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": to occupy a place as a member of an official body":[
"sit in Congress"
],
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"\u2014 used with with and an adverb the decision did not sit well with me"
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"the car sits in the garage"
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"sit in a chair",
"\u2014 often used with down"
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"Verb",
"He was sitting in a chair next to the window.",
"She sat across from me during dinner.",
"The children sat cross-legged on the floor playing a game.",
"Are you going to sit there and watch TV all day",
"Don't just sit there\u2014do something!",
"She walked around the table and sat across from me.",
"She sat the toddler in the chair.",
"The cat likes to sit by the window.",
"The bird sat on the ledge.",
"The limousine is sitting outside.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The breaches by Three Arrows and potential fallout from the incident may sit awkwardly with Singapore, which has set out ambitions to be a key hub for businesses related to cryptocurrency. \u2014 Joanna Ossinger, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
"Greek Orthodox Church all sit along North Caldwell Avenue. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 1 July 2022",
"The Yurts at Blue Sky sit atop two of the most picturesque peaks on property and serve as the home base for various culinary and adventure offerings. \u2014 Roger Sands, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Its four steel cylinders sit inside a box of cast-in-place concrete designed in collaboration with Serra by Thomas Phifer (also the architect of Glenstone\u2019s four-year-old Pavilions). \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"Several others, including Dave Chappelle and Jon Stewart, still sit high on Herzog\u2019s wish list. \u2014 Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 June 2022",
"In the clip, Pat and Maggie sit by side-by-side at a sunset dinner by the beach. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 30 June 2022",
"These icons of the American experience sit on different islands a short distance apart, but are typically visited together on many tours of New York Harbor \u2014 both are considered part of Statue of Liberty National Monument. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
"Even more, Black and Brown women make up the fastest-growing prison population, and many of them sit behind bars for crimes committed by their partners. \u2014 Lorraine Avila, refinery29.com , 29 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"While clips aired on Today, the full sit -down aired in a special Dateline episode Friday. \u2014 Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
"That fact makes his half-hour sit -down with Associated Press White House reporter Josh Boak all the more newsworthy. \u2014 Brian Stelter, CNN , 16 June 2022",
"Comments by White House personnel suggest that Biden is planning to travel to Saudi Arabia in mid-July, including a sit -down with Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, which seemed impossible in the 2020 presidential election. \u2014 Dan Eberhart, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Through the week, the star's sit -down with Guthrie will appear on Today, before more will be shown on a special Dateline Friday. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"After a disappointing sophomore season in 1991, when Nevin hit .335 with three homers and 46 RBIs and had several on-field meltdowns, Garrido, who died in 2018, had a sit -down with his third baseman. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
"The two sit on opposite sides of Geraldine Street, near where 18-year-old Salvador Ramos shot and wounded his grandmother in the face at home before the school attack. \u2014 Jay Reeves, Chron , 5 June 2022",
"The campsites on the far western loop of Doctor Creek Campground sit within Pando, providing campers with an up-close-and-personal experience with one of the largest and oldest organisms on Earth. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 3 June 2022",
"The remnants of the building sit at the end of Center Street near College Avenue. \u2014 Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online , 13 Apr. 2022"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"circa 1628, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English sitten , from Old English sittan ; akin to Old High German sizzen to sit, Latin sed\u0113re , Greek hezesthai to sit, hedra seat":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8sit"
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": a cessation of work by employees while maintaining continuous occupation of their place of employment as a protest and means toward forcing compliance with demands":[],
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"1789, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1868, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun"
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"\u02c8sit-\u02ccdau\u0307n",
"\u02c8sit-\u02c8dau\u0307n"
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"adjective",
"noun"
]
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": a space of ground occupied or to be occupied by a building":[],
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"a picnic site"
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": to place on a site or in position : locate":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Hard hats must be worn on the construction site .",
"They visited the site of their future house.",
"The company has chosen a new site for its office building.",
"the site of the battle",
"Federal investigators combed through the crash site .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This site is protected by recaptcha Privacy Policy | Terms of Service Earlier this month, an international group of scientists called for the virus to be renamed to avoid discriminatory associations. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 25 June 2022",
"That is, do your values align with the mission and vision of your organization, and is that expressed clearly in the content on your site ",
"To the climate education advocates' dismay, when the Texas Education Agency posted the writing groups' results on its Web site in July 2020, the draft standards didn't contain a single reference to modern-day climate change. \u2014 Katie Worth, Scientific American , 20 June 2022",
"Expedia offers a dream itinerary that's gaining popularity on their site . \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
"Originally launched as a denim brand, Good American now sells a range of apparel and has pioneered size inclusivity; the brand was the first to feature multiple models of varying body types wearing its garments on its site . \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"Arendt-Bunds includes recipes with every order and on her site , including recipes for champagne cocktails, and non-alcoholic drinks and even one for coffee. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"The Boston Globe may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. \u2014 Hanif Abdurraqib, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"The organization previously held memorial services in 2018 and 2019 and facilitated visits to the site for the bereaved and survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 June 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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"Middle English, place, position, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French sit, site , from Latin situs , from sinere to leave, allow":"Noun"
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"\u02c8s\u012bt"
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"emplacement",
"locale",
"locality",
"location",
"locus",
"place",
"point",
"position",
"spot",
"venue",
"where"
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"verb"
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": a person who sits for a portrait or a bust":[
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"\u2014 Naomi Rosenblum"
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": a person who takes care of someone or something in the place of a parent, owner, etc.":[
"pet sitters",
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"\u2014 John Rosemond"
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"\u2014 Jamie Goldberg"
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"\u2014 John Rosemond"
]
},
"examples":[
"They hired a sitter so they could go out.",
"we'll be going to the movie if we can get a sitter for the kids",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Josef Newgarden had to deal with two late restarts Sunday with pole- sitter Alexander Rossi right on his gearbox, but the Team Penske driver survived at Road America. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 12 June 2022",
"The race also included Tanner Andrews, a tire changer for Joey Logano\u2019s pit crew, getting his right foot clipped by pole sitter Denny Hamlin on pit road. \u2014 Steve Reed, ajc , 30 May 2022",
"The third win of Perez\u2019s career came after a questionable strategy call by Ferrari that cost pole- sitter Charles Leclerc a win on his home circuit. \u2014 Jerome Pugmire, Orlando Sentinel , 30 May 2022",
"The third win of Perez\u2019s career came after a questionable strategy call by Ferrari that cost pole- sitter Charles Leclerc a win on his home circuit. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 29 May 2022",
"Ty Gibbs finished in second place and pole sitter Sam Mayer was third. \u2014 Steve Reed, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"Ongais got his final start at Indinaapolis -- and first since 1986 -- in 1996 after pole sitter Scott Brayton suffered fatal injuries in a post-qualifying practice crash. \u2014 Nathan Brown, USA TODAY , 1 Mar. 2022",
"There is power in this collaboration between sitter and photographer, and unadulterated joy, too. \u2014 The New Yorker , 1 June 2022",
"Federal data show that for teens looking to snag a sitter job, there's never been a better time to enter the labor market. \u2014 Rob Wile, NBC News , 20 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8si-t\u0259r"
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"babysitter",
"dry nurse",
"nanny",
"nannie",
"nurse",
"nursemaid",
"nurser"
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"type":[
"biographical name",
"noun"
]
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"sitting duck":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an easy or defenseless target":[]
},
"examples":[
"The tourists were sitting ducks for local thieves.",
"those stupid comments just made him a sitting duck for comedians",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The uncertainty of being a sitting duck and all that pressure. \u2014 Neena Rouhani, Billboard , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Despite all the progress made this year with the rollout of highly-effective mRNA vaccines and the availability of boosters, Georgia will be a sitting duck in another winter wave because almost half of the state hasn\u2019t even taken their first shots. \u2014 Joshua Sharpe, ajc , 25 Dec. 2021",
"With only 53% of the state\u2019s population fully vaccinated, that makes Georgia a sitting duck for another wave that could overwhelm hospitals again, experts say. \u2014 Willoughby Mariano, ajc , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Felling that Rhodes, up there on his plinth like a sitting duck , was a fairly simple process, technically speaking. \u2014 Hedley Twidle, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
"If Bridgewater is a sitting duck because of the injuries, the Broncos will have to pull him. \u2014 cleveland , 21 Oct. 2021",
"And as time passed, LinkedIn went from pioneer to sitting duck , stuck between Beijing and Washington as the two superpowers clashed over national security and free speech. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 15 Oct. 2021",
"The Browns know Kirk Cousins (8 TDs, 0 INTs) won\u2019t be a sitting duck as Fields was. \u2014 Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland , 1 Oct. 2021",
"If this promo exchange turns into a shoot-style like Ruby and Britt Baker, Charlotte Flair is a sitting duck for obvious reasons. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1942, in the meaning defined above":""
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"butt",
"mark",
"prey",
"target",
"victim"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110928",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": the distance from the vertex of the head to the supporting surface on which a person is sitting erect":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120556",
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"noun"
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": a person who is living in a rented house or apartment and has the legal right to stay there":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124627",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": having a site : located":[],
": to place in a site, situation , context, or category : locate":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"They decided to situate the new office building near the airport.",
"We situated ourselves in the seats nearest the exit.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"If all else failed, Lake Michigan could situate her. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The first important decision to make is which of the five accommodation types to situate yourself in. \u2014 Kim Westerman, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"In some ways these reports resemble those issued by Freedom House, but the differences in how the two institutions describe and situate their findings are considerable. \u2014 David Rieff, The New Republic , 14 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",
"These deft visuals mesh with Carmichael\u2019s opening lines, which situate his audience as confidants, or even something more. \u2014 Bryan Washington, The New Yorker , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The truth is, there is no tidy way to encapsulate the work overall, or to situate this writer alongside his contemporaries. \u2014 Gemma Sieff, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
"The Sculpt will still situate your hands and wrists at a less straining position than traditional keyboards do. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 12 Mar. 2022",
"My body refused to situate itself any way but horizontally, leaving me with no choice but to make my way through all 10 episodes of this particular assignment. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Late Latin situatus , from Latin situs":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sich-w\u0259t",
"-\u02ccw\u0101t",
"\u02c8si-ch\u0259-w\u0259t",
"\u02c8si-ch\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101t"
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"depose",
"deposit",
"dispose",
"emplace",
"fix",
"lay",
"place",
"position",
"put",
"set",
"set up",
"stick"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231712",
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
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},
"examples":[
"He's in a bad situation .",
"You may find yourself in a situation where you lose control of the vehicle.",
"How is your financial situation ",
"I'm worried about the current political situation .",
"My parents are retired and in a good situation .",
"I have a situation that I have to deal with at the moment.",
"The house is in a wonderful situation overlooking the valley.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Effectively understanding where people will spend their money and why requires a detailed analysis of the current situation \u2014geographically and economically. \u2014 Barry Fenton, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Googlers can also apply for relocation without justification, and those overseeing this process will be aware of the situation . \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 24 June 2022",
"Mind Over Murder comes close to justifying its extended, six-hour running time with a parallel focus on a community theater production about the horrible situation , a play aimed at making a town come to terms with a complicated and painful past. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
"In Italy\u2019s case, energy officials are expected to huddle this week about the situation . \u2014 John Leicester And David Keyton, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2022",
"In Italy\u2019s case, energy officials are expected to huddle this week about the situation . \u2014 John Leicester And David Keyton, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Unions representing pilots at Delta, American and Southwest say that airlines got themselves into the current situation by refusing to replace pilots who retired and took leaves of absence during the height of the pandemic when air travel plummeted. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"So far, the Biden administration has said little publicly about the situation in Costa Rica. \u2014 Fox News , 17 June 2022",
"It\u2019s using Frank to talk about a situation that is just between you and your father. \u2014 Joan Frank, Washington Post , 17 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccsi-ch\u0259-\u02c8w\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccsich-\u0259-\u02c8w\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"ball game",
"deal",
"footing",
"picture",
"posture",
"scene",
"status",
"story"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213749",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sitcom":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a television series that involves a continuing cast of characters in a succession of comedic circumstances : situation comedy":[
"\u2026 lame, formulaic sitcoms driven by an overinsistent laugh track.",
"\u2014 Ted Cox",
"Like many classic sitcoms , this show is episodic, so feel free to dive in anywhere you want.",
"\u2014 Greg Morabito",
"Didn't some guy named Jerry play himself on an NBC sitcom called Seinfeld ",
"\u2014 Benjamin Svetkey"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sit-\u02cck\u00e4m"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The title character in this popular Disney Channel sitcom is a teenage Black girl with psychic abilities. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 19 June 2022",
"The daughter of the late Hollywood director Ivan Reitman writes, directs and stars in the sitcom that launched on the CBC network in Canada in 2017, before Netflix picked up the Canadian import two years later. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
"The only daughter of parents Gomez and Morticia, Wednesday was depicted in the original sitcom as the most sweet-natured of the family. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 6 June 2022",
"When Demond Wilson heard that Redd Foxx was going to star in a TV sitcom , the actor brushed it off as a joke. \u2014 Lynn Elber, USA TODAY , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Burrows, 81, was brought in to direct the pilot of David Crane and Marta Kauffman's sitcom Six of One, which would become the Must-See TV hit. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
"Netflix cancelled the sitcom , about two polar-opposite sisters living together, last week. \u2014 Anne Marie Lee, CBS News , 4 May 2022",
"Union said the look also honored the late Diahann Carroll, one of the first Black actresses to star in a primetime sitcom , who wore a similar dress (complete with the red bloom) in 1960. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 3 May 2022",
"The freshman sitcom , which aired its finale on Tuesday, was created by Quinta Brunson, 32, who also stars as second-grade teacher Janine Teagues. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"sit uation com edy":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1956, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143618"
},
"sitting shot":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a shot made while in a sitting position":[]
},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145148"
},
"sitting trot":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a slow trot in which a rider does not post":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153047"
},
"sitting down":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": putting oneself into a sitting position":[
"He called just as we were sitting down to eat."
],
": in a sitting position":[
"She made sure everyone was sitting down before she began."
"\"I got this\" is a phrase associated with Obama going back to 2008\u2026 used to assure nervous aides and fans that he had the sitch under control even at its bleakest.",
"\u2014 Michael Tomasky"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sich"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"by shortening and respelling":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1954, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182451"
},
"sitting":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the act of one that sits":[],
": a single occasion of continuous sitting (as for a portrait or meal)":[],
": a brooding over eggs for hatching":[],
": setting sense 6":[],
": session":[
"a sitting of the legislature"
],
": that is setting":[
"a sitting hen"
],
": occupying a judicial, legislative, or executive seat : being in office":[],
": easily hit or played":[
"a sitting target"
],
": used in or for sitting":[
"a sitting position"
],
": performed while sitting":[
"a sitting shot"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8si-ti\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"I got through the book in one sitting .",
"He finished the portrait in one sitting .",
"We'll eat at the second sitting .",
"We have reservations for the 5:30 sitting .",
"Adjective",
"a sitting member of Parliament",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"By the time of the final sitting for the book, in September, four of its subjects had died: Phatima Rude, at 55; Lady Red Couture, at 43; the Goddess Bunny, at 61; and Tina Devore, at 67. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
"This will do a wonderful job insulating the tub as well as a very comfortable sitting experience. \u2014 Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
"The two rode a moped, with Bojang driving and the 15-year-old sitting in the rear with the firearm, according to prosecutors. \u2014 Liam Reilly, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"Hayden brought the subject up during the writing appointment at Block\u2019s house, one that had a fair share of interruptions from barking and from customer visits, as Block earned money pet sitting . \u2014 Tom Roland, Billboard , 15 Feb. 2022",
"The stand is over two feet wide and offers three feet of extra height, and has adjustable monitor and keyboard shelves to best suit your sitting or standing needs. \u2014 Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Or, make your own hours with in-person home deliveries, dog walking and pet sitting . \u2014 Time , 4 Aug. 2021",
"Restaurants and stores that removed all of their indoor dining and sitting options could benefit from bringing those back (while, in many cases, still upholding social distancing and the like). \u2014 Danny Star, Forbes , 27 May 2021",
"Long-term sitting and hunching has an effect on other parts of the body. \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ , 6 May 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"In Mississippi, where the sitting Republican governor is term-limited, Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood is running against Republican Lt. \u2014 Tim Craig, Washington Post , 5 Nov. 2019",
"With the stalemate, the sitting Republican governor, Morgan G. Bulkeley simply stayed in office for two more years. \u2014 Gideon Cohn-postar, The Conversation , 1 Nov. 2019",
"For a while, the sitting Republican governor, Matt Bevin, looked eminently deposable. \u2014 I.k. | Lexington, The Economist , 1 Nov. 2019",
"Another favorite among our testers, the Deluxe has a wide and broad sitting area that doesn't pinch or press into your hammies, shoulders, or hips. \u2014 James Lynch, Popular Mechanics , 11 June 2019",
"Blessed be the person who can fall asleep sitting upright while wrapped in a flimsy layer of polyester blanket that only covers approximately 1/3rd of the length of their legs. \u2014 Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 22 Mar. 2018",
"Outside, the 16,107-square-foot La Villa Contenta has more sitting areas for relaxation, work and watching the tots play. \u2014 Cara Zimmerman, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 June 2017",
"The pattern of Catalonia supporting a losing side in a war, and paying through the nose for it, continued as right-wing fascist forces under the direction of General Francisco Franco sought to usurp the sitting Republican government in 1936. \u2014 Kate Keller, Smithsonian , 25 June 2018",
"Kylie is currently in Paris to celebrate Virgil Abloh\u2019s premiere menswear collection for Louis Vuitton, which debuted yesterday to the likes of Kim Kardashian, Rihanna, and more sitting front row. \u2014 Avery Matera, Teen Vogue , 22 June 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The plots are the usual stuff of mainstream situation comedy . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Jan. 2022",
"And the second, The Mary Tyler Moore Hour, was a hybrid of situation comedy and variety that featured guest appearances by some of the Eye net\u2019s then current stars. \u2014 Marc Berman, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
"His new film Being the Ricardos, an account of the backstage drama at television\u2019s first great situation comedy , I Love Lucy, might have gone either way. \u2014 Jason Bailey, Vulture , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The charming, conventional situation comedy , based on a British original, is set in a haunted mansion full of bickering roommates, some dead, some alive. \u2014 Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times , 22 Oct. 2021",
"But the format \u2014 a situation comedy complete with laugh track \u2014 felt like a throwback. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2021",
"The series, which premiered on TV Land in 2015, was that network\u2019s first single-camera situation comedy and is its last surviving original production. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2021",
"Lies and their fallout are of course at the very core of situation comedy . \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2021",
"Lucille Ball and real-life husband Desi Arnaz pioneered the situation comedy with this \u201850s story of domestic life. \u2014 Usa Today Staff, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To increase real time situational awareness, the utility is expanding its network of weather stations across its service territory, which includes more than 600,000 customers scattered in smaller cities and rural areas throughout the state. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
"The idea is broad visibility, constant situational awareness, and the connectivity to collaborate at will. \u2014 Richard Howells, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Schwab himself has spoken publicly on many occasions about the possibility, or even the inevitability, of humans whose cognition or situational awareness or mobility would be augmented by chip implants. \u2014 Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"Great to get some solid situational football work again in the red zone and third down. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
"The Reds bounced back with small ball and situational hitting. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 12 June 2022",
"And as a speedy contact hitter in the lineup of Joe Maddon, who stresses on-base ability, aggressive baserunning and situational hitting more than most managers, Wade won\u2019t have to worry about being a Bronx Bomber. \u2014 Austin Knoblauchassistant Editor, Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Lombardi\u2019s pleased with her team\u2019s progress over the last month but sees ample areas for situational work and experience to be gained for younger players. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Houston built a 5-0 lead not with its trademark power \u2013 Springer ranks T-4th all-time in playoff home runs (19) \u2013 but rather with excellent situational hitting and a little derring-do. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 8 Oct. 2021"
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"Completely renovated in 2016, the space encompasses a large family room, dining area, full kitchen, sitting room , workout room and bedroom with a full bath. \u2014 cleveland , 17 June 2022",
"Among the 10 bedrooms is a 3,600-square-foot primary suite with a sitting room , a fireplace and dual bathrooms, dressing areas and private studies. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Halle, Jonathan, and Drew included modern yet cozy finishes in the final project, surprising Yvonne with a stunning and polished overhaul to her kitchen, dining room and sitting room . \u2014 Caitlin Scott, House Beautiful , 8 June 2022",
"Expecting just that, Her Majesty, I am told by a source close to her, watched the broadcast alone in her private sitting room at Windsor after enjoying a light dinner on a tray. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The space opens up to a large wood roof deck with a vegetable garden, outdoor kitchen and dining area for enjoying a meal alfresco, along with a separate indoor sitting room . \u2014 Helena Madden, Robb Report , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Upstairs are four en-suite bedrooms, including a primary suite with a cathedral ceiling and fireplace, and a loft sitting room . \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"From the garage, enter into a slate floor mudroom which could be repurposed as a sunroom, sitting room or a hearth room off the kitchen. \u2014 Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant , 29 May 2022",
"The primary suite is located in its own wing and includes two walk-in closets, two en-suite bathrooms, a sitting room and office. \u2014 cleveland , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"He sits around and does nothing while I do all the work."
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"definitions":{
": an Indian lute with a long neck and a varying number of strings":[]
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"Musicians onstage included Atlanta Rhythm Section/Brother Cane guitar slinger Dave Anderson, who played chunky rhythms and even busted out an electric sitar for one song. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 16 May 2022",
"Their gigs feature smooth chemistry and elaborate jams on guitar and a sitar wielded by Kurosawa\u2019s brother, Ryu. \u2014 Hunter Walker, Rolling Stone , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The track features sitar accompaniment by Anoushka Shankar, daughter of Ravi Shankar. \u2014 Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Jack Antonoff gave you his vintage electric sitar when the album was finished. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Hence electric sitar turning up on seven of the album's 14 tracks and one song drifting into Pink Floyd's corner of the galaxy. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 15 Dec. 2021",
"There\u2019s Thom Bell sitar , Ernie Isley guitar, melodies hoisted aloft on cushiony beds of glockenspiel, congas, violas, violins, and cellos. \u2014 Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone , 12 Nov. 2021",
"On several new tunes, Falkner plucked sitar -like sounds on electric guitar while Clark played steel guitar using her long rectangular microphone as a slide. \u2014 Thor Christensen, Dallas News , 3 Oct. 2021",
"The sitar and the vaguely Eastern-sounding melody get most of the attention, but this first-person tale of grief wouldn\u2019t have been half so menacing without Watts\u2019s dark, unrelenting stomp during the verses. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Aug. 2021"
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"Hindi & Urdu sit\u0101r , from Persian, a three-stringed lute, from sih three + t\u0101r string, thread":""
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"The building is situated in the bad part of town.",
"Situated above the valley, the house offers beautiful views.",
"My parents are not rich, but they're comfortably situated .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Whenever anybody makes an argument based on horizontal tax equity, in other words taxing equally situated persons equally, that idea goes back to Surrey. \u2014 Robert Goulder, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Butler was born and raised in Anaheim, California, and the location of his childhood home was the stuff of kid fantasy: situated midway between Disneyland and Knott\u2019s Berry Farm. \u2014 Jen Wang, Vogue , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The best situated and competitive companies should be built on principles of sustainability and resiliency, as well as healthy corporate governance structures and practices. \u2014 Peter Goldstein, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
"And the retailer is well situated to use scale to help tackle rural food insecurity. \u2014 Dollar General Contributor, Forbes , 22 Sep. 2021",
"The wooden wheel and tall, closely situated gear shifter are a joy to use, and any intimidation an unacquainted driver may feel washes away after the first mile. \u2014 Alistair Charlton, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
"At the north end is a living room with a decorative fireplace and a music room/library, situated side by side. \u2014 Vivian Marino, New York Times , 15 Oct. 2021",
"The Equal Access Act, passed in 1984, requires secondary schools that receive federal funds to provide the same access to noncurricular student groups as other, similarly situated student groups. \u2014 Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Sep. 2021",
"The northern- situated portion of the home features a second bedroom and study. \u2014 Kristen Philipkoski, Forbes , 17 Sep. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hemorrhoids can be pretty responsive to over-the-counter creams, an ice pack, soaking in a sitz bath , or using a suppository with corticosteroid creams to alleviate pain and swelling. \u2014 Rozalynn S. Frazier, SELF , 10 Mar. 2022",
"One small study even suggests that bidets may even prompt some muscle relaxation, though most people seeking that sort of comfort might be better off opting for a sitz bath or a long soak in a tub of warm water. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 May 2020"
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"partial translation of German Sitzbad , from Sitz act of sitting + Bad bath":""
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