstream hip hop had a new top dog and one with a serious bite. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 13 Apr. 2021"
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"To accurately capture the ceiling's topography , the study's third co-author Stephen Alvarez, who is also a founder of the Ancient Art Archive, proposed the 3D mapping project. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
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"t\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4-gr\u0259-f\u0259r"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Valleys for topographers and whaling ships, a glacier for a shipmaster\u2019s wife, and a fjord for a Dutch whaling skipper. \u2014 Juliana Hanle, Scientific American , 18 Nov. 2019"
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"1603, in the meaning defined above":""
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": the upper layer of milk in a container enriched by whatever cream has risen":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The farm sells natural-style cream top milk in glass bottles at outlets in Mat-Su, Anchorage and on the Kenai Peninsula, though not yet at big-box grocers. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Oct. 2021"
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"1891, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a system or theory that describes individual or group behavior in terms of topological relations within a life space":[]
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": controlled, directed, or instituted from the top level":[
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"top-down programming",
"top-down design"
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"\u02c8t\u00e4p-\u02c8dau\u0307n"
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"from the phrase from the top down":""
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"1941, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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": an individual produced by interbreeding an inbred sire of one breed or variety with a noninbred dam of another \u2014 compare topincross":[]
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"top-level":{
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": the highest level of society, authority, or excellence":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Your top drawer may have unlined and stretchy bandeaus already\u2014why not add an elevated piece to the mix",
"Any piece from the year-round collection is worthy of placement in your top drawer . \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Co-founded by Abby Morgan, this DTC brand's bras and undies are designed to be lightweight but supportive for all shapes and sizes\u2014and come in the prettiest hues to brighten up your top drawer . \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Add a little something to cart to have in your top drawer when the DMs start rolling in. \u2014 Erin Parker, Glamour , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Now, through a new size expansion, even more people can add the buzzy undergarments to their top drawer . \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Think of them as the workhorse pieces your top drawer needs to solve any kind of tricky dressing problem, with a true second-skin fit. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 30 Sep. 2021",
"Now 2021 offers something different, as have a number of more recent independent schedules \u2014 including last year\u2019s original slate \u2014 that could eventually blow away the shade and shadow for good, if the results are top drawer . \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Aug. 2021",
"Ahead, the best seamless underwear to add to your top drawer now. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 10 June 2021"
