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"After tittering over the album cover \u2014 which features the musician in silhouette, reed clenched between his teeth \u2014 Fallon shared a selection from the record, wincing all the while. \u2014 Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone , 13 Sep. 2021",
"And partitions are being installed in the orchestra pit to try to contain any aerosols emitted by reed and brass instruments. \u2014 Michael Paulson, New York Times , 2 Aug. 2021",
"Roused by the recurring ripple of notes, Mr. Sanders\u2019 initially raspy reed smoothes into lengthy, crystalline phrases. \u2014 Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2021",
"Why Its intimate Chamilandu Bushcamp has just three thatch-and- reed houses on stilts in an ebony grove on the banks of the Luangwa River\u2014authentic African wilderness magic. \u2014 Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country , 2 June 2021",
"Kristen Pumphrey and Thomas Neuberger\u2019s home fragrance company offers vegan soy candles, reed diffusers, incense and room sprays. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2021"
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"Even though detractors said her voice was too reedy , Mangeshkar broke through first in Marathi films and later in Hindi cinema, which was headquartered in what was then called Bombay. \u2014 Shalini Dore, Variety , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Situated in a depression surrounded by desert vistas and seep willows, the shallow, reedy waterhole is a haven for desert creatures. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 24 Dec. 2021",
"He is often offered up as an example of an actor who couldn\u2019t make the transition to sound\u2014his voice was said to have been too reedy or something. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021",
"There was precocious, reedy , teen Kobe desperate to make his mark. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 Jan. 2020",
"But his singing had rich, reedy coloring and youthful ardor, and his soaring phrases with big high notes carried well. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Oct. 2019",
"The Children\u2019s Chorus of Washington offered reedy innocence juxtaposed with the worldlier sound of soprano soloist Amy Owens. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Oct. 2019",
"The combination of Freddy Cole\u2019s reedy voice and Lionel Cole\u2019s chesty baritone made for a most appealing euphony, accompanied by Freddy Cole\u2019s silvery pianism, Randy Napoleon\u2019s buoyant guitar work and a chugging backbeat from the rest of the band. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 30 Aug. 2019",
"Vita & Virginia, debuting in theaters tomorrow, tells the story of the affair between the reedy British novelist Virginia Woolf (Elizabeth Debicki) and Lady Vita Sackville-West (Gemma Arterton), an eccentric and willful aristocrat. \u2014 Vogue , 22 Aug. 2019"
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"The prints were likely made by blowing red pigment through a hollow reed or bone over a hand used as a stencil. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
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"In Sebungwe Mouth, one of the villages in Binga, Brandina Mundimba is using a reed known locally as malala to weave a basket which, when complete, will be transported to the market along with the rest and sold for 1500 Zimbabwean dollars (Z$) ($4). \u2014 Farai Shawn Matiashe, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Ka\u2019Teen, with its own curved reed tunnel entrance, is off the 212- room Tommie Hollywood\u2019s lobby and is chef Wes Avila\u2019s innovative take on Yucatan cuisine. \u2014 Kathy A. Mcdonald, Variety , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The nutrients in the water also stimulated the growth of reed grasses and other vegetation within collection pools. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The keyboard has reed switches, which use magnets to actuate. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Thorne was 22 of 31 for 287 yards with a 51-yard touchdown pass to Montorie Foster and a 29-yard pass to Jayden reed for a score in the first quarter. \u2014 Raul Dominguez, BostonGlobe.com , 13 Nov. 2021",
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"After tittering over the album cover \u2014 which features the musician in silhouette, reed clenched between his teeth \u2014 Fallon shared a selection from the record, wincing all the while. \u2014 Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone , 13 Sep. 2021",
"And partitions are being installed in the orchestra pit to try to contain any aerosols emitted by reed and brass instruments. \u2014 Michael Paulson, New York Times , 2 Aug. 2021",
"Roused by the recurring ripple of notes, Mr. Sanders\u2019 initially raspy reed smoothes into lengthy, crystalline phrases. \u2014 Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2021",
"Why Its intimate Chamilandu Bushcamp has just three thatch-and- reed houses on stilts in an ebony grove on the banks of the Luangwa River\u2014authentic African wilderness magic. \u2014 Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country , 2 June 2021",
"Kristen Pumphrey and Thomas Neuberger\u2019s home fragrance company offers vegan soy candles, reed diffusers, incense and room sprays. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2021"
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"Even though detractors said her voice was too reedy , Mangeshkar broke through first in Marathi films and later in Hindi cinema, which was headquartered in what was then called Bombay. \u2014 Shalini Dore, Variety , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Situated in a depression surrounded by desert vistas and seep willows, the shallow, reedy waterhole is a haven for desert creatures. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 24 Dec. 2021",
"He is often offered up as an example of an actor who couldn\u2019t make the transition to sound\u2014his voice was said to have been too reedy or something. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021",
"There was precocious, reedy , teen Kobe desperate to make his mark. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 Jan. 2020",
"But his singing had rich, reedy coloring and youthful ardor, and his soaring phrases with big high notes carried well. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Oct. 2019",
"The Children\u2019s Chorus of Washington offered reedy innocence juxtaposed with the worldlier sound of soprano soloist Amy Owens. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Oct. 2019",
"The combination of Freddy Cole\u2019s reedy voice and Lionel Cole\u2019s chesty baritone made for a most appealing euphony, accompanied by Freddy Cole\u2019s silvery pianism, Randy Napoleon\u2019s buoyant guitar work and a chugging backbeat from the rest of the band. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 30 Aug. 2019",
"Vita & Virginia, debuting in theaters tomorrow, tells the story of the affair between the reedy British novelist Virginia Woolf (Elizabeth Debicki) and Lady Vita Sackville-West (Gemma Arterton), an eccentric and willful aristocrat. \u2014 Vogue , 22 Aug. 2019"
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"The judge referred to is Obama appointee Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker, whose prior decisions, in my view, largely reek of left-wing activism. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"His 35-inch vertical leap and 4.32 shuttle time reek of explosion and agility. \u2014 Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press , 22 Mar. 2022",
"And while Campion's victory represents progress for female recognition in the arts, her comments reek of white privilege, ignoring intersectional challenges faced by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of colour). \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The volcanic lands of dragons reek of sulfur and smog. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Chateaus, villas and trophy cult wines that reek of privilege, entitlement and wealth. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Such shootings at sunset reek of ulterior motives and hidden vendettas. \u2014 Steven Tian, Fortune , 7 Feb. 2022",
"So much about this place could be seen as out of step \u2014 the sawdust, the reek , the cash-only stance. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
"There is plenty of room for luggage behind the seats, and the premium cabin appointments reek of luxury \u2014 everyone commented on the leather and attractive use of aluminum trim. \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Siefertson also complained that a few days after testing positive, his cabin and two other cabins near him began to reek of sewage. \u2014 CNN , 7 May 2022",
"Such social engineering, and patrician largesse, can reek of neo-colonialism\u2014a charge that Shuttleworth doesn\u2019t dismiss. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 30 Jan. 2022",
"In addition to the area\u2019s stifling heat, the pools reek of rotten eggs. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Even his hobbies and personal habits reek of transaction. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Universities allegedly reek with positive spillover effects. \u2014 Richard Vedder, Forbes , 7 June 2021",
"Most importantly, the bad losses can reek like days-old gym socks. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Feb. 2021",
"Bruised, bloodied, and reeking of fuel, the three men were handcuffed in the back of a police truck and driven to a hospital in Toluca. \u2014 Seth Harp, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
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"The judge referred to is Obama appointee Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker, whose prior decisions, in my view, largely reek of left-wing activism. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"His 35-inch vertical leap and 4.32 shuttle time reek of explosion and agility. \u2014 Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press , 22 Mar. 2022",
"And while Campion's victory represents progress for female recognition in the arts, her comments reek of white privilege, ignoring intersectional challenges faced by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of colour). \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The volcanic lands of dragons reek of sulfur and smog. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Chateaus, villas and trophy cult wines that reek of privilege, entitlement and wealth. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Such shootings at sunset reek of ulterior motives and hidden vendettas. \u2014 Steven Tian, Fortune , 7 Feb. 2022",
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"Such social engineering, and patrician largesse, can reek of neo-colonialism\u2014a charge that Shuttleworth doesn\u2019t dismiss. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 30 Jan. 2022",
"In addition to the area\u2019s stifling heat, the pools reek of rotten eggs. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Even his hobbies and personal habits reek of transaction. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Universities allegedly reek with positive spillover effects. \u2014 Richard Vedder, Forbes , 7 June 2021",
"Most importantly, the bad losses can reek like days-old gym socks. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Feb. 2021",
"Bruised, bloodied, and reeking of fuel, the three men were handcuffed in the back of a police truck and driven to a hospital in Toluca. \u2014 Seth Harp, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
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"Verb",
"those old sneakers reek something awful",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The judge referred to is Obama appointee Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker, whose prior decisions, in my view, largely reek of left-wing activism. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"His 35-inch vertical leap and 4.32 shuttle time reek of explosion and agility. \u2014 Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press , 22 Mar. 2022",
"And while Campion's victory represents progress for female recognition in the arts, her comments reek of white privilege, ignoring intersectional challenges faced by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of colour). \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The volcanic lands of dragons reek of sulfur and smog. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Chateaus, villas and trophy cult wines that reek of privilege, entitlement and wealth. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Such shootings at sunset reek of ulterior motives and hidden vendettas. \u2014 Steven Tian, Fortune , 7 Feb. 2022",
"So much about this place could be seen as out of step \u2014 the sawdust, the reek , the cash-only stance. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
"There is plenty of room for luggage behind the seats, and the premium cabin appointments reek of luxury \u2014 everyone commented on the leather and attractive use of aluminum trim. \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Siefertson also complained that a few days after testing positive, his cabin and two other cabins near him began to reek of sewage. \u2014 CNN , 7 May 2022",
"Such social engineering, and patrician largesse, can reek of neo-colonialism\u2014a charge that Shuttleworth doesn\u2019t dismiss. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 30 Jan. 2022",
"In addition to the area\u2019s stifling heat, the pools reek of rotten eggs. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Even his hobbies and personal habits reek of transaction. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Universities allegedly reek with positive spillover effects. \u2014 Richard Vedder, Forbes , 7 June 2021",
"Most importantly, the bad losses can reek like days-old gym socks. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Feb. 2021",
"Bruised, bloodied, and reeking of fuel, the three men were handcuffed in the back of a police truck and driven to a hospital in Toluca. \u2014 Seth Harp, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
"Bruised, bloodied, and reeking of fuel, the three men were handcuffed in the back of a police truck and driven to a hospital in Toluca. \u2014 Seth Harp, Harper's magazine , 2 Mar. 2020"
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"Middle English rek , from Old English r\u0113c ; akin to Old High German rouh smoke":"Noun"
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"\u02c8r\u0113k"
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"funk",
"stench",
"stink"
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"noun",
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"1572, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"circa 1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"Middle English relen , probably from reel , noun":"Verb",
"Middle English, from Old English hr\u0113ol ; akin to Old Norse hr\u00e6ll weaver's reed, Greek krekein to weave":"Noun",
"probably from reel entry 4":"Noun"
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"\u02c8r\u0113l"
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"verb"
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": to pull in (a fish that is caught on a hook on the end of a fishing line) by turning the reel of a fishing rod":[]
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": to chalk up usually as a series":[],
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"reel off a few jokes to break the ice"
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"he's able to reel off the names of all the U.S. presidents, in historical order and without pausing",
"her friend proceeded to reel off the roster of losers that she had dated over the years"
": an oven with a revolving wheel equipped with suspended trays holding food (as meat or bread) in the process of baking that is adjusted to bake the contents in one revolution of the wheel and is automatically controlled to stop when a tray is level with the loading door":[]
"Within one year he rallied his forces, invaded the delta, and reestablished his rule.",
"\u2014 Harry A. Gailey, Jr.",
"Those deals allowed Washington to reestablish diplomatic relations with Egypt and Syria \u2026",
"\u2014 Robert D. Kaplan",
"Thanks to an extended captive breeding program, the California condor stands a chance of reestablishing itself in the wild.",
"\u2014 Todd Wilkinson",
"\"He quickly reestablished himself as a top pitcher, arguably the best in this draft,\" says one NL scout who saw him throw.",
"\u2014 Albert Chen",
"NASA scientists lost contact with it right after the craft was ordered to pressurize its fuel tanks. All attempts to reestablish contact have failed.",
": the act or process of examining a witness in a court of law after the witness has been cross-examined : redirect examination":[],
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"\u2014 Joan W. Scott"
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": the review by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of the validity of a patent being questioned on the basis of prior art":[
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"reexamine the patient/evidence",
"reexamining our assumptions",
"It's healthy, I think, to reexamine old institutions and futz with them rather than throw them out entirely.",
"\u2014 Majorie Ingall",
"The great expense is in part also a political choice that should be re-examined .",
"\u2014 Mary Graham"
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"\u2014 R. M. Jackson"
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"1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-ig-\u02c8za-m\u0259n",
"\u02ccr\u0113-ig-\u02c8za-m\u0259n"
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": a renewed or second exchange":[],
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": the process by which is recovered the expense chargeable on a bill of exchange or draft which has been dishonored in a foreign country and returned to the country in which it was made or endorsed to be there taken up":[]
},
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"\"+"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
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": to experience (something) again (as in the form of a memory)":[
"After the patient has learned relaxation techniques, he or she is encouraged to reexperience the traumatic event.",
"\u2014 Alan E. Kazdin et al.",
"As Timothy, who narrates the story, shuttles back and forth through time, summoning up two decades of memories in a single night, he re-experiences the pain he has felt over his lover's needs.",
"Starting Monday, scientists plan to reexplore the cavern, dig and extract as many fossils over a two-week period as possible.",
"\u2014 Associated Press",
"[He] had always hoped that he would be given an opportunity to reexplore some of the issues, particularly with the female characters on the show.",
"\u2014 Bryan Fuller"
]
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1725, in the meaning defined above":""
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-ik-\u02c8spl\u022fr"
],
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"verb"
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"reexport":{
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": to export (goods) after importing from a different location":[
"The fish were shipped here [China] for processing before being reexported to Japan, South Korea, and the U.S.",
"\u2014 Brook Larmer"
]
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1725, in the meaning defined above":""
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"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8ek-\u02ccsp\u022frt-",
"(\u02cc)r\u0113-ek-\u02c8sp\u022frt"
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": to expose (something or someone) again":[
"Workers simply pushed clean sand over other sections of blackened beach; by August, the tides had reexposed the oil.",
"\u2014 John Horgan",
"When the mice were exposed to the bee venom and then reexposed three weeks later at least 80 percent survived \u2026",
"\u2014 Dina Fine Maron"
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"first_known_use":{
"1693, in the meaning defined above":""
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-ik-\u02c8sp\u014dz"
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"antonyms":[],
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": to express (something) again especially in a new way":[
"\u2026 teachers should develop routines that provide opportunities for students to express, explore, and reexpress their original and personally meaningful ideas.",
"\u2014 Ronald A. Beghetto"
]
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"first_known_use":{
"1611, in the meaning defined above":""
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-ik-\u02c8spres"
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"verb"
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": a second extent or execution made in old English law on complaint that a former one was wrong":[]
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"\u00a6r\u0113+"
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"noun"
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"type":[
"noun,",
"verb"
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"definitions":{
": to emit (something) again":[
"reemitting absorbed light"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u0113-\u02c8mit"
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1726, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145447"
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"type":[
"noun,",
"verb"
],
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": to employ (someone or something) again":[
"programs to reemploy veterans",
"reemploying an old method"
]
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"pronounciation":[
"-em-",
"(\u02cc)r\u0113-im-\u02c8pl\u022fi"
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"first_known_use":{
"1603, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154411"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": eligible for something (such as a public office) again":[
"is reeligible to serve on the council after a four-year hiatus"
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": bearded tit":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160415"
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to endow (someone or something) again":[
"reendowing the country with a sense of security",
"He also tried to reendow the nobility with the power that Louis XIV had snatched from it.",
"\u2014 Virginia Cowles"
],
": to provide an endowment for (something) again":[
"a campaign to reendow the university"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)r\u0113-in-\u02c8dau\u0307",
"-en-"
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"first_known_use":{
"1607, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161341"
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"type":[
"noun,",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to escalate or become escalated again : to increase again in extent, volume, number, amount, intensity, or scope":[
"You have seen actions and retaliations take place that threaten to reescalate the situation.",
"\u2014 Richard Boucher",
"\u2026 with the failure of the Camp David summit in 2000 and the eruption of the second intifada, the conflict reescalated .",
"\u2014 Soli Vered and Daniel Bar-Tal",
"\u2026 meanwhile, inflation \u2026 declined to 6.5 percent in 1992, then reescalated to an estimated 32.0 percent in 1994 \u2026",
"\u2014 Political Handbook of the World 1998"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"nonstandard -sky\u0259-",
"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02c8e-sk\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
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"first_known_use":{
"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161803"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": new or renewed engagement : the act or an instance of engaging or engaging in or with someone or something again":[
"And reengagements , as any concert manager can tell you, are the start of a real career.",
"\u2014 Stuart Isacoff",
"the country's recent reengagement with the international community",
"favors U.S. reengagement in the region"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-en-",
"(\u02cc)r\u0113-in-\u02c8g\u0101j-m\u0259nt"
],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
"1651, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163915"
},
"reenvision":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to envision (something) again especially in a different way":[
"As time wore on, it became easier to reenvision a potentially happy future for myself.",
"\u2014 Dese'Rae L. Stage",
"Our library system has reenvisioned itself as a technology hub.",
"\u2014 Stephanie Rawlings-Blake",
"The movie is a modern re-envisioning of a classic fairy-tale."
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)r\u0113-in-\u02c8vi-zh\u0259n",
"-en-"
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"first_known_use":{
"1934, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164703"
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"noun"
],
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": the act or an instance of enlisting again (as in the armed forces) or the state of being enlisted again":[
"reenlistment of soldiers",
"The Navy came up with the idea in 1946, mainly to hype reenlistments .",
"\u2014 Frank Deford",
"Troops cannot be left in the desert indefinitely, and two of the Navy carriers should be heading home in the new year, or risk a sharp drop in re-enlistments .",
"\u2014 John Barry"
],
": the period of service for which one has reenlisted":[
"a four-year reenlistment"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)r\u0113-in-\u02c8list-m\u0259nt",
"-en-"
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"first_known_use":{
"1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164712"
},
"reengrave":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to engrave (something) again":[
"reengraved the plaque with the correct name"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)r\u0113-in-\u02c8gr\u0101v",
"-en-"
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1631, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170536"
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"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a strip of wood used in India as a batten or a lath":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0113p\u0259(r)"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172401"
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"type":[
"verb"
],
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": to emphasize (something) again":[
"reemphasizing the important points",
"Yet the point must be re-emphasized : however technically \"inactive\" most of these men were \u2026 most of them were caught up, to some degree, by the burning issues of the day.",
": to equip (someone or something) again especially with different equipment":[
"\u2026 have all found ways to manufacture in Russia, usually by forming joint ventures and reequipping plants with Western equipment.",
"\u2014 Paul Hofheinz",
"Keeping kids safe online requires that we \u2026 reequip parents and kids with an entirely new set of skills to meet the challenges of the 21st century \u2026",
"\u2014 Sarah Kessler"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
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"first_known_use":{
"1737, in the meaning defined above":""
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"verb"
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"definitions":{
": balk":[]
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"1786, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194318"
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"verb"
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": to estimate (something) again especially in a different way":[
"reestimated the percentages based on new data",
"\u2026 there has been a tendency in recent years on the part of the cognoscenti to reestimate the contribution made by [Giuseppe] Verdi.",
"\u2014 Aaron Copland"
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"pronounciation":[
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"definitions":{
": a chisel for reaming the seams of planks in calking ships":[]
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213841"
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": to engage (someone or something) again":[
"reengage the enemy",
"re-engage the clutch"
],
": to engage in or with someone or something again":[
"wants to reengage in the negotiations",
"re-engaging with the committee"
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},
"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-in-\u02c8g\u0101j"
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"first_known_use":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223307"
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-233420"
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"noun,",
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"In the Torah, years after a bitter break, Jacob reencounters his brother Esau \u2026",
"\u2014 David Wolpe",
"\u2026 the constant, unexpected joy of reencountering all those things I grew up with but had largely forgotten \u2026",
": a shade constructed of reeds for the protection of plants in hot locations":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022130"
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"noun,",
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": to emerge again":[
"hibernating animals reemerging after the winter",
"\u2026 old habits and patterns reemerge \u2026",
"\u2014 Arthur Schlesinger Jr.",
"After a somewhat quiet year \u2026 , he reemerged onstage to uproarious applause this weekend in Chicago \u2026",
"\u2014 Brooke Marine",
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"By scaling down strategically, the focus is to reengineer these structures to cope with current demand in a sustainable manner. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"President Joe Biden\u2019s Monday signature on a massive $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal may reengineer the way people and goods move around Utah, while also tapping the brakes on the trajectory of the climate crisis. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Nov. 2021",
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"President Joe Biden wants $2 trillion to reengineer America\u2019s infrastructure and expects the nation\u2019s corporations to pay for it. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 Mar. 2021",
"Taken together, the events of early March are the most significant yet in China\u2019s efforts to reengineer the boisterous Hong Kong into a more palatable, and more subservient, city. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 22 Mar. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The shuttle program was set for retirement after another shuttle, Columbia, disintegrated on reentry in 2003, and NASA reprioritized missions to complete construction of the International Space Station. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"However, China\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied the booster was from its Chang\u2019e-5 moon mission, saying that the rocket in question burned up on reentry to Earth\u2019s atmosphere. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 4 Mar. 2022",
"So at the very least, parts of it would burn up on reentry . \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 25 Feb. 2022",
"On April 29, Ledesma had sneaked away from a reentry program center the corrections department runs on Boston Avenue near 27th Street, state prisons officials said. \u2014 City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 May 2022",
"California prison officials said an inmate is missing after walking away from a Bakersfield community reentry program. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
"There was an obvious risk that such an event could damage the spacecraft and endanger its reentry to the atmosphere. \u2014 Joel Achenbach, Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Wanzo sat down to discuss his experiences, the journey to reentry , and why training is such a vital piece of the equity equation. \u2014 Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
"The service module is ejected by the Starliner capsule near the end of its mission, prior to reentry into Earth's atmosphere. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 14 Dec. 2021"
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"French-net gown reembroidered with organza flowers by Legends by Romona Keve\u017ea, $5,800 at 1 Rockefeller Plz., nr. \u2014 Lauren Levy, The Cut , 12 Apr. 2018"
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"Stoddard enjoyed sailing on Buzzards Bay in Massachusetts, reed organ restoration, model boat building, and relaxing with needlepoint projects. \u2014 courant.com , 24 July 2019"
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"Dawn meets her kindred spirit in the form of Ogie (Daniel Quadrino), a fellow Revolutionary War reenactor , amateur close-up magician and spontaneous poet. \u2014 cleveland , 1 June 2022",
"Local accountant Robert Starr and Civil War reenactor Frank Niederwerfer are the guest speakers for the program, co-sponsored by the South Windsor Historical Society and Friends of the Wood. \u2014 courant.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Within the community, there are also terms to designate what type of reenactor someone is perceived to be. \u2014 Dina Gachman, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Oct. 2021",
"An obsessive reenactor of historical battles, Strelkov particularly enjoyed the Russian Civil War, often playing an anticommunist White Guard officer. \u2014 Sophie Pinkham, Harper's Magazine , 25 May 2021",
"Director Femi Oyeniran got to be involved both behind the camera and as a reenactor . \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 6 Apr. 2021",
"His right-hand woman in mask compliance is Cathy Roberts, a fellow reenactor who\u2019s also an animal advocate and military veteran. \u2014 Dallas News , 1 Apr. 2021",
"His right-hand woman in mask compliance is Cathy Roberts, a fellow reenactor , plus an animal advocate and military veteran. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2021",
"Trump went as its tragicomic reenactor , treating his audience to a performance that rhymed with many of the country\u2019s darkest moments. \u2014 Brett Rosenberg, The New Republic , 22 Oct. 2020"
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"Suppose America doesn\u2019t help all mothers easily exit and reenter the workforce today. \u2014 Christine Michel Carter, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"Enter Chelsea: a British-Nigerian agent with a masters in international oil and gas economics who moved to the West Coast years ago, met her businessman husband, had two children, and is keen to reenter the workforce. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 6 May 2022",
"Now, those that want to reenter the workforce must face employer bias against large gaps in service on their resume. \u2014 Priya Krishnan, Fortune , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Stein, who has been able to reenter his residence under the power of a generator, said there are still a lot of unknowns. \u2014 Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com , 26 Sep. 2021",
"After all these years, Jimmy is still undocumented\u2014going back means possibly never being able to reenter the United States. \u2014 Paola Ramos, Vogue , 19 Feb. 2021",
"While his departure from Epic was amicable, the rapper was hesitant to reenter the world of major labels. \u2014 Neena Rouhani, Billboard , 19 May 2022",
"Because of this orbit, the debris field will take a while to reenter Earth\u2019s atmosphere. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 6 May 2022",
"Bron is in postproduction on Parker\u2019s latest directorial effort, Solitary, starring David Oyelowo as a man who must reenter the world after serving seven years in solitary confinement. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"Suppose America doesn\u2019t help all mothers easily exit and reenter the workforce today. \u2014 Christine Michel Carter, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"Enter Chelsea: a British-Nigerian agent with a masters in international oil and gas economics who moved to the West Coast years ago, met her businessman husband, had two children, and is keen to reenter the workforce. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 6 May 2022",
"Now, those that want to reenter the workforce must face employer bias against large gaps in service on their resume. \u2014 Priya Krishnan, Fortune , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Stein, who has been able to reenter his residence under the power of a generator, said there are still a lot of unknowns. \u2014 Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com , 26 Sep. 2021",
"After all these years, Jimmy is still undocumented\u2014going back means possibly never being able to reenter the United States. \u2014 Paola Ramos, Vogue , 19 Feb. 2021",
"While his departure from Epic was amicable, the rapper was hesitant to reenter the world of major labels. \u2014 Neena Rouhani, Billboard , 19 May 2022",
"Because of this orbit, the debris field will take a while to reenter Earth\u2019s atmosphere. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 6 May 2022",
"Bron is in postproduction on Parker\u2019s latest directorial effort, Solitary, starring David Oyelowo as a man who must reenter the world after serving seven years in solitary confinement. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"Lance Bass has become one of the most high profile faces of a controversial viral TikTok trend in which members reenact Amber Heard\u2019s testimony against Johnny Depp. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 18 May 2022",
"Such videos are reportedly prompting children to reenact those videos on the playground by hugging each other extremely tightly and whispering the gruesome lyrics to each other. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The law includes a provision that requires the General Assembly to reenact certain aspects of the legislation during this year\u2019s session, opening the door to significant changes to the law. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Jan. 2022",
"In therapy, Close has had children reenact COVID tests on baby dolls. \u2014 Lydia Denworth, The Atlantic , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The Watkins Elementary School staffer who directed third-graders to reenact scenes from the Holocaust on Friday was convicted of two crimes in New Jersey. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Third graders at Watkins Elementary School were allegedly instructed by a staff member to reenact scenes from the Holocaust, including digging ditches for bodies, simulating shootings and performing as Hitler. \u2014 Michelle Shen, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The Mexican Christmas features Posadas which reenact the ancient search of Joseph and Mary for Lodging in Bethlehem. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Journey to Bethlehem as PSR students reenact the Night of Christ\u2019s birth, complete with live animals! \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 3 Dec. 2021"
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"The program reeducates people about how to eat in a more healthful way.",
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"In the context of entrepreneurship, having an educator\u2019s mindset means constantly striving to educate and reeducate the people around you about your vision. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"In the fifth Scream, the killer is motivated to bring things back to basics and reeducate the next generation about classic scares of yore. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 14 Jan. 2022",
"In the Soviet sector, authorities in 1946 founded DEFA, a monopoly film production company that used the famous Babelsberg studio outside Berlin and its personnel to start making movies meant to reeducate the German people after years of Nazi rule. \u2014 David Rising, Star Tribune , 3 Oct. 2020",
"In the Soviet sector, authorities in 1946 founded DEFA, a monopoly film production company that used the famous Babelsberg studio outside Berlin and its personnel to start making movies meant to reeducate the German people after years of Nazi rule. \u2014 David Rising, USA TODAY , 3 Oct. 2020",
"As with all of these mega-[corporations], staff turnover is high, which means that we are constantly forced to reeducate each successive team. \u2014 Tom Jackman, Washington Post , 20 Feb. 2020",
"So my son had to educate and reeducate himself to the new and the old simultaneously, not unlike Jerry Garcia and the guitar after his stroke. \u2014 Mike Mikula, Washington Post , 8 Aug. 2019",
"With great power come great headaches, however, and since landing in the United States, Holmst\u00e9n has had to reeducate those used to the old favor-trading. \u2014 Claudia Rosenbaum, Billboard , 27 June 2019",
"Pacify and imprison the elders; separate, indoctrinate and reeducate the youngsters; protect the supply routes at all costs: This was the order of the day. \u2014 Matthew Farwell, The New Republic , 3 July 2019"
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"Pritzker\u2019s 2022 reelection campaign says that the governor\u2019s focused on helping elect and reelect Democrats across the country this year. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 19 June 2022",
"Of course, some still came to the polls for the first of 10 consecutive days of early voting on Friday, driven by their desire for change or their eagerness to reelect their favorite leaders. \u2014 Vanessa G. S\u00e1nchez, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"The department store said Wednesday that shareholders have voted to reelect all 13 of its director nominees, according to a preliminary tally at its shareholders\u2019 meeting. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
"Scarcely more than 1 in 10 voters cited the Supreme Court as the most important factor in their decision, according to exit polling, and of those a majority voted to reelect Trump. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
"Nebraska and West Virginia have no senators up for reelection, and both are overwhelmingly likely to elect or reelect Republican governors. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 3 May 2022",
"On the debate stage, Fetterman said that the people of Braddock knew his character and chose to reelect him after that happened. \u2014 Adam Brewster, CBS News , 16 May 2022",
"Kohl\u2019s shareholders rejected pressure from activists to overhaul the retailer\u2019s structure, opting instead to reelect the company\u2019s 13 board members at its annual shareholder meeting. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
"So now the struggle for democracy is the campaign to reelect the president, and Trump threatened Zelensky because Putin told him to (it\u2019s the new pee tape). \u2014 Richard Brookhiser, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022"
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"Such videos are reportedly prompting children to reenact those videos on the playground by hugging each other extremely tightly and whispering the gruesome lyrics to each other. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The law includes a provision that requires the General Assembly to reenact certain aspects of the legislation during this year\u2019s session, opening the door to significant changes to the law. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Jan. 2022",
"In therapy, Close has had children reenact COVID tests on baby dolls. \u2014 Lydia Denworth, The Atlantic , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The Watkins Elementary School staffer who directed third-graders to reenact scenes from the Holocaust on Friday was convicted of two crimes in New Jersey. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Third graders at Watkins Elementary School were allegedly instructed by a staff member to reenact scenes from the Holocaust, including digging ditches for bodies, simulating shootings and performing as Hitler. \u2014 Michelle Shen, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The Mexican Christmas features Posadas which reenact the ancient search of Joseph and Mary for Lodging in Bethlehem. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Journey to Bethlehem as PSR students reenact the Night of Christ\u2019s birth, complete with live animals! \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 3 Dec. 2021"
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"This is the theater where San Franciscans long gone went to see two- reelers , discovered Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford and, later, Clark Gable and Bette Davis. \u2014 Mick Lasalle, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Dec. 2017",
"In short, the skin flick had traveled a long way technically form the out-of-focus Candy Barr two- reeler . \u2014 Pete Hamill, Daily Intelligencer , 7 Sep. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The logo for the G20 summit hosted in Hamburg was a reef knot \u2014a fastening the purpose of which is to pull together a loose bundle, and which gets tighter the more its loose ends are pulled. \u2014 The Economist , 9 Sep. 2017"
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"Suppose America doesn\u2019t help all mothers easily exit and reenter the workforce today. \u2014 Christine Michel Carter, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"Enter Chelsea: a British-Nigerian agent with a masters in international oil and gas economics who moved to the West Coast years ago, met her businessman husband, had two children, and is keen to reenter the workforce. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 6 May 2022",
"Now, those that want to reenter the workforce must face employer bias against large gaps in service on their resume. \u2014 Priya Krishnan, Fortune , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Stein, who has been able to reenter his residence under the power of a generator, said there are still a lot of unknowns. \u2014 Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com , 26 Sep. 2021",
"After all these years, Jimmy is still undocumented\u2014going back means possibly never being able to reenter the United States. \u2014 Paola Ramos, Vogue , 19 Feb. 2021",
"While his departure from Epic was amicable, the rapper was hesitant to reenter the world of major labels. \u2014 Neena Rouhani, Billboard , 19 May 2022",
"Because of this orbit, the debris field will take a while to reenter Earth\u2019s atmosphere. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 6 May 2022",
"Bron is in postproduction on Parker\u2019s latest directorial effort, Solitary, starring David Oyelowo as a man who must reenter the world after serving seven years in solitary confinement. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"the reeds along the edge of a pond",
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"Dimitar took the reed out of his mouth and smiled at me. \u2014 Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
"Running through a hypnotic brass-and- reed -driven megamix of instant funk, Manu Dibango and Kool & the Gang riffs gave the Roots immediate command of the crowd. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 6 June 2022",
"The prints were likely made by blowing red pigment through a hollow reed or bone over a hand used as a stencil. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
"Whereas most top prospects sign as 16-year-olds, Bello, a reed -thin 6-footer who weighed just over 130 pounds, joined the Sox as an 18-year-old in 2017, signing for less than $30,000. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"Last season, the reed -thin 6-foot wideout compiled 1,593 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns on 100 receptions. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 10 May 2022",
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"In Sebungwe Mouth, one of the villages in Binga, Brandina Mundimba is using a reed known locally as malala to weave a basket which, when complete, will be transported to the market along with the rest and sold for 1500 Zimbabwean dollars (Z$) ($4). \u2014 Farai Shawn Matiashe, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Ka\u2019Teen, with its own curved reed tunnel entrance, is off the 212- room Tommie Hollywood\u2019s lobby and is chef Wes Avila\u2019s innovative take on Yucatan cuisine. \u2014 Kathy A. Mcdonald, Variety , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"The keyboard has reed switches, which use magnets to actuate. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Thorne was 22 of 31 for 287 yards with a 51-yard touchdown pass to Montorie Foster and a 29-yard pass to Jayden reed for a score in the first quarter. \u2014 Raul Dominguez, BostonGlobe.com , 13 Nov. 2021",
"Lisa starts berating Chris, who appears on the verge of passing out from the one-two punch of wearing a three-piece suit under hot lights and huffing that box-fresh vanilla reed diffuser straight from the source. \u2014 Olivia Crandall, Vulture , 4 Oct. 2021",
"After tittering over the album cover \u2014 which features the musician in silhouette, reed clenched between his teeth \u2014 Fallon shared a selection from the record, wincing all the while. \u2014 Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone , 13 Sep. 2021",
"And partitions are being installed in the orchestra pit to try to contain any aerosols emitted by reed and brass instruments. \u2014 Michael Paulson, New York Times , 2 Aug. 2021",
"Roused by the recurring ripple of notes, Mr. Sanders\u2019 initially raspy reed smoothes into lengthy, crystalline phrases. \u2014 Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2021",
"Why Its intimate Chamilandu Bushcamp has just three thatch-and- reed houses on stilts in an ebony grove on the banks of the Luangwa River\u2014authentic African wilderness magic. \u2014 Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country , 2 June 2021",
"Kristen Pumphrey and Thomas Neuberger\u2019s home fragrance company offers vegan soy candles, reed diffusers, incense and room sprays. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Samsung hadn't released an OLED TV since 2012, but in January, the company announced its reentrance into the market. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Even in the age of tiny sunglasses and fanny packs, these feel a tad too dated to make a grand reentrance . \u2014 Ana Colon, Glamour , 17 July 2018"
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"Kathy Shoemaker, who does drawing and reeding , has worked at Woolrich for 27 years. \u2014 Ruth Simon, WSJ , 21 Dec. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His father, who ran his family\u2019s wholesale grocery business, also was a reedman who jammed with visiting musicians including Jack Teagarden and Jimmy Dorsey. \u2014 Adam Bernstein, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Aug. 2019",
"His father, who ran his family\u2019s wholesale grocery business, also was a reedman who jammed with visiting musicians including Jack Teagarden and Jimmy Dorsey. \u2014 Adam Bernstein, Washington Post , 12 Aug. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the decade since, Pacino has regularly screened, edited, rescreened, reedited , thought about, and talked about this movie to anyone who would listen. \u2014 Jimmy Breslin, Esquire , 20 Mar. 2017"
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": a light tackle on a yard for stretching the reef band before reefing":[]
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"by shortening & alteration":"Noun",
"probably modification of Mexican Spanish grifa":"Noun"
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"1911, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
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": one of the cringles on the leech of a sail at the end of a reef band through which a rope passes binding the edge of a reefed sail to the yard or spar":[]
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"Middle English riff , from Old Norse rif ; probably akin to Old Norse r\u012bfa to rend \u2014 more at rive":"Noun",
"Dutch rif , from Middle Dutch, from Old Norse, literally rib; akin to Old English ribb rib \u2014 more at rib":"Noun"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": canada goose":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-015141"
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"reedlike":{
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"biographical name",
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"verb"
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": any of various tall grasses with slender often prominently jointed stems that grow especially in wet areas":[],
": a stem of a reed":[],
": a person or thing too weak to rely on : one easily swayed or overcome":[],
": arrow":[],
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": an ancient Hebrew unit of length equal to six cubits":[],
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": a device on a loom resembling a comb and used to space warp yarns evenly":[],
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"John 1887\u20131920 American journalist, poet, and Communist":[],
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"Stanley Forman 1884\u20131980 American jurist":[],
"Thomas Brackett 1839\u20131902 American politician":[],
"Walter 1851\u20131902 American army surgeon":[]
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"\u02c8r\u0113d"
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"doormat",
"jellyfish",
"namby-pamby",
"pushover",
"weakling",
"wimp"
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"stalwart"
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"Noun",
"the reeds along the edge of a pond",
"the reed section of the orchestra",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Dimitar took the reed out of his mouth and smiled at me. \u2014 Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
"Running through a hypnotic brass-and- reed -driven megamix of instant funk, Manu Dibango and Kool & the Gang riffs gave the Roots immediate command of the crowd. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 6 June 2022",
"The prints were likely made by blowing red pigment through a hollow reed or bone over a hand used as a stencil. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
"Whereas most top prospects sign as 16-year-olds, Bello, a reed -thin 6-footer who weighed just over 130 pounds, joined the Sox as an 18-year-old in 2017, signing for less than $30,000. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"Last season, the reed -thin 6-foot wideout compiled 1,593 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns on 100 receptions. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 10 May 2022",
"Both began lessons on the saxophone, then switched to more difficult double- reed instruments. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"In Sebungwe Mouth, one of the villages in Binga, Brandina Mundimba is using a reed known locally as malala to weave a basket which, when complete, will be transported to the market along with the rest and sold for 1500 Zimbabwean dollars (Z$) ($4). \u2014 Farai Shawn Matiashe, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Ka\u2019Teen, with its own curved reed tunnel entrance, is off the 212- room Tommie Hollywood\u2019s lobby and is chef Wes Avila\u2019s innovative take on Yucatan cuisine. \u2014 Kathy A. Mcdonald, Variety , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Drinking water is from the desalination plant, rainwater is collected, and wastewater is cleaned via a series of aerobic, non-aerobic, UV, pond, and reed bed systems. \u2014 Johanna Read, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"The keyboard has reed switches, which use magnets to actuate. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Thorne was 22 of 31 for 287 yards with a 51-yard touchdown pass to Montorie Foster and a 29-yard pass to Jayden reed for a score in the first quarter. \u2014 Raul Dominguez, BostonGlobe.com , 13 Nov. 2021",
"Lisa starts berating Chris, who appears on the verge of passing out from the one-two punch of wearing a three-piece suit under hot lights and huffing that box-fresh vanilla reed diffuser straight from the source. \u2014 Olivia Crandall, Vulture , 4 Oct. 2021",
"After tittering over the album cover \u2014 which features the musician in silhouette, reed clenched between his teeth \u2014 Fallon shared a selection from the record, wincing all the while. \u2014 Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone , 13 Sep. 2021",
"And partitions are being installed in the orchestra pit to try to contain any aerosols emitted by reed and brass instruments. \u2014 Michael Paulson, New York Times , 2 Aug. 2021",
"Roused by the recurring ripple of notes, Mr. Sanders\u2019 initially raspy reed smoothes into lengthy, crystalline phrases. \u2014 Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2021",
"Why Its intimate Chamilandu Bushcamp has just three thatch-and- reed houses on stilts in an ebony grove on the banks of the Luangwa River\u2014authentic African wilderness magic. \u2014 Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country , 2 June 2021"
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"Middle English rede , from Old English hr\u0113od ; akin to Old High German hriot reed":"Noun"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1951, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-043120"
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"reef crab":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a small Australian crab ( Ozius truncatus ) that is a great nuisance in reef netting because of its entering the nets in great numbers and cutting them to escape":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-043853"
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"reef heron":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a white or slaty-blue heron ( Demigretta sacra ) of the coasts of southern Asia, Australia, and Oceania":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-065443"
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"reed horn":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a lighthouse and lightship sound signal obtained by vibrating a steel reed with compressed air":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-070900"
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"reed green":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a light yellow green that is yellower and duller than glass green and yellower and less strong than sky green":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-082429"
},
"reedling":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": bearded tit":[]
},
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"\u02c8r\u0113dli\u014b"
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"reed entry 1 + -ling":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-085333"
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"reefing":{
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"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
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": a part of a sail taken in or let out in regulating size":[],
": reduction in sail area by reefing":[],
": to reduce the area of (a sail) by rolling or folding a portion":[],
": to lower or bring inboard (a spar) wholly or partially":[],
": to reduce a sail by taking in a reef":[],
": a chain of rocks or coral or a ridge of sand at or near the surface of water \u2014 compare atoll , barrier reef":[],
": a hazardous obstruction":[],
": lode , vein":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English riff , from Old Norse rif ; probably akin to Old Norse r\u012bfa to rend \u2014 more at rive":"Noun",
"Dutch rif , from Middle Dutch, from Old Norse, literally rib; akin to Old English ribb rib \u2014 more at rib":"Noun"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1670, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-093159"
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"reed grass":{
"type":[
"noun"
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": any of various reeds or reedy grasses: such as":[],
": wood grass sense 1":[],
": bur reed":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-095305"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a long slender West African freshwater fish ( Erpetoichthys calabaricus or Calamoichthys calabaricus ) that lacks pelvic fins, in many respects resembles an eel, and is closely related to the bichir \u2014 see cladistia":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-110325"
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"reef bass":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": channel bass":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-143305"
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"reef band":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a piece of canvas sewed across a sail to strengthen it at the eyelet holes for reef points":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-150224"
},
"reeve":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": a local administrative agent of an Anglo-Saxon king":[],
": a medieval English manor officer responsible chiefly for overseeing the discharge of feudal obligations":[],
": the council president in some Canadian municipalities":[],
": a local official charged with enforcement of specific regulations":[
"deer reeve"
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": to pass (something, such as a rope) through a hole or opening":[],
": to fasten by passing through a hole or around something":[],
": to pass a rope through":[],
": to pass through a block or similar device":[],
": the female of the ruff (sandpiper)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0113v"
],
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"examples":[],
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"Middle English reve , from Old English ger\u0113fa , from ge- (associative prefix) + -r\u0113fa (akin to Old English -r\u014df number, Old High German ruova ) \u2014 more at co-":"Noun",
"origin unknown":"Noun"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1600, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1610, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-165533"
},
"reevaporation":{
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"noun"
],
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-191951"
},
"Reeve's pheasant":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a pheasant ( Syrmaticus reevesii ) native to China having in the male plumage that is largely buffy with dark edgings on the feathers, black collar, white nape and throat, and black belly and having a white head with a dark facial band and a very long tail":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0113vz(\u0259\u0307z)-"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"probably after the name Reeves":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-195143"
},
"reeveland":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": land having reverted to the king and not being granted to tenants but placed in charge of a reeve":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Old English ger\u0113fland , from ger\u0113fa reeve + land":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-201844"
},
"reeving line bend":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a bend for joining two lines without making a bulky knot so that they will reeve through an opening":[]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-202655"
},
"reed fescue":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a tall robust fescue that is usually considered a variety ( Festuca elatior arundinacea ) of meadow fescue":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-202703"
},
"reevoke":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6r\u0113+"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-204916"
},
"reeder":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one that reeds : such as":[],
": one that thatches with reeds":[],
": a textile worker who replaces the broken reeds of a loom or draws the warp threads through the reeds":[],
": a worker who tapes a reed or wire on sweatband leathers":[],
": a reed-covered frame to protect drying china clay":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-d\u0259(r)"
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English redare , from reden to reed + -are -er":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-212841"
},
"reeden":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": made or consisting of reed":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0113d\u1d4an"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from reed entry 1 + -en":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-215912"
},
"reeded":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": decorated with reeding":[
"a bed with reeded posts"
],
": having corrugations":[
"a coin with a reeded edge"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0113-d\u0259d"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Shirley still has a voice that hits the back of the hall, its fine traces of gravel like the reeded edge of a medal. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Mar. 2022"
