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{
"Excoecaria":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of timber trees or shrubs (family Euphorbiaceae) of Asia, Africa, and Australia that have a poisonous acrid milky juice and in some species a bark used for dyeing":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, irregular from Latin excaecare to blind + New Latin -aria":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cceks\u0113\u02c8ka(a)r\u0113\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193850",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"excavate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to dig out and remove":[],
": to expose to view by or as if by digging away a covering":[
"excavate the remains of a temple"
],
": to form a cavity or hole in":[],
": to form by hollowing out":[],
": to make excavations":[]
},
"examples":[
"They excavated an ancient city.",
"It is the first site to be excavated in this area.",
"They began excavating the backyard for their new pool.",
"The excess dirt was carefully excavated .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With roots in both China and Britain, journalist Lim is the perfect writer to excavate her home city\u2019s complicated history. \u2014 Hanif Abdurraqib, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Drought in the region briefly caused part of the settlement to resurface in 2018, allowing Puljiz and her team to excavate sections of the palace. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
"While Egypt has gotten a large share of the attention, there are many sites in the Near East that archaeologists could still excavate in search of new leads. \u2014 Carolyn Wilke, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Nov. 2021",
"As the water levels began to rise again, scientists rushed to excavate and document what is believed to be the urban center of the Mittani Empire, which stretched from northern Iraq through Syria and into Turkey. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 6 June 2022",
"Three recent books excavate this century-old story and shine light on its lasting importance. \u2014 Magda Teter, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022",
"From there, clammers can excavate the shellfish using a shovel or clam gun, or even their hands. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 10 May 2022",
"The state of Alabama owns the wreck and has so far appeared reluctant to spend the millions required to excavate it. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Master Chief is supposed to be completely controllable, but starts feeling new emotions after grabbing a mysterious glowing object that the Covenant is trying to excavate . \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 30 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1599, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Latin excav\u0101tus, past participle of excav\u0101re \"to hollow out, form a hole in,\" from ex- ex- entry 1 + cav\u0101re \"to make hollow, hollow out,\" verbal derivative of cavus \"hollow, concave\" \u2014 more at hole entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ek-sk\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"dig",
"shovel"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014738",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"exceed":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": overdo":[],
": predominate":[],
": to be greater than or superior to":[],
": to extend outside of":[
"the river will exceed its banks"
],
": to go beyond a limit set by":[
"exceeded his authority"
]
},
"examples":[
"The cost must not exceed 10 dollars.",
"The cost exceeded our estimate.",
"The demand for new housing has already exceeded the supply.",
"He's trying to match or exceed last year's sales.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The study even suggests that the intensity of wildfires could progressively exceed current firefighting capabilities. \u2014 Demetris Nellas, ajc , 2 July 2022",
"The Weather Service issued a special bulletin warning that rainfall rates could exceed three inches per hour at times. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"Attorneys also underscore that the health risks of pregnancy far exceed medical complications from abortions. \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
"Gartner predicts that enterprise software spending will exceed $570 billion worldwide this year. \u2014 Tim Mitrovich, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"The citywide report and several related neighborhood-specific plans offer dozens of solutions, but the collective price tag could easily exceed $1 billion to $2 billion. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"There is a predictable rate of money creation, and the number of bitcoins in existence will never exceed 21 million. \u2014 Max Raskin, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"The price will likely exceed $500,000, many in the industry expect. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
"An investigation by The Washington Post earlier this year found that the total number of wrongful payments could exceed $163 billion nationally. \u2014 Tony Romm, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English exceden , from Middle French exceder , from Latin excedere , from ex- + cedere to go":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"ik-\u02c8s\u0113d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exceed exceed , surpass , transcend , excel , outdo , outstrip mean to go or be beyond a stated or implied limit, measure, or degree. exceed implies going beyond a limit set by authority or established by custom or by prior achievement. exceed the speed limit surpass suggests superiority in quality, merit, or skill. the book surpassed our expectations transcend implies a rising or extending notably above or beyond ordinary limits. transcended the values of their culture excel implies preeminence in achievement or quality and may suggest superiority to all others. excels in mathematics outdo applies to a bettering or exceeding what has been done before. outdid herself this time outstrip suggests surpassing in a race or competition. outstripped other firms in sales",
"synonyms":[
"break",
"outreach",
"outrun",
"overpass",
"overreach",
"overrun",
"overshoot",
"overstep",
"surpass",
"transcend"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051546",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"exceeding":{
"antonyms":[
"common",
"customary",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"typical",
"unexceptional",
"unextraordinary",
"usual"
],
"definitions":{
": exceptional in amount, quality, or degree":[]
},
"examples":[
"accepted the apology with exceeding graciousness",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Students in the ready and exceeding categories are counted as proficient. \u2014 Trisha Powell Crain, AL.com , 30 Jan. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"ik-\u02c8s\u0113-di\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aberrant",
"aberrated",
"abnormal",
"anomalous",
"atypical",
"especial",
"exceptional",
"extraordinaire",
"extraordinary",
"freak",
"odd",
"peculiar",
"phenomenal",
"preternatural",
"rare",
"singular",
"uncommon",
"uncustomary",
"unique",
"unusual",
"unwonted"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175322",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"exceedingly":{
"antonyms":[
"little",
"negligibly",
"nominally",
"slightly",
"somewhat"
],
"definitions":{
": to an extreme degree : extremely":[]
},
"examples":[
"The weather was exceedingly cold.",
"The crime rate is exceedingly high.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Most members had been eager to keep the bloc from growing, partly because its 27 members already find it at times exceedingly hard to agree on key issues such as democratic freedoms, economic overhauls, and the role of the courts. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Of 19 states that allow their governor to be recalled, California is by far the most permissive, with an exceedingly low signature requirement. \u2014 Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"Even though the lawsuits are rare and the chances of giant payouts exceedingly slim, American courts have recently awarded a few plaintiffs money derived from seized North Korean assets. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"Customary and exceedingly ordinary driving controls are a bit of mystery to this person. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Over the years, the actress, best known for roles on NYPD Blue and The Jamie Foxx Show, found ways to mitigate her condition, although a recent flare-up last summer proved to be exceedingly painful. \u2014 Aili Nahas, PEOPLE.com , 20 June 2022",
"That said, though, this is also an exceedingly dark season, unfolding against a backdrop of bloodlust and revenge, as well as the rise of fascism that seduced some corners of pre-WWII England. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 13 June 2022",
"All of that makes any remnant of extinct life exceedingly important. \u2014 Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
"Novavax took issue with the FDA analysis, arguing that the rates of heart inflammation were exceedingly low and were the same in the vaccine and placebo groups. \u2014 Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1535, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"ik-\u02c8s\u0113-di\u014b-l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"achingly",
"almighty",
"archly",
"awful",
"awfully",
"badly",
"beastly",
"blisteringly",
"bone",
"colossally",
"corking",
"cracking",
"damn",
"damned",
"dang",
"deadly",
"desperately",
"eminently",
"enormously",
"especially",
"ever",
"extra",
"extremely",
"fabulously",
"fantastically",
"far",
"fiercely",
"filthy",
"frightfully",
"full",
"greatly",
"heavily",
"highly",
"hugely",
"immensely",
"incredibly",
"intensely",
"jolly",
"majorly",
"mightily",
"mighty",
"monstrous",
"mortally",
"most",
"much",
"particularly",
"passing",
"rattling",
"real",
"really",
"right",
"roaring",
"roaringly",
"seriously",
"severely",
"so",
"sore",
"sorely",
"spanking",
"specially",
"stinking",
"such",
"super",
"supremely",
"surpassingly",
"terribly",
"that",
"thumping",
"too",
"unco",
"uncommonly",
"vastly",
"very",
"vitally",
"way",
"whacking",
"wicked",
"wildly"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055125",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"excel":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to be distinguishable by superiority : surpass others":[
"excel in sports",
"excelled at lipreading"
],
": to be superior to : surpass in accomplishment or achievement":[]
},
"examples":[
"She excels everyone else in sports.",
"the special effects in this new sci-fi extravaganza excel any that we've seen previously",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Major players in the retail landscape excel at post-sale personalization with customized shipping and delivery notifications. \u2014 John Hall, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"The Nuggets close out the proceedings with an 18-year-old, 6-5 combo guard who didn\u2019t particularly excel as a freshman, but who showed flashes of paint penetration and defensive toughness. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Very new-age but also very successful teams like the Dodgers, Rays and Giants excel not just in organization but also dissemination \u2013 the club\u2019s ability to boil down analytics is almost universally lauded by their players. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"He\u2019s become known for his celebrations on the bench, often getting creative with unique dance moves and gestures as his teammates excel on the court. \u2014 Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
"The offense is built around players that can handle the ball while constantly making decisions on the fly, something both guards excel at. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Economic development is a bipartisan issue, and the states that excel at attracting new plants are the ones who present a bipartisan face to new projects. \u2014 Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press , 28 May 2022",
"Transformers involve a variety of neural networks, the software used for deep learning, that excel at teaching computers language skills. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 15 Feb. 2022",
"With a series as modern as Halo, there are a handful of games that excel at both. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English excellen , from Latin excellere , from ex- + -cellere to rise, project; akin to Latin collis hill \u2014 more at hill":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"ik-\u02c8sel"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for excel exceed , surpass , transcend , excel , outdo , outstrip mean to go or be beyond a stated or implied limit, measure, or degree. exceed implies going beyond a limit set by authority or established by custom or by prior achievement. exceed the speed limit surpass suggests superiority in quality, merit, or skill. the book surpassed our expectations transcend implies a rising or extending notably above or beyond ordinary limits. transcended the values of their culture excel implies preeminence in achievement or quality and may suggest superiority to all others. excels in mathematics outdo applies to a bettering or exceeding what has been done before. outdid herself this time outstrip suggests surpassing in a race or competition. outstripped other firms in sales",
"synonyms":[
"beat",
"better",
"eclipse",
"exceed",
"outclass",
"outdistance",
"outdo",
"outgun",
"outmatch",
"outshine",
"outstrip",
"overtop",
"surpass",
"top",
"tower (over)",
"transcend"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183130",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"excellence":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an excellent or valuable quality : virtue":[],
": excellency sense 2":[],
": the quality of being excellent":[]
},
"examples":[
"The school is known for the excellence of its teachers.",
"an award for academic excellence",
"setting a high standard of excellence",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Though the two works vary significantly, the double nod is a testament to Nottage\u2019s commitment to excellence in storytelling; her long list of accolades also includes two Pulitzer Prizes, for the plays Ruined (in 2009) and Sweat (in 2017). \u2014 Cassandra Pintro, Vogue , 9 June 2022",
"These are just 17 of the dozens of talented students being honored for their hard work and dedication to excellence for 2022. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 5 June 2022",
"Just like certain young wizards, many of the undergrads wear their black gowns around campus, a tradition connected to academic excellence . \u2014 Andrew Nelson, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"What makes Blu Atlas different is their commitment to excellence . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
"Thus far, the collaboration between Henson and the network dedicated to Black excellence has proven to be fruitful for both parties. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 5 May 2022",
"The Book Prizes are committed to literary excellence , championing new voices and celebrating the highest quality of writing from authors at all stages of their careers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"This lively, trendy restaurant and bar is a love note to Black excellence . \u2014 John-john Williams Iv, Baltimore Sun , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Happier employees are more engaged, and more engaged employees are more productive, creative and committed to excellence . \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ek-s(\u0259-)l\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8ek-s\u0259-l\u0259ns"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"choiceness",
"distinction",
"excellency",
"first-rateness",
"greatness",
"perfection",
"preeminence",
"primeness",
"superbness",
"superiority",
"supremacy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024935",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"excellency":{
"antonyms":[
"deficiency",
"demerit",
"disvalue"
],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"claimed that granite has so many excellencies as material for countertops that it is well worth the high price",
"the excellency of the violins crafted by Stradivarius is beyond dispute",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her excellency \u2019s message in her first address with the new title",
"Tomi Talabi, founder of The Black Beauty Club, is being recognized in the executive excellency category. \u2014 Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes , 22 Sep. 2021",
"During his first two seasons in the league, the Slovenian has become accustomed to breaking records on an almost weekly basis, such is his excellency on the court. \u2014 Ben Morse, CNN , 5 Jan. 2021",
"Raise your glass to his excellency , Bear 747, and cheers to a happy hibernation. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 8 Oct. 2020",
"So permit me to render your Excellency this little service once again. \u2014 Marc Wortman, Smithsonian , 28 Feb. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ek-s(\u0259-)l\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"cardinal virtue",
"distinction",
"excellence",
"grace",
"merit",
"value",
"virtue"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095003",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"excellent":{
"antonyms":[
"atrocious",
"awful",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"pathetic",
"poor",
"rotten",
"terrible",
"vile",
"wretched"
],
"definitions":{
": superior":[],
": very good of its kind : eminently good : first-class":[]
},
"examples":[
"Her new movie has received excellent reviews.",
"He is an excellent role model for young men everywhere.",
"The car is in excellent condition.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the visibility of the instruments and infotainment sections of the big screen are excellent . \u2014 Csaba Csere, Car and Driver , 28 June 2022",
"Also excellent is Amber Iman as the club singer-prostitute Rafaela. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"That reasoning, to use the word very loosely, is just another example of Mazda getting in its own way, and in the way of drivers enjoying vehicles that are excellent in so many other ways. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 25 June 2022",
"The jokes are excellent as is the cast delivering them. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"The jokes are excellent as is the cast delivering them. \u2014 Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
"At 12 bucks, this is an excellent value for fast-casual-type food in the current Huntsville-area market. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 22 June 2022",
"Buyers on a budget will want to consider this two-pack of triangular sun sail shades, which are an excellent value and offer solid coverage. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 18 June 2022",
"The facilities were excellent and the residents diverse, but they were all given their own studios and left to themselves. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin excellent-, excellens , from present participle of excellere":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ek-s\u0259-l\u0259nt",
"\u02c8ek-s(\u0259-)l\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"A-OK",
"A1",
"awesome",
"bang-up",
"banner",
"beautiful",
"blue-chip",
"blue-ribbon",
"boffo",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"boss",
"brag",
"brave",
"bully",
"bumper",
"capital",
"choice",
"classic",
"cool",
"corking",
"crackerjack",
"cracking",
"dandy",
"divine",
"dope",
"down",
"dynamite",
"fab",
"fabulous",
"famous",
"fantabulous",
"fantastic",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"first-string",
"five-star",
"four-star",
"frontline",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"gilt-edged",
"gilt-edge",
"gone",
"grand",
"great",
"groovy",
"heavenly",
"high-class",
"hot",
"hype",
"immense",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"lovely",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"mean",
"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"out-of-sight",
"par excellence",
"peachy",
"peachy keen",
"phat",
"prime",
"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"quality",
"radical",
"righteous",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"topflight",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"topping",
"top-shelf",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064216",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"except":{
"antonyms":[
"demur",
"expostulate",
"kick",
"object",
"protest",
"remonstrate (with)"
],
"definitions":{
": on any other condition than that : unless":[
"except you repent"
],
": only":[
"\u2014 often followed by that I would go except that it's too far"
],
": to take exception : object":[],
": to take or leave out from a number or a whole : exclude":[],
": with the exclusion or exception of":[
"daily except Sundays"
],
": with this exception , namely":[
"was inaccessible except by boat"
]
},
"examples":[
"Preposition",
"The stores will be open daily except Sundays.",
"the store is open daily except Sundays",
"Verb",
"Children were excepted from the study.",
"I must except to your remark that there are no great novelists currently living.",
"Conjunction",
"I'd go, except it's too far.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"At Dollywood\u2019s DreamMore Resort, face masks are required in public areas, except when dining or swimming, capacity of public areas will be limited, and housekeeping and public area attendants will increase their cleaning procedures. \u2014 Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure , 4 June 2020",
"The city advised all residents to stay inside except those going to and from work and anyone seeking or giving emergency care, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti's official Twitter account. \u2014 NBC News , 1 June 2020",
"Since then, every president except Nixon, Reagan, and George H.W. Bush has created national monuments. \u2014 National Geographic , 29 May 2020",
"Most of these pools, except McKie, are wheelchair accessible, according to the Cincinnati Recreation Commission's website. \u2014 Cincinnati Enquirer , 27 May 2020",
"No one is allowed inside her home except those helping her, White's representative told Today. \u2014 Alaa Elassar, CNN , 25 May 2020",
"Under Supreme Court precedents related to the principles of separation of power, Congress \u2013 one branch of government \u2013 cannot remove an official in the executive branch \u2013 another branch of government \u2013 except by impeachment. \u2014 Stanley M. Brand, The Conversation , 22 May 2020",
"The whole story sounds as apocryphal as most of the other origin stories connected to Warhol\u2014 except that one biographer claims to have seen the actual check Warhol wrote to Latow. \u2014 Blake Gopnik, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Apr. 2020",
"The government in Madrid has imposed some of the most restrictive lockdown measures in Europe, shuttering most businesses and forcing people to stay in their homes except to buy groceries and seek healthcare. \u2014 Sonia Sirletti, Bloomberg.com , 10 May 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Community transmissions in the country have mostly been brought to a halt, and most businesses \u2014 excepting cinemas, theme parks and live entertainment venues \u2014 have reopened their doors. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 May 2020",
"But this will be the first time viewers will be able to stream live programming from PBS through a digital service, excepting some anomalies over the years like the now-defunct Aero service and the like. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 29 July 2019",
"Diplomats, however, had been excepted and some have been trying to bend the rules to bring in their families. \u2014 Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times , 13 Mar. 2020",
"On Sunday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that gatherings be limited to 50 people or less for the next eight weeks, with the day-to-day operation of schools and businesses excepted . \u2014 Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY , 16 Mar. 2020",
"The measure is excepted to reduce the state\u2019s 96,000 prison population by 4,800 for a potential savings of $50 million. \u2014 John Haughey, Washington Examiner , 27 Feb. 2020",
"Trump\u2019s ban on admission of travelers from Europe ( excepting Ireland and the United Kingdom) took European governments by surprise. \u2014 Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner , 14 Mar. 2020",
"As the planet cooled in subsequent millennia, these canids expanded their range, evolving into foxes and eventually reaching every continent excepting Antarctica. \u2014 David James, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Feb. 2020",
"The rules for formal languages may grow more and more complex, but all robust general programming languages ( excepting regex, HTML, and a few other specific things) are reducible to a Turing-complete grammar like this. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 9 Jan. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Preposition",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Conjunction"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French excepter , from Latin exceptare , frequentative of excipere to take out, except, from ex- + capere to take \u2014 more at heave entry 1":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"ik-\u02c8sept"
],
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"Conjunction",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"At Dollywood\u2019s DreamMore Resort, face masks are required in public areas, except when dining or swimming, capacity of public areas will be limited, and housekeeping and public area attendants will increase their cleaning procedures. \u2014 Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure , 4 June 2020",
"The city advised all residents to stay inside except those going to and from work and anyone seeking or giving emergency care, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti's official Twitter account. \u2014 NBC News , 1 June 2020",
"Since then, every president except Nixon, Reagan, and George H.W. Bush has created national monuments. \u2014 National Geographic , 29 May 2020",
"Most of these pools, except McKie, are wheelchair accessible, according to the Cincinnati Recreation Commission's website. \u2014 Cincinnati Enquirer , 27 May 2020",
"No one is allowed inside her home except those helping her, White's representative told Today. \u2014 Alaa Elassar, CNN , 25 May 2020",
"Under Supreme Court precedents related to the principles of separation of power, Congress \u2013 one branch of government \u2013 cannot remove an official in the executive branch \u2013 another branch of government \u2013 except by impeachment. \u2014 Stanley M. Brand, The Conversation , 22 May 2020",
"The whole story sounds as apocryphal as most of the other origin stories connected to Warhol\u2014 except that one biographer claims to have seen the actual check Warhol wrote to Latow. \u2014 Blake Gopnik, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Apr. 2020",
"The government in Madrid has imposed some of the most restrictive lockdown measures in Europe, shuttering most businesses and forcing people to stay in their homes except to buy groceries and seek healthcare. \u2014 Sonia Sirletti, Bloomberg.com , 10 May 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Community transmissions in the country have mostly been brought to a halt, and most businesses \u2014 excepting cinemas, theme parks and live entertainment venues \u2014 have reopened their doors. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 May 2020",
"But this will be the first time viewers will be able to stream live programming from PBS through a digital service, excepting some anomalies over the years like the now-defunct Aero service and the like. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 29 July 2019",
"Diplomats, however, had been excepted and some have been trying to bend the rules to bring in their families. \u2014 Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times , 13 Mar. 2020",
"On Sunday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that gatherings be limited to 50 people or less for the next eight weeks, with the day-to-day operation of schools and businesses excepted . \u2014 Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY , 16 Mar. 2020",
"The measure is excepted to reduce the state\u2019s 96,000 prison population by 4,800 for a potential savings of $50 million. \u2014 John Haughey, Washington Examiner , 27 Feb. 2020",
"Trump\u2019s ban on admission of travelers from Europe ( excepting Ireland and the United Kingdom) took European governments by surprise. \u2014 Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner , 14 Mar. 2020",
"As the planet cooled in subsequent millennia, these canids expanded their range, evolving into foxes and eventually reaching every continent excepting Antarctica. \u2014 David James, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Feb. 2020",
"The rules for formal languages may grow more and more complex, but all robust general programming languages ( excepting regex, HTML, and a few other specific things) are reducible to a Turing-complete grammar like this. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 9 Jan. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The trigger law bans abortions in Arkansas with the exception of saving the life of a mother. \u2014 Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online , 3 July 2022",
"With the exception of the Fort Vancouver fireworks show, most celebrations are back, bigger and better than before. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 June 2022",
"This month's Kishi V2, which was made without Gamevice's involvement, solves every single complaint on the above list (with the exception of only having an Android model available as of press time). \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 28 June 2022",
"But in 2013, due to poor acoustic quality, all of the bells\u2014with the exception of Emmanuel\u2014were replaced. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 June 2022",
"Details about the collection were scarce prior to today's release, with the exception of detail shots on Instagram. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 28 June 2022",
"And with the exception of Canning, a villainess pure and simple, they are made more dimensional. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
"The Sox are in the meat of their schedule with the exception of the lowly Cubs, who come to Fenway for a three-game set starting Friday. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"With all that, there is not a single name recognizable to a mainstream sports audience, with the possible exception of Allyson Felix. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 27 June 2022"
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"an exceptional student in math",
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"a separate school for exceptional children",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The flight was so exceptional that Vescovo would like to do another\u2014maybe even orbit the Earth. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 6 June 2022",
"But the Egyptian is somewhat exceptional in another way: Most high-scoring African players throughout Europe in the 2021-22 season are not from his part of the continent. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 27 May 2022",
"In terms of overall efficiency, the Sienna's is exceptional for a minivan. \u2014 K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver , 20 May 2022",
"Lake Brantley\u2019s Hannah Marien and Orange City University\u2019s Grace Taylor were exceptional in the circle Thursday while pitching no-hitters in separate Florida High School Athletic Association softball regional quarterfinal games. \u2014 Orlando Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
"Villa Embrace is just as exceptional as the tiny Caribbean island and probably the most incredible private villa around the world. \u2014 C\u00e9cilia Pelloux, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"The five are exceptional for their courage, but authorities have arrested some 150 under the security law. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Raitt still tours and is set to release a new album this month, but Mitchell\u2019s appearance was more exceptional . \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The number of bubbles made for enjoyable mocktails and cocktails, but for the price, the fizziness wasn't more exceptional than other selections on this list. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022"
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"Among the excerpts and Twitter feeds and author interviews \u2026 there was the actor Will Smith praising The Alchemist as one of his favorite books. \u2014 Gregory Cowles , New York Times Book Review , 18 Oct. 2009",
"When his [Thomas Jefferson's] wife Martha died in 1782, he wrapped a lock of her hair with a scrap of paper containing an excerpt from the couple's favorite novel, Laurence Sterne's comic masterpiece, Tristram Shandy , and stashed the token in his desk. \u2014 Walter Kim , Time , 5 July 2004",
"The exemplary figure here is Norman Mailer, whose 1959 Advertisements for Myself is the height of writerly chutzpah. The book, comprising excerpts from his journalism and fiction, descriptions of the agonies he went through to produce them and obsessive reviews of his reviewers, is so shameless it's admirable. \u2014 Judith Shulevitz , New York Times Book Review , 17 June 2001",
"\u2026 I also keep a pad by the side of my bed for writing down great thoughts at night without having to turn on the light. In the morning, these great thoughts sound like excerpts from the Dead Sea Scrolls. \u2014 Bill Cosby , Time Flies , (1987) 1988",
"She read an excerpt from the play.",
"I've read only excerpts of Moby-Dick , never the whole book.",
"Verb",
"The fiction that the magazine does publish is too often excerpted from novels or imminently forthcoming collections, making the magazine seem more a flack for publishers than a site of editorial strength and vision. \u2014 Vince Passaro , Harper's , August 1999",
"How quickly does the Net move",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This is an excerpt from Deal Flow, Forbes\u2019 twice-weekly newsletter about the latest billion-dollar deals from venture capital, private equity, M&A and beyond. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"What follows is an edited excerpt from our conversation. \u2014 Michael Roberts, Outside Online , 17 June 2022",
"Head over to Vulture\u2019s website to read the excerpt in its entirety. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Read an excerpt from the book below, or listen to it above, as read by Laura Kirman. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Scroll down to read an excerpt of the episode, and click the player or the app badges above to listen to the full story. \u2014 Total Sf Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Oct. 2021",
"This is an excerpt from Deal Flow, Forbes\u2019 twice-weekly newsletter about the latest billion-dollar deals from venture capital, private equity, M&A and beyond. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"The following is an excerpt from Unstoppable After 40. \u2014 Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health , 1 June 2022",
"This article is an excerpt from his forthcoming memoir releasing in 2023 from Farrar Straus & Giroux. \u2014 Ricky Ian Gordon, SPIN , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And, which Vogue was privileged to excerpt in the November issue. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 2 Nov. 2021",
"In other words, Google's copying of API code was OK in the same way that Data Sheet can excerpt reporting from across the web without fear of getting sued. \u2014 Robert Hackett, Fortune , 6 Apr. 2021",
"This analysis was excerpted from the June 1 edition of CNN's Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global readers. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 1 June 2020",
"Below is the four-part Heritage plan for reopening some businesses, excerpted from the report: Businesses in counties with low incidences should be allowed to reopen. \u2014 Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner , 20 Apr. 2020",
"One story from the collection, excerpted in The White Review earlier this year, is told in the style of a brain surgeon\u2019s FAQ for patients. \u2014 Dana Snitzky, Longreads , 19 Mar. 2020",
"The letters excerpted here are from a handful of detainees at the Harris County Jail, the second largest in the country and the site of a fast-moving outbreak of COVID-19. \u2014 Ian Macdougall, ProPublica , 1 May 2012",
"The group will distribute the guideline excerpts that have appeared on the Internet. \u2014 Margaret Newkirk, Bloomberg.com , 8 May 2020",
"Below, excerpted from Lesser\u2019s book, are her three top recommendations in the genre. \u2014 Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times , 1 May 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Tracking the scope of government will increasingly pose a challenge, as a progressive savior mentality cannot be useful in pursuit of regulatory oversight, mitigation, rollback, and sunset of government excess . \u2014 Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Drain it and rinse with cold water, squeezing any of the excess out. \u2014 Alysha Witwicki, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
"Cut the material so that each side has at least one inch of excess . \u2014 Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022",
"The decision also impacted a finding in the draft audit report that Braun appeared to receive contributions exceeding the limit, totaling more than $1 million worth of excess . \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022",
"All of that excess makes Neptune a stormy, windy place. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
"But this is the central contradiction of our moment: a society of spectacular excess and, everywhere, a feeling of precarity. \u2014 Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic , 26 May 2022",
"Founded in 1974 by Neil Bogart, who\u2019d had limited success as a record man at Buddha Records, a sublabel of MGM which had signed Gladys Knight and the Pips and the Ohio Express, Casablanca had the reputation of a place of excess . \u2014 Shirley Halperin, Variety , 19 May 2022",
"But if the series\u2019 earliest installments were a 10 (if not an 11) on a scale of stylistic excess , the creative team has more recently dialed things back to a seven or an eight, and even that small adjustment has worked wonders. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 9 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"While that\u2019s a win for student loan borrowers, that excess money could be spent in the economy, which creates a supply-demand imbalance and could fuel inflation higher. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"The authors were unable to calculate excess mortality for some countries, including Iraq and Sudan. \u2014 Akila Muthukumar, STAT , 28 June 2022",
"For this reason, indeterminate tomatoes benefit most from pruning to remove excess foliage, but pruning boosts the production of determinate tomatoes too. \u2014 Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens , 28 June 2022",
"At a time when the company is overstaffed and sitting on idle warehouses, anything that cuts down on excess overhead will obviously get explored. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, Russian exporters are required to convert half of their excess revenues into rubles, creating demand for the currency. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 28 June 2022",
"For these cleaners, wipe with a damp cloth or paper towel to remove the excess cleaner. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 27 June 2022",
"The term generally refers to a period of excess and economic plenty, which took place between the Civil War and the turn of the twentieth century. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 27 June 2022",
"Historically, responsibility for the climate crisis lies overwhelmingly with the Global North, which as of 2015 was responsible for over 90 percent of global excess emissions. \u2014 Rohan Montgomery, The New Republic , 26 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That suggests existing protections won\u2019t have much force until the state extends its new worker-misclassification law (which cracks down on employers who rely to excess on gig workers) to temporary employees. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 22 Sep. 2021",
"You\u2019ve been quoted as saying that that is really what the film is about \u2014 not so much drinking to excess as embracing the uncontrollable. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 15 Apr. 2021",
"Meacham is a nonideological historian and McGraw is a country star, two professions that were built for caution, something McGraw occasionally takes to excess . \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019",
"Meacham is a nonideological historian and McGraw is a country star, two professions that were built for caution, something McGraw occasionally takes to excess . \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019",
"Meacham is a nonideological historian and McGraw is a country star, two professions that were built for caution, something McGraw occasionally takes to excess . \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019",
"Meacham is a nonideological historian and McGraw is a country star, two professions that were built for caution, something McGraw occasionally takes to excess . \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019",
"Meacham is a nonideological historian and McGraw is a country star, two professions that were built for caution, something McGraw occasionally takes to excess . \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019",
"Meacham is a nonideological historian and McGraw is a country star, two professions that were built for caution, something McGraw occasionally takes to excess . \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Crews was charged federally with excessive use of force for shooting at McAtee's niece, but the case remains open. \u2014 Kala Kachmar, The Courier-Journal , 27 June 2022",
"Federal immunity is even broader; last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Border Patrol agent could not be sued for retaliation or excessive use of force after he was accused of shoving an innkeeper to the ground. \u2014 Rachel Weiner, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Accusations of excessive use of force by LSP officers, especially against Black people, go as far back as 2019. \u2014 Alexander Mallin, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
"The inn owner said the agent pushed him and gathered papers involving the guest, and Boule later sued Egbert for violating the 4th Amendment, which forbids unreasonable searches and excessive use of force. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"There\u2019s also a visitation rule which states excessive use may result in relegation. \u2014 Abigail Barronian, Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
"Maverick's main attraction is its flight sequences, which were largely shot practically, without excessive use of CGI. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 26 May 2022",
"One of the elements of the order called for the establishment of a database tracking terminations, criminal convictions and civil judgments against law enforcement officers for excessive use of force. \u2014 Time , 26 May 2022",
"Support for allowing citizens to sue individual police officers accused of excessive use of force or misconduct decreased to 54 percent from 59 percent. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022"
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"extravagant",
"extreme",
"fancy",
"immoderate",
"inordinate",
"insane",
"intolerable",
"lavish",
"overdue",
"overextravagant",
"overmuch",
"overweening",
"plethoric",
"steep",
"stiff",
"towering",
"unconscionable",
"undue",
"unmerciful"
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"adverb",
"noun"
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"moderate",
"modest",
"reasonable",
"temperate"
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": exceeding what is usual, proper, necessary, or normal":[]
},
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"an excessive display of wealth",
"High fever, nausea, and excessive sweating are some of the symptoms.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Crews was charged federally with excessive use of force for shooting at McAtee's niece, but the case remains open. \u2014 Kala Kachmar, The Courier-Journal , 27 June 2022",
"Federal immunity is even broader; last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Border Patrol agent could not be sued for retaliation or excessive use of force after he was accused of shoving an innkeeper to the ground. \u2014 Rachel Weiner, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Accusations of excessive use of force by LSP officers, especially against Black people, go as far back as 2019. \u2014 Alexander Mallin, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
"The inn owner said the agent pushed him and gathered papers involving the guest, and Boule later sued Egbert for violating the 4th Amendment, which forbids unreasonable searches and excessive use of force. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"There\u2019s also a visitation rule which states excessive use may result in relegation. \u2014 Abigail Barronian, Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
"Maverick's main attraction is its flight sequences, which were largely shot practically, without excessive use of CGI. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 26 May 2022",
"One of the elements of the order called for the establishment of a database tracking terminations, criminal convictions and civil judgments against law enforcement officers for excessive use of force. \u2014 Time , 26 May 2022",
"Support for allowing citizens to sue individual police officers accused of excessive use of force or misconduct decreased to 54 percent from 59 percent. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"ik-\u02c8se-siv"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for excessive excessive , immoderate , inordinate , extravagant , exorbitant , extreme mean going beyond a normal limit. excessive implies an amount or degree too great to be reasonable or acceptable. excessive punishment immoderate implies lack of desirable or necessary restraint. immoderate spending inordinate implies an exceeding of the limits dictated by reason or good judgment. inordinate pride extravagant implies an indifference to restraints imposed by truth, prudence, or good taste. extravagant claims for the product exorbitant implies a departure from accepted standards regarding amount or degree. exorbitant prices extreme may imply an approach to the farthest limit possible or conceivable but commonly means only to a notably high degree. extreme shyness",
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"inordinate",
"insane",
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"lavish",
"overdue",
"overextravagant",
"overmuch",
"overweening",
"plethoric",
"steep",
"stiff",
"towering",
"unconscionable",
"undue",
"unmerciful"
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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"modest",
"reasonable",
"temperate"
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"an excessive display of wealth",
"High fever, nausea, and excessive sweating are some of the symptoms.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Crews was charged federally with excessive use of force for shooting at McAtee's niece, but the case remains open. \u2014 Kala Kachmar, The Courier-Journal , 27 June 2022",
"Federal immunity is even broader; last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Border Patrol agent could not be sued for retaliation or excessive use of force after he was accused of shoving an innkeeper to the ground. \u2014 Rachel Weiner, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"Accusations of excessive use of force by LSP officers, especially against Black people, go as far back as 2019. \u2014 Alexander Mallin, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
"The inn owner said the agent pushed him and gathered papers involving the guest, and Boule later sued Egbert for violating the 4th Amendment, which forbids unreasonable searches and excessive use of force. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"There\u2019s also a visitation rule which states excessive use may result in relegation. \u2014 Abigail Barronian, Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
"Maverick's main attraction is its flight sequences, which were largely shot practically, without excessive use of CGI. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 26 May 2022",
"One of the elements of the order called for the establishment of a database tracking terminations, criminal convictions and civil judgments against law enforcement officers for excessive use of force. \u2014 Time , 26 May 2022",
"Support for allowing citizens to sue individual police officers accused of excessive use of force or misconduct decreased to 54 percent from 59 percent. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"ik-\u02c8se-siv"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for excessive excessive , immoderate , inordinate , extravagant , exorbitant , extreme mean going beyond a normal limit. excessive implies an amount or degree too great to be reasonable or acceptable. excessive punishment immoderate implies lack of desirable or necessary restraint. immoderate spending inordinate implies an exceeding of the limits dictated by reason or good judgment. inordinate pride extravagant implies an indifference to restraints imposed by truth, prudence, or good taste. extravagant claims for the product exorbitant implies a departure from accepted standards regarding amount or degree. exorbitant prices extreme may imply an approach to the farthest limit possible or conceivable but commonly means only to a notably high degree. extreme shyness",
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"devilish",
"exorbitant",
"extravagant",
"extreme",
"fancy",
"immoderate",
"inordinate",
"insane",
"intolerable",
"lavish",
"overdue",
"overextravagant",
"overmuch",
"overweening",
"plethoric",
"steep",
"stiff",
"towering",
"unconscionable",
"undue",
"unmerciful"
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"adjective",
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"noun"
]
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"noun",
"verb"
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": exchange rate":[],
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": an organized market or center for trading in securities or commodities":[],
": a store or shop specializing in merchandise usually of a particular type":[],
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],
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],
": to give and receive reciprocally":[
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"\u02c8eks-\u02ccch\u0101nj",
"iks-\u02c8ch\u0101nj"
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"back-and-forth",
"barter",
"commutation",
"dicker",
"quid pro quo",
"swap",
"trade",
"trade-off",
"truck"
],
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"change",
"commute",
"shift",
"substitute",
"swap",
"switch",
"trade"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"an even exchange of property",
"an angry exchange of insults",
"a useful exchange of information",
"threats of a nuclear exchange",
"Verb",
"We exchanged addresses and promised we'd write each other often.",
"These coupons can be exchanged for food.",
"I'd like to exchange this sweater for a smaller one.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Utah Jazz traded center Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for five players and five draft picks including four first-rounders (2023, 2025, 2027, protected 2029) and a 2026 pick swap. \u2014 Dana Scott, USA TODAY , 5 July 2022",
"Sokamey\u2019s sister was married off to the king of neighboring Allada; her brother-in-law entrusted her safety and that of her unborn child to his loyal subject Franc\u00e9gnikan Falad\u00e9 in exchange for lands in the district of Zinvi\u00e9. \u2014 David Wright Falad\u00e9, The New Yorker , 4 July 2022",
"Leaders also noted that, unlike programs that nurture small businesses in exchange for partial ownership, the city isn\u2019t interested in equity. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 July 2022",
"Justices may well be prepared to narrow or reshape a draft opinion that seeks to speak for a five-justice majority in exchange for a vote. \u2014 New York Times , 3 July 2022",
"On Friday, the Celtics agreed to acquire guard Malcolm Brogdon from the Pacers in exchange for Daniel Theis, Aaron Nesmith, Malik Fitts, Nik Stauskas, Juwan Morgan, and the team\u2019s 2023 first-round pick. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
"Dealt to the Browns in exchange for three first-round draft picks and three additional picks, Watson did not take a snap for the Texans last season as public scrutiny mounted, and the league launched its investigation. \u2014 cleveland , 3 July 2022",
"The Suns sent cash in exchange for Landale, per The Athletic's Hawks reporter Chris Kirschner. \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 2 July 2022",
"But if a plane is still overbooked as the departure time nears, the airline may ask for volunteers at the gate in exchange for compensation in vouchers or money. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 2 July 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Remote off-site comings together are indelible opportunities to exchange creative ideas, find inspiration for forthcoming and existing projects and build the kind of trust that only face-to-face interactions can. \u2014 Tracey Sawyer, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"And the whole goal was to bring people from all different backgrounds, ethnicities, [00:24:00] worldviews, together to exchange these ideas. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 27 June 2022",
"In the 1500s, Timbuktu experienced a golden age of wealth and trade, and scholars from all spheres of life and from all over the world converged on the city to exchange knowledge and wisdom. \u2014 Gertrude Kitongo, CNN , 11 May 2022",
"This can especially hurt newer trees, which may be planted too low, by covering up the tree's root flare and smothering its ability to exchange oxygen and thrive. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Penelope opened up her blue and green toy cash register to exchange dollar bills with her neighbors as both businesses closed a successful day. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Relatives and friends told detectives Carli drove to Navarre Beach to meet up with Saylor's father to exchange custody of the little girl. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
"In February, the Blockchain platform Atomyze became the first firm to receive a license in Russia to exchange digital assets. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Associated Press Chicken-plant workers have alleged in lawsuits that their employers conspired to exchange compensation data to hold down employee wages at poultry processing complexes, plants, hatcheries, and feed mills for more than two decades. \u2014 Patrick Thomas And Brent Kendall, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English exchaunge , from Anglo-French eschange , from eschanger to exchange, from Vulgar Latin *excambiare , from Latin ex- + cambiare to exchange \u2014 more at change":"Noun"
},
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175820"
},
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": a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes":[],
": a former superior court having jurisdiction in England and Wales primarily over revenue matters and now merged with King's Bench":[],
": pecuniary resources : funds":[],
": the department or office of state in Great Britain and Northern Ireland charged with the receipt and care of the national revenue":[],
": the national banking account of this realm":[]
},
"examples":[
"their son would make beseeching requests for more money whenever his personal exchequer was getting low",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In October, every household will get 200 pounds ($260) off their bills to cushion the impact of rising gas prices, at a cost of around 6 billion pounds to the exchequer . \u2014 Philip Aldrick, Bloomberg.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The likely loss to the exchequer of between \u20ac2 billion to \u20ac2.4 billion is equivalent to a fifth of the State\u2019s annual corporate tax revenue. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 9 June 2021",
"Some 64m meals were consumed at 84,000 venues over the first nine days, at a cost of \u00a3336m to the exchequer . \u2014 The Economist , 31 Aug. 2020",
"The Resolution Foundation\u2019s Torsten Bell estimates Hunt\u2019s plan would cost the exchequer in the region of 13 billion pounds ($16.6 billion), while Johnson\u2019s would cost about 10 billion pounds. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Sep. 2019",
"The company plans to ship \u00a32.5bn-worth of polyhalite a year at full production and send an annual \u00a3470m to the exchequer . \u2014 The Economist , 17 Oct. 2019",
"Why can\u2019t Modi\u2019s all-pervasive goods and services tax pull some of it back for the exchequer to ease the financial constraints on infrastructure",
"Under the programme, state exchequers are taking on three-fourths of the utilities\u2019 debt. \u2014 Kuwar Singh, Quartz India , 18 June 2019",
"Very often such firms are loss-making and a burden to the exchequer . \u2014 The Economist , 14 Sep. 2017"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English escheker , from Anglo-French, chessboard, counting table, exchequer \u2014 more at checker":""
},
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"iks-\u02c8che-",
"\u02c8eks-\u02ccche-k\u0259r",
"\u02c8eks-\u02ccche-k\u0259r, iks-\u02c8che-"
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"finances",
"fund",
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"resources",
"wherewithal"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205925",
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"noun"
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},
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"imperturbable",
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"unflappable",
"unshakable"
],
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": capable of being activated by and reacting to stimuli":[
"excitable cells"
],
": capable of being readily roused into action or a state of excitement or irritability":[]
},
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"an excitable child who needs a stable home life",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Morrison was one of the most excitable members of the panel, making his grand entrance onto the stage with a traditional M\u0101ori haka and receiving a standing ovation from the audience. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 28 May 2022",
"One little girl sits in the grass and hugs Miriam, an excitable , floppy eared princess who loves to be cuddled. \u2014 Alaa Elassar, CNN , 30 May 2022",
"That Lux later redeemed himself with the game-winning hit was a sweet twist of fate that had the ever- excitable kid conjuring up big things. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022",
"The Downton staff \u2013 from excitable cook Mrs. Patmore (Lesley Nicol) to loyal lady\u2019s maid Anna (Joanne Froggatt) \u2013 is atwitter surrounded by celebrities. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
"Reportedly under pressure from ABC, after years of dwindling television ratings, the Academy gave in\u2014and received weeks of blowback, its detractors including everyone from Steven Spielberg to the excitable entity known as Film Twitter. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Standing nearby is Caroline Sanchez, 20, with her excitable little sister Elizabeth, 17, both dressed in a gothic shade of black, waiting for the band. \u2014 Steve Appleford, SPIN , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Moreover, the walking could be modeled as an excitable system \u2014 a system in which, under certain conditions, signals spread and get amplified rather than progressively damping out and coming to a stop. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Watching on inside The O2 was the regular mix of ticket holders, excitable Brit school students and industry executives, with the latter packing out the corporate boxes that circle the venue over two floors. \u2014 Richard Smirke, Billboard , 9 Feb. 2022"
],
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"1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"ik-\u02c8s\u012bt-\u0259-b\u0259l",
"ik-\u02c8s\u012b-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"fiddle-footed",
"flighty",
"fluttery",
"high-strung",
"hyper",
"hyperactive",
"hyperexcitable",
"hyperkinetic",
"jittery",
"jumpy",
"nervous",
"skittery",
"skittish",
"spasmodic",
"spooky"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213644",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun,"
]
},
"excite":{
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": energize":[
"excite an electromagnet"
],
": to arouse (something, such as a strong emotional response) by appropriate stimuli":[
"excite enthusiasm for the new regime",
"\u2014 Arthur Knight"
],
": to call to activity":[],
": to increase the activity of (something, such as a living organism) : stimulate":[],
": to produce a magnetic field in":[
"excite a dynamo"
],
": to raise (an atomic nucleus, an atom, a molecule, etc.) to a higher energy level":[],
": to rouse to an emotional response":[
"scenes to excite the hardest man to pity"
]
},
"examples":[
"ideas that excite young people",
"Our announcement excited the children.",
"The posters excited much interest in the show.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At the same time, observers marveled at his ability to come back from scandal and his popularity as a campaigner who could excite voters and turn them to his party. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"Google Chrome just got a new feature that should excite some users. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 24 May 2022",
"The whole organization recognized the importance talent played in sustaining the vitality of the organization; everyone at every level was expected to pitch in to excite and bring on the next generation of talent. \u2014 Sachin H. Jain, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"The one corrida Manolete went to as a child didn\u2019t excite him in the least, and when kids at school pretended to be bulls and matadors, play-fighting with one another, Manolete kept to himself. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"And signature mocktails, of course, can excite guests in the way that their alcoholic cousins do, said Ms. Megerdichian. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
"The progressive riposte to these contentions typically assert that Democrats should excite people by running on bold and transformative ideas, deliver on these promises, and then run again on the promise to deliver more. \u2014 Natalie Shure, The New Republic , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Make a list of the content and collaboration tools from across the web that will best engage, excite , connect and inspire your audience. \u2014 Amber Allen, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"What unanswered questions about the universe excite you most"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French exciter , from Latin excitare , from ex- + citare to rouse \u2014 more at cite":""
},
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"ik-\u02c8s\u012bt",
"ek-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for excite provoke , excite , stimulate , pique , quicken mean to arouse as if by pricking. provoke directs attention to the response called forth. my stories usually provoke laughter excite implies a stirring up or moving profoundly. news that excited anger and frustration stimulate suggests a rousing out of lethargy, quiescence, or indifference. stimulating conversation pique suggests stimulating by mild irritation or challenge. that remark piqued my interest quicken implies beneficially stimulating and making active or lively. the high salary quickened her desire to have the job",
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"charge",
"electrify",
"exhilarate",
"galvanize",
"intoxicate",
"pump up",
"thrill",
"titillate",
"turn on"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115447",
"type":[
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having, showing, or characterized by a heightened state of energy, enthusiasm, eagerness, etc. : feeling or showing excitement":[
"I noticed that John's manner was somewhat unusual. He seemed very excited and restless.",
"\u2014 Agatha Christie",
"The children were too excited to sleep.",
"\u2026 no one in Washington seems to regard this particular revelation as anything to get excited about.",
"\u2014 Michael Kinsley"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On the other hand, lots of AGT fans were just as excited to see her move on to the next round. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
"Unsurprisingly, not everyone was excited about Virgil\u2019s CC and The Sims\u2019 new skin tone update. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 23 June 2022",
"Robin S is excited to see her signature hit single gain a resurgence in fanfare thanks to Beyonc\u00e9. \u2014 Jack Irvin, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"There will be more massive stars to hopefully spot black holes around for Breivik and yet more precise stellar positions and trajectories to play with, something that exoplanet explorers are excited about. \u2014 Sasha Warren, Scientific American , 22 June 2022",
"Samantha said Kai was excited to see his oldest son graduate high school on May 19. \u2014 Kyani Reid, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
"Van Auker and Burns were especially excited to see a photograph of themselves and Johnson and their names displayed in the Getty exhibit. \u2014 Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
"But Sorenstam, who spent years helping to grow the women's game through her Annika Academy in Florida, is excited to see where the game is headed with the up-and-coming stars. \u2014 Steve Reed, ajc , 3 June 2022",
"James is excited to see three of Collective PAC\u2019s endorsees running for seats outside of L.A. and Oakland. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1855, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"ek-",
"ik-\u02c8s\u012b-t\u0259d"
],
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"synonyms":[
"agitated",
"feverish",
"frenzied",
"heated",
"hectic",
"hyperactive",
"overactive",
"overwrought"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200921",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"excited state":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a state of a physical system (such as an atomic nucleus, an atom, or a molecule) that is higher in energy than the ground state":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The quasiparticles are expected to quickly lose energy and so won't be able to transfer enough to raise a qubit from its ground state to its excited state . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Vilke said that people in Prude\u2019s excited state often die with or without restraint, and that being restrained from further exertion had actually helped him. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Oct. 2021",
"When a team of experimentalists at Caltech\u2019s Kellogg Radiation Laboratory verified that such a carbon-12 excited state existed in nature, Hoyle\u2019s hunch was splendidly confirmed. \u2014 Paul Halpern, Scientific American , 18 Aug. 2021",
"The system transitions by passing through a mixture of the excited state and ground state, a quantum phenomenon known as superposition. \u2014 Eleni Petrakou, Scientific American , 29 Dec. 2020",
"Thorium-229 is special among isotopes because of the extremely low energy of its lowest excited state , meaning it\u2019s the best candidate for a measurable standard that can be used to make a practical clock. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 12 Oct. 2020",
"All the excess electrons knock the plasma molecules into an excited state , which then emit photons to produce that telltale glow. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 20 Aug. 2020",
"Related Stories Several years ago, researchers began to make these diodes using copper in a similar excited state to the way precious metals work in PHOLEDs. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 5 May 2020",
"Our current understanding of the triple-alpha process largely came from astronomer Fred Hoyle, who famously predicted, in 1954, that a special excited state of carbon-12 must arise during synthesis . \u2014 Ling Xin, Scientific American , 19 Mar. 2020"
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"Childhood friendship can be a time of innocence, enchantment and perpetual excitement as portrayed in Sophia Silver\u2019s modest yet assured debut feature, Over/Under. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
"Companies such as Ferrari, Nike, and Red Bull have already advertised themselves in virtual worlds to generate awareness and excitement for their products. \u2014 Mark Minevich, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The milestone could open doors for investment and new excitement around 3D tissue printing, potentially paving the way for new therapies in regenerative medicine. \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
"But to those who know them best, a Capricorn rising is full of wonder and excitement just waiting to be expressed at the right time. \u2014 Glamour , 27 May 2022",
"Her voice is full of laughter and excitement ; her sentences punctuated by laughter. \u2014 Kat Bein, SPIN , 25 May 2022",
"Compared to a conventional internal-combustion vehicle, an EV's fewer moving parts, lack of exhaust ruckus, and firewall of computerized insulation limit its avenues for excitement . \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 24 May 2022",
"The student section, in conjunction with the band and multiple programs who perform in the gym, will create an environment conducive to building a sense of comradery and excitement for MHS activities. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 19 May 2022",
"In seductive prose, Kay\u2019s historical fantasies transport the reader to a Renaissance Europe that never quite existed and rival the works of George R.R. Martin and Robin Hobb for sheer excitement . \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 15 June 2022"
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"That would be exciting : An actual traditional athletics program in esports that also incorporates wellness, coaching, how to play as a team. \u2014 Teddy Amenabar, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"In other words, the next six to 12 months will be exciting for Apple watchers. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"But, what lurks at the heart of that grisly crime might not be the season\u2019s most exciting surprise. \u2014 Adam Rathe, Town & Country , 28 June 2022",
"Since then, Alcaraz has become one of tennis\u2019 most exciting stories, breaking into the top 10 in April \u2014 the youngest male to do so since Nadal in 2005 \u2014 and climbing to No. 6 briefly last month before slipping down to No. 7. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"Several people took to Twitter to voice their pleasure at one of the evening\u2019s most exciting moments. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 26 June 2022",
"So, being able to pull off the first untethered spacewalk must have been exciting for McCandless II. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 22 June 2022",
"The cast from the original Jurassic Park movies, including Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum, star alongside the cast from the newer movies, which is exciting for OG fans. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 17 June 2022",
"That was exciting , to see yourself outside the theater. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 13 June 2022"
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"Jolson would famously exclaim when the audience would beg for more \u2014 and then keep performing, way past the stagehands\u2019 overtime call. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Whoa, some might exclaim , this is like one of those wild conspiracy theory notions, for which a lot of oddball and unlikely elements would need to line-up for this to become real. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"There, the two did some business that caused Josh to exclaim an apology to his mom, knowing that the cameras were rolling. \u2014 Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic , 22 July 2021",
"Rubin speaks his language, but is also wise enough \u2013 and enamored by the opportunity \u2013 to mostly listen, smile and exclaim . \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 16 July 2021",
"It\u2019s way more than just preparing to get excited and exclaim in a game-winning moment. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2021",
"The wine was officially unveiled during a nighttime gala at the winery, complete with an emcee, a world-renowned champagne expert to exclaim its virtues, and an apparently famous Slovenian singer crooning lengthy ballads from a balcony. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2020",
"As Lozada shows, some Trump books exclaim over the norms that this Administration has broken; others take a longer view, considering the White House\u2019s channelling of dark American traditions. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 24 Oct. 2020",
"Dean Unglert agreed, exclaiming that the pair should date. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 13 Mar. 2020"
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"Since that series against Florida State, Rushing has been putting an exclamation mark on a season that will go down in the Louisville baseball record book. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 8 June 2022",
"Brayan Bello\u2019s seven-inning no-hitter for Double A Portland last week put an exclamation mark on a striking development. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"Arkansas placed an exclamation mark on its 2022 regular season campaign, taking down Texas A&M 9-5 on Sunday at Davis Diamond in College Station, Texas, capping a year with zero SEC series losses. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 9 May 2022",
"Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell also quote tweeted the video, posting simply two red exclamation points. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"The Isles scored the game\u2019s first goal, three unanswered to break a tie in the second period, and a pair of empty netters for a couple of unnecessary exclamation points. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
"Alabama baseball\u2019s hot April got an early exclamation mark Sunday. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 10 Apr. 2022",
"But the Confederation\u2019s content generally does well, including a slew of anti-lockdown, anti-immigration, vaccine-skeptic posts often punctuated with large red exclamation marks. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Oct. 2021",
"These act as exclamation points along the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, the second-largest reef system in the world and one of the healthiest of its size. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 7 May 2022"
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"But Bob Santelli, director of education and vice president of public programs, had an idea that would put an exclamation point on the Rock Hall\u2019s mission. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 19 June 2022",
"Artemi Panarin opened the third period with his first even-strength goal since May 7 to make it 5-2, which was followed by a power-play goal from Zibanejad that put an exclamation point on the affair. \u2014 Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"As a senior, Ham put an exclamation point on his college career with a backboard-breaking dunk in the 1996 NCAA tournament against North Carolina. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"Jason Isbell put an exclamation point on First Waltz\u2019s Friday. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 16 May 2022",
"Schultz put an exclamation point on the victory with a dunk in the final minute. \u2014 Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Norris won the 50K race in a time of 2 hours, 9 minutes and 5 seconds, topping O\u2019Harra by 20 seconds to put an exclamation point on a strong run of racing recently. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Poole provided the exclamation point as the third quarter closed, taking a pass in the final seconds, dribbling over the midcourt stripe, creating a bit of space for himself and letting fly. Swish. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, Hartford Courant , 5 June 2022",
"Bakeman added the exclamation point with an alley-oop slam off a Willis feed. \u2014 Dana Gauruder, Detroit Free Press , 22 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His tlayuda mastery began as a backyard project around 2010 and, spurred by the exclamatory reaction of friends, grew into a catering side gig by 2012. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Were this a Western film, Toey would be exclamatory , insistent, while Nohng might cry or look away, blushing, as music swells in the background. \u2014 The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
"These were signature moves, a star making exclamatory punctuation of his being, carrying himself in cursive. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Even the exclamation point in the title, a tactic sometimes employed by Aleichem for more obviously exclamatory purposes, has the ring of a press release. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2021",
"What remains of the forest takes place in the exclamatory mode. \u2014 Forrest Gander, The New Yorker , 5 Apr. 2021",
"The exclamatory marketing epitomizes the desire of folks to post filtered photos of themselves on social media, connecting with millions who craze this basic connection to some semblance of the art world. \u2014 Natasha Gural, Forbes , 28 Feb. 2021",
"The president confirmed the news in an exclamatory tweet on Sunday afternoon. \u2014 Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times , 7 Dec. 2020",
"According to corporate canon, the slogan is exclamatory , but that does the line reading a disservice. \u2014 Mac Schwerin, The Atlantic , 24 Aug. 2020"
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"All prices exclude $1,225 destination charge ($1,270 in Alaska). \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 25 June 2022",
"And some policies exclude any refunds for cancellations made 24-48 hours before the trip departure date. \u2014 Peter Greenberg, CBS News , 24 June 2022",
"And many of them exclude independent pharmacies from their provider networks. \u2014 Sonya Collins, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Ten others exclude that care from Medicaid coverage, and 16 have no clear policy. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"The calculations exclude companies without earnings, a sizable share of the small-cap benchmark. \u2014 Karen Langley, WSJ , 1 June 2022",
"International journal editors, peer reviewers, and research funders routinely exclude Rwandan voices. \u2014 Phil Clark, Quartz , 30 May 2022",
"Those terms exclude the realities that women of color face and how they would be impacted. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"The other faction, including climate advisers John Kerry and Gina McCarthy, prioritizes a quick global transition away from fossil fuels that could exclude projects like the gas line, according to Sullivan. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022"
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"All prices exclude $1,225 destination charge ($1,270 in Alaska). \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 25 June 2022",
"And some policies exclude any refunds for cancellations made 24-48 hours before the trip departure date. \u2014 Peter Greenberg, CBS News , 24 June 2022",
"And many of them exclude independent pharmacies from their provider networks. \u2014 Sonya Collins, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
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"The calculations exclude companies without earnings, a sizable share of the small-cap benchmark. \u2014 Karen Langley, WSJ , 1 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wolfgang Pauli\u2019s exclusion principle , discovered in 1925 through studies of atomic spectra, showed the possibility of hole-like vacancies in atoms and molecules. \u2014 Frank Wilczek, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"That exclusion principle applies to the atoms in gas, too, which is what the scientists used to demonstrate it. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 24 Nov. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Privately, Carson was edging towards an exclusionist compromise. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 5 July 2019",
"Throughout his presidential campaign, Trump blended classic exclusionist and nationalist-egalitarian themes. \u2014 Reihan Salam, Slate Magazine , 30 Jan. 2017",
"To nationalist egalitarians, classic exclusionists are a noxious force. \u2014 Reihan Salam, Slate Magazine , 30 Jan. 2017"
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"Private Properties Global is an exclusive member of Forbes Global Properties, a consumer marketplace and membership network of elite brokerages selling the world\u2019s most luxurious homes. \u2014 Spencer Elliott, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"After Delivering exclusive analysis and commentary on the Patriots and the NFL right to your inbox, three times a week during the season. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
"Martin is set to release a sequel to his Grammy winning album Pausa as well as star in the lead of an exclusive Apple TV comedy series. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 2 July 2022",
"Follow us on Twitch to become part of the story in the chat, and subscribe for exclusive members-only bonuses. \u2014 Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone , 1 July 2022",
"Sigourney Weaver's new Na'vi character Kiri is the subscriber cover star of Empire's world- exclusive #Avatar: The Way Of Water issue. \u2014 Justine Browning, EW.com , 1 July 2022",
"Federal authorities largely maintained exclusive jurisdiction to investigate serious, violent crime on reservations across much of the U.S. when the suspect or victim is Native American. \u2014 Felicia Fonesca And Lindsay Whitehurst, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
"The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding of infants for the first six months of their lives. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"Prizes include exclusive Red Bull experiences, meet-and-greets with Red Bull athletes and more, a news release said. \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This is the first time Taco Bell has offered a digital exclusive as part of a one-restaurant test. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
"This figure will be a limited edition exclusive for San Diego Comic-Con next month. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 22 June 2022",
"The Al Yankovic Story, will be an exclusive to The Roku Channel produced by Funny or Die. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Starfield, it was announced as a thing that's an Xbox exclusive . \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 31 Aug. 2021",
"With that in mind, Rogan drew heavy criticism for his comments, with some directing their anger at Spotify, where his show is an exclusive . \u2014 TheWeek , 27 Apr. 2021",
"The article Rhimes retweeted is an exclusive from The Wrap about how the HFPA rejected requests to hold press conferences for a variety of recent projects, including Girls Trip and Queen & Slim. \u2014 Paulina Jayne Isaac, Glamour , 18 Mar. 2021",
"But V\u00e1zquez decided to begin reporting what would be an exclusive . \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 4 Dec. 2020",
"The retailer then slaps on a proprietary name, deeming the mattress an exclusive . \u2014 Patricia Marx, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022"
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"No arrogance, no exclusivism , no self-righteousness or self-congratulation, no aggression \u2014 in any direction. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 June 2022"
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"Given its exclusivity and curatorial heft, inclusion in the collection is an honor. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
"In 1972 Vidal became the owner of the property that would come to embody his own ego and self-projection, in its exclusivity and extravagance, in its isolation and ostentation. \u2014 Christopher Bollen, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
"But in its first such concession, Amazon agreed to drop its exclusivity for the night, allowing anyone in France to watch it. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 30 May 2022",
"Known for its exclusivity and extraordinary uniqueness, this luxurious retreat, which opened at the end of 2017, concentrates on guests being able to experience the unique Migration every year. \u2014 Shelby Knick, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Now, its exclusivity is maintained not by racial code but mainly through economic inequality, even if the racial impact is not that different. \u2014 Michael A. Fletcher, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"In principle, free-to-air channels only have a one-month exclusivity on movies which are produced in-house by streamers with budgets above \u20ac25 million. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 8 June 2022",
"Some companies are building exclusivity into their charging systems. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 8 June 2022",
"For all their tacky, accessible glamour, the guys knew that real luxury was about exclusivity . \u2014 Christina Catherine Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"On Saturday, just a little more than five years after Cheney scored that first congressional win, Wyoming Republicans disavowed her and called on their national counterparts to excommunicate her from the party entirely. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Many, if not most, of those investors were Mennonites, and the religious community\u2019s judgment has been swift: Three of the owners have been excommunicated . \u2014 Tim Carman, Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2019",
"The Pope\u2014not angry, just disappointed\u2014 excommunicated him. \u2014 Anna Russell, The New Yorker , 16 Mar. 2020",
"The main LDS Church, headquartered in Utah, abandoned polygamy and began to crack down on its practice by excommunicating members. \u2014 Brittany Shammas, Washington Post , 5 Nov. 2019",
"Ron Lafferty eventually adopted his brother\u2019s thinking and the two were excommunicated from the faith in 1983. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Nov. 2019",
"And yet, there the old man sits, hunched over in some lifeless, windowless palace of gaming or at a speaking engagement in Poughkeepsie, signing his name to baseballs, excommunicated . \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 14 Jan. 2020",
"The priest declared that she would be excommunicated . \u2014 Emma Green, The Atlantic , 12 Dec. 2019",
"Because of that, my daughter has been excommunicated from the entire family. \u2014 cleveland , 17 Nov. 2019"
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"There\u2019s a flashback to Ron going to his parents\u2019 house right after his excommunication . \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"The murders were believed to have been triggered by Ron Lafferty\u2019s religious views, which has led to his excommunication from the LDS Church and prompted his wife to divorce him in early 1984. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The murders were believed to have been triggered by Ron Lafferty\u2019s religious views, which prompted his excommunication from the LDS Church and prompted his wife to divorce him in early 1984 and move to Florida with their six children. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 June 2021",
"An apostate from the faith, a heretic, or a schismatic automatically incurs excommunication , when the delict (or violation) is committed. \u2014 Fr. Goran Jovicic, National Review , 13 June 2021",
"Last month, the Vatican released a new penal code that specified automatic excommunication for any attempt to ordain a woman. \u2014 Francis X. Rocca, WSJ , 16 July 2021",
"To the modern ear, excommunication evokes images of dueling popes, Protestant heretics, the Spanish Inquisition and Henry VIII. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2021",
"In this scenario, the Church\u2019s supreme authority will have no other option than to declare the excommunication publicly. \u2014 Fr. Goran Jovicic, National Review , 13 June 2021",
"Knowing that contacting law enforcement can lead to excommunication and being cut off from family and friends who remain in the church, members often remain silent, according to Rinder and testimony delivered in court last week. \u2014 James Queally, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2021"
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"He was excoriated as a racist.",
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"Russian President Vladimir Putin went on television Wednesday to excoriate Russians who don\u2019t back him. \u2014 Andrea Rosa, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Russian President Vladimir Putin went on television Wednesday to excoriate Russians who don\u2019t back him. \u2014 Andrea Rosa, ajc , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The letters, first published by The Washington Post on Tuesday, excoriate the decision to award a $482 million contract to Oshkosh Defense without properly examining the environmental impact, as required by law. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 3 Feb. 2022",
"More recently, writers like Ben Shapiro and Jonah Goldberg have revived the phrase to excoriate President Biden and his decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 7 Sep. 2021",
"In one session, Mr. Trump turned to Mr. Christie and began to excoriate him for recommending Christopher Wray for F.B.I. director. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Nov. 2021",
"After her suspension was lifted, Greene returned to Twitter to excoriate the platform. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 10 Aug. 2021",
"But critics, especially President Trump and his political allies, continue to excoriate him for supporting textbook public health measures like wearing face coverings and building immunity with vaccines. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 24 July 2021",
"Noem previously had supported the bill enthusiastically, leading many of its proponents to excoriate her sudden hesitation as a bow to the state\u2019s left-leaning Chamber of Commerce. \u2014 Nicholas Rowan, Washington Examiner , 24 Mar. 2021"
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"Russian President Vladimir Putin went on television Wednesday to excoriate Russians who don\u2019t back him. \u2014 Andrea Rosa, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Russian President Vladimir Putin went on television Wednesday to excoriate Russians who don\u2019t back him. \u2014 Andrea Rosa, ajc , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The letters, first published by The Washington Post on Tuesday, excoriate the decision to award a $482 million contract to Oshkosh Defense without properly examining the environmental impact, as required by law. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 3 Feb. 2022",
"More recently, writers like Ben Shapiro and Jonah Goldberg have revived the phrase to excoriate President Biden and his decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 7 Sep. 2021",
"In one session, Mr. Trump turned to Mr. Christie and began to excoriate him for recommending Christopher Wray for F.B.I. director. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Nov. 2021",
"After her suspension was lifted, Greene returned to Twitter to excoriate the platform. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 10 Aug. 2021",
"But critics, especially President Trump and his political allies, continue to excoriate him for supporting textbook public health measures like wearing face coverings and building immunity with vaccines. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 24 July 2021",
"Noem previously had supported the bill enthusiastically, leading many of its proponents to excoriate her sudden hesitation as a bow to the state\u2019s left-leaning Chamber of Commerce. \u2014 Nicholas Rowan, Washington Examiner , 24 Mar. 2021"
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"an ordinance that requires dog walkers to remove their animal's excrement from city streets",
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"In 2015, she was found dehydrated, emaciated, and covered in lice and excrement , weighing just 19 pounds. \u2014 Adam Liptak, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
"As of yet, excrement is not one of the ingredients in Ms. Kardashian\u2019s new skin care line. \u2014 New York Times , 1 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",
"Others are hunkering down to await an uncertain fate under Mr. Musk, who recently tweeted an image of cartoon excrement at the current CEO. \u2014 Deepa Seetharaman, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
"On the floor of another sat two lumps of human excrement . \u2014 Time , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Many of the animals had crusted excrement on their coats. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Additionally, researchers have found fossilized excrement that also contains trilobite shells, strengthening the cannibalism theory (which, while strong, is still merely a theory). \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Turner was a co-chair of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders\u2019 2020 presidential campaign, and famously compared supporting Biden to eating a bowl of excrement . \u2014 Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland , 2 May 2022"
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"concerned about the weird excrescence that seemed to be developing on his hand",
"local residents regard the hulking apartment building as a hideous excrescence on their once-lovely street",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One suspects that that weird brown hair- excrescence thing had something to do with it. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 15 Jan. 2021",
"Each generation sees the technological advances of the previous era\u2014no matter how near\u2014as excrescences of an ancient world. \u2014 Ma\u00ebl Renouard, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
"His nationalism, in expression hyperbolic enough, essentially takes the form of virulent tropes of anti-socialism, anti-feminism and homophobia, excrescences alien to the Brazilian soul. \u2014 Will Meyer, Longreads , 4 Oct. 2019",
"This concrete excrescence , remnant of a barbaric plan to encase the city in freeways, isn\u2019t necessary and could be scrubbed off the landscape with a little bit of enlightened leadership. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 30 Aug. 2019",
"Various external forces coincided to make Kuma\u2019s flirtation with monumental excrescences an abortive one. \u2014 Nikil Saval, New York Times , 15 Feb. 2018",
"His evidence comes not only from obscure and difficult literary testimonia but from tree rings, ice cores and speleothems ( excrescences found in caves from which ancient humidity levels can be deduced). \u2014 James Romm, WSJ , 27 Oct. 2017"
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"ik-\u02c8skre-s\u1d4an(t)s",
"ek-",
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"fortunately, the excrescency could be removed with surgery",
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"1545, in the meaning defined above":""
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"ik-\u02c8skre-s\u1d4an-s\u0113",
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"1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u00a6ekskr\u0259\u00a6sench\u0259l",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Monster is living in a year or more of his own excreta , nearly a foot deep. \u2014 Gene Weingarten, Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2021",
"In this particular case, the Inspiration4 crew, however, did not notice any excreta floating around the cabin because the leakage was still relegated to contained areas underneath the floor, Gerstenmaier said. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 26 Oct. 2021",
"State inspectors found excessive excreta , dirt and grime, and lack of proper cleaning at facility previously found with a bleeding dog (repeat offender). \u2014 Sarah Brookbank, The Enquirer , 11 May 2021",
"Previous research has shown that toilet flushes can generate germ-laden aerosols from the excreta , the China CDC scientists said. \u2014 Jason Gale, Bloomberg.com , 28 Aug. 2020",
"Previous research has shown that toilet flushes can generate germ-laden aerosols from the excreta , the China CDC scientists said. \u2014 Jason Gale, Bloomberg.com , 28 Aug. 2020",
"Previous research has shown that toilet flushes can generate germ-laden aerosols from the excreta , the China CDC scientists said. \u2014 Jason Gale, Bloomberg.com , 28 Aug. 2020",
"Previous research has shown that toilet flushes can generate germ-laden aerosols from the excreta , the China CDC scientists said. \u2014 Jason Gale, Bloomberg.com , 28 Aug. 2020",
"Previous research has shown that toilet flushes can generate germ-laden aerosols from the excreta , the China CDC scientists said. \u2014 Jason Gale, Bloomberg.com , 28 Aug. 2020"
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"1757, in the meaning defined above":""
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"New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of excretus":""
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"ik-\u02c8skr\u0113t-\u0259",
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"dirt",
"doo-doo",
"dropping",
"dung",
"excrement",
"feces",
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"poop",
"scat",
"slops",
"soil",
"waste"
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"plural noun"
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": to separate and eliminate or discharge (waste) from the blood, tissues, or organs or from the active protoplasm":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to the International Hyperhidrosis Society, there are approximately two to four million sweat glands all over our bodies, the majority of which are eccrine glands and excrete a clear, odorless fluid. \u2014 Dianna Mazzone, Allure , 17 June 2022",
"The biological carbon pump, for example, relies a great deal on bigger fish that eat plankton and excrete the waste in larger particles that sink much more readily than individual plankton would. \u2014 Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Facilities regularly excrete excess fish feed, fish waste, antibiotics, and other chemicals that pollute the water, threaten wildlife, and hurt natural habitats. \u2014 Marianne Cufone, Fortune , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Those operations alone are home to 69,392 animal units \u2014 enough cows to excrete more waste than all the residents of Milwaukee County. \u2014 jsonline.com , 2 Sep. 2021",
"Greater salt intake can prompt your kidneys to excrete more calcium. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Females have their stomachs popped with the needle from a hose hooked to a carbon dioxide tank and are gassed up until their bellies excrete a stream of bright orange eggs into a bucket \u2014 about 5,000 per fish. \u2014 jsonline.com , 2 Sep. 2021",
"Even insects that suck plant sap are forced to excrete surplus sugars, in the form of liquids known as honeydew or lerp. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 8 July 2021",
"Many species have enzymes that break alcohol down and allow the body to excrete it, avoiding death by poisoning. \u2014 Kate Julian, The Atlantic , 1 June 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1620, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Latin excretus , past participle of excernere to sift out, discharge, from ex- + cernere to sift \u2014 more at certain":""
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"ik-\u02c8skr\u0113t"
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"The kidneys are organs of excretion .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both of these bone types (jawbones and pectoral fins) grow via the excretion of rows of osteoblasts (large cells responsible for the synthesis and mineralization of bone). \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 23 Feb. 2022",
"But how dog excretion affects nature reserves, which increasingly abut urban or populated areas, had yet to be analyzed. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Instead, it is caused by a mutation in an area between genes, resulting in the excretion of a toxic chemical that kills muscle cells. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Nov. 2021",
"The virus spreads among common carp quickly by excretion or through the epidermis and gills. \u2014 Minnah Arshad, Detroit Free Press , 18 Sep. 2021",
"Overall, study authors concluded that more research needed to be done regarding povidone iodine's effect on excretion and transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Health.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
"Large boluses of food remain in the digestive tracts of competitive eaters for days before excretion . \u2014 James M. Smoliga, Harper's Magazine , 22 June 2021",
"Fortunately, the excretion is not a danger, much like the cicadas themselves. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 27 May 2021",
"That\u2019s sooty mold, a fungus that grows in the honeydew excretion of either aphids or scale insects. \u2014 Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News , 9 Apr. 2021"
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"1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"ik-\u02c8skr\u0113-sh\u0259n"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So the scientists further tested the parrotfish\u2019s response by injecting lionfish and grouper effluent\u2014an excretory soup from the predators\u2019 water\u2014into their tanks. \u2014 Lesley Evans Ogden, Scientific American , 19 May 2020"
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"circa 1681, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8ek-skr\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224344",
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"she has long been excruciated by a persistent pain in her knee",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her daughter Kaitlyn, 13, suffers from juvenile inflammatory arthritis and an immune deficiency, which cause excruciating joint pain that often leaves her bedridden or reliant on a wheelchair to get around. \u2014 Anahad O\u2019connor, New York Times , 28 May 2020",
"For example, a person with a hernia who infrequently experiences minor discomfort likely wouldn't be as much of a priority as someone with a hernia that causes excruciating pain every day. \u2014 Perry Vandell, azcentral , 25 Apr. 2020",
"Exposed, incapacitated, and in excruciating pain, laboring moms rely on other people\u2014doctors, nurses, midwives, doulas, and especially their partners\u2014for help and support. \u2014 Minhae Shim Roth, Glamour , 1 Apr. 2020",
"For people who struggle with sobriety, for whom isolation is excruciating and group support essential, the ban on group gatherings to combat the spread of the coronavirus is pure hell. \u2014 Jan Hoffman, New York Times , 26 Mar. 2020",
"Among other problems the inspection report listed: One resident with a fractured pelvis spent hours in excruciating pain because workers didn\u2019t get the person medications. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Apr. 2020",
"Sometimes their grandchildren are excruciated and appalled by what\u2019s meant to be lightly funny. \u2014 Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker , 6 Apr. 2020",
"One poor woman is left in excruciating pain for 24 hours, and Meredith\u2019s ex-boyfriend Andrew DeLuca (Giacomo Gianniotti) accuses the relative of a patient of being a human trafficker. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 20 Mar. 2020",
"As part of that process, said Dr. Barbot, a person is asked in excruciating detail to account for their time in 15-minute intervals. \u2014 Melanie Grayce West, WSJ , 2 Feb. 2020"
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"circa 1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Latin excruciatus , past participle of excruciare , from ex- + cruciare to crucify, from cruc-, crux cross":""
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"ik-\u02c8skr\u00fc-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
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"the nation's most excruciating dilemma",
"\u2014 W. H. Ferry"
],
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]
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"examples":[
"I have an excruciating headache.",
"an excruciating moment of embarrassment",
"They described their vacation in excruciating detail.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One recent post, complete with warning label, shows a dog dead after being boiled alive, its blood curdling scream frozen on its face, the excruciating pain palpable. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 16 June 2022",
"The procedure left her with nerve damage in her pelvic area and excruciating pain. \u2014 Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads , 8 June 2022",
"Marjorie Tyson had just gotten into bed and opened a book when suddenly, out of nowhere, her right arm was in excruciating pain, bleeding profusely. \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 29 May 2022",
"Which one finally succeeded in 1905, condemning her to a cruel death of excruciating spasms far from home in a Honolulu hotel",
"Likewise, on social media, scenes from the strange and excruciating trial have become a sensation. \u2014 Madeleine Kearns, National Review , 12 May 2022",
"Dixon, 66, was the first person put to death since 2014, when the state suspended executions after an inmate died in an excruciating manner. \u2014 Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
"Ben knew people from the phallo groups who had stuck with the surgery through both excruciating complications and minor but persistently annoying disappointments. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"For those caught in the crosshairs, like Maribel, the wait can be excruciating and leaves immigrants susceptible to policy changes by the Justice Department under different presidents that can throw their whole case into limbo. \u2014 Priscilla Alvarez, CNN , 8 Feb. 2022"
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"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"she has long been excruciated by a persistent pain in her knee",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her daughter Kaitlyn, 13, suffers from juvenile inflammatory arthritis and an immune deficiency, which cause excruciating joint pain that often leaves her bedridden or reliant on a wheelchair to get around. \u2014 Anahad O\u2019connor, New York Times , 28 May 2020",
"For example, a person with a hernia who infrequently experiences minor discomfort likely wouldn't be as much of a priority as someone with a hernia that causes excruciating pain every day. \u2014 Perry Vandell, azcentral , 25 Apr. 2020",
"Exposed, incapacitated, and in excruciating pain, laboring moms rely on other people\u2014doctors, nurses, midwives, doulas, and especially their partners\u2014for help and support. \u2014 Minhae Shim Roth, Glamour , 1 Apr. 2020",
"For people who struggle with sobriety, for whom isolation is excruciating and group support essential, the ban on group gatherings to combat the spread of the coronavirus is pure hell. \u2014 Jan Hoffman, New York Times , 26 Mar. 2020",
"Among other problems the inspection report listed: One resident with a fractured pelvis spent hours in excruciating pain because workers didn\u2019t get the person medications. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Apr. 2020",
"Sometimes their grandchildren are excruciated and appalled by what\u2019s meant to be lightly funny. \u2014 Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker , 6 Apr. 2020",
"One poor woman is left in excruciating pain for 24 hours, and Meredith\u2019s ex-boyfriend Andrew DeLuca (Giacomo Gianniotti) accuses the relative of a patient of being a human trafficker. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 20 Mar. 2020",
"As part of that process, said Dr. Barbot, a person is asked in excruciating detail to account for their time in 15-minute intervals. \u2014 Melanie Grayce West, WSJ , 2 Feb. 2020"
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"circa 1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033917",
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": to clear from alleged fault or guilt":[]
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"The court exculpated him after a thorough investigation.",
"I will present evidence that will exculpate my client.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Prosecutors said examining Suzanne Morphew's body could incriminate or exculpate her husband. \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 6 May 2022",
"Lloris was keen to exculpate his manager, emphasizing that Mourinho sent them out to be positive and attack. \u2014 Joshua Law, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2021",
"After all, if Mulvaney or Bolton could give testimony that would exculpate Trump in the Ukraine scandal, the president would have frog-marched them to the House Intelligence Committee himself last month. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 19 Dec. 2019",
"The East defined itself in the tradition of communists who had resisted fascism, giving rise to a state doctrine of remembrance that effectively exculpated it from wartime atrocities. \u2014 Katrin Bennhold, New York Times , 9 Nov. 2019",
"No evidence emerged linking the man to the crime at the school in Myanmar\u2019s capital, Naypyitaw, and some testimony exculpated him. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Dec. 2019",
"Thus, Harvey\u2019s magnitude does not exculpate the government of liability for its actions. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Dec. 2019",
"The fact that the bombardiers are Saudi hardly exculpates the United States. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 Oct. 2019",
"Another investigator, retired federal judge Barbara Jones, took on the task of laying out the larger context of the league\u2019s gross mishandling of the Rice case apart from the tiny, exculpating factoid that Mr. Mueller was assigned to document. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 26 Mar. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1656, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8ek-(\u02cc)sk\u0259l-\u02ccp\u0101t",
"(\u02cc)ek-\u02c8sk\u0259l-",
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"The court exculpated him after a thorough investigation.",
"I will present evidence that will exculpate my client.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Prosecutors said examining Suzanne Morphew's body could incriminate or exculpate her husband. \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 6 May 2022",
"Lloris was keen to exculpate his manager, emphasizing that Mourinho sent them out to be positive and attack. \u2014 Joshua Law, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2021",
"After all, if Mulvaney or Bolton could give testimony that would exculpate Trump in the Ukraine scandal, the president would have frog-marched them to the House Intelligence Committee himself last month. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 19 Dec. 2019",
"The East defined itself in the tradition of communists who had resisted fascism, giving rise to a state doctrine of remembrance that effectively exculpated it from wartime atrocities. \u2014 Katrin Bennhold, New York Times , 9 Nov. 2019",
"No evidence emerged linking the man to the crime at the school in Myanmar\u2019s capital, Naypyitaw, and some testimony exculpated him. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Dec. 2019",
"Thus, Harvey\u2019s magnitude does not exculpate the government of liability for its actions. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Dec. 2019",
"The fact that the bombardiers are Saudi hardly exculpates the United States. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 Oct. 2019",
"Another investigator, retired federal judge Barbara Jones, took on the task of laying out the larger context of the league\u2019s gross mishandling of the Rice case apart from the tiny, exculpating factoid that Mr. Mueller was assigned to document. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 26 Mar. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1656, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Medieval Latin exculpatus , past participle of exculpare , from Latin ex- + culpa blame":""
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"\u02c8ek-(\u02cc)sk\u0259l-\u02ccp\u0101t",
"(\u02cc)ek-\u02c8sk\u0259l-",
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exculpate exculpate , absolve , exonerate , acquit , vindicate mean to free from a charge. exculpate implies a clearing from blame or fault often in a matter of small importance. exculpating himself from the charge of overenthusiasm absolve implies a release either from an obligation that binds the conscience or from the consequences of disobeying the law or committing a sin. cannot be absolved of blame exonerate implies a complete clearance from an accusation or charge and from any attendant suspicion of blame or guilt. exonerated by the investigation acquit implies a formal decision in one's favor with respect to a definite charge. voted to acquit the defendant vindicate may refer to things as well as persons that have been subjected to critical attack or imputation of guilt, weakness, or folly, and implies a clearing effected by proving the unfairness of such criticism or blame. her judgment was vindicated",
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": tending or serving to exculpate":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Prosecutors withheld exculpatory evidence from Lincoln\u2019s defense team. \u2014 Chris Pomorski, The New Republic , 23 June 2022",
"While the court did not address the felony murder issue, the court did find major violations of prosecutorial duty to share exculpatory evidence with the defense before trial. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"The attorneys are obligated to disclose potentially exculpatory information to defendants. \u2014 Lewis Kamb, Star Tribune , 31 July 2021",
"In the Sadr case, government lawyers acknowledged failures in quickly disclosing potentially exculpatory information during, before and after the trial. \u2014 Mengqi Sun, WSJ , 19 Feb. 2021",
"The Sea Lady might be an exculpatory study of romantic folly and erotic pursuit. \u2014 Stephanie Burt, The New Republic , 29 Mar. 2022",
"But very early on, Dr. Stone came to believe that their job was in fact to rubber-stamp the government\u2019s own self- exculpatory assessment. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
"There is the persistent use of the exculpatory passive voice, for one thing. \u2014 Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times , 2 Dec. 2021",
"While largely admiring in tone, no grisly detail is omitted \u2014 and who would want to answer for any number of the stories told, especially when, in 2021, young and extremely high is no longer considered exculpatory . \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1781, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"ek-\u02c8sk\u0259l-p\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
"ek-\u02c8sk\u0259l-p\u0259-\u02cct\u014dr-\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074801",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"excurrent":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": characterized by a current that flows outward":[
"the clam's excurrent siphon"
],
": having the axis prolonged to form an undivided main stem or trunk (as in conifers) \u2014 compare deliquescent sense 2":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Latin excurrent-, excurrens , present participle of excurrere to run out, extend, from ex- + currere to run \u2014 more at car":""
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"(\u02cc)ek-\u02c8sk\u0259r-\u0259nt",
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"ek\u02c8sk\u0259rs",
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"They went on a brief excursion to the coast.",
"our weekend excursions have encompassed virtually all parts of our home state",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Guardians\u2019 nine-game excursion through Denver, Los Angeles and Minneapolis ended on a bright sunny Thursday afternoon in a 1-0 loss to the Twins are Target Field. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"That solo excursion soon shows the extent of the trauma hidden behind his easy swagger in a quietly sorrowful scene backed by Tony Buchen\u2019s melancholy electronic score and intercut with images of Casey naked on the rural plains. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
"Also nearby is a golf course, tennis academy and boat excursion companies. \u2014 Alison Gregor, New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"From Thailand to Turks and Caicos, Marbella to the Maldives, these opulent hotels offer charters on private yachts for hourly, daily, and multiday itineraries, with excursion options that only add to the dreamy experience. \u2014 Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
"The antique trolley excursion follows the banks of the Fox River to the the Jon J. Duerr Forest Preserve. \u2014 Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Nabongo\u2019s infectious optimism is reflected in each page of the memoir, allowing readers to gain insight into her journey through each colorful excursion . \u2014 Essence , 6 June 2022",
"Mary said the sisters were very excited about the excursion . \u2014 Kyani Reid, NBC News , 27 May 2022",
"Likewise, in Monte Carlo, Kristen Stewart stunned by arriving at the bash that concluded Chanel\u2019s cruise 2023 excursion in a swimsuit with a completely sheer skirt layered over top. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 9 May 2022"
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"circa 1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Latin excursion-, excursio , from excurrere":""
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"ramble",
"sally",
"sashay",
"sortie",
"spin"
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]
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},
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"a list of things to do for weekend excursionists in the city",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At Oceanside the excursionists were met by a reception committee composed of W.L. Damey, W.M. Bradbury, Sig. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Sep. 2019",
"Fully 1000 excursionists from San Diego with a number from Los Angeles journeyed to this city, loading the special San Diego excursion trains to the guards. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Sep. 2019"
],
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"1830, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"-\u02c8sk\u0259r-zh\u0259-",
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"rubbernecker",
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"tourist",
"traveler",
"traveller",
"tripper"
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"an excursive story line that some readers of Melville's novel find very rewarding"
],
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"1659, in the meaning defined above":""
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"ik-\u02c8sk\u0259r-siv"
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"digressive",
"discursive",
"leaping",
"maundering",
"meandering",
"rambling",
"wandering"
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"foreword",
"introduction",
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"prologue",
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": an appendix or digression that contains further exposition of some point or topic":[]
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"examples":[
"this biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine contains an interesting excursus on the status of women in the Middle Ages",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Stylistically, some of the stories occasionally slip into excursus , a tell-don\u2019t-show technique that is handy for unpacking scientific details or philosophical musings but risks sounding like a proof or a succession of lemmas. \u2014 Sheon Han, The New Republic , 23 Feb. 2021",
"There\u2019s a detailed excursus into the California gubernatorial race of 1934, which Upton Sinclair lost, running on a poverty-fighting platform. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 13 Nov. 2020",
"His process involves a series of sketches, long textual excursuses and model-making with his team. \u2014 Nikil Saval, New York Times , 2 Mar. 2020",
"There are long critical essays, short book reviews, reportage with a literary inflection, histories, missives, diary entries, aphorisms, parables, advice, dreams, a test, fictional excursus and, yes, lists. \u2014 Zachary Fine, WSJ , 30 Aug. 2018"
],
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"1803, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Latin, digression, from excurrere":""
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"ik-\u02c8sk\u0259r-s\u0259s"
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"afterword",
"appendix",
"codicil",
"supplement"
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"justification",
"plea",
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": to try to remove blame from":[]
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"His boss excused the mistake but told him to be more careful next time.",
"Please excuse me for not calling sooner.",
"I was excused from jury duty.",
"The teacher excused the class from homework that day.",
"Nothing can excuse that kind of rudeness.",
"Her father's illness excused her absence.",
"Noun",
"What's your excuse for being so late",
"She had no valid excuse for not finishing her homework.",
"He's always making excuses for himself.",
"I made my excuses and left.",
"His birthday gives us a good excuse for a party.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This support is indeed positive signaling for Web3 and its counterparts, but there is another very visceral side to that coin ( excuse the pun). \u2014 Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone , 10 May 2022",
"Perhaps just as striking was the focus on GOP lawmakers who appear to have enabled and, in many cases, continue to excuse the lawlessness around that horrific day. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 10 June 2022",
"Some courts have said this may excuse an employee from reporting or making multiple complaints about harassment. \u2014 Eric Bachman, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"The visual effects team ended up, excuse the bad pun, skinning it over to make the skin a little more realistic. \u2014 John Jurgensen, WSJ , 4 June 2022",
"Marie looked around the room, scanning it for reasons to excuse herself. \u2014 Ling Ma, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
"Post-pandemic, employees are coming up with every possible reason/ excuse to avoid going back into the office. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 7 May 2022",
"That may explain, if not exactly excuse , some of his behavior. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 7 May 2022",
"But, other experts say that that doesn't automatically excuse you from purchasing a gift. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This tour also gave Kreischer an excuse to hang out with his comedy friends. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 24 June 2022",
"The change of the seasons is as good an excuse as any to invest in a new perfume. \u2014 ELLE , 23 June 2022",
"If an ordinary criminal tried that excuse for any crime, they would be laughed out of the courtroom. \u2014 Michael Ronickher, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"In their minds, Ukraine and other competing issues may be less an explanation for inaction than an excuse . \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 June 2022",
"These days, however, the festival is more an excuse for the community of women to exchange bawdy jokes. \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"Working together, said Mr. Michele, gave the friends an excuse to see each other. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"Salespeople often make this excuse during sales lead generation. \u2014 Brian Cristiano, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Given these current and projected reserves, Kushner added, there\u2019s no excuse for the state not to invest in a workforce that risked much and \u2014 in the case of many households \u2014 remains in crisis. \u2014 Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant , 16 June 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French escuser, excuser , from Latin excusare , from ex- + causa cause, explanation":"Verb"
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"ik-\u02c8sky\u00fcs",
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"overlook",
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"paper over",
"pardon",
"pass over",
"remit",
"shrug off",
"whitewash",
"wink (at)"
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"verb"
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"justification",
"plea",
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],
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"Verb",
"His boss excused the mistake but told him to be more careful next time.",
"Please excuse me for not calling sooner.",
"I was excused from jury duty.",
"The teacher excused the class from homework that day.",
"Nothing can excuse that kind of rudeness.",
"Her father's illness excused her absence.",
"Noun",
"What's your excuse for being so late",
"She had no valid excuse for not finishing her homework.",
"He's always making excuses for himself.",
"I made my excuses and left.",
"His birthday gives us a good excuse for a party.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This support is indeed positive signaling for Web3 and its counterparts, but there is another very visceral side to that coin ( excuse the pun). \u2014 Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone , 10 May 2022",
"Perhaps just as striking was the focus on GOP lawmakers who appear to have enabled and, in many cases, continue to excuse the lawlessness around that horrific day. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 10 June 2022",
"Some courts have said this may excuse an employee from reporting or making multiple complaints about harassment. \u2014 Eric Bachman, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"The visual effects team ended up, excuse the bad pun, skinning it over to make the skin a little more realistic. \u2014 John Jurgensen, WSJ , 4 June 2022",
"Marie looked around the room, scanning it for reasons to excuse herself. \u2014 Ling Ma, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
"Post-pandemic, employees are coming up with every possible reason/ excuse to avoid going back into the office. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 7 May 2022",
"That may explain, if not exactly excuse , some of his behavior. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 7 May 2022",
"But, other experts say that that doesn't automatically excuse you from purchasing a gift. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This tour also gave Kreischer an excuse to hang out with his comedy friends. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 24 June 2022",
"The change of the seasons is as good an excuse as any to invest in a new perfume. \u2014 ELLE , 23 June 2022",
"If an ordinary criminal tried that excuse for any crime, they would be laughed out of the courtroom. \u2014 Michael Ronickher, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"In their minds, Ukraine and other competing issues may be less an explanation for inaction than an excuse . \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 June 2022",
"These days, however, the festival is more an excuse for the community of women to exchange bawdy jokes. \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"Working together, said Mr. Michele, gave the friends an excuse to see each other. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"Salespeople often make this excuse during sales lead generation. \u2014 Brian Cristiano, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Given these current and projected reserves, Kushner added, there\u2019s no excuse for the state not to invest in a workforce that risked much and \u2014 in the case of many households \u2014 remains in crisis. \u2014 Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant , 16 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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},
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"ik-\u02c8sky\u00fcs",
"ik-\u02c8sky\u00fcz",
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"exclusionary rule":{
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"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a legal rule that bars unlawfully obtained evidence from being used in court proceedings":[]
},
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For example, the American Civil Liberties Union was successful convincing the court to apply the exclusionary rule to the states in Mapp v. Ohio in 1961. \u2014 Paul M. Collins, The Conversation , 19 Oct. 2020",
"Subsequently, conservative Supreme Court justices have followed conservative groups\u2019 arguments by carving out numerous exceptions to the exclusionary rule . \u2014 Paul M. Collins, The Conversation , 19 Oct. 2020",
"Under a principle known as the exclusionary rule , evidence uncovered using an invalid search warrant is excluded from trial. \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 24 Feb. 2020",
"The law allows a good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule in some cases where police rely on a warrant that later proves defective. \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 24 Feb. 2020",
"In 2009, four years after Rehnquist died, the court did not overturn the exclusionary rule but came close. \u2014 David G. Savage, latimes.com , 11 July 2018",
"Unless, of course, the left can nullify the exclusionary rule . \u2014 WSJ , 17 Apr. 2018",
"The court further holds that there is no basis not to apply the exclusionary rule in this case. \u2014 Kathryn Watson, CBS News , 9 Mar. 2018"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1938, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143442"
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"noun"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"I went to Germany as an exchange student .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Teckla Jackson\u2019s introduction to lacrosse began during the 1986-87 school year as a 17-year-old exchange student in Syracuse, New York. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 1 July 2022",
"Today, Anthony and Rachael live happily in Edinburgh, in a cottage in Dalkeith Country Park, an historical estate and park which, coincidentally, is where Anthony was based as an exchange student back in 2013. \u2014 Francesca Street, CNN , 31 May 2022",
"As an exchange student in the U.S. in the late 1990s, Keiichi Shibahara developed a taste for good wine\u2014and entrepreneurship. \u2014 James Simms, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Indy turns to the Austrian exchange student as its new bodyguard for aging QB Matt Ryan. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Simonova came to the United States in 2006 as an exchange student without intentions to become a nurse. \u2014 Belle Fraser, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"Underwood will take over the role of Isabella, the daughter of foreign diplomats, who is spending a year as an exchange student with the Landry family. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Payet portrays the alluring and enigmatic Isabella, the daughter of foreign diplomats, who is spending a year as an exchange student with the Landry family. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Now, as Beneatha, Walter's younger sister, Stampley portrays a character whose romance with an African exchange student , Asagai, has her thinking hard about her African roots. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 Apr. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1930, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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": to remove by or as if by excision":[]
},
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"-\u02ccs\u012bs",
"ik-\u02c8s\u012bz",
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"\u02c8ek-\u02ccs\u012bz"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"an excise imposed on a number of goods"
],
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"obsolete Dutch excijs (now accijns ), from Middle Dutch, probably modification of Old French assise session, assessment \u2014 more at assize":"Noun",
"Latin excisus , past participle of excidere , from ex- + caedere to cut":"Verb"
},
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1652, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1634, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174450"
},
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"He and the police officer exchanged fire ."
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"noun"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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"\u02ccek-\u02ccs\u012b-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bay has a showman\u2019s understanding of the requirements for a happy ending and excitation . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 1 July 2022",
"While Hollywood\u2019s infantilizing distractions can be corrosive for minds keen on excitation , Memoria\u2019s peaceableness invites contemplation alongside Jessica\u2019s need for relief. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Neural networks stay nimble by finding the right balance between inhibition and excitation . \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Possible symptoms from the medication include excitation and depression. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 18 Oct. 2021",
"Too little endocannabinoid signaling results in excessive excitation of the nervous system, and this can promote anxiety disorders, impulsivity and epilepsy. \u2014 R. Douglas Fields, Scientific American , 20 Oct. 2017",
"The mind was a machine, something like a battery that built up excitation only to discharge it \u2014 in a great rush of relief \u2014 through the nervous system\u2019s complicated coils. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2021",
"In the case of Europa, the excitation energy doesn't come from light, but that energy is indirectly powered by Jupiter's magnetic fields. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 10 Nov. 2020",
"Another possible explanation for horror films\u2019 positive effects is the excitation transfer theory popularized by Dolf Zillmann, dean emeritus and professor of information sciences, communication and psychology at the University of Alabama. \u2014 Nicole Johnson, National Geographic , 30 Oct. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Two sets of parents opting to send their children to Christian schools sued the state, arguing that the exclusion of religious schools from the program violated the First Amendment\u2014namely the Free Exercise clause guaranteeing religious liberty. \u2014 Michael Bobelian, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The decision was the latest in a series of rulings forbidding the exclusion of religious institutions from government programs. \u2014 Adam Liptak, New York Times , 21 June 2022",
"The summit of more than 20 heads of states from the Western Hemisphere \u2014 being held in the U.S. for the first time since 1994 \u2014 has been overshadowed by the fallout from the exclusion of leaders from Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
"Gay party playgrounds thrive on exclusion , with heterosexual people being the prime, yet far from only, constituency that\u2019s minimized. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 3 June 2022",
"After the first 737 MAX crashed in late 2018, Southwest\u2019s pilot union and others in the aviation industry were critical of the exclusion of information about MCAS and its potential hazards from manuals. \u2014 Andrew Tangel, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"Ukrainian officials have pleaded with Western powers almost daily to send more arms and further punish Moscow with sanctions, including the exclusion of Russian banks from the global financial system and a total EU embargo on Russian gas and oil. \u2014 Adam Schreck And Cara Anna, chicagotribune.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
"While this year\u2019s awards ceremony has been marked by controversies over the exclusion of several awards categories from the live telecast, the red-carpet portion of the evening went blessedly, blissfully uncurtailed. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Women who have experienced exclusion in a hybrid environment report much higher stress levels and worse mental health. \u2014 Sally Percy, Forbes , 9 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 2021, Sophia finally had excision surgery (an operation to cut out all the visible endometriotic tissue) on the NHS following the results of her private scan. \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"What was to be a 30-minute procedure to remove the fibroid that was believed to be the culprit of my woes at Northwestern University Hospital in Chicago turned into a seven-hour deep- excision surgery to remove as much endometriosis as possible. \u2014 Essence , 14 Mar. 2019",
"While not a novel treatment option, cryoablation seeks to be a promising alternative to surgical excision across a wide range of applications, including lung, breast, kidney and liver cancers. \u2014 Tlalit Bussi Tel Tzure, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
"McIntosh continued that surgeons sometimes asked pathologists to accompany them in the O.R., especially when removing a tumor, so the pathologist could weigh in on how radical the excision needed to be. \u2014 Katie Hafner, Scientific American , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Doctors may have a strong preference to perform surgical excision for cancer as this is considered to be the clinical gold standard. \u2014 Tlalit Bussi Tel Tzure, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Liposuction of the area or direct surgical excision is an excellent treatment to reduce the area. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Wide excision surgery is generally able to be done in the doctor's office, says Dr. Ravi-Jeyamohan. \u2014 Seraphina Seow, Health.com , 23 June 2021",
"For larger or deeper moles, the dermatologist will perform an excision using a scalpel to remove a small ellipse of mole and skin tissue, says Dr. Moshiri. \u2014 Seraphina Seow, Health.com , 26 May 2021"
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"As for this latest find, one of the volunteers working on the excavation was a retired biochemist from South Wales named Dylan Herbert, who initially viewed the stone as just another piece of rubble. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
"Each blast allowed 5-7 feet of progress per night, with the tunnel excavation completed in January 2022. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 9 June 2022",
"An internment plan was required before moving forward with the excavation . \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, ABC News , 31 July 2021",
"But residents have told of hearing a backhoe and jackhammer overnight - when the excavation was supposed to have been paused - and seeing a convoy of FBI vehicles, including large armored trucks. \u2014 CBS News , 25 June 2021",
"But residents have told of hearing a backhoe and jackhammer overnight \u2014 when the excavation was supposed to have been paused \u2014 and seeing a convoy of FBI vehicles, including large armored trucks. \u2014 NBC News , 25 June 2021",
"The site is protected by federal law, and unauthorized excavation is forbidden. \u2014 Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Serious archaeological excavation at the site began in the 1930s under the leadership of Eric Birley, whose sons and grandson continued the work after his death, right up to the present day. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
"The first archaeological excavation at the site took place in 1934, but work soon drew to a halt amid the political tumult of the mid-20th century. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022"
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"You can share files with some people on the network while excluding others.",
"The prices on the menu exclude tax.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"All prices exclude $1,225 destination charge ($1,270 in Alaska). \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 25 June 2022",
"And some policies exclude any refunds for cancellations made 24-48 hours before the trip departure date. \u2014 Peter Greenberg, CBS News , 24 June 2022",
"And many of them exclude independent pharmacies from their provider networks. \u2014 Sonya Collins, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Ten others exclude that care from Medicaid coverage, and 16 have no clear policy. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"The calculations exclude companies without earnings, a sizable share of the small-cap benchmark. \u2014 Karen Langley, WSJ , 1 June 2022",
"International journal editors, peer reviewers, and research funders routinely exclude Rwandan voices. \u2014 Phil Clark, Quartz , 30 May 2022",
"Those terms exclude the realities that women of color face and how they would be impacted. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"The other faction, including climate advisers John Kerry and Gina McCarthy, prioritizes a quick global transition away from fossil fuels that could exclude projects like the gas line, according to Sullivan. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The one-year delay added to the difficulty, as did recent fluctuations in the exchange rate between the US dollar and the Japanese yen . . . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"Though Daiso was founded as a 100 yen store \u2014 which translates to about 77 cents at the current exchange rate \u2014 or the equivalent of a dollar store, its U.S. locations sell items with a range of prices. \u2014 Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic , 3 May 2022",
"For approximately three years up until January 15, 2015, the SNB\u2019s principal objective was to keep the EURCHF exchange rate above 1.2000. \u2014 John Kicklighter, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The administration cannot blame the dollar- exchange rate for the surge in crude-oil prices, as the real-dollar index has increased by 6.6 percent since January 2021. \u2014 Benjamin Zycher, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Always let your bank do the conversion; otherwise, you\u2019ll get hit with fees and an unfavorable exchange rate . \u2014 Christopher Elliott, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
"In the case of EURUSD these past few weeks, a shift in interest rate expectations helped shape an exchange rate reversal. \u2014 John Kicklighter, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"In addition, the SEC will allow projects to raise up to NGN 10 billion \u2014 roughly $24.1 million based on the official exchange rate . \u2014 Oluwaseun Adeyanju, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"So consumers pay a flat 200 milims \u2014 or roughly 7 cents at the official exchange rate \u2014 for each freshly baked baguette. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"a useful exchange of information",
"threats of a nuclear exchange",
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"We exchanged addresses and promised we'd write each other often.",
"These coupons can be exchanged for food.",
"I'd like to exchange this sweater for a smaller one.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Utah Jazz traded center Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for five players and five draft picks including four first-rounders (2023, 2025, 2027, protected 2029) and a 2026 pick swap. \u2014 Dana Scott, USA TODAY , 5 July 2022",
"Sokamey\u2019s sister was married off to the king of neighboring Allada; her brother-in-law entrusted her safety and that of her unborn child to his loyal subject Franc\u00e9gnikan Falad\u00e9 in exchange for lands in the district of Zinvi\u00e9. \u2014 David Wright Falad\u00e9, The New Yorker , 4 July 2022",
"Leaders also noted that, unlike programs that nurture small businesses in exchange for partial ownership, the city isn\u2019t interested in equity. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 July 2022",
"Justices may well be prepared to narrow or reshape a draft opinion that seeks to speak for a five-justice majority in exchange for a vote. \u2014 New York Times , 3 July 2022",
"On Friday, the Celtics agreed to acquire guard Malcolm Brogdon from the Pacers in exchange for Daniel Theis, Aaron Nesmith, Malik Fitts, Nik Stauskas, Juwan Morgan, and the team\u2019s 2023 first-round pick. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
"Dealt to the Browns in exchange for three first-round draft picks and three additional picks, Watson did not take a snap for the Texans last season as public scrutiny mounted, and the league launched its investigation. \u2014 cleveland , 3 July 2022",
"The Suns sent cash in exchange for Landale, per The Athletic's Hawks reporter Chris Kirschner. \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 2 July 2022",
"But if a plane is still overbooked as the departure time nears, the airline may ask for volunteers at the gate in exchange for compensation in vouchers or money. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 2 July 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Remote off-site comings together are indelible opportunities to exchange creative ideas, find inspiration for forthcoming and existing projects and build the kind of trust that only face-to-face interactions can. \u2014 Tracey Sawyer, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"And the whole goal was to bring people from all different backgrounds, ethnicities, [00:24:00] worldviews, together to exchange these ideas. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 27 June 2022",
"In the 1500s, Timbuktu experienced a golden age of wealth and trade, and scholars from all spheres of life and from all over the world converged on the city to exchange knowledge and wisdom. \u2014 Gertrude Kitongo, CNN , 11 May 2022",
"This can especially hurt newer trees, which may be planted too low, by covering up the tree's root flare and smothering its ability to exchange oxygen and thrive. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Penelope opened up her blue and green toy cash register to exchange dollar bills with her neighbors as both businesses closed a successful day. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Relatives and friends told detectives Carli drove to Navarre Beach to meet up with Saylor's father to exchange custody of the little girl. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
"In February, the Blockchain platform Atomyze became the first firm to receive a license in Russia to exchange digital assets. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Associated Press Chicken-plant workers have alleged in lawsuits that their employers conspired to exchange compensation data to hold down employee wages at poultry processing complexes, plants, hatcheries, and feed mills for more than two decades. \u2014 Patrick Thomas And Brent Kendall, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022"
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"They excavated an ancient city.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With roots in both China and Britain, journalist Lim is the perfect writer to excavate her home city\u2019s complicated history. \u2014 Hanif Abdurraqib, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Drought in the region briefly caused part of the settlement to resurface in 2018, allowing Puljiz and her team to excavate sections of the palace. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
"While Egypt has gotten a large share of the attention, there are many sites in the Near East that archaeologists could still excavate in search of new leads. \u2014 Carolyn Wilke, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Nov. 2021",
"As the water levels began to rise again, scientists rushed to excavate and document what is believed to be the urban center of the Mittani Empire, which stretched from northern Iraq through Syria and into Turkey. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 6 June 2022",
"Three recent books excavate this century-old story and shine light on its lasting importance. \u2014 Magda Teter, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022",
"From there, clammers can excavate the shellfish using a shovel or clam gun, or even their hands. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 10 May 2022",
"The state of Alabama owns the wreck and has so far appeared reluctant to spend the millions required to excavate it. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Master Chief is supposed to be completely controllable, but starts feeling new emotions after grabbing a mysterious glowing object that the Covenant is trying to excavate . \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 30 Jan. 2022"
],
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"borrowed from Latin excav\u0101tus, past participle of excav\u0101re \"to hollow out, form a hole in,\" from ex- ex- entry 1 + cav\u0101re \"to make hollow, hollow out,\" verbal derivative of cavus \"hollow, concave\" \u2014 more at hole entry 1":""
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"1599, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081438"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": removal of flesh (as by putrefaction)":[],
": separation of soul from body (as at death)":[]
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"\u02ccek\u02ccsk\u00e4r\u02c8n\u0101sh\u0259n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082735"
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"noun"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ek-sk\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101-t\u0259r",
"\u02c8ek-sk\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101t-\u0259r"
],
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"examples":[
"The excavators found ancient tools at the site.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Vermont dad uses excavator as state troopers attempt to arrest his son Five planets are lining up in the sky this week. \u2014 CBS News , 25 June 2022",
"Next steps to remove the structure will involve an excavator and a plan to remove the chimney ash. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
"That means that, instead of using an excavator and backhoe to crush an old building, anyone scrapping an older structure in the city must hire a deconstruction crew, which takes it apart delicately\u2014almost surgically\u2014by hand. \u2014 Aarian Marshall, Wired , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The latter provided a crane to lift the excavator off Langenderfer, who with serious injuries was then quickly transported to a Metro Hospital Life Flight helicopter staged a block away. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 24 Sep. 2021",
"The demolition will take a couple more weeks, according to Melvin Solis and Jeffrey Holland, heavy equipment operators for Celtic Demolition who guided the governor in his ceremonial turn in the excavator . \u2014 Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com , 3 Aug. 2021",
"Open for exploration were a police car, city dump truck, fire truck, U.S. Postal Service vehicle, Berea City School District bus, excavator , Cuyahoga County Public Library delivery truck, Army National Guard vehicles and more. \u2014 Beth Mlady, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"Mark Gray, a worker with a cleanup company, was scraping remnants of Mr. Patricelli\u2019s house with an excavator . \u2014 New York Times , 14 May 2022",
"The nearly 13-minute recording shows a bulldozer moving rubble into a garbage truck and an excavator picking through the wreckage. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022"
],
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"excavate + -or entry 1":""
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1815, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-095425"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the action or process of excavating":[],
": a cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccek-sk\u0259-\u02c8v\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As for this latest find, one of the volunteers working on the excavation was a retired biochemist from South Wales named Dylan Herbert, who initially viewed the stone as just another piece of rubble. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
"Each blast allowed 5-7 feet of progress per night, with the tunnel excavation completed in January 2022. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 9 June 2022",
"An internment plan was required before moving forward with the excavation . \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, ABC News , 31 July 2021",
"But residents have told of hearing a backhoe and jackhammer overnight - when the excavation was supposed to have been paused - and seeing a convoy of FBI vehicles, including large armored trucks. \u2014 CBS News , 25 June 2021",
"But residents have told of hearing a backhoe and jackhammer overnight \u2014 when the excavation was supposed to have been paused \u2014 and seeing a convoy of FBI vehicles, including large armored trucks. \u2014 NBC News , 25 June 2021",
"The site is protected by federal law, and unauthorized excavation is forbidden. \u2014 Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Serious archaeological excavation at the site began in the 1930s under the leadership of Eric Birley, whose sons and grandson continued the work after his death, right up to the present day. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
"The first archaeological excavation at the site took place in 1934, but work soon drew to a halt amid the political tumult of the mid-20th century. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Latin excav\u0101ti\u014dn-, excav\u0101ti\u014d, from excav\u0101re \"to hollow out, excavate \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114922"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to form a cavity or hole in":[],
": to form by hollowing out":[],
": to dig out and remove":[],
": to expose to view by or as if by digging away a covering":[
"excavate the remains of a temple"
],
": to make excavations":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ek-sk\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101t"
],
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"dig",
"shovel"
],
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"examples":[
"They excavated an ancient city.",
"It is the first site to be excavated in this area.",
"They began excavating the backyard for their new pool.",
"The excess dirt was carefully excavated .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With roots in both China and Britain, journalist Lim is the perfect writer to excavate her home city\u2019s complicated history. \u2014 Hanif Abdurraqib, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Drought in the region briefly caused part of the settlement to resurface in 2018, allowing Puljiz and her team to excavate sections of the palace. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
"While Egypt has gotten a large share of the attention, there are many sites in the Near East that archaeologists could still excavate in search of new leads. \u2014 Carolyn Wilke, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Nov. 2021",
"As the water levels began to rise again, scientists rushed to excavate and document what is believed to be the urban center of the Mittani Empire, which stretched from northern Iraq through Syria and into Turkey. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 6 June 2022",
"Three recent books excavate this century-old story and shine light on its lasting importance. \u2014 Magda Teter, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022",
"From there, clammers can excavate the shellfish using a shovel or clam gun, or even their hands. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 10 May 2022",
"The state of Alabama owns the wreck and has so far appeared reluctant to spend the millions required to excavate it. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Master Chief is supposed to be completely controllable, but starts feeling new emotions after grabbing a mysterious glowing object that the Covenant is trying to excavate . \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 30 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Latin excav\u0101tus, past participle of excav\u0101re \"to hollow out, form a hole in,\" from ex- ex- entry 1 + cav\u0101re \"to make hollow, hollow out,\" verbal derivative of cavus \"hollow, concave\" \u2014 more at hole entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1599, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133742"
},
"excavatory":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": concerned with excavation or its results":[
"excavatory archaeology"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"ek\u02c8skav\u0259-",
"\u02c8eksk\u0259v\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113",
"\u00a6eksk\u0259\u00a6v\u0101t\u0259r\u0113"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182541"
},
"exciting current":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a current that excites or energizes an electrical apparatus (such as the field magnets of a dynamo)":[],
": the current taken by the primary of a transformer on no load":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204525"
},
"exchangee":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a participant or former participant in an exchange program (as of students or teachers)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"eks\u00a6ch-",
"\u00a6eks\u02ccch\u0101n\u00a6j\u0113",
"iks\u00a6ch-"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"exchange entry 2 + -ee":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221746"
},
"Exchangite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of a major national service club":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"iks-\u02c8ch\u0101n-\u02ccj\u012bt"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"(National) Exchange (club)":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1934, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013733"
},
"excarnate":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to deprive or strip of flesh":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin excarnatus , past participle of excarnare , from Latin ex- ex- entry 1 + carn-, caro flesh":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015140"
},
"excecate":{
"type":[
"noun,",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to blind physically or mentally":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin excaecatus , past participle of excaecare , from ex- ex- entry 1 + caecare to blind, from caecus blind":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-023322"
}
}
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