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  "SOF":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "sound on film":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032232",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ]
  },
  "Soares":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "M\u00e1rio (Alberto Nobre Lopes) 1924\u20132017 prime minister of Portugal (1976\u201378; 1983\u201385) and president (1986\u201396)":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sw\u00e4r-ish"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232250",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Soave":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a dry white Italian wine":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1934, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Soave , village near Verona, Italy":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sw\u00e4-(\u02cc)v\u0101"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012647",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Soay":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an animal of the Soay breed":[],
      ": an old breed of small dark-brown or blackish sheep that are horned in both sexes":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from Soay , island of the Hebrides, where the breed originated":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u014d(\u02cc)\u0101"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182324",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Society Islander":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a native or inhabitant of the Society Islands":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Society island + English -er":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192814",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Society Islands":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "islands of the South Pacific belonging to France; capital Papeete (on Tahiti) area 621 square miles (1608 square kilometers), population 162,573":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8s\u012b-\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113246",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Sokhumi":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "city and port on the Black Sea in northwestern Georgia population 39,000":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u014d-k\u0259-m\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132912",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Sokotran":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Sokotran variant of socotran:1"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-203702",
    "type":[]
  },
  "Sokotri":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a South Arabic dialect very closely related to Mahri and spoken on the island of Socotra":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Arabic Suqu\u1e6dri":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259\u02c8k\u014d\u2027tr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060239",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Sol":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": sun":[],
      ": the Roman god of the sun \u2014 compare helios":[],
      ": the basic monetary unit of Peru from 1930 to 1985 and since 1991 \u2014 see Money Table":[],
      ": the fifth note of the major scale in solf\u00e8ge":[],
      "soluble":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1583, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1883, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1899, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "-sol (as in hydrosol ), from solution":"Noun",
      "American Spanish, from Spanish, sun, from Latin":"Noun",
      "Medieval Latin sol ; from the syllable sung to this note in a medieval hymn to St. John the Baptist":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from Latin":"Noun",
      "Middle French \u2014 more at sou":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022fl",
      "\u02c8s\u014dl",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005016",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Soleidae":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a family of flatfishes (order Heterosomata) comprising the typical soles and distinguished from the typical flounders (family Pleuronectidae) by the extension of the dorsal fin high on the head and by the covered margin of the preopercle":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Solea , type genus + -idae":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259\u02c8l\u0113\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134352",
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "Solomon seal":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": solomon's seal":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "by alteration":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183136",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Solon":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a member of a legislative body":[],
      ": a wise and skillful lawgiver":[],
      "circa 630\u2013 circa 560 b.c. Athenian lawgiver":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "one of the most politically adept solons in the state legislature",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These solons will not be bribed into embracing the future! \u2014 Dan Rodricks, baltimoresun.com , 12 June 2018",
      "The NFL Players Association has long been the most toothless of the big-league unions, while the NCAA has a vested interest in denying that its main money-maker presents any contradictions for the solons of higher education. \u2014 Theodore Kupfer, National Review , 14 Dec. 2017",
      "National Merit Scholars: Nine Solon students were named National Merit Scholarship winners, and each received $2,500 scholarships from the organization. \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland.com , 29 May 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Solon":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccl\u00e4n",
      "\u02c8s\u014d-l\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "lawgiver",
      "lawmaker",
      "legislator"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174752",
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Solvay process":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a process for making soda from common salt by passing carbon dioxide into ammoniacal brine resulting in precipitation of sodium bicarbonate which is then calcined to carbonate":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1884, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Ernest Solvay \u20201922 Belgian chemist":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4l-\u02ccv\u0101-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183727",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Soong Ai-ling":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "1888\u20131973 wife of H.H. K'ung":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8su\u0307\u014b-\u02c8\u012b-\u02c8li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031435",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Soong Ch'ing-ling":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "1892\u20131981 wife of Sun Yat-sen":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8su\u0307\u014b-\u02c8chi\u014b-\u02c8li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020933",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Soong Mei-ling":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "1897\u20132003 wife of Chiang Kai-shek":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8su\u0307\u014b-\u02c8m\u0101-\u02c8li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232321",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Soong Tzu-wen":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "1894\u20131971 T. V. Soong; brother of Soong Mei-ling Chinese financier and statesman":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204839",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Sorbonist":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a graduate of or student at the Sorbonne":[],
      ": a member of the faculty of theology or a theological student at the University of Paris":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French sorboniste , from Sorbonne , a house for impoverished theological students at the University of Paris, now the site of the faculties of arts and letters of the University of Paris (after Robert de Sorbon \u20201274 French theologian, its founder) + -iste -ist":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085724",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Sosnowiec":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "city in southwestern Poland northeast of Katowice population 216,500":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u00e4-\u02c8sn\u014d-\u02ccvyets"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174942",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "South Yorkshire":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "metropolitan county of northern England; capital Barnsley area 624 square miles (1616 square kilometers), population 1,343,600":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212057",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Soutine":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "Chaim 1893\u20131943 French (Lithuanian-born) painter":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u00fc-\u02c8t\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161533",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "so":{
    "antonyms":[
      "accurate",
      "bang on",
      "correct",
      "dead-on",
      "exact",
      "good",
      "on-target",
      "precise",
      "proper",
      "right",
      "spot-on",
      "true",
      "veracious"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": conforming with actual facts : true":[
        "said things that were not so"
      ],
      ": for that reason : therefore":[
        "don't want to go, so I won't"
      ],
      ": in a manner or way indicated or suggested":[
        "do you really think so",
        "\u2014 often used as a substitute for a preceding clause are you ready? I think so I didn't like it and I told her so"
      ],
      ": in order that":[
        "be quiet so he can sleep"
      ],
      ": in order to":[],
      ": in the same manner or way : also":[
        "worked hard and so did she"
      ],
      ": marked by a desired order":[
        "his books are always just so"
      ],
      ": most certainly : indeed":[
        "you did so do it"
      ],
      ": most decidedly : surely":[
        "I so don't believe you"
      ],
      ": provided that":[],
      ": such as has been specified or suggested : the same":[
        "if you have to file a claim, do so as soon as possible"
      ],
      ": the fifth note of the major scale in solf\u00e8ge":[],
      ": then , subsequently":[
        "and so home and to bed"
      ],
      ": therefore , consequently":[
        "the witness is biased and so unreliable"
      ],
      ": thus sense 1":[
        "for so the Lord said",
        "\u2014 Isaiah 18:4 (King James Version)"
      ],
      ": to a definite but unspecified extent or degree":[
        "can only do so much in a day"
      ],
      ": to a great extent or degree : very , extremely":[
        "loves her so"
      ],
      ": to an indicated or suggested extent or degree":[
        "had never been so happy",
        "\u2014 used chiefly in negative constructions with a following correlative element introduced by as thought that his share wasn't so big as his brother's"
      ],
      ": to the same extent or degree : to such a degree : as sense 1":[],
      ": with the result that":[
        "the acoustics are good, so every note is clear"
      ],
      "seller's option":[],
      "south; southern":[],
      "strikeout":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "I don't think they can score twice in so short a time.",
      "There has always been an interest in genetic cloning, but never more so than in recent years.",
      "He looked so handsome in his suit.",
      "We are all so excited about the trip.",
      "I'm so happy that you decided to join us for dinner.",
      "I feel so much better after taking that nap.",
      "Thank you so much for your help.",
      "He dislikes her so much that he won't even talk to her.",
      "The test was not so very hard after all.",
      "\u201cHe is about so tall,\u201d she said, raising her hand about six feet in the air.",
      "Conjunction",
      "We were bored with the movie, so we left.",
      "I don't want to go, so I won't.",
      "There are no more chairs available, so you'll have to stand.",
      "Adjective",
      "You are saying things that are just not so .",
      "I heard you met the president\u2014is that so ?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "But unlike Gebbia, Blecharczyk hasn\u2019t sold any shares so far this year. \u2014 Rachel Sandler, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
      "But in the rebuild that\u2019s not a rebuild, the sign-and-flip has so far become the sign-and-flop. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 25 June 2022",
      "Here are some of the sanctions adopted so far and a list of companies that have pulled out of the country. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2022",
      "Later that day, Rage Against the Machine pledged to earmark its proceeds from two concerts in Wisconsin and Illinois \u2014$475,000 so far \u2014 toward reproductive health care access in those states. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 25 June 2022",
      "After going winless in their maiden season, the driver of the No. 1 car has taken his new team to victory lane not once but twice so far this year. \u2014 Cole Cusumano, The Arizona Republic , 25 June 2022",
      "Oftentimes, investors peg 401(k) accounts to the S&P 500, which has fallen more than 20% so far this year. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 24 June 2022",
      "Perry has so far stonewalled the committee, defying a subpoena requesting his cooperation in the investigation. \u2014 Jacqueline Alemany, Emma Brown And Amy Gardner, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
      "The SUVs only recently went on sale in the United States and the warning and recall announced by Toyota Motor Sales USA on Thursday applies to all approximately 260 BZ4X SUVs that have been delivered to customers so far. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 24 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "But privacy in the court system is kind of an important details to be on top of so way to go at them and getting it and give credit to the court for moving quickly to fix it. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The hallux must help stabilize the foot and control the arch during footstrike so impact forces are distributed evenly. \u2014 Outside Online , 5 Aug. 2019",
      "Instead, incorporate IaC as part of modernization efforts and pair it with upskilling so engineers can focus on advanced projects. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "Owners of homes with pools in El Dorado County are actually being encouraged to spray paint in large letters the number of gallons in the so aircraft can spot the information. \u2014 CBS News , 20 Aug. 2021",
      "The Oakland Police Department's own stingray was seemingly insufficient, so officers then called in the FBI, both times without a warrant. \u2014 Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica , 12 July 2017",
      "But both also got weighed down by their stars, pulling in so- so receptions from audiences (and getting savaged by critics). \u2014 Angela Watercutter, WIRED , 2 June 2017",
      "But inhaling powerful opioids can be deadly, so officers have a new tool to protect their four-legged partners: naloxone, a drug that has already been used for years to reverse overdoses in humans. \u2014 CBS News , 1 June 2017",
      "But inhaling powerful opioids can be deadly, so officers have a new tool to protect their four-legged partners: naloxone, a drug that has already been used for years to reverse overdoses in humans. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 June 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Pronoun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Conjunction"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English sw\u0101 ; akin to Old High German s\u014d so, Latin sic so, thus, si if, Greek h\u014ds so, thus, Latin suus one's own \u2014 more at suicide":"Adverb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u014d",
      "especially before an adjective or adverb followed by \"that\" s\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "accordingly",
      "consequently",
      "ergo",
      "hence",
      "therefore",
      "thereupon",
      "thus",
      "wherefore"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124300",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "conjunction",
      "noun",
      "pronoun"
    ]
  },
  "so I see":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124030",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "so as":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": provide that":[
        "could play 'em a tune on any sort of pot you please, so as it was iron or block tin",
        "\u2014 Charles Dickens"
      ],
      ": so sense 1a":[
        "I hope you shall receive honorable requital of his amicable ambassade so as you shall have no cause to regret his arrival",
        "\u2014 Elizabeth I"
      ],
      ": so sense 1b":[
        "repeated aloud so as there'd be no chance of a mistake",
        "\u2014 G. W. Brace"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075925",
    "type":[
      "conjunction"
    ]
  },
  "so far as":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": insofar as":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the idea works so far as you've thought it out, but there may be angles you haven't considered"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1530, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "inasmuch as",
      "insofar as",
      "insomuch as",
      "insomuch that"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084400",
    "type":[
      "conjunction"
    ]
  },
  "so long":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1854, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-",
      "s\u014d-\u02c8l\u022f\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235102",
    "type":[
      "interjection"
    ]
  },
  "so long as":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": during and up to the end of the time that : while":[
        "so long as you are here, I'm fine"
      ],
      ": provided that":[
        "you may go, so long as you return by dinnertime"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "so long as you're staying with us, you may not smoke indoors"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "as",
      "when",
      "while",
      "whilst"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041228",
    "type":[
      "conjunction"
    ]
  },
  "so-and-so":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an unnamed or unspecified person, thing, or action":[],
      ": bastard sense 3":[],
      ": in an unspecified manner or fashion":[],
      ": to an unspecified amount or degree":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u014d-\u0259n-\u02ccs\u014d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bastard",
      "beast",
      "bleeder",
      "blighter",
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      "Verb",
      "You should soak those dirty clothes before you wash them.",
      "The beans soaked in water overnight.",
      "He relaxed and soaked in the tub.",
      "After planting the seeds, soak the soil.",
      "She soaked the dog with the hose.",
      "His shirt was soaked with sweat.",
      "I was soaked by the rain.",
      "The oil soaked into the wood.",
      "Sweat soaked through his shirt.",
      "Rain soaked through her jacket.",
      "Noun",
      "I had a long, hot soak in the tub.",
      "felt sorry for the town soak , who couldn't hold a job",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Wines may be barreled for several months to many years; Cabernet Sauvignon, for instance, is typically aged for at least 18 months \u2014 often longer \u2014 as bigger, high-tannin wines need more time to soak up the barrel\u2019s impact. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022",
      "Milk, eggs and butter enrich the dough for these buns that will soak up all those delectable burger juices. \u2014 Becky Krystal, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
      "Keady, who returned to coaching to be an assistant at St. John\u2019s, had a courtside seat to soak up Lavin\u2019s growth and maturity in the sport. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 May 2022",
      "Slice up an apple, and let each slice soak in a different liquid. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
      "Let the laundry soak for four to five hours, stirring it occasionally, until the water has cooled completely. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Fill a clean bucket with hot water and dishwashing liquid, and let the mop soak for at least 10 to 15 minutes. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "With some time to soak in, some critics and fans even consider this the director\u2019s best film to date. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Take time to soak in the Monica-level attention to detail \u2014 especially in Monica and Rachel\u2019s kitchen \u2014 but feel free to cut loose in front of the re-creation of the fountain from the opening credits while the montage plays on a nearby video screen. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Amenities of all kinds are at your service, including a soak tub flanked by the cave\u2019s natural rock surface. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 17 June 2022",
      "Head to northern New Mexico's Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa for an immersive back-to-nature experience that includes a scenic hot spring soak . \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure , 10 June 2022",
      "There'll also be kids activities, a birthday cake giveaway and a super soak at 2 p.m. courtesy of the North Shore Fire Department. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Journal Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
      "An evening soak in thermal baths washes the last of the residual Rocacorba pain from my knees. \u2014 Dina Mishev, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "For 2022, the spa is offering an in-room reviving soak and new CBD treatments, more details can be found here. \u2014 Yola Robert, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Beverly Hot Springs, Los Angeles Get your soak on right in the middle of the city at Beverly Hot Springs. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 10 May 2022",
      "This winter, head to Dunton Hot Springs, nestled in the San Juan Mountains of the Colorado Rockies for a good soak and side of adventure. \u2014 Breanna Wilson, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Or a five-minute shower as opposed to a luxurious soak ? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022"
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        "I sat at my table for an hour soaking up the atmosphere of the caf\u00e9.",
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      "Verb",
      "You should soak those dirty clothes before you wash them.",
      "The beans soaked in water overnight.",
      "He relaxed and soaked in the tub.",
      "After planting the seeds, soak the soil.",
      "She soaked the dog with the hose.",
      "His shirt was soaked with sweat.",
      "I was soaked by the rain.",
      "The oil soaked into the wood.",
      "Sweat soaked through his shirt.",
      "Rain soaked through her jacket.",
      "Noun",
      "I had a long, hot soak in the tub.",
      "felt sorry for the town soak , who couldn't hold a job",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Wines may be barreled for several months to many years; Cabernet Sauvignon, for instance, is typically aged for at least 18 months \u2014 often longer \u2014 as bigger, high-tannin wines need more time to soak up the barrel\u2019s impact. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022",
      "Milk, eggs and butter enrich the dough for these buns that will soak up all those delectable burger juices. \u2014 Becky Krystal, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
      "Keady, who returned to coaching to be an assistant at St. John\u2019s, had a courtside seat to soak up Lavin\u2019s growth and maturity in the sport. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 May 2022",
      "Slice up an apple, and let each slice soak in a different liquid. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
      "Let the laundry soak for four to five hours, stirring it occasionally, until the water has cooled completely. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Fill a clean bucket with hot water and dishwashing liquid, and let the mop soak for at least 10 to 15 minutes. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "With some time to soak in, some critics and fans even consider this the director\u2019s best film to date. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Take time to soak in the Monica-level attention to detail \u2014 especially in Monica and Rachel\u2019s kitchen \u2014 but feel free to cut loose in front of the re-creation of the fountain from the opening credits while the montage plays on a nearby video screen. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Amenities of all kinds are at your service, including a soak tub flanked by the cave\u2019s natural rock surface. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 17 June 2022",
      "Head to northern New Mexico's Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa for an immersive back-to-nature experience that includes a scenic hot spring soak . \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure , 10 June 2022",
      "There'll also be kids activities, a birthday cake giveaway and a super soak at 2 p.m. courtesy of the North Shore Fire Department. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Journal Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
      "An evening soak in thermal baths washes the last of the residual Rocacorba pain from my knees. \u2014 Dina Mishev, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "For 2022, the spa is offering an in-room reviving soak and new CBD treatments, more details can be found here. \u2014 Yola Robert, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Beverly Hot Springs, Los Angeles Get your soak on right in the middle of the city at Beverly Hot Springs. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 10 May 2022",
      "This winter, head to Dunton Hot Springs, nestled in the San Juan Mountains of the Colorado Rockies for a good soak and side of adventure. \u2014 Breanna Wilson, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Or a five-minute shower as opposed to a luxurious soak ? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022"
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      ": to cause to pay an exorbitant amount":[],
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      ": to penetrate or affect the mind or feelings":[
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      "Verb",
      "You should soak those dirty clothes before you wash them.",
      "The beans soaked in water overnight.",
      "He relaxed and soaked in the tub.",
      "After planting the seeds, soak the soil.",
      "She soaked the dog with the hose.",
      "His shirt was soaked with sweat.",
      "I was soaked by the rain.",
      "The oil soaked into the wood.",
      "Sweat soaked through his shirt.",
      "Rain soaked through her jacket.",
      "Noun",
      "I had a long, hot soak in the tub.",
      "felt sorry for the town soak , who couldn't hold a job",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Wines may be barreled for several months to many years; Cabernet Sauvignon, for instance, is typically aged for at least 18 months \u2014 often longer \u2014 as bigger, high-tannin wines need more time to soak up the barrel\u2019s impact. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022",
      "Milk, eggs and butter enrich the dough for these buns that will soak up all those delectable burger juices. \u2014 Becky Krystal, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
      "Keady, who returned to coaching to be an assistant at St. John\u2019s, had a courtside seat to soak up Lavin\u2019s growth and maturity in the sport. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 May 2022",
      "Slice up an apple, and let each slice soak in a different liquid. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
      "Let the laundry soak for four to five hours, stirring it occasionally, until the water has cooled completely. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Fill a clean bucket with hot water and dishwashing liquid, and let the mop soak for at least 10 to 15 minutes. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "With some time to soak in, some critics and fans even consider this the director\u2019s best film to date. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Take time to soak in the Monica-level attention to detail \u2014 especially in Monica and Rachel\u2019s kitchen \u2014 but feel free to cut loose in front of the re-creation of the fountain from the opening credits while the montage plays on a nearby video screen. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Amenities of all kinds are at your service, including a soak tub flanked by the cave\u2019s natural rock surface. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 17 June 2022",
      "Head to northern New Mexico's Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa for an immersive back-to-nature experience that includes a scenic hot spring soak . \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure , 10 June 2022",
      "There'll also be kids activities, a birthday cake giveaway and a super soak at 2 p.m. courtesy of the North Shore Fire Department. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Journal Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
      "An evening soak in thermal baths washes the last of the residual Rocacorba pain from my knees. \u2014 Dina Mishev, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "For 2022, the spa is offering an in-room reviving soak and new CBD treatments, more details can be found here. \u2014 Yola Robert, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Beverly Hot Springs, Los Angeles Get your soak on right in the middle of the city at Beverly Hot Springs. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 10 May 2022",
      "This winter, head to Dunton Hot Springs, nestled in the San Juan Mountains of the Colorado Rockies for a good soak and side of adventure. \u2014 Breanna Wilson, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Or a five-minute shower as opposed to a luxurious soak ? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022"
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      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
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      "Middle English soken , from Old English socian ; akin to Old English s\u016bcan to suck":"Verb"
    },
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      "\u02c8s\u014dk"
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      "Verb",
      "You should soak those dirty clothes before you wash them.",
      "The beans soaked in water overnight.",
      "He relaxed and soaked in the tub.",
      "After planting the seeds, soak the soil.",
      "She soaked the dog with the hose.",
      "His shirt was soaked with sweat.",
      "I was soaked by the rain.",
      "The oil soaked into the wood.",
      "Sweat soaked through his shirt.",
      "Rain soaked through her jacket.",
      "Noun",
      "I had a long, hot soak in the tub.",
      "felt sorry for the town soak , who couldn't hold a job",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Wines may be barreled for several months to many years; Cabernet Sauvignon, for instance, is typically aged for at least 18 months \u2014 often longer \u2014 as bigger, high-tannin wines need more time to soak up the barrel\u2019s impact. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022",
      "Milk, eggs and butter enrich the dough for these buns that will soak up all those delectable burger juices. \u2014 Becky Krystal, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
      "Keady, who returned to coaching to be an assistant at St. John\u2019s, had a courtside seat to soak up Lavin\u2019s growth and maturity in the sport. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 May 2022",
      "Slice up an apple, and let each slice soak in a different liquid. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
      "Let the laundry soak for four to five hours, stirring it occasionally, until the water has cooled completely. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Fill a clean bucket with hot water and dishwashing liquid, and let the mop soak for at least 10 to 15 minutes. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "With some time to soak in, some critics and fans even consider this the director\u2019s best film to date. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Take time to soak in the Monica-level attention to detail \u2014 especially in Monica and Rachel\u2019s kitchen \u2014 but feel free to cut loose in front of the re-creation of the fountain from the opening credits while the montage plays on a nearby video screen. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Amenities of all kinds are at your service, including a soak tub flanked by the cave\u2019s natural rock surface. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 17 June 2022",
      "Head to northern New Mexico's Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa for an immersive back-to-nature experience that includes a scenic hot spring soak . \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure , 10 June 2022",
      "There'll also be kids activities, a birthday cake giveaway and a super soak at 2 p.m. courtesy of the North Shore Fire Department. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Journal Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
      "An evening soak in thermal baths washes the last of the residual Rocacorba pain from my knees. \u2014 Dina Mishev, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "For 2022, the spa is offering an in-room reviving soak and new CBD treatments, more details can be found here. \u2014 Yola Robert, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Beverly Hot Springs, Los Angeles Get your soak on right in the middle of the city at Beverly Hot Springs. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 10 May 2022",
      "This winter, head to Dunton Hot Springs, nestled in the San Juan Mountains of the Colorado Rockies for a good soak and side of adventure. \u2014 Breanna Wilson, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Or a five-minute shower as opposed to a luxurious soak ? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English soken , from Old English socian ; akin to Old English s\u016bcan to suck":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u014dk"
    ],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224420",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a serial drama performed originally on a daytime radio or television program and chiefly characterized by tangled interpersonal situations and melodramatic or sentimental treatment":[],
      ": a series of real-life events resembling a soap opera":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She loves to watch daytime soap operas .",
      "the movie started out well, but quickly devolved into improbable soap opera",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And in Idaho, an intraparty soap opera for the ages finally reached its conclusion. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
      "Monty was seen engaging in some courtship displays with the unbanded bird, leaving viewers wondering if a soap opera might be in store for the summer. \u2014 Morgan Greene, Chicago Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Jerry Ver Dorn, the soap opera actor who portrayed attorney Ross Marler on CBS\u2019 Guiding Light for 26 years and then patriarch Clint Buchanan on ABC\u2019s One Life to Live for another eight, has died. \u2014 Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022",
      "All that off-court excess, all that soap opera intrigue, along with those five league titles. \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Kim Hughes experienced standard soap opera fare, from extramarital affairs to memory loss. \u2014 Annabelle Williams, BostonGlobe.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Actress June Brown, who was widely known for her role as character Dot Cotton in the British soap opera EastEnders, died on Sunday. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Rather than do karaoke with her friends, Mei opts to help out at her family\u2019s temple after school, prepare dinner and stay on top of her homework in addition to participating in her mother-daughter soap opera ritual. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Our daily soap opera of Boston and baseball began with a back-end thud As baseball becomes more homogenized, rivalries will lose some shine. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1938, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from its sponsorship by soap manufacturers":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "corn",
      "goo",
      "mush",
      "schmaltz",
      "schmalz",
      "sludge",
      "slush",
      "sorghum"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165340",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
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    "examples":[
      "some readers don't appreciate that she sometimes uses her book blog as a soapbox for her political views",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But now, her profile boosted by a presidential shout-out in the State of the Union speech, Haugen is making the most of her new soapbox . \u2014 Brian Contreras, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
      "An early favorite for that was Marshall in his delivery truck soapbox . \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The acclaim provides her a soapbox to bring the rights for the disabled to light. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The soapbox , the ballot box, the jury box, and then the cartridge box. \u2014 CBS News , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The Red Bull Soapbox Race \u2013 an extreme soapbox derby for adults \u2013 will make its Iowa debut this summer. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Kid Rock is using his music as a political soapbox in a new song released Monday. \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Everybody needs to come down off the soapbox and get to a place of solution. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "This means the location can now be a soapbox for all of Houston. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 1 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1907, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u014dp-\u02ccb\u00e4ks"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "forum",
      "medium",
      "outlet",
      "platform",
      "venue"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051133",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "soapy":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": containing or combined with soap or saponin":[],
      ": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a soap opera":[],
      ": smeared with soap : lathered":[],
      ": unctuous , suave":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The stone has a soapy feel.",
      "a typically soapy introduction for the guest speaker at the organization's annual banquet",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Oven Pan can only be hand washed with soapy water to keep the nonstick coating intact, while all of the Bakes and the Oven Mat are dishwasher safe. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 22 June 2022",
      "Pick them off by hand and drown them in soapy water. \u2014 Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
      "Ferguson says blisters should be washed with soapy water and covered with Vasoline and a bandage. \u2014 Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "If warm, soapy water doesn\u2019t cut through the grease, put on rubber gloves and add baking soda or vinegar to the water. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
      "Clean your grill once a year with warm, soapy water but no harsh abrasives. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "Place the hat in the soapy water, using your hands to fully submerge it. \u2014 Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 May 2022",
      "Scrubbing down the interior shelves and drawers with warm, soapy water. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
      "Over the course of a year, that\u2019s thousands of gallons of soapy water flushed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u014d-p\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "adulatory",
      "fulsome",
      "gushing",
      "gushy",
      "hagiographic",
      "hagiographical",
      "oily",
      "oleaginous",
      "unctuous"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072646",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "soar":{
    "antonyms":[
      "ascension",
      "ascent",
      "climb",
      "rise",
      "rising"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act of soaring : upward flight":[],
      ": the range, distance, or height attained in soaring":[],
      ": to ascend to a higher or more exalted level":[
        "makes my spirits soar"
      ],
      ": to fly aloft or about":[],
      ": to fly without engine power and without loss of altitude":[],
      ": to rise or increase dramatically (as in position, value, or price)":[
        "stocks soared"
      ],
      ": to rise to majestic stature":[],
      ": to sail or hover in the air often at a great height : glide":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The temperature soared to 100 degrees.",
      "Stock prices are beginning to soar .",
      "The oil shortage sent prices soaring .",
      "The nation's divorce rate has soared .",
      "The eagle soared above us.",
      "A hang glider soared in the air.",
      "The rocket soared into the sky.",
      "The ball soared out of the stadium.",
      "The mountain soars over 20,000 feet above sea level.",
      "Noun",
      "the soar of the space shuttle never fails to inspire",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "TikTok in particular will most likely see its subscribership soar . \u2014 Elad Natanson, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
      "As inflation continues to soar and a recession looms, that optimism will likely start to wane. \u2014 Hillary Hoffower, Fortune , 12 June 2022",
      "As Top Gun: Maverick continues to soar at the box office, legal troubles await Paramount on the tarmac. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Whitmer's election-year proposal, made in a letter to legislative leaders, represents her latest effort to put more money in the pockets of Michiganders as the cost of gas and groceries continues to soar . \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 19 May 2022",
      "The surge in demand caught many businesses unprepared and short on supplies, causing prices for goods like cars, furniture, and appliances to soar \u2014 if consumers could even find them. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
      "At a late March show within East Village basement rock club Berlin, the band\u2019s guitars soar and crash, weaving like prizefighters between Nabi Sue\u2019s powerful-yet-lilting vocals \u2014 calling to mind Transatlanticism or Narrow Stairs-era Death Cab. \u2014 Beau Hayhoe, SPIN , 11 May 2022",
      "As the popularity of NFTs continues to soar , scams like the one Horniacek fell for and other types of illicit activity involving non-fungible tokens are only expected to rise, law enforcement officials and crypto experts told ABC News. \u2014 Laura Romero, ABC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The immigration court backlog continues to soar to more than 1.7 million cases. \u2014 Colleen Long, Jason Dearen And Elliot Spagat, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "As prices at the pump soar , some U.S. states are trying to ease the pain. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 1 June 2022",
      "On the flip side, Kelsie Dolin and Betty Maxwell proved that some duet partners can help each other soar to new heights. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The city of Chicago plans to make available $12.5 million in prepaid gas and public transit cards as prices at the pump soar , Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Linke stopped a pair of shots to each side of her on the first two Point Loma shots and watched another two soar over the bar in the shootout. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Turks are unable to make ends meet as the costs of potatoes, flour and chicken soar . \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Berger, who had seen in-office costs for protective equipment soar , then set a deadline for shots. \u2014 Christine Spolar, CNN , 18 June 2021",
      "We are easily charmed by the splash in the birdbath, the lift off of wings and the soar into the blue sky. \u2014 Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "For the record, FanGraphs incorporated pitch framing into its WAR calculations a couple of years ago, which made Posey\u2019s number soar . \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English soren , from Middle French essorer , from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *exaurare , from Latin ex- + aura air \u2014 more at aura":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022fr"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "arise",
      "ascend",
      "aspire",
      "climb",
      "lift",
      "mount",
      "rise",
      "thrust",
      "up",
      "uprear",
      "uprise",
      "upthrust",
      "upturn"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011004",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "soar falcon":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": sorefalcon":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "soar alteration (influenced by soar entry 1 ) of sore (as in sorefalcon )":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033119",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": able to support soaring : permitting soaring":[
        "soarable winds"
      ]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u014dr\u0259b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8s\u022fr-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170538",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "soaring":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Protean saxophonist Kamasi Washington and his double-drumming ensemble was a soaring , Sun Ra-like force for good grooves and ferociously free intergalactic spiritual musicality on Sunday afternoon. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 6 June 2022",
      "In one district residents thronged together and sang an impromptu rendition of Tomorrow Will Be Better\u2014a soaring , Band-Aid style Chinese ballad from 1985. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 30 May 2022",
      "The broader economy fell into a double-dip recession that sent unemployment soaring . \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
      "On offense, Williams stayed relatively earthbound by his usual soaring standards. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
      "Those people, of course, are the 4 million non-professional investors who sent the company\u2019s stock price soaring and currently own 80% of the movie theater chain. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 2 May 2022",
      "That's what keeps employees returning, retention rates high on contracts, referrals and engagement soaring and customers coming back. \u2014 Neil Lampton, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Backed by Foehner on guitar and harmony, Barrett turned in a soaring , sultry version of the revenge song. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "By comparison, the threat of grain shortfalls as a result of the fighting has sent prices of staple crops such as corn soaring . \u2014 Carol Ryan, WSJ , 17 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022fr-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185853",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "soavemente":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": soave":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u014d\u02cc\u00e4v\u0101\u02c8ment\u0101"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103314",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "sob":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a sound like that of a sob":[],
      ": an act of sobbing":[],
      ": son of a bitch":[
        "He's one arrogant/tough/greedy SOB .",
        "\u2026 a guy who brought two dozen roses to a first coffee date and told you he felt like the luckiest SOB on the planet in the first five minutes.",
        "\u2014 Today"
      ],
      ": to bring to a specified state by sobbing":[
        "sobbed himself to sleep"
      ],
      ": to catch the breath audibly in a spasmodic contraction of the throat":[],
      ": to cry or weep with convulsive catching of the breath":[],
      ": to make a sound like that of a sob or sobbing":[],
      ": to utter with sobs":[
        "sobbed out her grief"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He began to sob uncontrollably.",
      "She could not stop sobbing .",
      "\u201cI hate you,\u201d she sobbed .",
      "Noun (2)",
      "I hate that miserable SOB .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In November, Kyle Rittenhouse took the witness stand at his murder trial and proceeded to sob through his testimony. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "If your infant starts to sob , redirect his attention. \u2014 Ariel Levy, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Hancock walked behind the clinic, away from the protesters and the people, and started to sob . \u2014 ELLE , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Bickers, wearing an emerald blazer, showed no emotion as the verdict was read but her mother dabbed her eyes with a tissue and appeared to sob in silence. \u2014 Leon Stafford, ajc , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Front Office Sports reported that Apple is considering buying NFL Sunday Ticket, the suite of programming that allows Giants fans in Boise to balefully sob while their childhood team fumbles again in the red zone. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Toward the back of the room, a man began to sob , and an assistant came to Wolfson for advice. \u2014 Emily Witt, The New Yorker , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Then Terra put her head on her husband\u2019s chest and began to sob . \u2014 Nora Mishanec, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Several prospective jurors cried after seeing Cruz for the first time earlier this month, and Cruz himself began to sob in front of the jurors. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The apology caused Love\u2019s sister to shake her head before quietly trying to stifle a sob . \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Whether you're caught off guard in the city by your feelings or need to release a calculated howl into the void, these are the best places to escape for a sob . \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The words caused some members of the public sitting in the gallery to gasp and sob . \u2014 Eric Levenson And Aaron Cooper, CNN , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Millions watched our Paula sob when injury put her out of the 2004 Olympic Marathon, millions more watched her suffer diarrhea during the 2005 London Marathon. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 25 Apr. 2019",
      "Seattle did Dean dirty! Dennis tells everyone about his son Group hugs and character growth are, apparently, the perfect recipe to make a person sob . \u2014 Maggie Fremont, Vulture , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "The audience hung on every shuddering sob , every excruciating detail, every devastating anecdote, every display of horror, grief, resilience, anger and hope. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "The audience hung on every shuddering sob ; every excruciating detail; every devastating anecdote; every display of horror, grief, resilience, anger and hope. \u2014 Aurelien Breeden, BostonGlobe.com , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "The criminals concoct sob stories of needing funds to pay taxes, cover travel costs or pay down debt. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1918, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English sobben ; akin to Middle Low German sabben to drool":"Verb",
      "s on o f a b itch":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4b",
      "\u02cces-\u02cc\u014d-\u02c8b\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bawl",
      "blub",
      "blubber",
      "cry",
      "weep"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000847",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "sob sister":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a journalist who specializes in writing or editing sob stories or other material of a sentimental type":[],
      ": a sentimental and often impractical person usually engaged in good works":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1912, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001504",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sob story":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a sentimental story or account intended chiefly to evoke sympathy or sadness":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She told a sob story about how she had to starve herself to pay for the rent.",
      "I don't want to hear any of your sob stories .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Bluntly, a great personal essay should be a bit of a sob story , but this is something many Africans will struggle to do well. \u2014 Ciku Kimeria, Quartz , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "No one wants to hear another sob story about the middle class Black kid who grew up around white people. \u2014 Kathleen Newman-bremang, refinery29.com , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Hollywood loves a good sob story , even if it's nestled within a perfectly innocuous children's film (looking at you, Toy Story 3). \u2014 refinery29.com , 21 Nov. 2021",
      "But this is not a sob story , or autism explainer, or an after-school special about tolerance. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Jonathan confesses that her sob story evokes nothing in him. \u2014 Amanda Whiting, Vulture , 3 Oct. 2021",
      "In the movie\u2019s emotional and thematic centerpiece scene, Dickie visits him at Christmas and reveals his latest sob story (changing it to claim Giuseppina died of pneumonia), only for Sal to again look right through him. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Either way, the coming out narrative is a sob story . \u2014 Sadhbh O'sullivan, refinery29.com , 28 May 2021",
      "Don\u2019t spin a sob story or ratchet up the excuses even if a Black Swan event did somehow cause your delay. \u2014 Mark Antonio Wright, National Review , 25 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1913, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194156",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sob stuff":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a sob story or other material designed to make a sentimental or strongly emotional appeal":[
        "the fineness and restraint of feeling that differentiate it from the coarsely and slushily sentimental child literature, the vulgar sob stuff",
        "\u2014 Nation"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180127",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[
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      "blitzed",
      "blotto",
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      "gassed",
      "hammered",
      "high",
      "inebriate",
      "inebriated",
      "intoxicated",
      "juiced",
      "lit",
      "lit up",
      "loaded",
      "looped",
      "oiled",
      "pickled",
      "pie-eyed",
      "plastered",
      "potted",
      "ripped",
      "sloshed",
      "smashed",
      "sottish",
      "soused",
      "sozzled",
      "squiffed",
      "squiffy",
      "stewed",
      "stiff",
      "stinking",
      "stoned",
      "tanked",
      "tight",
      "tipsy",
      "wasted",
      "wiped out"
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    "definitions":{
      ": abstaining from drinking alcohol or taking intoxicating drugs : refraining from the use of addictive substances (see substance sense 3c )":[
        "Blossom learns that life isn't always rosy, especially for recovering substance abusers, when she discovers her brother Anthony\u2014clean and sober for two years\u2014wilting when he's tempted by a liquor bottle.",
        "\u2014 TV Guide"
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      ],
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        "He's a half-decent guy when he's sober , but when he's drunk, he's just not accountable for what he does, and he spends a lot of time drunk.",
        "\u2014 Stephen King"
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        "He was a large, saturnine man, \u2026 comparatively sober in his habits, as people must be who make money out of other people's vices.",
        "\u2014 Dorothy L. Sayers"
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      ": to become sober":[
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      ": to make sober":[],
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      "Adjective",
      "I'm driving, so I have to stay sober tonight.",
      "He is a sober , hardworking farmer.",
      "The story is a sober look at drug abuse.",
      "Illness is a sober reminder of our mortality.",
      "The article is a sober reflection on the state of our nation.",
      "Verb",
      "He returned home from the war, saddened and sobered by his experiences.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Nobody\u2019s Darling also proudly features a selection of elevated alcohol-free cocktails that allow anyone choosing to stay sober to still partake in the party. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
      "Pitt opens up about quitting cigarettes and being a part of 12-step recovery groups after getting sober nearly six years ago. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
      "Heard testified Monday that Depp could not stay sober and that his mental health began to unravel by early 2016. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 16 May 2022",
      "Hampton has been in recovery since 2015, and found work as an Uber driver after getting sober . \u2014 Carmela Chirinos, Fortune , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Maeve, who's been sober for several months, decides to assuage her misery by diving headfirst off the wagon and downing a bottle of vodka with Butcher. \u2014 Alex Raiman, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
      "But the public speaker, mentor, and activist has been sober for nearly three decades. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
      "McClarnon, who would continue to struggle with addiction on and off for years, has now been sober since 2000. \u2014 Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
      "Those nonprofit organizations range from children's hospitals to pet rescue shelters to sober living homes. \u2014 Justin Martinez, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Friedman sets the scene by reminding us that starting well before 1973, Cohen had a reputation for being gloomy and restless, prone to depression and drugs, and whether high or sober a seductive charmer of women. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Schmidt explained to the nurse that there was nothing for her father to sober up from. \u2014 Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Putin\u2019s war has been enough of a shock to sober up even such figures as Annalena Baerbock, the leader of Germany\u2019s thoroughly loopy Green Party, who has taken a hard turn toward realism in her new role as foreign minister. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Has any drunk person ever noshed on an apple to sober up? \u2014 William Earl, Variety , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Does this stem from the misconception some people have that coffee will sober them up after drinking? \u2014 Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American , 9 Nov. 2010",
      "Sobering mats are a place where homeless people who want help can be taken immediately and offered a safe place to sober up. \u2014 Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "The fact that Covid will always be with us should not freak people out but sober them up. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "The Knicks, who had fallen behind, were starting to sober up. \u2014 Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c":"Adjective",
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        "You need to sober up before you go.",
        "I tried to sober her up .",
        "I have to sober myself up ."
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      ": tending to make one thoughtful or sober":[]
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      "His death is a sobering reminder of the dangers of mountaineering.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The advent of Covid-19 has added another deadly disease to the National Safety Council's list of the things that are most likely to kill Americans, but another detail on the newest release of the report might even be more sobering . \u2014 Katharina Buchholz, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "This article from the Associated Press is very, very sobering . \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The findings send both a sobering message that the world needs to expedite its goal of reaching net zero, where as little greenhouse gas is emitted as possible, and the rest is offset. \u2014 Rachel Ramirez, CNN , 6 June 2022",
      "Before the sobering forecast lowered the shares even further, Apple\u2019s stock had fallen 10% from its peak in early January. \u2014 Michael Liedtke, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, Kuleba, Ukraine's foreign minister, issued a sobering message before the United Nations General Assembly earlier in the day. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "That\u2019s the sobering message of Abigail Disney and Kathleen Hughes\u2019 new documentary, The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales, receiving its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "But zero confidence in all institutions, including unions and colleges, raises a sobering question. \u2014 Ryan Craig, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "The back-to-back tragedies served as sobering reminders of the frequency and brutality of an American epidemic of mass gun violence. \u2014 Zeke Miller And Chris Megerian, Anchorage Daily News , 25 May 2022"
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      "1816, in the meaning defined above":""
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        "\u2014 Neil Martin"
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      "1706, in the meaning defined above":""
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        "Blossom learns that life isn't always rosy, especially for recovering substance abusers, when she discovers her brother Anthony\u2014clean and sober for two years\u2014wilting when he's tempted by a liquor bottle.",
        "\u2014 TV Guide"
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      ": not intoxicated":[
        "He's a half-decent guy when he's sober , but when he's drunk, he's just not accountable for what he does, and he spends a lot of time drunk.",
        "\u2014 Stephen King"
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      ": showing no excessive or extreme qualities of fancy, emotion, or prejudice":[],
      ": sparing in the use of food and drink : abstemious":[
        "He was a large, saturnine man, \u2026 comparatively sober in his habits, as people must be who make money out of other people's vices.",
        "\u2014 Dorothy L. Sayers"
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      "Adjective",
      "I'm driving, so I have to stay sober tonight.",
      "He is a sober , hardworking farmer.",
      "The story is a sober look at drug abuse.",
      "Illness is a sober reminder of our mortality.",
      "The article is a sober reflection on the state of our nation.",
      "Verb",
      "He returned home from the war, saddened and sobered by his experiences.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Nobody\u2019s Darling also proudly features a selection of elevated alcohol-free cocktails that allow anyone choosing to stay sober to still partake in the party. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
      "Pitt opens up about quitting cigarettes and being a part of 12-step recovery groups after getting sober nearly six years ago. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
      "Heard testified Monday that Depp could not stay sober and that his mental health began to unravel by early 2016. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 16 May 2022",
      "Hampton has been in recovery since 2015, and found work as an Uber driver after getting sober . \u2014 Carmela Chirinos, Fortune , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Maeve, who's been sober for several months, decides to assuage her misery by diving headfirst off the wagon and downing a bottle of vodka with Butcher. \u2014 Alex Raiman, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
      "But the public speaker, mentor, and activist has been sober for nearly three decades. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
      "McClarnon, who would continue to struggle with addiction on and off for years, has now been sober since 2000. \u2014 Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
      "Those nonprofit organizations range from children's hospitals to pet rescue shelters to sober living homes. \u2014 Justin Martinez, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Friedman sets the scene by reminding us that starting well before 1973, Cohen had a reputation for being gloomy and restless, prone to depression and drugs, and whether high or sober a seductive charmer of women. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Schmidt explained to the nurse that there was nothing for her father to sober up from. \u2014 Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Putin\u2019s war has been enough of a shock to sober up even such figures as Annalena Baerbock, the leader of Germany\u2019s thoroughly loopy Green Party, who has taken a hard turn toward realism in her new role as foreign minister. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Has any drunk person ever noshed on an apple to sober up? \u2014 William Earl, Variety , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Does this stem from the misconception some people have that coffee will sober them up after drinking? \u2014 Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American , 9 Nov. 2010",
      "Sobering mats are a place where homeless people who want help can be taken immediately and offered a safe place to sober up. \u2014 Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "The fact that Covid will always be with us should not freak people out but sober them up. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "The Knicks, who had fallen behind, were starting to sober up. \u2014 Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c":"Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English sobre , from Anglo-French, from Latin sobrius ; akin to Latin ebrius drunk":"Adjective"
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      "\u02c8s\u014d-b\u0259r"
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    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sober Adjective serious , grave , solemn , sedate , staid , sober , earnest mean not light or frivolous. serious implies a concern for what really matters. a serious play about social injustice grave implies both seriousness and dignity in expression or attitude. read the proclamation in a grave voice solemn suggests an impressive gravity utterly free from levity. a sad and solemn occasion sedate implies a composed and decorous seriousness. remained sedate amid the commotion staid suggests a settled, accustomed sedateness and prim self-restraint. a quiet and staid community sober stresses seriousness of purpose and absence of levity or frivolity. a sober look at the state of our schools earnest suggests sincerity or often zealousness of purpose. an earnest reformer",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065051",
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    "definitions":{
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    "examples":[
      "a surprisingly sobersided biography of a great comedian",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This sci-fi thriller, launching on Hulu Dec. 17, offers a more sobersided survival tale set in an imminent future where humanity\u2019s artificial helpmates have turned against their creators. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 16 Dec. 2021"
    ],
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      "1805, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042018",
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    "definitions":{
      ": solemn or serious in nature or appearance":[]
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    "examples":[
      "a surprisingly sobersided biography of a great comedian",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This sci-fi thriller, launching on Hulu Dec. 17, offers a more sobersided survival tale set in an imminent future where humanity\u2019s artificial helpmates have turned against their creators. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 16 Dec. 2021"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1805, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192610",
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1705, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095206",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133805",
    "type":[
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  "sobriety":{
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    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being sober":[]
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    "examples":[
      "They did a sobriety test on him.",
      "the sobriety of the situation",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Shannon, 46, has since spoken in depth about finding sobriety on WE tv's Road to Redemption. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
      "Oxford House officials cite a long-running study by Chicago\u2019s DePaul University indicating that people completing one year of residency maintain a sobriety rate as high as 80 percent. \u2014 Matt Schudel, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "Buprenorphine also helps individuals maintain sobriety by alleviating drug cravings. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "The video shows Koechner taking a series of field sobriety attests administered by officers. \u2014 Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer , 15 June 2022",
      "The first season, specifically, deals with their pairing, as well as Mae\u2019s struggle with sobriety (like the IRL Martin, the character of Mae is a former drug addict), and hesitancy around coming out. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 10 June 2022",
      "The driver refused to comply with sobriety testing. \u2014 cleveland , 10 June 2022",
      "Jones also believes sobriety has changed or will change Adams. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 3 June 2022",
      "The transporting experience starts to wobble and sour as gravity comes back to your body and the cold fingers of sobriety regain their grip. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English sobrete , from Anglo-French sobret\u00e9 , from Latin sobrietat-, sobrietas , from sobrius":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073827",
    "type":[
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      "Baseball player Ty Cobb was also known by the sobriquet \u201cThe Georgia Peach.\u201d",
      "tagged her with the sobriquet \u201cpeanut\u201d because of her diminutive size",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The change to a warmer, more hospitable sounding sobriquet comes at a time when golf\u2019s demographics continue to evolve to more closely resemble the overall U.S. population. \u2014 Mike Dojc, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Jos\u00e9 Antonio\u2019s real-life counterpart survived four attempts on his life, becoming a legend and gaining his epic sobriquet . \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "The Saskatchewan native became an ice-hockey legend in Portland, earning the sobriquet the Red Baron for his scorching style of play. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Their show\u2019s snappy title, wrapping recent art by 16 women within a familiar sobriquet shrouded with hostility in order to defuse it, is anything but a coincidence. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "Many, in interviews, decline to give their full names or offer a street sobriquet , for reasons that are probably obvious. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 Oct. 2021",
      "But even without the perfect sobriquet , each of us can make surprises happen. \u2014 Kevin Fisher-paulson, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "That might be a stretch, but the sobriquet must have stuck in the mind of Cumberland, Md., native Paul E. Welsh, a proud and die-hard Marylander. \u2014 John Kelly, baltimoresun.com , 28 June 2021",
      "That might be a stretch, but the sobriquet must have stuck in the mind of Cumberland, Md., native Paul E. Welsh, a proud and die-hard Marylander. \u2014 John Kelly, baltimoresun.com , 28 June 2021"
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      "1646, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043317",
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      "Adjective",
      "They are sociable people who enjoy having parties.",
      "They had a very sociable evening.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Another character, the sociable Roy, is also at the coffee shop. \u2014 Randall G. Mielke, chicagotribune.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "In an hourlong conversation, Garten \u2014 brisk, sociable \u2014 discussed her passion for French butter, Nordic dramas and a very American musical. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "ACE Adventure Resort and Adventures on the Gorge are among the best for families, while Arrowhead Bike Farm has a sociable campground by its open-air craft beer bar. \u2014 Mark Johanson, CNN , 31 May 2021",
      "Slick, sociable , never at a loss for a quip, and retaining an innate cowboy swagger deep in the DNA inherited from his Nogales, Arizona, cattle-rancher father, Baffert cut a winning, handsome figure at racetracks across the country. \u2014 Guy Martin, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "On 19th April, the Sun will leave the sign of the ram and enter into the sociable sign of the bull, bringing us a more relaxed vibe to the world around us. \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Oxytocin\u2019s possible use to promote friendly encounters holds promise for captive lions, who might trade unnatural and unhealthy isolation for shared spaces with sociable new companions. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Scientists say research off Mexico's Guadalupe Island in the Pacific Ocean shows great white sharks are sociable and will sometimes work together to increase their chances of catching prey. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The sociable Weddle always has a friend on the opposing NFL team, and counts Bengals running back Joe Mixon among his buddies. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1511, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1750, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin sociabilis , from sociare to join, associate, from socius":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u014d-sh\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sociable Adjective gracious , cordial , affable , genial , sociable mean markedly pleasant and easy in social intercourse. gracious implies courtesy and kindly consideration. the gracious award winner thanked her colleagues cordial stresses warmth and heartiness. our host was cordial as he greeted us affable implies easy approachability and readiness to respond pleasantly to conversation or requests or proposals. though wealthy, she was affable to all genial stresses cheerfulness and even joviality. a genial companion with a ready quip sociable suggests a genuine liking for the companionship of others. sociable people who enjoy entertaining",
    "synonyms":[
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      "clubbable",
      "clubable",
      "clubby",
      "companionable",
      "convivial",
      "extroverted",
      "extraverted",
      "gregarious",
      "outgoing",
      "social"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010430",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[
      "antisocial",
      "insociable",
      "introverted",
      "nongregarious",
      "reclusive",
      "unsociable",
      "unsocial"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": being such in social situations":[
        "a social drinker"
      ],
      ": formal":[],
      ": involving allies or confederates":[
        "the Social War between the Athenians and their allies"
      ],
      ": living and breeding in more or less organized communities especially for the purposes of cooperation and mutual benefit : not solitary":[
        "Of the canid family, the wolf is one of the most social species, since it is a pack hunter.",
        "\u2014 Michael W. Fox",
        "The evolutionary theory of kin selection requires that social animals recognize their relatives so that altruistic behavior can be displayed preferentially toward kin.",
        "\u2014 Science"
      ],
      ": marked by or passed in pleasant companionship with friends or associates":[
        "an active social life"
      ],
      ": of or relating to human society , the interaction of the individual and the group, or the welfare of human beings as members of society":[
        "social institutions"
      ],
      ": of, relating to, or based on rank or status in a particular society":[
        "a member of our social set"
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      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of the upper classes":[],
      ": of, relating to, or designed for sociability":[
        "a social club"
      ],
      ": sociable":[],
      ": tending to form cooperative and interdependent relationships with others":[
        "Infants can become social beings only through interaction with others.",
        "\u2014 Gerald R. Leslie and Sheila K. Korman"
      ],
      ": tending to grow in groups or masses so as to form a pure stand":[],
      "\u2014 see also social insect":[
        "Of the canid family, the wolf is one of the most social species, since it is a pack hunter.",
        "\u2014 Michael W. Fox",
        "The evolutionary theory of kin selection requires that social animals recognize their relatives so that altruistic behavior can be displayed preferentially toward kin.",
        "\u2014 Science"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "She has poor social skills.",
      "The vacation resort held a lot of social events.",
      "I joined the club to improve my social life .",
      "Her sister is much more social than she is.",
      "social institutions like marriage and family",
      "Health care is a major social issue.",
      "Child abuse has become a serious social problem.",
      "Martin Luther King, Jr., fought for social change.",
      "Most humans are social beings.",
      "Noun",
      "The club has socials every month.",
      "He's living on the social now.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Prior to being appointed commissioner, Kovol was appointed last year as a special assistant to Dunleavy tasked with addressing social services such as domestic violence and homelessness. \u2014 Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2022",
      "At the top of the list: affordable housing, access to food and growing social services and programs. \u2014 Roxanne De La Rosa, The Arizona Republic , 29 June 2022",
      "United Way of Broward County, a social services non-profit, launched Housing United, a funding initiative geared towards helping finance affordable housing projects throughout Broward County. \u2014 Amber Randall, Sun Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
      "Despite the overall cuts to the department, the board approved new investments in behavioral health care and other social services. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 June 2022",
      "Griffin\u2019s list is largely focused on programs related to housing, community development and social services \u2013 areas that received only a small portion in ARPA money approved last year, under the former mayor and City Council. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 27 June 2022",
      "San Francisco\u2019s chief economist Ted Egan told The Times that generally, less spending and economic activity means more demand for social services. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
      "Pete Wilson, the state\u2019s Republican governor through the \u201990s, championed Proposition 187, which set up a screening system to prevent undocumented immigrants from accessing social services. \u2014 Nathan Heller, Vogue , 22 June 2022",
      "Manchester\u2019s government would expand social services, recreational programs, housing and economic development and other initiatives. \u2014 Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Along with July marking National Blueberry Month, South Haven\u2019s National Blueberry Festival (blueberryfestival.com), set this year for Aug. 11-14, is another great excuse to indulge with children\u2019s pie-eating contests, a parade and a pie social . \u2014 Joanne Cleaver, Chicago Tribune , 29 June 2022",
      "The observatory has remained closed to the public since the start of the pandemic out of respect for the Tohono O\u2019odham tribe\u2019s social -gathering policies. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
      "Mirna Ibarra sits next to her partner Cydney Caradonna during a Mother's Day social at Iowa House Sunday, May 8, 2022. \u2014 Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "The program kicks off on a sweet note June 4 with an ice cream social , and in June and July there will be theme weeks including Junior Ranger Week, Woodland Wonders Week, Bug Detectives Week, Under The Stars Week and others. \u2014 Jeff Vorva, chicagotribune.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Those students also expressed more satisfaction with life, had a higher sense of social -belonging, engaged in more extracurricular activities and tended to seek out campus resources for help. \u2014 Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The Biden administration\u2019s social -spending and climate bill, currently stalled in Congress, includes several drug-pricing provisions that would rein in drugmakers\u2019 pricing power. \u2014 Joseph Walker, WSJ , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "Many free and commercial sharing apps have sprung up in response to the rising interest in dark social . \u2014 Sayantan Dasgupta, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The provision is part of the latest version of the party\u2019s social -spending and climate bill that could pass as soon as next week. \u2014 Richard Rubin, WSJ , 10 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1857, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin socialis , from socius companion, ally, associate; akin to Old English secg man, companion, Latin sequi to follow \u2014 more at sue":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u014d-sh\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "boon",
      "clubbable",
      "clubable",
      "clubby",
      "companionable",
      "convivial",
      "extroverted",
      "extraverted",
      "gregarious",
      "outgoing",
      "sociable"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054522",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "social Darwinism":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1877, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084445",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective"
    ]
  },
  "social contract":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an actual or hypothetical agreement among the members of an organized society or between a community and its ruler that defines and limits the rights and duties of each":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In his view, all states, far from being derived from some social contract , arise as protection rackets and largely remain so. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "For most of American history, courts treated the protection of health as an important aspect of the social contract , one that is implicitly woven into our laws. \u2014 Wendy E. Parmet, Scientific American , 17 May 2022",
      "More and more companies are prioritizing a conscientious social contract with the communities who support them\u2014communities that comprise customers, employees, managers, suppliers and everyone else who keeps a business ticking over. \u2014 Samantha Martin-williams, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "On social media, a growing number of citizens are accusing the Communist Party of breaching its social contract with the people. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The number of first-generation students on campus became a new benchmark, a sign that a university was fulfilling its social contract . \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Broad shifts in sensibility, taste, and topical relevance can make an artist seem to speak singularly to a historical moment\u2014and just as rapidly, this tacit social contract can be dramatically overhauled, or jettisoned altogether. \u2014 Chris Lehmann, The New Republic , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "In the 1980s, that social contract was broken, such that now, only 1 out of 4 people who need federal housing aid actually get it. \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Oct. 2021",
      "The regime must have sensed that something was amiss, that the social contract Batka had relied on for so long was fraying. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1660, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112459",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "social control":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the rules and standards of society that circumscribe individual action through the inculcation of conventional sanctions and the imposition of formalized mechanisms":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113044",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "social dance":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a gathering held in a ballroom, in a home, or outdoors where people may participate in social dances":[],
      ": a group dance or couple dance done for social and usually recreational purposes \u2014 see ballroom dance":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110946",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "social darwinism":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1877, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084100",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective"
    ]
  },
  "social psychology":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the study of the manner in which the personality, attitudes, motivations, and behavior of the individual influence and are influenced by social groups":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Has this little experiment in social psychology been worth it? \u2014 Robin Wadsworth, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "In such a widening gyre, Mounk\u2019s calm mix of storytelling, political theory and social psychology exegesis, peppered with some charming insights, has a comforting seriousness. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "That behavior in social psychology is called intermittent reinforcement. \u2014 Mary Ellen Cagnassola, PEOPLE.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "The class includes a crash course in social psychology \u2014 how people often let emotion dictate reason and the benefits and drawbacks to working as a group. \u2014 Jennifer Miller, Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Simpson taught two courses: The social psychology of the Holocaust and sport and exercise psychology beginning in February 2019. \u2014 Marc Hayot, Arkansas Online , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "The behavior isn\u2019t surprising, though, says Dr. Shira Gabriel, a professor of social psychology at the University of Buffalo. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "In 1954, a researcher named Muzafer Sherif conducted what would become one of the most famous experiments in social psychology . \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "But anecdotes are not rigorously collected evidence, and the authority of research in social psychology is, to put it charitably, dubious. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 8 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1880, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182038",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "social realism":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a theory or practice (as in painting) of using appropriate representation and symbol to express a social or political attitude":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183236",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "societas":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": society sense 3c":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u014d\u02c8k\u0113\u0259\u02cct\u00e4s",
      "s\u014d\u02c8s\u012b\u0259\u02cctas"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134430",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": leonine partnership":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccl\u0113\u0259\u02c8n\u012bn\u0259",
      "-\u02ccl\u0101\u0259\u02c8n\u0113n\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175912",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "societas universorum bonorum":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a partnership including all the property of the partners however acquired : universal partnership":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02cc\u00fcn\u0259ver\u02c8s\u014dr\u0259mb\u0259\u02c8n\u014dr\u0259m",
      "-\u02ccy\u00fcn\u0259(\u02cc)v\u0259r\u02c8s-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175226",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "society":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a community, nation, or broad grouping of people having common traditions, institutions, and collective activities and interests":[],
      ": a natural group of plants usually of a single species or habit within an association":[],
      ": a part of a community that is a unit distinguishable by particular aims or standards of living or conduct : a social circle or a group of social circles having a clearly marked identity":[
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      ],
      ": a part of the community that sets itself apart as a leisure class and that regards itself as the arbiter of fashion and manners":[],
      ": an enduring and cooperating social group whose members have developed organized patterns of relationships through interaction with one another":[],
      ": companionship or association with one's fellows : friendly or intimate intercourse : company":[],
      ": of, relating to, or typical of fashionable society":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Poverty hurts society as a whole.",
      "We need to do more to help the poorer members of our society .",
      "the values of Western society",
      "She was introduced to society at a formal reception.",
      "The club's members are drawn from the ranks of high society .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Why did the relatively happy \u201990s featuring a leading man always being held down by society ? \u2014 Chloe Walker, Longreads , 1 July 2022",
      "Access to real-time secure payments has become an important step toward a more just society . \u2014 Alex Salkever, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
      "The plan has met fierce criticism from human rights organizations including the UNHCR, as well as from British politicians and sectors of British society . \u2014 Frey Lindsay, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "Into this power- society labyrinth walks Vicky Haven, a childhood friend of Amanda\u2019s, freshly arrived from Ohio, hoping to make it in the big city. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
      "At its core, The Princess is an underdog story, set in a patriarchal society . \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 30 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s about challenging a society that genders people without their consent. \u2014 Phillip Zonkel, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
      "Over the past three decades, Ukraine has developed an imperfect but functioning democracy, budding civil society , and a distinct national identity. \u2014 Daria Mattingly, CNN , 29 June 2022",
      "Although none of the characters are based on real people, the story accurately depicts Imperial Russian society with additional themes of religion, family and love. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1693, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "circa 1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French societ\u00e9 , from Latin societat-, societas , from socius companion \u2014 more at social":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8s\u012b-\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "association",
      "board",
      "brotherhood",
      "chamber",
      "club",
      "college",
      "congress",
      "consortium",
      "council",
      "fellowship",
      "fraternity",
      "guild",
      "gild",
      "institute",
      "institution",
      "league",
      "order",
      "organization",
      "sodality"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103754",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "society finch":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small white weaverbird that is probably an artificial variety and possibly derived from an Asiatic bird ( Lonchura acuticauda )":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233838",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "soci\u00e9t\u00e9 anonyme":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a society or corporation in which liability is limited to the capital invested \u2014 compare commandite":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, literally, anonymous society; from the fact that it consists of silent partners":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u014dsy\u0101t\u0101\u0227n\u014dn\u0113m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200932",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "soci\u00e9t\u00e9 en commandite":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": commandite":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, literally, society in commandite":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u00e4\u207fk\u014d\u207fm\u00e4\u207fd\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165514",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sock":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a knitted or woven covering for the foot usually worn under shoes and extending above the ankle and sometimes to the knee":[],
      ": a low shoe or slipper":[],
      ": a shoe worn by actors in Greek and Roman comedy":[],
      ": comic drama":[],
      ": to deliver a blow : hit":[],
      ": to hit, strike, or apply forcefully":[
        "sock a home run",
        "an area socked by a blizzard"
      ],
      ": to subject to or as if to a vigorous assault":[
        "they may let you off the first time \u2026 but the second time they'll sock it to you",
        "\u2014 James Jones"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "kept socking the punching bag until he was exhausted"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "circa 1700, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "circa 1700, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English socke , from Old English socc , from Latin soccus":"Noun",
      "origin unknown":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4k"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bang",
      "bash",
      "bat",
      "belt",
      "biff",
      "bludgeon",
      "bob",
      "bonk",
      "bop",
      "box",
      "bust",
      "clap",
      "clip",
      "clobber",
      "clock",
      "clout",
      "crack",
      "hammer",
      "hit",
      "knock",
      "nail",
      "paste",
      "pound",
      "punch",
      "rap",
      "slam",
      "slap",
      "slog",
      "slug",
      "smack",
      "smite",
      "strike",
      "swat",
      "swipe",
      "tag",
      "thump",
      "thwack",
      "wallop",
      "whack",
      "whale",
      "zap"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083853",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "sockdolager":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": something outstanding or exceptional":[],
      ": something that settles a matter : a decisive blow or answer : finisher":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the professor called it one sockdolager of a short story, but he seemed to be the only one in the room amused by this description"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u00e4k-\u02c8d\u00e4-li-j\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "beaut",
      "beauty",
      "bee's knees",
      "cat's meow",
      "corker",
      "crackerjack",
      "crackajack",
      "daisy",
      "dandy",
      "dilly",
      "doozy",
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      "lulu",
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      "peach",
      "pip",
      "pippin",
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      "snorter",
      "standout",
      "sweetheart"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001520",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": something outstanding or exceptional":[],
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      "the professor called it one sockdolager of a short story, but he seemed to be the only one in the room amused by this description"
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      "circa 1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "origin unknown":""
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      "s\u00e4k-\u02c8d\u00e4-li-j\u0259r"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "beauty",
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      "cat's meow",
      "corker",
      "crackerjack",
      "crackajack",
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      "doozie",
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      "humdinger",
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      "peach",
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      "pippin",
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      "ripsnorter",
      "snorter",
      "standout",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092937",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "sod":{
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        "\u2014 John Le Carr\u00e9"
      ],
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      ": to cover with sod or turfs":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1653, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "1818, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1904, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German sode ; akin to Old Frisian s\u0101tha sod":"Noun",
      "short for sodomite":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4d"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094419",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": impeded in growth or yield by a seemingly crowded condition of the sod usually resulting from inadequate nitrates in the soil":[
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    "examples":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sod entry 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115950",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": a beverage consisting of water highly charged with carbon dioxide":[],
      ": a weak solution of sodium bicarbonate with some acid added to cause effervescence":[],
      ": soda pop":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Stir, layer with ice and fresh strawberry slices then top with soda water . \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 27 June 2022",
      "Add the frozen root beer cubes to a blender, then add the milk, ice cream, soda water , lime juice, and whiskey. \u2014 Outside Online , 22 Aug. 2018",
      "The drink debuted in Miami this April with a flagship offering combining dark rum with soda water and lemon juice. \u2014 Brad Japhe, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "In general, spritzes are easy to make and follow a simple rule: two parts bitter liqueur, three parts sparkling wine and one part soda water . \u2014 Mackensy Lunsford, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
      "The uni tostada arrives with a Sangr\u00eda Tapat\u00eda, a refreshing blend of raicilla (which comes from the agave plant), chardonnay, lime, ginger and soda water . \u2014 Jennifer Kester, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "The market for soda water has grown considerably in recent years, with a bevy of flavors from brands like LaCroix, Bubly, and AHA becoming staples in nearly every store and fridge. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "At The Bower in New Orleans, this cocktail is made with Mexican vanilla bean lemonade, butterfly pea flower syrup and soda water . \u2014 Aly Walansky, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Top with grapefruit soda water and mix with a spoon to ensure the soda is evenly distributed. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112312",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": brotherhood , community":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a 19th-century observer of American society noted that Americans had a fondness for forming sodalities",
      "a tragic loss of life that was felt throughout the sodality of firefighters",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Festivities begin at 10 a.m. with the procession through the streets of Melrose Park featuring the statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Italian sodalities and family candle. \u2014 Pioneer Press, chicagotribune.com , 22 May 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin sodalitat-, sodalitas comradeship, club, from sodalis comrade \u2014 more at sib":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u014d-\u02c8da-l\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "association",
      "board",
      "brotherhood",
      "chamber",
      "club",
      "college",
      "congress",
      "consortium",
      "council",
      "fellowship",
      "fraternity",
      "guild",
      "gild",
      "institute",
      "institution",
      "league",
      "order",
      "organization",
      "society"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173446",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sodbuster":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person or a thing (such as a farmer or a plow) that breaks the sod":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Wichita, Kansas. Sodbusters , buffaloes, cowboys on long dusty cattle drives, Wyatt Earp\u2019s jail. \u2014 David Salle, New York Times , 14 Apr. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1918, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4d-\u02ccb\u0259-st\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121025",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
      "bathe",
      "bedraggle",
      "douse",
      "dowse",
      "drench",
      "drown",
      "soak",
      "sop",
      "souse",
      "wash",
      "water",
      "water-soak",
      "waterlog",
      "wet",
      "wet down"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages":[
        "sodden features"
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      ": heavy or doughy because of imperfect cooking":[
        "sodden biscuits"
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      ": heavy with or as if with moisture or water":[
        "the sodden ground"
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      ": to become soaked or saturated":[],
      ": to make sodden":[],
      ": torpid , sluggish":[
        "sodden minds"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "eyes peering out between strands of sodden hair",
      "Verb",
      "soldiers' boots that were soddened by endless hours in muddy trenches",
      "cornflakes that had been soddened in milk to the point of mush",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "In Pingyao, the centuries-old city walls, made with mud cores, collapsed after they became sodden last fall. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "The starlight was obscured by the sodden cloud cover of early spring. \u2014 James Verini, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
      "Thomas Rowlandson, Frederick George Byron and Isaac Cruikshank \u2014 used their pens to paint statesman Edmund Burke as a mere toady to monarchy, and radical activist Thomas Paine as an alcohol- sodden and destabilizing mercenary. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Leaves end their lives sodden underfoot, or raked into picturesque bonfire heaps that fill the fall breezes with fragrant waftings of CO2 and photochemically reactive substances. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "At a school one recent day, a dozen troops hauled sodden furniture outside. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "There are, of course, the first editions, sodden with provenance and including a copy of Orlando\u2014inscribed from Virginia to Vita, no less. \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "In a pair of before and after images, taken on Feb. 22 and Feb. 28, the swath of territory becomes significantly more sodden . \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Soon, Ines would return home and begin chopping firewood to dry his sodden clothing for yet another day on the bike. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Nathan Borchelt has been testing, rating, and reviewing outdoor and travel products for decade, and has spent many trips plying the rivers, oceans, lakes, and sodden hiking trails throughout the world. \u2014 Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
      "The soliloquies are abstract, poetic, and sodden with longing and fear\u2014more songs than attempts at talk. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 17 May 2021",
      "Plastic bags and bottles, coffee lids, yogurt cups, flip-flops, and sodden stuffed animals drifted past, coated in yellow scum. \u2014 Seth Harp, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "Plastic bags and bottles, coffee lids, yogurt cups, flip-flops, and sodden stuffed animals drifted past, coated in yellow scum. \u2014 Seth Harp, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "Plastic bags and bottles, coffee lids, yogurt cups, flip-flops, and sodden stuffed animals drifted past, coated in yellow scum. \u2014 Seth Harp, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "Plastic bags and bottles, coffee lids, yogurt cups, flip-flops, and sodden stuffed animals drifted past, coated in yellow scum. \u2014 Seth Harp, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "Plastic bags and bottles, coffee lids, yogurt cups, flip-flops, and sodden stuffed animals drifted past, coated in yellow scum. \u2014 Christine Smallwood, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020",
      "Plastic bags and bottles, coffee lids, yogurt cups, flip-flops, and sodden stuffed animals drifted past, coated in yellow scum. \u2014 Christine Smallwood, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "1812, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English soden , from past participle of sethen to seethe":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-d\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "awash",
      "bathed",
      "bedraggled",
      "doused",
      "dowsed",
      "drenched",
      "dripping",
      "logged",
      "saturate",
      "saturated",
      "soaked",
      "soaking",
      "soggy",
      "sopping",
      "soppy",
      "soused",
      "washed",
      "water-soaked",
      "watered",
      "waterlogged",
      "watery",
      "wet"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111001",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "soe":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a large wooden tub or pail":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English so, soe , from Old English s\u0101 ; akin to Old Norse s\u0101r large vessel":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113220",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": of any or every kind that may be specified":[
        "\u2014 used after a noun modified especially by any, no , or what gives no information soever"
      ],
      ": to any possible or known extent":[
        "\u2014 used after an adjective preceded by how or a superlative preceded by the how fair soever she may be the most selfish soever in this world"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "-soever (as in howsoever )":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u014d-\u02c8e-v\u0259r"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185820",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "sofa":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a long upholstered seat usually with arms and a back and often convertible into a bed":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "I curled up on the sofa with a book.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If your sofa is in need of a (low-lift) makeover, this couch cover will slip right on and breathe a whole new life into your living room. \u2014 Rachel Simon, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
      "Jefferson Davis\u2019 thumb measures the same size as the typical sofa . \u2014 AccessAtlanta , 17 June 2022",
      "An article last weekend on Page 64 about the architect Lisa Van Dusen\u2019s family home in Savannah, Ga., misspelled the name of a style of sofa . \u2014 New York Times , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "Jimenez suggested incorporating color into a home with a focal point such as a sofa or a statement area rug. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Sep. 2021",
      "Start where your cat likes to nap, such as the sofa or your bed. \u2014 Star Tribune , 11 June 2021",
      "Sikes built in the cabinets flanking the fireplace, then lined them in the same fabric as the sofa across the room. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 10 June 2021",
      "Terra cotta, burgundy, olive green and other dark tones can be risky, especially for a staple item, such as a sofa , says Kim Pheiffer, founder and chief executive of KP Designs & Associates in Columbus, Ohio. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 June 2021",
      "Or put three pieces upstairs as a sofa and three downstairs as a loveseat and a comfortable chair. \u2014 David Hochman, Forbes , 26 May 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1717, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "earlier, raised carpeted floor, from Italian sof\u00e0 , from Turkish sofa , from Arabic \u1e63uffa carpet, divan":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u014d-f\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "chesterfield",
      "couch",
      "davenport",
      "divan",
      "lounge",
      "settee",
      "squab"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184112",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a sofa that can be made to serve as a bed by lowering its hinged upholstered back to horizontal position or by pulling out a concealed mattress":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For instance, a camera or other monitoring device is not allowed if the living room has a sofa bed . \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
      "Not everyone has the space or budget for an entire sofa bed , but a convertible chair is a stylish alternative that usually costs less and definitely takes up less room. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Olga Lidia Lahera lives with her daughter and two granddaughters in a tiny 15-square-meter (160-square-foot) apartment with peeling plaster walls that has barely enough room for a shelf with pots and a rickety sofa bed . \u2014 Andrea Rodr\u00cdguez, ajc , 22 June 2022",
      "This sofa bed from Crate and Barrel has a trundle that pops up to create a full bed for your guests to sleep on with high-density cushions for a comfortable sleep. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 13 May 2022",
      "The little house sleeps up to four, with one bed and a sofa bed . \u2014 Megan Michelson, Outside Online , 5 Apr. 2021",
      "For example, a sofa bed doesn\u2019t fit the time period. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Downstairs on a sofa bed , Todt allegedly suffocated and stabbed 11-year-old Tyler Todt. \u2014 Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Each of their three models come furnished with a smart TV, a AC/Heating unit, and an Ikea queen sized sofa bed . \u2014 Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1805, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003631",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sofar":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a system for locating an underwater explosion at sea by triangulation":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1946, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "so und f ixing a nd r anging":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u014d-\u02ccf\u00e4r"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082856",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
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      "blasting",
      "booming",
      "clamorous",
      "clangorous",
      "deafening",
      "earsplitting",
      "loud",
      "overloud",
      "piercing",
      "plangent",
      "resounding",
      "ringing",
      "roaring",
      "sonorous",
      "stentorian",
      "thundering",
      "thunderous"
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      ": amorously attracted or emotionally involved":[
        "\u2014 used with on has been soft on her for years"
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      ": based on negotiation, conciliation, or flexibility rather than on force, threats, or intransigence":[
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      ": being low due to sluggish market conditions":[
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      ": being or based on interpretive or speculative data":[
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      ": being or using renewable sources of energy (such as solar radiation, wind, or tides)":[
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      ": capable of being spread":[],
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      ": contributed (as by a corporation) to a political party rather than directly to a particular candidate":[],
      ": deficient in or free from substances (such as calcium and magnesium salts) that prevent lathering of soap":[
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      ": demanding little work or effort : easy":[
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      ": easily polarized":[
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      ": emotionally suggestible or responsive : impressionable":[],
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      ": having curved or rounded outline : not harsh or jagged":[
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      ": having or producing little contrast or a relatively short range of tones":[
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      ": having relatively low energy":[
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      ": lacking firmness or strength of character : feeble , unmanly":[],
      ": lacking relatively or comparatively in hardness":[
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      ": lacking robust strength, stamina, or endurance especially because of living in ease or luxury":[
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      ": marked by mildness : unassuming , low-key entry 1":[],
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      ": moving or falling with slight force or impact : not violent":[
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      ": not bright or glaring : subdued":[],
      ": not firmly committed":[
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      ": not harsh or onerous in character":[
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      ],
      ": not protected against enemy attack":[
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        "soft targets"
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      ": not readily convertible":[],
      ": not secured by collateral":[],
      ": occurring at such a speed and under such circumstances as to avoid destructive impact":[
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      ": of a consistency that may be shaped or molded":[],
      ": permitting someone or something to sink in":[
        "\u2014 used of wet ground"
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      ": pleasing or agreeable to the senses : bringing ease, comfort, or quiet":[
        "the soft influences of home"
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      ": quiet in pitch or volume":[],
      ": relatively less serious or significant":[],
      ": rising gradually":[
        "a soft slope"
      ],
      ": sluggish , slow":[
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      ": smooth or delicate in texture, grain, or fiber":[
        "soft cashmere",
        "soft fur"
      ],
      ": soft-core":[
        "soft porn"
      ],
      ": sounding as in ace and gem respectively":[
        "\u2014 used of c and g or their sound"
      ],
      ": tending to ingratiate or disarm : engaging , kind":[
        "a soft answer turns away wrath",
        "\u2014 Proverbs 15:1 (Revised Standard Version)"
      ],
      ": tending to take a soft line":[
        "\u2014 usually used with on soft on dictators soft on law and order"
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      ": unduly susceptible to influence : compliant":[],
      ": utilizing or based on soft data":[
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      ],
      ": voiced":[],
      ": weak or deficient mentally":[
        "soft in the head"
      ],
      ": yielding to physical pressure":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The ground was soft after the heavy rain.",
      "Iron and lead are soft metals.",
      "The rabbit's fur is soft .",
      "The room was painted in soft pink.",
      "the soft glow of the moon",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Everyone loved its front seats, which are somehow both supportive and buttery soft . \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
      "After puberty, when bone growth stops, only soft tissues will enlarge. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
      "Think soft eyebrow pencils and multi-use cheek stains. \u2014 Nicola Dall'asen, Allure , 15 June 2022",
      "Guy Fieri\u2019s Downtown Phoenix Kitchen + Bar is officially in soft opening phases, with a grand opening June 21. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "Both shots were preceded by soft singles, the kind of bloop-and-blast situation that can derail even the best of pitchers. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022",
      "In addition to its arch-hugging cushioned footbed, the Skechers sandals also have a soft EVA foam upper that's equally as flexible for the tops of your feet. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 15 June 2022",
      "This neoprene life jacket is lightweight, durable, soft , and fade-resistant \u2014 and will take your kiddos from surf and sand to boat and lake, all summer long. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 15 June 2022",
      "Who is this soft baby-man with his talk of yoga and hiking and working at a nonprofit? \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English s\u014dfte , alteration of s\u0113fte ; akin to Old High German semfti soft":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022fft"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "dull",
      "gentle",
      "low",
      "quiet"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200019",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a nearly cosmopolitan rush ( Juncus effusus ) common in marshy areas and having furrowed or striate usually soft culms":[]
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103411",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "soft sawder":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": flatter":[],
      ": flattery , blarney":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "soft + obsolete sawder solder, from Middle English":"Noun",
      "soft sawder":"Verb"
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      "-\u02c8s\u00e4d\u0259(r)",
      "-\u02c8s\u022fd-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103827",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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  "soft soap":{
    "antonyms":[
      "adulation",
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      "butter",
      "flannel",
      "flattery",
      "incense",
      "overpraise",
      "sweet talk",
      "taffy"
    ],
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      ": a semifluid soap made especially from potassium hydroxide":[],
      ": flattery":[],
      ": to soothe or persuade with flattery or blarney":[]
    },
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      "Noun",
      "a salesman who knows the value of soft soap in making a sale",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Founder and creative director Joy Cho\u2019s lifestyle brand offers whimsical products, spanning bandages to soft soap , as well as regular editorial content online. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2021",
      "For spills or stains, spot cleaning with soft soap like Zero or Woolite. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Forbes , 3 Mar. 2021",
      "Founder and Creative Director Joy Cho\u2019s lifestyle brand offers whimsical products, spanning Band-Aids to soft soap as well as regular editorial content online. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2021",
      "Later, barber is seen crouching on his bed, holding lighted match under jam jar of water, soft soap and boot blacking. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 25 May 2020",
      "Potassium hydroxide, on the other hand, produces an easily soluble soft soap . \u2014 C. Claiborne Ray, New York Times , 6 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1835, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022ff(t)-\u02c8s\u014dp"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for soft-soap Verb cajole , coax , soft-soap , blandish , wheedle mean to influence or persuade by pleasing words or actions. cajole suggests the deliberate use of flattery to persuade in the face of reluctance or reasonable objections. cajoled him into cheating on the final exam coax implies gentle and persistent words or actions employed to produce a desired effect. coaxed the cat out of the tree soft-soap refers to using smooth and somewhat insincere talk usually for personal gain. politicians soft-soaping eligible voters blandish implies a more open desire to win a person over by effusive praise and affectionate actions. legislators blandished with promises of support wheedle suggests more strongly than cajole the use of seductive appeal or artful words in persuading. hucksters wheedling her life's savings out of her",
    "synonyms":[
      "blandish",
      "blarney",
      "cajole",
      "coax",
      "palaver",
      "sweet-talk",
      "wheedle"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012109",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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    "examples":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112818",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "soft spot":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a sentimental weakness : a strong liking for someone or something":[
        "They both have a soft spot for puppies. [=like puppies very much]"
      ],
      ": a vulnerable point":[
        "a soft spot in the defense system"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "They found a soft spot in the enemy's defenses.",
      "a huge trade imbalance continued to be the soft spot in the nation's economy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Although many fans have a soft spot for slasher movies, the '80s also birthed iconic monsters, brought body horror to gooey new heights, and sparked a new subgenre: the splatter comedy. \u2014 Katie Rife, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Cerfolio has a soft spot for outfielder Will Brennan, an eighth-round pick out of Kansas State in 2019. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Truth told, Beaty and his wife, Jesica, already held a soft spot for San Diego. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The owners' fondness for craftsmanship, with a soft spot for Italian design, marks the interiors' aesthetic. \u2014 Anja Mutic, Travel + Leisure , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "This is due in part to some of the basic affinities of cinema as a medium, with its soft spot for fast-talking charmers and pathological con men. \u2014 Justin Chang Film Critic, Los Angeles Times , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Gyllenhaal has often talked about his soft spot for dogs. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "As with many gardeners, Linder has a soft spot for hydrangeas. \u2014 Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
      "Though Goldstein \u2014 who recently won outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series at the Emmy Awards for his portrayal of Roy \u2014 has proven his ability to play the easily-irritable character, the actor has always had a soft spot for the Muppets. \u2014 Christina Dugan Ramirez, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1770, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "Achilles' heel",
      "back",
      "chink",
      "jugular",
      "underbelly"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170627",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "soft steel":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": mild steel":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223955",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "soft target":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a target that can be attacked easily because it does not have military defenses":[
        "hospitals, schools, and other soft targets",
        "\u2014 often used figuratively elderly people who are a soft target for criminals"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133330",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "soft touch":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person who is easily imposed on or taken advantage of":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "His friends all know that he's a soft touch .",
      "the kindly old woman was a soft touch for any con man with a hard-luck story",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Looming largest among those is China; many top U.S. officials fear a soft touch on Russia might serve to encourage a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. \u2014 Nick Wadhams, Fortune , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "The soft touch ended resulted with a thunderous dunk. \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "Liberal-minded Muslims, especially those living in the West, often consider these religious dictates bizarre, finding support for a soft touch in the Quran. \u2014 Mustafa Akyol, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
      "Netflix has already been experimenting in Latin America with programs that use a soft touch to convince the unsubscribed to sign up. \u2014 Michael Liedtke And Mae Anderson, Chron , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "The daybed hangs from four heavy-duty ropes for a sturdy yet soft touch . \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "This gives the material its soft touch , while also adding an extra layer of protection to trap in heat and block out cool air. \u2014 Madison Alcedo, Health.com , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Freedom, a journeyman center, is a strong rebounder with a soft touch around the rim. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Another turnaround about six minutes later -- a play in which Mobley started in the left corner, curled around a Love screen near the free-throw line and drilled it, displaying an uncommon soft touch for someone his size. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 3 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1925, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "chump",
      "dupe",
      "gull",
      "mug",
      "patsy",
      "pigeon",
      "pushover",
      "sap",
      "sucker",
      "tool"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072838",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "soft wheat":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a wheat with soft kernels high in starch but usually low in gluten":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As of May 16, 73 percent of soft wheat was in good or very condition \u2014 lower than this time last year. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "With potato crops failing, impoverished Irish started mixing loaves using soft wheat flour, sour milk and baking soda. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
      "Recipes vary widely between Ireland and the U.S., but traditional soda bread contains soft wheat flour, buttermilk, baking soda, and salt. \u2014 Jill Gleeson, Country Living , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Five months\u2019 worth of soft wheat and four months\u2019 worth of durum wheat was stockpiled by the end of last month, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday. \u2014 Jihen Laghmari, Bloomberg.com , 14 June 2020",
      "On the other end of the spectrum, cake flour\u2014made from soft wheat \u2014has the lowest protein content of all flours (7-9% protein). \u2014 Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living , 1 Apr. 2020",
      "The brown bread Ireland is referencing is the slightly-sweet loaf of soft wheat bread that comes warm with a side of butter before every meal at the Cheesecake Factory. \u2014 Hannah Chubb, PEOPLE.com , 15 July 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1711, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134649",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "soft-pedal":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a foot pedal on a piano that reduces the volume of sound":[],
      ": play down , de-emphasize":[
        "soft-pedal the issue"
      ],
      ": something that muffles, deadens, or reduces effect":[],
      ": to use the soft pedal in playing":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This is a two-part skill; his superb legato (or connected articulation) on the keyboard was heightened by skillful deployment of both the sustaining and the soft pedal . \u2014 Marcus Overton, sandiegouniontribune.com , 8 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1912, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022ff(t)-\u02c8pe-d\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "de-emphasize",
      "downplay",
      "play down"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204630",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "soft-soap":{
    "antonyms":[
      "adulation",
      "blarney",
      "butter",
      "flannel",
      "flattery",
      "incense",
      "overpraise",
      "sweet talk",
      "taffy"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a semifluid soap made especially from potassium hydroxide":[],
      ": flattery":[],
      ": to soothe or persuade with flattery or blarney":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a salesman who knows the value of soft soap in making a sale",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Founder and creative director Joy Cho\u2019s lifestyle brand offers whimsical products, spanning bandages to soft soap , as well as regular editorial content online. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2021",
      "For spills or stains, spot cleaning with soft soap like Zero or Woolite. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Forbes , 3 Mar. 2021",
      "Founder and Creative Director Joy Cho\u2019s lifestyle brand offers whimsical products, spanning Band-Aids to soft soap as well as regular editorial content online. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2021",
      "Later, barber is seen crouching on his bed, holding lighted match under jam jar of water, soft soap and boot blacking. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 25 May 2020",
      "Potassium hydroxide, on the other hand, produces an easily soluble soft soap . \u2014 C. Claiborne Ray, New York Times , 6 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1835, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022ff(t)-\u02c8s\u014dp"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for soft-soap Verb cajole , coax , soft-soap , blandish , wheedle mean to influence or persuade by pleasing words or actions. cajole suggests the deliberate use of flattery to persuade in the face of reluctance or reasonable objections. cajoled him into cheating on the final exam coax implies gentle and persistent words or actions employed to produce a desired effect. coaxed the cat out of the tree soft-soap refers to using smooth and somewhat insincere talk usually for personal gain. politicians soft-soaping eligible voters blandish implies a more open desire to win a person over by effusive praise and affectionate actions. legislators blandished with promises of support wheedle suggests more strongly than cajole the use of seductive appeal or artful words in persuading. hucksters wheedling her life's savings out of her",
    "synonyms":[
      "blandish",
      "blarney",
      "cajole",
      "coax",
      "palaver",
      "sweet-talk",
      "wheedle"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001118",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "soft-spoken":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1616, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022ff(t)-\u02c8sp\u014d-k\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041320",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "soft-stem bulrush":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": great bulrush sense b":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164421",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "soft-wooded":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having soft wood that is easy to work or finish":[],
      ": softwood":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1778, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022fft-\u02ccwu\u0307-d\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192152",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "soften":{
    "antonyms":[
      "beef (up)",
      "fortify",
      "strengthen"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to become soft or softer":[
        "her face softened"
      ],
      ": to impair the strength or resistance of":[
        "\u2014 often used with up soften up a sales prospect"
      ],
      ": to make soft or softer":[],
      ": to weaken the military resistance or the morale of especially by harassment (such as preliminary bombardment)":[
        "\u2014 often used with up"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The butter will soften if left on the counter overnight.",
      "The recipe called for one stick of butter, softened .",
      "The oil is used to soften and preserve the leather.",
      "The lotion softens dry skin.",
      "The company has softened its stance on dating in the workplace.",
      "Her face softened when he entered the room.",
      "His criticism of the president has softened in the past year.",
      "The grass softened my fall.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On the other hand, New York City hairstylist Takisha Sturdivant-Drew enjoys using her own brand's Flower Extract Conditioner to strengthen and soften the hair in addition to adding volume. \u2014 Addison Aloian, Allure , 11 June 2022",
      "So the lineup will likely try to pile on the hits and soften opposing defenses with a thousand cuts throughout the game. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 3 June 2022",
      "Overall, this product works gently to moisturize, soothe, and exfoliate, as well as soften your skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Jo Ann Ross has long recognized when to go for the hard- sell and when to soften things up. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 18 May 2022",
      "The opening theme, famous for its menacing offbeats, which Valenzuela chose to emphasize rather than soften , was deft and precise. \u2014 Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
      "In this instance, your priority is largely just nourishment (to relax and soften the hairs). \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 15 May 2022",
      "For dry skin: Ingredients like hyaluronic acid, ceramides and glycerin will help hydrate and soften . \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 13 May 2022",
      "Now Apple has published a news release targeted at developers to clarify the confusion and soften the frustration. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022f-f\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "debilitate",
      "devitalize",
      "enervate",
      "enfeeble",
      "etiolate",
      "prostrate",
      "sap",
      "tire",
      "waste",
      "weaken"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093122",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "softened":{
    "antonyms":[
      "beef (up)",
      "fortify",
      "strengthen"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to become soft or softer":[
        "her face softened"
      ],
      ": to impair the strength or resistance of":[
        "\u2014 often used with up soften up a sales prospect"
      ],
      ": to make soft or softer":[],
      ": to weaken the military resistance or the morale of especially by harassment (such as preliminary bombardment)":[
        "\u2014 often used with up"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The butter will soften if left on the counter overnight.",
      "The recipe called for one stick of butter, softened .",
      "The oil is used to soften and preserve the leather.",
      "The lotion softens dry skin.",
      "The company has softened its stance on dating in the workplace.",
      "Her face softened when he entered the room.",
      "His criticism of the president has softened in the past year.",
      "The grass softened my fall.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On the other hand, New York City hairstylist Takisha Sturdivant-Drew enjoys using her own brand's Flower Extract Conditioner to strengthen and soften the hair in addition to adding volume. \u2014 Addison Aloian, Allure , 11 June 2022",
      "So the lineup will likely try to pile on the hits and soften opposing defenses with a thousand cuts throughout the game. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 3 June 2022",
      "Overall, this product works gently to moisturize, soothe, and exfoliate, as well as soften your skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Jo Ann Ross has long recognized when to go for the hard- sell and when to soften things up. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 18 May 2022",
      "The opening theme, famous for its menacing offbeats, which Valenzuela chose to emphasize rather than soften , was deft and precise. \u2014 Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
      "In this instance, your priority is largely just nourishment (to relax and soften the hairs). \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 15 May 2022",
      "For dry skin: Ingredients like hyaluronic acid, ceramides and glycerin will help hydrate and soften . \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 13 May 2022",
      "Now Apple has published a news release targeted at developers to clarify the confusion and soften the frustration. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022f-f\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "debilitate",
      "devitalize",
      "enervate",
      "enfeeble",
      "etiolate",
      "prostrate",
      "sap",
      "tire",
      "waste",
      "weaken"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030702",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "softhead":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a silly or stupid person":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "gave his son-in-law a position in the company where the softhead could do little harm"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1654, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022fft-\u02cched"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "birdbrain",
      "cuckoo",
      "ditz",
      "featherbrain",
      "featherhead",
      "flibbertigibbet",
      "nitwit",
      "rattlebrain",
      "scatterbrain"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172450",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "softheaded":{
    "antonyms":[
      "apt",
      "brainy",
      "bright",
      "brilliant",
      "clever",
      "fast",
      "hyperintelligent",
      "intelligent",
      "keen",
      "nimble",
      "quick",
      "quick-witted",
      "sharp",
      "sharp-witted",
      "smart",
      "supersmart",
      "ultrasmart"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having or indicative of a weak, unrealistic, or uncritical mind":[
        "a softheaded belief"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "serious scientists who regard UFO followers as softheaded and gullible",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Investment managers haven\u2019t become softheaded do-gooders. \u2014 Liz Weston, Star Tribune , 2 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1653, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022ff(t)-\u02cche-d\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "airheaded",
      "birdbrained",
      "bonehead",
      "boneheaded",
      "brain-dead",
      "brainless",
      "bubbleheaded",
      "chuckleheaded",
      "dense",
      "dim",
      "dim-witted",
      "doltish",
      "dopey",
      "dopy",
      "dorky",
      "dull",
      "dumb",
      "dunderheaded",
      "empty-headed",
      "fatuous",
      "gormless",
      "half-witted",
      "knuckleheaded",
      "lamebrain",
      "lamebrained",
      "lunkheaded",
      "mindless",
      "oafish",
      "obtuse",
      "opaque",
      "pinheaded",
      "senseless",
      "simple",
      "slow",
      "slow-witted",
      "soft",
      "stupid",
      "thick",
      "thick-witted",
      "thickheaded",
      "unintelligent",
      "unsmart",
      "vacuous",
      "weak-minded",
      "witless"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043853",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "softhearted":{
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      "He looks tough, but he's really very softhearted .",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Chuntao doesn\u2019t want to, but her softhearted husband insists. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 10 Oct. 2021",
      "Picking up the narrative baton, Jon Hamm takes over as the most softhearted collectibles expert ever. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 15 Feb. 2018",
      "Mr. Dylan, who was never exactly a softhearted songwriter, now openly confronts both his crumbling voice and a treacherous world, while the Rolling Stones continue, stubbornly and miraculously, to romp across stages. \u2014 Jon Pareles, New York Times , 8 Oct. 2016"
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      "He looks tough, but he's really very softhearted .",
      "She's too softhearted to fire anyone.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Chuntao doesn\u2019t want to, but her softhearted husband insists. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 10 Oct. 2021",
      "Picking up the narrative baton, Jon Hamm takes over as the most softhearted collectibles expert ever. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 15 Feb. 2018",
      "Mr. Dylan, who was never exactly a softhearted songwriter, now openly confronts both his crumbling voice and a treacherous world, while the Rolling Stones continue, stubbornly and miraculously, to romp across stages. \u2014 Jon Pareles, New York Times , 8 Oct. 2016"
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      "a softy who usually needs someone else's strong hands to open bottles and jars",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Being an old softy , Gracie agrees, but Angus can see through this scheme. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
      "Who's more of the disciplinarian and who's more of the softy ? \u2014 Lacey Vorrasi-banis, EW.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "That\u2019s the point these vets are making \u2014 holistic support of the military includes some social safety nets that hard-right America sees as squishy, softy socialism. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "The goal was a softy , ex-Sharks tender Martin Jones (who was briefly Bruins property in 2015) failing to cover the short-side post. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "In terms of sort of being a softy , is there one song that surprised you the most on the album? \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "Behind the rugged and tough trim names and its legitimate off-road chops, Ford's reimagined Bronco is an approachable and refined softy \u2014particularly on the road, where all but the most committed trail hands will be driving them most of the time. \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 28 June 2021",
      "But after about a week in close quarters with the babies, the deep-down systems start to awaken, and the former cannibal begins to act like a softy around the pups. \u2014 Dina Litovsky, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Apr. 2021",
      "There\u2019s the hotshot surgeon (Rory Kinnear) who does a lot of very fast amputations, the kooky dentist who is attempting to invent anesthesia and the softy psychiatrist with a seriously inconvenient crush. \u2014 Margaret Lyons, New York Times , 27 Feb. 2020"
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      "1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Everyone loved its front seats, which are somehow both supportive and buttery soft . \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
      "After puberty, when bone growth stops, only soft tissues will enlarge. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
      "Think soft eyebrow pencils and multi-use cheek stains. \u2014 Nicola Dall'asen, Allure , 15 June 2022",
      "Guy Fieri\u2019s Downtown Phoenix Kitchen + Bar is officially in soft opening phases, with a grand opening June 21. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "Both shots were preceded by soft singles, the kind of bloop-and-blast situation that can derail even the best of pitchers. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022",
      "In addition to its arch-hugging cushioned footbed, the Skechers sandals also have a soft EVA foam upper that's equally as flexible for the tops of your feet. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 15 June 2022",
      "This neoprene life jacket is lightweight, durable, soft , and fade-resistant \u2014 and will take your kiddos from surf and sand to boat and lake, all summer long. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 15 June 2022",
      "Who is this soft baby-man with his talk of yoga and hiking and working at a nonprofit? \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 15 June 2022"
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      "Iron and lead are soft metals.",
      "The rabbit's fur is soft .",
      "The room was painted in soft pink.",
      "the soft glow of the moon",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Everyone loved its front seats, which are somehow both supportive and buttery soft . \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
      "After puberty, when bone growth stops, only soft tissues will enlarge. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
      "Think soft eyebrow pencils and multi-use cheek stains. \u2014 Nicola Dall'asen, Allure , 15 June 2022",
      "Guy Fieri\u2019s Downtown Phoenix Kitchen + Bar is officially in soft opening phases, with a grand opening June 21. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "Both shots were preceded by soft singles, the kind of bloop-and-blast situation that can derail even the best of pitchers. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022",
      "In addition to its arch-hugging cushioned footbed, the Skechers sandals also have a soft EVA foam upper that's equally as flexible for the tops of your feet. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 15 June 2022",
      "This neoprene life jacket is lightweight, durable, soft , and fade-resistant \u2014 and will take your kiddos from surf and sand to boat and lake, all summer long. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 15 June 2022",
      "Who is this soft baby-man with his talk of yoga and hiking and working at a nonprofit? \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 15 June 2022"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The bad wildfire season this summer in the U.S. Pacific Northwest and British Columbia\u2014the epicenters of North American softwood production\u2014saw some sawmills curtail production. \u2014 Fortune , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Unfortunately, with lumber, the Biden administration is heading in the opposite direction, planning to double tariffs on softwood lumber imports from Canada. \u2014 Bonnie Kristian, The Week , 27 May 2021",
      "Despite rising shelter costs, the Biden administration has shockingly doubled the tariff on Canadian softwood lumber to 17.9 percent from the current rate of 8.99 percent. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 19 Dec. 2021",
      "At the same time, sawmills curtailed softwood lumber production in the face of a bad wildfire season in the U.S. Pacific Northwest and British Columbia. \u2014 Fortune , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "What does that mean for your DIY projects, which most likely involve softwood products? \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 27 July 2021",
      "Even before the pandemic, softwood production in Western Canada was limited by a combination of past fires, beetle infestations, and the slow growth rate of spruce trees. \u2014 Fortune , 2 July 2021",
      "In 2017, the Trump administration imposed a 24% tax on softwood lumber imported from Canada, and in response, several Canadian mills shut down. \u2014 Andrew Khouri, oregonlive , 12 June 2021",
      "Canadian softwood lumber\u2014not the plentiful Southern Yellow Pine that dots the U.S. South\u2014is the clear favorite among U.S. homebuilders. \u2014 Fortune , 2 July 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The 1862 Homestead Act propelled the popularity of softwood construction. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartz , 26 May 2021",
      "Put it this way: For most softwood trim installation, this nailer is a good choice. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 19 Oct. 2020"
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      "1809, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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      "a softy who usually needs someone else's strong hands to open bottles and jars",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Being an old softy , Gracie agrees, but Angus can see through this scheme. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
      "Who's more of the disciplinarian and who's more of the softy ? \u2014 Lacey Vorrasi-banis, EW.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "That\u2019s the point these vets are making \u2014 holistic support of the military includes some social safety nets that hard-right America sees as squishy, softy socialism. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "The goal was a softy , ex-Sharks tender Martin Jones (who was briefly Bruins property in 2015) failing to cover the short-side post. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "In terms of sort of being a softy , is there one song that surprised you the most on the album? \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "Behind the rugged and tough trim names and its legitimate off-road chops, Ford's reimagined Bronco is an approachable and refined softy \u2014particularly on the road, where all but the most committed trail hands will be driving them most of the time. \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 28 June 2021",
      "But after about a week in close quarters with the babies, the deep-down systems start to awaken, and the former cannibal begins to act like a softy around the pups. \u2014 Dina Litovsky, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Apr. 2021",
      "There\u2019s the hotshot surgeon (Rory Kinnear) who does a lot of very fast amputations, the kooky dentist who is attempting to invent anesthesia and the softy psychiatrist with a seriously inconvenient crush. \u2014 Margaret Lyons, New York Times , 27 Feb. 2020"
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      "1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "The cereal got all soggy .",
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      "Part of her drive comes from her father, who had the vision for the winery and conjured it from a soggy potato field, planting his first vines in 1988, after moving the family from the Upper East Side. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
      "After a roller coaster spring filled with dazzling sun breaks mid-week and soggy weather at the weekends, Portlanders will be more eager than ever to get outdoors. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 June 2022",
      "Regardless, despite some obvious struggles for large swatches, the Bills still outclassed the Miami Dolphins 35-0 on a hot, soupy and sometimes soggy Sunday afternoon at Hard Rock Stadium. \u2014 Sal Maiorana, USA TODAY , 19 Sep. 2021",
      "An apple tart with vanilla ice cream ($14) was, one evening, a tad soggy . \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "With Portland enjoying our Rose Festival soggy weather, that rainy-day chili sounds pretty appropriate. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
      "While some of the world\u2019s best players were flopping around in the soggy , blustery conditions at Southern Hills on Saturday, Webb Simpson showed low scores were still possible. \u2014 Jim Vertuno, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
      "Summing it up: The balls are slick, sticky, soggy and silly, which are also the four Dwarfs who didn\u2019t make Snow White\u2019s traveling squad. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 May 2022",
      "Dams are also built to trap water that will keep the peat soggy . \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022"
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      "1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "English dialect sog to soak":""
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      "soaked",
      "soaking",
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1501, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1605, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French soiller, suiller , from Old French soil wallow of a wild boar, abyss, from Latin solium chair, bathtub; akin to Latin sed\u0113re to sit \u2014 more at sit":"Verb",
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, soil, piece of land, from Vulgar Latin *solium , alteration of Latin solea sole, sandal, foundation timber \u2014 more at sole":"Noun",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052011",
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      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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      "1501, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1605, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French soiller, suiller , from Old French soil wallow of a wild boar, abyss, from Latin solium chair, bathtub; akin to Latin sed\u0113re to sit \u2014 more at sit":"Verb",
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, soil, piece of land, from Vulgar Latin *solium , alteration of Latin solea sole, sandal, foundation timber \u2014 more at sole":"Noun",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224442",
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      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[
      "crash",
      "stay",
      "tarry",
      "visit"
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      ": a temporary stay":[
        "a sojourn in the country"
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      ": to stay as a temporary resident : stop":[
        "sojourned for a month at a resort"
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The visit with my father was preceded by a sojourn with my sister, Joy\u2014an artistic type and sometime vegan who plays the part of patient vegetarian whenever her unrepentantly carnivorous brother drops in\u2014and her husband, who were kind enough to pick me up at Heathrow. \u2014 John Haney , Gourmet , January 2003",
      "On a recent sojourn in Sicily, I frequently found myself remembering that page in the children's encyclopedia, because it seemed to me that what I was seeing was as close as I will ever come to the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. \u2014 Francine Prose , Atlantic , December 2002",
      "My mother is Venezuelan, and every year during my childhood we spent a two-month sojourn with her family there. \u2014 Alexandra Starr , New Republic , 20 May 2002",
      "Our family enjoyed a two-week sojourn in the mountains.",
      "spent a relaxing sojourn in her friend's summer home",
      "Verb",
      "'Am I hideous, Jane?' 'Very, sir: you always were, you know.' 'Humph! The wickedness has not been taken out of you, wherever you have sojourned .' \u2014 Charlotte Bront\u00eb , Jane Eyre , 1847",
      "\u2026 there abode, in a remote period of American history, that is to say, some thirty years since, a worthy wight of the name of Ichabod Crane, who sojourned , or, as he expressed it, \"tarried,\" in Sleepy Hollow, for the purpose of instructing the children of the vicinity. \u2014 Washington Irving , The Legend of Sleep Hollow , 1820",
      "began their retirement by leisurely sojourning with friends and relatives scattered across the country",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Even before her Mexican sojourn , Ms. McChesney was an accomplished artist, with several first-place prizes in statewide art competitions. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
      "The final destination in our sojourn was Soprano\u2019s Casino by the Sea in Falmouth Heights, one of the newest additions to the Cape waterfront scene. \u2014 Rob Duca, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "Biden, nearly 16 months into his tenure, is just now making his first sojourn to the region. \u2014 Noah Biermanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "Surface mapping is only one of the spacecraft\u2019s tasks for its 1.5-year sojourn near the asteroid; pinning down the object\u2019s orbital motion to meter-scale precision is another important goal. \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 5 May 2022",
      "Kumoyo Island includes traces of the funk the band learned on their sojourn to Lisbon, particularly with hints of horns and touches of bells and melodic percussion from the multi-instrumentalist Katsurada. \u2014 Hunter Walker, Rolling Stone , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Succulent air plants hang in glass tubes above, as if transplanted from a Joshua Tree sojourn . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "There are parallel storylines in Hawkins, California, Russia, the Upside Down \u2014 and a sojourn to Utah. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "Harper is looking to escape her life for two weeks with a sojourn to the country. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The Red Wings sojourn through the Great White North, this time facing the Oilers. \u2014 Andrew Hammond, Detroit Free Press , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Organizer Bob Hannaford said the swingers sojourn in New Orleans was initially scheduled for the summer but was postponed because of the pandemic. \u2014 Matt Sledge, NOLA.com , 13 Nov. 2020",
      "The safest way to sojourn into the haunted, creepy and macabre, especially during a pandemic, is never to leave home. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 27 Oct. 2020",
      "For two weeks in August each year, the family would sojourn to the Atlantic Coast for a vacation, first at Ocean City and later at Bethany Beach and elsewhere. \u2014 Jacob Wallace, Washington Post , 22 May 2020",
      "To the city folk who sojourn there, West Marin is an agrarian idyll. \u2014 Leilani Marie Labong, SFChronicle.com , 21 May 2020",
      "The author Richard Bach and the puppeteer Jim Henson sojourned to meet Ms. Roberts. \u2014 Sam Kestenbaum, New York Times , 29 Oct. 2019",
      "After sojourning in season 1-land in the season 8 premiere, Arrow is heading to another familiar location from its past. \u2014 Chancellor Agard, EW.com , 21 Oct. 2019",
      "Along the rugged coastline of southern Greece, our ancient human relatives may have sojourned in what was once a balmy refuge from the encroaching glaciers of the mid-Pleistocene. \u2014 Maya Wei-haas, National Geographic , 10 July 2019"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English sojorn , from Anglo-French sujur, sujurn , from sujurner \u2014 see sojourn entry 2":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French sujurner, sejurner , from Vulgar Latin *subdiurnare , from Latin sub under, during + Late Latin diurnum day \u2014 more at up , journey":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u014d-\u02c8j\u0259rn",
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      "visit"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075347",
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      "verb"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Czech, literally, falcon; akin to Sanskrit \u015bakuna bird":""
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093751",
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      "noun"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1583, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1883, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1899, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
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      "Medieval Latin sol ; from the syllable sung to this note in a medieval hymn to St. John the Baptist":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from Latin":"Noun",
      "Middle French \u2014 more at sou":"Noun"
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      "\u02c8s\u022fl",
      "\u02c8s\u014dl",
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      "cheer",
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      "Verb",
      "Solaced by an abundance of whisky, champagne and cigars, he always bounced back, restoring and recreating himself through intensely active immersion in one or another of his varied interests \u2026 \u2014 Robert Kuttner , New York Times Book Review , 23 Oct. 1988",
      "In this deplorable state, I contrived to do, what I take to have been, three Objective things. I got Mr. Franklin his sherry; I retired to my own room; and I solaced myself with the most composing pipe of tobacco I ever remember to have smoked in my life. \u2014 Wilkie Collins , The Moonstone , 1868",
      "\u2026 and it was settled that Mr. Jones should be sent for early in the morning if Miss Bennet were not decidedly better. Bingley was quite uncomfortable; his sisters declared that they were miserable. They solaced their wretchedness, however, by duets after supper \u2026 \u2014 Jane Austen , Pride and Prejudice , 1813",
      "counselors did their best to solace the bereaved children",
      "I solaced myself with a book while I waited for the bus.",
      "Noun",
      "Think your city's suffering? Imagine if your favorite team bolted town after 41 seasons, not for some cosmopolitan burg but a dusty outpost where oil derricks qualify as urban skyline. Now imagine turning to your city's other teams for solace only to find each to be avert-your-eyes abysmal. \u2014 Chris Ballard , Sports Illustrated , 10 Nov. 2008",
      "It's important to explain what's going on, but some parents tell their child too much\u2014about being lonely and frightened, about dates they're going on. Instead of the parent offering emotional solace to the child, the child is expected to provide it for the adult. \u2014 People , 4 Mar. 2002",
      "Poe's poem is a morbidly sentimental threnody on the same theme: the speaker blames the envious angels for taking his beloved from this world, and finds solace in lying beside her grave. \u2014 David Lodge , The Art of Fiction , 1992",
      "Her presence was a great solace for me.",
      "the kind words brought a little solace to the grieving widow",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Identifying and utilizing wild edible plants is an ancient skill set that in modern times is a fun outdoor activity that provides food and solace away from everyday life. \u2014 Tim Macwelch, Outdoor Life , 19 Mar. 2021",
      "Among the misery and isolation of 2020, my secret Instagram became a portal to solace and a newer self. \u2014 Jason Parham, Wired , 28 Dec. 2020",
      "Against this backdrop of vulnerability, BTS also offered audiences solace through eye-catching stages. \u2014 Lenika Cruz, The Atlantic , 26 Dec. 2020",
      "That should give others solace for when Santa makes his wider rounds on December 24. \u2014 Ryan Prior, CNN , 19 Dec. 2020",
      "Gardens bring joy, delight, sustenance and even solace . \u2014 Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Nov. 2020",
      "Having left her 1-year-old daughter, Millicent, in Washington with her parents, Mabel solaced herself with the bustle of dinners, carriage rides, musicales and games of whist mainly organized by the town\u2019s eminent couple, Susan and Austin Dickinson. \u2014 Brenda Wineapple, WSJ , 25 Oct. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Amid all this tumult, Inna found solace in a reliable place\u2014the water. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
      "The group found solace in solidarity over the years \u2013\u2013 a feeling that intensified over the pandemic. \u2014 Soulaima Gourani, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "Without hope for herself, Cristina found solace in helping other families search for missing relatives. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 May 2022",
      "Auburn, meanwhile, still found solace in the greatest season in program history. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The idea of a moral victory in baseball offers little solace to the losing ballclub, but there\u2019s still something to take out of the Orioles\u2019 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022",
      "Her only solace has been alcohol, drinking to excess to ease her pain. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
      "Other people find some solace in hobbies, intellectual pursuits or a new career. \u2014 Connor Sheets, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022",
      "Other people find some solace in hobbies, intellectual pursuits or a new career. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English solas , from Anglo-French, from Latin solacium , from solari to console":"Noun and Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-l\u0259s",
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      "also \u02c8s\u014d-"
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104832",
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      ": to make cheerful":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Solaced by an abundance of whisky, champagne and cigars, he always bounced back, restoring and recreating himself through intensely active immersion in one or another of his varied interests \u2026 \u2014 Robert Kuttner , New York Times Book Review , 23 Oct. 1988",
      "In this deplorable state, I contrived to do, what I take to have been, three Objective things. I got Mr. Franklin his sherry; I retired to my own room; and I solaced myself with the most composing pipe of tobacco I ever remember to have smoked in my life. \u2014 Wilkie Collins , The Moonstone , 1868",
      "\u2026 and it was settled that Mr. Jones should be sent for early in the morning if Miss Bennet were not decidedly better. Bingley was quite uncomfortable; his sisters declared that they were miserable. They solaced their wretchedness, however, by duets after supper \u2026 \u2014 Jane Austen , Pride and Prejudice , 1813",
      "counselors did their best to solace the bereaved children",
      "I solaced myself with a book while I waited for the bus.",
      "Noun",
      "Think your city's suffering? Imagine if your favorite team bolted town after 41 seasons, not for some cosmopolitan burg but a dusty outpost where oil derricks qualify as urban skyline. Now imagine turning to your city's other teams for solace only to find each to be avert-your-eyes abysmal. \u2014 Chris Ballard , Sports Illustrated , 10 Nov. 2008",
      "It's important to explain what's going on, but some parents tell their child too much\u2014about being lonely and frightened, about dates they're going on. Instead of the parent offering emotional solace to the child, the child is expected to provide it for the adult. \u2014 People , 4 Mar. 2002",
      "Poe's poem is a morbidly sentimental threnody on the same theme: the speaker blames the envious angels for taking his beloved from this world, and finds solace in lying beside her grave. \u2014 David Lodge , The Art of Fiction , 1992",
      "Her presence was a great solace for me.",
      "the kind words brought a little solace to the grieving widow",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Identifying and utilizing wild edible plants is an ancient skill set that in modern times is a fun outdoor activity that provides food and solace away from everyday life. \u2014 Tim Macwelch, Outdoor Life , 19 Mar. 2021",
      "Among the misery and isolation of 2020, my secret Instagram became a portal to solace and a newer self. \u2014 Jason Parham, Wired , 28 Dec. 2020",
      "Against this backdrop of vulnerability, BTS also offered audiences solace through eye-catching stages. \u2014 Lenika Cruz, The Atlantic , 26 Dec. 2020",
      "That should give others solace for when Santa makes his wider rounds on December 24. \u2014 Ryan Prior, CNN , 19 Dec. 2020",
      "Gardens bring joy, delight, sustenance and even solace . \u2014 Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Nov. 2020",
      "Having left her 1-year-old daughter, Millicent, in Washington with her parents, Mabel solaced herself with the bustle of dinners, carriage rides, musicales and games of whist mainly organized by the town\u2019s eminent couple, Susan and Austin Dickinson. \u2014 Brenda Wineapple, WSJ , 25 Oct. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Amid all this tumult, Inna found solace in a reliable place\u2014the water. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
      "The group found solace in solidarity over the years \u2013\u2013 a feeling that intensified over the pandemic. \u2014 Soulaima Gourani, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "Without hope for herself, Cristina found solace in helping other families search for missing relatives. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 May 2022",
      "Auburn, meanwhile, still found solace in the greatest season in program history. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The idea of a moral victory in baseball offers little solace to the losing ballclub, but there\u2019s still something to take out of the Orioles\u2019 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022",
      "Her only solace has been alcohol, drinking to excess to ease her pain. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
      "Other people find some solace in hobbies, intellectual pursuits or a new career. \u2014 Connor Sheets, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022",
      "Other people find some solace in hobbies, intellectual pursuits or a new career. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English solas , from Anglo-French, from Latin solacium , from solari to console":"Noun and Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "also \u02c8s\u014d-",
      "\u02c8s\u014d-",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004158",
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      "verb"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": affording solace":[]
    },
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Middle French solacieus , from Old French, from solas solace + -eus -ous":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u014d\u02c8l-",
      "s\u00e4\u02c8l\u0101sh\u0259s"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034712",
    "type":[
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      ": solan goose":[]
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      "Middle English soland , from Old Norse s\u016bla pillar, gannet + \u00f6nd duck":""
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      "\u02c8s\u014dl\u0259n"
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      "noun"
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      ": of or relating to the nightshade family of plants":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The gene-blocking technique, which the researchers are making freely available with the publication of the paper, could also be applied to other species of solanaceous plant such as bell peppers, chiles, eggplants and potatoes, Martin said. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 23 May 2022"
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      "1804, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "New Latin Solanaceae , family name, from Solanum":""
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      "\u02ccs\u014d-l\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259s"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111756",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": the parallax of the sun being the angle subtended at the sun by the semidiameter of the earth, having an adopted value of 8\u2033.80, and constituting the fundamental datum for the dimensions of the solar system":[]
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      "noun"
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      ": a branch of astrophysics that deals with the constitution of the sun":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180043",
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      "noun plural but singular or plural in construction"
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      ": a nerve plexus in the abdomen that is situated behind the stomach and in front of the aorta and the crura of the diaphragm and contains several ganglia distributing nerve fibers to the viscera":[]
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      "a punch in the solar plexus knocked the air out of him",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Yet his resemblance to Elvis never quite hits you in the solar plexus . \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 25 May 2022",
      "The stock market is taking a punch to the solar plexus , but the part of the fantasy sports industry dedicated to prognostication about the NFL Draft hasn\u2019t lost a step. \u2014 Don Yaeger, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "Your pulse points include the neck, solar plexus , and inner elbows.3. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "But yeah, that one about the Cleveland schools kind of really kind of hit me in the solar plexus there. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "On Sunday, the Rams quarterback appeared to take a direct shot to his chest or solar plexus when a Jaguars lineman barreled into him late in the second quarter. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "In Mulier\u2019s interpretation, the shirt itself took center stage via an ingenious series of flowing tops cut away to reveal a triangle of solar plexus sure to make Dua Lipa or Doja Cat happy. \u2014 Alison S. Cohn, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 July 2021",
      "The third chakra, which is yellow and in the solar plexus , supports you in establishing all-things structure. \u2014 Nathalie Kirby, House Beautiful , 8 Mar. 2021",
      "At that exact moment, Chauncey Dalton\u2014the Babe Ruth of our middle school\u2014released a screamer that caught me right on the solar plexus . \u2014 Joe Zimmerman, The New Yorker , 9 June 2020"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from the radiating nerve fibers":""
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      "\u02c8s\u014d-l\u0259r-"
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      "abdomen",
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      "gut",
      "stomach",
      "tummy"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055830",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "solar pond":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a pool of salt water heated by the sun and used either as a direct source of heat or to provide power for an electric generator":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1961, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021017",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": great clouds of luminous hydrogen, calcium, sodium, and other gases floating above the sun's chromosphere, occasionally erupting violently outward, and being especially numerous in regions above sunspots":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085238",
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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  "solar propagation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a method of rooting cuttings using a hotbed in which heat is supplied by radiation of stored sun heat from bricks or stones in the bottom of the frame":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165616",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "solar sail":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a propulsive device for a spacecraft that consists of a flat material (such as aluminized plastic) designed to receive thrust from solar radiation pressure":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Previous solar sail projects largely used mirror-like surfaces to reflect particles of light, called photons. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 26 May 2022",
      "The concept of a diffractive solar sail was first selected for NIAC Phase 1 and Phase 2 status in 2019. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 May 2022",
      "Each exerts a little force on the future, like the accumulating photons behind a solar sail . \u2014 Gregory Barber, Wired , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "This artificial object named 2020 SO was not designed to be a solar sail but had thin walls with a large surface-to-mass ratio for a different purpose. \u2014 Avi Loeb, Scientific American , 22 June 2021",
      "Thus, even for a highly-advanced civilization, the authors argue that such a solar sail probe would be a project that would have no constituency. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 25 May 2021",
      "With a solar sail , a spacecraft could keep going to the moon, to asteroids, to Jupiter \u2014 to anywhere the wind of light blows, using no fuel at all. \u2014 NBC News , 3 June 2019",
      "After about a month, atmospheric drag will overpower the solar sail , ending the test. \u2014 Robert Z. Pearlman, Scientific American , 23 July 2019",
      "Later on, solar sails might also make new types of missions possible. \u2014 Charlie Wood, Popular Science , 23 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1958, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225645",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": salt from seawater or other brine evaporated in the sun":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075715",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "solar star":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a star of spectral type G resembling the sun in spectrum":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105830",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small device originally designed for army and navy fliers forced down in the sea that converts salt water or contaminated water into drinking water by vaporization by the sun's rays and condensation":[]
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    "examples":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025058",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When objects have more mass, the solar system tends to be more closely packed. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 1 June 2022",
      "This is only part of the picture, though; our solar system stretches far beyond the star at its center, and there's so much more to your astrological chart other than the sun. \u2014 Emily Simone, Allure , 20 May 2022",
      "In 1977, when NASA launched Voyagers 1 and 2, designed to probe the far reaches of the solar system , the songs of the humpbacks went with them. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "Another fascinating tidbit of the alignment is all the planets will appear in order of the solar system , of course excluding Earth. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "Astronomers got their first look at Uranus and Neptune in the late 1980s thanks to Voyager 2, a spacecraft launched in 1977 that traveled to the edge of the solar system . \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 June 2022",
      "According to a new report the troughs that dominate the surface of the solar system \u2019s largest moon Ganymede may have been caused by a collision with a massive object up to 90 miles/150 kilometers wide. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 25 May 2022",
      "For the sun, those focal points are found at the extreme outskirts of the solar system \u2014at least 14 times farther out than Pluto. \u2014 Allison Gasparini, Scientific American , 25 May 2022",
      "For the 2022 tax year, the credit stands at 26 percent of the cost of solar system ; it is slated to drop to 22 percent in 2023 and end in 2024. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1704, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112409",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "Definition of solars plural of solar"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-031556",
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      ": to make a pretense of working while really loafing":[],
      ": to push doggedly forward":[
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      "Noun",
      "Many soldiers were wounded in combat.",
      "one of the goals of war is to keep as many soldiers as possible from being killed",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That buzzing came after Hamas kidnapped 19-year-old Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. \u2014 Paul Iddon, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
      "And some are resolutely pro-Moscow, said Artyom, a 20-year-old soldier who gave only his first name for security reasons. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 June 2022",
      "And some are resolutely pro-Moscow, said Artyom, a 20-year-old soldier who gave only his first name for security reasons. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
      "On May 21, a Ukrainian court found a 21-year-old Russian soldier guilty of killing a 62-year-old civilian in the northeastern region of Sumy. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 June 2022",
      "Last month, a 21-year-old Russian soldier pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian in another town. \u2014 James Longman, ABC News , 10 June 2022",
      "Last week, a 21-year-old Russian soldier was sentenced to life in prison for killing an unarmed civilian after a Kyiv court held the first such trial of the conflict. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
      "The first paragraph names a different soldier who also died by suicide in Alaska in April. \u2014 Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The soldier Maxim shrugged at the idea that these common flare ups on the front lines could become the trigger for an invasion by Russian troops. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "There was no treatment, I was told, and left to soldier on as if nothing was happening, for fear I\u2019d be accused of being slovenly yet again. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 11 June 2022",
      "Just as Congress, CNN, CBS News and Twitter will soldier on in a world where the public knows more than ever about their inner workings, so will the Supreme Court. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
      "In an era of remote work, the need to soldier on has prevailed. \u2014 Megan Carnegie, Wired , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Further, the lack of resupply is crushing to soldier morale. \u2014 Vikram Mittal, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Unfortunately, that is not the case, and the Cavs must soldier on without him. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Gottstein, a 22-year veteran of the bank who once more stressed his intention to soldier on, defended the decision to keep the findings under wraps. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "On the eastern end of Long Island, residents were trying to soldier on, even as the snow continued to accumulate. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "Zendaya\u2019s tribute noted that her A24-produced Spector biopic will soldier on following the singer\u2019s death. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 13 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
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      "Middle English soudeour , from Anglo-French soudeer, soudeour mercenary, from soudee shilling's worth, wage, from sou, soud shilling, from Late Latin solidus solidus":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u014dl-j\u0259r"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165130",
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      "Noun",
      "Many soldiers were wounded in combat.",
      "one of the goals of war is to keep as many soldiers as possible from being killed",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That buzzing came after Hamas kidnapped 19-year-old Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. \u2014 Paul Iddon, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
      "And some are resolutely pro-Moscow, said Artyom, a 20-year-old soldier who gave only his first name for security reasons. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 June 2022",
      "And some are resolutely pro-Moscow, said Artyom, a 20-year-old soldier who gave only his first name for security reasons. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
      "On May 21, a Ukrainian court found a 21-year-old Russian soldier guilty of killing a 62-year-old civilian in the northeastern region of Sumy. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 June 2022",
      "Last month, a 21-year-old Russian soldier pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian in another town. \u2014 James Longman, ABC News , 10 June 2022",
      "Last week, a 21-year-old Russian soldier was sentenced to life in prison for killing an unarmed civilian after a Kyiv court held the first such trial of the conflict. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
      "The first paragraph names a different soldier who also died by suicide in Alaska in April. \u2014 Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The soldier Maxim shrugged at the idea that these common flare ups on the front lines could become the trigger for an invasion by Russian troops. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "There was no treatment, I was told, and left to soldier on as if nothing was happening, for fear I\u2019d be accused of being slovenly yet again. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 11 June 2022",
      "Just as Congress, CNN, CBS News and Twitter will soldier on in a world where the public knows more than ever about their inner workings, so will the Supreme Court. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
      "In an era of remote work, the need to soldier on has prevailed. \u2014 Megan Carnegie, Wired , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Further, the lack of resupply is crushing to soldier morale. \u2014 Vikram Mittal, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Unfortunately, that is not the case, and the Cavs must soldier on without him. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Gottstein, a 22-year veteran of the bank who once more stressed his intention to soldier on, defended the decision to keep the findings under wraps. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "On the eastern end of Long Island, residents were trying to soldier on, even as the snow continued to accumulate. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "Zendaya\u2019s tribute noted that her A24-produced Spector biopic will soldier on following the singer\u2019s death. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 13 Jan. 2022"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English soudeour , from Anglo-French soudeer, soudeour mercenary, from soudee shilling's worth, wage, from sou, soud shilling, from Late Latin solidus solidus":"Noun"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u014dl-j\u0259r"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224307",
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      ": being the only one":[
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      ": to furnish with a sole":[
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      ": to place the sole of (a golf club) on the ground":[]
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      "Adjective",
      "He became the sole heir to the property.",
      "The sole aim of the program is to help the poor.",
      "She was the sole survivor of the tragedy.",
      "Icy roads were the sole cause of the accident.",
      "He has sole jurisdiction of the area.",
      "Verb",
      "My shoes need to be soled ."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Adjective",
      "circa 1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, alone, from Anglo-French sul, soul, seul , from Latin solus":"Adjective",
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French sole, soele , from Latin solea sandal; akin to Latin solum base, ground, soil":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin solea sandal, a flatfish":"Noun"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "unshared"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225148",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044226",
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    "antonyms":[
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      ": something deviating from the proper, normal, or accepted order":[]
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    "examples":[
      "the solecism of asking one's hosts how much something in their house cost them",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And a single word couldn\u2019t be a dead giveaway either, no matter how much people would like to portray the use of pled rather than pleaded as an obvious Trumpian solecism , especially when Dowd himself has been documented using pled at least once. \u2014 Ben Zimmer, The Atlantic , 8 Dec. 2017",
      "But the songwriter Tony Hatch has said he was inspired by Times Square\u2014a solecism forgivable from a Brit. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 13 Feb. 2017",
      "Solecism slipped into solipsism into full-blown narcissistic projection. \u2014 Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker , 26 Jan. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin soloecismus , from Greek soloikismos , from soloikos speaking incorrectly, literally, inhabitant of Soloi, from Soloi , city in ancient Cilicia where a substandard form of Attic was spoken":""
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    "pronounciation":[
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      "gaff",
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      "impropriety",
      "indiscretion"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111513",
    "type":[
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      "noun"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin solea sandal + English -iform":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259\u02c8l\u0113\u0259\u02ccf\u022frm",
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182421",
    "type":[
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, sun, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin soliculus , diminutive of Latin sol sun":"Adjective"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"",
      "(\u02c8)s\u014d\u00a6l\u0101"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083340",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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  },
  "soleless":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having no sole":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u014dll\u0259\u0307s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042924",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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  "solely":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to the exclusion of all else":[
        "done solely for money"
      ],
      ": without another : singly":[
        "went solely on her way"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "His rank was based solely on merit.",
      "You will be held solely responsible for any damage.",
      "She did not write solely for money.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There are entire websites that are solely dedicated to unpacking the mind-bending narrative of Mulholland Drive. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
      "The opinions expressed in Fortune.com commentary pieces are solely the views of their authors and do not reflect the opinions and beliefs of Fortune. \u2014 Maritza Johnson, Fortune , 24 June 2022",
      "The measure, approved unanimously by the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, would bar the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, and others from disqualifying candidates solely based on past marijuana use, aides said. \u2014 Dustin Volz, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
      "But of course the videos about Uvalde do not exist solely to reflect sadness. \u2014 Reyhan Harmanci, New York Times , 23 June 2022",
      "The statute solely prohibited the paper from enacting economic decisions that would discriminate against Israel. \u2014 Fox News , 23 June 2022",
      "But the memory of Chin isn\u2019t sustained solely by the shock of violence, the terror of that one night in Detroit. \u2014 Hua Hsu, The New Yorker , 23 June 2022",
      "Please note, this decision was made solely by the airline, primarily due to a shortage of regional pilots. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
      "But take note: Though tinted moisturizers often incorporate SPF, they should not be solely relied upon for adequate sun protection (because most of us don't apply enough of it!). \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 22 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u014dl-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8s\u014d(l)-l\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "alone",
      "exclusively",
      "just",
      "only",
      "purely",
      "simply"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221330",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
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  "solemn":{
    "antonyms":[
      "flighty",
      "frivolous",
      "giddy",
      "goofy",
      "silly",
      "undignified"
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    "definitions":{
      ": awe-inspiring : sublime":[
        "solemn beauty"
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      ": marked by grave sedateness and earnest sobriety":[
        "a solemn gathering"
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      ": marked by the invocation of a religious sanction":[
        "a solemn oath"
      ],
      ": somber , gloomy":[
        "a solemn gray building"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The women running the office where I was given immunizations and completed more paperwork said they had a young friend back in the District who would love my British accent. They were going to call her this very instant, they teased, and then I'd have a companion for the evening. They also talked in more solemn tones about all the brave men and women who came through the base and then shipped off to Iraq. \u2014 Willem Marx , Harper's , September 2006",
      "Caesar was slaughtered in a sanctified space, his body was sacrosanct since he held the position of supreme pontiff, and his assassins had recently taken a solemn oath to protect his life with their own. Yet none of this seems to have figured prominently in the charges that were laid against his killers. \u2014 Robert Garland , History Today , February 2004",
      "The testimony may well have had serious judicial consequences, even lethal ones, but its style is so glum and flat-footed that it gives an impression not of solemn majesty but of grotesque comedy \u2026 \u2014 Jonathan Ree , Times Literary Supplement , 13 Aug. 2004",
      "To the vast majority of people in this Muslim nation of 145 million, Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance, not war and hatred. It requires that women dress modestly, but not make themselves invisible. Its mosques are solemn and silent, but its shrines are relaxed and colorful. Its liturgy says Islam should be spread by persuasion, not by force \u2026 \u2014 Pamela Constable , Washington Post , 20 Oct. 2001",
      "He spoke in a solemn and thoughtful manner.",
      "He wore a very solemn expression on his face.",
      "He recited the poem in a solemn voice.",
      "A solemn crowd gathered around the grave.",
      "We made a solemn promise to love each other forever.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With his avuncular white beard and commanding voice, Mr. Thompson, 74, has established the committee\u2019s serious, and almost solemn , tone. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "The man in question is Aris (Aris Servetalis), who is bearded, solemn , and alone. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 17 June 2022",
      "The soil collection Saturday was a grim and solemn memorial for members of the Black community and others in Utah who say Coleman\u2019s and Harvey\u2019s lives and deaths have never been properly recognized. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "The huge statue of a man sitting straight up with purpose and solemn dignity. \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "The images are variously goofy, charming, solemn , moving, puzzling, forthright, bizarre, deadpan, upright, offbeat, patriotic, startling, mundane, and, of course, frequently marvelous. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
      "Trayshun Holmes-Gournaris begins the poem with an emphatic smile, then slows to a solemn tone, his eyebrows furrowed and forehead creased in an expression of sorrow and determination. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The solemn occasion on Saturday celebrating the life of Ruth E. Whitfield, the 86-year-old matriarch of her family, was the last funeral for the 10 victims of the killing from May 14, allegedly carried out by 18-year-old Payton Gendron. \u2014 Justin Sondel, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
      "Wintertime was solemn and left many unsure of what the AI field would do next. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English solempne , from Anglo-French, from Latin sollemnis regularly appointed, solemn":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-l\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for solemn serious , grave , solemn , sedate , staid , sober , earnest mean not light or frivolous. serious implies a concern for what really matters. a serious play about social injustice grave implies both seriousness and dignity in expression or attitude. read the proclamation in a grave voice solemn suggests an impressive gravity utterly free from levity. a sad and solemn occasion sedate implies a composed and decorous seriousness. remained sedate amid the commotion staid suggests a settled, accustomed sedateness and prim self-restraint. a quiet and staid community sober stresses seriousness of purpose and absence of levity or frivolity. a sober look at the state of our schools earnest suggests sincerity or often zealousness of purpose. an earnest reformer",
    "synonyms":[
      "august",
      "dignified",
      "distingu\u00e9",
      "distinguished",
      "imposing",
      "portly",
      "staid",
      "stately"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184327",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "solemnity":{
    "antonyms":[
      "facetiousness",
      "flightiness",
      "flippancy",
      "frivolity",
      "frivolousness",
      "levity",
      "lightheartedness",
      "lightness",
      "play",
      "unseriousness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a solemn condition or quality":[
        "the solemnity of his words"
      ],
      ": a solemn event or occasion":[],
      ": formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the solemnity of the occasion",
      "Her voice conveyed the solemnity of the passage.",
      "The visiting statesman was welcomed with appropriate solemnity .",
      "Elaborate solemnities marked the 100th anniversary of the event.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Now, in celebration of their fifth anniversary, Yes Way Ros\u00e9 co-founders Erica Blumenthal and Nikki Huganir remind us yet again that solemnity is overrated, through an exclusive partnership with Ellen Van Dusen of Dusen Dusen. \u2014 Jillian Dara, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "Ukrainians mark the end of World War II in Europe with solemnity befitting a tragedy that befell many peoples around the world, without glorifying the result, Halavin said. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
      "Valenzuela\u2019s and Berry\u2019s version combined a regard for the concerto\u2019s solemnity and an understanding of its humor. \u2014 Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
      "Once the excitement of the funeral was over, the girls took in the solemnity of their loss. \u2014 Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Families uncomfortable with the solemnity of traditional funerals have replaced them with birthday-like celebrations of life. \u2014 Karen Heller, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Families uncomfortable with the solemnity of traditional funerals have replaced them with birthday-like celebrations of life. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Returning to the house, released from the oppressive solemnity of the funeral, the women had been moved to talk, in a general and speculative way, about death. \u2014 Colin Barrett, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "On March 25, the solemnity of the Annunciation, Pope Francis consecrated Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8lem-n\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "earnest",
      "earnestness",
      "graveness",
      "gravity",
      "intentness",
      "serious-mindedness",
      "seriousness",
      "soberness",
      "sobriety",
      "solemnness",
      "staidness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094730",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "solemnness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "flighty",
      "frivolous",
      "giddy",
      "goofy",
      "silly",
      "undignified"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": awe-inspiring : sublime":[
        "solemn beauty"
      ],
      ": marked by grave sedateness and earnest sobriety":[
        "a solemn gathering"
      ],
      ": marked by the invocation of a religious sanction":[
        "a solemn oath"
      ],
      ": somber , gloomy":[
        "a solemn gray building"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The women running the office where I was given immunizations and completed more paperwork said they had a young friend back in the District who would love my British accent. They were going to call her this very instant, they teased, and then I'd have a companion for the evening. They also talked in more solemn tones about all the brave men and women who came through the base and then shipped off to Iraq. \u2014 Willem Marx , Harper's , September 2006",
      "Caesar was slaughtered in a sanctified space, his body was sacrosanct since he held the position of supreme pontiff, and his assassins had recently taken a solemn oath to protect his life with their own. Yet none of this seems to have figured prominently in the charges that were laid against his killers. \u2014 Robert Garland , History Today , February 2004",
      "The testimony may well have had serious judicial consequences, even lethal ones, but its style is so glum and flat-footed that it gives an impression not of solemn majesty but of grotesque comedy \u2026 \u2014 Jonathan Ree , Times Literary Supplement , 13 Aug. 2004",
      "To the vast majority of people in this Muslim nation of 145 million, Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance, not war and hatred. It requires that women dress modestly, but not make themselves invisible. Its mosques are solemn and silent, but its shrines are relaxed and colorful. Its liturgy says Islam should be spread by persuasion, not by force \u2026 \u2014 Pamela Constable , Washington Post , 20 Oct. 2001",
      "He spoke in a solemn and thoughtful manner.",
      "He wore a very solemn expression on his face.",
      "He recited the poem in a solemn voice.",
      "A solemn crowd gathered around the grave.",
      "We made a solemn promise to love each other forever.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With his avuncular white beard and commanding voice, Mr. Thompson, 74, has established the committee\u2019s serious, and almost solemn , tone. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "The man in question is Aris (Aris Servetalis), who is bearded, solemn , and alone. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 17 June 2022",
      "The soil collection Saturday was a grim and solemn memorial for members of the Black community and others in Utah who say Coleman\u2019s and Harvey\u2019s lives and deaths have never been properly recognized. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "The huge statue of a man sitting straight up with purpose and solemn dignity. \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "The images are variously goofy, charming, solemn , moving, puzzling, forthright, bizarre, deadpan, upright, offbeat, patriotic, startling, mundane, and, of course, frequently marvelous. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
      "Trayshun Holmes-Gournaris begins the poem with an emphatic smile, then slows to a solemn tone, his eyebrows furrowed and forehead creased in an expression of sorrow and determination. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The solemn occasion on Saturday celebrating the life of Ruth E. Whitfield, the 86-year-old matriarch of her family, was the last funeral for the 10 victims of the killing from May 14, allegedly carried out by 18-year-old Payton Gendron. \u2014 Justin Sondel, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
      "Wintertime was solemn and left many unsure of what the AI field would do next. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English solempne , from Anglo-French, from Latin sollemnis regularly appointed, solemn":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-l\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for solemn serious , grave , solemn , sedate , staid , sober , earnest mean not light or frivolous. serious implies a concern for what really matters. a serious play about social injustice grave implies both seriousness and dignity in expression or attitude. read the proclamation in a grave voice solemn suggests an impressive gravity utterly free from levity. a sad and solemn occasion sedate implies a composed and decorous seriousness. remained sedate amid the commotion staid suggests a settled, accustomed sedateness and prim self-restraint. a quiet and staid community sober stresses seriousness of purpose and absence of levity or frivolity. a sober look at the state of our schools earnest suggests sincerity or often zealousness of purpose. an earnest reformer",
    "synonyms":[
      "august",
      "dignified",
      "distingu\u00e9",
      "distinguished",
      "imposing",
      "portly",
      "staid",
      "stately"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194217",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "solfeggio":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": solf\u00e8ge":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Laven has held YouTube symposiums, produced 528 music and eagerly advocated for the solfeggio system. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1774, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian, from sol-fa":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u00e4l-\u02c8fe-j(\u0113-\u02cc)\u014d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135544",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "solferino":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a moderate purplish red that is redder, darker, and slightly stronger than average rose, redder and duller than violine pink, redder and paler than magenta rose, and redder and less strong than average fuchsia rose":[],
      ": fuchsine sense 1":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from Solferino , village of northern Italy; from its being discovered soon after the battle fought there in 1859":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u00e4lf\u0259\u02c8r\u0113(\u02cc)n\u014d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174530",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "solgel":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": involving alternation between sol and gel states":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1915, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4l-\u02ccjel",
      "\u02c8s\u022fl-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044056",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "soli":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of soli plural of solo"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-014141",
    "type":[]
  },
  "solicit":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to approach with a request or plea":[
        "solicited Congress for funding"
      ],
      ": to entice or lure especially into evil":[],
      ": to make petition to : entreat":[],
      ": to make solicitation : importune":[],
      ": to offer to have sexual relations with someone for money":[],
      ": to proposition (someone) especially as or in the character of a prostitute":[],
      ": to try to obtain by usually urgent requests or pleas":[
        "solicited donations"
      ],
      ": to urge (something, such as one's cause) strongly":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The center is soliciting donations to help victims of the earthquake.",
      "The company is soliciting bids from various firms.",
      "The organization is soliciting new memberships.",
      "The newspaper's editors want to solicit opinions from readers.",
      "The organization is soliciting for donations.",
      "Special interest groups are soliciting Congress for funds.",
      "The prostitutes were arrested for soliciting customers.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The former Tallahassee mayor is accused of acting in concert with associate Sharon Janet Lettman-Hicks to solicit funds using false representations and promises. \u2014 Fox News , 23 June 2022",
      "Previous Documenta curators traversed the world to meet artists and solicit their ideas. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "The charity primarily raises money through events where people shave their heads to solicit contributions. \u2014 David Armstrong, ProPublica , 8 June 2022",
      "The menu of tipping options could be designed to solicit higher tip amounts. \u2014 Shahar Ziv, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "The deal includes a go-shop provision where VMware can solicit alternative proposals for 40 days. \u2014 Liana Baker, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
      "The center\u2019s goal was to solicit outside expert advice on how to spend the city\u2019s $511 million in federal funding through the American Recovery Plan Act. \u2014 Lucas Daprile, cleveland , 23 May 2022",
      "That, according to an FBI affidavit filed Monday in Orange County Superior Court, was because Sidhu wanted to see the deal through to solicit a campaign contribution from the Angels. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Aziz said the video was released to solicit help from the community in identifying the four suspects. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, to disturb, promote, from Anglo-French solliciter , from Latin sollicitare to disturb, from sollicitus anxious, from sollus whole (from Oscan; akin to Greek holos whole) + citus , past participle of ci\u0113re to move \u2014 more at safe , -kinesis":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8li-s\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for solicit ask , request , solicit mean to seek to obtain by making one's wants known. ask implies no more than the statement of the desire. ask a favor of a friend request implies greater formality and courtesy. requests the pleasure of your company solicit suggests a calling attention to one's wants or desires by public announcement or advertisement. a letter soliciting information",
    "synonyms":[
      "canvass",
      "canvas",
      "interview",
      "poll",
      "survey"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055202",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "solicitant":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one who solicits":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1812, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8li-s\u0259-t\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082739",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "solicitation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a moving or drawing force : incitement , allurement":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the mail is always full of solicitations from worthy causes",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And there is no public data showing how much money any given fund-raising solicitation yielded. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "The firm was selected through the city\u2019s second competitive bidding process after the first solicitation attempt was unsuccessful. \u2014 Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "Had your friends rudely corrected you without solicitation , Miss Manners would be taking your side. \u2014 Jacobina Martin, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
      "But after a very successful recruiting process, Tinder banned Pecchia indefinitely for violating their promotion or solicitation rules. \u2014 Analis Bailey, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
      "The specific securities used are for illustrative purposes only and not a recommendation or solicitation to purchase or sell any individual security. \u2014 David Thomas, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "In Leon County, Florida \u2013 near Tallahassee \u2013 county commissioners voted 4-3 last month to direct its staff to draft an ordinance to address concerns about camping in public areas, solicitation , and urinating or defecating in public areas. \u2014 al , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "This is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment advice or an offer or solicitation of any products or services. \u2014 Russ Zalatimo, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "This site is not a recommendation nor an offer to sell (or solicitation of an offer to buy) securities in the United States or in any other jurisdiction. \u2014 Andrew Rosen, Forbes , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02ccli-s\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "adjuration",
      "appeal",
      "conjuration",
      "cry",
      "desire",
      "entreaty",
      "petition",
      "plea",
      "pleading",
      "prayer",
      "suit",
      "suppliance",
      "supplication"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084333",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "solicited":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to approach with a request or plea":[
        "solicited Congress for funding"
      ],
      ": to entice or lure especially into evil":[],
      ": to make petition to : entreat":[],
      ": to make solicitation : importune":[],
      ": to offer to have sexual relations with someone for money":[],
      ": to proposition (someone) especially as or in the character of a prostitute":[],
      ": to try to obtain by usually urgent requests or pleas":[
        "solicited donations"
      ],
      ": to urge (something, such as one's cause) strongly":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The center is soliciting donations to help victims of the earthquake.",
      "The company is soliciting bids from various firms.",
      "The organization is soliciting new memberships.",
      "The newspaper's editors want to solicit opinions from readers.",
      "The organization is soliciting for donations.",
      "Special interest groups are soliciting Congress for funds.",
      "The prostitutes were arrested for soliciting customers.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The former Tallahassee mayor is accused of acting in concert with associate Sharon Janet Lettman-Hicks to solicit funds using false representations and promises. \u2014 Fox News , 23 June 2022",
      "Previous Documenta curators traversed the world to meet artists and solicit their ideas. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "The charity primarily raises money through events where people shave their heads to solicit contributions. \u2014 David Armstrong, ProPublica , 8 June 2022",
      "The menu of tipping options could be designed to solicit higher tip amounts. \u2014 Shahar Ziv, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "The deal includes a go-shop provision where VMware can solicit alternative proposals for 40 days. \u2014 Liana Baker, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
      "The center\u2019s goal was to solicit outside expert advice on how to spend the city\u2019s $511 million in federal funding through the American Recovery Plan Act. \u2014 Lucas Daprile, cleveland , 23 May 2022",
      "That, according to an FBI affidavit filed Monday in Orange County Superior Court, was because Sidhu wanted to see the deal through to solicit a campaign contribution from the Angels. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Aziz said the video was released to solicit help from the community in identifying the four suspects. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, to disturb, promote, from Anglo-French solliciter , from Latin sollicitare to disturb, from sollicitus anxious, from sollus whole (from Oscan; akin to Greek holos whole) + citus , past participle of ci\u0113re to move \u2014 more at safe , -kinesis":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8li-s\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for solicit ask , request , solicit mean to seek to obtain by making one's wants known. ask implies no more than the statement of the desire. ask a favor of a friend request implies greater formality and courtesy. requests the pleasure of your company solicit suggests a calling attention to one's wants or desires by public announcement or advertisement. a letter soliciting information",
    "synonyms":[
      "canvass",
      "canvas",
      "interview",
      "poll",
      "survey"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083658",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "soliciter":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": solicitor":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from soliciten to solicit + -er":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034622",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "soliciting":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to approach with a request or plea":[
        "solicited Congress for funding"
      ],
      ": to entice or lure especially into evil":[],
      ": to make petition to : entreat":[],
      ": to make solicitation : importune":[],
      ": to offer to have sexual relations with someone for money":[],
      ": to proposition (someone) especially as or in the character of a prostitute":[],
      ": to try to obtain by usually urgent requests or pleas":[
        "solicited donations"
      ],
      ": to urge (something, such as one's cause) strongly":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The center is soliciting donations to help victims of the earthquake.",
      "The company is soliciting bids from various firms.",
      "The organization is soliciting new memberships.",
      "The newspaper's editors want to solicit opinions from readers.",
      "The organization is soliciting for donations.",
      "Special interest groups are soliciting Congress for funds.",
      "The prostitutes were arrested for soliciting customers.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The former Tallahassee mayor is accused of acting in concert with associate Sharon Janet Lettman-Hicks to solicit funds using false representations and promises. \u2014 Fox News , 23 June 2022",
      "Previous Documenta curators traversed the world to meet artists and solicit their ideas. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "The charity primarily raises money through events where people shave their heads to solicit contributions. \u2014 David Armstrong, ProPublica , 8 June 2022",
      "The menu of tipping options could be designed to solicit higher tip amounts. \u2014 Shahar Ziv, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "The deal includes a go-shop provision where VMware can solicit alternative proposals for 40 days. \u2014 Liana Baker, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
      "The center\u2019s goal was to solicit outside expert advice on how to spend the city\u2019s $511 million in federal funding through the American Recovery Plan Act. \u2014 Lucas Daprile, cleveland , 23 May 2022",
      "That, according to an FBI affidavit filed Monday in Orange County Superior Court, was because Sidhu wanted to see the deal through to solicit a campaign contribution from the Angels. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Aziz said the video was released to solicit help from the community in identifying the four suspects. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, to disturb, promote, from Anglo-French solliciter , from Latin sollicitare to disturb, from sollicitus anxious, from sollus whole (from Oscan; akin to Greek holos whole) + citus , past participle of ci\u0113re to move \u2014 more at safe , -kinesis":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8li-s\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for solicit ask , request , solicit mean to seek to obtain by making one's wants known. ask implies no more than the statement of the desire. ask a favor of a friend request implies greater formality and courtesy. requests the pleasure of your company solicit suggests a calling attention to one's wants or desires by public announcement or advertisement. a letter soliciting information",
    "synonyms":[
      "canvass",
      "canvas",
      "interview",
      "poll",
      "survey"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232933",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "solicitor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a British lawyer who advises clients, represents them in the lower courts, and prepares cases for barristers to try in higher courts":[],
      ": the chief law officer of a municipality, county, or government department":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8li-s\u0259-t\u0259r",
      "-\u02c8li-st\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baiter",
      "seducer",
      "tempter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Solicitors will be arrested for trespassing.",
      "money, that great solicitor that has often succeeded in persuading people to sell their very souls",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In response to the report, Jim Shea, the city solicitor , said the law department will close the compromised checking account. \u2014 Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 21 June 2022",
      "The city officials seen on the video included communications director Deanna Deveney, assistant city solicitor Keith Slattery, and City Councilor Anthony DiPierro, who is related to the mayor. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Gould said the city will not be endorsing a peddler or solicitor by issuing a permit. \u2014 cleveland , 8 June 2022",
      "Responding to complaints of a solicitor in the area at 6:17 p.m. on May 5, police did not immediately locate a gold-colored vehicle that residents had reported to see if the individual had a permit. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 12 May 2022",
      "LaMountain worked as a prosecutor in the attorney general\u2019s office from 2011 to 2019 and as Warwick\u2019s assistant city solicitor from 2019 through 2021. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Shea, a longtime attorney with the Venable law firm, ran for governor in 2018 as a Democrat before joining the city as solicitor this year. \u2014 Emily Opilo, baltimoresun.com , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "First responders in the police, fire and emergency services, corrections and emergency 911 departments, as well as the sheriff\u2019s, district attorney\u2019s and solicitor \u2019s offices, will get the 10% raises. \u2014 Alia Malik, ajc , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "After the prosecution collapsed, Graves named Ira Thompson, who had been a Klan official and one of some 44 men indicted in Crenshaw, as the county's solicitor . \u2014 Brian Lyman, USA TODAY , 12 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145242"
  },
  "solicitor general":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a law officer appointed primarily to assist an attorney general":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The solicitor general prosecutes misdemeanors and county ordinance violations. \u2014 Alia Malik, ajc , 26 May 2022",
      "In the mid-1980s, Alito worked as an assistant solicitor general in President Ronald Reagan's administration, regularly arguing cases before the Supreme Court. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "During the next six years, Kruger was promoted to acting deputy solicitor general , argued 12 cases before the high court, and took part in the mostly successful legal defense of President Barack Obama\u2019s Affordable Care Act in 2012. \u2014 Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "McConnell\u2019s brief was written by President Trump\u2019s White House counsel, Donald McGahn, and his solicitor general , Noel Francisco. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
      "President Johnson called Thurgood Marshall in 1965 asking the federal appeals court judge to leave the secure position to become a solicitor general of the US -- where he could be fired at any time. \u2014 Janelle Davis, CNN , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Neal Katyal is a former acting U.S. solicitor general . \u2014 NBC News , 8 May 2022",
      "Separately, Elizabeth Murrill, Louisiana's solicitor general , representing a different set of states, said that the mandate is also unconstitutional. \u2014 Ariane De Vogue, CNN , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Judd Stone, Texas' solicitor general , countered that in many cases those chaplains were state employees rather than outside pastors, rabbis or imams. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 9 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1647, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183410",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "solicitous":{
    "antonyms":[
      "heedless",
      "inconsiderate",
      "thoughtless",
      "unthinking"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": full of concern or fears : apprehensive":[
        "solicitous about the future"
      ],
      ": full of desire : eager":[],
      ": manifesting or expressing solicitude":[
        "a solicitous inquiry about his health"
      ],
      ": meticulously careful":[
        "solicitous in matters of dress"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "I appreciated his solicitous inquiry about my health.",
      "He had always been solicitous for the welfare of his family.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And Hern\u00e1n, who has been especially patient and solicitous with Jessica\u2019s request, suddenly disappears. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "That\u2019s a quality that can be interpreted as solicitous and sympathetic. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
      "Even as its diplomatic approach to China has become more solicitous , the US has continued to sound the alarm on the rising threat that China poses to Europe. \u2014 Olivia Enos, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Angela Maria Boneschi adored her tall, handsome, solicitous husband. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "His network of contacts is nonpareil; his manner solicitous and genteel; his work ethic fanatical. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Akta\u015f was solicitous and fawning with the men, carefully detailing his movements and often asking after their health. \u2014 John Beck, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Davide, a former chef who had lived in Scotland for many years, was solicitous and sincere; Paolo was an irrepressible free spirit who had traveled the world rescuing dolphins and learning Reiki. \u2014 Tom Vanderbilt, Outside Online , 14 Nov. 2019",
      "But some supporters of Ukraine\u2019s pro-Western course have criticized him for being too solicitous of Mr. Putin\u2019s demands. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin sollicitus":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8li-st\u0259s",
      "s\u0259-\u02c8li-s\u0259-t\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "attentive",
      "considerate",
      "kind",
      "thoughtful"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225054",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "solicitress":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a female solicitor":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "solicitor + -ess":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-is\u0259\u2027tr\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081537",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "solicitrix":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a female solicitor":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from solicitor , after such pairs as English executor : executrix":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231718",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "solicitude":{
    "antonyms":[
      "unconcern"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a cause of care or concern":[
        "\u2014 usually used in plural"
      ],
      ": the state of being concerned and anxious":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He expressed solicitude for my health.",
      "a growing solicitude over the possible results of the criminal investigation",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In this story of middle-age reckoning and teenage awakening, there are plenty of moments of selfishness dressed up as solicitude . \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
      "But this international wave of solicitude seems different in important ways, not least because of its context. \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "That\u2019s especially so in light of the solicitude the regents recently showed to their cadre of half-million-dollar campus chancellors, supposedly doing so poorly in relation to their public university peers. \u2014 Michael Hiltzikbusiness Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Even the special solicitude accorded former presidents does not alter the outcome. \u2014 Charlie Savage, New York Times , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "Hence the newfound hostility of conservative jurists to Chevron may be seen not as a break from the 1980s, but a continuation of solicitude by conservative jurists for Republican political authority. \u2014 WSJ , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "Nor has Texas shown much solicitude for the businesses that provide capital to help its economy grow. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "Not to lord victory over others, but to show solicitude and modesty in triumph. \u2014 Greg Jackson, Harper's Magazine , 25 May 2021",
      "Along with the martinis (and the solicitude of his wife), his fame, which came young, preserved him like an onion. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccty\u00fcd",
      "s\u0259-\u02c8li-s\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for solicitude care , concern , solicitude , anxiety , worry mean a troubled or engrossed state of mind or the thing that causes this. care implies oppression of the mind weighed down by responsibility or disquieted by apprehension. a face worn by years of care concern implies a troubled state of mind because of personal interest, relation, or affection. crimes caused concern in the neighborhood solicitude implies great concern and connotes either thoughtful or hovering attentiveness toward another. acted with typical maternal solicitude anxiety stresses anguished uncertainty or fear of misfortune or failure. plagued by anxiety and self-doubt worry suggests fretting over matters that may or may not be real cause for anxiety. financial worries",
    "synonyms":[
      "agita",
      "agitation",
      "anxiety",
      "anxiousness",
      "apprehension",
      "apprehensiveness",
      "care",
      "concern",
      "concernment",
      "disquiet",
      "disquietude",
      "fear",
      "nervosity",
      "nervousness",
      "perturbation",
      "sweat",
      "unease",
      "uneasiness",
      "worry"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184757",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "solicitudinous":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": marked by solicitude : solicitous":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin sollicitudin-, sollicitudo + English -ous":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259\u00a6lis\u0259\u00a6t\u00fcd(\u1d4a)n\u0259s",
      "-is\u0259\u2027\u00a6ty\u00fc-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013826",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "solid":{
    "antonyms":[
      "groundless",
      "illogical",
      "invalid",
      "irrational",
      "nonrational",
      "nonsensical",
      "nonvalid",
      "unfounded",
      "uninformed",
      "unjustified",
      "unreasonable",
      "unreasoned",
      "unsound"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a compound word whose members are joined together without a hyphen":[],
      ": a geometrical figure or element (such as a cube or sphere) having three dimensions \u2014 see Volume Formulas Table":[],
      ": a solid color":[],
      ": a substance that does not flow perceptibly under moderate stress, has a definite capacity for resisting forces (such as compression or tension) which tend to deform it, and under ordinary conditions retains a definite size and shape":[],
      ": being without an internal cavity":[
        "a solid ball of rubber"
      ],
      ": entirely of one metal or containing the minimum of alloy necessary to impart hardness":[
        "solid gold"
      ],
      ": favor sense 3a":[
        "Ted Evans might be one of those people. \u2026 \"Can you do me a solid and watch my stuff?\" he'll ask, returning the favor if anyone else needs to do the same.",
        "\u2014 Laylan Connelly",
        "So her husband did her a solid and dropped her off for the afternoon, where she was free to sketch some of the exhibits \u2026",
        "\u2014 Steven Lemongello"
      ],
      ": having no break or interruption":[
        "waited three solid hours"
      ],
      ": having, involving, or dealing with three dimensions or with solids":[
        "a solid configuration"
      ],
      ": intimately friendly or associated":[
        "solid with the boss"
      ],
      ": joined without a hyphen":[
        "a solid compound"
      ],
      ": made firmly and well":[
        "solid furniture"
      ],
      ": not interrupted by a break or opening":[
        "a solid wall"
      ],
      ": of a single color":[],
      ": of good substantial quality or kind":[
        "solid comfort"
      ],
      ": of one substance or character: such as":[],
      ": of uniformly close and coherent texture : not loose or spongy : compact":[],
      ": possessing or characterized by the properties of a solid : neither gaseous nor liquid":[
        "solid waste"
      ],
      ": printed with minimum space between lines":[],
      ": reliable":[
        "a solid performer"
      ],
      ": serious in purpose or character":[],
      ": something that is solid: such as":[],
      ": sound":[
        "solid reasons"
      ],
      ": such as":[
        "solid comfort"
      ],
      ": the part of a solution or suspension that when freed from solvent or suspending medium has the qualities of a solid":[
        "\u2014 usually used in plural milk solids of protein and lactose"
      ],
      ": unanimous":[
        "had the solid support of the party"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Concrete is a solid material.",
      "When ice melts, it passes from a solid to a liquid form.",
      "I was on a liquid diet when I was sick because I couldn't digest solid food.",
      "I was glad to get off the plane and back on solid ground.",
      "The pond was frozen solid .",
      "The ring is solid gold.",
      "a chunk of solid marble",
      "I prefer solid colors like blue or green instead of plaids and stripes.",
      "Noun",
      "She couldn't eat solids after the surgery.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "And while the first essential for sunny days spent outside is a solid sunscreen, a cute swimsuit is a close second. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
      "The renewal comes three episodes into the show\u2019s seven-episode first season, which has scored solid viewing so far. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 June 2022",
      "Warrior Mars is touring your 4th House of Domestic Matters and connecting with careful Saturn in your income sector, energizing your opportunities to create a solid material foundation. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 27 June 2022",
      "Medterra Pets CBD Joint Support Soft Chews are another solid choice for helping your canine pal with joint issues. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
      "Google Fiber, found mainly in Austin, is a solid choice. \u2014 Eric Griffith, PCMAG , 17 June 2022",
      "The erstwhile Captain America is a solid choice to headline what\u2019s mainly a straightforward sci-fi action story bookended by a pair of existential crises that actually make this spinoff fly. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
      "By, by Leila: many accounts, this is a pretty, pretty solid choice for, for health director. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
      "Brown believes Ivey remains in solid position to win. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Cleanup is a breeze: Discard any solids from the tray, tip splattered liquid down the drain, and rinse the whole thing with mild dish soap and warm water. \u2014 Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping , 1 May 2020",
      "Allow the mixture to infuse for 15 to 30 minutes, then strain out the ginger, pressing gently on the solids to squeeze out any remaining liquid. \u2014 M. Carrie Allan, The Denver Post , 23 Aug. 2019",
      "Pur\u00e9e until smooth, then strain the liquid, pressing on the solids with the back of a spoon or silicone spatula to extract as much liquid as possible; cover and refrigerate until ready to use. \u2014 Saveur , 17 Mar. 2015",
      "Right after eating, scrape whatever solids are left into the trash, including napkins. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2020",
      "Also called dry toilets, these act as their own processing facility, in which solids (including toilet paper) are deposited into a tank that also contains peat moss or coconut coir, a fiber from the outer husk of coconuts. \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 5 May 2020",
      "Finally, the last sensor identifies the shape and nature of any solids . \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 7 Apr. 2020",
      "Some of those improvements included projects such as inflatable dams to store wastewater or partially treating overflows by spinning them in a centrifuge to separate solids . \u2014 Sarah Bowman, IndyStar , 2 May 2020",
      "Consider vitamin D and iron; avoid bulky solids close to bottle times. \u2014 Susan Reslewic Keatley, New York Times , 18 Apr. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The total value of goods solid is an incredible $1.312 trillion, while the total customers are more than 1.3 billion. \u2014 Brendan Ahern, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Simply put, an ecobrick is a PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottle, packed solid with used plastics. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
      "Outdoor-sandal loyalty can be as tenuous as pulling for a random school to win your March Madness bracket, yet as rock- solid as your coffee preference. \u2014 Jeremy Rellosa, Outside Online , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "This rack is absolutely rock- solid when attached to the hitch and the bikes mount easily and quickly. \u2014 Lindsey Greenfeld, Travel + Leisure , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "Commercial washer fluid has alcohol in it that keeps it from turning solid in all but Alaskan-winter temperatures. \u2014 Gary Witzenburg, Car and Driver , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The Republican seats are mostly rock- solid , while the Democratic seats include numerous likely retirements and pick-up opportunities for the Republicans. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "At the 30-second mark, a solid -looking wave came Slater\u2019s way at Backdoor, a right-breaking wave. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "The Disneyland reservation website shows that both Disneyland and California Adventure Park are nearly booked solid through Jan. 2. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 18 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1651, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English solide , from Middle French, from Latin solidus ; akin to Greek holos whole \u2014 more at safe":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4l-\u0259d",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-l\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "commonsense",
      "commonsensible",
      "commonsensical",
      "firm",
      "good",
      "hard",
      "informed",
      "just",
      "justified",
      "levelheaded",
      "logical",
      "rational",
      "reasonable",
      "reasoned",
      "sensible",
      "sober",
      "valid",
      "well-founded"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014254",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "solid alcohol":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a product consisting of ordinary alcohol converted to a gel (as by means of a soap or calcium acetate) and used on a small scale as a fuel":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113449",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "solid injection":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the injection of atomized fuel oil into the combustion chamber of a diesel engine under the pressure of the liquid fuel itself \u2014 compare air injection":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130047",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "solid newel":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a newel into which the ends of winding stairs are built":[
        "\u2014 distinguished from hollow newel"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135043",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "solid-looking":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": giving an impression of solid worth or substance":[
        "solid-looking citizens"
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    },
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      "1840, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "1840, in the meaning defined above":""
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      ": any of a genus ( Solidago ) of chiefly North American composite herbs including the typical goldenrods":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The only difference being flower shop solidago has the allergens bred out of it. \u2014 Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads , 28 Aug. 2017"
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      "circa 1771, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "New Latin, from Medieval Latin soldago , an herb reputed to heal wounds, from soldare to make whole, from Latin solidare , from solidus solid":""
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      "noun"
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      "Work is under way to solidify the concrete that supports the building.",
      "Hot wax solidifies as it cools.",
      "Recent findings helped to solidify our position.",
      "The international community is working to solidify its alliances.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Your comment on Anthony Davis\u2019 character and not his contributions should solidify the team spirit. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
      "Center was a position of need after Bradley Bozeman signed with the Carolina Panthers, so the Linderbaum pick helps solidify the offensive line. \u2014 Staff Report, The Courier-Journal , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "There are some theories, however, and understanding the various ulcerative colitis risk factors can be helpful when trying to solidify a diagnosis and treatment plan. \u2014 Jill Seladi-schulman, SELF , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "This helps to solidify your relationships and shows them they are appreciated. \u2014 Stephanie Burns, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Having regular times for meals, exercise and starting and ending work helps solidify the body\u2019s clock, which helps with sleep. \u2014 Andrea Petersen, WSJ , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Netflix\u2019s deal for Seinfeld also helps solidify their relationship with Jerry himself. \u2014 Andrew R. Chow, Time , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "His answer focused not on Usnavi or any of the other young people trying to solidify their identities and figure out their place in, or beyond, Washington Heights. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2021",
      "The Bears can re-sign Santos, tender an offer to restricted free agent Eddy Pineiro or start the process of trying to solidify the position all over again for coach Matt Nagy, who remains scarred by the Parkey experience. \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 23 Feb. 2021"
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      "1799, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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      "s\u0259-\u02c8li-d\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
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      "concrete",
      "congeal",
      "firm (up)",
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      "harden",
      "indurate",
      "set"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063027",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223614",
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      "The solidity of his convictions impressed us.",
      "the solidity of his word is such that I don't need a written contract\u2014or anything else",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The result is images that have a curious dual effect, conveying both solidity and delicacy; the first quality coming from the thickness of the lines, the second from our awareness that what looks so weighty on the page would rip easily at the touch. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "The overall impression is one of weighty solidity , combined with effortlessly smooth friction-free motion. \u2014 Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "But for all their defensive solidity this season, scoring has been a problem for the Fire. \u2014 Jeremy Mikula, chicagotribune.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "The moms\u2014choking on anger at idiot men\u2014were our saviors, our solidity and happiness. \u2014 The New Yorker , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "In fact, the EV era could renew Mercedes's reputation for bank-vault solidity \u2014what made the biggest impression was the vacuum-of-space quietude. \u2014 Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite its heft and solidity \u2014required to be able to tow 8,000 pounds\u2014the new LX has plenty of hustle. \u2014 Matthew Askari, Robb Report , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Cezanne is considered a pivotal figure in the history of modern art who sought to endow the Impressionist style with a sense of gravity and solidity , rather than to focus on capturing fleeting effects of light and weather. \u2014 cleveland , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "Flores possessed an unwavering solidity of tone and comfortably switched between popular and classical styles of playing. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Feb. 2022"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "s\u0259-\u02c8li-d\u0259-t\u0113"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061956",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "nonrational",
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        "\u2014 Laylan Connelly",
        "So her husband did her a solid and dropped her off for the afternoon, where she was free to sketch some of the exhibits \u2026",
        "\u2014 Steven Lemongello"
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      ": intimately friendly or associated":[
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      ": sound":[
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      ": the part of a solution or suspension that when freed from solvent or suspending medium has the qualities of a solid":[
        "\u2014 usually used in plural milk solids of protein and lactose"
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      ": unanimous":[
        "had the solid support of the party"
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      "Adjective",
      "Concrete is a solid material.",
      "When ice melts, it passes from a solid to a liquid form.",
      "I was on a liquid diet when I was sick because I couldn't digest solid food.",
      "I was glad to get off the plane and back on solid ground.",
      "The pond was frozen solid .",
      "The ring is solid gold.",
      "a chunk of solid marble",
      "I prefer solid colors like blue or green instead of plaids and stripes.",
      "Noun",
      "She couldn't eat solids after the surgery.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "And while the first essential for sunny days spent outside is a solid sunscreen, a cute swimsuit is a close second. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
      "The renewal comes three episodes into the show\u2019s seven-episode first season, which has scored solid viewing so far. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 June 2022",
      "Warrior Mars is touring your 4th House of Domestic Matters and connecting with careful Saturn in your income sector, energizing your opportunities to create a solid material foundation. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 27 June 2022",
      "Medterra Pets CBD Joint Support Soft Chews are another solid choice for helping your canine pal with joint issues. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
      "Google Fiber, found mainly in Austin, is a solid choice. \u2014 Eric Griffith, PCMAG , 17 June 2022",
      "The erstwhile Captain America is a solid choice to headline what\u2019s mainly a straightforward sci-fi action story bookended by a pair of existential crises that actually make this spinoff fly. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
      "By, by Leila: many accounts, this is a pretty, pretty solid choice for, for health director. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
      "Brown believes Ivey remains in solid position to win. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Cleanup is a breeze: Discard any solids from the tray, tip splattered liquid down the drain, and rinse the whole thing with mild dish soap and warm water. \u2014 Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping , 1 May 2020",
      "Allow the mixture to infuse for 15 to 30 minutes, then strain out the ginger, pressing gently on the solids to squeeze out any remaining liquid. \u2014 M. Carrie Allan, The Denver Post , 23 Aug. 2019",
      "Pur\u00e9e until smooth, then strain the liquid, pressing on the solids with the back of a spoon or silicone spatula to extract as much liquid as possible; cover and refrigerate until ready to use. \u2014 Saveur , 17 Mar. 2015",
      "Right after eating, scrape whatever solids are left into the trash, including napkins. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2020",
      "Also called dry toilets, these act as their own processing facility, in which solids (including toilet paper) are deposited into a tank that also contains peat moss or coconut coir, a fiber from the outer husk of coconuts. \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 5 May 2020",
      "Finally, the last sensor identifies the shape and nature of any solids . \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 7 Apr. 2020",
      "Some of those improvements included projects such as inflatable dams to store wastewater or partially treating overflows by spinning them in a centrifuge to separate solids . \u2014 Sarah Bowman, IndyStar , 2 May 2020",
      "Consider vitamin D and iron; avoid bulky solids close to bottle times. \u2014 Susan Reslewic Keatley, New York Times , 18 Apr. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The total value of goods solid is an incredible $1.312 trillion, while the total customers are more than 1.3 billion. \u2014 Brendan Ahern, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Simply put, an ecobrick is a PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottle, packed solid with used plastics. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
      "Outdoor-sandal loyalty can be as tenuous as pulling for a random school to win your March Madness bracket, yet as rock- solid as your coffee preference. \u2014 Jeremy Rellosa, Outside Online , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "This rack is absolutely rock- solid when attached to the hitch and the bikes mount easily and quickly. \u2014 Lindsey Greenfeld, Travel + Leisure , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "Commercial washer fluid has alcohol in it that keeps it from turning solid in all but Alaskan-winter temperatures. \u2014 Gary Witzenburg, Car and Driver , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The Republican seats are mostly rock- solid , while the Democratic seats include numerous likely retirements and pick-up opportunities for the Republicans. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "At the 30-second mark, a solid -looking wave came Slater\u2019s way at Backdoor, a right-breaking wave. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "The Disneyland reservation website shows that both Disneyland and California Adventure Park are nearly booked solid through Jan. 2. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 18 Dec. 2021"
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      "1651, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English solide , from Middle French, from Latin solidus ; akin to Greek holos whole \u2014 more at safe":"Adjective"
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      "\u02c8s\u00e4l-\u0259d",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-l\u0259d"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "commonsense",
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      "commonsensical",
      "firm",
      "good",
      "hard",
      "informed",
      "just",
      "justified",
      "levelheaded",
      "logical",
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      "reasonable",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055504",
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      "noun"
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  "solipsistic":{
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      ": of, relating to, or characterized by solipsism or extreme egocentricity":[
        "The new punks can only rant about solipsistic concerns: themselves, their friends and girlfriends, and us, the people they think look at them funny.",
        "\u2014 Bob Gulla",
        "Played by a ferocious cast of nonactors, the dead-end adolescent rebels in Kids are like a wolf pack of baby sociopaths, leaping from one solipsistic sensation to the next.",
        "\u2014 Owen Gleiberman"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1885, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u00e4-",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052556",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin solitari us + English -an":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133106",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": being at once single and isolated":[
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      ": solitary confinement in prison":[
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      ": taken, passed, or performed without companions":[
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      ": unfrequented , desolate":[
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    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "He took a solitary walk on the beach.",
      "A solitary house stood on top of the cliff.",
      "Most cats are solitary creatures.",
      "He's a very solitary man.",
      "Noun",
      "The prisoner was kept in solitary .",
      "weary of European civilization, the painter Paul Gauguin famously abandoned France to become a solitary in the South Seas",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Written from the perspective of a scholar in visual rhetoric \u2014 a lesbian raising a toddler with her wife \u2014 the commentary calls out the photographer\u2019s decision to depict her portrait subjects as solitary , contemplative, even mournful. \u2014 Melissa Hart, Longreads , 28 June 2022",
      "Justice Gorsuch wrote that Mr. Kennedy had sought only to offer a brief, silent and solitary prayer. \u2014 Adam Liptak, New York Times , 27 June 2022",
      "Gorsuch wrote that Kennedy had sought only to offer a brief, silent, and solitary prayer. \u2014 Adam Liptak, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
      "In 2019 and 2020, about 40 percent of solitary confinements exceeded the maximum duration allowed under agency policies. \u2014 Annie Waldman, ProPublica , 24 June 2022",
      "Some work, like coding, requires long periods of solitary effort, and is quite easy to do remotely. \u2014 Robert Sher, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Heart Valley follows a day in the life of solitary Welsh shepherd Wilf Davies. \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
      "Gun violence in the US can't be viewed as a solitary issue. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Northeast Indiana served as a summer mating ground for the mastodons, and the study found that this solitary creature annually migrated north from his home during the winter months the last three years of his life. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 13 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Witnesses at the hearing told the committee that any time in solitary can be life-altering. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Witnesses at the hearing told the committee that any time in solitary can be life-altering. \u2014 Annie Waldman, ProPublica , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "How has your thinking about reading as a solitary or a social act evolved during this time? \u2014 Eve Bowen, The New York Review of Books , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "In retaliation, Cohen says he was sent back to prison and spent 16 days in solitary until a federal judge intervened. \u2014 Dan Berman, CNN , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Machen\u2019s father was an impecunious clergyman, his mother an invalid, and their son a solitary but not lonely child. \u2014 Michael Dirda, The New York Review of Books , 28 May 2020",
      "As an interesting side note, this little pirate ship included the solitary (and sometimes cantankerous) engineer, Steve Anderson, who produced Ford police packages, under the glamorous banner DSO, for Dealer Special Order. \u2014 Mark Ewing, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "While one solitary dropped shot left him just three shots shy of Justin Rose in the lead, the emotions were too much for Kim. \u2014 Ben Morse, CNN , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Of those being held in the city's custody as of January, statistics show that 595 people had been held in solitary between 1 and 30 days, 185 people had been held for between 30 and 60 days and 44 people had been held for more than 120 days. \u2014 Cassidy Mcdonald, CBS News , 12 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, solitarie , from Anglo-French, from Latin solitarius , from solitas aloneness, from solus alone":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4l-\u0259-\u02ccter-\u0113",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccter-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for solitary Adjective alone , solitary , lonely , lonesome , lone , forlorn , desolate mean isolated from others. alone stresses the objective fact of being by oneself with slighter notion of emotional involvement than most of the remaining terms. everyone needs to be alone sometimes solitary may indicate isolation as a chosen course glorying in the calm of her solitary life but more often it suggests sadness and a sense of loss. left solitary by the death of his wife lonely adds to solitary a suggestion of longing for companionship. felt lonely and forsaken lonesome heightens the suggestion of sadness and poignancy. an only child often leads a lonesome life lone may replace lonely or lonesome but typically is as objective as alone . a lone robin pecking at the lawn forlorn stresses dejection, woe, and listlessness at separation from one held dear. a forlorn lost child desolate implies inconsolable grief at loss or bereavement. desolate after her brother's death",
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      "sui generis",
      "unique"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050758",
    "type":[
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      "noun"
    ]
  },
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      ": velvet ant":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035918",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035920",
    "type":[
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      ": the state of being kept alone in a prison cell away from other prisoners":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071510",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  },
  "solitary gland":{
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      ": any of the small lymph follicles in the submucous tissue and mucous membrane of the intestine"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-072028",
    "type":[
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  },
  "solitary phase":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111457",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  },
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    "antonyms":[
      "accompanied"
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      ": a musical composition for a single voice or instrument with or without accompaniment":[],
      ": a performance in which the performer has no partner or associate : something undertaken or done alone":[
        "a student pilot's first solo"
      ],
      ": accommodating one person":[
        "a solo canoe"
      ],
      ": any of several card games in which a player elects to play without a partner against the other players":[],
      ": hit with no runners on base":[
        "a solo home run"
      ],
      ": of, relating to, or being a solo":[
        "a solo performance",
        "a solo flight"
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      ": the featured part of a concerto or similar work":[],
      ": to climb (something, such as a mountain) alone":[],
      ": to fly (an aircraft) alone":[],
      ": to fly an airplane without one's instructor on board":[],
      ": to perform a musical solo":[],
      ": to perform by oneself: such as":[],
      ": without a companion : alone":[
        "fly solo"
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She is learning to fly and she flew her first solo yesterday.",
      "Adjective",
      "a student pilot's first solo flight",
      "She left the band last year and started a solo career.",
      "He just issued his first solo album.",
      "Verb",
      "The guitarist solos on practically every song.",
      "She soloed for the first time yesterday.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Carson Kelly hit a solo home run, and Christian Walker \u2014 with the bases loaded \u2014 tied the game with a sacrifice fly. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 26 June 2022",
      "Michael Toglia pulled Hartford momentarily even in the top of the sixth with a solo home run, his 13th on the season. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
      "The Dodgers took an early 1-0 lead on a solo home run by catcher Will Smith on a fastball that Mahle located several inches off the strike zone. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 22 June 2022",
      "The Angels pulled to within one run that inning after Jared Walsh \u2014 who hit a solo home run in the fourth \u2014 followed with a double, eventually getting driven in by Max Stassi\u2019s single. \u2014 Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s when Bobby Peirce led off the inning with a solo home run to left field, his 10th of the season. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 21 June 2022",
      "The Astros did most of their damage with the long ball as J.J. Matijevic hit a solo home run in the fourth and Mauricio Dub\u00f3n hit a two-run homer an inning later. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "Trevor Story, who welcomed his first child in March, celebrated Father Day\u2019s with a solo home run in the second inning off St. Louis starter Andre Pallante. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
      "Byron Buxton opened the game with a solo home run high into the left-field seats, But Bumgarner made it through six innings to improve to 3-6 and win for the first time since May 10, striking out three and allowing the two runs on nine hits. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Allison arrives in a Dallas alleyway alone in 1961, a very dangerous time for a Black woman to be traveling solo . \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
      "The Masters champion, buoyed by an eagle that came courtesy of a 157-yard can job on the 560-yard par-5 eighth, sat solo atop the US Open leaderboard at 6-under par. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "Discovery, working solo , tried a similar tactic last year. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 8 June 2022",
      "Another upcoming guest is not only travelling solo , but will be away by herself in Africa for almost a month! \u2014 Allison Olmsted, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "Nicky also stood solo in a photo that showed off the decor of blue balloons and various-sized blue teddy bears. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
      "Rats ran solo and in pairs and trios through Huntsville\u2019s Derrick Street North homeless camp Tuesday afternoon. \u2014 Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al , 15 June 2022",
      "The director flew solo in a tiny propeller plane to get there. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
      "Today Kenichi Horie has made history, becoming the oldest person to ever sail solo across the Pacific Ocean. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Bradford has been painting since the 1970s, but her turn to figuration in the \u201990s serves as the starting point for the first solo survey of her work, now at the Portland Museum of Art in Maine. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
      "Pogacar won Tirreno-Adriatico and the UAE Tour this year, and showed his class with an unprecedented long-distance solo attack to win the Strade Bianche in March \u2014 despite being involved in a crash early on in the one-day race. \u2014 Associated Press, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
      "As a junior, the 6-foot-2, 150-pound defensive back recorded 19 tackles, 16 of which were solo , one tackle for loss and one sack for the 2021 Class 6A runner-up Bulldogs. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 29 June 2022",
      "The program includes arias from Puccini operas, Broadway favorites and patriotic works, along with solo piano works by Chopin and Ravel. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
      "McCartney is the oldest solo act to ever headline Glastonbury. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 26 June 2022",
      "Freeman launched a 417-foot, solo homer for the go-ahead run in the Reds\u2019 8-4 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in front of a crowd of 17,344. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022",
      "That solo excursion soon shows the extent of the trauma hidden behind his easy swagger in a quietly sorrowful scene backed by Tony Buchen\u2019s melancholy electronic score and intercut with images of Casey naked on the rural plains. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
      "Alejandro Kirk\u2019s solo home run off Lambert in the seventh sliced the Jays deficit in half before Martin gave up the lead in the eighth. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Richard Lin, who won the 2018 gold medal in the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, will solo . \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "Richard Lin, who won the 2018 gold media in the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, will solo . \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 13 July 2021",
      "Saturday brought them to Hilbert Circle Theatre to solo with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra under the baton of conductor Gerard Schwarz. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 28 June 2021",
      "Airbnb has a whole host of online experiences, from cooking classes with virtual chefs to solo scavenger hunts that can be done in your own living room. \u2014 Anna Borges, SELF , 22 Oct. 2020",
      "Still, the program is less financially friendly to solo ticket buyers or couples. \u2014 James Hibberd, EW.com , 24 Sep. 2020",
      "There was a big portfolio of issues that solo workers face that not many of us knew how to deal with, or how to access support for, if indeed support existed. \u2014 Katherine Dunn, Fortune , 26 May 2020",
      "There have been a few previous studies looking at affective feelings in different contexts, including one by Arturo Casado, a former world-class miler from Spain, that compared group to solo running in interval workouts. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 26 Apr. 2020",
      "For some people, that may be best, but there are a number of excellent tour operators that cater to solo travelers. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 8 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1695, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1712, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
      "1774, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1886, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian, from solo alone, from Latin solus":"Noun"
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      "\u02c8s\u014d-l\u014d",
      "\u02c8s\u014d-(\u02cc)l\u014d"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "alone",
      "lone",
      "lonely",
      "lonesome",
      "single",
      "solitary",
      "unaccompanied"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082156",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "adverb or adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": a division of a pipe organ consisting of stops with an individual character suitable for solo effects":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091507",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": an organ stop of individual tone quality suitable for solo effects":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a member of a legislative body":[],
      ": a wise and skillful lawgiver":[],
      "circa 630\u2013 circa 560 b.c. Athenian lawgiver":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "one of the most politically adept solons in the state legislature",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These solons will not be bribed into embracing the future! \u2014 Dan Rodricks, baltimoresun.com , 12 June 2018",
      "The NFL Players Association has long been the most toothless of the big-league unions, while the NCAA has a vested interest in denying that its main money-maker presents any contradictions for the solons of higher education. \u2014 Theodore Kupfer, National Review , 14 Dec. 2017",
      "National Merit Scholars: Nine Solon students were named National Merit Scholarship winners, and each received $2,500 scholarships from the organization. \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland.com , 29 May 2017"
    ],
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      "1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "Solon":""
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      "lawgiver",
      "lawmaker",
      "legislator"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031502",
    "type":[
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      "noun"
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      ": a member of a legislative body":[],
      ": a wise and skillful lawgiver":[],
      "circa 630\u2013 circa 560 b.c. Athenian lawgiver":[]
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    "examples":[
      "one of the most politically adept solons in the state legislature",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These solons will not be bribed into embracing the future! \u2014 Dan Rodricks, baltimoresun.com , 12 June 2018",
      "The NFL Players Association has long been the most toothless of the big-league unions, while the NCAA has a vested interest in denying that its main money-maker presents any contradictions for the solons of higher education. \u2014 Theodore Kupfer, National Review , 14 Dec. 2017",
      "National Merit Scholars: Nine Solon students were named National Merit Scholarship winners, and each received $2,500 scholarships from the organization. \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland.com , 29 May 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Solon":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccl\u00e4n",
      "\u02c8s\u014d-l\u0259n"
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      "lawmaker",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183440",
    "type":[
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      "noun"
    ]
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    "definitions":{
      ": any of an intrazonal group of strongly saline soils usually light colored and without characteristic structural form and typically developed in poorly drained arid or semiarid areas vegetated mostly by halophytes":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Russian, salt marsh, from solony\u012d salty, from sol' salt; akin to Latin sal salt":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u00e4l\u0259n\u00a6chak"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175117",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": any of an intrazonal group of dark hard alkaline soils showing columnar structure and containing sulfates, bicarbonates, and other soluble salts which evolve by leaching and alkalizing from solonchak in imperfectly drained semiarid regions":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Russian solonets salt not extracted by decoction, from solony\u012d salty":""
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202238",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of Solon, the ancient Athenian lawgiver, or his legislation":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Solon \u2020ab 559 b.c. Athenian lawgiver + English -ian, -ic":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259\u02c8l-",
      "s\u014d\u02c8l\u014dn\u0113\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183547",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
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  "solopreneur":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise without the help of a partner : a solo entrepreneur":[
        "One of the challenges many would-be solopreneurs overlook is cash flow. When you\u2014the owner of a single-person business\u2014stop working, your cash flow is often reduced to zero.",
        "\u2014 Jaime Catmull",
        "And while there are huge benefits to being a solopreneur , there are also some downsides that come with it. Especially the isolation, lack of stimulation, accountability and push for perfection.",
        "\u2014 Annabel Acton"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1992, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8n(y)u\u0307r",
      "\u02ccs\u014d-l\u014d-p(r)\u0259-\u02c8n\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215759",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[
      "hopeless",
      "inexplicable",
      "insoluble",
      "insolvable",
      "unexplainable",
      "unresolvable",
      "unsolvable"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": subject to being solved or explained":[
        "soluble questions"
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      ": susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Sugar is soluble in water.",
      "one murder case that proved to be soluble after all",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Any shortage of plastic, a material used to make most tampons, doesn\u2019t affect August because its products are plastic-free, biodegradable and water soluble . \u2014 Jenae Barnes, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
      "The analysis revealed a gradual change as the rover climbed: Elements such as iron, which are more easily washed away by water, became scarcer at higher altitudes; less soluble elements such as aluminum became more prevalent. \u2014 Lee Billings, Scientific American , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "Several minerals also are fat- soluble and should not be taken in excess. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "It\u2019s formulated with BHAs, oil- soluble acids that can penetrate deep into the skin to clear clogged pores, reduce blackheads, and control oil production. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
      "Chia seeds have some soluble fiber too, Panitz says. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Water- soluble vitamins (that\u2019s all of them excepts vitamins A, D, E and K) are often formulated at such high doses that they are rapidly excreted by the kidney and concentrated in the bladder. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Fat- soluble vitamins like A, D, E, or K can be stored in your body and toxic at high enough levels. \u2014 Allure , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Poon does point out, however, that some vegetables that are high in water- soluble vitamins do lose some nutritional value no matter how they are cooked. \u2014 Brittany Natale, SELF , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, digestible, laxative, from Late Latin solubilis , from Latin solvere to loosen, dissolve \u2014 more at solve":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4l-y\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "answerable",
      "explainable",
      "explicable",
      "resolvable",
      "solvable"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051522",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a bringing or coming to an end or into a state of discontinuity":[],
      ": an act or the process by which a solid, liquid, or gaseous substance is homogeneously mixed with a liquid or sometimes a gas or solid":[],
      ": an action or process of solving a problem":[],
      ": the condition of being dissolved":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Medication may not be the best solution for the patient's condition.",
      "The solution is simple you need to spend less money.",
      "She made a solution of baking soda and water.",
      "a 40 percent saline solution",
      "He rinsed the contact lens with saline solution .",
      "the solution of sucrose in water",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Fairtility provides its solution in a software as a service (SaaS) model to clinics and fertility centers around the world. \u2014 Ganes Kesari, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "Instead, under industry-friendly federal laws, generator makers were allowed in 2018 to propose their own less expensive and voluntary solution : sensors that automatically turn the machines off when carbon monoxide builds up to an unsafe level. \u2014 Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News , 29 June 2022",
      "Perhaps the best aspect of the S3 is its elegant solution to the throttle vs pedal assist debate. \u2014 Nicolas Stecher, Robb Report , 25 June 2022",
      "If so, Safavieh's Outdoor Collection Cadeo Daybed might be your dream solution . \u2014 Annie Burdick, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Their solution proved to be about as low-tech as a Marvel movie can get. \u2014 Adam B. Vary, Variety , 22 June 2022",
      "Armbruster pitched his own solution , and it was backed by the Mobile City Council on Tuesday. \u2014 al , 21 June 2022",
      "Their solution is basically the philosophy of the Robinson type in every sketch: Double down. \u2014 Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
      "Buy one gummy bottle for yourself, or purchase both for a his-and-hers CBD solution . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English solucion explanation, dispersal of bodily humors, from Anglo-French, from Latin solution-, solutio , from solvere to loosen, solve":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "answer",
      "result"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081102",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "solvable":{
    "antonyms":[
      "hopeless",
      "inexplicable",
      "insoluble",
      "insolvable",
      "unexplainable",
      "unresolvable",
      "unsolvable"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": susceptible of solution or of being solved , resolved, or explained":[
        "a solvable problem"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "I'm sure that the mystery of what happened to the missing pizza is solvable .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The two New York clubs suffer from solvable logisitical issues. \u2014 Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Another solvable problem\u2014especially once global supply chain issues get sorted out\u2014is that 6 percent said EVs were hard to find. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 27 May 2022",
      "One example of a solvable problem that urgently needs solving is, of course, global warming. \u2014 Jarl Jensen, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "The atmosphere at the Paris event is filled with the sense that cybersecurity is a solvable challenge, according to Mr. Ilves. \u2014 Isabelle Bousquette, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The issues related to equality in digitization are solvable . \u2014 Naveen Joshi, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The problem, in part, is that improvement requires a belief that these problems are even solvable \u2014 and that can be difficult when morale is low. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Which, obviously, should already have been solvable at that point. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Soldiers are required for the complicated challenges in the business, those that are reliably and repeatedly solvable by experts who know how to apply proven solutions. \u2014 David Benjamin And David Komlos, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1676, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4l-v\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8s\u022fl-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "answerable",
      "explainable",
      "explicable",
      "resolvable",
      "soluble"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081353",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "solvate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to make part of a solvate":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1904, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1909, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "solv ent + -ate entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4l-\u02ccv\u0101t, \u02c8s\u022fl-",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4l-\u02ccv\u0101t",
      "\u02c8s\u022fl-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054904",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "solve":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to find a solution, explanation, or answer for":[
        "solve a problem",
        "solved the crime"
      ],
      ": to pay in full":[
        "solve a debt"
      ],
      ": to solve something":[
        "substitute and solve for x"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "They are working to solve the traffic problem.",
      "If they'll lend us the money we need, all our problems will be solved .",
      "He couldn't solve the math problem.",
      "The mystery has been solved .",
      "The FBI has been trying to solve the case for years.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "According to Melissa Connor, the director of the Forensic Investigation Research Station at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado, her group has made important discoveries that will help future investigators solve crimes. \u2014 Monique Brouillette, Popular Mechanics , 23 June 2022",
      "At a committee hearing on Wednesday, Powell conceded that the Fed's aggressive interest rate hikes won't solve two of the biggest problems facing Americans: high prices for gas and groceries. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 23 June 2022",
      "In line with our mission to provide useful information that helps people find answers, solve problems, and get inspired, Better Homes & Gardens is dedicated to publishing unbiased, comprehensive reviews of products and services. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2022",
      "Having such a complete directory would solve half of the problem. \u2014 Tammy Hawes, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "Atlanta officials on Tuesday credited a citywide camera network with helping solve recent cases including the killing of a 72-year-old cab driver and a harrowing midday shootout outside a grocery store. \u2014 Shaddi Abusaid, ajc , 21 June 2022",
      "The general idea that tight federal monetary policy can solve inflation is off the mark, according to Dalio. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
      "Two nights after being limited to 16 shots in a 7-0 loss in Denver, the Lightning rebounded by finally finding a way to neutralize the Avalanche\u2019s speed and solve Kuemper to avoid falling to the brink of elimination. \u2014 Fred Goodall, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "Officials also called on Carrollton Ridge residents to help detectives solve some of the recent homicides. \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 20 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1533, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, to loosen, from Latin solvere to loosen, solve, dissolve, from sed-, se- apart + luere to release \u2014 more at secede , lose":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4lv",
      "\u02c8s\u022flv"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "answer",
      "break",
      "crack",
      "dope (out)",
      "figure out",
      "puzzle (out)",
      "resolve",
      "riddle (out)",
      "unravel",
      "unriddle",
      "work",
      "work out"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095421",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "solvency":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being solvent":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "They reviewed financial records to measure the borrower's solvency .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As the yields on those bonds rise, the value of the bonds falls, potentially crimping the banks\u2019 ability to lend to the economy\u2014or worse, threatening their solvency . \u2014 Tom Fairless, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
      "There are countless ways these risks could reduce the solvency of debtors and create pathways to the kinds of default waves that threaten bank soundness, directly implicating the Fed\u2019s supervisory responsibilities. \u2014 Aaron Regunberg, The New Republic , 19 May 2022",
      "This allowed the airline to absorb most of the half billion in further losses that accrued in 2021 without unduly straining its solvency . \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 5 May 2022",
      "The government's retirement and health care programs are already straining financially and are expected to face serious solvency issues; the Medicare Part A Trust Fund is due to be insolvent in 2026 and the Social Security Trust Fund in the 2030s. \u2014 Next Avenue, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "By extending Medicare\u2019s solvency on paper, the law\u2019s accounting gimmickry allowed lawmakers in both parties to avoid any substantive discussion of reform for a dozen years. \u2014 Chris Jacobs, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
      "But the new law alone won't bring solvency to the agency, which has suffered 14 straight years of net losses. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 14 May 2022",
      "Which means, unless Congress and the president get serious about dealing with these two solvency problems, retirement could be an increasing challenge, too. \u2014 Next Avenue, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "The program\u2019s long-term solvency , however, is in doubt and the cost to workers who buy into the program is in question. \u2014 Michelle Andrews, oregonlive , 19 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1727, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4l-v\u0259n-s\u0113",
      "\u02c8s\u022fl-",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4l-v\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085145",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "solvend":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a dissolved substance in a solution : solute":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin solvendus , gerundive of solvere to dissolve":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185220",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "solvent":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a usually liquid substance capable of dissolving or dispersing one or more other substances":[],
      ": able to pay all legal debts":[
        "a solvent company"
      ],
      ": something that eliminates or attenuates something especially unwanted":[],
      ": something that provides a solution":[],
      ": that dissolves or can dissolve":[
        "solvent action of water"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "He couldn't stay solvent after losing his business.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Had any of these returns been realized, Social Security would now be solvent and thousands more Americans could have retired as millionaires. \u2014 WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Alameda County officials say the Oakland school district needs to make roughly $90 million in cuts over the next three fiscal years to stay solvent . \u2014 WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "If depositors should ever desire it, the Federal Reserve stands ready to convert every private, digital dollar in a bank deposit account one-for-one into physical dollars, provided the bank is solvent and compliant. \u2014 Matt Sekerke, National Review , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "But sometimes markets can stay irrational longer than some investors can stay solvent . \u2014 Andy Kessler, WSJ , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "New housing starts are falling as developers scramble to conserve cash, and home sales have slowed as Chinese families wonder whether developers can stay solvent . \u2014 Fortune , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "Pilewski and Human Resources Executive Director Jacob Smith talked about the need for both pay increases and for the district to be financially solvent . \u2014 Neal Earley, Arkansas Online , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "The growing losses led to a commission to propose reforms that would make the system solvent for at least 75 years. \u2014 Scott Burns, Dallas News , 26 Sep. 2021",
      "Or employers can be forced to pay in additional funds to make plans solvent . \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 31 Mar. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Celluloid depended on Taiwanese camphor as a solvent and plasticizer. \u2014 Rebecca Altman, The Atlantic , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "According to McKinsey, 163 million solvent households are expected to emerge by 2030 in Southeast Asian countries. \u2014 Roman Kumar Vyas, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "It is buried a mile under solid rock in the Homestake Gold Mine in Lead, S.D., a huge tank containing 100,000 gallons of the dry-cleaning solvent tetrachloroethylene, 85 percent chlorine. \u2014 Mark Fischetti, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
      "Look for one that lengthens and darkens lashes without feeling crispy, stays put, and doesn\u2019t require an industrial-strength solvent to remove. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 4 May 2022",
      "Points were subtracted if a reaction involved a toxic chemical or solvent , involved extreme temperatures, or produced large or complex waste products. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022",
      "The compounds included the dry cleaning solvent tetrachloroethylene, or PCE, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says may harm the nervous system, reproductive system, liver and kidneys, and may possibly cause cancer. \u2014 Jonah Valdezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "This solvent is another common ingredient in many personal care products. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "In February 2019, the European Medicines Agency said in a 41-page report that the compound sodium nitrite and a solvent called dimethylformamide, or DMF, react with each other to form NDMA in the drug. \u2014 Anna Edney, Fortune , 7 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin solvent-, solvens , present participle of solvere to dissolve, pay":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022fl-",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4l-v\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4l-v\u0259nt, \u02c8s\u022fl-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135557",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "somatic":{
    "antonyms":[
      "nonmaterial",
      "nonphysical"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to the wall of the body : parietal":[],
      ": of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a somatic disorder that was once thought to be \u201call in the patient's head\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In some children, mutations appeared in some but not all their brain cells, somatic mutations that slowly built up during brain development. \u2014 Elizabeth Cooney, STAT , 3 June 2022",
      "Visits to the school nurse for somatic complaints related to mental health are up 60%, and there\u2019s been a 50% increase in school nurse visits for anxiety, depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder over the last three years. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Adam Haar Horowitz, who is running the experiment, speaks to me over Zoom, monitoring my somatic information. \u2014 Michael W. Clune, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Eric Sharp is an artist who wants to transfer serene waves of music to your ears through somatic house music. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "In addition to personal training, classes and offerings include restorative yoga, FIT Flow, and a somatic experiencing workshop. \u2014 Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "The result is a somatic landscape that seeks to cultivate a sense of collectivity during a distressingly isolating and disjointed time. \u2014 Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "These challenges have also negatively impacted employee health with an increase in somatic symptoms of stress, such as soreness in the neck and shoulders. \u2014 Allbusiness, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Some cells pass their genes on to the next generation, the germline cells like eggs and sperm, and then there are all the rest, the somatic cells that support the germline in its quest to propagate itself. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 22 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek s\u014dmatikos , from s\u014dmat-, s\u014dma":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u014d-\u02c8mat-ik, s\u0259-",
      "s\u0259-",
      "s\u014d-\u02c8ma-tik"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "animal",
      "bodily",
      "carnal",
      "corporal",
      "corporeal",
      "fleshly",
      "material",
      "physical"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114930",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "somatic crossing-over":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": crossing-over occurring during mitosis whether in germinal or somatic tissue":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120623",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "somatic symptom disorder":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "2012, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112330",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "somatist":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an advocate of medical organicism":[],
      ": one who seeks the causes of mental disorders in brain lesions and other physical conditions":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary somat- + -ist":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u014dm\u0259t\u0259\u0307st"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113221",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "somber":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bright",
      "brightened",
      "brilliant",
      "illuminated",
      "illumined",
      "light",
      "lit",
      "lighted",
      "lightsome",
      "lucent",
      "lucid",
      "luminous"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": conveying gloomy suggestions or ideas":[],
      ": of a dismal or depressing character : melancholy":[],
      ": of a dull or heavy cast or shade : dark colored":[],
      ": of a serious mien : grave":[
        "somber dignitaries"
      ],
      ": so shaded as to be dark and gloomy":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Looking out at his audience, a somber mass of monks, Gregory gave Mary a new identity that would shape her image for fourteen hundred years. \u2014 Jonathan Darman , Newsweek , 29 May 2006",
      "This year marks a somber anniversary\u2014it was 150 years ago that humans wiped out the last survivors of this species. A relative of the razorbills and puffins, and about the size of a small goose, the great auk was black-bodied with a white underbelly, and walked erect, like a penguin. \u2014 Bill Montevecchi , Natural History , August 1994",
      "The purple darkness was filled with men who lectured and jabbered. Sometimes he could see them gesticulating against the blue and somber sky. \u2014 Stephen Crane , The Red Badge of Courage , 1895",
      "Her death put us in a somber mood.",
      "The movie is a somber portrait of life on the streets.",
      "He wore a somber suit.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But now, three months after those meetings in Brussels, Biden will arrive Saturday in the Bavarian Alps to begin a pair of summits that will confront a far more somber situation in Ukraine. \u2014 Ashley Parker, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
      "The tune was also a perfect fit for the eerily somber film's trailer. \u2014 Justine Browning, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
      "The big takeaway from this show, and likely every one on the tour: At 81, Dylan is acting his somber age, and yet, in his fashion, deep at play in the fields of the Lord. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 22 June 2022",
      "Family members of the victim had gathered Sunday afternoon outside a house on Lakeside Avenue, their movements listless and faces somber . \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 20 June 2022",
      "Her paintings of somber young girls summed up the agonies of early adolescence, including one who had stuffed tissues into her gaping bra. \u2014 Kelly Crow, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "Bishop Glenda Curry, head of the Episcopal Diocese, led the service and gave a somber sermon. \u2014 al , 17 June 2022",
      "Their remarks, somber and theatrical as the room itself, were pitched to a present-day investigative body: the House select committee probing the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Added to this was Aucoin and crew\u2018s strong preference for somber poetry, which would frequently be read or set to music, allowing for a regular flow of darkness. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1760, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French sombre":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4m-b\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "black",
      "caliginous",
      "dark",
      "darkened",
      "darkish",
      "darkling",
      "darksome",
      "dim",
      "dimmed",
      "dusk",
      "dusky",
      "gloomy",
      "lightless",
      "murky",
      "obscure",
      "obscured",
      "pitch-black",
      "pitch-dark",
      "pitchy",
      "rayless",
      "stygian",
      "tenebrific",
      "tenebrous",
      "unlit"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182756",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sombre":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bright",
      "brightened",
      "brilliant",
      "illuminated",
      "illumined",
      "light",
      "lit",
      "lighted",
      "lightsome",
      "lucent",
      "lucid",
      "luminous"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": conveying gloomy suggestions or ideas":[],
      ": of a dismal or depressing character : melancholy":[],
      ": of a dull or heavy cast or shade : dark colored":[],
      ": of a serious mien : grave":[
        "somber dignitaries"
      ],
      ": so shaded as to be dark and gloomy":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Looking out at his audience, a somber mass of monks, Gregory gave Mary a new identity that would shape her image for fourteen hundred years. \u2014 Jonathan Darman , Newsweek , 29 May 2006",
      "This year marks a somber anniversary\u2014it was 150 years ago that humans wiped out the last survivors of this species. A relative of the razorbills and puffins, and about the size of a small goose, the great auk was black-bodied with a white underbelly, and walked erect, like a penguin. \u2014 Bill Montevecchi , Natural History , August 1994",
      "The purple darkness was filled with men who lectured and jabbered. Sometimes he could see them gesticulating against the blue and somber sky. \u2014 Stephen Crane , The Red Badge of Courage , 1895",
      "Her death put us in a somber mood.",
      "The movie is a somber portrait of life on the streets.",
      "He wore a somber suit.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But now, three months after those meetings in Brussels, Biden will arrive Saturday in the Bavarian Alps to begin a pair of summits that will confront a far more somber situation in Ukraine. \u2014 Ashley Parker, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
      "The tune was also a perfect fit for the eerily somber film's trailer. \u2014 Justine Browning, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
      "The big takeaway from this show, and likely every one on the tour: At 81, Dylan is acting his somber age, and yet, in his fashion, deep at play in the fields of the Lord. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 22 June 2022",
      "Family members of the victim had gathered Sunday afternoon outside a house on Lakeside Avenue, their movements listless and faces somber . \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 20 June 2022",
      "Her paintings of somber young girls summed up the agonies of early adolescence, including one who had stuffed tissues into her gaping bra. \u2014 Kelly Crow, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "Bishop Glenda Curry, head of the Episcopal Diocese, led the service and gave a somber sermon. \u2014 al , 17 June 2022",
      "Their remarks, somber and theatrical as the room itself, were pitched to a present-day investigative body: the House select committee probing the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Added to this was Aucoin and crew\u2018s strong preference for somber poetry, which would frequently be read or set to music, allowing for a regular flow of darkness. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1760, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French sombre":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4m-b\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "black",
      "caliginous",
      "dark",
      "darkened",
      "darkish",
      "darkling",
      "darksome",
      "dim",
      "dimmed",
      "dusk",
      "dusky",
      "gloomy",
      "lightless",
      "murky",
      "obscure",
      "obscured",
      "pitch-black",
      "pitch-dark",
      "pitchy",
      "rayless",
      "stygian",
      "tenebrific",
      "tenebrous",
      "unlit"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161640",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "some":{
    "antonyms":[
      "about",
      "approximately",
      "around",
      "like",
      "more or less",
      "much",
      "near",
      "plus or minus",
      "roughly",
      "say"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": about":[
        "some 80 houses",
        "twenty- some people"
      ],
      ": an indefinite additional amount":[
        "ran a mile and then some"
      ],
      ": being an unknown, undetermined, or unspecified unit or thing":[
        "some person knocked"
      ],
      ": being at least one":[
        "\u2014 used to indicate that a logical proposition is asserted only of a subclass or certain members of the class denoted by the term which it modifies"
      ],
      ": being of an unspecified amount or number":[
        "give me some water",
        "have some apples"
      ],
      ": being one, a part, or an unspecified number of something (such as a class or group) named or implied":[
        "some gems are hard"
      ],
      ": body":[
        "chromo some"
      ],
      ": characterized by a (specified) thing, quality, state, or action":[
        "awe some",
        "burden some",
        "cuddle some"
      ],
      ": chromosome":[
        "mono some"
      ],
      ": group of (so many) members and especially persons":[
        "four some"
      ],
      ": in some degree : somewhat":[
        "felt some better"
      ],
      ": one indeterminate quantity, portion, or number as distinguished from the rest":[],
      ": remarkable , striking":[
        "that was some party"
      ],
      ": to some degree or extent : a little":[
        "the cut bled some",
        "I need to work on it some more"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Can I have some water?",
      "She had some interest in the job.",
      "I have some money left, but not much.",
      "I hope I've been of some help.",
      "We met some years ago.",
      "He spoke at some length about his problems.",
      "Adverb",
      "Would you like some more potatoes?",
      "I need to work on it some more .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "But Alabama will need to work around its numbers issue for one more day Saturday while giving fans a closer look at some less experienced players. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Once an employee\u2019s hours fall below certain thresholds\u2014often 1,000 hours a year or 500 for long-term part-timers\u2014 some 401(k) plans prevent participation. \u2014 Anne Tergesen, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "What drew so many to Rocky Ripple \u2014 the White River \u2014 may push some away. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "While some 40 memos are available online, the list is out of date; the most recent police shooting for which a memo is posted occurred in 2019. \u2014 Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "The show will be broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, starting at 5 p.m. PT and including first looks, trailers and new gameplay for some 40 video games. \u2014 Jordan Moreau, Variety , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Ruby reluctantly agrees to lead the team there, and on the way, Knight gently questions Ruby some more. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Thousands of hydrothermal features, including geysers, fumaroles, and hot springs, are going strong and still accessible \u2014 some even by snowcoach. \u2014 Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure , 27 Nov. 2021",
      "Most car manufacturers guarantee the hybrid battery for at least eight years or 80,000 miles, with Toyota, Hyundai, Chrysler, and others offering coverage for at least 10 years or 100,000 miles\u2014 some longer. \u2014 Chaya Milchtein, Better Homes & Gardens , 29 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English (northern dialect) -sum , from Middle English sum , pronoun, one, some":"Noun suffix",
      "Middle English -som , from Old English -sum ; akin to Old High German -sam -some, Old English sum some":"Adjective suffix",
      "Middle English som , adjective & pronoun, from Old English sum ; akin to Old High German sum some, Greek ham\u0113 somehow, homos same \u2014 more at same":"Adjective",
      "New Latin -somat-, -soma , from Greek s\u014dmat-, s\u014dma":"Noun combining form"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259m",
      "for sense 2 without stress",
      "\u02c8s\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "anonymous",
      "certain",
      "given",
      "one",
      "unidentified",
      "unnamed",
      "unspecified"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075154",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adjective suffix",
      "adverb",
      "noun combining form",
      "noun suffix",
      "pronoun",
      "pronoun, singular or plural in construction"
    ]
  },
  "some distance":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": not a short way":[
        "The nearest gas station is some distance away."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050916",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "some time ago":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": at some point in the past":[
        "Some time ago , I read that the restaurant had closed."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060020",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "somebody":{
    "antonyms":[
      "nobody",
      "noncelebrity"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person of position or importance":[],
      ": one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity":[
        "somebody will come in"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Pronoun",
      "Somebody left you a message.",
      "The singer waved to somebody in the crowd.",
      "We need somebody who can work nights and weekends.",
      "Is that somebody you know?",
      "Somebody has to do it.",
      "After I turned down the job, she offered it to somebody else .",
      "Noun",
      "a small-town girl who hopes to become a somebody someday",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Palestinians saw echoes of George Floyd\u2019s fate in the shooting by police in Jerusalem on May 30th of Iyad Halak, a 32-year-old with severe autism, who was apparently mistaken for somebody else. \u2014 The Economist , 8 June 2020",
      "Our sole objective is to make sure the right decisions are taken and not that somebody is blamed or not blamed. \u2014 John Lauerman, Bloomberg.com , 20 May 2020",
      "But to me, they are cooked, soft, delicious beans that somebody else has already packed with flavour and done all the cooking for me. \u2014 Olivia Harrison, refinery29.com , 30 Apr. 2020",
      "Downstairs, Toby is on a work call; somebody from human resources is explaining that pay raises had been frozen. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 May 2020",
      "People die every day, so there has to be somebody doing that. \u2014 Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com , 7 May 2020",
      "Now, can somebody please take away all of Bachelor Nation\u2019s TikTok accounts? \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 1 May 2020",
      "When somebody is the president of the United States, the authority is total, and that's the way it's got to be. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 28 Apr. 2020",
      "The calendar of events \u2014 everything from baseball to stage plays to graduation ceremonies \u2014 is looking like somebody \u2019s rough draft, about to be cast into the trash bin. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Pronoun",
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      "-\u02ccb\u00e4-",
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      "noun",
      "pronoun"
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      "Someday we'll buy a house.",
      "She hopes to publish her novel someday .",
      "Let's have lunch someday next week.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These are all signs of a singular talent, who, with some lucky breaks, just might fill Summerfest\u2019s American Family Insurance Amphitheater someday . \u2014 Journal Sentinel , 2 July 2022",
      "And remember, your time will come someday to be the one looking for others\u2019 support, so try to be supportive while you\u2019re being confided in, my water bearers. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 July 2022",
      "Another big-picture goal for him is to someday start a nonprofit arm of the business that promotes access to healthy food for underserved communities. \u2014 Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 July 2022",
      "After portraying Sir Elton John, Taron Egerton is hoping to someday embody a different iconic figure: Logan. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 July 2022",
      "Wilmer's father, Manuel de Jes\u00fas Tulul, told AP his son yearned for a better life not only for himself, but for his three siblings as well, and hoped to have a house and own land someday . \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
      "Nabity, a real-estate agent, worried that water insecurity could prevent her from selling her home someday . \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 29 June 2022",
      "But will Dylan\u2019s extended fan base ever have a hope of hearing it someday , or will that privilege just be reserved for a lucky high bidder? \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 23 June 2022",
      "For Russians and Ukrainians alike, the question of whether Ukraine will someday join the European Union is secondary to the more immediate question of how the country survives the Russian invasion. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022"
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      "eventually",
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      "sometime",
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      "ultimately",
      "yet"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092854",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": somewhat":[]
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      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005952",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": somehow , somewhere":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "some entry 1 + gate (way)":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092718",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
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      ": in one way or another not known or designated : by some means":[
        "we'll manage somehow"
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    "examples":[
      "She somehow managed to find her earring in the sand.",
      "It will all work out somehow .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There was the time Daphne Clarke (Elaine Smith) somehow managed to give birth without taking off their tights. \u2014 Scott Bryan, Variety , 22 June 2022",
      "Mangled bunnies figure prominently in a show that somehow managed to keep it light while not being afraid to talk about gristle and blood. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 19 June 2022",
      "During the Watergate investigation, Kissinger, who authorized wiretaps of the phones of journalists and government officials, somehow managed to escape criminal charges. \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Well, season three of Barry has come to a close, and somehow , again, miraculously, co-creators Bill Hader and Alec Berg have managed to keep all the main characters above ground. \u2014 Pete Keeley, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
      "Wheeldon somehow managed to craft a piece that felt entirely in the Michael Jackson vocabulary while also remaining entirely original. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "Yet, once again, this master of evasion somehow managed to escape, winning 211 votes to 148 to stay in post. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 6 June 2022",
      "Lane Kiffin, who somehow managed to not say anything inflammatory about the situation this week too, will surely have a GIF or meme at the ready to fire off on Twitter. \u2014 John Talty | Jtalty@al.com, al , 2 June 2022",
      "Whatever the role, whatever the context, Liotta somehow managed to let loose an explosive barrage of toothy giggling that, over time, became as much a personal signature as that thousand-mile stare. \u2014 Gene Seymour, CNN , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1664, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "\u02c8s\u0259m-\u02cchau\u0307"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181837",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200938",
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      "Pronoun",
      "Something came in the mail for you.",
      "I thought I heard something outside.",
      "He said something that really bothered me.",
      "I started to say something but she interrupted me.",
      "I have something to tell you.",
      "There's something wrong with my car.",
      "Something is going on at the school, but I don't know what.",
      "\u201cThe job doesn't pay very well and the hours are long.\u201d \u201cI think you should look for something better.\u201d",
      "\u201cThey won't give us an extra week to finish, but they'll give us a couple of days.\u201d \u201cWell, that's something anyway.\u201d",
      "She thinks she's really something ever since her promotion.",
      "Adverb",
      "The total repairs cost something over $300.",
      "The movie was something like what I expected."
    ],
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      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
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      "\u02c8s\u0259m-thi\u014b",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181801",
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "pronoun"
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      ": to some degree":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194937",
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130555",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "quondam",
      "whilom"
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        "I'll do it sometime ."
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      ": in the past : formerly":[],
      ": once in a while : occasionally":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "We should get together sometime .",
      "It's likely to happen sometime soon.",
      "She will return from her trip sometime in December.",
      "A burglar broke in sometime during the night.",
      "The book was written sometime around the turn of the century.",
      "Adjective",
      "a sometime athlete who's gotten awfully fat",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "While a date has not been set, Nintendo said in their press release that Universal Studios Hollywood will unveil a Super Nintendo World themed Feature Presentation retail store sometime soon. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 17 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s why even a full-point increase sometime soon can\u2019t be completely ruled out. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 13 June 2022",
      "Baker says the restaurant should have its liquor license sometime soon. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
      "Someone stole several checks from a resident\u2019s checkbook sometime before it was reported at 5:32 p.m. May 29. \u2014 Joan Rusek, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
      "Chances of us rocking an ultraviolet bikini sometime soon? \u2014 Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen , 25 May 2022",
      "In other words, the end is approaching sometime soon. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 13 May 2022",
      "Just another reason to add the green vegetable to your menu sometime soon. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 12 May 2022",
      "One teammate offered to cook her a meal sometime soon, an invitation Cambage happily accepted. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Records show that the title for this Beaux Arts mansion was transferred to Epstein from his sometime mentor and client Les Wexner in 1996 for $0. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 24 June 2022",
      "Folie \u00e0 Deux, which references a delusion or mental illness shared by two people, also suggests that Joker may also team up with another supervillain \u2013 possibly his sometime -girlfriend Harley. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Albert Schickling, a sometime brewer who immigrated to the U.S. in 1909, opened his first restaurant two years after Prohibition was repealed. \u2014 Hanna Raskin, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 June 2022",
      "Ingram\u2019s professional focus is jarred, however, by the death of his white Army buddy Ben Kinslow, a sometime trumpet player, in a car crash on Mulholland Drive. \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Mazel-Carlton also worked as a sometime staff member at Afiya house, a temporary residence run by the alliance as an alternative to locked wards. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Some history: In 2001, in the city of Durham, N.C., Michael Peterson, a writer and sometime political candidate, either did or did not kill his wife, Kathleen, who either fell down a flight or stairs or was beaten to death at its foot. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
      "Harvard law professor Adrian Vermeule and his sometime co-author, University of Liverpool law professor Conor Casey, recently responded to my draft article, as did another supporter of Vermeule\u2019s theory, lawyer and blogger Pat Smith. \u2014 J. Joel Alicea, National Review , 3 May 2022",
      "When cases are uncovered, entire buildings and sometime neighborhoods are locked down. \u2014 Ken Moritsugu, ajc , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Adverb"
    },
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259m-\u02cct\u012bm"
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      "sooner or later",
      "ultimately",
      "yet"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070739",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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  "sometimes":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": at times : now and then : occasionally":[],
      ": sometime":[]
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      "Adverb",
      "His jokes are funny, but sometimes he goes too far.",
      "Sometimes I take the bus to work.",
      "We all make mistakes sometimes .",
      "She works nine hours a day, sometimes more than that.",
      "The word is sometimes used figuratively.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Without a doubt, truth and fact are sometimes the same. \u2014 Scientific American , 1 July 2022",
      "Ba subverts heteronormative constructs of beauty, femininity, and sexuality, depicted her human and animal subjects is sometimes surreal settings that challenge traditional notions of nature. \u2014 Natasha Gural, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "Once filming started, Gary and I would tailor our weight training sessions to fit in around what were sometimes long filming hours and night shoots. \u2014 Jesse Hicks, Men's Health , 29 June 2022",
      "While the meanings of Auden\u2019s poems can sometimes be elusive, nearly all of them contain lines and passages that take your breath away. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
      "Balancing both sports is sometimes easier than others. \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
      "But those aren\u2019t always comfortable and sometimes aren\u2019t well-maintained or just don\u2019t work. \u2014 Tali Arbel, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
      "One said Maxwell was sometimes present in the encounters, and the other said Maxwell directly molested her by touching her breasts. \u2014 Benjamin Weiser, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
      "Oxygen saturation values are between 95% and 100% for most healthy individuals, but sometimes can be lower in people with lung problems. \u2014 Donovan Thomas, ajc , 27 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Sometimes Caption Settings DialogBeginning of dialog window. \u2014 William D. Cohan, vanityfair.com , 31 July 2017",
      "Sometimes students are grouped together based on skill level, and sometimes based on their interests, Lopez said. \u2014 Lee V. Gaines, chicagotribune.com , 30 June 2017",
      "Sometimes disruption takes the form of alerting a person who is targeted for recruitment or influence by the foreign power. \u2014 Leada Gore, AL.com , 8 June 2017",
      "Sometimes disruption takes the form of alerting a person who is targeted for recruitment or influence by the foreign power. \u2014 Monique Judge, The Root , 8 June 2017",
      "Sometimes restaurants open quietly and fly under the radar. \u2014 Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities , 1 Feb. 2017",
      "Sometimes disruption takes the form of alerting a person who is targeted for recruitment or influence by the foreign power. \u2014 Chelsea Bailey, NBC News , 7 June 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
      "1593, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "also (\u02cc)s\u0259m-\u02c8t\u012bmz",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "now and then",
      "occasionally"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105557",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": somehow":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The first order of business is to talk to the present coaches, put together a staff and then somehow, someway connect with the players. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 14 Apr. 2020",
      "Somehow, someway , Indianapolis had a chance to erase all of that and put itself in the driver\u2019s seat. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, Indianapolis Star , 22 Nov. 2019",
      "Somehow, someway , Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent's new faux-shearling Liv chair for Living Spaces hits both of these categories. \u2014 Candace Braun Davison, House Beautiful , 26 Sep. 2018",
      "Yet somehow, someway , against fairly daunting odds, the singer\u2019s show felt not like a pity party, but like a party party, one that featured ample opportunities to sing along, clap along, dance along, and smile along. \u2014 Th\u00e9oden Janes, charlotteobserver , 7 July 2018",
      "And somehow, someway a guy at Roland Garros has to win 3 out of 5 sets against him on a single day?? \u2014 Jon Wertheim, SI.com , 2 May 2018",
      "Once again, with the game winding down to its final seconds, the Miami Hurricanes somehow, someway managed to walk off the court victorious. \u2014 Jordan Mcpherson, miamiherald , 3 Mar. 2018",
      "But somehow, someway , despite a shaky game from the offense, the Seahawks did just enough to come up with the win, beating Dallas 21-12 to go into the final week of the regular season still in the playoff hunt. \u2014 Stefanie Loh, The Seattle Times , 24 Dec. 2017",
      "Adam Vinatieri somehow someway dinged it off the crossbar to tie it up, one of the most impressive kicks in his Hall of Fame-worthy career. \u2014 Zak Keefer, Indianapolis Star , 10 Dec. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259m-\u02ccw\u0101"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095949",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "somewhat":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "pronoun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": something":[],
      ": in some degree or measure : slightly":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8(h)w\u0259t",
      "-\u02ccw\u00e4t",
      "\u02c8s\u0259m-\u02cchw\u00e4t",
      "-\u02cchw\u0259t",
      "(\u02cc)s\u0259m-\u02c8(h)w\u00e4t",
      "-\u02ccw\u0259t",
      "\u02c8s\u0259m-\u02cc"
    ],
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      "enough",
      "fairly",
      "kind of",
      "kindly",
      "like",
      "moderately",
      "more or less",
      "pretty",
      "quite",
      "rather",
      "relatively",
      "something",
      "sort of"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "He felt somewhat awkward in his suit.",
      "Our work has progressed somewhat .",
      "The course is somewhat more difficult than I was told it would be.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "But don\u2019t let the early clouds fool you \u2014 it\u2019s a rather nice afternoon for outdoor activities as skies turn partly to mostly sunny with somewhat lower humidity (dew points dropping to near 60). \u2014 Molly Robey, Washington Post , 3 July 2022",
      "Somehow neither of these things happened and the entire plotline somewhat fizzles. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
      "That means the Covid-19 vaccinations that people receive in the future could be somewhat or completely different formulations than what are administered now. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 27 June 2022",
      "Overall, 34% of Americans are following the hearings very or somewhat closely, with 43% of Democrats and 22% of Republicans saying so. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 19 June 2022",
      "The stakes alongside Jabeur will be somewhat lower. \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
      "What drew me into it was a somewhat step-by-step, moment-by-moment process of a psychological breakdown. \u2014 Ramin Setoodeh, Variety , 8 June 2022",
      "This promo is somewhat similar, in that multiple bettors can earn free bets. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
      "But even his most pleasant tracks can carry somewhat dreary undertones, as if something\u2019s brewing at the edge of the frame. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142732"
  },
  "somewhere":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": an undetermined or unnamed place":[],
      ": in the vicinity of : approximately":[
        "\u2014 usually used with about, around , or between somewhere about nine o'clock costs somewhere around ten dollars"
      ],
      ": in, at, from, or to a place unknown or unspecified":[
        "mentions it somewhere"
      ],
      ": to a place symbolizing positive accomplishment or progress":[
        "now we're getting somewhere"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "The boy ran off somewhere .",
      "She lives somewhere in the city.",
      "I've seen you somewhere before.",
      "His house must be around here somewhere .",
      "Do you want to go somewhere else ?",
      "Noun",
      "We looked for somewhere to park the car.",
      "I know somewhere nice where we can eat.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "There is a powder-blue wall populated with old photographs of the city, and the drawers sometimes still reveal the belongings of people who had spent part of their lives in this house, then moved on to somewhere else. \u2014 Mansi Choksi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "Not necessarily that the book couldn\u2019t have taken place somewhere else, but the sense that New York played an integral role in exactly how things played out. \u2014 Alice Mcdermott, New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "According to WFTV-Channel 9, the new owners and County Commissioner Peggy Choudhry are helping people find somewhere else to live. \u2014 Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
      "Europe will have to get its supply from somewhere else, such as Middle Eastern exporters. \u2014 Daniel Niemann, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
      "This means that a vast majority of staff cannot see any actual benefits to working in the office when the work can easily and effectively be done somewhere else. \u2014 Solomon Amar, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "While countries in the EU are scrambling to find their oil from somewhere else, India and China have no intention of slowing down their purchases of Russian oil\u2014especially when the prices are comparatively low. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "One thing that\u2019s always been true about Yelp is that our platform is broad-based so when consumer spending shifts, say from restaurants to something else, that other category is often captured somewhere else on Yelp. \u2014 Haleluya Hadero, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "As an argument ensued, Brown returned to pick up her friend and take her somewhere else. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "For many migrants, the challenge has been to find somewhere to shelter in place safely, and then sustaining themselves for an extended, and still undetermined, amount of time. \u2014 Rafael Carranza, azcentral , 11 May 2020",
      "Reich envisions letting Nix lead the way for his two-headed monster at running back on somewhere between 10-20% offensive plays next season. \u2014 Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star , 4 May 2020",
      "Oil traders are on a desperate quest to find somewhere -- anywhere, really -- to store their crude as tanks from Texas to Siberia fill to capacity. \u2014 Kevin Crowley, Fortune , 22 Apr. 2020",
      "Groups of teens were still walking the premises of Northgate Mall property at 9 p.m. Some could be seen crossing Colerain Avenue between the McDonald's and Chick-fil-A, trying to find somewhere to be. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com , 27 Dec. 2019",
      "Quite a few who grew for fiber this year are struggling to find somewhere for their hemp to land. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, Indianapolis Star , 16 Oct. 2019",
      "For author and owner Vincent McCaffrey, re-opening sometime, somewhere was always the plan. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "Please stop giving viruses on their laptops trying to find somewhere to watch these 3pm games. \u2014 SI.com , 1 Oct. 2019",
      "The weather somewhere else Take a look at a weather map before the meal starts and find somewhere that usually gets a lot of snow that is expected to get a lot of snow. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
      "1647, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-(\u02cc)(h)w\u0259r",
      "\u02c8s\u0259m-\u02cc(h)wer",
      "-\u02ccwer",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "about",
      "all but",
      "almost",
      "borderline",
      "fair",
      "fairly",
      "feckly",
      "more or less",
      "most",
      "much",
      "near",
      "nearly",
      "next to",
      "nigh",
      "practically",
      "virtually",
      "well-nigh"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221221",
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": actions characteristic of somnambulism":[],
      ": an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "According to the National Sleep Foundation, as many as 15 percent of adults experience sleepwalking, or somnambulism , a disorder that involves walking or other activities such as dressing, driving or cooking while asleep. \u2014 Leigh Ann Henion, New York Times , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "The Trib was known as a writer\u2019s paper, and while there Wolfe made forays beyond totemic somnambulism . \u2014 Ben Yagoda, WSJ , 18 May 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u00e4m-\u02c8nam-by\u0259-\u02ccliz-\u0259m",
      "s\u00e4m-\u02c8nam-by\u0259-\u02ccli-z\u0259m"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114734",
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      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
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      ": sleep":[
        "somni facient"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, from somnus":""
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082514",
    "type":[
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": of or relating to sleep or dreams":[
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        "\u2014 H. W. Cushing"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from Late Latin somnialis , from Latin somnium dream + -alis -al; akin to Latin somnus sleep":""
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203802",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": hypnotic sense 1":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1890, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin somnus sleep + English -facient":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u00e4m-n\u0259-\u02c8f\u0101-sh\u0259nt"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073327",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
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      "stimulant"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": soporific":[]
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    "examples":[
      "a somniferous enumeration of details that I could have done without",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Everyone was back in the Dolby Theatre, a welcome return after last year\u2019s somniferous experiment from Steven Soderbergh, which was held in Los Angeles\u2019s Union Station. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1602, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin somnifer somniferous, from somnus + -fer -ferous":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u00e4m-\u02c8nif-(\u0259-)r\u0259s",
      "s\u00e4m-\u02c8ni-f(\u0259-)r\u0259s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "drowsy",
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      "narcotic",
      "opiate",
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      "slumbrous",
      "somnolent",
      "soporific"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191236",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": somniferous":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin somnificus , from somni- + -ficus -fic":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)s\u00e4m\u00a6nifik"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175652",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
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  "somniloquist":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one who talks in his sleep":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "somni- + -loquist (as in ventriloquist )":""
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      "s\u00e4m\u02c8nil\u0259kw\u0259\u0307st"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105458",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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      "alert",
      "awake",
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      "wakeful",
      "wide-awake"
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      ": inclined to or heavy with sleep : drowsy":[],
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        "a somnolent sermon"
      ],
      ": sleepy sense 2":[
        "somnolent rivers"
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    "examples":[
      "trying to teach somnolent students on a very hot day",
      "the somnolent hum of insects in the grass",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Bahnsen grew up reading Ditlevsen\u2019s poems, and this one has a somnolent quality that lends itself to her dreamy, even cloudlike designs. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Just last week, many European countries were still so somnolent about the threat Russia posed to Ukraine that Germany\u2019s spy chief was caught unawares in Kyiv when the Kremlin invasion started. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "The Herald Examiner building remained standing, albeit in a somnolent state. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Today, yellow butterflies adorn Aracataca, a somnolent mini-Macondo a 2.5-hour drive south of the Caribbean city of Santa Marta. \u2014 Christopher Baker, Travel + Leisure , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "On Saturday, Tiger Stadium could be downright somnolent for a kickoff at 11 a.m. local time. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "Although her eyes are open and piercingly blue, there is something of a somnolent haze about her, like a girl who has not yet awakened to her adulthood. \u2014 Tom Teicholz, Forbes , 15 Sep. 2021",
      "Outside Jordan, the queen\u2019s Jackie Kennedy-like mystique helped raise Jordan\u2019s profile, sometimes rattling the kingdom\u2019s largely somnolent diplomatic corps. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2021",
      "The site of Brown\u2019s family house\u2014which burned down a hundred years ago\u2014was in the woods, up a somnolent arterial road named for Brown. \u2014 John Lahr, The New Yorker , 14 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English sompnolent , from Anglo-French, from Latin somnolentus , from somnus sleep; akin to Old English swefn sleep, Greek hypnos":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-l\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4m-n\u0259-l\u0259nt"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "dozy",
      "drowsy",
      "sleepy",
      "slumberous",
      "slumbrous"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042745",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
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        "son ic",
        "sono gram"
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      ": the second person of the Trinity":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She gave birth to a son .",
      "They have two sons and a daughter.",
      "He is the son of a lawyer and a doctor.",
      "the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Soon, her estranged husband, FBI agent Scott Connor (Steven Pasquale) arrives at the station\u2014also demanding to know where his son is. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
      "Erin Acain noted that her 6-year-old daughter got her vaccine eight months ago, but her 1-year-old son wasn\u2019t able to do so until Tuesday. \u2014 Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
      "His 7-year-old son was also in the vehicle with him but was not shot. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
      "The defense argued Cooper's death was an accident and that Harris forgot his son was in the car. \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 22 June 2022",
      "Since the moment of his birth, my 5-year-old son has been a near unalloyed joy, but the long journey to that moment was anything but joyous. \u2014 CNN , 21 June 2022",
      "Cutler, the Pennsylvania House speaker, said his information was also revealed online, prompting protesters to show up at his house when his 15 year-old son was home alone. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "Cutler, the Pennsylvania House speaker, said his information was also revealed online, prompting protesters to show up at his house when his 15 year-old son was home alone. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
      "Michael\u2019s father, Robert Griswold, said his son has always been self-reliant and goal-oriented. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin sonus sound":"Combining form",
      "Middle English sone , from Old English sunu ; akin to Old High German sun son, Greek hyios":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190809",
    "type":[
      "combining form",
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person established in the love of God by divine promise":[],
      ": a superhuman or divine being (such as an angel)":[],
      ": messiah sense 1":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200447",
    "type":[
      "noun phrase"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an offensive or disagreeable person":[
        "\u2014 usually used of a man",
        "He's a mean son of a bitch .",
        "\u2014 used as a generalized term of abuse \"\u2026 You son of a bitch , you sat down in my chair.\" \u2014 Garrison Keillor"
      ],
      ": man , fellow":[
        "\"The poor son of a bitch ,\" he said. \"He never had a chance. \u2026 \"",
        "\u2014 Hunter S. Thompson"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "That son of a bitch insulted my family.",
      "He's a mean son of a bitch .",
      "The test turned out to be a real son of a bitch ."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "also \u02c8s\u0259m-\u02ccbich",
      "\u02c8s\u0259n-\u0259-v\u0259-\u02ccbich",
      "as an interjection \u02ccs\u0259n-\u0259-v\u0259-\u02c8bich"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202507",
    "type":[
      "noun phrase"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "That son of a gun never called me back.",
      "I had to bring the car to the shop. The son of a gun broke down again."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1708, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "as an interjection \u02ccs\u0259n-\u0259-v\u0259-\u02c8g\u0259n",
      "\u02c8s\u0259n-\u0259-v\u0259-\u02ccg\u0259n"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191632",
    "type":[
      "noun phrase"
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      ": a human male descendant":[],
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      ": a male adopted child":[],
      ": a person closely associated with or deriving from a formative agent (such as a nation, school, or race)":[],
      ": sound":[
        "son ic",
        "sono gram"
      ],
      ": the second person of the Trinity":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She gave birth to a son .",
      "They have two sons and a daughter.",
      "He is the son of a lawyer and a doctor.",
      "the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Soon, her estranged husband, FBI agent Scott Connor (Steven Pasquale) arrives at the station\u2014also demanding to know where his son is. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
      "Erin Acain noted that her 6-year-old daughter got her vaccine eight months ago, but her 1-year-old son wasn\u2019t able to do so until Tuesday. \u2014 Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
      "His 7-year-old son was also in the vehicle with him but was not shot. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
      "The defense argued Cooper's death was an accident and that Harris forgot his son was in the car. \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 22 June 2022",
      "Since the moment of his birth, my 5-year-old son has been a near unalloyed joy, but the long journey to that moment was anything but joyous. \u2014 CNN , 21 June 2022",
      "Cutler, the Pennsylvania House speaker, said his information was also revealed online, prompting protesters to show up at his house when his 15 year-old son was home alone. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "Cutler, the Pennsylvania House speaker, said his information was also revealed online, prompting protesters to show up at his house when his 15 year-old son was home alone. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
      "Michael\u2019s father, Robert Griswold, said his son has always been self-reliant and goal-oriented. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin sonus sound":"Combining form",
      "Middle English sone , from Old English sunu ; akin to Old High German sun son, Greek hyios":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193619",
    "type":[
      "combining form",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "song":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a collection of such compositions":[],
      ": a distinctive or characteristic sound or series of sounds (as of a bird, insect, or whale)":[],
      ": a habitual or characteristic manner":[],
      ": a melody for a lyric poem or ballad":[],
      ": a poem easily set to music":[],
      ": a short musical composition of words and music":[],
      ": a small amount":[
        "sold for a song"
      ],
      ": a violent, abusive, or noisy reaction":[
        "put up quite a song"
      ],
      ": poetical composition":[],
      ": the act or art of singing":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He sang a love song .",
      "The song was playing on the radio.",
      "The event was celebrated in song by a folk group.",
      "I could hear the song of a sparrow.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Like the girl in the song , everyone wants to give the Bananas a whirl these days, or to be whirled by the Bananas. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 3 July 2022",
      "Neither Leiber and Stoller nor Thornton ever got paid much for her version of the song , and Stoller acknowledges that as a tragedy, along with the general lack of cultural recognition for her. \u2014 Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone , 30 June 2022",
      "However, many social media users pointed out that his tweet is also the name of a song by his close friend, Machine Gun Kelly. \u2014 Jack Irvin, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s because a new trailer for the second half of season four the s features a different cut of the song , the OCC notes. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 28 June 2022",
      "That probably subliminally affected the lyrics of that song . \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 27 June 2022",
      "Global streams of the song surged more than 8,700% on Spotify (SPOT) following the show's May 27 season four premiere. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 23 June 2022",
      "Prepare 32 bars of a song from the show or in the style of the show. \u2014 Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
      "Bowie then sang live over the new backing track during the performance, but the 2022 mix by Ken Scott replaces that vocal with the one from the studio version of the song . \u2014 Jonathan Cohen, SPIN , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English sang ; akin to Old English singan to sing":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022f\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ballad",
      "ditty",
      "jingle",
      "lay",
      "lyric",
      "vocal"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105553",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "song and dance":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a long and often familiar statement or explanation that is usually not true or pertinent":[],
      ": a theatrical performance (such as a vaudeville performance) combining singing and dancing":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "instead of simply denying our request, the mayor's representative gave us a song and dance about legal issues and municipal liability",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His recruits would still come through auditions and undergo months, even years, of training in song and dance . \u2014 E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
      "On Sunday afternoon, Kyiv residents packed the capital\u2019s streets, sat by the riverfront and watched outdoor performances of traditional Ukrainian song and dance . \u2014 Ian Lovett And Thomas Grove, WSJ , 30 May 2022",
      "The two types of gameplay are like different genres of music, and developers say the minigames allow players to continue to play in their virtual worlds without getting bored of the same song and dance . \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Our heroes, played by Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis, die almost instantly in this Tim Burton bizarro film that features posession, monsters, demons, and song and dance numbers. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The series about a young woman who can hear other people\u2019s inner thoughts \u2013 which are expressed in song and dance numbers \u2013 may have been canceled, but fans are getting this holiday movie as a special treat. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Nov. 2021",
      "The actor, 30, stars in Paradise Square, a Civil War-era musical opening Sunday at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre that brings together the Black and Irish American communities through song and dance . \u2014 Michael Gioia, PEOPLE.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "In this parody of 1940s musicals, Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key star as backpackers stranded in a neighborhood where people frequently communicate through song and dance . \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "The meaning of the song and dance has two versions, Leavitt said. \u2014 Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bafflegab",
      "double-talk",
      "gibberish",
      "gobbledygook",
      "gobbledegook",
      "rigmarole",
      "rigamarole"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051148",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "song sparrow":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a North American sparrow ( Melospiza melodia of the family Emberizidae) that is brownish above and white below with brownish streaks on the breast and that has a melodious song":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For one thing, in this study, there was only about a twofold difference in relative brain size between the species with the largest brain\u2014the song sparrow \u2014and the one with the smallest\u2014the Swainson\u2019s Thrush. \u2014 Shahla Farzan, Scientific American , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The song sparrow will return and sing, the frogs will awake, the warm wind will blow again. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "The song sparrow will return and sing, the frogs will awake, the warm wind will blow again. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "The song sparrow will return and sing, the frogs will awake, the warm wind will blow again. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "The song sparrow will return and sing, the frogs will awake, the warm wind will blow again. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "The song sparrow will return and sing, the frogs will awake, the warm wind will blow again. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "Birds that had big brains, relative to their bodies such as the song sparrow and other New World sparrows, had body-size reductions that were only about one-third of those observed for birds with smaller brains, the study found. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "This song sparrow would be a better parent if the ravens would just shut up. \u2014 Doug Johnson, Ars Technica , 7 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1810, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105654",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "song thrush":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an Old World thrush ( Turdus philomelos of the family Turdidae) that is largely brown above with brown-spotted white underparts":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In October 2018, Malta, reacting to the June ruling, repealed its regulations for the autumn live-capturing of finches and allowed trapping only of golden plovers and song thrushes . \u2014 Jacopo Benini, National Geographic , 10 May 2019",
      "But following a new ruling by the European Court of Justice, only two species\u2014the golden plover and the song thrush \u2014can now be hunted legally in Malta. \u2014 Jacopo Benini, National Geographic , 10 May 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1598, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122625",
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      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one that sings with skill":[],
      ": songbook":[]
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    "examples":[
      "one of the most popular songsters during the World War II era",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In addition to the list of nominees, Univision has also announced bachata songster Prince Royce, Grupo Firme\u2019s Eduin Caz, Mexican pop singer Danna Paola and Dominican TV star Clarissa Molina as the ceremony\u2019s co-hosts. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 14 June 2022",
      "But whether it\u2019s because or in spite of this unpredictability, Droga is effusively confident in Accenture Song\u2019s evolved abilities to help clients stay relevant and face the ch-ch-ch-ch-changes one songster sang of. \u2014 Seth Matlins, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Unlike the Witcher\u2019s goofy songster pal Dandelion, my Cyberpunk sidekick Jackie Welles has no endearing characteristics besides dubious loyalty to V and lukewarm affection for someone named Misty. \u2014 Adrienne So, Wired , 23 Dec. 2020",
      "Almost exactly 100 years later, a modern songster named Charley Crockett would stand at about that same spot playing for people\u2019s change, though the Union Depot had been gone for over 70 years. \u2014 Jonny Auping, Longreads , 10 Aug. 2020",
      "Males are innovative songsters , frequently plagiarising phrases from rivals and integrating them into their own tunes. \u2014 The Economist , 28 Nov. 2019",
      "Ramblin\u2019 Jack Elliott, who started out as a contemporaneous imitator of Woody Guthrie but soon developed into a singular cowboy-folk troubadour, will play with cowboy songster Andy Hall. \u2014 Stuart Munro, BostonGlobe.com , 24 July 2019",
      "The titular segment features a well-mannered sharp-shooting songster named Buster Scruggs (Tim Blake Nelson), who faces off against The Kid (Willie Watson). \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 6 Nov. 2018",
      "The songster 's recent EP For Play earned glowing praises across viral platforms. \u2014 Bianca Alysse, Billboard , 17 May 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022f\u014b(k)-st\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "caroler",
      "caroller",
      "singer",
      "vocalist",
      "vocalizer",
      "voice"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-131140",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "sonnet sequence":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a series of sonnets often having a unifying theme":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1881, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092932",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": to compose a sonnet":[],
      ": to compose a sonnet on or to":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0259\u02cct\u012bz"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115050",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": poetry in sonnet form":[],
      ": the writing of sonnets":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4n\u0259\u2027tr\u0113"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225103",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "sonny":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a young boy":[
        "\u2014 usually used in address"
      ]
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    "examples":[
      "come over here, sonny , and help me clean up"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1835, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259-n\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "boy",
      "boychick",
      "boychik",
      "boyo",
      "callant",
      "lad",
      "laddie",
      "nipper",
      "shaveling",
      "shaver",
      "stripling",
      "tad",
      "youth"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073514",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sonobuoy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a buoy equipped for detecting underwater sounds and transmitting them by radio":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Next, the sonobuoy unfolds a five-sided array of 40 underwater microphones (known as hydrophones), creating an underwater listening post. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "In addition the Trackers were armed with sonobuoys , droppable listening posts that radio any contacts back to the plane. \u2014 sandiegouniontribune.com , 13 May 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1937, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccb\u022fi",
      "-\u02ccb\u00fc-\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114139",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sonochemistry":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical effects of ultrasound":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "son- + chemistry":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u014dn\u014d+",
      "\u00a6s\u00e4n\u014d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104305",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sonorous":{
    "antonyms":[
      "gentle",
      "low",
      "soft"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": full or loud in sound":[
        "a sonorous voice"
      ],
      ": having a high or an indicated degree of sonority":[
        "sonorous sounds such as \\\u00e4\\ and \\\u022f\\"
      ],
      ": imposing or impressive in effect or style":[],
      ": producing sound (as when struck)":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He has a deep, sonorous voice.",
      "a sonorous waterfall that can be heard from a considerable distance",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For much of his life, Archbishop Tutu was a spellbinding preacher, his voice by turns sonorous and high-pitched. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "Their speech moves rhythmically \u2014 a sonorous medley. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Doing so rewards you with a sonorous sound from the staggered quad pipe exhaust, and a freight train-like acceleration. \u2014 Kyle Edward, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Yet stylistic flourishes like jagged sound editing and sonorous musical composition coupled with repetitive clips of interviews with Kamen end up corporatizing parts of More Than Robots. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Each dancer works valiantly, but Mr. Roberts\u2019s choreographic comings and goings seem oblivious to the sonorous textures of Mr. Shorter\u2019s jazzy composition. \u2014 Robert Greskovic, WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "The enthusiastic ensemble of singing, dancing, charming Moes who lead you through this sonorous self-help session are Big Moe, Little Moe, Four-Eyed Moe, No Moe and Eat Moe. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "He was denounced as a vandal in sonorous verses by the poet Lord Byron, a fellow member of the Ango-Scottish aristocracy, and the broader British public alike. \u2014 Bruce Clark, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Her sonorous voice was laced with a Southern accent. \u2014 Jamie Lauren Keiles Ismail Muhammad Kim Tingley Benoit Denizet-lewis Sam Anderson Jazmine Hughes Irina Aleksander Sasha Weiss Rowan Ricardo Phillips Stella Bugbee Michael Paterniti Maggie Jones Robert Draper Rob Hoerburger Jason Zengerle Reginald Dwayne Betts Jane Hu David Marchese Hanif Abdurraqib Jenna Wortham Anthony Giardina Niela Orr Amy X. Wang, New York Times , 25 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin sonorus ; akin to Latin sonus sound":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-n\u0259-r\u0259s",
      "s\u0259-\u02c8n\u022fr-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "blaring",
      "blasting",
      "booming",
      "clamorous",
      "clangorous",
      "deafening",
      "earsplitting",
      "loud",
      "piercing",
      "plangent",
      "resounding",
      "ringing",
      "roaring",
      "slam-bang",
      "stentorian",
      "thundering",
      "thunderous"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062054",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sonorous figures":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": figures (such as the geometrical figures of sand on a plate of glass or metal when the bow of a violin is drawn along the edge) formed by the vibrations of a substance emitting a musical tone":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105637",
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "soon":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": at once : immediately":[],
      ": before the usual time":[],
      ": in a prompt manner : speedily":[
        "as soon as possible",
        "the sooner the better",
        "no sooner said than done"
      ],
      ": in agreement with one's choice or preference : willingly":[
        "I'd just as soon walk as drive"
      ],
      ": without undue time lapse : before long":[
        "soon after sunrise"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "We will soon be making changes.",
      "The soonest I can get there is tomorrow.",
      "When is the soonest possible date of delivery?",
      "The audience soon realized that it wasn't a stunt.",
      "She found a job soon after graduation.",
      "How soon can you finish the job?",
      "The sooner you finish your homework, the sooner you can go outside and play.",
      "I will let you know as soon as possible .",
      "I'll get there as soon as I can.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Selena Gomez made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live this week to promote her Hulu hit Only Murders in the Building, but Jimmy Kimmel soon brought the conversation around to his own burning question: What was Britney Spears' wedding like? \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 19 June 2022",
      "Should children turning 5 soon wait to get the higher dose or get vaccinated now? \u2014 Katia Hetter, CNN , 18 June 2022",
      "Brooks and his band played the song near the end of Friday\u2019s show \u2014 the first of two nights at Rice-Eccles, on the country legend\u2019s soon -to-end Stadium Tour. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 June 2022",
      "The Voyagers' cameras soon solved the mystery: Io had active volcanoes. \u2014 Tim Folger, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
      "And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 18 June 2022",
      "According to the American Pediatric Association, your baby will soon develop an appreciation for the post-grunge rock band Modest Mouse. \u2014 Nate Dern, The New Yorker , 18 June 2022",
      "The Gibson family would like to see the MVP award renamed for Josh Gibson, but that\u2019s unlikely to happen soon . \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 18 June 2022",
      "Wide, paved and limited access highways soon made every state in the lower 48 accessible to the average American family. \u2014 Fox News , 18 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English soone , from Old English s\u014dna ; akin to Old High German s\u0101n immediately":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00fcn",
      "especially New England \u02c8su\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "anon",
      "before long",
      "by and by",
      "directly",
      "momentarily",
      "presently",
      "shortly"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044032",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "soon enough":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": no later than needed : soon":[
        "We'll find out the answer soon enough ."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224902",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "sooner":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a native or resident of Oklahoma":[
        "\u2014 used as a nickname"
      ],
      ": a person settling on land in the early West before its official opening to settlement in order to gain the prior claim allowed by law to the first settler after official opening":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ford's expansion couldn't come any sooner for Cody Newsome, a third-generation Ford worker. \u2014 CBS News , 2 June 2022",
      "Other risks for local equities include aggressive global tapering of monetary and fiscal stimulus, sooner -than-expected interest rate increases by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Philippine presidential elections in May, Ocampo said. \u2014 Ian C Sayson, Bloomberg.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "But the sooner that information can be communicated, the quicker things can get back on track. \u2014 Clinton M Padgett, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
      "Meanwhile, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is being criticized for tasking the EU with centralized negotiations instead of striking out on her own sooner to get more of the vaccine for Germany itself. \u2014 John Follain, Fortune , 5 Jan. 2021",
      "The bottom line is that the sooner there is a resolution \u2014 any resolution \u2014 the easier investors will breathe. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Nov. 2020",
      "And the sooner we can be heard with curiosity, compassion and empathy. \u2014 Howie Milstein, Star Tribune , 11 Sep. 2020",
      "What about specific regions in California opening sooner ? \u2014 Joe Passantino, CNN , 8 May 2020",
      "Some companies like electric-car manufacturer Tesla have considered opening sooner . \u2014 Chase Difeliciantonio, SFChronicle.com , 5 May 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sooner , comparative of soon":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00fc-n\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225038",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sooner or later":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": at some uncertain future time : sometime":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "sooner or later , the police are going to track down the burglar",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But sooner or later , by fluke, there will be a cluster of cases. \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 18 June 2022",
      "What happens is, sooner or later , these traumas resurface and come back to haunt the society that is trying to forget about them. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
      "If one of these legs is missing, globalization will collapse sooner or later . \u2014 Katya Soldak, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
      "Something like that was bound to happen sooner or later . \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
      "However, some dogs may feel the effects sooner or later , depending on their size and individual metabolism. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "Regardless, almost everyone on that list will make the Ring sooner or later . \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 18 May 2022",
      "Those trends are expected to continue, and sooner or later renewables will out-compete both coal and natural gas (though not soon enough to ward off catastrophic climate change without government action). \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "The medical system is committing $10,000 per month for up to 18 months to build the farm, though the final cost could exceed that amount and the start date could be sooner or later . \u2014 Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1577, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "eventually",
      "finally",
      "someday",
      "sometime",
      "ultimately",
      "yet"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192833",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "sooner rather than later":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": without too much delay : soon":[
        "We need to fix this problem sooner rather than later ."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080658",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "soop":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": sweep":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse s\u014dpa to sweep; akin to Old English sw\u0101pan to sweep":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00fcp"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090850",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "soor":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": thrush entry 2":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00fc(\u0259)r",
      "\u02c8su\u0307(\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091016",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "soorkee":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": brick pulverized and mixed with lime to form a mortar":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Hindi sur\u1e35\u1e96\u012b , from Persian surkh\u012b , literally, redness, from surkh red, from Middle Persian sukhr ; akin to Avestan suXra- bright, Sanskrit \u015bukra":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105605",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sooth":{
    "antonyms":[
      "falseness",
      "falsity",
      "untruth"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": blandishment":[],
      ": soft , sweet":[],
      ": true":[],
      ": truth , reality":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I doubt not the sooth of what you say, but there may be other facts of which we are unaware."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English s\u014dth ; akin to Old High German sand true, Latin esse to be":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00fcth"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "facticity",
      "factuality",
      "trueness",
      "truth",
      "verity"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005113",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "soothe":{
    "antonyms":[
      "distress",
      "torment",
      "torture",
      "trouble"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": relieve , alleviate":[
        "soothe a cough"
      ],
      ": to bring comfort, solace, or reassurance to":[
        "music soothes the soul"
      ],
      ": to bring peace, composure, or quietude":[],
      ": to please by or as if by attention or concern : placate":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The waiter tried to soothe the angry customer.",
      "This cream soothes aching muscles.",
      "Her nerves were soothed by a warm bath.",
      "Nothing can soothe their pain.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This natural shampoo is chock-full of hair-loving ingredients that soothe and hydrate hair from root to tip. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "For sensitive skin, try calming ingredients like allantoin, glycerin, bisabolol and cucumber extract, which soothe skin without irritating. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
      "But the truth is, there are no answers that will soothe his pain. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Relax and recharge after your adventures at Coamo Hot Springs, where the thermally heated water will soothe aching muscles. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Fortunately, there are some third-party options available that can soothe your worries. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Some conveniently recall only those portions of the discourse that soothe their discomfort, that assuages their guilt. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "SheaMoisture has expertly formulated an elixir that will soothe and hydrate even the most dehydrated of skin types. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "This purifying wash claims to soothe and brighten with gentle cleansing ingredients like jade water, lotus flower, and green tea. \u2014 Catharine Malzahn, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1617, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English sothen to verify, from Old English s\u014dthian , from s\u014dth":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00fct\u035fh"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "assure",
      "cheer",
      "comfort",
      "console",
      "reassure",
      "solace"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172119",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "soothing":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "The music had a soothing effect on the baby.",
      "the soothing music eventually put the entire yoga class in the proper mood",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The effect is not soothing , but not jarring either. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
      "If the comfort of the chili sauce took the form of catharsis\u2014heart-racing heat and its attendant sweat\u2014the comfort of the tomato soup was soporific, more soothing than Campbell\u2019s. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 6 May 2022",
      "Few things are more soothing than a nice cup of tea\u2014 and your mom deserves an upgrade from Lipton. \u2014 Jeanne O'brien Coffey, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "Musk\u2019s history, however, isn\u2019t as soothing as its smell. \u2014 ELLE , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "The sound of the shuffling symbol cards is soothing , like the fluttering of birds\u2019 wings. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Moon Valley Organics Herbal Lotion Bar With the warm scent of lemon and vanilla, the Herbal Lotion Bar is seriously soothing and perfect for anyone with skin allergies or sensitive skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "These provide hydration and exfoliation while cleansing, soothing , and detoxifying. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "The listening experience is soothing , winding, and trippy, like navigating the uncanny architecture of the smartphone game Monument Valley. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022"
    ],
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      "adverb",
      "noun"
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      ": a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator":[]
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      "a soothsayer predicted that I would meet the man of my dreams online, assuming of course that I became a subscriber to the website's dating service",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This is about the Hank Aaron who stopped playing following the 1976 season after 21 years with the Braves of Milwaukee and Atlanta and two more with the Milwaukee Brewers to become a talent expert and a gifted soothsayer . \u2014 Terence Moore, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "With production from pop soothsayer Max Martin, Halsey is making their definitive return to top 40 stardom, and having a blast while doing it. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 10 June 2022",
      "After all, almost every savant, soothsayer or mildly observant Atlanta sports fan of the last quarter-century or so had figured the Braves would flame out before winning the World Series. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "Sanyu Nagenda, who works under the name Sanyu Estelle as a soothsayer , tarot reader and word witch, said one of her clients sent $500 to someone impersonating her on Instagram. \u2014 Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "An intricate design emerges: Doerr\u2019s a soothsayer obsessed with our survival, fearing the worst. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "When Amaka was born, a local soothsayer had declared to Amaka\u2019s father that his new son was actually the reincarnation of a female soul trapped in a male infant\u2019s body. \u2014 Wired , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "In the weeks that followed, Milley played reassuring soothsayer to a string of concerned members of Congress and administration officials who shared his worries about Trump attempting to use the military to stay in office. \u2014 Reis Thebault, Anchorage Daily News , 15 July 2021",
      "The insight came via the performance of Gerald Rivers, who assumes the role of an emcee narrator in addition to playing the soothsayer . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 July 2021"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "prophet",
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      "visionary"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005717",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": the act of foretelling events":[]
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      "took the soothsayings published in the tabloids with a grain of salt",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Now, with the latest episode out, those fans can rest easy \u2014 taking on the role of a soothsaying sorceress to deliver a hilarious commencement speech, Raja finally won her first star. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 13 June 2022",
      "Few of the pundits who trumpet the long-term wisdom of Medicare for all or the negligible impact of deficit spending have the credentials for such soothsaying . \u2014 Frank Bruni New York Times, Star Tribune , 17 June 2021",
      "But, much like the appearance of a soothsaying gypsy in a Victorian novel, the mysterious Elena, with her provocative air and accented English, portends the switch from light satire to melodrama. \u2014 Naomi Fry, The New Yorker , 9 Nov. 2020",
      "The remark was probably more lighthearted snark than dystopic soothsaying \u2014 although, fair enough, technology today has its down sides. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 11 July 2018",
      "Maybe Butler had a side line in soothsaying , because the book imagines a society debilitated by authoritarian leadership, income inequality and environmental collapse. \u2014 Alexis Soloski, New York Times , 15 Jan. 2018",
      "And despite the title, which refers to the book that made Luce\u2019s name, there are no soothsaying vaginas. \u2014 Lauren Groff, New York Times , 12 Oct. 2017",
      "There was some soothsaying about the regulatory backlash that big companies like Amazon.com Inc., Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc. might face for their increasingly anti-competitive postures. \u2014 Eric Newcomer, Bloomberg.com , 22 Sep. 2017",
      "Our new employer was the Psychic Readers Network, a hotline known for its ads starring Miss Cleo, a motormouthed shaman with a lavishly fake Jamaican accent and a streetwise, no-nonsense approach to soothsaying . \u2014 Bennett Madison, New York Times , 5 Sep. 2016"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
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      "forecast",
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      "predicting",
      "prediction",
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      "prognosis",
      "prognostic",
      "prognosticating",
      "prognostication",
      "prophecy",
      "prophesy",
      "vaticination"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234153",
    "type":[
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      "noun"
    ]
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      "standard operating procedure; standing operating procedure":[]
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      "as a sop to the teachers' union for supporting his reelection campaign, the mayor promised to push for the abolition of the residency requirement",
      "Verb",
      "sopped the sponge with the detergent and began scrubbing the floor vigorously",
      "my book fell in the swimming pool and was thoroughly sopped before I could fish it out",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Mayor Bill de Blasio just moved to significantly crimp the city\u2019s gifted programs, disproportionately utilized by white and Asian-American kids, in a sop to racialist bean-counters. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "The new economic framework is not a trade pact aimed at reducing tariffs, a sop to grumbling in the U.S. that trade with Asia costs American jobs. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
      "And perhaps this audit is merely a sop to activist students and diversity administrators. \u2014 Faith Bottum, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "The cap has always been a sop to unions frightened of competition from charters, which are public schools without the suffocating rules imposed by collective union bargaining. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "Legal conservatives responded by consolidating around the view that religious exemptions were necessary to protect religious liberty, not a sop to liberal protection of minorities. \u2014 Noah Feldman Bloomberg Opinion, Star Tribune , 27 July 2021",
      "Critics saw the bonus as a sop to drivers who might resent that the IPO meant a windfall for Lyft executives and the staff classified as employees. \u2014 Lauren Smiley, Wired , 22 June 2021",
      "If Kerry can be painted as soft on Iran and detrimental toward Israeli policy, the logic seems to go, then the entire Iran deal is suspect, a diplomatic sop to our enemies. \u2014 Jacob Silverman, The New Republic , 27 Apr. 2021",
      "What initially seemed a cost-free sop to conservatives in the rural and religiously devout Polish borderlands next to Ukraine, the May 2019 decision has become a costly embarrassment for the town of Krasnik. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Apr. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The overnight reverse repurchase agreement, or reverse repo, facility has allowed the Fed to sop up excess liquidity from the economy by giving banks or big money managers a way to park cash and earn a return. \u2014 Telis Demos, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
      "Skyrocketing inflation is forcing Fed Chair Jay Powell to sop up his flood of money. \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "As the loan limit increased over time\u2014now $57,500 a year for independent undergrads and $31,000 for those dependent on their parents\u2014colleges raised their prices to sop up more federal largesse. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Sourdough bread, another San Francisco staple, made the perfect accompaniment to sop up the remnants at the bottom of a bowl and was commonly served alongside the dish after a long day spent at sea. \u2014 Magdalena O'neal, Sunset Magazine , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "But no level of herculean effort from DeRozan was enough to sop up the mess of a sloppy Bulls performance. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "The Best of Beauty-winning Hask Charcoal Purifying Dry Shampoo is one of the most affordable and effective ways to sop up excess grease, oil, and sweat from your scalp in a pinch. \u2014 Sarah Han, Allure , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "Serve this with plenty of crusty bread to sop up all the delicious juices that mingle at the bottom of the bowl. \u2014 Star Tribune , 18 June 2021",
      "Serve this big salad with hunks of rough whole-wheat bread to sop up all the wonderful tidbits left in the bowl. \u2014 Beth Dooley Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 5 May 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "circa 1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English soppe , from Old English sopp ; akin to Old English s\u016bpan to swallow \u2014 more at sup":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4p"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
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      "boodle",
      "bribe",
      "cumshaw",
      "fix"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014430",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "sophisticate":{
    "antonyms":[
      "city slicker",
      "cosmopolitan",
      "cosmopolite",
      "metropolitan",
      "slicker"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a sophisticated person":[],
      ": to make complicated or complex":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "there's no need to sophisticate something that is beautiful in its simplicity",
      "vanilla extract that has been sophisticated with corn syrup",
      "Noun",
      "sophisticates laughing at people they thought of as hicks",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Nor was Ashley the only Bridgerton sophisticate gracing the Met Gala red carpet. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 3 May 2022",
      "The movie starred Jill Clayburgh as Erica Benton, an Upper West Side sophisticate whose comfortable life unravels when her husband moves out during a midlife crisis. \u2014 Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "As for the clothes, the look is a touch \u201980s sophisticate through the Chanel lens. \u2014 Alison S. Cohn, Harper's BAZAAR , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "In these books, French women are boiled down to one reductive stereotype: the thin, white, rich Parisian sophisticate in a striped shirt, trench coat and Herm\u00e8s scarf. \u2014 Rory Satran, WSJ , 27 Nov. 2021",
      "Intensive care units have sophisticated equipment, such as bedside machines to monitor a patient\u2019s heart rate and ventilators to help them breathe. \u2014 USA TODAY , 20 Mar. 2020",
      "Both sides, after all, rely on these tools, and there is an argument to be made that Democrats need them in order to close the gap with Mr. Trump\u2019s sophisticated digital operation. \u2014 Kevin Roose, New York Times , 10 Jan. 2020",
      "The technology from [blockchain analytics] firms such as Elliptic and Chainanalysis is sophisticated as well. \u2014 Matthew De Silva, Quartz , 5 Dec. 2019",
      "In terms of hair, Turner opted to wear it down in loose waves with a middle part \u2014 simple, sweet, and sophisticated all at once. \u2014 Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure , 5 July 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There is Maurice the sophisticate \u2014a collector of vintage timepieces and museum-quality ancient Chinese ceramics, a lover of fine perfumes\u2014but also a Maurice who was goofy and sweet, sometimes even childlike. \u2014 Chris Wiley, The New Yorker , 4 May 2022",
      "When the sophisticate \u2019s string of pearls is mysteriously stolen en route, the mood goes from civilized sitting to human bondage in a matter of seconds. \u2014 Joe Hsieh, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The vibe is decidedly \u2018urban- sophisticate \u2019 at its most polished. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "And back at the Eye of the World, Rand matches wits with the Dark One, who abandons his fire-eyed guise and takes the form of a handsome sophisticate , played by actor Fares Fares. \u2014 Sean T. Collins, Vulture , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "Gomez was every inch the sophisticate during her appearance, pairing a black skirt and black cardigan with bright red lips. \u2014 Elizabeth Loga, Glamour , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "This palette is a true sophisticate , using colors once thought to be the prerogative of decorators. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 23 July 2021",
      "Working from their studio in Saint Petersburg, their team of artisans cut, fold and stitch the finest of Italian textiles to craft sophisticate silhouettes that celebrate women. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 21 May 2021",
      "Witherspoon plays Melanie Smooter, a woman from Alabama who\u2019s become a New York sophisticate . \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 14 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1923, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Medieval Latin sophisticatus , past participle of sophisticare , from Latin sophisticus sophistic, from Greek sophistikos , from sophist\u0113s sophist":"Verb"
    },
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      "s\u0259-\u02c8fi-st\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t",
      "s\u0259-\u02c8fi-sti-k\u0259t",
      "s\u0259-\u02c8fis-t\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t",
      "-st\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t"
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      "entangle",
      "perplex"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074620",
    "type":[
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      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "sophisticated":{
    "antonyms":[
      "guileless",
      "ingenuous",
      "innocent",
      "naive",
      "na\u00efve",
      "unsophisticated",
      "untutored",
      "unworldly",
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      ": deprived of native or original simplicity: such as":[],
      ": devoid of grossness: such as":[],
      ": finely experienced and aware":[
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      ": having a refined knowledge of the ways of the world cultivated especially through wide experience":[
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      ": highly complicated or developed : complex":[
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      ": intellectually appealing":[
        "a sophisticated novel"
      ]
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    "examples":[
      "Puck's mix of casual and sophisticated elements has become the most prevalent style of L.A. dining today. \u2014 Harvey Steiman , Wine Spectator , 31 Mar. 2009",
      "Sophisticated investors took Moody's and S&P's word for it, and it turned out that the agencies didn't know what they were doing. \u2014 Andy Serwer et al. , Time , 29 Sept. 2008",
      "\"These students want the amenities they grew up with at home\u2014their own rooms, their own baths, along with some of the finer things in life. They're a more sophisticated consumer.\" \u2014 Camille Sweeney , New York Times Real Estate Magazine , Spring 2007",
      "Sonar devices can locate an enemy's sophisticated , almost-silent diesel submarines by, ironically, making a deafening noise\u2014sometimes above 230 decibels, as loud as a Saturn V rocket blasting off. \u2014 Dick Russell , Mother Jones , March & April 2006",
      "She was a sophisticated and well-traveled woman.",
      "a swank and sophisticated restaurant",
      "Her knitting technique is more sophisticated than mine.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Try out every styling approach\u2014the understated, the sophisticated , and the everyday\u2014on the 19 flowy summer dresses ahead. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 June 2022",
      "Ukraine still holds potent advantages of its own, according to a senior administration official: a fierce will to fight, firm command and control of its forces and increasingly sophisticated Western weapons. \u2014 Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
      "In any conventional war with the West, Russia would be quickly defeated owing to its lack of sophisticated weapons and economic resources. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "The government is losing control of swaths of land, particularly in the Center North and Sahel regions, as jihadis have increased their use of roadside bombs and use more sophisticated weapons. \u2014 Sam Mednick, ajc , 13 June 2022",
      "The arrival of ever more sophisticated and powerful Western weapons could soon alter the dynamic on the battlefield. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Blinken noted that Biden had warned Moscow that the United States would provide Kyiv with more- sophisticated weapons if Russia invaded. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022",
      "The systems, the most sophisticated weapons the U.S. has sent to Ukraine since Russia invaded Feb. 24, require advanced training to fire and maintain. \u2014 Vivian Salama, WSJ , 1 June 2022",
      "Blinken noted that Biden had warned Moscow that the United States would provide Kyiv with more- sophisticated weapons if Russia invaded. \u2014 Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin sophisticat us":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8fi-st\u0259-\u02cck\u0101-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sophisticated sophisticated , worldly-wise , blas\u00e9 mean experienced in the ways of the world. sophisticated often implies refinement, urbanity, cleverness, and cultivation. guests at her salon were usually rich and sophisticated worldly-wise suggests a close and practical knowledge of the affairs and manners of society and an inclination toward materialism. a worldly-wise woman with a philosophy of personal independence blas\u00e9 implies a lack of responsiveness to common joys as a result of a real or affected surfeit of experience and cultivation. blas\u00e9 travelers who claimed to have been everywhere",
    "synonyms":[
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      "worldly",
      "worldly-wise"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033729",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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  },
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    "antonyms":[
      "plainness",
      "simpleness",
      "simplicity"
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      ": sophism , quibble":[],
      ": the process or result of becoming more complex, developed, or subtle":[],
      ": the use of sophistry : sophistic reasoning":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the engine's sophistication requires that all repairs be done by an experienced mechanic",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The final price increase is expected to be linked to sophistication of the components being manufactured, but that still means vendors will end up paying between 15-20% more for chips. \u2014 Matthew Humphries, PCMAG , 13 May 2022",
      "The faster cadence and sophistication of the violence could mean that militants are exploiting public divide after the junta\u2019s takeover, say conflict analysts. \u2014 Sam Mednick, ajc , 6 May 2022",
      "Multiple factors prolong the pre-trial period of newer death penalty cases, including the sophistication of forensic evidence and mountains of case law outlining mistakes to avoid for lawyers and judges. \u2014 Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel , 3 May 2022",
      "But the new space still has sophistication in spades. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "The shoes looked amazing and the new heels and soles had a sophistication and style that made my nearly ten-year-old shoes feel like a new pair. \u2014 David Hochman, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "All-white daffodils add sophistication and are effective companions for other delicate early-spring plants, such as snowflake, scilla, muscari, phlox, bluebells, foamflower and epimediums. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "The abstract paintings by Laurie Fisher (top) and Julie Hansen (bottom), both acquired through art consultant Libby Silvia, add sophistication without feeling out of place, thanks to the playful shapes and colors. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 May 2021",
      "Lighter stains can help give the room a more airy feeling and allow the wood grain to shine through, while darker stains can make the floors the focal point of the room and add sophistication . \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 15 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02ccfi-st\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "s\u0259-\u02ccfis-t\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "complicacy",
      "complicatedness",
      "complication",
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      "intricacy",
      "intricateness",
      "involution",
      "knottiness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113321",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": knowledge : wisdom : science":[
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    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1534, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French -sophie , from Latin -sophia , from Greek, from sophia wisdom, from sophos":"Noun combining form",
      "Persian Saf\u012b":"Noun"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u014d-f\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115022",
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      "noun combining form"
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      ": to put an end to (as a claim) : settle":[],
      ": to put to sleep : lull":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin sopitus , past participle of sopire to put to sleep, from sopor":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u014d\u02ccp\u012bt",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4\u02ccp-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062851",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
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  },
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    "antonyms":[
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    "definitions":{
      ": causing or tending to cause sleep":[
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      ": of, relating to, or marked by sleepiness or lethargy":[],
      ": tending to dull awareness or alertness":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "the soporific heat of summer",
      "this medication is soporific , so do not drive after taking it",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Time was, city council meetings in minor American burgs were sleepy, if not downright soporific affairs. \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "If the comfort of the chili sauce took the form of catharsis\u2014heart-racing heat and its attendant sweat\u2014the comfort of the tomato soup was soporific , more soothing than Campbell\u2019s. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 6 May 2022",
      "The soporific Reagan era made the music and lyrics SST trafficked in seem an active threat. \u2014 Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "His music has been described as bland and soporific -- like an aural hit of Ambien. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "The \u014cura app even provides recordings of boring stories, read by someone with a wonderfully soporific voice, to help her fall asleep. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "No other season lends itself so readily to daytime lounging as summer, with its soporific heat, slowed-down pace, and somnolent rhythms. \u2014 Vogue , 6 Sep. 2021",
      "On this show, what happens after dinner usually arrives in soporific glimpses. \u2014 Amanda Whiting, Vulture , 15 Aug. 2021",
      "Relevance, though, often covers a multitude of aesthetic faults \u2014 the soporific dullness of being earnest, relentless sentimentality or even a covert didacticism, typically stressing the myriad derelictions to which human beings are all prey. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 June 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Despite the vicious\u2014and mostly ineffective\u2014GOP attacks on Biden\u2019s mental acuity, the former vice president gave listeners a level of detail Thursday night that bordered on the soporific . \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 15 Oct. 2020",
      "The filmmakers hit the reset button again, to find new conflict-laden places to go, new soporific curses to do. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Oct. 2019",
      "And education\u2019s soporific wonkitude works in its favor: Negotiations fly under the radar. \u2014 Roger Sollenberger, The New Republic , 5 Aug. 2019",
      "Norton, who has already completed the 12-hour sleep-coaching program with his own Tier X trainer, takes me up to the hotel\u2019s penthouse suite to watch the sunset over the Hudson and sample a line of soporific CBD chocolates. \u2014 Howie Kahn, WSJ , 27 Mar. 2019",
      "Like at night, when the soft beds and gentle rhythms of the train become a potent soporific . \u2014 Jo Rodgers, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 7 Sep. 2018",
      "After a soporific first 45 minutes ended scoreless, more than 40,000 spectators at the Rostov Arena had little reason to expect the remarkable, rollicking second half that awaited them. \u2014 Tariq Panja, New York Times , 4 July 2018",
      "This never made sense anyway, though for the gullible few, inflamed rhetoric has apparently served as an effective soporific . \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland.com , 3 Jan. 2018",
      "The flow is further evident in the variety of tracks, which span the gamut from lush deep house rhythms to soporific electronica and ambient compositions. \u2014 Michael Sundius, Billboard , 30 Oct. 2017"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The lyrics are soppy , but Jacques delivers the maternal sentiment with a thunderous passion worthy of Jennifer Holliday. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Based on the comic book series by Charles Forsman, this coming-of-age, misfit tale is the true outsider\u2019s answer to the soppy teen drama dilemma. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Their engineering is suitably serious, though: The rubber shell, which is made of a biodegradable polymer, is lined with cozy cotton so your feet will stay dry, warm and comfortable in all sorts of soppy circumstances. \u2014 Andrew Nelson, WSJ , 27 Mar. 2021",
      "Brother claims that he is being levelheaded and sensible about a difficult topic, and that disposition of a deceased relative's estate is a matter of business and there is no room for my soppy sentiment. \u2014 Judith Martin, Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2020",
      "One element is the soppy sentimentality that Britons have toward the National Health Service. \u2014 Ian Johnson, The New York Review of Books , 4 June 2020",
      "What follows here is not as soppy as all that, but hopefully as helpful and illuminating. \u2014 Sarah Menkedick, Longreads , 24 July 2019",
      "Suitably soppy and predictably emoji-filled, most of the Tweets have come from players declaring their love for their wives and girlfriends. \u2014 SI.com , 14 Feb. 2018",
      "The funny thing is that for all the complaints about NBC's coverage \u2014 soppy sentimentality, jingoism, etc. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Feb. 2018"
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      "1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "His clothes were sopping from the rain.",
      "my hair and clothes were absolutely sopping after the unexpected downpour",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With rainy running, having the right gear can turn a sopping , uncomfortable run into an epic adventure. \u2014 Shauna Harrison, SELF , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The Ducks should have used the final play of sopping -wet regulation to send a message on Saturday night. \u2014 John Canzano, oregonlive , 7 Nov. 2021",
      "Bay Area takes brunt of PG&E outages: Nearly 148,000 Bay Area households and businesses had no power as of Sunday evening as heavy rain continued to fall at the end of a sopping , stormy day. \u2014 Rita Beamish, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "In one scene, a sopping wet, half-naked underling hands Claire a document. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 July 2021",
      "Portland has emerged from a weather system that made for a sopping -wet end to the workweek. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Dec. 2020"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1877, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "trudging over soppy ground at the county fair",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The lyrics are soppy , but Jacques delivers the maternal sentiment with a thunderous passion worthy of Jennifer Holliday. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Based on the comic book series by Charles Forsman, this coming-of-age, misfit tale is the true outsider\u2019s answer to the soppy teen drama dilemma. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Their engineering is suitably serious, though: The rubber shell, which is made of a biodegradable polymer, is lined with cozy cotton so your feet will stay dry, warm and comfortable in all sorts of soppy circumstances. \u2014 Andrew Nelson, WSJ , 27 Mar. 2021",
      "Brother claims that he is being levelheaded and sensible about a difficult topic, and that disposition of a deceased relative's estate is a matter of business and there is no room for my soppy sentiment. \u2014 Judith Martin, Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2020",
      "One element is the soppy sentimentality that Britons have toward the National Health Service. \u2014 Ian Johnson, The New York Review of Books , 4 June 2020",
      "What follows here is not as soppy as all that, but hopefully as helpful and illuminating. \u2014 Sarah Menkedick, Longreads , 24 July 2019",
      "Suitably soppy and predictably emoji-filled, most of the Tweets have come from players declaring their love for their wives and girlfriends. \u2014 SI.com , 14 Feb. 2018",
      "The funny thing is that for all the complaints about NBC's coverage \u2014 soppy sentimentality, jingoism, etc. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Feb. 2018"
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      "1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222222",
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      "noun"
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      ": a musical instrument (such as a recorder or saxophone) higher in pitch than the soprano":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1905, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "Italian, diminutive of soprano":""
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      "\u02ccs\u00e4-",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140959",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a substance that sorbs":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The water-intensive sorbent will need 10 tons of water to produce 1 ton of carbon dioxide. \u2014 Zayna Syed, The Arizona Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The fans need electricity, of course, but the bulk of the power goes to heating up the carbon to liberate it from the sorbent . \u2014 Vince Beiser, Wired , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Another direct air capture system, employing a solid sorbent , uses somewhat less energy, but companies have struggled to scale it up beyond pilots. \u2014 June Sekera, The Conversation , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "With the help of helicopters guiding response vessels, crews are using current busters, oil skimmers and barrier, and sorbent boom to collect the oil. \u2014 Camille Furst And Alaa Elassar, CNN , 1 Aug. 2021",
      "However, the main weakness of sorbent booms is that they can only be used once. \u2014 Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics , 6 Mar. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1856, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "Latin sorbent-, sorbens , present participle of sorb\u0113re to suck up \u2014 more at absorb":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105951",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a usually fruit-flavored ice served as a dessert or between courses as a palate refresher":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Motocross motifs, suits adorned with toolbox embellishments, an exaggerated surrealist speaker, tulle skirts, bags designed in the shape of toy cars, refrigerator letter magnets, and a sorbet color palette. \u2014 Essence , 2 June 2022",
      "This funky fruity balm is sorbet in texture and melts into an oil once in contact with the skin, leaving behind a tropical scent. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
      "Nose of almonds and honeysuckle with lemon sorbet flavors along the rich, textural body. \u2014 Cathrine Todd, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "Or at least that\u2019s the memo coming from the spring 2022 runways, which featured ranging hues of orange, from soft sorbet colours to in-your-face neon shades. \u2014 refinery29.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "One item, intended to be a post-meal palate cleanser, straddles the line between food and drink: the Scorppino ($14), a traditional Italian creation that\u2019s essentially a boozy, drinkable glass of lemon sorbet . \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 May 2022",
      "Lenny Kravitz, in leather and lace, Paloma Elsesser in a white Coach number, and Evan Mock in ice cream tones and a white neck ruff by Head of State, like a sorbet Little Lord Fauntleroy, came close. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
      "For dessert, the chef served a Valencia lemon sorbet with raw boba-bean praline. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 3 May 2022",
      "In 2011, the company opened a 35,000-square-foot factory with a warehouse that can hold 36 million scoops of ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet and sorbet . \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 9 Mar. 2022"
    ],
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      "1864, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "French, from Middle French, sweetened fruit juice, from Old Italian sorbetto , from Turkish \u015ferbet \u2014 more at sherbet":""
    },
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105309",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a crystalline acid C 6 H 8 O 2 obtained from the unripe fruits of the mountain ash or synthesized and used especially as a fungicide and food preservative":[]
    },
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      "1815, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "sorb fruit of the service or related trees, from French sorbe , from Latin sorbum":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222710",
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      "noun"
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      ": tempered martensite having a granular appearance under the microscope":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Henry C. Sorby \u20201908 English geologist + English -ite":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005920",
    "type":[
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      "noun"
    ]
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    "definitions":{
      ": a faintly sweet alcohol C 6 H 14 O 6 that occurs in some fruits, is made synthetically, and is used especially as a humectant and softener and in making ascorbic acid":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This also explains why there\u2019s a warning label on sugarless chewing gum made with sorbitol . \u2014 Rachel Boller, chicagotribune.com , 18 Apr. 2021",
      "Support healthy digestion: The fiber content of prunes may be to thank for their laxative effect, but scientists point to the combination of fiber, phenolic compounds and sorbitol within prunes that are likely what does the trick. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Good Housekeeping , 18 Feb. 2021",
      "Anything containing honey, agave, or sorbitol should be eliminated from your routine for the first few phases of the diet. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 26 Jan. 2020",
      "The sugar alcohols include sorbitol , xylitol, lactitol, mannitol, erythritol, and maltitol. \u2014 Jamie Pitlick, Quartzy , 3 July 2019",
      "Unlike the originals, these compact tins use sorbitol in place of sugar and come in a more pocket-friendly size. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 7 Dec. 2018",
      "Skip apples, dried fruit and mangoes and opt instead for fruits lower in fructose or sorbitol , like blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, kiwi, banana, cantaloupe, pineapple and oranges. \u2014 SELF , 30 Nov. 2018",
      "Nature\u2019s Way Activated Charcoal Capsules, $6.59 per 100 count on Amazon.com, contain no sorbitol . \u2014 Erin Levi, Good Housekeeping , 25 Mar. 2017",
      "Researchers assigned 1,009 people with sore throats to one of three groups: no chewing gum, xylitol gum, or sorbitol gum without xylitol. \u2014 Nicholas Bakalar, New York Times , 21 Dec. 2017"
    ],
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      "1895, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sorb fruit of the service or related trees + -itol":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001316",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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      ": a glycoside that yields sorbose on hydrolysis":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sorbose + -ide":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u208bs\u0259\u0307d also -\u02ccz\u012bd or -\u208bz\u0259\u0307d",
      "-b\u0259\u02ccs\u012bd"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161909",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a genus of trees and shrubs (family Rosaceae) distinguished from Pyrus and Malus by the pinnate leaves, three styles, and carpels that are not cartilaginous \u2014 see mountain ash":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{
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      ": a person who practices sorcery : wizard":[]
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      "a sorcerer who used his power for evil ends",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Elalyth, a djinn, became trapped by an evil sorcerer in a supernatural stone. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
      "Roddick went on to lose in the Wimbledon final in 2004, \u201805, and \u201809, each time to Roger Federer, the sublime master sorcerer , and the last of those ousters stands as the most recent appearance by an American male in a Slam title match. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
      "But what proved most impressive was his intensity of that stasis, the feeling that this music was sourced by a sorcerer . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
      "Charles Dance will appear as Roderick Mason, the sorcerer who captures Dream. \u2014 Philip Ellis And Milan Polk, Men's Health , 7 June 2022",
      "Willow is set 20 after the 1988 movie, which was directed by Ron Howard and starred Warwick Davis as Willow Ufgood, an apprentice Nelwyn sorcerer of the original film. \u2014 Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
      "At Ollivanders Wand Shop, visitors could spend thirty dollars on a wand, after a bit of retail theatre guided by a sorcerer in a purple coat. \u2014 Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s not exactly a surprising stance from a sorcerer who already has a grudge against Doctor Strange. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The sorcerer continues to reign supreme in North America\u2019s multiplexes of madness. \u2014 J. Kim Murphy, Variety , 14 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022fr-s\u0259-r\u0259r",
      "\u02c8s\u022frs-r\u0259r"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "charmer",
      "conjurer",
      "conjuror",
      "enchanter",
      "mage",
      "Magian",
      "magician",
      "magus",
      "necromancer",
      "voodoo",
      "voodooist",
      "witch",
      "wizard"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001306",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a woman who is a sorcerer":[]
    },
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      "asked the sorceress to cast an evil spell over the village",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Now, with the latest episode out, those fans can rest easy \u2014 taking on the role of a soothsaying sorceress to deliver a hilarious commencement speech, Raja finally won her first star. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 13 June 2022",
      "All At Once actor dressed as Jaina Proudmoore, a sorceress from the World of Warcraft franchise. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 31 May 2022",
      "Neither reason nor moral suasion can deter Wanda from her dastardly mission; thus Strange, his longtime ally Wong (Benedict Wong), Christine, and America herself have no choice but to challenge the all-powerful sorceress in cataclysmic combat. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 10 May 2022",
      "Unafraid to speak his truth, Gallatin\u2019s loyalty to his people ultimately leads him on a collision course with the elven sorceress Francesca (Mecia Simson) over power. \u2014 Jordan Moreau, Variety , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Did her stylist expertly manage to make the ends of her bangs essentially melt into her length, or is Hathaway pals with a benevolent sorceress who added inches to the previously lash-skimming fringe? \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The supreme sorceress of intertwining acoustic and electric guitars into dragon-slayer rock. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "British explorer and historian Tim Severin identified Paxos as the Homeric island where Odysseus was bewitched by Circe, the sorceress who turned his sailors into swine and took Odysseus as her lover. \u2014 Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Early in the film, Dane expresses an interest in magic, referencing Doctor Strange and hoping Sersi is some kind of a sorceress . \u2014 Richard Newby, Vulture , 7 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022fr-s\u0259-r\u0259s",
      "\u02c8s\u022frs-r\u0259s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
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      "hag",
      "hex",
      "witch"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200544",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sorcery":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": magic sense 2a":[],
      ": the use of power gained from the assistance or control of evil spirits especially for divining : necromancy":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "in olden times people suspected of sorcery were often put to death",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mini-series based on sword-and- sorcery characters such as Puritan evil vanquisher Solomon Kane, red-haired mercenary Dark Agnes, and Atlantean adventurer Kull the Conqueror are due to follow. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
      "When the costs of the middlemen are eliminated and crypto\u2019s software sorcery works as intended, returns from DeFi loans can dwarf what\u2019s available in the traditional financial world. \u2014 Michael P. Regan, Bloomberg.com , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "It\u2019s one of the most beloved ballets in the classical canon, filled with romance, sorcery , transformation, and sacrifice, not to mention lush, virtuosic choreography for corps and principals alike. \u2014 Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
      "Given the opportunity, Alan will add levity and sorcery to your life. \u2014 Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "For Port and his team, the biggest challenge was combining Strange's trippy sorcery with Spidey's more tactile, almost gymnastic-like style. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "While tabletop RPGs are best known for their sword and sorcery tales, there are some great examples of other genres on the market. \u2014 Rob Wieland, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Sri Lanka\u2019s president demoted the country\u2019s health minister, who advocated for sorcery as a treatment for COVID-19. \u2014 John R. Macarthur, Harpers Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "By the documentary\u2019s partly convincing logic, Dio\u2019s sword-and- sorcery inclinations really were the ultimate exemplar of some kind of cred. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 23 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English sorcerie , from Anglo-French, from sorcer sorcerer, from Medieval Latin sortiarius , from Latin sort-, sors chance, lot \u2014 more at series":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022frs-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8s\u022fr-s\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bewitchery",
      "bewitchment",
      "conjuring",
      "devilry",
      "deviltry",
      "diablerie",
      "enchantment",
      "ensorcellment",
      "magic",
      "mojo",
      "necromancy",
      "thaumaturgy",
      "voodooism",
      "witchcraft",
      "witchery",
      "wizardry"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032230",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sordid":{
    "antonyms":[
      "clean",
      "cleanly",
      "immaculate",
      "spick-and-span",
      "spic-and-span",
      "spotless",
      "stainless",
      "ultraclean",
      "unsoiled",
      "unstained",
      "unsullied"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dirty , filthy":[],
      ": marked by baseness or grossness : vile":[
        "sordid motives"
      ],
      ": meanly avaricious : covetous":[],
      ": of a dull or muddy color":[],
      ": wretched , squalid":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "And Vermes's story is also in part an international thriller, especially with the high-level goings-on around the Scrolls. The full sordid tale of spite, scholarly selfishness, and undisguised anti-Semitism, which kept access to the Dead Sea texts restricted for decades to a tiny cartel, unwinds in his pages. \u2014 Paula Fredriksen , New Republic , 15 Oct. 2001",
      "Another reporter working to verify the book's charges ended up unmasking author James Hatfield's sordid past, revealing how little the publisher knew about its author \u2026 \u2014 Jennifer Greenstein , Brill's Content , February 2000",
      "In fact, audiences now have become so blas\u00e9 about accounts of celebrities' sordid personal lives that some stars are turning potential publicity nightmares into confessional coups. \u2014 Stephen Rebello , Vibe , May 1999",
      "He shared the sordid details of his past.",
      "he managed to rise above the sordid streets upon which he grew up",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In this podcast, NBC reporters Mike Hixenbaugh and Antonia Hylton take listeners through the sordid four-year history of a local story that has national implications for us all. \u2014 Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
      "These women are the true heroes in this sordid story. \u2014 cleveland , 13 June 2022",
      "These women are the true heroes in this sordid story. \u2014 Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
      "Juan Carlos Pinz\u00f3n described how Russia \u2013 a country with a long and sordid history of negative involvement in Latin America \u2013 continues to use its influence through nefarious ways on the continent. \u2014 Ben Evansky, Fox News , 5 May 2022",
      "In the long and sordid history of baseball\u2019s labor disputes, no one had ever brought in a ghost negotiator, much less knew what one was. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "But the investigation finds more insidious roots that hint at a larger conspiracy, one that involves the sprawling Lafferty family's embrace of fundamentalist principles and the sordid practices related to them. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The disturbing subtext in our time is that light is shed daily on new, sordid tales of this variety. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "But The Dropout is a refreshingly clear recounting of the sordid tale, with season two tackling the trial. \u2014 Simon Hill, Wired , 20 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin sordidus , from sordes dirt \u2014 more at swart":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022fr-d\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sordid mean , ignoble , abject , sordid mean being below the normal standards of human decency and dignity. mean suggests small-mindedness, ill temper, or cupidity. mean and petty satire ignoble suggests a loss or lack of some essential high quality of mind or spirit. an ignoble scramble after material possessions abject may imply degradation, debasement, or servility. abject poverty sordid is stronger than all of these in stressing physical or spiritual degradation and abjectness. a sordid story of murder and revenge",
    "synonyms":[
      "bedraggled",
      "befouled",
      "begrimed",
      "bemired",
      "besmirched",
      "black",
      "blackened",
      "cruddy",
      "dingy",
      "dirty",
      "draggled",
      "dusty",
      "filthy",
      "foul",
      "grimy",
      "grotty",
      "grubby",
      "grungy",
      "mucky",
      "muddy",
      "nasty",
      "smudged",
      "smutty",
      "soiled",
      "stained",
      "sullied",
      "unclean",
      "uncleanly"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104756",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sore":{
    "antonyms":[
      "achingly",
      "almighty",
      "archly",
      "awful",
      "awfully",
      "badly",
      "beastly",
      "blisteringly",
      "bone",
      "colossally",
      "corking",
      "cracking",
      "damn",
      "damned",
      "dang",
      "deadly",
      "desperately",
      "eminently",
      "enormously",
      "especially",
      "ever",
      "exceedingly",
      "exceeding",
      "extra",
      "extremely",
      "fabulously",
      "fantastically",
      "far",
      "fiercely",
      "filthy",
      "frightfully",
      "full",
      "greatly",
      "heavily",
      "highly",
      "hugely",
      "immensely",
      "incredibly",
      "intensely",
      "jolly",
      "majorly",
      "mightily",
      "mighty",
      "monstrous",
      "mortally",
      "most",
      "much",
      "particularly",
      "passing",
      "rattling",
      "real",
      "really",
      "right",
      "roaring",
      "roaringly",
      "seriously",
      "severely",
      "so",
      "sorely",
      "spanking",
      "specially",
      "stinking",
      "such",
      "super",
      "supremely",
      "surpassingly",
      "terribly",
      "that",
      "thumping",
      "too",
      "unco",
      "uncommonly",
      "vastly",
      "very",
      "vitally",
      "way",
      "whacking",
      "wicked",
      "wildly"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a source of pain or vexation : affliction":[],
      ": angry , irked":[
        "a sore loser"
      ],
      ": attended by difficulties, hardship, or exertion":[],
      ": causing emotional pain or distress":[
        "a sore subject"
      ],
      ": physically tender (as from overuse or injury) : feeling or affected by pain : achy":[
        "sore muscles",
        "limped on a sore leg",
        "felt sore all over"
      ],
      ": sorely":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a dog limping on a sore leg",
      "The patient has a sore throat .",
      "That's a sore subject to bring up.",
      "The discussion touched on a sore spot.",
      "My neighbor is sore at me.",
      "Are you still sore about what happened last night?",
      "Noun",
      "He has a sore on his lip.",
      "Adverb",
      "I was sore afraid we'd never make it home.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Star outfielder Luis Robert is feeling the impact of sore legs. \u2014 Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
      "But the one-day classics specialist and former cyclo-cross world champion is nursing a sore kneecap. \u2014 Associated Press, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
      "But the one-day classics specialist and former cyclo-cross world champion is nursing a sore kneecap. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
      "Francona, who jokingly complained of a sore neck from Naylor\u2019s headbutt while talking to reporters, praised the 25 year old for changing his approach once Cotton (2-2, 3.66) got to two strikes in the count. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 29 June 2022",
      "On the ride up, Brent Carr, 31, of Hammond, rubbed his sore calves while his friends continued to slather themselves in glitter. \u2014 Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune , 27 June 2022",
      "Naomi Osaka has dropped to No. 42 after skipping several tournaments to tend to her mental health and after being hampered by a sore Achilles tendon. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
      "Even the smallest nook can turn into a functioning work station\u2014without being an eye sore . \u2014 Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 June 2022",
      "This mask offers the gift of a glowing, healthy appearance with a deep cleanse and treatment of sore spots. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The team tested their sensors on skin taken from pigs, a standard prototype tissue for studying open injuries, which had been scored with small incisions to simulate a sore . \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "The incident left Anderson with a bleeding hand, a sore , reddened back, and a broken fingernail, according to police. \u2014 Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "The 14th-century saint Catherine of Siena is famous for drinking the pus of a woman\u2019s open sore in an act of holy self-abasement. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "In 1777, George Washington ordered troops who had not already had the disease to undergo a version of inoculation in which pus from a smallpox sore was introduced into an open cut. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "This sore developed an infection, which spread into her hip bone. \u2014 Laken Brooks, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Because Figueroa had to use a wheelchair that didn\u2019t support her torso and hips, her pressure sore became worse. \u2014 Laken Brooks, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "In its first stage, the only evidence of infection is a painless sore at the bacteria\u2019s point of entry. \u2014 Talia Herman, ProPublica , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "The sore became infected and the infection eventually reached her hip bone, requiring emergency surgery to remove the infected bone and tissue. \u2014 Malaika Jabali, Essence , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The Sox lineup was no match for Chicago\u2019s Mark Leiter Jr., who came in when a sore lower back forced starter Alec Mills out after seven pitches, the last a one-out Devers double in the first. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
      "All because election workers were doing their job and a bunch of sore -losing chuckleheads didn\u2019t like the result. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Indiana was also without starting guard Malcolm Brogdon (rest), rookies Chris Duarte ( sore left big toe) and Isaiah Jackson (headache), and second-year forward Jalen Smith (illness) against the Grizzlies. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Reserve forward Keita Bates-Diop missed his second game in a row with a sore lower back. \u2014 Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Poeltl, who is enjoying the best season of his six-year career with per-game averages of 13.4 points, 9.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.8 blocks, returned to the court Monday after missing Saturday\u2019s game against the Heat with a sore lower back. \u2014 Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "LeVert will likely slide into the starting backcourt alongside All-Star Darius Garland, who has been slowed by a sore lower back lately. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "The Pistons, who will be without second-year starters Isaiah Stewart (suspension) and Killian Hayes ( sore left thumb), have gone 3-9 against Eastern Conference teams. \u2014 Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "Trouble in Mind is a sore -hearted farce, a realistic portrait of acting while Black, and (potentially) a crisp backstage comedy. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 19 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English sor , from Old English s\u0101r ; akin to Old High German s\u0113r sore and probably to Old Irish saeth distress":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u014d(\u0259)r, \u02c8s\u022f(\u0259)r",
      "\u02c8s\u022fr"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "aching",
      "achy",
      "afflictive",
      "hurting",
      "nasty",
      "painful"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102355",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sorely":{
    "antonyms":[
      "blissfully",
      "gladly",
      "happily",
      "joyfully",
      "joyously"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a sore manner : painfully":[],
      ": very , extremely":[
        "sorely needed changes"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "You will be sorely missed.",
      "She provided some sorely needed help.",
      "The house is sorely in need of paint.",
      "He is sorely lacking in social skills.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The supplies were sorely needed: Michelle Ryan, the executive director of the Coconino Humane Association, said that as of Tuesday afternoon the shelter had more than 530 animals between their two locations. \u2014 Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
      "The United States plans to use $3.5 billion of frozen Afghanistan central bank assets to pay judgment debts to the families of 9/11 victims \u2014 money the Afghan people say belongs to them and is sorely needed. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 5 June 2022",
      "They are sorely needed to bring power generated at solar and wind farms in rural locations across state lines to energy-thirsty cities. \u2014 Evan Halper, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s the kind of creative partnership that representatives of the state and nonprofit say is sorely needed to both invigorate local economies and support sustained, landscape-scale forest restoration activities. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 May 2022",
      "The hilarity of Black women on television has been sorely missed and ignored by the Television Academy over multiple decades. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 16 May 2022",
      "Treinen is sorely missed, especially while the Dodgers are in the midst of playing 31 games in 30 days. \u2014 Steve Hensonassistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
      "Gaga\u2019s old Hollywood tribute to her musical collaborator Tony Bennett soared due to her unquestionably flawless vocal abilities, but Bennett\u2019s presence was sorely missed. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Both are integral to the Cavs\u2019 trademark big lineups this season, and have been sorely missed in the tight race for playoff seeding. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 4 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022fr-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "agonizingly",
      "bitterly",
      "dolefully",
      "dolorously",
      "grievously",
      "hard",
      "hardly",
      "inconsolably",
      "lugubriously",
      "mournfully",
      "painfully",
      "plaintively",
      "regretfully",
      "resentfully",
      "ruefully",
      "sadly",
      "sorrowfully",
      "unhappily",
      "wailfully",
      "woefully",
      "wretchedly"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035744",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "sorghum":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": syrup from the juice of a sorgo that resembles cane syrup":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The loss of wheat from Ukraine, supply-chain delays and soaring inflation have led to sharp rises in the prices of cooking oil and staples like rice and sorghum . \u2014 Abdi Latif Dahir, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
      "The loss of wheat from Ukraine, supply-chain delays and soaring inflation have led to sharp rises in the prices of cooking oil and staples like rice and sorghum . \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
      "In sub-Saharan African countries where wheat, corn and sorghum are a large part of the diet, inflation has almost entirely been driven by food prices, the IMF said. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
      "Sudan will face its first deficit of sorghum , the country's traditional staple grain, since the droughts that ravaged the region in the 1980s, UN agencies project. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Overnight fermentation lends a delicious tang to this Sudanese flatbread, balancing the mild, earthy flavor of sorghum flour with a tart bite. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
      "Senter is one of two direct appointees of the governor to represent growers of corn, cotton, peanuts, rice, sorghum , soybeans, turf or wheat. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Best Used For: Bread, muffins, pizza dough, and cookies. Gluten-Free Flour Gluten-free flour can be made from all sorts of ingredient bases, such as rice, corn, potato, tapioca, buckwheat, quinoa, sorghum , or nuts. \u2014 Carmen Collins, Country Living , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "By the end of the 2021-2022 growing season, the US is forecasted to have an excess of 18 million metric tons of wheat, 37 million tons of corn, and 2.6 million tons of barley, oats, sorghum and rye combined, according to the USDA. \u2014 Dana Peterson For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 9 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Italian sorgo , from Vulgar Latin *Syricum ( granum ), literally, Syrian grain":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022fr-g\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065843",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sorrel tree":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": sourwood":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1687, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085513",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sorrel vine":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fleshy tropical American vine ( Cissus trifoliata ) with acid compound leaves":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103042",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sorriness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "admirable",
      "commendable",
      "creditable",
      "laudable",
      "meritorious",
      "praiseworthy"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": feeling regret or penitence":[
        "He was sorry about what he had said.",
        "\"I wanted to apologize,\" she said, \"for my abominable rudeness in laughing at you just now. It was idiotic of me and I don't know why I did it. I'm sorry .\"",
        "\u2014 P. G. Wodehouse",
        "\"\u2026 I'm so sorry , but the tongs were too hot, and so I've made a mess,\" groaned poor Jo, regarding the little black pancakes with tears of regret.",
        "\u2014 Louisa May Alcott",
        "I am sorry we have ever differed, and extremely sorry I have ever given you offence.",
        "\u2014 Charles Dickens",
        "\u2014 used to express polite regret I'm sorry , but I think you're wrong. I'm sorry to interrupt you. \u2014 used to introduce disappointing or bad news in a polite way I'm sorry , but we won't be able to come. \u2014 used as an apology for a minor fault or offense Oh, sorry \u2014that was clumsy of me. I'm late again. Sorry about that . [=I'm sorry; I apologize]"
      ],
      ": feeling sorrow or sympathy":[
        "I'm so sorry for your loss.",
        "We were very sorry to hear the news.",
        "She felt sorry for him. [=she felt sympathy and concern for him because of his situation, problems, etc.]",
        "He told me to stop feeling sorry for myself . [=to stop indulging in self-pity]"
      ],
      ": inspiring sorrow, pity, scorn, or ridicule : pitiful":[
        "Their affairs were in a sorry state.",
        "Lawrence blushed, and then smiled awkwardly. A man in love is a sorry spectacle.",
        "\u2014 Agatha Christie",
        "In view of the sorry treatment of the Native Americans of the US, it is time that their voice was heard a little more clearly in contemporary American society.",
        "\u2014 Tim Flannery",
        "\u2026 had been on her way to work when her rusted-out, \u2026 sorry excuse for a car \u2026 choked on its last drop of gasoline, then died.",
        "\u2014 Ingrid Law"
      ],
      ": mournful , sad":[
        "Rilla remembered one moonlit evening of childhood when she had said to her mother, \"The moon just looks like a sorry , sorry face.\"",
        "\u2014 Lucy Maud Montgomery"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "I'm sorry if I offended you.",
      "She was sorry to hear about their divorce.",
      "I'm sorry for your loss.",
      "I'm sorry for saying that.",
      "I'm sorry that I wasted your time.",
      "What a sorry state of affairs we're in now.",
      "That's the sorriest excuse I've heard.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This bleak data has become a default narrative for the CMO position, with many of us in marketing and media serving to perpetuate it as the sorry state of affairs. \u2014 Seth Matlins, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Um, those applications cost $20,000 and then companies, uh, that run the sports betting and kiosk that appear in certain businesses with liquor licenses, like bars, casinos are sorry , bars, restaurants, and bowling alleys can also apply. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
      "Even though Parker arrived at Tri-County Humane in sorry shape, the rescue refused to give up on the dog. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
      "Eventually, staff at a nearby McDonald\u2019s, apparently feeling sorry for us, took orders and brought them over. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
      "The move away from interventionism has drawn criticism from hawks who remain committed to strategies that forefront military action and American dominance around the world, despite that approach\u2019s sorry track record. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 13 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s nice for them, but in the words of an extremely important meme: Not reading all that, happy for you or sorry that happened. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 31 May 2022",
      "All that being said, Dixon is very clear on why people are upset and is sorry about it. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 18 May 2022",
      "If readers feel sorry for Theo and Jarret without really needing to believe in them as whole beings, what exactly do their portraits accomplish? \u2014 Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English sory , from Old English s\u0101rig , from s\u0101r sore":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022fr-",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4r-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sorry contemptible , despicable , pitiable , sorry , scurvy mean arousing or deserving scorn. contemptible may imply any quality provoking scorn or a low standing in any scale of values. a contemptible liar despicable may imply utter worthlessness and usually suggests arousing an attitude of moral indignation. a despicable crime pitiable applies to what inspires mixed contempt and pity. a pitiable attempt at tragedy sorry may stress pitiable inadequacy or may suggest wretchedness or sordidness. this rattletrap is a sorry excuse for a car scurvy adds to despicable an implication of arousing disgust. a scurvy crew of hangers-on",
    "synonyms":[
      "cheap",
      "contemptible",
      "cruddy",
      "deplorable",
      "despicable",
      "dirty",
      "grubby",
      "lame",
      "lousy",
      "mean",
      "nasty",
      "paltry",
      "pitiable",
      "pitiful",
      "ratty",
      "scabby",
      "scummy",
      "scurvy",
      "sneaking",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111420",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sorrow":{
    "antonyms":[
      "agonize",
      "anguish",
      "bleed",
      "grieve",
      "hurt",
      "mourn",
      "suffer"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a cause of grief or sadness":[],
      ": a display of grief or sadness":[],
      ": deep distress, sadness, or regret especially for the loss of someone or something loved":[],
      ": resultant unhappy or unpleasant state":[
        "to their great sorrow they could not marry"
      ],
      ": to feel or express sorrow":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I felt sorrow at the death of my friend.",
      "a life filled with joys and sorrows",
      "She had a secret sorrow .",
      "Verb",
      "a sorrowing mother, grieving over the death of her son",
      "the soldier's widow continued to sorrow long after her husband's last letter had turned yellow with age",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "More than 140 Barley Island customers left comments of sorrow at the closing on Facebook. \u2014 John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022",
      "And Garland, like a coroner performing an autopsy, surveys his specimen with clinical rigor, gallows humor and the faintest hint of sorrow . \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s in the hearts and minds of the millions of fans who turned to his words and melodies in times of trouble, in times of sorrow , and in times of self-doubt. \u2014 Corbin Reiff, SPIN , 18 May 2022",
      "The effect is just another cloud of sorrow trailing in the wake of Marilyn\u2019s complicated and troubled time on Earth. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "One was a scene of sorrow , the other hope in the city in western Ukraine, which hasn\u2019t seen as much war as other cities, but Lviv\u2019s residents have lived under the terror of missile strikes since the Russian invasion on Feb. 24. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Hawkins' death has drawn an outpouring of sorrow on social media from fellow musicians and fans. \u2014 Jason Hanna, CNN , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Koreatown is resilient, a survivor of fires and plagues, a place where joy is possible on the other side of sorrow . \u2014 Steph Cha, Travel + Leisure , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "The Lehman Trilogy has come to Broadway with the components of tragedy stuffed into its battered immigrant\u2019s suitcase: spectacle, grandeur, collapse, sorrow . \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "As the story of SoulShine's contribution made its way onto the news and social media, people expressed appreciation for Garem and the company's creative contributions \u2013and sorrow that the task was required. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
      "As Russia celebrated its most emotional holiday commemorating the Nazi defeat in World War II, Putin appeared in Red Square to invoke pride and sorrow over the Soviet role then and to cast Russia\u2019s battles in Ukraine now as such a just cause. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
      "The book is one of triumph and also sorrow , including the many Black actors and actresses who died young without ever finding the success their talents merited. \u2014 Kate Tuttle, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "And sorrow , as Marcus Arbery moved away from the line of charter buses and into the crowd of people standing where his youngest child had laid motionless and bleeding 20 months prior. \u2014 Asia Simone Burns, ajc , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Wilkerson took a broad, undifferentiated view of addiction\u2014any vice, or even sorrow , constituted grounds for admission. \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "Quickly, filmmakers, fans, and former employees took to Twitter to publicly mourn the loss, with reactions ranging from stand-alone expletives to sorrow to denial \u2014 and also some priceless remembrances. \u2014 Max Cea, Vulture , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "Combining formal audacity with emotional intimacy and sharp social observation, the picture attains a fullness of humorous, sorrowing life. \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 30 Jan. 2020",
      "Playful and poignant in equal measure, Wheaton\u2019s compositions are profoundly moving, evoking both loss and resilience \u2014 the sorrowing look back, and the hopeful look forward. \u2014 Rand Richards Cooper, courant.com , 15 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English sorow , from Old English sorg ; akin to Old High German sorga sorrow":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4r-\u014d",
      "\u02c8s\u022fr-",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4r-(\u02cc)\u014d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sorrow Noun sorrow , grief , anguish , woe , regret mean distress of mind. sorrow implies a sense of loss or a sense of guilt and remorse. a family united in sorrow upon the patriarch's death grief implies poignant sorrow for an immediate cause. the inexpressible grief of the bereaved parents anguish suggests torturing grief or dread. the anguish felt by the parents of the kidnapped child woe is deep or inconsolable grief or misery. cries of woe echoed throughout the bombed city regret implies pain caused by deep disappointment, fruitless longing, or unavailing remorse. nagging regret for missed opportunities",
    "synonyms":[
      "affliction",
      "anguish",
      "dolefulness",
      "dolor",
      "grief",
      "heartache",
      "heartbreak",
      "sorriness",
      "woe"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035630",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "sorrowful":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": expressive of or inducing sorrow":[
        "sorrowful eyes"
      ],
      ": full of or marked by sorrow":[
        "a sorrowful goodbye"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "adopted a sorrowful tone of voice to read the news story about the former governor's death",
      "the cult seemed to be a sorrowful assemblage of emotionally scarred people seeking love and redemption",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When society reopens, the capsule does too, and the grievers reemerge, still raging and sorrowful while everyone else has moved on. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Then there is his massive, sorrowful Great Dane, who now belongs to her. \u2014 The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
      "As men prepared to remove the off-white coffin, women sang a sorrowful hymn into the darkness. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
      "The slow-revealing and vividly sorrowful two-hander boasts superb acting against the backdrop of the alluringly barren American heartland. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
      "Although often sorrowful and sometimes sentimental, his music is always poetic and exceedingly beautiful. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
      "The nonprofit leader was at first outraged and then sorrowful . \u2014 John Byrne, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022",
      "Recordings of the cantor, and of an ecstatic congregation, lead the ascent through dance and prayer, the orchestra entering into its own jumpy or sorrowful klezmer-like riffs. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
      "Between the brash-to-humble son and his angry-to- sorrowful father, the movie confesses masculinity\u2019s quintessential struggle. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4r-\u014d-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4r-(\u02cc)\u014d-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8s\u022fr-",
      "-\u0259-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "aching",
      "agonized",
      "anguished",
      "bemoaning",
      "bewailing",
      "bitter",
      "deploring",
      "doleful",
      "dolesome",
      "dolorous",
      "funeral",
      "grieving",
      "heartbroken",
      "lamentable",
      "lugubrious",
      "mournful",
      "plaintive",
      "plangent",
      "regretful",
      "rueful",
      "sorry",
      "wailing",
      "weeping",
      "woeful"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162037",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sorrowfully":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": expressive of or inducing sorrow":[
        "sorrowful eyes"
      ],
      ": full of or marked by sorrow":[
        "a sorrowful goodbye"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "adopted a sorrowful tone of voice to read the news story about the former governor's death",
      "the cult seemed to be a sorrowful assemblage of emotionally scarred people seeking love and redemption",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When society reopens, the capsule does too, and the grievers reemerge, still raging and sorrowful while everyone else has moved on. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Then there is his massive, sorrowful Great Dane, who now belongs to her. \u2014 The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
      "As men prepared to remove the off-white coffin, women sang a sorrowful hymn into the darkness. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
      "The slow-revealing and vividly sorrowful two-hander boasts superb acting against the backdrop of the alluringly barren American heartland. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
      "Although often sorrowful and sometimes sentimental, his music is always poetic and exceedingly beautiful. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
      "The nonprofit leader was at first outraged and then sorrowful . \u2014 John Byrne, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022",
      "Recordings of the cantor, and of an ecstatic congregation, lead the ascent through dance and prayer, the orchestra entering into its own jumpy or sorrowful klezmer-like riffs. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
      "Between the brash-to-humble son and his angry-to- sorrowful father, the movie confesses masculinity\u2019s quintessential struggle. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4r-\u014d-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4r-(\u02cc)\u014d-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8s\u022fr-",
      "-\u0259-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "aching",
      "agonized",
      "anguished",
      "bemoaning",
      "bewailing",
      "bitter",
      "deploring",
      "doleful",
      "dolesome",
      "dolorous",
      "funeral",
      "grieving",
      "heartbroken",
      "lamentable",
      "lugubrious",
      "mournful",
      "plaintive",
      "plangent",
      "regretful",
      "rueful",
      "sorry",
      "wailing",
      "weeping",
      "woeful"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045557",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sorrowfulness":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": expressive of or inducing sorrow":[
        "sorrowful eyes"
      ],
      ": full of or marked by sorrow":[
        "a sorrowful goodbye"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "adopted a sorrowful tone of voice to read the news story about the former governor's death",
      "the cult seemed to be a sorrowful assemblage of emotionally scarred people seeking love and redemption",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When society reopens, the capsule does too, and the grievers reemerge, still raging and sorrowful while everyone else has moved on. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Then there is his massive, sorrowful Great Dane, who now belongs to her. \u2014 The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
      "As men prepared to remove the off-white coffin, women sang a sorrowful hymn into the darkness. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
      "The slow-revealing and vividly sorrowful two-hander boasts superb acting against the backdrop of the alluringly barren American heartland. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
      "Although often sorrowful and sometimes sentimental, his music is always poetic and exceedingly beautiful. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
      "The nonprofit leader was at first outraged and then sorrowful . \u2014 John Byrne, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022",
      "Recordings of the cantor, and of an ecstatic congregation, lead the ascent through dance and prayer, the orchestra entering into its own jumpy or sorrowful klezmer-like riffs. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
      "Between the brash-to-humble son and his angry-to- sorrowful father, the movie confesses masculinity\u2019s quintessential struggle. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4r-\u014d-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4r-(\u02cc)\u014d-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8s\u022fr-",
      "-\u0259-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "aching",
      "agonized",
      "anguished",
      "bemoaning",
      "bewailing",
      "bitter",
      "deploring",
      "doleful",
      "dolesome",
      "dolorous",
      "funeral",
      "grieving",
      "heartbroken",
      "lamentable",
      "lugubrious",
      "mournful",
      "plaintive",
      "plangent",
      "regretful",
      "rueful",
      "sorry",
      "wailing",
      "weeping",
      "woeful"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232201",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sorry":{
    "antonyms":[
      "admirable",
      "commendable",
      "creditable",
      "laudable",
      "meritorious",
      "praiseworthy"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": feeling regret or penitence":[
        "He was sorry about what he had said.",
        "\"I wanted to apologize,\" she said, \"for my abominable rudeness in laughing at you just now. It was idiotic of me and I don't know why I did it. I'm sorry .\"",
        "\u2014 P. G. Wodehouse",
        "\"\u2026 I'm so sorry , but the tongs were too hot, and so I've made a mess,\" groaned poor Jo, regarding the little black pancakes with tears of regret.",
        "\u2014 Louisa May Alcott",
        "I am sorry we have ever differed, and extremely sorry I have ever given you offence.",
        "\u2014 Charles Dickens",
        "\u2014 used to express polite regret I'm sorry , but I think you're wrong. I'm sorry to interrupt you. \u2014 used to introduce disappointing or bad news in a polite way I'm sorry , but we won't be able to come. \u2014 used as an apology for a minor fault or offense Oh, sorry \u2014that was clumsy of me. I'm late again. Sorry about that . [=I'm sorry; I apologize]"
      ],
      ": feeling sorrow or sympathy":[
        "I'm so sorry for your loss.",
        "We were very sorry to hear the news.",
        "She felt sorry for him. [=she felt sympathy and concern for him because of his situation, problems, etc.]",
        "He told me to stop feeling sorry for myself . [=to stop indulging in self-pity]"
      ],
      ": inspiring sorrow, pity, scorn, or ridicule : pitiful":[
        "Their affairs were in a sorry state.",
        "Lawrence blushed, and then smiled awkwardly. A man in love is a sorry spectacle.",
        "\u2014 Agatha Christie",
        "In view of the sorry treatment of the Native Americans of the US, it is time that their voice was heard a little more clearly in contemporary American society.",
        "\u2014 Tim Flannery",
        "\u2026 had been on her way to work when her rusted-out, \u2026 sorry excuse for a car \u2026 choked on its last drop of gasoline, then died.",
        "\u2014 Ingrid Law"
      ],
      ": mournful , sad":[
        "Rilla remembered one moonlit evening of childhood when she had said to her mother, \"The moon just looks like a sorry , sorry face.\"",
        "\u2014 Lucy Maud Montgomery"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "I'm sorry if I offended you.",
      "She was sorry to hear about their divorce.",
      "I'm sorry for your loss.",
      "I'm sorry for saying that.",
      "I'm sorry that I wasted your time.",
      "What a sorry state of affairs we're in now.",
      "That's the sorriest excuse I've heard.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This bleak data has become a default narrative for the CMO position, with many of us in marketing and media serving to perpetuate it as the sorry state of affairs. \u2014 Seth Matlins, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Um, those applications cost $20,000 and then companies, uh, that run the sports betting and kiosk that appear in certain businesses with liquor licenses, like bars, casinos are sorry , bars, restaurants, and bowling alleys can also apply. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
      "Even though Parker arrived at Tri-County Humane in sorry shape, the rescue refused to give up on the dog. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
      "Eventually, staff at a nearby McDonald\u2019s, apparently feeling sorry for us, took orders and brought them over. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
      "The move away from interventionism has drawn criticism from hawks who remain committed to strategies that forefront military action and American dominance around the world, despite that approach\u2019s sorry track record. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 13 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s nice for them, but in the words of an extremely important meme: Not reading all that, happy for you or sorry that happened. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 31 May 2022",
      "All that being said, Dixon is very clear on why people are upset and is sorry about it. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 18 May 2022",
      "If readers feel sorry for Theo and Jarret without really needing to believe in them as whole beings, what exactly do their portraits accomplish? \u2014 Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English sory , from Old English s\u0101rig , from s\u0101r sore":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022fr-",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4r-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sorry contemptible , despicable , pitiable , sorry , scurvy mean arousing or deserving scorn. contemptible may imply any quality provoking scorn or a low standing in any scale of values. a contemptible liar despicable may imply utter worthlessness and usually suggests arousing an attitude of moral indignation. a despicable crime pitiable applies to what inspires mixed contempt and pity. a pitiable attempt at tragedy sorry may stress pitiable inadequacy or may suggest wretchedness or sordidness. this rattletrap is a sorry excuse for a car scurvy adds to despicable an implication of arousing disgust. a scurvy crew of hangers-on",
    "synonyms":[
      "cheap",
      "contemptible",
      "cruddy",
      "deplorable",
      "despicable",
      "dirty",
      "grubby",
      "lame",
      "lousy",
      "mean",
      "nasty",
      "paltry",
      "pitiable",
      "pitiful",
      "ratty",
      "scabby",
      "scummy",
      "scurvy",
      "sneaking",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112903",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sort":{
    "antonyms":[
      "associate",
      "chum",
      "company",
      "consociate",
      "consort",
      "fraternize",
      "hang (around ",
      "hobnob",
      "hook up",
      "mess around",
      "pal (around)",
      "run",
      "travel"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a character or piece of type that is not part of a regular font":[],
      ": a group set up on the basis of any characteristic in common : class , kind":[],
      ": a letter or character that is one element of a font":[],
      ": agree , harmonize":[
        "his benign view sorts badly with reality",
        "\u2014 Henry Trewhitt"
      ],
      ": an instance of sorting":[
        "a numeric sort of a data file"
      ],
      ": character , nature":[
        "people of an evil sort"
      ],
      ": grouchy , irritable":[],
      ": group , company":[],
      ": in a rough or haphazard way":[
        "plays the piano, after a sort"
      ],
      ": in some respects but not entirely or truly":[
        "a vacation of sorts"
      ],
      ": many different : all kinds of":[
        "knows all sorts of people"
      ],
      ": method or manner of acting : way , manner":[],
      ": one approximating the character or qualities of another":[
        "a sort of latter-day Abe Lincoln"
      ],
      ": person , individual":[
        "he's not a bad sort"
      ],
      ": search":[
        "sort through some old papers"
      ],
      ": somewhat ill":[],
      ": to arrange according to characteristics : classify":[
        "\u2014 usually used with out sort out colors"
      ],
      ": to examine in order to clarify":[
        "\u2014 used with out sorting out his problems"
      ],
      ": to free of confusion : clarify":[
        "\u2014 used with out waited until things sorted themselves out"
      ],
      ": to join or associate with others especially of the same kind":[
        "sort with thieves"
      ],
      ": to put in a certain place or rank according to kind, class, or nature":[
        "sort apples",
        "sort mail"
      ],
      ": to put to rights : put in order":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "What sort of car do you drive?",
      "He's not a bad sort .",
      "She's not the sort to complain.",
      "The program did a numeric sort of the data.",
      "Verb",
      "She started to sort the mail.",
      "They sorted the winners from the losers.",
      "The program can sort data alphabetically or numerically.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Most of that increase is accounted for by students with prior college credentials of some sort as opposed to those who are first-time credential earners. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s going to be retail of some sort , and that money (taxes from retail) is going to go to the city and the schools, whereas churches don\u2019t pay taxes. \u2014 cleveland , 15 June 2022",
      "Crypto credit cards of some sort have been around for a long time in crypto, said Barhydt, but what makes this Amex-Abra tie-up of particular interest is the upscale clientele of the two companies. \u2014 Ian Allison, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "After that, there was a crisis of some sort every three days on average. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Over 750,000 people in the U.S. have end-stage renal disease of some sort and 500,000 are on dialysis, including 31,000 residents of New York. \u2014 Ike Brannon, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Pilon has been charged by way of Information \u2014 a charging document that bypasses the federal grand jury process, and typically means the defendant is cooperating with authorities and working on a plea deal of some sort . \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The churning chaotic flows of information need to be monitored by an umpire of some sort , with certain people, ideas, and acts ruled out of bounds. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Many transplants come from family members, friends, coworkers, or acquaintances of some sort . \u2014 Brooks Sutherland, The Enquirer , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The city\u2019s planning and zoning commission\u2019s public hearing Tuesday on the proposal for an adult-use shop at 89 Arch St., across from the convention center, was continued to June 28 to sort out who has zoning purview. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 15 June 2022",
      "After World War II, the U.S. military had to sort out the remains of nearly 300,000 war dead. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
      "Truthfully, the forces that are bound to pull and tear at this revival are impossible to sort out. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Some chatbots are too slow, or completely fail to sort out a problem. \u2014 David Prosser, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The vote caps months of political turmoil and a constitutional crisis that required the Supreme Court to sort out. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The vote caps months of political turmoil and a constitutional crisis that required the Supreme Court to sort out. \u2014 Kyle Morris, Fox News , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "On the big league side of things, manager Terry Francona and the front office still have to sort out Yu Chang, Owen Miller, Ernie Clement and Andres Gimenez in the infield. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "In some instances, overpayments led to tax-deduction errors, leaving diplomats to sort out repayments and corrections. \u2014 Jessica Donati, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, fate, lot, characteristic, from Latin sort-, sors lot, share, category \u2014 more at series":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022frt"
    ],
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      "breed",
      "class",
      "description",
      "feather",
      "genre",
      "ilk",
      "kidney",
      "kind",
      "like",
      "manner",
      "nature",
      "order",
      "species",
      "strain",
      "stripe",
      "type",
      "variety"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081937",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": to look at things and put them in a particular order especially while searching for something":[
        "He sorted through the papers."
      ]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184621",
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to a moderate degree : somewhat":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "you've been acting sort of funny all week"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1790, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "enough",
      "fairly",
      "kind of",
      "kindly",
      "like",
      "moderately",
      "more or less",
      "pretty",
      "quite",
      "rather",
      "relatively",
      "something",
      "somewhat"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033723",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
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  "sortie":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a sudden issuing of troops from a defensive position against the enemy":[],
      ": excursion , expedition":[
        "diving sorties"
      ],
      ": foray , raid":[],
      ": one mission or attack by a single plane":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "an occasional sortie to the city to rummage through some of its numerous used-book stores",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Stephan said Saturday night\u2019s situation was different than his extra-inning sortie against the Twins. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 26 June 2022",
      "With 46 trucks \u2014 some making more than one sortie a day \u2014 the Stonecrest center supplies deliveries in a roughly 200-mile radius. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 9 June 2022",
      "Needing more biographical detail, Roger insisted upon a between-innings sortie to the press box for the up-to-date lowdown. \u2014 Mark Singer, The New Yorker , 1 June 2022",
      "Those other dudes have all stoked my (re)imagination in recent years, but Mav hasn't put an arm around me since his triumph in that dubious sortie over the Indian Ocean back in 1986. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
      "On sunny afternoons there would be a dozen of them lounging and smoking outside the HSBC bank building on West Georgia Street, waiting for their next sortie , looking bored and skeptical, outlaws every one. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
      "The MiG-29s would not save thousands of Ukrainian lives but certainly would consume the last measure of bravery of 28 Ukrainian pilots in their one and only sortie into combat. \u2014 WSJ , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "As the Carl Vinson and Abraham Lincoln strike groups began their dual carrier operations on Sunday, China flew 39 warplanes toward Taiwan in its largest such sortie of the new year, according to Taiwan's defense ministry. \u2014 David Rising, USA TODAY , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "As the Carl Vinson and Abraham Lincoln strike groups began their dual carrier operations on Sunday, China flew 39 warplanes toward Taiwan in its largest such sortie of the new year, according to Taiwan's defense ministry. \u2014 CBS News , 25 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1778, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from Middle French, from sortir to go out, leave":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022fr-t\u0113",
      "s\u022fr-\u02c8t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "excursion",
      "jaunt",
      "junket",
      "outing",
      "ramble",
      "sally",
      "sashay",
      "spin"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223152",
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "soshed":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": drunk , intoxicated":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably alteration of English dialect sossed soaked, saturated, from past participle of English soss":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4sht"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115356",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "sosie":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person having an exact likeness with another : double":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from Sosie , slave whose form Mercury assumes in the play Amphitryon (1667) by Moli\u00e8re \u20201673 French playwright, from Latin Sosia , servant of the Greco-Roman mythological hero Amphitryon in the play Amphitruo by Titus Maccius Plautus \u2020184 b.c. Roman playwright":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u014d\u02c8z\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174227",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sost":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "sostenuto":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200551",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a device on a piano for attaining a sostenuto effect":[],
      ": sostinente pianoforte":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1818, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sostenente alteration of sostinente; sostinente short for sostinente pianoforte":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u014d-st\u0259-\u00a6nen-t\u0113",
      "-(\u02cc)t\u0101"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111625",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sostenente pedal":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": sostenuto pedal":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1885, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220220",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": sostinente piano":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1819, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114709",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sot":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a habitual drunkard":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a sot who was arrested after a bar fight",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Thrilling game sequences, a terrific ensemble cast led by Geena Davis, Lori Petty and Madonna, plus an all-timer performance from Tom Hanks as their hapless sot of a manager. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 10 Aug. 2020",
      "The old man is also a sot who dedicates much of his free time (and most of his work time) to getting King Kong drunk on the local King Kong hooch. \u2014 Junot D\u00edaz, New York Times , 29 Feb. 2020",
      "Nothing gets too wacky, short of the sot l\u2019y laisse. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Nov. 2019",
      "Craving a drink, she is bullied by Rocco into singing for the ensemble, which Fisher does splendidly, registering the faded glory of the onetime lounge singer turned sot in a few simple bars. \u2014 Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 Nov. 2019",
      "The massive crowns atop their head looked like something an Aztec queen might wear into space \u2014 a sot of jagged helmet with elongated sides. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 27 Sep. 2019",
      "Condiment add-ins range from pickled chiles and garlic in mild vinegar to fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar and a savory-spicy chile oil called sot sa-te that\u2019s akin to a mild XO sauce. \u2014 Andrea Nguyen, Los Angeles Times , 4 Sep. 2019",
      "To this old sot , the gun represents some kind of high hilarity. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2018",
      "In her telling, the Medici history is populated not by high-minded art patrons but by drunken sots and savage adventurers, essentially a crime syndicate, intent on amassing wealth and power without limit and without scruple. \u2014 Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1592, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, fool, from Old English sott":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "alcoholic",
      "alkie",
      "alky",
      "boozehound",
      "boozer",
      "dipsomaniac",
      "drinker",
      "drunk",
      "drunkard",
      "inebriate",
      "juicehead",
      "juicer",
      "lush",
      "rummy",
      "soak",
      "soaker",
      "souse",
      "tippler",
      "toper",
      "tosspot"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094254",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sottish":{
    "antonyms":[
      "sober",
      "straight"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "you could smell the whiskey on her sottish aunt's breath from a block away!",
      "a comic actor who frequently played the sottish curmudgeon",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So long as those parties retained their strength and credibility, the loud-mouthery of its sottish president could be winced at, but need not inspire much worry. \u2014 David Frum, The Atlantic , 23 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1583, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-tish"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "besotted",
      "blasted",
      "blind",
      "blitzed",
      "blotto",
      "bombed",
      "boozy",
      "canned",
      "cockeyed",
      "crocked",
      "drunk",
      "drunken",
      "fried",
      "gassed",
      "hammered",
      "high",
      "impaired",
      "inebriate",
      "inebriated",
      "intoxicated",
      "juiced",
      "lit",
      "lit up",
      "loaded",
      "looped",
      "oiled",
      "pickled",
      "pie-eyed",
      "plastered",
      "potted",
      "ripped",
      "sloshed",
      "smashed",
      "soused",
      "sozzled",
      "squiffed",
      "squiffy",
      "stewed",
      "stiff",
      "stinking",
      "stoned",
      "tanked",
      "tiddly",
      "tight",
      "tipsy",
      "wasted",
      "wet",
      "wiped out"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023831",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "soubriquet":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a descriptive name or epithet : nickname":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u00fc-",
      "-\u02ccket",
      "\u02c8s\u00fc-",
      "\u02ccs\u014d-bri-\u02c8k\u0101",
      "\u02c8s\u014d-bri-\u02cck\u0101",
      "-\u02c8ket"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093047",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sough":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to make a moaning or sighing sound":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "all night long the patient was soughing in her sleep"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English swoughen , from Old English sw\u014dgan ; akin to Goth ga swogjan to groan, Lithuanian svag\u0117ti to sound":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259f",
      "\u02c8sau\u0307"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "sigh"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200405",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "sought":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to ask for : request":[
        "seeks advice"
      ],
      ": to be lacking":[
        "in critical judgment \u2026 they were sadly to seek",
        "\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)"
      ],
      ": to be sought":[],
      ": to go in search of : look for":[],
      ": to make a search or inquiry":[],
      ": to make an attempt : try":[
        "\u2014 used with to and an infinitive governments \u2026 seek to keep the bulk of their people contented \u2014 D. M. Potter"
      ],
      ": to resort to : go to":[],
      ": to try to acquire or gain : aim at":[
        "seek fame"
      ],
      ": to try to discover":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130131",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "soul":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a moving spirit : leader":[],
      ": a person's total self":[],
      ": a strong positive feeling (as of intense sensitivity and emotional fervor) conveyed especially by African American performers":[],
      ": an active or essential part":[],
      ": cultural consciousness and pride among people of African heritage":[],
      ": designed for or controlled by blacks":[],
      ": god sense 1b":[],
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of Black Americans or their culture":[],
      ": person":[
        "not a soul in sight"
      ],
      ": personification":[
        "she is the soul of integrity"
      ],
      ": soul brother":[],
      ": soul food":[],
      ": soul music":[],
      ": spiritual or moral force : fervor":[],
      ": the immaterial essence, animating principle, or actuating cause of an individual life":[],
      ": the moral and emotional nature of human beings":[],
      ": the quality that arouses emotion and sentiment":[],
      ": the spiritual principle embodied in human beings, all rational and spiritual beings, or the universe":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the souls of the dead",
      "He could not escape the guilt that he felt in the inner recesses of his soul .",
      "Some poor soul was asking for handouts on the street.",
      "a village of barely a hundred souls",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Still, the exuberant, go-for-broke spirit of the record came after the band had a few dark nights of the soul . \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 1 July 2022",
      "The arrival of the pandemic conjured an omnipresent theme of soul searching in 2020 as the world retreated into quarantine. \u2014 Khari Nixon, SPIN , 30 June 2022",
      "Lawson draws viewers in with her use of magical realism to illustrate the history and practices of animism \u2014 a belief system built around the idea that all animals, plants, places and inanimate objects have a soul \u2014 in African culture. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 22 June 2022",
      "Rather than punishing Marek for this random act of violence, however, or providing readers with an extended study of a soul in crisis, Moshfegh\u2019s narrative thrusts him into the lap of luxury. \u2014 Jess Bergman, The New Republic , 22 June 2022",
      "When machines take hold of the seed of life And ripen a thousand harvests in one season, The time will come to think of the soul Of man. \u2014 Simon Rich, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
      "Even the worst troll, the one who pummels you with criticism all day long and seems to have a grudge against society still has a soul and is still redeemable. \u2014 John Brandon, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "This past Sunday's premiere focused on a scientific experiment to find the weight of a human soul . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
      "These examples are far less dramatic than a mid-century secretary seeking privacy with a computer therapist or a Google engineer driven out of his job for believing that his team\u2019s program might have a soul . \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Learn soul line-dances choreographed to R&B, jazz, gospel and Latin tunes. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, sandiegouniontribune.com , 9 July 2018",
      "Soul QB Dan Raudabaugh threw for nine touchdowns and was named the game's MVP. \u2014 baltimoresun.com , 13 Aug. 2017",
      "Harper\u2019s Cabin Learn about the history, nutrition and culture of African American foods, and about how soul food became important to African American families, their churches and social gatherings. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 July 2017",
      "Among its fans is soul artist Jimmy Levy of Miami, who was encouraged by his manager to try RecordGram, Mendelson said. \u2014 Nancy Dahlberg, miamiherald , 23 June 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1957, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English soule , from Old English s\u0101wol ; akin to Old High German s\u0113ula soul":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u014dl"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "psyche",
      "spirit"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212249",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "soulless":{
    "antonyms":[
      "charitable",
      "compassionate",
      "humane",
      "kindhearted",
      "kindly",
      "merciful",
      "sensitive",
      "softhearted",
      "sympathetic",
      "tender",
      "tenderhearted",
      "warm",
      "warmhearted"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having no soul or no greatness or warmth of mind or feeling":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a government run by soulless bureaucrats",
      "These companies are heartless, soulless , money-making machines.",
      "The houses in the new development are completely soulless .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The setting had all the elements of a stirring, emotional clash: an underlying sense of betrayal, accusations of soulless greed, the prospect of transformative change and a popular, beloved figure trapped in the cynosure of the firestorm. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Corporate life and high finance, office work and factory floor\u2014all of it tends to be depicted in movies as soulless and oppressive. \u2014 Daniel Akst, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
      "And that brightly lighted, soulless , windowless basement warren of hallways and offices is something else. \u2014 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "However, control anomalies, technical issues and extremely derivative, soulless game design make this one hard to recommend to anyone but the most dedicated 3D platforming afficionados. \u2014 Mitch Wallace, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
      "We are known for tearing down our historic buildings without fanfare \u2014 replacing them with parking lots or soulless big-box stores. \u2014 Jessica Geltstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
      "The result is a soulless grind, both exhausted and exhausting, even at a brief-by-Marvel-standards 126 minutes. \u2014 Rob Salkowitz, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "On the losers\u2019 side is the Class B stuff, namely older spaces with low ceilings, soulless cube farms, and drab lobbies. \u2014 Larry Light, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Even more than Christopher Cross, Toto would come to be mocked for their Grammys sweep with Toto IV, vilified as soulless studio musicians impinging on the boundless sonic creativity and visual flair of new wave\u2019s peak years. \u2014 Andrew Unterberger, Billboard , 5 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u014dl-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "affectless",
      "callous",
      "case-hardened",
      "cold-blooded",
      "compassionless",
      "desensitized",
      "hard",
      "hard-boiled",
      "hard-hearted",
      "heartless",
      "indurate",
      "inhuman",
      "inhumane",
      "insensate",
      "insensitive",
      "ironhearted",
      "merciless",
      "obdurate",
      "pachydermatous",
      "pitiless",
      "remorseless",
      "ruthless",
      "slash-and-burn",
      "stony",
      "stoney",
      "stonyhearted",
      "take-no-prisoners",
      "thick-skinned",
      "uncharitable",
      "unfeeling",
      "unmerciful",
      "unsparing",
      "unsympathetic"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041231",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sound":{
    "antonyms":[
      "illegitimate",
      "illogical",
      "incoherent",
      "inconsequent",
      "inconsequential",
      "invalid",
      "irrational",
      "unreasonable",
      "unsound",
      "weak"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a long broad inlet of the ocean generally parallel to the coast":[],
      ": a long passage of water connecting two larger bodies (such as a sea with the ocean) or separating a mainland and an island":[],
      ": a particular auditory impression : tone":[],
      ": a particular musical style characteristic of an individual, a group, or an area":[
        "the Nashville sound"
      ],
      ": a speech sound":[
        "a peculiar r-sound"
      ],
      ": agreeing with accepted views : orthodox":[
        "sound doctrine"
      ],
      ": an elongated instrument for exploring or sounding body cavities":[],
      ": deep and undisturbed":[
        "a sound sleep"
      ],
      ": exhibiting or based on thorough knowledge and experience":[
        "sound scholarship"
      ],
      ": free from error, fallacy, or misapprehension":[
        "sound advice",
        "sound reasoning"
      ],
      ": free from flaw, defect, or decay":[
        "sound timber"
      ],
      ": free from injury or disease":[
        "of sound mind"
      ],
      ": hard , severe":[
        "a sound whipping"
      ],
      ": hearing distance : earshot":[
        "within sound of your voice"
      ],
      ": legally valid":[
        "a sound title"
      ],
      ": logically valid and having true premises":[
        "a sound estimate"
      ],
      ": meaning":[],
      ": meaningless noise":[],
      ": mechanical radiant energy that is transmitted by longitudinal pressure waves in a material medium (such as air) and is the objective cause of hearing":[],
      ": pronounce sense 3a":[],
      ": recorded auditory material":[],
      ": resound":[],
      ": rumor , fame":[],
      ": showing good judgment or sense":[
        "a sound advisor"
      ],
      ": solid , firm":[
        "sound construction"
      ],
      ": the air bladder of a fish":[],
      ": the impression conveyed : import":[],
      ": the sensation perceived by the sense of hearing":[],
      ": thorough":[
        "a sound recovery"
      ],
      ": to ascertain the depth of water especially with a sounding line":[],
      ": to cause to sound":[
        "sound a trumpet"
      ],
      ": to convey the impression of : sound like":[
        "that sounds a logical use of resources",
        "\u2014 Economist"
      ],
      ": to dive down suddenly":[
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      ": to look into or investigate the possibility":[
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      ": to try to find out the views or intentions of : probe":[
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      "Adjective",
      "a building of sound construction",
      "The bridge is structurally sound .",
      "a sound mind in a sound body",
      "The tests show that his heart is sound .",
      "She used sound reasoning in making the decision.",
      "She gave us some sound advice.",
      "She has a sound understanding of the system's structure.",
      "The stock market has made a sound recovery."
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      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1739, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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      "French sonde , from Middle French, literally, sounding line":"Noun",
      "Middle English soun , from Anglo-French son, sun , from Latin sonus , from sonare to sound; akin to Old English swinn melody, Sanskrit svanati it sounds":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from Middle French sonder , from Old French *sonde sounding line, probably from Old English or Middle English sund- (as in Old English sundl\u012bne sounding line) from sund sea":"Verb",
      "Middle English, from Old English gesund ; akin to Old High German gisunt healthy":"Adjective",
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      "rational",
      "reasonable",
      "sensible",
      "valid",
      "well-founded",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110942",
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      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
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      ": to count cadence while marching":[],
      ": to play three chords before and after marching up and down a line of troops during a ceremonial parade or formal guard mount":[],
      ": to speak up in a loud voice":[],
      ": to voice one's opinions freely and vigorously":[]
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      "she never missed a chance to sound off about the latest \u201cstupid\u201d political decisions",
      "the guard captain commanded each sentry to sound off"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042644",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112447",
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      "noun"
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      "1601, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005116",
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      "incoherent",
      "inconsequent",
      "inconsequential",
      "invalid",
      "irrational",
      "unreasonable",
      "unsound",
      "weak"
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    "definitions":{
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      ": a long passage of water connecting two larger bodies (such as a sea with the ocean) or separating a mainland and an island":[],
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      ],
      ": to look into or investigate the possibility":[
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      ": to make or convey an impression especially when heard":[
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      ": to put into words : voice":[],
      ": to the full extent : thoroughly":[
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      ": to try to find out the views or intentions of : probe":[
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      "Adjective",
      "a building of sound construction",
      "The bridge is structurally sound .",
      "a sound mind in a sound body",
      "The tests show that his heart is sound .",
      "She used sound reasoning in making the decision.",
      "She gave us some sound advice.",
      "She has a sound understanding of the system's structure.",
      "The stock market has made a sound recovery."
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      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1739, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French sonde , from Middle French, literally, sounding line":"Noun",
      "Middle English soun , from Anglo-French son, sun , from Latin sonus , from sonare to sound; akin to Old English swinn melody, Sanskrit svanati it sounds":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from Middle French sonder , from Old French *sonde sounding line, probably from Old English or Middle English sund- (as in Old English sundl\u012bne sounding line) from sund sea":"Verb",
      "Middle English, from Old English gesund ; akin to Old High German gisunt healthy":"Adjective",
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      "inconsequent",
      "inconsequential",
      "invalid",
      "irrational",
      "unreasonable",
      "unsound",
      "weak"
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      ": a long passage of water connecting two larger bodies (such as a sea with the ocean) or separating a mainland and an island":[],
      ": a particular auditory impression : tone":[],
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      ": pronounce sense 3a":[],
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      ": thorough":[
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      ],
      ": to look into or investigate the possibility":[
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        "\u2014 Thomas Jefferson"
      ],
      ": to make a sound":[],
      ": to make known : proclaim":[],
      ": to make or convey an impression especially when heard":[
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        "you sound just like your mother"
      ],
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      ": to order, signal, or indicate by a sound":[
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      ],
      ": to put into words : voice":[],
      ": to the full extent : thoroughly":[
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      ": to try to find out the views or intentions of : probe":[
        "\u2014 often used with out"
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      "Adjective",
      "a building of sound construction",
      "The bridge is structurally sound .",
      "a sound mind in a sound body",
      "The tests show that his heart is sound .",
      "She used sound reasoning in making the decision.",
      "She gave us some sound advice.",
      "She has a sound understanding of the system's structure.",
      "The stock market has made a sound recovery."
    ],
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      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1739, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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      "French sonde , from Middle French, literally, sounding line":"Noun",
      "Middle English soun , from Anglo-French son, sun , from Latin sonus , from sonare to sound; akin to Old English swinn melody, Sanskrit svanati it sounds":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from Middle French sonder , from Old French *sonde sounding line, probably from Old English or Middle English sund- (as in Old English sundl\u012bne sounding line) from sund sea":"Verb",
      "Middle English, from Old English gesund ; akin to Old High German gisunt healthy":"Adjective",
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      ": a liquid food especially with a meat, fish, or vegetable stock as a base and often containing pieces of solid food":[],
      ": an unfortunate predicament":[
        "that stunt landed her in the soup"
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      ": something (such as a heavy fog or nitroglycerine) having or suggesting the consistency or nutrient qualities of soup":[]
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      "in soup like this, amateur pilots can easily become disoriented",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This kit includes 144 servings and the selection is more inventive than some other options, including sweet habanero chili with pineapple, rice pilaf, and cheesy potato soup , plus oatmeal with brown sugar for breakfast. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 28 June 2022",
      "It's been open just under a year, but is already a destination among Houstonians in-the-know for its boat noodle soup . \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 27 June 2022",
      "Shares of companies selling staples such as beer, chocolate and canned soup have raced past the broader market in 2022. \u2014 Pia Singh, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
      "This soup hits all the right spots with plenty of protein, greens, and seasonings. \u2014 Courtney Campbell And Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 24 June 2022",
      "Today humans are providing the ingredients for toxic microbial soup in generous amounts. \u2014 Chris Mays, Scientific American , 23 June 2022",
      "Now grab your bestie and fix yourself a bowl of hot dog soup ! \u2014 Andrew Walsh, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
      "During our side-by-side analysis, our culinary experts tested slow cookers by making beef stew and chicken soup . \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
      "The burger's flavor is similar to French onion soup . \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English soupe , from Anglo-French supe sop, soup, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse soppa soup, Old English sopp \u2014 more at sup":""
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
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      "gauze",
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      "mist",
      "murk",
      "reek",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162020",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "so called from the kind of dishes served at formal dinners":""
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220115",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062303",
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      "noun"
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      ": overly sentimental":[]
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      "The gravy was too soupy .",
      "the soupy skies over the island make a nighttime landing a very risky business",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Risotto with wild mushrooms was, one evening, lackluster and too soupy (\u20ac26). \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "Spiral Jetty \u2022 Brian Footen waded out from the soupy red water of the Great Salt Lake\u2019s north arm, his boat and bibs crusted in brine, his cockpit filled with foam, a wide toothy grin on his face. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The spatial audio version on Apple Music is a soupy sonic mess. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Still, the soupy sentimentality of the picture does jar. \u2014 John Banville, The New Republic , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "The question hung over the seaside track like the soupy fog: Legitimate winnings, or the conclusion of the rinse cycle? \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "The toxic cloud of water did not come out of a dangerously soupy batch of green water pumped into the treatment plant from Lake Erie. \u2014 jsonline.com , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "While New Orleans residents sweltered in a thick, soupy air that felt hotter than 100 degrees, things were even worse in other parts of southern Louisiana, where damage from the wind and water on Sunday was catastrophic. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "For me, the best adobo was not too soupy , ideally reduced until all the liquid is gone and a glaze forms. \u2014 Sheldon Simeon, Robb Report , 22 June 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00fc-p\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "beclouded",
      "befogged",
      "brumous",
      "clouded",
      "cloudy",
      "foggy",
      "gauzy",
      "hazy",
      "misty",
      "murky",
      "smoggy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032003",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "soup\u00e7on":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a little bit : trace":[
        "a soup\u00e7on of suspicion"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Add just a soup\u00e7on of salt.",
      "the book is filled with cynicism and sarcasm, along with a soup\u00e7on of existentialist angst",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Clearly, there\u2019s more than a soupcon of autobiography mixed into this novel. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
      "Winemaker Ben Jordan tweaks the blend to suit each vintage \u2014 for the 2020, a soupcon each of chardonnay and pinot gris round out the wine. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "The budget plan contains a few soupcons of intrigue as well: \u2014 Patrick May, The Mercury News , 24 May 2017",
      "David Mallamud\u2019s score (with lyrics by Dawkins) is a pastiche of styles and musical-theater in-jokes \u2014 a little music hall, a little Kander-and-Ebb with a soupcon of Mozart for the especially quick-eared. \u2014 Dominic P. Papatola, Twin Cities , 12 Feb. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1766, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, literally, suspicion, from Old French sospe\u00e7on , from Latin suspection-, suspectio , from Latin suspicere to suspect \u2014 more at suspect":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u00fcp-\u02c8s\u014d\u207f",
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      "crumb",
      "dab",
      "dram",
      "driblet",
      "glimmer",
      "hint",
      "lick",
      "little",
      "mite",
      "nip",
      "ounce",
      "particle",
      "peanuts",
      "ray",
      "scintilla",
      "scruple",
      "shade",
      "shadow",
      "shred",
      "skosh",
      "smack",
      "smell",
      "smidgen",
      "smidgeon",
      "smidgin",
      "smidge",
      "snap",
      "spark",
      "spatter",
      "speck",
      "splash",
      "spot",
      "sprinkling",
      "strain",
      "streak",
      "suspicion",
      "tad",
      "touch",
      "trace"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115417",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "sour":{
    "antonyms":[
      "alien",
      "alienate",
      "disaffect",
      "disgruntle",
      "estrange"
    ],
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      ": a cocktail consisting of a liquor (such as whiskey), lemon or lime juice, sugar, and sometimes ice":[],
      ": acid in reaction":[
        "\u2014 used especially of soil"
      ],
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        "a project gone sour"
      ],
      ": being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice":[
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      ": containing malodorous sulfur compounds":[
        "\u2014 used especially of petroleum products"
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      ": having the acid taste or smell of or as if of fermentation : turned":[
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        "went sour on Marxism"
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      ": of or relating to fermentation":[],
      ": smelling or tasting of decay : rancid , rotten":[
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      ],
      ": something sour":[
        "\u2026 they assimilated many Anglo-American sweet pickles and began adding more sugar to their sours .",
        "\u2014 William Woys Weaver"
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      ": the taste sensation produced chiefly by acids \u2014 compare bitter entry 2 sense 1b , salty entry 2 , sweet entry 3 sense 2 , umami entry 1":[],
      ": to become sour":[],
      ": to make sour":[],
      ": unpleasant , distasteful":[],
      "\u2014 compare bitter entry 1 sense 1a , salty entry 1 sense 1b , sweet entry 1 sense 1 , umami entry 2":[
        "sour pickles"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The milk had turned sour .",
      "He made a sour face.",
      "Verb",
      "Her disposition has soured in recent years.",
      "Jealousy has soured their relationship.",
      "His experiences have soured him.",
      "The team's victory was soured by an injury to one of their best players.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "However, the national attitude towards progressives continues to sour , especially as gas prices and the cost of living for Americans across the board continues to rise. \u2014 Fox News , 30 June 2022",
      "Thai cuisine is widely exported beyond its borders, and universally loved for its sweet, sour and spicy flavors. \u2014 Livia Hengel, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
      "Things went sour for the pair while producing the music for Parton's 1982 film, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. \u2014 Nicole Briese, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
      "And since the menu occasionally tips over into Peruvian inspirations, the bartenders are happy to make an excellent pisco sour . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "The Ocean Snow Cone at Ice Ice Baby \u2014 the shop\u2019s name pays tribute to Vanilla Ice\u2019s 1990 hit song \u2014 has a flavorful blend of tropical syrups topped with a sour belt threaded onto a skewer and plunged into the center of the ice. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 22 June 2022",
      "And with even some Democrats sour to the idea, the president is unlikely to make up support with Republicans. \u2014 Rachel Scott, ABC News , 22 June 2022",
      "But a misguided third-act choice throws off its bittersweet vibe, leaving a distinctly sour aftertaste. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
      "This year, some attempts to celebrate the day have gone sour , very publicly. \u2014 Michelle Garcia, NBC News , 19 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But in that moment my need for a spicy sour dilly crunch greatly overpowered any hesitance. \u2014 Shani Hillian, Bon App\u00e9tit , 23 June 2022",
      "Chil's $5 Margarita of the Month for March is the Lucky Jameson, which is made with Jameson Irish Whiskey, Lunazul Blanco Tequila, Triple Sec and fresh sour . \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Throughout its 120 year history the Clover Club\u2014a gin sour , tarted up with fresh raspberries and smoothed out with an egg white\u2014has been celebrated, then dismissed, then forgotten, and now, finally, is back on top. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 4 June 2022",
      "The Collins\u2014a gin sour lengthened with cold soda water\u2014is perfect and complete and deeply resonant, summer\u2019s own liquid tuning fork, preternaturally refreshing and infinitely repeatable. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 21 May 2022",
      "Patron \u2018Rita with Patron Silver Tequila, tiple sec and fresh sour is $6 in May. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 5 May 2022",
      "Chil's $5 Margarita of the Month for March is the Lucky Jameson, which is made with Jameson Irish Whiskey, Lunazul Blanco Tequila, Triple Sec and fresh sour . \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Chil's $5 Margarita of the Month for March is the Lucky Jameson, which is made with Jameson Irish Whiskey, Lunazul Blanco Tequila, Triple Sec and fresh sour . \u2014 Kelly Tyko, The Arizona Republic , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Flower lovers will also appreciate the Flower Fields inspired cocktail served at onsite Cassara Kitchen & Bar\u2014a hibiscus sour made with grapefruit juice, agave nectar and hibiscus syrup. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Even in the icy temperatures, the stench of death from the bodies in the nearby yard had started to sour the air of the street outside. \u2014 Loveday Morris, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Even in the icy temperatures, the stench of death from the bodies in the nearby yard had started to sour the air on the street outside. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "There's still an entire offseason and preseason to go, though, for things to possibly sour . \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
      "The tobacco sector shows how quickly popular investments can sour if regulators decide to crack down on addictive consumer products. \u2014 Carol Ryan, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "Soaring inflation, rising interest rates, a first-quarter economic contraction and a historically bad month for stocks in April are combined to sour their appetite, according to an annual poll by Gallup. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 5 May 2022",
      "The turnabout pushed Cheniere to near bankruptcy \u2014 a reminder of how the kind of long-term bets industry is again making now can sour . \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "If enough public chargers aren't available, that could sour EV buyers. \u2014 Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
      "CinemaCon comes amid signs that investors are starting to sour a bit on the streaming business, which has been positioned as both the grim reaper and the savior of movies, depending on who\u2019s talking. \u2014 Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English s\u016br ; akin to Old High German s\u016br sour, Lithuanian s\u016brus salty":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sau\u0307(\u0259)r",
      "\u02c8sau\u0307(-\u0259)r",
      "\u02c8sau\u0307r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "acid",
      "acidic",
      "acidulous",
      "sourish",
      "tart",
      "tartish",
      "vinegary"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014213",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "source":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a firsthand document or primary reference work":[],
      ": a generative force : cause":[],
      ": a point of origin or procurement : beginning":[],
      ": an electrode in a field-effect transistor that supplies the charge carriers for current flow \u2014 compare drain , gate":[],
      ": of, relating to, or being source code":[
        "a source file"
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      ": one that supplies information":[],
      ": spring , fount":[],
      ": the point of origin of a stream of water : fountainhead":[],
      ": to obtain from a source":[
        "metals sourced from abroad"
      ],
      ": to specify the source of (something, such as quoted material)":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The college had its own power source .",
      "She has been a great source of strength to me.",
      "His job is the family's main source of income.",
      "A government source spoke to the press today.",
      "The reporter has refused to reveal his sources .",
      "According to one source , the program will not cost a lot.",
      "information from various intelligence sources",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The closer one went to a light source , the lesser fireflies there were. \u2014 Shreya Sharma, Quartz , 24 June 2022",
      "According to a source who watched the session, Beauchamp, considered a mid-to-late first-round selection, looked good and shot the ball better than expected. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
      "According to one source , the exodus was prompted by interference from two of the show\u2019s lead actresses, while another noted at the time that the writers were unhappy with one of the executives overseeing the project. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 22 June 2022",
      "The Detroit Tigers traded catcher Ryan Lavarnway to the Miami Marlins on Tuesday, according to a source , to open the door for other catchers with Triple-A Toledo to receive more playing time. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 22 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s no hard-and-fast evidence proving that the political conversation hurt Lightyear, although the film did underindex by a fairly large margin in the midwest, according to a source with access to Comscore regional data. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
      "According to the source , Khlo\u00e9 attended a family lunch outing Saturday with ex Tristan Thompson after True's dance recital. \u2014 Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
      "As California braces for another brutal fire season, only 62% of federal firefighter positions here are filled, according to a source within the agency. \u2014 Marisa Gerberstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Turmeric and ginger contribute their own anti-inflammatory boost here for a CBD product that goes straight to the source of post-workout soreness without any chemicals or potentially habit-forming substances. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Regional Director Sima Ladjevardian applauded the agency's efforts to source and receive more formula. \u2014 Fox News , 16 June 2022",
      "In the past, retailers have had to travel far and wide to source unique products and aspiring local brands back to their domestic markets. \u2014 Tiffany Lung, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "With empty shelves sparking growing panic among parents, nonprofits and informal groups are working over time to source unused formula and offer alternatives to parents. \u2014 Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
      "Companies are rethinking where to source their products and stocking up on inventory, even if that means lower efficiency and higher costs. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
      "Italy\u2019s Ceramics Association, whose members source one-quarter of their clay from Ukraine, says there are already shortages. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Aside from a harrowing five-day journey in which Sushko had to leave Paris to rescue her parents at the Romania-Ukraine border, the two women worked to source images from their photographer contacts. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The second is the internal combustion engine (ICE) business called Ford Blue, which will create products for the whole company, including commercial vehicles for its Ford Pro unit, but also source and sell them to retail customers. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Through his contacts, Shirol was able to get in touch with parent support groups in the Netherlands and eventually source the medication for free. \u2014 Johanna Deeksha, Quartz , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The journey towards this new initiative was filled with legal and political drama, though the ultimate result codifies the multi-cloud, multi- source strategy. \u2014 Emil Sayegh, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Survey results show that 73% of respondents are likely to co- source critical activities with the next 24 months. \u2014 Rose Celestin, Forbes , 24 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1957, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1959, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English sours , from Anglo-French surse spring, source, from past participle of surdre to rise, spring forth, from Latin surgere \u2014 more at surge":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022frs"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for source Noun origin , source , inception , root mean the point at which something begins its course or existence. origin applies to the things or persons from which something is ultimately derived and often to the causes operating before the thing itself comes into being. an investigation into the origin of baseball source applies more often to the point where something springs into being. the source of the Nile the source of recurrent trouble inception stresses the beginning of something without implying causes. the business has been a success since its inception root suggests a first, ultimate, or fundamental source often not easily discerned. the real root of the violence",
    "synonyms":[
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      "font",
      "fountain",
      "fountainhead",
      "origin",
      "root",
      "seedbed",
      "spring",
      "well",
      "wellspring"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110612",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "source language":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a language which is to be translated into another language \u2014 compare target language":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The team's most significant technical challenge was that Android has English as its source language . \u2014 Carolina Milanesi, Forbes , 27 May 2021",
      "In that test, GPT-Neo, an open- source language model designed with a similar architecture as OpenAI\u2019s flagship models, outperformed GPT-3. \u2014 Khari Johnson, Wired , 26 May 2021",
      "Most taught themselves how to program in Lua, the free open source language popular on the Internet that undergirds all of Roblox's games. \u2014 Aaron Pressman, Fortune , 10 Mar. 2021",
      "Next, Microsoft unveiled Microsoft Power Fx, an open- source language based off of Microsoft Excel which the company says will enable users to express logic without the coding skills that were traditionally necessary to do so. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2021",
      "That's partly because the company used Google\u2019s free, open- source language model BERT as the foundation. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 27 Oct. 2020",
      "As people mix, a new language forms, and often the origins of individual words can be traced back to one of the source languages . \u2014 Nicole Creanza, Scientific American , 4 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1953, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125052",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sourcebook":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The company recently announced Sand and Dust, a sourcebook detailing the planet Arrakis. \u2014 Rob Wieland, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "During that time, Apparatus has delved deeper into its creative sourcebook to design its biggest collection to date, nearly a decade after the studio first opened. \u2014 Sarah Medford, WSJ , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "Wizards of the Coast did take one small step in mid-November, putting out a new sourcebook , Tasha\u2019s Cauldron of Everything, that acknowledges these concerns. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 24 Jan. 2021",
      "Much of 2020, Pondsmith admits, would feel right at home in the pages of a Cyberpunk sourcebook . \u2014 Darryn King, The Atlantic , 14 Nov. 2020",
      "More people than ever before are flocking to local game shops to pick up obscure board games or check out the latest Dungeons & Dragons sourcebooks . \u2014 Jess Grey, Wired , 11 Dec. 2019",
      "For those who take the plunge, Design for Community is a sourcebook of tools and high concepts for hosting online gathering places that thrive with a minimum of top-down control and fuss. \u2014 Steve Silberman, WIRED , 1 Feb. 2002"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1899, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u022frs-\u02ccbu\u0307k"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112254",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sourish":{
    "antonyms":[
      "alien",
      "alienate",
      "disaffect",
      "disgruntle",
      "estrange"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a cocktail consisting of a liquor (such as whiskey), lemon or lime juice, sugar, and sometimes ice":[],
      ": acid in reaction":[
        "\u2014 used especially of soil"
      ],
      ": bad , wrong":[
        "a project gone sour"
      ],
      ": being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice":[
        "sour pickles"
      ],
      ": containing malodorous sulfur compounds":[
        "\u2014 used especially of petroleum products"
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      ": cross , sullen":[],
      ": having the acid taste or smell of or as if of fermentation : turned":[
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      ": hostile , disenchanted":[
        "went sour on Marxism"
      ],
      ": not up to the usual, expected, or standard quality or pitch":[],
      ": of or relating to fermentation":[],
      ": smelling or tasting of decay : rancid , rotten":[
        "sour breath"
      ],
      ": something sour":[
        "\u2026 they assimilated many Anglo-American sweet pickles and began adding more sugar to their sours .",
        "\u2014 William Woys Weaver"
      ],
      ": the taste sensation produced chiefly by acids \u2014 compare bitter entry 2 sense 1b , salty entry 2 , sweet entry 3 sense 2 , umami entry 1":[],
      ": to become sour":[],
      ": to make sour":[],
      ": unpleasant , distasteful":[],
      "\u2014 compare bitter entry 1 sense 1a , salty entry 1 sense 1b , sweet entry 1 sense 1 , umami entry 2":[
        "sour pickles"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The milk had turned sour .",
      "He made a sour face.",
      "Verb",
      "Her disposition has soured in recent years.",
      "Jealousy has soured their relationship.",
      "His experiences have soured him.",
      "The team's victory was soured by an injury to one of their best players.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "However, the national attitude towards progressives continues to sour , especially as gas prices and the cost of living for Americans across the board continues to rise. \u2014 Fox News , 30 June 2022",
      "Thai cuisine is widely exported beyond its borders, and universally loved for its sweet, sour and spicy flavors. \u2014 Livia Hengel, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
      "Things went sour for the pair while producing the music for Parton's 1982 film, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. \u2014 Nicole Briese, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
      "And since the menu occasionally tips over into Peruvian inspirations, the bartenders are happy to make an excellent pisco sour . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "The Ocean Snow Cone at Ice Ice Baby \u2014 the shop\u2019s name pays tribute to Vanilla Ice\u2019s 1990 hit song \u2014 has a flavorful blend of tropical syrups topped with a sour belt threaded onto a skewer and plunged into the center of the ice. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 22 June 2022",
      "And with even some Democrats sour to the idea, the president is unlikely to make up support with Republicans. \u2014 Rachel Scott, ABC News , 22 June 2022",
      "But a misguided third-act choice throws off its bittersweet vibe, leaving a distinctly sour aftertaste. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
      "This year, some attempts to celebrate the day have gone sour , very publicly. \u2014 Michelle Garcia, NBC News , 19 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But in that moment my need for a spicy sour dilly crunch greatly overpowered any hesitance. \u2014 Shani Hillian, Bon App\u00e9tit , 23 June 2022",
      "Chil's $5 Margarita of the Month for March is the Lucky Jameson, which is made with Jameson Irish Whiskey, Lunazul Blanco Tequila, Triple Sec and fresh sour . \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Throughout its 120 year history the Clover Club\u2014a gin sour , tarted up with fresh raspberries and smoothed out with an egg white\u2014has been celebrated, then dismissed, then forgotten, and now, finally, is back on top. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 4 June 2022",
      "The Collins\u2014a gin sour lengthened with cold soda water\u2014is perfect and complete and deeply resonant, summer\u2019s own liquid tuning fork, preternaturally refreshing and infinitely repeatable. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 21 May 2022",
      "Patron \u2018Rita with Patron Silver Tequila, tiple sec and fresh sour is $6 in May. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 5 May 2022",
      "Chil's $5 Margarita of the Month for March is the Lucky Jameson, which is made with Jameson Irish Whiskey, Lunazul Blanco Tequila, Triple Sec and fresh sour . \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Chil's $5 Margarita of the Month for March is the Lucky Jameson, which is made with Jameson Irish Whiskey, Lunazul Blanco Tequila, Triple Sec and fresh sour . \u2014 Kelly Tyko, The Arizona Republic , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Flower lovers will also appreciate the Flower Fields inspired cocktail served at onsite Cassara Kitchen & Bar\u2014a hibiscus sour made with grapefruit juice, agave nectar and hibiscus syrup. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Even in the icy temperatures, the stench of death from the bodies in the nearby yard had started to sour the air of the street outside. \u2014 Loveday Morris, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Even in the icy temperatures, the stench of death from the bodies in the nearby yard had started to sour the air on the street outside. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "There's still an entire offseason and preseason to go, though, for things to possibly sour . \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
      "The tobacco sector shows how quickly popular investments can sour if regulators decide to crack down on addictive consumer products. \u2014 Carol Ryan, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "Soaring inflation, rising interest rates, a first-quarter economic contraction and a historically bad month for stocks in April are combined to sour their appetite, according to an annual poll by Gallup. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 5 May 2022",
      "The turnabout pushed Cheniere to near bankruptcy \u2014 a reminder of how the kind of long-term bets industry is again making now can sour . \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "If enough public chargers aren't available, that could sour EV buyers. \u2014 Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
      "CinemaCon comes amid signs that investors are starting to sour a bit on the streaming business, which has been positioned as both the grim reaper and the savior of movies, depending on who\u2019s talking. \u2014 Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English s\u016br ; akin to Old High German s\u016br sour, Lithuanian s\u016brus salty":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sau\u0307(\u0259)r",
      "\u02c8sau\u0307(-\u0259)r",
      "\u02c8sau\u0307r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "acid",
      "acidic",
      "acidulous",
      "sourish",
      "tart",
      "tartish",
      "vinegary"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173507",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "sourpuss":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person who complains frequently or constantly and looks unhappy : grump , grouch":[
        "\u2026 coach Dan Gable, he of the Olympian intensity and until recently a chronic sourpuss , valiantly attempted to fight off a smile.",
        "\u2014 Austin Murphy",
        "When we four kids got banged up, whether it was barking our knees or breaking a leg, at least one of our dour, sourpuss relatives could be relied upon to say, \"Oh, you'll live.\"",
        "\u2014 Dana Jennings"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He's just an old sourpuss .",
      "that old sourpuss must spend all his time making sure no one traipses across his lawn",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "More than a few folks, including one sourpuss in Toronto, have assumed the name refers to how fast your soup arrives once ordered, but that didn\u2019t make sense to me. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Aug. 2021",
      "Four generations on, the Grinch\u2019s humble roots on the page as a black-and-white sourpuss , looking down on Who-ville and rueing the impending town feast, have become a Christmas cottage industry. \u2014 Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Dec. 2020",
      "The suggestion turns me into Schr\u00f6dinger's sourpuss : neither angry nor disappointed but a superposition of both. \u2014 Tom Simonite, Wired , 18 Feb. 2020",
      "Even a sourpuss like Heifetz let his hair down madly dashing through the finale like a child\u2019s first moments at Disneyland. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 July 2019",
      "Reeves shoulders the dual roles of twin brothers with markedly divergent personalities: peevish sourpuss John and sweet-natured James, who is deep into a losing battle with AIDS. \u2014 Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com , 7 May 2018",
      "According to the Washington Post, a jury awarded famed sourpuss Grumpy Cat $710,000 in damages on Monday, settling a lawsuit that began in 2015 between the cat\u2019s company and the Grenade beverage company. \u2014 Kate Hogan, PEOPLE.com , 25 Jan. 2018",
      "To most Internet users, Grumpy Cat - the feline with a furry frown - is a minor celebrity that capitalized on the popularity of memes in 2012 as a perpetual sourpuss . \u2014 The Washington Post, OregonLive.com , 25 Jan. 2018",
      "Herewith, a timeline of Ford's evolution into an irritable sourpuss . \u2014 Nick Schager, Esquire , 16 Aug. 2013"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1930, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "puss entry 2":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sau\u0307(-\u0259)r-\u02ccpu\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "bear",
      "bellyacher",
      "complainer",
      "crab",
      "crank",
      "croaker",
      "crosspatch",
      "curmudgeon",
      "fusser",
      "griper",
      "grouch",
      "grouser",
      "growler",
      "grumbler",
      "grump",
      "murmurer",
      "mutterer",
      "whiner"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173122",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "souse":{
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      ": a drinking spree : binge":[],
      ": a habitual drunkard":[],
      ": an act of sousing : wetting":[],
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      ": pickle":[],
      ": to become immersed or drenched":[],
      ": to make drunk":[],
      ": to plunge in liquid : immerse":[],
      ": to swoop down : plunge":[],
      ": to swoop down on":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "an old souse who lumbered home with a full bottle of gin in him every night"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1567, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English souce , noun, start of a bird's flight, alteration of sours , probably from Anglo-French surse source \u2014 more at source":"Verb",
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French suz, souce pickling juice, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German sulza brine, Old English sealt salt":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sau\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "alcoholic",
      "alkie",
      "alky",
      "boozehound",
      "boozer",
      "dipsomaniac",
      "drinker",
      "drunk",
      "drunkard",
      "inebriate",
      "juicehead",
      "juicer",
      "lush",
      "rummy",
      "soak",
      "soaker",
      "sot",
      "tippler",
      "toper",
      "tosspot"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194341",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": pickle":[],
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      ": to make drunk":[],
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      ": to swoop down : plunge":[],
      ": to swoop down on":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "an old souse who lumbered home with a full bottle of gin in him every night"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1567, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English souce , noun, start of a bird's flight, alteration of sours , probably from Anglo-French surse source \u2014 more at source":"Verb",
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French suz, souce pickling juice, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German sulza brine, Old English sealt salt":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sau\u0307s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "alcoholic",
      "alkie",
      "alky",
      "boozehound",
      "boozer",
      "dipsomaniac",
      "drinker",
      "drunk",
      "drunkard",
      "inebriate",
      "juicehead",
      "juicer",
      "lush",
      "rummy",
      "soak",
      "soaker",
      "sot",
      "tippler",
      "toper",
      "tosspot"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043925",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "south pole":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the pole that points toward the south":[],
      ": the southernmost point of the earth":[],
      ": the zenith of the heavens as viewed from the south terrestrial pole":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The lander is also intended to gauge natural resources, including water, at the moon\u2019s south pole and investigate the effects of cosmic rays and electromagnetic radiation on the lunar surface. \u2014 Leonard David, Scientific American , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The main image at the top of this article (and the video above) is of the Sun\u2019s south pole . \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "In 1999, a NASA mission bound for the planet\u2019s south pole carried the first microphone to Mars, but the spacecraft failed to land and never called home. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Then, a dramatic warming event occurred at Neptune's south pole between 2018 and 2020 and temperatures rose by 20 degrees Fahrenheit (11 degrees Celsius). \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "The Luna 25 mission, which is scheduled launch in July from Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia\u2019s far east, will explore the moon\u2019s south pole . \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "This would see a rover called Endurance-A that would wander the large impact basin at the Moon's south pole , collecting as much as 100 kilograms of samples. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Not only did the temperatures fall from 2003 to 2018, but from 2018 to 2020, Neptune\u2019s temperatures rose rapidly by 11 degrees Celsius in the planet\u2019s south pole . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Based on that criteria, Grim says the Martian south pole doesn\u2019t match up. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 24 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113626",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "south-seeking pole":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": south pole sense 2":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1922, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113156",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "souvenir":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": something kept as a reminder (as of a place one has visited)":[
        "a souvenir of her travels",
        "a souvenir shop"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "When I went to the Super Bowl, I kept my ticket stub as a souvenir .",
      "kept their love letters as souvenirs of their courtship",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Prices start under \u00a325 for smaller gifts which saw many shoppers excited to buy and to walk away with the famous blue carrier bag as a souvenir of their visit. \u2014 Kate Hardcastle, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "In any event, the photograph appears to be a small single panel from a stereo view of Bad Neuenahr and suggests the set might have been a souvenir from the famous spa town. \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 1 June 2022",
      "Hold the souvenir of memories inside your mind and heart forever. \u2014 Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "At souvenir stores inside and outside the bubble, people queued for hours -- sometimes in biting cold -- to take home plush toy replicas. \u2014 Cnn's Beijing Bureau, CNN , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "So now the engraving hangs on my wall, and a copy of the 1914 Loeb Classical Library edition of Barlaam and Ioasaph sits on my desk, a physical souvenir of my virtual journey along the Silk Road. \u2014 Hari Kunzru, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Unbeknownst to him, a San Francisco resident had already brought the Omicron variant onto U.S. soil as an unwelcome souvenir of a trip to South Africa. \u2014 Karen Kaplan Science And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "Snow globes, a favorite souvenir of Vienna, have been produced there for more than a hundred years by the Perzy family in their 17th district factory. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "Hold the souvenir of memories inside your mind and heart forever. \u2014 Jonathon Berlin, sun-sentinel.com , 21 May 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1782, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, literally, act of remembering, from Middle French, from ( se ) souvenir to remember, from Latin subvenire to come up, come to mind \u2014 more at subvention":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u00fc-v\u0259-\u02c8nir",
      "\u02c8s\u00fc-v\u0259-\u02ccnir"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "commemorative",
      "keepsake",
      "memento",
      "memorial",
      "monument",
      "remembrance",
      "reminder",
      "token"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215847",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "souvenir sheet":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a block or set of postage stamps or a single stamp printed on a single sheet of paper often without gum or perforations and with margins containing lettering or design that identifies some notable event being commemorated":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1940, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105513",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sovereign":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty":[],
      ": one that exercises supreme authority within a limited sphere":[],
      ": an acknowledged leader : arbiter":[],
      ": any of various gold coins of the United Kingdom":[],
      ": superlative in quality":[],
      ": of the most exalted kind : supreme":[
        "sovereign virtue"
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      ": having generalized curative powers":[
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      ],
      ": of an unqualified nature : unmitigated":[
        "sovereign contempt"
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      ": having undisputed ascendancy : paramount":[],
      ": possessed of supreme power":[
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      ": enjoying autonomy : independent":[
        "sovereign states"
      ],
      ": relating to, characteristic of, or befitting a supreme ruler : royal":[
        "a sovereign right"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-vr\u0259n",
      "also \u02c8s\u0259-",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-vr\u0259n, \u02c8s\u0259-, -v\u0259-r\u0259n",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-v(\u0259-)r\u0259n",
      "-v\u0259rn",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4v-(\u0259-)r\u0259n",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-v\u0259-r\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "autocrat",
      "monarch",
      "potentate",
      "ruler"
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      "arch",
      "big",
      "capital",
      "cardinal",
      "central",
      "chief",
      "dominant",
      "first",
      "foremost",
      "grand",
      "great",
      "greatest",
      "highest",
      "key",
      "leading",
      "main",
      "master",
      "number one",
      "No. 1",
      "numero uno",
      "overbearing",
      "overmastering",
      "overriding",
      "paramount",
      "predominant",
      "preeminent",
      "premier",
      "primal",
      "primary",
      "principal",
      "prior",
      "supreme"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sovereign Adjective free , independent , sovereign , autonomous mean not subject to the rule or control of another. free stresses the complete absence of external rule and the full right to make all of one's own decisions. you're free to do as you like independent implies a standing alone; applied to a state it implies lack of connection with any other having power to interfere with its citizens, laws, or policies. the colony's struggle to become independent sovereign stresses the absence of a superior power and implies supremacy within a thing's own domain or sphere. separate and sovereign armed services autonomous stresses independence in matters pertaining to self-government. in this denomination each congregation is regarded as autonomous",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Ricky Martin, sovereign of Latin pop culture, is back. \u2014 Raquel Cepeda , Vibe , May 1999",
      "During these two centuries the throne of Scotland was occupied by no more than seven sovereigns of only four different generations. \u2014 G. W. S. Barrow , The Anglo-Norman Era In Scottish History , 1980",
      "after the current sovereign dies, the monarchy may be abolished",
      "Adjective",
      "Local officials and a huge and enthusiastic crowd greeted Napoleon at the Portoferraio harbor. The Allies had granted him the title of Emperor of Elba, which was to be a sovereign state under his jurisdiction. \u2014 David Pryce-Jones , National Review , 4 July 2005",
      "If Cleopatra VII used her own personality more like Elizabeth I than Elizabeth II, she seems to have had the latter Elizabeth's sovereign sense of duty\u2014as well as her fertility: With a dispatch usually associated with the gods, Cleopatra bore Caesar a son called Caesarion\u2014\"little Caesar\"\u2014in 47 B.C.E., the year after they met (she was twenty-one, he fifty-two). \u2014 Ingrid D. Rowland , New Republic , 1 & 8 April 2002",
      "the sovereign power of a king",
      "The government's sovereign duty is to protect the rights of its citizens.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The Trooping the Color military pageantry has been used to mark the birthday of the British sovereign for more than 260 years, so there were no surprises Thursday, apart from the queen\u2019s initial, unscheduled appearance on the balcony. \u2014 Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "The Trooping the Color military pageantry has been used to mark the birthday of the British sovereign for more than 260 years, so there were no surprises on Thursday, apart from the queen\u2019s initial, unscheduled, appearance on the balcony. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "This may be due to their clients all moving money at once, the need to reduce exposure to a certain risk, or the impact of big buyers like central banks and sovereign -wealth funds. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "Big names are scampering off to join a flush new league with a controversial financial backer: the Saudi sovereign -wealth fund. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
      "During her days as queen, the long-reigning sovereign has seen the monarchy go from a reclusive entity to a full-fledged member of the digital age, presided over the decline of the British Empire, and seen the scope of her reign diminish. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 June 2022",
      "The service of thanksgiving took place a day after the celebrations opened with the glittering military parade known as Trooping the Color, an event that has marked the sovereign 's official birthday for some 260 years. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022",
      "First is the Trooping the Color, an annual military review that has marked the sovereign 's official birthday since 1760. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "David is a stand-in for Heraclius, the relentlessly warring Roman sovereign . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The Constitution does not say states are sovereign or shielded from federal laws. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
      "Jonathan Eyal, an associate director at the Royal United Services Institute, a London think tank, said these developments were prompted by a sense of alarm in Europe at seeing the Kremlin launch an unprovoked assault on a sovereign democracy. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 29 June 2022",
      "Investors had already priced this in, with dollar- and euro-denominated Russian sovereign bonds trading down roughly 75% since March. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
      "The engine of the vision is the Public Investment Fund, or PIF, a reservoir of state assets and oil revenues that has become one of the world\u2019s three largest sovereign wealth funds. \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022",
      "Ingeniously, the Framers divided power horizontally among the branches, and vertically among the federal government and the sovereign states. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 20 June 2022",
      "Both of the men claimed to be sovereign citizens and a records check revealed that they were prohibited from owning firearms. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 20 June 2022",
      "Still, this authoritative work is likely to inform both longtime fans and new followers about the role of royal diplomacy and Queen Elizabeth\u2019s evolution from young monarch to seasoned sovereign . \u2014 Autumn Brewington, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
      "That follows an extraordinary session of the European Central Bank designed to calm down the sovereign bond markets there, and keep the euro from sinking further. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English soverain , from Anglo-French soverein , from soverein , adjective \u2014 see sovereign entry 2":"Noun",
      "Middle English soverain , from Anglo-French soverein , from Vulgar Latin *superanus , from Latin super over, above \u2014 more at over":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142317"
  },
  "sovereignty":{
    "antonyms":[
      "dependence",
      "dependance",
      "heteronomy",
      "subjection",
      "unfreedom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": controlling influence":[],
      ": freedom from external control : autonomy":[],
      ": supreme excellence or an example of it":[],
      ": supreme power especially over a body politic":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Nor was the sovereignty of the Native Hawaiian race recognized at the time Hawaii became a state. \u2014 Ramesh Ponnuru , National Review , 18 July 2005",
      "Cesaire's wrenching chant of self-affirmation announced a new era of intellectual and cultural sovereignty for black writers in French. \u2014 Lila Azam Zanganeh , New York Times Book Review , 12 June 2005",
      "The position plunged him into a supremely complicated religious and political game. Throughout Europe the old order of divinely sanctioned kingdoms was battling models of popular sovereignty and citizenship inspired by the Enlightenment, the French Revolution and the adolescent U.S. \u2014 David Van Biema , Time , 4 Sept. 2000",
      "upon leaving home she felt that she had achieved sovereignty for the first time in her life",
      "as parts of the same sovereignty , the states should not enact laws intended to harm one another economically",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hours before China resumed sovereignty over Hong Kong 25 years ago, Emily Lau and a group of fellow lawmakers tied a yellow ribbon around the city\u2019s legislature to signify their fight for greater democracy would continue. \u2014 Dan Strumpf, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
      "And now on Friday, the Supreme Court stripped away women\u2019s sovereignty over their bodies for the first time in 50 years. \u2014 Edward Sullivan, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
      "China's ruling Communist Party claims sovereignty over the self-ruling democracy of Taiwan, despite having never governed it. \u2014 Nectar Gan, Brad Lendon, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said Ukraine\u2019s goal is restoring full sovereignty over its territory, and called for continued Western military support to make that possible. \u2014 Amy Cheng, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "Opponents also see the plans as part of a grander political strategy to erase the line between East and West Jerusalem and strengthen Israel\u2019s claim to sovereignty over all of Jerusalem. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
      "All sides face high stakes, with issues of peace, sovereignty , and self-determination on the line. \u2014 Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 May 2022",
      "Voters would instead choose between three options: statehood, sovereignty in free association with the U.S., and independence. \u2014 Lilia Luciano And Cristina Corujo, CBS News , 23 May 2022",
      "Because Macron\u2019s position in late 2019 was that the whole future of the European project, European sovereignty , depended upon a rapprochement with Russia and treating Russia as a country that was also part of European civilization. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English soverainte , from Anglo-French sovereint\u00e9 , from soverein \u2014 see sovereign entry 2":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-v(\u0259-)r\u0259n-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-vr\u0259n-t\u0113, \u02c8s\u0259-, -v\u0259-r\u0259n-",
      "-v\u0259rn-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-vr\u0259n-",
      "also \u02c8s\u0259-",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-v\u0259-r\u0259n-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "autonomy",
      "freedom",
      "independence",
      "independency",
      "liberty",
      "self-determination",
      "self-governance",
      "self-government"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105132",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sovran":{
    "antonyms":[
      "arch",
      "big",
      "capital",
      "cardinal",
      "central",
      "chief",
      "dominant",
      "first",
      "foremost",
      "grand",
      "great",
      "greatest",
      "highest",
      "key",
      "leading",
      "main",
      "master",
      "number one",
      "No. 1",
      "numero uno",
      "overbearing",
      "overmastering",
      "overriding",
      "paramount",
      "predominant",
      "preeminent",
      "premier",
      "primal",
      "primary",
      "principal",
      "prior",
      "supreme"
    ],
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      ": an acknowledged leader : arbiter":[],
      ": any of various gold coins of the United Kingdom":[],
      ": enjoying autonomy : independent":[
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      ],
      ": having generalized curative powers":[
        "a sovereign remedy"
      ],
      ": having undisputed ascendancy : paramount":[],
      ": of an unqualified nature : unmitigated":[
        "sovereign contempt"
      ],
      ": of the most exalted kind : supreme":[
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      ": one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty":[],
      ": one that exercises supreme authority within a limited sphere":[],
      ": possessed of supreme power":[
        "a sovereign ruler"
      ],
      ": relating to, characteristic of, or befitting a supreme ruler : royal":[
        "a sovereign right"
      ],
      ": superlative in quality":[],
      ": unlimited in extent : absolute":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Ricky Martin, sovereign of Latin pop culture, is back. \u2014 Raquel Cepeda , Vibe , May 1999",
      "During these two centuries the throne of Scotland was occupied by no more than seven sovereigns of only four different generations. \u2014 G. W. S. Barrow , The Anglo-Norman Era In Scottish History , 1980",
      "after the current sovereign dies, the monarchy may be abolished",
      "Adjective",
      "Local officials and a huge and enthusiastic crowd greeted Napoleon at the Portoferraio harbor. The Allies had granted him the title of Emperor of Elba, which was to be a sovereign state under his jurisdiction. \u2014 David Pryce-Jones , National Review , 4 July 2005",
      "If Cleopatra VII used her own personality more like Elizabeth I than Elizabeth II, she seems to have had the latter Elizabeth's sovereign sense of duty\u2014as well as her fertility: With a dispatch usually associated with the gods, Cleopatra bore Caesar a son called Caesarion\u2014\"little Caesar\"\u2014in 47 B.C.E., the year after they met (she was twenty-one, he fifty-two). \u2014 Ingrid D. Rowland , New Republic , 1 & 8 April 2002",
      "the sovereign power of a king",
      "The government's sovereign duty is to protect the rights of its citizens.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The Trooping the Color military pageantry has been used to mark the birthday of the British sovereign for more than 260 years, so there were no surprises Thursday, apart from the queen\u2019s initial, unscheduled appearance on the balcony. \u2014 Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "The Trooping the Color military pageantry has been used to mark the birthday of the British sovereign for more than 260 years, so there were no surprises on Thursday, apart from the queen\u2019s initial, unscheduled, appearance on the balcony. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "This may be due to their clients all moving money at once, the need to reduce exposure to a certain risk, or the impact of big buyers like central banks and sovereign -wealth funds. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "Big names are scampering off to join a flush new league with a controversial financial backer: the Saudi sovereign -wealth fund. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
      "During her days as queen, the long-reigning sovereign has seen the monarchy go from a reclusive entity to a full-fledged member of the digital age, presided over the decline of the British Empire, and seen the scope of her reign diminish. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 June 2022",
      "The service of thanksgiving took place a day after the celebrations opened with the glittering military parade known as Trooping the Color, an event that has marked the sovereign 's official birthday for some 260 years. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022",
      "First is the Trooping the Color, an annual military review that has marked the sovereign 's official birthday since 1760. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "David is a stand-in for Heraclius, the relentlessly warring Roman sovereign . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The Constitution does not say states are sovereign or shielded from federal laws. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
      "Jonathan Eyal, an associate director at the Royal United Services Institute, a London think tank, said these developments were prompted by a sense of alarm in Europe at seeing the Kremlin launch an unprovoked assault on a sovereign democracy. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 29 June 2022",
      "Investors had already priced this in, with dollar- and euro-denominated Russian sovereign bonds trading down roughly 75% since March. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
      "The engine of the vision is the Public Investment Fund, or PIF, a reservoir of state assets and oil revenues that has become one of the world\u2019s three largest sovereign wealth funds. \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022",
      "Ingeniously, the Framers divided power horizontally among the branches, and vertically among the federal government and the sovereign states. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 20 June 2022",
      "Both of the men claimed to be sovereign citizens and a records check revealed that they were prohibited from owning firearms. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 20 June 2022",
      "Still, this authoritative work is likely to inform both longtime fans and new followers about the role of royal diplomacy and Queen Elizabeth\u2019s evolution from young monarch to seasoned sovereign . \u2014 Autumn Brewington, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
      "That follows an extraordinary session of the European Central Bank designed to calm down the sovereign bond markets there, and keep the euro from sinking further. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English soverain , from Anglo-French soverein , from Vulgar Latin *superanus , from Latin super over, above \u2014 more at over":"Adjective",
      "Middle English soverain , from Anglo-French soverein , from soverein , adjective \u2014 see sovereign entry 2":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-vr\u0259n, \u02c8s\u0259-, -v\u0259-r\u0259n",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4v-(\u0259-)r\u0259n",
      "also \u02c8s\u0259-",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-v(\u0259-)r\u0259n",
      "-v\u0259rn",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-v\u0259-r\u0259n",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-vr\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sovereign Adjective free , independent , sovereign , autonomous mean not subject to the rule or control of another. free stresses the complete absence of external rule and the full right to make all of one's own decisions. you're free to do as you like independent implies a standing alone; applied to a state it implies lack of connection with any other having power to interfere with its citizens, laws, or policies. the colony's struggle to become independent sovereign stresses the absence of a superior power and implies supremacy within a thing's own domain or sphere. separate and sovereign armed services autonomous stresses independence in matters pertaining to self-government. in this denomination each congregation is regarded as autonomous",
    "synonyms":[
      "autocrat",
      "monarch",
      "potentate",
      "ruler"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200700",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
      "dependence",
      "dependance",
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      "subjection",
      "unfreedom"
    ],
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      ": controlling influence":[],
      ": freedom from external control : autonomy":[],
      ": supreme excellence or an example of it":[],
      ": supreme power especially over a body politic":[]
    },
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      "Nor was the sovereignty of the Native Hawaiian race recognized at the time Hawaii became a state. \u2014 Ramesh Ponnuru , National Review , 18 July 2005",
      "Cesaire's wrenching chant of self-affirmation announced a new era of intellectual and cultural sovereignty for black writers in French. \u2014 Lila Azam Zanganeh , New York Times Book Review , 12 June 2005",
      "The position plunged him into a supremely complicated religious and political game. Throughout Europe the old order of divinely sanctioned kingdoms was battling models of popular sovereignty and citizenship inspired by the Enlightenment, the French Revolution and the adolescent U.S. \u2014 David Van Biema , Time , 4 Sept. 2000",
      "upon leaving home she felt that she had achieved sovereignty for the first time in her life",
      "as parts of the same sovereignty , the states should not enact laws intended to harm one another economically",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hours before China resumed sovereignty over Hong Kong 25 years ago, Emily Lau and a group of fellow lawmakers tied a yellow ribbon around the city\u2019s legislature to signify their fight for greater democracy would continue. \u2014 Dan Strumpf, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
      "And now on Friday, the Supreme Court stripped away women\u2019s sovereignty over their bodies for the first time in 50 years. \u2014 Edward Sullivan, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
      "China's ruling Communist Party claims sovereignty over the self-ruling democracy of Taiwan, despite having never governed it. \u2014 Nectar Gan, Brad Lendon, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said Ukraine\u2019s goal is restoring full sovereignty over its territory, and called for continued Western military support to make that possible. \u2014 Amy Cheng, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "Opponents also see the plans as part of a grander political strategy to erase the line between East and West Jerusalem and strengthen Israel\u2019s claim to sovereignty over all of Jerusalem. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
      "All sides face high stakes, with issues of peace, sovereignty , and self-determination on the line. \u2014 Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 May 2022",
      "Voters would instead choose between three options: statehood, sovereignty in free association with the U.S., and independence. \u2014 Lilia Luciano And Cristina Corujo, CBS News , 23 May 2022",
      "Because Macron\u2019s position in late 2019 was that the whole future of the European project, European sovereignty , depended upon a rapprochement with Russia and treating Russia as a country that was also part of European civilization. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English soverainte , from Anglo-French sovereint\u00e9 , from soverein \u2014 see sovereign entry 2":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-v\u0259-r\u0259n-t\u0113",
      "also \u02c8s\u0259-",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-vr\u0259n-t\u0113, \u02c8s\u0259-, -v\u0259-r\u0259n-",
      "-v\u0259rn-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-v(\u0259-)r\u0259n-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-vr\u0259n-"
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      "autonomy",
      "freedom",
      "independence",
      "independency",
      "liberty",
      "self-determination",
      "self-governance",
      "self-government"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171825",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a mass of metal solidified in such a mold : ingot":[],
      ": to introduce into a selected environment : implant":[],
      ": to plant seed for growth especially by scattering":[],
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        "sow suspicion"
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      ": to set something in motion : begin an enterprise":[],
      ": to spread abroad : disperse":[],
      ": to strew with or as if with seed":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Every year we sow corn.",
      "Farmers sowed the fields with corn.",
      "We'll sow in the early spring.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Tyson Foods, which buys hogs from hundreds of independent farmers, said its producers choose their sow housing systems, with a growing number converting from gestation stalls to open-pen gestation, a spokesman said. \u2014 Patrick Thomas And Heather Haddon, WSJ , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Fast-food chain Chipotle, which started weeding out the practice of sow crates 11 years before McDonalds, briefly took pork off its menu in 2015 over inhumane treatment by a major supplier. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "Pig packs, also known as sounders, generally consist of at least one sow and a multigenerational assortment of her offspring. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Behind the pulse pounding against his temples was the sickening realization that a sow with a cub in a den was among the worst possible scenarios for a bear encounter. \u2014 Caroline Van Hemert, Outside Online , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "The edits, which included the deletion of three genes that might have led to rejection by the human immune system, were made in pig cells as part of a lab process resulting in an embryo that was implanted in a sow . \u2014 Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "One is the standard for sows: The law requires that pork producers provide at least 24 square feet of space per pregnant sow . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Proposition 12 would also mandate elaborate tracking systems to certify that pork sold in California originated from a sow at a compliant farm. \u2014 Allysia Finley, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "This undated file photo provided by the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks shows a sow grizzly bear spotted near Camas, in northwestern Montana. \u2014 CBS News , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The aim of the attack was to sow chaos and panic in Zaporizhia by setting off a bomb at a crowded location in the city center, according to SBU\u2019s press service. Poltava. \u2014 Katya Soldak, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "Rather than the satisfying, perfect bang that ends the 1999 movie, the character now fails miserably in his effort to sow chaos. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "The network, known to cybersecurity experts as Ghostwriter, seemingly aimed to sow distrust between Ukraine and Poland. \u2014 David Klepper, ajc , 19 May 2022",
      "The hack-and-leak operation was intended to sow distrust in Ukraine\u2019s government and its ability to secure citizens\u2019 data, the researchers said. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Controversy surrounding the laptop grew as the Biden camp tried to sow doubts about its authenticity, even as several major news outlets confirmed that some files on the hard drive were real. \u2014 Jim Axelrod, CBS News , 18 May 2022",
      "In January, an outspoken pro-Beijing newspaper, Ta Kung Pao, accused the cardinal of using his priesthood to sow chaos in Hong Kong. \u2014 Selina Cheng, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "During the depths of the pandemic, Forrester advised companies to continue to invest in marketing, arguing that marketing investments made during the downturn would sow the seeds for a quicker recovery. \u2014 Forrester, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Both are viral baseless conspiracy theories, with prejudicial undertones, championed by Trump to engage an enthusiastic base and to sow seeds of doubt in the wider population. \u2014 Dan Merica, CNN , 10 Apr. 2022"
    ],
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      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
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      "Middle English sowe , from Old English sugu ; akin to Old English & Old High German s\u016b sow, Latin sus pig, swine, hog, Greek hys":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from Old English s\u0101wan ; akin to Old High German s\u0101wen to sow, Latin serere , Lithuanian s\u0117ti":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sau\u0307",
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    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "bestrew",
      "dot",
      "pepper",
      "scatter",
      "spot",
      "spray",
      "sprinkle",
      "strew"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035816",
    "type":[
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      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a genus ( Sonchus ) of spiny weedy Eurasian and African composite herbs including some (such as S. arvensis and S. oleraceus ) widely naturalized in North America":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8sau\u0307-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111609",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sow-tit":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a wood strawberry ( Fragaria vesca )":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113637",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "sowable":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u014d\u0259b\u0259l"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105433",
    "type":[
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      ": a channel that conducts molten metal to molds":[],
      ": a mass of metal solidified in such a mold : ingot":[],
      ": to introduce into a selected environment : implant":[],
      ": to plant seed for growth especially by scattering":[],
      ": to set in motion : foment":[
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      ": to set something in motion : begin an enterprise":[],
      ": to spread abroad : disperse":[],
      ": to strew with or as if with seed":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Every year we sow corn.",
      "Farmers sowed the fields with corn.",
      "We'll sow in the early spring.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Tyson Foods, which buys hogs from hundreds of independent farmers, said its producers choose their sow housing systems, with a growing number converting from gestation stalls to open-pen gestation, a spokesman said. \u2014 Patrick Thomas And Heather Haddon, WSJ , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Fast-food chain Chipotle, which started weeding out the practice of sow crates 11 years before McDonalds, briefly took pork off its menu in 2015 over inhumane treatment by a major supplier. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "Pig packs, also known as sounders, generally consist of at least one sow and a multigenerational assortment of her offspring. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Behind the pulse pounding against his temples was the sickening realization that a sow with a cub in a den was among the worst possible scenarios for a bear encounter. \u2014 Caroline Van Hemert, Outside Online , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "The edits, which included the deletion of three genes that might have led to rejection by the human immune system, were made in pig cells as part of a lab process resulting in an embryo that was implanted in a sow . \u2014 Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "One is the standard for sows: The law requires that pork producers provide at least 24 square feet of space per pregnant sow . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Proposition 12 would also mandate elaborate tracking systems to certify that pork sold in California originated from a sow at a compliant farm. \u2014 Allysia Finley, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "This undated file photo provided by the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks shows a sow grizzly bear spotted near Camas, in northwestern Montana. \u2014 CBS News , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The aim of the attack was to sow chaos and panic in Zaporizhia by setting off a bomb at a crowded location in the city center, according to SBU\u2019s press service. Poltava. \u2014 Katya Soldak, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "Rather than the satisfying, perfect bang that ends the 1999 movie, the character now fails miserably in his effort to sow chaos. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "The network, known to cybersecurity experts as Ghostwriter, seemingly aimed to sow distrust between Ukraine and Poland. \u2014 David Klepper, ajc , 19 May 2022",
      "The hack-and-leak operation was intended to sow distrust in Ukraine\u2019s government and its ability to secure citizens\u2019 data, the researchers said. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Controversy surrounding the laptop grew as the Biden camp tried to sow doubts about its authenticity, even as several major news outlets confirmed that some files on the hard drive were real. \u2014 Jim Axelrod, CBS News , 18 May 2022",
      "In January, an outspoken pro-Beijing newspaper, Ta Kung Pao, accused the cardinal of using his priesthood to sow chaos in Hong Kong. \u2014 Selina Cheng, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "During the depths of the pandemic, Forrester advised companies to continue to invest in marketing, arguing that marketing investments made during the downturn would sow the seeds for a quicker recovery. \u2014 Forrester, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Both are viral baseless conspiracy theories, with prejudicial undertones, championed by Trump to engage an enthusiastic base and to sow seeds of doubt in the wider population. \u2014 Dan Merica, CNN , 10 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English sowe , from Old English sugu ; akin to Old English & Old High German s\u016b sow, Latin sus pig, swine, hog, Greek hys":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from Old English s\u0101wan ; akin to Old High German s\u0101wen to sow, Latin serere , Lithuanian s\u0117ti":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u014d",
      "\u02c8sau\u0307"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bestrew",
      "dot",
      "pepper",
      "scatter",
      "spot",
      "spray",
      "sprinkle",
      "strew"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103908",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "sozzled":{
    "antonyms":[
      "sober",
      "straight"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": drunk , intoxicated":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He got sozzled at the party last night.",
      "reportedly, the legendary actor John Barrymore was sozzled when he gave his most memorable performances",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Fancy restaurants might lay on luxury AVs to ferry sozzled customers home, as part of the cost of a meal. \u2014 The Economist , 1 Mar. 2018",
      "But these kinds of remarks don\u2019t do much for readers who might be more interested in a scene of Ray at that Atlanta boardinghouse, with its sozzled proprietor, than a description of the author discovering this information. \u2014 Jacob Silverman, New Republic , 16 Aug. 2017",
      "Three beautiful, sozzled men with flowers in their turbans walked with us for about half an hour, before our paths diverged. \u2014 Parul Seghal, The Atlantic , 17 June 2017",
      "Neither does his awkward incursion into the dismal marriage of his lover (Katharina Sch\u00fcttler) and her sozzled husband. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 29 June 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1880, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sozzle to splash, intoxicate, alteration of sossle , probably frequentative of British dialect soss to mess":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-z\u0259ld"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "besotted",
      "blasted",
      "blind",
      "blitzed",
      "blotto",
      "bombed",
      "boozy",
      "canned",
      "cockeyed",
      "crocked",
      "drunk",
      "drunken",
      "fried",
      "gassed",
      "hammered",
      "high",
      "impaired",
      "inebriate",
      "inebriated",
      "intoxicated",
      "juiced",
      "lit",
      "lit up",
      "loaded",
      "looped",
      "oiled",
      "pickled",
      "pie-eyed",
      "plastered",
      "potted",
      "ripped",
      "sloshed",
      "smashed",
      "sottish",
      "soused",
      "squiffed",
      "squiffy",
      "stewed",
      "stiff",
      "stinking",
      "stoned",
      "tanked",
      "tiddly",
      "tight",
      "tipsy",
      "wasted",
      "wet",
      "wiped out"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045818",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "son et lumi\u00e8re":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an outdoor spectacle at a historic site consisting of recorded narration with light and sound effects":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u014d\u207f-(n)\u0101-l\u00fcm-\u02c8yer"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, literally, sound and light":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1954, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141636"
  },
  "sow one's (wild) oats":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to have many sexual relationships particularly when one is young":[
        "They look upon his indiscretions as just his sowing his wild oats ."
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    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141642"
  },
  "somatotropic hormone":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": growth hormone sense 1":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u014d-\u02ccma-t\u0259-\u02c8tr\u014d-pik-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "somat- + -tropic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1938, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142057"
  },
  "south polar distance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the angular distance of a celestial body measured along its hour circle from the south celestial pole":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142936"
  },
  "so to speak":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143200"
  },
  "solid-state":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": utilizing the electric, magnetic, or optical properties of solid materials":[
        "solid-state circuitry"
      ],
      ": using semiconductor devices rather than electron tubes":[
        "a solid-state radio"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u00e4-l\u0259d-\u02c8st\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1951, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143242"
  },
  "sox":{
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      "symbol"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "sulfur oxide":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143615"
  },
  "social construct":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an idea that has been created and accepted by the people in a society":[
        "Class distinctions are a social construct ."
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    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143617"
  },
  "sourwood":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small U.S. tree ( Oxydendrum arboreum ) of the heath family with white flowers and sour-tasting leaves":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At 25 to 30 feet tall, sourwood fits nicely into a small garden. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "At 25 to 30 feet tall, sourwood fits nicely into a small garden. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "At 25 to 30 feet tall, sourwood fits nicely into a small garden. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "At 25 to 30 feet tall, sourwood fits nicely into a small garden. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "At 25 to 30 feet tall, sourwood fits nicely into a small garden. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "At 25 to 30 feet tall, sourwood fits nicely into a small garden. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "At 25 to 30 feet tall, sourwood fits nicely into a small garden. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "At 25 to 30 feet tall, sourwood fits nicely into a small garden. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Aug. 2021"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Russia\u2019s occupation of Kherson in the south and the Sea of Azov\u2014home to much of Ukraine\u2019s wind and solar -power industry\u2014dented power generation, while tens of thousands of kilometers of transmission cables got damaged. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
      "When paired with renewable energy like wind or solar power, a machine called an electrolyzer is used to split water into hydrogen. \u2014 David Jeans, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Rather than fighting climate change, research shows many Republicans like wind and solar power for economic and security reasons. \u2014 Kyle Bagenstose, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
      "Made of local clay, brick, wood, and concrete, the property was designed by the Mexican architect Alberto Kalach and his firm, Taller de Arquitectura X, to run completely on solar power. \u2014 Michaela Trimble, Vogue , 7 June 2022",
      "Pilewski suggested that solar panels and switching to LED lighting could bring in enough savings for the district to fund his security plan. \u2014 Neal Earley, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
      "Other companies are developing cars with solar panels, but none are ready to hit the market yet. \u2014 Tommy O'callaghan, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "Earlier this month, Biden invoked it to boost domestic production of solar panels. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
      "The Middle Kingdom leads the world in making solar panels\u2014and wind turbines. \u2014 Thomas J. Duesterberg, WSJ , 12 June 2022"
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      "Middle English, from Latin solaris , from sol sun; akin to Old English & Old Norse s\u014dl sun, Lithuanian saul\u0117 , Greek h\u0113lios":""
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Niles Park District Director Tom Elenz said servers will have more than 5,000 hot dogs plus soda pop to distribute at no charge. \u2014 George Castle, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "The acid and sugar in the soda pop and the tang of the mustard combine to make a wonderful taste combination. \u2014 al , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Super Bowl advertising has long been used to peddle mainstay consumer products from beer to chips to soda pop . \u2014 Suzanne Vranica And Megan Graham, WSJ , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "These claims about coffee, fruit juices and soda pop have been debunked by media fact-checkers. \u2014 Terry Demio, The Enquirer , 8 Jan. 2022",
      "Bottles of soda pop and bags of popcorn were passed out to 150,000 visitors in 1950. \u2014 Jeff Suess, The Enquirer , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "The village\u2019s history is on display at the Arlington Heights Historical Museum, which is housed in a former soda pop factory. \u2014 Karen Ann Cullotta, chicagotribune.com , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "The preacher remembers the workers in white uniforms, barrels of ice, yellow cases of soda pop , the vast quantities of catfish and ham, coleslaw and chocolate cake. \u2014 Darryl Pinckney, The New York Review of Books , 20 Aug. 2020",
      "The soda pop and sugary drinks industry notched another win as California legislators shelved a proposal to undo a 2018 agreement, largely manufactured by the beverage industry, that would prevent the taxation of high-sugar beverages. \u2014 David Z. Morris, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2021"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1863, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145142"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "During the headlining set, her first public concert in five years, the 34-year-old British songstress stopped numerous times to assist distressed fans in the approximately 65,000-person crowd. \u2014 Mitchell Peters, Billboard , 2 July 2022",
      "Her Barbie doll is part of the Mattel\u2019s Barbie Signature Tribute Collection which also includes dolls of director Ava Duvernay, R&B songstress Brandy, designer Vera Wang and more. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 3 June 2022",
      "Prior to the face-off between Liverpool and Real Madrid, the 25-year-old songstress delivered a colorful spectacle for thousands of fans at Stade de France in Paris. \u2014 Mitchell Peters, Billboard , 28 May 2022",
      "The expansive space celebrates style and even gave a little sneak peek of some of the 36-year-old songstress ' sports-themes designer bags. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The songstress \u2019 post included a reflective gallery of photos and videos from the past year, including images of her handwritten lyrics, a snapshot of her multiple Grammys, a text message screenshot, and more. \u2014 Mitchell Peters, Billboard , 21 May 2022",
      "British songstress Joss Stone performs live at 9:30 p.m. from the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. \u2014 Gary Graff, cleveland , 18 May 2022",
      "Justin Bieber and The Weeknd each nabbed five nods, while Shawn Mendes, Vancouver songstress JESSIA and first-time nominee Pressa were among a crowded field with four mentions each. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 May 2022",
      "She is joined by British MTV-era superstars Duran Duran and the Eurythmics, fellow 1980s pop songstress Pat Benatar, legendary R&B and pop artist Lionel Richie, singer-songwriter Carly Simon and hip-hop legend Eminem. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 4 May 2022"
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      "1684, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145903"
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  "soundtrack":{
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Crowe commemorated the anniversary with an extensive interview, a virtual trip through his archives, and a massive reissue of the soundtrack . \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 2 June 2022",
      "Borrachito Taqueria took a trip out east for the afternoon to cook their famous Mexican cuisine while Oli Benz took care of the soundtrack . \u2014 Elise\u00e9 Browchuk, Vogue , 31 May 2022",
      "Snowmobiles are part of the winter soundtrack in this part of Vermont, at their worst shattering the stillness of the forest like motorcycles on skis. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
      "Britell spoke with Variety over Zoom ahead of the season 3 soundtrack \u2019s release on Friday. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Their music was part of the soundtrack to my childhood. \u2014 Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "With three school-age sons, a sort of soundtrack played at our house every morning. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "The Encanto soundtrack has also led the Billboard 200 for multiple weeks. \u2014 Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "In the music world, she\u2019s performed at NYC's Governors Ball, had a track on the Birds of Prey soundtrack , earned over three million followers on Spotify, and counts Elton John as a pal and mentor. \u2014 Rachel Simon, Town & Country , 7 Feb. 2022"
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      "1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150611"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The first solar eclipse of the year hit back in April. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 13 May 2022",
      "Following last month's Black Moon, which coincided with the first solar eclipse of the year, the Flower Moon will coincide with a total lunar eclipse, and will also be the year's first supermoon! \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022",
      "In exactly two weeks the Moon will pass across the Sun to cause the first solar eclipse of 2022. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "During the 2017 solar eclipse , HSE did not have early dismissal. \u2014 Mj Slaby, The Indianapolis Star , 2 May 2022",
      "Another partial solar eclipse on October 25 will be visible to those in Greenland, Iceland, Europe, northeastern Africa, the Middle East, western Asia, India and western China. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Given our current knowledge about how the device likely functioned, as well as the inscriptions, the team believed the start date would coincide with an annular solar eclipse . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Eddington proved this to be true during a total solar eclipse , when the sun\u2019s glare was minimized so that background stars adjacent to it in the heavens could be seen. \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Fifteen years after a spectacular total solar eclipse on the remote Easter Island comes another unlike celestial event. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 9 June 2021"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1602, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150753"
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      ": the angular distance from the nodes of the moon's orbit within which an eclipse of the sun may or must occur when the sun and moon are in conjunction there":[]
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      "\u02c8s\u00e4l-\u0259-\u02ccter-\u0113",
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    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for solitary Adjective alone , solitary , lonely , lonesome , lone , forlorn , desolate mean isolated from others. alone stresses the objective fact of being by oneself with slighter notion of emotional involvement than most of the remaining terms. everyone needs to be alone sometimes solitary may indicate isolation as a chosen course glorying in the calm of her solitary life but more often it suggests sadness and a sense of loss. left solitary by the death of his wife lonely adds to solitary a suggestion of longing for companionship. felt lonely and forsaken lonesome heightens the suggestion of sadness and poignancy. an only child often leads a lonesome life lone may replace lonely or lonesome but typically is as objective as alone . a lone robin pecking at the lawn forlorn stresses dejection, woe, and listlessness at separation from one held dear. a forlorn lost child desolate implies inconsolable grief at loss or bereavement. desolate after her brother's death",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "He took a solitary walk on the beach.",
      "A solitary house stood on top of the cliff.",
      "Most cats are solitary creatures.",
      "He's a very solitary man.",
      "Noun",
      "The prisoner was kept in solitary .",
      "weary of European civilization, the painter Paul Gauguin famously abandoned France to become a solitary in the South Seas",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Written from the perspective of a scholar in visual rhetoric \u2014 a lesbian raising a toddler with her wife \u2014 the commentary calls out the photographer\u2019s decision to depict her portrait subjects as solitary , contemplative, even mournful. \u2014 Melissa Hart, Longreads , 28 June 2022",
      "Justice Gorsuch wrote that Mr. Kennedy had sought only to offer a brief, silent and solitary prayer. \u2014 Adam Liptak, New York Times , 27 June 2022",
      "Gorsuch wrote that Kennedy had sought only to offer a brief, silent, and solitary prayer. \u2014 Adam Liptak, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
      "In 2019 and 2020, about 40 percent of solitary confinements exceeded the maximum duration allowed under agency policies. \u2014 Annie Waldman, ProPublica , 24 June 2022",
      "Some work, like coding, requires long periods of solitary effort, and is quite easy to do remotely. \u2014 Robert Sher, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Heart Valley follows a day in the life of solitary Welsh shepherd Wilf Davies. \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
      "Gun violence in the US can't be viewed as a solitary issue. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Northeast Indiana served as a summer mating ground for the mastodons, and the study found that this solitary creature annually migrated north from his home during the winter months the last three years of his life. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 13 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Witnesses at the hearing told the committee that any time in solitary can be life-altering. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Witnesses at the hearing told the committee that any time in solitary can be life-altering. \u2014 Annie Waldman, ProPublica , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "How has your thinking about reading as a solitary or a social act evolved during this time? \u2014 Eve Bowen, The New York Review of Books , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "In retaliation, Cohen says he was sent back to prison and spent 16 days in solitary until a federal judge intervened. \u2014 Dan Berman, CNN , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Machen\u2019s father was an impecunious clergyman, his mother an invalid, and their son a solitary but not lonely child. \u2014 Michael Dirda, The New York Review of Books , 28 May 2020",
      "As an interesting side note, this little pirate ship included the solitary (and sometimes cantankerous) engineer, Steve Anderson, who produced Ford police packages, under the glamorous banner DSO, for Dealer Special Order. \u2014 Mark Ewing, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "While one solitary dropped shot left him just three shots shy of Justin Rose in the lead, the emotions were too much for Kim. \u2014 Ben Morse, CNN , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Of those being held in the city's custody as of January, statistics show that 595 people had been held in solitary between 1 and 30 days, 185 people had been held for between 30 and 60 days and 44 people had been held for more than 120 days. \u2014 Cassidy Mcdonald, CBS News , 12 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, solitarie , from Anglo-French, from Latin solitarius , from solitas aloneness, from solus alone":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151149"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151508"
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  "solar day":{
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the interval between transits of the apparent or mean sun across the meridian at any place":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The first division of the day\u2019s 24 hours (known in Latin as partes minutae primae) gave them the length of the minute, which was one-1,440th of an average solar day . \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "One solar day \u2014a full day-night cycle\u2014takes 176 Earth days. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 9 Nov. 2019",
      "It\u2019s eleven-thirty at night according to my watch, but this far south the hour of the solar day is of no help in trying to understand the situation we\u2019re in here, or our work rhythms. \u2014 Barry Lopez, Harper's magazine , 10 Jan. 2019",
      "In the 1980s and 1990s, the three scientists who received the award figured out how genetic time counters in cells aligned biological function to the 24-hour solar day . \u2014 Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics , 26 Dec. 2018",
      "The length of a solar day , measured by the time between the sun\u2019s passage of any particular point in the sky, is rarely 24 hours precisely. \u2014 Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com , 13 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1751, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151537"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151602"
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  "source region":{
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      "noun"
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      ": an extensive region of the earth's surface where large masses of air having uniform temperature and humidity conditions characteristic of the region originate":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152045"
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  "social promotion":{
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      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the practice of promoting a student from one grade level to the next on the basis of age rather than academic achievement":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The plan right now is a streaming release and social promotion for the song. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Just this week, he was tapped for Spotify's global emerging artist program RADAR, which includes features in the RADAR playlist, promotional support for his upcoming releases, on-platform marketing, bespoke content and social promotion . \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "Or turning its most accomplished business leaders into beneficiaries of social promotion . \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 8 Dec. 2020",
      "Her publisher wants more online social promotion , more appearances on TV or in radio. \u2014 Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica , 11 Oct. 2020",
      "In order to make sure that people are well aware of the improved product, Chipotle is planning a marketing push that includes television commercials, digital and social promotion . \u2014 Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN , 26 Feb. 2020",
      "This takes away from others an important chance at social promotion in a country that offers surprisingly few. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 22 Jan. 2020",
      "According to an in-depth study released this week, wealth is increasingly concentrated in fewer hands because of uneven access to the educational opportunities necessary for social promotion , not to mention decades of tax breaks for the wealthy. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 10 Oct. 2019",
      "Some school districts do continue to have social promotion policies, which became popular over concerns that holding kids back would discourage them from trying and compound the problem. \u2014 Emily K. Coleman, Lake County News-Sun , 11 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1948, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152427"
  },
  "somatostatin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a polypeptide neurohormone that is found especially in the hypothalamus and inhibits the secretion of several other hormones (such as growth hormone, insulin, and gastrin)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u014d-\u02ccma-t\u0259-\u02c8sta-t\u1d4an",
      "s\u014d-\u02ccmat-\u0259-\u02c8stat-\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Among its functions, somatostatin inhibits production of insulin and growth hormone, and slows digestion. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 June 2019",
      "Specifically, the peripheral nerve damage seemed to deactivate a type of interconnected brain cells, called somatostatin (SOM) interneurons, which normally dampen pain signals. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 27 June 2017",
      "These include parvalbumin (PV), somatostatin (SOM), and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP)-expressing interneurons. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 27 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "somat- + Latin stat us (past participle of sistere to halt, cause to stand) + English -in entry 1 ; akin to Latin stare to stand \u2014 more at stand":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1973, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152542"
  },
  "solitude":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion":[],
      ": a lonely place (such as a desert)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00e4l-\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd",
      "-\u02ccty\u00fcd",
      "\u02c8s\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aloneness",
      "insulation",
      "isolation",
      "privacy",
      "secludedness",
      "seclusion",
      "segregation",
      "separateness",
      "sequestration",
      "solitariness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for solitude solitude , isolation , seclusion mean the state of one who is alone. solitude may imply a condition of being apart from all human beings or of being cut off by wish or circumstances from one's usual associates. a few quiet hours of solitude isolation stresses detachment from others often involuntarily. the isolation of the village in winter seclusion suggests a shutting away or keeping apart from others often connoting deliberate withdrawal from the world or retirement to a quiet life. lived in pastoral seclusion",
    "examples":[
      "She wished to work on her novel in solitude .",
      "He enjoyed the peace and solitude of the woods.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In other words, those few months in between the inhospitable winter and bumper-to-bumper summer present a rare chance to soak up the astounding beauty of Glacier\u2019s scenic road in relative solitude . \u2014 Brigid Mander, WSJ , 6 July 2022",
      "But losing or scaling back the relaxing, comforting solitude of a daily shower can be a tough sell, even in a drought. \u2014 Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
      "Yet, as brutal as the solitude is, the advent of other human beings in Hakan\u2019s journey\u2014even just the sight of them on the horizon\u2014is almost never good news. \u2014 Jonathan Dee, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "In some ways, this trip is echoing the solitude of my mother\u2019s initial journey. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "The solitude of the chairlift, along with the sky-high views the ride offers, is a truly special way to experience the magic of Capri. \u2014 Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure , 7 May 2022",
      "The awful solitude of her predicament is countered by the warmth of the girls\u2019 closeness. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 May 2022",
      "Down the long solitude of the shore road, across the new fresh green of the fields, upon the clear and boatless bay, there was not a soul otherwise to be seen. \u2014 Kevin Barry, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Heirs first to genocide and then to decades of a shadowy half-life, these speakers let slip not just sorrow and confusion but a fathomless loneliness\u2014the solitude of a private and communal shipwreck. \u2014 Boyd Tonkin, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin solitudin-, solitudo , from solus":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152700"
  },
  "sowar":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a member of an Indian cavalry regiment : lancer":[],
      ": a mounted orderly":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u014d\u02c8(w)\u00e4r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Persian suw\u0101r rider, from Middle Persian asb\u0101r, aspw\u0101r , from Old Persian asab\u0101ra- horseman, from asa- horse + -b\u0101ra- carried by, rider":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152709"
  },
  "sourdough":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a leaven consisting of dough in which fermentation is active":[],
      ": a veteran inhabitant and especially an old-time prospector of Alaska or northwestern Canada":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "sense 1 is also -\u02c8d\u014d",
      "\u02c8sau\u0307(-\u0259)r-\u02ccd\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Small State specializes in sourdough bread, granola, scones, cookies and, on Saturdays, Masse\u2019s wildly popular cinnamon buns. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 28 June 2022",
      "Head chef Carl Dooley prepared sourdough bread for the next day's menu at Mooncusser in Back Bay. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
      "Where to eat For breakfast swing by Pekarna Osem, easily spotted by its distinctive figure-eight shop sign (osem means eight and pekarna means bakery in Slovenian) to pick up sourdough loaves fermented for up to 16 hours. \u2014 Nicola Leigh Stewart, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Then the phone rang as Fuschillo pulled a tray of fresh sourdough loaves from the oven. \u2014 Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "Meanwhile, toast sourdough bread until golden, about 2 minutes. \u2014 Kitty Greenwald, WSJ , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The croque monsieur is a standout among them, prepared on thick-cut sourdough and slathered with creole mustard and b\u00e9chamel. \u2014 Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Which means it\u2019s time to tear off a chunk of sourdough and get down to business. \u2014 Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Jensen is a big fan of sourdough , especially loaves made with some whole wheat, so that the bran rehydrates and soaks up more of the oil for optimal flavor and a slight chew. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152712"
  },
  "so that":{
    "type":[
      "conjunction"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": that sense 2a(1)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152915"
  },
  "South Seas":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "the areas of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans in the southern hemisphere":[
        "\u2014 used especially of the South Pacific"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153027"
  },
  "solar constant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quantity of radiant solar energy received at the outer layer of the earth's atmosphere that has a mean value of 1370 watts per square meter":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In some cases, Matthews said, the stations have registered levels of solar radiation equal to or exceeding the solar constant - that is, the amount of sunlight scientists expect to see at the outermost limits of Earth's atmosphere. \u2014 Maddie Stone, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1869, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153133"
  },
  "South Sea rose":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": oleander":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1740, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153821"
  },
  "so-called":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": commonly named":[
        "the so-called pocket veto"
      ],
      ": falsely or improperly so named":[
        "deceived by a so-called friend"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u014d-\u02c8k\u022fld"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154118"
  },
  "solid solution":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a homogeneous solid phase (such as austenite) capable of existing throughout a range of chemical composition":[
        "\u2014 used chiefly of crystalline materials \u2014 often distinguished from intermetallic compound"
      ],
      "\u2014 compare mixture":[
        "\u2014 used chiefly of crystalline materials \u2014 often distinguished from intermetallic compound"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "solid entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154220"
  }
}