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"prosper", "thrive" ], "antonyms":[ "breathe", "live" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "buyers":{ "as in purchasers , correspondents":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "correspondents", "purchasers", "vendees", "consumers", "end users", "users", "browsers", "prospects", "shoppers", "window-shoppers", "accounts", "clients", "customers", "guests", "patrons", "punters", "bargainers", "hagglers", "regulars" ], "near antonyms":[ "brokers", "merchants", "sellers", "vendors", "venders", "shopkeepers", "tradesmen", "black marketers", "black marketeers", "fences" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "buying the farm":{ "to stop living":{ "examples":[ "After years of ignoring his health problems, the old man finally bought it ." ], "synonyms":[ "checking out", "conking (out)", "croaking", "deceasing", "demising", "departing", "dropping", "dying", "ending", "exiting", "expiring", "falling", "flatlining", "going", "kicking in", "kicking off", "parting", "passing away", "passing 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] }, "buy it":{ "to stop living":{ "examples":[ "After years of ignoring his health problems, the old man finally bought it ." ], "synonyms":[ "check out", "conk (out)", "croak", "decease", "demise", "depart", "die", "drop", "end", "exit", "expire", "fall", "flatline", "go", "kick in", "kick off", "pass (on)", "pass away", "part", "peg out", "perish", "pop off", "step out", "succumb" ], "near synonyms":[ "predecease", "consume", "disappear", "dry up", "fade", "fail" ], "near antonyms":[ "come to", "revive", "linger", "be", "exist", "subsist", "flourish", "prosper", "thrive" ], "antonyms":[ "breathe", "live" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "buyer":{ "as in purchaser , correspondent":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "correspondent", "purchaser", "vendee", "consumer", "end user", "user", "browser", "prospect", "shopper", "window-shopper", "account", "client", "customer", "guest", "patron", "punter", "bargainer", "haggler", "regular" ], "near antonyms":[ "broker", "merchant", "seller", "vendor", "vender", "shopkeeper", "tradesman", "black marketer", "black marketeer", "fence" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "buy (back)":{ "as in win (back) , redeem":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "redeem", "win (back)" ], "near antonyms":[ "hock", "pawn", "pledge", "deposit", "mortgage", "bond" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "buys it":{ "to stop living":{ "examples":[ "After years of ignoring his health problems, the old man finally bought it ." ], "synonyms":[ "checks out", "conks (out)", "croaks", "deceases", "demises", "departs", "dies", "drops", "ends", "exits", "expires", "falls", "flatlines", "goes", "kicks in", "kicks off", "parts", "passes away", "passes (on)", "pegs out", "perishes", "pops off", "steps out", "succumbs" ], "near synonyms":[ "predeceases", "consumes", "disappears", "dries up", "fades", "fails" ], "near antonyms":[ "comes to", "revives", "lingers", "exists", "is", "subsists", "flourishes", "prospers", "thrives" ], 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