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"Tito":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"1892\u20131980 originally":[
"Josip Broz \\ \u02c8br\u022fz , \u02c8br\u014dz \\"
],
"usually called Marshal Tito leader of Yugoslavia (1943\u201380)":[
"Josip Broz \\ \u02c8br\u022fz , \u02c8br\u014dz \\"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"\u02c8t\u0113-(\u02cc)t\u014d"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020452",
"type":[
"biographical name"
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"definitions":{},
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"first_known_use":{
"1947, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"\u02c8t\u0113-(\u02cc)t\u014d-\u02cci-z\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073859",
"type":[
"noun",
"noun or adjective"
]
},
"titan":{
"antonyms":[
"diminutive",
"dwarf",
"half-pint",
"midget",
"mite",
"peewee",
"pygmy",
"pigmy",
"runt",
"shrimp"
],
"definitions":{
": any of a family of giants in Greek mythology born of Uranus and Gaea and ruling the earth until overthrown by the Olympian gods":[],
": one that is gigantic in size or power : one that stands out for greatness of achievement":[],
": titanium":[
"titan ate"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"this newest ocean liner is a true titan of the sea",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Limbaugh, who died last year, was a titan of conservative talk radio and a close ally of Trump, who awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom during the State of the Union speech in 2020. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Ma\u2019s epic rise from modest English teacher to wildly successful corporate titan , who personified China\u2019s booming economy and Internet market. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 19 May 2022",
"The luxury titan , which has been handcrafting trophies at its hollowware workshop in Rhode Island for the past 160 years, has been supplying the NBA glitzy grails for nearly half a century. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 12 May 2022",
"On Monday, Twitter and Musk announced the tech titan had purchased the social media platform. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The investment banking titan is building a new global headquarters that will be the city\u2019s largest all-electric tower once complete. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The other titan of those years is Eddie Braddock, the grandson of a five-term Republican senator and the object of Sam\u2019s teenage lust. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Less surprising is that the coffee titan would tap Schultz during a turbulent period. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Dolly Parton has long been considered the Queen of Country, but the Nashville music titan was on track to earn a new title: Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. \u2014 Ethan Shanfeld, Variety , 14 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek":"Noun",
"New Latin titanium":"Combining form"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012b-t\u1d4an"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"behemoth",
"blockbuster",
"colossus",
"dinosaur",
"dreadnought",
"elephant",
"giant",
"Goliath",
"jumbo",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"mastodon",
"monster",
"whale",
"whopper"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221433",
"type":[
"combining form",
"noun"
]
},
"titanic":{
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"bantam",
"bitty",
"diminutive",
"infinitesimal",
"Lilliputian",
"little bitty",
"micro",
"microminiature",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"midget",
"miniature",
"minuscule",
"minute",
"pocket",
"pygmy",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee"
],
"definitions":{
": having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal":[
"a titanic struggle"
]
},
"examples":[
"They put up a titanic struggle.",
"The batter hit a titanic home run.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So the titanic figures just before SNL: George Carlin and Richard Pryor. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 May 2022",
"Holding a pen, climbing out of a car, even speaking and swallowing become titanic struggles. \u2014 Dan Horn, The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
"The Wings would get their Game 4 victory \u2014 but not without another titanic struggle and only with the latest goal in franchise history. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 8 May 2022",
"The titanic scope of his vision allowed for no compromise. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 22 May 2022",
"As the last few years have shown, titanic , disruptive change can come out of nowhere. \u2014 Edie Goldberg, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"The most successful matador in the family was Manolete\u2019s great-uncle: a titanic , immaculately confident man known as Pepete. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"While a titanic breach, the leak was not completely unprecedented. \u2014 Dominic Fracassa, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 May 2022",
"On Friday morning, NASA's titanic Space Launch System reached the launch pad. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 18 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1709, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek titanikos of the Titans":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"t\u012b-\u02c8ta-nik",
"also t\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"astronomical",
"astronomic",
"Brobdingnagian",
"bumper",
"colossal",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"cyclopean",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"galactic",
"gargantuan",
"giant",
"gigantesque",
"gigantic",
"grand",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"Himalayan",
"huge",
"humongous",
"humungous",
"immense",
"jumbo",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"massive",
"mega",
"mighty",
"monster",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"oceanic",
"pharaonic",
"planetary",
"prodigious",
"super",
"super-duper",
"supersize",
"supersized",
"tremendous",
"vast",
"vasty",
"walloping",
"whacking",
"whopping"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024720",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"titbit":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a choice morsel of food":[],
": a choice or pleasing bit (as of information)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tit-\u02ccbit"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004440",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"titillate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": tickle sense 1":[],
": to act as a stimulant to pleasurable excitement":[],
": to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation":[]
},
"examples":[
"a film made to titillate the audience",
"writing that titillates and provokes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"She may be best understood as the spiritual successor to Elvis, another poor white Southerner who made good, another entertainer with moves meant to titillate . \u2014 Sascha Cohen, Longreads , 20 May 2021",
"Thomas shoots herself, the Beauties had an original context and purpose, which was to titillate largely male consumers. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Think for a moment about the fears and threats that titillate Americans. \u2014 Robert Pearl, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Ducournau\u2014whose previous film, the 2016 Raw, detailed the exploits of a cannibalistic veterinary student\u2014works hard to titillate us in the movie\u2019s first hour or so, spreading out a buffet of gruesome, deadpan violence for our delectation. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 1 Oct. 2021",
"There's a kind of kinetic neon nihilism to Titane that can certainly be read on some level as provocation for its own sake; a willful urge to shock and titillate . \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Where those three aimed to titillate , though, Lil Nas X wanted to demonstrate: This is what having a gay pop star could actually look like \u2014 at least one version, anyway. \u2014 New York Times , 7 July 2021",
"How does a chef create, and then plate, dishes that titillate the taste buds and dazzle the eyes",
"The stories, in other words, should do more than titillate . \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 23 Jan. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1620, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin titillatus , past participle of titillare":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ti-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
],
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"charge",
"electrify",
"excite",
"exhilarate",
"galvanize",
"intoxicate",
"pump up",
"thrill",
"turn on"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080142",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
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": to act as a stimulant to pleasurable excitement":[],
": to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation":[]
},
"examples":[
"a film made to titillate the audience",
"writing that titillates and provokes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"She may be best understood as the spiritual successor to Elvis, another poor white Southerner who made good, another entertainer with moves meant to titillate . \u2014 Sascha Cohen, Longreads , 20 May 2021",
"Thomas shoots herself, the Beauties had an original context and purpose, which was to titillate largely male consumers. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Think for a moment about the fears and threats that titillate Americans. \u2014 Robert Pearl, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Ducournau\u2014whose previous film, the 2016 Raw, detailed the exploits of a cannibalistic veterinary student\u2014works hard to titillate us in the movie\u2019s first hour or so, spreading out a buffet of gruesome, deadpan violence for our delectation. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 1 Oct. 2021",
"There's a kind of kinetic neon nihilism to Titane that can certainly be read on some level as provocation for its own sake; a willful urge to shock and titillate . \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Where those three aimed to titillate , though, Lil Nas X wanted to demonstrate: This is what having a gay pop star could actually look like \u2014 at least one version, anyway. \u2014 New York Times , 7 July 2021",
"How does a chef create, and then plate, dishes that titillate the taste buds and dazzle the eyes",
"The stories, in other words, should do more than titillate . \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 23 Jan. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1620, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
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"Latin titillatus , past participle of titillare":""
},
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"\u02c8ti-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
],
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"charge",
"electrify",
"excite",
"exhilarate",
"galvanize",
"intoxicate",
"pump up",
"thrill",
"turn on"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024017",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"title":{
"antonyms":[
"baptize",
"call",
"christen",
"clepe",
"denominate",
"designate",
"dub",
"entitle",
"label",
"name",
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": a descriptive or general heading (as of a chapter in a book)":[],
": a legally just cause of exclusive possession":[],
": a person holding a title especially of nobility":[],
": a similar distinguishing name of a musical composition or a work of art":[],
": a usually published work as distinguished from a particular copy":[
"published 25 new titles"
],
": all the elements constituting legal ownership":[],
": an alleged or recognized right":[],
": an appellation of dignity, honor, distinction, or preeminence attached to a person or family by virtue of rank, office, precedent, privilege, attainment, or lands":[],
": championship sense 1":[],
": having the same name as the title of a production":[
"did the title role in Hamlet"
],
": having the same title as or providing the title for the collection or production of which it forms a part":[
"the title song"
],
": inscription":[],
": of or relating to a title: such as":[],
": of, relating to, or involving a championship":[
"a title match"
],
": of, relating to, or used with the titles that introduce a motion picture or television program":[
"title music"
],
": something that justifies or substantiates a claim":[],
": the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production":[],
": the heading of a legal action or proceeding":[],
": the heading which names an act or statute":[],
": the instrument (such as a deed) that is evidence of a right":[],
": to designate or call by a title : term , style":[],
": to provide a title for":[],
": written material introduced into a motion picture or television program to give credits, explain an action, or represent dialogue":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"What was the title of that book you were reading last week",
"The title of the first chapter is \u201cGetting Started.\u201d",
"The company published 25 new titles last year.",
"This is one of our best-selling titles .",
"Her title is Vice President of Marketing.",
"He has an impressive job title .",
"Verb",
"She titled the book The Story of My Life .",
"a movie titled Gone With the Wind",
"Adjective",
"the title song on the CD",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The title of the LP, a follow-up to 2020\u2019s Bigger Love, and its release date have not yet been revealed. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone , 17 June 2022",
"In November 2021, singer Ariana Grande added a new title \u2014 makeup brand founder \u2014 to her resume with the launch of her company r.e.m. Beauty. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 17 June 2022",
"The Doctor Strange sequel was blocked just months after THR broke the news that local censors had taken issue with another major MCU title , Eternals, over a same-gender kiss. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
"The title of the case: United States of America vs. Approximately 40.997711 Ethereum Digital Currency. \u2014 Matt Pearcestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"Kibler, 22, has subsequently become the first Carmel swimmer to win an individual NCAA title (200-yard freestyle for Texas) and first to make a U.S. team for long course worlds. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 17 June 2022",
"Indeed, Web of Make Believe is a compelling, must-watch title . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 17 June 2022",
"This fact hits at the summit's 'global\u2019 title because the speakers did not represent the global industry in a balanced way. \u2014 Brooke Roberts-islam, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Barber and other board members stripped him of that title \u2014 a move Barber defended from the floor of that year\u2019s SBC annual meeting. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The mystery of how Rian Johnson will title the films in his Knives Out franchise has been solved. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 13 June 2022",
"Dawn Ennis: For those who haven\u2019t read it yet, why title your memoir High Yella",
"Phoenix has come up quickly, going from one of the worst teams in the league to title contender in just two seasons, prompting observers, analysts and fans to wonder whether the regular-season success can carry into the playoffs. \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 14 Apr. 2021",
"In Florida, Epstein's Palm Beach Island mansion has been under contract for several months while the co-executors dealt with some fraudulent claims to title on the property. \u2014 James Hill, ABC News , 10 Mar. 2021",
"Included in that streak is a 56-54 thriller over Cedar Hill in last year\u2019s Region I title game. \u2014 Greg Riddle, Dallas News , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Duncanville had just breezed past Odessa Permian 59-43 in the Region I title game. \u2014 Randy Jennings, Dallas News , 12 Nov. 2020",
"Centurions sophomore Jack DeJesus led his team to the boys title over 11 much larger schools with a first place finish in a career-best time of 16 minutes, 37.63 seconds. \u2014 Buddy Collings, orlandosentinel.com , 1 Oct. 2020",
"Why did Shakespeare title his most famous play for the son who had died several years earlier",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"No titles were announced, but in the coming months, Dreamchaser aims to announce projects and first-look and multi- title picture deals with leading Australian creatives. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Netflix was one of the first in the ring in June 2020, striking a multi- title deal with super-producer Mo Abudu\u2019s EbonyLife Studios. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Corral told a select group of journalists on Friday that Movistar Plus was currently in talks with international groups for multi- title production/distribution agreements. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Until recently, the Bravoverses have not been as reliant on inter- title crossovers: Real Housewives of Salt Lake City don\u2019t look up in shock and dismay as a Real Housewife of New York comes striding into the room. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 29 Dec. 2021",
"In streaming, Nigerian visionary Mo Abudu\u2019s EbonyLife became the first African production company to score a multi- title deal with Netflix last year to create two series and several films. \u2014 Abigail Freeman, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
"In the pre- title sequence of No Time to Die (out Oct. 8), Daniel Craig's James Bond pays his respects to an old friend in a stunning European locale. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 23 Sep. 2021",
"AEW Grand Slam will be headlined by Kenny Omega vs. Bryan Danielson in a non- title match. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 16 Sep. 2021",
"Amor y Lujo and Fidelio Films struck a multi- title co-development alliance in 2020. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 27 Aug. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1600, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 10b":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin titulus inscription, title":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012b-t\u1d4al"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"appellation",
"appellative",
"cognomen",
"compellation",
"denomination",
"denotation",
"designation",
"handle",
"moniker",
"monicker",
"name",
"nomenclature"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170536",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"title space":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a panel for the title between the bands of the backbone of a book":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181010",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"title track":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the song on an album that has the same title as the album":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185606",
"type":[
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},
"titleholder":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"became the youngest titleholder in the sport's history",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The current titleholder for most expensive 20th century artwork sold at auction is Picasso\u2019s Women of Algiers, which went for $179.4 million in 2015. \u2014 Tiffany Ap, Quartz , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The newest world champion from San Antonio is also now the youngest active titleholder in boxing. \u2014 John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News , 6 Feb. 2022",
"The Extra host and Miss USA 2019 titleholder was 30. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"On Sunday, it was confirmed that the Extra host and Miss USA 2019 titleholder died of an apparent suicide. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"The humblest of champions who\u2019s quick to credit her opponent in victory or defeat, Barty became the first Australian women\u2019s single titleholder since Chris O\u2019Neil in 1978. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Jan. 2022",
"On Sunday, it was confirmed that the Miss USA 2019 titleholder died of an apparent suicide. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"White added that, in his recollection, there are almost no other instances of him disrespectful a titleholder in that scenario. \u2014 Mike Bohn, USA TODAY , 27 Jan. 2022",
"At least one titleholder , Vivian Juan-Saunders, became chairwoman of the Tohono O'odham Nation. \u2014 Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY , 10 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1840, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012b-t\u1d4al-\u02cch\u014dl-d\u0259r"
],
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"champ",
"champion",
"titlist",
"victor",
"winner"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213552",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"titler":{
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"definitions":{
": a device for holding a motion-picture camera and in front of it an easel or frame in which can be placed a card bearing a title":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"title entry 1 + -er":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u012bt(\u1d4a)l-",
"\u02c8t\u012bt\u1d4al\u0259(r)"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105700",
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a letter of any all-capital font formerly in common use in title pages":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"titling entry 2":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015517",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"titlist":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": titleholder":[]
},
"examples":[
"the boxing titlist with the most knockouts to his credit",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sixth Region champion Bullitt East (33-4) will meet Seventh Region titlist Sacred Heart (35-3) at 7 p.m. Saturday at Rupp Arena. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Countrywomen Laura Nolte and Kim Kalicki went 1-2 in the women\u2019s event ahead of US global titlist Kaillie Humphries. \u2014 John Powers, BostonGlobe.com , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Along with the Seventh facing the Fourth, another intriguing first-round matchup could see Ninth Region champ Covington Catholic facing 16th Region titlist Ashland Blazer. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 11 Feb. 2022",
"But for the boxing hardcore supporters, a matchup against 175-pound titlist Artur Beterbiev is even more intriguing. \u2014 Josh Katzowitz, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
"On the boys side, the Seventh Region champion will open play at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 17, against the Fourth Region titlist . \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 11 Feb. 2022",
"But the Austrian women fired a warning shot at the German women with Madeleine Egle and Lisa Schulte going 1-3 around world titlist Julia Taubitz. \u2014 John Powers, BostonGlobe.com , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Sixth Region champion Holy Cross (10-8) will meet Seventh Region titlist Whitefield Academy (16-5) at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Eastern Kentucky University\u2019s McBrayer Arena in Richmond. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Huge win Sunday, Tennessee now a back-to-back division titlist while moving to the top of the conference standings due to Kansas City's loss. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 3 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1912, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u012b-t\u1d4al-ist",
"\u02c8t\u012bt-list"
],
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"champ",
"champion",
"titleholder",
"victor",
"winner"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065339",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"titman":{
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"definitions":{
": a puny person : one stunted physically or mentally":[],
": the smallest in a litter of pigs : runt":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"tit- (as in titmouse ) + man":""
},
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"\u02c8titm\u0259n"
],
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"type":[
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]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Binoculars mean the difference between seeing a little gray bird and identifying a titmouse , cheering a home run and seeing the epic catch, or realizing that the 10-point buck is actually a doe standing in front of dead branches. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 12 Mar. 2022",
"The titmouse managed to steal over 20 beak-fulls of the raccoon\u2019s fur without waking it. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Aug. 2021",
"While these creatures need water for drinking and bathing, landing on a basin on the ground could attract the unwanted company of natural predators, so give a tufted titmouse a break. \u2014 Steve Bender, Southern Living , 17 Mar. 2021",
"Once breeding season is over, however, the titmouse will venture out for short vacations. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Oct. 2020",
"Scotch Blue,\u2019\u2019 for example, suggests both the throat of a blue titmouse and copper ore. \u2014 Boston.com Real Estate , 24 Jan. 2020",
"These include such familiar birds as red-bellied woodpecker, Carolina wren, Northern mockingbird, tufted titmouse and Northern cardinal. \u2014 James F. Mccarty, cleveland.com , 8 Dec. 2017",
"His voice is recognizably Hanks, with lots of Norman Rockwell phrasing: lollygagging, yowza, thanked his lucky stars, titmouse , knothead, atta baby. \u2014 Maureen Dowd, New York Times , 11 Oct. 2017",
"There was a titmouse in an oak tree and a chickadee on a fence post. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 13 Aug. 2017"
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": a quiet or nervous laugh : an act or instance of tittering":[
"There were a few titters from the students.",
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"Verb",
"Some people in the audience tittered nervously during an awkward pause in the speech.",
"even as students in the sex ed class continued to titter , the lecturer plowed ahead",
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"As a consumer product for those who titter , this production appears to check all the boxes. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 21 Oct. 2021",
"All hail sound designer Ben Burtt: The tittering probe droid, the braying AT-AT laserspray. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 30 Oct. 2019",
"That didn\u2019t seem to faze the opening-night audience, which tittered at each scandalous line. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Sep. 2019",
"The pass arrived just in time, and the crowd tittered in excitement. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 3 Aug. 2019",
"Six floors below Picasso\u2019s most famous painting the audience tittered . \u2014 Chloe Malle, Vogue , 20 Nov. 2018",
"Make vibrant coral reef B-roll and penguin tittering a non-intrusive backdrop to your own animalistic instincts. \u2014 Beca Grimm, GQ , 12 Feb. 2018",
"Two Lovers\u2019\u2019: sullen, mumbling, chewing gum, refusing to remove his sunglasses, barely interacting with Dave \u2014 the audience tittering uncomfortably \u2014 and then lashing out at him. \u2014 Bret Easton Ellis, New York Times , 6 Sep. 2017",
"CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Moments after KyMe was no longer a Cleveland Cavalier on Tuesday night, wits tittered on Twitter that the Boston Celtics gave up heaven and flat Earth to get him. \u2014 Bill Livingston, cleveland.com , 22 Aug. 2017"
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"chortle",
"chuckle",
"crack up",
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"laugh",
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": a point or small sign used as a diacritical mark in writing or printing":[],
": a very small part":[]
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"we have examined every last tittle of evidence available and can find nothing to support his claims",
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"atom",
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"crumb",
"dribble",
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"flyspeck",
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"Although retired, he remains the titular chairman of the company.",
"he's the titular head of the department, though it's the assistant managers who largely run things around here",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"But the film\u2019s connection to its titular character, and to Toy Story, is vague at best, and at worst, confusing. \u2014 Dani Di Placido, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Obi-Wan Kenobi is a redemption story for its titular character, yes, but also for those who grew up loving the prequels, spurned for so long by the larger Star Wars fandom. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
"The Golden Globe nominee, 42, will appear alongside Ortega, 19, in an unknown role for the upcoming Tim Burton-helmed Netflix series Wednesday, which follows the titular Addams Family character in high school. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"As the titular character, Cate Blanchett does end up with her love, Rooney Mara, but there is a very steep price in exchange. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 7 June 2022",
"Benjamin Evan Ainsworth will lend his voice to the titular character, Pinocchio. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 1 June 2022",
"Raimi's last feature film for 9 years was this prequel showing the titular character in his early days. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 25 May 2022",
"The young actor will begin his return to the Great White Way as Jared Kleinman, the sarcastic (and slightly inappropriate) friend of titular character Evan Hansen, on July 19. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
"Those choices will change how the titular character's story plays out in the long run. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"As monarch, Elizabeth is also Supreme Governor of the Church of England, a titular , but deeply symbolic, role. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 June 2022",
"Almost four decades ago, This Is Spinal Tap confirmed the titular , and fictional, metal act's place in rock history as one of Britain's loudest bands. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
"Tokyo Vice and Miami Vice are both crime shows set in their respective titular locales, and both involve the creative input of famed filmmaker Michael Mann. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Based on Martin Widmark\u2019s popular children\u2019s books of the same name, the film features rising star Matilda Gross as the titular Nelly, a young girl who, along with her dog London, are dragged into a world of ghosts, vampires and werewolves. \u2014 Jamie Lang, Variety , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Building the titular , malfunctioning Ron \u2014 while visually simpler \u2014 was far more elaborate than the other machines. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The first was an update to the entry-level titular iPad. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 17 Sep. 2021"
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"1540, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"\u02c8tich-l\u0259r",
"\u02c8ti-ch\u0259-l\u0259r"
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": a genus of scorpions (family Buthidae) containing several whose venom is highly toxic to man":[]
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"\u02c8t\u012bt-"
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"origin unknown":"Noun",
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": a genus of chiefly annual North American spurges that is usually included in Euphorbia":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Color options consist of black with red or gray contrast stitching, black/saddle brown, black/white, black/bengal red, black/classic red, espresso/magma gray, macchiato beige/magma gray, titian red/macchiato beige, and titanium gray/black. \u2014 Davey G. Johnson, Car and Driver , 15 Jan. 2018",
"At once absurd and solemn, it is rendered in big splintery brush strokes of gorgeous colors on a patchwork collage of gold and blue velvet (the blue resembles an overheated Titian sky). \u2014 Roberta Smith, New York Times , 9 Feb. 2017",
"My first choice for another name would have been Nancy, as in my hero, Titian -haired amateur sleuth Nancy Drew. \u2014 Angela Hill, The Mercury News , 26 Jan. 2017"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": one of a gang of roistering brawling young blades in 17th century London similar to the Mohocks":[]
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"from Latin Tityre tu ( patulae recubans sub tegmine fagi ) Tityrus, thou reclining beneath the shelter of the spreading beech tree, opening line of the 1st Eclogue of Vergil; from their being regarded as wealthy and idle":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Color options consist of black with red or gray contrast stitching, black/saddle brown, black/white, black/bengal red, black/classic red, espresso/magma gray, macchiato beige/magma gray, titian red/macchiato beige, and titanium gray/black. \u2014 Davey G. Johnson, Car and Driver , 15 Jan. 2018",
"At once absurd and solemn, it is rendered in big splintery brush strokes of gorgeous colors on a patchwork collage of gold and blue velvet (the blue resembles an overheated Titian sky). \u2014 Roberta Smith, New York Times , 9 Feb. 2017",
"My first choice for another name would have been Nancy, as in my hero, Titian -haired amateur sleuth Nancy Drew. \u2014 Angela Hill, The Mercury News , 26 Jan. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Golden Artist Colors, a paint company in New York, noted the dearth of titanium white could limit the production of mixed blue paints, such as light phthalo blue and light ultramarine. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2021",
"But around the time of the Spanish conquest of Peru in 1530, the Inca started mixing pigments, including titanium white , into resin and decorating qeros with the bright goo. \u2014 Adam Rogers, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 May 2021",
"In 2018, researchers in the United States discovered titanium white in 400-plus-year-old ceremonial wooden drinking cups made by the Inca and residing today in various museums. \u2014 Adam Rogers, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 May 2021",
"Ming ceramics are renowned for their cobalt blue\u2013and\u2013 titanium white porcelain, which was often produced in places like Jingdezhen in southern China, noted Mark Cartwright for World History Encyclopedia in 2019. \u2014 Isis Davis-marks, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Mar. 2021",
"From far away, the titanium white model and its case might even be mistaken for AirPods. \u2014 Nicole Nguyen, WSJ , 28 Feb. 2021",
"My Princeton painting classes took me to museums, to Philip Guston\u2019s cadmium red, ivory black, and titanium white cigar-smoking Klansmen and John Currin\u2019s skinny, huge breasted naked white women the color of supermarket peach flesh. \u2014 Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads , 20 June 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
"1920, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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": insurance against loss due to an unknown defect in a title or interest in real estate":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Other common closing costs include taxes, real estate commissions, and title insurance payments. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Other costs associated with condos include the title insurance (the second highest fee), which will generally run about 2% of the mortgage amount, plus a flat lender\u2019s fee and attorney fee. \u2014 Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful , 16 Apr. 2022",
"The title insurance company has been sued by most of the victims who alleged that Chicago Title was partly culpable. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022",
"There are good reasons lenders require title insurance to lend you money. \u2014 Gary Singer, sun-sentinel.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Have a thorough property inspection performed, get a title search, and arrange for title insurance just like any other closing. \u2014 Gary Singer, sun-sentinel.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Fidelity National Financial is engaged in the provision of title insurance and transaction services to the real estate and mortgage industries. \u2014 Q.ai - Make Genius Money Moves, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021",
"Buying and selling a house requires realtor commissions, inspections, title insurance , renovations, paperwork, taxes and closings. \u2014 Ben Carlson, Fortune , 4 Nov. 2021",
"The required credit reports, employment and income verifications, back tax returns, appraisals, and title insurance are bound to alert you and the lender that something is wrong. \u2014 Larry Light, Forbes , 11 Sep. 2021"
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": a genus of chiefly perennial North American spurges that is usually included in Euphorbia":[]
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a titaniferous variety of magnetite":[]
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"t\u012b\u00a6tan\u0259",
"\u00a6t\u012bt\u1d4an(\u02cc)\u014d",
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Chemical sunscreens take in the UVA and UVB lights compared to mineral sunscreens, which deflect and block the rays, most commonly using zinc oxide (and sometimes titanium dioxide ). \u2014 ELLE , 24 June 2022",
"This is particularly the case in the titanium dioxide part of the business, which has seen constraints around ore from South Africa and Ukraine, according to Mr. Ralhan. \u2014 Jennifer Williams-alvarez, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"Mineral sunscreens, on the other hand, block UV rays with titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, which can pose inhalation concerns in spray form, but otherwise do not penetrate the skin or disrupt hormones like their chemical counterparts. \u2014 Olivia O'bryon, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"The ingredients to look for to find those products are zinc oxide and titanium dioxide , Burns said. \u2014 Madeline Holcombe, CNN , 5 May 2022",
"This one is in an ultra-hydrating gel formula (backed by hyaluronic acid and squalane), and uses a mineral, titanium dioxide , for its SPF 30 shield. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 4 Apr. 2022",
"These products utilize mineral filters like zinc oxide and titanium dioxide , which are usually gentler than chemical options. \u2014 Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Buy it, $28 Newly launched for babies and kids, this sunscreen protects little ones with zinc oxide and titanium dioxide instead of harsh chemicals, says Dr. Jaliman. \u2014 Susan Brickell, Health.com , 13 May 2021",
"The attack on operations and the declaration of force majeure in June were only the latest troubles for Richards Bay Minerals\u2014which produces titanium dioxide used in products such as sunscreen and paint. \u2014 Alexandra Wexler, WSJ , 18 Jan. 2022"
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"Noun",
"this newest ocean liner is a true titan of the sea",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Limbaugh, who died last year, was a titan of conservative talk radio and a close ally of Trump, who awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom during the State of the Union speech in 2020. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Ma\u2019s epic rise from modest English teacher to wildly successful corporate titan , who personified China\u2019s booming economy and Internet market. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 19 May 2022",
"The luxury titan , which has been handcrafting trophies at its hollowware workshop in Rhode Island for the past 160 years, has been supplying the NBA glitzy grails for nearly half a century. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 12 May 2022",
"On Monday, Twitter and Musk announced the tech titan had purchased the social media platform. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The investment banking titan is building a new global headquarters that will be the city\u2019s largest all-electric tower once complete. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The other titan of those years is Eddie Braddock, the grandson of a five-term Republican senator and the object of Sam\u2019s teenage lust. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Less surprising is that the coffee titan would tap Schultz during a turbulent period. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Dolly Parton has long been considered the Queen of Country, but the Nashville music titan was on track to earn a new title: Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. \u2014 Ethan Shanfeld, Variety , 14 Mar. 2022"
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"New Latin titanium":"Combining form"
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": defiance of and revolt against social or artistic conventions":[]
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"\u02c8t\u012b-t\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m"
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"from the Titans' rebellion against their father Uranus":""
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"1867, in the meaning defined above":""
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"The parts of titanium and other materials are created layer by layer, each about as thin as a human hair, up to 20,000 layers, depending on a part\u2019s design. \u2014 New York Times , 3 July 2022",
"Airbus, the world\u2019s largest commercial plane maker, is still importing hefty amounts of titanium from one of the country\u2019s biggest exporters. \u2014 Benjamin Katz, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
"Like the other Oura Rings, this is made of titanium (apart from the gold bits, obviously) and weighs the same as the others, just 4 grams. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"The bracelet is also made of titanium and it is tapered to wear comfortably on the wrist. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The American howitzers are chunky machines of steel and titanium swathed in hydraulic hoses and perched on four braces that fold up and down. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"By completion, about 1 billion pounds of equipment, components, rebar, concrete, steel and titanium will be moved out of the plant. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The singer\u2019s wrist candy appears to be one of the new 41 mm Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying tourbillons finished in titanium . \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 2 May 2022",
"The hardest part to figure out was the chimney, which is made from almost foil-thin titanium . \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 23 Dec. 2021"
],
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"short for titmouse":"Noun"
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"circa 1706, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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