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{
"might":{
"type":[
"auxiliary verb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the power, authority, or resources wielded (as by an individual or group)":[],
": bodily strength":[],
": the power, energy, or intensity of which one is capable":[
"ran with all her might",
"striving with might and main"
],
": a great deal":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[
"energy",
"firepower",
"force",
"horsepower",
"muscle",
"potence",
"potency",
"power",
"puissance",
"sinew",
"strength",
"vigor"
],
"antonyms":[
"impotence",
"impotency",
"powerlessness",
"weakness"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for might Noun power , force , energy , strength , might mean the ability to exert effort. power may imply latent or exerted physical, mental, or spiritual ability to act or be acted upon. the awesome power of flowing water force implies the actual effective exercise of power. used enough force to push the door open energy applies to power expended or capable of being transformed into work. a worker with boundless energy strength applies to the quality or property of a person or thing that makes possible the exertion of force or the withstanding of strain, pressure, or attack. use weight training to build your strength might implies great or overwhelming power or strength. the belief that might makes right",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"an impressive display of military might",
"the legal might of the government",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Auxiliary verb",
"Many planning tools, such as life estate deeds, living trusts, joint tenancy, and wills, might work best for your family. \u2014 Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
"Many times, the best way currently is to put up a fight \u2014 and even that might not work. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022",
"As so often seems to be the case with the hero\u2019s journey of famous groups, Eurythmics\u2019 first hit might have been its last chance. \u2014 Allison Stewart, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"Shaw went on to speculate about where Allison might be when the sequel takes place. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 30 June 2022",
"The hurdy-gurdy man Donald Heller\u2019s hurdy-gurdy might be the quintessential street performer\u2019s instrument, given its long associations with itinerant musicians in Europe. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
"And for those two to increase their market share at the expense of other cartel members might be a tough sell. \u2014 Cathy Busswitz, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
"Alabama\u2019s 2017 class, which might be the best in history, retained 97 percent of its signees for a second year, 83 percent for a third year and had 55 percent for a fourth year when six were already playing in the NFL. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 30 June 2022",
"So consider too how ERGs at your company might work best in conjunction with your leave programs. \u2014 Cara Mccarty, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The leagues, long tied to one another through the Rose Bowl and urgently searching for a check on the SEC\u2019s swelling might , even joined forces with the Atlantic Coast Conference, another Power Five league, on some issues. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
"Leo attends one of Remi\u2019s flute recitals, but feels uncomfortable when his buddy shows up at hockey practice, waiting in the stands the way a girlfriend might . \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 26 May 2022",
"Russian victory, on the other hand, would mark the victory of might over right, of brute tyranny over the rule of law. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
"Revving the monetary engine with much of the economy in partial lockdown might , rather than helping revive real activity, simply blow asset bubbles or encourage more capital to flee the country. \u2014 Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"An idea that isn\u2019t buoyed by significant market knowledge might , depending on the market, be considered too unwieldy or confusing (think: too many bells and whistles). \u2014 Olivier Chateau, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"After Russia's military troops invaded Ukraine nearly 40 days ago, the larger army's might has been repeatedly stalled by Ukraine's military determination and will to save their homeland, resulting in a slowed attack and severe losses for Russia. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 3 Apr. 2022",
"For all Russia\u2019s might , its battlefield position is something that can be influenced by Ukraine\u2019s actions\u2014and ours. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Refinery utilization on the Gulf Coast, the largest concentration of U.S. refining might , was 94.3%, the highest since Jan. 2020. \u2014 Barbara J Powell, Bloomberg.com , 30 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English meahte, mihte ; akin to Old High German mahta, mohta could":"Auxiliary verb",
"Middle English, from Old English miht ; akin to Old High German maht might, magan to be able \u2014 more at may entry 1":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Auxiliary verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201535"
},
"mightily":{
"antonyms":[
"little",
"negligibly",
"nominally",
"slightly",
"somewhat"
],
"definitions":{
": in a mighty manner : vigorously":[
"applauded mightily"
],
": very much":[
"depressed me mightily"
]
},
"examples":[
"They contributed mightily to the cause.",
"She struggled mightily to read his handwriting.",
"The soldiers fought mightily before finally surrendering.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The committee members are trying mightily to capture the attention of the public with this reconsideration of the event of 17 months ago. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"In Car and Driver testing, a 2020 model with the V-8 ran to 60 mph in just 3.4 seconds, mightily impressive for a car weighing around 5000 pounds. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 6 June 2022",
"But the family\u2019s economic mismanagement and denial of festering problems have also contributed mightily . \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"James Buchanan and Franklin Pierce both contributed mightily to the nation\u2019s slide into the Civil War, and Andrew Johnson did enduring harm to Reconstruction in the war\u2019s aftermath. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Soaring energy prices, a response to the brisk economic recovery, contributed mightily to the runup in prices. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Red Sox defensive woes contributed mightily to a .363 batting average on balls in play against him \u2014 easily the worst mark in the majors. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Who would have imagined that an illiterate frontier teenager contributed so mightily to America\u2019s future",
"Just as the Sasser family contributed mightily to T.R. Miller\u2019s success so too has the family of this year\u2019s starting quarterback. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 1 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u012b-t\u0259-l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"almighty",
"archly",
"awful",
"awfully",
"badly",
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"blisteringly",
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"specially",
"stinking",
"such",
"super",
"supremely",
"surpassingly",
"terribly",
"that",
"thumping",
"too",
"unco",
"uncommonly",
"vastly",
"very",
"vitally",
"way",
"whacking",
"wicked",
"wildly"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204406",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"mighty":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": possessing might : powerful":[],
": accomplished or characterized by might":[
"a mighty thrust"
],
": great or imposing in size or extent : extraordinary":[],
": extremely , very":[
"a mighty handy gadget"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u012b-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"heavy",
"heavy-duty",
"important",
"influential",
"potent",
"powerful",
"puissant",
"significant",
"strong"
],
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"almighty",
"archly",
"awful",
"awfully",
"badly",
"beastly",
"blisteringly",
"bone",
"colossally",
"corking",
"cracking",
"damn",
"damned",
"dang",
"deadly",
"desperately",
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"especially",
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"fabulously",
"fantastically",
"far",
"fiercely",
"filthy",
"frightfully",
"full",
"greatly",
"heavily",
"highly",
"hugely",
"immensely",
"incredibly",
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"vastly",
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"vitally",
"way",
"whacking",
"wicked",
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The barbarians faced a mighty army.",
"the decline of a mighty empire",
"With a mighty leap, he jumped across the stream.",
"A mighty famine devastated the land.",
"It took a mighty effort to get everything done on time.",
"Adverb",
"Your father and I are mighty proud of you.",
"That was a mighty tasty dinner.",
"He made the offer mighty appealing.",
"She has some mighty important decisions to make.",
"It sure was mighty cold last night.",
"We're mighty glad to be here.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Democratic and Republican insiders both made a strong case that Welch is less to blame for Zalewski\u2019s defeat than the fact he no longer was protected by Madigan\u2019s once- mighty Democratic organization. \u2014 Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune , 4 July 2022",
"And there's nothing quite like an all- mighty bar cart, or, more playfully known as a drink trolley. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 29 June 2022",
"That culminated in the plan announced in November to break up the once- mighty conglomerate. \u2014 Ryan Beene, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"In fact, even the big guys are jumping on the small-is- mighty bandwagon. \u2014 Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure , 11 June 2022",
"This small but mighty tube makes just about any body of water drinkable thanks to its ability to remove over 99% of waterborne bacteria and protozoan parasites. \u2014 Jaimie Potters, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 June 2022",
"After five weeks in theaters, the Marvel movie has earned an impressive $388.7 million domestically and a mighty $909.4 million globally. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 5 June 2022",
"With the success of the brand, Parker also attributes her small but mighty team for its growth, which includes her husband, fellow actor Boris Kodjoe. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 4 June 2022",
"This small but mighty machine weighs only 3 pounds and scored best overall for handheld vacuums in our GH Cleaning Lab. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"The coastal course can be mighty challenging when the winds blow, and even in benign conditions the layout is no pushover. \u2014 Shaun Tolson, Robb Report , 2 July 2022",
"An EU2200i is mighty quiet, but not as quiet as this. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 2 July 2022",
"The future is looking mighty bright for the Yellowstone franchise and its creator Taylor Sheridan. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 27 May 2022",
"The sprint to 60 mph is slightly behind that of the coupe, but a time of 3.6 seconds is still mighty impressive, and so too is the 208 mph top speed. \u2014 Alistair Charlton, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"Not to mention, the 36-year-old has been mighty busy these past few weeks. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 1 May 2022",
"And that even includes racists like Bob Ewell (Joey Collins) and his daughter Mayella (Arianna Gayle Stucki, who dives mighty deep into an immensely challenging role). \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 19 May 2022",
"Food prices in particular have been skyrocketing, and corporations -- even ones as mighty as McDonald's -- can do only so much to insulate themselves. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 18 May 2022",
"The food might not be the best in the daylight, but once the moon is up and the drinks are down, a taco or two from this standby start to look mighty tasty. \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 19 Sep. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184457"
},
"mignonette vine":{
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"definitions":{
": madeira vine":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124002",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mignonne":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": daintily small : petite":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, feminine of mignon":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u0113n\u02c8y\u014d\u207f"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121923",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"migraine":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a condition in which an aura involving visual disturbances (such as diplopia , scotoma , or tunnel vision ) is the main symptom and is not followed by headache":[],
": a condition marked by recurring moderate to severe headache with throbbing pain that usually lasts from four hours to three days, typically begins on one side of the head but may spread to both sides, is often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light or sound, and is sometimes preceded by an aura and is often followed by fatigue":[
"Migraine affects three times as many women as men.",
"\u2014 The Journal of the American Medical Association",
"About 20 percent of migraine sufferers experience an aura as the first symptom of an attack. The aura may be a pulsing star of light, or a dance of geometric forms across the visual field \u2026",
"\u2014 Natalie Angier"
],
": a condition that is a variant form of the typical migraine but in which headache is absent or not a prominent symptom:":[],
": a condition that is marked by episodic bodily dysfunction (such as cyclic vomiting, abdominal pain, dizziness, vertigo, or unilateral weakness or paralysis) and may be accompanied by headache":[
"abdominal migraine",
"vestibular migraine",
"In retinal migraine , repeated episodes of unilateral visual disorder occur with or without headache.",
"\u2014 Sid Gilman"
],
": an episode or attack of migraine":[
"Most patients use a class of drugs known as \" triptans ,\" to relieve occasional migraines . But triptans don't work for 20% to 30% of patients.",
"\u2014 Tara Parker-Pope"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Research on migraine in transgender people is severely lacking. \u2014 Kirsten Nunez, SELF , 22 June 2022",
"With Jermaine O\u2019Neal sidelined by a migraine , Erik Spoelstra comes up just short in his first playoff series as coach. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 28 May 2022",
"My longtime personal trainer once told me that when people work out in the gym, the smell of their body lotion, perfume, etc. could bring on a migraine . \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The sheer number of puns alone would give me a migraine . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"That\u2019s because being in the spotlight involves its own set of migraine triggers beyond the actual spotlights shining directly in your eyes (#photosensitivity). \u2014 Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Many people with migraine grapple with more than head pain during an attack, too, such as nausea and vomiting. \u2014 Demetria Wambia, SELF , 11 Apr. 2022",
"After migraine medications didn\u2019t help, multiple tests were done, revealing a tumor. \u2014 Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer , 17 May 2022",
"But sometimes the junky foods can actually aid health conditions: One of the best ways to combat a migraine , for example, is drinking a Coke. \u2014 Anne Helen Petersen, Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English mygreyn , from Middle French migraine , modification of Late Latin hemicrania pain in one side of the head, from Greek h\u0113mikrania , from h\u0113mi- hemi- + kranion cranium":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u012b-\u02ccgr\u0101n",
"British often \u02c8m\u0113-",
"\u02c8m\u012b-\u02ccgr\u0101n, British often \u02c8m\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115946",
"type":[
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"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u012bgr\u0259ns\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140109",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"migrant":{
"antonyms":[
"nonimmigrant"
],
"definitions":{
": a person who moves regularly in order to find work especially in harvesting crops":[],
": an animal that shifts from one habitat to another":[],
": one that migrates : such as":[]
},
"examples":[
"migrants in search of work on farms",
"Not all birds are migrants .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Last week, several thousand migrants reportedly walked through southern Mexico on the way to the United States in the largest migrant caravan of the year. \u2014 Haley Yamada, ABC News , 17 June 2022",
"Mexican immigration authorities on Saturday successfully disbanded a migrant caravan traveling from southern Mexico toward the U.S. border. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 12 June 2022",
"The meeting of regional leaders comes as several thousand migrants on Tuesday walked through southern Mexico \u2014 the largest migrant caravan of the year \u2014 with local authorities showing no signs yet of trying to stop them. \u2014 Elliot Spagat, ajc , 8 June 2022",
"The perpetrator blamed Jews for a migrant caravan that was then moving through Mexico. \u2014 Peter Bergen, CNN , 15 May 2022",
"The day after the 2018 midterms, as darkness fell over Washington\u2019s leafy Kent neighborhood, members of a local antifa group appeared outside Mr. Carlson\u2019s home to protest his coverage of the migrant caravan. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Authorities transport the body of Rosario Yanira Giron de Orellana, a 41-year-old migrant from El Salvador who died before she could be reunited with her 15-year-old daughter. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 July 2021",
"Eduardo Colmenares P\u00e9rez, a Venezuelan migrant who crossed the gap with his son and pregnant wife, said bandits had stolen all their belongings. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
"The border also includes the Bug River, and at least one migrant has already drowned trying to cross it. \u2014 Vanessa Gera, ajc , 9 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1672, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin migrant-, migrans , present participle of migrare":""
},
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"\u02c8m\u012b-gr\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"emigrant",
"\u00e9migr\u00e9",
"emigr\u00e9",
"immigrant",
"in-migrant",
"incomer",
"out-migrant",
"settler"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200606",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"migrant shrike":{
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"definitions":{
": a shrike ( Lanius ludovicianus migrans ) of central North America that winters in the southern Mississippi valley and Texas and is distinguished by black eye bands that meet above the bill":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181336",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"migrate":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"intransitive verb",
"noun,",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to move from one country, place, or locality to another":[
"Thousands of workers migrate to this area in the summer.",
"In another Bavarian village, \u2026 48 out of its total Jewish population of 225 migrated to America between 1834 and 1853, mostly to Cleveland.",
"\u2014 Jonathan D. Sarna",
"\u2026 the Carolinas benefited when manufacturing migrated first from \u2026 England to the mill towns of New England and then to here, where labor was even cheaper \u2026",
"\u2014 Stephanie Clifford"
],
": to pass usually periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding":[
"The whales migrate between their feeding ground in the north and their breeding ground in the Caribbean.",
"\u2026 migrating birds making the long flight over Lake Erie from the United States to Canada drop to the nearest available ground after the crossing.",
"\u2014 Kathryn K. Rushing"
],
": to relocate (information) from storage or operation on one computer or computer system to another":[
"In this release we've made further improvements and changes, such as support to migrate files from the legacy model to the new \u2026 storage model, and better management of cached files.",
"\u2014 Dave Burke",
"Work-from-home mandates will most likely be experienced again, so companies are adding work-from-home technology to their business continuity planning. This includes accelerating considerations and plans to migrate applications and file servers to the cloud \u2026",
"\u2014 Steve Shoemake and Franzuha Byrd"
],
": to change position or location in an organism or substance":[
"filarial worms migrate within the human body"
]
},
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"m\u012b-\u02c8",
"\u02c8m\u012b-\u02ccgr\u0101t",
"m\u012b-\u02c8gr\u0101t"
],
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"examples":[
"He migrates from New York to Florida each winter.",
"Thousands of workers migrate to this area each summer.",
"The whales migrate between their feeding ground in the north and their breeding ground in the Caribbean.",
"They followed the migrating herds of buffalo across the plains.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some banks that leverage the cloud for computing create Agile DevOps computing pipelines for teams to migrate their applications. \u2014 Ravi Gedela, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Google also need somewhere for Google Currents users to migrate , and now that's Google Chat. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Then, once again, a generation will be born with the longer life span, greater strength and instinct to migrate to a place that those particular butterflies have never been before. \u2014 Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
"It is designed to activate white blood cells found in the lymph nodes on the sides and back of the neck to migrate to the brain and trigger clearance of beta-amyloid plaques, which the hospital noted is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 16 Nov. 2021",
"But what's driving nearly 10% of Guatemalans to migrate is fleeing hunger. \u2014 Juju Chang, ABC News , 9 Nov. 2021",
"There are few options for Central Americans to migrate legally to the U.S. \u2014 Santiago P\u00e9rez, WSJ , 18 June 2021",
"But Raimi said older wells represent a greater environmental risk than new ones because steel and cement erode over time, allowing for fluids to migrate within the well bore, which can lead to water contamination. \u2014 Josh Siegel, Washington Examiner , 5 Apr. 2021",
"These apps are necessary for daily operations but can\u2019t migrate easily to modern servers. \u2014 Paul Deur, Forbes , 8 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin migratus , past participle of migrare ; perhaps akin to Greek ameibein to change":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160509"
},
"migratetic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to electronography":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6m\u012bgr\u0259\u00a6tetik"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from migrate + -etic":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173455"
},
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"mignonette tree":{
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},
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": a sauce made typically with vinegar, pepper, and herbs and served especially with oysters":[]
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"\u02ccmin-y\u0259-\u02c8net"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To this lover of raw bivalves and tart heat, the Scotch-bonnet mignonette tasted like a far superior alternative to my usual D.I.Y. treatment\u2014lemons squeezed to smithereens and a soup of Tabasco. \u2014 The New Yorker , 11 Mar. 2022",
"East and West Coast oysters with a fresh apple mignonette ; a whole Maine lobster with horseradish cream and pear-habanero relish; and a traditional shrimp cocktail with cocktail sauce. \u2014 Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The version here takes a light hand with the sweetness, and is an unexpectedly fine companion for oysters on the halfshell with kiwi-grapefruit mignonette , before the steaks and Martinis begin. \u2014 Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
"With unadorned raw oysters or oysters and mignonette , the classics \u2014 Muscadet, Chablis and Sancerre \u2014 are all wonderful. \u2014 Melissa Clark, New York Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
"So formidable chef Lincoln Carson, who\u2019s also working on the forthcoming Mes Amis restaurant at the Thompson Hollywood, serves a terrific burger, hamachi crudo and Kusshi oysters with ros\u00e9 Champagne mignonette . \u2014 Andy Wang, Robb Report , 15 Sep. 2021",
"Travelers paddle out to the sea farm, and, upon arrival, workers provide an overview of the operation\u2014before shucking oysters right out of the water and passing them around with lemon wedges and mignonette . \u2014 Kelsey Ogletree, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 18 Aug. 2021",
"From the traditional mignonette and Rockefeller preparations to funky shooters like kale, sriracha and Pabst Blue Ribbon. \u2014 Mara Severin, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2021",
"Try a few alongside a dozen oysters drizzled with Stillwater\u2019s tangy cucumber-horseradish mignonette in the bar\u2019s verdant backyard. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 June 2021"
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"French mignonnette , from obsolete French, feminine of mignonnet dainty, from Middle French, from mignon darling":""
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"1785, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"1781, in the meaning defined above":""
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": with might and main : vigorously":[
"such as any sage practical politician would strive might and main to avoid",
"\u2014 G. E. G. Catlin"
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"noun"
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": an individual who experiences migraines":[]
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"\u02ccm\u0113-gre-\u02c8n\u0259r",
"\u02ccm\u012b-gr\u0101-\u02c8n\u0259r"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But why are migraineurs more sensitive to CGRP\u2014or produce too much of it\u2014in the first place",
"And only a handful of brain imaging studies have actually shown hints of CSD in human migraineurs . \u2014 Emily Underwood, Science | AAAS , 18 May 2018",
"That suggested migraineurs are unusually sensitive to the peptide\u2019s effects, Oleson says. \u2014 Emily Underwood, Science | AAAS , 18 May 2018",
"Although the most debilitating element of migraine is the pain, the most distinctive (and fascinating for neurologists like us) is the aura, which affects about a third of migraineurs . \u2014 R. Allan Purdy, Scientific American , 1 May 2017"
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"probably from migraine + -eur (as in entrepreneur )":""
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"1970, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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"mig + -le":""
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"noun"
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": filet mignon":[
"Next came tender mignons of veal with pears; fillet of duck topped with a refreshing orange rind garnish \u2026 And we even made room for homemade chocolate.",
"\u2014 Alice Rubinstein Gochman",
"\u2026 you can match your mignons \u2026 with a glass of Ch\u00e2teau Pichon-Longueville-Lalande 1981.",
"\u2014 Harvey Steiman"
]
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"m\u0113n-\u02c8y\u014d\u207f",
"min-\u02c8y\u022fn"
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1919, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-045812"
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"noun"
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"origin unknown":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-061804"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": the act, process, or an instance of migrating":[
"watched the migration of the birds overhead"
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"m\u012b-\u02c8gr\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Still, migration in recent decades has been fraught with tensions, especially as nations that are themselves developing struggle to integrate newcomers. \u2014 Nick Roll, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022",
"The mass movement coincided with a recent meeting in Los Angeles, of leaders from the Western Hemisphere, where migration was a key focus. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
"Each country is different, and migration from Central America is more complicated than Venezuela. \u2014 Chris Megerian, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Cloud migration can be laborious and tedious, but essential to get correct. \u2014 Paul Deur, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Indigenous groups have now documented the timing of migration , nesting, and hatching across the north over the last three years. \u2014 Ashoka, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"The Colombian president plans to focus on three major issues while at the summit: migration , climate change solutions, and economic reactivation coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Fox News , 3 June 2022",
"The young adult novel weaves a story of teenage romance with discussions around first-generation pressures, migration , mental health, and growing pains. \u2014 Eva Recinos, ELLE , 2 June 2022",
"These include ethnicity, indigeneity, migration , citizenship, gender relations, and language politics. \u2014 Phil Clark, Quartz , 30 May 2022"
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"French or Latin; French, from Latin migration- , migratio , from migratus (past participle of migrare to migrate) + -ion- , -io -ion \u2014 more at migrate":""
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"circa 1527, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092934"
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"noun"
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": something that is small but very strong or powerful":[
"This little vacuum cleaner is a mighty mite ."
]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-110249"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": a condition marked by recurring moderate to severe headache with throbbing pain that usually lasts from four hours to three days, typically begins on one side of the head but may spread to both sides, is often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light or sound, and is sometimes preceded by an aura and is often followed by fatigue":[
"Migraine affects three times as many women as men.",
"\u2014 The Journal of the American Medical Association",
"About 20 percent of migraine sufferers experience an aura as the first symptom of an attack. The aura may be a pulsing star of light, or a dance of geometric forms across the visual field \u2026",
"\u2014 Natalie Angier"
],
": a condition that is a variant form of the typical migraine but in which headache is absent or not a prominent symptom:":[],
": a condition in which an aura involving visual disturbances (such as diplopia , scotoma , or tunnel vision ) is the main symptom and is not followed by headache":[],
": a condition that is marked by episodic bodily dysfunction (such as cyclic vomiting, abdominal pain, dizziness, vertigo, or unilateral weakness or paralysis) and may be accompanied by headache":[
"abdominal migraine",
"vestibular migraine",
"In retinal migraine , repeated episodes of unilateral visual disorder occur with or without headache.",
"\u2014 Sid Gilman"
],
": an episode or attack of migraine":[
"Most patients use a class of drugs known as \" triptans ,\" to relieve occasional migraines . But triptans don't work for 20% to 30% of patients.",
"\u2014 Tara Parker-Pope"
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"\u02c8m\u012b-\u02ccgr\u0101n, British often \u02c8m\u0113-",
"\u02c8m\u012b-\u02ccgr\u0101n",
"British often \u02c8m\u0113-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Research on migraine in transgender people is severely lacking. \u2014 Kirsten Nunez, SELF , 22 June 2022",
"With Jermaine O\u2019Neal sidelined by a migraine , Erik Spoelstra comes up just short in his first playoff series as coach. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 28 May 2022",
"My longtime personal trainer once told me that when people work out in the gym, the smell of their body lotion, perfume, etc. could bring on a migraine . \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The sheer number of puns alone would give me a migraine . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"That\u2019s because being in the spotlight involves its own set of migraine triggers beyond the actual spotlights shining directly in your eyes (#photosensitivity). \u2014 Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Many people with migraine grapple with more than head pain during an attack, too, such as nausea and vomiting. \u2014 Demetria Wambia, SELF , 11 Apr. 2022",
"After migraine medications didn\u2019t help, multiple tests were done, revealing a tumor. \u2014 Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer , 17 May 2022",
"But sometimes the junky foods can actually aid health conditions: One of the best ways to combat a migraine , for example, is drinking a Coke. \u2014 Anne Helen Petersen, Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"Middle English mygreyn , from Middle French migraine , modification of Late Latin hemicrania pain in one side of the head, from Greek h\u0113mikrania , from h\u0113mi- hemi- + kranion cranium":""
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-132600"
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"noun"
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": a person who assigns primary importance to migration in the diffusion of culture or the distribution of species":[]
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"\u02c8m\u012b-gr\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
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"examples":[
"most of the apple crop is picked by migratory workers",
"migratory birds heading south for the winter",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In fact, Guzm\u00e1n said, the commercial and migratory route stretched only as far as Santa Fe, N.M. \u2014 hence the name. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"Researchers with the Wonders of Mekong were already in northern Cambodia to install underwater receivers as part of a project to track migratory fish in the river. \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
"Organizer Luis Villagran told Fox News that about 80% of migrants in the caravan, approximately 9,000, have received a migratory multiple form (FMM). \u2014 Elizabeth Heckman, Fox News , 13 June 2022",
"The migrants were given a migratory document that accredits their regular stay in Mexico, according to the INM. \u2014 Michelle Velez And Marlon Sorto, CNN , 11 June 2022",
"However, the plan did not mention the maintenance of stopover sights along the migratory pathway. \u2014 Freep.com , 27 May 2022",
"Wood Buffalo National Park is a nesting area for the last migratory flock of whooping cranes in the world. \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Fones Cliffs is not only the ancestral land of the tribe, but also an important region for resident and migratory bald eagles and other birds. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Noted for its birding, its hardwood uplands, tidal marsh and freshwater wetlands provide a habitat for 317 species of resident and migratory birds. \u2014 Rebecca Treon, Chron , 21 Apr. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1708, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144443"
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"noun"
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": delicate fondling : migniard appearance or behavior":[]
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"French mignardise , from mignard":""
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"-t\u022fr-",
"\u00a6m\u012bgr\u0259\u00a6t\u014dr\u0113\u0259l"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": lacking might : powerless":[]
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"Middle English mightles , from might + -les -less":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-203810"
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the last two years, Monty and Rose\u2019s followers have found inspiration in their small-but- mightiness . \u2014 Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com , 26 Apr. 2021",
"This may reflect Mr Xi\u2019s mightiness , or his weakness and insecurity. \u2014 The Economist , 2 Nov. 2019",
"In our household, steak tartare is about the pure, unobscured flavor of the beef itself, that metallic, bloody, iron-rich mightiness . \u2014 Gabrielle Hamilton, New York Times , 29 Dec. 2016"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212958"
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"mignonette family":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a gneiss produced by the injection of igneous material between the laminae of a schistose formation":[]
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