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{
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"niche":{
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"a hollowed-out space in a wall":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"statues of various saints occupy the niches lining the abbey's many corridors"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"corner",
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"cranny",
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"cubbyhole",
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"cubicle",
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"dent",
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"embrasure",
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"indent",
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"indentation",
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"indenture",
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"ambry",
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"housing",
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"shrine"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"alcove",
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"nook",
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"recess"
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]
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},
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"a situation or activity for which a person or thing is best suited":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"after several false starts, she finally found her niche in the restaurant business"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"appointment",
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"berth",
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"billet",
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"capacity",
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"function",
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"job",
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"position",
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"post",
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"rank",
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"standing",
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"station",
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"status",
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"forte",
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"long suit",
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"m\u00e9tier",
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"metier",
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"speciality",
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"specialty",
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"strong suit",
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"thing"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"groove",
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"place",
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"slot"
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]
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},
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"as in ensconce":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the platypus's niche is the waters of eastern Australia and Tasmania"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"element",
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"environment",
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"environs",
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"haunt",
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"locality",
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"medium",
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"milieu",
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"neighborhood",
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"setting",
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"surroundings"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"habitat",
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"home",
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"range",
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"territory"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"nicknaming":{
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"as in":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"nightcap":{
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"as in aperitif , digestif":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"as in gown , nightgown":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"as in sombrero , beret":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"nightfall":{
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"the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"aurora",
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"cockcrow",
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"dawn",
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"dawning",
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"daybreak",
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"daylight",
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"morn",
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"morning",
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"sunrise",
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"sunup"
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],
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"examples":[
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"since you aren't taking a flashlight, make sure you're back at camp by nightfall"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"day",
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"daytime",
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"light",
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"forenoon"
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],
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"related":[
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"dark",
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"darkness",
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"nighttime"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"crepuscule",
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"crepuscle",
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"dusk",
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"eve",
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"evenfall",
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"evening",
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"eventide",
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"gloaming",
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"night",
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"sundown",
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"sunset",
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"twilight"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"nightmarish":{
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"extremely disturbing or repellent":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"a photographic exhibit of nightmarish images from the wars of the 20th century"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"agreeable",
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"appealing",
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"attractive",
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"delectable",
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"delicious",
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"delightful",
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"enjoyable",
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"enticing",
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"inviting",
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"pleasant",
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"pleasing",
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"pleasurable",
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"satisfying",
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"welcome",
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"cheering",
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"comforting",
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"soothing"
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],
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"related":[
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"alarming",
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"bloodcurdling",
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"dire",
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"direful",
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"fearful",
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"fearsome",
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"forbidding",
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"formidable",
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"frightening",
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"gut-wrenching",
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"hair-raising",
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"heart-stopping",
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"intimidating",
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"redoubtable",
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"scary",
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"terrifying",
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"abhorrent",
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"deplorable",
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"disagreeable",
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"disgusting",
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"distasteful",
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"loathsome",
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"nauseating",
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"noisome",
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"obnoxious",
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"obscene",
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"offensive",
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"repugnant",
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"repulsive",
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"revolting",
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"sickening",
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"abominable",
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"evil",
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"foul",
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"heinous",
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"noxious",
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"odious",
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"unspeakable",
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"vile",
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"grotesque",
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"ugly",
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"unsightly"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"appalling",
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"atrocious",
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"awful",
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"dreadful",
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"frightful",
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"ghastly",
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"grisly",
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"gruesome",
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"grewsome",
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"hideous",
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"horrendous",
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"horrible",
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"horrid",
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"horrific",
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"horrifying",
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"lurid",
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"macabre",
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"monstrous",
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"nightmare",
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"shocking",
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"terrible",
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"terrific"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"nitpick":{
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"to make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevant":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"her husband nitpicks about everything: from how she puts the plates away to how she files the bills"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"applaud",
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"commend",
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"compliment",
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"praise",
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"recommend",
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"approve",
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"back",
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"champion",
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"endorse",
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"indorse",
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"support"
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],
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"related":[
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"criticize",
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"fault",
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"beef",
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"bellyache",
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"bitch",
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"complain",
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"crab",
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"croak",
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"gripe",
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"grouse",
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"growl",
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"grumble",
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"kick",
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"kvetch",
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"moan",
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"squawk",
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"squeal",
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"wail",
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"whimper",
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"whine",
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"yammer",
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"yawp",
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"yaup",
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"yowl",
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"murmur",
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"mutter"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"carp",
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"cavil",
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"fuss",
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"niggle",
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"quibble"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"nixed":{
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"to be unwilling to grant":{
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"antonyms":[
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"allowed",
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"conceded",
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"granted",
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"let",
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"OK'd",
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"okayed",
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"permitted"
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],
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"examples":[
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"our supervisor nixed my request to work from home, if only on a trial basis"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"afforded",
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"furnished",
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"gave",
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"provided",
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"supplied",
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"authorized",
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"commissioned",
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"licensed",
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"licenced",
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"acceded (to)",
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"acquiesced",
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"agreed (to)",
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"assented (to)",
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"consented (to)",
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"warranted",
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"accorded",
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"sanctioned",
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"vouchsafed"
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],
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"related":[
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"banned",
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"enjoined",
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"forbade",
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"forbad",
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"prohibited",
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"proscribed",
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"vetoed",
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"rebuffed",
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"repelled",
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"spurned",
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"checked",
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"constrained",
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"curbed",
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"held",
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"kept",
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"repressed",
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"restrained",
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"restricted",
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"balked (at)",
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"hindered",
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"impeded",
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"obstructed"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"declined",
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"denied",
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"disallowed",
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"disapproved",
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"negatived",
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"refused",
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"rejected",
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"reprobated",
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"withheld"
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]
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},
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"to reject by or as if by a vote":{
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"antonyms":[
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"confirmed",
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"ratified"
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],
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"examples":[
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"movie audiences have effectively nixed the idea of the reviving the old-fashioned western by emphatically ignoring this latest effort"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"admitted",
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"allowed",
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"approved",
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"assented (to)",
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"passed",
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"sanctioned",
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"elected",
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"supported"
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],
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"related":[
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"declined",
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"disallowed",
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"disapproved",
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"dismissed",
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"refused",
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"blacklisted"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blackballed",
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"downed",
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"killed",
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"negatived",
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"shot down",
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"vetoed"
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},
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"to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{
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"antonyms":[
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"accepted",
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"agreed (to)",
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"approved"
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],
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"examples":[
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"the committee nixed the additional expenditures"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"condoned",
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"countenanced",
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"swallowed",
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"tolerated",
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"adopted",
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"embraced",
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"received",
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"took",
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"welcomed",
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"acceded",
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"acquiesced",
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"agreed",
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"assented",
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"consented",
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"chose",
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"handpicked",
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"selected",
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"espoused",
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"supported"
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],
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"related":[
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"blew off",
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"disdained",
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"rebuffed",
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"scorned",
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"scouted",
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"shot down",
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"overruled",
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"vetoed",
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"forbade",
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"forbad",
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"prohibited",
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"proscribed",
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"dismissed",
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"ignored",
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"abstained (from)",
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"forbore",
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"refrained (from)",
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"denied",
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"disavowed",
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"disclaimed",
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"disputed",
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"gainsaid",
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"stuck",
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"abjured",
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"forswore",
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"foreswore",
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"recanted",
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"renounced",
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"retracted",
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"took back",
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"unsaid",
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"withdrew",
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"avoided",
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"bypassed",
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"detoured",
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"contradicted",
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"denied",
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"disowned",
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"negated",
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"controverted",
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"disagreed (with)",
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"disproved",
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"disputed",
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"rebutted",
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"refuted",
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"backed down",
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"backed off",
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"backtracked",
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"disallowed",
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"recalled",
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"reneged",
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"revoked"
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"synonyms":[
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"balked (at)",
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"declined",
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"deselected",
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"disapproved",
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"negatived",
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"passed",
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"passed up",
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"refused",
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"rejected",
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"reprobated",
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"repudiated",
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"spurned",
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"threw out",
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"threw over",
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"turned down"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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}
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}
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