": a genus of trypetid fruit flies of warm regions including several important pests of cultivated plants (as the melon fly, the oriental fruit fly, and the olive fly)":[]
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"New Latin, from Greek dakos noxious animal, from daknein to bite":""
"Glaser's works include a poster for the Ambler Music Festival, an advertisement for the Valentine typewriter sold by Olivetti, and a poster for an exhibition on dadaism and surrealism. \u2014 Washington Post Staff, Washington Post , 30 May 2018",
"Deadpool, more than any other Marvel Comics hero, huffs the fumes of plot dadaism , which fits Wilson's eff-the-world attitude to a tee. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 17 May 2018"
"Medieval Latin Dania Denmark, where typical formations are found (from Late Latin Dani Danes\u2014of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse Danr Dane\u2014+ Latin -ia -y) + English -an":""
": a genus of Californian insectivorous plants (family Sarraceniaceae) characterized by arched and hooded leaves and solitary flowered scapes \u2014 see pitcher plant":[]
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"New Latin, from William Darlington \u20201863 American botanist + New Latin -ia":""
": a half-evergreen or evergreen shrub ( Berberis darwinii ) native to South America but much grown in England that has entire spiny-toothed leaves and orange-yellow flowers in long racemes succeeded by dark purple berries":[]
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": a group of glass objects found in Tasmania and believed to be glassy meteorites":[]
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": a tall late-flowering tulip with the flowers single and of one color":[]
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"1889, in the meaning defined above":""
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"The competition among manufacturers is very Darwinian .",
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": a theory that inherent dynamic forces allow only the fittest persons or organizations to prosper in a competitive environment or situation":[
": a family of polyprotodont marsupials (type genus Dasyurus ) that includes the native cats, pouched mice, banded anteater, Tasmanian devil, and related forms":[]
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": a genus of carnivorous more or less arboreal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania that includes several moderate-sized active animals that have white-spotted dark coats and somewhat resemble weasels or martens \u2014 see native cat":[]
": a concentrated extract of cannabis that is prepared by treating cannabis with a solvent (such as butane) and is used by heating the concentrate on a hot surface (as of metal or glass) and inhaling the vapors":[
"Marijuana potency is described in terms of the percentage of THC. Most marijuana has about 10 to 15 percent THC. Dab has a THC of 80 to 90 percent.",
"\u2014 Chuck Biedka",
"Dab is a product made by using butane (a highly flammable gas used in camping fuel canisters and cigarette lighters) to extract the concentrated cannabis oil from plants \u2026",
": a dance move originating in hip-hop that is performed by bending one arm at the elbow, dropping the head so that the face is near the crook of that arm, and usually extending the other arm so that it is parallel with the forearm of the bent arm":[
"He does the dab , a dance move that looks like he's sneezing into his elbow.",
"\u2014 Jessica Contrera",
"During Hillary Clinton's 2016 Presidential campaign, she learned to do the dab \u2014a dance that Migos made popular \u2026",
"\u2014 Sheldon Pearce",
"As Newton appears to show in his coaching tips, there's more to the dab . The quarterback has Bailey make sure to lean into the move, ducking his head down while sharply raising his front arm and jutting his back arm backward.",
"Nothing like a joint, a dab is a small dose of highly concentrated cannabis heated on a hot surface and then inhaled.",
"\u2014 Amy Hansen",
"The last thing he would remember in the morning was taking a shot of spiced rum and a dab of marijuana.",
"\u2014 Gavin Butler"
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"The flat shell should be prized off and the oysters eaten raw, with a squeeze of lemon juice and a dab of horseradish if you like.",
"\u2014 Nancy Jenkins",
"A dab of mousse works in seconds \"shaping\" a style in the time it takes a woman to run her fingers through her hair.",
"\u2014 Shari Miller Sims"
],
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": something that is dabbed on : daub , smear":[
"\u2026 spots of bright-pink wild cyclamen \u2026 like the paint dabs on a pointillist's canvas.",
"\u2014 Vogue"
],
": to apply lightly or irregularly : daub":[
"In the past, restoring a frescoed wall involved little more than covering the cracks and dabbing fresh paint on the surface in an attempt to recapture some of its original color.",
"\u2014 George Armstrong",
"Dab or spray the scent on your \u2026 wrist.",
"\u2014 Harper's Bazaar"
],
": to inhale the vapors of (a heated concentrate of cannabis)":[
"More than half of students who use marijuana reported that they dab marijuana to get high.",
"\u2014 Rachel O'Bryan",
"In 2015, 28 percent of Colorado high-schoolers who admitted to consuming marijuana within the past month said that they had also dabbed it, according to the CDPHE [Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment].",
"\u2014 Thomas Mitchell"
],
": to inhale the vapors of a heated concentrate of cannabis : to take a dab (see dab entry 1 sense 4b )":[
"And if you have ever dabbed \u2026, or even just smoked some weed that was profoundly stronger than your usual stuff, that short list of symptoms probably sounds familiar.",
"\u2014 Meagan Angus",
"In Wisconsin, health officials are still investigating increasing reports of people with severe lung disease who say they've recently vaped or \" dabbed ,\" which involves inhaling marijuana products.",
"\u2014 Michael Nedelman"
],
": to perform a dab (see dab entry 1 sense 5 ) or a series of dabs (as while dancing or in celebration)":[
"Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton made the move famous last year after he starting dabbing as his touchdown celebration.",
"\u2014 Meg Anderson",
"Migos joined Corden for a little Carpool Karaoke on Tuesday, where the late-night host offered his sincere condolences on behalf of uncool dads everywhere for driving their dance move into the ground. Then he immediately dabbed to Whitney Houston's \"I Wanna Dance With Somebody.\"",
"\u2014 Halle Kiefer"
],
": to strike or touch lightly : pat":[
"Her eyes watered occasionally, and she was forced to dab them with a tissue.",
"\u2014 John Grisham"
],
": to touch or pat something lightly":[
"The Doctor paused to remove his glasses and dab at his eyes with a handkerchief.",
"\u2014 T. Coraghessan Boyle"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"She's always been a dab hand with a paint brush.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Zach is a dab hand at herbal knockout potions and the occasional amateur amputation, and there\u2019s a scene featuring the latter in which Wheatley indulges his twin tastes for deadpan comedy and head-on gross-outs to the extreme. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Apr. 2021",
"Sarah, a dab hand at deflecting sexism and maintaining her professional composure, takes the microphone and expresses her excitement at being on board. \u2014 Justin Chang Film Critic, Los Angeles Times , 5 Nov. 2020",
"That, perhaps, is a little less in the bag, but the Kremlin\u2019s operatives are dab hands at suppressing protests and neutering the press. \u2014 The Economist , 12 Mar. 2020",
"This is a very different approach to sister-in-law Kate Middleton, and Harry\u2019s older brother, Prince William, who have so far welcomed three royal babies into the world, and are kind of a dab hand at the whole thing. \u2014 Lucy Wood, Marie Claire , 11 Apr. 2019",
"The returning characters include Lucius Best/Frozone (Samuel L. Jackson) and steely, brilliant Edna Mode (voiced by director Bird), who turns out to be a dab hand at babysitting the literal fireball Jack-Jack. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 11 June 2018",
"The returning characters include Lucius Best/Frozone (Samuel L. Jackson) and steely, brilliant Edna Mode (voiced by director Bird), who turns out to be a dab hand at babysitting the literal fireball Jack-Jack. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 11 June 2018"
"he was a dabbler , learning the basics of many arts but mastering none",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her mother, a spiritual dabbler , believes that Khristen died and then came back to life. \u2014 Anthony Domestico, The Atlantic , 12 Sep. 2021",
"The mandate at Hammer & Stitch is to craft exacting pub-style ales and lagers whose quality appeals to the demanding craft beer enthusiast but whose approachability also piques the palate of the dabbler . \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Aug. 2021",
"There are licenses to be acquired if a seller is more than a casual dabbler or wants to buy from wholesalers, and research to be done into sourcing, demand and competition in various items, among other things. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2021",
"Most dabblers become obsessed with finessing beautiful objects and seldom think about its context or consequences. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartz at Work , 19 May 2020",
"Having a few Iraq War dead-enders and dabblers in race science around keeps things fresh and interesting. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 27 Jan. 2020",
"Like many New Age dabblers in the nineteen-seventies, he was drawn to the Fourth Way\u2014a brand of mysticism established by George Gurdjieff in the early twentieth century. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 18 Nov. 2019",
"Goethe was a passionate geologist; Voltaire performed scientific experiments; but today, someone without specialized scientific knowledge is seen as a dabbler . \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Oct. 2019",
"Haunts need more capital to start, maintain The latter category, the dabblers , includes another Mesa haunt, Golfland Fright Nights at Golfland Sunsplash. \u2014 Kerry Lengel, azcentral , 19 Oct. 2019"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dabbler amateur , dilettante , dabbler , tyro mean a person who follows a pursuit without attaining proficiency or professional status. amateur often applies to one practicing an art without mastery of its essentials a painting obviously done by an amateur ; in sports it may also suggest not so much lack of skill but avoidance of direct remuneration. remained an amateur despite lucrative offers dilettante may apply to the lover of an art rather than its skilled practitioner but usually implies elegant trifling in the arts and an absence of serious commitment. had no patience for dilettantes dabbler suggests desultory habits of work and lack of persistence. a dabbler who started novels but never finished them tyro implies inexperience often combined with audacity with resulting crudeness or blundering. shows talent but is still a mere tyro",
": the part consisting of one or more joints of the tarsus of certain insects following the enlarged and modified first joint":[]
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"\u02c8dakt\u0259l\u0259s"
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": a male parent : father entry 1 sense 1":[
"My mom swam and played soccer, my dad surfed, and my brother played basketball.",
"\u2014 Shannon Griggs",
"Don't get me wrong, I'm a good dad who maintains a cheerful household and greets parenthood with a smile and an open heart.",
"\u2014 Ron Harris",
"\u2014 often used as a name When is Dad getting home? Dad , can you give me a ride?"
]
},
"examples":[
"Her mom and dad both said she can't go.",
"my dad did most of the cooking for dinner because he usually got home earlier than my mom",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Earlier that month, the proud dad shared photos of the pair on a mini-golf adventure on Instagram, showing off a fun time despite Olympia seeming more interested in serving looks on the putting green. \u2014 Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com , 1 July 2022",
"The dad who knocks it out of the park at home and at work will appreciate it. \u2014 Justin Fenner, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
"William's birthday followed Father's Day in the U.K., when Kensington Palace released a previously unseen picture of the proud dad with his laughing children, taken in August in Jordan, according to the palace. \u2014 Angie Orellana Hernandez, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"One author of a new book has his own suggestion for a special treat for dad . \u2014 Maureen Mackey, Fox News , 19 June 2022",
"This spice set from gourmet brand Smokehouse is the perfect gift for the dad who loves to experiment on the grill. \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Whether your father figure smokes his own, or enjoys heading to the local BBQ shop for a rack of ribs, Orlando\u2019s smoked meat experts have great tips for gifts for dad \u2019s special day. \u2014 Maddie Lane, Orlando Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"The dad -to-be did the belly-painting in addition to dressing as Tom Hanks' character. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
"For the dad with a sweet tooth, this pack of four mini pies (Oprah approved!) will hit the spot. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 13 June 2022"
"I stopped calling my father \u201c Daddy \u201d because I thought it sounded childish.",
"Cook's Tours can be considered the daddy of all organized travel tours.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ross is a wonderful daddy and leader for our household. \u2014 Amir Vera, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"Richard and Yvonne divorced when Charlotte was very young, but Charlotte remained a daddy \u2019s girl. \u2014 Kyani Reid, NBC News , 19 June 2022",
"But the girl\u2019s daddy hunted them down, shot the boy in the ankles and dragged his daughter home \u2014 leaving him footless and fiancee-free. \u2014 Pat Myers, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"And to cap off the big Celtics win, @Dwhite921 just became a daddy !! \u2014 Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
"And a klatch of daddy bloggers was trying to cajole the nation\u2019s leading online retailer into making its parent-discount program more inclusive for men. \u2014 Daniel Engber, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
"But Butcher's not just visiting Ryan for some daddy /son time. \u2014 Alex Raiman, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
"Tobler, who goes by @cowturtle, has amassed 205,000 followers who tune into his TIkTok channel to watch his eel daddy adventures. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 13 May 2022",
"Kendall Roy ended season 2 by throwing his father under the bus after seemingly giving up on his desperate need for daddy 's approval. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 10 May 2022"
": a software program or process that runs in the background":[
"A mailer daemon installed on an e-mail system can respond to a piece of incorrectly addressed e-mail by generating an automated message to the sender that the message was undeliverable.",
"\u2014 J. D. Biersdorfer"
],
": a source or agent of evil, harm, distress, or ruin":[
"the demons of drug and alcohol addiction",
"confronting the demons of his childhood"
],
": a supernatural being whose nature is intermediate between that of a god and that of a human being":[],
": an attendant (see attendant entry 2 sense 1 ) power or spirit : genius":[],
": an evil spirit":[
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": one that has exceptional enthusiasm, drive, or effectiveness":[
"a demon for work",
"Doug, putting like a demon , had birdies on the third and sixth \u2026",
"The actress is starring in a daffy new comedy this summer.",
"The book is filled with daffy characters.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The songs on the album are tamped down and less flamboyantly daffy than his previous ones, presumably in performance of a gritty authenticity. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
"The routine was a little bit daffy \u2014 a wuxia grandmaster with a hint of Lucille Ball. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"For Hollywood oomph, Uma Thurman subbed in as the Swedish secretary, and Will Ferrell played a daffy ex-Nazi. \u2014 Mara Reinstein, Vulture , 9 Dec. 2021",
"But to a degree, the charmingly daffy anachronistic dialogue compensates for a plot that feels like a fait accompli. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Nov. 2021",
"In For Your Consideration, from 2006, Coolidge is a daffy film producer. \u2014 E. Alex Jung, Vulture , 7 July 2021",
"More than once, Barbarisi must find a diplomatic way to let Beep know how daffy his latest take on a Fennian ambiguity appears to an outsider. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 May 2021",
"The humor is not as daffy as in Edward Lear, and not as elaborate as in Lewis Carroll. \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New Yorker , 7 Dec. 2020",
"Biden\u2019s daffy proposal to rely on wind and solar power would gut our economy and make our energy supply weather-dependent. \u2014 Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner , 24 Oct. 2020"
"But unlike the first film, Sonic 2 has a daft sense of fun that feels totally self-assured, a proper blend of kid-friendly gags and deeply dorky world building, complete with post-credit sequences and ever-expanding lore. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Someday soon \u2014 maybe in a year, maybe at the next Olympic trials \u2014 Americans will look back at last week's events and ask how any organization could have been so daft , so anachronistic, so wrongheaded. \u2014 Jim Souhan, Star Tribune , 4 July 2021",
"Does this praise even track for a generation raised on politicians who make hay exploiting daft cultural skirmishes? \u2014 Virginia Heffernan Los Angeles Times, Star Tribune , 23 Apr. 2021",
"The internet has accelerated the spread of absurd theories, but these are a continuation of the sort of daft rumors that have always circulated in human communities. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2020",
"Nevertheless, emotion resonates through this delightful memoir, which offers a candid, humorous look inside the royal family and the daft world of the British aristocracy. \u2014 Moira Hodgson, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2020",
"Which, of course, sounds daft since voters headed to the polls last Tuesday or headed to their mailboxes at some point to send in their absentee ballots. \u2014 Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Apr. 2020",
"Yet just as Shoplifters conceded that its low-class antiheroes were actually horrible people, Parasite is fairly kind to the upper crust, portraying the rich as sweet if slightly daft people. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 3 Oct. 2019"
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English daffte, daft, defte \"well-mannered, gentle, dull, foolish,\" going back to Old English ged\u00e6fte \"gentle, mild, meek,\" adjective derivative of a Germanic base *da\u0180- \"becoming, fit\" (whence also Old English gedafen \"appropriate, fitting,\" Gothic gadaban \"to happen, be suitable,\" with lengthened grade Old English ged\u0113fe \"fitting, worthy, quiet, tranquil,\" Middle Dutch onghedoef \"wild, rough,\" Gothic gadob ist \"it is fitting\"), going back to dialectal Indo-European *d h ab h - or *d h ob h -, whence also Old Church Slavic podobati \"to become, be fitting,\" dobr\u016d \"good, pleasant,\" Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian d\u00f4ba, d\u020dba \"time, season,\" Lithuanian dab\u00e0 \"nature, character,\" dabn\u00f9s \"well-dressed, elegant\"":""
"But unlike the first film, Sonic 2 has a daft sense of fun that feels totally self-assured, a proper blend of kid-friendly gags and deeply dorky world building, complete with post-credit sequences and ever-expanding lore. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Someday soon \u2014 maybe in a year, maybe at the next Olympic trials \u2014 Americans will look back at last week's events and ask how any organization could have been so daft , so anachronistic, so wrongheaded. \u2014 Jim Souhan, Star Tribune , 4 July 2021",
"Does this praise even track for a generation raised on politicians who make hay exploiting daft cultural skirmishes? \u2014 Virginia Heffernan Los Angeles Times, Star Tribune , 23 Apr. 2021",
"The internet has accelerated the spread of absurd theories, but these are a continuation of the sort of daft rumors that have always circulated in human communities. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2020",
"Nevertheless, emotion resonates through this delightful memoir, which offers a candid, humorous look inside the royal family and the daft world of the British aristocracy. \u2014 Moira Hodgson, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2020",
"Which, of course, sounds daft since voters headed to the polls last Tuesday or headed to their mailboxes at some point to send in their absentee ballots. \u2014 Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Apr. 2020",
"Yet just as Shoplifters conceded that its low-class antiheroes were actually horrible people, Parasite is fairly kind to the upper crust, portraying the rich as sweet if slightly daft people. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 3 Oct. 2019"
"Middle English daffte, daft, defte \"well-mannered, gentle, dull, foolish,\" going back to Old English ged\u00e6fte \"gentle, mild, meek,\" adjective derivative of a Germanic base *da\u0180- \"becoming, fit\" (whence also Old English gedafen \"appropriate, fitting,\" Gothic gadaban \"to happen, be suitable,\" with lengthened grade Old English ged\u0113fe \"fitting, worthy, quiet, tranquil,\" Middle Dutch onghedoef \"wild, rough,\" Gothic gadob ist \"it is fitting\"), going back to dialectal Indo-European *d h ab h - or *d h ob h -, whence also Old Church Slavic podobati \"to become, be fitting,\" dobr\u016d \"good, pleasant,\" Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian d\u00f4ba, d\u020dba \"time, season,\" Lithuanian dab\u00e0 \"nature, character,\" dabn\u00f9s \"well-dressed, elegant\"":""
"hired a daily to come in each morning to cook and clean",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"With Sunday's week-to-week decline in new daily cases, however, that seven-day average has fallen to 817. \u2014 Olivia Alexander, Arkansas Online , 26 June 2022",
"With little new water to tap, Utah is running out of time to reduce the amount that residents use on a daily basis. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"With little new water to tap, Utah is running out of time to reduce the amount that residents use on a daily basis. \u2014 Mark Olalde, ProPublica , 22 June 2022",
"For the past hundred years, the Flint River had been used as a waste disposal site for local factories, with thousands of pounds of dangerous waste products dumped into its streams on a daily basis. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 15 May 2022",
"Starting in 1995, Marcus consistently blasted Republican Gov. John G. Rowland with a series of insults that came almost on a daily basis at the peak. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 7 May 2022",
"The infamous Kardashian family is subjected to a nonstop barrage of questions on a daily basis. \u2014 Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Everyone's favorite lip color is available in 20 shades that will reduce the use of plastic, especially for those of us who use the same color on a daily basis. \u2014 Sherrie Nachman, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Along with this, two men have taken to using the same decrepit area to fix their cars on a daily basis. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"On average, 290 Americans are dying of Covid daily , and nearly 4,400 are admitted to a hospital a day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
"The Vedomosti business daily quoted Finance Minister Anton Siluanov as saying that Russia will offer the holders of its Eurobond obligations a payment system bypassing Western financial infrastructure. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 31 May 2022",
"Homeland Security Department officials are preparing for a worst-case scenario of up to 18,000 people trying to cross the border daily , a number sure to overwhelm the already full border facilities. \u2014 Priscilla Alvarez, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The Japanese business daily Nikkei reported Tuesday the problem was ransomware. \u2014 Yuri Kageyama, ajc , 1 Mar. 2022",
"There are over 8,700 cooperative observers across the country who send in their weather data to the NWS daily , some who have done it for over 75 years! \u2014 Bill Syrett, The Conversation , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The shops will be open from noon to 7 p.m. daily and a closing date has yet to be set. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"On average, meanwhile, lawns use ten billion gallons of fresh water daily in the United States and 90 million pounds of pesticides a year. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 8 June 2022",
"But other research has found that too much coffee \u2013 four or more cups daily \u2013 can increase health risks. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
"In a separate report, the Italian daily noted that Del Vecchio\u2019s massive fortune will be divided among six of his children. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Instead, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has achieved near-Churchillian stature as a wartime leader, and Western dignitaries arrive near- daily in Kyiv, lavishing cash, weaponry and expressions of support on Zelensky\u2019s government. \u2014 Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2022",
"Access to Blackacre Nature Preserve & Historic Homestead is free and open to the public daily , from sunrise to sunset. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The West buys about $350 million worth of Russian crude daily and Europe spends another $300 million on gas. \u2014 Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Soups rotate, with four daily , and can be served in a cup ($5), paper bowl ($6.75) or sourdough bread bowl ($8.75). \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
"His meals are simple: homemade bread, local fruits and vegetables, lots of Kenyan tea, some meat, and a generous daily helping of favorite food\u2014ugali, a dense maize-flour porridge. \u2014 Cathal Dennehy, Outside Online , 6 Nov. 2021",
"The pope had already signaled his kids-over-kibbles stance in a 2014 interview with the Rome daily Il Messaggero. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Challenger of the week: This one goes out to MJ and Jonna for the upset of the season, winning what is perhaps the most important daily and using their power to set themselves up nicely for the last elimination before the final. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 30 Dec. 2021"
"Throughout the film, which runs just shy of 90 minutes, Fleischer Camp trains the camera on shots of dainty objects and fleeting moments\u2014a drape fluttering in the wind, beams of sunlight hitting a spider web. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 30 June 2022",
"For an everyday outfit, a mix of dainty bangles is casual yet fresh and elegant. \u2014 Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 June 2022",
"Her square nails were also a highlight, as the pale pink design featured a dainty chevron. \u2014 Allure Staff, Allure , 26 June 2022",
"These dainty flowers, which bloom in shades of white, pink, and red, require very little maintenance and upkeep (no deadheading or pruning required!). \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 22 June 2022",
"The barely-there two-piece held together by dainty strings finished with silver charms and dark green stitching following the triangle shape was first seen on June 14. \u2014 Seventeen , 15 June 2022",
"With standout details\u2014like dainty bows and off-the-shoulder ruffles\u2014let Cult Gaia be your go-to brand for head-turning dresses. \u2014 Alexis Bennett, Vogue , 8 June 2022",
"With intricate, spongy ripples and umbrella tops, some dainty with slender stems, others thick, tan, or red-hued, the sculptural beauty of mushrooms caught the eye of Tyler Akabane early on. \u2014 Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"The Capricorn tween wore white and black Nike sneakers, dainty silver hoops, and a sheer glossy lip. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Upgrade your puka shell jewelry with these dainty beaded bracelets. \u2014 Barbara Haddock Taylor, Baltimore Sun , 21 May 2022",
"Their heels are stilt-high, but low enough to comfortably bust into a dainty -but-soulful two-step. \u2014 Jihan Forbes, Allure , 19 May 2022",
"On the dainty side of the sandwich spectrum, cucumber sandwiches are a traditional English afternoon tea staple, often spotted on the same tiered platters with scones and mini-pastries. \u2014 Terry Ward, CNN , 11 May 2022",
"Meghan clearly has an affinity for dainty gold earrings, like this pair of butterfly studs, which once belonged to her late-mother-in-law. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Hourglass's applicator is perfect for small, dainty tats. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 14 Apr. 2022",
"DeBose accessorized the hot pink dress with a dainty diamond necklace and opted for a smoky eye blended in with pink shadow for good measure, and a glossy nude lip. \u2014 Pamela Avila, USA TODAY , 28 Feb. 2022",
"From dainty Jewish star studs to glimmering evil eye necklaces, top players in the entertainment industry are bedecking themselves in bijoux representing religions, cultures and traditions. \u2014 Malina Saval, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Styled by Jahleel Weaver, Rihanna paired a custom silver Coperni crop top with cutouts above her chest with a low-rise glittery maxi skirt, leaving her stomach completely exposed and adorned with a dainty diamond piece by Messika Paris. \u2014 Whitney Perry, Glamour , 13 Mar. 2022"
"Middle English deinte \"excellent, delightful, (of food or drink) fine, delicious,\" adjective derivative of deinte, dainte \"high esteem, delight, luxury, delicacy, choice morsel\" \u2014 more at dainty entry 1":"Adjective",
"Middle English deinte, dainte \"state of honor, high esteem, delight, luxury, marvel, delicacy, choice morsel,\" borrowed from Anglo-French deint\u00e9, daint\u00e9 \"esteem, fine object or deed, choice morsel\" (continental Old French deinti\u00e9 ), going back to Latin dignit\u0101t-, dignit\u0101s \"suitability, excellence, standing, esteem\" \u2014 more at dignity":"Noun"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dainty Adjective choice , exquisite , elegant , rare , delicate , dainty mean having qualities that appeal to a cultivated taste. choice stresses preeminence in quality or kind. choice fabric exquisite implies a perfection in workmanship or design that appeals only to very sensitive taste. an exquisite gold bracelet elegant applies to what is rich and luxurious but restrained by good taste. a sumptuous but elegant dining room rare suggests an uncommon excellence. rare beauty delicate implies exquisiteness, subtlety, and fragility. delicate craftsmanship dainty sometimes carries an additional suggestion of smallness and of appeal to the eye or palate. dainty sandwiches",
": an alcoholic drink that is usually made of rum, crushed fruit or fruit juice, and sugar":[
"a frozen strawberry daiquiri"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Tipsy Cupid is a vodka lemonade and the daiquiri is frozen, swirled Strawberry Mango Daiquiri made with Bacardi Superior. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 14 Feb. 2022",
"There, Oliver Winn from Belle's Cocktail House in Lexington was serving up something that almost tasted like a strawberry daiquiri with bourbon. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Many involved in the hotel's development visited the museum and botanical garden to learn more about the city's history; the lead mixologist took the opportunity to track down Evelyn's daiquiri recipe. \u2014 Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Since long before the first swim-up bar plopped an orchid atop a frozen daiquiri , petals have been rimmed around glasses for visual appeal. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
"In other space news, the Mars rover Perseverance deploys Courage, a $53 million blender that becomes the first appliance to successfully produce a frozen daiquiri on another planet. \u2014 Dave Barry, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Once inside, Taylor steps in to show viewers how to make a classic New Orleans cocktail, the daiquiri . \u2014 Kelsey Fowler, Travel + Leisure , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Dracula's Juice combines a Patron Silver margarita with a Bacardi Superior daiquiri , and the Tipsy Zombie cocktail has Bacardi Superior, passion fruit, pineapple, cherry, lime and melon liqueur. \u2014 Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com , 14 Oct. 2021",
"There are also some terrific cocktails that include a first-rate daiquiri and a range of mojitos. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 3 Sep. 2021"
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"1920, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"after Daiquir\u00ed, village and beach east of santiago de cuba":""
},
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"\u02c8d\u012b-",
"\u02c8da-k\u0259-r\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113750",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": a farm devoted to such production":[],
": a room, building, or establishment where milk is kept and butter or cheese is made":[],
": an establishment for the sale or distribution chiefly of milk and milk products":[],
": the department of farming or of a farm that is concerned with the production of milk, butter, and cheese":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His father was a dairy farmer, his mother a homemaker. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
"Valadao, a dairy farmer, first won election to Congress in 2012. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"But inside a dairy farmer\u2019s storage room, there was something missing \u2014 3,500 pounds of it to be exact. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Using fewer antibiotics is not only beneficial to dairy farmers but also to consumers with antibiotic resistance continuing to rise. \u2014 Steven Savage, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Argentina depended, and depends still, on agriculture and cattle and the situation of dairy farmers was never an issue. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
"Breyers ice cream similarly is still looking for its purpose after months of toying with ideas such as supporting American dairy farmers, according to a person familiar with the matter. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"Kite Consulting estimates that total costs of production for dairy farmers will rise by 29% from 2021 to early 2023. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 18 May 2022",
"The reporting is part of the Journal Sentinel's Dairyland in Distress series of ongoing stories recognizing the challenges and sometimes outright devastation that Wisconsin dairy farmers have been facing in recent years. \u2014 Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English deierie, dayerye, borrowed from Anglo-French deyerie, daerie, from Middle English deie, daie \"woman in charge of milking and making butter and cheese\" (going back to Old English d\u01e3ge \"female baker, female servant,\" going back to Germanic *daigj\u014dn \u2014whence also Old Norse deigja \"female servant\"\u2014 derivative of *daiga- dough ) + Anglo-French -erie -ery (after botelerie \"wine cellar,\" paneterie \"bread shop, pantry \")":""
},
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"\u02c8der-\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121558",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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},
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": a cattle breed developed primarily for the production of milk rather than meat (as the Holstein-Friesian, Jersey, Guernsey, or Ayrshire) and characterized by the ability to convert a large proportion of their food into milk, by angular bodies that do not take on flesh readily, and by comparatively long legs and neck \u2014 compare beef breed , dual-purpose":[]
"Jake Angeli, 34, was recorded on video strutting into the U.S. Senate chamber and taking the dais . \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
"Two widescreen monitors above the dais will enable the audience to review information along with the council. \u2014 Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Stationed only feet from the temporary dais , the machine\u2019s churning muffled much of what was said. \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 8 Jan. 2022",
"The rioters then rifled through senators\u2019 desks, looking at papers and taking over the dais . \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Upon entering the Senate chamber, Chansley could be seen in videos calling on other rioters to join him up on the dais where Pence was previously presiding over the counting of the electoral college vote. \u2014 Alexander Mallin, ABC News , 3 Sep. 2021",
"Then, suddenly, there was applause around the dais , and a few supportive legislators waved trans pride flags. \u2014 Jake Bittle, The New Republic , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Johnson sat at the dais , eyes wide and eager to answer any question lobbed his way. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Alamo Heights and Terrell Hills residents can expect to see some familiar faces at the dais even after May election season rolls by. \u2014 Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Mar. 2022"
"Middle English deis, des \"high table, elevated platform occupied by a court or council,\" borrowed from Anglo-French deis, dais (continental Old French deis \"table of honor set up on a platform\"), going back to Medieval Latin discus \"raised table, platform,\" going back to Latin, \"discus, kind of plate, gong,\" borrowed from Greek d\u00edskos \"discus,\" in Late Greek also \"dish, round mirror, the sun's disk, gong\" \u2014 more at discus":""
": a composite plant (as of the genera Bellis or Chrysanthemum ) having a flower head with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in one or a few whorls: such as":[],
": a first-rate person or thing":[],
": a leafy-stemmed perennial herb ( Leucanthemum vulgare synonym Chrysanthemum leucanthemum ) with long white ray flowers and a yellow disk that was introduced into the U.S. from Europe":[],
": a low European herb ( Bellis perennis ) with white or pink ray flowers":[],
": a member of a program of the Girl Scouts for girls in kindergarten and first grade":[],
"Blooming in shades of purple, pink, and white, these daisy -like wildflowers bloom throughout summer and can thrive in poor soil conditions. \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 27 June 2022",
"The daisy \u2014 spirit (often brandy), lemon, liquid sweetener, like grenadine, and sometimes fizz \u2014 begat the margarita. \u2014 Liza Weisstuch, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"What\u2019s remarkable about the seemingly fragile daisy is its ability to adapt to the inhospitable limestone prairie. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
"A month ago, the Center for Biological Diversity, in conjunction with the California Native Plant Society, submitted petitions with state and federal wildlife agencies seeking to have the Inyo rock daisy listed as a threatened or endangered species. \u2014 Louis Sahag\u00fanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
"There are three downstream Thunderbolt 4 ports for connecting multiple high-resolution displays or up to three Thunderbolt peripherals directly with support for daisy -chaining up to a total of five Thunderbolt devices. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Peppered with pop-art daisy prints in pastel yellow and pink shades, the Lanvin design felt exuberant. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 4 Mar. 2022",
"There\u2019s another spout at the top for overflow, or to attach a second barrel \u2014 a process called daisy -chaining, Bogert said. \u2014 Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Anna Sui channels the \u201990s DIY pastime in the form of this playful daisy -chain choker, which feels more 2022 than \u201970s flower child. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Jan. 2022"
"The children linked arms forming a daisy chain .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"To rig it, tie a figure eight on a bight in the bouncer\u2019s factory webbing, then clip the bight to a daisy chain with a carabiner. \u2014 Emily Stifler Wolfe, Outside Online , 26 Apr. 2021",
"With a daisy chain , though, adjusting to baby\u2019s fast-growing legs was as easy as clipping the next loop higher. \u2014 Emily Stifler Wolfe, Outside Online , 26 Apr. 2021",
"These streams led to a chain of expanding gas bubbles that extend for at least 500 light-years, a daisy chain that allowed the researchers to reconstruct past events. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 13 Dec. 2021",
"As has been demonstrated throughout the pandemic, upticks in infections represent just the first link of a potentially devastating daisy chain . \u2014 Luke Money, Los Angeles Times , 9 July 2021",
"Occasionally, using the app\u2019s duet feature, a whole daisy chain of men will try out the same outfit tweak \u2014 sometimes sincerely (adding a tote bag to a look), sometimes wryly (wearing a tank top and simple pants). \u2014 New York Times , 8 July 2021",
"His political activism is channeled through a daisy chain of opaque organizations that mask the ultimate recipients of his money. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2021",
"Just over a year ago, in housing \u2014 like everywhere else in society\u2019s daisy chain of trillion-dollar value gains and losses\u2014 nearly everything seemed instantly to sort into before-COVID and after-COVID. \u2014 John Mcmanus, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2021",
"The Hub Project is part of an opaque network managed by a Washington consulting firm, Arabella Advisors, that has funneled hundreds of millions of dollars through a daisy chain of groups supporting Democrats and progressive causes. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2021"
"The children linked arms forming a daisy chain .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"To rig it, tie a figure eight on a bight in the bouncer\u2019s factory webbing, then clip the bight to a daisy chain with a carabiner. \u2014 Emily Stifler Wolfe, Outside Online , 26 Apr. 2021",
"With a daisy chain , though, adjusting to baby\u2019s fast-growing legs was as easy as clipping the next loop higher. \u2014 Emily Stifler Wolfe, Outside Online , 26 Apr. 2021",
"These streams led to a chain of expanding gas bubbles that extend for at least 500 light-years, a daisy chain that allowed the researchers to reconstruct past events. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 13 Dec. 2021",
"As has been demonstrated throughout the pandemic, upticks in infections represent just the first link of a potentially devastating daisy chain . \u2014 Luke Money, Los Angeles Times , 9 July 2021",
"Occasionally, using the app\u2019s duet feature, a whole daisy chain of men will try out the same outfit tweak \u2014 sometimes sincerely (adding a tote bag to a look), sometimes wryly (wearing a tank top and simple pants). \u2014 New York Times , 8 July 2021",
"His political activism is channeled through a daisy chain of opaque organizations that mask the ultimate recipients of his money. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2021",
"Just over a year ago, in housing \u2014 like everywhere else in society\u2019s daisy chain of trillion-dollar value gains and losses\u2014 nearly everything seemed instantly to sort into before-COVID and after-COVID. \u2014 John Mcmanus, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2021",
"The Hub Project is part of an opaque network managed by a Washington consulting firm, Arabella Advisors, that has funneled hundreds of millions of dollars through a daisy chain of groups supporting Democrats and progressive causes. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2021"
"From day dates that turn into date nights, D.C.\u2019s an idyllic backdrop filled with both history and romance for anyone looking for a distinctive dalliance that\u2019s both intimate and fun. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 17 Apr. 2022",
"But this dalliance with aubade was short-lived, after which Tower and Weilerstein hit the ground running. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"Coca-Cola's primary dalliance in this world came with MyCoke, an online chat space that revolved around Flash in its years of operation and included pedestrian mini-games and music remixing tools. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Hearst went furthest in his dalliance with Nazi Germany. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
"Jim Harbaugh will stay at Michigan after all, ending his dalliance with a return to the NFL after interviewing with the Minnesota Vikings for their head coaching vacancy Wednesday. \u2014 Dave Campbell, chicagotribune.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Jim Harbaugh will stay at Michigan after all, ending his dalliance with a return to the NFL after interviewing with the Minnesota Vikings for their head coach vacancy. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Harbaugh to stay at Michigan: Former Stanford and 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh will stay at Michigan after all, ending his dalliance with a return to the NFL after interviewing with the Vikings for their head-coach vacancy. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Walker re-signed with the Lions after a brief dalliance with free agency this spring. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 13 Apr. 2022"
"Please don't dally . We need you here right away.",
"The two of us dallied over our coffee that morning.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The deadline for submitting ideas for the next set has also been extended until Sept. 1, so don\u2019t dilly- dally with yours. \u2014 Adam Lashinsky, Fortune , 10 Apr. 2020",
"Before taking control of the Gaullist party in 1976, Mr. Chirac dallied with the Communist and Socialist Parties. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Sep. 2019",
"No unplugged shows for her, no Bon Iver covers or dallying with avant-garde producers: David Guetta and Sia will do, thank you very much. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Feb. 2020",
"WikiLeaks has also been accused of serving as a conduit for Russian misinformation, and Assange has alienated some supporters by dallying with populist politicians including Brexit-promoter Nigel Farage. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Feb. 2020",
"In an attempt to egg him on through jealousy, Ness herself has been dallying , with unfortunate consequences. \u2014 Clair Wills, The New York Review of Books , 7 Jan. 2020",
"Harry Kane scored the crucial goal five minutes from the end after Jack Grealish was caught dallying on the ball, and the Villa captain was punished by the clinical striker. \u2014 SI.com , 10 Aug. 2019",
"Enough dilly dallying , when are the Broncos going to put in Drew Lock as their starting quarterback? \u2014 Ryan O\u2019halloran, The Denver Post , 26 Nov. 2019",
"Books are meant to be long, dallying detours into other worlds. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Sep. 2019"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"Middle English dalyen , from Anglo-French dalier":""
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dally trifle , toy , dally , flirt , coquet mean to deal with or act toward without serious purpose. trifle may imply playfulness, unconcern, indulgent contempt. to trifle with a lover's feelings toy implies acting without full attention or serious exertion of one's powers. a political novice toying with great issues dally suggests indulging in thoughts or plans merely as an amusement. dallying with the idea of building a boat someday flirt implies an interest or attention that soon passes to another object. flirted with one fashionable ism after another coquet implies attracting interest or admiration without serious intention. companies that coquet with environmentalism solely for public relations delay , procrastinate , lag , loiter , dawdle , dally mean to move or act slowly so as to fall behind. delay usually implies a putting off of something (such as a beginning or departure). we cannot delay any longer procrastinate implies blameworthy delay especially through laziness or apathy. procrastinates about making decisions lag implies failure to maintain a speed set by others. lagging behind in technology loiter and dawdle imply delay while in progress, especially in walking, but dawdle more clearly suggests an aimless wasting of time. loitered at several store windows children dawdling on their way home from school dally suggests delay through trifling or vacillation when promptness is necessary. stop dallying and get to work",
"Please don't dally . We need you here right away.",
"The two of us dallied over our coffee that morning.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The deadline for submitting ideas for the next set has also been extended until Sept. 1, so don\u2019t dilly- dally with yours. \u2014 Adam Lashinsky, Fortune , 10 Apr. 2020",
"Before taking control of the Gaullist party in 1976, Mr. Chirac dallied with the Communist and Socialist Parties. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Sep. 2019",
"No unplugged shows for her, no Bon Iver covers or dallying with avant-garde producers: David Guetta and Sia will do, thank you very much. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Feb. 2020",
"WikiLeaks has also been accused of serving as a conduit for Russian misinformation, and Assange has alienated some supporters by dallying with populist politicians including Brexit-promoter Nigel Farage. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Feb. 2020",
"In an attempt to egg him on through jealousy, Ness herself has been dallying , with unfortunate consequences. \u2014 Clair Wills, The New York Review of Books , 7 Jan. 2020",
"Harry Kane scored the crucial goal five minutes from the end after Jack Grealish was caught dallying on the ball, and the Villa captain was punished by the clinical striker. \u2014 SI.com , 10 Aug. 2019",
"Enough dilly dallying , when are the Broncos going to put in Drew Lock as their starting quarterback? \u2014 Ryan O\u2019halloran, The Denver Post , 26 Nov. 2019",
"Books are meant to be long, dallying detours into other worlds. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Sep. 2019"
"Middle English dalyen , from Anglo-French dalier":""
},
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dally trifle , toy , dally , flirt , coquet mean to deal with or act toward without serious purpose. trifle may imply playfulness, unconcern, indulgent contempt. to trifle with a lover's feelings toy implies acting without full attention or serious exertion of one's powers. a political novice toying with great issues dally suggests indulging in thoughts or plans merely as an amusement. dallying with the idea of building a boat someday flirt implies an interest or attention that soon passes to another object. flirted with one fashionable ism after another coquet implies attracting interest or admiration without serious intention. companies that coquet with environmentalism solely for public relations delay , procrastinate , lag , loiter , dawdle , dally mean to move or act slowly so as to fall behind. delay usually implies a putting off of something (such as a beginning or departure). we cannot delay any longer procrastinate implies blameworthy delay especially through laziness or apathy. procrastinates about making decisions lag implies failure to maintain a speed set by others. lagging behind in technology loiter and dawdle imply delay while in progress, especially in walking, but dawdle more clearly suggests an aimless wasting of time. loitered at several store windows children dawdling on their way home from school dally suggests delay through trifling or vacillation when promptness is necessary. stop dallying and get to work",
"Please don't dally . We need you here right away.",
"The two of us dallied over our coffee that morning.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The deadline for submitting ideas for the next set has also been extended until Sept. 1, so don\u2019t dilly- dally with yours. \u2014 Adam Lashinsky, Fortune , 10 Apr. 2020",
"Before taking control of the Gaullist party in 1976, Mr. Chirac dallied with the Communist and Socialist Parties. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Sep. 2019",
"No unplugged shows for her, no Bon Iver covers or dallying with avant-garde producers: David Guetta and Sia will do, thank you very much. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Feb. 2020",
"WikiLeaks has also been accused of serving as a conduit for Russian misinformation, and Assange has alienated some supporters by dallying with populist politicians including Brexit-promoter Nigel Farage. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Feb. 2020",
"In an attempt to egg him on through jealousy, Ness herself has been dallying , with unfortunate consequences. \u2014 Clair Wills, The New York Review of Books , 7 Jan. 2020",
"Harry Kane scored the crucial goal five minutes from the end after Jack Grealish was caught dallying on the ball, and the Villa captain was punished by the clinical striker. \u2014 SI.com , 10 Aug. 2019",
"Enough dilly dallying , when are the Broncos going to put in Drew Lock as their starting quarterback? \u2014 Ryan O\u2019halloran, The Denver Post , 26 Nov. 2019",
"Books are meant to be long, dallying detours into other worlds. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Sep. 2019"
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"Middle English dalyen , from Anglo-French dalier":""
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dally trifle , toy , dally , flirt , coquet mean to deal with or act toward without serious purpose. trifle may imply playfulness, unconcern, indulgent contempt. to trifle with a lover's feelings toy implies acting without full attention or serious exertion of one's powers. a political novice toying with great issues dally suggests indulging in thoughts or plans merely as an amusement. dallying with the idea of building a boat someday flirt implies an interest or attention that soon passes to another object. flirted with one fashionable ism after another coquet implies attracting interest or admiration without serious intention. companies that coquet with environmentalism solely for public relations delay , procrastinate , lag , loiter , dawdle , dally mean to move or act slowly so as to fall behind. delay usually implies a putting off of something (such as a beginning or departure). we cannot delay any longer procrastinate implies blameworthy delay especially through laziness or apathy. procrastinates about making decisions lag implies failure to maintain a speed set by others. lagging behind in technology loiter and dawdle imply delay while in progress, especially in walking, but dawdle more clearly suggests an aimless wasting of time. loitered at several store windows children dawdling on their way home from school dally suggests delay through trifling or vacillation when promptness is necessary. stop dallying and get to work",
"The items were carefully wrapped to protect them from damage during shipping.",
"The city sustained heavy damage during the war.",
"Fortunately the boat suffered no serious damage in the storm.",
"The fall caused considerable damage to her knee.",
"The disease is known to cause permanent brain damage .",
"The scandal caused significant damage to her career.",
"You've said enough. Please leave before you do any more damage .",
"He tried to repair the damage by apologizing, but it was too late.",
"He apologized, but the damage was already done.",
"Verb",
"Please return any items that are damaged during shipping.",
"Many homes were damaged or completely destroyed in the fire.",
"The fall severely damaged her knee.",
"Smoking can seriously damage your lungs.",
"The scandal significantly damaged her career.",
"This news will undoubtedly damage the governor's reputation.",
"He was worried that his comments had seriously damaged their relationship.",
"He's trying to repair his damaged reputation.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The study found that by 2100, train tracks across the nation could incur $25 billion to $60 billion in damage because of heat and climate change. \u2014 Felicia Alvarez, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"The protests have caused more than $110 million in economic damage , according to the government. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"Ukrainian strike on Chernomorneftegaz drilling platforms expected to cost billions in damage and lost revenue. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
"Delph argued that Muhammad repeatedly endangered the lives of law enforcement officers, caused thousands of dollars in property damage and encouraged others to commit violence. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
"Agnes wrought havoc from Florida to New York, killing 128 people and causing $3.1 billion in damage . \u2014 Jacob Feuerstein, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
"Within a short period of time, officers found additional fires in the area, including another vegetation fire nearby and a boat that sustained $2,000 in damage when its cover was ignited as it was parked on Kelly Street near Drescher Street. \u2014 Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"The open question is whether Kyiv can reequip its artillery batteries before the escalating death toll in Donbas results in irreversible damage to the army. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Johnson, the Illinois resident whose well was fouled by the 2013 downpour that killed four people and caused $465 million in flood damage , paid about $3,500 for repairs and upgrades. \u2014 Michael Phillis And John Flesher, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Harsh scrubs or retinols can damage the skin barrier, but this hydrating essence adds plumpness and hydration back to the skin. \u2014 ELLE , 23 June 2022",
"Such interference might damage the dynamics within the marketing department since every department has a culture unique to its team that includes methods of communication. \u2014 Lilit Davtyan, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"If the body cannot cool itself down, eventually, heat can damage the brain and vital organs. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 June 2022",
"The resultant internalization and feelings of helplessness can only damage mental health. \u2014 Jessica L. Borelli, Scientific American , 17 June 2022",
"Contrary to the social media fuss, Kim Kardashian didn't damage the iconic dress lent to her for the Met Gala, according to Ripley's. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"Pressure washing can damage wood, especially soft varieties like cedar. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 17 June 2022",
"The dramatic flooding could permanently damage one of the nation's oldest, most treasured landmarks, according to experts. \u2014 CBS News , 16 June 2022",
"Even though Johnson won the challenge to his leadership, the fact that there was a vote will damage the prime minister\u2019s reputation, one analyst said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for damage Verb injure , harm , hurt , damage , impair , mar mean to affect injuriously. injure implies the inflicting of anything detrimental to one's looks, comfort, health, or success. badly injured in an accident harm often stresses the inflicting of pain, suffering, or loss. careful not to harm the animals hurt implies inflicting a wound to the body or to the feelings. hurt by their callous remarks damage suggests injury that lowers value or impairs usefulness. a table damaged in shipping impair suggests a making less complete or efficient by deterioration or diminution. years of smoking had impaired his health mar applies to injury that spoils perfection (as of a surface) or causes disfigurement. the text is marred by many typos",
"The items were carefully wrapped to protect them from damage during shipping.",
"The city sustained heavy damage during the war.",
"Fortunately the boat suffered no serious damage in the storm.",
"The fall caused considerable damage to her knee.",
"The disease is known to cause permanent brain damage .",
"The scandal caused significant damage to her career.",
"You've said enough. Please leave before you do any more damage .",
"He tried to repair the damage by apologizing, but it was too late.",
"He apologized, but the damage was already done.",
"Verb",
"Please return any items that are damaged during shipping.",
"Many homes were damaged or completely destroyed in the fire.",
"The fall severely damaged her knee.",
"Smoking can seriously damage your lungs.",
"The scandal significantly damaged her career.",
"This news will undoubtedly damage the governor's reputation.",
"He was worried that his comments had seriously damaged their relationship.",
"He's trying to repair his damaged reputation.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The study found that by 2100, train tracks across the nation could incur $25 billion to $60 billion in damage because of heat and climate change. \u2014 Felicia Alvarez, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"The protests have caused more than $110 million in economic damage , according to the government. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"Ukrainian strike on Chernomorneftegaz drilling platforms expected to cost billions in damage and lost revenue. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
"Delph argued that Muhammad repeatedly endangered the lives of law enforcement officers, caused thousands of dollars in property damage and encouraged others to commit violence. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
"Agnes wrought havoc from Florida to New York, killing 128 people and causing $3.1 billion in damage . \u2014 Jacob Feuerstein, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
"Within a short period of time, officers found additional fires in the area, including another vegetation fire nearby and a boat that sustained $2,000 in damage when its cover was ignited as it was parked on Kelly Street near Drescher Street. \u2014 Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"The open question is whether Kyiv can reequip its artillery batteries before the escalating death toll in Donbas results in irreversible damage to the army. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Johnson, the Illinois resident whose well was fouled by the 2013 downpour that killed four people and caused $465 million in flood damage , paid about $3,500 for repairs and upgrades. \u2014 Michael Phillis And John Flesher, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Harsh scrubs or retinols can damage the skin barrier, but this hydrating essence adds plumpness and hydration back to the skin. \u2014 ELLE , 23 June 2022",
"Such interference might damage the dynamics within the marketing department since every department has a culture unique to its team that includes methods of communication. \u2014 Lilit Davtyan, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"If the body cannot cool itself down, eventually, heat can damage the brain and vital organs. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 June 2022",
"The resultant internalization and feelings of helplessness can only damage mental health. \u2014 Jessica L. Borelli, Scientific American , 17 June 2022",
"Contrary to the social media fuss, Kim Kardashian didn't damage the iconic dress lent to her for the Met Gala, according to Ripley's. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"Pressure washing can damage wood, especially soft varieties like cedar. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 17 June 2022",
"The dramatic flooding could permanently damage one of the nation's oldest, most treasured landmarks, according to experts. \u2014 CBS News , 16 June 2022",
"Even though Johnson won the challenge to his leadership, the fact that there was a vote will damage the prime minister\u2019s reputation, one analyst said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022"
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from dan damage, from Latin damnum \u2014 see damn entry 1":"Noun and Verb"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for damage Verb injure , harm , hurt , damage , impair , mar mean to affect injuriously. injure implies the inflicting of anything detrimental to one's looks, comfort, health, or success. badly injured in an accident harm often stresses the inflicting of pain, suffering, or loss. careful not to harm the animals hurt implies inflicting a wound to the body or to the feelings. hurt by their callous remarks damage suggests injury that lowers value or impairs usefulness. a table damaged in shipping impair suggests a making less complete or efficient by deterioration or diminution. years of smoking had impaired his health mar applies to injury that spoils perfection (as of a surface) or causes disfigurement. the text is marred by many typos",
"Making the suspension indefinite would allow the punishment to be extended if more damaging details come to light. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 28 June 2022",
"Police charged the man, 30, of Garfield Heights, with criminal damaging and warned him not to return. \u2014 cleveland , 28 June 2022",
"In the 1960s, officials began a project to prevent further damaging floods along the Rio Grande. \u2014 Jim Robbins, Wired , 25 June 2022",
"The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday ordered Juul to stop selling e-cigarettes on the US market, a profoundly damaging blow to a once-popular company whose brand was blamed for the teenage vaping crisis. \u2014 Matt Richtel And Andrew Jacobs, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Large hail, 60 mph damaging winds and ground lightning were expected to occur during the storm. \u2014 Jodicee Arianna, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
"Therein lies the problem: Covid alarmism could prove politically damaging , and might even lead more Americans to completely tune out the administration\u2019s public-health guidance. \u2014 Lev Facher, STAT , 23 June 2022",
"The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday ordered Juul to stop selling e-cigarettes on the U.S. market, a profoundly damaging blow to a once-popular company whose brand was blamed for the teenage vaping crisis. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"The hotel has been around since the late 1800s, according to its website, and suffered from two other damaging fires in 1913 and 1978. \u2014 Eve Sampson, Detroit Free Press , 22 June 2022"
"But it is functional talk for the purpose of conveying information, not, as often in the case of Waugh, for entertaining his audience, humdrum veracity be damned . \u2014 Robert Murray Davis , Commonweal , 5 June 2009",
"Congress demanded an immediate investigation and over the next year held dramatic hearings, launched a variety of inquests, and produced several pounds of reports that condemned FEMA. One report damned the agency as a dumping ground for political appointees \u2026 \u2014 Christopher Cooper & Robert Block , Disaster , 2006",
"No American war has been more roundly damned than the Mexican. Within months after its outbreak Whigs and abolitionists accused Polk of plotting the ambush on the Rio Grande and misrepresenting the facts in order to stampede the nation into a war of conquest \u2026 \u2014 Walter A. McDougall , Promised Land, Crusader State , 1997",
"He damned them for their stupidity.",
"damned the car for once again breaking down",
"Noun",
"I don't want to hear about your problems\u2014I just don't give a damn .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Be big, run fast, jump high, do good around cones, and damn the game tape. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Both adore print and know their way around a logo\u2014and damn if their joint show wasn\u2019t the glammest event of the season as Naomi Campbell closed their Milan runway in Versace metal mesh, emblazoned with Fendi\u2019s double-F\u2019s. \u2014 Nicole Phelps, Vogue , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Swing wide, ye driver\u2019s door of temptation: The interior space is cavernous, and its d\u00e9cor gorgeous and sophisticated, damn it. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
"In his mind, this is his moment, his triumphal historical drama, and damn the cost. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 26 Feb. 2022",
"For Copperheads, the idea of us bearing up as fully men would damn near signal the apocalypse. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Familiarity does not damn this or any other promising approach to this play, because its circumstances are simply too strange. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Others are trying to change careers, damn the consequences. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 16 Oct. 2021",
"Of people not afraid to deal with epic problems, damn the odds. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This is a life-or-death emergency that divides responsible gun owners and responsive lawmakers from people who just don\u2019t seem to give a damn . \u2014 Van Jones, CNN , 7 June 2022",
"Michelle is perfectly capable of saving her own damn self. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 10 Nov. 2021",
"What if the world were ending and no one gave a damn , including most of the people in a position to actually do something about it? \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 Dec. 2021",
"What if the world were ending and no one gave a damn , including most of the people in a position to actually do something about it? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Dec. 2021",
"The number of people who gave a damn about who got into Amherst, or Swarthmore, or Bowdoin was small enough that those schools could get away with being themselves. \u2014 Matt Feeney, The New Yorker , 23 Nov. 2021",
"What the Ultimae brings is a few new visuals tics, some interior design twists, and some additional power from the no- damn -turbos, no-hybrid-kludges 6.5-liter V-12. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Find some civility, reel in your Me-ism, give a damn about people other than yourselves. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 18 Apr. 2022",
"None of the photographers gave a damn about my past. \u2014 Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective or adverb",
"Above all, there was something about seeing a woman of color in her 50s \u2014 when so much of Hollywood rewards and celebrates youth \u2014 doing the damn thing and owning it all. \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"For Arnold, that looks like training six days a week, doing five sets of 20 reps for every damn exercise. \u2014 Katie Dupere, Men's Health , 15 June 2022",
"It\u2019s this banality \u2014 the purposeful obliviousness of the assumed safety of minding your damn business \u2014 that Payton Gendron allegedly hoped and prepared for. \u2014 Damon Young, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Maybe next time go find your own damn office building. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"The thousands of Missourians who showed up today want to be able to live their own lives on their own terms and make their own damn choices. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 14 May 2022",
"Every parent in America should be mad as hell that the Senators of the greatest country in the world have chosen not to do a damn thing about innocent people gunned down in innocent places. \u2014 Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
"And one hot topic in business circles, and even among viewers, is just how much damn TV there is right now. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 2 May 2022",
"Life ain\u2019t always perfect but this damn jumpsuit is. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 30 Apr. 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1619, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1775, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective or adverb"
},
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"Middle English dampnen , from Anglo-French dampner , from Latin damnare , from damnum damage, loss, fine":"Verb, Noun, and Adjective or adverb"
"The movie probes that damnable casual attitude about having co-equal political influence. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 5 Jan. 2022",
"That painful, damnable stand-off should be crucial to Branagh\u2019s recall. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 19 Nov. 2021",
"No ensembles have struggled more mightily during the pandemic than choruses, as singers are inevitable spewers of the damnable coronavirus. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 23 Aug. 2021",
"Or maybe Alice from accounting is using her AirPods but hasn\u2019t turned off her Mac\u2019s internal microphone, causing that damnable echo. \u2014 Tom Gillis, Forbes , 22 June 2021",
"Tanden has deleted many of her tweets, a fact that some Republicans seem to find just as damnable as tweeting in the first place (more Clinton comparisons, anyone?). \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2021",
"That's a wish not only for the president and FLOTUS, but for the country, and for everybody who's been affected by this damnable bug. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 3 Oct. 2020",
"Grif now is beset by damnable cognitive decline, a disclosure made here by his and his nearest loved ones' permission. \u2014 John Brummett, Arkansas Online , 23 Aug. 2020",
"This paradigm shines a light on our most delicate and aspirational selves \u2014 because who hasn\u2019t felt misunderstood, even damnable , as characters in fiction so often feel, while still yearning for sympathy and a happy ending? \u2014 Joshua Ferris, New York Times , 19 May 2020"
"The luxury reseller estimated its retail value at $1,580, listed it for sale at $525 \u2014 and I\u2019ll be damned but someone actually bought it at that price. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Glamour , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Mystery Science Theater 3000 proves that sometimes a premise is just too damned good to die. \u2014 Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone , 10 May 2022",
"What the Ultimae fixes from previous Aventadors is not a damned thing. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 20 Apr. 2022",
"An old expression is that there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 2 May 2022",
"Lyoya\u2019s name was added to a list of such victims that was already far too damned long. \u2014 Issac Bailey, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
"In the residue of all this reluctance, tennis awaits a female player who sees light through the darkness, finds the sport unrelentingly appealing, idolizes the likes of Serena or Martina and wants to take on the whole damned world. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Mar. 2022",
"With summer approaching quickly and red sauce be damned , white denim proved a popular selection for many partygoers, including Ahn Duong, Charly Sturm, Vogue\u2019s Naomi Eliz\u00e9e and Mark Guiducci, Jacquelyn Jablonski, and Brendan Fallis. \u2014 Zachary Weiss, Vogue , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The city also inspired a Harry Chapin song, and for Frank Sinatra, a whole damned album. \u2014 Heather Ainsworth For Cnn, CNN , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"That said, if The Club can take two in Minneapolis, a 5-4 roadie will look pretty damned good. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 22 June 2021",
"The Duro was purpose-built for right-hand use and, at 8.5 ounces, left me damned thirsty on a 12-mile test run, but this handheld deserves both respect and a spot on this list. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 12 June 2021",
"Be so damned vivid that Biden would look even paler than usual. \u2014 Frank Bruni New York Times, Star Tribune , 30 Sep. 2020",
"This far into Netflix's existence, the subscription model is very clearly volume and has been, second quarter downturn excluded, working pretty damned well. \u2014 Tim Goodman, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 July 2019",
"Remember, Nvidia revealed its Pascal GPU at GTC 2016 in the form of the Tesla P100, and that full-fat version eventually trickled down into the Titan Xp, with the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti coming damned close. \u2014 Brad Chacos, PCWorld , 10 May 2017"
"Human explorers are doing their damnedest to expand our species\u2019 influence to every corner of the globe, from the highest peaks to the ocean floor. \u2014 Ryan Huling, Wired , 21 Jan. 2020",
"Heck, even West Virginia has such a law, and that state\u2019s been doing its damnedest to displace Mississippi as 50th in Everything. \u2014 al , 1 Oct. 2019",
"Ever since Captain America went *back* into the ice, Waid\u2019s run has been a bit bizarre, but with first Chris Samnee and now artists who are doing their damnedest to make the run visually consistent, the art has been stellar. \u2014 Will Nevin, OregonLive.com , 7 May 2018",
"For as long as she's been in the public eye, Tyra Banks has been open and vulnerable about what goes on behind the scenes in the modeling world \u2014 and has done her damnedest to change it. \u2014 refinery29.com , 28 Mar. 2018",
"But Walmart, the biggest retailer in the U.S., is doing its damnedest to convince that customer to get into some shorter shorts. \u2014 Cam Wolf, GQ , 1 Mar. 2018",
"And Robbie Ray has done his damnedest in that department. \u2014 Si.com Staff, SI.com , 12 Feb. 2018",
"As viewers have flocked to CNN and MSNBC for the latest on Trump\u2019s scandals, Hannity has done his damnedest to ignore them, casting about desperately for other topics to cover. \u2014 Will Oremus, Slate Magazine , 23 May 2017",
"One of the great joys of these routines is watching Martin do his damnedest not to crack up. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 20 Aug. 2017"
"\u2014 used chiefly in the phrase do one's damnedest doing my damnedest to win"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Human explorers are doing their damnedest to expand our species\u2019 influence to every corner of the globe, from the highest peaks to the ocean floor. \u2014 Ryan Huling, Wired , 21 Jan. 2020",
"Heck, even West Virginia has such a law, and that state\u2019s been doing its damnedest to displace Mississippi as 50th in Everything. \u2014 al , 1 Oct. 2019",
"Ever since Captain America went *back* into the ice, Waid\u2019s run has been a bit bizarre, but with first Chris Samnee and now artists who are doing their damnedest to make the run visually consistent, the art has been stellar. \u2014 Will Nevin, OregonLive.com , 7 May 2018",
"For as long as she's been in the public eye, Tyra Banks has been open and vulnerable about what goes on behind the scenes in the modeling world \u2014 and has done her damnedest to change it. \u2014 refinery29.com , 28 Mar. 2018",
"But Walmart, the biggest retailer in the U.S., is doing its damnedest to convince that customer to get into some shorter shorts. \u2014 Cam Wolf, GQ , 1 Mar. 2018",
"And Robbie Ray has done his damnedest in that department. \u2014 Si.com Staff, SI.com , 12 Feb. 2018",
"As viewers have flocked to CNN and MSNBC for the latest on Trump\u2019s scandals, Hannity has done his damnedest to ignore them, casting about desperately for other topics to cover. \u2014 Will Oremus, Slate Magazine , 23 May 2017",
"One of the great joys of these routines is watching Martin do his damnedest not to crack up. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 20 Aug. 2017"
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"French, from Middle French, damage, harm, from Medieval Latin damnification-, damnificatio , from Late Latin damnificatus (past participle of damnificare ) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion":""
"About nobody was this apprehension greater than those who possessed, within themselves, the most damning secret of all. \u2014 James Kirchick, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Robert was particularly disappointed that viewers had missed seeing the segment itself, which was so much livelier and more damning than any earnest monologue could ever be. \u2014 Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"Even by soap-opera standards, Dabate couldn't have predicted the clue cops say was most damning : Connie's Fitbit data. \u2014 Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022",
"If proven, that would be infinitely more damning to the league's integrity than anything Ridley did. \u2014 Paul Newberry, ajc , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Even more damning , authorities say that traces of Jamie's blood were found on the gun. \u2014 CBS News , 9 Apr. 2022",
"His usual apologists abroad have either fallen deathly silent or, even more damning , have openly recanted their former support. \u2014 Tom Southern, Wired , 10 Mar. 2022",
"That\u2019s a pretty damning critique, which must be in some way inspired by Strickland\u2019s own experience with such institutions, where wealthy patrons get to fraternize with the artists. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The most damning portrayal, unsurprisingly, is of Chief Gates, whom Anderson sets up as a Caesar-like figure who turns out to be a Nero fiddling away at a fundraiser in Bel-Air on the first night of the riots. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Dec. 2021"
"refused to let the setbacks damp his drive for success",
"Adjective",
"Wipe up the mess with a damp cloth.",
"Her forehead was damp with perspiration.",
"My hair's still damp from the rain.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Tomorrow (Friday): Morning is probably gray and a little damp , but the real rain doesn\u2019t get going until later. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 27 July 2017",
"The internet is a virtual catacomb, where the skeletons of human decency line the damp , mildewed walls. \u2014 Christine Flowers, Philly.com , 15 June 2017",
"This damp \u2014a byproduct of industrial smog mixing with moisture from the nearby ponds\u2014is omnipresent, and repeated mentions more than illustrate Louis\u2019s disgust. \u2014 Samuel Metz, New Republic , 8 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Yellen\u2019s speech, which lacked clear rate cues, did little to calm the price swings and damped expectations of a rate hike this year. \u2014 Fortune , 25 Aug. 2017",
"BROOKS RIVER \u2014 A brown bear sow emerged from the alder fringes of the Naknek Lake shoreline, ambled to the water's edge and dropped in a huge blond lump onto pumice pebbles and damp black volcanic sand. \u2014 Clark Fair, Alaska Dispatch News , 29 July 2017",
"Apply the mixture to damp , clean hair and also massage it onto your scalp. \u2014 Lori Keong, Marie Claire , 19 July 2017",
"Babies need to be constantly damp for some reason, like the whale at the end of Free Willy. \u2014 Frank Kobola, Redbook , 10 Mar. 2017",
"A Milan judge on Saturday ordered Silvio Berlusconi to be tried on corruption charges, damping the former Italian premier\u2019s hopes of running soon for office again after being sidelined by a tax-fraud conviction. \u2014 Frances D&, Orange County Register , 29 Jan. 2017",
"These masterful shocks have somewhat redefined the state of the art in damping . \u2014 Jim Resnick, Ars Technica , 18 July 2017",
"But thoughts of the team\u2019s imminent departure did not seem to be souring the sweetness of the celebration, nor damping the blaring of horns or thinning the throngs downtown and along the edges of Lake Merritt on Thursday. \u2014 Erin Baldassari, The Mercury News , 15 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Despite the damp conditions and a cloudy sky overhanging the field, players from Wilsonville and Pendleton/Griswold got to compete in the 5A softball championship game at Jane Sanders Stadium Saturday. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 June 2022",
"La'Pearl likes to use a damp sponge, while Meyers uses her ring finger to gently tap and blend for a softer finish. \u2014 Allure , 31 May 2022",
"To properly blend out a cream contour, experts recommend using a soft, fluffy, or angled brush, or a slightly damp sponge for a more natural look. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 12 May 2022",
"Similarly, Consumer Reports uses a mix of a little vinegar, dish soap and warm water, applied with a damp sponge to the interior. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The bedding should be wet like a damp sponge but not dripping, said Chris Jung, who\u2019s been growing and selling worms and castings from his backyard in Glendale for some 20 years. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Fingers work well to achieve this look, but New York makeup artist Suzy Gerstein opts for a damp Beautyblender sponge. \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
"For a flawless complexion\u2014and sun protection\u2014apply YSL Beauty All Hours Foundation SPF 20 ($54) with a damp makeup sponge. \u2014 Jessica Herndon, ELLE , 14 Feb. 2022",
"For smaller water spots, wipe the pan down with a damp sponge sprinkled with baking soda. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 Oct. 2021"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for damp Adjective wet , damp , dank , moist , humid mean covered or more or less soaked with liquid. wet usually implies saturation but may suggest a covering of a surface with water or something (such as paint) not yet dry. slipped on the wet pavement damp implies a slight or moderate absorption and often connotes an unpleasant degree of moisture. clothes will mildew if stored in a damp place dank implies a more distinctly disagreeable or unwholesome dampness. a prisoner in a cold, dank cell moist applies to what is slightly damp or not felt as dry. treat the injury with moist heat humid applies to the presence of much water vapor in the air. a hot, humid climate",
"The impact of the fan fiction left, irrespective of intention, is to dampen voter enthusiasm for the Democratic Party. \u2014 David Masciotra, CNN , 11 June 2022",
"However, the platter is spring mounted, to help dampen vibrations, and a silicone slip mat absorbs shock and minimizes skipping. \u2014 Ebony Roberts, Outside Online , 8 June 2022",
"Though the market has only gotten increasingly competitive over the past two years, the increase in rates and prices may be enough to dampen enthusiasm over the next few months, although Zillow clarifies that a market downswing is not likely. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Frosty overnight temperatures apparently did little to dampen enthusiasm for the Krewe de la Dauphine parade. \u2014 al , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Look for clues that would dampen your ability to make an impact, or to grow, and then consider the cost of changing to that firm. \u2014 John Pierce, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, mortgage rates are up more than 2 percentage points from a year ago, which makes buying a home much more expensive and that may dampen demand. \u2014 Jeanne Sahadi, CNN , 19 May 2022",
"To contain inflation, the Federal Reserve has begun raising interest rates, which should dampen demand. \u2014 Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"Medications such as methadone, which dampen cravings and the pangs of withdrawal, have been a crucial way to help people escape opioid addiction, a mission that has only grown more urgent as deaths from drug overdoses have skyrocketed. \u2014 Emily Alpert Reyesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Laticha Brown, chairperson of fashion business management at FIT agrees and adds that the arrival of fast fashion not only put a damper on the quality of mall brands, but also transformed consumer attitudes, too. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 23 June 2022",
"In addition to caulking and adding weather stripping around windows, close the fireplace damper when it's not being used to keep cold air out in the winter and hot air out in the summer. \u2014 Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The cork and the carbon make the new QST 106 damper . \u2014 Heather Schultz, Outside Online , 4 Mar. 2021",
"Meanwhile, rising rates continue to put a damper on mortgage applications. \u2014 Kathy Orton, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, rising rates continue to put a damper on mortgage applications. \u2014 Kathy Orton, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
"Still, a little inconvenience didn\u2019t put a damper on Auburn\u2019s mood ahead of its second College World Series appearance in the last three postseasons. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 16 June 2022",
"Debt investors are betting that the Federal Reserve\u2019s latest rate hike is a prelude to a downturn for some U.S. companies as rising borrowing costs are likely to put a damper on consumer spending and raise expenses for business. \u2014 Alexander Saeedy, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"Lower-tier liquor flows freely (the good stuff will cost you more), as the few overindulgers put a damper on the trip. \u2014 Sally French, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022"
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"Tomorrow (Friday): Morning is probably gray and a little damp , but the real rain doesn\u2019t get going until later. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 27 July 2017",
"The internet is a virtual catacomb, where the skeletons of human decency line the damp , mildewed walls. \u2014 Christine Flowers, Philly.com , 15 June 2017",
"This damp \u2014a byproduct of industrial smog mixing with moisture from the nearby ponds\u2014is omnipresent, and repeated mentions more than illustrate Louis\u2019s disgust. \u2014 Samuel Metz, New Republic , 8 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Yellen\u2019s speech, which lacked clear rate cues, did little to calm the price swings and damped expectations of a rate hike this year. \u2014 Fortune , 25 Aug. 2017",
"BROOKS RIVER \u2014 A brown bear sow emerged from the alder fringes of the Naknek Lake shoreline, ambled to the water's edge and dropped in a huge blond lump onto pumice pebbles and damp black volcanic sand. \u2014 Clark Fair, Alaska Dispatch News , 29 July 2017",
"Apply the mixture to damp , clean hair and also massage it onto your scalp. \u2014 Lori Keong, Marie Claire , 19 July 2017",
"Babies need to be constantly damp for some reason, like the whale at the end of Free Willy. \u2014 Frank Kobola, Redbook , 10 Mar. 2017",
"A Milan judge on Saturday ordered Silvio Berlusconi to be tried on corruption charges, damping the former Italian premier\u2019s hopes of running soon for office again after being sidelined by a tax-fraud conviction. \u2014 Frances D&, Orange County Register , 29 Jan. 2017",
"These masterful shocks have somewhat redefined the state of the art in damping . \u2014 Jim Resnick, Ars Technica , 18 July 2017",
"But thoughts of the team\u2019s imminent departure did not seem to be souring the sweetness of the celebration, nor damping the blaring of horns or thinning the throngs downtown and along the edges of Lake Merritt on Thursday. \u2014 Erin Baldassari, The Mercury News , 15 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Despite the damp conditions and a cloudy sky overhanging the field, players from Wilsonville and Pendleton/Griswold got to compete in the 5A softball championship game at Jane Sanders Stadium Saturday. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 June 2022",
"La'Pearl likes to use a damp sponge, while Meyers uses her ring finger to gently tap and blend for a softer finish. \u2014 Allure , 31 May 2022",
"To properly blend out a cream contour, experts recommend using a soft, fluffy, or angled brush, or a slightly damp sponge for a more natural look. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 12 May 2022",
"Similarly, Consumer Reports uses a mix of a little vinegar, dish soap and warm water, applied with a damp sponge to the interior. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The bedding should be wet like a damp sponge but not dripping, said Chris Jung, who\u2019s been growing and selling worms and castings from his backyard in Glendale for some 20 years. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Fingers work well to achieve this look, but New York makeup artist Suzy Gerstein opts for a damp Beautyblender sponge. \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
"For a flawless complexion\u2014and sun protection\u2014apply YSL Beauty All Hours Foundation SPF 20 ($54) with a damp makeup sponge. \u2014 Jessica Herndon, ELLE , 14 Feb. 2022",
"For smaller water spots, wipe the pan down with a damp sponge sprinkled with baking soda. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 Oct. 2021"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for damp Adjective wet , damp , dank , moist , humid mean covered or more or less soaked with liquid. wet usually implies saturation but may suggest a covering of a surface with water or something (such as paint) not yet dry. slipped on the wet pavement damp implies a slight or moderate absorption and often connotes an unpleasant degree of moisture. clothes will mildew if stored in a damp place dank implies a more distinctly disagreeable or unwholesome dampness. a prisoner in a cold, dank cell moist applies to what is slightly damp or not felt as dry. treat the injury with moist heat humid applies to the presence of much water vapor in the air. a hot, humid climate",
"Tomorrow (Friday): Morning is probably gray and a little damp , but the real rain doesn\u2019t get going until later. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 27 July 2017",
"The internet is a virtual catacomb, where the skeletons of human decency line the damp , mildewed walls. \u2014 Christine Flowers, Philly.com , 15 June 2017",
"This damp \u2014a byproduct of industrial smog mixing with moisture from the nearby ponds\u2014is omnipresent, and repeated mentions more than illustrate Louis\u2019s disgust. \u2014 Samuel Metz, New Republic , 8 June 2017",
"Yellen\u2019s speech, which lacked clear rate cues, did little to calm the price swings and damped expectations of a rate hike this year. \u2014 Fortune , 25 Aug. 2017",
"BROOKS RIVER \u2014 A brown bear sow emerged from the alder fringes of the Naknek Lake shoreline, ambled to the water's edge and dropped in a huge blond lump onto pumice pebbles and damp black volcanic sand. \u2014 Clark Fair, Alaska Dispatch News , 29 July 2017",
"Apply the mixture to damp , clean hair and also massage it onto your scalp. \u2014 Lori Keong, Marie Claire , 19 July 2017",
"Babies need to be constantly damp for some reason, like the whale at the end of Free Willy. \u2014 Frank Kobola, Redbook , 10 Mar. 2017",
"A Milan judge on Saturday ordered Silvio Berlusconi to be tried on corruption charges, damping the former Italian premier\u2019s hopes of running soon for office again after being sidelined by a tax-fraud conviction. \u2014 Frances D&, Orange County Register , 29 Jan. 2017",
"These masterful shocks have somewhat redefined the state of the art in damping . \u2014 Jim Resnick, Ars Technica , 18 July 2017",
"But thoughts of the team\u2019s imminent departure did not seem to be souring the sweetness of the celebration, nor damping the blaring of horns or thinning the throngs downtown and along the edges of Lake Merritt on Thursday. \u2014 Erin Baldassari, The Mercury News , 15 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Despite the damp conditions and a cloudy sky overhanging the field, players from Wilsonville and Pendleton/Griswold got to compete in the 5A softball championship game at Jane Sanders Stadium Saturday. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 June 2022",
"La'Pearl likes to use a damp sponge, while Meyers uses her ring finger to gently tap and blend for a softer finish. \u2014 Allure , 31 May 2022",
"To properly blend out a cream contour, experts recommend using a soft, fluffy, or angled brush, or a slightly damp sponge for a more natural look. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 12 May 2022",
"Similarly, Consumer Reports uses a mix of a little vinegar, dish soap and warm water, applied with a damp sponge to the interior. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The bedding should be wet like a damp sponge but not dripping, said Chris Jung, who\u2019s been growing and selling worms and castings from his backyard in Glendale for some 20 years. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Fingers work well to achieve this look, but New York makeup artist Suzy Gerstein opts for a damp Beautyblender sponge. \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
"For a flawless complexion\u2014and sun protection\u2014apply YSL Beauty All Hours Foundation SPF 20 ($54) with a damp makeup sponge. \u2014 Jessica Herndon, ELLE , 14 Feb. 2022",
"For smaller water spots, wipe the pan down with a damp sponge sprinkled with baking soda. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 Oct. 2021"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for damp Adjective wet , damp , dank , moist , humid mean covered or more or less soaked with liquid. wet usually implies saturation but may suggest a covering of a surface with water or something (such as paint) not yet dry. slipped on the wet pavement damp implies a slight or moderate absorption and often connotes an unpleasant degree of moisture. clothes will mildew if stored in a damp place dank implies a more distinctly disagreeable or unwholesome dampness. a prisoner in a cold, dank cell moist applies to what is slightly damp or not felt as dry. treat the injury with moist heat humid applies to the presence of much water vapor in the air. a hot, humid climate",
"knights are celebrated in fairy tales for rescuing damsels in distress",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Tom Cruise plays the humble hero, Mia Sara the damsel in distress and Tim Curry the demonic villain in this sumptuous 1985 fantasy tale directed by Ridley Scott. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The cover is Channing Tatum on horseback holding a damsel . \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Moving even faster than the train is a flying saucer emanating a bright cone of light and clearly intent on beaming up the damsel . \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Similarly, Collins, redefines Dejah Thoris from the nearly naked damsel in distress to Barsoom\u2019s chief scientist and a warrior who frequently out-fights Carter. \u2014 Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Film critics have praised the chemistry between Bullock and Tatum, whose Fabian-esque character attempts to come to Loretta\u2019s rescue but subverts tropes about the damsel in distress. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Of 6,016 damsel and dragonfly species, 16 percent are at risk of extinction, or about 962 species total, reports Holly Bancroft for the Independent. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Dec. 2021",
"The documentary may reiterate the popular story that Diana was a both a strong woman and a helpless damsel -in-distress, one crushed between centuries-old traditions and contemporary, toxic celebrity culture. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Swann spends a shocking amount of the movie being damsel -ed yet again. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Middle English damesel , from Anglo-French dameisele , from Vulgar Latin *domnicella young noblewoman, diminutive of Latin domina lady":""
"I like the song but it's really hard to dance to.",
"He danced her across the floor.",
"She dances with a famous ballet company.",
"She's a great actress, and she can dance and sing, too.",
"Noun",
"They can do all the popular dances .",
"The only dance he knows how to do is the twist.",
"How about one more dance ?",
"He stopped right in the middle of the dance to tie his shoe.",
"He did a celebration dance in the end zone after scoring the touchdown.",
"She studied dance in college.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In a rural Hudson Valley, N.Y., setting, the Kaatsbaan Cultural Park stages dance performances on its outdoor Mountain Stage. \u2014 Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"Hints of red apple skin, stone fruit, tropicals and savory herbs dance through a lingering finish. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 14 Mar. 2022",
"During the first few years the quintet molded its trademark sound and style, mixing bold and colorful looks and dance moves with upbeat groove-heavy indie anthems complemented by punky harmonies and bright and playful ukulele and glockenspiel riffs. \u2014 Candace Hansen, Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Still, her fear of becoming lost is real: On bad days, train stations and street names blend together, and addresses dance at the edge of her memory. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Prepandemic, that meant everything from showing up to dance meetups to joining reaction videos. \u2014 Natalie Morin, Rolling Stone , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Techno queen Charlotte de Witte\u2019s stripped, aggressive and functional music dominates dance floors around the world. \u2014 Lisa Kocay, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Most of them are classes, as opposed to dance nights. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
"The trees will dance to eight songs, followed by a short intermission and then the show repeats. \u2014 Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Thursday, June 1 and Friday, June 2: Bodytraffic dance company. \u2014 Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Dancer gets a diagnosis From early childhood, Megan has enjoyed the gift of tremendous flexibility and a passion for dance . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Pathways Dance Company offers a mixed program of contemporary modern dance featuring works by co-artistic directors Amelia Logan and Kelly Koltiska. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
"My favorite thing was getting to express Elizabeth Holmes\u2019 frustration through dance . \u2014 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"The 75th Edinburgh International Festival from August 5-28 brings performers from the worlds of dance , opera, music, and theater. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 9 June 2022",
"First up, hear how one casting director got local kids to become HBO stars 20 years ago with \u2018The Wire,\u2019 learn about an all inclusive dance company\u2019s resilience to get back on stage, find out how the B-Side came to be with a PrideFest! \u2014 Micha Green, Baltimore Sun , 8 June 2022",
"Livingston discovered her love for dance at a young age, prior to pursuing gymnastics. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
"The Keen Dance show speaks to the multiple growing phases, pains, and stories of life through distinct movement and storytelling through dance . \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 3 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English dauncen , from Anglo-French dancer":"Verb and Noun"
"The day after the election, Taaz Robinson, a fellow third-year, posted a picture on Buckingham\u2019s Facebook page of Donald Trump as an infant being dandled by Vladimir Putin. \u2014 Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post , 12 Oct. 2017"
"that dandy was willing to spend all day and hundreds of dollars just to get the perfect pair of shoes",
"Adjective",
"We thought something was wrong, but he said everything was just fine and dandy .",
"that's a dandy new racing bike",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"With each character trait that was added, the image of Wags as a dandy of the Wall Street underworld came into focus. \u2014 Sean T. Collins, Vulture , 1 Oct. 2021",
"In Abercrombie\u2019s fiction, the shining hero on horseback may be the most wretched cretin of them all, while the dandy of a prince, despised by his own people, is the one person with real courage and decency. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 6 Sep. 2021",
"But this year, Kansas State has a dandy of a running back in freshman Deuce Vaughn. \u2014 Brice Paterik, Dallas News , 30 Sep. 2020",
"The champions and runners-up in the Western Conference from last year square off in what's sure to be a dandy of a match. \u2014 Briar Napier, The Arizona Republic , 12 July 2020",
"Last night, dappers and dandies gathered at\u2014where else?\u2014. Jazz and chatter filled the legendary shop as editors, models, and men-about-town toasted the opening of Bergdorf\u2019s Bar. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 31 Jan. 2020",
"Meanwhile, Ryan Colbert is the straw that stirs the mystery as a devious dandy in the first play before becoming a wide-eyed med-tech nerd in the second. \u2014 Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities , 20 July 2019",
"There are other solid dancing performances, too; Luca De-Poli and Joshua Stayton and the corps de ballet, who are called into service as everything from Munchkins and dancing bricks to dandies and Popcorn Girls who enliven the Emerald City streets. \u2014 Cincinnati.com , 26 Oct. 2019",
"The first large Baignoire was a model for men, for dandies . \u2014 Jill Newman, Town & Country , 1 Oct. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Oh sure, that leafy green vegetable that Popeye relied on so heavily is fine and dandy , but that thick stuff that runs along the fairways of golf courses far and wide? \u2014 Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Here\u2019s a handy- dandy A-Z (or A-W) guide to the most important and their comics origins. \u2014 Michael Ordo\u00f1a, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
"The era is marked by the dandy , known better as the Aesthetic Dress movement, which was popularized by writer, Oscar Wilde. \u2014 Nadja Sayej, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Four years ago, Johnnie Walker added a female foil, Jane Walker, to go toe to toe with the company\u2019s strutting dandy . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
"On the long bicycle ride to her ramshackle home in the woods, Svetla gets propositioned by old dandy Ivan (Ivan Savov), the closest thing left to a local tycoon. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Golden Nest makes dandy corned beef hash, as a main dish ($15, with eggs) or a side ($5). \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Dec. 2021",
"With directorial efforts like Spy, The Heat and Ghostbusters earning north of $1.2 billion in the past decade and a reputation for donning three-piece suits, Paul Feig may be Hollywood\u2019s highest-grossing dandy . \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The Linton-Stockton vs. Providence game should be a dandy in the second game at Southridge. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 10 Mar. 2022"
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective or adverb",
"That was a lot of fun for tonight personally and just seeing the way the guys had reacted to getting down early and battling back against a pretty dang good team. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The Crossfade 2 Wireless are an excellent pair of over-ear headphones that are also pretty dang life-proof. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 1 Dec. 2020",
"The Crossfade 2 Wireless are an excellent pair of over-ear headphones that are also pretty dang life-proof. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 1 Dec. 2020",
"The Crossfade 2 Wireless are an excellent pair of over-ear headphones that are also pretty dang life-proof. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 1 Dec. 2020",
"The Crossfade 2 Wireless are an excellent pair of over-ear headphones that are also pretty dang life-proof. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 1 Dec. 2020",
"The Crossfade 2 Wireless are an excellent pair of over-ear headphones that are also pretty dang life-proof. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 1 Dec. 2020",
"The Crossfade 2 Wireless are an excellent pair of over-ear headphones that are also pretty dang life-proof. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 1 Dec. 2020",
"Because finding gifts for tea lovers is a pretty dang easy task. \u2014 Anna Borges, SELF , 2 Dec. 2020"
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective or adverb",
"That was a lot of fun for tonight personally and just seeing the way the guys had reacted to getting down early and battling back against a pretty dang good team. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The Crossfade 2 Wireless are an excellent pair of over-ear headphones that are also pretty dang life-proof. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 1 Dec. 2020",
"The Crossfade 2 Wireless are an excellent pair of over-ear headphones that are also pretty dang life-proof. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 1 Dec. 2020",
"The Crossfade 2 Wireless are an excellent pair of over-ear headphones that are also pretty dang life-proof. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 1 Dec. 2020",
"The Crossfade 2 Wireless are an excellent pair of over-ear headphones that are also pretty dang life-proof. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 1 Dec. 2020",
"The Crossfade 2 Wireless are an excellent pair of over-ear headphones that are also pretty dang life-proof. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 1 Dec. 2020",
"The Crossfade 2 Wireless are an excellent pair of over-ear headphones that are also pretty dang life-proof. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 1 Dec. 2020",
"Because finding gifts for tea lovers is a pretty dang easy task. \u2014 Anna Borges, SELF , 2 Dec. 2020"
],
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"1914, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective or adverb",
": exposure or liability to injury, pain, harm, or loss":[
"a place where children could play without danger",
"was assured her job was not in danger"
],
": harm , damage":[
"\u2026 a sting in him that at his will he may do danger with.",
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
],
": jurisdiction":[
"You stand within his danger , do you not?",
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
],
": reach , range":[
"\u2026 out of the shot and danger of desire.",
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"I was unaware of the danger that lay ahead.",
"She was fearless in the face of danger .",
"The sign on the door read \u201c Danger . Keep out.\u201d",
"There's less danger that you'll lose your money if you have a wide variety of investments.",
"There's a danger that your apology will be taken as a sign of weakness.",
"The danger is that we'll become careless as the process becomes more familiar.",
"It's important to teach your children about the dangers of smoking.",
"Here is a list of possible dangers associated with the procedure.",
"We believe it poses a serious danger to our national security.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"However, that still left many other Afghans in danger . \u2014 Stuart Anderson, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Ferguson has assembled a team, mostly of Ukrainians, who are helping evacuate those in danger or needing medical care. \u2014 Crude Conversations, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
"Now the world economy is in danger because of this Russian invasion in Ukraine. \u2014 CBS News , 26 June 2022",
"But at a news conference across the street from City Hall, members of the legislature\u2019s Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus said the decision will put their constituents and communities in danger . \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"This specific finding is exactly why researchers have sought to capture and put down the invasive species, since their appetite for South Florida wildlife is putting the entire ecosystem in danger . \u2014 Fox News , 23 June 2022",
"The hearing also examined how Trump\u2019s threats put state officials in danger . \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"The hearing also examined how Trump\u2019s threats put state officials in danger . \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"On Saturday, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said that more than two weeks after Israel assigned its highest risk level to travel to Turkey, Israelis traveling there would still be in danger . \u2014 Dion Nissenbaum, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But the proximity to danger in Taesung is mixed with an odd sense of security. \u2014 Motoko Rich, New York Times , 20 Apr. 2017"
": involving possible injury, pain, harm, or loss : characterized by danger":[
"a dangerous job"
]
},
"examples":[
"She got into a car accident while driving through a dangerous intersection.",
"He often drives at dangerous speeds.",
"The city can be a dangerous place to live.",
"The storms may cause dangerous flooding.",
"He is wanted for assault with a dangerous weapon.",
"the most dangerous of drugs",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The journey north for migrants crossing into the U.S. from Mexico is usually dangerous and sometimes fatal. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
"Please be aware that there is an ongoing and dangerous tendency these days to anthropomorphize AI. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Their journey was more arduous and dangerous than the original four. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 26 June 2022",
"Many city shelters are overcrowded, bureaucratic, and dangerous . \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 23 June 2022",
"The baby formula might contain dangerous and potentially deadly bacteria, including Cronobacter sakazakii and Salmonella. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 23 June 2022",
"Lewis will executive produce the movie where a young woman, raised by her parents to be an expert thief, must enter a dangerous and cutthroat competition that pits her against other young talented thieves where the winner takes all. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
"For most of the history of the court, Second Amendment rights have been seen as distinct, more dangerous and thus more open to regulation. \u2014 Morgan Marietta, The Conversation , 23 June 2022",
"An unwanted or medically dangerous pregnancy only further complicates the issue. \u2014 Carrie Siubutt, Fortune , 22 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dangerous dangerous , hazardous , precarious , perilous , risky mean bringing or involving the chance of loss or injury. dangerous applies to something that may cause harm or loss unless dealt with carefully. soldiers on a dangerous mission hazardous implies great and continuous risk of harm or failure. claims that smoking is hazardous to your health precarious suggests both insecurity and uncertainty. earned a precarious living by gambling perilous strongly implies the immediacy of danger. perilous mountain roads risky often applies to a known and accepted danger. shied away from risky investments",
": the half of the nearly circular area of a cyclonic storm in which the velocity of rotation is added to the velocity of translation and in which a vessel tends to be drawn into the path of the storm center":[]
": to hang loosely and usually so as to be able to swing freely":[],
": to hold out as an inducement":[],
": to keep hanging uncertainly":[],
": to occur in a sentence without having a normally expected syntactic relation to the rest of the sentence (such as climbing in \"Climbing the mountain the cabin came into view\")":[
"She sat on the edge of the pool, dangling her feet in the water.",
"He dangled a piece of string in front of the cat.",
"The money she dangled in front of him wasn't enough to convince him to sell.",
"They refused to accept the money that was dangled before their eyes .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"African wild dogs dangle from an outlying twig on the dog family tree, having separated from other canids some six million years ago and evolved in eccentric independence ever since. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
"And some of the card issuers that serve up cash-back offers on streaming services also dangle the occasional rebate to use their cards for a wireless or broadband bill. \u2014 Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"So are Aysoy\u2019s new necklaces that feature varying cuts of colored gemstones, along with her Tahitian black pearl Catena necklace,which sparkles with tiny pendant diamonds that dangle at different levels of the chain. \u2014 Kyle Roderick, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Unlike boring ordinary train lines that stay determinedly fixed to terra firma, suspension railways dangle beneath a track suspended from pylons. \u2014 Marcel Krueger, CNN , 16 May 2022",
"Even with an uptick in leasing, supply continues to reach records and landlords have to dangle incentives like months of free rent and tenant improvement allowances to get deals done. \u2014 Natalie Wong, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
"Sparks now fly as the third-generation metalworker\u2019s laser machines slice plates for bulletproof vests from Swedish or German steel, make dog tags to dangle from young soldiers\u2019 necks and build metal braces for limbs broken in battle. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Publishers then dangle these baubles to get the books and their authors featured on cable news, which, reliably, drives book sales. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 26 Apr. 2022",
"These assemblages dangle on the wall via long cords. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Strands of electrical lighting dangle from the ceilings and sheets of translucent plastic are still attached to the walls \u2013 the sheets enabled the mushroom growers to create just the right temperature and humidity for the cultivation of fungi. \u2014 Nick Squires, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 Jan. 2022",
"That's a fine carrot- dangle for fun secrets, but earning skulls by beating side quests seems more fun to me. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Kenneth Choi and Ethan Suplee dangle Jon Spinogatti from a building for The Wolf of Wall Street. \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Cathy Waterman has created a rustic yet elegant alternative to the traditional diamond dangle . \u2014 Beth Bernstein, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
"My final dangle over the desert floor felt almost casual. \u2014 Edmund Vallance, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2021",
"But while admitting this much, Mr. Manafort \u2014 seeing the dangle of a potential pardon from Mr. Trump \u2014 refused to cooperate further. \u2014 Charlie Savage, New York Times , 21 Sep. 2020",
"White rosary beads Garza threads through her fingers when there\u2019s a need for prayer dangle at the ready on a shelf behind her sewing machine. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com , 2 Mar. 2020",
"For the sparkly occasion, the went for an sequined one-shoulder version with a contrasting fuschia belt and accessorized with massive heart dangles . \u2014 Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen , 2 Jan. 2020"
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"African wild dogs dangle from an outlying twig on the dog family tree, having separated from other canids some six million years ago and evolved in eccentric independence ever since. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
"And some of the card issuers that serve up cash-back offers on streaming services also dangle the occasional rebate to use their cards for a wireless or broadband bill. \u2014 Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"So are Aysoy\u2019s new necklaces that feature varying cuts of colored gemstones, along with her Tahitian black pearl Catena necklace,which sparkles with tiny pendant diamonds that dangle at different levels of the chain. \u2014 Kyle Roderick, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Unlike boring ordinary train lines that stay determinedly fixed to terra firma, suspension railways dangle beneath a track suspended from pylons. \u2014 Marcel Krueger, CNN , 16 May 2022",
"Even with an uptick in leasing, supply continues to reach records and landlords have to dangle incentives like months of free rent and tenant improvement allowances to get deals done. \u2014 Natalie Wong, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
"Sparks now fly as the third-generation metalworker\u2019s laser machines slice plates for bulletproof vests from Swedish or German steel, make dog tags to dangle from young soldiers\u2019 necks and build metal braces for limbs broken in battle. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Publishers then dangle these baubles to get the books and their authors featured on cable news, which, reliably, drives book sales. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 26 Apr. 2022",
"These assemblages dangle on the wall via long cords. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Strands of electrical lighting dangle from the ceilings and sheets of translucent plastic are still attached to the walls \u2013 the sheets enabled the mushroom growers to create just the right temperature and humidity for the cultivation of fungi. \u2014 Nick Squires, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 Jan. 2022",
"That's a fine carrot- dangle for fun secrets, but earning skulls by beating side quests seems more fun to me. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Kenneth Choi and Ethan Suplee dangle Jon Spinogatti from a building for The Wolf of Wall Street. \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Cathy Waterman has created a rustic yet elegant alternative to the traditional diamond dangle . \u2014 Beth Bernstein, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
"My final dangle over the desert floor felt almost casual. \u2014 Edmund Vallance, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2021",
"But while admitting this much, Mr. Manafort \u2014 seeing the dangle of a potential pardon from Mr. Trump \u2014 refused to cooperate further. \u2014 Charlie Savage, New York Times , 21 Sep. 2020",
"White rosary beads Garza threads through her fingers when there\u2019s a need for prayer dangle at the ready on a shelf behind her sewing machine. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com , 2 Mar. 2020",
"For the sparkly occasion, the went for an sequined one-shoulder version with a contrasting fuschia belt and accessorized with massive heart dangles . \u2014 Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen , 2 Jan. 2020"
"vegetables tended to go bad quickly in the dank cellar",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Others, especially the elderly, have nowhere else to go and hide in dank basement shelters. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"That\u2019s right, Portland was the dank armpit, long before the coronavirus pandemic killed dozens of businesses and nightly protests wrecked downtown. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Rocks of the fragrant resin from the Amazonian Almacega tree, which is at the heart of Costa\u2019s cult-favorite beauty brand, Costa Brazil, were burning at Casa Tua, giving the room the dank scent of jungle canopy envelopment. \u2014 Celia Ellenberg, Vogue , 20 Apr. 2022",
"In one school, some 200 people took shelter in the dank confines of a basement, sleeping on mattresses laid over desks. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The intended effect of dank terror is undercut by the general lackadaisical aura hanging over everything. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The job pulls him down a rabbit hole of demonic possession and family grief, with parallel stories: one set in a dank New York rental building, the other in a creepy upstate compound. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Similes would have to suffice, because pineapples couldn\u2019t survive the dank voyage back to Europe without rotting \u2014 just another casualty of the imperial adventure. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
"But there\u2019s a middle ground between yeeting a YOLO on your dough and locking your money away in a dank cellar to age. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Jan. 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dank wet , damp , dank , moist , humid mean covered or more or less soaked with liquid. wet usually implies saturation but may suggest a covering of a surface with water or something (such as paint) not yet dry. slipped on the wet pavement damp implies a slight or moderate absorption and often connotes an unpleasant degree of moisture. clothes will mildew if stored in a damp place dank implies a more distinctly disagreeable or unwholesome dampness. a prisoner in a cold, dank cell moist applies to what is slightly damp or not felt as dry. treat the injury with moist heat humid applies to the presence of much water vapor in the air. a hot, humid climate",
"This night, one of his guests is an elderly, dapper gentleman named Plennie Wingo. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 3 May 2020",
"Actor and choreographer Darnell Pierre Benjamin is one of those people who manages to look dapper even when he is dressed down. \u2014 David Lyman, Cincinnati.com , 7 May 2020",
"Lined with fuzzy lamb's wool and featuring a non-skid rubber sole, these are the ultimate house slipper for the dapper dude in your life. \u2014 Anna Heyman, USA TODAY , 29 Oct. 2019",
"Clearly a fashion fan himself, Hawke has accompanied his mother to Prada shows in New York sporting very dapper bespoke tailoring by the Italian house. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 20 Jan. 2020",
"His fresh Celine by Hedi Slimane tux with its red flower on the lapel was dapper and delightful on the red carpet. \u2014 Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2020",
"Turner, 23, was clad in sleek black dress and festive headpiece while Joe, 30, wore a similarly dark and dapper suit. \u2014 Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com , 1 Jan. 2020",
"Both Jim and Deacon looked dapper in their suits, and Ava totally stunned in a lace dress which was complemented by her loose waves. \u2014 Megan Stein, Country Living , 14 Dec. 2019",
"In a bright neon green, Lil Nas X looked dapper , styling his cropped jacket with a bold zebra-print top underneath. \u2014 Vogue , 25 Nov. 2019"
"sunlight dappled the canopy of vines over our heads",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Piglet is a Chihuahua-dachshund mix, with a genetic condition called double dapple that causes eyesight and hearing difficulties. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 29 Jan. 2022",
"What happens when athletes, guilty or not, cry sabotage and cite the ease with which the Cologne study manufactured positive tests from a dime-sized dapple of translucent ointment? \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 July 2021",
"Fill shadowy areas with shade-loving plants to take advantage of the leftover sun dapple . \u2014 Jessie Kissinger, Popular Mechanics , 1 Mar. 2020",
"Creaky wood sounds echo over speakers, dapples of light reflecting off the water shine through cracks and portholes, and the bar slings tiki drinks to every good pirate in attendance. \u2014 Tirion Morris, azcentral , 24 Oct. 2019",
"White Anemone japonica dapple Achnaterum brachytrichum, an ethereal plume whose downy flower heads, Mr. Quibel noted, glitter in the early morning dew. \u2014 Amy Merrick, WSJ , 5 Oct. 2018",
"As the butter melts, begin to season it: let a few sprinkles of rosemary dapple the foaming butter, a few pinches of salt, and a grind or two of pepper. \u2014 Talia Lavin, Bon Appetit , 15 May 2017",
"Missing dog: Shadow, a black-and- dapple Aussie-Shepard mix with dark brown eyes and weighing about 50 pounds is missing and was last seen June 14 near West Street and Morse Road in Berea. \u2014 Rich Heileman, cleveland.com , 16 June 2017",
"The sun streams through the multicolored leaves of oak trees and dapples thousands of alumni and fans in patches of light and shade. \u2014 Matthew Davis, The Atlantic , 10 May 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Slow down, take deep breaths and enjoy how the trees dapple the sunlight. \u2014 New York Times , 5 July 2021",
"Nine dental suites, a pharmacy and a state-of-the-art demonstration kitchen branch off the sun- dappled atrium. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2020",
"In press dispatches and news analysis pieces, the stately old Southern order is evoked with scenes of dappled sunlight under Spanish moss\u2013draped oak trees. \u2014 Paul Bowers, The New Republic , 16 Mar. 2020",
"Cheese slices start at $3 (or $2 during happy hour) and come with an almost translucent crust dappled with pretty brown spots. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Mar. 2020",
"As the frigid Alaskan waters lapped at his heels, Patrick Druckenmiller repositioned his saw against the algae- dappled rock. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 Mar. 2020",
"Tiffany also exploited the abstract, mottled effects of molten glass to evoke the textures of foliage and a sky softly dappled with clouds. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 12 Jan. 2020",
"De Hooch was fascinated by the interplay between light and various surfaces, painting calm, sun- dappled courtyard and interior scenes. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 2 Dec. 2019",
"In Mozambique\u2019s Gorongosa National Park, Charlie Hamilton James photographed an elephant amid sun- dappled ferns. \u2014 Natasha Daly, National Geographic , 25 Nov. 2019"
"Potted succulents and air plants, for instance, tend to fare well if shielded from the strongest afternoon summer sun by some dappled shade from either trees or shade cloth, or by a passing shadow from a building or fence. \u2014 Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The long-haired man who emerged from the dappled shade was gentle, soft-spoken, earnest. \u2014 Hedley Twidle, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
"The dappled sunlight filtering through leafy glades in a breeze is utterly confusing to a robot. \u2014 David Montgomery, Washington Post , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Through a thicket of dappled trees, male and female figures in various colors and interactions are silhouetted against what may be an idyllic pink sky. \u2014 Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ , 2 Oct. 2021",
"At its center pulsed the Twin Serpents' bite mark, in a bloom of dappled red. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 21 Sep. 2021",
"During the tour, as the mix of ethereal piano and electronic music swelled, the room became dappled with floating yellow sunflowers and felt increasingly melancholic. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 July 2021",
"But those same eyes are more sensitive than ours to dim objects like the dappled patterns of the Milky Way. \u2014 New York Times , 29 July 2021",
"The white spots on its brown coat resemble the dappled beams of sunlight that cascade through the trees, breaking up the outline of the deer\u2019s figure. \u2014 New York Times , 20 July 2021"
": imaginative or vivacious boldness : daring":[],
": to be sufficiently courageous to":[
"no one dared say a word",
"she dare not let herself love",
"\u2014 G. B. Shaw"
],
": to challenge to perform an action especially as a proof of courage":[
"dared him to jump"
],
": to confront boldly : defy":[
"dared the anger of his family"
],
": to have sufficient courage":[
"try it if you dare"
],
": to have the courage to contend against, venture, or try":[
"the actress dared a new interpretation of the classic role"
],
"Dictionary of American Regional English":[],
"Virginia 1587\u2013? 1st child born in America of English parents":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Try it if you dare .",
"We wanted to laugh but didn't dare .",
"The actress dared a new interpretation of the classic role.",
"She dared him to dive off the bridge.",
"She dared me to ask him out on a date. I did, and he said yes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"High Tension is unflinchingly violent and distressingly taut in a way few films dare to be. \u2014 Declan Gallagher, EW.com , 25 June 2022",
"The Zambezi dogs are renowned for having mastered the art of preying on African buffalo, enormous and aggressive bovids that few wild dogs dare approach. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
"Just down the street, several tents occupied the sidewalk and a homeless person told my colleague, photographer Genaro Molina, not to dare walk through the area. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"Warm, always leaning toward the positive, but never enough to make others dare to cross him. \u2014 Terence Moore, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Whether residents will dare to call the government's bluff and turn out in Victoria Park anyway is yet to be seen, but the national security legislation cited by Lam is a potent deterrent. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"Put another way: The more Jackson-Davis is willing to dare this season, the more IU will be allowed to dream. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 26 May 2022",
"Celebrating the love that dare not speak its name \u2014 at least in Florida \u2014 June is Pride month for LGBTQ+ communities and their supporters. \u2014 Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"With one short scene, creator Julian Fellowes made a declaration: the love that dare not speak its name would be given voice here. \u2014 Hugh Ryan, Town & Country , 25 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"With the seas churning with synergy after the Warner Bros./Discovery merger, Impractical Jokers stars Brian Quinn, James Murray, and Sal Vulcano will anchor a dare -ing shark education special. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 14 June 2022",
"The movie is itself kind of a dare , aimed at younger genre fans accustomed to playing games that are brutally hard. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"On September 20, 2017, Offset and Cardi made the relationship official when they got married in the bedroom of his Atlanta home, on what was something of a dare . \u2014 Brande Victorian, Essence , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Now, more than two years later, the Omicron variant is running rings around Beijing's zero-Covid strategy -- and apparently nobody in power dare say so. \u2014 Robert Mahoney, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Florida did take a dare from a radio station and spent their two-week honeymoon underground, where the radio station and her parents called them up too many times a day. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
"After starting her drag journey on a dare from a friend, Aria goes to the global stage ready to score yet another win for her already impressive drag resume. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Iron Mike Tyson is not one to back down from any fight \u2013 or any dare . \u2014 Scott Boeck, USA TODAY , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Carlo won\u2019t be a candidate for point duty, but while coach Bruce Cassidy tries to wring more scoring out of his mediocre offense, coaxing more dare and shooting out of Carlo might have to be a priority. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 13 Nov. 2021"
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"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English dar (1st & 3rd singular present indicative), from Old English dear ; akin to Old High German gi tar (1st & 3rd singular present indicative) dare, Greek tharsos courage":"Verb and Noun"
"his daredevil stunts are sure to end in disaster someday",
"a daredevil driver who thinks that drag racing on city streets is a harmless game",
"Noun",
"He has always been a bit of a daredevil .",
"that little daredevil has broken an arm and an ankle this year alone",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This historical novel tells the unforgettable story of a daredevil female aviator determined to chart her own course in life at any cost. \u2014 courant.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Back home, he was known for daredevil stunt-flying. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Now, the Historic Longboard Revival Series draws those with a daredevil spirit from all around. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Jan. 2020",
"Designed to escort bombers in the skies over Europe, Mustangs and their daredevil pilots helped win World War II. \u2014 Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 July 2019",
"Bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch, hiding under a black cowboy hat, brought a rueful heaviness to the laconic Ennis, whose fear keeps the lovers from making a life together, while tenor Glenn Seven Allen emphasized Jack\u2019s contrastingly daredevil spirit. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 4 June 2018",
"As guests entered the grand ballroom following a reception, a duo of aerialists performed daredevil moves on swaths of fabric suspended from the ceiling. \u2014 Candace Jordan, chicagotribune.com , 2 May 2018",
"Such sad cases sometimes appear accidental and sometimes appear to involve risky daredevil behavior -- but almost always involve alcohol. \u2014 Lawrence Specker, AL.com , 1 Mar. 2018",
"Her parents were daredevil journalists in Los Angeles, hanging out of helicopters, sometimes with their daughter in tow, to shoot footage of news events like Madonna\u2019s 1985 wedding to Sean Penn. \u2014 Jill Abramson, New York Times , 12 Sep. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Oswego\u2019s annual PrairieFest returns with \u201890s-era bands, an award-winning country-music artist and a daredevil performer. \u2014 Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"In 1927 Morin had been a reporter in San Diego for 16 years and had gotten to know dozens of pioneer aviators, a daredevil breed. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"The crypto-bro investor does not evoke vicarious excitement, like a stuntman jumping motorcycles or a daredevil mountaineer, because his antics at the keyboard don\u2019t appear to take much skill. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
"These daredevil amphibians, dubbed parachute frogs, leap from treetops and soar through the rain-forest canopy to evade predators. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
"Then there\u2019ve been such surreal moments as seeing daredevil Robbie Knievel hit it off with Florence Henderson over dinner that\u2019ll leave a person shaking their head. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"Both pilots are no strangers to air daredevil acts. \u2014 Ivan Pereira, ABC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
"In this musical hour-long special, daredevil Gonzo accepts what might be his greatest challenge: to spend a night in the Haunted Mansion. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
"No one was injured April 24 when daredevil pilots Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington tried to jump out of separate planes into the other to land them. \u2014 Jay Blackman, NBC News , 12 May 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for daredevil Adjective adventurous , venturesome , daring , daredevil , rash , reckless , foolhardy mean exposing oneself to danger more than required by good sense. adventurous implies a willingness to accept risks but not necessarily imprudence. adventurous pioneers venturesome implies a jaunty eagerness for perilous undertakings. venturesome stunt pilots daring implies fearlessness in courting danger. daring mountain climbers daredevil stresses ostentation in daring. daredevil motorcyclists rash suggests imprudence and lack of forethought. a rash decision reckless implies heedlessness of probable consequences. a reckless driver foolhardy suggests a recklessness that is inconsistent with good sense. the foolhardy sailor ventured into the storm",
"I daresay we might manage to finish on time after all.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And while the mute Leatherface steals the show, the movie's documentary-like opening narration and audio of heinous news reports hint at something, daresay , more sophisticated. \u2014 Ren\u00c9 A. Guzman, chicagotribune.com , 27 Oct. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
"She's a daring innovator in the field of biotechnology.",
"a daring plan to steal the famous painting",
"She decided to wear a daring dress to the party.",
"ideas that are new and daring",
"the artist's daring use of color",
"Noun",
"Skydiving requires both skill and daring .",
"He performs the trick with the daring of a stuntman.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The helicopter continued the daring ride and safely landed in Dnipro at dawn. \u2014 Yulia Drozd, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
"The simple serenity of Hurlin\u2019s face, framed by cascading curls, is riveting, as is the daring amplitude of her expressive, singular dancing. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022",
"After a daring escape, the three girls set out to return home to their families with the authorities in pursuit. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
"Sixty years ago, a trio of fugitives made a daring escape from Alcatraz. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 June 2022",
"Over the weekend, the British actress shared a photo of herself in a daring pink sparkly Versace dress with all-around cut-outs held together with mini gold chains, just after celebrating her 57th birthday on Friday. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"While a few daring souls have completed the effort before, their descents were technically against the law. \u2014 Lilit Marcus, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"The daring raid succeeded and created the young nation\u2019s earliest naval heroes. \u2014 Mark Clague, WSJ , 11 June 2022",
"Julia Fox added a daring beauty look to her latest edgy look. \u2014 Harper's BAZAAR , 30 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Compared to the daring outside, the Hyundai\u2019s interior style seems deliberately quotidian. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"This attitude yields not just greater visual daring but also less preciousness. \u2014 Julie Lasky, ELLE Decor , 27 Apr. 2022",
"These latter movies don\u2019t fall into the category of Cage camp; many were dismissed by reviewers who objected to their powerful moral inquiry and political daring . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The astounding upside-down maneuver with which Maverick flaunts his daring and prowess early on isn\u2019t a violation of rules, just a departure from textbook methods. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
"As this album attests, Mr. Blackmore deserves an equal measure of praise for his swashbuckling speed, daring and inventiveness. \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
"More specifically, compositions of artistic daring that require a performer to possess instrumental brilliance, pinpoint dynamic control and an ability to capture the emotional essence in even the knottiest music. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"Its protagonists are young, Black, and hip, leaping out from the historical framework with their bearing, their daring , and their sense of style. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 13 May 2022",
"Few could strut through the streets of Paris in nothing but a thong and a transparent tulle dress, but such daring is what makes Rihanna unique. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 2 Mar. 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for daring Adjective adventurous , venturesome , daring , daredevil , rash , reckless , foolhardy mean exposing oneself to danger more than required by good sense. adventurous implies a willingness to accept risks but not necessarily imprudence. adventurous pioneers venturesome implies a jaunty eagerness for perilous undertakings. venturesome stunt pilots daring implies fearlessness in courting danger. daring mountain climbers daredevil stresses ostentation in daring. daredevil motorcyclists rash suggests imprudence and lack of forethought. a rash decision reckless implies heedlessness of probable consequences. a reckless driver foolhardy suggests a recklessness that is inconsistent with good sense. the foolhardy sailor ventured into the storm",
"She's a daring innovator in the field of biotechnology.",
"a daring plan to steal the famous painting",
"She decided to wear a daring dress to the party.",
"ideas that are new and daring",
"the artist's daring use of color",
"Noun",
"Skydiving requires both skill and daring .",
"He performs the trick with the daring of a stuntman.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The helicopter continued the daring ride and safely landed in Dnipro at dawn. \u2014 Yulia Drozd, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
"The simple serenity of Hurlin\u2019s face, framed by cascading curls, is riveting, as is the daring amplitude of her expressive, singular dancing. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022",
"After a daring escape, the three girls set out to return home to their families with the authorities in pursuit. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
"Sixty years ago, a trio of fugitives made a daring escape from Alcatraz. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 June 2022",
"Over the weekend, the British actress shared a photo of herself in a daring pink sparkly Versace dress with all-around cut-outs held together with mini gold chains, just after celebrating her 57th birthday on Friday. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"While a few daring souls have completed the effort before, their descents were technically against the law. \u2014 Lilit Marcus, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"The daring raid succeeded and created the young nation\u2019s earliest naval heroes. \u2014 Mark Clague, WSJ , 11 June 2022",
"Julia Fox added a daring beauty look to her latest edgy look. \u2014 Harper's BAZAAR , 30 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Compared to the daring outside, the Hyundai\u2019s interior style seems deliberately quotidian. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"This attitude yields not just greater visual daring but also less preciousness. \u2014 Julie Lasky, ELLE Decor , 27 Apr. 2022",
"These latter movies don\u2019t fall into the category of Cage camp; many were dismissed by reviewers who objected to their powerful moral inquiry and political daring . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The astounding upside-down maneuver with which Maverick flaunts his daring and prowess early on isn\u2019t a violation of rules, just a departure from textbook methods. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
"As this album attests, Mr. Blackmore deserves an equal measure of praise for his swashbuckling speed, daring and inventiveness. \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
"More specifically, compositions of artistic daring that require a performer to possess instrumental brilliance, pinpoint dynamic control and an ability to capture the emotional essence in even the knottiest music. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"Its protagonists are young, Black, and hip, leaping out from the historical framework with their bearing, their daring , and their sense of style. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 13 May 2022",
"Few could strut through the streets of Paris in nothing but a thong and a transparent tulle dress, but such daring is what makes Rihanna unique. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 2 Mar. 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for daring Adjective adventurous , venturesome , daring , daredevil , rash , reckless , foolhardy mean exposing oneself to danger more than required by good sense. adventurous implies a willingness to accept risks but not necessarily imprudence. adventurous pioneers venturesome implies a jaunty eagerness for perilous undertakings. venturesome stunt pilots daring implies fearlessness in courting danger. daring mountain climbers daredevil stresses ostentation in daring. daredevil motorcyclists rash suggests imprudence and lack of forethought. a rash decision reckless implies heedlessness of probable consequences. a reckless driver foolhardy suggests a recklessness that is inconsistent with good sense. the foolhardy sailor ventured into the storm",
": to stop broadcasting or transmitting : to go off-line":[
"The roosters were just beginning to crow in that lost hour before dawn when Lt. Col. Steve Russell of the Army's 4th Infantry Division ordered his men to \" go dark \" and roll their Humvees up to the edge of a lone farmhouse here.",
"Scenes at Argentina\u2019s ESMA torture centre come in dark , color-drained. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 18 June 2022",
"They were designed primarily for emergencies or for after dark when gas stations were closed. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"Understudies, swings and standbys have been keeping the Theater District alive by filling in whenever cast members come down with Covid, and some shows still went dark for short periods when too many performers were out of commission. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 June 2022",
"According to The Tennessean, more than 2,000 people were in the dark Wednesday afternoon. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
"Horrors abound in this dark and twisted 2022 tale from stop-motion animation wizard Phil Tippett. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
"Aside from dinner, the only activity offered after dark is making s\u2019mores. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
"Horrors abound in this dark and twisted 2022 tale from stop-motion animation wizard Phil Tippett. \u2014 Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"But the calendar seemed to turn back several months to the dark , damp days of winter Thursday as an intense atmospheric river unloaded drenching rains. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"And each model has reflective details for after- dark safety. \u2014 Bridget Arsenault, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"The photo depicts a farmhouse at night as it might have been seen by African Americans journeying to freedom from slavery on the Underground Railroad, particularly by traveling after dark . \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
"Some clean energy advocates, meanwhile, continue to argue that California would have an easier time keeping the lights on after dark without fossil fuels by delaying closure of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"There was a sign outside the sheriff\u2019s office, warning Black people \u2014 using a racial slur \u2014 that they had better not be caught by the dogcatcher in Forsyth County after dark . \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"Outdoor solar lights are a great way to give your home more curb appeal, elevate the look of your patio, or even keep tabs on your front yard after dark . \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 18 May 2022",
"And in the dark of space, your life is almost always on the line in some way, so having that experience should prove beneficial. NASA seems to have chosen two strong companies to lead the development of its new spacesuits. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 2 June 2022",
"In the dark of the night, Hirata dons a headlamp and perches on the rocky cliff. \u2014 Rachel Ng, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 May 2022",
"She was then separated from the others, waiting in the dark of the basement until she was released around 2.30 pm that afternoon. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
"From dinnertime to dark every Wednesday in Livonia, enjoy a car show with food and music. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 6 June 2022",
"As the distorted guitar sets in, the room switches to dark with glowing lights illuminating the performance. \u2014 Izzy Col\u00f3n, SPIN , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Say goodbye to dark under-eye circles with this YSL option. \u2014 Rachel Dube, SELF , 7 Apr. 2022",
"This means better contrast and less bleed from light to dark . \u2014 Parker Hall, Wired , 30 Mar. 2022",
"As the search went on Monday night for the body of James Brown, who was working alone deep underground at the Darby Fork mine when a roof collapsed, the coal miner's wife watched and waited, not leaving a church parking lot as dusk turned to dark . \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Choose from half, single or double bag subscriptions every two or four weeks; as well their roast preference (light to dark or a variety) and grind type (whole bean or ground). \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Feb. 2022",
"For the guy who\u2019s been wanting to test-drive a new skincare routine, this five-piece gift set from Geologie is specifically formulated to address men\u2019s skin concerns, from aging and acne to dark under eye circles. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2022"
"Middle English derk , from Old English deorc ; akin to Old High German tarchannen to hide":"Adjective, Noun, and Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u00e4rk"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dark Adjective obscure , dark , vague , enigmatic , cryptic , ambiguous , equivocal mean not clearly understandable. obscure implies a hiding or veiling of meaning through some inadequacy of expression or withholding of full knowledge. obscure poems dark implies an imperfect or clouded revelation often with ominous or sinister suggestion. muttered dark hints of revenge vague implies a lack of clear formulation due to inadequate conception or consideration. a vague sense of obligation enigmatic stresses a puzzling, mystifying quality. enigmatic occult writings cryptic implies a purposely concealed meaning. cryptic hints of hidden treasure ambiguous applies to language capable of more than one interpretation. an ambiguous directive equivocal applies to language left open to differing interpretations with the intention of deceiving or evading. moral precepts with equivocal phrasing",
": a hypothetical form of energy that produces a force that opposes gravity and is thought to be the cause of the accelerating expansion of the universe":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Despite being hard to pin down, Paul goes into why dark energy is now the dominant factor in our Universe's evolution. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
"These universes had a range of compositions, containing between 10% and 50% matter with the rest made up of dark energy , which drives the universe to expand faster and faster. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The survey, carried out between 2013 and 2019, is helping scientists to understand how mysterious dark energy is contributing to the expansion of the universe. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 3 May 2022",
"The Standard Model also said nothing about dark matter or dark energy \u2014two mysterious phenomena that account for more than 95 percent of mass in the universe. \u2014 Daniel Garisto, Scientific American , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The most recent theoretical idea to garner a great deal of interest is something called early dark energy (EDE). \u2014 Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American , 18 Apr. 2022",
"On said mission, Eve partners up Yusuf (Robert Gilbert), a charming operative who more than condones her dark energy and curiosity. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Invisible substances known as dark matter and dark energy seem to make up some 95% of the content of the universe. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Other than dark energy , what other puzzles could these theories solve? \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 23 Feb. 2022"
"But scientists hope the latest LHC run will explain even greater mysteries of existence \u2014 including the invisible particles that make up dark matter , and just why there is anything here at all. \u2014 Tom Metcalfe, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
"Previously physicists had predicted an axial Higgs mode that could explain dark matter . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 9 June 2022",
"Not dark matter , the mysterious form of matter that dominates the cosmos. \u2014 Paul Sutter, Ars Technica , 18 May 2022",
"How is dark matter hidden in plain sight, and what are its qualities? \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Omega matter is a cosmological parameter that describes how much dark matter is in the universe. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The working assumption is that dark matter consists of nonluminous elementary particles, and that dark energy is the energy of space itself. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Here, dark matter starts clumping together, and then those clumps grow. \u2014 Ramin Skibba, Wired , 21 Feb. 2022",
"And in the last few years, there have been some truly promising ideas for detecting dark matter axions. \u2014 Zeeya Merali, Scientific American , 11 May 2022"
": money contributed to nonprofit organizations (especially those classified as social welfare organizations and business leagues) that is used to fund political campaigns without disclosure of the donors' identities":[
"When it comes to the corrosive influence of money in politics, the 2012 campaign has presented a trifecta of troubling developments. They are, in ascending order of worry: the complete collapse of the presidential public financing system set up in the wake of Watergate; the explosion of the super PAC political committees, which are allowed to take unlimited checks to finance independent expenditures for or against particular candidates; and the proliferation of \" dark money ,\" or spending by nonprofit organizations and trade groups that, unlike super PACs, are excused from having to reveal their donors.",
"the financial crisis darkened the future of the company"
],
": to make of darker color":[]
},
"examples":[
"The sky darkened and it started to rain.",
"Her face darkens to a deep red when she gets angry.",
"The wood will darken as it ages.",
"The bad news darkened his mood.",
"The last days of her life were darkened by illness.",
"His mood darkened after he heard the bad news.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The outer peel will darken but the fruit itself will ripen more slowly. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 11 June 2022",
"For the film, Moreno was forced to wear makeup to darken her skin, alongside her white cast mates who played Puerto Ricans. \u2014 Elaina Patton, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
"Whatever the consequences for Russia of the new sanctions that President Biden announced Tuesday, the invasion of Ukraine and ensuing global standoff will further darken the outlook for the U.S. economy. \u2014 Don Lee Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Small businesses are flashing warning signs on the U.S. economy as inflation, supply-chain snarls, a shortage of workers and rising interest rates darken the outlook for entrepreneurs. \u2014 WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"Things change and darken when loner Shane Mungitt (Michael Oberholtzer), a sizzling pitcher from the minor leagues, joins the team. \u2014 Frank Rizzo, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Typically under home production only a few hands mature and the rest of the fruits darken and gradually drop from the stalks before those that remain ripen. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
"For example, an autistic individual may want to darken the room and shut their office door to reduce sensory input. \u2014 Ronit Molko, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021",
"When your skin is exposed to UV light, your body tries to protect itself by making melanin, the dark pigment in the outer layer of your skin, which causes your skin to darken a bit, according to the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 6 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
"The outer peel will darken but the fruit itself will ripen more slowly. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 11 June 2022",
"For the film, Moreno was forced to wear makeup to darken her skin, alongside her white cast mates who played Puerto Ricans. \u2014 Elaina Patton, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
"Whatever the consequences for Russia of the new sanctions that President Biden announced Tuesday, the invasion of Ukraine and ensuing global standoff will further darken the outlook for the U.S. economy. \u2014 Don Lee Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Small businesses are flashing warning signs on the U.S. economy as inflation, supply-chain snarls, a shortage of workers and rising interest rates darken the outlook for entrepreneurs. \u2014 WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"Things change and darken when loner Shane Mungitt (Michael Oberholtzer), a sizzling pitcher from the minor leagues, joins the team. \u2014 Frank Rizzo, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Typically under home production only a few hands mature and the rest of the fruits darken and gradually drop from the stalks before those that remain ripen. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
"For example, an autistic individual may want to darken the room and shut their office door to reduce sensory input. \u2014 Ronit Molko, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021",
"When your skin is exposed to UV light, your body tries to protect itself by making melanin, the dark pigment in the outer layer of your skin, which causes your skin to darken a bit, according to the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 6 May 2022"
"the financial crisis darkened the future of the company"
],
": to make of darker color":[]
},
"examples":[
"The sky darkened and it started to rain.",
"Her face darkens to a deep red when she gets angry.",
"The wood will darken as it ages.",
"The bad news darkened his mood.",
"The last days of her life were darkened by illness.",
"His mood darkened after he heard the bad news.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The outer peel will darken but the fruit itself will ripen more slowly. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 11 June 2022",
"For the film, Moreno was forced to wear makeup to darken her skin, alongside her white cast mates who played Puerto Ricans. \u2014 Elaina Patton, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
"Whatever the consequences for Russia of the new sanctions that President Biden announced Tuesday, the invasion of Ukraine and ensuing global standoff will further darken the outlook for the U.S. economy. \u2014 Don Lee Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Small businesses are flashing warning signs on the U.S. economy as inflation, supply-chain snarls, a shortage of workers and rising interest rates darken the outlook for entrepreneurs. \u2014 WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"Things change and darken when loner Shane Mungitt (Michael Oberholtzer), a sizzling pitcher from the minor leagues, joins the team. \u2014 Frank Rizzo, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Typically under home production only a few hands mature and the rest of the fruits darken and gradually drop from the stalks before those that remain ripen. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
"For example, an autistic individual may want to darken the room and shut their office door to reduce sensory input. \u2014 Ronit Molko, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021",
"When your skin is exposed to UV light, your body tries to protect itself by making melanin, the dark pigment in the outer layer of your skin, which causes your skin to darken a bit, according to the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 6 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
": to stop broadcasting or transmitting : to go off-line":[
"The roosters were just beginning to crow in that lost hour before dawn when Lt. Col. Steve Russell of the Army's 4th Infantry Division ordered his men to \" go dark \" and roll their Humvees up to the edge of a lone farmhouse here.",
"He's 12 years old and still afraid of the dark .",
"The burglars hid in the dark between the two buildings.",
"He bought the kids special rings that glow in the dark .",
"We'd better get home before dark .",
"They waited until after dark to begin their escape.",
"He uses lots of darks in his decorating.",
"Wash the lights and the darks separately.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Scenes at Argentina\u2019s ESMA torture centre come in dark , color-drained. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 18 June 2022",
"They were designed primarily for emergencies or for after dark when gas stations were closed. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"Understudies, swings and standbys have been keeping the Theater District alive by filling in whenever cast members come down with Covid, and some shows still went dark for short periods when too many performers were out of commission. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 June 2022",
"According to The Tennessean, more than 2,000 people were in the dark Wednesday afternoon. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
"Horrors abound in this dark and twisted 2022 tale from stop-motion animation wizard Phil Tippett. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
"Aside from dinner, the only activity offered after dark is making s\u2019mores. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
"Horrors abound in this dark and twisted 2022 tale from stop-motion animation wizard Phil Tippett. \u2014 Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"But the calendar seemed to turn back several months to the dark , damp days of winter Thursday as an intense atmospheric river unloaded drenching rains. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And each model has reflective details for after- dark safety. \u2014 Bridget Arsenault, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"The photo depicts a farmhouse at night as it might have been seen by African Americans journeying to freedom from slavery on the Underground Railroad, particularly by traveling after dark . \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
"Some clean energy advocates, meanwhile, continue to argue that California would have an easier time keeping the lights on after dark without fossil fuels by delaying closure of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"There was a sign outside the sheriff\u2019s office, warning Black people \u2014 using a racial slur \u2014 that they had better not be caught by the dogcatcher in Forsyth County after dark . \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"Outdoor solar lights are a great way to give your home more curb appeal, elevate the look of your patio, or even keep tabs on your front yard after dark . \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 18 May 2022",
"And in the dark of space, your life is almost always on the line in some way, so having that experience should prove beneficial. NASA seems to have chosen two strong companies to lead the development of its new spacesuits. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 2 June 2022",
"In the dark of the night, Hirata dons a headlamp and perches on the rocky cliff. \u2014 Rachel Ng, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 May 2022",
"She was then separated from the others, waiting in the dark of the basement until she was released around 2.30 pm that afternoon. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"From strawberry blonde and pastels to dark sultry red, there's no shortage of options. \u2014 Allure , 20 Apr. 2022",
"From dinnertime to dark every Wednesday in Livonia, enjoy a car show with food and music. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 6 June 2022",
"As the distorted guitar sets in, the room switches to dark with glowing lights illuminating the performance. \u2014 Izzy Col\u00f3n, SPIN , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Say goodbye to dark under-eye circles with this YSL option. \u2014 Rachel Dube, SELF , 7 Apr. 2022",
"This means better contrast and less bleed from light to dark . \u2014 Parker Hall, Wired , 30 Mar. 2022",
"As the search went on Monday night for the body of James Brown, who was working alone deep underground at the Darby Fork mine when a roof collapsed, the coal miner's wife watched and waited, not leaving a church parking lot as dusk turned to dark . \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Choose from half, single or double bag subscriptions every two or four weeks; as well their roast preference (light to dark or a variety) and grind type (whole bean or ground). \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Feb. 2022",
"For the guy who\u2019s been wanting to test-drive a new skincare routine, this five-piece gift set from Geologie is specifically formulated to address men\u2019s skin concerns, from aging and acne to dark under eye circles. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dark Adjective obscure , dark , vague , enigmatic , cryptic , ambiguous , equivocal mean not clearly understandable. obscure implies a hiding or veiling of meaning through some inadequacy of expression or withholding of full knowledge. obscure poems dark implies an imperfect or clouded revelation often with ominous or sinister suggestion. muttered dark hints of revenge vague implies a lack of clear formulation due to inadequate conception or consideration. a vague sense of obligation enigmatic stresses a puzzling, mystifying quality. enigmatic occult writings cryptic implies a purposely concealed meaning. cryptic hints of hidden treasure ambiguous applies to language capable of more than one interpretation. an ambiguous directive equivocal applies to language left open to differing interpretations with the intention of deceiving or evading. moral precepts with equivocal phrasing",
": any of a family (Tenebrionidae) of firm-bodied, mostly dark-colored, nocturnal beetles that feed on vegetation and often have vestigial and functionless wings and whose larvae are usually hard, cylindrical worms (such as a mealworm)":[]
"Pelagic fish with ultra-black skin can hide in plain sight, and darkling beetle larvae can digest polystyrene. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's Magazine , 15 Sep. 2020",
"The scientists found, for example, that darkling beetle larvae, commonly reported to be 58 to 65 percent protein, are only 49 percent. \u2014 Marta Zaraska, Discover Magazine , 13 Mar. 2019"
": a color of low or very low lightness : a dark or deep color":[
"\u2014 usually plural a painter who uses a lot of darks"
],
": a place or time of little or no light : night , nightfall":[
"get home before dark"
],
": absence of light : darkness":[
"afraid of the dark"
],
": arising from or showing evil traits or desires : evil":[
"the dark powers that lead to war"
],
": being less light in color than other substances of the same kind":[
"dark rum"
],
": closed to the public":[
"the theater is dark in the summer"
],
": clothing that is dark in color":[
"separated the darks and the lights before starting the laundry"
],
": devoid or partially devoid of light : not receiving, reflecting, transmitting, or radiating light":[
"a dark room"
],
": dismal , gloomy":[
"had a dark view of the future"
],
": in ignorance":[
"kept the public in the dark about the agreement"
],
": in secrecy":[
"most of his dealings were done in the dark"
],
": intense in color, coloring, or pigmentation : not light or fair":[
"dark hair",
"a dark complexion"
],
": lacking knowledge or culture : unenlightened":[
"a dark period in history"
],
": not clear to the understanding":[],
": not known or explored because of remoteness":[
"the darkest reaches of the continent"
],
": of low or very low lightness":[
"dark blue"
],
": possessing depth and richness":[
"a dark voice"
],
": relating to grim or depressing circumstances":[
"dark humor"
],
": secret":[
"kept his plans dark"
],
": to become dark":[
"The room suddenly went dark ."
],
": to grow dark (see dark entry 1 )":[],
": to make dark":[],
": to stop broadcasting or transmitting : to go off-line":[
"The roosters were just beginning to crow in that lost hour before dawn when Lt. Col. Steve Russell of the Army's 4th Infantry Division ordered his men to \" go dark \" and roll their Humvees up to the edge of a lone farmhouse here.",
"\u2014 William Booth"
],
": to stop operating or functioning : to shut down":[
"Most Salt Lake City restaurants go dark on Sundays \u2026",
"\u2014 Kurt Repanshek",
"Andy Beal was one of 220 million subscribers to Skype \u2026 who saw the service go dark on Aug. 16.",
"\u2014 Stephen Baker",
"In the end, the heart stops, the cells die, the neurons go dark \u2026",
"Scenes at Argentina\u2019s ESMA torture centre come in dark , color-drained. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 18 June 2022",
"They were designed primarily for emergencies or for after dark when gas stations were closed. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"Understudies, swings and standbys have been keeping the Theater District alive by filling in whenever cast members come down with Covid, and some shows still went dark for short periods when too many performers were out of commission. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 June 2022",
"According to The Tennessean, more than 2,000 people were in the dark Wednesday afternoon. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
"Horrors abound in this dark and twisted 2022 tale from stop-motion animation wizard Phil Tippett. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
"Aside from dinner, the only activity offered after dark is making s\u2019mores. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
"Horrors abound in this dark and twisted 2022 tale from stop-motion animation wizard Phil Tippett. \u2014 Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"But the calendar seemed to turn back several months to the dark , damp days of winter Thursday as an intense atmospheric river unloaded drenching rains. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"And each model has reflective details for after- dark safety. \u2014 Bridget Arsenault, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"The photo depicts a farmhouse at night as it might have been seen by African Americans journeying to freedom from slavery on the Underground Railroad, particularly by traveling after dark . \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
"Some clean energy advocates, meanwhile, continue to argue that California would have an easier time keeping the lights on after dark without fossil fuels by delaying closure of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"There was a sign outside the sheriff\u2019s office, warning Black people \u2014 using a racial slur \u2014 that they had better not be caught by the dogcatcher in Forsyth County after dark . \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"Outdoor solar lights are a great way to give your home more curb appeal, elevate the look of your patio, or even keep tabs on your front yard after dark . \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 18 May 2022",
"And in the dark of space, your life is almost always on the line in some way, so having that experience should prove beneficial. NASA seems to have chosen two strong companies to lead the development of its new spacesuits. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 2 June 2022",
"In the dark of the night, Hirata dons a headlamp and perches on the rocky cliff. \u2014 Rachel Ng, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 May 2022",
"She was then separated from the others, waiting in the dark of the basement until she was released around 2.30 pm that afternoon. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"From strawberry blonde and pastels to dark sultry red, there's no shortage of options. \u2014 Allure , 20 Apr. 2022",
"From dinnertime to dark every Wednesday in Livonia, enjoy a car show with food and music. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 6 June 2022",
"As the distorted guitar sets in, the room switches to dark with glowing lights illuminating the performance. \u2014 Izzy Col\u00f3n, SPIN , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Say goodbye to dark under-eye circles with this YSL option. \u2014 Rachel Dube, SELF , 7 Apr. 2022",
"This means better contrast and less bleed from light to dark . \u2014 Parker Hall, Wired , 30 Mar. 2022",
"As the search went on Monday night for the body of James Brown, who was working alone deep underground at the Darby Fork mine when a roof collapsed, the coal miner's wife watched and waited, not leaving a church parking lot as dusk turned to dark . \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Choose from half, single or double bag subscriptions every two or four weeks; as well their roast preference (light to dark or a variety) and grind type (whole bean or ground). \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Feb. 2022",
"For the guy who\u2019s been wanting to test-drive a new skincare routine, this five-piece gift set from Geologie is specifically formulated to address men\u2019s skin concerns, from aging and acne to dark under eye circles. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dark Adjective obscure , dark , vague , enigmatic , cryptic , ambiguous , equivocal mean not clearly understandable. obscure implies a hiding or veiling of meaning through some inadequacy of expression or withholding of full knowledge. obscure poems dark implies an imperfect or clouded revelation often with ominous or sinister suggestion. muttered dark hints of revenge vague implies a lack of clear formulation due to inadequate conception or consideration. a vague sense of obligation enigmatic stresses a puzzling, mystifying quality. enigmatic occult writings cryptic implies a purposely concealed meaning. cryptic hints of hidden treasure ambiguous applies to language capable of more than one interpretation. an ambiguous directive equivocal applies to language left open to differing interpretations with the intention of deceiving or evading. moral precepts with equivocal phrasing",
"I'm not suicidal, clinically depressed, or bipolar, but I am subject to mood swings. \u2026 I've tried a number of different mental techniques, mostly prayer, visualization, and meditation, but nothing has worked to lighten my darkness .",
"\u2014 Will Manley",
"And the other darkness was a tremendous sorrow, a deep sadness that her mother was dead and that the princess could, now, only talk to her in her dreams.",
"\u2014 Kate DiCamillo",
"What, I wondered, did the good man of the cloth make of the reckless humor, the anger and the darkness of those late works?",
"In 1492, the intellectual darkness that shrouded Europe for centuries was slowly, almost grudgingly lifting.",
"\u2014 Bob Fisher"
],
": dark color or colors":[
"the darkness of the old wooden floor",
"the darkness of these blues and greens",
"In O'Donnell's paintings, darkness pre-dominates. If there are bright colors, they are painted over a deep-hued ground.",
"\u2014 Richard Kalina"
],
": evil":[
"From the same source he drew the picture of a heavenly visitor, a god who comes to earth to impart true knowledge \u2026 and save humanity from the powers of darkness .",
"\u2014 J. Louis Martyn"
],
": the quality of being dark in complexion":[
"Few people know the isolation Owens endured during his childhood in Alexander City, Ala. Other kids teased him mercilessly for the darkness of his skin and his beanpole physique.",
"\u2014 Jeffri Chadiha"
],
": the quality of being dark in shade or color":[
"the darkness of the old wooden floor",
"the darkness of these blues and greens",
"In O'Donnell's paintings, darkness pre-dominates. If there are bright colors, they are painted over a deep-hued ground.",
"\u2014 Richard Kalina"
],
": the quality or state of being dark : such as":[],
": the total or near total absence of light":[
"There was almost no light when he opened his eyes again. The darkness of night was thick and for a moment he began to panic again.",
"for a while that candidate was the darling of the news media and could do no wrong",
"Adjective",
"This is my darling daughter, Sara.",
"That dress is just darling .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The streaming giant's stock has plummeted roughly 70% this year, investors are queasy about its business and the one-time darling of the entertainment industry now looks to have a murky future. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"Even before Netflix ceased to be a Wall Street darling , the company was economizing. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 21 June 2022",
"Barber prevailed after going into a runoff against Tom Ascol, a Florida pastor and darling of right-wing Southern Baptist splinter group Conservative Baptist Network (CBN). \u2014 Sarah Stankorb, The New Republic , 15 June 2022",
"The viral clip to which the Gen Z darling was referring featured an ultrasound that was edited to look like Zendaya posted the scan as a pregnancy announcement on Instagram. \u2014 Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"Once a fintech darling , some investors worry the sector may get dragged down by inflation and rising interest rates. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
"Still, Begich worked to position himself as the convention\u2019s darling . \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Among those politicians was Hungary\u2019s autocratic prime minister, Viktor Orban, a rising darling of the international far right. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Although still seemingly the darling of streaming, Netflix report their earnings on Tuesday afternoon, and analysts are not anticipating good news. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Widen your horizons with a red Breton stripe, like this one with a darling bow toe at the back. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 2 May 2022",
"While out in London today, Olivia Wilde wore a beanie, red Northface x Gucci puffer coat, spandex, New Balance sneakers, and a darling blue sweatshirt with a cartoon frog and the word Pleasing emblazoned on its chest. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 11 Apr. 2022",
"But perhaps the most noteworthy feature of the spring- and summer-friendly piece are the darling faux pearl buttons at the bodice that add a charming touch to the entire number. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Nothing says spring like pastel hues, and this baby-yellow, fur trim cardigan is too darling to pass up. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Mar. 2022",
"In addition to the new boss, this Window Shop experience features the charming Elana Scherr, the endearing Jonathon Ramsey, the darling K.C. Colwell, and some guy who has never ever been hired by Car and Driver. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Ahead, find out where to buy XXL scrunchies that are equal parts cool and darling . \u2014 Erin Parker, Glamour , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Prince William and Kate Middleton posted the shot, which of course includes a darling Princess Charlotte too, to Instagram. \u2014 Abby Gardner, Glamour , 17 Dec. 2020",
"The darling decor, showcased as a series of snapshots posted to her Instagram Story yesterday, gives off the same boho-chic vibes as the rest of her Manhattan apartment. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 Dec. 2020"
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"Middle English derling , from Old English d\u0113orling , from d\u0113ore dear":"Noun"
"This year\u2019s carnival includes a carousel, a small Ferris wheel, dart -throwing contests, zero gravity rides, vintage car rides for little kids and a petting zoo. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Poison dart frog dads guard their offspring for 10 to 18 days, occasionally urinating on them to protect them from predators and keep them moist. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 19 June 2022",
"The darts can be used either to immobilize the bears or to simply collect a small piece of tissue for a genetic biopsy (the dart falls to the ice and can be retrieved later). \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 16 June 2022",
"The restaurant also features a Tiki bar, live music, pool leagues and dart leagues. \u2014 Charles Infosino, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
"Garage doors lead into a relaxed space dotted with pool tables and dart stations. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 8 June 2022",
"Even so, from 2009 to 2012, Facebook and Twitter passed out roughly a billion dart guns globally. \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"The sophomore left fielder sent a dart out to the centerfield fence as three Tiger runners scored. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 May 2022",
"In fact, as your eyes dart about, objects are entering and leaving your field of view all the time, and this isn't even noticeable. \u2014 Charles Simon, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Between practices the players dart toward their phones, to check the latest news headlines or touch base with relatives back home. \u2014 Sean Gregory, Time , 15 Apr. 2022",
"One of the most famous of those sightings, taken by jets from the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier in 2004, shows an object that appears to dart through the air in many directions at tremendous speed. \u2014 Shane Harris, Anchorage Daily News , 17 May 2022",
"At the San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center, about 45 Texas blind salamanders are floating in a freshwater tank, ready to dart away at the slightest movement. \u2014 Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News , 16 May 2022",
"As the boat rocked, Warren and Hamilton huddled and came to a decision: The gusts were too great to dart #3629. \u2014 Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"McVey couldn\u2019t dart her in the optimal spot \u2013 the neck \u2013 because of the lid, so opted for her rump. \u2014 Karen Ch\u00e1vez, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The video includes cars spinning in snow and performing parking maneuvers outside the mall, as well as scenes where stunt drivers dart around pillars inside the shopping center and launch cars into the air. \u2014 David Sharos, chicagotribune.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"At the luxury getaway nestled near the base of the Bradshaw Mountains, where monarch butterflies and dragonflies dart around like an animation, meals are made using ingredients grown steps away from the kitchen. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 31 Jan. 2022",
"And psychologist Penny Lewis of Cardiff University in Wales suggests that both rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep\u2014the phase in which our eyes dart back and forth and most dreams occur\u2014and non-REM sleep work together to encourage problem-solving. \u2014 Bret Stetka, Scientific American , 9 Dec. 2021"
": a protease inhibitor C 27 H 37 N 3 O 7 S\u00b7C 2 H 5 OH that is taken orally in conjunction with ritonavir and other antiretroviral agents in the treatment of HIV infection":[
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": to convert to or imbue with a Darwinian point of view":[
"Ibsen was Darwinized to the extent of exploiting heredity on the stage",
"People were dashing inside to get out of the rain.",
"The waves dashed the boat against the rocks.",
"Her hopes of winning a medal were dashed after she broke her leg.",
"Noun",
"We made a dash for the exit.",
"the cavalry officer's dash and enthusiasm inspired his men to follow him into battle",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Fraser said an outbreak could dash North Koreans\u2019 hopes for the further resumption of trade, worsening food shortages that Kim already warned about last year. \u2014 Jennifer Jett, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
"Something that would dash its grand hopes of attracting those Republican tourists. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The auction appears to dash whatever hope remained among collectors and academics that Dewitt\u2019s collection could remain in Connecticut, complete and as a center of political scholarship and tourism. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 8 May 2022",
"Thursday night didn\u2019t dash those postseason dreams. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 24 Mar. 2022",
"There is the family who closed down a high-end interior design business and now drives around the city all day delivering food to needy residents, pausing only on occasion to dash into a basement for cover. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"In the sprint, skiers dash up a mountain and then down again, perhaps only 100 meters each way, and the race is over in minutes. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Feb. 2022",
"The men dash down the course first; the women follow, their start times staggered depending on the finishing times of the men. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
"But the prospect of a delay frustrated liberal Democrats, who had already been wary that centrist Democrats would dash their ambitions for passage of the bill after shepherding through a bipartisan infrastructure measure. \u2014 Emily Cochrane, BostonGlobe.com , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Samuel, a freshman at Somerset Academy in Pembroke Pines, won the state title in the 100-meter hurdles (13.73 seconds), placed third in the 100-meter dash (11.75) and 200 (24.49). \u2014 Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
"Combine leading all defensive linemen in the 40-yard dash (4.63), vertical jump (38 inches) and broad jump (10-0). \u2014 Rob Reischel, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Manual freshman Alexandra Allen won the girls 100-meter dash (12.18 seconds), 200 (24.98) and (56.73) at the KHSAA Class 3A Track and Field Championship on Saturday. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 6 June 2022",
"More than just a talented long jumper, Wall owns the Mansfield school records in 55-meter dash (indoors), 55-meter hurdles (indoors), and both outdoor and indoor long jump. \u2014 Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
"Epps broke the state records in both the 100-meter dash (11.57 seconds) and the 200 (23.81). \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 4 June 2022",
"Junior Sianna Lloyd not only had a personal record in the 100-meter dash (12.35) and 200 (25.36) but finished second in both events. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 1 June 2022",
"Perhaps the most impressive performance of the day, though, was turned in by Reign Redmond of Carson, who shattered a 45-year-old City Section record in the girls\u2019 100-meter dash with an 11.45-second clocking \u2014 the fastest in the state this year. \u2014 Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"In addition to Mathison\u2019s effort, Carmel also received a big boost from senior James Philpott, who swept the 100-meter dash (11.29 seconds) and 200 (22.56 seconds). \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 20 May 2022"
": a graphical report (as on a website) of various data relevant to a particular business, group, etc.":[
"The dashboard provides data on regional, local and campus trends regarding COVID-19 testing, results and cases. The dashboard is updated each weekday with data from several different sources, including the campus testing program and self-reports by students and faculty.",
"\u2014 Alex Perry",
"Emory Police Department (EPD) will implement a dashboard of the department's data, including the status and findings of investigations and the demographics of those involved \u2026",
"\u2014 Ninad Kulkarni",
"The RTA [Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois] uses maps and dashboards to visualize revenue, ridership, and service availability at a regional scale.",
"\u2014 Terry Bills"
],
": a panel extending across the interior of a vehicle (such as an automobile) below the windshield and usually containing instruments and controls":[
"If something internal is wrong with your car, the dashboard will display an icon identifying the problem.",
"\u2014 Aaron Widmar",
"Abdullah sang along to the songs; I kept the rhythm by clapping my hands and drumming on the dashboard .",
"\u2014 Emma Sky"
],
": a screen on the front of a usually horse-drawn vehicle to intercept water, mud, or snow":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Indiana reported 6,164 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest number of new cases added to the state\u2019s dashboard in a single day since early January. \u2014 John Bacon, USA TODAY , 3 Dec. 2021",
"The weekly update from the state\u2019s dashboard that tracks the number of COVID-19 outbreaks in each school reported 10 CCPS schools had outbreaks. \u2014 Kristen Griffith, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Ohio on Wednesday reported 5,648 new coronavirus cases, slightly above the 21-day average of 5,456, the state\u2019s dashboard showed. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 13 Oct. 2021",
"The Syracuse school reached that threshold in late September, as reflected in the state dashboard this week. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Oct. 2021",
"The state dashboard said schools have reported 32,963 student cases this year; 1,693 among teachers and 2,555 among staff members. \u2014 Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Capacity closures are in effect for Ashland State Park, Cochituate State Park, and Hopkinton State Park, according to the dashboard . \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2022",
"About 15,200 applications are still being processed, according to a state dashboard that tracks the program. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 May 2022",
"Only 21% of Indiana children who fall in this age group have received both of the initial COVID-19 shots, according to the state's vaccine dashboard . \u2014 Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star , 20 May 2022"
"Slow Horses is a story about British intelligence operatives \u2014 but not the dashing , heroic types. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Terremoto co-founder David Godshall with David Newsom, a dashing philosopher/gardener who runs the Wild Yards Project in L.A. with the mission to rewild domestic and shared urban spaces with the plants that used to call our city home. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Speaking of, is Buckingham not the coolest, most dashing zad-rocker in the biz? \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Idris Elba cuts a dashing figure even in workaday prison stripes. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Behind every savvy explorer is a dashing travel bag \u2014 wanderlust-y tourists would not be able to gallivant around the world without the help of some trustworthy luggage. \u2014 Alexandra Polk, refinery29.com , 10 May 2021",
"Idris Elba cuts a dashing figure even in workaday prison stripes. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 22 Oct. 2021",
"William cut a dashing figure in his blue velvet tux. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Idris Elba cuts a dashing figure even in workaday prison stripes. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 22 Oct. 2021"
"his dastardly conduct in a critical moment haunted him for the rest of his life",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But what Manuela doesn't know is that her fianc\u00e9 is the real dastardly pirate, long retired. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"The edgy novelist\u2019s new book imagines a wholly realistic medieval village rife with plagues and schemes and dastardly characters. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"Iain Batchelor is a master of disguise playing double roles as the overprotective Scottish Colonel Arbuthnot and the dastardly Samuel Ratchett. \u2014 Michelle F. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
"After Charlie\u2019s powers become noticed, a dastardly government operative (Gloria Reuben) dispatches Rainbird to hunt down the family and take possession of Charlie. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
"The new pro-Biden talking point is that those dastardly Republicans are trying to have it both ways. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 9 Mar. 2022",
"In response, Carlton works overtime to make things difficult for his cousin, doing everything from publicly humiliating him to even being an unwitting accomplice in a dastardly drug setup that could have landed Will back in jail. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Surely a similar social movement might emerge in the U.S., in which like-minded patriots rise up in protest of the dastardly measures that have been put in place by D.C. bureaucrats and, in particular, the Biden administration. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 9 Feb. 2022",
"That Big Coffee, Big Burrito, and Big Bone-In Wings are all involved in various dastardly plots to gouge the public seems unlikely. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 4 Feb. 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dastardly cowardly , pusillanimous , craven , dastardly mean having or showing a lack of courage. cowardly implies a weak or ignoble lack of courage. a cowardly failure to stand up for principle pusillanimous suggests a contemptible lack of courage. the pusillanimous fear of a future full of possibility craven suggests extreme defeatism and complete lack of resistance. secretly despised her own craven yes-men dastardly often implies behavior that is both cowardly and treacherous or skulking or outrageous. a dastardly attack on unarmed civilians",
"his dastardly conduct in a critical moment haunted him for the rest of his life",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But what Manuela doesn't know is that her fianc\u00e9 is the real dastardly pirate, long retired. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"The edgy novelist\u2019s new book imagines a wholly realistic medieval village rife with plagues and schemes and dastardly characters. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"Iain Batchelor is a master of disguise playing double roles as the overprotective Scottish Colonel Arbuthnot and the dastardly Samuel Ratchett. \u2014 Michelle F. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
"After Charlie\u2019s powers become noticed, a dastardly government operative (Gloria Reuben) dispatches Rainbird to hunt down the family and take possession of Charlie. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
"The new pro-Biden talking point is that those dastardly Republicans are trying to have it both ways. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 9 Mar. 2022",
"In response, Carlton works overtime to make things difficult for his cousin, doing everything from publicly humiliating him to even being an unwitting accomplice in a dastardly drug setup that could have landed Will back in jail. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Surely a similar social movement might emerge in the U.S., in which like-minded patriots rise up in protest of the dastardly measures that have been put in place by D.C. bureaucrats and, in particular, the Biden administration. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 9 Feb. 2022",
"That Big Coffee, Big Burrito, and Big Bone-In Wings are all involved in various dastardly plots to gouge the public seems unlikely. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 4 Feb. 2022"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dastardly cowardly , pusillanimous , craven , dastardly mean having or showing a lack of courage. cowardly implies a weak or ignoble lack of courage. a cowardly failure to stand up for principle pusillanimous suggests a contemptible lack of courage. the pusillanimous fear of a future full of possibility craven suggests extreme defeatism and complete lack of resistance. secretly despised her own craven yes-men dastardly often implies behavior that is both cowardly and treacherous or skulking or outrageous. a dastardly attack on unarmed civilians",
": factual information (such as measurements or statistics) used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation":[
"the data is plentiful and easily available",
"\u2014 H. A. Gleason, Jr.",
"comprehensive data on economic growth have been published",
"\u2014 N. H. Jacoby"
],
": information in digital form that can be transmitted or processed":[],
": information output by a sensing device or organ that includes both useful and irrelevant or redundant information and must be processed to be meaningful":[]
"Smith, himself a stay-at-home dad and a journalist, mixes accessible summaries of social-science data with anecdotes drawn from interviews with couples in which the men have chosen, or have been compelled by economic circumstance, to become primary caregivers to their children. \u2014 Eduardo M. Pealver , Commonweal , 11 Sept. 2009",
"He plays Chuck Bartowski, a computer-tech expert with the Buy More store's Nerd Herd \u2026 who unwittingly becomes a secret agent when government data is downloaded to his brain. \u2014 Michael Logan , TV Guide , September 10-16, 2007",
"As measurements get better and more data pour in, physicists will bring those errors under control and chart exciting new territory. But for many, the wait is a strain. \u2014 Charles Seife , Science , 2 May 2003",
"By studying obscure demographic and economic data , he deduced that the Soviets were in crisis\u2014and spending a far bigger slice of its national income on defense than anyone had suspected. \u2014 John Barry et al. , Newsweek , 21 May 2001",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"What\u2019s your favorite? Check out the data and story from Peter Hartlaub and Nami Sumida. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022",
"This was a relatively small study from Skidmore University that collected data from 27 women and 20 men who were already highly active with a regular exercise regimen. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"For the $10 million influx, DPW selected 29 street segments based on pavement deterioration data and councillors' input. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
"With each new shop launch, the company claims that its AI can use deep learning, dynamic data and insights about store operations, inventory levels, and consumer actions to help retailers deliver a more tailored experience to consumers. \u2014 Kevin Rozario, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The study looked at data and survey responses from 159,255 participants in the Women\u2019s Health Initiative, which included postmenopausal women in the United States. \u2014 Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"According to Kharon, a data and analytics firm, Xinjiang produces more than 40 percent of the world\u2019s polysilicon, a quarter of the world\u2019s tomato paste and a fifth of global cotton. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"The Italian, based in Miami, had most recently served as senior vp of international marketing, data & analytics for Paramount\u2019s streaming division after previously working for Netflix and Amazon. \u2014 Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
"In the spotlight this year: sustainability, diversity, equity and inclusion, data and technology, business transformation and creative effectiveness. \u2014 Nick Holdsworth, Variety , 20 June 2022"
"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Liliya Onyshchenko-Shvets, the director of Lviv\u2019s cultural heritage office, initiated an online data bank that allows museum directors across Ukraine to report war damage and identify their needs. \u2014 Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
"Despite being known in Texas as a doctor to avoid (at least among professional peers), and despite a report to the data bank and an investigation into his cases by the state medical board, Duntsch continued to be hired. \u2014 Mahita Gajanan, Time , 16 July 2021",
"The responses flowed into the data bank of Billy Chat, a robot that uses artificial intelligence to text. \u2014 Nina Agrawal, Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2021",
"Kaper knew that the odds were low that a man born in India and raised in the Netherlands could find his genetic relatives in an American data bank . \u2014 Bhavya Dore, Quartz , 20 Oct. 2020",
"The public can search the data bank for state or national numbers, but not the names of doctors disciplined. \u2014 Jayne O'donnell, USA TODAY , 8 Sep. 2020",
"When potential clients contact the center, they are screened and their information is entered into the hunger center\u2019s data bank . \u2014 cleveland , 1 June 2020",
"Using its elaborate data bank , Trump\u2019s team is focused on maximizing turnout of rural white voters. \u2014 Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2020",
"National data bank for background checks The patients at Hacienda and other intermediate-care facilities need highly specialized care because of severe and complex medical needs. \u2014 Stephanie Innes, azcentral , 13 Feb. 2020"
"Call a professional and check your system before trying to insert that recovery disk. If the disk is readable, your important data files can be copied before any reinstalling activity starts.",
"Anthony Hopkins plays Finley Hart, a recently deceased tech guru who made his fortune in data mining . \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"Cut to today; Over-the-top (OTT) platforms are equipped with a lot more data mining and understanding of viewers' preferences to make personalized show recommendations. \u2014 Manas Agrawal, Forbes , 22 June 2021",
"For 2022 and beyond, HR leaders should prioritize enhancing their data literacy and data mining skills using the latest technologies and automation. \u2014 Nish Parikh, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
"For example, his recent work concludes that evolutionary computation and data mining can explore large databases or social media to locate potential talented individuals for recruitment purposes. \u2014 Benjamin Laker, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Another interesting area where algorithmic models have truly thrived is in the area of data mining and retrieval. \u2014 Annie Brown, Forbes , 22 Sep. 2021",
"This is helpful because historic trends may just be data mining , hence having an underlying rationale can add weight to the theory. \u2014 Simon Moore, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
"The legal function, unsurprisingly, lags business in data mining and analytics. \u2014 Mark A. Cohen, Forbes , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Research and development departments can utilize digital technology to simplify data collection, analysis, storage and data mining . \u2014 Jessica Wong, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021"
"All of our customers' information was kept in a database .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And Netflix has been especially active this month, and will continue to add many new movies to its database throughout the month of June. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"Credit-reporting companies are closing consumer complaints faster and are offering less relief, the CFPB said in a January report based on a review of its complaints database . \u2014 Annamaria Andriotis, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"The Chronicle broke online readership records with the series, and other media organizations around the country relied on their database to investigate abuse cases in their own coverage areas. \u2014 Elahe Izadi, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Butler is listed in their database as a Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
"In March 2020, the RBI restricted payment aggregators and gateways from storing customer card credentials in their database outside India. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 20 May 2022",
"Only one shooting in our database prior to 2019 took place at a supermarket. \u2014 Jillian Peterson, Chron , 15 May 2022",
"Clearview is also agreeing to stop making its database available to the Illinois state government and local police departments for five years. \u2014 CBS News , 10 May 2022",
"However, the startup, which built its database by scraping photos from the public Internet, can still sell its technology to government agencies. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 10 May 2022"
"Historians date the document to the early 1700s.",
"The ancient building was dated by a coin found in one of the rooms.",
"Scientists use various techniques to date fossils."
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin data , from data (as in data Romae given at Rome), feminine of Latin datus , past participle of dare to give; akin to Latin dos gift, dowry, Greek didonai to give":"Noun and Verb",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, ultimately from Latin dactylus \u2014 more at dactyl":"Noun"
"McCartney\u2019s own YouTube channel, on the other hand, is not without its choice offerings, even if some of them are pretty dated . \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"While some might carp that the room d\u00e9cor is a little dated , the value was clear to hundreds of guests. \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The interior of the once dark and dated house now has spaces that are more open \u2014 a wall was removed dividing the dining and kitchen \u2014 as well as glass barn doors and barn-wood floors that replaced old laminate ones. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
"Some of these movies might feel dated to some people, especially in terms of things like sexuality and sexism and feminism. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Even the social media technology aspects haven\u2019t gotten dated yet. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The infotainment is dated and clunky which makes navigating difficult. \u2014 Kyle Edward, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Ultimately, in what no longer seems like a dated resolution, the doctor is convicted. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"Even the most dated clothes seemed ready to spring to life, like actors of a certain age waiting to be rediscovered by Quentin Tarantino. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022"
": a tropical African tree ( Detarium senegalense ) of the family Leguminosae having rounded to oval pods with a sweet edible pulp and a single oily edible seed":[],
": the hard dark reddish brown intricately figured wood of the dattock":[]
": something used as a basis for calculating or measuring":[
"measuring the distance between datum points",
"\u2026 make things more efficient for those of us whose work requires a time datum .",
"\u2014 Robert Steinbrunn"
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"examples":[
"let's begin our discussion of this matter with a datum from actual experience",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The actual observance is not a calendar event, but many promote the datum when larger quantum computers can publicly break PKI systems using RSA and ECC. \u2014 Denis Mandich, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
"The only memorable datum in 300 pages of chaff was the fact that, not counting his brothers, Jim Buckley had stood up as best man for five different bridegrooms. \u2014 Neal B. Freeman, National Review , 5 Oct. 2020",
"Coronavirus testing has reached record levels in Oregon with nearly 12,000 residents receiving results in the past week, according to state data analyzed by The Oregonian/OregonLive. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2020",
"But Smith and her colleagues now have solid data to back up other aspects of these creatures\u2019 superpowered spines at a level of detail that\u2019s never been seen before. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Apr. 2020",
"Blacks have suffered roughly double the fatality rate of whites during the epidemic, according to city health data . \u2014 Claudia Torrens, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 Apr. 2020",
"The study of the highly disparate places will provide data about community spread of COVID-19, a UCSF news release said. \u2014 Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2020",
"In particular, fog-clearing may enable the widespread use of an emerging technology known as free-space optical communications, which delivers data in laser light through air instead of optical fiber. \u2014 Sophia Chen, Wired , 29 Apr. 2020",
"In total, 78 Ohioans have died since Sunday, according to Wednesday\u2019s data . \u2014 Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati.com , 29 Apr. 2020"
": any of a genus ( Datura ) of widely distributed strong-scented herbs, shrubs, or trees of the nightshade family including some used as sources of medicinal alkaloids (such as stramonium) or in folk rites or illicitly for their poisonous, narcotic, or hallucinogenic properties \u2014 compare jimsonweed":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cuttings of datura and succulents culled from holidays in Greece or Malta or Portugal have taken to the arid Sardinian soil. \u2014 Alexandra Marshall, WSJ , 29 July 2017"
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"Verb",
"He daubed some cologne on his neck.",
"Daub the potatoes with a little butter.",
"Various political slogans had been daubed on the walls.",
"He sighed deeply and daubed his eyes with a tissue.",
"Noun",
"She added a few daubs of color to the painting.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Edwina's radiant with joy as Mary and Kate daub her with the turmeric paste. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"In that way, Mitski creates a musical liminal space where every ballad has a bit of shimmer and every dance tune brims with tears, and blue-gray tones daub throughout both sides. \u2014 Lior Phillips, Variety , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Wow\u2019s Dream Coat and daub of volumizing foam before going in with a round brush and curling iron. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 10 Sep. 2021",
"Visitors queued for gobs of mineral mud to daub on faces and arms. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Aug. 2021",
"With the paintbrush, daub a pattern onto your cards. \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Popular Science , 21 Dec. 2020",
"According to Diana\u2019s wedding day makeup artist, Barbara Daly, the bride spilled Quelques Fleurs perfume on her dress while attempting to daub the scent onto her wrists. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Nov. 2020",
"The range is mind-boggling: a sweet potato and coffee marmalade from Taiwan sat alongside a lime glitter marmalade, which looked like something a teenage girl would daub on her eyelids. \u2014 Olivia Potts, Longreads , 10 Aug. 2020",
"Residents built their houses out of wood lattices daubed with earth. \u2014 National Geographic , 12 May 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Mama\u2019s makeup had blended well over the hours, turning her face into a daub of peanut butter. \u2014 Venita Blackburn, Harper's Magazine , 20 July 2021",
"And the dark brown fellow with the daub of white between his eyes is Little Mike, one of the premier grass runners of the past decade. \u2014 Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2020",
"And the dark brown fellow with the daub of white between his eyes is Little Mike, one of the premier grass runners of the past decade. \u2014 Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2020",
"And the dark brown fellow with the daub of white between his eyes is Little Mike, one of the premier grass runners of the past decade. \u2014 Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2020",
"And the dark brown fellow with the daub of white between his eyes is Little Mike, one of the premier grass runners of the past decade. \u2014 Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2020",
"And the dark brown fellow with the daub of white between his eyes is Little Mike, one of the premier grass runners of the past decade. \u2014 Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2020",
"And the dark brown fellow with the daub of white between his eyes is Little Mike, one of the premier grass runners of the past decade. \u2014 Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2020",
"And the dark brown fellow with the daub of white between his eyes is Little Mike, one of the premier grass runners of the past decade. \u2014 Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2020"
"the raging inferno didn't daunt the firefighters for a moment",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Senator is taking on a task that would daunt most members of Congress, pushing forward a set of Coast Guard-boosting proposals that have, for one reason or another, failed to gain traction in Washington over the past several years. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 17 Sep. 2021",
"And though that prospect would daunt many other New Yorkers, shoes have become an indelible part of the show\u2019s mythology. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Swimming can also genuinely daunt Black men and women whose hair might respond poorly to chlorinated water. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 1 July 2021",
"But its demands can also cow and daunt and unnerve them. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2021",
"Neither the science nor statistics of the new vaccine daunt them. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2021",
"There are no right or wrong answers, but the choices can daunt us. \u2014 Kris Putnam-walkerly, Forbes , 1 Mar. 2021",
"The Wings' 2019-20 struggles to score and defend do not daunt Greiss. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 11 Oct. 2020",
"Still, the question of truth in any spy story proves daunting because intelligence assessments are fundamentally political dramas. \u2014 Howard Blum, Time , 2 June 2020"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for daunt dismay , appall , horrify , daunt mean to unnerve or deter by arousing fear, apprehension, or aversion. dismay implies that one is disconcerted and at a loss as to how to deal with something. dismayed at the size of the job appall implies that one is faced with that which perturbs, confounds, or shocks. I am appalled by your behavior horrify stresses a reaction of horror or revulsion. was horrified by such wanton cruelty daunt suggests a cowing, disheartening, or frightening in a venture requiring courage. a cliff that would daunt the most intrepid climber",
"dauntless heroes who are inclined to rush to danger, not away from it",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In a story within the story, the dauntless Shahrzad visits the angry king and soothes him with tales, winning relief for his people. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Against all these handicaps, Fritz Pollard plays with dauntless spirit. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 10 Feb. 2022",
"But for now, two of this continent\u2019s most dauntless hikers are done. \u2014 Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online , 7 Jan. 2022",
"But the world could explode in a fiery ball of chaos and still our dauntless Housewives would keep boldly moving forward. \u2014 Mary Sollosi, EW.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Michelangelo, whose dauntless achievements Steinberg returned to again and again, is the subject of the first two volumes. \u2014 Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021",
"The job falls, nonetheless, to the dauntless Beanie Feldstein. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Michelangelo, whose dauntless achievements Steinberg returned to again and again, is the subject of the first two volumes. \u2014 Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021",
"Michelangelo, whose dauntless achievements Steinberg returned to again and again, is the subject of the first two volumes. \u2014 Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021"
"dauntless heroes who are inclined to rush to danger, not away from it",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In a story within the story, the dauntless Shahrzad visits the angry king and soothes him with tales, winning relief for his people. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Against all these handicaps, Fritz Pollard plays with dauntless spirit. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 10 Feb. 2022",
"But for now, two of this continent\u2019s most dauntless hikers are done. \u2014 Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online , 7 Jan. 2022",
"But the world could explode in a fiery ball of chaos and still our dauntless Housewives would keep boldly moving forward. \u2014 Mary Sollosi, EW.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Michelangelo, whose dauntless achievements Steinberg returned to again and again, is the subject of the first two volumes. \u2014 Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021",
"The job falls, nonetheless, to the dauntless Beanie Feldstein. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Michelangelo, whose dauntless achievements Steinberg returned to again and again, is the subject of the first two volumes. \u2014 Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021",
"Michelangelo, whose dauntless achievements Steinberg returned to again and again, is the subject of the first two volumes. \u2014 Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021"
": to recite the prescribed prayers in a Jewish liturgy":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Beit Midrash \u2014 A large, dedicated space for the entire school to gather to hear speakers, as well as to daven during holidays and other special occasions. \u2022 \u2014 Randall P. Lieberman, Jewish Journal , 2 Aug. 2017"
"we seated ourselves on the davenport while we waited for him to get ready",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Especially if your grandparents liked wall-to-wall gray wool carpeting, dark colonial-style furniture and the odd splash of color from a banana-leaf patterned davenport \u2013 or a loud Hawaiian bowling shirt. \u2014 Mark Gauert, sun-sentinel.com , 2 Mar. 2021"
"Many shoppers get free parking with a validation from certain stores and restaurants at the Grove, Americana and Palisades Village, but those who dawdle too long or don\u2019t spend at least $250 could pay as much as $30 at the Grove. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"Clearly, this isn\u2019t the time to dawdle or slack off. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Don\u2019t dawdle , though, because places are expected to book up fast. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The team couldn\u2019t dawdle because the dolphins might not stay long. \u2014 Jill Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
"We are rushed through the establishment of this world, only to dawdle as time goes by. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Building for the future was too precious to dawdle . \u2014 Evan Grant, Dallas News , 9 Aug. 2021",
"Pick a base and branch out or mix and match, but don\u2019t dawdle . \u2014 David Swanson, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2021",
"Pick a base and branch out or mix and match, but don\u2019t dawdle . \u2014 David Swanson, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2021"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dawdle delay , procrastinate , lag , loiter , dawdle , dally mean to move or act slowly so as to fall behind. delay usually implies a putting off of something (such as a beginning or departure). we cannot delay any longer procrastinate implies blameworthy delay especially through laziness or apathy. procrastinates about making decisions lag implies failure to maintain a speed set by others. lagging behind in technology loiter and dawdle imply delay while in progress, especially in walking, but dawdle more clearly suggests an aimless wasting of time. loitered at several store windows children dawdling on their way home from school dally suggests delay through trifling or vacillation when promptness is necessary. stop dallying and get to work",
"Come home immediately after school, and don't dawdle .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many shoppers get free parking with a validation from certain stores and restaurants at the Grove, Americana and Palisades Village, but those who dawdle too long or don\u2019t spend at least $250 could pay as much as $30 at the Grove. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"Clearly, this isn\u2019t the time to dawdle or slack off. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Don\u2019t dawdle , though, because places are expected to book up fast. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The team couldn\u2019t dawdle because the dolphins might not stay long. \u2014 Jill Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
"We are rushed through the establishment of this world, only to dawdle as time goes by. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Building for the future was too precious to dawdle . \u2014 Evan Grant, Dallas News , 9 Aug. 2021",
"Pick a base and branch out or mix and match, but don\u2019t dawdle . \u2014 David Swanson, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2021",
"Pick a base and branch out or mix and match, but don\u2019t dawdle . \u2014 David Swanson, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2021"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dawdle delay , procrastinate , lag , loiter , dawdle , dally mean to move or act slowly so as to fall behind. delay usually implies a putting off of something (such as a beginning or departure). we cannot delay any longer procrastinate implies blameworthy delay especially through laziness or apathy. procrastinates about making decisions lag implies failure to maintain a speed set by others. lagging behind in technology loiter and dawdle imply delay while in progress, especially in walking, but dawdle more clearly suggests an aimless wasting of time. loitered at several store windows children dawdling on their way home from school dally suggests delay through trifling or vacillation when promptness is necessary. stop dallying and get to work",
"Many shoppers get free parking with a validation from certain stores and restaurants at the Grove, Americana and Palisades Village, but those who dawdle too long or don\u2019t spend at least $250 could pay as much as $30 at the Grove. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"Clearly, this isn\u2019t the time to dawdle or slack off. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Don\u2019t dawdle , though, because places are expected to book up fast. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The team couldn\u2019t dawdle because the dolphins might not stay long. \u2014 Jill Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
"We are rushed through the establishment of this world, only to dawdle as time goes by. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Building for the future was too precious to dawdle . \u2014 Evan Grant, Dallas News , 9 Aug. 2021",
"Pick a base and branch out or mix and match, but don\u2019t dawdle . \u2014 David Swanson, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2021",
"Pick a base and branch out or mix and match, but don\u2019t dawdle . \u2014 David Swanson, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2021"
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dawdle delay , procrastinate , lag , loiter , dawdle , dally mean to move or act slowly so as to fall behind. delay usually implies a putting off of something (such as a beginning or departure). we cannot delay any longer procrastinate implies blameworthy delay especially through laziness or apathy. procrastinates about making decisions lag implies failure to maintain a speed set by others. lagging behind in technology loiter and dawdle imply delay while in progress, especially in walking, but dawdle more clearly suggests an aimless wasting of time. loitered at several store windows children dawdling on their way home from school dally suggests delay through trifling or vacillation when promptness is necessary. stop dallying and get to work",
"High pressure will clear out any remaining clouds overnight Wednesday, and Thursday should dawn clear and cold. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Sunday will dawn crisp and chilly with readings in the upper 30s in the suburbs and 40s elsewhere. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Oct. 2021",
"The Saints provided a respite from contractors and insurance adjusters, but the week will still dawn with gloom. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Oct. 2021",
"And while Biden lacks the ex-President's volcanic character, a new age of friendship with allies did not suddenly dawn with a new leader in the Oval Office. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Portland\u2019s first day of September should dawn clear and cool with few, if any, clouds blocking a lovely sunrise. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Every year, the realization would dawn anew: This fellowship, this constant and present connection, was the high peak. \u2014 al , 13 Feb. 2021",
"Tagovailoa\u2019s first start will dawn a new age for the Dolphins, who have long been in pursuit for another franchise quarterback since Hall of Famer Dan Marino retired in 2000. \u2014 Safid Deen, sun-sentinel.com , 28 Oct. 2020",
"The new era would dawn some 40 years after Americans Walter Gilbert and Allan Maxam and Englishman Fred Sanger discovered different methods of reading the information on the double helix. \u2014 Mark Johnson And Kathleen Gallagher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Dec. 2010",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"When Batchan was developing the idea for Lock & Key in relative obscurity, paying attention to Los Angeles\u2019 cultural rhythms \u2014 at the dawn of nightlife\u2019s speakeasy renaissance \u2014 was paramount to selecting the right location. \u2014 Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 June 2022",
"Our global society finds itself at the dawn of a brand-new era. \u2014 Andres Angelani, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"For context, dinosaurs appeared 294 million years after the dawn of the Cambrian. \u2014 Samuel Zamora, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
"Tornado warnings were also reported in Mississippi, where power outages were also reported shortly after dawn on Friday. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Windsor police said about 25 to 30 people were peacefully arrested and seven vehicles were towed just after dawn near the Ambassador Bridge that links their city -- and numerous Canadian automotive plants -- with Detroit. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Windsor police said about 12 people were peacefully arrested and seven vehicles were towed just after dawn near the Ambassador Bridge that links their city \u2014 and numerous Canadian automotive plants \u2014 with Detroit. \u2014 Rob Gillies And Corey Williams, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Windsor police said about 25 to 30 people were peacefully arrested and seven vehicles were towed just after dawn near the Ambassador Bridge that links their city \u2014 and numerous Canadian automotive plants \u2014 with Detroit. \u2014 Rob Gillies And Corey Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Windsor police said several arrests were made and multiple vehicles were towed just after dawn near the Ambassador Bridge that links their city \u2014 and numerous Canadian automotive plants \u2014 with Detroit. \u2014 Rob Gillies, chicagotribune.com , 13 Feb. 2022"
"Middle English, probably back-formation from dawning daybreak, alteration of dawing , from Old English dagung , from dagian \u2014 see daw entry 1":"Verb and Noun"
"High pressure will clear out any remaining clouds overnight Wednesday, and Thursday should dawn clear and cold. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Sunday will dawn crisp and chilly with readings in the upper 30s in the suburbs and 40s elsewhere. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Oct. 2021",
"The Saints provided a respite from contractors and insurance adjusters, but the week will still dawn with gloom. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Oct. 2021",
"And while Biden lacks the ex-President's volcanic character, a new age of friendship with allies did not suddenly dawn with a new leader in the Oval Office. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Portland\u2019s first day of September should dawn clear and cool with few, if any, clouds blocking a lovely sunrise. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Every year, the realization would dawn anew: This fellowship, this constant and present connection, was the high peak. \u2014 al , 13 Feb. 2021",
"Tagovailoa\u2019s first start will dawn a new age for the Dolphins, who have long been in pursuit for another franchise quarterback since Hall of Famer Dan Marino retired in 2000. \u2014 Safid Deen, sun-sentinel.com , 28 Oct. 2020",
"The new era would dawn some 40 years after Americans Walter Gilbert and Allan Maxam and Englishman Fred Sanger discovered different methods of reading the information on the double helix. \u2014 Mark Johnson And Kathleen Gallagher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Dec. 2010",
"When Batchan was developing the idea for Lock & Key in relative obscurity, paying attention to Los Angeles\u2019 cultural rhythms \u2014 at the dawn of nightlife\u2019s speakeasy renaissance \u2014 was paramount to selecting the right location. \u2014 Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 June 2022",
"Our global society finds itself at the dawn of a brand-new era. \u2014 Andres Angelani, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"For context, dinosaurs appeared 294 million years after the dawn of the Cambrian. \u2014 Samuel Zamora, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
"Tornado warnings were also reported in Mississippi, where power outages were also reported shortly after dawn on Friday. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Windsor police said about 25 to 30 people were peacefully arrested and seven vehicles were towed just after dawn near the Ambassador Bridge that links their city -- and numerous Canadian automotive plants -- with Detroit. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Windsor police said about 12 people were peacefully arrested and seven vehicles were towed just after dawn near the Ambassador Bridge that links their city \u2014 and numerous Canadian automotive plants \u2014 with Detroit. \u2014 Rob Gillies And Corey Williams, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Windsor police said about 25 to 30 people were peacefully arrested and seven vehicles were towed just after dawn near the Ambassador Bridge that links their city \u2014 and numerous Canadian automotive plants \u2014 with Detroit. \u2014 Rob Gillies And Corey Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Windsor police said several arrests were made and multiple vehicles were towed just after dawn near the Ambassador Bridge that links their city \u2014 and numerous Canadian automotive plants \u2014 with Detroit. \u2014 Rob Gillies, chicagotribune.com , 13 Feb. 2022"
"Middle English, probably back-formation from dawning daybreak, alteration of dawing , from Old English dagung , from dagian \u2014 see daw entry 1":"Verb and Noun"
"\u2014 often used in plural the old days the days of sailing ships"
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"the first day of every month",
"Take one pill two times a day ."
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"after a long day at school",
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"William Rufus 1849\u20131923 American statesman and jurist":[]
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"examples":[
"We're open seven days a week, 365 days a year.",
"Payment is due on the first day of every month.",
"\u201cWhat day of the week is the 28th?\u201d \u201cIt's a Friday.\u201d",
"He spent five days in the hospital.",
"She left on Thursday and came back four days later.",
"That was the happiest day of my life.",
"Parenthood gets better every day .",
"The office is closed for the day .",
"She works eight hours a day .",
"It costs 10 dollars a day to park there.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Senate primary is testing whether Trump's brand of divisive politics and conspiracy theories resonates with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints, who make up a majority of Utah\u2019s population. \u2014 Steve Peoples, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"In Anchorage, Eastchester Flats, the southern part of modern- day Fairview, was quickly made off-limits to soldiers, and signs were posted around the border. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
"As one heads to Los Angeles and the other tries again in France, this is not necessarily their puzzle to solve, but one modern- day soccer instead. \u2014 Henry Flynn, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"Final day for veterans eligible for contract extensions to sign them. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 June 2022",
"No, Luhrmann has really framed this through a present- day lens. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 25 June 2022",
"More on hair care: Now watch this wash- day routine for detangling and dermatitis: Follow Allure on Instagram and Twitter, or subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date on all things beauty. \u2014 Jolene Edgar, Allure , 24 June 2022",
"During a 2019 interview with The Salt Lake Tribune, Ruzicka said her membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints has informed her activism, saying if something doesn\u2019t align with her faith, she doesn\u2019t get involved. \u2014 Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"The Knicks were, if nothing else, a draft- day letdown after flirting with fireworks. \u2014 Stefan Bondy, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022"
"She left work early to pick up her son from day care .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Angela is the director of a day care center, where Bernice also works. \u2014 Mark Whitaker, CBS News , 19 June 2022",
"The day care center, Education is the Key Children's Center, closed days later after the operator surrendered the facility's license, the Tennessee Department of Human Services told The Commercial Appeal. \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
"Makeshift memorials dotted the main streets, including one of 21 empty chairs for those killed, set up outside a day care center. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2022",
"Makeshift memorials dotted the main streets, including one of 21 empty chairs for those killed, set up outside a day care center. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"Here, two stay-at-home dads, played by Murphy and Jeff Garlin, open a day care center while their wives are at work. \u2014 Kara Thompson, Town & Country , 25 Apr. 2022",
"According to the page, Gissibl works at Menomonee Falls High School and at a day care center after school. \u2014 Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Located on the grounds of Deliverance Evangelistic Church, in an area that once housed a day care center, the space underwent a massive renovation. \u2014 Kathleen Toner, CNN , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Ideas for a parcel immediately west of the Ninety7Fifty building include a six-story, 100-unit senior housing development or a single-story day care center, according to the company. \u2014 Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com , 30 Mar. 2022"
": one degree above or below a temperature adopted as a standard (as 42\u00b0 F for the temperature at which vegetation commences) for a period of 24 hours or its equivalent (as 2\u00b0 for 12 hours or 4\u00b0 for 6 hours)":[]
"We've known this about the project since Day One .",
"since day one of this project, we've always insisted that we would create the best product possible without any consideration of cost",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fifty Shades circumvented the acquisitions process from day one . \u2014 Jamie Fewery, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Rather than wait on months of lead times for items to arrive, new homeowners can move in, work from home, host dinner parties and start living in their space[s] from day one . \u2014 Jeffrey Steele, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Keller had been considering pursuing medical school from day one . \u2014 Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"The couple thanked all those who helped make the pantry a reality including those volunteers who have with them from day one . \u2014 Alex Hulvalchick, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"Brown didn\u2019t hold back, as Horford was a part of his development from day one . \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"With their veteran expertise, expectations are in order from day one . \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"Her biggest priority from day one was how to tell it from the girls\u2019 perspective and not sort of treat them as outsiders. \u2014 Carole Horst, Variety , 25 May 2022",
"Runway partnered with the team at Pareto Holdings, an investment and incubation vehicle created by Jon Oringer and Edward Lando, from day one . \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 23 May 2022"
"Some states are considering alternating which days students attend school or splitting the day into two shifts to help decrease class sizes. \u2014 Lily Altavena, azcentral , 28 May 2020",
"In Ohio, this may require staggering which days students come to school. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 17 May 2020",
"Upon my first day students were running around, screaming, throwing, hitting, swearing \u2014 a lot of awful things. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Oct. 2019",
"Phillips Academy serves 1,130 boarding and day students . \u2014 John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Feb. 2020",
"In just a few days, all the day students were transferred. Classrooms were rearranged. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Dec. 2019",
"The more than 40-year-old existing student center no longer meets the space or functional needs of the school community, according to the academy, which serves about 400 boarding and day students on its 456-acre campus. \u2014 John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com , 14 Jan. 2020",
"These are values that are core to the mission and purpose of a college, and they should be taught starting the first day students arrive on campus. \u2014 Greg Lukianoff, National Review , 1 July 2019",
"Tuition for day students is more than $24,000 per year, while tuition for boarding students can reach more than $58,000 annually. \u2014 Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al.com , 18 June 2019"
"each night, before bed, she jots down her thoughts in a daybook",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Pruitt\u2019s remarks at the meeting were listed on his public schedule and described as being open to the press on a federal daybook of events. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 May 2018",
"DAYBOOK : Trump and Pence have no public events today. \u2014 James Hohmann, Washington Post , 9 Aug. 2017",
"DAYBOOK : Trump will have lunch with the vice president followed by a meeting with the secretary of state. \u2014 James Hohmann, Washington Post , 17 July 2017",
"DAYBOOK : Trump and Pence have no public events scheduled. \u2014 James Hohmann, Washington Post , 5 May 2017"
"I always seem to wake up at daybreak , regardless of what the clock says.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The fourth killing took place before daybreak on Oct. 20, 2020. \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 13 June 2022",
"Homeless people lined up on a corner in West Athens before daybreak on Friday and Tuesday only to have their hopes dashed. \u2014 al , 31 Mar. 2022",
"At daybreak , a hundred or so men went to the local branch of the Territorial Defense Forces, a volunteer military corps, to join up. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"After spending the night in a bloody bedroom with their mother's body, the 4-year-old boy left the house at daybreak with Nelson, his 2-year-old sister, leading her by her arm through the neighborhood until they were spotted by neighbors. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
"Being at the trailhead, ready to start walking at daybreak is the best way to avoid afternoon heat, storms, and crowds. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 25 June 2021",
"Homeless people lined up on a corner in West Athens before daybreak on Friday and Tuesday only to have their hopes dashed. \u2014 al , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Homeless people lined up on a corner in West Athens before daybreak on Friday and Tuesday only to have their hopes dashed. \u2014 Connor Sheetsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Over the weekend, Moscow had offered safe passage out of Mariupol \u2014 one corridor leading east to Russia, another going west to other parts of Ukraine \u2014 in return for the city\u2019s surrender before daybreak Monday. \u2014 Fox News , 22 Mar. 2022"
": a pleasant visionary usually wishful creation of the imagination":[],
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"Noun",
"I drifted off in a daydream during the class.",
"hoped that one day world peace would be a reality and not just a daydream",
"Verb",
"Instead of studying, he spent the afternoon daydreaming about his vacation.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Devil Wears Prada fueled many a fashion daydream during the early 2000s and to this day remains a beloved classic. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
"Casey McQuiston burst onto the scene with this fizzy daydream of a rom-com about the U.S. President's son, Alex, and the Prince of Wales, Henry, and their unexpected romance. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
"Portorosso, the fictional setting of the new Pixar movie, Luca, is a bright daydream of Italy. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 17 June 2021",
"In the video, Lane lives out this nostalgic daydream . \u2014 Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone , 2 June 2022",
"Hjerpe is three weekends away from living out that daydream . \u2014 oregonlive , 24 May 2022",
"This success \u2014 28 wins in their final 35 games, blowout after blowout down the stretch, a final tally of 51 wins and the second seed in the Eastern Conference \u2014 still feels sudden, a little like a daydream . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The captivating show, which introduced listeners to new talents, was over, like a brief daydream , but the baton had been passed to the next group of up-and-comers. \u2014 Billboard Japan, Billboard , 6 May 2022",
"Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate During this series, the Memphis Grizzlies can look over at the opposing bench and daydream of being in the 2030 playoffs together. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Indeed, as the calendar creeps past Memorial Day toward the solstice and beyond, many of us feel the pull of wanderlust or daydream about stealing a piece for ourselves of the radiant endless summer that our city\u2019s boosters promote. \u2014 Jim Millercommunity Voices Contributor, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"As the summer months approach, travelers daydream about their vacations. \u2014 Laken Brooks, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"The multiverse is a fascinating idea to daydream about \u2014 and, along with simulation theory, may be on track to become something like an agnostic, nihilism-friendly new religion. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 May 2022",
"Anytime the temperature dips below freezing is a good time to daydream about the Caribbean. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 Jan. 2022",
"To have visited the Middle Fork is to be cursed to daydream forever about returning to the Middle Fork. \u2014 Christopher Solomon, Travel + Leisure , 20 Mar. 2022",
"But that doesn't mean the three don't daydream about a reunion one day. \u2014 CNN , 14 Mar. 2022",
"This is a hugely inspirational cycle, so be sure to stretch your creative muscles and give yourself permission to daydream more than normal. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
"While recreational runners might daydream about having fewer obligations, some professional runners opt to work full time. \u2014 Elizabeth Carey, Outside Online , 10 June 2020"
"hoped that one day world peace would be a reality and not just a daydream",
"Verb",
"Instead of studying, he spent the afternoon daydreaming about his vacation.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Devil Wears Prada fueled many a fashion daydream during the early 2000s and to this day remains a beloved classic. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
"Casey McQuiston burst onto the scene with this fizzy daydream of a rom-com about the U.S. President's son, Alex, and the Prince of Wales, Henry, and their unexpected romance. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
"Portorosso, the fictional setting of the new Pixar movie, Luca, is a bright daydream of Italy. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 17 June 2021",
"In the video, Lane lives out this nostalgic daydream . \u2014 Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone , 2 June 2022",
"Hjerpe is three weekends away from living out that daydream . \u2014 oregonlive , 24 May 2022",
"This success \u2014 28 wins in their final 35 games, blowout after blowout down the stretch, a final tally of 51 wins and the second seed in the Eastern Conference \u2014 still feels sudden, a little like a daydream . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The captivating show, which introduced listeners to new talents, was over, like a brief daydream , but the baton had been passed to the next group of up-and-comers. \u2014 Billboard Japan, Billboard , 6 May 2022",
"Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate During this series, the Memphis Grizzlies can look over at the opposing bench and daydream of being in the 2030 playoffs together. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Indeed, as the calendar creeps past Memorial Day toward the solstice and beyond, many of us feel the pull of wanderlust or daydream about stealing a piece for ourselves of the radiant endless summer that our city\u2019s boosters promote. \u2014 Jim Millercommunity Voices Contributor, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"As the summer months approach, travelers daydream about their vacations. \u2014 Laken Brooks, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"The multiverse is a fascinating idea to daydream about \u2014 and, along with simulation theory, may be on track to become something like an agnostic, nihilism-friendly new religion. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 May 2022",
"Anytime the temperature dips below freezing is a good time to daydream about the Caribbean. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 Jan. 2022",
"To have visited the Middle Fork is to be cursed to daydream forever about returning to the Middle Fork. \u2014 Christopher Solomon, Travel + Leisure , 20 Mar. 2022",
"But that doesn't mean the three don't daydream about a reunion one day. \u2014 CNN , 14 Mar. 2022",
"This is a hugely inspirational cycle, so be sure to stretch your creative muscles and give yourself permission to daydream more than normal. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
"While recreational runners might daydream about having fewer obligations, some professional runners opt to work full time. \u2014 Elizabeth Carey, Outside Online , 10 June 2020"
"denied there was any daylight between the two governments' positions"
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],
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": the quality or state of being open : openness":[]
},
"examples":[
"Open up the curtains and let some daylight into the room.",
"As daylight fades into darkness, everyone returns to their homes.",
"For pictures taken in daylight , use a different film.",
"We could see daylight through the cracks in the wall.",
"The accident happened just after daylight .",
"They said there was no daylight between the two governments' positions.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Sunshine Protection Act would keep America permanently on daylight -saving time. \u2014 Kevin Fisher-paulson, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The Sunshine Protection Act, which sailed through the Senate last week without debate, would set daylight -saving time as the year-round default starting in autumn 2023. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2022",
"But studies tracking the relationship between daylight saving and electricity use find that energy savings are minimal at best. \u2014 Camille Squires, Quartz , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Authored by San Antonio Republican state Rep. Lyle Larson, the constitutional amendment and enabling bill proposed letting Texans vote on whether the state would operate on daylight saving or standard time in perpetuity. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Indiana's brief history of ( daylight saving) time Indiana's current relationship with DST began in April 2006. \u2014 Channing King, The Indianapolis Star , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The chaos of three time zones and daylight saving couldn\u2019t stop us from deconstructing the lens of art history, which, McCormack argues, wants to confine women to four categories: Venuses, mothers, damsels or monsters. \u2014 Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times , 18 Nov. 2021",
"But sleep experts say the health consequences of losing sleep from daylight saving outweigh its value. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 8 Nov. 2021",
"However, sleep experts say the health consequences of losing sleep from daylight saving outweigh its value. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 4 Nov. 2021"
"Open up the curtains and let some daylight into the room.",
"As daylight fades into darkness, everyone returns to their homes.",
"For pictures taken in daylight , use a different film.",
"We could see daylight through the cracks in the wall.",
"The accident happened just after daylight .",
"They said there was no daylight between the two governments' positions.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Sunshine Protection Act would keep America permanently on daylight -saving time. \u2014 Kevin Fisher-paulson, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The Sunshine Protection Act, which sailed through the Senate last week without debate, would set daylight -saving time as the year-round default starting in autumn 2023. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2022",
"But studies tracking the relationship between daylight saving and electricity use find that energy savings are minimal at best. \u2014 Camille Squires, Quartz , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Authored by San Antonio Republican state Rep. Lyle Larson, the constitutional amendment and enabling bill proposed letting Texans vote on whether the state would operate on daylight saving or standard time in perpetuity. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Indiana's brief history of ( daylight saving) time Indiana's current relationship with DST began in April 2006. \u2014 Channing King, The Indianapolis Star , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The chaos of three time zones and daylight saving couldn\u2019t stop us from deconstructing the lens of art history, which, McCormack argues, wants to confine women to four categories: Venuses, mothers, damsels or monsters. \u2014 Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times , 18 Nov. 2021",
"But sleep experts say the health consequences of losing sleep from daylight saving outweigh its value. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 8 Nov. 2021",
"However, sleep experts say the health consequences of losing sleep from daylight saving outweigh its value. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 4 Nov. 2021"
"Her program was dropped when the channel \u2014 then under former NBC News Chairman Andy Lack \u2014 moved to emphasize breaking news in the daytime . \u2014 Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"Only a few old people remain; a handful of shops open for a few hours in the daytime to provide food and groceries to the soldiers passing through and the few locals who still remain. \u2014 Mac William Bishop, Rolling Stone , 12 June 2022",
"Tuesday temperatures ranging in the 60s to low 70s across the region were expected to set the tone for the rest of the week, with forecasts for daytime in the mid-60s and mid-70s. \u2014 Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Most of these hearings were shown during the daytime , when fewer people are generally watching TV. \u2014 Brad Adgate, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Maricopa County has opened dozens of cooling shelters across the Phoenix metro, though the vast majority are open only during the daytime . \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"There were 120 such crashes in 2020, 60% of which occurred during the daytime , according to earlier committee testimony from Wiggam, whose district includes a major Amish community. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
"Follow your moisturizer with sunscreen during the daytime . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The containers will be removed during the daytime and taken to the Seagirt Marine Terminal in Baltimore, CBS Baltimore reports. \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 5 Apr. 2022"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
"the fall dazed him for a moment, causing him to become disoriented",
"a skier dazed by the glare from the snow",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Two assists on two big baskets at a critical moment to daze Indiana. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 3 Mar. 2021",
"The Spartans dialed up three plays of 25-plus yards in the first half to daze the Wolverines\u2019 defense. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 31 Oct. 2020",
"Even the Progressives, who tended to favor more state and federal responsibility, must have been dazed at the expansion of government action beyond the conventional arenas of public policy. \u2014 Tom Saler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Jan. 2020",
"Right after their shows, designers often resemble brides: dazed , surrounded by gushing well-wishers. \u2014 Christina Binkley, The New Yorker , 2 Sep. 2019",
"For the second time during the Stanley Cup playoffs, the St. Louis Blues took advantage of an opponent being dazed by scoring a key goal. \u2014 Mike Brehm, USA TODAY , 6 June 2019",
"But this time, the player was dazed as a result of an uncalled penalty by a Blues player. \u2014 Mike Brehm, USA TODAY , 6 June 2019",
"The beavers, not being natural aviators, were reportedly left dazed by this. \u2014 Aja Romano, Vox , 11 Aug. 2019",
"Videos showed people being beaten on the floor and left bloodied and dazed . \u2014 James Griffiths, CNN , 24 July 2019"
"The photographs showed Weinstein wearing a T-shirt and looking dazed , tubes dangling by his side. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"At Carl\u2019s table, Lucas is drawn to Carl\u2019s eldest daughter, Anna (Vic Carmen Sonne), but appears dazed and seems to have forgotten how to pray. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 24 May 2022",
"Smart was ruled out about two hours before tipoff because of a quadriceps contusion, but Boston\u2019s defense stood tall without the NBA Defensive Player of the Year, and the Celtics used a barrage of first-half 3-pointers to leave Milwaukee dazed . \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 3 May 2022",
"The few people who were around wandered amid the debris with dazed expressions, resembling the survivors of a natural catastrophe. \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"In the film\u2019s last scene, a dazed McKay tries to steal a quiet moment with Lucas away from his cheering supporters. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Some collapsed, dazed and losing large amounts of blood. \u2014 Paige Williams, The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Vishegirskaya, wearing polka dot pajamas and looking dazed , emerged almost unscathed from the hospital airstrike. \u2014 Lori Hinnant And Mstyslav Chernov, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Brevard was charged with slamming a hotel worker\u2019s head into a wall, before crawling on top of the dazed woman and trying to smother her with a hand, according to a police report. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Mar. 2022"
"The photographs showed Weinstein wearing a T-shirt and looking dazed , tubes dangling by his side. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"At Carl\u2019s table, Lucas is drawn to Carl\u2019s eldest daughter, Anna (Vic Carmen Sonne), but appears dazed and seems to have forgotten how to pray. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 24 May 2022",
"Smart was ruled out about two hours before tipoff because of a quadriceps contusion, but Boston\u2019s defense stood tall without the NBA Defensive Player of the Year, and the Celtics used a barrage of first-half 3-pointers to leave Milwaukee dazed . \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 3 May 2022",
"The few people who were around wandered amid the debris with dazed expressions, resembling the survivors of a natural catastrophe. \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"In the film\u2019s last scene, a dazed McKay tries to steal a quiet moment with Lucas away from his cheering supporters. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Some collapsed, dazed and losing large amounts of blood. \u2014 Paige Williams, The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Vishegirskaya, wearing polka dot pajamas and looking dazed , emerged almost unscathed from the hospital airstrike. \u2014 Lori Hinnant And Mstyslav Chernov, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Brevard was charged with slamming a hotel worker\u2019s head into a wall, before crawling on top of the dazed woman and trying to smother her with a hand, according to a police report. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Mar. 2022"
"Visitors were dazzled by the mansion's ornate rooms.",
"She truly dazzles in her live concerts.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From forest glamping sites to coastal backpacking trips and thrills to dazzle even the most serious adrenaline junkie, the Golden State has modern adventures lurking in all of its corners. \u2014 Outside Online , 15 May 2022",
"His shooting struggles can serve as both a positive and a negative for Celtics backers, as the team managed to dazzle in his relative absence to secure a commanding victory with their backs against the wall. \u2014 Zack Jones, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"Richemont is charging more to offset higher labor costs and shifts in exchange rates, but not enough to dazzle investors. \u2014 Carol Ryan, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"So, what\u2019s set to dazzle the Croisette this time around? \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 16 May 2022",
"On the one hand, the pull Manceron still feels to dazzle the aristocracy with his skills keeps the vile Duke on the margins in a tantalizing way \u2014 especially as his power relates to the whispers of revolt in the air across France. \u2014 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
"This completely natural event is actually named after a manmade tradition that started back in 1872, when the owners of the Glacier Point Hotel threw a bonfire off the edge of the waterfall to dazzle onlookers. \u2014 Kathleen Rellihan, Outside Online , 14 May 2022",
"These moments are always a time for the host companies to dazzle advertisers, the better to pry away their marketing-budget dollars. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Illuminated from behind by an electric light, the painting predicted both the sofa-sized luminism of Thomas Kinkade and the big-screen visual effects that still dazzle audiences today. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022"
"Korelitz\u2019s skill as the ringmaster of this vast collection of episodes feels particularly dazzling . \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"Stretched all around you, the myriad tones of blue are simply dazzling \u2013 turquoise, cyan and peacock all swirling into one endless expanse of ocean. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"In a print showing at Film Forum starting on Friday, the shades of blue are dazzling , and an elaborate chase through the Paris Metro is pretty exciting, too. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The typical gestation process for emojis can take years, but their dazzling , blue, green and yellow emoji, now available on billions of devices across the globe, would come together in less than a week. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Shortstop Andrew Velazquez, who is batting .131 but playing Gold Glove-caliber defense, made another dazzling play to save a run and possibly more with the bases loaded in the third. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 8 May 2022",
"As his son tells it, his dad\u2019s career was in its way even more dazzling than Koufax\u2019s. \u2014 Edward Kosner, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"Step-and-repeat photos don't quite do the length justice\u2014the look is even more dazzling from an aerial view, as Twitter users were quick to note. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 May 2022",
"B\u00e1ez completed a dazzling play of his own in the sixth, making a glove-flip to second baseman Jonathan Schoop on a ball fielded up the middle to start an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 28 Apr. 2022"
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"cookies with raisins and chopped dates"
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": the time at which an event occurs":[
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"on this date in history"
],
": a statement of the time of execution (see execution sense 1 ) or making":[
"the date on the letter"
],
": duration":[
"the short date of all things sweet",
"\u2014 Rebecca P. Parkin"
],
": the period of time to which something belongs":[
"a style from a later date"
],
": a person with whom one has a usually romantic date":[
"bringing a date to the dance"
],
": an engagement for a professional performance (as of a dance band)":[
"concert dates"
],
": up to the present moment":[
"her best album to date"
],
": to determine the period of time to which something belongs : to determine the date (see date entry 2 sense 3 ) of":[
"date an antique",
"dated the fossils to the Triassic period"
],
": to record the time of the execution or making of : mark with the date":[
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"a letter dated the fifth of September"
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": to show up plainly the age of":[
"old-fashioned decor that really dates the house"
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": to make a usually romantic social arrangement to meet with : to have a date with":[
"someone she dated in high school"
],
": to estimate or compute a date (see date entry 2 sense 3 ) or chronology : to reckon chronologically":[
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],
": originate":[
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"jewelry dating back to the 1700s"
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"appointment",
"assignation",
"engagement",
"rendezvous",
"tryst"
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"She dated a couple guys during college.",
"He only dates younger women.",
"They've been dating for six months.",
"Don't forget to sign and date the application.",
"The letter was not dated .",
"a memo dated July 12th, 2003",
"Historians date the document to the early 1700s.",
"The ancient building was dated by a coin found in one of the rooms.",
"Scientists use various techniques to date fossils."
],
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, ultimately from Latin dactylus \u2014 more at dactyl":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin data , from data (as in data Romae given at Rome), feminine of Latin datus , past participle of dare to give; akin to Latin dos gift, dowry, Greek didonai to give":"Noun and Verb"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142146"
},
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