{ "Severian":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a follower of the Monophysite patriarch Severus who taught that the body of Christ was subject to corruption prior to his resurrection":[], ": one of a sect of Encratite Gnostics of the 2d century":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{ "Medieval Latin Severianus , from Severus , 2d century Gnostic + Latin -ianus -ian":"Noun", "Sever us \u2020538 Pisidian ecclesiastic, bishop of Antioch + English -ian":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\"", "s\u0259\u0307vir\u0113\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183329", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Severn River":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "inlet of Chesapeake Bay, in Maryland, on which Annapolis is situated":[], "river 610 miles (982 kilometers) long in northwestern Ontario, Canada, flowing northeast into Hudson Bay":[], "river 210 miles (338 kilometers) long in Great Britain flowing from east central Wales into the Bristol Channel in England":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8se-v\u0259rn" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-063029" }, "Severnaya Zemlya":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ "islands of northern Russia in Asia north of the Taymyr Peninsula in the Arctic Ocean between the Kara and Laptev seas area 14,300 square miles (37,180 square kilometers)":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8se-v\u0259r-n\u0259-y\u0259-\u02cczem-l\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4", "\u02c8sye-vir-n\u0259-y\u0259-zim-\u02c8ly\u00e4" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222922", "type":[ "geographical name" ] }, "Severus":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ "Lucius Septimius a.d. 146\u2013211 Roman emperor (193\u2013211)":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "s\u0259-\u02c8vir-\u0259s" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134934", "type":[ "biographical name" ] }, "seven seas":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": all the waters or oceans of the world":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Two female pirates who sailed the seven seas together. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Mar. 2022", "Over the past decade, the 74-year-old has taken the go-anywhere superyacht all across the seven seas . \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 4 Nov. 2021", "Orm was crowned King of Atlantis in the first film and sought to declare war on the surface world for humanity's desecration of the seven seas . \u2014 Alexia Fern\u00e1ndez, PEOPLE.com , 8 Sep. 2021", "If Star Wars played out on the seven seas , Yeojin Jung\u2019s Estrella superyacht concept would certainly have a starring role. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 8 July 2021", "The seven rays of the statue\u2019s crown represent the seven seas and continents of the world. \u2014 Cnn Editorial Research, CNN , 10 June 2021", "And even as their return seems unclear \u2014 who owns port access is simple and complex, USA Today reporters learned \u2014 that isn't stopping some from exploring the seven seas . \u2014 Arlene Martinez, USA TODAY , 12 Mar. 2020", "From Kemp\u2019s ridleys no bigger than car tires to leatherbacks that can outweigh polar bears, six of the world\u2019s seven sea turtle species are considered vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered. \u2014 Craig Welch, National Geographic , 20 Sep. 2019", "Disney then spent months scouring the seven seas for the right actor. \u2014 Borys Kit, Billboard , 12 Nov. 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "1872, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "blue", "brine", "deep", "Neptune", "ocean", "sea" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140756", "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "seven-top turnip":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a stout biennial herb ( Brassica septiceps ) probably of European origin that produces numerous stems from a woody taproot bearing leaves that are used for greens or in salads":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184733", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "seventh":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a musical interval embracing seven diatonic degrees":[], ": one that is number seven in a series \u2014 see Table of Numbers":[], ": the harmonic combination of two tones a seventh apart":[] }, "examples":[ "Only about a seventh of the town voted for her.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Aroldis Chapman pitched a 1-2-3 seventh for Somerset. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 26 June 2022", "Senior Luke Lantz, a 6-3 right-hander headed to Yale, pitched a 1-2-3 seventh for his second save. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 26 May 2022", "Nick Duvall pitched the final two innings in relief, working a 1-2-3 seventh , capping off the Gladiators\u2019 victory. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 14 May 2022", "Including a wicked outside fastball to get Harrison Bader swinging for a strikeout, Gott worked a 1-2-3 seventh . \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Apr. 2022", "Whitlock navigated his way through the top of the Yankees order, too, working a 1-2-3 seventh , inducing a Donaldson lineout, an Aaron Judge ground out, and an Anthony Rizzo pop out. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Apr. 2022", "In Division IV, Wyoming is No.1 with McNicholas fifth and Clinton-Massie seventh . \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 5 Oct. 2021", "Jordan Romano worked a 1-2-3 seventh for his second save, finishing a two-hitter in the seven-inning game under pandemic rules. \u2014 Larry Fleisher, Star Tribune , 27 May 2021", "The current seven-day average of about 430 COVID-19 deaths a day is less than one- seventh of the 3,300 daily fatalities during the ghastly January peak. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 15 June 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8se-v\u0259nth", "\u02c8se-v\u0259n(t)th", "\u02c8se-b\u1d4am(t)th" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200701", "type":[ "adjective", "adjective or adverb", "noun" ] }, "seventh heaven":{ "antonyms":[ "depression" ], "definitions":{ ": a state of extreme joy":[] }, "examples":[ "she was in seventh heaven when she received the acceptance letter to medical school", "Recent Examples on the Web", "With a division title almost cinched and his old pal La Russa in the Sox dugout, Reinsdorf should be in seventh heaven . \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 27 Aug. 2021", "Your sixth sense \u2014 the one beyond sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell \u2014 may be leading you to seventh heaven , the very height of happiness. \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Oct. 2019", "Two incomplete passes later, Shurmur sent in the play that will forever be remembered around here: Buffalo right, seventh heaven . \u2014 Bob Brookover, Philly.com , 14 Jan. 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "1786, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "from the seventh being the highest of the seven heavens of Islamic and cabalist doctrine":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "cloud nine", "ecstasy", "elatedness", "elation", "euphoria", "exhilaration", "heaven", "high", "intoxication", "paradise", "rapture", "rhapsody", "swoon", "transport" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024757", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "seventy":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a Mormon elder ordained for missionary work under the apostles":[], ": a number equal to seven times 10 \u2014 see Table of Numbers":[] }, "examples":[ "She is in her seventies .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Gradually, the group began to take stylistic digressions, with the same sort of imaginative confidence that David Byrne and the Talking Heads had in the late seventies . \u2014 Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 25 May 2020", "At 47, Soro is the youngest major politician in a country dominated by men well into their seventies , and his social-media savvy \u2014 963,000 followers on Twitter \u2014 and penchant for bling resonate with a new generation of voters. \u2014 Anthony Halpin, Bloomberg.com , 29 Apr. 2020", "Some of them were older than I, in their sixties and seventies . \u2014 Geoffrey Owens, PEOPLE.com , 1 Apr. 2020", "The decision to spend time in a remote location makes sense for the duke and duchess, who are both in their seventies and, as a result, at a . \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 Mar. 2020", "Back in the sixties and seventies a boy could still run off to play alone during the idyllic era between rural-agrarian America, when kids worked the land, and today\u2019s suburban-urban America, when kids embrace indoor entertainment. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2020", "The seven people \u2013 four males and three females \u2013 were all family members in their thirties and seventies . \u2014 The Enquirer, Cincinnati.com , 19 Mar. 2020", "The other remarkable gift to my mid- seventies was winning the Grammy for album of the year with Daft Punk. \u2014 Katherine Turman, Billboard , 31 Oct. 2019", "The ages span from early twenties to mid- seventies , and the group turns out to be resoundingly Caucasian. \u2014 Barrett Swanson, Harper's magazine , 28 Oct. 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "seventy , adjective, from Middle English, from Old English seofontig , short for hundseofontig , from hundseofontig , noun, group of seventy, from hund hundred + seofon seven + -tig group of ten; akin to Old English t\u012ben ten":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "-d\u0113", "\u02c8se-b\u1d4am-", "\u02c8se-v\u0259n-t\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190120", "type":[ "adjective", "adjective or noun", "noun", "pronoun, plural in construction" ] }, "sever":{ "antonyms":[ "join", "link", "unify", "unite" ], "definitions":{ ": to become separated":[] }, "examples":[ "He severed the lowest tree limbs.", "His finger was severed in the accident.", "Activists are asking the government to sever all diplomatic relations with the country.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But ultimately, the decision whether or not to sever a relationship with a country \u2013 even if temporarily \u2013 is very different from taking a stand on an anti-trans measure. \u2014 Douglas Schuler, The Conversation , 9 Mar. 2022", "The shape-shifting valuations, even in the face of mounting legal peril with Mazars\u2019 decision to sever ties and disavow its past financial statements, get to the core of a problem for Mr. Trump. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022", "The embassy move infuriated the Palestinians and led them to sever most ties with the Trump administration. \u2014 Tia Goldenberg, ajc , 7 Nov. 2021", "The schools were \u200bintended to sever the children from their culture, language, and religion. \u2014 Ian Austen, BostonGlobe.com , 28 Mar. 2022", "American and European officials are now using sanctions to sever major parts of the Russian economy \u2014 the 11th largest in the world \u2014 from global commerce, and hundreds of Western companies have halted operations in Russia on their own. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022", "The Russian invasion of Ukraine has created the largest ever divide between the two major partners in the fifteen-nation project, and economic warfare threatens to sever Russia\u2019s aerospace industry from the global economy. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 10 Mar. 2022", "McDonald\u2019s has found a local buyer for its Russian business, finalizing plans to sever a relationship that predates the fall of the Soviet Union. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 May 2022", "This bravery demonstrates that Budapest\u2019s reluctance to sever its relationship with Russia is not only because Hungary relies on the country\u2019s energy imports. \u2014 Ariel Cohen, Forbes , 17 May 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French severer , from Latin separare \u2014 more at separate":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8se-v\u0259r" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sever separate , part , divide , sever , sunder , divorce mean to become or cause to become disunited or disjointed. separate may imply any of several causes such as dispersion, removal of one from others, or presence of an intervening thing. separated her personal life from her career part implies the separating of things or persons in close union or association. vowed never to part divide implies separating into pieces or sections by cutting or breaking. civil war divided the nation sever implies violence especially in the removal of a part or member. a severed limb sunder suggests violent rending or wrenching apart. a city sundered by racial conflict divorce implies separating two things that commonly interact and belong together. cannot divorce scientific research from moral responsibility", "synonyms":[ "break up", "decouple", "disassociate", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "dissociate", "disunite", "divide", "divorce", "part", "ramify", "resolve", "separate", "split", "sunder", "uncouple", "unlink", "unyoke" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074812", "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ] }, "severe":{ "antonyms":[ "clement", "forbearing", "gentle", "indulgent", "lax", "lenient", "tolerant" ], "definitions":{ ": causing discomfort or hardship : harsh":[ "severe winters" ], ": establishing exacting standards of accuracy and integrity in intellectual processes":[ "a severe logician" ], ": maintaining a scrupulously exacting standard of behavior or self-discipline":[], ": of a great degree":[ "severe depression" ], ": of a strict or stern bearing or manner : austere":[], ": requiring great effort : arduous":[ "a severe test" ], ": rigorous in restraint, punishment, or requirement : stringent":[], ": sober or restrained in decoration or manner : plain":[ "a severe dress" ], ": strict in judgment, discipline, or government":[], ": strongly critical or condemnatory":[ "a severe critic" ], ": very painful or harmful":[ "a severe wound" ] }, "examples":[ "On Feb. 25 regulators laid out details on how they will run the \"stress tests\" that Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner has promised on the biggest banks. Now those tests, designed to judge whether the banks have the capital to keep lending and absorb losses in a severe recession, face an exam of their own. \u2014 Jane Sasseen et al. , Business Week , 9 Mar. 2009", "A study in February in the journal Lancet , for instance, compared treatments for severe ankle sprains, concluding that a below-the-knee cast is superior to a tubular compression bandage. \u2014 Sharon Begley , Newsweek , 9 Mar. 2009", "Between 2000 and 2004 the number of Americans covered by Medicaid rose by a remarkable eight million. Over the same period the ranks of the uninsured rose by six million. So without the growth of Medicaid, the uninsured population would have exploded, and we'd be facing a severe crisis in medical care. \u2014 Paul Krugman et al. , New York Review of Books , 23 Mar. 2006", "As several economists\u2014most notably Jeffrey Williamson, of Harvard University\u2014have written recently, international trade increased dramatically between 1850 and the First World War. Williamson goes on to point out that one consequence of this earlier period of globalization was that governments retreated into policies of severe trade and immigration restrictions. \u2014 Nicholas Lemann , New Yorker , 10 May 1999", "The storm caused severe damage to the roof.", "The patient is in severe pain.", "children with severe learning disabilities", "In the most severe cases, the disease can lead to blindness.", "He suffered a severe head injury.", "He faces severe penalties for his actions.", "The war was a severe test of his leadership.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The researchers compared risk of severe disease in vaccinated versus non-vaccinated people at least 14 days after receiving their second dose. \u2014 Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland , 2 July 2022", "Vulnerable populations like children and pregnant women are thought more likely to suffer severe disease. \u2014 Maria Cheng And Farai Mutsaka, Anchorage Daily News , 2 July 2022", "Vulnerable populations like children and pregnant women are thought to be more likely to suffer severe disease. \u2014 Maria Cheng, ajc , 1 July 2022", "This means while the current vaccines still provide substantial protection against severe disease, these subvariants could likely lead to surges of new infections. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 30 June 2022", "The current vaccines are generally holding up well against severe disease and death, if people are boosted, but not as well at preventing infection. \u2014 Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 June 2022", "Multiple promising antiviral medications are currently under study for individuals who may develop more severe disease. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 27 June 2022", "For more than a year, the U.S. has focused on using vaccines and drugs to avert severe disease and death, while deprioritizing other means of preventing infections, such as masks and ventilation. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 27 June 2022", "The good news, said Barouch, is current vaccines are still working to dramatically reduce the risk of severe disease. \u2014 Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News , 27 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin severus":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "s\u0259-\u02c8vir" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for severe severe , stern , austere , ascetic mean given to or marked by strict discipline and firm restraint. severe implies standards enforced without indulgence or laxity and may suggest harshness. severe military discipline stern stresses inflexibility and inexorability of temper or character. stern arbiters of public morality austere stresses absence of warmth, color, or feeling and may apply to rigorous restraint, simplicity, or self-denial. living an austere life in the country ascetic implies abstention from pleasure and comfort or self-indulgence as spiritual discipline. the ascetic life of the monks", "synonyms":[ "austere", "authoritarian", "flinty", "hard", "harsh", "heavy-handed", "ramrod", "rigid", "rigorous", "stern", "strict", "tough" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050053", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "severe acute respiratory syndrome":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": sars":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The monkeypox virus is clearly not as contagious and doesn\u2019t tend to spread via aerosolized small respiratory droplets as the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) does. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 22 May 2022", "Eventually, whole genome sequencing of the sample revealed that she had been infected with the Delta variant of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022", "That wouldn\u2019t have been a problem if the virus could have been contained or eradicated, like the one that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome . \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 22 Mar. 2022", "Sotrovimab is an antibody that was identified in the blood of a patient who had recovered from the first severe acute respiratory syndrome virus, which emerged nearly two decades ago. \u2014 Carolyn Y. Johnson, BostonGlobe.com , 17 Dec. 2021", "Wu Yiling, founder of Yiling Pharmaceutical, created the pills to fight severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) using a recipe of 13 herbal extracts prescribed by a medical textbook written in China 1,800 years ago. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 22 Apr. 2022", "The other human coronaviruses are Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS; severe acute respiratory syndrome , or SARS; and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 21 Mar. 2022", "In reality, each person\u2019s individual actions can in turn affect everyone\u2019s risk of getting infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022", "Here\u2019s some background information about SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome . \u2014 Cnn Editorial Research, CNN , 6 June 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "2003, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055951", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "severe combined immunodeficiency":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a rare congenital disorder of the immune system that is characterized by inability to produce a normal complement of antibodies and T cells and that usually results in early death":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "In 2008, the state became first to test for severe combined immunodeficiency , also known as bubble boy disease. \u2014 Mark Johnson, jsonline.com , 29 Apr. 2022", "The disease at issue is severe combined immunodeficiency due to adenosine deaminase deficiency, or ADA-SCID. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2021", "The treatment, which Orchard designated OTL-101, addresses severe combined immunodeficiency due to adenosine deaminase deficiency, or ADA-SCID. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1973, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102748", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "severely":{ "antonyms":[ "clement", "forbearing", "gentle", "indulgent", "lax", "lenient", "tolerant" ], "definitions":{ ": causing discomfort or hardship : harsh":[ "severe winters" ], ": establishing exacting standards of accuracy and integrity in intellectual processes":[ "a severe logician" ], ": maintaining a scrupulously exacting standard of behavior or self-discipline":[], ": of a great degree":[ "severe depression" ], ": of a strict or stern bearing or manner : austere":[], ": requiring great effort : arduous":[ "a severe test" ], ": rigorous in restraint, punishment, or requirement : stringent":[], ": sober or restrained in decoration or manner : plain":[ "a severe dress" ], ": strict in judgment, discipline, or government":[], ": strongly critical or condemnatory":[ "a severe critic" ], ": very painful or harmful":[ "a severe wound" ] }, "examples":[ "On Feb. 25 regulators laid out details on how they will run the \"stress tests\" that Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner has promised on the biggest banks. Now those tests, designed to judge whether the banks have the capital to keep lending and absorb losses in a severe recession, face an exam of their own. \u2014 Jane Sasseen et al. , Business Week , 9 Mar. 2009", "A study in February in the journal Lancet , for instance, compared treatments for severe ankle sprains, concluding that a below-the-knee cast is superior to a tubular compression bandage. \u2014 Sharon Begley , Newsweek , 9 Mar. 2009", "Between 2000 and 2004 the number of Americans covered by Medicaid rose by a remarkable eight million. Over the same period the ranks of the uninsured rose by six million. So without the growth of Medicaid, the uninsured population would have exploded, and we'd be facing a severe crisis in medical care. \u2014 Paul Krugman et al. , New York Review of Books , 23 Mar. 2006", "As several economists\u2014most notably Jeffrey Williamson, of Harvard University\u2014have written recently, international trade increased dramatically between 1850 and the First World War. Williamson goes on to point out that one consequence of this earlier period of globalization was that governments retreated into policies of severe trade and immigration restrictions. \u2014 Nicholas Lemann , New Yorker , 10 May 1999", "The storm caused severe damage to the roof.", "The patient is in severe pain.", "children with severe learning disabilities", "In the most severe cases, the disease can lead to blindness.", "He suffered a severe head injury.", "He faces severe penalties for his actions.", "The war was a severe test of his leadership.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The researchers compared risk of severe disease in vaccinated versus non-vaccinated people at least 14 days after receiving their second dose. \u2014 Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland , 2 July 2022", "Vulnerable populations like children and pregnant women are thought more likely to suffer severe disease. \u2014 Maria Cheng And Farai Mutsaka, Anchorage Daily News , 2 July 2022", "Vulnerable populations like children and pregnant women are thought to be more likely to suffer severe disease. \u2014 Maria Cheng, ajc , 1 July 2022", "This means while the current vaccines still provide substantial protection against severe disease, these subvariants could likely lead to surges of new infections. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 30 June 2022", "The current vaccines are generally holding up well against severe disease and death, if people are boosted, but not as well at preventing infection. \u2014 Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 June 2022", "Multiple promising antiviral medications are currently under study for individuals who may develop more severe disease. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 27 June 2022", "For more than a year, the U.S. has focused on using vaccines and drugs to avert severe disease and death, while deprioritizing other means of preventing infections, such as masks and ventilation. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 27 June 2022", "The good news, said Barouch, is current vaccines are still working to dramatically reduce the risk of severe disease. \u2014 Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News , 27 June 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin severus":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "s\u0259-\u02c8vir" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for severe severe , stern , austere , ascetic mean given to or marked by strict discipline and firm restraint. severe implies standards enforced without indulgence or laxity and may suggest harshness. severe military discipline stern stresses inflexibility and inexorability of temper or character. stern arbiters of public morality austere stresses absence of warmth, color, or feeling and may apply to rigorous restraint, simplicity, or self-denial. living an austere life in the country ascetic implies abstention from pleasure and comfort or self-indulgence as spiritual discipline. the ascetic life of the monks", "synonyms":[ "austere", "authoritarian", "flinty", "hard", "harsh", "heavy-handed", "ramrod", "rigid", "rigorous", "stern", "strict", "tough" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112302", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "severity":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh":[ "the severity of the climate", "the severity of the punishment", "Medication can help shorten the illness and lessen its severity .", "To make all coastal residents more aware of the severity of the cyclone hazard, and to increase faith and trust in evacuation orders, the emergency personnel must educate them about the benefits of taking refuge in public shelters prior to an approaching cyclone.", "\u2014 Bimal Kanti Paul", "A dog, like a human, is prone to two broadly defined types of bone fracture\u2014open and closed. Within each category, breaks of varying severity may occur.", "\u2014 Tom Ewing" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1530, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "s\u0259-\u02c8ver-\u0259-t\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224427", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "severity rate":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": the time lost through injuries as calculated in total days lost per 1000 hours worked":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190332", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "seventeen-year locust":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a cicada ( Magicicada septendecim ) of the U.S. that lives most of its life as a wingless underground nymph and emerges from the ground after seventeen years in the North and after thirteen years in the South to spend only a few weeks as a winged adult":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1817, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225931" }, "seven":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a number that is one more than six \u2014 see Table of Numbers":[], ": something having seven units or members":[], ": the seventh in a set or series":[ "the seven of clubs" ] }, "examples":[ "\u201cWhat time is it", "I leave each day at seven .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Season 3 found representatives in six sports: weightlifting, bobsled, rugby sevens , skeleton, rowing and cycling. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2020", "The start of the baseball, football and rugby sevens seasons have already been delayed, while a major sumo tournament that opened in Osaka last weekend was held without spectators for the first time in its history. \u2014 Aimee Lewis, CNN , 13 Mar. 2020", "Like the purple emoji hearts that BTS superfans posted in comments and tweets online, small superscript sevens have popped up in Twitter usernames, bios and the tweets themselves of loyal BTS supporters. \u2014 Cady Lang, Time , 19 Feb. 2020", "The women's 15s team is ranked fourth in the world, while both the men's and women's sevens sides are strong contenders for medals in Tokyo next year. \u2014 Daniel Gallan, CNN , 25 Sep. 2019", "With a little more than a minute left in the first half and the Mavericks trailing by 19, Luka Doncic pulled a Hulk Hogan and ripped the front of his jersey, splitting the \u2018v\u2019 in Mavs but not quite reaching his double- sevens . \u2014 Brad Townsend, Dallas News , 10 Jan. 2020", "Along with the defensive line, UAB\u2019s linebacker corps forms one of the most feared front sevens in all of college football. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 5 Dec. 2019", "The Ravens performed well against one of the best front sevens in the NFL and got movement off the snap of the ball. \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 1 Dec. 2019", "That, however, was the last time -- until the inclusion of sevens in 2016 -- that rugby was included on the Olympic roster. \u2014 Daniel Gallan, CNN , 25 Sep. 2019" ], "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from seven , adjective, from Old English seofon ; akin to Old High German sibun seven, Latin septem , Greek hepta":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8se-v\u0259n", "\u02c8se-b\u1d4am" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182329", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "pronoun, plural in construction" ] }, "several":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "pronoun", "pronoun, plural in construction" ], "definitions":{ ": separate or distinct from one another":[ "federal union of the several states" ], ": individually owned or controlled : exclusive":[ "a several fishery" ], "\u2014 compare common":[ "a several fishery" ], ": of or relating separately to each individual involved":[ "a several judgment" ], ": being separate and distinctive : respective":[ "specialists in their several fields" ], ": more than one":[ "several pleas" ], ": more than two but fewer than many":[ "moved several inches" ], ": being a great many":[], ": an indefinite number more than two and fewer than many":[ "several of the guests" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sev-r\u0259l", "\u02c8se-v\u0259-r\u0259l", "\u02c8se-v\u0259-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Adjective", "It took several days for the package to arrive.", "He arrived several hours ago.", "We added several more names to the list.", "The meat can be cooked several ways.", "There are several similar stores at the mall.", "a federal union of the several states", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "General manager Don Sweeney met last week with several candidates to replace the dismissed Bruce Cassidy, a list that includes David Quinn, Jay Leach, Joe Sacco, and Jim Montgomery. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022", "In several cases, the bans take effect once the state attorney general or another official certifies that the Supreme Court's decision reverses Roe, but that could happen swiftly following the court's decision. \u2014 Sarah Ewall-wice, CBS News , 27 June 2022", "This change jump-started several noteworthy projects, including the 655-unit Lumina project at 201 Folsom St., a condo development that also included 198 affordable units at 1400 Mission. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 June 2022", "This year saw several first-time winners in key categories, including best female R&B/pop artist (Jazmine Sullivan), best male R&B/pop artist (The Weeknd), and best actress (Zendaya). \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 27 June 2022", "But in the nineteen-nineties Indiana readers who treasured Porter\u2019s book bought some of the original swamp acreage and, with help from several conservation groups, started restoring the swamp by removing drainage tiles. \u2014 Annie Proulx, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022", "Three nominations went to several others including Baby Keem, Silk Sonic, Chloe Bailey, Future, H.E.R., Jazmine Sullivan, Ye (formerly known as Kanye West), Kendrick Lamar, Lil Baby, Mary J. Blige and Tems. \u2014 Staff And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022", "Steve Simon, the chief executive of the WTA, last fall suspended the tour\u2019s business in China, including several high-profile tournaments, because of the country\u2019s treatment of Peng Shuai. \u2014 Matthew Futterman, New York Times , 27 June 2022", "A fourth day of demonstrations is planned Monday in several locations across the US following a weekend of packed protests decrying the loss of a nearly 50-year-old legal protection, while some gatherings celebrated the ruling. \u2014 Kelly Mccleary, CNN , 27 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin separalis , from Latin separ separate, back-formation from separare to separate":"Adjective" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective", "1639, in the meaning defined above":"Pronoun, plural in construction" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050805" }, "sevruga":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "s\u0259-\u02c8vr\u00fc-g\u0259", "se-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Opocensky bakes and salts them in hay, then garnishes them with Japanese cream accented with Sicilian lemons and chive oil and tops it all with perch and sevruga caviar. \u2014 Eric Rosen, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Russian sevryuga , a species of sturgeon":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1591, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055645" }, "seven-up":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an American variety of all fours in which a total of seven points constitutes game":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccse-b\u1d4am-\u02c8\u0259p", "\u02ccse-v\u0259-\u02c8n\u0259p" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1830, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-072359" }, "severally":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": one at a time : each by itself : separately":[], ": apart from others : independently":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sev-r\u0259-l\u0113", "\u02c8se-v\u0259-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "First, disgorgement was tailored to each individual and not awarded jointly and severally . \u2014 The Insider, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021", "As did the lawsuit before it, the new filing seeks a judgment in excess of $75,000, jointly and severally , against the entities and officials. \u2014 Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press , 9 Sep. 2021", "Patricia Schwartz, who works as a case manager, said mental-health services are severally underfunded. \u2014 Rafael Carranza, azcentral , 10 June 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081419" }, "seventeen":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adjective or noun", "noun", "pronoun, plural in construction" ], "definitions":{ ": a number that is one more than 16 \u2014 see Table of Numbers":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccse-v\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0113n", "\u02ccse-b\u1d4am-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The signature aria calls for nine impossibly effortless high Cs, and Pavarotti received a record seventeen curtain calls. \u2014 Reagan Alexander, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2019", "One day, a nervous kid of about seventeen showed up, carrying a bucket full of cleaning supplies. \u2014 Adrian Chen, The New Yorker , 8 Dec. 2014", "Unlike other U.S. networks, which would commonly dedicate fifteen-to- seventeen minutes of ad time per hour, AJAM sold just six. \u2014 Jessica Loudis, New Republic , 20 June 2017", "Hayange, where unemployment is seventeen per cent, used to be a bastion of the left, but its political landscape is in flux. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 8 May 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "seventeen , adjective, from Middle English seventene , from Old English seofont\u0113ne ; akin to Old English t\u012ben ten":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084449" }, "Sevastopol":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "city and port":[ "on Sevastopol Bay (an inlet of the Black Sea)" ], "in southwestern Crimea population 343,000":[ "on Sevastopol Bay (an inlet of the Black Sea)" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "s\u0259-\u02c8va-st\u0259-\u02ccp\u014dl", "-p\u0259l", "-\u02ccp\u022fl", "\u02ccse-v\u0259-\u02c8st\u022f-p\u0259l", "-\u02c8st\u014d-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093829" }, "severable":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8se-vr\u0259-b\u0259l, \u02c8se-v\u0259-r\u0259-", "\u02c8se-v\u0259-", "\u02c8sev-r\u0259-b\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "If any provision of this Agreement shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this Agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. \u2014 disneytermsofuse.com , 9 June 2020", "The draft is severable , meaning that if one part of the ordinance is found unconstitutional, the rest can remain legal. \u2014 Erin Glynn, The Enquirer , 2 Oct. 2021", "That is, the theory that if the mandate is not severable from the rest of Obamacare, and the mandate is void, the rest of the statute has to go. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 17 June 2021", "From time immemorial, college has consisted of discrete, disconnected, severable steps. \u2014 Ryan Craig, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2021", "Based on their instructions to the district court and on accumulating real-world evidence, the Fifth Circuit would likely have found these protections severable from the now-unconstitutional mandate. \u2014 Joel M. Zinberg, WSJ , 14 Oct. 2020", "But conservative Justices John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh don\u2019t seem to buy that logic, asserting that the rest of the statute is perfectly severable from the individual mandate during oral arguments for the case this week. \u2014 Sy Mukherjee, Fortune , 12 Nov. 2020", "Some statutes include explicit clauses instructing courts on whether provisions are severable or not. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Oct. 2020", "The plaintiffs argue that the rest of the ACA is not severable from the individual mandate. \u2014 Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic , 19 Oct. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1548, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-102250" }, "sevum":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": tallow":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8s\u0113v\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin sebum, sevum tallow, grease":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112140" }, "Sevan":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "lake in east central Armenia area 480 square miles (1243 square kilometers)":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "s\u0259-\u02c8v\u00e4n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140433" }, "severed":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to become separated":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8se-v\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "break up", "decouple", "disassociate", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "dissociate", "disunite", "divide", "divorce", "part", "ramify", "resolve", "separate", "split", "sunder", "uncouple", "unlink", "unyoke" ], "antonyms":[ "join", "link", "unify", "unite" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sever separate , part , divide , sever , sunder , divorce mean to become or cause to become disunited or disjointed. separate may imply any of several causes such as dispersion, removal of one from others, or presence of an intervening thing. separated her personal life from her career part implies the separating of things or persons in close union or association. vowed never to part divide implies separating into pieces or sections by cutting or breaking. civil war divided the nation sever implies violence especially in the removal of a part or member. a severed limb sunder suggests violent rending or wrenching apart. a city sundered by racial conflict divorce implies separating two things that commonly interact and belong together. cannot divorce scientific research from moral responsibility", "examples":[ "He severed the lowest tree limbs.", "His finger was severed in the accident.", "Activists are asking the government to sever all diplomatic relations with the country.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Removing them sometimes requires amputating bones, while other procedures sever tendons to prevent a cat from extending its claws. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022", "Judge Larson approved a motion in May filed by Rice to sever all cases into five separate trials that will likely span years if not settled outside of court. \u2014 Kim Hyatt, Star Tribune , 8 July 2021", "But ultimately, the decision whether or not to sever a relationship with a country \u2013 even if temporarily \u2013 is very different from taking a stand on an anti-trans measure. \u2014 Douglas Schuler, The Conversation , 9 Mar. 2022", "The shape-shifting valuations, even in the face of mounting legal peril with Mazars\u2019 decision to sever ties and disavow its past financial statements, get to the core of a problem for Mr. Trump. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022", "The embassy move infuriated the Palestinians and led them to sever most ties with the Trump administration. \u2014 Tia Goldenberg, ajc , 7 Nov. 2021", "The schools were \u200bintended to sever the children from their culture, language, and religion. \u2014 Ian Austen, BostonGlobe.com , 28 Mar. 2022", "American and European officials are now using sanctions to sever major parts of the Russian economy \u2014 the 11th largest in the world \u2014 from global commerce, and hundreds of Western companies have halted operations in Russia on their own. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022", "The Russian invasion of Ukraine has created the largest ever divide between the two major partners in the fifteen-nation project, and economic warfare threatens to sever Russia\u2019s aerospace industry from the global economy. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 10 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French severer , from Latin separare \u2014 more at separate":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-142307" }, "seven sleeper":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": edible dormouse":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-150135" }, "Sevres":{ "type":[ "geographical name", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an often elaborately decorated French porcelain":[], "commune in northern France on the Seine River just southwest of Paris population 22,978":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sev(r\u1d4a)", "\u02c8sev-r\u0259", "\u02c8sevr\u1d4a" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "S\u00e8vres , France":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1786, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-154258" }, "several dozen":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{ ": many : probably more than 36":[ "She has published several dozen poems." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182200" }, "seven and a half":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a card game resembling twenty-one in which face cards count \u00b9/\u2082 point each and the object is to get a count up to but not exceeding 7\u00b9/\u2082":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192522" }, "sev":{ "type":[ "abbreviation" ], "definitions":{ "several":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202457" }, "severalize":{ "type":[ "transitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": distinguish , separate":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sev(\u0259)r\u0259\u02ccl\u012bz" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211938" }, "several fishery":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a private fishery founded upon ownership of the underlying soil":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230727" }, "seventy-eight":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "pronoun, plural in construction" ], "definitions":{ ": a number that is one more than 77 \u2014 see Table of Numbers":[], ": a phonograph record designed to be played at 78 revolutions per minute":[ "\u2014 usually written 78" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccse-b\u1d4am-", "\u02ccse-v\u0259n-t\u0113-\u02c8\u0101t", "-d\u0113-\u02c8\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-074252" }, "sevl":{ "type":[ "abbreviation" ], "definitions":{ "several":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-092126" }, "severance tax":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a tax levied by a state on the extractor of oil, gas, or minerals intended for consumption in other states \u2014 compare royalty sense 5a":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "During that time, the amount of severance tax \u2013 10 cents per barrel of oil and 2.5 cents per thousand cubic feet of natural gas \u2013 grew nearly every year. \u2014 Eric Heisig, cleveland , 19 Mar. 2022", "Their other major battle has been fighting an increase in a coal severance tax . \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 4 Jan. 2022", "For decades, private timber owners in Oregon paid a severance tax . \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Mar. 2021", "For decades, private timber owners in Oregon paid a severance tax . \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Mar. 2021", "With the state emerging from a significant recession, the position would test the knowledge Duncan had attained over the past decade and bring new challenges as well \u2014 such as implementing a severance tax on oil and gas production enacted in 1983. \u2014 Tax Notes Staff, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021", "For decades, private timber owners in Oregon paid a severance tax . \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Mar. 2021", "Changing the severance tax from 25 cents a barrel to 12.5 percent of value made Louisiana the most cash-rich state in the nation at the time while New York City was going bankrupt, said Honeycutt, his official biographer. \u2014 NBC News , 12 July 2021", "For decades, private timber owners in Oregon paid a severance tax . \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Mar. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1928, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-101300" }, "seven arts":{ "type":[ "plural noun" ], "definitions":{ ": liberal arts sense 1":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "translation of Medieval Latin septem artes":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-102630" }, "severance pay":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an allowance usually based on length of service that is payable to an employee on termination of employment":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Gomez, 54, will receive 12 months salary totaling $700,000 as severance pay , but will forfeit his signing bonus, bonus eligibility and eligibility for new hire equity awards, Moderna said in a securities filing. \u2014 John Lauerman, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022", "Those cut will receive 14 weeks of severance pay , plus two weeks for every year of employment with the company past one year. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, Washington Post , 14 June 2022", "And in the company\u2019s haste to roll out severance pay , employees prematurely received severance checks in their payroll system, leaking news of the job cuts a day early. \u2014 Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 2 June 2022", "Made by Fabric employees told The Times that the company will use the remaining money in its accounts to pay out at least six weeks of severance pay . \u2014 Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022", "The agreement offers 60 working days of severance pay and health insurance coverage. \u2014 Camille Furst, WSJ , 6 Apr. 2022", "The hotel abruptly fired its nearly 250-person staff in 2020 with no severance pay and only a brief extension of health benefits. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022", "When Bendix lost a government contract and a layoff followed, Mr. Zimmerman took his severance pay and enrolled at the Maryland Institute College of Art. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com , 16 Dec. 2021", "Jones went back to her home state of Mississippi with $20,000 in severance pay , and talked to the woman who had always supported her love of fashion: her mom. \u2014 Virgie Tovar, Forbes , 31 Aug. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1943, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-105134" }, "sevenbark":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": wild hydrangea sense 1":[], ": ninebark":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-114927" }, "severalfold":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": having several parts or aspects":[], ": being several times as large, as great, or as many as some understood size, degree, or amount":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccse-v\u0259-", "\u02ccsev-r\u0259l-\u02c8f\u014dld" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on 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"first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-000050" }, "seventy-fifth":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": being number 75 in a countable series":[ "the seventy-fifth day" ], "\u2014 see Table of Numbers":[ "the seventy-fifth day" ], ": being one of 75 equal parts into which something is divisible":[ "a seventy-fifth share of the money" ], ": number 75 in a countable series":[], ": the quotient of a unit divided by 75 : one of 75 equal parts of something":[ "one seventy-fifth of the total" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\"" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-004535" }, "sevenfold":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": having seven units or members":[], ": being seven times as great or as many":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8se-v\u0259n-\u02ccf\u014dld", "\u02c8se-b\u1d4am-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "There has been a sevenfold increase in membership in the past year.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Nursing homes reported a near-record of about 32,000 COVID-19 cases among residents in the week ending Jan. 9, an almost sevenfold increase from a month earlier, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 19 Jan. 2022", "In Japan alone, the population of supercentenarians grew to 146 from 22 between 2005 and 2015, a nearly sevenfold increase. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2021", "The ruling marks the latest development in the Biden administration\u2019s attempt to adopt a more than sevenfold increase in a metric called the social cost of carbon, which assigns a dollar value to the harm caused by greenhouse-gas emissions. \u2014 Katy Stech Ferek, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022", "At issue is the Biden administration\u2019s attempt to adopt a sevenfold increase in a metric called the social cost of carbon, which assigns a dollar value to the harm caused by greenhouse gas emissions. \u2014 Katy Stech Ferek And Timothy Puko, WSJ , 24 Feb. 2022", "Nursing homes reported a near-record of about 32,000 COVID-19 cases among residents in the week ending Jan. 9, an almost sevenfold increase from a month earlier, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 19 Jan. 2022", "Nursing homes reported a near-record of about 32,000 COVID-19 cases among residents in the week ending Jan. 9, an almost sevenfold increase from a month earlier, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. \u2014 Meg Kinnard And Bryan Gallion, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Jan. 2022", "Nursing homes reported a near-record of about 32,000 COVID-19 cases among residents in the week ending Jan. 9, an almost sevenfold increase from a month earlier, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. \u2014 Bryan Gallion, chicagotribune.com , 16 Jan. 2022", "The gas\u2019s potential to clean up hard-to-decarbonize sectors like steel and long-haul transport underpins expectations of a sevenfold increase in the global market by 2050. \u2014 Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ , 13 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-091302" }, "seventy-two":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "pronoun, plural in construction" ], "definitions":{ ": being one more than 71 in number":[ "seventy-two years" ], "\u2014 see Table of Numbers":[ "seventy-two years" ], ": 72 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated":[ "seventy-two are here", "seventy-two were found" ], ": two and 70 : three times 24 : four times 18 : six times 12 : six dozen":[], ": 72 units or objects":[ "a total of seventy-two" ], ": a group or set of 72":[], ": the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 72":[], ": the 72d in a set or series":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\"" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-043155" }, "Sevener":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a member of an Islamic Shi\u02bdite sect that maintains that the seventh imam went into deathless concealment and is to return as the Mahdi \u2014 compare twelver":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8sev\u0259n\u0259(r)" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "seven entry 3 + -er":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-045256" }, "seventy-first":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": being number 71 in a countable series":[ "the seventy-first day" ], "\u2014 see Table of Numbers":[ "the seventy-first day" ], ": being one of 71 equal parts into which something is divisible":[ "a seventy-first share of the money" ], ": number 71 in a countable series":[], ": the quotient of a unit 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dominant seventh chord : G\u2013E\u2013C-sharp\u2013A. \u2014 Matthew Aucoin, The Atlantic , 23 Nov. 2021", "Wood taught him functional music theory, like how singer-songwriters depended so much on the major seventh chord , or what made the songs of, say, Dan Fogelberg or Elton John tick. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Sep. 2020", "Such enharmonic transfers often are incorporated into dominant- seventh chords , among the more unstable harmonies in traditional tonal practice. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 May 2018", "An interesting approach to a tune that's kind of like a blues but with major seventh chords . \u2014 Zach Schonfeld, Newsweek , 24 Sep. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1866, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-093556" }, "sevenfolded":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": made of seven parts":[ "sevenfolded shield" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-095012" }, "seven sisters":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a hybrid climbing rose ( Rosa multiflora platyphylla ) that is related to the crimson rambler and has rather large leaves and deep pink flowers in clusters":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-104329" }, "Sevier":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "river 280 miles (451 kilometers) long in southwest central Utah flowing into":[ "Sevier Lake , a saline lake 25 miles (40 kilometers) long" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "s\u0259-\u02c8vir" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-113210" }, "seven-eyes":{ "type":[ "noun plural but singular in construction" ], "definitions":{ ": lampern":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "so called from the seven gill holes on each side of the neck":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-130316" }, "severality":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": something separate : quality , detail , part":[], ": the quality or state of being several":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccsev\u0259\u02c8ral\u0259t\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "alteration of severalty":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-134913" }, "severance contract":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an agreement for employment that stipulates certain benefits for the employee at the time of severance":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-144623" }, "seventy-three":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "pronoun, plural in construction" ], "definitions":{ ": being one more than 72 in number":[ "seventy-three years" ], "\u2014 see Table of Numbers":[ "seventy-three years" ], ": 73 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated":[ "seventy-three are here", "seventy-three were found" ], ": three and 70":[], ": 73 units or objects":[ "a total of seventy-three" ], ": a group or set of 73":[], ": the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 73":[], ": the 73d in a set or series":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\"" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-151720" }, "seventy-third":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": being number 73 in a countable series":[ "the seventy-third day" ], "\u2014 see Table of Numbers":[ "the 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NBC News , 13 May 2022", "To ensure their work arrangement is protected, employees should also try to negotiate an enforcement clause, like a severance provision, that will provide the worker support if the contract is broken. \u2014 Danielle Abril, Washington Post , 13 May 2022", "The judge has not yet ruled on the men\u2019s requests for dismissals and severance . \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 11 May 2022", "One benefit of the severance process is that employers can presumably trust their workers with confidential information, but the employees of M.D.R. are kept in the dark. \u2014 The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022", "Some of its spending has gone toward handling delivery issues, said four former warehouse and district managers, three of whom declined to be identified because of severance agreements with the company. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Apr. 2022", "Outie Helly is an Eagan, a daughter of the god-like Eagan clan that founded Lumon Industries and invented the severance procedure. \u2014 ELLE , 8 Apr. 2022", "The millions of workers who were thrown out of work with no notice or severance payment or goodbye party were predominantly lower-wage workers in industries like retail, food service, and hospitality\u2014workers with no financial cushion. \u2014 Maureen Conway, Quartz , 29 Mar. 2022", "Laid off employees will receive a minimum of 3.5 months of severance , plus two weeks for every year of employment. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-171116" }, "severation":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": severance":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccsev\u0259\u02c8r\u0101sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "sever + -ation":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-182645" }, "seventy-sixth":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": being number 76 in a countable series":[ "the seventy-sixth day" ], "\u2014 see Table of Numbers":[ "the seventy-sixth day" ], ": being one of 76 equal parts into which something is divisible":[ "a seventy-sixth share of the money" ], ": number 76 in a countable series":[], ": the quotient of a unit divided by 76 : one of 76 equal parts of something":[ "one seventy-sixth of the total" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\"" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-195559" }, "seventy-five":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "pronoun, plural in construction" ], "definitions":{ ": being one more than 74 in number":[ "seventy-five years" ], "\u2014 see Table of Numbers":[ "seventy-five years" ], ": 75 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated":[ "seventy-five are here", "seventy-five were found" ], ": five and 70 : three times 25 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"pronounciation":[ "\"" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-232549" }, "severing":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to become separated":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8se-v\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "break up", "decouple", "disassociate", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "dissociate", "disunite", "divide", "divorce", "part", "ramify", "resolve", "separate", "split", "sunder", "uncouple", "unlink", "unyoke" ], "antonyms":[ "join", "link", "unify", "unite" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sever separate , part , divide , sever , sunder , divorce mean to become or cause to become disunited or disjointed. separate may imply any of several causes such as dispersion, removal of one from others, or presence of an intervening thing. separated her personal life from her career part implies the separating of things or persons in close union or association. vowed never to part divide implies separating into pieces or sections by cutting or breaking. civil war divided the nation sever implies violence especially in the removal of a part or member. a severed limb sunder suggests violent rending or wrenching apart. a city sundered by racial conflict divorce implies separating two things that commonly interact and belong together. cannot divorce scientific research from moral responsibility", "examples":[ "He severed the lowest tree limbs.", "His finger was severed in the accident.", "Activists are asking the government to sever all diplomatic relations with the country.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Removing them sometimes requires amputating bones, while other procedures sever tendons to prevent a cat from extending its claws. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022", "Judge Larson approved a motion in May filed by Rice to sever all cases into five separate trials that will likely span years if not settled outside of court. \u2014 Kim Hyatt, Star Tribune , 8 July 2021", "But ultimately, the decision whether or not to sever a relationship with a country \u2013 even if temporarily \u2013 is very different from taking a stand on an anti-trans measure. \u2014 Douglas Schuler, The Conversation , 9 Mar. 2022", "The shape-shifting valuations, even in the face of mounting legal peril with Mazars\u2019 decision to sever ties and disavow its past financial statements, get to the core of a problem for Mr. Trump. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022", "The embassy move infuriated the Palestinians and led them to sever most ties with the Trump administration. \u2014 Tia Goldenberg, ajc , 7 Nov. 2021", "The schools were \u200bintended to sever the children from their culture, language, and religion. \u2014 Ian Austen, BostonGlobe.com , 28 Mar. 2022", "American and European officials are now using sanctions to sever major parts of the Russian economy \u2014 the 11th largest in the world \u2014 from global commerce, and hundreds of Western companies have halted operations in Russia on their own. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022", "The Russian invasion of Ukraine has created the largest ever divide between the two major partners in the fifteen-nation project, and economic warfare threatens to sever Russia\u2019s aerospace industry from the global economy. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 10 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French severer , from Latin separare \u2014 more at separate":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-233405" }, "seventy-four":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "pronoun, plural in construction" ], "definitions":{ ": being one more than 73 in number":[ "seventy-four years" ], "\u2014 see Table of Numbers":[ "seventy-four years" ], ": 74 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration 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