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"Goa":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"state of western India on the Malabar Coast; before 1962 belonged to Portugal; with Daman and Diu constituted a union territory 1962\u201387; capital Panaji area 1404 square miles (3636 square kilometers), population 1,458,545 \u2014 see portuguese india":[]
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u014d-\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024004",
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"type":[
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"adjective or noun",
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"geographical name"
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},
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"Goa ball":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a mixture of drugs made up in the form of a ball and formerly used as a remedy for fever":[]
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Goa":""
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},
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060247",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Goa bean":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a tropical Old World herbaceous annual vine ( Psophocarpus tetragonolobus ) bearing purplish or blue flowers in a close raceme and pods with four jagged wings":[],
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": the edible seed of the Goa bean":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Goa":""
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},
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190905",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Goa butter":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": kokum butter":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Goa":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125624",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Goa cedar":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": portuguese cypress":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Goa ; from the belief that it was native to India":""
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063643",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Goala":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of a Hindu caste employed chiefly in dairying":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Hindi go\u0101l\u0101 , from Sanskrit gop\u0101laka cowherd, from go cow, bull + p\u0101laka protector":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"g\u014d\u02c8\u00e4l\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232913",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"goad":{
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"antonyms":[
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"boost",
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"encouragement",
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"impetus",
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"impulse",
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"incentive",
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"incitation",
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"incitement",
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"instigation",
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"momentum",
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"motivation",
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"provocation",
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"spur",
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"stimulant",
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"stimulus",
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"yeast"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a pointed rod used to urge on an animal":[],
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": something that pains as if by pricking : thorn":[],
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": something that urges or stimulates into action : spur":[
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"The accident has been a goad to the company to improve its safety record."
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],
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": to drive (an animal) with a goad (see goad entry 2 sense 1 )":[],
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": to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad entry 2 sense 2a )":[
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"was goaded into fighting with another player"
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"The threat of legal action should goad them into complying.",
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"tried to goad me into auditioning for the play",
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"Noun",
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"The threat of legal action is a powerful goad to companies that have ignored the regulations.",
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"the threat of skin cancer\u2014not to mention the prospect of wrinkles\u2014should be sufficient goad for using sunscreen",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Some countries have no desire to goad the Russian bear. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"Although more than 100,000 Russian troops are massed on Ukraine\u2019s border, Putin faulted the West for causing tensions, depicting a deliberate attempt to goad Moscow into making a military move. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
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"Sigal and his colleagues have found that Omicron infections in unvaccinated people don\u2019t goad the immune system into churning out antibodies that recognize other variants very well. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 1 Feb. 2022",
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"Third shots can also goad the immune system into broadening its range of coronavirus-fighting tools, so that kids end up ready to duel even antibody-dodging variants such as Omicron. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"Some creators don\u2019t necessarily try to goad performers into saying outrageous things about camera, but center their entire channels around their interactions with performers, such as flirting with Disney princesses. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 12 Jan. 2022",
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"But that doesn\u2019t square with the serious decisions that came before this: decarceration, prioritization for the vaccines, and expenditure of resources to goad prisoners to queue up for the vaccine. \u2014 Chandra Bozelko, STAT , 20 Nov. 2021",
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"Internalizing that fact is an important task, not least because doing so might goad us to develop a nimbleness in our response to disasters and resilience in our supply chains once the worst discrete weather events have receded. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 18 Nov. 2021",
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"Later in the episode, Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) tries to goad Greg into tussling in a last-ditch attempt to overpower somebody, anybody, at Waystar. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 8 Nov. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Thus began Johns\u2019s career-long fascination with signs and symbols \u2014 not as a subject for representation, but as a goad to pure painting. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Sep. 2021",
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"Politics now in Illinois is about herding the people, using their emotions as the shepherd\u2019s goad . \u2014 John Kass, chicagotribune.com , 20 Feb. 2021",
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"It\u2019s not solely Republicans who find themselves on the wrong end of Trump\u2019s lash and goad . \u2014 Varad Mehta, Washington Examiner , 17 Dec. 2020",
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"Morton is applying those lessons to winning local district councils, which have the ability to declare local climate emergencies that serve as a goad to the federal government. \u2014 Scott Wilson, Washington Post , 18 Jan. 2020",
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"The book also served, throughout, as a worthwhile goad , spurring me to test its assertions against my own uneasy re-experience \u2014 as both avid user and resistant consumer of social photography. \u2014 Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times , 10 Aug. 2019",
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"The only difference was that, during Marcus\u2019s birth, the amplified heartbeat was with us through the entire labor, a goad , and solace. \u2014 Jon Michaud, The New Yorker , 15 Aug. 2019",
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"Stories like those emanating from San Francisco General can be powerful goads to federal lawmakers. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 2 Aug. 2019",
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"Their fairly gentle demeanor means handlers can manage them with verbal commands and the judicious use of goad sticks. \u2014 Denise Coffey, courant.com , 17 June 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English gode , from Old English g\u0101d spear, goad; akin to Langobardic gaida spear, and perhaps to Sanskrit hinoti he urges on":"Noun and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u014dd"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for goad Noun motive , impulse , incentive , inducement , spur , goad mean a stimulus to action. motive implies an emotion or desire operating on the will and causing it to act. a motive for the crime impulse suggests a driving power arising from personal temperament or constitution. buying on impulse incentive applies to an external influence (such as an expected reward) inciting to action. a bonus was offered as an incentive inducement suggests a motive prompted by the deliberate enticements or allurements of another. offered a watch as an inducement to subscribe spur applies to a motive that stimulates the faculties or increases energy or ardor. fear was a spur to action goad suggests a motive that keeps one going against one's will or desire. thought insecurity a goad to worker efficiency",
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"synonyms":[
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"egg (on)",
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"encourage",
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"exhort",
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"nudge",
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"press",
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"prod",
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"prompt",
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"urge"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220743",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"goad stick":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a stick used as a goad":[
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"they banged the donkeys with their goad sticks",
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"\u2014 Mark Twain"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030253",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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},
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"goadman":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one who drives an animal or team by means of a goad":[]
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-dm\u0259n"
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065317",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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},
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"goal":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an area or object toward which players in various games attempt to advance a ball or puck and usually through or into which it must go to score points":[],
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": an area to be reached safely in children's games":[],
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": the act or action of causing a ball or puck to go through or into such a goal":[],
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": the end toward which effort is directed : aim":[
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"The goal is high-speed rail travel."
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],
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": the score resulting from such an act":[],
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": the terminal point of a race":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He set a goal for himself of exercising at least three times a week.",
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"Her primary goal is to get a college degree.",
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"We all share a common goal .",
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"She pursued her goal of starting her own business.",
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"The company has instituted several new policies with the goal of reducing waste.",
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"Last month he had 10 goals and six assists.",
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"She scored the winning goal in the game's final minute.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The sentiment the court reiterated in its ruling \u2013 that there is a broader, social goal of education, beyond individual achievement \u2013 has been a hallmark of American schools since their founding. \u2014 Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 July 2022",
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"The distance, goal , target and objective change in each of the eight rounds that are played. \u2014 Ben Schultz, Journal Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
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"They were built with stability as the main goal , not innovation or agility. \u2014 Milan Dordevic, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
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"The ultimate goal of the ball, said Callahan, is to transcend boundaries and bring people together. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
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"Now, however, new research is adding more abilities and complexities to bring this field closer to its ultimate goal : an electronic skin, or e-skin, with uses ranging from covering robots to sticking wearable devices onto humans. \u2014 Fionna M. D. Samuels, Scientific American , 30 June 2022",
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"According to USA Today, fans on social media quickly pointed out that Colorado had too many players on the ice when Kadri scored the game-winning goal \u2014 something that Lightning coach Jon Cooper alluded to in a post-game conference. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 26 June 2022",
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"Think of investing as a marathon, not a sprint, with a 10-year horizon at a minimum and, preferably, with a much, much longer goal in mind. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
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"Even with the very serious childhood career goal of practicing law in mind, Virgil, also known as Xmiramira online, has always been drawn to the world of gaming. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 23 June 2022"
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"1531, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":""
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"Middle English gol boundary, limit":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u014dl",
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"chiefly Northern US especially in senses 3b and 2a also \u02c8g\u00fcl"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for goal intention , intent , purpose , design , aim , end , object , objective , goal mean what one intends to accomplish or attain. intention implies little more than what one has in mind to do or bring about. announced his intention to marry intent suggests clearer formulation or greater deliberateness. the clear intent of the statute purpose suggests a more settled determination. being successful was her purpose in life design implies a more carefully calculated plan. the order of events came by accident, not design aim adds to these implications of effort directed toward attaining or accomplishing. her aim was to raise film to an art form end stresses the intended effect of action often in distinction or contrast to the action or means as such. willing to use any means to achieve his end object may equal end but more often applies to a more individually determined wish or need. his constant object was the achievement of pleasure objective implies something tangible and immediately attainable. their objective is to seize the oil fields goal suggests something attained only by prolonged effort and hardship. worked years to reach her goals",
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"aim",
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"ambition",
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"aspiration",
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"bourne",
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"bourn",
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"design",
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"dream",
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"end",
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"idea",
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"ideal",
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"intent",
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"intention",
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"mark",
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"meaning",
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"object",
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"objective",
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"plan",
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"point",
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"pretension",
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"purpose",
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"target",
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"thing"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112928",
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"adjective",
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"goal crease":{
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": crease sense 3b":[]
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"noun"
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"goal kick":{
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": a free kick in soccer awarded to a defensive player when the ball is driven out of bounds over the end line by an opposing player":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Every throw-in seemed to take an age, and every free kick and every goal kick , too. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"The play started with a goal kick from U.S. keeper Matt Turner that was knocked down by the wind. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 30 Jan. 2022",
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"No Phoenix player attacks the ball off a Vegas goal kick , letting the Lights win the ball in the air. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"Larin scored for unbeaten Canada seven minutes in, taking advantage of a short goal kick by Matt Turner for his 12th goal of the qualifying cycle. \u2014 Ian Harrison, chicagotribune.com , 30 Jan. 2022",
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"The Bobcats got the ensuing goal kick in quickly and scored at the other end within 20 seconds to take a 2-0 lead. \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 11 Nov. 2021",
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"Stuver played a goal kick short and got the ball right back to his feet only for Pepi to close him down and nearly take the ball off him. \u2014 Jon Arnold, Dallas News , 29 Aug. 2021",
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"Sch\u00f6n got behind defender Jhohan Roma\u00f1a on a goal kick with his presence enough for the Austin center back to send his clearance directly toward the winger. \u2014 Jon Arnold, Dallas News , 29 Aug. 2021",
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"The word was heard once, relatively faintly, after a Honduras goal kick . \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 24 July 2021"
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"1881, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114356",
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"type":[
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"goal line":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a line at either end and usually running the width of a playing area on which a goal or goalpost is situated":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Once upon a time, Scurry was so comfortable in that alone space, standing on the goal line facing down the opposition. \u2014 Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
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"The original call was that Josh Morrissey had kept the puck out the net with his stick, but a video review after play showed the puck across the goal line . \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"With 58 seconds remaining in the first half, Jackson and nose tackle Eddie Goldman converged on running back Devontae Booker near the Giants end zone with Jackson ripping the football from Booker\u2019s hands and securing it across the goal line . \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 4 Jan. 2022",
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"The Spartans got on the board first, set up by an opening kickoff by freshman Stephen Rusnak that bounced inside the goal line and pinned Pitt at its own 2 and a three-and-out stop by the defense. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 31 Dec. 2021",
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"Valdes-Scantling lunged across the goal line for the final yard, beating Baltimore's Robert Jackson in the process. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Dec. 2021",
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"Valdes-Scantling lunged across the goal line for the final yard, beating Baltimore's Robert Jackson in the process. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, USA TODAY , 19 Dec. 2021",
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"His 9-yard touchdown catch was impressive for his getting across the goal line , finding an open space in the Carolina zone and waiting for Tua to deliver the ball. \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 28 Nov. 2021",
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"Backup quarterback Jordon Brookshire straining to thrust the ball across the goal line with a defender dangling from his ankles. \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1860, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061737",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"goal set":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a preparatory set oriented toward a goal":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054941",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"goalie":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a player who defends the goal in any of various games (such as hockey, lacrosse, or soccer) : goalkeeper":[
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"If the ball carrier continues to cut across in front of the net, the goalie must move with the shooter in order to cover the angle.",
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"\u2014 Jim Hinkson",
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"As she has so many times during the last four years, Barlow broke away from all of the defenders and beat the goalie with her swift foot and a one-on-one move towards the net.",
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"\u2014 Brian Moore"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Puzzlers try to identify a current NHL player\u2014but not a goalie \u2014from their attributes and accomplishments rather than the spelling of their surnames. \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 6 June 2022",
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"Before facing the Rangers, the Lightning beat the Florida Panthers, and their goalie , Sergei Bobrovsky, who is from Novokuznetsk. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
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"The goalie left during Colorado's 8-6 victory against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1. \u2014 Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
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"Carolina went on the attack immediately to try to get back into the game, but Igor Shesterkin, the Rangers\u2019 goalie and the Vezina Trophy favorite, was flawless, withstanding a second Hurricanes power play. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
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||
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"The Knights are young, with a freshman goalie (Eddie McElroy). \u2014 Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2022",
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"In years past, the Americans fielded a team comprised of an internationally proficient goalie , a couple decent players on mid-level international teams, and a bunch of MLS players. \u2014 Jason Hoffman, The Enquirer , 6 May 2022",
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"That defense leans on junior goalie John Ontko, who entered last season never having played the position. \u2014 Robert Fenbers, cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"Both Medway/Ashland goalie Zoe Ratcliffe (20 saves) and Norwood netminder Lily Newman (20 saves) were on top of their games early as the teams remained scoreless after one. \u2014 Kevin Stone, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1894, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8g\u014d-l\u0113"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201310",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"goalkeeper":{
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
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"definitions":{
|
||
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": a player who defends the goal in any of various games (such as hockey, lacrosse, or soccer)":[]
|
||
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},
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Katie, the goalkeeper and captain of the Stanford women's soccer team, was 22 years old when she was found dead in her dorm room on March 1. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The senior goalkeeper made three of her five saves down the stretch, including a tremendous play with 1:55 remaining in the Class 3A Naperville Central Sectional final. \u2014 Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"At one point during a Zoom interview last month, Emily Sterling, the junior goalkeeper for the Maryland women\u2019s lacrosse, shrugged off a question about her own personal success to praise the defense in front of her. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 24 May 2022",
|
||
|
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"Former Lions manager Adrian Heath was the original coach of the Texas franchise, and current TV broadcaster Miguel Gallardo was the goalkeeper . \u2014 Austin David, Orlando Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The England goalkeeper made some key saves during this run of games, while Richarlison\u2019s work-rate and goals have also been vital. \u2014 James Nalton, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"McDonald shot over a cross to Kizer, who finished the play by knocking her attempt past Current goalkeeper Adrianna Franch. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Most notably, goalkeeper Adrianna Franch will take on her former team for the first time since being traded to KC in mid-August. \u2014 Portland Timbers And Thorns Fc, oregonlive , 10 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"After a scoreless first half, Canada went up 1-0 in the 74th minute on Fleming\u2019s penalty against backup U.S. goalkeeper Adrianna Franch. \u2014 Anne M. Peterson, chicagotribune.com , 2 Aug. 2021"
|
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],
|
||
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1789, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
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"\u02c8g\u014dl-\u02cck\u0113-p\u0259r"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204505",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"goalmouth":{
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": the area directly in front of the goal (as in soccer or hockey)":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"However, King/Drew was able to use the wind to play as equals to the higher-seeded hosts in the second half and broke through with a score in front of the goalmouth in the 67th minute by Hephzibah Okafor. \u2014 Ramon Scott, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"With Marcinkowski well outside of the goalmouth , Asprilla took the rebound and launched the ball over the goalkeeper's head and in for an incredible goal. \u2014 Jim Reineking, USA TODAY , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Rogie Vachon, in one wild goalmouth scramble in the Bruins\u2019 net, finally was able to get back upright on skates just when the puck zipped by him for a goal. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Benn\u2019s shot clanked off Driedger and then a Florida skate before sliding towards the goalmouth , but Driedger keep the puck out with the hook of his goal stick. \u2014 Matthew Defranks, Dallas News , 13 Apr. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"Left back Jorge Villafana curled a dangerous ball into the box, and Ebobisse rose above everyone to drive it toward the goalmouth . \u2014 oregonlive , 19 Sep. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"John Klingberg yanked a shot on the power play, missing the inviting goalmouth . \u2014 Matthew Defranks, Dallas News , 15 Aug. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"The goal came off a pass from Jason Robertson towards the goalmouth that Mattias Janmark backhanded to Seguin on the backdoor. \u2014 Matthew Defranks, Dallas News , 14 Feb. 2020",
|
||
|
|
"Trevor Zegras\u2019s goal off a goalmouth scramble with 1.2 seconds remaining forced overtime. \u2014 Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Feb. 2020"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
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"1871, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
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"\u02c8g\u014dl-\u02ccmau\u0307th"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113549",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"goalpost":{
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"type":[
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|
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"noun"
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|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": one of usually two vertical posts that with or without a crossbar constitute the goal in various games":[]
|
||
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8g\u014dl-\u02ccp\u014dst"
|
||
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Forty seconds later, Martin Necas fired a shot that got past Shesterkin but hit off a goalpost to keep Carolina off the scoreboard. \u2014 Vin A. Cherwoo, Hartford Courant , 25 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Ericksen came close to scoring a second time, according to CNN, but hit the goalpost . \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The 1-0 lead didn\u2019t last long as CC\u2019s Parker Jamieson answered at 6:07 of the same period with a backhanded rebound after defenseman Nick Condon\u2019s shot from the left point caromed off the goalpost . \u2014 Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"For the second round, the Stoltmans take Matt and Ben outside for their version of the sandbag throw, which involves hurling a beer keg up over their heads, with the goal of clearing the crossbar of a rugby goalpost . \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 6 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"He's continued to move the goalpost ; he's never negotiated in good faith and is obstructing the president's agenda, 85% is still left on the table. \u2014 Allison Pecorin, ABC News , 19 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"There was an 8-yard sack in the third quarter that led to Jason Sanders\u2019 52-yard field goal doinking off the goalpost . \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 2 Jan. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"On third down early in the first quarter, quarterback Kaleb Eleby had managed meager yardage to get the Broncos out from the shadow of their own goalpost . \u2014 Andrew Hammond, USA TODAY , 27 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
|
"On third down early in the first quarter, quarterback Kaleb Eleby had managed meager yardage to get the Broncos out from the shadow of their own goalpost . \u2014 Andrew Hammond, Detroit Free Press , 27 Dec. 2021"
|
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],
|
||
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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|
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"1842, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215307"
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},
|
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"goaltender":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": goalkeeper":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
||
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
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"After star defenseman Cale Makar failed to put a shot on goal for the first time all playoffs, despite being one of the NHL\u2019s best at doing so, the Avalanche must figure to find a way to put more rubber on Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 18 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"The player was a 25-year-old undrafted goaltender from Winnipeg, Hodson. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 11 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Raanta, a fan favorite who was a Coyotes goaltender from 2017 to last season before signing with Carolina, stopped 23 shots but didn't look sharp in giving up two late second-period goals. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"That said, if there was even a chance of any question about their goaltender after Game 1, well, his glove hand had the answer. \u2014 Tom Layberger, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Detroit Red Wings showed some of the moxie that's been missing over the past week, battling back after their opponent chased their goaltender five minutes into the game. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Slovakia made those plays, won those battles, tied the game late in regulation after pulling their goaltender in favor of an extra skater and got the lone goal in the shootout. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Minnesota Wild goaltender Cam Talbot has turned around his game, but backup Kaapo Kahkonen has lost six in a row. \u2014 Mike Brehm, USA TODAY , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Kraken had pulled goaltender Philip Grubauer for an extra skater. \u2014 Allan Kreda, courant.com , 30 Jan. 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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|
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"1882, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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|
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"\u02c8g\u014dl-\u02ccten-d\u0259r"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184735",
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"type":[
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|
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|
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"goaltending":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a violation in basketball that involves touching or deflecting a ball that is on its downward path toward the basket or on or within the rim of the basket":[],
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": the act of guarding a goal (as in hockey)":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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||
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
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"Yes, the Wings were retooled from past playoff pastings and were playing incredible hockey with toughness, discipline, skill and big-time goaltending . \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022",
|
||
|
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"The Tips are coming off their own game with goaltending issues, losing 6-5 at home to Vancouver Saturday night despite outshooting the Giants 49-28. \u2014 Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive , 5 Dec. 2021",
|
||
|
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"And, predictably, a team dependent on two young scorers, in Kaprizov and Kevin Fiala, received sporadic production but not dominance from the duo. And received good-but-not-magical goaltending from Talbot. \u2014 Star Tribune , 29 May 2021",
|
||
|
|
"The Panthers are a deep, powerful team and the Capitals will have trouble shutting them down, especially with their inconsistent goaltending . \u2014 Jace Evans, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The Toronto Maple Leafs did well to acquire steady defenseman Mark Giordano from Seattle for two second-round picks and a third-rounder but didn\u2019t fortify their goaltending , which has been plagued by injuries. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
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"Greiss had a good outing against the Rangers, but part of the blame for Saturday's loss falls on his subpar goaltending . \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"Can\u2019t see the goaltending holding up for very long against the Panthers. \u2014 Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The improved defense and goaltending , two gritty skills that come in handy in the postseason, are the most recent reasons to be excited about the Panthers\u2019 chances to make a long run in the Stanley Cup playoffs. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 22 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
||
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u014dl-\u02ccten-di\u014b"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-142416",
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"type":[
|
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|
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]
|
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},
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"goat":{
|
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"As much fun as it is to debate who is the greatest in NBA history, it's pointless, a question for which there can be no definitive answer \u2026. The list of players who could be considered the GOAT is long, and each one is worthy in his own right.",
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"\u2014 Nancy Armour",
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"There's no denying what Aaron Rodgers has done in his career, but to say Rodgers is the GOAT is a big statement considering what Tom Brady has accomplished.",
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"\u2014 Pro Football Weekly",
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"Former President (and arguably the GOAT of post-presidency careers) Jimmy Carter is leasing 10 acres of his Georgia peanut farm to SolAmerica to create a 1.3MW solar array.",
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"\u2014 Walter Einenkel",
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"If championships alone are the measuring stick, then Michael [Jordan] is probably going to remain the popular choice as the GOAT . But if I can go on aesthetics alone, I know I'd rather watch LeBron [James].",
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"\u2014 Bob Ryan"
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"In the last inning, a home run can make you the hero, and a strikeout can make you the goat .",
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"an unhappy childhood was the goat he used to rationalize every failure and shortcoming",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"A century ago, families would gather to spend time together as a goat or calf cooked underground. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 17 June 2022",
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"According to ancient myth, when Zeus, the king of all gods and humans was born, his mother, Rhea, sent a protector to keep her son and his nurse, a goat , safe. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 16 June 2022",
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"The Disney+ series will feature Walker Scobell in the title role of 12-year-old Percy, a teen demigod; Aryan Simhadri as Grover, a satyr who is half-boy and half- goat ; and Jeffries as Annabeth, a daughter of the goddess Athena. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 13 May 2022",
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"After weeks of drought, the single night of rain brought more tragedy to Safiya Abdullahi, a goat and camel herder in Somaliland. \u2014 David Bruckmeier, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 May 2022",
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"His entire life, Mr. Edris had spent Eid in his village, trekking up a mountainside to roast a goat or sheep with his friends. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022",
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"Grover is a satyr, half boy and half goat , disguised as a 12 year old boy. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 5 May 2022",
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"This should tell you something about the success of its birria, available in either beef or goat . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022"
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||
|
|
"\u2014 Nancy Armour",
|
||
|
|
"There's no denying what Aaron Rodgers has done in his career, but to say Rodgers is the GOAT is a big statement considering what Tom Brady has accomplished.",
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||
|
|
"\u2014 Pro Football Weekly",
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||
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"Former President (and arguably the GOAT of post-presidency careers) Jimmy Carter is leasing 10 acres of his Georgia peanut farm to SolAmerica to create a 1.3MW solar array.",
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||
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|
"\u2014 Walter Einenkel",
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||
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|
"If championships alone are the measuring stick, then Michael [Jordan] is probably going to remain the popular choice as the GOAT . But if I can go on aesthetics alone, I know I'd rather watch LeBron [James].",
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||
|
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"\u2014 Bob Ryan"
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"In the last inning, a home run can make you the hero, and a strikeout can make you the goat .",
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||
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"an unhappy childhood was the goat he used to rationalize every failure and shortcoming",
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||
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|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"A century ago, families would gather to spend time together as a goat or calf cooked underground. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 17 June 2022",
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||
|
|
"According to ancient myth, when Zeus, the king of all gods and humans was born, his mother, Rhea, sent a protector to keep her son and his nurse, a goat , safe. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 16 June 2022",
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||
|
|
"Scotch Bonnet is a super-hot pepper with origins in Jamaica, and puts the bite in Jamaican classics like jerk sauces, curried goat and chicken, and escovitch fish. \u2014 Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 June 2022",
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||
|
|
"The Disney+ series will feature Walker Scobell in the title role of 12-year-old Percy, a teen demigod; Aryan Simhadri as Grover, a satyr who is half-boy and half- goat ; and Jeffries as Annabeth, a daughter of the goddess Athena. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 13 May 2022",
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||
|
|
"After weeks of drought, the single night of rain brought more tragedy to Safiya Abdullahi, a goat and camel herder in Somaliland. \u2014 David Bruckmeier, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 May 2022",
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||
|
|
"His entire life, Mr. Edris had spent Eid in his village, trekking up a mountainside to roast a goat or sheep with his friends. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022",
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||
|
|
"Grover is a satyr, half boy and half goat , disguised as a 12 year old boy. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 5 May 2022",
|
||
|
|
"This should tell you something about the success of its birria, available in either beef or goat . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022"
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||
|
|
],
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||
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||
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||
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|
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||
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|
},
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||
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||
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"scapegoat",
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||
|
|
"whipping boy"
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||
|
|
],
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||
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|
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||
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": the Arawakan language of the Goajiro people":[]
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},
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"\u02ccg\u014d\u0259\u02c8hi(\u02cc)r\u014d"
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||
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": any of a family (Mullidae) of medium-sized often brightly colored bony fishes having two long barbels under the chin, and elongate body, and two widely separated dorsal fins \u2014 compare red mullet":[]
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||
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