{ "Sedang":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a member of the Sedang people":[], ": a people related to the Cambodians of the Kontum Plateau in central Vietnam":[], ": the Mon-Khmer language of the Sedang people":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "s\u0259\u0307\u02c8da\u014b", "(\u02c8)s\u0101\u00a6d\u00e4\u014b" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115700", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Sedna":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a probable dwarf planet that orbits beyond the orbit of Neptune with a mean distance from the sun of about 520 astronomical units (48.3 billion miles)] and a diameter of approximately [870 miles (1400 kilometers)]":[ "[The planetoid] Sedna at its closest approach to the sun is still two and half times as far away as Pluto. Its orbit will eventually take it more than 12 times that far away, into a dim exurb of the solar system where the sun looks more like an ordinary star.", "\u2014 Joel Achenback , National Geographic , December 2004" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "2004, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sed-n\u0259" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-153612", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sedan landaulet":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an automobile body similar to the sedan except that the top behind the rear doors is collapsible":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-045117" }, "sedan limousine":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a sedan with an adjustable partition behind the front seat":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003257", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sedate":{ "antonyms":[ "facetious", "flip", "flippant", "humorous", "jesting", "jocular", "joking", "kittenish", "ludic", "playful" ], "definitions":{ ": keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled":[], ": to dose with sedatives":[] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "We walked the beach at a sedate pace.", "He remained sedate under pressure.", "Verb", "The doctor sedated the patient heavily.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Hideaway\u2019s 85-seat space, divided into a sedate dining room and a bar area with a view into the kitchen, felt like a place of possibility. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022", "Talking with Die Welt in 2009, Fletcher said the group had been a sedate one for many years. \u2014 Variety, NBC News , 26 May 2022", "Talking with Die Welt in 2009, Fletcher said the group had been a sedate one for many years. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 26 May 2022", "Even when tailoring emerged at its most traditional, it was styled to appear sedate . \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 20 June 2022", "His Twitter tirades make Donald Trump seem as sedate as Mr. Spock. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022", "After the pandemic saw off 2020 and led to a somewhat sedate 2021, the 2022 edition of the festival appears to have returned to its all-singing, all-dancing, up-all-night best. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022", "The Democratic Senate primary \u2013 in comparison to the GOP slugfest \u2013 has been a sedate affair. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 17 Feb. 2022", "Meanwhile, adventure-seekers can head to Spider Mountain Bike Park or hit the more sedate trails at Inks Lake State Park for gorgeous views and a study of Texas flora and fauna. \u2014 Rebecca Deurlein, Travel + Leisure , 13 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Audiences accustomed to the rapid-fire pacing of, say, the Bourne movies might find Metz\u2019s more methodically probing approach too measured, even sedate . \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Apr. 2022", "CBS Los Angeles reported that after animal control and law enforcement officers initially failed to sedate the mountain lion, the cat ran into Morse Micro Office. \u2014 CBS News , 23 Mar. 2022", "In contrast, when Beabadoobee took the stage, Kristi\u2019s performance was restrained, almost sedate at times. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Nov. 2021", "Soothing topical ingredients will help to sedate , calm and comfort overactive skin by reducing redness. \u2014 Ren\u00e9e Rouleau, refinery29.com , 28 Jan. 2022", "Critical incidents are things like suicide attempts, assaults on staff requiring hospital treatment, or a student engaged in self-injurious behavior so severe that emergency medical services considered using ketamine to sedate them. \u2014 Sandy Lewandowski, Star Tribune , 28 May 2021", "The animal sedative used in veterinary medicine to sedate cows, horses, sheep and other animals is being added to other drugs, mostly fentanyl and heroin, as a cutting agent, officials said. \u2014 Lisa Rathke, CBS News , 23 Dec. 2021", "Over the next week, her oxygen levels kept dropping and doctors had to put her on a ventilator and sedate her on Nov. 4. \u2014 Hannah Drown, cleveland , 25 Nov. 2021", "To the unaware, Port St. Lucie might look like a rather nondescript Florida town, sprawling and sedate \u2013 a suburb in search of a city with nothing that resembled a downtown until developers built one about two decades ago. \u2014 Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 Aug. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1663, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective", "1945, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin sedatus , from past participle of sedare to calm; akin to sed\u0113re to sit \u2014 more at sit":"Adjective", "back-formation from sedative":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "si-\u02c8d\u0101t" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sedate 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", "synonyms":[ "earnest", "grave", "humorless", "no-nonsense", "po-faced", "serious", "severe", "sober", "sobersided", "solemn", "staid", "uncomic", "unsmiling", "weighty" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013455", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ] }, "sedated":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": being in a calm, relaxed state resulting from or as if from the effect of a sedative drug : affected by or experiencing sedation":[ "a heavily/lightly sedated patient", "The procedure demanded that the patient be sedated but not comatose, as he had to respond to commands and answer questions.", "\u2014 John Gregory Dunne" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1948, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "si-\u02c8d\u0101-t\u0259d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171446", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sedation":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the inducing of a relaxed easy state especially by the use of sedatives":[], ": a state resulting from or as if from sedation":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "si-\u02c8d\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "For some patients, sedation may be necessary.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Since esketamine can cause sedation , impaired judgment, and has the potential for misuse, there are strict guidelines around its use. \u2014 Nikesha Elise Williams, SELF , 25 May 2022", "For example, a colonoscopy requires a preparation (mildly unpleasant and time-consuming), sedation (which can have side effects) and the procedure itself, which may have unexpected bad outcomes (such as a perforation). \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 8 Sep. 2021", "Ketamine is an injectable anesthetic that has traditionally been used for short-term sedation and anesthesia. \u2014 Nikesha Elise Williams, SELF , 25 May 2022", "Fentanyl was developed in 1959 to be used for chronic pain, anesthesia as well as sedation , according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. \u2014 Nathan Luna, ABC News , 10 May 2022", "The lucrative practice, with five offices in the Pittsburgh area, specializes in sedation dentistry, providing anesthesia for fearful patients. \u2014 CBS News , 16 Apr. 2022", "After a night without sedation , though, Waltman was put back on life support when her blood pressure and heartbeat suddenly spiked and her oxygen levels dipped. \u2014 Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE.com , 31 Mar. 2022", "The anesthesia for carpal tunnel syndrome is local, sometimes with sedation , and not normally general anesthetic. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 20 Oct. 2021", "You\u2019ll be asked to wear a hospital gown, and you\u2019ll get prepped with an IV port for moderate or deep sedation . \u2014 Kathryn Watson, SELF , 1 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1543, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-034415" }, "sedative":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a sedative agent or drug":[], ": tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize nervousness or excitement":[] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "some people find a glass of wine to be a civilized and sedative addition to an evening meal", "Noun", "The patient was given a powerful sedative .", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "In these films, mood is not subservient to message: The mood is the message, working to disperse the sedative haze of the everyday. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022", "The state's lethal injection protocol uses a combination of the drugs midazolam as a sedative , vecuronium bromide as a paralytic, and potassium chloride to stop the heart. \u2014 Andy Rose And Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN , 10 June 2022", "Caffeine can reduce the sedative effects of alcohol; this may allow someone to drink for longer periods of time. \u2014 Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American , 9 Nov. 2010", "Murphey was prescribed Versed, a sedative , but Vaught inadvertently gave her a fatal dose of vecuronium, a powerful paralyzer. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 13 May 2022", "In the days before Dixon's death, the method of lethal injection was questioned by his lawyers, who said that a batch of the sedative sodium pentobarbital mixed in February had expired and that its use would violate Arizona's execution rules. \u2014 Erik Ortiz, NBC News , 11 May 2022", "But the Nevada Department of Corrections supply of the sedative ketamine expired Feb. 28, and Randall Gilmer, chief deputy state attorney general, said prison officials have been unable to get more. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022", "He was placed in a chokehold and paramedics injected him with the powerful sedative ketamine. \u2014 Amy Forliti, chicagotribune.com , 15 Apr. 2022", "In 2015, a split court found constitutional the use of the sedative midazolam in lethal injections. \u2014 CBS News , 31 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Attorneys for the state rejected that argument and maintained that a 500-milligram dose of the sedative was more than enough to ensure that inmates are unable to feel pain. \u2014 Sean Murphy, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022", "Tennessee uses a three-drug series to put inmates to death: midazolam, a sedative to render the inmate unconscious; vecuronium bromide, to paralyze the inmate; and potassium chloride, to stop the heart. \u2014 Fox News , 14 May 2022", "The family doctor was there administering some type of sedative to her. \u2014 Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com , 22 Apr. 2022", "Doctors gave him twice the normal dose of Versed \u2014 a powerful sedative \u2014 to calm him. \u2014 Victoria Bekiempis, Rolling Stone , 26 Mar. 2022", "Following a physical altercation, he was injected with a lethal dose of a sedative . \u2014 CNN , 14 Apr. 2022", "There is a celebrated Fijian custom where people gather around a wooden bowl called a Tanoa to drink kava, a mild sedative made from the root of a pepper plant, sharing stories through song. \u2014 Mickey Rapkin, Town & Country , 3 Feb. 2022", "When the researchers are finished, the veterinarian administers a drug to help reverse the sedative . \u2014 New York Times , 23 Dec. 2021", "In 2019 a Spanish study was published that found propofol \u2013 the sedative used for anaesthesia (and the drug that killed Michael Jackson) \u2013 may help soften the painful memories that accompany heartbreak. \u2014 Eleanor Morgan, refinery29.com , 15 Dec. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1779, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective", "1797, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, alleviating pain, from Middle French sedatif , from Medieval Latin sedativus , from Latin sedatus":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sed-\u0259t-iv", "\u02c8se-d\u0259-tiv" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "calming", "comforting", "dreamy", "lulling", "narcotic", "pacifying", "quieting", "relaxing", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010333", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "sedative salt":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": boric acid":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085348", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sedatives":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a sedative agent or drug":[], ": tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize nervousness or excitement":[] }, "examples":[ "Adjective", "some people find a glass of wine to be a civilized and sedative addition to an evening meal", "Noun", "The patient was given a powerful sedative .", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "In these films, mood is not subservient to message: The mood is the message, working to disperse the sedative haze of the everyday. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022", "The state's lethal injection protocol uses a combination of the drugs midazolam as a sedative , vecuronium bromide as a paralytic, and potassium chloride to stop the heart. \u2014 Andy Rose And Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN , 10 June 2022", "Caffeine can reduce the sedative effects of alcohol; this may allow someone to drink for longer periods of time. \u2014 Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American , 9 Nov. 2010", "Murphey was prescribed Versed, a sedative , but Vaught inadvertently gave her a fatal dose of vecuronium, a powerful paralyzer. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 13 May 2022", "In the days before Dixon's death, the method of lethal injection was questioned by his lawyers, who said that a batch of the sedative sodium pentobarbital mixed in February had expired and that its use would violate Arizona's execution rules. \u2014 Erik Ortiz, NBC News , 11 May 2022", "But the Nevada Department of Corrections supply of the sedative ketamine expired Feb. 28, and Randall Gilmer, chief deputy state attorney general, said prison officials have been unable to get more. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022", "He was placed in a chokehold and paramedics injected him with the powerful sedative ketamine. \u2014 Amy Forliti, chicagotribune.com , 15 Apr. 2022", "In 2015, a split court found constitutional the use of the sedative midazolam in lethal injections. \u2014 CBS News , 31 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Attorneys for the state rejected that argument and maintained that a 500-milligram dose of the sedative was more than enough to ensure that inmates are unable to feel pain. \u2014 Sean Murphy, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022", "Tennessee uses a three-drug series to put inmates to death: midazolam, a sedative to render the inmate unconscious; vecuronium bromide, to paralyze the inmate; and potassium chloride, to stop the heart. \u2014 Fox News , 14 May 2022", "The family doctor was there administering some type of sedative to her. \u2014 Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com , 22 Apr. 2022", "Doctors gave him twice the normal dose of Versed \u2014 a powerful sedative \u2014 to calm him. \u2014 Victoria Bekiempis, Rolling Stone , 26 Mar. 2022", "Following a physical altercation, he was injected with a lethal dose of a sedative . \u2014 CNN , 14 Apr. 2022", "There is a celebrated Fijian custom where people gather around a wooden bowl called a Tanoa to drink kava, a mild sedative made from the root of a pepper plant, sharing stories through song. \u2014 Mickey Rapkin, Town & Country , 3 Feb. 2022", "When the researchers are finished, the veterinarian administers a drug to help reverse the sedative . \u2014 New York Times , 23 Dec. 2021", "In 2019 a Spanish study was published that found propofol \u2013 the sedative used for anaesthesia (and the drug that killed Michael Jackson) \u2013 may help soften the painful memories that accompany heartbreak. \u2014 Eleanor Morgan, refinery29.com , 15 Dec. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1779, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective", "1797, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, alleviating pain, from Middle French sedatif , from Medieval Latin sedativus , from Latin sedatus":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sed-\u0259t-iv", "\u02c8se-d\u0259-tiv" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "calming", "comforting", "dreamy", "lulling", "narcotic", "pacifying", "quieting", "relaxing", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084602", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "sedge root":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{}, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195454", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sedge warbler":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a small warbler ( Acrocephalus schoenobaenus ) that breeds among reeds and sedges in Europe and Asia and winters in Africa, is rusty brownish above with dark centers to the feathers and buffy white below, and has a loud sweet song":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190200", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sediment":{ "antonyms":[ "lay", "settle" ], "definitions":{ ": material deposited by water, wind, or glaciers":[], ": the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid":[], ": to deposit as sediment":[], ": to deposit sediment":[], ": to settle to the bottom in a liquid":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "There was a layer of sediment in the bottom of the tank.", "the sediment at the bottom of the river needs to be routinely dredged so that it doesn't interfere with barge traffic", "Verb", "the water flowing into the reservoir is sedimenting silt faster than was originally expected", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Nageswara Swamy was buried by sand and sediment from the river as the Penna meandered and shifted its course, reports S. Murali for the Hindu. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 June 2020", "Curtin and her colleagues used weighted tubes to collect nine-foot-long sediment cores representing 10,000 years of history from the bottom of a lake on the island of Eysturoy. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Dec. 2021", "Twenty years ago, geochemist Arash Sharifi began to drill sediment cores in Iran\u2019s Lake Urmia\u2014then the largest lake in the Middle East\u2014to probe its recent climate history. \u2014 Richard Stone, Science | AAAS , 29 Apr. 2021", "SuperCam, the remote microimager that studies the chemistry of rocks and sediment , is French. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 26 Feb. 2021", "Some salts of cyanide can precipitate out and build up as a kind of sediment . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 1 June 2022", "Supporters of that alternative plan say the amount of sediment needing to be removed would be reduced, in turn lowering the cost. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 17 May 2022", "Hundreds of millions of tons of sediment were pushed downstream, burying some farmland as far away as the Delta. \u2014 David Owen, The New Yorker , 11 May 2022", "All of the sediment has drifted to the bottom of the lake. \u2014 Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The team observed the octopuses launch objects and sediment several body lengths away. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Sep. 2021", "The cores, presented here today at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America, were captured at the farthest extent of the ash\u2019s reach, recorded as wisps of tephra in finely sedimented , ancient mud uplifted near the ocean floor. \u2014 Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS , 25 Oct. 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1859, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin sedimentum settling, from sed\u0113re to sit, sink down":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8se-d\u0259-m\u0259nt", "\u02c8sed-\u0259-m\u0259nt", "-\u02ccment", "\u02c8se-d\u0259-\u02ccment" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "deposit", "deposition", "dregs", "grounds", "precipitate", "settlings" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202951", "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ] }, "seditious":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": disposed to arouse or take part in or guilty of sedition":[], ": of, relating to, or tending toward sedition":[] }, "examples":[ "several dissidents were jailed for leading protests that the government branded as seditious", "Recent Examples on the Web", "On June 6, a federal grand jury indicted five leaders of the right-wing Proud Boys militia on charges of seditious conspiracy. \u2014 Doyle Mcmanuswashington Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022", "James has pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy for storming the Capitol. \u2014 Dalton Bennett, Washington Post , 24 June 2022", "Defendants have admitted to crimes ranging from misdemeanors to felony seditious conspiracy. \u2014 CBS News , 23 June 2022", "An Oath Keepers leader and other members or associates have been charged with seditious conspiracy related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. \u2014 Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022", "Earlier this month, federal prosecutors escalated their case against the group, unveiling new charges of seditious conspiracy against Tarrio and four top associates allegedly involved in the attack. \u2014 Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022", "Some members of those groups have been charged with seditious conspiracy. \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 21 June 2022", "The crimes that legal experts say Mr. Trump may have committed \u2014 obstructing Congress, defrauding the American people and seditious conspiracy \u2014 fall into that bucket. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022", "The crimes that legal experts say Trump may have committed \u2014 obstructing Congress, defrauding the American people and seditious conspiracy \u2014 fall into that bucket. \u2014 Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "si-\u02c8di-sh\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "incendiary", "inflammatory" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181904", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "sedra":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of sedra variant of sidra" ], "examples":[], "first_known_use":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-180318", "type":[] }, "seduce":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": attract":[], ": to carry out the physical seduction of : entice to sexual intercourse":[], ": to lead astray usually by persuasion or false promises":[], ": to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty":[] }, "examples":[ "He tried to seduce her.", "She was seduced by an older man.", "The other team seduced him with a better offer.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The palazzo is currently home to a major survey of work by South African artist Marlene Dumas -- known for her emotive paintings that can often shock, entertain and seduce you all at once. \u2014 Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN , 14 May 2022", "The hypothesis is that false and dangerous ideas seduce audiences who would otherwise be unaware or indifferent to such outlandish thinking. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 18 May 2022", "Anthony DeSilva, who was charged in 2012 with numerous offenses, including use of a computer to seduce a child, but pleaded no contest to a single count of unlawful computer usage. \u2014 NBC News , 2 May 2022", "Robotaxis, especially with services like those above, will be able to seduce even more people away from car ownership, but the big question is, how many", "And in another case of a trusted adult working to seduce children, how much time will a former Mayfield Heights teacher spend in prison for collecting lewd pictures of children, including his former students", "When his disapproving mother hires a ham delivery driver (Cruz\u2019s future husband, Javier Bardem) to seduce her, hilarity ensues. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 28 Apr. 2022", "Wescott agreed to plead guilty to sending harmful matter with the intent to seduce a minor, a charge involving the older girl. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022", "Throughout the music video, Dua and Megan wear an array of outfits befitting of witches who seduce their meals: ornate black gowns, pastel corsets, glittery bodysuits, and over-the-knee boots. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Late Latin seducere , from Latin, to lead away, from se- apart + ducere to lead \u2014 more at tow entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "si-\u02c8d\u00fcs", "-\u02c8dy\u00fcs" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for seduce lure , entice , inveigle , decoy , tempt , seduce mean to lead astray from one's true course. lure implies a drawing into danger, evil, or difficulty through attracting and deceiving. lured naive investors with get-rich-quick schemes entice suggests drawing by artful or adroit means. advertising designed to entice new customers inveigle implies enticing by cajoling or flattering. fund-raisers inveigling wealthy alumni decoy implies a luring into entrapment by artifice. attempting to decoy the enemy into an ambush tempt implies the presenting of an attraction so strong that it overcomes the restraints of conscience or better judgment. tempted by the offer of money seduce implies a leading astray by persuasion or false promises. seduced by assurances of assistance", "synonyms":[ "allure", "bait", "beguile", "betray", "decoy", "entice", "lead on", "lure", "solicit", "tempt" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203308", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "seducee":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": one who is seduced":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "seduce + -ee":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "s\u0259\u0307\u00a6d(y)\u00fc\u00a6s\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025023", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "seducement":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": seduction":[], ": something that serves to seduce":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8dy\u00fcs", "si-\u02c8d\u00fcs-m\u0259nt" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065811", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "seducer":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": attract":[], ": to carry out the physical seduction of : entice to sexual intercourse":[], ": to lead astray usually by persuasion or false promises":[], ": to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty":[] }, "examples":[ "He tried to seduce her.", "She was seduced by an older man.", "The other team seduced him with a better offer.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The palazzo is currently home to a major survey of work by South African artist Marlene Dumas -- known for her emotive paintings that can often shock, entertain and seduce you all at once. \u2014 Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN , 14 May 2022", "The hypothesis is that false and dangerous ideas seduce audiences who would otherwise be unaware or indifferent to such outlandish thinking. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 18 May 2022", "Anthony DeSilva, who was charged in 2012 with numerous offenses, including use of a computer to seduce a child, but pleaded no contest to a single count of unlawful computer usage. \u2014 NBC News , 2 May 2022", "Robotaxis, especially with services like those above, will be able to seduce even more people away from car ownership, but the big question is, how many", "And in another case of a trusted adult working to seduce children, how much time will a former Mayfield Heights teacher spend in prison for collecting lewd pictures of children, including his former students", "When his disapproving mother hires a ham delivery driver (Cruz\u2019s future husband, Javier Bardem) to seduce her, hilarity ensues. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 28 Apr. 2022", "Wescott agreed to plead guilty to sending harmful matter with the intent to seduce a minor, a charge involving the older girl. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022", "Throughout the music video, Dua and Megan wear an array of outfits befitting of witches who seduce their meals: ornate black gowns, pastel corsets, glittery bodysuits, and over-the-knee boots. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 Mar. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Late Latin seducere , from Latin, to lead away, from se- apart + ducere to lead \u2014 more at tow entry 1":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "si-\u02c8d\u00fcs", "-\u02c8dy\u00fcs" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for seduce lure , entice , inveigle , decoy , tempt , seduce mean to lead astray from one's true course. lure implies a drawing into danger, evil, or difficulty through attracting and deceiving. lured naive investors with get-rich-quick schemes entice suggests drawing by artful or adroit means. advertising designed to entice new customers inveigle implies enticing by cajoling or flattering. fund-raisers inveigling wealthy alumni decoy implies a luring into entrapment by artifice. attempting to decoy the enemy into an ambush tempt implies the presenting of an attraction so strong that it overcomes the restraints of conscience or better judgment. tempted by the offer of money seduce implies a leading astray by persuasion or false promises. seduced by assurances of assistance", "synonyms":[ "allure", "bait", "beguile", "betray", "decoy", "entice", "lead on", "lure", "solicit", "tempt" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020951", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "seducible":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": capable of being seduced":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "seducible from Late Latin seducibilis , from seducere to seduce (from Latin, to lead aside, lead away) + Latin -ibilis -ible; seduceable from seduce + -able":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111453", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "seducingly":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": in a seductive manner":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "seducing (from present participle of seduce ) + -ly":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063224", "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "seduction":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": something that attracts or charms":[], ": something that seduces : temptation":[] }, "examples":[ "The book describes his seductions of young women.", "the swift seduction of the college freshman into a life of drinking and partying", "Recent Examples on the Web", "It\u2019s the seduction by Proctor, ostensibly the play\u2019s hero, of young Abigail that animates the dramatist\u2019s plot. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 20 May 2022", "But the dangerous seduction threatens to turn deadly at any moment. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 May 2022", "When Martha's seduction takes him down several pegs, his simmering entitlement and rage glimmer just so. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 6 May 2022", "Her role was flattery, seduction , charm\u2014influence behind the scenes. \u2014 Joanna Scutts, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022", "Sweet seduction is on the menu at Boy Band Brunch, held every other Sunday afternoon at one of New York\u2019s new kids on the block: Chelsea Table + Stage, a performance venue that opened in September inside the Hilton New York Fashion District hotel. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022", "Everyone is seducing everyone else, or already has, or is plotting a future seduction . \u2014 Francine Prose, The New York Review of Books , 23 Feb. 2022", "Another important difference evident in the Ratmansky remake is the character of Odile, whose Act II seduction of Prince Siegfried crushes Odette\u2019s chance for freedom from the spell. \u2014 Sean Erwin, sun-sentinel.com , 22 Feb. 2022", "That\u2019s why Dumont presents France through several genre signifiers: Her seduction at a sanitarium by a handsome journalist (Emanuele Arioli) evokes Thomas Mann\u2019s Magic Mountain. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 5 Jan. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle French, from Late Latin seduction-, seductio , from Latin, act of leading aside, from seducere":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "si-\u02c8d\u0259k-sh\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "allurement", "enticement", "lure", "temptation" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012803", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "seductive":{ "antonyms":[ "repellent", "repellant", "repelling", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "unalluring" ], "definitions":{ ": tending to seduce : having alluring or tempting qualities":[ "a seductive , sometimes disingenuous man", "\u2014 Thatcher Freund", "a seductive aroma" ] }, "examples":[ "the seductive power of advertising", "people always remarked on the cult leader's seductive personality", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Described as clean, woodsy, fresh, seductive , and bold, the Y Eau de Parfum from Yves Saint Laurent features notes of wood, sage, and geranium. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022", "Through scenes that are at once spiritual and seductive , vulnerable and electric, this film delves into what happens when the balance between art and business\u2014or culture and society\u2014goes off-kilter. \u2014 Melissa Giannini, ELLE , 18 May 2022", "Sure, the ingredient list may seem innocuous, seductive even\u2014rhum, lime and sugar", "The exhibition offers an exceptional opportunity to get to know this versatile artist, by turns seductive , playful, tender and tragic, much better, and to contemplate his impact on several generations of Renaissance artists in Florence and beyond. \u2014 Cammy Brothers, WSJ , 7 May 2022", "There is no every-down position in football less seductive , less provocative, than offensive guard. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022", "Carnage supplies Drake\u2019s seductive soundboard here. \u2014 Michael Saponara, Billboard , 17 June 2022", "Rarely does pop music sound this effervescent and seductive , wide-eyed and seasoned, soothing but still dangerous enough to keep you on your toes. \u2014 Jason Lamphier, EW.com , 17 June 2022", "Their handpicked hides are tanned then finessed by their \u2018Valstarino\u2019 process, where fine skins are taken to thickness of 1.2 and 0.8 millimeters, delivering layers of highly seductive yet low key style. \u2014 Tom Stubbs, Vogue , 14 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1651, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "si-\u02c8d\u0259k-tiv" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "alluring", "appealing", "attractive", "bewitching", "captivating", "charismatic", "charming", "elfin", "enchanting", "engaging", "entrancing", "fascinating", "fetching", "glamorous", "glamourous", "luring", "magnetic" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045706", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "seductiveness":{ "antonyms":[ "repellent", "repellant", "repelling", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "unalluring" ], "definitions":{ ": tending to seduce : having alluring or tempting qualities":[ "a seductive , sometimes disingenuous man", "\u2014 Thatcher Freund", "a seductive aroma" ] }, "examples":[ "the seductive power of advertising", "people always remarked on the cult leader's seductive personality", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Described as clean, woodsy, fresh, seductive , and bold, the Y Eau de Parfum from Yves Saint Laurent features notes of wood, sage, and geranium. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022", "Through scenes that are at once spiritual and seductive , vulnerable and electric, this film delves into what happens when the balance between art and business\u2014or culture and society\u2014goes off-kilter. \u2014 Melissa Giannini, ELLE , 18 May 2022", "Sure, the ingredient list may seem innocuous, seductive even\u2014rhum, lime and sugar", "The exhibition offers an exceptional opportunity to get to know this versatile artist, by turns seductive , playful, tender and tragic, much better, and to contemplate his impact on several generations of Renaissance artists in Florence and beyond. \u2014 Cammy Brothers, WSJ , 7 May 2022", "There is no every-down position in football less seductive , less provocative, than offensive guard. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022", "Carnage supplies Drake\u2019s seductive soundboard here. \u2014 Michael Saponara, Billboard , 17 June 2022", "Rarely does pop music sound this effervescent and seductive , wide-eyed and seasoned, soothing but still dangerous enough to keep you on your toes. \u2014 Jason Lamphier, EW.com , 17 June 2022", "Their handpicked hides are tanned then finessed by their \u2018Valstarino\u2019 process, where fine skins are taken to thickness of 1.2 and 0.8 millimeters, delivering layers of highly seductive yet low key style. \u2014 Tom Stubbs, Vogue , 14 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1651, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "si-\u02c8d\u0259k-tiv" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "alluring", "appealing", "attractive", "bewitching", "captivating", "charismatic", "charming", "elfin", "enchanting", "engaging", "entrancing", "fascinating", "fetching", "glamorous", "glamourous", "luring", "magnetic" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031154", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "seductress":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a woman who seduces":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "si-\u02c8d\u0259k-tr\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "enchantress", "femme fatale", "siren", "temptress" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "in the movie she played Cleopatra, one of history's most famous seductresses", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Stause, 40, is featured prominently in the video, first as a seductress in the store, wearing a black leather dress, and later as the two make out in various locales. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 12 May 2022", "In this love triangle, where Anuel chose to date Yailin rather than get back with Karol G, Yailin is cast as the siren, the seductress who stole a grown man away. \u2014 Melania Luisa Marte, refinery29.com , 23 Feb. 2022", "If Riding is a first-class provocateur and seductress , her deeper motives often feel unclear. \u2014 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022", "This classic musical takes you inside of the infamous Kit Kat Klub in 1930s Berlin where a seductress named Sally strikes up a relationship with an American writer. \u2014 cleveland , 16 Dec. 2021", "Colonial era films invented the exotic seductress and the foreign woman in distress, and modern movies and TV shows have ushered in the undesirable nerd, experts say. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Nov. 2021", "Zemeckis told her that the studio was looking at people with bigger names for the role, but Rossellini felt uniquely prepared to play a seductress proffering an elixir for eternal youth. \u2014 Harper's BAZAAR , 3 May 2021", "But with the exception of a malign seductress , the characters are just too nice \u2013 which can be a comfort, but also a drama killer. \u2014 Heller Mcalpin, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 Apr. 2021", "Lister proved a shrewd business owner, not to mention a diligent seductress of local gentlewomen. \u2014 Joshua Levine, Travel + Leisure , 7 Mar. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "obsolete seductor male seducer, from Late Latin, from seducere to seduce":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1802, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-093825" }, "sedulous":{ "antonyms":[ "idle", "inactive", "unbusy", "unemployed", "unoccupied" ], "definitions":{ ": diligent in application or pursuit":[ "a sedulous student" ], ": involving or accomplished with careful perseverance":[ "sedulous craftsmanship" ] }, "examples":[ "an impressively sedulous suitor, he was constantly sending her flowers and other tokens of his affection", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Manchin has been a sedulous supporter of the fossil fuel industry. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022", "The skirmish over Arista was the second great battle of Clive\u2019s life, as a sedulous Vanity Fair account of the affair put it. \u2014 Amy X. Wang, Rolling Stone , 9 Sep. 2021", "One might be tempted to defend this sedulous cultivation of Tom Barrack by Bloomberg and Charlie Rose by asserting that no one on the outside could know the truth of what was going on inside Trump\u2019s brain or the Middle East at the time. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 21 July 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin sedulus , from sedulo sincerely, diligently, from sed-, se without + dolus guile \u2014 more at suicide":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8se-j\u0259-l\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sedulous busy , industrious , diligent , assiduous , sedulous mean actively engaged or occupied. busy chiefly stresses activity as opposed to idleness or leisure. too busy to spend time with the children industrious implies characteristic or habitual devotion to work. industrious employees diligent suggests earnest application to some specific object or pursuit. very diligent in her pursuit of a degree assiduous stresses careful and unremitting application. assiduous practice sedulous implies painstaking and persevering application. a sedulous investigation of the murder", "synonyms":[ "active", "assiduous", "bustling", "busy", "diligent", "employed", "engaged", "hopping", "industrious", "laborious", "occupied", "tied-up", "working" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181547", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "sedulously":{ "antonyms":[ "idle", "inactive", "unbusy", "unemployed", "unoccupied" ], "definitions":{ ": diligent in application or pursuit":[ "a sedulous student" ], ": involving or accomplished with careful perseverance":[ "sedulous craftsmanship" ] }, "examples":[ "an impressively sedulous suitor, he was constantly sending her flowers and other tokens of his affection", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Manchin has been a sedulous supporter of the fossil fuel industry. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022", "The skirmish over Arista was the second great battle of Clive\u2019s life, as a sedulous Vanity Fair account of the affair put it. \u2014 Amy X. Wang, Rolling Stone , 9 Sep. 2021", "One might be tempted to defend this sedulous cultivation of Tom Barrack by Bloomberg and Charlie Rose by asserting that no one on the outside could know the truth of what was going on inside Trump\u2019s brain or the Middle East at the time. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 21 July 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin sedulus , from sedulo sincerely, diligently, from sed-, se without + dolus guile \u2014 more at suicide":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8se-j\u0259-l\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sedulous busy , industrious , diligent , assiduous , sedulous mean actively engaged or occupied. busy chiefly stresses activity as opposed to idleness or leisure. too busy to spend time with the children industrious implies characteristic or habitual devotion to work. industrious employees diligent suggests earnest application to some specific object or pursuit. very diligent in her pursuit of a degree assiduous stresses careful and unremitting application. assiduous practice sedulous implies painstaking and persevering application. a sedulous investigation of the murder", "synonyms":[ "active", "assiduous", "bustling", "busy", "diligent", "employed", "engaged", "hopping", "industrious", "laborious", "occupied", "tied-up", "working" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090844", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "sedens":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a person who remains a resident of the place or region of his birth \u2014 compare nomad , migrant":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8s\u0113\u02ccdenz" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin sedent-, sedens , from Latin, present participle of sed\u0113re to sit":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163225" }, "sedum":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of a genus ( Sedum ) of widely distributed fleshy herbs of the orpine family \u2014 compare stonecrop":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8s\u0113-d\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Succulents, especially sedum (stonecrops) generally perform well on green roofs due to their drought survival skills, ability to uptake large quantities of water and low-maintenance requirements. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Oct. 2021", "Pink blooms on this upright sedum darken to wine-red from August to October on reddish stems. \u2014 Thad Orr, Better Homes & Gardens , 3 Nov. 2021", "There are zinnias, daylilies, coral bells, hostas, different kinds of sedum , spotted dead nettle (lamium), vinca, thyme, sage and oregano. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 July 2021", "On top of a tool shed is a green roof made of sedum and solar panels to fuel garden equipment. \u2014 Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2021", "There are perennials \u2013 like ornamental grasses, coneflower, Joe-Pye weed, sedum and black-eyed Susan \u2013 that provide birds with much-need seeds and insects with places to spend the winter. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Nov. 2020", "In gardens, butterflies and other pollinators visit Mexican sunflowers, Autumn Joy sedum and blooming hostas. \u2014 Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune , 3 Sep. 2020", "Although the habit and shape are similar, Creeping Jenny does not have thick, fleshy leaves like this sedum . \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 9 Aug. 2020", "The green roof has campanula, sedum and some grasses on it. \u2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 Apr. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Latin, houseleek":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1760, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190552" }, "sedulousness":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": involving or accomplished with careful perseverance":[ "sedulous craftsmanship" ], ": diligent in application or pursuit":[ "a sedulous student" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8se-j\u0259-l\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "active", "assiduous", "bustling", "busy", "diligent", "employed", "engaged", "hopping", "industrious", "laborious", "occupied", "tied-up", "working" ], "antonyms":[ "idle", "inactive", "unbusy", "unemployed", "unoccupied" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sedulous busy , industrious , diligent , assiduous , sedulous mean actively engaged or occupied. busy chiefly stresses activity as opposed to idleness or leisure. too busy to spend time with the children industrious implies characteristic or habitual devotion to work. industrious employees diligent suggests earnest application to some specific object or pursuit. very diligent in her pursuit of a degree assiduous stresses careful and unremitting application. assiduous practice sedulous implies painstaking and persevering application. a sedulous investigation of the murder", "examples":[ "an impressively sedulous suitor, he was constantly sending her flowers and other tokens of his affection", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Manchin has been a sedulous supporter of the fossil fuel industry. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022", "The skirmish over Arista was the second great battle of Clive\u2019s life, as a sedulous Vanity Fair account of the affair put it. \u2014 Amy X. Wang, Rolling Stone , 9 Sep. 2021", "One might be tempted to defend this sedulous cultivation of Tom Barrack by Bloomberg and Charlie Rose by asserting that no one on the outside could know the truth of what was going on inside Trump\u2019s brain or the Middle East at the time. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 21 July 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin sedulus , from sedulo sincerely, diligently, from sed-, se without + dolus guile \u2014 more at suicide":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224514" }, "sedulity":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": sedulous activity : diligence":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "si-\u02c8d\u00fc-l\u0259-t\u0113", "-\u02c8dy\u00fc-" ], "synonyms":[ "assiduity", "assiduousness", "diligence", "industriousness", "industry", "sedulousness" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "her sedulity was rewarded when the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1542, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005232" }, "sedent":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": sitting":[ "\u2014 used especially of a statue" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8s\u0113d\u1d4ant" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin sedent-, sedens , present participle of sed\u0113re to sit":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002721" }, "sedimentary":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": of, relating to, or containing sediment":[ "sedimentary deposits" ], ": formed by or from deposits of sediment":[ "sedimentary rock" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccse-d\u0259-\u02c8men-t\u0259-r\u0113", "-\u02c8men-tr\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The Mars rover's current focus is drilling cores and examing the sedimentary rocks around the delta area. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 9 June 2022", "These conclusions come from chemical patterns in a group of sedimentary rocks, called the Murray formation, that Curiosity sampled along its path up Mount Sharp. \u2014 Lee Billings, Scientific American , 1 Nov. 2021", "The rocks in the delta are most likely sedimentary , trapping and preserving precious layers of silt from the river that once flowed into the crater's lake. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 15 Dec. 2021", "The younger rock layers on top are mostly sedimentary , evidence of long-ago, shallow inland seas. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Oct. 2021", "The girl\u2019s molar was embedded in sedimentary rock called breccia on a cave wall also containing bone fragments and teeth from animals including ancient rhinos and elephants. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 18 May 2022", "It\u2019s in the foothills in an area called Greenheugh Pediment and able to see different sedimentary layers shaped by water billions of years ago. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 16 May 2022", "Two different specimens were found in 2012 in southern Mendoza in the Plottier Formation, a group of sedimentary rocks containing the remains of sauropods, theropods, turtles, crocodiles and pterosaurs, Ortiz David said. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 29 May 2022", "Further, as the researchers note, layers of light-colored volcanic ash can be found buried in the sedimentary rock. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 12 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-050826" }, "Sedentaria":{ "type":[ "plural noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a division of Polychaeta comprising sedentary usually tube-dwelling worms with reduced parapodia and sense organs and typically with highly developed filamentous anterior respiratory organs or gills \u2014 compare errantia , sabellaria":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccsed\u1d4an\u2027\u02c8ta(a)r\u0113\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of sedentarius sedentary":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-062609" }, "sedition":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "si-\u02c8di-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The leaders of the group have been arrested and charged with sedition .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Among the highest-profile cases is that of Fahad Shah, founder and editor in chief of the weekly magazine Kashmir Walla, who was arrested in February under anti-terror and sedition laws. \u2014 Nusrat Sidiq, NBC News , 26 June 2022", "The local authorities have also revived colonial era laws on sedition to silence opposition voices. \u2014 Vivienne Chow, Variety , 16 June 2022", "The Proud Boys\u2019 former chairman, Enrique Tarrio, and several members have been charged by the Justice Department with the most significant possible charge for January 6 violence: sedition . \u2014 Maya Wiley, The New Republic , 9 June 2022", "Nongovernmental organizations have reported more than 1,400 arrests and 500 people sentenced to up to 20 years in prison for vandalism or sedition . \u2014 Zeke Miller, Andrea Rodriguez And Aamer Madhani, Anchorage Daily News , 17 May 2022", "Along with 10-year-old Jeffrey, Khristen tries to figure out how best to take part in corporate sedition without losing all hope. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Aug. 2021", "Sherwin told 60 Minutes that evidence potentially supported charges of sedition against some of those who participated in the attack. \u2014 Alexander Mallin, ABC News , 4 May 2022", "In 1804, another modernizing autocrat, Napoleon Bonaparte, arrested Louis Antoine, the duke of Enghien, on suspicion of sedition . \u2014 Graeme Wood, The Atlantic , 3 Mar. 2022", "Nongovernmental organizations have reported more than 1,400 arrests and 500 people sentenced to up to 20 years in prison for vandalism or sedition . \u2014 Zeke Miller, Andrea Rodriguez And Aamer Madhani, Anchorage Daily News , 17 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English sedicioun , from Anglo-French sediciun , from Latin sedition-, seditio , literally, separation, from sed-, se- apart + ition-, itio act of going, from ire to go \u2014 more at secede , issue entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-064930" }, "sedimentary rock":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": rock formed of mechanical, chemical, or organic sediment: such as":[], ": clastic rock (as conglomerate, sandstone, or shale) formed of fragments of other rock transported from its source and deposited in water":[], ": rock (as rock salt or gypsum) formed by precipitation from solution":[], ": rock (as limestone) formed from secretions of organisms":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-082805" }, "seditionary":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an inciter or promoter of sedition":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-sh\u0259\u02ccner\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Late Latin seditionarius rebel, revolutionary, from Latin sedition-, seditio sedition + -arius -ary":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-111650" }, "Sedentariae":{ "type":[ "plural noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a group including sedentary web-spinning spiders that wait for their prey to become entangled in their snares":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u0113\u02cc\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Latin, feminine plural of sedentarius 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"Recent Examples on the Web", "Mercedes-Benz introduced an all-new C-Class earlier this year with the arrival of the C300 4MATIC sedan . \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 1 July 2022", "Chandra hopped out of the SUV and pulled on the sedan \u2019s driver\u2019s side door. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2022", "The Accent subcompact sedan is also getting the axe after the 2022 model year. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 30 June 2022", "Pro driver Ben Collins\u2014AKA the Stig from Top Gear\u2014drove the 1,050 hp Lucid Air electric sedan to victory over the weekend with a record time for a production car of 50.79 seconds. \u2014 Laura Burstein, Robb Report , 29 June 2022", "Police initially said multiple suspects in a dark vehicle opened fire on the white sedan occupied by the brothers. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 27 June 2022", "The victims were inside the four-door sedan when it was struck. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022", "Moreover, the sedan 's Energizing Air Control Plus system cuts odors such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. \u2014 Bymorgan Korn, ABC News , 26 June 2022", "The company has said the sedan will be Cadillac\u2019s premier offering and custom-built at its engineering center near Detroit. \u2014 Mike Colias, WSJ , 24 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "origin unknown":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1636, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-154132" }, "sedimentarily":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": in a sedimentary manner":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6sed\u0259m\u0259n\u2027\u00a6ter\u0259l\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-175518" }, "sedimentology":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a branch of science that deals with sedimentary rocks and their inclusions":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02ccmen-", "\u02ccse-d\u0259-m\u0259n-\u02c8t\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1932, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-195244" }, "sed":{ "type":[ "abbreviation" ], "definitions":{ "sedimentation":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-211934" }, "sedimentate":{ "type":[ "transitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to cause (as sewage) to deposit sediment":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sed\u0259m\u0259n\u2027\u02cct\u0101t", "\u02ccsed\u0259\u02c8men-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "back-formation from sedimentation":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-225131" }, "sedge":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sej" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "In addition, as more sedge species become listed or disappear, vital habitat for a diverse ecosystem declines. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 30 Mar. 2022", "Select a sedge or nutsedge control available at your local garden center and follow label instructions. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 19 June 2021", "Coulter also likes mixing swaths of ornamental grass, like blue fescue, with native Salvia, which adds height. Harnish, meanwhile, likes to mix perennial grass Berkeley sedge with \u2018Munstead\u2019 English lavender and common yarrow. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 20 Jan. 2022", "Even so, the decision to cancel a festival that celebrates the natural wonder of sedge warblers, ospreys, redwings and wigeons that are able to take to the skies carbon-free has left many fans crestfallen. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Nov. 2021", "One of the most upright, shiny and prolific weeds in lawns can be sedge . \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 19 June 2021", "Mature oaks tower over verdant fields of clustered sedge and Carolina whipgrass. \u2014 Rashod Taylor, ProPublica , 14 Oct. 2021", "Daniels said nesting within the sedge \u2019s root system might help stabilize the deep sugar sand that characterizes these ecosystems. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 5 June 2021", "North of Boston, a sedge wren at Plum Island was noteworthy. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English segge , from Old English secg ; akin to Middle High German segge sedge, Old English sagu saw \u2014 more at saw":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-230501" }, "sedentary":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": not migratory : settled":[ "sedentary birds", "sedentary civilizations" ], ": doing or requiring much sitting":[ "a sedentary job" ], ": not physically active":[ "a sedentary lifestyle" ], ": permanently attached":[ "sedentary barnacles" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8se-d\u1d4an-\u02ccter-\u0113", "\u02c8sed-\u1d4an-\u02ccter-\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Editing the dictionary is a sedentary job.", "The work is very sedentary .", "Their health problems were caused by their sedentary lifestyles.", "He became sedentary later on in his life.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "One of the most challenging things about working from home is trying to avoid falling into a sedentary lifestyle. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 2 June 2022", "But a sedentary lifestyle isn\u2019t the only risk factor. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 26 May 2022", "Combine our horrible diet with a sedentary lifestyle and the result is a fat society. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 7 Apr. 2022", "That\u2019s because a sedentary lifestyle, putting on extra weight or failing to keep close tabs on blood sugar levels fuel chronic inflammation inside the body, which can increase insulin resistance and weaken the immune system. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022", "The impact on sedentary time was insignificant, according to the study. \u2014 Madeline Holcombe, CNN , 31 Jan. 2022", "Both of these can be brought on by tromping barefoot on hard surfaces or by being sedentary for long periods of time. \u2014 Ula Chrobak, Outside Online , 14 July 2021", "But recovering does not mean being completely sedentary . \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022", "As diets worldwide worsen and individuals continue to become more sedentary , rates of hypertension will likely only continue to rise. \u2014 Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle French sedentaire , from Latin sedentarius , from sedent-, sedens , present participle of sed\u0113re to sit \u2014 more at sit":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-013633" }, "sedge family":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": cyperaceae":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-041621" }, "sedimentation":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the action or process of forming or depositing sediment : settling":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccsed-\u0259-(\u02cc)men-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n", "\u02ccse-d\u0259-m\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n", "-\u02ccmen-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Ratepayers are chipping in to thin the forest and give it a chance of maintaining some tree and ground cover to block erosion and sedimentation when the next fire moves through. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 21 June 2022", "Heavy sedimentation \u2014 or ash deposition \u2014 can lead to costly increases in drinking water treatment. \u2014 Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic , 22 Feb. 2022", "The group will look at several possible solutions, including setting up a watershed management authority that would work to reduce sedimentation flow into the lake. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 2 Dec. 2021", "Part of the flood-mitigation plan includes the preliminary step of removing log jams and assessing sedimentation issues throughout the creek, to help improve flow and alleviate back-up and street flooding. \u2014 Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press , 31 Oct. 2021", "Rachel Gauza, the biological monitoring program coordinator for the Montgomery Parks agency, said sedimentation and erosion from land development and excess storm water can cause declines in water quality and habitat. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Aug. 2021", "Alabama\u2019s six freshwater mussels were lost due to dam construction and the degradation of river habitat from sedimentation and other pollution. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 29 Sep. 2021", "The Florida Department of Transportation, which is overseeing the 21-mile, $2.4 billion construction of I-4 through Seminole and Orange counties, has denied that the highway project is the cause of the sedimentation . \u2014 Martin E. Comas, orlandosentinel.com , 11 Aug. 2021", "Known as the Mountain Valley Pipeline, the project has faced various legal challenges from environmental groups because construction has led to violations of regulations meant to control erosion and sedimentation . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 9 Aug. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1848, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-054618" }, "sedentariness":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the quality or state of being sedentary":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-061418" }, "sedimental":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": formed of or from sediment":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6sed\u0259\u00a6ment\u1d4al" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "sediment entry 1 + -al":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-100951" }, "sedentary soil":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": soil remaining on the rock from which it has developed":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-111741" }, "sedge fly":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of several mayflies or caddis flies":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-113330" }, "sedimentationist":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one who investigates sedimentation or studies sedimentary processes":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-sh(\u0259)n\u0259\u0307st" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-115400" }, "sedentarily":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": in a sedentary manner":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6sed\u1d4an\u2027\u00a6ter\u0259l\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-131124" }, "sedan chair":{ "type":[ "geographical name", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a portable often covered chair that is designed to carry one person and that is borne on poles by two people":[], ": a 2- or 4-door automobile seating four or more persons and usually having a permanent top \u2014 compare coupe entry 1":[], ": a motorboat having one passenger compartment":[], "city in northeastern France on the Meuse River near the border with Belgium population 18,577":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "French s\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4\u207f", "si-\u02c8dan" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Mercedes-Benz introduced an all-new C-Class earlier this year with the arrival of the C300 4MATIC sedan . \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 1 July 2022", "Chandra hopped out of the SUV and pulled on the sedan \u2019s driver\u2019s side door. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2022", "The Accent subcompact sedan is also getting the axe after the 2022 model year. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 30 June 2022", "Pro driver Ben Collins\u2014AKA the Stig from Top Gear\u2014drove the 1,050 hp Lucid Air electric sedan to victory over the weekend with a record time for a production car of 50.79 seconds. \u2014 Laura Burstein, Robb Report , 29 June 2022", "Police initially said multiple suspects in a dark vehicle opened fire on the white sedan occupied by the brothers. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 27 June 2022", "The victims were inside the four-door sedan when it was struck. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022", "Moreover, the sedan 's Energizing Air Control Plus system cuts odors such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. \u2014 Bymorgan Korn, ABC News , 26 June 2022", "The company has said the sedan will be Cadillac\u2019s premier offering and custom-built at its engineering center near Detroit. \u2014 Mike Colias, WSJ , 24 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "origin unknown":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1636, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-134050" }, "sedentation":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the adoption of a sedentary mode of life or practices of sedentes":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccsed\u1d4an\u2027\u02c8t\u0101sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin or New Latin sedent-, sedens + English -ation":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-163747" }, "sederunt":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a prolonged sitting (as for discussion)":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "s\u0259-\u02c8dir-\u0259nt", "-\u02c8der-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin, there (they) sat (from sed\u0113re to sit), word used to introduce list of those attending a session \u2014 more at sit":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1825, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-165237" }, "Sedan":{ "type":[ "geographical name", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a portable often covered chair that is designed to carry one person and that is borne on poles by two people":[], ": a 2- or 4-door automobile seating four or more persons and usually having a permanent top \u2014 compare coupe entry 1":[], ": a motorboat having one passenger compartment":[], "city in northeastern France on the Meuse River near the border with Belgium population 18,577":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "French s\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4\u207f", "si-\u02c8dan" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Mercedes-Benz introduced an all-new C-Class earlier this year with the arrival of the C300 4MATIC sedan . \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 1 July 2022", "Chandra hopped out of the SUV and pulled on the sedan \u2019s driver\u2019s side door. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2022", "The Accent subcompact sedan is also getting the axe after the 2022 model year. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 30 June 2022", "Pro driver Ben Collins\u2014AKA the Stig from Top Gear\u2014drove the 1,050 hp Lucid Air electric sedan to victory over the weekend with a record time for a production car of 50.79 seconds. \u2014 Laura Burstein, Robb Report , 29 June 2022", "Police initially said multiple suspects in a dark vehicle opened fire on the white sedan occupied by the brothers. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 27 June 2022", "The victims were inside the four-door sedan when it was struck. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022", "Moreover, the sedan 's Energizing Air Control Plus system cuts odors such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. \u2014 Bymorgan Korn, ABC News , 26 June 2022", "The company has said the sedan will be Cadillac\u2019s premier offering and custom-built at its engineering center near Detroit. \u2014 Mike Colias, WSJ , 24 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "origin unknown":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1636, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-200047" }, "seder":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a Jewish home or community service including a ceremonial dinner held on the first or first and second evenings of the Passover in commemoration of the exodus from Egypt":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8s\u0101-d\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Rabbi Yael Buechler conceived of her latest product a whole year ago, after planning ways to make the Passover seder fun for her two young sons. \u2014 Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel , 14 Apr. 2022", "The orange is a relatively recent addition to the seder plate. \u2014 Brandon Tensley, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022", "What was it made of, the rabble that, instead of the paschal seder , dragged itself to Pilate\u2019s court? \u2014 Maxim Osipov, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022", "One wonders: why should verses from Deuteronomy be recited at the seder table rather than sections of the Book of Exodus in which the story unfolded? \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel , 18 Apr. 2022", "Why is this meal different from other meals, to paraphrase the start to the four questions asked during the Passover seder , the eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the exodus of Jewish people from Egypt? \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022", "Students of Beit David Highland Lakes Shul\u2019s preschool in Miami prepared for Passover with activities, including a model seder . \u2014 Sergio Carmona, Sun Sentinel , 15 Apr. 2022", "In general terms, the seder is divided into two parts. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 11 Apr. 2022", "At Passover \u2014 which this year begins at sunset April 15, commemorating the Hebrews' exodus from slavery in Egypt \u2014 horseradish is an essential part of the seder . \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Hebrew s\u0113dher order":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1865, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-220836" }, "sedentes":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a person who remains a resident of the place or region of his birth \u2014 compare nomad , migrant":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8s\u0113\u02ccdenz" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin sedent-, sedens , from Latin, present participle of sed\u0113re to sit":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-222227" }, "sedimentable":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": capable of being sedimented by centrifugation":[ "sedimentable ribosomal particles" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccsed-\u0259-\u02c8ment-\u0259-b\u0259l", "\u02ccse-d\u0259-\u02c8men-t\u0259-b\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1943, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-013629" }, "sediment bulb":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a bulb retaining sediment separated by gravity from liquid in a tank":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-044210" }, "sedimented":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid":[], ": material deposited by water, wind, or glaciers":[], ": to deposit as sediment":[], ": to settle to the bottom in a liquid":[], ": to deposit sediment":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8se-d\u0259-\u02ccment", "-\u02ccment", "\u02c8se-d\u0259-m\u0259nt", "\u02c8sed-\u0259-m\u0259nt" ], "synonyms":[ "deposit", "deposition", "dregs", "grounds", "precipitate", "settlings" ], "antonyms":[ "lay", "settle" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Noun", "There was a layer of sediment in the bottom of the tank.", "the sediment at the bottom of the river needs to be routinely dredged so that it doesn't interfere with barge traffic", "Verb", "the water flowing into the reservoir is sedimenting silt faster than was originally expected", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Nageswara Swamy was buried by sand and sediment from the river as the Penna meandered and shifted its course, reports S. Murali for the Hindu. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 June 2020", "Curtin and her colleagues used weighted tubes to collect nine-foot-long sediment cores representing 10,000 years of history from the bottom of a lake on the island of Eysturoy. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Dec. 2021", "Twenty years ago, geochemist Arash Sharifi began to drill sediment cores in Iran\u2019s Lake Urmia\u2014then the largest lake in the Middle East\u2014to probe its recent climate history. \u2014 Richard Stone, Science | AAAS , 29 Apr. 2021", "SuperCam, the remote microimager that studies the chemistry of rocks and sediment , is French. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 26 Feb. 2021", "Some salts of cyanide can precipitate out and build up as a kind of sediment . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 1 June 2022", "Supporters of that alternative plan say the amount of sediment needing to be removed would be reduced, in turn lowering the cost. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 17 May 2022", "Hundreds of millions of tons of sediment were pushed downstream, burying some farmland as far away as the Delta. \u2014 David Owen, The New Yorker , 11 May 2022", "All of the sediment has drifted to the bottom of the lake. \u2014 Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "The team observed the octopuses launch objects and sediment several body lengths away. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Sep. 2021", "The cores, presented here today at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America, were captured at the farthest extent of the ash\u2019s reach, recorded as wisps of tephra in finely sedimented , ancient mud uplifted near the ocean floor. \u2014 Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS , 25 Oct. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin sedimentum settling, from sed\u0113re to sit, sink down":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1859, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-060515" }, "sedge grass":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": sweet flag":[], ": a broom sedge ( Andropogon virginicus )":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-090632" }, "sedilia":{ "type":[ "plural noun" ], "definitions":{ ": seats on the south side of the chancel for the celebrant and his assistants":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8dil-", "s\u0259-\u02c8d\u0113l-y\u0259", "especially British -\u02c8d\u012b(-\u0259)l-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin, plural of sedile seat, from sed\u0113re":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1793, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-161932" }, "sedge hen":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": clapper rail":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-170836" }, "sedile":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one of usually three seats in the chancel of a church near the altar used by officiating clergy during intervals of a service and in an English church usually placed in a recess in the south wall":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "s\u0259\u0307\u02c8d\u012bl\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin, seat, from sed\u0113re to sit":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1793, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-193221" }, "sedgelike":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": resembling or suggesting sedge":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-204845" }, "Sedgemoor":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "moorland in central Somerset, southwestern England":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02ccm\u022fr", "\u02c8sej-\u02ccmu\u0307r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-212459" }, "seduces":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty":[], ": to lead astray usually by persuasion or false promises":[], ": to carry out the physical seduction of : entice to sexual intercourse":[], ": attract":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "si-\u02c8d\u00fcs", "-\u02c8dy\u00fcs" ], "synonyms":[ "allure", "bait", "beguile", "betray", "decoy", "entice", "lead on", "lure", "solicit", "tempt" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for seduce lure , entice , inveigle , decoy , tempt , seduce mean to lead astray from one's true course. lure implies a drawing into danger, evil, or difficulty through attracting and deceiving. lured naive investors with get-rich-quick schemes entice suggests drawing by artful or adroit means. advertising designed to entice new customers inveigle implies enticing by cajoling or flattering. fund-raisers inveigling wealthy alumni decoy implies a luring into entrapment by artifice. attempting to decoy the enemy into an ambush tempt implies the presenting of an attraction so strong that it overcomes the restraints of conscience or better judgment. tempted by the offer of money seduce implies a leading astray by persuasion or false promises. seduced by assurances of assistance", "examples":[ "He tried to seduce her.", "She was seduced by an older man.", "The other team seduced him with a better offer.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Agencies know how to seduce clients with a dazzling pitch, often without substance. \u2014 Avi Dan, Forbes , 16 June 2022", "The palazzo is currently home to a major survey of work by South African artist Marlene Dumas -- known for her emotive paintings that can often shock, entertain and seduce you all at once. \u2014 Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN , 14 May 2022", "The hypothesis is that false and dangerous ideas seduce audiences who would otherwise be unaware or indifferent to such outlandish thinking. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 18 May 2022", "Anthony DeSilva, who was charged in 2012 with numerous offenses, including use of a computer to seduce a child, but pleaded no contest to a single count of unlawful computer usage. \u2014 NBC News , 2 May 2022", "Robotaxis, especially with services like those above, will be able to seduce even more people away from car ownership, but the big question is, how many? \u2014 Brad Templeton, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022", "And in another case of a trusted adult working to seduce children, how much time will a former Mayfield Heights teacher spend in prison for collecting lewd pictures of children, including his former students? \u2014 Leila Atassi, cleveland , 20 Apr. 2022", "When his disapproving mother hires a ham delivery driver (Cruz\u2019s future husband, Javier Bardem) to seduce her, hilarity ensues. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 28 Apr. 2022", "Wescott agreed to plead guilty to sending harmful matter with the intent to seduce a minor, a charge involving the older girl. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Late Latin seducere , from Latin, to lead away, from se- apart + ducere to lead \u2014 more at tow entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-093827" } }