": the creator god of the Hindu sacred triad \u2014 compare shiva , vishnu":[],
": the ultimate ground of all being in Hinduism":[]
},
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"1690, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1822, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Sanskrit brahman":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8br\u00e4-",
"\u02c8br\u00e4-m\u0259",
"\u02c8bra-",
"\u02c8br\u0101-m\u0259"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183302",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a member of such people":[],
": a pastoral people dominant in eastern Baluchistan":[],
": the Dravidian language of the Brahui people":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"br\u00e4\u02c8h\u00fc\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104919",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Brasenia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a monotypic genus of widely distributed aquatic plants (family Nymphaeaceae) with floating oval leaves and small dull-purple flowers \u2014 see water shield":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin":""
},
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"br\u0259\u02c8s\u0113n\u0113\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172639",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a gold coin of the weight of a doubloon struck in New York City in 1787":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"after Ephraim Brasher or Brashear , 18th century American goldsmith who struck it":""
},
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"\u02c8brash\u0259(r)-"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230746",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a shout of approval":[
"\u2014 often used interjectionally in applauding a performance"
],
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},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1600, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1732, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1806, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1952, in the meaning defined above":"Communications code word"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian, from bravo brave":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8br\u00e4-(\u02cc)v\u014d",
"br\u00e4-\u02c8v\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095727",
"type":[
"communications code word",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Brazil ; Brazilian":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113147",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": squabble":[]
},
"examples":[
"bored children brabbling in the back seat"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1568, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps from Middle Dutch brabbelen , of imitative origin":""
},
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"\u02c8bra-b\u0259l"
],
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"synonyms":[
"altercate",
"argue",
"argufy",
"bicker",
"brawl",
"controvert",
"dispute",
"fall out",
"fight",
"hassle",
"jar",
"quarrel",
"quibble",
"row",
"scrap",
"spat",
"squabble",
"tiff",
"wrangle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103644",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"brace":{
"antonyms":[
"buttress",
"mount",
"mounting",
"prop",
"reinforcement",
"shore",
"spur",
"stay",
"support",
"underpinning"
],
"definitions":{
": a crank-shaped instrument for turning a bit (see bit entry 1 sense 1a(2) )":[],
": a diagonal piece of structural material that serves to strengthen something (such as a framework)":[
"walls held up with braces"
],
": a position of rigid attention":[
"on review, his uniform and brace were technically correct",
"\u2014 Time"
],
": a rope rove through a block at the end of a ship's yard (see yard entry 4 sense 3 ) to swing it horizontally":[],
": an appliance for supporting a body part":[
"has braces on his legs",
"a neck brace"
],
": an orthodontic appliance usually of metallic wire that is used especially to exert pressure to straighten misaligned teeth":[
"had braces as a teenager"
],
": bracket sense 3a":[
"numbers written in braces"
],
": invigorate , freshen":[
"\u2026 I took the shower and it braced me up a bit.",
"\u2014 Raymond Chandler"
],
": one of these marks connecting two or more musical staffs (see staff entry 1 sense 3 ) carrying parts to be performed simultaneously":[],
": one of two marks { } used to connect words or items to be considered together":[],
": prepare , steel":[
"brace yourself for the shock"
],
": something (such as a clasp) that connects or fastens":[],
": something that arouses energy or strengthens morale":[],
": something that transmits, directs, resists, or supports weight or pressure: such as":[],
": suspenders":[],
": to fasten tightly : bind":[],
": to furnish or support with a brace (see brace entry 2 sense 1 )":[
"heavily braced against the wind"
],
": to get ready (as for an attack)":[
"brace for the storm"
],
": to make stronger : reinforce":[
"nerves \u2026 braced by long familiarity with danger",
"\u2014 T. B. Macaulay"
],
": to prepare for use by making taut":[
"brace a drum"
],
": to put or plant firmly":[
"braces his foot in the stirrup"
],
": to take heart":[
"\u2014 used with up brace up and do something \u2014 Upton Sinclair"
],
": to turn (a sail yard ) by means of a brace (see brace entry 2 sense 1e )":[],
": to waylay especially with demands or questions : confront":[
"when braced , Willie had naturally denied his identity",
"\u2014 Time"
],
": two of a kind : pair":[
"several brace of quail"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He braced the gate with a piece of wood.",
"Steel columns brace the structure.",
"She braced herself with one hand and reached up with the other.",
"Noun",
"We need to add some sort of brace to hold the shelf in place.",
"He could walk with braces on his legs.",
"She wears a back brace .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And of course, universities need to brace for what\u2019s likely to be a new round of student protest, debate and ferment by antiabortion activists and pro-choice advocates alike. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"The stock market struggled for direction on Friday after brutal selloffs in recent days, with the benchmark S&P 500 on track for its worst week since March 2020 as investors brace for a looming recession. \u2014 Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The site\u2019s founders say anyone from Ukraine who joins them in Germany should brace themselves for culture shock. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
"Over the weekend, the national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline hit $5 for the first time as drivers brace for a painful summer at the pump. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"The arms and legs\u2014which brace the rack against your trunk\u2014are both easily adjusted by hand, and the rack attaches to the trunk with ratcheting straps. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 8 June 2022",
"The state responded to those concerns by agreeing to provide a device that would brace Atwood while on the gurney. \u2014 Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
"The prolonged downturn in cryptocurrency prices, along with broader tech sector woes, has led to a growing number of layoffs at crypto firms as participants brace for a bumpier ride ahead. \u2014 Michael Bellusci, Fortune , 3 June 2022",
"The initiative, approved by the National Climate Task Force earlier this year, comes amid signs that coastal communities should brace themselves for more intense storms. \u2014 Freida Frisaro, Orlando Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Sophia Smith had a brace for Portland while Hina Sugita, Becky Sauerbrunn, Natalia Kuikka and Taylor Porter each scored as well. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 June 2022",
"Msituni only ended up needing one custom brace , and after 10 days, the problem was corrected. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 26 May 2022",
"Luter, who is among the Sun Belt and national leaders in both interceptions (4) and pass break-ups (10), had a heavy brace on his right knee Tuesday and is unlikely to play vs. Tennessee, Wommack said. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Calzada had a brace on his left knee against Missouri, the same knee an Alabama defender inadvertently rolled on late in the Aggies\u2019 victory. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Northern Illinois safety Devin Lafayette had a brace placed on his left leg after a collision with a teammate late in the first half. \u2014 Charles Odum, chicagotribune.com , 5 Sep. 2021",
"San Marino, which always has left Olympus empty-handed, has a brace of medals from the shooting range. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Aug. 2021",
"Teller trained obsessively to get into proper boxing shape and spent a large chunk of the film acting in a circular metal neck brace Pazienza used to regain movement of his neck following the accident. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 9 June 2022",
"One friend walked led the stream of teens on crutches, his left leg wrapped in a brace . \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 21 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 6":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, clasp, pair, from Anglo-French, pair of arms, pair, support, from Latin bracchia , plural of bracchium arm, from Greek brachi\u014dn , from comparative of brachys short \u2014 more at brief":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French bracer to embrace, from brace":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0101s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"amp (up)",
"animate",
"energize",
"enliven",
"fillip",
"fire",
"ginger (up)",
"invigorate",
"jazz (up)",
"juice up",
"jump-start",
"liven (up)",
"pep (up)",
"quicken",
"spike",
"stimulate",
"vitalize",
"vivify",
"zip (up)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161456",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": an ornamental band or chain worn around the wrist":[],
": something (such as handcuffs) resembling a bracelet":[]
},
"examples":[
"putting the handcuffs on the jewel thief, the detective asked him how he liked those bracelets",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This bracelet has a stylish, rugged look, and is more than just a compass. \u2014 Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics , 7 June 2022",
"This under-$100 bracelet is great for those who want to give a personalized Mother's Day gift\u2014which can have her initial or someone else's\u2014that won't break the bank. \u2014 Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 3 May 2022",
"Up your arm candy game with this chic and spring-appropriate bracelet that's available in three more just as fun designs. \u2014 Bianca Rodriguez, Harper's BAZAAR , 19 Apr. 2022",
"For those who are looking to gift a big ticket item, this 18kt yellow gold diamond cuff bracelet from Monan is the perfect choice. \u2014 Angela Lei, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Their wives, Middleton and Meghan Markle, have since worn many of her pieces, including this pearl bracelet and the Princess of Wales's butterfly earrings. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 12 June 2021",
"Harkness was found wearing a diamond bracelet , a Rolex watch and a gold ring, according to court records. \u2014 Graham Kates, CBS News , 20 May 2022",
"Megan wore accessorizes that complemented the shimmery strap, including a chunky bracelet , chunky rings, and stiletto sandals that had no visible strap over the toes. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 16 May 2022",
"And while timeless jewelry pieces like a tennis bracelet , delicate pendant necklace, or cocktail ring can take a bridal look from lovely to extraordinary, earrings always make the most impact without taking away from your wedding look. \u2014 Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Middle French, diminutive of bras arm, from Latin bracchium":""
},
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"\u02c8br\u0101-sl\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"band",
"bind",
"bond",
"chain",
"cuff(s)",
"fetter",
"handcuff(s)",
"irons",
"ligature",
"manacle(s)",
"shackle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204605",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bracing":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": giving strength, vigor, or freshness":[
"a bracing breeze"
]
},
"examples":[
"a chilly but bracing day",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"No Way Home, The Batman is as bracing as a shot of whisky after a grape Slushee. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The 700-some-page tome is a bracing addition to an ongoing field of research and testimony on AIDS history, a corrective to previous accounts that have elevated some perspectives over others and latched onto only a handful of figures. \u2014 Brandon Tensley, CNN , 24 June 2021",
"Indeed, for today\u2019s readers, perhaps the most bracing paradox in the lectures is the suggestion that professionalism derives higher significance from precisely the inhospitable character of its context. \u2014 Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books , 19 Nov. 2020",
"Indeed, for today\u2019s readers, perhaps the most bracing paradox in the lectures is the suggestion that professionalism derives higher significance from precisely the inhospitable character of its context. \u2014 Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books , 19 Nov. 2020",
"Indeed, for today\u2019s readers, perhaps the most bracing paradox in the lectures is the suggestion that professionalism derives higher significance from precisely the inhospitable character of its context. \u2014 Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books , 19 Nov. 2020",
"Indeed, for today\u2019s readers, perhaps the most bracing paradox in the lectures is the suggestion that professionalism derives higher significance from precisely the inhospitable character of its context. \u2014 Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books , 19 Nov. 2020",
"Indeed, for today\u2019s readers, perhaps the most bracing paradox in the lectures is the suggestion that professionalism derives higher significance from precisely the inhospitable character of its context. \u2014 Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books , 19 Nov. 2020",
"Indeed, for today\u2019s readers, perhaps the most bracing paradox in the lectures is the suggestion that professionalism derives higher significance from precisely the inhospitable character of its context. \u2014 Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books , 19 Nov. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1752, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0101-si\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"cordial",
"invigorating",
"refreshing",
"rejuvenating",
"restorative",
"reviving",
"stimulating",
"stimulative",
"tonic",
"vital",
"vitalizing"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020259",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"bracket":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": an overhanging member that projects from a structure (such as a wall) and is usually designed to support a vertical load or to strengthen an angle":[],
": a fixture (as for holding a lamp) projecting from a wall or column":[],
": one of a pair of marks [ ] used in writing and printing to enclose matter or in mathematics and logic as signs of aggregation":[],
": one of the pair of marks \u3008 \u3009 used to enclose matter":[],
": parenthesis sense 3":[],
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": a section of a continuously numbered or graded series (such as age ranges or income levels)":[],
": a pairing of opponents in an elimination tournament":[],
": to place within or as if within brackets":[
"editorial comments are bracketed",
"news stories bracketed by commercials"
],
": to eliminate from consideration":[
"bracket off politics"
],
": to extend around so as to encompass : include":[
"test pressures \u2026 which bracket virtually the entire range of passenger-car tire pressures",
"\u2014 Consumer Reports"
],
": to furnish or fasten with brackets":[],
": to put in the same category or group":[
"bracketed in a tie for third"
],
": to get the range on (a target) by firing over and short":[],
": to establish the limits of":[
"bracketed the problem neatly"
],
": to take photographs of at more than one exposure in order to ensure that the desired exposure is obtained":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bra-k\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[
"category",
"class",
"classification",
"division",
"family",
"genus",
"grade",
"group",
"kind",
"league",
"order",
"rank(s)",
"rubric",
"set",
"species",
"tier",
"type"
],
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"analogize",
"assimilate",
"compare",
"equate",
"liken"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The shelf is held up with two brackets .",
"There are wall brackets in the garage for the rakes and shovels.",
"She is taller than average for her age bracket .",
"He earned enough to put him in a higher tax bracket .",
"She is now in a lower income bracket than before.",
"Verb",
"I wouldn't exactly bracket your paintings with those of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"At the time, the companies reported that the two-dose vaccine was effective in children under age 2, similar to those in the 16-24 age bracket . \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"In the 35-44 age bracket , the average net worth is $436, 200 (with $91,300 as the median net worth). \u2014 Andrew Rosen, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"According to the state vaccination reports, about 7.4 percent of booster-eligible San Diego County residents in that age bracket had received booster doses through Thursday, compared to 10.2 percent throughout California. \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"The scientists then compared that group to 122,000 other people in the same age bracket who did not smoke marijuana at all, and nearly 23,000 more who smoked less frequently. \u2014 NBC News , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The Wasatch Front has added its second million-dollar median ZIP code, with Huntsville in Weber County now joining Utah County\u2019s Alpine in that bracket . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
"More than 40% of people between the ages of 18 and 29 have reported sharing syringes, and according to the most recent report from the CDC, hepatitis C infections were highest among people in this same age bracket , peaking at age 29. \u2014 Stacker.com, al , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The two hour indoor afternoon event included a coloring contest, three egg hunts by age bracket , and an Easter basket parade and contest. \u2014 Karie Angell Luc, chicagotribune.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"A full 80% of people in that age bracket now have jobs, not far from the pre-pandemic figure of 80.5%. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The story and the colors are used to bracket the beginning and end credits of the documentary. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"In contrast to such provocateurs as Lars von Trier or Nicolas Winding Refn, who bracket their cinematic endurance tests in compulsory irony, Cronenberg is in some senses a peculiarly earnest filmmaker. \u2014 Adam Nayman, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"The solar eclipses of 1961 and 1999, both observable in Serbia, bracket the events explored in the lyrical imagery of Nata\u0161a Urban\u2019s debut feature-length documentary. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 12 Apr. 2022",
"His paintings bracket three compelling canvases by James Little, whose work in geometric abstraction\u2014executed in oils mixed with beeswax\u2014hinges on its feeling of freedom. \u2014 Marley Marius, Vogue , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Western officials can\u2019t say for certain how an attack on Ukraine might unfold by the more than 100,000 Russian troops that now bracket the country on three sides. \u2014 James Marson, WSJ , 12 Feb. 2022",
"The kickoff temperature was 3 degrees with a minus-14 wind chill at Allianz Field, selected by the U.S. Soccer Federation along with Columbus, Ohio, to bracket a road game against Canada. \u2014 Dave Campbell, chicagotribune.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Vocally, the first and last wives bracket the show with two astonishments. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Missing is one section of the distinctive colonnades that bracket the lawn, removed from the venue\u2019s border with the actively renovating Boca Raton Museum of Art next door. \u2014 Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com , 30 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps from Middle French braguette codpiece, from diminutive of brague breeches, from Old Occitan braga , from Latin braca , of Celtic origin \u2014 more at breech":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154647"
},
"brackish":{
"antonyms":[
"appetizing",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delish",
"palatable",
"savory",
"savoury",
"tasty",
"toothsome",
"yummy"
],
"definitions":{
": not appealing to the taste":[
"brackish tea"
],
": repulsive":[
"a brackish personality"
],
": somewhat salty":[
"brackish water"
]
},
"examples":[
"the office coffee is often some brackish brew that's been sitting around for a couple of hours",
"the river becomes brackish as we approach the tidemark",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"People can contract vibriosis by eating raw or undercooked shellfish, particularly oysters, as well as entering through open wounds while in salt or brackish water. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
"Belk, a lifelong history buff, even joined the ranks of Martha Jefferson, who had brewed beer at Monticello to make brackish water safe to drink. \u2014 Kelly Gray, Town & Country , 22 June 2022",
"The swimming pool in the center of Kiara\u2019s apartment complex is filled with brackish water and dog excrement. \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"As we got sloshed about in the whitecaps, my goggles started to fog and the brackish water rinsed my throat. \u2014 Ross Kenneth Urken, Travel + Leisure , 8 June 2022",
"Walker, a proper boomer, seems also to have been diving deep into the brackish waters of YouTube. \u2014 The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Adult alligators can spend time in brackish waters where food resources such as blue crabs are plentiful, said alligator biologist Alicia Davis of North Carolina\u2019s Wildlife Resources Commission. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
"But artworks have suffered from the Hudson River\u2019s brackish waters and superstorms like Hurricane Sandy. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Dec. 2021",
"In the 1950s, an average of 37,400 tons of oysters were taken annually from brackish waters nationwide. \u2014 Janet Mcconnaughey, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Dutch brac salty; akin to Middle Low German brac salty":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8bra-kish"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"distasteful",
"unappetizing",
"unpalatable",
"unsavory",
"yucky",
"yukky"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211752",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"brag":{
"antonyms":[
"blow",
"boast",
"bull",
"crow",
"gasconade",
"swagger",
"vapor",
"vaunt"
],
"definitions":{
": a pompous or boastful statement":[],
": arrogant talk or manner : cockiness":[],
": braggart":[],
": first-rate":[],
": to assert boastfully":[
"bragged that she was the faster runner on her team"
],
": to talk boastfully":[
"always bragging about his success"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"for all his brag about diving, he actually does very little",
"he's an irritating brag whose sense of selfhood is defined by what he owns",
"Verb",
"After winning the race, she couldn't stop bragging .",
"\u201cI don't mean to brag ,\u201d he said, \u201cbut I'm an excellent cook.\u201d",
"He bragged that his daughter was the best student in her class.",
"\u201cI'm the fastest runner on the team,\u201d she bragged .",
"Adjective",
"he did a really brag job on restoring that classic car",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"While still plenty explicit, We Can\u2019t Be Stopped served as another huge posture-shift for the group, eschewing rap\u2019s typical boast-and- brag for the blues tradition of lamenting trauma caused by loose living. \u2014 Jonathan Rowe, SPIN , 28 June 2022",
"Quickly, though, the GeoGuessr video became about high scores\u2014somewhere between a brag and, for a passionate and skeptical online community, proof. \u2014 Max Norman, The New Yorker , 24 June 2022",
"The real question, though, is whether the town is ready for the inevitable influx of tourists and art lovers in search of their next geotag brag . \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 14 June 2022",
"No child has ever read faster, which is not a brag . \u2014 Elinor Lipman, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Overnight a copy of your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 with something clever, funny or interesting\u2014photoshop yourself into a team photo, send your brag book, create a QR code with an introduction video or solve a problem, for example\u2014make an effort. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Bob McKillop, legendary coach of the giant-killing Davidson basketball team, slid a humble brag into his post-game words after his team\u2019s 79-78 upset of No.10 Alabama. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 22 Dec. 2021",
"For every diamond and every death, for every feeling of loss and insecure emotion, Mill comes out with hope and real brio on his side \u2013 a confidence that goes way beyond any mere humble- brag or boast. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 1 Oct. 2021",
"But a skincare fridge has a purpose beyond the social media brag . \u2014 Hannah Coates, Vogue , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Not to brag , but simply put, there is no other resource like this for Angelenos. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Samsung did not brag about major performance or efficiency gains for the Exynos 2200. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Which means that being in slightly better polling shape than Trump is nothing for Biden to brag about. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 14 Jan. 2022",
"There's also the option to book a photographer and brag to friends back home. \u2014 Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
"California has the right to brag about its particular brand of exceptionalism. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Banks and fintechs that brag about their app store rating are wasting their breath. \u2014 Ron Shevlin, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"People stand in long lines, buy up multiple packs and brag about their haul and from which farms. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Tout your love for travel, and brag about your business. \u2014 Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This will also give you a brag bank to pull from when the interviewer asks you to articulate your strengths. \u2014 Dominique Law, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
"The Wild Insulated Water Bottle Allow us to humble- brag about The Wild water bottle with the cool logo of the L.A. Times newsletter about the outdoors in Southern California. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Extremely familiar forays into bass-heavy brag rap, whooshing R&B, and Afrobeats break up the slog. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 5 Sep. 2021",
"Lays down brag -worthy numbers, draws every eye, amazing value. \u2014 K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver , 2 Sep. 2020"
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"Middle English braggen , noun derivative of brag brag entry 1":"Verb",
"Middle English, \"ostentation, presumption,\" perhaps noun derivative of earlier brag , \"ostentatious, spirited,\" of obscure origin":"Noun",
"probably adjectival derivative of brag entry 1 or brag entry 2":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8brag"
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"\u2014 C. W. M. Hart"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The braggadocio that marked so much of the crypto world is fading as those easy-money policies have been reversed and the bull market in stocks has disappeared. \u2014 Corrie Driebusch, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
"However, Clenney\u2019s lawyer says her braggadocio is in line with her OnlyFans persona and doesn\u2019t represent the real Courtney. \u2014 Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone , 9 May 2022",
"The experience of watching American Buffalo is essentially the experience of listening to Teach talk: At first, like Donny, you're dazzled by the endless flow of braggadocio and confidence. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Is the comment a bit of jealous braggadocio , or is Vic actually a cold-blooded killer",
"Outside of empty braggadocio , meant to contrast himself with Trump, Biden has done little to uphold his promise of deterring Russian expansion. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Mickelson's braggadocio has hastened a reckoning that was overdue. \u2014 Eamon Lynch, The Arizona Republic , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Most of that statement is the usual Trump bullying and braggadocio . \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 14 Feb. 2022",
"The trio trade verses of braggadocio before the track slows down for a rapid-fire flow from J.I.D. \u2014 Natalia Barr, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2022"
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"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"Braggadochio , personification of boasting in Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser":""
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"1690, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Verb",
"She braids her hair every morning.",
"they taught each other how to braid yarn into bracelets",
"Noun",
"a hat trimmed with braid",
"until she was 15, she had a braid that reached to her knees",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Patients still can't believe that ER nurse Brooke Johns will brush and braid their hair without ever glancing at the clock. \u2014 Zulekha Nathoo, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The star wore her hair in a sleek long braid with black and silver hairpieces heightening the do. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 May 2022",
"One day last spring, Jett Hawkins, 5, asked his mom to braid his hair for him. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Each of the ten hour-long episodes directed by Susanne Bier skip back and forth in time to braid their three disparate arcs together, with captions and snippets of archival footage to situate us in time and place. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Apr. 2022",
"After seeing her mother\u2019s friend braid her older sister\u2019s hair, Davette Mabrie took up the craft at 14. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Kateryna, pale-faced and with a girlish side- braid in her hair, even seemed to take some pleasure in it, often pulling out her phone to show a picture of this or that calamity. \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Because the fish have to be lifted up to the span to land, heavy tackle is standard, with many anglers using 50- to 60-pound test braid on 8\u2032 heavy action spinning tackle to control them. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, al , 1 Dec. 2021",
"The red lips, the rope braid , the gold hoops\u2014it\u2019s an unmistakable combination that\u2019s all her own, three decades and counting. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 16 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Instead, opt for a quick slick back braid or extension ponytail that can be added or removed quickly. \u2014 Jailynn Taylor, Essence , 22 June 2022",
"During Sunday's Grammys, Baldwin posed alongside her husband, 28, in a white silk strapless Saint Laurent gown teamed with a romantic loose braid and multi-strand necklace. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
"But underneath, her long, wavy black braid trails behind her, which would be no less glamorous were it allowed to fly free. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"The key to a flawless braid install is preparation. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 30 May 2022",
"Back in grade school, I was teased for oiling my hair and always wearing a braid . \u2014 Maliya Naz, Allure , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Alicia Keys proved a ponytail is far from casual with her serpentine braid trailing behind her skyline-themed Ralph Lauren dress. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"The dancer wore an ultra-long braid with a sheer custom black mini dress from luxury brand Blumarine. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 2 May 2022",
"Her neat braid is affixed with the symbolic white bow. \u2014 Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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},
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"a hat with braided trim",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This braided egg-rich sweet bread is served throughout the year as a complement to any meal, but is traditionally served during Christmas, New Year's Day and Easter. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 21 June 2022",
"Knotless braids are always a top contender for the braided hairstyle of the summer. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 30 May 2022",
"The braided ropes come apart at the seams as the strands of gluten stretch and tear, and the steam still inside the bread rises above the table like an offering. \u2014 Benjamin, Longreads , 20 May 2022",
"For the rest of the look, her nails are bright orange and oval-shaped, and her braided hair is dyed ombr\u00e9 and falling down to her forearms. \u2014 Addison Aloian, Allure , 4 May 2022",
"Since then, influencer after influencer has followed suit, and tutorials for braided ponytails are slowly but surely taking over my For You page. \u2014 Glamour , 3 May 2022",
"This braided egg bread is similar to challah or brioche, and served with honey, butter and jam. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 24 Jan. 2022",
"The braided timeline gives us the bustling world before the virus hits, starting with a performance of King Lear in Chicago in which its star, played by Gael Garc\u00eda Bernal, collapses and dies on stage. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Maust, 51, died at a hospital after being found hanged from a braided bedsheet inside a Lake County Jail cell. \u2014 Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 6 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Meanwhile, at Chlo\u00e9, braiding and seashells made Boho hearts beat faster. \u2014 Henrik Lischke, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
"The hair department used 92 wigs for the main cast and 115 for background, plus 30 packs of synthetic braiding hair, 20 bundles of human hair and 12 ponytails. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
"The resort is also planning a weekend of festivities called Summerfest that begins June 11 and includes live bands, henna tattoos, hair braiding , food vendors and a very appropriate Margarita-making demonstration. \u2014 Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
"Plus, there\u2019s a slate of daily activities that include movies, hair braiding and kiddie yoga. \u2014 Jennifer Kester, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"The brushing and braiding is only a small part of her stopovers. \u2014 Zulekha Nathoo, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2022",
"In the lobby of the Mitchel Houses in the South Bronx, fliers posted by residents advertise side hustles like eyelash extensions and hair braiding . \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The society offers certifications for natural hair braiding and different techniques. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Some utilise accessories, like the claw clip, while others speak to texture and provide alternative options to heat styling or braiding . \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 5 Nov. 2021"
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"She braids her hair every morning.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Patients still can't believe that ER nurse Brooke Johns will brush and braid their hair without ever glancing at the clock. \u2014 Zulekha Nathoo, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The star wore her hair in a sleek long braid with black and silver hairpieces heightening the do. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 May 2022",
"One day last spring, Jett Hawkins, 5, asked his mom to braid his hair for him. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Each of the ten hour-long episodes directed by Susanne Bier skip back and forth in time to braid their three disparate arcs together, with captions and snippets of archival footage to situate us in time and place. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Apr. 2022",
"After seeing her mother\u2019s friend braid her older sister\u2019s hair, Davette Mabrie took up the craft at 14. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Kateryna, pale-faced and with a girlish side- braid in her hair, even seemed to take some pleasure in it, often pulling out her phone to show a picture of this or that calamity. \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Because the fish have to be lifted up to the span to land, heavy tackle is standard, with many anglers using 50- to 60-pound test braid on 8\u2032 heavy action spinning tackle to control them. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, al , 1 Dec. 2021",
"The red lips, the rope braid , the gold hoops\u2014it\u2019s an unmistakable combination that\u2019s all her own, three decades and counting. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 16 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Instead, opt for a quick slick back braid or extension ponytail that can be added or removed quickly. \u2014 Jailynn Taylor, Essence , 22 June 2022",
"During Sunday's Grammys, Baldwin posed alongside her husband, 28, in a white silk strapless Saint Laurent gown teamed with a romantic loose braid and multi-strand necklace. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
"But underneath, her long, wavy black braid trails behind her, which would be no less glamorous were it allowed to fly free. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"The key to a flawless braid install is preparation. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 30 May 2022",
"Back in grade school, I was teased for oiling my hair and always wearing a braid . \u2014 Maliya Naz, Allure , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Alicia Keys proved a ponytail is far from casual with her serpentine braid trailing behind her skyline-themed Ralph Lauren dress. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"The dancer wore an ultra-long braid with a sheer custom black mini dress from luxury brand Blumarine. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 2 May 2022",
"Her neat braid is affixed with the symbolic white bow. \u2014 Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"Scientists are learning more about how the human brain works.",
"The left and right sides of the brain have different functions.",
"The other children always teased him about being such a brain .",
"Verb",
"The tree limb fell and nearly brained me.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The cancer had metastasized to his bones, lungs, and brain . \u2014 John Mulder, STAT , 3 July 2022",
"The Rock of Love star had surgery to repair a hole in his heart following a mini-stroke in 2011, a year after suffering his brain hemorrhage. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 2 July 2022",
"Anything that\u2019s really important in organizations today is achieved through cross-functional brain power and action. \u2014 Jeff Rosenthal, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Huntington\u2019s disease is a brain disease that is passed down in families from generation to generation with symptoms described as having ALS, Parkinson\u2019s and Alzheimer\u2019s simultaneously. \u2014 cleveland , 1 July 2022",
"Their unborn child had a neural tube defect, meaning the baby's brain would never fully form. \u2014 Adrienne Broaddus And Jason Kravarik, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"There are more than 300 brain teasers and riddles in this book \u2014 not bad for something that's less than $10! \u2014 Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping , 1 July 2022",
"The man sustained a skull fracture, a brain bleed and other injures, the officer said. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 July 2022",
"Taking a deep dive into the host city really helps to get the brain working to find some unique and little-known facts then figure out a creative way to relate it to food. \u2014 Carole Horst, Variety , 30 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"They are linked to brain developmental problems in infants and cancer. \u2014 Katy Stech Ferek, WSJ , 31 Jan. 2022",
"How will brain stimulation become accessible to all the patients who need it, given how expensive and invasive some treatments are",
"The researchers contend that this study marks the first time that a machine-learning algorithm has been matched to brain data to explain the workings of a high-level cognitive task. \u2014 Anna Blaustein, Scientific American , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Arguably, achieving universal health care and higher education and addressing the nation\u2019s aging water pipe infrastructure (which has yielded a modern-day lead crisis) could be expected to make similar contributions to brain health across decades. \u2014 Daniel R. George, Scientific American , 25 Aug. 2021",
"Then of course there\u2019s me, spying on these other women \u2014 and some dads, too \u2014 instead of keeping tabs on my four kids, one of whom is poised to brain somebody with a stick. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 June 2021",
"Biden, who lost his son Beau Biden to brain cancer in 2015, has pledged to make the fight against cancer a key focus of his administration. \u2014 Dom Calicchio, Fox News , 25 Mar. 2021",
"The priority is personal to Biden, who lost his son Beau Biden to brain cancer in 2015. \u2014 Marisa Schultz, Fox News , 20 Feb. 2021",
"This less average bone and muscle support makes the head and brain more vulnerable to sudden movement and predicts risk for concussion. \u2014 Bob Roehr, Scientific American , 9 Mar. 2016"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"They'll all be interspersed as a mass of modular floating platforms in the pattern of a brain coral . \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Designed in a pattern similar to brain coral , the city will consist of 5,000 floating units including houses, restaurants, shops and schools, with canals running in between. \u2014 CNN , 19 June 2022",
"Coral Morphologic sells a line of surf and swimwear that takes designs from flower anemones and brain coral and uses environmentally sustainable materials such as a type of nylon recycled from old fishing nets. \u2014 Curt Anderson And Cody Jackson, Sun Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
"Coral Morphologic sells a line of surf and swimwear that takes designs from flower anemones and brain coral and uses environmentally sustainable materials such as a type of nylon recycled from old fishing nets. \u2014 Curt Anderson And Cody Jackson, Anchorage Daily News , 9 May 2022",
"The park\u2019s main pool, a 70-foot-deep cavern, is shaped like a funnel, with limestone formations that resemble brain coral . \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 5 Feb. 2020",
"An unusual feature of the recovery is that brain coral that started out with heat-sensitive algae had a higher survival rate (82%) than coral that began with heat-tolerant algae (25%), the team reports today in Nature Communications. \u2014 Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS , 8 Dec. 2020",
"Researchers discovered the protist living on a brain coral in a tropical aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego. \u2014 Sean Greene, latimes.com , 23 May 2018",
"Coral researchers believe brain coral , like this off Grassy Key, are more susceptible to the disease. \u2014 Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald , 20 Apr. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Santana scored three more in the top of the seventh with the aid of a Saints defensive brain cramp . \u2014 John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Apr. 2022",
"And, yet, in a massive brain cramp by the entire organization, manager Dave Roberts stuck to the party line by summoning a starting pitcher who has not relieved in a late-inning high-leverage situation all year. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 17 Oct. 2021",
"Rosario singled also had a brain cramp in the first inning of Game 3, getting a terrible read on Albies\u2019 looper to shallow center and getting doubled off second in the first inning. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 20 Oct. 2021",
"This wasn\u2019t a brain cramp from a young player who got confused or doesn\u2019t know any better. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 27 Apr. 2021",
"The brain cramp leaving the house, grabbing your face covering but not your wallet, or vice versa, and shoot, the tank is empty and hand sanitizer would be nice after pumping gas. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 4 July 2020",
"Accordingly, Marchand skated freely from his line-change brain cramp . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Oct. 2019",
"After the end-of-period brain cramp , the Bruins regained the lead on a gaffe by Tampa\u2019s penalty killers, and a nice look by Krug. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Oct. 2019",
"Rickard could thank some brain cramps by Rays catcher Wilson Ramos. \u2014 Eduardo A. Encina, baltimoresun.com , 27 May 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By the time the error was realized, the patient suffered cardiac arrest and partial brain death . \u2014 Mariah Timms, USA TODAY , 13 May 2022",
"Vaught eventually realized the error, but Murphey had already gone into cardiac arrest and suffered partial brain death . \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
"His body launched a severe inflammatory response that led to organ failure and, ultimately, brain death . \u2014 Tanya Lewis, Scientific American , 18 Oct. 2021",
"The rabies virus attacks the central nervous system and causes disease and brain death . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 Oct. 2021",
"The rabies virus attacks the central nervous system and causes disease and brain death , the department noted. \u2014 CBS News , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Doctors cannot take a medical history from a patient who suffered brain death after a car accident or drug overdose. \u2014 Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic , 11 May 2021",
"The organ donor, a woman from the Upper Midwest who suffered brain death following an auto accident, also had a negative PCR test using a nasopharyngeal swab within 48 hours of when her organs were procured. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2021",
"The organ donor, a woman from the Upper Midwest who suffered brain death following an auto accident, also had a negative PCR test using a nasopharyngeal swab within 48 hours of when her organs were procured. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2021"
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"Nothing has been done to stop the brain drain as more and more doctors move away from the area.",
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"The lack of progress may lead to a brain drain as workers choose areas that are more tolerant, according to a new business climate ranking given exclusively to USA TODAY. \u2014 Charisse Jones, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"This brain drain echoes multiple prior periods in the Russian people\u2019s troubled history. \u2014 Alyona Minkovski, The New Republic , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The war against Ukraine has triggered a brain drain of professional workers from Russia. \u2014 Jean Eaglesham, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Of the three countries, only Ukraine has the potential to join those nations for which a brain drain becomes, surprisingly enough, an economic boon. \u2014 Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Apr. 2022",
"With the Russian economy in shreds and Putin rapidly closing anything left of a free internet, the tech-worker brain drain was becoming a frantic mass exodus. \u2014 Paul Starobin, Wired , 22 Mar. 2022",
"By contrast, Russia faces a drastic tech brain drain , with thousands of engineers having left for other countries since President Vladimir Putin ordered his military to invade Ukraine. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 17 May 2022",
"Another less talked about aspect of sanctions is ' brain drain ' \u2013 high-skilled professionals exiting the country due to punishing sanctions and brutal political repression. \u2014 Ariel Cohen, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"And tens of thousands of young professionals have fled the country out of opposition to the war or fear of sanctions, causing a devastating brain drain . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Call it a Freudian slip or a brain freeze or history having its revenge. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"The architects of policy must demonstrate strategic and practical flexibility, not ideological brain freeze . \u2014 WSJ , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Maybe Shaquille O'Neal and the NBA on TNT crew won't put Williams' brain freeze tech on the next episode. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 2 Dec. 2021",
"The annual birthday tradition began in 2002 for 7-Eleven's 75th birthday, and continued in the same fashion until 2020, marking the company\u2019s busiest day of the year with millions of visitors cashing in to get a free brain freeze . \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 11 July 2021",
"The annual birthday tradition began in 2002 for 7-Eleven's 75th birthday, and continued in the same fashion until 2020, marking the company\u2019s busiest day of the year with millions of visitors cashing in to get a free brain freeze . \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 11 July 2021",
"The annual birthday tradition began in 2002 for 7-Eleven's 75th birthday, and continued in the same fashion until 2020, marking the company\u2019s busiest day of the year with millions of visitors cashing in to get a free brain freeze . \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 11 July 2021",
"The annual birthday tradition began in 2002 for 7-Eleven's 75th birthday, and continued in the same fashion until 2020, marking the company\u2019s busiest day of the year with millions of visitors cashing in to get a free brain freeze . \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 11 July 2021",
"The annual birthday tradition began in 2002 for 7-Eleven's 75th birthday, and continued in the same fashion until 2020, marking the company\u2019s busiest day of the year with millions of visitors cashing in to get a free brain freeze . \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 11 July 2021"
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"The cancer had metastasized to his bones, lungs, and brain . \u2014 John Mulder, STAT , 3 July 2022",
"The Rock of Love star had surgery to repair a hole in his heart following a mini-stroke in 2011, a year after suffering his brain hemorrhage. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 2 July 2022",
"Anything that\u2019s really important in organizations today is achieved through cross-functional brain power and action. \u2014 Jeff Rosenthal, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Huntington\u2019s disease is a brain disease that is passed down in families from generation to generation with symptoms described as having ALS, Parkinson\u2019s and Alzheimer\u2019s simultaneously. \u2014 cleveland , 1 July 2022",
"Their unborn child had a neural tube defect, meaning the baby's brain would never fully form. \u2014 Adrienne Broaddus And Jason Kravarik, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"There are more than 300 brain teasers and riddles in this book \u2014 not bad for something that's less than $10! \u2014 Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping , 1 July 2022",
"The man sustained a skull fracture, a brain bleed and other injures, the officer said. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 July 2022",
"Taking a deep dive into the host city really helps to get the brain working to find some unique and little-known facts then figure out a creative way to relate it to food. \u2014 Carole Horst, Variety , 30 June 2022",
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"They are linked to brain developmental problems in infants and cancer. \u2014 Katy Stech Ferek, WSJ , 31 Jan. 2022",
"How will brain stimulation become accessible to all the patients who need it, given how expensive and invasive some treatments are",
"The researchers contend that this study marks the first time that a machine-learning algorithm has been matched to brain data to explain the workings of a high-level cognitive task. \u2014 Anna Blaustein, Scientific American , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Arguably, achieving universal health care and higher education and addressing the nation\u2019s aging water pipe infrastructure (which has yielded a modern-day lead crisis) could be expected to make similar contributions to brain health across decades. \u2014 Daniel R. George, Scientific American , 25 Aug. 2021",
"Then of course there\u2019s me, spying on these other women \u2014 and some dads, too \u2014 instead of keeping tabs on my four kids, one of whom is poised to brain somebody with a stick. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 June 2021",
"Biden, who lost his son Beau Biden to brain cancer in 2015, has pledged to make the fight against cancer a key focus of his administration. \u2014 Dom Calicchio, Fox News , 25 Mar. 2021",
"The priority is personal to Biden, who lost his son Beau Biden to brain cancer in 2015. \u2014 Marisa Schultz, Fox News , 20 Feb. 2021",
"This less average bone and muscle support makes the head and brain more vulnerable to sudden movement and predicts risk for concussion. \u2014 Bob Roehr, Scientific American , 9 Mar. 2016"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The project is the brainchild of Minister of Tourism Walid Nassar, who said in an interview with local media that the political banners had not been appreciated by tourists. \u2014 Hadas Gold, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"The lakefront restaurant is the brainchild of husband-and-wife duo Mike and Mary Kelton, who also operate two Texas locations of Sweet Paris Creperie and Treehouse Cafe in Magnolia. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 21 June 2022",
"The museum is the brainchild of Tony Award\u2013winning Broadway producer Julie Boardman and marketing executive Diane Nicoletti, according to the museum\u2019s website. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 June 2022",
"GT Academy was the brainchild of Darren Cox, who was working in Nissan's marketing department in the UK. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
"In the late 1980s Karen Marta was the young New York editor of Parkett, an art magazine that was the brainchild of the curator Bice Curiger and published in Zurich in English and German. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
"The project was the brainchild of Aurel Bacs, senior consultant at Phillips auction house\u2014and the man behind some of the largest hammer prices in history for watches\u2014and Alexandre Ghotbi, head of Continental Europe and the Middle East for Phillips. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
"Casa Maruka is the brainchild of Mar\u00eda Jos\u00e9 Calabria from the La Mancha region in central Spain and Alberto Serrano from Mallorca. \u2014 Isabelle Kliger, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Oars + Alps is the brainchild of two women married to two very outdoorsy men. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022"
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"a techie who always has to have the latest gadget that the brainiacs in Silicon Valley have cooked up",
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"The Cardinals made a trade to draft a quarterback from UCLA, Josh Rosen, who was hailed as a brainiac , but who turned out to be an overthinker. \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 21 Apr. 2022",
"But if Weddle couldn\u2019t fend off blocks or make tackles, being a brainiac wouldn\u2019t be enough. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Now settled in the fictitious Port Oswego, Ore., the congenial brainiac has become popular among students and teachers alike. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
"But again, there\u2019s probably a whole load more business decisions and brainiac ideas that will probably help that idea flourish. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 22 Mar. 2021",
"Familiar tropes get a raucous refresh when an underdog brainiac teams up with misfit dancers to pop-and-lock like a champ. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2020",
"Meanwhile there\u2019s a new bad guy to reckon with: Merrick (Harry Melling), a bratty brainiac who likes to refer to himself as the youngest billionaire in pharma. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 8 July 2020",
"Among the many impressive and articulate brainiacs featured here, Orlowski's one-time contemporary at Stanford, Tristan Harris, grabs the lion's share of the screen time. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Jan. 2020",
"But the Stallman affair touches on something else: a simmering resentment of the treatment of women by the scruffy brainiacs who built our digital world, as well as the Brahmins of academia and business who benefited from the hackers\u2019 effort. \u2014 Wired , 18 Sep. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From a best friend anthem to a brainy bop, this collection of tunes from Karma shows her singing, shining and freestyling alongside friends and family. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 12 June 2022",
"To me, Monopoly was this brainy and focused game, so listening to them during the games turned into me listening to them during high school, college and eventually writing. \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
"But the brainy and independent Kate doesn\u2019t want a husband and the unlikely couple match wits and fists all the way to the altar. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Adam Rigg\u2019s sets, an obvious response to Blain-Cruz\u2019s brainy exuberance, are marvellous\u2014the Atlantic City boardwalk in Act II, complete with a working slide, almost took my attention away from the actors. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"And Maryland will get more than a brainy , slick-fielding shortstop who can smash the ball hard enough to knock over the L screen, but also a player with unbridled joy for the game and a desire to spread it. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 21 May 2022",
"One of the most amusing aspects of the movie \u2014 and of Swinton\u2019s characteristically batty- brainy performance \u2014 is the swiftness with which Alithea gets used to having a 3,000-year-old djinn for company. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"The 8,000-capacity Orion oozes classic charm and has a first-year lineup boasting big gets for Huntsville, a brainy market zooming with development and now the state\u2019s most populous city. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 16 May 2022",
"These strange mammals were not particularly brainy . \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022"
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"He thought most of his coworkers were brainless .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The cleaners might not have lungs, and the physiotherapist could be completely brainless . \u2014 Rebecca Cairns; Video By Dan Tham, CNN , 25 Aug. 2021",
"Be Our Chef is a charmingly peppy, brainless half-hour. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Mar. 2020",
"Some amount of activity to stimulate conversation, but of the brainless variety. \u2014 Amanda Sims Clifford, House Beautiful , 23 Apr. 2020",
"However, things quickly turned sour for the London side, after the ever- brainless Serge Aurier was sent off on the 30 minute mark following two quick bookings. \u2014 SI.com , 28 Sep. 2019",
"Desperate to meet women and open their own dance club, brainless brothers Steve and Doug Butabi cruise Beverly Hills. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2019",
"Exactly like junk food, some inputs feel good in the moment but take a toll over the long-term: gossip, brainless reality TV shows, jealousy-inducing social media posts, and mind-numbing small talk. \u2014 Josh Linkner, Columnist, Detroit Free Press , 14 Dec. 2019",
"Desperate to meet women and open their own dance club, brainless brothers Steve and Doug Butabi cruise Beverly Hills. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2019",
"The Belgians haven't been helped in having sub-standard options at full-back supporting them, with Serge Aurier continuing to be brainless and Danny Rose being at fault for nearly a goal a game. \u2014 SI.com , 8 Oct. 2019"
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"He thought most of his coworkers were brainless .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The cleaners might not have lungs, and the physiotherapist could be completely brainless . \u2014 Rebecca Cairns; Video By Dan Tham, CNN , 25 Aug. 2021",
"Be Our Chef is a charmingly peppy, brainless half-hour. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Mar. 2020",
"Some amount of activity to stimulate conversation, but of the brainless variety. \u2014 Amanda Sims Clifford, House Beautiful , 23 Apr. 2020",
"However, things quickly turned sour for the London side, after the ever- brainless Serge Aurier was sent off on the 30 minute mark following two quick bookings. \u2014 SI.com , 28 Sep. 2019",
"Desperate to meet women and open their own dance club, brainless brothers Steve and Doug Butabi cruise Beverly Hills. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2019",
"Exactly like junk food, some inputs feel good in the moment but take a toll over the long-term: gossip, brainless reality TV shows, jealousy-inducing social media posts, and mind-numbing small talk. \u2014 Josh Linkner, Columnist, Detroit Free Press , 14 Dec. 2019",
"Desperate to meet women and open their own dance club, brainless brothers Steve and Doug Butabi cruise Beverly Hills. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2019",
"The Belgians haven't been helped in having sub-standard options at full-back supporting them, with Serge Aurier continuing to be brainless and Danny Rose being at fault for nearly a goal a game. \u2014 SI.com , 8 Oct. 2019"
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"As scores of Silicon Valley tech workers relocate to Tahoe, community leaders hope to channel that influx of brainpower to create new, lasting job opportunities for locals. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 June 2022",
"And maybe that\u2019s enough brainpower to make the offense go. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
"That brainpower can be mustered with open source systems. \u2014 Amit Ronen, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"That moment provides a brief shred of human drama in what\u2019s otherwise a film fueled more by adrenaline than brainpower . \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
"Because visual information accounts for 30 percent of brainpower , the simple act of closing your eyes can create a sense of calm. \u2014 John Brandon, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Jets still scream and muscles still gleam in the ridiculous and often ridiculously entertaining sequel, though in several respects, the movie evinces \u2014 and rewards \u2014 an unusual investment of brainpower , writes film critic Justin Chang. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
"Faced with a simple matching task, worrywarts were thinking slower than their more Covid-unconcerned peers; the psychologists theorized that their stress was, essentially, hogging background brainpower . \u2014 Lila Thulin, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2022",
"Even when people are managing multiple demands on their brainpower , the research suggests their intuitive thought processes may still be readily accessible. \u2014 Emily Laber-warren, Scientific American , 26 Jan. 2022"
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"today he is regarded as a brainsick genius who produced some of the greatest paintings in the history of art",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lawgivers have wrestled since biblical times with the issues of whether and when brainsick people are morally responsible for bad acts. \u2014 Paul Duggan, Washington Post , 4 Sep. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From a best friend anthem to a brainy bop, this collection of tunes from Karma shows her singing, shining and freestyling alongside friends and family. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 12 June 2022",
"To me, Monopoly was this brainy and focused game, so listening to them during the games turned into me listening to them during high school, college and eventually writing. \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
"But the brainy and independent Kate doesn\u2019t want a husband and the unlikely couple match wits and fists all the way to the altar. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Adam Rigg\u2019s sets, an obvious response to Blain-Cruz\u2019s brainy exuberance, are marvellous\u2014the Atlantic City boardwalk in Act II, complete with a working slide, almost took my attention away from the actors. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"And Maryland will get more than a brainy , slick-fielding shortstop who can smash the ball hard enough to knock over the L screen, but also a player with unbridled joy for the game and a desire to spread it. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 21 May 2022",
"One of the most amusing aspects of the movie \u2014 and of Swinton\u2019s characteristically batty- brainy performance \u2014 is the swiftness with which Alithea gets used to having a 3,000-year-old djinn for company. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"The 8,000-capacity Orion oozes classic charm and has a first-year lineup boasting big gets for Huntsville, a brainy market zooming with development and now the state\u2019s most populous city. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 16 May 2022",
"These strange mammals were not particularly brainy . \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In December 2010, the skeletal remains of Melissa Barthelemy, 24; Maureen Brainard-Barnes, 25; Megan Waterman, 22, and Amber Lynn Costello, 27, were found wrapped in burlap and placed 500 feet apart from each other in the bramble at Gilgo Beach. \u2014 Cristina Corbin, Fox News , 23 Oct. 2021",
"Then, from thorny bramble , the wildcat exhales in a guttural hiss. \u2014 Leigh Ann Henion, Washington Post , 7 Sep. 2021",
"In June 2019, a Guatemalan mother, her toddler son and two other young children died of exposure in a thick bramble near McAllen. \u2014 Dudley Althaus, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Mar. 2021",
"This bramble of biological interconnections appears to be reflected in the rich diversity of tastes found within these regional wines. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 28 Feb. 2021",
"Varrone believes the killer had to be familiar with the area along Ocean Parkway and likely chose it as his dumping ground because, at the time, the land was covered in thick bramble . \u2014 Erin Moriarty, CBS News , 11 Dec. 2020",
"The recordings are still cryptic, a hazy bramble of ambience. \u2014 Sabrina Imbler, New York Times , 10 Nov. 2020",
"One was a toddler, who would later be linked by DNA to yet another unidentified woman found in the bramble , whom the police would call Peaches, after a tattoo on her body. \u2014 Robert Kolker, New York Times , 25 Sep. 2020",
"The trail soon encounters the edge of Munds Canyon, where a series of flowing switchbacks glide off the rim and into green drainages cluttered with brambles and wildflowers that thrive in the moist ecozones. \u2014 Mare Czinar, azcentral , 22 May 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Never before had the Court accepted such an invitation to micromanage an executive branch effort to discharge a statutory assignment over subject-matter at the core of its mission. \u2014 Simon Lazarus, The New Republic , 3 July 2022",
"Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin requiring the vaccine for all service members last year but let each service branch decide on its own timeline. \u2014 Eleanor Watson, CBS News , 1 July 2022",
"Rangers and special agents with the park service\u2019s investigative services branch are investigating. \u2014 Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
"The alert comes from a new measurement called the Corporate Bond Market Distress Index, or CMDI, which the Fed\u2019s New York branch plans to update once a month. \u2014 Matt Grossman, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
"Ornato, a longtime Secret Service employee, currently serves as a senior official in the agency's training branch . \u2014 Josh Margolin, ABC News , 30 June 2022",
"Reducing the power of executive branch agencies has long been a goal of the conservative legal movement. \u2014 Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 June 2022",
"In short, the doctrine states that if an executive branch regulation would address something that's a major question, Congress has to explicitly authorize it. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 30 June 2022",
"Even then it should be done only after counseling with the local bishop or branch president and after receiving divine confirmation through prayer. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The camp will feature 40 players from across Africa, as the NFL continues to branch out globally and search for talent abroad. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
"The surfboard industry continues to branch in a hundred different ways, from performance fish to traditional longboards and everything in between. \u2014 Zander Morton, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"It is currently being utilized by schools and churches, but Russ expects the program to branch out to other non-profits for youth sports, and other community fund raising. \u2014 Sanford Stein, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Don Angie first opened in 2017, when Rito and Tacinelli decided to branch out on their own after working at Quality Italian. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 22 Oct. 2021",
"After three years at the rooftop restaurant, the 36-year-old New Jersey native wanted to branch out. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"But many chose to branch out with playful color, shape and design changes. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The Twig\u2019s story started in 1972 with Harris Smithson, a college bookstore owner who wanted to branch out from schoolbooks and Scantron sheets. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Mar. 2022",
"For Spotify to come anywhere close to $100 billion in annual revenue, the streamer likely will need to branch far beyond its core music business. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 9 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Determined drinkers defiantly declare their intention to keep on drinking through January (and later, Sober October), come hell or high branch water . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2022",
"And his drink of choice was bourbon and branch water . \u2014 CBS News , 5 June 2020"
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"I don't like his brand of humor.",
"a lively brand of theater",
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"The exact words my father spoke on my graduation day are branded in my memory.",
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"Customers, therefore, operate directly with the third-party brand . \u2014 Jr Belardo, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"The designer is very hands on with the brand , and also offers a unique approach with the ordering process. \u2014 Lanae Brody, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
"Others might want to bring more attention to their new business or offer a cost-effective content platform for audiences to connect with a brand . \u2014 Ginni Saraswati, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
"Generally, public health officials recommend people stick with the same brand for their primary series when at all possible. \u2014 Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"Amongst the lively crowd of fashion insiders, many dawned Alice + Olivia pieces, while others rocked an array of colorful, flirty numbers in tune with the brand \u2019s whimsical ethos. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
"This unique meal delivery service offers prepared ingredients that can be prepped for cooking in under a minute and pair with the brand \u2019s signature smart oven. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"That was partly because many members of the team had experience with the brand from their Ubisoft days and partly because those early Turtles games stand as major influences in the side-scrolling, beat-\u2019em-up genre. \u2014 Todd Martensgame Critic, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"Thomas said his hope with the brand is to highlight the fathers that are present in their children\u2019s lives and encourage others to do the same. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Biden has sought to brand his presidency as one in which the US has returned to the diplomatic stage following an era of isolation under Trump. \u2014 Maegan Vazquez And Sam Fossum, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
"When done correctly, your social media content will grab and retain the attention of past, present, and future clients, expand your reach (and your revenue!), and help brand you as the go-to agent in your market. \u2014 Ryan Serhant, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The former boyfriend allegedly told investigators that Papini asked him to brand her. \u2014 Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The judges additionally found that the congressional districts designed by Democrats violated an explicit state ban on partisan gerrymandering, undercutting the party\u2019s national campaign to brand itself as the champion of voting rights. \u2014 Nicholas Fandos, New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
"That may be at odds with Panera\u2019s efforts to brand itself as a restaurant with healthier choices on the menu. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 19 Apr. 2022",
"How to brand her escorts as being higher-end, more exclusive, better than everybody else, and how that worked. \u2014 ELLE , 11 Apr. 2022",
"With concerts becoming more abundant, consider our list of a dozen events that run the gamut from longtime favorites to brand new works. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The largest component would be 430,000 square feet of offices for rent, perhaps to several entertainment firms in search of a Hollywood address or to one large tenant that may want to brand the building with its company name. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"The district attorney\u2019s office declined to file felony charges against Lee in the attack on Chappelle because the performer was not injured and Lee did not brandish the weapon, prosecutors said. \u2014 James Queally, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"Travis Barker similarly went sans shirt beneath his sleeveless black blazer\u2014the better to brandish his generous tattoos. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The White House is enlisting popular dating apps to encourage Americans to brandish their vaccination status in exchange for a better shot at love. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 20 May 2021",
"In New York, hundreds gathered in Times Square to brandish the Ukrainian flag, while protesters in D.C. mobilized in front of the Russian Embassy. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2022",
"In other words, the Kremlin leader got to brandish his nukes. \u2014 Nathan Hodge, CNN , 19 Feb. 2022",
"The majority of officers never brandish their guns and even fewer fire them in the line of duty, according to Gold. \u2014 Ivan Pereira, ABC News , 17 Feb. 2022",
"For the first five episodes, Thomas has been depicted as a quiet man who knows just the right time to share a pearl of wisdom \u2014 or brandish his gun. \u2014 Lynette Rice, EW.com , 30 Jan. 2022",
"His estranged wife, Tasha Adams, also testified in court earlier this week that Rhodes had been abusive toward their children and would regularly brandish guns in their house, the judge noted. \u2014 Katelyn Polantz, CNN , 26 Jan. 2022"
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"She asks such brash questions.",
"a brash request to get something for free",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The director has always been bold and brash with music in his films, and Elvis is no exception. \u2014 Brad Auerbach, SPIN , 22 June 2022",
"Here\u2019s a brash overgeneralization: American writers tend to charge at life freestyle, while Europeans approach it with an ironic half smile and perhaps a glance at their libraries. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"These folks can dance the line between being selfish and self-reliant and do well to partner with patient types as friends, lovers, or business partners who will understand their sometimes brash nature. \u2014 Glamour , 27 May 2022",
"Jancs\u00f3\u2019s brash cinematic manipulations won\u2019t appeal to all film lovers. \u2014 David Mermelstein, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"By the fall of 2011, antiabortion advocates had started pushing for bold restrictions with brash new tactics. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
"By the fall of 2011, antiabortion advocates had started pushing for bold restrictions with brash new tactics. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"Representing a brash new generation of Argentine acts who have become global streaming phenoms with their blend of trap, pop and R&B, each of the three displayed a distinctive sound. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Caddyshack \u2013 An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Elvis, in the epic tradition of all of Luhrmann\u2019s work, is a brash , overwhelming experience. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2022",
"For those who came of age in that era, the AR, in its brash unconcealability, functions more as a symbol than as a tool. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
"As much as his absence is felt, Ferry took advantage of being the Last Bryan/Brian Standing by beginning to retailor the band\u2019s brash animal print into white tuxes, irony into earnesty, and rawness into lacquer. \u2014 Jill Krajewski, SPIN , 8 June 2022",
"Showtime\u2019s series called Super Pumped highlights the dramatic true story behind Uber and how its brash founder\u2019s unconventional efforts nearly drove the company over a cliff. \u2014 Ken Gude, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Pacers legend Reggie Miller approves of Gonzaga freshman Chet Holmgren's brash confidence. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 19 May 2022",
"For all the stunts and brash marketing, the franchise has found a crucial ingredient that traces to Barnum\u2019s dictum about treating customers well. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"Pearce is smooth, and plays Killian as an interesting foil to Robert Downey Jr.'s brash Tony, but the motivation has always felt just a tiny bit off here. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 5 May 2022",
"After pledging $21 billion in equity and raising $25.5 billion of debt and margin loan financing, Musk has continued to use Twitter to buff his image as a brash billionaire who is not afraid to break the rules of polite society. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The director has always been bold and brash with music in his films, and Elvis is no exception. \u2014 Brad Auerbach, SPIN , 22 June 2022",
"Here\u2019s a brash overgeneralization: American writers tend to charge at life freestyle, while Europeans approach it with an ironic half smile and perhaps a glance at their libraries. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"These folks can dance the line between being selfish and self-reliant and do well to partner with patient types as friends, lovers, or business partners who will understand their sometimes brash nature. \u2014 Glamour , 27 May 2022",
"Jancs\u00f3\u2019s brash cinematic manipulations won\u2019t appeal to all film lovers. \u2014 David Mermelstein, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"By the fall of 2011, antiabortion advocates had started pushing for bold restrictions with brash new tactics. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
"By the fall of 2011, antiabortion advocates had started pushing for bold restrictions with brash new tactics. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"Representing a brash new generation of Argentine acts who have become global streaming phenoms with their blend of trap, pop and R&B, each of the three displayed a distinctive sound. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Caddyshack \u2013 An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Elvis, in the epic tradition of all of Luhrmann\u2019s work, is a brash , overwhelming experience. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2022",
"For those who came of age in that era, the AR, in its brash unconcealability, functions more as a symbol than as a tool. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
"As much as his absence is felt, Ferry took advantage of being the Last Bryan/Brian Standing by beginning to retailor the band\u2019s brash animal print into white tuxes, irony into earnesty, and rawness into lacquer. \u2014 Jill Krajewski, SPIN , 8 June 2022",
"Showtime\u2019s series called Super Pumped highlights the dramatic true story behind Uber and how its brash founder\u2019s unconventional efforts nearly drove the company over a cliff. \u2014 Ken Gude, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Pacers legend Reggie Miller approves of Gonzaga freshman Chet Holmgren's brash confidence. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 19 May 2022",
"For all the stunts and brash marketing, the franchise has found a crucial ingredient that traces to Barnum\u2019s dictum about treating customers well. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"Pearce is smooth, and plays Killian as an interesting foil to Robert Downey Jr.'s brash Tony, but the motivation has always felt just a tiny bit off here. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 5 May 2022",
"After pledging $21 billion in equity and raising $25.5 billion of debt and margin loan financing, Musk has continued to use Twitter to buff his image as a brash billionaire who is not afraid to break the rules of polite society. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The director has always been bold and brash with music in his films, and Elvis is no exception. \u2014 Brad Auerbach, SPIN , 22 June 2022",
"Here\u2019s a brash overgeneralization: American writers tend to charge at life freestyle, while Europeans approach it with an ironic half smile and perhaps a glance at their libraries. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"These folks can dance the line between being selfish and self-reliant and do well to partner with patient types as friends, lovers, or business partners who will understand their sometimes brash nature. \u2014 Glamour , 27 May 2022",
"Jancs\u00f3\u2019s brash cinematic manipulations won\u2019t appeal to all film lovers. \u2014 David Mermelstein, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"By the fall of 2011, antiabortion advocates had started pushing for bold restrictions with brash new tactics. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
"By the fall of 2011, antiabortion advocates had started pushing for bold restrictions with brash new tactics. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"Representing a brash new generation of Argentine acts who have become global streaming phenoms with their blend of trap, pop and R&B, each of the three displayed a distinctive sound. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Caddyshack \u2013 An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Elvis, in the epic tradition of all of Luhrmann\u2019s work, is a brash , overwhelming experience. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2022",
"For those who came of age in that era, the AR, in its brash unconcealability, functions more as a symbol than as a tool. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
"As much as his absence is felt, Ferry took advantage of being the Last Bryan/Brian Standing by beginning to retailor the band\u2019s brash animal print into white tuxes, irony into earnesty, and rawness into lacquer. \u2014 Jill Krajewski, SPIN , 8 June 2022",
"Showtime\u2019s series called Super Pumped highlights the dramatic true story behind Uber and how its brash founder\u2019s unconventional efforts nearly drove the company over a cliff. \u2014 Ken Gude, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Pacers legend Reggie Miller approves of Gonzaga freshman Chet Holmgren's brash confidence. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 19 May 2022",
"For all the stunts and brash marketing, the franchise has found a crucial ingredient that traces to Barnum\u2019s dictum about treating customers well. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"Pearce is smooth, and plays Killian as an interesting foil to Robert Downey Jr.'s brash Tony, but the motivation has always felt just a tiny bit off here. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 5 May 2022",
"After pledging $21 billion in equity and raising $25.5 billion of debt and margin loan financing, Musk has continued to use Twitter to buff his image as a brash billionaire who is not afraid to break the rules of polite society. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022"
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"The gloomy outlook disclosed by PayPal brass in recent months apparently is not shared by the analysts who cover the company, however. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"Rust-toned paint color is dressed up by a brass faucet. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022",
"Still, those confirmed to have worked out in front of the team\u2019s brass reflect a wide spectrum of positions and skill sets. \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"The group also will take care of the $55,000 fee to have the terrazzo and brass star installed. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, Baltimore Sun , 21 June 2022",
"More than 2,500 celebrities over more than six decades have received the terrazzo and brass stars embedded in sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Los Angeles. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 21 June 2022",
"The world\u2019s premier large brass ensemble, led by a member of American music family royalty, is planning a holiday program combining swing, classical and New Orleans jazz. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
"The ceiling has leather paneling with brass details. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"This two-inch-wide piece is handmade in Los Angeles and is finished with a brushed brass buckle. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Chapek, by contrast, has a reputation for transactional brass tacks and a bottom-line\u2013first ethos. \u2014 Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"The former first lady\u2019s version was pink chiffon with porcelain beading, but Ford stripped the idea down to brass tacks outfitting Moore in white cr\u00e8me silk and ivory kid gloves. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 6 May 2022",
"Sometimes the most creative thing a person can do is strip things down to brass tacks . \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 19 Apr. 2022",
"But the point of this article is to get down to brass tacks and simply show the relationship between housing costs and worker shortages. \u2014 Atticus Leblanc, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Rae reveals that key elements of the finale were up in the air until very late in the game, from the final decision on the show\u2019s enduring love triangle to the brass tacks of the script itself. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 26 Dec. 2021",
"The brass tacks of this proposal are to be unveiled Tuesday. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 25 Oct. 2021",
"The goal of the course was to infuse problem sets on policy dilemmas and philosophical debates with the brass tacks of coding. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 18 Oct. 2021",
"The sensitivity of Newkirk\u2019s reporting and the gravity of his voice allow for a kind of grieving in addition to a revisiting of the brass tacks of what actually happened. \u2014 Nicholas Quah, Vulture , 7 June 2021"
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"The rubbery bassline and sudden stabs of background vocals evoke early-\u201980s Prince, while the horns call back to the prior decade, specifically the brassy riffing of Earth, Wind & Fire. \u2014 Mark Richardson, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"The brassy banda group will become the first act from Tijuana \u2014 and the first regional Mexican music act of any kind \u2014 to ever headline at the massive stadium. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
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"Backed with brassy flair by a funky trumpet section, the R&B and soul singer excels on an uptempo number that offers a funky counterpart to the album's heavy dose of '80s rock. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
"The brassy shade of the fish may be a form of camouflage that absorbs remnants of blue light, so at deep depths, the fish is nearly invisible, per Live Science. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2022",
"In its first-ever Broadway revival, Funny Girl stars Beanie Feldstein as Fanny Brice, the brassy Ziegfeld comedian first portrayed by Barbra Streisand in the 1960s. \u2014 Vogue , 21 Apr. 2022"
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"The rubbery bassline and sudden stabs of background vocals evoke early-\u201980s Prince, while the horns call back to the prior decade, specifically the brassy riffing of Earth, Wind & Fire. \u2014 Mark Richardson, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"The brassy banda group will become the first act from Tijuana \u2014 and the first regional Mexican music act of any kind \u2014 to ever headline at the massive stadium. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
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"On a recent spring night, the brassy horn from a saxophonist and bright beating of a cymbal played from the upstairs bar of the dark black and brick facade. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Her kaleidoscopic patter, a forceful blend of life and career advice dispensed with a brassy New York inflection, is by turns funny, savvy and nasty. \u2014 Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
"Backed with brassy flair by a funky trumpet section, the R&B and soul singer excels on an uptempo number that offers a funky counterpart to the album's heavy dose of '80s rock. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
"The brassy shade of the fish may be a form of camouflage that absorbs remnants of blue light, so at deep depths, the fish is nearly invisible, per Live Science. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2022",
"In its first-ever Broadway revival, Funny Girl stars Beanie Feldstein as Fanny Brice, the brassy Ziegfeld comedian first portrayed by Barbra Streisand in the 1960s. \u2014 Vogue , 21 Apr. 2022"
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"Some politicians are brave enough to call for an extension of nuclear power, notably Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the Free Democratic Party and state premier of Bavaria Markus S\u00f6der of the conservative CSU. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
"Very few shops are brave enough to go out on a limb these days. \u2014 Avi Dan, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"President Biden was brave enough to put sanctions on Russian oil, which affects gasoline prices in the U.S. \u2014 WSJ , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The American people will stand with you, and the brave citizens of Ukraine who want peace. \u2014 ABC News , 26 Mar. 2022",
"And the once sheepish Earn is now asking brave enough to ask to get that money in advance at Paper Boi's request after he is detained in Amsterdam prison. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Those who were brave enough to stick with it were subject to four hours of instruction per class, with no completion date or graduation. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The fund was established by industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1904 to honor brave citizens like the two men who valiantly attempted to rescue victims of the massive Harwick coal mine explosion that killed 181 people near Pittsburgh that year. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Dec. 2021",
"May 27 - Aug 20: Now in its 85th year, more than 100 professional actors, technicians and designers have gathered every summer to honor the memory of the brave people who came here to build a new country. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 22 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In my memory, the only people brave enough to ride downtown were bike couriers. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"Mosquitoes are not great flyers, and most will not be able to brave the breeze. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 16 May 2022",
"First, those present had to brave the 90-plus degree heat, which bit a sizable chunk from opening night crowds in both the Pritzker Pavilion and on the Millennium Park Great Lawn. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"Throngs of travelers brave the sizzling arid air, spotting a desert landscape dotted with saguaro cactus, on the way to their destination. \u2014 Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
"Another friend took her grocery list and bought everything on it in bulk and then some, so her husband wouldn\u2019t have to brave to store whatever germs might be in there. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 3 May 2022",
"Befriend a guide and take a heart-pounding plunge down the pristine powder fields of La Foglietta or brave a leg-jellying descent to the historic hamlet of Le Monal for a memorable big day. \u2014 Rob Hodgetts, CNN , 14 Feb. 2022",
"The job might be thankless (according to two-time host Chevy Chase) or downright career suicide, but hosting the Academy Awards remains a proverbial blue check, cementing the men and women brave enough to accept in the annals of Hollywood history. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Aleksei, 35, would brave driving around the city each day in search of food. \u2014 Loveday Morris, Anastacia Galouchka, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Indeed, in the 19th century, Haiti was the land of the free and home of the brave to which other freedom fighters in the hemisphere, like Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar, looked for inspiration. \u2014 Marlene L. Daut, Essence , 24 Feb. 2022",
"In time, history will record which has done the most far-reaching harm to the United States, land of the free, home of the brave . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Some say that as a long-term bet, China is only for the brave . \u2014 Gregor Stuart Hunter, Fortune , 9 Sep. 2021",
"The future is for the brave who move quickly and consider the open banking environment. \u2014 Sandeepan Mukherjee, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Prada and Simone Rocha showed split-sole options, while Matthew Williams\u2019s hoof-like platform at Givenchy is truly for the brave . \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 19 Mar. 2021",
"Only the brave at heart will want to cross this new bridge near Porto. \u2014 Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure , 7 Oct. 2020",
"Many respectable Americans sadly are allowing fear of ridicule and bullying to silence their voices in this land of the free and home of the brave . \u2014 Mike Masterson, Arkansas Online , 27 Sep. 2020",
"But the movement started with Burke and a 12-year-old brave enough to speak up. \u2014 USA Today , 13 Aug. 2020"
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"Starring Sam Worthington, Teresa Palmer, Luke Bracey and Vince Vaughn, Hacksaw Ridge is an awe-inspiring story of one man whose bravery stood out in the face of danger. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2022",
"The poem that praises Chauhan's valour and bravery , is believed to be written by Bardai in the 13th century and completed by other court poets in the 16th century. \u2014 Sweta Kaushal, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"In the days that followed, local heartbreak bubbled into rage as Texas officials waxed on about police bravery , glossing over law enforcement missteps that took days to acknowledge. \u2014 Mark Berman, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
"In three of the books, as the heroine performs her acts of bravery or defiance, the author who created her is choosing to make moral points. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"The image of Nacho is the image of sacrifice, true love and bravery . \u2014 Jordan Moreau, Variety , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Cobb Assistant District Attorney John Overcocker, who prosecuted the case, commended the carjacking victim\u2019s bravery at trial. \u2014 Henri Hollis, ajc , 10 June 2022",
"This remarkable heritage brand from does more than just inspire compassion, generosity, and bravery . \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"The troops, the air and the Navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do. \u2014 Douglas Brinkley, Washington Post , 3 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Even more dispiriting than presenting this crusty comic ballet, mainly beloved for its bravura power, was the way Ballet Theater dusted the cobwebs off something else: gimmick casting. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"Soon, Sandie/Eloise is being twirled across the dance floor by the wolfish music manager Jack (Doctor Who\u2019s Matt Smith) in a bravura set piece of swooping camerawork, costuming, production design, and tag-team choreography. \u2014 Chris Lee, Vulture , 2 Nov. 2021",
"The longest-running show in Broadway history has been astonishing audiences with bravura performances \u2014 not to mention its crashing chandelier \u2014 since Jan. 26, 1988. \u2014 Barbara Schuler, Travel + Leisure , 3 June 2022",
"Slay\u2019s legacy is enhanced by his lifelong dedication to old-school hip-hop vibes, sound and personal pride turned into bravura across each of his recordings. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 18 Apr. 2022",
"He\u2019s fascinated by ritual, runic mysticism and physical mortification, as well as visual compositions that favor firelight, shadows and bravura camera work. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Despite the Ukrainian president\u2019s bravura performance, his wished-for closing of the skies will likely go unfulfilled. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Pauline Kael, in The New Yorker, was also struck by the visual bravura . \u2014 New York Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
"After a bravura opening, The Reef settles down into a kind of m\u00e9nage \u00e0 quatre between a man, a woman, his mistress, and her stepson. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 27 Sep. 2021"
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"Brad Pitt plays a hapless hitman who is forced to brawl with everyone from Bad Bunny to a cute looking mascot in the new trailer for Bullet Train, set to arrive Aug. 5. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 7 June 2022",
"This copper hair is parted down the middle and braided back when the trailer begins, but that neat hairstyle is short-lived as King's character has to brawl with two guards. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 3 June 2022",
"However, Dumbledore and Grindelwald do brawl in the climactic battle. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 19 Apr. 2022",
"People often ask Benner if the Pacers-Pistons brawl in 2004 was the worst moment of his career. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 7 Apr. 2022",
"First was Michigan coach Juwan Howard\u2019s confrontation with Wisconsin\u2019s Greg Gard on Feb. 27, which turned into a semi- brawl and led to a five-game suspension for Howard. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Proud Boys members frequently brawl with antifascist activists at rallies and protests. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Tampa Bay\u2019s Jan Rutta then hit Larkin, sending him to the ice as the other players on the ice began to brawl . \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Kyle Schwarber was an 11-year-old slugger in Middletown, Ohio, when Alex Rodriguez turned toward Jason Varitek, uttered a few choice words and dared the Boston Red Sox catcher to brawl , Varitek only too happy to comply. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Seven men were stabbed in the brawl , which involved about 50 people. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
"Approximately 50 people were involved in the brawl , which happened near the corner of Pleasant and Cash streets, the statement said. \u2014 Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
"The funeral brawl , days after Ms. Abu Akleh was fatally shot in the West Bank city of Jenin, has sparked a diplomatic crisis, prompting White House criticism of the police tactics and a call from President Biden for an investigation. \u2014 David S. Cloud And Fatima Abdulkarim, WSJ , 14 May 2022",
"There was a full-scale brawl , dozens and dozens of players and team staff members all streaming down to a corner of the field to make their opinions known. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Despite these reforms, Ohio's redistricting process has devolved into a messy, political brawl . \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 11 Apr. 2022",
"However, there were also poor sound quality, a notorious biker brawl , high costs and the occasional spectacular failure. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Harris and another Marine were stabbed in the ensuing brawl . \u2014 City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"Both candidates have raised and spent millions in the Democratic brawl as their campaigns and outside groups have blanketed South Texas airwaves with ads in recent weeks. \u2014 Benjamin Wermund, San Antonio Express-News , 18 May 2022"
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"Combs adds just enough modern-day brawn to Nashville songwriting ideals to make the LP an enjoyable, and at times moving, spin through his world of small-town bars and big-hearted people. \u2014 Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone , 25 June 2022",
"For the workers, the labor involved required skill, brawn , and a high tolerance for pain. \u2014 Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"The film telegraphs that the true romance will be between Loretta and Alan, the repressed brain and the impractical brawn . \u2014 Amy Nicholson, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Use your brawn to accomplish the big stuff, but use your brain to get the little details right. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 28 May 2022",
"This is not Rocky vs. Apollo, but two middle-aged men who specialize in brains rather than brawn . \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 10 May 2022",
"This isn\u2019t Pittsburgh, with its Steelers brawn and its valley of great quarterbacks. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 5 May 2022",
"During the Paleocene Epoch, a chaotic chapter of Earth\u2019s history that began after the cataclysmic asteroid strike 66 million years ago that doomed the dinosaurs, our ancestors appear to have prioritized brawn over brains. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Oxen were important draft animals, with their brawn pressed into service to till the land for rice, the foundation of the Japanese diet. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Herrero grew up in a family of brawny , oddball leftists in the right-wing redoubt of Toulon, on the Mediterranean coast. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"But how did these brawny beasts acquire their status as the default metaphors for stock market sentiment",
"Up ahead, the George Washington Bridge looms, a brawny feat of engineering connecting New York to New Jersey. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"The brawny mill is aided by a parallel hybrid system eMotor that boosts overall production to an astonishing 1,055 horses and 848 ft lbs of twist. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 27 Apr. 2022",
"P\u00e9rez\u2019s depiction of Princess Diana was more athletic and brawny compared to other artists\u2019 takes on the character, and the reboot significantly altered her backstory, giving her a more in-depth connection with the Greek pantheon of gods. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 7 May 2022",
"Johnson plays a brawny dad who goes undercover for the DEA in order to free his son, who was imprisoned after being set up in a drug deal. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 2 May 2022",
"Meanwhile, a brawny guard follows behind trying to keep up. \u2014 Amy Haneline, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Formed in \u201860s London as a psychedelic group, Deep Purple quickly evolved to harness both brawny guitar riffs and a taste for blasting down the highway at reckless speeds. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 22 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Leagues and team owners and sponsors will bray against it, because of their insatiable desire to make money, money and more money. \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Brees and everyone else who\u2019s brayed about Kaepernick disrespecting the anthem or the flag fails to realize that those are symbols for the ideals and rights enshrined in our Constitution. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 3 June 2020",
"When Emily picked up dinner recently at a local restaurant, a couple of braying young customers laughed at her mask. \u2014 Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News , 23 May 2020",
"All hail sound designer Ben Burtt: The tittering probe droid, the braying AT-AT laserspray. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 30 Oct. 2019",
"Expect more braying from the brash second-year signal-caller, the NFL poster child for inflated self-worth. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 Oct. 2019",
"The most obvious failure of our Constitution is President Trump himself, of course, who is exactly the sort of corrupt, braying champion of the mob that our Founding Fathers devoted so much time and effort to keeping out of the presidency. \u2014 Kevin Baker, Harper's magazine , 10 Jan. 2019",
"Old-schoolers would bray about Grier letting down his school, yadda, yadda, yadda. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 16 Dec. 2018",
"Is there anything worse, anything less conducive to the enjoyment and understanding of the beautiful game, than a round table of former professionals braying platitudes at one another beneath the unforgiving lights of a TV studio"
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"She was also involved in a brazen effort with Mr. Flynn, Mr. Trump\u2019s former national security adviser, to persuade the former president to use his national security apparatus to seize voting machines across the country in a bid to stay in office. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
"The attack in November coincided with a series of brazen robberies across the bay at posh retailers in San Francisco\u2019s Union Square, which also drew national headlines. \u2014 Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"The brazen daytime attack occurred as dozens of people were outside the shoe store and at a nearby bus stop. \u2014 Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"Many football fans\u2014including Browns fans\u2014remain aghast at Cleveland\u2019s brazen move. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
"In a brazen display of gun violence that unfolded early Thursday in downtown Baltimore, a U.S. Army Reserve soldier was killed near his South Calvert Street apartment building and another man was hospitalized in critical condition. \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 21 June 2022",
"Mayor Muriel Bowser appeared somewhat astonished at the brazen actions of the shooter with officers in the area. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
"Her energy was different: masculine and commanding and brazen . \u2014 Daniella Kallmeyer, Vogue , 11 June 2022",
"Police are investigating the brazen theft of six new Ford Mustang Shelby GT500s from the Flat Rock assembly plant early Thursday that ended in a brief chase and one suspect in custody. \u2014 Navya Gupta, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
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"On Wednesday, the wild, brazen Detroit publication launched a free digital archive, featuring every issue from its 20-year run (1969-1989) that features bylines by Lester Bangs, Patti Smith, Cameron Crowe, Dave Marsh, and more. \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
"Bourgoin\u2019s lies ran the spectrum from pointless little fictions to brazen fabulation. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
"But while there is an abundance of opportunity, there are just as many pitfalls awaiting the brand brazen enough to plunge headlong into filmmaking without putting the proper pieces in place. \u2014 Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Ukraine\u2019s largest plaza, and the nucleus of public life in the city \u2014 was seen by many Ukrainians as brazen evidence that the Russian invasion wasn\u2019t just about hitting military targets but also about breaking their spirit. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
"In the case of this series, the whopper the guy tells is especially brazen . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said trigger-pullers in the city are becoming increasingly brazen , with shootings involving multiple victims becoming more common amid an overall rise in violent crime. \u2014 Jessica Anderson, Baltimore Sun , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Unfortunately, brazen and medically uninformed politicians denying basic human rights over binary ideas of gender have left us no choice but to rally and continue to fight. \u2014 Ashley Andreou, Scientific American , 31 Mar. 2022",
"That Baku would extend this project to its new dominions is brazen but unsurprising. \u2014 Simon Maghakyan, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"She was also involved in a brazen effort with Mr. Flynn, Mr. Trump\u2019s former national security adviser, to persuade the former president to use his national security apparatus to seize voting machines across the country in a bid to stay in office. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
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"The brazen daytime attack occurred as dozens of people were outside the shoe store and at a nearby bus stop. \u2014 Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"Many football fans\u2014including Browns fans\u2014remain aghast at Cleveland\u2019s brazen move. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
"In a brazen display of gun violence that unfolded early Thursday in downtown Baltimore, a U.S. Army Reserve soldier was killed near his South Calvert Street apartment building and another man was hospitalized in critical condition. \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 21 June 2022",
"Mayor Muriel Bowser appeared somewhat astonished at the brazen actions of the shooter with officers in the area. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
"Her energy was different: masculine and commanding and brazen . \u2014 Daniella Kallmeyer, Vogue , 11 June 2022",
"Police are investigating the brazen theft of six new Ford Mustang Shelby GT500s from the Flat Rock assembly plant early Thursday that ended in a brief chase and one suspect in custody. \u2014 Navya Gupta, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"On Wednesday, the wild, brazen Detroit publication launched a free digital archive, featuring every issue from its 20-year run (1969-1989) that features bylines by Lester Bangs, Patti Smith, Cameron Crowe, Dave Marsh, and more. \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
"Bourgoin\u2019s lies ran the spectrum from pointless little fictions to brazen fabulation. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
"But while there is an abundance of opportunity, there are just as many pitfalls awaiting the brand brazen enough to plunge headlong into filmmaking without putting the proper pieces in place. \u2014 Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Ukraine\u2019s largest plaza, and the nucleus of public life in the city \u2014 was seen by many Ukrainians as brazen evidence that the Russian invasion wasn\u2019t just about hitting military targets but also about breaking their spirit. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
"In the case of this series, the whopper the guy tells is especially brazen . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said trigger-pullers in the city are becoming increasingly brazen , with shootings involving multiple victims becoming more common amid an overall rise in violent crime. \u2014 Jessica Anderson, Baltimore Sun , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Unfortunately, brazen and medically uninformed politicians denying basic human rights over binary ideas of gender have left us no choice but to rally and continue to fight. \u2014 Ashley Andreou, Scientific American , 31 Mar. 2022",
"That Baku would extend this project to its new dominions is brazen but unsurprising. \u2014 Simon Maghakyan, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"a filmmaker willing to brazen the criticism that such a violent film was sure to provoke",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"She was also involved in a brazen effort with Mr. Flynn, Mr. Trump\u2019s former national security adviser, to persuade the former president to use his national security apparatus to seize voting machines across the country in a bid to stay in office. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
"The attack in November coincided with a series of brazen robberies across the bay at posh retailers in San Francisco\u2019s Union Square, which also drew national headlines. \u2014 Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"The brazen daytime attack occurred as dozens of people were outside the shoe store and at a nearby bus stop. \u2014 Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"Many football fans\u2014including Browns fans\u2014remain aghast at Cleveland\u2019s brazen move. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
"In a brazen display of gun violence that unfolded early Thursday in downtown Baltimore, a U.S. Army Reserve soldier was killed near his South Calvert Street apartment building and another man was hospitalized in critical condition. \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 21 June 2022",
"Mayor Muriel Bowser appeared somewhat astonished at the brazen actions of the shooter with officers in the area. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
"Her energy was different: masculine and commanding and brazen . \u2014 Daniella Kallmeyer, Vogue , 11 June 2022",
"Police are investigating the brazen theft of six new Ford Mustang Shelby GT500s from the Flat Rock assembly plant early Thursday that ended in a brief chase and one suspect in custody. \u2014 Navya Gupta, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"On Wednesday, the wild, brazen Detroit publication launched a free digital archive, featuring every issue from its 20-year run (1969-1989) that features bylines by Lester Bangs, Patti Smith, Cameron Crowe, Dave Marsh, and more. \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
"Bourgoin\u2019s lies ran the spectrum from pointless little fictions to brazen fabulation. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
"But while there is an abundance of opportunity, there are just as many pitfalls awaiting the brand brazen enough to plunge headlong into filmmaking without putting the proper pieces in place. \u2014 Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Ukraine\u2019s largest plaza, and the nucleus of public life in the city \u2014 was seen by many Ukrainians as brazen evidence that the Russian invasion wasn\u2019t just about hitting military targets but also about breaking their spirit. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
"In the case of this series, the whopper the guy tells is especially brazen . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said trigger-pullers in the city are becoming increasingly brazen , with shootings involving multiple victims becoming more common amid an overall rise in violent crime. \u2014 Jessica Anderson, Baltimore Sun , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Unfortunately, brazen and medically uninformed politicians denying basic human rights over binary ideas of gender have left us no choice but to rally and continue to fight. \u2014 Ashley Andreou, Scientific American , 31 Mar. 2022",
"That Baku would extend this project to its new dominions is brazen but unsurprising. \u2014 Simon Maghakyan, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If this is the case, the immune system would be mistakenly attacking the brain cells which contain this brain hormone , says NINDS. \u2014 Sarah Fielding, Health.com , 7 Dec. 2021",
"On the flip side, the production of melatonin, a brain hormone that regulates sleep, is triggered when the body is in darkness. \u2014 Popular Science , 24 Jan. 2021",
"The male pill works by blocking those brain hormones , which then lowers testosterone levels and, is expected to shut down sperm production. \u2014 Jonathan Lapook, CBS News , 20 Mar. 2018"
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"1957, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"noun",
"verb"
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"rubric",
"set",
"species",
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"compare",
"equate",
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"Noun",
"The shelf is held up with two brackets .",
"There are wall brackets in the garage for the rakes and shovels.",
"She is taller than average for her age bracket .",
"He earned enough to put him in a higher tax bracket .",
"She is now in a lower income bracket than before.",
"Verb",
"I wouldn't exactly bracket your paintings with those of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"At the time, the companies reported that the two-dose vaccine was effective in children under age 2, similar to those in the 16-24 age bracket . \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"In the 35-44 age bracket , the average net worth is $436, 200 (with $91,300 as the median net worth). \u2014 Andrew Rosen, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"According to the state vaccination reports, about 7.4 percent of booster-eligible San Diego County residents in that age bracket had received booster doses through Thursday, compared to 10.2 percent throughout California. \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"The scientists then compared that group to 122,000 other people in the same age bracket who did not smoke marijuana at all, and nearly 23,000 more who smoked less frequently. \u2014 NBC News , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The Wasatch Front has added its second million-dollar median ZIP code, with Huntsville in Weber County now joining Utah County\u2019s Alpine in that bracket . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
"More than 40% of people between the ages of 18 and 29 have reported sharing syringes, and according to the most recent report from the CDC, hepatitis C infections were highest among people in this same age bracket , peaking at age 29. \u2014 Stacker.com, al , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The two hour indoor afternoon event included a coloring contest, three egg hunts by age bracket , and an Easter basket parade and contest. \u2014 Karie Angell Luc, chicagotribune.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"A full 80% of people in that age bracket now have jobs, not far from the pre-pandemic figure of 80.5%. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The story and the colors are used to bracket the beginning and end credits of the documentary. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"In contrast to such provocateurs as Lars von Trier or Nicolas Winding Refn, who bracket their cinematic endurance tests in compulsory irony, Cronenberg is in some senses a peculiarly earnest filmmaker. \u2014 Adam Nayman, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"The solar eclipses of 1961 and 1999, both observable in Serbia, bracket the events explored in the lyrical imagery of Nata\u0161a Urban\u2019s debut feature-length documentary. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 12 Apr. 2022",
"His paintings bracket three compelling canvases by James Little, whose work in geometric abstraction\u2014executed in oils mixed with beeswax\u2014hinges on its feeling of freedom. \u2014 Marley Marius, Vogue , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Western officials can\u2019t say for certain how an attack on Ukraine might unfold by the more than 100,000 Russian troops that now bracket the country on three sides. \u2014 James Marson, WSJ , 12 Feb. 2022",
"The kickoff temperature was 3 degrees with a minus-14 wind chill at Allianz Field, selected by the U.S. Soccer Federation along with Columbus, Ohio, to bracket a road game against Canada. \u2014 Dave Campbell, chicagotribune.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Vocally, the first and last wives bracket the show with two astonishments. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Missing is one section of the distinctive colonnades that bracket the lawn, removed from the venue\u2019s border with the actively renovating Boca Raton Museum of Art next door. \u2014 Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com , 30 Sep. 2021"
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"perhaps from Middle French braguette codpiece, from diminutive of brague breeches, from Old Occitan braga , from Latin braca , of Celtic origin \u2014 more at breech":"Noun"
},
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"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"noun",
"verb"
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"1916, in the meaning defined above":""
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"adjective",
"noun",
"noun,"
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": short-headed or broad-headed with a cephalic index of over 80":[]
},
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"\u02ccbra-ki-s\u0259-\u02c8fa-lik",
"\u02ccbrak-i-s\u0259-\u02c8fal-ik"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Slanted and tilting bowls are suitable for any dog that struggles to reach food at the bottom of a regular bowl, due to their height or limited mobility, but brachycephalic or flat-faced breeds like Pugs get the most benefit. \u2014 Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
"The disorders included skin fold dermatitis, protruding lower jaw, skin infections and brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome, also known as poor breathing. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"These breeds are technically brachycephalic , which means they are predisposed to respiratory issues, per Gizmodo. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Dec. 2021",
"British veterinary scientists expressed concern that the booming popularity of brachycephalic dog breeds foretold no bust. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harpers Magazine , 5 Jan. 2021",
"Other brachycephalic breeds include bulldogs, pugs and Boston terriers. \u2014 Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY , 16 Jan. 2020",
"When those families own a brachycephalic dog, and they are reassigned to an overseas military posting, United is sometimes their only means to ship their pet. \u2014 Martine Powers, chicagotribune.com , 6 Apr. 2018",
"When those families own a brachycephalic dog, and they are reassigned to an overseas military posting, United is sometimes their only means to ship their pet. \u2014 Martine Powers, chicagotribune.com , 6 Apr. 2018",
"When those families own a brachycephalic dog, and they are reassigned to an overseas military posting, United is sometimes their only means to ship their pet. \u2014 Martine Powers, chicagotribune.com , 6 Apr. 2018"
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"New Latin brachycephalus , from Greek brachy- + kephal\u0113 head \u2014 more at cephalic":""
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": a capital with one or more projecting brackets or corbels to help carry a beam or girder (as in Indian and Syrian architecture and in primitive styles)":[]
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"Johannes 1833\u20131897 German composer and pianist":[]
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an Italian unit of length varying between 15 and 39 inches":[]
},
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220934"
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"geographical name"
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"river 350 miles (563 kilometers) long in northern Brazil flowing south into the Negro River":[]
": a brightly colored finch ( Fringilla montifringilla ) that breeds in the northern parts of Europe and Asia and migrates southward in winter and is often kept as a cage bird":[]
},
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"-l\u0259\u0307n",
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a hoisting crab placed like a bracket against a wall or post":[]
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": movement into a higher tax bracket as a result of income rises intended to offset the effects of inflation":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lawmakers in some of these 13 states have taken action this year to protect their constituents against bracket creep . \u2014 Patrick Gleason, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"The best way to deal with bracket creep is to index income tax brackets to inflation, as 37 states already do. \u2014 Adam A. Millsap, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The high inflation rate in the West South Central coupled with tax brackets that are not indexed means taxpayers in Oklahoma and Louisiana are especially at risk for bracket creep . \u2014 Adam A. Millsap, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The payroll tax hike and income-tax- bracket creep combined will cost the average household \u00a3600 ($800) a year, the Resolution Foundation estimates. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2022",
"By eliminating bracket creep and its automatic annual revenue boost, indexing put new limits on government. \u2014 Joseph Thorndike, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
"One of the first things Reagan did as president was to end bracket creep . \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 15 July 2021",
"Has the funding for this bracket creep been calculated and allocated",
"This is because real bracket creep \u2014 wages growing faster than inflation \u2014 pushes families into higher marginal tax brackets over time. \u2014 Brian Riedl, National Review , 6 Nov. 2020"
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"1977, in the meaning defined above":""
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"He braised the beef in a wine sauce.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The company states that, when paired with the electric base, the pot delivers five functions: braise , slow cook, sear/saut\u00e9, manual and food warmer. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
"Cover the tagine or Dutch oven, transfer to the oven and braise for 40 minutes, or until the chicken is tender and starts to fall off the bone. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Then the domelike lid goes on top and the vessel moves to the oven to braise . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Ideal for a hot Dutch oven of your mom\u2019s classic braise that goes right from the oven to the table. \u2014 Lauren Joseph, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Add it to chili con carne, braise it in beer, or mix it into a rag\u00f9 for a twist on spaghetti bolognese. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Stir the greens every 20 minutes or so, adding a splash of water if the pot dries out, and braise until even the stems are silky and the florets are falling apart, an hour at the very least. \u2014 Megan Litt, Bon App\u00e9tit , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Chicken breasts can be soaked in a white wine braise a day before grilling to be cooked to perfection. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Cover and braise for about 40 minutes, or until the turkey registers 155 to 160 degrees on an instant-read thermometer. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And in a lush braise of lamb shoulder, a bath of chiles, rosemary, orange peel and wine imbues the meat with bold flavors that are lightened by a tangy yogurt flavored with lemon, raisins and pistachios. \u2014 Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"Begin by saut\u00e9eing it with your aromatics at the start of cooking, add it midway to perfume the entire stew or braise , or do both. \u2014 Rachel Gurjar, Bon App\u00e9tit , 16 May 2022",
"An hourlong braise in the oven renders an entire head\u2019s worth of cloves impossibly soft and spreadable. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Basically a stovetop braise , smothering is a technique most often associated with chicken or pork \u2014 but can be used with other types of animal proteins as well as vegetables \u2014 where the braising liquid is thickened to form a luscious gravy. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2021",
"Uncork this to enjoy with a wintry braise or stew and tell your smart speaker to play some French bistro music. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2021",
"The braise can be made up to 3 days in advance and refrigerated in the Dutch oven (if your Dutch oven is not enameled, transfer to another container for storage). \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2021",
"And since my menu already included a hearty braise and bread, something green was definitely in order. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Serve with the cooking liquid and plums from the braise . \u2014 Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal , 30 Nov. 2021"
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"The bullet damaged his brachial plexus \u2014 the network of nerves that serves as a line of communication between his spinal cord and his arm. \u2014 Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Less commonly, one or more nerves can be compressed in the neck or in the brachial plexus in the armpit. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 28 May 2021",
"Teylor Sabasta, who has nerve and tendon damage from a brachial plexus injury at birth, attended Southwestern College and was on the school\u2019s track team. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 May 2021",
"The brachial plexus is the network of nerves responsible for sending signals from the spinal cord to the shoulder, arm and hand, according to the Mayo Clinic\u2019s website. \u2014 al , 11 Apr. 2021",
"The young man had something called Parsonage-Turner syndrome, an inflammation of the nerves of the brachial plexus , the neurologist reported. \u2014 Lisa Sanders, New York Times , 19 Nov. 2020",
"The brachial plexus is the segment of nerve fibers that connect the spinal cord to the peripheral nerves in the shoulder and arm, the neurologist explained. \u2014 Lisa Sanders, New York Times , 19 Nov. 2020"
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"Just as readers breeze through a sentence that elicits no reaction, they are met by a bracketed response that sets off a little bell in their head urging them to react. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2021",
"These poems map the overlapping geographies of trauma and desire, combining Ovidian imagery with an emphasis on omission, redaction, and revision; some lines are broken up with bracketed white space. \u2014 The New Yorker , 24 May 2021",
"The comprehensive field guide identifies every major architectural style\u2014and every exterior feature of every style, from Italianate bracketed cornices to Victorian gable-roof elaborations. \u2014 Michelle Slatalla, WSJ , 24 Feb. 2021",
"For example, the Greater Houston area is subject to a bracketed statute. \u2014 Dallas News , 6 Jan. 2020",
"Beckham has invented moves that wriggle him out of tight, bracketed coverage designed to shut him down. \u2014 Conor Orr, SI.com , 16 Mar. 2018"
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"The reactivation of the zoster virus in the nerves of the face causes paralysis because of the facial nerve that travels from the brain stem behind the ear and into the face to give facial muscles the energy for movement. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 16 June 2022",
"For example, in the case of a massive brain hemorrhage that destroys most of the brain tissue but leaves the brain stem intact, the baby can breathe at birth but will need other medical care. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 20 May 2022",
"To make matters worse, the cuneate nucleus is nestled in the brain stem , surrounded by vital brain regions that, if damaged, can lead to death. \u2014 Sliman Bensmaia, Scientific American , 16 May 2022",
"Scientists discovered in the 1970s that adding lesions to the brain stem of house cats led to the animals becoming far more active in their sleep. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 10 May 2022",
"Experts believe that the hug is the result of myelin damage in very specific areas of the brain stem or spinal cord\u2014but the exact location is unknown, Dr. Green says. \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF , 19 Apr. 2022",
"There, the invader becomes entangled in nose hair, stimulating nerve endings, which sends a message to a part of the brain stem called the medulla. \u2014 Rebecca Strong, Health.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Animals that make only innate sounds control the musculature that creates those sounds through a circuit in the brain stem , an area near the spinal cord that regulates automatic functions like breathing and heartbeat. \u2014 Betsy Mason, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Forsythe's stroke was a hemorrhagic stroke in his central brain stem . \u2014 Brooks Sutherland, The Enquirer , 10 Feb. 2022"
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"The photo of the branchlet tips shows the male pollen cones of cedar, which occur at the tips. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Only lemon trees require other pruning, to thin out twiggy branchlets so the plant can put more energy into vigorous branches, and to let light into the plant. \u2014 Pam Peirce, SFChronicle.com , 11 Oct. 2019",
"Roth\u2019s weeping fig is a classic example: braided trunk, delicately drooping branchlets , and a dense shock of glossy leaves about 2 inches long . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Aug. 2019"
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"What brand are those jeans you are wearing",
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"They no longer brand their cattle.",
"The exact words my father spoke on my graduation day are branded in my memory.",
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"Customers, therefore, operate directly with the third-party brand . \u2014 Jr Belardo, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"The designer is very hands on with the brand , and also offers a unique approach with the ordering process. \u2014 Lanae Brody, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
"Others might want to bring more attention to their new business or offer a cost-effective content platform for audiences to connect with a brand . \u2014 Ginni Saraswati, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
"Generally, public health officials recommend people stick with the same brand for their primary series when at all possible. \u2014 Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"Amongst the lively crowd of fashion insiders, many dawned Alice + Olivia pieces, while others rocked an array of colorful, flirty numbers in tune with the brand \u2019s whimsical ethos. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
"This unique meal delivery service offers prepared ingredients that can be prepped for cooking in under a minute and pair with the brand \u2019s signature smart oven. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"That was partly because many members of the team had experience with the brand from their Ubisoft days and partly because those early Turtles games stand as major influences in the side-scrolling, beat-\u2019em-up genre. \u2014 Todd Martensgame Critic, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"Thomas said his hope with the brand is to highlight the fathers that are present in their children\u2019s lives and encourage others to do the same. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Biden has sought to brand his presidency as one in which the US has returned to the diplomatic stage following an era of isolation under Trump. \u2014 Maegan Vazquez And Sam Fossum, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
"When done correctly, your social media content will grab and retain the attention of past, present, and future clients, expand your reach (and your revenue!), and help brand you as the go-to agent in your market. \u2014 Ryan Serhant, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The former boyfriend allegedly told investigators that Papini asked him to brand her. \u2014 Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The judges additionally found that the congressional districts designed by Democrats violated an explicit state ban on partisan gerrymandering, undercutting the party\u2019s national campaign to brand itself as the champion of voting rights. \u2014 Nicholas Fandos, New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
"That may be at odds with Panera\u2019s efforts to brand itself as a restaurant with healthier choices on the menu. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 19 Apr. 2022",
"How to brand her escorts as being higher-end, more exclusive, better than everybody else, and how that worked. \u2014 ELLE , 11 Apr. 2022",
"With concerts becoming more abundant, consider our list of a dozen events that run the gamut from longtime favorites to brand new works. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The largest component would be 430,000 square feet of offices for rent, perhaps to several entertainment firms in search of a Hollywood address or to one large tenant that may want to brand the building with its company name. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022"
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": a widely distributed family of deep-bodied percoid fishes frequenting open seas \u2014 compare pomfret":[]
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"The drug is sold under several brand names .",
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"Over the course of five months, half of the participants took daily oral tadalafil, also known by the brand name Cialis, while the other half took a placebo. \u2014 Akila Muthukumar, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"Customers are humans and there are people behind every successful business and huge brand name . \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Despite fashion\u2019s ongoing fascination with all things 1990s, Ping\u2019s mission is not just to revive\u2014or archive\u2014Ro, but to create something new within a framework of an existing brand name . \u2014 Vogue , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The training sessions for Narcan, the brand name used for overdose-reversing drug naloxone, will begin this week. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Molson Coors is retaining ownership of the Saint Archer brand name . \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Jan. 2022",
"One of my favorites goes by the brand name Dupixent, which massively shrinks nasal polyps. \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"Her first creation was a pair of leggings printed with the brand name . \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Within four years, Genentech had formed a partnership with the pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly to market synthetic insulin under the brand name Humulin. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022"
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"Having spent too many years on the road, Willy Loman-ing it in chain hotels and eating fast food from Bangkok to Berlin in search of the Next Big NBA Thing, Sugerman is actually within grabbing distance of his personal brass ring . \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
"For the business lobby, killing Chevron deference is the big brass ring . \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Norris grabbed four out of five podiums for McLaren in 2021 but couldn\u2019t quite grab the brass ring and reel in a victory. \u2014 Maury Brown, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Show young musicians that fame and fortune isn\u2019t always the proverbial brass ring . \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 3 Jan. 2022",
"These days, getting a four-year college degree in some STEM (science, technology, engineering or math) field is the brass ring . \u2014 Alicia Wallace, CNN , 13 Dec. 2021",
"This Nappa leather bag, which is available in black and creme, has a drawstring pouch and a brass ring . \u2014 Marques Harper Deputy Features Editor, Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Then, this student digs up this brass ring from the late 19th century, which is perfect because brass was the poor man\u2019s gold during that time period. \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Oct. 2021",
"The brass line has been gently borrowed from in order for Bremont, working with the Royal Observatory, to form a brass ring for the watch \u2014 visible via the Longitude\u2019s transparent case back and engraved with the serial number of the watch. \u2014 Roberta Naas, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021"
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"1930, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Beyond the threat of hospitalizing vulnerable people who get infected, there is the possibility of contracting long COVID following an infection, in which symptoms such as chronic fatigue or brain fog can persist for months or years. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"After clearing the acute infection, Michael had a few weeks of a reprieve before the fatigue and brain fog set in, and the numbness and tingling that began in his fingers spread down his arms and legs, gradually transitioning into pain. \u2014 Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Other symptoms may involve aches and pains, temper lymph nodes, digestive issues, chills and sweats, muscle weakness, shortness of breath, brain fog , and an irregular heartbeat. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 11 June 2022",
"Symptoms like shortness of breath, fatigue, brain fog , headaches, cardiac and central nervous system problems, cognitive dysfunction and musculoskeletal issues can last for weeks or even months. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 16 May 2022",
"More than 200 symptoms have been linked to Long COVID, but some of the most common include fatigue, brain fog , chronic pain, and neurological issues like Kaine\u2019s. \u2014 Jamie Ducharme, Time , 4 May 2022",
"Many Americans are enduring the lingering effects of a past infection, battling health conditions like fatigue, brain fog , shortness of breath, cardiac issues. \u2014 Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"Other common symptoms include prominent headache, decreased exercise tolerance, decreased appetite, brain fog , and weight change, all of which occur in half or more of the clinic\u2019s patients. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 28 May 2022"
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"Within four years, Genentech had formed a partnership with the pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly to market synthetic insulin under the brand name Humulin. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"During a night hike in the tropics of Borneo, the photographer observed a bracket fungus releasing masses of spores which caused the refraction of light, while a cockroach feeds. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021"
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"Bougainvilleas come in several different floral bract colors. \u2014 Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News , 17 Sep. 2021",
"Poinsettias begin the flower and colorful bract initiation process starting in mid-October. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 4 Sep. 2021",
"The flowers are born in clusters of 5-7 blooms out of a long narrow pale green bract . \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 14 Feb. 2021",
"The tipping also encourages side stems, and at the end of each side stem a colored bract will emerge. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 30 July 2020",
"If the plants do not have at least a hint of color in the bracts , look for the light source. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 15 Nov. 2019",
"More likely, however, your plant is experiencing short days in partial shade that encourages out-of-season red bracts . \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 27 July 2019",
"This time of year, Troy collects linden blossoms and bracts to make a calming floral tea-like tissane. \u2014 Colleen Smith, The Denver Post , 27 June 2019",
"The tipping also encourages more side stems and at the end of each side stem, a colored bract will emerge. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 15 June 2018"
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"Ideas thrown around in a brainstorming session are illustrated in moving graffiti on the city walls behind the characters. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
"Yet amid all the statements, mixed messages, Goodell\u2019s questionable enforcement efforts and the brainstorming that keeps leading back to similar results, the best outcome may be a watchdog with some serious teeth. \u2014 Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Step two is where the more intensive brainstorming begins. \u2014 Mary Shores, Forbes , 4 Oct. 2021",
"There is an abundance of deductive speculation among Gamache and his team, and the brainstorming continues even after the suspects are gathered for a final confrontation. \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 27 Aug. 2021",
"The risks of the typical strategy involve a team doing a brainstorming session. \u2014 Jimmy Jain, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"If your product doesn\u2019t have a differentiator, do some brainstorming and come up with one to gain an edge over your competitors. \u2014 Tyler Gallagher, Rolling Stone , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Or a solution may only emerge as a byproduct of collective brainstorming or the sharing of ideas. \u2014 Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Since that initial brainstorming session, the show has evolved. \u2014 Britt Julious, chicagotribune.com , 2 Dec. 2021"
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"At an event with endless corporate branding , Mickelson repped nothing but himself. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Although it is now celebrated by corporations with limited edition products emblazoned with African/Juneteenth branding , the holiday was originally recognized by Black families in the south with cookouts and parties. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 10 June 2022",
"Any expert in the recruitment or personal branding industry will agree that objective statements are outdated. \u2014 Dear Sam | Expert Resume, oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
"But users are finding that the costs add up even with slick branding \u2014 it\u2019s still a payday lender. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
"Russia has reportedly been developing something of a replacement for McDonald's, complete with similar branding . \u2014 Rachel Elbaum, NBC News , 16 May 2022",
"Your company\u2019s branding should be consistent with a distinct logo and a brand style guide to follow. \u2014 Chastity Heyward, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"The facilities are spacious, modern, flooded with natural light, and accented by splashes of Brightline's signature yellow branding . \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 15 June 2022",
"Shadowbox, formerly Blackhall Studios, is also adopting new branding as part of the investment. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022"
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"Although the stargazer fossil was not a new find, the authors more recently were able to use improved technology to peer inside both the braincase and the fossilized pellets without destroying either. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, the scientists describe using a spectroscopic device to confirm the calcium and phosphate signatures of coprolites \u2014 fossilized feces \u2014 in the fish\u2019s braincase . \u2014 New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The braincase also revealed the shortest ever cochlea found in a dinosaur. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 20 Jan. 2022",
"While the brain tissue of a dinosaur was too fragile to preserve, the structure of its braincase can reveal aspects of a dinosaur's lifestyle. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The scanning focused upon Little Foot\u2019s cranial vault - the upper part of her braincase \u2014 and her lower jaw, or mandible. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Mar. 2021",
"The protruding balconies are eyes, above which looms an oversize braincase of office space intended for Communist Party functionaries who would guide the economy. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2021",
"In particular, the inner ear and braincase anatomy of lagerpetids hinted at adaptations that have been linked to the pterosaurs\u2019 development of flight. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Dec. 2020",
"The braincases on these animals were not terribly large, though. \u2014 Michael B. Habib, Scientific American , 1 Oct. 2019"
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"The tree limb fell and nearly brained me.",
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"The cancer had metastasized to his bones, lungs, and brain . \u2014 John Mulder, STAT , 3 July 2022",
"The Rock of Love star had surgery to repair a hole in his heart following a mini-stroke in 2011, a year after suffering his brain hemorrhage. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 2 July 2022",
"Anything that\u2019s really important in organizations today is achieved through cross-functional brain power and action. \u2014 Jeff Rosenthal, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Huntington\u2019s disease is a brain disease that is passed down in families from generation to generation with symptoms described as having ALS, Parkinson\u2019s and Alzheimer\u2019s simultaneously. \u2014 cleveland , 1 July 2022",
"Their unborn child had a neural tube defect, meaning the baby's brain would never fully form. \u2014 Adrienne Broaddus And Jason Kravarik, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"There are more than 300 brain teasers and riddles in this book \u2014 not bad for something that's less than $10! \u2014 Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping , 1 July 2022",
"The man sustained a skull fracture, a brain bleed and other injures, the officer said. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 July 2022",
"Taking a deep dive into the host city really helps to get the brain working to find some unique and little-known facts then figure out a creative way to relate it to food. \u2014 Carole Horst, Variety , 30 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"They are linked to brain developmental problems in infants and cancer. \u2014 Katy Stech Ferek, WSJ , 31 Jan. 2022",
"How will brain stimulation become accessible to all the patients who need it, given how expensive and invasive some treatments are",
"The researchers contend that this study marks the first time that a machine-learning algorithm has been matched to brain data to explain the workings of a high-level cognitive task. \u2014 Anna Blaustein, Scientific American , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Arguably, achieving universal health care and higher education and addressing the nation\u2019s aging water pipe infrastructure (which has yielded a modern-day lead crisis) could be expected to make similar contributions to brain health across decades. \u2014 Daniel R. George, Scientific American , 25 Aug. 2021",
"Then of course there\u2019s me, spying on these other women \u2014 and some dads, too \u2014 instead of keeping tabs on my four kids, one of whom is poised to brain somebody with a stick. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 June 2021",
"Biden, who lost his son Beau Biden to brain cancer in 2015, has pledged to make the fight against cancer a key focus of his administration. \u2014 Dom Calicchio, Fox News , 25 Mar. 2021",
"The priority is personal to Biden, who lost his son Beau Biden to brain cancer in 2015. \u2014 Marisa Schultz, Fox News , 20 Feb. 2021",
"This less average bone and muscle support makes the head and brain more vulnerable to sudden movement and predicts risk for concussion. \u2014 Bob Roehr, Scientific American , 9 Mar. 2016"
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"Middle English, from Old English br\u00e6gen ; akin to Middle Low German bregen brain, and perhaps to Greek brechmos front part of the head":"Noun"
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": a Mexican laborer admitted to the U.S. especially for seasonal contract labor in agriculture":[]
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"br\u00e4-\u02c8ser-(\u02cc)\u014d",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 2014, Ornelas invited the Silvas and nine other bracero families to a Stanford celebration. \u2014 Nick Lozito, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 Nov. 2021",
"Ornelas, also the grandson of a bracero , moved to Salinas as an undocumented immigrant at age 4. \u2014 Nick Lozito, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 Nov. 2021",
"The son of a bracero \u2014 a Mexican who was offered entry to the U.S. for agricultural work \u2014 Gomez got his first job repairing and shining Marines\u2019 shoes next door to where his shop is today. \u2014 Jaweed Kaleem, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Aug. 2021",
"The son of a bracero \u2014 a Mexican who was offered entry to the U.S. for agricultural work \u2014 Gomez got his first job repairing and shining Marines\u2019 shoes next door to where his shop is today. \u2014 Jaweed Kaleem, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Aug. 2021",
"The son of a bracero \u2014 a Mexican who was offered entry to the U.S. for agricultural work \u2014 Gomez got his first job repairing and shining Marines\u2019 shoes next door to where his shop is today. \u2014 Jaweed Kaleem, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Aug. 2021",
"The son of a bracero \u2014 a Mexican who was offered entry to the U.S. for agricultural work \u2014 Gomez got his first job repairing and shining Marines\u2019 shoes next door to where his shop is today. \u2014 Jaweed Kaleem, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Aug. 2021",
"The son of a bracero \u2014 a Mexican who was offered entry to the U.S. for agricultural work \u2014 Gomez got his first job repairing and shining Marines\u2019 shoes next door to where his shop is today. \u2014 Jaweed Kaleem, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Aug. 2021",
"The son of a bracero \u2014 a Mexican who was offered entry to the U.S. for agricultural work \u2014 Gomez got his first job repairing and shining Marines\u2019 shoes next door to where his shop is today. \u2014 Jaweed Kaleem, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Aug. 2021"
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"1920, in the meaning defined above":""
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"1990, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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": a growth of brakes":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In a statement, Cornwall Archaeological Unit senior archaeologist Peter Dudley, said that 13 volunteers gave 111 hours of their time to clear the bracken and scrub that obscured the henge. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 May 2022",
"The crash of wild bodies in the bracken thundered in my ears. \u2014 Outside Online , 25 May 2020",
"Some dishes on display \u2014 radish pickles, or mushrooms paired with gently chewy bracken ferns dressed in nutty perilla oil, or tangles of acorn-flour noodles \u2014 bring to mind an uplifting array of banchan. \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"In the mountains, the iris are always first to bloom, the bracken ferns the last to poke through the forest floor, now imminent. \u2014 Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com , 12 Apr. 2020",
"Trees, bracken , and even roads sparkle in milky light. \u2014 Juliana Hanle, Scientific American , 18 Nov. 2019",
"The way the procession works is that bracken ferns and willows turn first, then maples, followed by aspens, dogwoods and other hardwoods. \u2014 Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com , 22 Sep. 2019",
"Hills were covered in heather and bracken , and the fields were divided by old stone walls that had fallen apart in places. \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 28 Aug. 2018",
"The Iceman\u2019s last meal was balanced with grains from einkorn wheat and traces of a genus of toxic ferns called bracken . \u2014 Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS , 12 July 2018"
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"Middle English braken , probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish br\u00e6kne fern":""
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"noun"
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": an ancient alphabet of India of Semitic descent which is found in several varieties and from which descend the later Indian alphabets":[]
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"Sanskrit":""
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": a rope fastened to the leech of a sail and used for hauling the sail up or in":[],
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": to take in (a sail) by the brails":[],
": to hoist (fish) by means of a brail":[]
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"\u02c8br\u0101l"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"My first guess\u2014 brail \u2014did very little for me other than to get me an \u2018A\u2019 in yellow. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 29 June 2022"
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"Middle English brayle , from Anglo-French braiel belt, strap, brail, alteration of Old French braiuel belt, probably ultimately from Latin braca pants \u2014 more at breech":"Noun"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
": a group of official or unofficial advisers concerned especially with planning and strategy":[]
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"The president's brain trust recommended the action.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 1998, Becky Calder became the first woman pilot to graduate from TOPGUN, so in keeping with their commitment to verisimilitude, Top Gun: Maverick\u2019s brain trust knew that their film needed to follow suit. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 June 2022",
"Thanks to the brain trust of Tom Cruise, Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski and Christopher McQuarrie. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 2 June 2022",
"Another hard-charging vocal leader for the defense should make Detroit's brain trust joyful with its first-round haul. \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
"After Sunday\u2019s game, Hyde and the Orioles\u2019 brain trust will meet to discuss how the roster will look moving forward. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 1 May 2022",
"The corporate brain trust running Disney is cutting off the hands that have fed them generously for 99 years now. \u2014 WSJ , 7 Apr. 2022",
"In 2018, Ford\u2019s brain trust saw that the company was at great risk of falling behind Tesla, G.M. and Rivian in electric cars and pickup trucks. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The Rams\u2019 brain trust exhaled \u2014 and the team closed out the month with an easy victory over the hapless Texans. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Several of her 2022 campaign staff members formed her 2018 brain trust . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1894, in the meaning defined above":""
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"verb"
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": to cook slowly in fat and a small amount of liquid in a closed pot":[],
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"\u02c8br\u0101z"
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"He braised the beef in a wine sauce.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The company states that, when paired with the electric base, the pot delivers five functions: braise , slow cook, sear/saut\u00e9, manual and food warmer. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
"Cover the tagine or Dutch oven, transfer to the oven and braise for 40 minutes, or until the chicken is tender and starts to fall off the bone. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Then the domelike lid goes on top and the vessel moves to the oven to braise . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Ideal for a hot Dutch oven of your mom\u2019s classic braise that goes right from the oven to the table. \u2014 Lauren Joseph, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Add it to chili con carne, braise it in beer, or mix it into a rag\u00f9 for a twist on spaghetti bolognese. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Stir the greens every 20 minutes or so, adding a splash of water if the pot dries out, and braise until even the stems are silky and the florets are falling apart, an hour at the very least. \u2014 Megan Litt, Bon App\u00e9tit , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Chicken breasts can be soaked in a white wine braise a day before grilling to be cooked to perfection. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Cover and braise for about 40 minutes, or until the turkey registers 155 to 160 degrees on an instant-read thermometer. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And in a lush braise of lamb shoulder, a bath of chiles, rosemary, orange peel and wine imbues the meat with bold flavors that are lightened by a tangy yogurt flavored with lemon, raisins and pistachios. \u2014 Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"Begin by saut\u00e9eing it with your aromatics at the start of cooking, add it midway to perfume the entire stew or braise , or do both. \u2014 Rachel Gurjar, Bon App\u00e9tit , 16 May 2022",
"An hourlong braise in the oven renders an entire head\u2019s worth of cloves impossibly soft and spreadable. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Basically a stovetop braise , smothering is a technique most often associated with chicken or pork \u2014 but can be used with other types of animal proteins as well as vegetables \u2014 where the braising liquid is thickened to form a luscious gravy. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2021",
"Uncork this to enjoy with a wintry braise or stew and tell your smart speaker to play some French bistro music. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2021",
"The braise can be made up to 3 days in advance and refrigerated in the Dutch oven (if your Dutch oven is not enameled, transfer to another container for storage). \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2021",
"And since my menu already included a hearty braise and bread, something green was definitely in order. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Serve with the cooking liquid and plums from the braise . \u2014 Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal , 30 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French braiser , from braise live coals, from Old French breze , probably of Germanic origin; akin to Swedish brasa fire":"Verb"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1797, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"circa 1885, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012609"
},
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"adjective",
"adjective or noun",
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an order of Copepoda comprising copepods that have suctorial mouthparts and are parasitic on fish \u2014 compare eucopepoda":[]
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"\u02ccbra\u014bk\u0113\u02c8(y)u\u0307r\u0259"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": something (such as a puzzle) that demands mental effort and acuity for its solution":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8br\u0101n-\u02cct\u0113-z\u0259r"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And as tricky as this puzzle is, plenty of brainteaser fans are loving the challenge. \u2014 Christy Pi\u00f1a, Woman's Day , 8 Dec. 2020",
"This trippy jigsaw puzzle comes from the mind of master brainteaser Chris Yates, but the true credit goes to an algorithm. \u2014 Gear Team, Wired , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Those who were able to spot the solo elf in seconds should seriously consider entering some worldwide brainteaser competition because this puzzle is far from easy. \u2014 Christy Pi\u00f1a, Woman's Day , 4 Dec. 2020",
"The quickest someone's solved the brainteaser , according to a press release, is 45 seconds. \u2014 Christy Pi\u00f1a, Woman's Day , 29 Dec. 2020",
"For this fun little brainteaser , Dud\u00e1s hid a baby bear among all of the reindeers crowding Santa in one of the winter forests in the North Pole. \u2014 Christy Pi\u00f1a, Woman's Day , 19 Dec. 2020",
"On average, the Christmas brainteaser takes about 1 minute and 3 seconds to solve but has taken some people up to 15 minutes, according to the press release. \u2014 Christy Pi\u00f1a, Woman's Day , 9 Dec. 2020",
"This holiday puzzle zeroes in on that and transforms classic Champagne flutes into a tricky brainteaser . \u2014 Christy Pi\u00f1a, Woman's Day , 29 Dec. 2020",
"Just give the brainteaser another look and consider focusing on the bottom right quadrant. \u2014 Christy Pi\u00f1a, Woman's Day , 23 Dec. 2020"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1850, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021302"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": armor for protecting the arm \u2014 see armor illustration":[],
": a cloth band worn around the upper arm usually bearing an identifying mark":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"br\u0259-\u02c8s\u00e4rd",
"\u02c8bra-\u02ccs\u00e4rd"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"French brassard , from Middle French brassal , from Old Italian bracciale , from braccio arm, from Latin bracchium \u2014 more at brace entry 2":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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},
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],
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": one of a group of people of mixed white, Indian, and African ancestry in South Carolina":[],
": a person sometimes passing as white who is partially black":[]
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"bracted bindweed":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a sprawling herbaceous vine ( Convolvulus spithamaeus ) of eastern North America with large white flowers subtended by two bracts":[]
": any of a large genus ( Brassica ) of Old World temperate-zone herbs (such as broccoli and cabbage) of the mustard family with cylindrical pods":[]
},
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"\u02c8bra-si-k\u0259"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Broccoli, unlike its brassica cousins cauliflower, cabbage or turnips, loses everything and gains nothing when it is cooked down to fork-submission. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
"Common small-seed food-plot crops include clover, chicory and brassica . \u2014 The Editors, Outdoor Life , 19 June 2020",
"Turns out that the memetic brassica of the West Coast fits the chaat genre perfectly. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 6 Sep. 2019",
"Kale This leafy brassica is both tasty and attractive, a perfect pick for edible landscapes. \u2014 Jeanette Marantos, latimes.com , 29 Sep. 2017",
"All brassica plants require moist, rich soils and regular fertilizer. \u2014 Nan Sterman, sandiegouniontribune.com , 5 Oct. 2017",
"Part of the brassica or cruciferous group of vegetables, which also includes broccoli, kale and brussels sprouts, cauliflower the name originated from the Latin word caulis, meaning cabbage, and flower. \u2014 Ashleigh Spitza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Sep. 2017"
