{ "Excoecaria":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a genus of timber trees or shrubs (family Euphorbiaceae) of Asia, Africa, and Australia that have a poisonous acrid milky juice and in some species a bark used for dyeing":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cceks\u0113\u02c8ka(a)r\u0113\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, irregular from Latin excaecare to blind + New Latin -aria":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193850" }, "Exaltation of the Cross":{ "type":[], "definitions":{ ": a feast observed in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches on September 14 in commemoration of what is held to be the historical recovery of the true cross from the Persians and its return to Jerusalem in the 7th century":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224948" }, "Ext D&C color":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": any of the synthetic dyes that in certified batches are permitted for use only in drugs and cosmetics to be applied externally \u2014 compare d&c color , fd&c color" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8eks(t)\u02ccd\u0113\u0259n\u02ccs\u0113-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "abbreviation of external drug and cosmetic color" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-144003" }, "Exopterygota":{ "type":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of Exopterygota taxonomic synonym of hemimetabola" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6ek\u02ccs\u00e4p\u02ccter\u0259\u00a6g\u014dt\u0259", "\u00a6ek(\u02cc)s\u014d\u02ccter-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "New Latin, from exo- + Greek pteryg\u014dta , neuter plural of pteryg\u014dtos winged" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-091137" }, "Exaltolide":{ "type":[ "trademark" ], "definitions":[ "Definition of Exaltolide \u2014 used for a crystalline macrocyclic lactone used in perfumes" ], "pronounciation":[ "ig\u02c8z\u022flt\u0259\u02ccl\u012bd", "eg-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-073122" }, "Exod":{ "type":[ "abbreviation" ], "definitions":[ "Exodus" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-112337" }, "Exaltone":{ "type":[ "trademark" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02cct\u014dn" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112345" }, "ex parte":{ "type":[ "adverb or adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": on or from one side or party only":[ "\u2014 used of legal proceedings" ], ": from a one-sided or partisan point of view":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8eks-\u02c8p\u00e4r-t\u0113, -t\u0101", "(\u02cc)eks-\u02c8p\u00e4r-t\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Such ex parte injunctions can be granted in exceptional situations where there is real urgency. \u2014 Dinesh Thakur, STAT , 19 Apr. 2022", "Village Roadshow argues that Warner Bros. is bigfooting it out of rights to participate in those projects, and filed an ex parte motion on Monday for permission to file for an injunction. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 15 Feb. 2022", "There is also the temporary ex parte cohabitant abuse order and the continuous protective order that can result from a defendant receiving jail or prison time, according to Susan Griffith, executive director of Timpanogos Legal Center. \u2014 Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Jan. 2022", "The temporary restraining order \u2013 known as an ex parte order \u2013 was granted shortly thereafter, with a hearing scheduled for July 23, at which point Bauer can formally dispute the woman's accusations, which has publicly denied through his agent. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 2 July 2021", "According to the ex parte document, the woman visited Bauer's home again on May 15. \u2014 Josh Peter, The Enquirer , 2 July 2021", "The ex parte order was granted without Bauer having a chance to be heard, and the woman later voluntarily dismissed her petition, the Post reported. \u2014 Kevin Dotson, CNN , 15 Aug. 2021", "According to the ex parte document, the woman visited Bauer's home again on May 15. \u2014 Josh Peter, The Enquirer , 2 July 2021", "According to the ex parte document, the woman visited Bauer's home again on May 15. \u2014 Josh Peter, The Enquirer , 2 July 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Medieval Latin":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1672, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000805" }, "exact":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain":[ "from them has been exacted the ultimate sacrifice", "\u2014 D. D. Eisenhower" ], ": to call for as necessary or desirable":[], ": exhibiting or marked by strict, particular, and complete accordance with fact or a standard":[], ": marked by thorough consideration or minute measurement of small factual details":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8zakt" ], "synonyms":[ "call (for)", "claim", "clamor (for)", "command", "demand", "enjoin", "insist (on)", "press (for)", "quest", "stipulate (for)" ], "antonyms":[ "accurate", "bang on", "correct", "dead-on", "good", "on-target", "precise", "proper", "right", "so", "spot-on", "true", "veracious" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exact Verb demand , claim , require , exact mean to ask or call for something as due or as necessary. demand implies peremptoriness and insistence and often the right to make requests that are to be regarded as commands. demanded payment of the debt claim implies a demand for the delivery or concession of something due as one's own or one's right. claimed the right to manage his own affairs require suggests the imperativeness that arises from inner necessity, compulsion of law or regulation, or the exigencies of the situation. the patient requires constant attention exact implies not only demanding but getting what one demands. exacts absolute loyalty Adjective correct , accurate , exact , precise , nice , right mean conforming to fact, standard, or truth. correct usually implies freedom from fault or error. correct answers socially correct dress accurate implies fidelity to fact or truth attained by exercise of care. an accurate description exact stresses a very strict agreement with fact, standard, or truth. exact measurements precise adds to exact an emphasis on sharpness of definition or delimitation. precise calibration nice stresses great precision and delicacy of adjustment or discrimination. makes nice distinctions right is close to correct but has a stronger positive emphasis on conformity to fact or truth rather than mere absence of error or fault. the right thing to do", "examples":[ "Verb", "They would not rest until they had exacted revenge.", "He was able to exact a promise from them.", "Adjective", "Those were his exact words.", "The exact cause of the fire is still under investigation.", "We don't know the exact nature of the problem.", "Predicting the path of hurricanes is not an exact science.", "The police have an exact description of the killer.", "Please take the most exact measurements possible.", "He is very exact in the way he solves a problem.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Disney, long one of the most powerful players in state government, could exact revenge on DeSantis. \u2014 Noah Biermanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022", "The disease will exact a higher toll, at least at the beginning. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 20 Apr. 2022", "The move came after Martin helped energize the bench over the first half of the season, before injuries began to exact a toll. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 5 June 2022", "This compromise is shown to exact a brutal toll in somber bookending scenes set near the end of Sassoon\u2019s life. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022", "As Russia continued to bombard cities across Ukraine, the war began to exact an increasing toll beyond the battlefield and inside Russia itself. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022", "Her death underscores the heavy price the conflict continues to exact on Palestinians. \u2014 Aya Batrawy, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022", "As the fighting, now in its third week, continues to exact a grievous human toll in Ukraine with Russian troops bombarding many of the country\u2019s most populous cities, the number of those crossing into the EU has begun to slowly wane in recent days. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 14 Mar. 2022", "But the number of new coronavirus deaths that medical examiners are confirming remains in the double digits each day, as January\u2019s surge from the highly contagious omicron variant of the virus continues to exact a toll. \u2014 Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Feb. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "No exact date has been announced for when Succession season 4 will premiere, but seeing as filming recently kicked off in June, a release date likely won't be until late 2022 or early 2023. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022", "According to Impact Fire Services, there\u2019s no exact expiration date for fire extinguishers. \u2014 Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022", "The coalition and the opposition usually reach an agreement on the exact date, with the most likely options being either at the end of October or the beginning of November. \u2014 Hadas Gold, CNN , 22 June 2022", "Terminator\u2014played by Arnold Schwarzenegger\u2014is coming to the games soon, though Activision hasn\u2019t spelled out an exact date. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 21 June 2022", "Brindisi Prosecutor Antonio Negro said on Monday that the exact date of the hearing this week is still to be decided. \u2014 Frances D'emilio, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022", "Brindisi Prosecutor Antonio Negro said on Monday that the exact date of the hearing this week is still to be decided. \u2014 Frances D'emilio, Chron , 20 June 2022", "The Universal Studios Hollywood theme land does not have an exact opening date yet, but is being targeted for sometime in 2023, according to Nintendo. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 17 June 2022", "Most notably, Uma Thurman, in a 2018 interview with The New York Times, said Weinstein forced himself on her in a London hotel (an exact date wasn\u2019t given, but the incident allegedly occurred sometime after the release of 1994\u2019s Pulp Fiction). \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English exacten \"to require as payment,\" borrowed from Latin ex\u0101ctus, past participle of exigere \"to drive out, achieve, enforce payment of or the performance of (a task), require, inquire into, examine\" from ex- ex- entry 1 + agere \"to drive (cattle), be in motion, do, perform\" \u2014 more at agent":"Verb", "borrowed from Latin ex\u0101ctus, from past participle of exigere \"to drive out, achieve, require, inquire into, examine, measure\" \u2014 more at exact entry 1":"Adjective" }, "first_known_use":{ "1564, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb", "1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021404" }, "exactly":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": in a manner or measure or to a degree or number that strictly conforms to a fact or condition":[ "it's exactly 3 o'clock", "these two pieces are exactly the same size" ], ": in every respect : altogether , entirely":[ "that was exactly the wrong thing to do", "not exactly what I had in mind" ], ": quite so":[ "\u2014 used to express agreement" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8zak-(t)l\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "due", "full", "just", "precisely", "right", "sharp", "smack-dab", "squarely" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The levers need to be exactly positioned.", "we will meet at exactly six o'clock", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But that's not exactly what bond markets are signalling now. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 23 June 2022", "Ubiquity, along with the assumption that slavery was a practical necessity, generated a range of ethical puzzles and quandaries: How, exactly , are slaves different from \u2018us\u2019? \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 June 2022", "As for an upgrade at backup point guard, what exactly is wrong with Gabe Vincent? \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 20 June 2022", "Over the past decade, barring brief blips in 2020 and 2018, finding successful stock market investments wasn\u2019t exactly a challenge. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 19 June 2022", "But who exactly is the state prepared to fight for? \u2014 Lauren Hepler, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 June 2022", "What exactly are the dietary guidelines for an echocardiogram? \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 17 June 2022", "While the book was told from Belly's point of view, the show follows each of the characters with more depth \u2014 including Laurel and Susannah, whose lives weren't exactly at the top of Belly's mind in the books. \u2014 Julia Moore, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022", "The Huisache Grill is not exactly the hot new place everybody\u2019s Instagramming. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 15 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "exact entry 2 + -ly entry 2":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051751" }, "example":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": one that serves as a pattern to be imitated or not to be imitated":[ "a good example" ], ": one that is representative of all of a group or type":[], ": a parallel or closely similar case especially when serving as a precedent or model":[], ": an instance (such as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate a rule or precept or to act as an exercise in the application of a rule":[], ": as an example":[ "there are many sources of air pollution; exhaust fumes, for example" ], ": to serve as an example of":[], ": to be or set an example to":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8zam-p\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "case", "exemplar", "exemplification", "illustration", "instance", "prototype", "representative", "sample", "specimen" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for example Noun instance , case , illustration , example , sample , specimen mean something that exhibits distinguishing characteristics in its category. instance applies to any individual person, act, or thing that may be offered to illustrate or explain. an instance of history repeating itself case is used to direct attention to a real or assumed occurrence or situation that is to be considered, studied, or dealt with. a case of mistaken identity illustration applies to an instance offered as a means of clarifying or illuminating a general statement. a telling illustration of Murphy's Law example applies to a typical, representative, or illustrative instance or case. a typical example of bureaucratic waste sample implies a part or unit taken at random from a larger whole and so presumed to be typical of its qualities. show us a sample of your work specimen applies to any example or sample whether representative or merely existent and available. one of the finest specimens of the jeweler's art model , example , pattern , exemplar , ideal mean someone or something set before one for guidance or imitation. model applies to something taken or proposed as worthy of imitation. a decor that is a model of good taste example applies to a person to be imitated or in some contexts on no account to be imitated but to be regarded as a warning. children tend to follow the example of their parents pattern suggests a clear and detailed archetype or prototype. American industry set a pattern for others to follow exemplar suggests either a faultless example to be emulated or a perfect typification. cited Joan of Arc as the exemplar of courage ideal implies the best possible exemplification either in reality or in conception. never found a job that matched his ideal", "examples":[ "Noun", "He set a good example for the rest of us.", "She gave several examples to show that the program is effective.", "We've chosen three examples of contemporary architecture for closer study.", "a classic example of a Persian rug", "a fine example of the artist's work", "The dictionary includes thousands of examples .", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "That kind of twofold difference is, for example , similar to the modestly greater peak in neutralizing antibodies triggered by the first two doses of the Moderna vaccine compared with the Pfizer vaccine. \u2014 John P. Moore And Paul A. Offit, STAT , 3 July 2022", "For example , will student loan cancellation stimulate the economy? \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 2 July 2022", "For example , a manager would need to know an employee needs several days off for travel and recovery. \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 2 July 2022", "On Monday, for example , the children wrote notes to the nurses at Arkansas Children's Hospital, thanking them for their work. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 2 July 2022", "For example , on one summer day in 2019, city officials found afternoon temperatures in Chinatown and Lower Roxbury exceeded 105 degrees, about 10 degrees more than in Franklin Park and West Roxbury. \u2014 David Abel, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022", "The series has gotten an update, with new CG animation for Blue and Magenta, and other new touches (the Handy Dandy Notebook now has smartphone technology, for example ). \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 1 July 2022", "There were different risks for various demographic groups, with Alaska Natives more likely to be treated for ischemia, for example , and people older than 65 more prone to heart attacks, the research found. \u2014 Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022", "For example , a light bulb that emits pure violet light, if placed in a region of the cosmos roughly corresponding to a redshift of 1 as seen from Earth, would appear as deep red. \u2014 Fabio Pacucci, Scientific American , 1 July 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French essample, example , from Latin exemplum , from eximere to take out, from ex- + emere to take \u2014 more at redeem":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033646" }, "exasperate":{ "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to cause irritation or annoyance to", ": to excite the anger of : enrage", ": to make more grievous : aggravate", ": irritated or annoyed especially to the point of injudicious action : exasperated", ": roughened with irregular prickles or elevations", ": to make angry" ], "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8za-sp\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t", "ig-\u02c8za-sp(\u0259-)r\u0259t", "ig-\u02c8za-sp\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravate", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "burn (up)", "chafe", "eat", "frost", "gall", "get", "grate", "gripe", "hack (off)", "irk", "irritate", "itch", "nark", "nettle", "peeve", "persecute", "pique", "put out", "rasp", "rile", "ruffle", "spite", "vex" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Verb", "The criticism of his latest movie is sure to exasperate his admirers.", "We were exasperated by the delays.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Bubbles also cause the dispensed product to expand, which is why your Slurpee or your Icee or your Arctic Blast inflates a bit after pouring, sometimes up and out of the domed lid to exasperate your parents. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 30 Apr. 2022", "Simpson\u2019s funny and moving tale is more successful, though its ambling pace and episodic structure may exasperate lovers of tight narrative. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022", "But none of these disputes appeared to mean as much to the UAE \u2014 or more exasperate the Americans \u2014 as the failure to publicly show up in the Emirati hour of need. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022", "This weekend\u2019s weather pattern, with its clear skies and early season heat, will only exasperate the situation by heating the ground and siphoning away more of its precious water moisture content. \u2014 Tom Sater, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022", "Voting restrictions, like those outlined in Senate Bill 90, can exasperate health disparities. \u2014 Laken Brooks, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021", "His suggestions sometimes exasperate the garden designers, who have their own vision of where things should be. \u2014 Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times , 3 Nov. 2021", "Without enough rescue animals to go around, organizations wind up fielding dozens of applications for a single dog, incentivizing some groups to put up maddeningly high adoption barriers that exclude and exasperate capable guardians. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Oct. 2021", "Filograna described it more as a giggle, which doesn\u2019t exasperate opponents as much as Forsythe\u2019s playmaking ability. \u2014 Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com , 22 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Verb", "1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1b", "Adjective", "1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202432" }, "excavate":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to form a cavity or hole in":[], ": to form by hollowing out":[], ": to dig out and remove":[], ": to expose to view by or as if by digging away a covering":[ "excavate the remains of a temple" ], ": to make excavations":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-sk\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "dig", "shovel" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "They excavated an ancient city.", "It is the first site to be excavated in this area.", "They began excavating the backyard for their new pool.", "The excess dirt was carefully excavated .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "With roots in both China and Britain, journalist Lim is the perfect writer to excavate her home city\u2019s complicated history. \u2014 Hanif Abdurraqib, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022", "Drought in the region briefly caused part of the settlement to resurface in 2018, allowing Puljiz and her team to excavate sections of the palace. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 2 June 2022", "While Egypt has gotten a large share of the attention, there are many sites in the Near East that archaeologists could still excavate in search of new leads. \u2014 Carolyn Wilke, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Nov. 2021", "As the water levels began to rise again, scientists rushed to excavate and document what is believed to be the urban center of the Mittani Empire, which stretched from northern Iraq through Syria and into Turkey. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 6 June 2022", "Three recent books excavate this century-old story and shine light on its lasting importance. \u2014 Magda Teter, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022", "From there, clammers can excavate the shellfish using a shovel or clam gun, or even their hands. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 10 May 2022", "The state of Alabama owns the wreck and has so far appeared reluctant to spend the millions required to excavate it. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 Mar. 2022", "Master Chief is supposed to be completely controllable, but starts feeling new emotions after grabbing a mysterious glowing object that the Covenant is trying to excavate . \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 30 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed from Latin excav\u0101tus, past participle of excav\u0101re \"to hollow out, form a hole in,\" from ex- ex- entry 1 + cav\u0101re \"to make hollow, hollow out,\" verbal derivative of cavus \"hollow, concave\" \u2014 more at hole entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1599, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014738" }, "exceed":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to be greater than or superior to":[], ": to go beyond a limit set by":[ "exceeded his authority" ], ": to extend outside of":[ "the river will exceed its banks" ], ": predominate":[], ": overdo":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8s\u0113d" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "outreach", "outrun", "overpass", "overreach", "overrun", "overshoot", "overstep", "surpass", "transcend" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exceed exceed , surpass , transcend , excel , outdo , outstrip mean to go or be beyond a stated or implied limit, measure, or degree. exceed implies going beyond a limit set by authority or established by custom or by prior achievement. exceed the speed limit surpass suggests superiority in quality, merit, or skill. the book surpassed our expectations transcend implies a rising or extending notably above or beyond ordinary limits. transcended the values of their culture excel implies preeminence in achievement or quality and may suggest superiority to all others. excels in mathematics outdo applies to a bettering or exceeding what has been done before. outdid herself this time outstrip suggests surpassing in a race or competition. outstripped other firms in sales", "examples":[ "The cost must not exceed 10 dollars.", "The cost exceeded our estimate.", "The demand for new housing has already exceeded the supply.", "He's trying to match or exceed last year's sales.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The study even suggests that the intensity of wildfires could progressively exceed current firefighting capabilities. \u2014 Demetris Nellas, ajc , 2 July 2022", "The Weather Service issued a special bulletin warning that rainfall rates could exceed three inches per hour at times. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 1 July 2022", "Attorneys also underscore that the health risks of pregnancy far exceed medical complications from abortions. \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022", "Gartner predicts that enterprise software spending will exceed $570 billion worldwide this year. \u2014 Tim Mitrovich, Forbes , 29 June 2022", "The citywide report and several related neighborhood-specific plans offer dozens of solutions, but the collective price tag could easily exceed $1 billion to $2 billion. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022", "There is a predictable rate of money creation, and the number of bitcoins in existence will never exceed 21 million. \u2014 Max Raskin, WSJ , 22 June 2022", "The price will likely exceed $500,000, many in the industry expect. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022", "An investigation by The Washington Post earlier this year found that the total number of wrongful payments could exceed $163 billion nationally. \u2014 Tony Romm, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English exceden , from Middle French exceder , from Latin excedere , from ex- + cedere to go":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051546" }, "exceeding":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": exceptional in amount, quality, or degree":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8s\u0113-di\u014b" ], "synonyms":[ "aberrant", "aberrated", "abnormal", "anomalous", "atypical", "especial", "exceptional", "extraordinaire", "extraordinary", "freak", "odd", "peculiar", "phenomenal", "preternatural", "rare", "singular", "uncommon", "uncustomary", "unique", "unusual", "unwonted" ], "antonyms":[ "common", "customary", "normal", "ordinary", "typical", "unexceptional", "unextraordinary", "usual" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "accepted the apology with exceeding graciousness", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Students in the ready and exceeding categories are counted as proficient. \u2014 Trisha Powell Crain, AL.com , 30 Jan. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175322" }, "excel":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to be superior to : surpass in accomplishment or achievement":[], ": to be distinguishable by superiority : surpass others":[ "excel in sports", "excelled at lipreading" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sel" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "better", "eclipse", "exceed", "outclass", "outdistance", "outdo", "outgun", "outmatch", "outshine", "outstrip", "overtop", "surpass", "top", "tower (over)", "transcend" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for excel exceed , surpass , transcend , excel , outdo , outstrip mean to go or be beyond a stated or implied limit, measure, or degree. exceed implies going beyond a limit set by authority or established by custom or by prior achievement. exceed the speed limit surpass suggests superiority in quality, merit, or skill. the book surpassed our expectations transcend implies a rising or extending notably above or beyond ordinary limits. transcended the values of their culture excel implies preeminence in achievement or quality and may suggest superiority to all others. excels in mathematics outdo applies to a bettering or exceeding what has been done before. outdid herself this time outstrip suggests surpassing in a race or competition. outstripped other firms in sales", "examples":[ "She excels everyone else in sports.", "the special effects in this new sci-fi extravaganza excel any that we've seen previously", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Major players in the retail landscape excel at post-sale personalization with customized shipping and delivery notifications. \u2014 John Hall, Forbes , 26 June 2022", "The Nuggets close out the proceedings with an 18-year-old, 6-5 combo guard who didn\u2019t particularly excel as a freshman, but who showed flashes of paint penetration and defensive toughness. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022", "Very new-age but also very successful teams like the Dodgers, Rays and Giants excel not just in organization but also dissemination \u2013 the club\u2019s ability to boil down analytics is almost universally lauded by their players. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022", "He\u2019s become known for his celebrations on the bench, often getting creative with unique dance moves and gestures as his teammates excel on the court. \u2014 Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022", "The offense is built around players that can handle the ball while constantly making decisions on the fly, something both guards excel at. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 29 Apr. 2022", "Economic development is a bipartisan issue, and the states that excel at attracting new plants are the ones who present a bipartisan face to new projects. \u2014 Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press , 28 May 2022", "Transformers involve a variety of neural networks, the software used for deep learning, that excel at teaching computers language skills. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 15 Feb. 2022", "With a series as modern as Halo, there are a handful of games that excel at both. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English excellen , from Latin excellere , from ex- + -cellere to rise, project; akin to Latin collis hill \u2014 more at hill":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183130" }, "excellence":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the quality of being excellent":[], ": an excellent or valuable quality : virtue":[], ": excellency sense 2":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-s(\u0259-)l\u0259n(t)s", "\u02c8ek-s\u0259-l\u0259ns" ], "synonyms":[ "choiceness", "distinction", "excellency", "first-rateness", "greatness", "perfection", "preeminence", "primeness", "superbness", "superiority", "supremacy" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The school is known for the excellence of its teachers.", "an award for academic excellence", "setting a high standard of excellence", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Though the two works vary significantly, the double nod is a testament to Nottage\u2019s commitment to excellence in storytelling; her long list of accolades also includes two Pulitzer Prizes, for the plays Ruined (in 2009) and Sweat (in 2017). \u2014 Cassandra Pintro, Vogue , 9 June 2022", "These are just 17 of the dozens of talented students being honored for their hard work and dedication to excellence for 2022. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 5 June 2022", "Just like certain young wizards, many of the undergrads wear their black gowns around campus, a tradition connected to academic excellence . \u2014 Andrew Nelson, WSJ , 19 May 2022", "What makes Blu Atlas different is their commitment to excellence . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022", "Thus far, the collaboration between Henson and the network dedicated to Black excellence has proven to be fruitful for both parties. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 5 May 2022", "The Book Prizes are committed to literary excellence , championing new voices and celebrating the highest quality of writing from authors at all stages of their careers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022", "This lively, trendy restaurant and bar is a love note to Black excellence . \u2014 John-john Williams Iv, Baltimore Sun , 21 Apr. 2022", "Happier employees are more engaged, and more engaged employees are more productive, creative and committed to excellence . \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024935" }, "excellency":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": excellence", ": outstanding or valuable quality" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-s(\u0259-)l\u0259n(t)-s\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "cardinal virtue", "distinction", "excellence", "grace", "merit", "value", "virtue" ], "antonyms":[ "deficiency", "demerit", "disvalue" ], "examples":[ "claimed that granite has so many excellencies as material for countertops that it is well worth the high price", "the excellency of the violins crafted by Stradivarius is beyond dispute" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174315" }, "excellent":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": very good of its kind : eminently good : first-class":[], ": superior":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-s\u0259-l\u0259nt", "\u02c8ek-s(\u0259-)l\u0259nt" ], "synonyms":[ "A-OK", "A1", "awesome", "bang-up", "banner", "beautiful", "blue-chip", "blue-ribbon", "boffo", "bonny", "bonnie", "boss", "brag", "brave", "bully", "bumper", "capital", "choice", "classic", "cool", "corking", "crackerjack", "cracking", "dandy", "divine", "dope", "down", "dynamite", "fab", "fabulous", "famous", "fantabulous", "fantastic", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "first-string", "five-star", "four-star", "frontline", "gangbusters", "gangbuster", "gilt-edged", "gilt-edge", "gone", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "high-class", "hot", "hype", "immense", "jim-dandy", "keen", "lovely", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "out-of-sight", "par excellence", "peachy", "peachy keen", "phat", "prime", "primo", "prize", "prizewinning", "quality", "radical", "righteous", "sensational", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "topflight", "top-notch", "top-of-the-line", "topping", "top-shelf", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ], "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Her new movie has received excellent reviews.", "He is an excellent role model for young men everywhere.", "The car is in excellent condition.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But the visibility of the instruments and infotainment sections of the big screen are excellent . \u2014 Csaba Csere, Car and Driver , 28 June 2022", "Also excellent is Amber Iman as the club singer-prostitute Rafaela. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022", "That reasoning, to use the word very loosely, is just another example of Mazda getting in its own way, and in the way of drivers enjoying vehicles that are excellent in so many other ways. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 25 June 2022", "The jokes are excellent as is the cast delivering them. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 23 June 2022", "The jokes are excellent as is the cast delivering them. \u2014 Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022", "At 12 bucks, this is an excellent value for fast-casual-type food in the current Huntsville-area market. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 22 June 2022", "Buyers on a budget will want to consider this two-pack of triangular sun sail shades, which are an excellent value and offer solid coverage. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 18 June 2022", "The facilities were excellent and the residents diverse, but they were all given their own studios and left to themselves. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin excellent-, excellens , from present participle of excellere":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064216" }, "except":{ "type":[ "adjective", "conjunction", "preposition", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": with the exclusion or exception of":[ "daily except Sundays" ], ": to take or leave out from a number or a whole : exclude":[], ": to take exception : object":[], ": on any other condition than that : unless":[ "except you repent" ], ": with this exception , namely":[ "was inaccessible except by boat" ], ": only":[ "\u2014 often followed by that I would go except that it's too far" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sept" ], "synonyms":[ "apart from", "aside from", "bar", "barring", "beside", "besides", "but", "except for", "excluding", "exclusive of", "other than", "outside", "outside of", "save", "saving" ], "antonyms":[ "demur", "expostulate", "kick", "object", "protest", "remonstrate (with)" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Preposition", "The stores will be open daily except Sundays.", "the store is open daily except Sundays", "Verb", "Children were excepted from the study.", "I must except to your remark that there are no great novelists currently living.", "Conjunction", "I'd go, except it's too far.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition", "At Dollywood\u2019s DreamMore Resort, face masks are required in public areas, except when dining or swimming, capacity of public areas will be limited, and housekeeping and public area attendants will increase their cleaning procedures. \u2014 Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure , 4 June 2020", "The city advised all residents to stay inside except those going to and from work and anyone seeking or giving emergency care, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti's official Twitter account. \u2014 NBC News , 1 June 2020", "Since then, every president except Nixon, Reagan, and George H.W. Bush has created national monuments. \u2014 National Geographic , 29 May 2020", "Most of these pools, except McKie, are wheelchair accessible, according to the Cincinnati Recreation Commission's website. \u2014 Cincinnati Enquirer , 27 May 2020", "No one is allowed inside her home except those helping her, White's representative told Today. \u2014 Alaa Elassar, CNN , 25 May 2020", "Under Supreme Court precedents related to the principles of separation of power, Congress \u2013 one branch of government \u2013 cannot remove an official in the executive branch \u2013 another branch of government \u2013 except by impeachment. \u2014 Stanley M. Brand, The Conversation , 22 May 2020", "The whole story sounds as apocryphal as most of the other origin stories connected to Warhol\u2014 except that one biographer claims to have seen the actual check Warhol wrote to Latow. \u2014 Blake Gopnik, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Apr. 2020", "The government in Madrid has imposed some of the most restrictive lockdown measures in Europe, shuttering most businesses and forcing people to stay in their homes except to buy groceries and seek healthcare. \u2014 Sonia Sirletti, Bloomberg.com , 10 May 2020", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Community transmissions in the country have mostly been brought to a halt, and most businesses \u2014 excepting cinemas, theme parks and live entertainment venues \u2014 have reopened their doors. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 May 2020", "But this will be the first time viewers will be able to stream live programming from PBS through a digital service, excepting some anomalies over the years like the now-defunct Aero service and the like. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 29 July 2019", "Diplomats, however, had been excepted and some have been trying to bend the rules to bring in their families. \u2014 Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times , 13 Mar. 2020", "On Sunday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that gatherings be limited to 50 people or less for the next eight weeks, with the day-to-day operation of schools and businesses excepted . \u2014 Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY , 16 Mar. 2020", "The measure is excepted to reduce the state\u2019s 96,000 prison population by 4,800 for a potential savings of $50 million. \u2014 John Haughey, Washington Examiner , 27 Feb. 2020", "Trump\u2019s ban on admission of travelers from Europe ( excepting Ireland and the United Kingdom) took European governments by surprise. \u2014 Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner , 14 Mar. 2020", "As the planet cooled in subsequent millennia, these canids expanded their range, evolving into foxes and eventually reaching every continent excepting Antarctica. \u2014 David James, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Feb. 2020", "The rules for formal languages may grow more and more complex, but all robust general programming languages ( excepting regex, HTML, and a few other specific things) are reducible to a Turing-complete grammar like this. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 9 Jan. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French excepter , from Latin exceptare , frequentative of excipere to take out, except, from ex- + capere to take \u2014 more at heave entry 1":"Verb" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Preposition", "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Conjunction" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063313" }, "excepting":{ "type":[ "adjective", "conjunction", "preposition", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": with the exclusion or exception of":[ "daily except Sundays" ], ": to take or leave out from a number or a whole : exclude":[], ": to take exception : object":[], ": on any other condition than that : unless":[ "except you repent" ], ": with this exception , namely":[ "was inaccessible except by boat" ], ": only":[ "\u2014 often followed by that I would go except that it's too far" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sept" ], "synonyms":[ "apart from", "aside from", "bar", "barring", "beside", "besides", "but", "except for", "excluding", "exclusive of", "other than", "outside", "outside of", "save", "saving" ], "antonyms":[ "demur", "expostulate", "kick", "object", "protest", "remonstrate (with)" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Preposition", "The stores will be open daily except Sundays.", "the store is open daily except Sundays", "Verb", "Children were excepted from the study.", "I must except to your remark that there are no great novelists currently living.", "Conjunction", "I'd go, except it's too far.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition", "At Dollywood\u2019s DreamMore Resort, face masks are required in public areas, except when dining or swimming, capacity of public areas will be limited, and housekeeping and public area attendants will increase their cleaning procedures. \u2014 Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure , 4 June 2020", "The city advised all residents to stay inside except those going to and from work and anyone seeking or giving emergency care, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti's official Twitter account. \u2014 NBC News , 1 June 2020", "Since then, every president except Nixon, Reagan, and George H.W. Bush has created national monuments. \u2014 National Geographic , 29 May 2020", "Most of these pools, except McKie, are wheelchair accessible, according to the Cincinnati Recreation Commission's website. \u2014 Cincinnati Enquirer , 27 May 2020", "No one is allowed inside her home except those helping her, White's representative told Today. \u2014 Alaa Elassar, CNN , 25 May 2020", "Under Supreme Court precedents related to the principles of separation of power, Congress \u2013 one branch of government \u2013 cannot remove an official in the executive branch \u2013 another branch of government \u2013 except by impeachment. \u2014 Stanley M. Brand, The Conversation , 22 May 2020", "The whole story sounds as apocryphal as most of the other origin stories connected to Warhol\u2014 except that one biographer claims to have seen the actual check Warhol wrote to Latow. \u2014 Blake Gopnik, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Apr. 2020", "The government in Madrid has imposed some of the most restrictive lockdown measures in Europe, shuttering most businesses and forcing people to stay in their homes except to buy groceries and seek healthcare. \u2014 Sonia Sirletti, Bloomberg.com , 10 May 2020", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Community transmissions in the country have mostly been brought to a halt, and most businesses \u2014 excepting cinemas, theme parks and live entertainment venues \u2014 have reopened their doors. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 May 2020", "But this will be the first time viewers will be able to stream live programming from PBS through a digital service, excepting some anomalies over the years like the now-defunct Aero service and the like. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 29 July 2019", "Diplomats, however, had been excepted and some have been trying to bend the rules to bring in their families. \u2014 Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times , 13 Mar. 2020", "On Sunday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that gatherings be limited to 50 people or less for the next eight weeks, with the day-to-day operation of schools and businesses excepted . \u2014 Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY , 16 Mar. 2020", "The measure is excepted to reduce the state\u2019s 96,000 prison population by 4,800 for a potential savings of $50 million. \u2014 John Haughey, Washington Examiner , 27 Feb. 2020", "Trump\u2019s ban on admission of travelers from Europe ( excepting Ireland and the United Kingdom) took European governments by surprise. \u2014 Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner , 14 Mar. 2020", "As the planet cooled in subsequent millennia, these canids expanded their range, evolving into foxes and eventually reaching every continent excepting Antarctica. \u2014 David James, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Feb. 2020", "The rules for formal languages may grow more and more complex, but all robust general programming languages ( excepting regex, HTML, and a few other specific things) are reducible to a Turing-complete grammar like this. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 9 Jan. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French excepter , from Latin exceptare , frequentative of excipere to take out, except, from ex- + capere to take \u2014 more at heave entry 1":"Verb" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Preposition", "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Conjunction" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025859" }, "exception":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the act of excepting : exclusion":[], ": question , objection":[ "witnesses whose authority is beyond exception", "\u2014 T. B. Macaulay" ], "\u2014 see also take exception":[ "witnesses whose authority is beyond exception", "\u2014 T. B. Macaulay" ], ": an oral or written legal objection":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sep-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "challenge", "complaint", "demur", "demurral", "demurrer", "difficulty", "expostulation", "fuss", "kick", "objection", "protest", "question", "remonstrance", "stink" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "There will be no exceptions to this rule.", "I take strong exception to your assessment of his singing ability.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The trigger law bans abortions in Arkansas with the exception of saving the life of a mother. \u2014 Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online , 3 July 2022", "With the exception of the Fort Vancouver fireworks show, most celebrations are back, bigger and better than before. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 June 2022", "This month's Kishi V2, which was made without Gamevice's involvement, solves every single complaint on the above list (with the exception of only having an Android model available as of press time). \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 28 June 2022", "But in 2013, due to poor acoustic quality, all of the bells\u2014with the exception of Emmanuel\u2014were replaced. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 June 2022", "Details about the collection were scarce prior to today's release, with the exception of detail shots on Instagram. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 28 June 2022", "And with the exception of Canning, a villainess pure and simple, they are made more dimensional. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022", "The Sox are in the meat of their schedule with the exception of the lowly Cubs, who come to Fenway for a three-game set starting Friday. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022", "With all that, there is not a single name recognizable to a mainstream sports audience, with the possible exception of Allyson Felix. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 27 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003605" }, "exceptional":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": forming an exception : rare", ": better than average : superior", ": deviating from the norm: such as", ": having above or below average intelligence", ": physically disabled", ": being unusual", ": better than average : superior" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sep-shn\u0259l", "-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al", "ik-\u02c8sep-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al" ], "synonyms":[ "aberrant", "aberrated", "abnormal", "anomalous", "atypical", "especial", "exceeding", "extraordinaire", "extraordinary", "freak", "odd", "peculiar", "phenomenal", "preternatural", "rare", "singular", "uncommon", "uncustomary", "unique", "unusual", "unwonted" ], "antonyms":[ "common", "customary", "normal", "ordinary", "typical", "unexceptional", "unextraordinary", "usual" ], "examples":[ "We're bending the rules for this exceptional situation.", "an exceptional student in math", "The seafood dishes at this restaurant are exceptional .", "a separate school for exceptional children", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Or go big on 4K, the latest and greatest in resolution, delivering exceptional picture quality, but at an extremely high price. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022", "Tsukune, ground chicken formed in the shape of a drumstick and served with an egg yolk for dipping, is exceptional . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022", "Their Pineapple Express cartridge, like all of their other products, is exceptional . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022", "The tortoises were bred through a species conservation program, which considers any tortoise birth to be exceptional . \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022", "River Ridge High School Principal Todd Miller said Brian Bradley is exceptional in more ways than one. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 5 June 2022", "All the while, the Beavers\u2019 defense was exceptional , resembling the team that led the nation in fielding percentage most of the season rather than the one that committed an alarming 13 errors in the previous five games. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 5 June 2022", "For the price, this headset delivers exceptional audio quality with a solid range of mids, highs, and lows. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 9 Feb. 2022", "As before, the gallery proprietors have unearthed works that have never shown publicly, several of which are exceptional . \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 27 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-231318" }, "excessively":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": exceeding what is usual, proper, necessary, or normal":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8se-siv" ], "synonyms":[ "baroque", "devilish", "exorbitant", "extravagant", "extreme", "fancy", "immoderate", "inordinate", "insane", "intolerable", "lavish", "overdue", "overextravagant", "overmuch", "overweening", "plethoric", "steep", "stiff", "towering", "unconscionable", "undue", "unmerciful" ], "antonyms":[ "middling", "moderate", "modest", "reasonable", "temperate" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for excessive excessive , immoderate , inordinate , extravagant , exorbitant , extreme mean going beyond a normal limit. excessive implies an amount or degree too great to be reasonable or acceptable. excessive punishment immoderate implies lack of desirable or necessary restraint. immoderate spending inordinate implies an exceeding of the limits dictated by reason or good judgment. inordinate pride extravagant implies an indifference to restraints imposed by truth, prudence, or good taste. extravagant claims for the product exorbitant implies a departure from accepted standards regarding amount or degree. exorbitant prices extreme may imply an approach to the farthest limit possible or conceivable but commonly means only to a notably high degree. extreme shyness", "examples":[ "an excessive display of wealth", "High fever, nausea, and excessive sweating are some of the symptoms.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Crews was charged federally with excessive use of force for shooting at McAtee's niece, but the case remains open. \u2014 Kala Kachmar, The Courier-Journal , 27 June 2022", "Federal immunity is even broader; last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Border Patrol agent could not be sued for retaliation or excessive use of force after he was accused of shoving an innkeeper to the ground. \u2014 Rachel Weiner, Washington Post , 14 June 2022", "Accusations of excessive use of force by LSP officers, especially against Black people, go as far back as 2019. \u2014 Alexander Mallin, ABC News , 9 June 2022", "The inn owner said the agent pushed him and gathered papers involving the guest, and Boule later sued Egbert for violating the 4th Amendment, which forbids unreasonable searches and excessive use of force. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022", "There\u2019s also a visitation rule which states excessive use may result in relegation. \u2014 Abigail Barronian, Outside Online , 3 June 2022", "Maverick's main attraction is its flight sequences, which were largely shot practically, without excessive use of CGI. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 26 May 2022", "One of the elements of the order called for the establishment of a database tracking terminations, criminal convictions and civil judgments against law enforcement officers for excessive use of force. \u2014 Time , 26 May 2022", "Support for allowing citizens to sue individual police officers accused of excessive use of force or misconduct decreased to 54 percent from 59 percent. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-160022" }, "exchange":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": the act of giving or taking one thing in return for another : trade", ": the act or process of substituting one thing for another", ": reciprocal giving and receiving", ": something offered, given, or received in an exchange", ": funds payable currently at a distant point either in a foreign currency or in domestic currency", ": interchange or conversion of the money of two countries or of current and uncurrent money with allowance for difference in value", ": exchange rate", ": the amount of the difference in value between two currencies or between values of a particular currency at two places", ": instruments (such as checks or bills of exchange) presented in a clearinghouse for settlement", ": a place where things or services are exchanged : such as", ": an organized market or center for trading in securities or commodities", ": a store or shop specializing in merchandise usually of a particular type", ": a cooperative store or society", ": a central office in which telephone lines are connected to permit communication", ": as a substitute", ": to part with, give, or transfer in consideration of something received as an equivalent", ": to have replaced by other merchandise", ": to part with for a substitute", ": to give and receive reciprocally", ": to pass or become received in exchange", ": to engage in an exchange", ": an act of giving or taking of one thing in return for another : trade", ": a place where goods or services are exchanged", ": the act of giving and receiving between two groups", ": to give or take one thing in return for another : trade , swap", ": a giving of something of value (as real property) in return for something of equal value (as money or property of a like kind)", ": a giving of something of value in return for something of equal value except money \u2014 compare sale", ": an organized market or center for trading in securities or commodities" ], "pronounciation":[ "iks-\u02c8ch\u0101nj", "\u02c8eks-\u02ccch\u0101nj", "iks-\u02c8ch\u0101nj" ], "synonyms":[ "back-and-forth", "barter", "commutation", "dicker", "quid pro quo", "swap", "trade", "trade-off", "truck" ], "antonyms":[ "change", "commute", "shift", "substitute", "swap", "switch", "trade" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The Cardinals lost a fifth-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft in exchange for taking Thompson in July 2019. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 11 June 2022", "As part of the deal, ComEd has paid a record $200 million fine and agreed to cooperate in exchange for bribery charges being dropped after three years. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022", "Paramount even offered to include an advertisement for the Navy in exchange for debts owed to the service for its help with the film. \u2014 Taylor Vasilik, Popular Mechanics , 10 June 2022", "Nina's located the lab that holds BCL Red, but in exchange for its location, the Boys will need to assassinate a Russian oligarch. \u2014 Alex Raiman, EW.com , 10 June 2022", "In exchange for their guilty pleas, Osuna and her husband, Emrik's dad Erik Osuna, who also has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, were spared possible death sentences, according to a statement from prosecutors. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022", "When Reconstruction was ended in exchange for the presidency, the election was resolved, and the victor, Rutherford B. Hays, assumed the presidency with a margin of one electoral vote. \u2014 CBS News , 10 June 2022", "Net worths were based on stock prices and exchange rates as of the close of markets on May 20, 2022. \u2014 Forbes Press Releases, Forbes , 9 June 2022", "No doubt, one will eventually be found again on the company\u2019s auction block for well above its original asking price of CHF 132,900 (or approximately, $138,405 at current exchange rates). \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 3 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Experts also point to communication tools, such as handheld radios that allow school personnel to exchange information quickly among themselves and law enforcement. \u2014 Laura Meckler, Washington Post , 28 May 2022", "The event offers an opportunity for individuals to exchange handguns, assault rifles, shotguns, and airguns for monetary compensation, as well as an iPad. \u2014 Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes , 18 May 2022", "But venture investment came pouring in anyway to fund projects built on Luna\u2019s underlying technology, like services for people to exchange cryptocurrencies or borrow and lend TerraUSD. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022", "Those two currencies are connected by what\u2019s known as a cross-chain bridge, which allows users to exchange ether for Axie Infinity\u2019s digital tokens and vice versa. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Apr. 2022", "The new deadline for teams and players to exchange arbitration numbers is March 22, according to reports, and hearings would take place in-season if the sides don\u2019t agree on a figure. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Mar. 2022", "The torch also allowed the bearers to exchange the flame by connecting the two torches via ribbons which symbolize Beijing 2022's vision to promote mutual understanding and respect between different cultures, Olympics.com said. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 4 Feb. 2022", "The test with Coinstar, which is known for the machines that let customers exchange U.S. coins for paper bills or gift cards, includes 200 kiosks in Walmart stores. \u2014 Susan Decker, Fortune , 17 Jan. 2022", "The test with Coinstar, which is known for the machines that let customers exchange U.S. coins for paper bills or gift cards, includes 200 kiosks in Walmart stores. \u2014 Time , 16 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213527" }, "excitable":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "noun," ], "definitions":{ ": capable of being readily roused into action or a state of excitement or irritability":[], ": capable of being activated by and reacting to stimuli":[ "excitable cells" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8s\u012bt-\u0259-b\u0259l", "ik-\u02c8s\u012b-t\u0259-b\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "fiddle-footed", "flighty", "fluttery", "high-strung", "hyper", "hyperactive", "hyperexcitable", "hyperkinetic", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "skittery", "skittish", "spasmodic", "spooky" ], "antonyms":[ "imperturbable", "nerveless", "unexcitable", "unflappable", "unshakable" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "an excitable child who needs a stable home life", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Morrison was one of the most excitable members of the panel, making his grand entrance onto the stage with a traditional M\u0101ori haka and receiving a standing ovation from the audience. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 28 May 2022", "One little girl sits in the grass and hugs Miriam, an excitable , floppy eared princess who loves to be cuddled. \u2014 Alaa Elassar, CNN , 30 May 2022", "That Lux later redeemed himself with the game-winning hit was a sweet twist of fate that had the ever- excitable kid conjuring up big things. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022", "The Downton staff \u2013 from excitable cook Mrs. Patmore (Lesley Nicol) to loyal lady\u2019s maid Anna (Joanne Froggatt) \u2013 is atwitter surrounded by celebrities. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022", "Reportedly under pressure from ABC, after years of dwindling television ratings, the Academy gave in\u2014and received weeks of blowback, its detractors including everyone from Steven Spielberg to the excitable entity known as Film Twitter. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 25 Mar. 2022", "Standing nearby is Caroline Sanchez, 20, with her excitable little sister Elizabeth, 17, both dressed in a gothic shade of black, waiting for the band. \u2014 Steve Appleford, SPIN , 18 Mar. 2022", "Moreover, the walking could be modeled as an excitable system \u2014 a system in which, under certain conditions, signals spread and get amplified rather than progressively damping out and coming to a stop. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022", "Watching on inside The O2 was the regular mix of ticket holders, excitable Brit school students and industry executives, with the latter packing out the corporate boxes that circle the venue over two floors. \u2014 Richard Smirke, Billboard , 9 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213644" }, "excited":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": having, showing, or characterized by a heightened state of energy, enthusiasm, eagerness, etc. : feeling or showing excitement":[ "I noticed that John's manner was somewhat unusual. He seemed very excited and restless.", "\u2014 Agatha Christie", "The children were too excited to sleep.", "\u2026 no one in Washington seems to regard this particular revelation as anything to get excited about.", "\u2014 Michael Kinsley" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ek-", "ik-\u02c8s\u012b-t\u0259d" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "feverish", "frenzied", "heated", "hectic", "hyperactive", "overactive", "overwrought" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "On the other hand, lots of AGT fans were just as excited to see her move on to the next round. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022", "Unsurprisingly, not everyone was excited about Virgil\u2019s CC and The Sims\u2019 new skin tone update. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 23 June 2022", "Robin S is excited to see her signature hit single gain a resurgence in fanfare thanks to Beyonc\u00e9. \u2014 Jack Irvin, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022", "There will be more massive stars to hopefully spot black holes around for Breivik and yet more precise stellar positions and trajectories to play with, something that exoplanet explorers are excited about. \u2014 Sasha Warren, Scientific American , 22 June 2022", "Samantha said Kai was excited to see his oldest son graduate high school on May 19. \u2014 Kyani Reid, NBC News , 20 June 2022", "Van Auker and Burns were especially excited to see a photograph of themselves and Johnson and their names displayed in the Getty exhibit. \u2014 Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022", "But Sorenstam, who spent years helping to grow the women's game through her Annika Academy in Florida, is excited to see where the game is headed with the up-and-coming stars. \u2014 Steve Reed, ajc , 3 June 2022", "James is excited to see three of Collective PAC\u2019s endorsees running for seats outside of L.A. and Oakland. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1855, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200921" }, "excluding":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to prevent or restrict the entrance of":[], ": to bar from participation, consideration, or inclusion":[], ": to expel or bar especially from a place or position previously occupied":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8skl\u00fcd" ], "synonyms":[ "ban", "bar", "close out", "count (out)", "debar", "eliminate", "except", "freeze out", "rule out", "shut out" ], "antonyms":[ "admit", "include" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "You can share files with some people on the network while excluding others.", "The prices on the menu exclude tax.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "All prices exclude $1,225 destination charge ($1,270 in Alaska). \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 25 June 2022", "And some policies exclude any refunds for cancellations made 24-48 hours before the trip departure date. \u2014 Peter Greenberg, CBS News , 24 June 2022", "And many of them exclude independent pharmacies from their provider networks. \u2014 Sonya Collins, Fortune , 10 June 2022", "Ten others exclude that care from Medicaid coverage, and 16 have no clear policy. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022", "The calculations exclude companies without earnings, a sizable share of the small-cap benchmark. \u2014 Karen Langley, WSJ , 1 June 2022", "International journal editors, peer reviewers, and research funders routinely exclude Rwandan voices. \u2014 Phil Clark, Quartz , 30 May 2022", "Those terms exclude the realities that women of color face and how they would be impacted. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022", "The other faction, including climate advisers John Kerry and Gina McCarthy, prioritizes a quick global transition away from fossil fuels that could exclude projects like the gas line, according to Sullivan. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Latin excludere , from ex- + claudere to close \u2014 more at close entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005854" }, "exclusive":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": excluding or having power to exclude":[], ": limiting or limited to possession, control, or use by a single individual or group":[], ": excluding others from participation":[], ": snobbishly aloof":[], ": accepting or soliciting only a socially restricted patronage (as of the upper class)":[], ": stylish , fashionable":[], ": restricted in distribution, use, or appeal because of expense":[], ": single , sole":[ "exclusive jurisdiction" ], ": whole , undivided":[ "his exclusive attention" ], ": something exclusive: such as":[], ": a news story at first released to or reported by only one source":[], ": an exclusive right (as to sell a particular product in a certain area)":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-ziv", "ik-\u02c8skl\u00fc-siv" ], "synonyms":[ "single", "sole", "unshared" ], "antonyms":[ "nonexclusive" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Adjective", "He belongs to an exclusive club.", "She attended an exclusive private school.", "one of the city's most exclusive restaurants", "They gave their exclusive attention to the job.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Private Properties Global is an exclusive member of Forbes Global Properties, a consumer marketplace and membership network of elite brokerages selling the world\u2019s most luxurious homes. \u2014 Spencer Elliott, Forbes , 2 July 2022", "After Delivering exclusive analysis and commentary on the Patriots and the NFL right to your inbox, three times a week during the season. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022", "Martin is set to release a sequel to his Grammy winning album Pausa as well as star in the lead of an exclusive Apple TV comedy series. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 2 July 2022", "Follow us on Twitch to become part of the story in the chat, and subscribe for exclusive members-only bonuses. \u2014 Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone , 1 July 2022", "Sigourney Weaver's new Na'vi character Kiri is the subscriber cover star of Empire's world- exclusive #Avatar: The Way Of Water issue. \u2014 Justine Browning, EW.com , 1 July 2022", "Federal authorities largely maintained exclusive jurisdiction to investigate serious, violent crime on reservations across much of the U.S. when the suspect or victim is Native American. \u2014 Felicia Fonesca And Lindsay Whitehurst, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022", "The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding of infants for the first six months of their lives. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 1 July 2022", "Prizes include exclusive Red Bull experiences, meet-and-greets with Red Bull athletes and more, a news release said. \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel , 1 July 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "This is the first time Taco Bell has offered a digital exclusive as part of a one-restaurant test. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 29 June 2022", "This figure will be a limited edition exclusive for San Diego Comic-Con next month. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 22 June 2022", "The Al Yankovic Story, will be an exclusive to The Roku Channel produced by Funny or Die. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 18 Jan. 2022", "Starfield, it was announced as a thing that's an Xbox exclusive . \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 31 Aug. 2021", "With that in mind, Rogan drew heavy criticism for his comments, with some directing their anger at Spotify, where his show is an exclusive . \u2014 TheWeek , 27 Apr. 2021", "The article Rhimes retweeted is an exclusive from The Wrap about how the HFPA rejected requests to hold press conferences for a variety of recent projects, including Girls Trip and Queen & Slim. \u2014 Paulina Jayne Isaac, Glamour , 18 Mar. 2021", "But V\u00e1zquez decided to begin reporting what would be an exclusive . \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 4 Dec. 2020", "The retailer then slaps on a proprietary name, deeming the mattress an exclusive . \u2014 Patricia Marx, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1515, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective", "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173036" }, "excoriate":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to wear off the skin of : abrade":[], ": to censure scathingly":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ek-\u02c8sk\u022fr-\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "abuse", "assail", "attack", "bash", "belabor", "blast", "castigate", "jump (on)", "lambaste", "lambast", "potshot", "savage", "scathe", "slam", "trash", "vituperate" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "He was excoriated as a racist.", "The candidates have publicly excoriated each other throughout the campaign.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Russian President Vladimir Putin went on television Wednesday to excoriate Russians who don\u2019t back him. \u2014 Andrea Rosa, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Mar. 2022", "Russian President Vladimir Putin went on television Wednesday to excoriate Russians who don\u2019t back him. \u2014 Andrea Rosa, ajc , 17 Mar. 2022", "The letters, first published by The Washington Post on Tuesday, excoriate the decision to award a $482 million contract to Oshkosh Defense without properly examining the environmental impact, as required by law. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 3 Feb. 2022", "More recently, writers like Ben Shapiro and Jonah Goldberg have revived the phrase to excoriate President Biden and his decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 7 Sep. 2021", "In one session, Mr. Trump turned to Mr. Christie and began to excoriate him for recommending Christopher Wray for F.B.I. director. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Nov. 2021", "After her suspension was lifted, Greene returned to Twitter to excoriate the platform. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 10 Aug. 2021", "But critics, especially President Trump and his political allies, continue to excoriate him for supporting textbook public health measures like wearing face coverings and building immunity with vaccines. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 24 July 2021", "Noem previously had supported the bill enthusiastically, leading many of its proponents to excoriate her sudden hesitation as a bow to the state\u2019s left-leaning Chamber of Commerce. \u2014 Nicholas Rowan, Washington Examiner , 24 Mar. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Late Latin excoriatus , past participle of excoriare , from Latin ex- + corium skin, hide \u2014 more at cuirass":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025449" }, "excoriation":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to wear off the skin of : abrade":[], ": to censure scathingly":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ek-\u02c8sk\u022fr-\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "abuse", "assail", "attack", "bash", "belabor", "blast", "castigate", "jump (on)", "lambaste", "lambast", "potshot", "savage", "scathe", "slam", "trash", "vituperate" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "He was excoriated as a racist.", "The candidates have publicly excoriated each other throughout the campaign.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Russian President Vladimir Putin went on television Wednesday to excoriate Russians who don\u2019t back him. \u2014 Andrea Rosa, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Mar. 2022", "Russian President Vladimir Putin went on television Wednesday to excoriate Russians who don\u2019t back him. \u2014 Andrea Rosa, ajc , 17 Mar. 2022", "The letters, first published by The Washington Post on Tuesday, excoriate the decision to award a $482 million contract to Oshkosh Defense without properly examining the environmental impact, as required by law. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 3 Feb. 2022", "More recently, writers like Ben Shapiro and Jonah Goldberg have revived the phrase to excoriate President Biden and his decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 7 Sep. 2021", "In one session, Mr. Trump turned to Mr. Christie and began to excoriate him for recommending Christopher Wray for F.B.I. director. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Nov. 2021", "After her suspension was lifted, Greene returned to Twitter to excoriate the platform. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 10 Aug. 2021", "But critics, especially President Trump and his political allies, continue to excoriate him for supporting textbook public health measures like wearing face coverings and building immunity with vaccines. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 24 July 2021", "Noem previously had supported the bill enthusiastically, leading many of its proponents to excoriate her sudden hesitation as a bow to the state\u2019s left-leaning Chamber of Commerce. \u2014 Nicholas Rowan, Washington Examiner , 24 Mar. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Late Latin excoriatus , past participle of excoriare , from Latin ex- + corium skin, hide \u2014 more at cuirass":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190105" }, "excrescence":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a projection or outgrowth especially when abnormal":[ "warty excrescences in the colon" ], ": a disfiguring, extraneous, or unwanted mark or part : blot":[], ": by-product sense 2":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8skre-s\u1d4an(t)s", "ek-", "ik-\u02c8skres-\u1d4an(t)s" ], "synonyms":[ "excrescency", "growth", "lump", "neoplasm", "tumor" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "concerned about the weird excrescence that seemed to be developing on his hand", "local residents regard the hulking apartment building as a hideous excrescence on their once-lovely street", "Recent Examples on the Web", "One suspects that that weird brown hair- excrescence thing had something to do with it. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 15 Jan. 2021", "Each generation sees the technological advances of the previous era\u2014no matter how near\u2014as excrescences of an ancient world. \u2014 Ma\u00ebl Renouard, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020", "His nationalism, in expression hyperbolic enough, essentially takes the form of virulent tropes of anti-socialism, anti-feminism and homophobia, excrescences alien to the Brazilian soul. \u2014 Will Meyer, Longreads , 4 Oct. 2019", "This concrete excrescence , remnant of a barbaric plan to encase the city in freeways, isn\u2019t necessary and could be scrubbed off the landscape with a little bit of enlightened leadership. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 30 Aug. 2019", "Various external forces coincided to make Kuma\u2019s flirtation with monumental excrescences an abortive one. \u2014 Nikil Saval, New York Times , 15 Feb. 2018", "His evidence comes not only from obscure and difficult literary testimonia but from tree rings, ice cores and speleothems ( excrescences found in caves from which ancient humidity levels can be deduced). \u2014 James Romm, WSJ , 27 Oct. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035852" }, "excruciate":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to inflict intense pain on : torture":[], ": to subject to intense mental distress":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8skr\u00fc-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "afflict", "agonize", "anguish", "bedevil", "beset", "besiege", "curse", "harrow", "persecute", "plague", "rack", "torment", "torture" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "she has long been excruciated by a persistent pain in her knee", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Her daughter Kaitlyn, 13, suffers from juvenile inflammatory arthritis and an immune deficiency, which cause excruciating joint pain that often leaves her bedridden or reliant on a wheelchair to get around. \u2014 Anahad O\u2019connor, New York Times , 28 May 2020", "For example, a person with a hernia who infrequently experiences minor discomfort likely wouldn't be as much of a priority as someone with a hernia that causes excruciating pain every day. \u2014 Perry Vandell, azcentral , 25 Apr. 2020", "Exposed, incapacitated, and in excruciating pain, laboring moms rely on other people\u2014doctors, nurses, midwives, doulas, and especially their partners\u2014for help and support. \u2014 Minhae Shim Roth, Glamour , 1 Apr. 2020", "For people who struggle with sobriety, for whom isolation is excruciating and group support essential, the ban on group gatherings to combat the spread of the coronavirus is pure hell. \u2014 Jan Hoffman, New York Times , 26 Mar. 2020", "Among other problems the inspection report listed: One resident with a fractured pelvis spent hours in excruciating pain because workers didn\u2019t get the person medications. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Apr. 2020", "Sometimes their grandchildren are excruciated and appalled by what\u2019s meant to be lightly funny. \u2014 Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker , 6 Apr. 2020", "One poor woman is left in excruciating pain for 24 hours, and Meredith\u2019s ex-boyfriend Andrew DeLuca (Giacomo Gianniotti) accuses the relative of a patient of being a human trafficker. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 20 Mar. 2020", "As part of that process, said Dr. Barbot, a person is asked in excruciating detail to account for their time in 15-minute intervals. \u2014 Melanie Grayce West, WSJ , 2 Feb. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin excruciatus , past participle of excruciare , from ex- + cruciare to crucify, from cruc-, crux cross":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030050" }, "excruciating":{ "type":"adjective", "definitions":[ "causing great pain or anguish agonizing", "very intense extreme" ], "pronounciation":"ik-\u02c8skr\u00fc-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101-ti\u014b", "synonyms":[ "agonizing", "harrowing", "racking", "raging", "tormenting", "torturing", "torturous", "wrenching" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I have an excruciating headache.", "an excruciating moment of embarrassment", "They described their vacation in excruciating detail.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Which one finally succeeded in 1905, condemning her to a cruel death of excruciating spasms far from home in a Honolulu hotel? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022", "Likewise, on social media, scenes from the strange and excruciating trial have become a sensation. \u2014 Madeleine Kearns, National Review , 12 May 2022", "Dixon, 66, was the first person put to death since 2014, when the state suspended executions after an inmate died in an excruciating manner. \u2014 Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022", "Ben knew people from the phallo groups who had stuck with the surgery through both excruciating complications and minor but persistently annoying disappointments. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022", "For those caught in the crosshairs, like Maribel, the wait can be excruciating and leaves immigrants susceptible to policy changes by the Justice Department under different presidents that can throw their whole case into limbo. \u2014 Priscilla Alvarez, CNN , 8 Feb. 2022", "Levy, finally liberated from such labors, has taken on the exhilarating, excruciating challenge of trying to produce something new, in life and on the page. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021", "Fundraising is arduous in normal times, and during an economic crisis is an even more excruciating challenge. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 13 May 2021", "Deciding between Mobley and Barnes was excruciating . \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":null, "first_known_use":[ "1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "excruciation":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to inflict intense pain on : torture":[], ": to subject to intense mental distress":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8skr\u00fc-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "afflict", "agonize", "anguish", "bedevil", "beset", "besiege", "curse", "harrow", "persecute", "plague", "rack", "torment", "torture" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "she has long been excruciated by a persistent pain in her knee", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Her daughter Kaitlyn, 13, suffers from juvenile inflammatory arthritis and an immune deficiency, which cause excruciating joint pain that often leaves her bedridden or reliant on a wheelchair to get around. \u2014 Anahad O\u2019connor, New York Times , 28 May 2020", "For example, a person with a hernia who infrequently experiences minor discomfort likely wouldn't be as much of a priority as someone with a hernia that causes excruciating pain every day. \u2014 Perry Vandell, azcentral , 25 Apr. 2020", "Exposed, incapacitated, and in excruciating pain, laboring moms rely on other people\u2014doctors, nurses, midwives, doulas, and especially their partners\u2014for help and support. \u2014 Minhae Shim Roth, Glamour , 1 Apr. 2020", "For people who struggle with sobriety, for whom isolation is excruciating and group support essential, the ban on group gatherings to combat the spread of the coronavirus is pure hell. \u2014 Jan Hoffman, New York Times , 26 Mar. 2020", "Among other problems the inspection report listed: One resident with a fractured pelvis spent hours in excruciating pain because workers didn\u2019t get the person medications. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Apr. 2020", "Sometimes their grandchildren are excruciated and appalled by what\u2019s meant to be lightly funny. \u2014 Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker , 6 Apr. 2020", "One poor woman is left in excruciating pain for 24 hours, and Meredith\u2019s ex-boyfriend Andrew DeLuca (Giacomo Gianniotti) accuses the relative of a patient of being a human trafficker. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 20 Mar. 2020", "As part of that process, said Dr. Barbot, a person is asked in excruciating detail to account for their time in 15-minute intervals. \u2014 Melanie Grayce West, WSJ , 2 Feb. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin excruciatus , past participle of excruciare , from ex- + cruciare to crucify, from cruc-, crux cross":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033917" }, "excuse":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to make apology for":[], ": to try to remove blame from":[], ": to forgive entirely or disregard as of trivial import : regard as excusable":[ "graciously excused his tardiness" ], ": to grant exemption or release to":[ "was excused from jury duty" ], ": to allow to leave":[ "excused the class" ], ": to serve as excuse for : justify":[ "nothing can excuse such neglect" ], ": the act of excusing":[], ": something offered as justification or as grounds for being excused":[], ": an expression of regret for failure to do something":[], ": a note of explanation of an absence":[], ": justification , reason":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sky\u00fcs", "ik-\u02c8sky\u00fcz", "imperatively often \u02c8sky\u00fcz" ], "synonyms":[ "blink (at)", "brush (aside ", "condone", "discount", "disregard", "forgive", "gloss (over)", "gloze (over)", "ignore", "overlook", "overpass", "paper over", "pardon", "pass over", "remit", "shrug off", "whitewash", "wink (at)" ], "antonyms":[ "alibi", "apology", "defense", "justification", "plea", "reason" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for excuse Verb excuse , condone , pardon , forgive mean to exact neither punishment nor redress. excuse may refer to specific acts especially in social or conventional situations or the person responsible for these. excuse an interruption excused them for interrupting Often the term implies extenuating circumstances. injustice excuses strong responses condone implies that one overlooks without censure behavior (such as dishonesty or violence) that involves a serious breach of a moral, ethical, or legal code, and the term may refer to the behavior or to the agent responsible for it. a society that condones alcohol but not narcotics pardon implies that one remits a penalty due for an admitted or established offense. pardon a criminal forgive implies that one gives up all claim to requital and to resentment or vengeful feelings. could not forgive their rudeness Noun apology , apologia , excuse , plea , pretext , alibi mean matter offered in explanation or defense. apology usually applies to an expression of regret for a mistake or wrong with implied admission of guilt or fault and with or without reference to mitigating or extenuating circumstances. said by way of apology that he would have met them if he could apologia implies not admission of guilt or regret but a desire to make clear the grounds for some course, belief, or position. his speech was an apologia for his foreign policy excuse implies an intent to avoid or remove blame or censure. used illness as an excuse for missing the meeting plea stresses argument or appeal for understanding or sympathy or mercy. her usual plea that she was nearsighted pretext suggests subterfuge and the offering of false reasons or motives in excuse or explanation. used any pretext to get out of work alibi implies a desire to shift blame or evade punishment and imputes mere plausibility to the explanation. his alibi failed to stand scrutiny", "examples":[ "Verb", "His boss excused the mistake but told him to be more careful next time.", "Please excuse me for not calling sooner.", "I was excused from jury duty.", "The teacher excused the class from homework that day.", "Nothing can excuse that kind of rudeness.", "Her father's illness excused her absence.", "Noun", "What's your excuse for being so late?", "She had no valid excuse for not finishing her homework.", "He's always making excuses for himself.", "I made my excuses and left.", "His birthday gives us a good excuse for a party.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "This support is indeed positive signaling for Web3 and its counterparts, but there is another very visceral side to that coin ( excuse the pun). \u2014 Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone , 10 May 2022", "Perhaps just as striking was the focus on GOP lawmakers who appear to have enabled and, in many cases, continue to excuse the lawlessness around that horrific day. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 10 June 2022", "Some courts have said this may excuse an employee from reporting or making multiple complaints about harassment. \u2014 Eric Bachman, Forbes , 8 June 2022", "The visual effects team ended up, excuse the bad pun, skinning it over to make the skin a little more realistic. \u2014 John Jurgensen, WSJ , 4 June 2022", "Marie looked around the room, scanning it for reasons to excuse herself. \u2014 Ling Ma, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022", "Post-pandemic, employees are coming up with every possible reason/ excuse to avoid going back into the office. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 7 May 2022", "That may explain, if not exactly excuse , some of his behavior. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 7 May 2022", "But, other experts say that that doesn't automatically excuse you from purchasing a gift. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "This tour also gave Kreischer an excuse to hang out with his comedy friends. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 24 June 2022", "The change of the seasons is as good an excuse as any to invest in a new perfume. \u2014 ELLE , 23 June 2022", "If an ordinary criminal tried that excuse for any crime, they would be laughed out of the courtroom. \u2014 Michael Ronickher, Fortune , 23 June 2022", "In their minds, Ukraine and other competing issues may be less an explanation for inaction than an excuse . \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 June 2022", "These days, however, the festival is more an excuse for the community of women to exchange bawdy jokes. \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 20 June 2022", "Working together, said Mr. Michele, gave the friends an excuse to see each other. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 20 June 2022", "Salespeople often make this excuse during sales lead generation. \u2014 Brian Cristiano, Forbes , 16 June 2022", "Given these current and projected reserves, Kushner added, there\u2019s no excuse for the state not to invest in a workforce that risked much and \u2014 in the case of many households \u2014 remains in crisis. \u2014 Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant , 16 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French escuser, excuser , from Latin excusare , from ex- + causa cause, explanation":"Verb" }, "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020928" }, "execrable":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": deserving to be execrated : detestable":[ "execrable crimes" ], ": very bad : wretched":[ "execrable hotel food" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-si-kr\u0259-b\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "dismal", "horrible", "lousy", "punk", "rotten", "sucky", "terrible", "wretched" ], "antonyms":[ "bitchin'", "great", "marvelous", "marvellous", "wonderful" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Living conditions in the slums were execrable .", "her execrable singing finally brought a complaint from the neighbors", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Why hire this partisan, the White House acting chief of staff for a time, who had such an execrable record of enabling his boss\u2019s corruption and reinforcing his lies? \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Apr. 2022", "Handing her an Oscar for the stunningly mediocre Eyes of Tammy Faye would be like giving Glenn Close her long-overdue Oscar for playing Ma Kettle, sorry, Mamaw, in the execrable Hillbilly Elegy. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Mar. 2022", "My grandfather purchased it\u2014along with a sweet fake Renoir and an execrable Modigliani\u2014while living in Buenos Aires in the early Sixties. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022", "The first is the execrable former chancellor of Germany, Gerhard Schr\u00f6der. \u2014 Elliott Abrams, National Review , 15 Feb. 2022", "And the aforementioned Land, Air & Sea, in which the fish and chicken patties of the Filet-O-Fish and the McChicken, respectively, were inserted into a Big Mac, was truly execrable . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Feb. 2022", "Russia views itself as a great power and wants to deal with other great powers directly, not via the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an execrable reminder of Russian weakness and Soviet collapse. \u2014 Seth Cropsey, WSJ , 4 Jan. 2022", "Theoretically, the execrable Buccos offer the Reds a last, best chance at winning WC2, but since no contender seems very interested in winning anything, maybe losing two of three up there won\u2019t make any difference. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 14 Sep. 2021", "Even Fox News has wandered into the comedy-variety space, most recently with the execrable Gutfeld! \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 17 June 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191501" }, "execration":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the act of cursing or denouncing", ": the curse so uttered", ": an object of curses : something detested" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8kr\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "anathema", "ban", "curse", "imprecation", "malediction", "malison", "winze" ], "antonyms":[ "benediction", "benison", "blessing" ], "examples":[ "upon discovering that someone had stolen his golf bag, he let loose a volley of execrations", "a cowardly betrayal that earned him the execration of all who had remained loyal to the cause" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173110" }, "execute":{ "type":[ "adjective", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to carry out fully : put completely into effect":[ "execute a command" ], ": to do what is provided or required by":[ "execute a decree" ], ": to put to death especially in compliance with a legal sentence":[], ": to make or produce (something, such as a work of art) especially by carrying out a design":[], ": to perform what is required to give validity to":[ "execute a deed" ], ": play":[ "execute a piece of music" ], ": to perform properly or skillfully the fundamentals of a sport or of a particular play":[ "never had a team execute better", "\u2014 Bobby Knight" ], ": to perform indicated tasks according to encoded instructions":[ "\u2014 used of a computer program or routine" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-s\u0259-\u02ccky\u00fct", "\u02c8ek-si-\u02ccky\u00fct" ], "synonyms":[ "administer", "apply", "enforce", "implement" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for execute kill , slay , murder , assassinate , dispatch , execute mean to deprive of life. kill merely states the fact of death caused by an agency in any manner. killed in an accident frost killed the plants slay is a chiefly literary term implying deliberateness and violence but not necessarily motive. slew thousands of the Philistines murder specifically implies stealth and motive and premeditation and therefore full moral responsibility. convicted of murdering a rival assassinate applies to deliberate killing openly or secretly often for political motives. terrorists assassinated the Senator dispatch stresses quickness and directness in putting to death. dispatched the sentry with one bullet execute stresses putting to death as a legal penalty. executed by lethal gas perform , execute , discharge , accomplish , achieve , effect , fulfill mean to carry out or into effect. perform implies action that follows established patterns or procedures or fulfills agreed-upon requirements and often connotes special skill. performed gymnastics execute stresses the carrying out of what exists in plan or in intent. executed the hit-and-run discharge implies execution and completion of appointed duties or tasks. discharged his duties accomplish stresses the successful completion of a process rather than the means of carrying it out. accomplished everything they set out to do achieve adds to accomplish the implication of conquered difficulties. achieve greatness effect adds to achieve an emphasis on the inherent force in the agent capable of surmounting obstacles. effected sweeping reforms fulfill implies a complete realization of ends or possibilities. fulfilled their ambitions", "examples":[ "He was captured, tried, and executed for murder.", "They carefully executed the plan.", "The pilot executed an emergency landing.", "The quarterback executed the play perfectly.", "execute the provisions of the will", "Recent Examples on the Web", "As an official member of the MADE Class of 2022, Campbell was able to design an immersive display at the MADE x PayPal Marketplace and execute her first fashion show. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 28 June 2022", "Companies that do not take this approach to attract and retain an outstanding tech talent team impede their ability to execute their vision and obligations. \u2014 Peter Bendor-samuel, Forbes , 21 June 2022", "For years now, Wainwright has been the template for how the Cardinals want their pitchers to prepare for games and execute a game plan. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022", "Will Varnell, a student at Indiana University, is home for the summer and interning for Indiana Sports Corp, which helped plan and execute the event at the Pavilion. \u2014 Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star , 10 June 2022", "Bheem and Raju, despite never having met, immediately lock eyes from thousands of yards away and execute a complicated rescue. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022", "If an order went unexecuted in an auction, the retail brokerage would need to find another place to execute and bear additional costs, such as exchange transaction fees. \u2014 Alexander Osipovich, WSJ , 7 June 2022", "These types of vulnerabilities are dangerous, as attackers can execute commands and gain full control of a vulnerable system without credentials as long as web requests can be made to the Confluence Server system. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 3 June 2022", "To O\u2019Connell, that new generation needs weekly game plans to respond to vastly different defensive structures, that response including identical personnel groupings that execute divergently to confuse and thus slow defenders. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French executer , from execucion execution":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025754" }, "exegesis":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-s\u0259-\u02ccj\u0113-", "\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8j\u0113-s\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "clarification", "construction", "elucidation", "explanation", "explication", "exposition", "illumination", "illustration", "interpretation", "road map" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "a psychobiography that purports to be the definitive exegesis of the late president's character", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In such a widening gyre, Mounk\u2019s calm mix of storytelling, political theory and social psychology exegesis , peppered with some charming insights, has a comforting seriousness. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022", "In contrast to the letters, Gramsci\u2019s Prison Notebooks, some 3,000 pages of notes, are more sustained bursts of political reflection, the disentanglement and exegesis of which is today a major scholarly industry. \u2014 Thomas Meaney, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022", "There is an exegesis on brainwashing and transcriptions of psychotherapy sessions; there are echoes and doublings. \u2014 David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022", "Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and even Mark Zuckerberg have their own fan clubs, but there are no equivalents to Thielian exegesis ; few people seem to bother speculating on the intellectual roots of Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s business philosophy. \u2014 Anna Wiener, The New Yorker , 27 Oct. 2021", "Each individual essay in this collection is complex, requiring an exegesis beyond what the scope of a single book review can handle, but certain moments stand out to me as impossible not to highlight. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic , 22 Sep. 2021", "Patristic exegesis comprises all the more or less allegorical methods by which St. Augustine and other church fathers interpreted the Bible. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Aug. 2021", "With all respect to any rabid Fall fan, Smith\u2019s voice really does demand a little exegesis . \u2014 Washington Post , 16 July 2021", "Such a body of writing more closely resembles Talmudic exegesis than literary criticism. \u2014 Alex Traub, New York Times , 8 June 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Greek ex\u0113g\u0113sis , from ex\u0113geisthai to explain, interpret, from ex- + h\u0113geisthai to lead \u2014 more at seek":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1627, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162250" }, "exemplar":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one that serves as a model or example: such as":[], ": an ideal model":[], ": a typical or standard specimen":[ "an exemplar of medieval architecture" ], ": a copy of a book or writing":[], ": idea sense 4c":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "eg-", "ig-\u02c8zem-\u02ccpl\u00e4r", "-pl\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "case", "example", "exemplification", "illustration", "instance", "prototype", "representative", "sample", "specimen" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exemplar model , example , pattern , exemplar , ideal mean someone or something set before one for guidance or imitation. model applies to something taken or proposed as worthy of imitation. a decor that is a model of good taste example applies to a person to be imitated or in some contexts on no account to be imitated but to be regarded as a warning. children tend to follow the example of their parents pattern suggests a clear and detailed archetype or prototype. American industry set a pattern for others to follow exemplar suggests either a faultless example to be emulated or a perfect typification. cited Joan of Arc as the exemplar of courage ideal implies the best possible exemplification either in reality or in conception. never found a job that matched his ideal", "examples":[ "cited Joan of Arc as the exemplar of courage", "He is an exemplar of this new breed of politician.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "His charge is to take care of kaiju, giant monsters whose most famous exemplar is Godzilla. \u2014 Tom Shippey, WSJ , 13 May 2022", "In the view of plaintiff\u2019s counsel, DCF has been transformed from a model of dysfunction to an exemplar of a child-protection agency focused on keeping children with relatives and out of institutions to the greatest degree possible. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas And Ginny Monk, courant.com , 24 Mar. 2022", "With that handy exemplar in hand, shift your mindset to the future. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022", "Bell & Ross provides an exemplar of the category with its BR 03-92 Golden Heritage: The bold numbers are highly legible, the large screw-lock crown is easily wound and the crystal surface is coated to be anti-reflective and scratch resistant. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Mar. 2022", "In choosing Spencer Cox as Utah\u2019s 18th governor in 2020, voters threw their trust in an exemplar of the state\u2019s rural values. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 Jan. 2022", "Fox News star Tucker Carlson in August staged his program in Hungary, the east European nation scholars call an exemplar of eroding democracy. \u2014 John Harwood, CNN , 26 Dec. 2021", "During the dedication ceremony, the main speaker \u2013 Col William Samford \u2013 praised Semmes an exemplar of the honor and virtue of the men of the old South. \u2014 al , 17 Dec. 2021", "The similarity between the family tree of trauma and that of humanity itself cannot be ignored: in both\u2014and in contradistinction to those of other species as a rule\u2014initial diversity is pruned away until only one exemplar remains. \u2014 Will Self, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Latin, from exemplum example":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182457" }, "exemplary":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": deserving imitation : commendable", ": deserving imitation because of excellence", ": serving as a pattern", ": serving as an example, instance, or illustration", ": serving as a warning : monitory" ], "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8zem-pl\u0259-r\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "archetypal", "archetypical", "classic", "definitive", "imitable", "model", "paradigmatic", "quintessential", "textbook" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Each cantina has its own style, but almost all of them share several key traits: uniformed waiters offering exemplary service, a trio of musicians strolling from table to table playing songs on request, lots of men playing dominoes, plenty of good tequila and cold beer, and tasty home-cooked botanas (snacks) served free with each round of drinks. \u2014 Chris Humphrey , National Geographic Traveler , September 2008", "A few Hollywood couples stayed hitched\u2014Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, 50 years and counting\u2014but such exemplary marriages had less entertainment value than the connubial career of, say, Elizabeth Taylor, eight times wed and divorced, including two volatile turns with Richard Burton. \u2014 Richard Corliss , Time , 28 Jan. 2008", "Among the most important factors that distinguished the best Civil War regiments from the mediocre ones were the quality and exemplary courage of their officers. \u2014 James M. McPherson , New York Review of Books , 6 Oct. 2005", "as a hospital volunteer you have given exemplary service to your community", "armies have traditionally used public execution as an exemplary punishment for the crime of desertion", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Their attention to detail is exemplary across every aspect of a brand\u2019s communication \u2013 from the housekeeping of the stores to the unparalleled training of their sales staff. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 8 June 2022", "Zoey Johnson, Georgia Cyber Academy \u2014 Spelman College and the Georgia Institute of Technology Principal Jes O\u2019Kelley called Georgia Cyber Academy\u2019s Zoey Johnson an exemplary person with an impeccable record. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 5 June 2022", "Menaker, who also appeared at Baby\u2019 All Right, considers stories like Donziger\u2019s cautionary tales and exemplary victories all at once. \u2014 P.j. Mccormick, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022", "Brian Kemp has proven himself an exemplary conservative leader. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 26 May 2022", "And Taiwan is very different, having become an exemplary democracy in an age where democracy seems almost everywhere in retreat (in my view, including in the United States). \u2014 David Rieff, The New Republic , 24 May 2022", "Those exemplary design leaders can pilot programs in other areas of focus. \u2014 Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune , 24 May 2022", "And look, whatever was dysfunctional on Fury Road, by far, the majority of the work was done by exemplary professionals. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022", "Rosero, 27, is an exemplary member of this burgeoning class. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"see exemplar ", "first_known_use":[ "circa 1507, in the meaning defined at sense 1b" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204821" }, "exemplification":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the act or process of exemplifying", ": example , case in point", ": an exemplified copy of a document" ], "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02cczem-pl\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "case", "example", "exemplar", "illustration", "instance", "prototype", "representative", "sample", "specimen" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a futile war that is now regarded as the exemplification of national na\u00efvet\u00e9 and arrogance", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Now, this divorce is poised to become the most powerful exemplification of big philanthropy intersecting with a very personal life moment. \u2014 Danielle Stein Chizzik, Town & Country , 5 May 2021", "That includes exemplification of the development of Milwaukee's cultural, economic, social or historic heritage. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 May 2020", "Sunday\u2019s game was an exemplification of a teacher versus student. \u2014 Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com , 10 Nov. 2019", "His speech at Ajax's title ceremony in front of approximately a trillion people in Amsterdam was an exemplification of that. \u2014 SI.com , 17 July 2019", "Juan Garc\u00eda Salazar, through grit and ingenuity, had become the living exemplification of the power of story and the force of oral history. \u2014 Charles David Kleymeyer, Smithsonian , 14 June 2019", "Samantha Bee is a national treasure and one of the only exemplifications women have of anger in this country. \u2014 Tyler Mccarthy, Fox News , 1 June 2018", "The behavior of the members of the VWO illustrates this, but a better exemplification can be found by taking the trolley to a different neighborhood of make-believe, one about 350 miles east of the Twin Cities, in Milwaukee. \u2014 George Dohrmann, SI.com , 17 Jan. 2018", "But for all Turandot's popularity, and for all Puccini's efforts to weave Chinese melodies into his score, the opera has always been a problematic exemplification of Western projections about the Far East. \u2014 Robin Amer, Chicago Reader , 13 Dec. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183255" }, "exercise":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": the act of bringing into play or realizing in action : use":[ "the exercise of self-control" ], ": the discharge of an official function or professional occupation":[ "exercise of his judicial duties" ], ": the act or an instance of carrying out the terms of an agreement (such as an option)":[ "\u2014 often used attributively an option's exercise price" ], ": regular or repeated use of a faculty or bodily organ":[], ": bodily exertion for the sake of developing and maintaining physical fitness":[ "trying to get more exercise" ], ": something performed or practiced in order to develop, improve, or display a specific capability or skill":[ "arithmetic exercises", "vocal exercises" ], ": a performance or activity having a strongly marked secondary or ulterior aspect":[ "party politics has always been an exercise in compromise", "\u2014 H. S. Ashmore" ], ": a maneuver, operation, or drill carried out for training and discipline":[ "naval exercises" ], ": a program including speeches, announcements of awards and honors, and various traditional practices of secular or religious character":[ "commencement exercises" ], ": to make effective in action : use":[ "didn't exercise good judgment" ], ": to bring to bear : exert":[ "exercise influence" ], ": to implement the terms of":[ "exercise an option" ], ": to use repeatedly in order to strengthen or develop":[ "exercise a muscle" ], ": to train by drills and maneuvers":[ "exercise troops" ], ": to put through exercises":[ "exercise the horses" ], ": to engage the attention and effort of":[], ": to cause anxiety, alarm, or indignation in":[ "the issues exercising voters this year" ], ": to take exercise":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-s\u0259r-\u02ccs\u012bz" ], "synonyms":[ "activity", "conditioning", "exertion" ], "antonyms":[ "apply", "exert", "ply", "put out", "wield" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Noun", "Get plenty of fresh air and exercise .", "Swimming is my favorite kind of exercise .", "She did stretching exercises before her daily run.", "Do the writing exercise at the end of each chapter.", "The negotiations have gotten nowhere, and I see no reason to continue with this pointless exercise .", "Verb", "It's important to exercise every day.", "He eats right and exercises regularly.", "Bicycle riding exercises the leg muscles.", "The stable boys exercise the horses every morning.", "He didn't exercise good judgment.", "We just need to exercise common sense.", "She has been reluctant to exercise her authority.", "Exercise caution when using these chemicals.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The psychologist also mentioned the importance of daily exercise , since physical activity will exert energy as well as improve mental health. \u2014 Fox News , 27 June 2022", "However, when poor diet and a lack of exercise were taken in account, some of the connection between social stress levels and an aging immune system disappeared. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 23 June 2022", "With the help and training of Blind Stokers founder and director Dave White, and Green\u2019s support and friendship, Griswold gradually got back into a routine of regular exercise in 2020. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022", "Fast forward to September 2021: My exercise and meditation routines were starting to feel stale and rote. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 14 June 2022", "Last month, as President Biden visited the region, China and Russia sent bombers over the seas of northeast Asia in their first coordinated exercise since Moscow\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022", "Last month, as President Biden visited the region, China and Russia sent bombers over the seas of northeast Asia in their first coordinated exercise since Moscow\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Austin Ramzy, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022", "Andy Tran and his fianc\u00e9e typically walk the sleepy morning streets of Westchase to get their exercise and enjoy the day before the heat of the afternoon. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 7 June 2022", "Close-Grip Bench Press Now come the heavy hitters, starting with this best bang for your buck exercise , according to Saladino. \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "When to exercise : First thing in the morning or at night? \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022", "Casual visitors should exercise caution, as falls at the cave have resulted in fatalities. \u2014 al , 22 June 2022", "Unsecured email systems are one of the cybercriminals\u2019 most common targets for infiltrating an organization\u2019s network, but users should exercise caution across all their communication channels. \u2014 Rom Hendler, Forbes , 21 June 2022", "Newborns don't exercise , and their diets are comprised solely of breastmilk or formula. \u2014 Erika Edwards, NBC News , 12 June 2022", "Tight to the salary cap, the Bruins could exercise this option with the final year of Nick Foligno\u2019s deal. \u2014 Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022", "For the first time in about two years, consumers can shop, exercise , travel, work and lounge in public spaces without wearing a mask, despite recent surges in COVID infections. \u2014 Isabella Bunosso, Scientific American , 27 May 2022", "Volunteers will exercise present CDC and state guidelines for use of masks and gloves, while indoors, as much as feasible. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 26 May 2022", "Throughout the pandemic, exercise at spin classes, fitness clubs and sports games has been identified as the source of dozens of new cases. \u2014 Tara Law, Time , 23 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French exercice , from Latin exercitium , from exercitare to train, exercise, frequentative of exerc\u0113re to train, occupy, from ex- + arc\u0113re to enclose, hold off \u2014 more at ark":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025325" }, "exert":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to put forth (strength, effort, etc.)":[ "the force is exerted sideways" ], ": to put (oneself) into action or to tiring effort":[ "won't have to exert himself moving the table" ], ": to bring to bear especially with sustained effort or lasting effect":[ "exerted a bad influence on his students" ], ": employ , wield":[ "exerted her leadership abilities intelligently" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u0259rt" ], "synonyms":[ "apply", "exercise", "ply", "put out", "wield" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "He had to exert all of his strength to move the stone.", "He exerts a lot of influence on the other members of the committee.", "the force exerted by the machine", "Recent Examples on the Web", "And how Trump\u2019s allies have continued to promote baseless election-fraud claims in an attempt to exert control over future races \u2014 a slow-rolling insurrection, as committee members see it. \u2014 Josh Dawsey, Washington Post , 23 June 2022", "Individuals holding positions of power over transgender children and their families now also have additional ability to exert control in their daily lives, Strangio said. \u2014 Claire Thornton, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2022", "Right now, though, the fault line running through the Democrats\u2019 polity remains in place, with both sides trying to exert maximum leverage. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 27 Sep. 2021", "Aggressive behavior is a type of behavior where people attempt to stand up for themselves or exert power over others in ways that are hostile and violate the rights of others. \u2014 Patricia Fersch, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021", "The mayhem that ensued following the suicide attack severely damaged the credibility the Taliban had been trying to exert as the guarantors of security and stability surrounding Kabul\u2019s airport while the U.S. and its allies completed the evacuation. \u2014 Chris Massaro, Fox News , 2 Sep. 2021", "Just days before James\u2019 lawsuit, the company filed its own in New York\u2019s Eastern District U.S. District Court seeking to keep the attorney general from trying to exert any regulatory authority over it. \u2014 Steve Bittenbender, Washington Examiner , 13 Apr. 2021", "The chair also sets the agenda for the commission and can exert influence over how questions are framed, an important power on the board that is evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats. \u2014 Todd Richmond And Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022", "The chair also sets the agenda for the commission and can exert influence over how questions are framed, an important power on the board that is evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin exsertus , past participle of exserere to thrust out, from ex- + serere to join \u2014 more at series":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063729" }, "exertion":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u0259r-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "activity", "conditioning", "exercise" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "He was panting from the exertion of climbing the stairs.", "an easy sport that requires little physical exertion", "Recent Examples on the Web", "No one should ever overlook the importance of sleeping pads, especially after a long day of physical exertion and the prospect for even more the following day. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 10 June 2022", "The Whoop app recommends a daily exertion level using a scale from one to 21. \u2014 Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica , 30 Apr. 2022", "The filtration system has multiple settings based on the level of pollution in the air and on personal exertion levels. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 30 Mar. 2022", "Essential oils are released in response to heat and exertion , so the attractive scent lasts all day. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 Mar. 2022", "To make sure your form stays on point when first using barbells (which can reduce your chances of getting hurt), make sure your exertion level doesn\u2019t go beyond a 6 out of 10, says Freeman. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 19 Mar. 2022", "When a person is engaged in physical exertion , that threshold drops to wet-bulb globe temperatures of 86-88 degrees. \u2014 Andrew Mollica, WSJ , 5 Aug. 2021", "The best midlayers will keep you in this Goldilocks zone for a wide range of temperatures and exertion levels. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 11 Apr. 2020", "Sigounas said Van Hollen could not identify any kind of exertion before giving his speech that could have caused the venous tear. \u2014 Meagan Flynn, Washington Post , 8 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1677, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184923" }, "exhaustive":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": including all possibilities : thorough":[ "conducted an exhaustive search" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u022f-stiv" ], "synonyms":[ "all-out", "clean", "complete", "comprehensive", "full-scale", "out-and-out", "thorough", "thoroughgoing", "total" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The list was long but not exhaustive .", "after an exhaustive search of our house, we still hadn't found the cat", "Recent Examples on the Web", "For the last three-plus weeks, an exhaustive search has been conducted to find explanations for the Suns collapse against the Mavericks, and especially their performance in Game 7. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022", "Our casting team, Deb Zane and Dylan Jury, spearheaded an exhaustive search, reading hundreds of actors in search of our perfect Lucy Gray. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 31 May 2022", "When the boat failed to return, the U.S. Coast Guard launched an exhaustive search, which continued for eight days, until the crew of the freighter Orient Lucky spotted Carman drifting in a life raft off Martha\u2019s Vineyard. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 10 May 2022", "This list may not be exhaustive , and the automakers are reportedly changing these lease terms for customers who are still in their current leases. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 23 Apr. 2022", "However, not all toxic chemicals used by corporations are listed in the TRI, meaning that its inventory of toxin-emitting sites is not exhaustive . \u2014 Zachary Smith, cleveland , 19 Apr. 2022", "In Arizona, Republicans behind that state's flawed election review introduced a bill to require an exhaustive review following every election. \u2014 Scott Bauer, ajc , 26 Mar. 2022", "Here is a brief introduction into the various kinds of weddings in India, which is not exhaustive but offers an overview of distinct traditions. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 4 Mar. 2022", "Everyone\u2019s tax situation is different so the IRS list isn\u2019t exhaustive . \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 7 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1789, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234727" }, "exhibit":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to present to view: such as":[], ": to show or display outwardly especially by visible signs or actions":[ "exhibited no fear" ], ": to have as a readily discernible quality or feature":[ "in all cultures we know, men exhibit an aesthetic sense", "\u2014 H. J. Muller" ], ": to show publicly especially for purposes of competition or demonstration":[ "exhibit a collection of artifacts" ], ": to display something for public inspection":[], ": a document or material object produced and identified in court or before an examiner for use as evidence":[], ": something exhibited":[], ": an act or instance of exhibiting : exhibition":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8zi-b\u0259t" ], "synonyms":[ "display", "disport", "expose", "flash", "flaunt", "lay out", "parade", "produce", "show", "show off", "sport", "strut", "unveil" ], "antonyms":[ "display", "exhibition", "expo", "exposition", "fair", "show" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exhibit Verb show , exhibit , display , expose , parade , flaunt mean to present so as to invite notice or attention. show implies no more than enabling another to see or examine. showed her snapshots to the whole group exhibit stresses putting forward prominently or openly. exhibit paintings at a gallery display emphasizes putting in a position where others may see to advantage. display sale items expose suggests bringing forth from concealment and displaying. sought to expose the hypocrisy of the town fathers parade implies an ostentatious or arrogant displaying. parading their piety for all to see flaunt suggests a shameless, boastful, often offensive parading. nouveaux riches flaunting their wealth", "examples":[ "Verb", "They will be exhibiting a collection of paintings.", "He proudly exhibited his trophy.", "He first exhibited an interest in music when he was very young.", "The patient exhibited signs of the disease.", "Noun", "The show includes dozens of interesting exhibits .", "Have you seen the new photography exhibit ?", "introduced the weapons into evidence as exhibits A and B", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Fortune is debuting a new list today: the Modern Board 25, a ranking of S&P 500 boards that exhibit the hallmarks of innovation. \u2014 Nimah Quadri, Fortune , 19 Apr. 2022", "The Sheriff\u2019s Department has long struggled to clamp down on the groups of tattooed deputies that exhibit what critics have long alleged are the violent, intimidating tactics similar in some ways to those used by criminal street gangs. \u2014 Alene Tchekmedyian Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 Sep. 2021", "Once again, the Journal Sentinel is partnering with research platform Energage to recognize workplaces in southeastern Wisconsin that exhibit exemplary organizational health and employee engagement. \u2014 Kelli Arseneau, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Aug. 2021", "Choi and his colleagues replaced the traditional detector material with a more heat-stable one, fabricating a vanadium dioxide film that could exhibit the same changes in electrical current from room temperature up to 100 C (212 F). \u2014 ABC News , 8 Aug. 2021", "The researchers said participants did not exhibit any signs of addiction, and MDMA side effects, such as nausea and jaw clenching, were minimal. \u2014 Jennifer Chesak, Health.com , 21 Apr. 2022", "Some of these flying objects reportedly appeared to exhibit unusual flight characteristics, but these observations could be the result of sensor errors, spoofing, or observer misperception, the report said. \u2014 Joseph De Avila, WSJ , 17 May 2022", "The goal is to exhibit how a sequence of events isn\u2019t a guarantee the negative assumption will come to life. \u2014 Amiee Ball, Forbes , 13 May 2022", "But while curators in other parts of Europe embraced the chance to exhibit the paintings, the roadblocks went up with a shockingly loud clang in Norway, notably from the National Museum and, in a cruel paradox, the Munch Museum. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Chen\u2019s exhibit includes a telephone birthday message from Peggy Chen and a reading lounge with Julie Chen\u2019s library of books on grief, loss, mortality and remembrance. \u2014 Pam Mcloughlin, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022", "And now, the exhibit has welcomed a new slithering creature, one of the world\u2019s largest snakes \u2014 a green anaconda. \u2014 Dia Gill, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022", "The exhibit explores the latest innovations by NASA and its commercial partners, reports Gizmodo's Passant Rabie. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 June 2022", "The exhibit includes an audio guide that provides a detailed narrative behind each of the 34 frescoes. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022", "The exhibit also includes contributions to contemporary Greek Culture, folklore items, traditional costumes and information on the Greek language school. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 21 June 2022", "The National Portrait Gallery exhibit includes a Sorel illustration in which then-Post publisher Katharine Graham waves goodbye to John Mitchell, who would serve time for his role in the Watergate conspiracy and coverup. \u2014 Michael Cavna, Washington Post , 16 June 2022", "The exhibit contains many pieces from the museum's burgeoning photographic collection, as well as artwork from the various exhibitions that were developed prior to moving into the building. \u2014 Paul J. Heney, Travel + Leisure , 15 June 2022", "The exhibit also includes videos and audio installations. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Latin exhibitus , past participle of exhib\u0113re , from ex- + hab\u0113re to have, hold \u2014 more at give":"Verb" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb", "1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231143" }, "exhibition":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an act or instance of exhibiting":[], ": a grant drawn from the funds of a school or university to help maintain a student":[], ": a public showing (as of works of art, objects of manufacture, or athletic skill)":[ "a one-man exhibition", "an exhibition game" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8bi-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "display", "exhibit", "expo", "exposition", "fair", "show" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "There were several famous paintings at the exhibition .", "an exhibition of early American crafts", "helping to promote artists by exhibition of their paintings", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Highlights of the exhibition include reconstructions of a sixth-century B.C.E. marble sphinx finial, whose wings feature red-and-blue feathers and gilded embellishments, and a fifth-century B.C.E. archer\u2019s torso wrapped in gold foil. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 June 2022", "What is your interest in boxing as a form of exhibition ? \u2014 Erik Morse, Vogue , 28 June 2022", "New coach Mike McDaniel has said the the team will also host the Eagles for joint practices ahead of that exhibition . \u2014 David Furones, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022", "Continuing in that participatory DIY spirit, a section of the exhibition includes personal items on loan from Getty staffers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022", "One of the purposes of the exhibition was to highlight local artists who created abstract work. \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 June 2022", "The last leg of the exhibition includes a promenade of garments by designers who apprenticed with the two masters or directed their houses after they were gone. \u2014 Laura Jacobs, WSJ , 15 June 2022", "One aspect of the exhibition that\u2019s remarkable is that everyday plants often have properties most of us know nothing about. \u2014 Everett Potter, Forbes , 6 June 2022", "The creators of the exhibition are the founders of the architecture, interior and product design firm Storage Milano. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173256" }, "exhilarated":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": very happy and excited or elated" ], "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8zi-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-t\u0259d" ], "synonyms":[ "ecstatic", "elated", "elevated", "enrapt", "enraptured", "entranced", "euphoric", "giddy", "heady", "intoxicated", "rapt", "rapturous", "rhapsodic", "rhapsodical" ], "antonyms":[ "depressed" ], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1657, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183544" }, "exhilaration":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the action of exhilarating":[], ": the feeling or the state of being exhilarated":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02cczi-l\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "boot", "charge", "frisson", "jollies", "kick", "rush", "thrill", "titillation", "wallop" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "I felt a kind of exhilaration when I reached the top of the mountain.", "the lavish spectacle results in one exhilaration after another", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In these moments, some may find relaxation, others exhilaration , but almost all will discover a sense of solace and freedom. \u2014 Michael Barry, WSJ , 27 May 2022", "Crossing the finishing line of a marathon brings with it a heady mix of exhilaration , exhaustion and relief. \u2014 Outside Online , 23 Sep. 2020", "The song is a study in contrasts, detailing the exhilaration of pursuing pleasure and pushing the envelope \u2014 and surviving the consequences later. \u2014 Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone , 19 May 2022", "Now that the group has returned full time to its headquarters, is Morris wild with exhilaration ? \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Feb. 2022", "The exhilaration is in the thought of it, that sense of invigoration and resuscitation. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022", "That, in a nutshell, sums up how months of 3-point exhilaration have turned into postseason desperation. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 9 May 2022", "This feeling of exhilaration is based on recognizing some errors of my ways. \u2014 Joanna Dutra, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022", "But as in all powerful experiences, a feeling of exhilaration remains. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 11 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1622, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021436" }, "exhumation":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": disinter", ": to bring back from neglect or obscurity", ": disinter" ], "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u00fcm", "igz-\u02c8y\u00fcm", "iks-\u02c8(h)y\u00fcm", "igz-\u02c8(y)\u00fcm", "iks-\u02c8(h)y\u00fcm" ], "synonyms":[ "disinter", "unearth" ], "antonyms":[ "bury", "entomb", "inhume", "inter", "tomb" ], "examples":[ "the remains of John Paul Jones were exhumed in Paris and transported with great ceremony to the U.S. Naval Academy", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Olga Kotenko waits as investigators exhume the remains of her son last week in Vilhivka. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 31 May 2022", "Now Snoddy and the estate of Gilbreth, who died in 2005, are trying to market the tapes, hoping to exhume and showcase the music made at the Nugget 55 years ago. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022", "Another issue is whether the Six Nations will decide to exhume remains to identify them through DNA tests and determine cause of death \u2014 a prelude to holding anyone accountable in court. \u2014 Ian Austen, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Dec. 2021", "Another issue is whether the Six Nations will decide to exhume remains to identify them through D.N.A. tests and determine cause of death \u2014 a prelude to holding anyone accountable in court. \u2014 Ian Austen, New York Times , 11 Dec. 2021", "The question of whether to exhume remains has been divisive in many Indigenous communities. \u2014 Ian Austen, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Dec. 2021", "Workers in protective gear exhume the bodies of civilians found buried in a mass grave behind a church on April 13. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2022", "Instead, the field was bought by a Texas company, Plains Exploration and Production, which began intensive efforts to exhume difficult-to-reach oil, efforts that included the hydraulic fracturing of twenty-three vertical wells. \u2014 Emily Witt, The New Yorker , 3 Mar. 2022", "Tonight we were brought slightly closer to finding Liz's murderer, with Red (James Spader) determined to exhume Liz's body from the grave. \u2014 Laura Sirikul, EW.com , 19 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Medieval Latin exhumare , from Latin ex out of + humus earth \u2014 more at ex- , humble ", "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210559" }, "exigency":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": that which is required in a particular situation":[ "\u2014 usually used in plural exceptionally quick in responding to the exigencies of modern warfare \u2014 D. B. Ottaway" ], ": the quality or state of being exigent":[], ": a state of affairs that makes urgent demands":[ "a leader must act in any sudden exigency" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8zi-j\u0259n(t)-", "\u02c8ek-s\u0259-j\u0259n(t)-s\u0113", "\u02c8ek-s\u0259-j\u0259n-s\u0113, ik-\u02c8si-j\u0259n-s\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "boiling point", "breaking point", "clutch", "conjuncture", "crisis", "crossroad(s)", "crunch", "crunch time", "Dunkirk", "emergency", "extremity", "flash point", "head", "juncture", "tinderbox", "zero hour" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exigency juncture , exigency , emergency , contingency , pinch , strait ( or straits ) crisis mean a critical or crucial time or state of affairs. juncture stresses the significant concurrence or convergence of events. an important juncture in our country's history exigency stresses the pressure of restrictions or urgency of demands created by a special situation. provide for exigencies emergency applies to a sudden unforeseen situation requiring prompt action to avoid disaster. the presence of mind needed to deal with emergencies contingency implies an emergency or exigency that is regarded as possible but uncertain of occurrence. contingency plans pinch implies urgency or pressure for action to a less intense degree than exigency or emergency . come through in a pinch strait , now commonly straits , applies to a troublesome situation from which escape is extremely difficult. in dire straits crisis applies to a juncture whose outcome will make a decisive difference. a crisis of confidence", "examples":[ "the exigencies requiring snap decisions that traders on the stock exchange face every day", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The University has known since February that a financial exigency plan was forthcoming. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 4 May 2022", "The predicament illustrates the exigency of the deepening refugee crisis. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022", "Taxes levied for a temporary exigency become perpetual obligations. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 31 Jan. 2022", "This was reduced to $1.5 million at a time of exigency for the studio, and Mr. Friedkin recalls on the 2009 Blu-ray disc from Fox that the film finally cost $1.8 million. \u2014 Peter Cowie, WSJ , 15 Oct. 2021", "Her topsy-turvy life is a reminder, too, that if the personal is the political, the political is also the personal, driven by inconsistency and exigency . \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 13 Sep. 2021", "Barriers of language, culture, religion and even species would be dissolved in the exigency of a moment no one knew how long might last. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Sep. 2021", "The question to me has been colleges consolidating plus institutions declaring financial exigency , which is accredited higher education\u2019s version of bankruptcy. \u2014 Michael B. Horn, Forbes , 27 May 2021", "Vermont, America\u2019s second-whitest state (after Maine), has taken that exigency to heart. \u2014 The Economist , 11 Apr. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195809" }, "exile":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": the state or a period of forced absence from one's country or home":[], ": the state or a period of voluntary absence from one's country or home":[], ": a person who is in exile":[], ": to banish or expel from one's own country or home":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8eg-\u02ccz\u012bl", "\u02c8eg-\u02ccz\u012b(-\u0259)l", "\u02c8ek-\u02ccs\u012bl", "\u02c8ek-\u02ccs\u012b(-\u0259)l" ], "synonyms":[ "banishment", "deportation", "displacement", "expatriation", "expulsion", "relegation" ], "antonyms":[ "banish", "deport", "displace", "expatriate", "relegate", "transport" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exile Verb banish , exile , deport , transport mean to remove by authority from a state or country. banish implies compulsory removal from a country not necessarily one's own. banished for seditious activities exile may imply compulsory removal or an enforced or voluntary absence from one's own country. a writer who exiled himself for political reasons deport implies sending out of the country an alien who has illegally entered or whose presence is judged inimical to the public welfare. illegal aliens will be deported transport implies sending a convicted criminal to an overseas penal colony. a convict who was transported to Australia", "examples":[ "Noun", "They hoped that his exile would be temporary.", "Many chose to live as exiles rather than face persecution.", "Verb", "with their conquest of the Moors complete, Ferdinand and Isabella next exiled the Jews from Spain", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "He and his wife, 89-year-old Imelda, were also estimated to have embezzled up to $10 billion from state coffers until a popular uprising drove the family into exile in Hawaii, where the elder Marcos died in 1989. \u2014 Time , 10 May 2022", "Marcos Jr was 29 when his family were chased into exile in Hawaii following a People Power revolution that toppled his father's regime in 1986. \u2014 Helen Regan, CNN , 9 May 2022", "In 1983, opposition leader Benigno Aquino Jr. was assassinated, precipitating the People Power Revolution that overthrew the Marcos regime in 1986 and forced them into exile in Hawaii. \u2014 Feliz Solomon, WSJ , 9 May 2022", "Yemen\u2019s civil war started in 2014, when the Houthis seized the capital of Sanaa, forcing Mr. Hadi and his government into exile in Saudi Arabia. \u2014 Ahmed Al-haj And Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Apr. 2022", "However, the Houthis, a religious movement turned rebel militia, allied with Saleh and seized the capital Sanaa in 2014, forcing Hadi and his government into exile in Saudi Arabia. \u2014 Ahmed Al-haj And Samy Magdy, ajc , 7 Apr. 2022", "Octavian successfully pushed Lepidus into exile in 36 BCE, claiming the latter's provinces for himself. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 2 Apr. 2022", "During the postelection melee, Sviatlana had been detained and forced into exile in Lithuania. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022", "Since going into exile in Los Angeles in 2000, Googoosh has made eight albums and toured the world. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Eventually, Edward caved and agreed to strip Piers of his title as earl of Cornwall and exile him. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022", "In a country where conservative politicians and voters loudly express their concern for Mr. Petro\u2019s leftist roots, some Colombians say that his victory may lead them to exile . \u2014 Juan Forero, WSJ , 20 June 2022", "But then this played out beautifully with him being sent to exile in Italy to live in his shame. \u2014 Ramin Setoodeh, Variety , 10 June 2022", "For his revolutionary poetry, Shevchenko was sentenced to exile as a private in the Russian army. \u2014 Sasha Dovzhyk, CNN , 11 May 2022", "The losses of invaders are as nothing next to the sufferings of ordinary Ukrainians, destroyed in their homes or starved to death; forced, if spared, to trek hundreds of miles to exile with only a few handheld bags per family. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022", "Charismatic and earnest, she was adored for her image as a Decembrist\u2019s wife \u2014 women who had given up their lives and followed their husbands to exile in Siberia. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022", "Kramer fired him and Foreman, now blacklisted, fled to exile in England. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Mar. 2022", "As part of the deal, Diess was also able to exile a potential rival for the CEO spot. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 9 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English exil , from Anglo-French essil, exil , from Latin exilium , from exul, exsul an exile":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231544" }, "exist":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to have real being whether material or spiritual":[ "did unicorns exist", "the largest galaxy known to exist" ], ": to have being in a specified place or with respect to understood limitations or conditions":[ "strange ideas existed in his mind" ], ": to continue to be":[ "racism still exists in society" ], ": to have life or the functions of vitality":[ "we cannot exist without oxygen" ], ": to live at an inferior level or under adverse circumstances":[ "the hungry existing from day to day" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8zist" ], "synonyms":[ "be", "breathe", "live", "subsist" ], "antonyms":[ "depart", "die", "expire", "pass away", "perish", "succumb" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "She believes that ghosts really do exist .", "It's the largest galaxy known to exist .", "Does life exist on Mars?", "The Internet didn't exist then.", "We shouldn't ignore the problems that exist in our own community.", "Racism still exists in our society.", "The organization may soon cease to exist if more funding isn't provided.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The vaccines will be administered for free regardless of insurance status or immigration status \u2014according to the CDC\u2019s website \u2014 but some worry barriers still exist , particularly for disadvantaged children. \u2014 Caroline Catherman, Orlando Sentinel , 21 June 2022", "From that strain came most of the plague bacteria that still exist today. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 June 2022", "Some still exist ; however, investors are wrong to conflate small, non-scalable tech businesses with the large innovative platforms. \u2014 Jon Markman, Forbes , 17 June 2022", "In March, Walker questioned evolution during an address at a Georgia church, asking why apes still exist if humans have evolved from them. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022", "Of that lot, it is estimated that only between 120 to 180 still exist today. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 14 June 2022", "The movement pushed the limits between the commercial and the artistic, tensions that still exist between the trade fair, with its commercial aims, and the myriad of collateral events where the focus is often more on artistic statements. \u2014 Colleen Barry, ajc , 13 June 2022", "My sister\u2019s bathroom is one of those midcentury ceramic tile relics, the kind that still exist throughout Los Angeles, hiding inside stucco box apartments and modest bungalows, in Spanish-style villas and Hollywood Regency mansions. \u2014 Krystal Chang, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022", "This concerto, never performed during Bart\u00f3k\u2019s life, is perhaps best appreciated by Bart\u00f3k mavens (if such people still exist ). \u2014 Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French exister, borrowed from Latin existere, exsistere \"to come into view, appear, show oneself, come into being\" (Late Latin, \"to have real being, be, be present\"), from ex- ex- entry 1 + sistere \"to cause to stand, assume a standing position, place, check, halt\" \u2014 more at assist entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183953" }, "existence":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the state or fact of having being especially independently of human consciousness and as contrasted with nonexistence":[ "the existence of other worlds" ], ": the manner of being that is common to every mode of being":[], ": being with respect to a limiting condition or under a particular aspect":[], ": actual or present occurrence":[ "existence of a state of war" ], ": the totality of existent things":[], ": a particular being":[ "all the fair existences of heaven", "\u2014 John Keats" ], ": sentient or living being : life":[], ": reality as presented in experience":[], ": reality as opposed to appearance":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8zi-st\u0259n(t)s", "ig-\u02c8zi-st\u0259ns" ], "synonyms":[ "actuality", "corporality", "corporeality", "reality", "subsistence", "thingness" ], "antonyms":[ "inexistence", "nonbeing", "nonexistence", "nothingness", "unreality" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "She began to doubt the existence of God.", "the existence of UFO's is something that people continue to argue about", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Or does the latter\u2019s existence \u2013 and championship frustration \u2013 justify the late October struggle of the former? \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022", "Until now, The Chronicle\u2019s food section has never even acknowledged the existence of the machine, a tabletop appliance advertised as an easy way to fry foods with just a smidgen of oil. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022", "Tired of her flailing, failing L.A. existence , thirtysomething Allison decides to ditch it all for a bungalow of her own on the East Coast. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 22 June 2022", "Last week, publisher Aspyr officially acknowledged the existence of a game-breaking glitch in the recent Switch port of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 21 June 2022", "Pauli\u2019s neutral particle was at last confirmed in 1956 in an experiment that proved its existence \u2014but not its size. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 15 June 2022", "With all this, and the existence of the capsule Nina still at play, there\u2019s still so much to unpack in Volume 2. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 31 May 2022", "That is, threats to disabled peoples\u2019 very existence \u2014 literally their lives, or more figuratively their whole way of living. \u2014 Andrew Pulrang, Forbes , 28 May 2022", "Some lawmakers are attempting to deny the rights\u2014and, with them, the very existence \u2014of trans people. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 19 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, borrowed from Middle French existence, existance, borrowed from Late Latin existentia, exsistentia, noun derivative of existent-, existens/exsistent-, exsistens \"having being, existent \"":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3d":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045555" }, "existing":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to have real being whether material or spiritual":[ "did unicorns exist", "the largest galaxy known to exist" ], ": to have being in a specified place or with respect to understood limitations or conditions":[ "strange ideas existed in his mind" ], ": to continue to be":[ "racism still exists in society" ], ": to have life or the functions of vitality":[ "we cannot exist without oxygen" ], ": to live at an inferior level or under adverse circumstances":[ "the hungry existing from day to day" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8zist" ], "synonyms":[ "be", "breathe", "live", "subsist" ], "antonyms":[ "depart", "die", "expire", "pass away", "perish", "succumb" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "She believes that ghosts really do exist .", "It's the largest galaxy known to exist .", "Does life exist on Mars?", "The Internet didn't exist then.", "We shouldn't ignore the problems that exist in our own community.", "Racism still exists in our society.", "The organization may soon cease to exist if more funding isn't provided.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The vaccines will be administered for free regardless of insurance status or immigration status \u2014according to the CDC\u2019s website \u2014 but some worry barriers still exist , particularly for disadvantaged children. \u2014 Caroline Catherman, Orlando Sentinel , 21 June 2022", "From that strain came most of the plague bacteria that still exist today. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 June 2022", "Some still exist ; however, investors are wrong to conflate small, non-scalable tech businesses with the large innovative platforms. \u2014 Jon Markman, Forbes , 17 June 2022", "In March, Walker questioned evolution during an address at a Georgia church, asking why apes still exist if humans have evolved from them. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022", "Of that lot, it is estimated that only between 120 to 180 still exist today. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 14 June 2022", "The movement pushed the limits between the commercial and the artistic, tensions that still exist between the trade fair, with its commercial aims, and the myriad of collateral events where the focus is often more on artistic statements. \u2014 Colleen Barry, ajc , 13 June 2022", "My sister\u2019s bathroom is one of those midcentury ceramic tile relics, the kind that still exist throughout Los Angeles, hiding inside stucco box apartments and modest bungalows, in Spanish-style villas and Hollywood Regency mansions. \u2014 Krystal Chang, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022", "This concerto, never performed during Bart\u00f3k\u2019s life, is perhaps best appreciated by Bart\u00f3k mavens (if such people still exist ). \u2014 Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French exister, borrowed from Latin existere, exsistere \"to come into view, appear, show oneself, come into being\" (Late Latin, \"to have real being, be, be present\"), from ex- ex- entry 1 + sistere \"to cause to stand, assume a standing position, place, check, halt\" \u2014 more at assist entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213738" }, "exiting":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "script annotation", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a departure from a stage", ": the act of going out or away", ": death", ": a way out of an enclosed place or space", ": one of the designated points of departure from an expressway", ": to go out or away : depart", ": die", ": leave sense 3a", ": to cause (a computer program or routine) to cease running", ": the act of going out of or away from a place : departure", ": a way of getting out of a place", ": leave sense 5 , depart" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8eg-z\u0259t", "\u02c8ek-s\u0259t", "\u02c8eg-z\u0259t", "\u02c8ek-s\u0259t" ], "synonyms":[ "egress", "issue", "outlet" ], "antonyms":[ "bail", "bail out", "begone", "book", "bug off", "bug out", "bugger off", "buzz (off)", "clear off", "clear out", "cut out", "depart", "dig out", "get", "get off", "go", "go off", "move", "pack (up ", "part", "peel off", "pike (out ", "pull out", "push off", "push on", "quit", "run along", "sally (forth)", "scarper", "shove (off)", "step (along)", "take off", "vamoose", "walk out" ], "examples":[ "Noun", "Use the emergency exit in case of fire.", "There are 12 exits in the building.", "We can't get out this way: the sign says \u201cNo Exit .\u201d", "Verb", "The team exited the tournament early.", "Save your work and then exit the program.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Iranian officials have refused to speak directly to U.S. officials since Trump\u2019s exit from the deal. \u2014 Lara Jakes, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022", "Profound knowledge of the players in the space will also be essential in decreasing the risk for targets and increasing the successful exit rate for future combinations. \u2014 Gary Fowler, Forbes , 17 June 2022", "The Trump Deplorables and Their Future Main Street (01/11/21): After the Capitol was stormed by hard-line Trump supporters, Washington is consumed by just how humiliating the President's exit from the stage will be. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 17 June 2022", "Now, as Corden preps a 2023 exit from The Late Late Show \u2014 and, likely, L.A. \u2014 his frequent producing partner is staying put. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022", "The Congolese government shut down, which meant that no adopted children could leave because as exit letters had been suspended. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 15 June 2022", "The United Kingdom\u2019s European allies were nowhere to be seen\u2014Britain\u2019s hasty, messy exit from the European Union had made sure of that. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022", "Stanton is leading a bipartisan resolution in Congress for Griner\u2019s immediate exit from Russia, according to a news release. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022", "Auburn overcame an early exit in the first inning during Game 1 by starter Trace Bright. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 14 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Drivers who exit the road now pay $3.25 at the main toll plaza and $1.50 at a ramp. \u2014 Lori Aratani, Washington Post , 15 June 2022", "The lack of a roadmap to exit from an approach that is increasingly challenged by the highly contagious Omicron variant has rattled investors and frustrated businesses. \u2014 Brenda Goh, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 June 2022", "Little Miami Scenic Trail named one of best U.S. urban trails From the south, Old 3-C will be the last crossroad to exit the trail before the closure. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 25 Apr. 2022", "American businesses to exit include Apple, Boeing, Caterpillar, Coca-Cola, Disney, Exxon, Ford, JPMorgan, MasterCard, McDonald's, Microsoft, Nike, Visa and many others. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 23 Mar. 2022", "Participants will practice starting and stopping, the safe way to exit a driveway, negotiate an intersection, and avoid common road hazards. \u2014 cleveland , 13 Feb. 2022", "That argument is set to be tested anew if EY does decide to exit from the multidisciplinary model, accounting academics said. \u2014 Jean Eaglesham, WSJ , 27 May 2022", "The suspect refused to exit the car and had to be removed. \u2014 Cheryl Higley, cleveland , 15 May 2022", "When the officers located the vehicle, the driver refused to exit the car upon their request. \u2014 Michelle Watson, CNN , 16 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Script annotation", "first_known_use":[ "Script annotation", "circa 1548, in the meaning defined above", "Noun", "1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Verb", "1607, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174302" }, "exorbitantly":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": not coming within the scope of the law":[], ": exceeding the customary or appropriate limits in intensity, quality, amount, or size":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u022fr-b\u0259-t\u0259nt" ], "synonyms":[ "baroque", "devilish", "excessive", "extravagant", "extreme", "fancy", "immoderate", "inordinate", "insane", "intolerable", "lavish", "overdue", "overextravagant", "overmuch", "overweening", "plethoric", "steep", "stiff", "towering", "unconscionable", "undue", "unmerciful" ], "antonyms":[ "middling", "moderate", "modest", "reasonable", "temperate" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exorbitant excessive , immoderate , inordinate , extravagant , exorbitant , extreme mean going beyond a normal limit. excessive implies an amount or degree too great to be reasonable or acceptable. excessive punishment immoderate implies lack of desirable or necessary restraint. immoderate spending inordinate implies an exceeding of the limits dictated by reason or good judgment. inordinate pride extravagant implies an indifference to restraints imposed by truth, prudence, or good taste. extravagant claims for the product exorbitant implies a departure from accepted standards regarding amount or degree. exorbitant prices extreme may imply an approach to the farthest limit possible or conceivable but commonly means only to a notably high degree. extreme shyness", "examples":[ "The citizens of Xiaoli Village move lazily, with a languor born of chronic underemployment. They are farmers by tradition, but exorbitant taxes have leached any profitability out of their profession. \u2014 Hannah Beech , Time , 27 Oct. 2003", "As with the black truffle, foie gras is as exorbitant ($52 a pound) as it is decadent (one gram of foie gras can reportedly be 900 calories). \u2014 Heather Morgan , Traveler , April 2000", "\u2026 I recommend that the Congress adopt \u2026 [a] continuation of the law for the renegotiation of war contracts\u2014which will prevent exorbitant profits and assure fair prices to the Government. \u2014 Franklin D. Roosevelt 11 Jan. 1944 , in Nothing to Fear by B. D. Zevin , 1946", "They were charged exorbitant rates for phone calls.", "the cost of our stay was so exorbitant you would have thought that we had bought the hotel and not just spent a few nights there", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In April, 2011, Thylmann was able to secure a three-hundred-and-sixty-two-million-dollar loan, arranged in part by a New York hedge fund called Colbeck Capital, at an exorbitant interest rate. \u2014 Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022", "Or in ending Apartheid, once golfers quit taking exorbitant sums to play in segregationist Pretoria. \u2014 Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022", "The Reunions gathering is a time for celebrating accomplishments, reconnecting with friends, and dancing to terrible music \u2014 all enhanced by an exorbitant amount of alcohol. \u2014 Abigail Anthony, National Review , 5 June 2022", "Price turbulence is enough to induce the Bitcoin bends, and the system is environmentally destructive, since the computational network uses exorbitant amounts of electricity. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022", "But this is not a bottle to spend an exorbitant amount of time and money chasing on the secondary market. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 22 May 2022", "This is evidenced by the exorbitant amount of money Black consumers spend on hair and skincare each year\u2013 $1.5 trillion in 2022. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 12 Apr. 2022", "Supporters say consumers are already paying exorbitant amounts for health care, saying a single-payer system would save money by eliminating deductibles, copays and expensive monthly insurance premiums. \u2014 CBS News , 1 Feb. 2022", "Set on the outskirts of Palermo, the fascinating historic city center can be reached easily enough by taxi\u2014even though the local cab drivers have a tendency to charge exorbitant amounts for the three-mile drive. \u2014 Isabelle Kliger, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Late Latin exorbitant-, exorbitans , present participle of exorbitare to deviate, from Latin ex- + orbita track of a wheel, rut, from orbis disk, hoop":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011146" }, "exorcize":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration":[], ": to get rid of (something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive)":[], ": to free of an evil spirit":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-\u02ccs\u022fr-\u02ccs\u012bz", "-s\u0259r-" ], "synonyms":[ "cashier", "cast (off)", "chuck", "deep-six", "discard", "ditch", "dump", "eighty-six", "86", "fling (off ", "jettison", "junk", "lay by", "lose", "pitch", "reject", "scrap", "shed", "shuck (off)", "slough (off)", "sluff (off)", "throw away", "throw out", "toss", "unload" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The movie is about a priest who tries to exorcise demons from a young girl.", "please exorcise that offensive word from your vocabulary", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Their demise is meant to exorcise their polluting power and symbolize hope for the coming year. \u2014 Dimitris Xygalatas, The Conversation , 23 June 2022", "Nathan Chen's quest to exorcise the Olympic demons from four years ago is now complete. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2022", "In addition to the WJH meetings, Saal has participated in other activities, including leading a writing circle that has helped him exorcise some of his demons. \u2014 cleveland , 18 Apr. 2022", "All this good news helped exorcise the memory of several ugly recent performances. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Mar. 2022", "Nathan Chen's quest to exorcise the demons from the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang is nearly complete. \u2014 USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2022", "Along came Arby\u2019s and a chance to exorcise those demons. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022", "The political order in Europe after 1945 was built to exorcise the ghosts of the past once and for all. \u2014 Bruno Ma\u00e7\u00e3es, Time , 1 Mar. 2022", "The top seed in the east pod of districts looks to exorcise its demons at Euclid, where the Arcs lost in the 2019 and \u201820 district finals. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 28 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French exorciscer , from Late Latin exorcizare , from Greek exorkizein , from ex- + horkizein to bind by oath, adjure, from horkos oath":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1539, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223155" }, "expand":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to open up : unfold", ": to increase the extent, number, volume, or scope of : enlarge", ": to express at length or in greater detail", ": to write out in full", ": to subject to mathematical expansion", ": to open out : spread", ": to increase in extent, number, volume, or scope", ": to speak or write fully or in detail", ": to feel generous or optimistic", ": to grow or increase in size, number, or amount", ": to open wide : unfold", ": to take up or cause to take up more space", ": to speak or write about in greater detail" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spand", "ik-\u02c8spand" ], "synonyms":[ "amplify", "develop", "dilate (on ", "elaborate (on)", "enlarge (on ", "flesh (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "abbreviate", "abridge", "condense", "shorten" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Limitless is also how Daniel sees the future of HFR, with plans to expand beyond the Manhattan neighborhood. \u2014 Irene Kim, Vogue , 15 June 2022", "Several other companies have announced plans to expand existing soundstages or build new ones in the last couple of years. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 14 June 2022", "The pandemic has offered the state further rationale and opportunity to expand this power. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022", "As its intensity became clear, the Indian government suddenly reversed a decision to expand wheat exports, with global supplies already reduced by the war in Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022", "The report comes amid growing Western concerns over efforts by both China and North Korea to expand their nuclear capabilities. \u2014 Heather Chen, CNN , 13 June 2022", "These potential efforts dovetail with legislative efforts to substantively expand the antitrust laws to recognize theories of harm that have not been recognized by Courts. \u2014 David Reichenberg, Forbes , 12 June 2022", "The league is in no hurry to expand and its timeline will likely become clearer after the new collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022", "Chief Executive Officer Michael Rubin barreled into the trading-card industry last year as part of a push to expand beyond Fanatics\u2019 roots as an apparel merchandiser, adding card licensing deals across football, basketball and baseball. \u2014 Fortune , 9 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English expaunden , from Latin expandere , from ex- + pandere to spread \u2014 more at fathom ", "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223407" }, "expansive":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": having a capacity or a tendency to expand", ": causing or tending to cause expansion", ": characterized by high spirits, generosity, or readiness to talk : open", ": marked by or indicative of exaggerated euphoria and delusions of self-importance", ": marked by expansion", ": having a great expanse or extent : sizable , extensive", ": characterized by richness, abundance, or magnificence", ": marked by or indicative of exaggerated euphoria and delusions of self-importance" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8span(t)-siv", "ik-\u02c8span(t)-siv" ], "synonyms":[ "broad", "deep", "extended", "extensive", "far-flung", "far-reaching", "rangy", "sweeping", "wide", "wide-ranging", "widespread" ], "antonyms":[ "narrow" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "But even so, the case against him now is far more extensive and expansive , after the committee conducted some 1,000 interviews and obtained more than 100,000 pages of documents. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022", "Large families and outdoor enthusiasts will appreciate the 18-cubic-foot interior of the Thule Force XT XL, which our engineers found to be extremely expansive and versatile, thanks to the smart proportions. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022", "The expansive , almost 6,000-square-foot home harmoniously blends classic and modern elements. \u2014 Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant , 29 May 2022", "Today, facial recognition technology is more expansive and integrated than ever before. \u2014 Tina D'agostin, Forbes , 3 May 2022", "The plot to use alternate electors was one of the most expansive and audacious schemes in a dizzying array of efforts by Trump and his supporters to deny his election loss and keep him in the White House. \u2014 Alan Feuer, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022", "The plot to use alternate electors was one of the most expansive and audacious schemes in a dizzying array of efforts by Mr. Trump and his supporters to deny his election loss and keep him in the White House. \u2014 Luke Broadwater, New York Times , 25 May 2022", "After a few years in quarantine spent learning to grow kale and hypothesizing about the end of the world, Australia\u2019s leading electronic experimentalist and alt-pop crusader is back with another expressive, expansive and exotic collection of sounds. \u2014 Kat Bein, Billboard , 20 May 2022", "The series of sculptures deserves a moment of quiet meditation on the artist's expansive and visceral portrayal of the Black female experience. \u2014 Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN , 14 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221125" }, "expatiate":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to move about freely or at will : wander":[], ": to speak or write at length or in detail":[ "expatiating upon the value of the fabric", "\u2014 Thomas Hardy" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ek-\u02c8sp\u0101-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "declaim", "descant", "discourse", "harangue", "lecture", "orate", "speak", "talk" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "the naturalist is known for her willingness to expatiate on any number of issues relating to wildlife and the environment", "Recent Examples on the Web", "With wit and elan to spare, Greene expatiates on the intrigue that ensues when David Sparsholt, an engineering student with a fianc\u00e9e, Connie, and a plan to join the Royal Air Force, arrives at Oxford in 1940. \u2014 Priscilla Gilman, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Mar. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin exspatiatus , past participle of exspatiari to wander, digress, from ex- + spatium space, course":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212926" }, "expatriate":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": banish , exile":[], ": to withdraw (oneself) from residence in or allegiance to one's native country":[], ": living in a foreign land":[], ": a person who lives in a foreign country":[ "Hemingway himself in The Sun Also Rises , 1926, had given the picture of the dislocated life of young English and American expatriates in the bars of Paris, the \"lost generation,\" as Gertrude Stein defined them.", "\u2014 Robert Penn Warren" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ek-\u02c8sp\u0101-tr\u0113-\u0259t", "ek-\u02c8sp\u0101-tr\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t", "-tr\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "banish", "deport", "displace", "exile", "relegate", "transport" ], "antonyms":[ "deportee", "\u00e9migr\u00e9", "emigr\u00e9", "evacuee", "exile", "expat", "refugee" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Verb", "members of the deposed dictator's once-feared political party were expatriated as well", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Her network of Black travelers boasts 20,000 members who've visited regions all over the world \u2013 19% of the community have also chosen to expatriate . \u2014 Keturah Kendrick, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022", "The city is now a tourist and expatriate destination. \u2014 Peter Canby, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022", "Maybe some of them will try to move, expatriate , or do an inversion. \u2014 Tax Notes Staff, Forbes , 18 May 2021", "The building still housed a small but interesting collection of maps, rare books, and historical newspapers from Tangier, as well as a collection of art by some of the city\u2019s famous Moroccan and expatriate artist residents. \u2014 Graham Cornwell, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 May 2021", "Gifts must be made long enough in advance that there is no appearance of a plan to gift and then expatriate , but a recent law might have made this more appealing. \u2014 Jo Craven Mcginty, WSJ , 16 Oct. 2020", "Qatar is renewing efforts to make real estate more attractive to expatriate residents, foreign investors and real estate funds. \u2014 Simone Foxman, Bloomberg.com , 6 Oct. 2020", "The protection of students\u2019 ability to express themselves freely should extend to expatriate communities. \u2014 H. R. Mcmaster, National Review , 22 Sep. 2020", "Turkey has already expatriated some 7,600 suspected fighters over the past several years, officials in Ankara say. \u2014 The Economist , 28 Nov. 2019", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Later that year, Barnes himself bought more C\u00e9zannes in Paris, accompanied by the expatriate American modernist Alfred Maurer, expanding his holdings of the artist\u2019s preferred motifs. \u2014 Karen Wilkin, WSJ , 25 Feb. 2022", "Haiti is one of about a dozen countries where Christian Aid Ministries has expatriate staff on the ground year round with local partners, said Dr. Nolt. \u2014 Kris Maher, WSJ , 19 Oct. 2021", "The inaccuracies are shared back through YouTube videos or messaging apps with Spanish speakers in expatriate communities like those in Miami and Houston. \u2014 Amanda Seitz And Will Weissert, orlandosentinel.com , 29 Nov. 2021", "His friend Jean Andr\u00e9 Rouquet, an expatriate Swiss miniaturist, helped to establish Hogarth\u2019s reputation in Europe by publishing a French-language monograph of his engravings. \u2014 Tobias Grey, WSJ , 22 Oct. 2021", "By the end of 2015, all but one of the expatriate workers on the ship had evacuated. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 Oct. 2021", "Dubai has always embraced expatriate workers from around the world. \u2014 Ellen Paris, Forbes , 20 Sep. 2021", "The following month, expatriate Koreans espousing varied but mostly liberal-democratic views formed a provisional government in Shanghai, as if to ready Korea for independence. \u2014 E. Tammy Kim, The New York Review of Books , 17 Dec. 2020", "Kidman is an executive producer on the series through her Blossom Films production company and also stars in the show, which is adapted from a Janice Y. K. Lee novel about the privileged lives of a group of expatriate women. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 6 Sep. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The duo plans to develop the plot into a 520-unit residential development in a neighborhood that\u2019s near popular schools, the One North business park as well as the expatriate enclave of Holland Village. \u2014 Jonathan Burgos, Forbes , 3 June 2022", "The countries there are also home to a large Indian expatriate community. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 6 June 2022", "Two gigaprojects recently merged, three have lost their expatriate chief executives and all have turned over senior management. \u2014 Rory Jones, WSJ , 31 May 2022", "Chaoyang is home to one of Beijing\u2019s key central business districts, most foreign embassies and a lot of its expatriate community. \u2014 Bloomberg News, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022", "The Paris film, directed by Michka Sa\u00e4l, features expatriate and French musicians Ford had gathered for a similar photo. \u2014 Bill Beuttler, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022", "The Times last year published a sort of diary in which Geoffrey Woo, one such expatriate , wrote about his relocation to Miami to flee the crime and pandemic lockdown of San Francisco. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022", "The Spanish-language department of the BBC was then at its apogee, populated by luminaries from the expatriate community of Iberian writers and poets. \u2014 The New Yorker , 16 May 2022", "And France doesn\u2019t have preexisting Ukrainian expatriate networks to the extent that can be found elsewhere in Europe. \u2014 Rick Noack And Sandra Mehl, Anchorage Daily News , 13 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Medieval Latin expatriatus , past participle of expatriare to leave one's own country, from Latin ex- + patria native country, from feminine of patrius of a father, from patr-, pater father \u2014 more at father":"Verb" }, "first_known_use":{ "1768, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb", "1812, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective", "1818, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184156" }, "expatriation":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": removal or withdrawal from one's native land : the act or an instance of expatriating or the state of being expatriated":[ "The brutal expatriation of thousands of Cherokee to Indian Territory is now commonly referred to as the Trail of Tears.", "A central purpose of their expatriation was to escape the burdensome rules and customs of the native land, and they were in no hurry to assume a foreign set of obligations.", "\u2014 Joseph O'Neill", "At the time, however, the most prominent American poets of the Modernist golden age of the 1920s felt betrayed by the expatriation of Pound and Eliot and considered their poetry insufficiently American.", "\u2014 Monroe K. Spears" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "(\u02cc)ek-\u02ccsp\u0101-tr\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "banishment", "deportation", "displacement", "exile", "expulsion", "relegation" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1765, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215446" }, "expectant":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": characterized by expectation", ": expecting the birth of a child", ": one who is looking forward to something", ": looking forward to or waiting for something", ": awaiting the birth of a child", ": expecting the birth of a child" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spek-t\u0259nt", "ik-\u02c8spek-t\u0259nt", "-t\u0259nt" ], "synonyms":[ "agape", "agog", "anticipant", "anticipatory" ], "antonyms":[ "applicant", "applier", "aspirant", "campaigner", "candidate", "contender", "hopeful", "prospect", "seeker" ], "examples":[ "Adjective", "An expectant crowd waited for her arrival.", "expectant crowds gathered at the spot where the President was scheduled to make an appearance", "Noun", "divinity students who were all expectants for a curacy", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "During pregnancy, expectant parents are often eager to get a glimpse of their developing child. \u2014 Haim Neerman, Forbes , 7 June 2022", "The call came in at 9:33 p.m. and Engine 2 was dispatched to a residence on Edgewood Road where the expectant mother, Safa Kidwai, was in labor with her second child. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022", "Still, Carpenter worries about worst-case scenarios, as many expectant parents do. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 11 May 2022", "There are a plethora of resources dedicated to significant life events, including support for expectant parents, matriculating students, healthier lifestyles, career transitions, relationship goals and more. \u2014 Essence , 4 May 2022", "Other times, the more painful parts of labor and delivery are purposely kept quiet from expectant parents as to not spark fear. \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022", "The coordinators monitor health needs, offer referrals to health professionals, and assist with questions and concerns from expectant mothers. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 8 May 2022", "Harris has advocated throughout her political career to improve healthcare for expectant mothers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022", "One of the expectant mothers is reportedly Latonia Bellamy, convicted in connection with a 2010 double murder in Jersey City, according to the Daily Mail. \u2014 Fox News , 20 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Their reluctance appears to be driven partly by months of unclear guidance and a lack of data for the expectant , both of which persisted until this summer \u2014 a consequence of their exclusion from early coronavirus vaccine trials. \u2014 Brittany Shammas, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Oct. 2021", "Even as that service gap has narrowed, neobanks have retained a generation of digital-savvy customers, expectant of new product features and flexibility in managing their finances. \u2014 Luke Chittock, Forbes , 4 Oct. 2021", "The expectant run a higher risk of serious illness and pregnancy complications from the coronavirus, including miscarriages and stillbirths. \u2014 Christal Hayes, USA TODAY , 11 Aug. 2021", "Of greater consequence was the e-mail itself\u2014an apologetic note signed by ABC\u2019s C.E.O., Aaron Rose\u2014on which two hundred and three other couch- expectant recipients were cc\u2019d instead of bcc\u2019d. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 27 Mar. 2021", "The setting is lush, yet claustrophobic; the mood expectant , but not without anxiety. \u2014 Colin B. Bailey, The New York Review of Books , 17 Nov. 2020", "Meanwhile, the then- expectant mom gave updates on her pregnancy thus far. \u2014 Mary Green, PEOPLE.com , 30 July 2020", "The club asked supporters to come dressed in lilywhite on what was a hot and murky September evening, expectant of a win to open this new chapter in their history. \u2014 SI.com , 25 Sep. 2019", "This at a time when party operatives were worse that a dirty U.S. Congressmen, gift- expectant , institutionally incapable of hearing anything at all. \u2014 Robert Sullivan, Vogue , 27 May 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Noun", "1609, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-231341" }, "expected":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "intransitive verb", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to consider probable or certain":[ "expect to be forgiven", "expect that things will improve" ], ": to consider reasonable, due, or necessary":[ "expected hard work from the students" ], ": to consider bound in duty or obligated":[ "they expect you to pay your bills" ], ": to anticipate or look forward to the coming or occurrence of":[ "we expect them any minute now", "expected a telephone call" ], ": suppose , think":[], ": await":[], ": to be pregnant : await the birth of one's child":[ "\u2014 used in progressive tenses she's expecting next month" ], ": to look forward":[], ": wait , stay":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spekt" ], "synonyms":[ "anticipate", "await", "hope (for)", "watch (for)" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for expect expect , hope , look mean to await some occurrence or outcome. expect implies a high degree of certainty and usually involves the idea of preparing or envisioning. expects to be finished by Tuesday hope implies little certainty but suggests confidence or assurance in the possibility that what one desires or longs for will happen. hopes to find a job soon look , with to , implies assurance that expectations will be fulfilled looks to a tidy profit from the sale ; with for it implies less assurance and suggests an attitude of expectancy and watchfulness. look for rain when the wind shifts to the northeast", "examples":[ "As expected , the election was very close.", "It's expected that the new products will be available next month.", "Prices are expected to rise.", "He's opposed to the new law, as you might expect .", "Good things sometimes happen when you least expect them.", "I'm expecting a phone call.", "The expected delivery date is next month.", "He's a teacher who expects hard work from his students.", "We expected more from you.", "This is not the kind of behavior I expected of you.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "To expect other discoveries since then to meet this standard is to miss how profound this one was. \u2014 Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American , 24 June 2022", "In a tweet, the Sheriff\u2019s Department advised people to avoid the area, and to expect traffic delays. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022", "When happy hour ends, those customers continue to expect cocktails to appear near clear because of a lack of mixers matched with a heavy pour. \u2014 John-john Williams Iv, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022", "How much does a Tesla cost?:Here's how much to expect to pay. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022", "Previous spy photos led us to expect the new CR-V to be slightly larger than the current model. \u2014 Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver , 22 June 2022", "So, there is no guarantee of how much student loan forgiveness to expect . \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 21 June 2022", "The people had said to expect text as early as Monday, but as of Tuesday morning there was no bill. \u2014 Natalie Andrews, WSJ , 21 June 2022", "The weather service says to expect mostly cloudy skies, with a high near 67 and a tenth- to a quarter-inch of rain. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin exspectare to look forward to, from ex- + spectare to look at, frequentative of specere to look \u2014 more at spy":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1560, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164513" }, "expecting":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "intransitive verb", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to consider probable or certain", ": to consider reasonable, due, or necessary", ": to consider bound in duty or obligated", ": to anticipate or look forward to the coming or occurrence of", ": suppose , think", ": await", ": to be pregnant : await the birth of one's child", ": to look forward", ": wait , stay", ": to think that something probably will be or happen", ": to await the arrival of", ": to consider to be obliged", ": to consider reasonable, due, or necessary", ": to be pregnant : await the birth of one's child" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spekt", "ik-\u02c8spekt", "ik-\u02c8spekt" ], "synonyms":[ "anticipate", "await", "hope (for)", "watch (for)" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Proof, the group\u2019s latest release, is their most ambitious yet, but not necessarily in the way many would expect . \u2014 Natalie Morin, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022", "Experts don't expect car prices to settle anytime soon. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 10 June 2022", "Though even if Kerr gives some of Poole\u2019s minutes to Stephen Curry as many expect , Poole must figure out how to contribute when he\u2019s on the court \u2014 a daunting task for a 22-year-old so new to this stage. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 June 2022", "Results regarding peeing in bottles (or around a customer's house) and casual hookups were all higher than most people likely expect . \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 4 June 2022", "Based on normal evolutionary timelines, scientists would expect a virus like monkeypox to pick up that many mutations over perhaps 50 years, not four, Neher said. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 3 June 2022", "The Tesla worker who spoke with The Post said some groups of employees expect to continue to be exempt from returning to the office. \u2014 Rachel Lerman, Faiz Siddiqui, Christian Davenport, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022", "As every organization can expect a cyberattack, cyber-specific goals must be aligned across the enterprise. \u2014 Jeffrey Alpaugh, Forbes , 1 June 2022", "Some analysts said investors expect executives\u2014particularly founders\u2014to sell stock in or after an initial public offering after having their stakes locked up for so long. \u2014 Corrie Driebusch And Tom Mcginty, WSJ , 27 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Latin exspectare to look forward to, from ex- + spectare to look at, frequentative of specere to look \u2014 more at spy ", "first_known_use":[ "1560, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203553" }, "expedient":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance":[], ": something done or used to achieve a particular end usually quickly or temporarily : an expedient action or solution":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sp\u0113-d\u0113-\u0259nt" ], "synonyms":[ "advisable", "desirable", "judicious", "politic", "prudent", "tactical", "wise" ], "antonyms":[ "makeshift", "stopgap" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for expedient Adjective expedient , politic , advisable mean dictated by practical or prudent motives. expedient usually implies what is immediately advantageous without regard for ethics or consistent principles. a politically expedient decision politic stresses judiciousness and tactical value but usually implies some lack of candor or sincerity. a politic show of interest advisable applies to what is practical, prudent, or advantageous but lacks the derogatory implication of expedient and politic . sometimes it's advisable to say nothing Noun resource , resort , expedient , shift , makeshift , stopgap mean something one turns to in the absence of the usual means or source of supply. resource and resort apply to anything one falls back upon. exhausted all of their resources a last resort expedient may apply to any device or contrivance used when the usual one is not at hand or not possible. a flimsy expedient shift implies a tentative or temporary imperfect expedient. desperate shifts to stave off foreclosure makeshift implies an inferior expedient adopted because of urgent need or allowed through indifference. old equipment employed as a makeshift stopgap applies to something used temporarily as an emergency measure. a new law intended only as a stopgap", "examples":[ "Adjective", "Marley found it expedient to maintain social relationships with gunmen and politicans from both political parties. \u2014 Robert Palmer , Rolling Stone , 24 Feb. 1994", "The marble floor \u2026 gave the hall the aspect of a cathedral, and the walls were decorated with aphorisms such as Cicero's THE WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE IS THE HIGHEST LAW, a phrase he found curiously\u2014or at least potentially\u2014 expedient in what was certainly designed as a temple to the idea of law. \u2014 Tom Clancy , Patriot Games , 1987", "Under political pressure and at the urging of Jefferson, Madison finally (but grudgingly) admitted that a bill of rights might help, over time, to instill in the people a greater respect for \"the fundamental maxims of free government.\" But even as he was shepherding the first amendments through Congress, in 1789, he privately described them (amazingly enough) as a \"nauseous project,\" required only for expedient reasons of politics. \u2014 Jack N. Rakove , Atlantic , December 1986", "They found it expedient to negotiate with the terrorists.", "Do the right thing, not the expedient thing.", "Noun", "In 1882, racing to meet the deadline on Life on the Mississippi , he [Mark Twain] boasted to W. D. Howells that he had managed to churn out 9,500 words in a day, having resorted to the old hack's expedient of copying out large chunks from other people's books \u2026 \u2014 Jonathan Raban , Times Literary Supplement , 21\u201327 Sept. 1990", "The Viet Cong taught the peasants to dig cave shelters under the sleeping platforms rural Vietnamese cover with mats of woven straw and use as beds. This expedient gave the peasants a handy shelter right inside the house, unless that house happened to be one of those set afire by the napalm or the white phosphorus, called Willy Peter in U.S. military idiom. \u2014 Neil Sheehan , A Bright Shining Lie , 1988", "For government is an expedient , by which men would fain succeed in letting one another alone; and, as has been said, when it is most expedient, the governed are most let alone by it. \u2014 Henry David Thoreau , \"Civil Disobedience,\" 1849", "For it is plain that every word we speak is in some degree a diminution of our lungs by corrosion, and consequently contributes to the shortening of our lives. An expedient was therefore offered, that since words are only names for things, it would be more convenient for all men to carry about them such things as were necessary to express the particular business they are to discourse on. \u2014 Jonathan Swift , Gulliver's Travels , 1726", "The government chose short-term expedients instead of a real economic policy.", "We can solve this problem by the simple expedient of taking out another loan.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Yet the belief is pervasive, and politically expedient . \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 21 June 2022", "Speaking to as many consumers as possible at once might seem expedient , but there are potential hazards to be aware of when attempting to minimize the fallout of a narrative that has grown beyond the company\u2019s control via these channels. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 10 June 2022", "Strategists saw the move as a politically expedient way to align with Mr. Musk. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022", "Even Italy's populist political parties no longer believe a rapprochement with Moscow is possible or politically expedient . \u2014 Daniel R. Depetris, The Week , 2 May 2022", "The letter says the process will be conducted in a manner that is both expedient and respectful of all involved while maintaining the standards of the Academy. \u2014 Chloe Melas, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022", "In this region, burying the past has always been politically expedient , as has been digging it out and manipulating it as convenient. \u2014 Cristina Florea, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022", "Please trust that the Board of Governors will conduct this process in a manner that is both expedient and respectful of all involved while maintaining the standards of the Academy. \u2014 J. Kim Murphy, Variety , 29 Mar. 2022", "Please trust that the Board of Governors will conduct this process in a manner that is both expedient and respectful of all involved while maintaining the standards of the Academy. \u2014 Trilby Beresford, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "But because the requests are usually made in the most expedient way rather than the most organized way, the information is hard to find later, or by another person. \u2014 Maura Thomas, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022", "In the end, Miles\u2019 book is a rich and nuanced meditation on the danger of manipulating messy contradictions to serve a politically expedient or emotionally fulfilling purpose. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 May 2022", "Jerry Brown initially proposed an expedient process involving an algorithm. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022", "The route through the Icefall varies from year to year, as the Icefall Doctors seek to find a way through the Icefall's many crevasses and seracs that is both safe (relatively speaking) and expedient . \u2014 Jonah Ogles, Outside Online , 6 Apr. 2015", "His administration has alternated between turning the page on the pandemic or retaining COVID protocols (like the transit mask mandate or the pause on student loan repayment) when politically expedient . \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 14 Apr. 2022", "For generations, everyone from UC students to street vendors have enjoyed the expedient high that comes from bong hits. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Mar. 2022", "Since political orientation is strongly correlated with perspective on trans acceptance, trans youth have become an expedient vehicle for showcasing one\u2019s conservatism. \u2014 Kristina R. Olson, Scientific American , 29 Mar. 2022", "Quite obviously, the expedient action on both governors\u2019 parts would have been to wave these bills through. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin expedient-, expendiens , present participle of expedire to extricate, prepare, be useful, from ex- + ped-, pes foot \u2014 more at foot":"Adjective and Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective", "1630, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035127" }, "expedition":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a journey or excursion undertaken for a specific purpose":[], ": the group of persons making such a journey":[], ": efficient promptness : speed":[], ": a sending or setting forth":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-sp\u0259-\u02c8di-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "journey", "passage", "peregrination", "travel(s)", "trek", "trip" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for expedition haste , hurry , speed , expedition , dispatch mean quickness in movement or action. haste applies to personal action and implies urgency and precipitancy and often rashness. marry in haste hurry often has a strong suggestion of agitated bustle or confusion. in the hurry of departure she forgot her toothbrush speed suggests swift efficiency in movement or action. exercises to increase your reading speed expedition and dispatch both imply speed and efficiency in handling affairs but expedition stresses ease or efficiency of performance and dispatch stresses promptness in concluding matters. the case came to trial with expedition paid bills with dispatch", "examples":[ "a scientific expedition to Antarctica", "an avid mountain climber, always on an expedition to some far-off corner of the world", "Recent Examples on the Web", "If only Thomas Harriott could see the culmination of an expedition 500 years in the making, because of one woman\u2019s determination to keep his memory alive beyond herself. \u2014 Kelly Gray, Town & Country , 22 June 2022", "The captain of an expedition cannot exactly control whether someone returns from their scout with frostbite. \u2014 Ethan Kuperberg, The New Yorker , 12 Feb. 2022", "One of the purposes of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to determine whether the Missouri River was the best shot at a water route to the Pacific. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022", "Dance plays the fictional character of Neergaard, who sends Mikkelsen on his way to recover the records of the expedition to map out Greenland. \u2014 Lynette Rice, EW.com , 13 Jan. 2022", "At the head of the expedition was Monty Parker, the son of an English earl and a veteran of the First Boer War. \u2014 Bill Heavey, WSJ , 11 Nov. 2021", "Prior to the name change, the mountain had been named after Gustavus Doane, a key member of an expedition in 1870 before Yellowstone became the first national park in the country. \u2014 Christopher Brito, CBS News , 13 June 2022", "Conducting structured discovery workshops with business leaders is an important first step in determining where the business and the technologists are aligned on the value of the AI expedition . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 1 June 2022", "Professor Leonardo Ortiz, who was part of the expedition , named it Thanatosdrakon amaru. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 29 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200147" }, "expel":{ "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to force out : eject":[ "expelled the smoke from her lungs" ], ": to force to leave (a place, an organization, etc.) by official action : take away rights or privileges of membership":[ "was expelled from college" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spel" ], "synonyms":[ "banish", "boot (out)", "bounce", "cast out", "chase", "dismiss", "drum (out)", "eject", "extrude", "kick out", "oust", "out", "rout", "run off", "throw out", "turf (out)", "turn out" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for expel eject , expel , oust , evict mean to drive or force out. eject carries an especially strong implication of throwing or thrusting out from within as a physical action. ejected an obnoxious patron from the bar expel stresses a thrusting out or driving away especially permanently which need not be physical. a student expelled from college oust implies removal or dispossession by power of the law or by force or compulsion. police ousted the squatters evict chiefly applies to turning out of house and home. evicted for nonpayment of rent", "examples":[ "The club may expel members who do not follow the rules.", "She was expelled from school for bad behavior.", "expel air from the lungs", "Recent Examples on the Web", "An emergency public health rule has allowed border officials to quickly expel migrants during the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022", "Title 42, a public health order issued by the Trump administration, allows Customs and Border Protection to expel migrants to Mexico or back to their home countries to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in holding facilities. \u2014 Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022", "Critics, however, have argued that the measure \u2014 which allows the U.S. to quickly expel migrants for reasons related to COVID-19 \u2014 was never actually that helpful to public health, and has ultimately done more harm than good. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 7 May 2022", "Title 42, the Trump-era public health measure that allows the federal government to quickly expel migrants, is expected to expire on May 23, though a court battle around the order is currently playing out in federal court. \u2014 Jacqui Heinrich, Fox News , 28 Apr. 2022", "That\u2019s in part because of a pandemic policy known as Title 42 that allows officials to quickly expel migrants, including asylum seekers, without normal processing such as protection screenings. \u2014 Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022", "For two years, a federal health order called Title 42 has allowed the government to expel more than 1.7 million migrants in the name of controlling covid-19. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022", "To compensate, the heart twists in patients with diabetes \u2014 essentially wringing itself out like a towel to expel blood. \u2014 Akila Muthukumar, STAT , 18 June 2022", "Instead, a heat wave had forced the corals to expel the symbiotic algae that give them nutrients and colors. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English expellen , from Latin expellere , from ex- + pellere to drive \u2014 more at felt":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221523" }, "expenditure":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the act or process of expending":[ "an expenditure of energy" ], ": something expended : disbursement , expense":[ "income should exceed expenditures" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spen-di-ch\u0259r, -\u02ccchu\u0307r", "ik-\u02c8spen-di-ch\u0259r", "-d\u0259-\u02ccchu\u0307r", "-d\u0259-\u02cct(y)u\u0307r" ], "synonyms":[ "charge", "cost", "disbursement", "expense", "outgo", "outlay" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "an increase in military expenditures", "an increase in military expenditure", "vast expenditures of time and effort", "The energy expenditure was significant.", "the expenditure of funds for the new school", "The project will require an expenditure of effort on everyone's part.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Additionally, Uihlen has given an independent expenditure group backing Bailey and running Irvin attack ads nearly $8.1 million. \u2014 Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022", "The infrastructure investments to support the growing device and infrastructure edge demand will amount to a cumulative capital expenditure of up to $800 billion between 2019 and 2028. \u2014 Amit Ronen, Forbes , 1 June 2022", "If ever there were a reason where for an expenditure of this amount, this is it. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022", "Compounding these difficulties, the adoption of these rules would generate a continuing substantial expenditure of public money to ensure compliance and bring enforcement cases. \u2014 Harvey L. Pitt, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022", "Earlier this month, LeDuc granted the council a preliminary injunction enjoining Fouts from authorizing the expenditure of city funds that have not been appropriated by the council. \u2014 Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press , 22 Apr. 2022", "That would require an expenditure of $10 to $12 trillion, or $200,000 to $250,000 per eligible recipient annually over 10 years. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022", "Council approved Monday the expenditure of $204,500 for a pipe replacement project at Parkview Pool. \u2014 cleveland , 22 Mar. 2022", "The University of Louisville Athletic Association's Board of Directors approved an expenditure Friday morning of up to $1 million for renovations to the ballpark at 3015 S. Third St., a university spokesperson confirmed to The Courier Journal. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 10 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "irregular from expend":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1769, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175344" }, "expense":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": financial burden or outlay : cost":[ "built the monument at their own expense" ], ": an item of business outlay chargeable against revenue for a specific period":[], ": something expended to secure a benefit or bring about a result":[], ": a cause or occasion of expenditure":[ "an estate is a great expense" ], ": a loss, detriment, or embarrassment that results from some action or gain : sacrifice":[ "everyone had a good laugh at my expense", "\u2014 usually used in the phrase at the expense of develop a boy's physique at the expense of his intelligence \u2014 Bertrand Russell" ], ": the act or an instance of expending : expenditure":[], ": to charge to an expense account":[], ": to write off as an expense":[], ": to charge with expenses":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spens", "ik-\u02c8spen(t)s" ], "synonyms":[ "charge", "cost", "disbursement", "expenditure", "outgo", "outlay" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Noun", "I don't think a first-class ticket is worth the added expense .", "The annual fee is simply an expense of doing business.", "A new car is a major expense .", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "In fact, Gay said that his biggest expense are the juices, bitters, mixers and garnishes used for craft cocktails. \u2014 John-john Williams Iv, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022", "Tanou is an easy target\u2014and the novel does make some stinging jokes at his expense \u2014but his story holds its own, even as his father\u2019s far more dramatic history of colonial tragedy unspools around it; ultimately, the two narratives fuse into one. \u2014 Kristen Roupenian, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022", "Often, timeshare developers will pursue their goal relentlessly and unapologetically, and at your expense . \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Forbes , 18 June 2022", "Plus, all of his devices with access to the Internet will be subject to random inspections and searches, as well as having monitoring software installed at his expense . \u2014 Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022", "Whether any of the above fits the bill, doubtless you and your dad (uncle, grandpa or otherwise amazing father figure) have enjoyed more than a meal or two, and mostly at his expense \u2014 so why not return the favor? \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 10 June 2022", "At least 175 active duty and reserve service members have already received the Novavax vaccine, some even traveling overseas at their own expense to get it. \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022", "At least 175 active duty and reserve service members have already received the Novavax vaccine, some even traveling overseas at their own expense to get it. \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022", "In addition, tenants in 10 units continue to be displaced at their own expense , while also paying rent and others in the building live amid dangerous fire damage, Legal Services NYC alleged. \u2014 ABC News , 8 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "This camcorder has plenty of professional features to expense such as 2-channel XLR audio, triple manual rings, an ND filter, dual SD card slots, and a great battery life. \u2014 Douglas Helm, Popular Mechanics , 19 June 2022", "Some companies expense the credits at the time of purchase, while others capitalize and write them off later. \u2014 Mark Maurer, WSJ , 25 May 2022", "Giving Back: The company recently launched its Pay It Forward policy, which allows employees to expense any random acts of kindness while traveling for business. \u2014 Nick Davidson, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2014", "Employees of the company are encouraged to expense their annual National Parks Pass each year, as well as up to two nights per month camping and an additional two nights per month at any CampShare. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022", "One of her concerns is that staffers\u2019 addresses and other personal information might linger on the Internet, so the newspaper has advised them to engage services that scrub that material from public view and expense the cost to the newspaper. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Jan. 2022", "People often expense their SaaS purchases and may connect their SaaS applications to the company\u2019s single sign-on provider, so making sure the SaaS tool talks to these systems is critical. \u2014 Andre Christ, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021", "Those who live within two hours of the Boston headquarters can now fully expense the cost of traveling into the office once a month. \u2014 Sarah Shemkus, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Dec. 2021", "Another benefit coal owners get is the ability to immediately expense much of their mine development costs on their taxes instead of being forced to stretch such deductions over a longer period of time. \u2014 Ellis Simani, ProPublica , 4 Nov. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French, from Late Latin expensa , from Latin, feminine of expensus , past participle of expendere":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun", "circa 1909, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233016" }, "expensive":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": involving high cost or sacrifice", ": commanding a high price and especially one that is not based on intrinsic worth or is beyond a prospective buyer's means", ": characterized by high prices", ": costly sense 1" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spen(t)-siv", "ik-\u02c8spen-siv" ], "synonyms":[ "big-ticket", "costly", "dear", "extravagant", "high", "high-end", "high-ticket", "precious", "premium", "priceless", "pricey", "pricy", "spendy", "ultraexpensive", "valuable" ], "antonyms":[ "cheap", "inexpensive" ], "examples":[ "The lights were expensive to install.", "expensive clothing that only the truly wealthy can afford", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Mortgage interest rates have shot up in recent months, quickly making housing much more expensive . \u2014 Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022", "If passed, the legislation would impose a 1,000% tax on any type of semi-automatic weapon, making the firearms prohibitively expensive for most would-be buyers. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 14 June 2022", "Bikes also proved less expensive and easier to maintain than the horses typically used by cavalries. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022", "Drywall saws are affordable and effective, and considerably less expensive than power tools. \u2014 James Fitzgerald, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022", "Plus, pet owners on a budget and low on time may like that dry food tends to be more convenient to feed and less expensive than wet cat food. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 13 June 2022", "At the same time, rising gas prices, inflation and fuel surcharges are making the former more expensive . \u2014 Amiad Solomon, Forbes , 10 June 2022", "But the restrictions are making the products more expensive and even harder to come by. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022", "The Fed\u2019s moves are making capital more expensive , and increasing the pressure on companies to preserve their cash. \u2014 Meghan Bobrowsky, WSJ , 29 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "circa 1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222854" }, "expensively":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": involving high cost or sacrifice":[ "an expensive hobby" ], ": commanding a high price and especially one that is not based on intrinsic worth or is beyond a prospective buyer's means":[], ": characterized by high prices":[ "expensive shops" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spen-siv", "ik-\u02c8spen(t)-siv" ], "synonyms":[ "big-ticket", "costly", "dear", "extravagant", "high", "high-end", "high-ticket", "precious", "premium", "priceless", "pricey", "pricy", "spendy", "ultraexpensive", "valuable" ], "antonyms":[ "cheap", "inexpensive" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The lights were expensive to install.", "expensive clothing that only the truly wealthy can afford", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Attempts to reroute the supplies overland would be expensive and extremely difficult, in part, because Ukrainian railway carriages would have to be refitted to work in other parts of Europe. \u2014 Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022", "But as discussed earlier, this can be expensive and time-consuming depending on how far that next state is from this person. \u2014 Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes , 27 June 2022", "Those boxes, though, were expensive and geared towards adults, prompting Coraggio-Sewell\u2019s plan to provide them free of cost. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 26 June 2022", "Years ago, surveillance cameras were expensive and bulky. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022", "Since such projects are expensive and risky\u2014often facing massive cost overruns\u2014banks have so far been wary of stepping in with tax equity financing, though some investors are angling to get involved. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 22 June 2022", "Everywhere was too expensive and unpleasant to look at or think about. \u2014 Calie Schepp, EW.com , 22 June 2022", "Less expensive and more compact than a stand mixer, a handheld electric mixer is just the thing for whipping up an easy baking recipe or your favorite holiday dessert. \u2014 Good Housekeeping , 22 June 2022", "Many Afghans are having to apply for asylum, an expensive and uncertain undertaking, and Ukrainians are unsure what will happen once their visas or other temporary protections expire. \u2014 al , 20 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014149" }, "experienced":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": made skillful or wise through experience : practiced", ": made skillful or wise from having lived through or undergone something" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spir-\u0113-\u0259n(t)st", "ik-\u02c8spir-\u0113-\u0259nst" ], "synonyms":[ "accomplished", "ace", "adept", "compleat", "complete", "consummate", "crack", "crackerjack", "educated", "expert", "good", "great", "master", "masterful", "masterly", "practiced", "practised", "professed", "proficient", "skilled", "skillful", "versed", "veteran", "virtuoso" ], "antonyms":[ "amateur", "amateurish", "inexperienced", "inexpert", "jackleg", "unprofessional", "unseasoned", "unskilled", "unskillful" ], "examples":[ "The job calls for someone who is more experienced .", "for this delicate eye operation, seek out an experienced eye surgeon", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022", "For more confident or experienced users, a thinner or more exposed blade works well to get fine hairs. \u2014 Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022", "In today\u2019s dynamic market, an investor does not have three months as another more advanced and experienced investor will snatch all worthy opportunities. \u2014 Peter Abualzolof, Forbes , 9 June 2022", "But when surveying some of the most knowledgeable and experienced golfers in our state, one course kept coming up as must-play, despite ranking barely inside the top 10. \u2014 Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022", "This cylindrical countertop compost bin is great for experienced and novice composters alike. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 28 May 2022", "However, not all of the changes he's experienced are purely physical. \u2014 Elijah Rawls, Men's Health , 26 May 2022", "Easygoing and experienced , would be a seamless fit. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022", "According to the report, 29% of students surveyed reportedly tested positive or experienced symptoms of COVID-19 last year. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":" experience entry 1 + -ed entry 1 ", "first_known_use":[ "1567, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225050" }, "expert":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": one with the special skill or knowledge representing mastery of a particular subject":[], ": having, involving, or displaying special skill or knowledge derived from training or experience":[], ": experienced":[], ": to serve as an expert":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sp\u0259rt", "\u02c8ek-\u02ccsp\u0259rt" ], "synonyms":[ "ace", "adept", "artist", "authority", "cognoscente", "connoisseur", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "dab", "dab hand", "fiend", "geek", "guru", "hand", "hotshot", "maestro", "master", "maven", "mavin", "meister", "past master", "proficient", "scholar", "shark", "sharp", "virtuoso", "whiz", "wizard" ], "antonyms":[ "adroit", "artful", "bravura", "deft", "delicate", "dexterous", "dextrous", "masterful", "masterly", "practiced", "practised", "skillful", "virtuoso", "workmanlike" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for expert Adjective proficient , adept , skilled , skillful , expert mean having great knowledge and experience in a trade or profession. proficient implies a thorough competence derived from training and practice. proficient in translating foreign languages adept implies special aptitude as well as proficiency. adept at doing long division skilled stresses mastery of technique. a skilled surgeon skillful implies individual dexterity in execution or performance. skillful drivers expert implies extraordinary proficiency and often connotes knowledge as well as technical skill. expert in the evaluation of wines", "examples":[ "Noun", "She was an acknowledged expert on child development.", "an expert at planning dinner parties", "Adjective", "We received some expert advice.", "The company has become expert at adapting its products for new clients.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "This exceptional talent helped Dr. Grandin become the world's leading expert on humane animal handling, and her approach ultimately transformed the meat industry. \u2014 Jennifer \"jay\" Palumbo, Forbes , 29 June 2022", "The future of Brazilian basketball has become an expert on American pop culture: movies, TV shows, even hit songs. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 June 2022", "Prager is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Washington in Seattle and an expert on early pregnancy loss. \u2014 Victoria Knight, Rachana Pradhan, CBS News , 27 June 2022", "Jacob Sherkow, an expert on biotech patents at the University of Illinois College of Law, predicted that companies that have licensed the CRISPR technology from the University of California will need to honor the Broad Institute patent. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022", "An expert on military personnel policy says that middle class parents, including those who are newly middle class, often encourage their kids to go to college before selecting a career, which hurts recruiting for enlisted personnel. \u2014 Courtney Kube, NBC News , 27 June 2022", "David Bedein, director of the Center for Near East Policy Research and an expert on UNRWA\u2019s curriculum, told Fox News Digital the Biden administration has made one positive move. \u2014 Fox News , 24 June 2022", "While supporting the recommendations overall, an expert on SIDS said that the simple guidelines sometimes struggle to communicate the complexity of the risk factors. \u2014 Dan Hurley, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022", "While supporting the recommendations overall, an expert on SIDS said that the simple guidelines sometimes struggle to communicate the complexity of the risk factors. \u2014 Dan Hurley, Washington Post , 21 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "My company, Cypress Semiconductor, was expert in cost reduction. \u2014 T.j. Rodgers, WSJ , 24 May 2022", "Prosecutors disagreed, saying that those offering defense testimony were not expert enough on the juvenile care programs. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 May 2022", "The three women, who are ethnomusicologists and graduates of the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts, are particularly expert in singing melodies that represent different regions of Ukraine. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022", "Betty Gilpin is also expert as his wife, Maureen Dean. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Apr. 2022", "Since its expansion into general contracting, Team Henry Enterprises has been awarded more than $100 million in federal contracts and is expert in many areas, Mr. Henry said. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2022", "No one, of course, was expert in COVID at the time \u2014 the virus was only a few months old. \u2014 Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Mar. 2022", "For his expert witness report, Saba performed a DCF enterprise valuation of Facebook that corroborated the results of the IRS's income method valuation. \u2014 Ryan Finley, Forbes , 26 May 2022", "Byrne also cited an expert report finding that Kreuper was addicted to gambling. \u2014 Michael Finnegan, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Feb. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Afterward, the book lays out dozens of delicious recipes from easy (a wild-salmon poke bowl) to expert (a massive pot of spicy cioppino\u2014an Italian-American fisherman\u2019s stew). \u2014 Outside Online , 20 Apr. 2020", "Classes are available in different exercise styles and intensities, and options are given to make the novice to expert feel comfortable and successful, the release said. \u2014 Pioneer Press Staff, chicagotribune.com , 11 Apr. 2022", "Andurand isn\u2019t the only top commodities expert predicting oil prices will soar to record highs. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 24 Mar. 2022", "Google not only looks to the content on the page, but to expert authorship and sourcing. \u2014 Allbusiness, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022", "This opportunity is for any advanced to expert skiers over the age of 15 and is truly a bucket list experience. \u2014 Ski Utah, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Nov. 2021", "Contrary to expert medical consensus, Mr. Zywicki insists natural immunity from contracting Covid is at least as effective as a full vaccine regimen. \u2014 WSJ , 16 Aug. 2021", "Pedro Mendes, a computational biologist at UConn Health who has modeled the COVID-19 pandemic, said Connecticut can likely expert further increases in COVID-19 cases in the coming weeks. \u2014 Alex Putterman, courant.com , 19 July 2021", "Oz, a three-part documentary that finds the Australian comedian, maybe best known to American audiences for Nanette, putting her background in art history to expert use by both cataloguing and interrogating the history of Australian fine art. \u2014 Alexis Gunderson, Vulture , 1 July 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed from French, going back to Middle French, derivative of expert expert entry 2":"Noun", "Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin expertus \"tested, shown to be true,\" from past participle of exper\u012br\u012b \"to put to the test, attempt, have experience of, undergo\" \u2014 more at experience entry 1":"Adjective", "derivative of expert entry 1":"Verb" }, "first_known_use":{ "1535, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective", "circa 1889, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003159" }, "expertise":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the skill of an expert":[], ": expert opinion or commentary":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-(\u02cc)sp\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0113z", "-\u02c8t\u0113s", "\u02ccek-sp\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0113z" ], "synonyms":[ "chops", "experience", "know-how", "moxie", "proficiency", "savvy", "skills" ], "antonyms":[ "inexperience" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "While the declared nuclear powers have wobbled in their commitment to get rid of their arsenals, the rise of a global black market in nuclear expertise and materials has made the Bomb more attainable for everyone else. \u2014 Michael Elliott , Time , 1 Aug. 2005", "The English magazine The Spectator employs me as \"Dear Mary,\" a so-called agony aunt, in which capacity I have over the years gained considerable expertise in various areas of etiquette \u2026 \u2014 Mary Killen , Atlantic , May 2001", "Can anyone out there drive a bloody automobile? By driving I do not mean simply guiding a two-ton lump of steel and plastic along a smooth stretch of macadam, but actually steering, braking, and shifting the thing with a modicum of competence, if not outright expertise . \u2014 Brock Yates , Car & Driver , October 2001", "If a company that spends millions of dollars a year on a fancy advertising campaign to brag about its Web design expertise can't steer a motivated buyer like me to a Buy Now button in less than 30 minutes, then what hope is there for smaller, less experienced retail sites? \u2014 Michelle Slatalla , New York Times , 8 Mar. 2001", "His expertise on defense will help the team.", "her expertise in legal matters", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Venkatesh\u2019s expertise is missing \u2014 and missed \u2014 here. \u2014 Cory Oldweiler, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022", "The company gained a strong reputation for expertise in handling fiberglass and went into the mail-order business in 1972. \u2014 Car and Driver , 29 June 2022", "During cataract surgery, doctors only perform those tasks that require their level of experience and expertise . \u2014 London Business School, Forbes , 27 June 2022", "Harris, the first female vice president and California\u2019s former top prosecutor, brings unique personal perspective and legal expertise to the issue. \u2014 Will Weissert, ajc , 27 June 2022", "The companies can\u2019t even share critical technical expertise with Russia. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022", "Livestreaming platforms are now responsible for reviewing a streamer's expertise and approving their content before broadcast. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 23 June 2022", "Atlas' lack of relevant expertise raises questions as to why he was hired in the first place. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022", "Carolyn has deep analytical testing and editorial writing expertise in categories like appliances, cleaning, textiles and home and organizational products. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed from French, going back to Middle French, from espert, expert expert entry 2 + -ise -ice":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1868, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013803" }, "expire":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to breathe one's last breath : die":[], ": to come to an end: such as":[], ": to exceed its period of validity":[ "The contract will expire next month." ], ": to pass its expiration date (see expiration date sense 2 )":[ "This milk has expired .", "\" \u2026 when drugs expire , you can't just leave these things lying around.\"", "\u2014 Ed Haislmaier" ], ": to emit the breath":[], ": conclude":[], ": to breathe out from or as if from the lungs":[], ": emit":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sp\u012b(\u0259)r, usually for vi 2 and vt ek-", "ik-\u02c8sp\u012b(-\u0259)r", "ik-\u02c8sp\u012br", "usually for intransitive sense 3 and transitive sense 2 ek-" ], "synonyms":[ "break off", "break up", "cease", "close", "conclude", "dead-end", "determine", "die", "discontinue", "elapse", "end", "finish", "go", "halt", "lapse", "leave off", "let up", "pass", "quit", "stop", "terminate", "wind up", "wink (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "continue", "hang on", "persist" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "My driver's license has expired .", "She expired after a long illness.", "measuring the volume of air expired from the lungs", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Democrats also agreed to allow the enhanced background check requirement for younger buyers to expire after 10 years, leaving future Congresses to haggle over whether it should be extended. \u2014 Emily Cochrane, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022", "There would also be fewer geographical restrictions than there would be if the waivers expire . \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 23 June 2022", "They are set to expire June 30 without congressional action. \u2014 al , 22 June 2022", "Carlos Vela, the 2019 league most valuable player and the single-season scoring leader, will have his contract expire at the end of the month. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022", "If those laws were to expire , settlers would be subject to many of the military laws that apply to the territory's more than 2 million Palestinians. \u2014 Ilan Ben Zion, ajc , 20 June 2022", "All 15 board members were appointed to staggered terms by Democratic governors, including Prichard, Edmondson and two others whose terms expire at the end of the month, giving Youngkin a chance to appoint four new members. \u2014 Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post , 18 June 2022", "Recipients have two years to schedule star ceremonies from the date of selection before the offers expire . \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 17 June 2022", "After a 13-victory regular season, Vernon\u2019s contract was to expire following the playoffs. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Anglo-French espirer to breathe out, from Latin exspirare , from ex- + spirare to breathe":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070107" }, "expired":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": dead , deceased":[ "\u2014 often used as a euphemistic or humorous alternative to dead A shovel, bucket, trash bags, and gloves are also useful items for cleaning up expired wildlife. \u2014 Jeffrey Price and Jeffrey Forrest \u2026 I've exercised my maternal instincts on him, doing a far better job of keeping him alive than all those expired plants now in the great compost pile in the sky. \u2014 Kerry Quinn There, firmly lodged within the pipe and obstructing the flow of water, was a catfish. The expired creature was removed, brought on board, and mounted in the main passenger cabin for all to see. \u2014 John Laurence Busch" ], ": no longer valid : having exceeded its period of validity":[ "expired licenses", "an expired contract", "\u2026 Mr. Adams uses homemade software to download online books with expired copyrights \u2026", "\u2014 Michael M. Phillips" ], ": having passed its expiration date (see expiration date sense 2 )":[ "expired milk", "expired drugs", "\u2026 networks that now take us into the homes of people who treasure their expired tuna cans more than they do their children \u2026", "\u2014 Carina Chocano" ], ": emitted as or in a person's breath : breathed out":[ "\u2026 the person exhales into a container at regular intervals and technicians measure the amount of hydrogen in the expired air.", "\u2014 Colleen Sauber" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sp\u012b(-\u0259)rd", "ek-" ], "synonyms":[ "bygone", "bypast", "dead", "defunct", "departed", "done", "extinct", "gone", "nonextant", "vanished" ], "antonyms":[ "alive", "existent", "existing", "extant", "living" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203226" }, "expiry":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": expiration : such as":[], ": exhalation of breath":[], ": death":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sp\u012b(\u0259)r-\u0113", "ik-\u02c8sp\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u0113", "\u02c8ek-sp\u0259-r\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "death", "demise", "expiration", "termination" ], "antonyms":[ "alpha", "beginning", "birth", "commencement", "creation", "dawn", "genesis", "inception", "incipience", "incipiency", "launch", "morning", "onset", "outset", "start" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "the expiry of the waiting period", "the expiry of a great empire is always a cataclysmic event", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Each uses a different 16-digit number, expiry date and CVC, and carries a value limit to match the payment amount. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 17 June 2022", "On the expiry of the five-year term, E-2 visas can be renewed on an indefinite basis in five year increments. \u2014 Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes , 29 May 2021", "The expiry date on food items has more to do with the quality of the products. \u2014 Naveen Joshi, Forbes , 2 May 2022", "If the license is not renewed within 30 days of expiry , the business must apply for a new license and pay the total new license fee of $5,300. \u2014 Alexandra Kanik, San Antonio Express-News , 31 Mar. 2022", "The announcement comes less than a year ahead of the expiry of the 20-year concessions granted to Macau\u2019s casino operators. \u2014 Zinnia Lee, Forbes , 17 Sep. 2021", "Adding cards is sublimely simple: hold the physical card where the iPhone camera can see it and the number, name and expiry date will be read and appear on the iPhone screen as if by magic. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022", "The Mickey Mouse hand sanitizer from lot 20D21, with a June, 30, 2022, expiry , in blue, 2.11 fl oz bottles should also be discarded. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022", "Too many possessions ended with Dickinson or Brooks improvising with the shot clock nearing expiry , and the Wolverines turned the ball over four times in the span of 2:22 near the midway point of the half. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 17 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1752, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212646" }, "explain away":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to get rid of by or as if by explanation":[], ": to minimize the significance of by or as if by explanation":[ "explains his faults, but does not try to explain them away", "\u2014 M. K. Spears" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[ "account (for)", "attribute", "explain", "rationalize" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "after the surprise attack, military leaders struggled to explain away the nation's unpreparedness", "tried to explain away his adulterous affairs by saying that men are promiscuous by nature" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1688, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022703" }, "explanation":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the act or process of explaining", ": something that explains", ": the act or process of making clear or giving reasons for", ": a statement that makes something clear or gives reasons for something" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-spl\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n", "\u02ccek-spl\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "clarification", "construction", "elucidation", "exegesis", "explication", "exposition", "illumination", "illustration", "interpretation", "road map" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The professor's explanation was that the poem is really a parody.", "an explanation of photosynthesis that most museum visitors will be able to understand", "Recent Examples on the Web", "This epigenetic modification suggests a potential explanation for how trauma might reset cortisol levels. \u2014 Rachel Yehuda, Scientific American , 18 June 2022", "European officials, energy executives and analysts dismissed this explanation . \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 17 June 2022", "Pence has given this explanation when asked by donors and activists, as recently as his trip to a crisis pregnancy center in South Carolina last month, according to a person who heard his comments. \u2014 Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post , 16 June 2022", "Thompson mentioned Stan Lee\u2019s explanation of heroes and villains while addressing the Love and Thunder antagonist. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 15 June 2022", "But Disney\u2019s explanation did not dissuade many observers of the company from believing that the move was tied to politics. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022", "For the record, Disney leaders have offered no explanation why Rice was so roughly treated after a scandal-free (for Hollywood) 30-plus years building a career in the industry. \u2014 Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022", "Kelly offered a pragmatic explanation for why his model faltered. \u2014 Cal Newport, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022", "Fatherly The woes of intensive parenting are well-established, but emerging research offers a compelling explanation for parents' tendency to do too much at their kids' expense. \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Week , 14 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202421" }, "explication":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to give a detailed explanation of":[], ": to develop the implications of : analyze logically":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-spl\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "clarify", "clear (up)", "construe", "demonstrate", "demystify", "elucidate", "explain", "expound", "get across", "illuminate", "illustrate", "interpret", "simplify", "spell out", "unriddle" ], "antonyms":[ "obscure" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for explicate explain , expound , explicate , elucidate , interpret mean to make something clear or understandable. explain implies a making plain or intelligible what is not immediately obvious or entirely known. explain the rules expound implies a careful often elaborate explanation. expounding a scientific theory explicate adds the idea of a developed or detailed analysis. explicate a poem elucidate stresses the throwing of light upon as by offering details or motives previously unclear or only implicit. elucidate an obscure passage interpret adds to explain the need for imagination or sympathy or special knowledge in dealing with something. interpreting a work of art", "examples":[ "an essay explicating a theory", "the physicist did his best to explicate the wave theory of light for the audience of laymen", "Recent Examples on the Web", "This passage epitomizes Hickey\u2019s unusual relationship to literature and his uncanny ability to draw forward an aspect of a poem or novel to explicate an artwork without reducing either to mere illustration. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022", "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021", "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021", "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021", "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021", "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021", "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021", "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin explicatus , past participle of explicare , literally, to unfold, from ex- + plicare to fold \u2014 more at ply":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003204" }, "explicit":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent":[ "explicit instructions" ], "\u2014 compare implicit sense 1a":[ "explicit instructions" ], ": open in the depiction of nudity or sexuality":[ "explicit books and films" ], ": fully developed or formulated":[ "an explicit plan", "an explicit notion of our objective" ], ": unambiguous in expression":[ "was very explicit on how we are to behave" ], ": defined by an expression containing only independent variables \u2014 compare implicit sense 3b":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spli-s\u0259t" ], "synonyms":[ "clear-cut", "definite", "definitive", "express", "specific", "unambiguous", "unequivocal", "univocal" ], "antonyms":[ "implicit", "implied", "inferred" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for explicit explicit , definite , express , specific mean perfectly clear in meaning. explicit implies such verbal plainness and distinctness that there is no need for inference and no room for difficulty in understanding. explicit instructions definite stresses precise, clear statement or arrangement that leaves no doubt or indecision. the law is definite in such cases express implies both explicitness and direct and positive utterance. her express wishes specific applies to what is precisely and fully treated in detail or particular. two specific criticisms", "examples":[ "From closer restrictions on sexually explicit writing came the success, in the mid-19th century, of the novelist George Thompson, who combined graphically violent scenes set in urban dystopias with coy peekaboo references to sex. \u2014 Susan Dominus , New York Times Book Review , 5 Apr. 2009", "Therefore, the Administration's policy was the explicit , if unpublicized, one that it was necessary to allow Saddam Hussein to put down the rebellions. \u2014 Elizabeth Drew , New Yorker , 6 May 1991", "They were given explicit instructions.", "Changes to the property can't be done without their explicit consent.", "The law is very explicit about how these measures should be enacted.", "a song with explicit lyrics", "The movie contains scenes of explicit violence.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The electrical grid and economy have been moving forward on sustainability on their own, without an explicit push from regulation, Yucel points out. \u2014 Aman Kidwai, Fortune , 1 July 2022", "The company created a hamfisted #DoItWithoutDues campaign on social media and the ambassadors resumed tweeting a fresh barrage of now- explicit anti-union sentiments. \u2014 Julian Epp, The New Republic , 1 July 2022", "Simmering just below the surface was a deeper debate over how much authority all federal agencies have to issue regulations absent explicit authorization from Congress \u2013 an issue with far-reaching implications. \u2014 Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022", "Absent explicit congressional action \u2013 for which the Biden administration has been lobbying, so far fruitlessly \u2013 federal courts may now be poised to play a major role as referees in future EPA efforts to tackle climate change. \u2014 Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 June 2022", "But when RadioShack this week started firing off a stream of explicit , not-safe-for-work tweets, the internet was gobsmacked. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 30 June 2022", "In the majority opinion in West Virginia, Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. wrote that the EPA can only make sweeping changes to the nation\u2019s power sector with explicit approval from Congress. \u2014 Maxine Joselow, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2022", "Prevent that by having an explicit discussion/documentation of what is out of scope for the project overall or key tasks/deliverables. \u2014 Dana Brownlee, Forbes , 29 June 2022", "Some Democratic prosecutors are uneasy about declaring their districts safe havens for abortions, worried that any explicit vow not to enforce the law could be used as grounds for their own removal by Republican leaders. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "French or Medieval Latin; French explicite , from Medieval Latin explicitus , from Latin, past participle of explicare \u2014 see explicate":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043230" }, "explode":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to burst forth with sudden violence or noise from internal energy: such as":[], ": to undergo a rapid chemical or nuclear reaction with the production of noise, heat, and violent expansion of gases":[ "dynamite explodes" ], ": to burst violently as a result of pressure from within":[], ": to give forth a sudden strong and noisy outburst of emotion":[ "exploded in anger" ], ": to move with sudden speed and force":[ "exploded from the starting gate" ], ": to increase rapidly":[ "the population of the city exploded" ], ": to suggest an explosion (as in appearance or effect)":[ "shrubs exploded with blossoms" ], ": to cause to explode or burst noisily":[ "explode a bomb" ], ": to bring into disrepute or discredit":[ "explode a theory" ], ": to drive from the stage by noisy disapproval":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spl\u014dd" ], "synonyms":[ "blow", "blow up", "burst", "crump", "detonate", "go off", "pop" ], "antonyms":[ "implode" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "One of the shells failed to explode .", "These occasional skirmishes may soon explode into all-out war.", "The birds suddenly exploded into flight.", "The building exploded in flames.", "She looked like she was ready to explode with anger.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "That caused prices to explode in far-flung exurbs and once-affordable places like Spokane, Wash., where a crush of new home buyers decamped from pricey West Coast cities. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022", "But Trump dramatically changed how the U.S. system functions, shrinking the number of asylum-seekers allowed into the U.S. and adding restrictions that caused the backlog of immigration court cases to explode . \u2014 Colleen Long And Chris Megerian, chicagotribune.com , 2 Apr. 2022", "Though locals say a winter freeze long ago caused all of the mines to explode , signs still warn people against entering the water. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Dec. 2021", "The storm also flattened utility poles, toppled trees onto power lines and caused transformers to explode . \u2014 Rebecca Santana, Jay Reeves, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Aug. 2021", "The storm also flattened utility poles, toppled trees onto power lines and caused transformers to explode . \u2014 Time , 31 Aug. 2021", "The storm also flattened utility poles, toppled trees onto power lines and caused transformers to explode . \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 31 Aug. 2021", "The storm also flattened utility poles, toppled trees onto power lines and caused transformers to explode . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 Aug. 2021", "Already, strong winds caused a fire north of Sacramento to explode , burning through one town and spurring evacuations. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Aug. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin explodere to drive off the stage by clapping, from ex- + plaudere to clap":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1615, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195312" }, "exploit":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to make productive use of : utilize":[ "exploiting your talents", "exploit your opponent's weakness" ], ": to make use of meanly or unfairly for one's own advantage":[ "exploiting migrant farm workers" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spl\u022fit", "\u02c8ek-\u02ccspl\u022fit" ], "synonyms":[ "deed", "feat", "number", "stunt", "tour de force", "trick" ], "antonyms":[ "abuse", "capitalize (on)", "cash in (on)", "impose (on ", "leverage", "milk", "pimp", "play (on ", "use", "work" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exploit Noun feat , exploit , achievement mean a remarkable deed. feat implies strength or dexterity or daring. an acrobatic feat exploit suggests an adventurous or heroic act. his exploits as a spy achievement implies hard-won success in the face of difficulty or opposition. her achievements as a chemist", "examples":[ "Noun", "the fanciful exploits of the giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan", "once famed as an actor, John Wilkes Booth is now remembered for a single exploit , his assassination of Lincoln", "Verb", "He has never fully exploited his talents.", "Top athletes are able to exploit their opponents' weaknesses.", "She said the tragedy had been exploited by the media.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Now, a team of researchers has figured out how to turn power-analysis attacks into a different class of side-channel exploit that's considerably less demanding. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022", "To gain persistent root access, the researcher used the exploit flow to create a backdoor. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 26 Apr. 2022", "During the weekend of 16-17 October, Chinese hackers went on something of a rampage that saw all but three of the 15 target products breached during the exploit onslaught that was the Tianfu Cup. \u2014 Davey Winder, Forbes , 30 Oct. 2021", "The power and ease of use of the Pantsdown exploit are by no means new. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022", "The fruit of a year-long collaboration, War Pony is also a moving experiment in collective narrative filmmaking \u2014 an example of how stories can honor instead of exploit . \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022", "There is no evidence that iPhones are still vulnerable to the exploit , which the Citizen Lab has given the working name Homage. \u2014 Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022", "One method of exploit used by criminal hackers can be deployed with devastating and widespread consequences, botnets. \u2014 Chuck Brooks, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022", "Apple shipped updates for its platforms that rendered the exploit useless. \u2014 Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Developing executive management compensation models that reward broad company performance across both explore and exploit activities can also reduce siloed behavior. \u2014 Kerry Siggins, Forbes , 22 June 2022", "What tamps down the enthusiasm of the Republican base is candidates who are more wishy-washy on the red-meat cultural issues that Trump and his ilk obsess over and exploit . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 21 June 2022", "Some of the research is publicly known, but by searching court filings and online archives, The Times gained new insight into how gun companies exploit the anxiety and desires of Americans. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022", "But many are vulnerable to cyberattacks that can expose or exploit customer information and shut down their operations. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022", "Americans have lost more than $1 billion to cryptocurrency scams since the start of last year, as criminals exploit rising popular interest in scoring quick digital riches, according to a new analysis by the Federal Trade Commission. \u2014 Tory Newmyer, Anchorage Daily News , 3 June 2022", "Americans have lost more than $1 billion to cryptocurrency scams since the start of last year, as criminals exploit rising popular interest in scoring quick digital riches, according to a new analysis by the Federal Trade Commission. \u2014 Tory Newmyer, Washington Post , 3 June 2022", "Josh Golin, executive director of the nonprofit Fairplay, which aims to eradicate marketing to children, said companies can exploit loopholes in self-regulations that are too lax to begin with. \u2014 Katie Deighton, WSJ , 31 May 2022", "Cruz invited Democratic attacks earlier in the day with comments lamenting that Democrats and the media would exploit the killings to push for gun control. \u2014 Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic , 25 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English espleit, expleit, exploit furtherance, outcome, from Anglo-French, from Latin explicitum , neuter of explicitus , past participle":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044956" }, "exploitable":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to make productive use of : utilize":[ "exploiting your talents", "exploit your opponent's weakness" ], ": to make use of meanly or unfairly for one's own advantage":[ "exploiting migrant farm workers" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spl\u022fit", "\u02c8ek-\u02ccspl\u022fit" ], "synonyms":[ "deed", "feat", "number", "stunt", "tour de force", "trick" ], "antonyms":[ "abuse", "capitalize (on)", "cash in (on)", "impose (on ", "leverage", "milk", "pimp", "play (on ", "use", "work" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exploit Noun feat , exploit , achievement mean a remarkable deed. feat implies strength or dexterity or daring. an acrobatic feat exploit suggests an adventurous or heroic act. his exploits as a spy achievement implies hard-won success in the face of difficulty or opposition. her achievements as a chemist", "examples":[ "Noun", "the fanciful exploits of the giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan", "once famed as an actor, John Wilkes Booth is now remembered for a single exploit , his assassination of Lincoln", "Verb", "He has never fully exploited his talents.", "Top athletes are able to exploit their opponents' weaknesses.", "She said the tragedy had been exploited by the media.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Now, a team of researchers has figured out how to turn power-analysis attacks into a different class of side-channel exploit that's considerably less demanding. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022", "To gain persistent root access, the researcher used the exploit flow to create a backdoor. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 26 Apr. 2022", "During the weekend of 16-17 October, Chinese hackers went on something of a rampage that saw all but three of the 15 target products breached during the exploit onslaught that was the Tianfu Cup. \u2014 Davey Winder, Forbes , 30 Oct. 2021", "The power and ease of use of the Pantsdown exploit are by no means new. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022", "The fruit of a year-long collaboration, War Pony is also a moving experiment in collective narrative filmmaking \u2014 an example of how stories can honor instead of exploit . \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022", "There is no evidence that iPhones are still vulnerable to the exploit , which the Citizen Lab has given the working name Homage. \u2014 Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022", "One method of exploit used by criminal hackers can be deployed with devastating and widespread consequences, botnets. \u2014 Chuck Brooks, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022", "Apple shipped updates for its platforms that rendered the exploit useless. \u2014 Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Developing executive management compensation models that reward broad company performance across both explore and exploit activities can also reduce siloed behavior. \u2014 Kerry Siggins, Forbes , 22 June 2022", "What tamps down the enthusiasm of the Republican base is candidates who are more wishy-washy on the red-meat cultural issues that Trump and his ilk obsess over and exploit . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 21 June 2022", "Some of the research is publicly known, but by searching court filings and online archives, The Times gained new insight into how gun companies exploit the anxiety and desires of Americans. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022", "But many are vulnerable to cyberattacks that can expose or exploit customer information and shut down their operations. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022", "Americans have lost more than $1 billion to cryptocurrency scams since the start of last year, as criminals exploit rising popular interest in scoring quick digital riches, according to a new analysis by the Federal Trade Commission. \u2014 Tory Newmyer, Anchorage Daily News , 3 June 2022", "Americans have lost more than $1 billion to cryptocurrency scams since the start of last year, as criminals exploit rising popular interest in scoring quick digital riches, according to a new analysis by the Federal Trade Commission. \u2014 Tory Newmyer, Washington Post , 3 June 2022", "Josh Golin, executive director of the nonprofit Fairplay, which aims to eradicate marketing to children, said companies can exploit loopholes in self-regulations that are too lax to begin with. \u2014 Katie Deighton, WSJ , 31 May 2022", "Cruz invited Democratic attacks earlier in the day with comments lamenting that Democrats and the media would exploit the killings to push for gun control. \u2014 Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic , 25 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English espleit, expleit, exploit furtherance, outcome, from Anglo-French, from Latin explicitum , neuter of explicitus , past participle":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222954" }, "explosion":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the act or an instance of exploding", ": a large-scale, rapid, or spectacular expansion or bursting out or forth", ": the release of occluded breath that occurs in one kind of articulation of stop consonants", ": a sudden and noisy bursting (as of a bomb) : the act of exploding", ": a sudden outburst of feeling", ": the act or an instance of exploding" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spl\u014d-zh\u0259n", "ik-\u02c8spl\u014d-zh\u0259n", "ik-\u02c8spl\u014d-zh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "blast", "blowup", "burst", "bursting", "detonation", "eruption", "outburst" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The filmmakers staged the car's explosion .", "The island was rocked by a series of volcanic explosions .", "The region has experienced a population explosion .", "His comments prompted an explosion of laughter from the crowd.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The explosion was triggered by a pipe that had not been inspected since 1973. \u2014 Evan Halper, Washington Post , 20 June 2022", "That weekend, an explosion had rocked a nearby building. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022", "Terrell Cooks, 37, and Seneca Mahan, 43, are each charged with three counts of second-degree murder and several other charges in Friday's explosion near Black Jack, about a 30-minute drive north of St. Louis. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 19 June 2022", "Greene's hit was the fourth of the inning for the Tigers, who had an offensive explosion by their standards to start the game. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022", "People suggested pouring gasoline in the hole and lighting a match, pouring in Pepsi and Mentos to make an explosion and pouring boiling water. \u2014 Bethany Brookshire, Good Housekeeping , 18 June 2022", "But the press was more focused on the dream explosion of boldface names: Sting, Luciano Pavarotti, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman. \u2014 Marissa Charles, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022", "In a video posted by Shanghai residents on social media and reviewed by CNN, at least one explosion took place at the petrochemical plant as the fire billowed. \u2014 Wayne Chang And Yong Xiong, CNN , 17 June 2022", "The drama at the Zaporizhzhia plant is unfolding 300 miles from history\u2019s worst nuclear disaster, the 1986 explosion at Chernobyl. \u2014 Drew Hinshaw, WSJ , 17 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Latin explosion-, explosio act of driving off by clapping, from explodere ", "first_known_use":[ "1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172542" }, "explosive":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": relating to, characterized by, or operated by explosion":[ "an explosive hatch" ], ": resulting from or as if from an explosion":[ "explosive population growth" ], ": tending to explode":[ "an explosive person" ], ": likely to erupt in or produce hostile reaction or violence":[ "an explosive situation" ], ": an explosive substance":[], ": a consonant characterized by explosion in its articulation when it occurs in certain environments : stop":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spl\u014d-siv", "-ziv" ], "synonyms":[ "acute", "almighty", "blistering", "deep", "dreadful", "excruciating", "exquisite", "fearful", "fearsome", "ferocious", "fierce", "frightful", "furious", "ghastly", "hard", "heavy", "heavy-duty", "hellacious", "intense", "intensive", "keen", "profound", "terrible", "vehement", "vicious", "violent" ], "antonyms":[ "light", "moderate", "soft" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Adjective", "He has an explosive temper.", "there's been an explosive interest in the sport since the Olympics", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Upon arrival, deputies found that a residential mailbox, which was attached to the home, was blown up by a person who placed an unknown explosive device into it, according to the release. \u2014 Megan Jones, Chicago Tribune , 29 June 2022", "Human rights groups have long condemned antipersonnel land mines \u2014 small explosive weapons that typically detonate after an unsuspecting victim steps on them \u2014 as a leading cause of preventable civilian casualties. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022", "This number is approximate amount for manufacturing a nuclear explosive device. \u2014 Somayeh Malekian, ABC News , 21 June 2022", "In a separate incident, a U.N. peacekeeper died on Sunday from injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device, the U.N. mission to Mali said in a statement. \u2014 Baba Ahmed, ajc , 20 June 2022", "Chou could face the death penalty if convicted of all charges, which also include four counts of possession of an explosive device, enhancements of lying in wait and personal discharge of a firearm causing death. \u2014 Hannah Frystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022", "Mattis and Rahman pleaded guilty last year to one count of possessing and making an explosive device, a charge carrying up to ten years in prison. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 7 June 2022", "The majority of the causalities are attributed to attacks using explosive weapons in populated areas. \u2014 Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes , 4 June 2022", "They were both killed on Nov. 12, 2007, when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "After the four-day trial, the jury found Haydt guilty of conspiracy, malicious use of an explosive , and concealing the commission of a felony. \u2014 al , 12 Apr. 2022", "Cluster munitions, a type of explosive known for their indiscriminate impact, have been reported. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Mar. 2022", "And the explosive used was likely made locally rather than gunpowder imported from China. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022", "In his closing argument on April 1, Assistant U.S. Attorney Nils Kessler said Croft wanted to test the explosive as a possible weapon to use against Whitmer\u2019s security team. \u2014 John Flesher And Ed White, chicagotribune.com , 8 Apr. 2022", "In his closing argument on April 1, Assistant U.S. Attorney Nils Kessler said Croft wanted to test the explosive as a possible weapon to use against Whitmer\u2019s security team. \u2014 John Flesher And Ed White, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Apr. 2022", "In his closing argument on April 1, Assistant U.S. Attorney Nils Kessler said Croft wanted to test the explosive as a possible weapon to use against Whitmer\u2019s security team. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Apr. 2022", "Nestled nearby, unseen by them, was an antipersonnel device, a deadly tactic targeting anyone trying to defuse the larger explosive . \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022", "Mas\u2019ud is charged in a criminal complaint with for allegedly providing the suitcase with the prepared explosive that was later placed onboard the flight. \u2014 CNN , 23 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1696, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective", "1773, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025539" }, "expo":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": exposition sense 3":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-(\u02cc)sp\u014d" ], "synonyms":[ "display", "exhibit", "exhibition", "exposition", "fair", "show" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "many of the bigger expos won't fit into the city's relatively small civic center", "Recent Examples on the Web", "This year, Gamblertown was situated behind the Redmond expo center on 188 acres of brush and gravel roads. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 June 2022", "The county\u2019s expo center has been providing shelter to livestock and domestic animals, the sheriff\u2019s office said. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 19 May 2022", "The expo continues Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. as NBA All-Star Weekend wraps up. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 19 Feb. 2022", "In 2010, an expo in Shanghai welcomed over 73 million visitors to the largest world\u2019s fairgrounds ever, spanning a staggering 2.5 square miles. \u2014 Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Apr. 2022", "People passed a Tencent booth at an expo in Beijing last year. \u2014 Quentin Webb And Dave Sebastian, WSJ , 19 Mar. 2022", "Explore the current world of wellness at this two-day public expo in the Palmer Events Center with three different programming areas, featuring vendors, fitness presentations and more. \u2014 Abigail Rosenthal, Chron , 11 Mar. 2022", "The expo runs from noon-7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and from 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday at Sharonville Convention Center, 11355 Chester Road. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 16 Mar. 2022", "The expo will take place at the Indiana Convention Center when here in Indianapolis. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 15 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1913, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193613" }, "exponent":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a symbol written above and to the right of a mathematical expression to indicate the operation of raising to a power":[], ": one that expounds or interprets":[], ": one that champions, practices, or exemplifies":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-\u02ccsp\u014d-", "ik-\u02c8sp\u014d-n\u0259nt" ], "synonyms":[ "advocate", "advocator", "apostle", "backer", "booster", "champion", "expounder", "espouser", "friend", "gospeler", "gospeller", "herald", "hierophant", "high priest", "paladin", "promoter", "proponent", "protagonist", "supporter", "true believer", "tub-thumper", "white knight" ], "antonyms":[ "adversary", "antagonist", "opponent" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "She has become one of America's foremost exponents of the romantic style in interior design.", "The exponent 3 in 10 3 indicates 10 x 10 x 10.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Liberal academics have often described Mastriano as a leading exponent of Christian nationalism, because of his tendency to frame political events as theological challenges. \u2014 The New Yorker , 15 May 2022", "Otake spent time with Manja Chmiel, an exponent of the German modern dance movement Neue Tanz, and the Butoh legend Kazuo Ohno; Tan was the prot\u00e9g\u00e9e of pioneering conceptual musician John Cage. \u2014 Amanda Lee Koe, Vogue , 25 May 2022", "The British drill exponent (real name Rhys Angelo Emile Herbert) debuts at the summit of the Official U.K. Albums Chart with Noughty, this third mixtape. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 25 Apr. 2022", "But Scalia was its most prominent, insistent, and eloquent exponent from the mid 1980s until his death in 2016. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 23 Mar. 2022", "Blaise Aguirre, at McLean Hospital, is a leading exponent of D.B.T., having overseen the treatment of thirty-five hundred adolescents and young adults, many of whom have had as many as ten previous psychiatric hospitalizations. \u2014 Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022", "When India became independent in 1947, Kathak achieved fresh glory, with Birju as a leading exponent . \u2014 New York Times , 2 Feb. 2022", "Her impressive rapping and street-friendly lyrics landed the up-and-coming young act a collaboration with the genre\u2019s biggest exponent at only 11 years old. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 3 Feb. 2022", "Bourne mentions Scott Sumner as the most prominent exponent of this view. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 4 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin exponent-, exponens , present participle of exponere \u2014 more at expose":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1734, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012024" }, "exposed":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": open to view":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sp\u014dzd" ], "synonyms":[ "endangered", "liable", "open", "sensitive", "subject (to)", "susceptible", "vulnerable" ], "antonyms":[ "insusceptible", "invulnerable", "unexposed", "unsusceptible" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exposed liable , open , exposed , subject , prone , susceptible , sensitive mean being by nature or through circumstances likely to experience something adverse. liable implies a possibility or probability of incurring something because of position, nature, or particular situation. liable to get lost open stresses a lack of barriers preventing incurrence. a claim open to question exposed suggests lack of protection or powers of resistance against something actually present or threatening. exposed to infection subject implies an openness for any reason to something that must be suffered or undergone. all reports are subject to review prone stresses natural tendency or propensity to incur something. prone to delay susceptible implies conditions existing in one's nature or individual constitution that make incurrence probable. very susceptible to flattery sensitive implies a readiness to respond to or be influenced by forces or stimuli. unduly sensitive to criticism", "examples":[ "without our immune systems we'd be exposed to all sorts of deadly infections", "the exposed electrical wires were a safety hazard", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Its exposed brick wall adds character and charm to the room. \u2014 Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant , 25 June 2022", "Not to generalize, but on the business end, for example, people are maybe less informed or simply less exposed to things. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Criales-unzueta, Vogue , 24 June 2022", "If your appliances are front-load style, this is a great way to hide them in plain sight in exposed spaces and open floor plans. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022", "That is proving easier in the company\u2019s consumer-health segment, which sells over-the-counter medication and other related products, than in its agricultural business, which is more exposed to commodity prices and weather changes, Mr. Nickl said. \u2014 Nina Trentmann, WSJ , 24 May 2022", "As the biggest player in the airport channel, Dufry is also the most exposed and the current slow recovery in Asia Pacific travel is not helping. \u2014 Kevin Rozario, Forbes , 20 May 2022", "His position as the incumbent leaves him more exposed to criticism than five years ago. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022", "European banks have over $84 billion total claims, with France, Italy and Austria the most exposed , and US banks owed $14.7 billion. \u2014 Charles Riley, CNN , 14 Mar. 2022", "Among the spacefaring nations, the United States is by far the most exposed , operating more than half of all active satellites circling the globe. \u2014 Rachel Riederer, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205611" }, "exposition":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a setting forth of the meaning or purpose (as of a writing)":[], ": discourse or an example of it designed to convey information or explain what is difficult to understand":[], ": the first part of a musical composition in sonata form in which the thematic material of the movement is presented":[], ": the opening section of a fugue":[], ": a public exhibition or show":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-sp\u0259-\u02c8zi-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "display", "exhibit", "exhibition", "expo", "fair", "show" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "This is not an easy book, and the reader may find the layers of detail challenging. There are long expositions of the knotty tangles of monarchical lineage, and the necessary chronicle of historical events occasionally consumes the novel's narrative drive. \u2014 Lucy Lethbridge , Commonweal , 23 Oct. 2009", "He is masterly in absorbing information and masterful in organizing it\u2014skeptical of fashion, clear in exposition , fluent in communication, unremittingly scholarly. \u2014 Felipe Fernandez-Armesto , New York Times Book Review , 11 June 2000", "Although they were invited to use an early X ray machine on display at the exposition , they turned down the offer, and they never found the bullet. \u2014 T. Burton Smith , American Heritage , September 1992", "The subject requires some exposition .", "a clear exposition of his ideas", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The premiere, directed by executive producer Eva Longoria, is pleasant enough, but too bogged down by exposition to offer more than a vague sense of who these characters are going to be. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022", "Great swaths of exposition about what Susan and Frederick have been up to between their visits to each other are clunkily delivered as casual conversation. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 6 June 2022", "In a novel, exposition typically supplements scene, but Holleran inverts that hierarchy. \u2014 Garth Greenwell, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022", "As an assist, the characters turn exposition into a few production numbers with excellent songs. \u2014 Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022", "Goyer says the writing team had to figure out different ways for characters to provide exposition . \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 23 May 2022", "That showed certainly lacked more exposition to show her descent into madness. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 10 May 2022", "But the character functions mostly to deliver exposition and make, or receive, the show\u2019s arguments. \u2014 James Poniewozik, New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022", "Sometimes, in the absence of exposition or dialogue, Pattinson and Reeves sell these Wayne character qualities with little more than a tight zoom on Bat's masked mug. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "see exposit":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013603" }, "expostulate":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": discuss , examine":[], ": to reason earnestly with a person for purposes of dissuasion or remonstrance":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sp\u00e4s-ch\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "demur", "except", "kick", "object", "protest", "remonstrate (with)" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "His humility does not work in his favor when promoting fights, and there is no hype man in Miocic\u2019s corner expostulating his accolades. \u2014 Justin Barrasso, SI.com , 14 Aug. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin expostulatus , past participle of expostulare to demand, dispute, from ex- + postulare to ask for \u2014 more at postulate":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1573, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235519" }, "expostulation":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an act or an instance of expostulating":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02ccsp\u00e4s-ch\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "challenge", "complaint", "demur", "demurral", "demurrer", "difficulty", "exception", "fuss", "kick", "objection", "protest", "question", "remonstrance", "stink" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "despite the earnest expostulations of her friends, Jessica continued to date the foul-tempered guy" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1540, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192041" }, "expound":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to set forth : state":[], ": to defend with argument":[], ": to explain by setting forth in careful and often elaborate detail":[ "expound a law" ], ": to make a statement : comment":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spau\u0307nd" ], "synonyms":[ "air", "express", "give", "look", "raise", "sound", "state", "vent", "ventilate", "voice" ], "antonyms":[ "stifle", "suppress" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for expound explain , expound , explicate , elucidate , interpret mean to make something clear or understandable. explain implies a making plain or intelligible what is not immediately obvious or entirely known. explain the rules expound implies a careful often elaborate explanation. expounding a scientific theory explicate adds the idea of a developed or detailed analysis. explicate a poem elucidate stresses the throwing of light upon as by offering details or motives previously unclear or only implicit. elucidate an obscure passage interpret adds to explain the need for imagination or sympathy or special knowledge in dealing with something. interpreting a work of art", "examples":[ "The article expounds the virtues of a healthy diet.", "When asked to expound , he had no comment.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "That leaves barely more than 150 pages for Bishop to reflect and expound on his life. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 July 2022", "Only loosely connected to the film, the book taps artists, philosophers, writers, scientists and assorted Daniels friends to expound on the implications of a multiverse. \u2014 Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022", "And since Suga brought it up, RM felt free to expound on the apparent upcoming break following the group\u2019s relentless pace since forming in 2013. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 14 June 2022", "Smith didn\u2019t really expound on why Westbrook being there is a bad thing. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 June 2022", "And so people pull out individual lines and expound on them. \u2014 CBS News , 1 June 2022", "Krien spoke about a study that Luminate put together on vinyl trends at the Music Biz conference in Nashville earlier this month, and Variety asked him to expound further on the company\u2019s findings. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 25 May 2022", "Democratic Senators gave fiery speeches blasting Rogers, while Borrelli took time to defend her, and members on both sides debated their right to expound on the issue. \u2014 Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022", "The report and the climate crisis were brought up sporadically by Democrats thereafter, in part as a means of asking executives to expound on their so-far meager spending on low-carbon energy. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 7 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French espundre, expondre , from Latin exponere to explain \u2014 more at expose":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013252" }, "express":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to represent in words : state":[], ": to make known the opinions or feelings of (oneself)":[], ": to give expression to the artistic or creative impulses or abilities of (oneself)":[], ": to give or convey a true impression of : show , reflect":[], ": to represent by a sign or symbol : symbolize":[], ": delineate , depict":[], ": to send by express":[], ": to force out (something, such as the juice of a fruit) by pressure":[], ": to subject to pressure so as to extract something":[], ": directly, firmly, and explicitly stated":[ "my express orders" ], ": exact , precise":[], ": of a particular sort : specific":[ "for that express purpose" ], ": designed for or adapted to its purpose":[], ": designed or intended to be used for fast movement or travel":[ "an express highway with few local exits", "the express lane at the supermarket" ], ": delivered faster than usual":[ "an express shipment" ], ": designated to be delivered without delay by special messenger":[], ": a system for the prompt and safe transportation of parcels, money, or goods at rates higher than standard freight charges":[], ": a company operating such a merchandise freight service":[], ": a messenger sent on a special errand":[], ": a dispatch conveyed by a special messenger":[], ": special delivery":[], ": an express vehicle":[], ": by express":[ "delivered express" ], ": expressly":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spres", "ik-\u02c8spres, ek-" ], "synonyms":[ "air", "expound", "give", "look", "raise", "sound", "state", "vent", "ventilate", "voice" ], "antonyms":[ "concrete", "distinct", "especial", "peculiar", "precise", "set", "special", "specific" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for express Verb express , vent , utter , voice , broach , air mean to make known what one thinks or feels. express suggests an impulse to reveal in words, gestures, actions, or what one creates or produces. expressed her feelings in music vent stresses a strong inner compulsion to express especially in words. a tirade venting his frustration utter implies the use of the voice not necessarily in articulate speech. utter a groan voice does not necessarily imply vocal utterance but does imply expression or formulation in words. an editorial voicing their concerns broach adds the implication of disclosing for the first time something long thought over or reserved for a suitable occasion. broached the subject of a divorce air implies an exposing or parading of one's views often in order to gain relief or sympathy or attention. publicly airing their differences Adjective explicit , definite , express , specific mean perfectly clear in meaning. explicit implies such verbal plainness and distinctness that there is no need for inference and no room for difficulty in understanding. explicit instructions definite stresses precise, clear statement or arrangement that leaves no doubt or indecision. the law is definite in such cases express implies both explicitness and direct and positive utterance. her express wishes specific applies to what is precisely and fully treated in detail or particular. two specific criticisms", "examples":[ "Verb", "He expressed an interest in meeting her.", "She expressed surprise at his rude behavior.", "The results can be expressed as a percentage.", "The length, expressed in centimeters, is 29.", "They expressed the package to us.", "Adjective", "the express lane at the grocery store", "a trip to the supermarket with the express purpose of buying milk", "Noun", "He sent the package to us by express .", "He takes the express to work.", "Adverb", "They sent the package express .", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Snowden did express admiration for Harvard lecturer Bruce Schneier, one of the lead signatories of the letter, for his work on cryptography. \u2014 Jamie Crawley, Fortune , 11 June 2022", "Even in the slick, futuristic world of K-pop, fans express their devotion by snapping up CD bundles laden with such delights as key chains and postcards. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022", "Even conservative pundits express gratitude for Tom Cruise\u2019s comeback action picture, finding relief from the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal and other embarrassments of the current regime. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 8 June 2022", "Strain into coupe or martini glass, express a lemon peel over the top of the foam for aroma and discard and garnish with one to three raspberries, on a pick. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 4 June 2022", "Old Navy: Rainbows and words express LGBTQIA+ pride on attire from OId Navy. \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022", "Speaking of winning, both Commerson and Holt both, separately, express to THR why deaf gamers tend to perform highly. \u2014 Trilby Beresford, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 May 2022", "Community members express shock and grief in Uvalde, Tex., at a memorial for the 19 students and two adults killed in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022", "Since the casting announcement, social media has been abuzz with mixed reactions, many of which also express disappointment at the lack of cultural diversity amongst the bachelors. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 24 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "The crash closed express lanes in both directions, one lane on I-4 East and reduced I-4 West to just one lane. \u2014 Desiree Stennett, Orlando Sentinel , 6 June 2022", "Every day, the war in Ukraine reminds us of the gratuitous and appalling loss that occurs in a conflict between forces set up for the express purpose of killing. \u2014 John R. Macarthur, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022", "The messages appeared to be sent with the express purpose of forcing the candidate to drop out of the race, according to the Justice Department. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 6 Apr. 2022", "Free People is offering free express shipping on every order right now, ensuring your supersoft tees, flowy dresses, and cozy loungewear will arrive before Memorial Day. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 24 May 2022", "Walmart is offering the drone deliveries as a form of express delivery over the company\u2019s existing two-hour, next-day and two-day shipping services. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 24 May 2022", "The express fees for speedy cash rankle consumer advocates too, especially since the apps typically advertise advances as free. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022", "There will be an express entrance line for fans that come without clear bags. \u2014 al , 17 May 2022", "That effort seeks to include express language in the state Constitution indicating abortions are protected. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 17 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Parents on both sides of the gun control debate express concern about their children's safety. \u2014 Fred Backus, Anthony Salvanto, CBS News , 5 June 2022", "Alabama's draft-pick express is showing no sign of a slowdown, particularly with its two best players \u2013 linebacker Will Anderson and quarterback Bryce Young \u2013 about to enter their first year of draft eligibility. \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 1 May 2022", "Yet the Russian military is making little headway halting what has become a historic arms express . \u2014 Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Apr. 2022", "Preliminary investigation showed that, in a crash on the express , a driver involved in a prior crash got out to look at their vehicle, another vehicle couldn't stop, and the second vehicle hit the first and pushed it into the pedestrian, MSP said. \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 14 Feb. 2022", "Considering the features of most dropshipping businesses whereas a majority of the parcels are relatively lightweight, smaller in size and with fewer items in one order, sellers often choose to send products by express shipping. \u2014 Andy Chou, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021", "Citizen petitions to the F.D.A.\u2014which anyone can file to request action or express concern\u2014are published online, and within hours Cassava\u2019s stock had plunged roughly thirty per cent. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022", "For those who paid extra for express shipping, packages arrived even more punctually. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 22 Dec. 2021", "Nevertheless, international express can always be a backup alternative when delays in production happen and consumers are unsatisfied. \u2014 Andy Chou, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "All express pleasant shock at their changed Sundays. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 5 Feb. 2018", "EXPRESS -BUS SOLUTION Why the Metro Gold Line is not the solution to traffic congestion in St. Paul: Congestion is primarily during rush hour and thus the solution must address commuters during typical business hours. \u2014 Letter Writers, Twin Cities , 15 June 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French espresser , from expres , adjective":"Verb", "Middle English, from Anglo-French expres , from Latin expressus , past participle of exprimere to press out, express, from ex- + premere to press \u2014 more at press":"Adjective" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1f":"Verb", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective", "1619, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adverb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030105" }, "expressionless":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": lacking expression":[ "an expressionless face" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spre-sh\u0259n-l\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "blank", "catatonic", "deadpan", "empty", "impassive", "inexpressive", "numb", "stolid", "vacant" ], "antonyms":[ "demonstrative", "expressive" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "veteran poker players invariably have expressionless faces, regardless of the hand they're holding", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The man\u2019s small, expressionless eyes were fixed on Yura. \u2014 Vladimir Sorokin, The New Yorker , 27 Sep. 2021", "For a stretch late last year into the early months of this year, the most withering style assessments available online came in the form of Mark Boutilier\u2019s very round, very calm, very expressionless face. \u2014 New York Times , 8 July 2021", "Though Duncan played the game with the expressionless countenance of a Sphinx, inside beat the heart of a cold-blooded, competitive killer. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 14 May 2021", "Cleveland Cavaliers rookie swingman Isaac Okoro, drenched in water and with a glow on his typically expressionless face following a wild postgame celebration, had just punctuated a remarkable debut with a pair of game-winning plays. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 22 Dec. 2020", "He is known more for expressionless recitations of government policy than flashes of charisma. \u2014 Ben Dooley, New York Times , 14 Sep. 2020", "Through all of them there is this central character, a mostly expressionless young man said to look like the artist but not meant to be, in Ishida\u2019s view, a self-portrait. \u2014 Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 13 Nov. 2019", "Soon enough, staring into Meyer\u2019s expressionless face, those fans added their own opinions, calling for Helton to be replaced by Meyer. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Sep. 2019", "Already, Myanmar officials and thousands of supporters praised her expressionless demeanor at the court Tuesday, as Gambia spent hours detailing stories of systematic rape, murder and brutality. \u2014 Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1831, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211939" }, "expressive":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": of or relating to expression":[ "the expressive function of language" ], ": serving to express , utter, or represent":[ "foul and novel terms expressive of rage", "\u2014 H. G. Wells" ], ": effectively conveying meaning or feeling":[ "an expressive silence", "expressive line drawings" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spre-siv" ], "synonyms":[ "eloquent", "meaning", "meaningful", "pregnant", "revealing", "revelatory", "significant", "suggestive" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "the expressive function of language", "the teacher's expressive sigh showed that she had heard that excuse many times before", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Easily recognizable with their big expressive eyes, her pictures were adapted into posters, plates, figurines and postcards, sold on racks at Woolworth\u2019s while the originals were exhibited at the United Nations and the New York World\u2019s Fair. \u2014 Harrison Smith, Washington Post , 30 June 2022", "The Annecy crowd discovered characters with angular chins and large, expressive eyes, animated in a lyrical and rather dreamlike CG world that blurs lines between 3D and 2D. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 15 June 2022", "The oil-on-canvas painting shows intricate details and the subject\u2019s expressive eyes, and is beautiful and respectful, Lemay says. \u2014 Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Apr. 2022", "Even the most expressive of the artists who were selected by Breslin and Edwards seem oriented not to personal feelings but to hard facts of common experience. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022", "Rather, those looking to maximize their rides\u2019 worth down the road should choose something a bit more expressive . \u2014 Jim Gorzelany, Forbes , 16 June 2022", "That close up on Murray\u2019s face is so expressive and perfect \u2026 holding on that just says it all. \u2014 Ethan Shanfeld, Variety , 16 June 2022", "But the beauty of the outer-space environments and the expressive charm of the characters should make this play well as the first Pixar release to hit theaters since the pandemic began. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022", "Minnelli and Garland share an emotional and artistic connection that elicited her freely expressive performance and his distinctive artistry. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 10 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180258" }, "expropriate":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to deprive of possession or proprietary rights", ": to transfer (the property of another) to one's own possession", ": to take (property) of an individual in the exercise of state sovereignty (as by eminent domain)" ], "pronounciation":[ "ek-\u02c8spr\u014d-pr\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t", "ek-\u02c8spr\u014d-pr\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriate", "arrogate", "commandeer", "convert", "pirate", "preempt", "press", "seize", "take over", "usurp" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "dissidents were shot, and their lands expropriated under his regime", "the state will have to expropriate scores of homeowners in order to build the new road", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Public concerns about similarities with Venezuela led Mr. Petro to publicly sign a document at a notary public pledging not to expropriate . \u2014 Kejal Vyas, WSJ , 24 May 2022", "Over the years, Prymachenko\u2019s iconic style was much imitated, with many paying tribute and some seeking to expropriate it. \u2014 Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022", "The history of exploration, after all, is inseparable from exploitation, the relentless drive of empires and private enterprise to claim territory and expropriate raw materials. \u2014 Jody Rosen, New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022", "In November, El Salvador adopted a new law that will allow government to expropriate land for public use. \u2014 Mary Anastasia O\u2019grady, WSJ , 9 Jan. 2022", "The city of Athens claimed the land using its power of eminent domain \u2014 that is, the right of a government to expropriate private property for public use. \u2014 Eric Stirgus, ajc , 29 Oct. 2021", "This will allow Caiso to override utility contracts and expropriate power destined for other states. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 11 July 2021", "The legal battle is already underway to expropriate the property, located in a relatively affluent part of Tijuana. \u2014 Wendy Fry, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 May 2021", "The following year President Ollanta Humala signed a law allowing the government to expropriate land for the airport. \u2014 Colleen Connolly, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin expropriatus , past participle of expropriare , from Latin ex- + proprius own", "first_known_use":[ "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182823" }, "expropriation":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "(\u02cc)ek-\u02ccspr\u014d-pr\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriation", "arrogation", "commandeering", "detainer", "preemption", "seizure", "takeover", "usurpation" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "the development of the colony involved expropriation of large tracts of fertile farmland from the natives", "Recent Examples on the Web", "By the 1970s, Africville was destroyed, and families were forced from their homes through bribery, intimidation and, in some cases, expropriation . \u2014 Natalie Preddie, Washington Post , 23 June 2022", "Presumably, in their view, the Western alliance\u2019s unilateral expropriation of Russia\u2019s sovereign wealth did not count as breach of contract. \u2014 Tilak Doshi, Forbes , 26 May 2022", "Political-risk insurance pays customers for losses caused by government actions including war, expropriation and forced sales of assets. \u2014 Patricia Kowsmann, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2022", "Political-risk insurance protects policyholders against sundry risks ranging from expropriation of assets to civil unrest. \u2014 Elisabeth Braw, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022", "Its Russian assets are now at risk of expropriation by President Vladimir Putin\u2019s government. \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2022", "His arguments, of course, served as a pretext for the violent expropriation of American Indian land and the unyielding commodification of it that followed. \u2014 Natalie Shure, The New Republic , 8 Feb. 2022", "The drivers sat helplessly in their cabs, watching the expropriation . \u2014 Alec Macgillis, ProPublica , 31 Jan. 2022", "In some cases, authorities say the buildings were illegally constructed or face expropriation orders. \u2014 Andrew Carey, Abeer Salman And Kareem Khadder, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214548" }, "expunge":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion", ": to efface completely : destroy", ": to eliminate from one's consciousness", ": to cancel out or destroy completely" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sp\u0259nj", "ik-\u02c8sp\u0259nj" ], "synonyms":[ "abolish", "annihilate", "black out", "blot out", "cancel", "clean (up)", "efface", "eradicate", "erase", "exterminate", "extirpate", "liquidate", "obliterate", "root (out)", "rub out", "snuff (out)", "stamp (out)", "sweep (away)", "wipe out" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "time and the weather have expunged any evidence that a thriving community once existed here", "Recent Examples on the Web", "To expunge the virus of imperialism from the national body. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 2 June 2022", "Private-sector funds like Amazon\u2019s could also essentially expunge any debt later on. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022", "With great fanfare, Bibb announced April 6 that his administration was filing motions to expunge 4,077 minor-misdemeanor convictions and charges filed in Cleveland Municipal Court since 2017. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 9 May 2022", "Despite the company\u2019s attempts to rein in the ugliest inciting political rhetoric, there was never going to be a way to expunge it. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022", "The measure would require federal courts to expunge prior marijuana convictions and conduct resentencing hearings for those completing their sentences. \u2014 Kevin Freking, Chron , 1 Apr. 2022", "Mark Griffin were all at the municipal court on Wednesday to file motions to expunge more than 4,000 convictions involving misdemeanor marijuana cases. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 7 Apr. 2022", "Apart from buying votes, the extensions are meant to buy time to prepare the legal work to expunge student loans. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022", "Kiloh sees few bright spots in the law that established California\u2019s legal market, beyond a testing program that safeguards quality and programs to expunge old criminal records for marijuana. \u2014 Michael R. Blood, chicagotribune.com , 16 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Latin expungere to mark for deletion by dots, from ex- + pungere to prick \u2014 more at pungent ", "first_known_use":[ "1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214118" }, "exquisite":{ "type":"adjective", "definitions":[ "marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious , delicate, or elaborate execution", "marked by nice discrimination , deep sensitivity, or subtle understanding", "accomplished , perfected", "pleasing through beauty, fitness, or perfection", "acute , intense", "having uncommon or esoteric appeal", "carefully selected choice", "accurate", "one who is overly fastidious in dress or ornament", "finely made or done", "very pleasing (as through beauty)", "intense sense 1 , extreme", "acute sense 2a , intense" ], "pronounciation":"ek-\u02c8skwi-z\u0259t", "synonyms":[ "acute", "almighty", "blistering", "deep", "dreadful", "excruciating", "explosive", "fearful", "fearsome", "ferocious", "fierce", "frightful", "furious", "ghastly", "hard", "heavy", "heavy-duty", "hellacious", "intense", "intensive", "keen", "profound", "terrible", "vehement", "vicious", "violent" ], "antonyms":[ "light", "moderate", "soft" ], "examples":[ "Adjective", "My dream was \u2026 to play smoky ballads of exquisite sweetness and sophistication with somebody like Michelle Pfeiffer leaning misty-eyed over my shoulder. Actually, since this was the middle of the fifties, my fantasy ideal was probably closer to Doris Day. \u2014 Daniel C. Dennett , Curious Minds , (2004) 2005", "Also on view is one of Poussin's first classical landscape paintings; its exquisite geometry provides fresh insight into why C\u00e9zanne was one of this great painter's most passionate admirers. \u2014 Evelyn Toynton , Arts & Antiques , February 1996", "a move executed with exquisite precision", "Her singing voice is truly exquisite .", "He chose his words with exquisite care.", "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective", "The smell of orchids in Majorelle\u2019s private club room, where dinner was served that night, was indeed exquisite . \u2014 Vogue , 10 June 2022", "Davies has never before filmed such a love story, but the emotional interplay and articulation by Lowden, Daniels, and Tennyson is exquisite . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 3 June 2022", "Tuch de Luna\u2019s brightly hued d\u00e9cor is exquisite but its windows facing La Casa\u2019s impressive infinity pool, with a 131-foot swimming lane jutted over the sea, is mesmerizing. \u2014 Cori Murray, Essence , 11 May 2022", "The living room in particular is exquisite , with its dramatic domed ceiling, floor-to-ceiling windows and marble floors. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 29 Apr. 2022", "David Chase's dance music \u2014 which is exquisite \u2014 and all those 850 books that get tossed! \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 6 Apr. 2022", "Pulisic converted two first-half penalty kicks, and his 65th-minute strike was exquisite . \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Mar. 2022", "The lucky babies born in June, have three main birthstones pearl, moonstone and alexandrite, all with exquisite and unique properties. \u2014 Beth Bernstein, Forbes , 1 June 2022", "The movie is both exquisite and rumbustious, stylized and energized. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 5 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web Noun", "Why had all his predecessors failed to formulate such an exquisite , indeed mellifluous name for a place of spiritual quest? \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 2 Nov. 2021", "The most exquisite is the Single Late tulip, whose pastel versions are called French tulips by florists. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 20 Sep. 2021", "The mac, resplendent in white cheese, was like putting a Mercedes in my mouth \u2013 that exquisite and that aerodynamic of an eat. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 30 Mar. 2021", "Potter\u2019s ironies, veering between the blunt and the exquisite , the oblique and the confrontational, expose the cruel hazards of nature and the perversities of culture. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 20 Nov. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun", "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3", "Noun", "1819, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "extemporaneous":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu":[ "an extemporaneous comment" ], ": carefully prepared but delivered without notes or text":[], ": skilled at or given to extemporaneous utterance":[], ": happening suddenly and often unexpectedly and usually without clearly known causes or relationships":[ "a great deal of criminal and delinquent behavior is \u2026 extemporaneous", "\u2014 W. C. Reckless" ], ": provided, made, or put to use as an expedient : makeshift":[ "an extemporaneous shelter" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "(\u02cc)ek-\u02ccstem-p\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "ad hoc", "ad-lib", "down and dirty", "extemporary", "extempore", "impromptu", "improvisational", "improvised", "offhand", "offhanded", "off-the-cuff", "snap", "spur-of-the-moment", "unconsidered", "unplanned", "unpremeditated", "unprepared", "unrehearsed", "unstudied" ], "antonyms":[ "considered", "planned", "premeditated", "premeditative", "prepared", "rehearsed" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "caught by surprise, I had to make an extemporaneous speech at the awards banquet", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Teammates Rory Rohde and Will Allen tied after seven grueling debates and were declared by the judges as co-state champions in extemporaneous debate. \u2014 Ed Wittenberg, cleveland , 17 Mar. 2022", "The president\u2019s extemporaneous comments repeatedly have created problems for his administration. \u2014 Philip Klein, National Review , 10 Apr. 2022", "Biden\u2019s extemporaneous words could have unintended consequences. \u2014 Edward Segal, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022", "In the Power of the Pen regional tournament, 7th and 8th grade students competed in a series of extemporaneous rounds of creative writing tasks, each in response to an open-ended prompt. \u2014 cleveland , 25 Mar. 2022", "His address lasted only 18 minutes \u2014 not a long-winded, extemporaneous marathon that is his style. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022", "In one such chapter, Fowler describes Lincoln\u2019s forceful, extemporaneous speech against slavery at the 1856 convention where the Republican Party was being formed. \u2014 Heller Mcalpin, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Mar. 2022", "In the Power of the Pen district tournament, seventh- and eighth-grade students competed in a series of extemporaneous rounds of creative writing tasks, each in response to an open-ended prompt. \u2014 cleveland , 18 Feb. 2022", "Extremely well-read, knowledgeable and an excellent extemporaneous public speaker as a three-term New Hampshire governor in the 1970s, my father had lost the power to generate speech. \u2014 WSJ , 8 July 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Late Latin extemporaneus , from Latin ex tempore":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181529" }, "extempore":{ "type":[ "adverb or adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": in an extemporaneous manner" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8stem-p\u0259-(\u02cc)r\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "ad hoc", "ad-lib", "down and dirty", "extemporaneous", "extemporary", "impromptu", "improvisational", "improvised", "off-the-cuff", "offhand", "offhanded", "snap", "spur-of-the-moment", "unconsidered", "unplanned", "unpremeditated", "unprepared", "unrehearsed", "unstudied" ], "antonyms":[ "considered", "planned", "premeditated", "premeditative", "prepared", "rehearsed" ], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Latin ex tempore , from ex + tempore , ablative of tempus time", "first_known_use":[ "circa 1553, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211535" }, "extemporize":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to get along in a makeshift manner":[], ": to compose, perform, or utter extemporaneously : improvise":[ "extemporized an after-dinner speech" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8stem-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz" ], "synonyms":[ "ad-lib", "clap (together ", "fake", "improvise" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "a good talk show host has to be able to extemporize the interviews when things don't go as planned", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Feel free to extemporize , enthuse and connect with people, rather than overwork the data. \u2014 Palena Neale, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021", "In public appearances, Emanuel likes to extemporize , cajole, and find a connection. \u2014 Connie Bruck, The New Yorker , 19 Apr. 2021", "The Trump that appeared in the East Room of the White House to honor the singers was not the same figure who likes to crack jokes and extemporize freely when rubbing shoulders with superstars. \u2014 Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner , 15 Jan. 2021", "That meant players were able to extemporize , to take chances without being accused of departing too far from the team playbook. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Sep. 2019", "And they are exacerbated by Mr. Trump\u2019s tendency to extemporize and the North Koreans\u2019 long track record of duplicitous negotiation. \u2014 Jonathan Cheng, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2018", "Each presenter now has the freedom to extemporize on the warning \u2014 a nonnegotiable requirement of the program\u2019s opening \u2014 but not by much. \u2014 Rory Smith, New York Times , 14 Apr. 2017", "Apparently the idea was to extemporize on some issues that had come up during the performance. \u2014 Sarah Lyall, New York Times , 7 Jan. 2016" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1592, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191200" }, "extend":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to spread or stretch forth : unbend":[ "extended both her arms" ], ": to stretch out to fullest length":[], ": to cause (an animal, such as a horse) to move at full stride":[], ": to exert (oneself) to full capacity":[ "could work long and hard without seeming to extend himself" ], ": to increase the bulk of (as by adding a cheaper substance or a modifier)":[], ": adulterate":[], ": to take possession of (something, such as land) by a writ of extent":[], ": to take by force":[], ": to make the offer of : proffer":[ "extending aid to the needy", "extending their greetings" ], ": to make available":[ "extending credit to customers" ], ": to cause to reach (as in distance or scope)":[ "national authority was extended over new territories" ], ": advance , further":[ "extending her potential through job training" ], ": to cause to be of greater area or volume : enlarge":[ "extended the patio to the back of the house" ], ": to increase the scope, meaning, or application of : broaden":[ "beauty, I suppose, opens the heart, extends the consciousness", "\u2014 Algernon Blackwood" ], ": exaggerate":[], ": to stretch out in distance, space, or time : reach":[ "their jurisdiction extended over the whole area" ], ": to reach in scope or application":[ "his concern extends beyond mere business to real service to his customers" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8stend" ], "synonyms":[ "drag (out)", "draw out", "elongate", "lengthen", "outstretch", "prolong", "protract", "stretch" ], "antonyms":[ "abbreviate", "abridge", "curtail", "cut", "cut back", "shorten" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for extend extend , lengthen , prolong , protract mean to draw out or add to so as to increase in length. extend and lengthen imply a drawing out in space or time but extend may also imply increase in width, scope, area, or range. extend a vacation extend welfare services lengthen a skirt lengthen the workweek prolong suggests chiefly increase in duration especially beyond usual limits. prolonged illness protract adds to prolong implications of needlessness, vexation, or indefiniteness. protracted litigation", "examples":[ "He extended a hand in greeting.", "sitting with both legs fully extended", "The table measures eight feet long when it is fully extended .", "The table extends to eight feet in length.", "The woods extend for miles to the west.", "Their knowledge of the family's history extends back to colonial times.", "Their influence extends well beyond their immediate circle of friends.", "His popularity extends from coast to coast.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "This formula has shown a 77 percent increase in nail strength, and may even extend the length of your mani by two to three days. \u2014 Jillian Ruffo, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022", "People would buy them --- sometimes to extend the registration for their own cars that had outdated emission stickers or to avoid paying a new registration fee. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 June 2022", "The Dodgers also pursued Cole, but missing out on him and Rendon left more than enough money to acquire and then extend outfielder Mookie Betts. For the Angels? \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022", "Sit under the bar with your butt on the ground, extend your legs, and place a light dumbbell between your thighs. \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 16 June 2022", "Make sure to review their current compensation and if needed, bump it up, or extend another financial perk, like a spot bonus or paid time off. \u2014 Paul Mcdonald, Forbes , 15 June 2022", "The city will continue to monitor forecasts and will extend community center hours as necessary. \u2014 Megan Becka, cleveland , 14 June 2022", "Traditional curtain bangs are the shaggy effortless cut that hit just below the brow and extend out toward the cheekbone. \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 12 June 2022", "Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine continued to curtail global supplies of oil, wheat, corn and other commodities and extend supply chain troubles. \u2014 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French estendre , from Latin extendere , from ex- + tendere to stretch \u2014 more at thin":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193830" }, "extended":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": drawn out in length especially of time":[ "an extended visit" ], ": fully stretched out":[ "an extended battle line" ], ": performed with a greatly lengthened stride but without a break \u2014 compare collected":[], ": intensive":[ "extended efforts" ], ": having spatial magnitude : being larger than a point":[ "an extended source of light" ], ": extensive sense 1":[ "made available extended information", "\u2014 Ruth G. Strickland" ], ": derivative sense 1 , secondary sense 2a":[ "an extended sense of a word" ], ": having a wider face than that of a standard typeface":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sten-d\u0259d" ], "synonyms":[ "figural", "figurative", "metaphoric", "metaphorical", "tropical", "tropological" ], "antonyms":[ "nonfigurative", "nonmetaphorical" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "the word \u201csnake\u201d in its extended sense refers to a contemptible or treacherous person", "an extended portion of the valley is now devoted to the growing of grapes for wine", "Recent Examples on the Web", "And since 2019, as the founder of plus-size clothing label Henning, she's designed sleek luxury apparel exclusively in extended sizes, to editor and fashion insider acclaim. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 June 2022", "As the ships arrive Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, four Portland bridges will need to raise for extended periods to allow them through. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 June 2022", "The extended voting periods create both challenges and opportunities for political campaigns, which must adjust their outreach tactics accordingly. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022", "Oats are natural emollients that help the skin retain its moisture for more extended periods. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022", "There are extended sizes and other colors available, as well. \u2014 Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022", "The extended sizes were the culprit, according to current and former employees. \u2014 Suzanne Kapner, WSJ , 20 May 2022", "All that said, none of the plus-size people Allure spoke to for this story could name a spa that handled robes exactly right, with extended sizes both readily available (as in, without having to ask for them) and effectively distributed. \u2014 Dianna Mazzone, Allure , 6 May 2022", "Everlane, Swimsuits for All, and Good American are mainstays for curvier girls (or women with larger breasts), while others, like Summersalt and Andie Swim, serve up extended sizes in stylish cuts and eco-friendly fabrics. \u2014 Kristin Corpuz, Glamour , 2 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165118" }, "extended family":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[ "home", "house", "household", "m\u00e9nage" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "their extended family includes a grandmother and widowed aunt", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Previously, extended family members, including Princess Eugenie, would gather on the balcony to watch the spectacle. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022", "Some of their other extended family members went to the hospital or the civic center, where dozens of parents people languished for hours waiting for news about their kids. \u2014 Andrea Ball, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022", "Then one of the extended family members complained about a council flat being built near his home. \u2014 Beth Ashley, refinery29.com , 7 Apr. 2022", "Here, there is also a separate living area with an entrance offering privacy for extended family members. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 Feb. 2022", "Always be empathetic to your employees and treat them like your extended family . \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 6 June 2022", "The Grists are hoping to travel to Toronto again soon, this time with their entire extended family . \u2014 Sydney Page, Washington Post , 25 May 2022", "In time, Defne\u2019s sister Meryem comes to stay with them, the first extended family member Ada has ever met. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021", "During the evening a friend of Collier\u2019s tried to tell 35-year-old Tanoah Jones, an extended family member, that Troy Reid, his 29-year-old brother-in-law, had been involved in Collier\u2019s death, records show. \u2014 Zach Murdock, courant.com , 15 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1935, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043040" }, "extensive":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": having wide or considerable extent":[ "extensive reading" ], ": extensional":[], ": of, relating to, or constituting farming in which large areas of land are utilized with minimum outlay and labor":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sten(t)-siv", "ik-\u02c8sten-siv" ], "synonyms":[ "broad", "deep", "expansive", "extended", "far-flung", "far-reaching", "rangy", "sweeping", "wide", "wide-ranging", "widespread" ], "antonyms":[ "narrow" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The storm caused extensive damage.", "an extensive series of tests", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Flooding on the city's west side and in suburbs like Dearborn was extensive but GLWA has said there weren't the same problems as on the east side with its facilities. \u2014 Christine Macdonald, Detroit Free Press , 22 June 2022", "With speculation of a coming roster reset, how extensive have conversations been with other teams? \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022", "The birding department is extensive with feeders and bird houses but also items for squirrels, bats and bees. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 20 June 2022", "The emails show that Thomas\u2019s efforts to overturn the election were more extensive than previously known, according to two people with knowledge of the correspondence who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. \u2014 Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post , 16 June 2022", "While Windsor is popular tourist destination, the private estates are extensive in comparison to Kensington Palace which is has smaller private grounds amidst a bustling central London tourist hotspot. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 16 June 2022", "Damage was extensive but mostly contained to one room, according to the post. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 June 2022", "The research into whether magnesium supplements can help with sleep problems hasn\u2019t been extensive . \u2014 Lisa Bain, Good Housekeeping , 12 June 2022", "Mold remediation is not cheap and can sometimes be extensive . \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234209" }, "extensively":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": having wide or considerable extent":[ "extensive reading" ], ": extensional":[], ": of, relating to, or constituting farming in which large areas of land are utilized with minimum outlay and labor":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sten(t)-siv", "ik-\u02c8sten-siv" ], "synonyms":[ "broad", "deep", "expansive", "extended", "far-flung", "far-reaching", "rangy", "sweeping", "wide", "wide-ranging", "widespread" ], "antonyms":[ "narrow" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The storm caused extensive damage.", "an extensive series of tests", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Flooding on the city's west side and in suburbs like Dearborn was extensive but GLWA has said there weren't the same problems as on the east side with its facilities. \u2014 Christine Macdonald, Detroit Free Press , 22 June 2022", "With speculation of a coming roster reset, how extensive have conversations been with other teams? \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022", "The birding department is extensive with feeders and bird houses but also items for squirrels, bats and bees. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 20 June 2022", "The emails show that Thomas\u2019s efforts to overturn the election were more extensive than previously known, according to two people with knowledge of the correspondence who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. \u2014 Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post , 16 June 2022", "While Windsor is popular tourist destination, the private estates are extensive in comparison to Kensington Palace which is has smaller private grounds amidst a bustling central London tourist hotspot. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 16 June 2022", "Damage was extensive but mostly contained to one room, according to the post. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 June 2022", "The research into whether magnesium supplements can help with sleep problems hasn\u2019t been extensive . \u2014 Lisa Bain, Good Housekeeping , 12 June 2022", "Mold remediation is not cheap and can sometimes be extensive . \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014345" }, "extenuate":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate":[ "There is no economic analysis that can extenuate bigotry.", "\u2014 Leon Wieseltier", "\u2026 all the lies that society tells to justify its values and extenuate its conduct \u2026", "\u2014 Robert Penn Warren" ], "\u2014 see also extenuating":[ "There is no economic analysis that can extenuate bigotry.", "\u2014 Leon Wieseltier", "\u2026 all the lies that society tells to justify its values and extenuate its conduct \u2026", "\u2014 Robert Penn Warren" ], ": to lessen the strength or effect of (something) : weaken":[ "\u2026 it was true that he was an old friend and that \u2026 she felt a desire not to extenuate such ties.", "\u2014 Henry James" ], ": to make light of":[], ": disparage":[], ": to make thin or emaciated":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sten-y\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101t", "-y\u00fc-\u02cc\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "deodorize", "excuse", "explain away", "gloss (over)", "gloze (over)", "palliate", "whitewash" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "don't even try to extenuate their vandalism of the cemetery with the old refrain of \u201cBoys will be boys\u201d", "Recent Examples on the Web", "No sooner had news of the crime broken than the nationalist, anti-Semitic press began to extenuate and even to praise it as a blow against degenerate Jewish thought. \u2014 Adam Kirsch, The New Yorker , 12 Oct. 2020", "Obviously, extenuating circumstances prevented the MLB season from getting underway. \u2014 Joey Hayden, Dallas News , 4 May 2020", "The pandemic is an extenuating factor for some Republicans, important enough to make vote-by-mail a more viable option for some. \u2014 Grace Segers, CBS News , 22 Apr. 2020", "Eligible users can email help@simplehabit.com noting extenuating financial circumstances due to the pandemic to receive free access until April 20. \u2014 Jazmin Goodwin, USA TODAY , 21 Mar. 2020", "Now, there are exceptions to this idea: pregnancy, injury, extenuating life circumstances... \u2014 Stacy London, refinery29.com , 19 Mar. 2020", "But because Japan does not fall under Airbnb\u2019s extenuating -circumstances policy, Dr. Shields struggled to secure refunds. \u2014 Erin Griffith, New York Times , 10 Mar. 2020", "Government agencies can activate Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) review processes during extenuating circumstances such as an emerging disease outbreak. \u2014 Alice Park, Time , 3 Mar. 2020", "Green Bay 41, Raiders 7 \u2014 These circumstances clearly qualify as extenuating . \u2014 Steve Kroner, SFChronicle.com , 14 Dec. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin extenuatus , past participle of extenuare , from ex- + tenuis thin \u2014 more at thin":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1529, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201937" }, "exterminate":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to get rid of completely usually by killing off", ": to get rid of completely : wipe out" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8st\u0259r-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t", "ik-\u02c8st\u0259r-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "abolish", "annihilate", "black out", "blot out", "cancel", "clean (up)", "efface", "eradicate", "erase", "expunge", "extirpate", "liquidate", "obliterate", "root (out)", "rub out", "snuff (out)", "stamp (out)", "sweep (away)", "wipe out" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "We made arrangements to have the termites exterminated .", "The invaders nearly exterminated the native people.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Gorr is on a personal quest to exterminate all gods. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 30 May 2022", "Per city and state housing rules, the board cannot abdicate its responsibility to exterminate . \u2014 Ronda Kaysen, New York Times , 4 June 2022", "Then there are the Ultron bots, which aren\u2019t set out to exterminate the human race. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 11 May 2022", "Ukrainian President Zelenskyy also accused Russia of trying to exterminate Ukrainians after Russian missile hit food and grain warehouses, while the United States denies any involvement in the sinking of a Russian fleet. \u2014 Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022", "Removing the name of a man who tried to exterminate the Lakota and replacing it with the name of Black Elk on the Lakota\u2019s sacred mountain is a step toward reconciliation and restorative justice. \u2014 Bonnie Mcgill, Scientific American , 22 Apr. 2022", "The two disagree over politics \u2014 Grindelwald wants to exterminate all Muggles, while Dumbledore decidedly opposes that plan \u2014 and Grindelwald asks his former friend why he's changed his mind. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 16 Apr. 2022", "In the spring of 1958, the Chinese government mobilized the entire nation to exterminate sparrows, which Mao declared pests that destroyed crops. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022", "Opponents of the legislation framed it as a chilling mandate to exterminate ninety per cent of the state\u2019s fifteen hundred or so wolves. \u2014 Paige Williams, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Latin exterminatus , past participle of exterminare , from ex- + terminus boundary \u2014 more at term entry 1 ", "first_known_use":[ "1591, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212322" }, "external":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": capable of being perceived outwardly", ": having merely the outward appearance of something : superficial", ": not intrinsic or essential", ": of, relating to, or connected with the outside or an outer part", ": applied or applicable to the outside", ": situated outside, apart, or beyond", ": situated near or toward the surface of the body", ": arising or acting from outside", ": of or relating to dealings or relationships with foreign countries", ": having existence independent of the mind", ": something that is external: such as", ": an outer part", ": an external feature or aspect", ": situated on or relating to the outside : outside", ": capable of being perceived outwardly : bodily", ": situated at, on, or near the outside", ": directed toward the outside : having an outside object", ": used by applying to the outside", ": situated near or toward the surface of the body", ": situated away from the mesial plane", ": arising or acting from outside : having an outside origin", ": of, relating to, or consisting of something outside the mind : having existence independent of the mind" ], "pronounciation":[ "ek-\u02c8st\u0259r-n\u1d4al", "ek-\u02c8st\u0259r-n\u1d4al", "ek-\u02c8st\u0259rn-\u1d4al" ], "synonyms":[ "accidental", "adventitious", "alien", "extraneous", "extrinsic", "foreign", "supervenient" ], "antonyms":[ "inherent", "innate", "intrinsic" ], "examples":[ "Adjective", "the external features of the building", "the external signs of the disease", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Yet, many leaders prefer to let external factors influence their decisions and reactions both financially and emotionally. \u2014 Serenity Gibbons, Forbes , 16 June 2022", "While external factors won\u2019t have helped, Credit Suisse also is trying to dig itself out of a series of holes of its own making. \u2014 Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ , 8 June 2022", "Beside early start times, what are some other external factors that can disrupt teen sleep? \u2014 Matt Villano, CNN , 7 June 2022", "The narrative advances the perky protagonist\u2019s internal and external objectives with a gentle yet profound arc; technical contributions complement her journey, both visually and sonically. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 1 June 2022", "For instance, business strategy is external and focuses on products, services, target audience and customers. \u2014 Kelly Kubicek, Forbes , 2 May 2022", "But city officials insisted Friday that their decision was about the data, not any external legal or political pressure. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022", "Releasing ourselves from external pressure liberates us. \u2014 Alex Wagner, SPIN , 20 Apr. 2022", "BCIs can be external , similar to medical EEGs in that the electrodes are placed onto the scalp or forehead with a wearable cap, or they can be implanted directly into the brain. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 15 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Information out to the Foundation, alumni and other externals , too. \u2014 Dawn Rhodes, chicagotribune.com , 13 July 2018", "The externals extend upward from the hipbone to the ribs and spine, and the internals rise forward from the hip to ribs. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Apr. 2018", "While the Notebook 9 Pen carries the high-end internals that would justify a $1,399 price tag, its externals don't match up. \u2014 Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica , 4 Apr. 2018", "The kind of love that isn\u2019t based on externals , but on a deep connection within. \u2014 Paige Davis, Health.com , 2 Apr. 2018", "After a minute or so, the mind goes outward once again and attends to the externals . \u2014 Martin Seligman, BostonGlobe.com , 22 Mar. 2018", "MEMBERS OF THE EXTERNAL EXPERT ADVISORY PANEL PETER HARVEY, Esq. \u2014 NOLA.com , 11 Aug. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":"Adjective", "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Noun", "circa 1635, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203003" }, "externalize":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to make external or externally manifest":[], ": to attribute to causes outside the self : rationalize":[ "externalized his lack of ability to succeed" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ek-\u02c8st\u0259r-n\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz" ], "synonyms":[ "body", "embody", "epitomize", "express", "incarnate", "incorporate", "instantiate", "manifest", "materialize", "personalize", "personify", "substantiate" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "an actress with an expressive face that wonderfully externalizes a wide range of emotions", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Corporate branding is about the core values and behaviors that your employees will externalize in the marketplace. \u2014 Braven Greenelsh, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022", "Watching a reporter follow bum leads, spool out her own thinking, and otherwise externalize her shoeleather fact-finding turns this from a Shadowy Conspiracy saga to something somehow far more satisfying: a process story. \u2014 Peter Rubin, Longreads , 30 Oct. 2021", "These pages have surged during the pandemic as young people have turned to Instagram to externalize their innermost id and seek connection, said Amanda Brennan, senior director of trends and the meme librarian at XX Artists, a social media agency. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Aug. 2021", "The feminine style of grief is to externalize emotions and express them\u2014to talk with others, cry, lament, and reminisce, say by going to a support group. \u2014 Colleen Murphy, Health.com , 12 May 2021", "Boys in general tend to externalize anger and sadness against other people, whereas girls are more likely to internalize those emotions and have higher rates of depression and anxiety, Peterson said. \u2014 Rebecca Boone And Lindsay Whitehurst, Star Tribune , 7 May 2021", "Corporations should not be able to externalize their costs by pushing them onto government safety net programs or onto individual workers. \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 2 Mar. 2021", "In order to externalize Brown\u2019s own emotional reality and character growth, Hawke focused on the beard, which Brown originally grew as a disguise but which artists often portray as his defining feature. \u2014 Salamishah Tillet, New York Times , 13 Oct. 2020", "The nosiest, noisiest, and most persistent shareholders are usually those looking for a quick gain, and the market famously rewards businesses that discount the future and externalize costs onto communities and the environment. \u2014 Judith Samuelson, Quartz , 16 Sep. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053153" }, "extinct":{ "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": no longer burning":[], ": no longer active":[ "an extinct volcano" ], ": no longer existing":[ "an extinct animal" ], ": gone out of use : superseded":[], ": having no qualified claimant":[ "an extinct title" ], ": extinguish":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-\u02ccsti\u014b(k)t", "\u02c8ek-\u02cc", "ik-\u02c8sti\u014b(k)t", "ik-\u02c8sti\u014bkt" ], "synonyms":[ "bygone", "bypast", "dead", "defunct", "departed", "done", "expired", "gone", "nonextant", "vanished" ], "antonyms":[ "alive", "existent", "existing", "extant", "living" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Adjective", "Many of these old traditions have since become extinct .", "a few overgrown ruins are all that remain of that once mighty but now extinct civilization", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "As fireflies\u2019 populations are decreasing, they might be endangered, with several species on the verge of extinction\u2014if not extinct already. \u2014 Shreya Sharma, Quartz , 24 June 2022", "The Recovering America\u2019s Wildlife Act would fund efforts \u2014 to the tune of $1.39 billion annually \u2014 to keep endangered and threatened species from going extinct . \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022", "Those little mammals almost died out as well, as Brusatte points out \u2013 killer asteroids don\u2019t play favorites, and if the mammals had gone extinct with the dinosaurs, their whole subsequent legacy wouldn\u2019t have existed. \u2014 Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2022", "Like every atoll, Peros Banhos is the rim of an extinct volcano, this one about 10 miles in diameter. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022", "The Jurassic World franchise is far from extinct at the box office. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 12 June 2022", "Bringing extinct dinosaurs back from the dead is certainly not a good idea. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 10 June 2022", "The 14 species are all on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, ranging from vulnerable to extinct . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 10 June 2022", "All of that makes any remnant of extinct life exceedingly important. \u2014 Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Latin exstinctus , past participle of exstinguere":"Adjective" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective", "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011539" }, "extinguishable":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to bring to an end : make an end of":[ "hope for their safety was slowly extinguished" ], ": to reduce to silence or ineffectiveness":[], ": to cause to cease burning : quench":[], ": to cause extinction of (a conditioned response)":[], ": to dim the brightness of : eclipse":[], ": to cause to be void : nullify":[ "extinguish a claim" ], ": to get rid of usually by payment":[ "extinguish a debt" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sti\u014b-gwish", "ik-\u02c8sti\u014b-(g)wish" ], "synonyms":[ "blanket", "douse", "dowse", "put out", "quench", "snuff (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "fire", "ignite", "inflame", "enflame", "kindle", "light" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The fire department was called in to extinguish the blaze.", "He extinguished his cigarette in the ashtray.", "They ruthlessly extinguished all resistance.", "News of the conflict extinguished our hopes for a peaceful resolution.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Wilbourn warned that if an electric vehicle catches fire, owners should not try to extinguish it themselves and should instead call the fire department. \u2014 Julian Mark, Washington Post , 22 June 2022", "Crews, officials said, worked throughout the day and night to contain the fire, extinguish it, and hit hotspots. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022", "But Gates\u2019 rebuttal of the allegations against him hasn\u2019t been enough to extinguish the theories. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 16 June 2022", "Firefighters from multiple agencies work to extinguish at least two yachts on fire in the boatyard behind Hinckley Yacht Services in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Dec. 2021", "While the region's heavy snow is enough to extinguish most blazes, scientists say climate change is helping fuel novel wildfires that smolder through the winter, only to reignite in the spring. \u2014 Charles Riley, CNN , 9 Aug. 2021", "Still, even when combining the vaccinations and natural immunity, epidemiologists say it\u2019s not enough to extinguish the pandemic. \u2014 Alice Yin, chicagotribune.com , 9 Apr. 2021", "This product makes caring for your skin its highest priority, with the objective printed clear on the front of the tube: extinguish the fire. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022", "These days, Smith spends much of her free time learning to pull wounded people from fiery car wrecks, how to perform CPR or what methods are best to extinguish a fire. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin exstinguere (from ex- + stinguere to extinguish) + English -ish (as in abolish ); akin to Latin in stigare to incite \u2014 more at stick":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003611" }, "extol":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to praise highly : glorify":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8st\u014dl" ], "synonyms":[ "bless", "carol", "celebrate", "emblazon", "exalt", "glorify", "hymn", "laud", "magnify", "praise", "resound" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The health benefits of exercise are widely extolled .", "campaign literature extolling the candidate's military record", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Schoolchildren in some places dress up in World War II military garb, and war movies extol the idea that Russia\u2019s battles were always righteous. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022", "The ad went on to extol the virtues of the house and the ex-husband. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 25 Apr. 2022", "It\u2019s not unique in singing martial hymns that extol our own greatness and the crushing of our enemies. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022", "The Ukrainian government sought to extol the valor of the fighters, who refused to surrender until ordered. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022", "Executives for companies with offices downtown continue to extol the virtues of working in an area with several hotels, restaurants and sports stadiums in walking distance. \u2014 Eric Heisig, cleveland , 12 Mar. 2022", "On a business trip to Russia in 2016, Alibaba founder Jack Ma was having lunch and listening to his executives extol the success the company was enjoying in the country. \u2014 Jing Yang, wsj.com , 24 Mar. 2022", "Howard\u2019s presence in Northeast Ohio over All-Star Weekend allows university officials to extol the school\u2019s proximity to the nation\u2019s government. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022", "Tapping two fashion icons to extol the virtues of owning your website was an outside-the-box idea, but innovation is Mathur\u2019s specialty. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 17 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Latin extollere , from ex- + tollere to lift up \u2014 more at tolerate":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053852" }, "extra":{ "type":"adjective", "definitions":[ "more than is due, usual, or necessary additional", "subject to an additional charge", "superior", "going beyond what is usual or standard such as", "extremely or excessively elaborate extravagant", "characterized by dramatic or eccentric behavior over-the-top", "one that is extra or additional such as", "a special edition of a newspaper", "an added charge", "an additional worker", "one hired to act in a group scene in a motion picture or stage production", "an attractive addition or accessory frill", "something of superior quality or grade", "beyond the usual size, extent, or degree", "outside beyond", "being more than what is usual, expected, or due", "beyond the usual size, amount, or extent", "something additional", "an added charge", "a special edition of a newspaper", "a person hired for a group scene (as in a movie)", "outside beyond" ], "pronounciation":"\u02c8ek-str\u0259", "synonyms":[ "excess", "redundant", "spare", "supererogatory", "superfluous", "supernumerary", "surplus" ], "antonyms":[ "reserve", "spare" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective", "Being around Kauffman Stadium has extra meaning for Means. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 12 June 2022", "Looking for somewhere to place an extra wedge of cheese or salami? \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, Good Housekeeping , 12 June 2022", "Regulation was not enough to decide the Division 2 title, but after two extra overtime periods, East Grand Rapids outlasted Birmingham Detroit Country Day, 12-11, to win the Division 2 state championship on Saturday in Rockford. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022", "For an extra $7510, there's an extended interior package that adds a lot more red accents. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 12 June 2022", "There are many products on Amazon and Sephora that incorporate aloe into their formulas for an extra boost of natural hydration. \u2014 Leah Prinzivalli, Allure , 12 June 2022", "Travelers to high-volume destinations should also pack some extra patience in light of the staff shortages the travel industry continues to grapple with across the hotel, restaurant and airline sectors. \u2014 Blane Bachelor, CNN , 12 June 2022", "This deluxe version is identical to the middle model but comes with an extra cable, spare earpads and a pouch to store the headphones in. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 11 June 2022", "And many companies are paying extra close attention to costs. \u2014 Rachel Lerman, Washington Post , 11 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web Noun", "Some covers add air vents (a nice extra that keeps condensation off your grill, plus helps with wind control), and handles for easily sliding them on and off. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 4 May 2022", "Long gloves proved to be a fashionable and practical pandemic extra . \u2014 Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Dec. 2021", "In Windows, OneDrive provides equally simple backup of your core data folders as well as the useful extra of Microsoft Office\u2019s apps. \u2014 Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY , 28 Nov. 2021", "Four of them are for shorts; about half of them credit him as an unnamed extra . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Oct. 2021", "Four of them are for shorts; about half of them credit him as an unnamed extra . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Oct. 2021", "Four of them are for shorts; about half of them credit him as an unnamed extra . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Oct. 2021", "Four of them are for shorts; about half of them credit him as an unnamed extra . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Oct. 2021", "Four of them are for shorts; about half of them credit him as an unnamed extra . \u2014 NBC News , 5 Oct. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web Adverb", "And the butterflies shine in the dark for cats who get extra active at night. \u2014 Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022", "Mickey Guyton is getting extra patriotic this year. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 13 June 2022", "Friday night, the Yankees had to work extra hard just to squeak one out, but Saturday night in the Bronx the Bombers left no doubts. \u2014 Kristie Ackert, Hartford Courant , 12 June 2022", "Reviewers noted their scalp was extra clean after each wash, but never irritated. \u2014 ELLE , 11 June 2022", "The sun has never dropped from the daytime sky, and the moon seems extra bright. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022", "Later in the episode, Lisa returned home to her friends, who were extra supportive of her after being away from the 90210 zip code for a week while tying up necessary loose ends for Lois. \u2014 Lanae Brody And Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022", "Maybe just save the ice chewing for the comfort of your own home to be extra courteous to strangers. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 8 June 2022", "The same attributes that make the shots ultrasafe in those populations should hold extra true in the youngest children. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Adjective", "first_known_use":[ "Adjective", "1757, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Noun", "1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1", "Adverb", "1807, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "extraneous":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": existing on or coming from the outside":[ "extraneous light" ], ": not forming an essential or vital part":[ "extraneous ornamentation" ], ": having no relevance":[ "an extraneous digression" ], ": being a number obtained in solving an equation that is not a solution of the equation":[ "extraneous roots" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ek-\u02c8str\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "accidental", "adventitious", "alien", "external", "extrinsic", "foreign", "supervenient" ], "antonyms":[ "inherent", "innate", "intrinsic" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for extraneous extrinsic , extraneous , foreign , alien mean external to a thing, its essential nature, or its original character. extrinsic applies to what is distinctly outside the thing in question or is not contained in or derived from its essential nature. sentimental value that is extrinsic to the house's market value extraneous applies to what is on or comes from the outside and may or may not be capable of becoming an essential part. arguments extraneous to the issue foreign applies to what is so different as to be rejected or repelled or to be incapable of becoming assimilated. techniques foreign to French cuisine alien is stronger than foreign in suggesting opposition, repugnance, or irreconcilability. a practice totally alien to her nature", "examples":[ "Obviously, some degree of packaging is necessary to transport and protect the products we need, but all too often manufacturers add extraneous wrappers over wrappers and layers of unnecessary plastic. \u2014 Al Gore , An Inconvenient Truth , 2006", "Industry sages argue that lump charcoal is poised for a back-to-the-future resurgence. They say that a new generation of consumers\u2014aware that most briquettes are shot through with all manner of extraneous materials, from fillers of pulverized limestone to binders of sugarcane bagasse and ignition catalysts of sodium nitrate\u2014are willing to pay the two-buck-a-bag premium for true lump, which, compared to traditional briquettes, lights quicker, burns hotter, and throws off no chemical residue. \u2014 John T. Edge , Gourmet , June 2003", "The summer concert season is at hand, which means lots of warm nights wishing the guy in the row behind you would bogart that joint instead of blowing smoke into your hair, and lots of days spent wondering just how many extraneous \u2026 charges one ticket can possibly have added on. \u2014 Entertainment Weekly , 18 May 2001", "She sped up the process by eliminating all extraneous steps.", "the architect's streamlined modern style shuns any sort of extraneous ornamentation", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Although Leila\u2019s Brothers\u2019 lengthy runtime appears to be extraneous at first, its slow pace works in its favor to showcase a strong ensemble and captivating narrative. \u2014 Jihane Bousfiha, ELLE , 2 June 2022", "The iron is eventually incorporated into products, a process that can again involve losses as extraneous material is cut away\u2014some of the excess here is also sent into the recycling process. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 20 May 2022", "One of the core concepts of the channel is its simple presentation, stripping away every extraneous element. \u2014 Billboard Japan, Billboard , 20 June 2022", "For a vehicle featuring almost nothing extraneous , the Super 3 will be hugely configurable. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022", "The package-free store, which opened on May 20 at 2310 N.E. Broadway, is one of a handful of new vendors around Portland that specialize in selling foods and household goods minus all the extraneous packaging. \u2014 Kristine De Leon, oregonlive , 12 June 2022", "Each of these celebrations was a time to block out the extraneous noise of the workaday world and feast on food and freedom. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022", "This is an effective way to bring in potential candidates without using extraneous resources. \u2014 Kara Dennison, Forbes , 28 May 2022", "Its extraneous devices, including a multipurpose Greek chorus, have been stripped away, allowing its strongest elements \u2014 Strathairn and his moving narration \u2014 to tell the harrowing story. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 19 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin extraneus \u2014 more at strange entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214838" }, "extraordinaire":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": extremely good or impressive : extraordinary":[ "\u2014 used following the noun it modifies a chef extraordinaire \"Some of us get so carried away, our lives and gardens become inseparable,\" says plantsman extraordinaire and garden designer Michael Barclay. \u2014 Sharon Cohoon et al. Ms. Popcorn\u2014marketing consultant, futurist, trend-spotter extraordinaire \u2014was striking in black suede from head to toe \u2026 \u2014 Suzanne Slesin \u2026 an assistant football coach at the University of Texas and recruiter extraordinaire \u2026 \u2014 Douglas S. Looney" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02ccstr\u022f(r)-d\u0259-\u02c8ner", "ek-" ], "synonyms":[ "aberrant", "aberrated", "abnormal", "anomalous", "atypical", "especial", "exceeding", "exceptional", "extraordinary", "freak", "odd", "peculiar", "phenomenal", "preternatural", "rare", "singular", "uncommon", "uncustomary", "unique", "unusual", "unwonted" ], "antonyms":[ "common", "customary", "normal", "ordinary", "typical", "unexceptional", "unextraordinary", "usual" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "the sort of chef extraordinaire who can whip up a fantastic meal, regardless of the ingredients on hand" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "French":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1840, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172940" }, "extraordinary":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": going beyond what is usual, regular, or customary":[ "extraordinary powers" ], ": exceptional to a very marked extent":[ "extraordinary beauty" ], ": nonrecurring":[], ": employed for or sent on a special function or service":[ "an ambassador extraordinary" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8\u022fr-", "ek-\u02c8str\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113, \u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8\u022fr-", "ik-\u02c8str\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "aberrant", "aberrated", "abnormal", "anomalous", "atypical", "especial", "exceeding", "exceptional", "extraordinaire", "freak", "odd", "peculiar", "phenomenal", "preternatural", "rare", "singular", "uncommon", "uncustomary", "unique", "unusual", "unwonted" ], "antonyms":[ "common", "customary", "normal", "ordinary", "typical", "unexceptional", "unextraordinary", "usual" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "A polymer based on the elastic protein that enables fleas to perform their extraordinary jumping feats has been synthesized. The material \u2026 is, perhaps unsurprisingly, rubbery and highly resilient; indeed, some of its properties exceed those of a material used to make bouncy balls for the playground. \u2014 Rosamund Daw , Nature , 13 Oct. 2005", "Jimi Hendrix is one of those extraordinary hubs of music where everybody lands at some point. Every musician passes through Hendrix International Airport eventually. \u2026 He is the common denominator of every style of contemporary music. \u2014 John Mayer , Rolling Stone , 15 Apr. 2004", "Like the eighteenth-century Scots, whose similar borderland situation stimulated an extraordinary renaissance in letters, natural science, and social science, the Americans' ambivalent identities led them to the interstices of metropolitan thought where were found new views and new approaches to the old. \u2014 Bernard Bailyn , To Begin the World Anew , 2003", "Books can even have merits that are owed to their lack of literary quality: Agatha Christie's whodunits display an extraordinary ingenuity in their plotting, but the beauty of the puzzle requires cardboard characters and total implausibility in motives and reasons. \u2014 Richard Jenkyns , New Republic , 28 Jan. 2002", "The researchers made an extraordinary discovery.", "The race is an extraordinary event.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The Pistons are still early in the rebuilding process, but their lottery luck has been extraordinary for the last two years. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022", "Eno Benjamin earn some carries and playing time, and though the numbers weren't extraordinary , the opportunity gave Benjamin something important: confidence. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 20 June 2022", "Daniel Enemark, a senior economist at San Diego Workforce Partnership, said the quick recovery of many industries was extraordinary and made for a very tight labor market. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022", "The phrase doesn\u2019t do justice to the extraordinary , intimate and wise interactions that Bergner describes in these places. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022", "Here, Muir tells Vogue about the difficulties\u2014and the unexpected delights\u2014of her extraordinary work on The Northman. \u2014 Vogue , 25 Apr. 2022", "Clarity of purpose is a trait shared by everyone who has achieved something extraordinary . \u2014 Kumar Mehta, Forbes , 21 June 2022", "Then in 2020, Mr. Poster discovered something extraordinary . \u2014 Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 June 2022", "Sarah Sekula covers stories about travel, fitness and extraordinary people, and her assignments have taken her to all seven continents. \u2014 Sarah Sekula, CNN , 31 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English extraordinarie , from Latin extraordinarius , from extra ordinem out of course, from extra + ordinem , accusative of ordin-, ordo order":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164542" }, "extrapolate":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to predict by projecting past experience or known data":[ "extrapolate public sentiment on one issue from known public reaction on others" ], ": to project, extend, or expand (known data or experience) into an area not known or experienced so as to arrive at a usually conjectural knowledge of the unknown area":[ "extrapolates present trends to construct an image of the future" ], ": to infer (values of a variable in an unobserved interval) from values within an already observed interval":[], ": to perform the act or process of extrapolating":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8stra-p\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "conclude", "decide", "deduce", "derive", "gather", "infer", "judge", "make out", "reason", "understand" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "We can extrapolate the number of new students entering next year by looking at how many entered in previous years.", "With such a small study it is impossible to extrapolate accurately.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Romanovsky\u2019s boreholes, for instance, deliver very detailed measurements from specific places, but researchers have to extrapolate to draw larger conclusions. \u2014 Lois Parshley, Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 2022", "What a coaching staff has to extrapolate from Sunday\u2019s breakout performance by Victor Oladipo is whether the same shots and the same payoff would have come if Jimmy Butler was in the mix. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022", "Veronica Mars in this example already had a popular fan base to extrapolate funds from, most films are coming in cold which makes crowdfunding much more difficult. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 6 May 2022", "Like a chef experimenting with different combinations of ingredients to see which version works, the AI develops a picture through experimental trials that extrapolate from different aspects of the existing images. \u2014 Rashed Haq, Wired , 20 Jan. 2022", "What a coaching staff has to extrapolate from Sunday\u2019s breakout performance by Victor Oladipo is whether the same shots and the same payoff would have come if Jimmy Butler was in the mix. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 4 Apr. 2022", "Colleges and universities have struggled to extrapolate siloed data and share it across departments long before the pandemic began, but the problem was exacerbated when Covid-19 hit. \u2014 Jim Milton, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022", "Can\u2019t help but maybe extrapolate that perhaps the Jazz just aren\u2019t really good enough. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Mar. 2022", "The new study relied on data from 74 countries that tracked excess deaths and used computer models to extrapolate those figures out to 191 countries worldwide. \u2014 Jeffrey Kluger, Time , 11 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin extra outside + English -polate (as in interpolate ) \u2014 more at extra-":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1874, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214240" }, "extravagance":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": something extravagant":[ "a new car is an extravagance we can't afford" ], ": the quality or fact of being extravagant":[ "the extravagance of the decorations" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8stra-v\u0259-g\u0259ns", "ik-\u02c8stra-vi-g\u0259n(t)s" ], "synonyms":[ "extravagancy", "lavishness", "prodigality", "profusion", "wastefulness" ], "antonyms":[ "economy", "frugality", "penny-pinching" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The reorganization of the department was aimed at reducing extravagance .", "That coat is an extravagance that you can't afford.", "Going to the play will be our one extravagance for this vacation.", "I was shocked by the extravagance of their lifestyle.", "The church is known for the extravagance of its architecture.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Crypto conferences of this size and extravagance tend to happen in cities like New York, Miami, and Austin, but not Boston as of yet. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022", "My point is not to pick a styling winner (the EV6) but to marvel at the Group\u2019s energy and extravagance in making these three cars so different above the waterline. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 17 June 2022", "In 1972 Vidal became the owner of the property that would come to embody his own ego and self-projection, in its exclusivity and extravagance , in its isolation and ostentation. \u2014 Christopher Bollen, Town & Country , 8 June 2022", "With her cheerful disposition and one-of-a-kind personality, Lova Ladiva carries herself with humor and extravagance . \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 2 June 2022", "Peskova\u2019s extravagance in France is paralleled by her half brother\u2019s in Russia. \u2014 CNN , 12 Apr. 2022", "Richard Mille watch The 3rd-birthday extravagance wouldn\u2019t be complete without a gift from Dad. \u2014 Danielle Pascual, Billboard , 19 Jan. 2022", "No stranger to delivering a stellar red carpet moment at the Croisette, Hadid chose a vintage design from the 1980s that embraced the decade\u2019s extravagance . \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 24 May 2022", "Ren\u00e9e Zellweger continues to prove that great style doesn't need to mean colorful extravagance . \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 19 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194526" }, "extravagancy":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": extravagance":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8stra-vi-g\u0259n(t)-s\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "extravagance", "lavishness", "prodigality", "profusion", "wastefulness" ], "antonyms":[ "economy", "frugality", "penny-pinching" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "warned their spendthrift daughter that she would eventually pay the price for her extravagancy" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1625, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012119" }, "extravagant":{ "type":"adjective", "definitions":[ "exceeding the limits of reason or necessity", "lacking in moderation, balance, and restraint", "extremely or excessively elaborate", "extremely or unreasonably high in price", "spending much more than necessary", "profuse , lavish", "wandering", "strange , curious", "going beyond what is reasonable or suitable", "wasteful especially of money" ], "pronounciation":"ik-\u02c8stra-vi-g\u0259nt", "synonyms":[ "high-rolling", "prodigal", "profligate", "spendthrift", "squandering", "thriftless", "unthrifty", "wasteful" ], "antonyms":[ "conserving", "economical", "economizing", "frugal", "penny-pinching", "scrimping", "skimping", "thrifty" ], "examples":[ "The company has been making extravagant claims about the drug's effectiveness.", "The film is notable for its extravagant settings and special effects.", "We're going on a less extravagant vacation this year.", "Her extravagant spending has to stop.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Legroom is extravagant , and there's still significant cargo space behind the third row. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022", "Chanel's creative director, Virginie Viard, tends to stage shows and collections that are far less extravagant than those of her predecessor, Karl Lagerfeld. \u2014 Nick Remsen, CNN , 1 Feb. 2022", "Accessories were just as extravagant , with Rihanna wearing ruby-and-diamond Chopard hoop earrings, Maria Tash diamonds, and gold Jacquie Aiche body chains. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 Feb. 2022", "Because the display is so extravagant , many have often surmised that the rocket or missile must have malfunctioned. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 5 Apr. 2022", "Never one for a lowkey look, Doja Cat's manis are often extravagant . \u2014 Rasha Ali, USA TODAY , 2 Apr. 2022", "The lentil stew rqaq w adas is extravagant on the table, but has its origins in thrift. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2022", "Although consumers splurged on gems in all regions, U.S. shoppers\u2014who typically buy half of the world\u2019s diamond jewelry by value, according to De Beers\u2014were especially extravagant . \u2014 Carol Ryan, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022", "With extravagant outfits brought to life by the film\u2019s costume designer, David C. Robinson, Mugatu embodies flamboyant fashion from his first moment on screen. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 28 Sep. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin extravagant-, extravagans , from Latin extra- + vagant-, vagans , present participle of vagari to wander about, from vagus wandering", "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4b" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000" }, "extravagantly":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": exceeding the limits of reason or necessity":[ "extravagant claims" ], ": lacking in moderation, balance, and restraint":[ "extravagant praise" ], ": extremely or excessively elaborate":[ "an extravagant display" ], ": extremely or unreasonably high in price":[ "an extravagant purchase" ], ": spending much more than necessary":[ "has always been extravagant with her money" ], ": profuse , lavish":[], ": wandering":[], ": strange , curious":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8stra-v\u0259-g\u0259nt", "ik-\u02c8stra-vi-g\u0259nt" ], "synonyms":[ "high-rolling", "prodigal", "profligate", "spendthrift", "squandering", "thriftless", "unthrifty", "wasteful" ], "antonyms":[ "conserving", "economical", "economizing", "frugal", "penny-pinching", "scrimping", "skimping", "thrifty" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for extravagant excessive , immoderate , inordinate , extravagant , exorbitant , extreme mean going beyond a normal limit. excessive implies an amount or degree too great to be reasonable or acceptable. excessive punishment immoderate implies lack of desirable or necessary restraint. immoderate spending inordinate implies an exceeding of the limits dictated by reason or good judgment. inordinate pride extravagant implies an indifference to restraints imposed by truth, prudence, or good taste. extravagant claims for the product exorbitant implies a departure from accepted standards regarding amount or degree. exorbitant prices extreme may imply an approach to the farthest limit possible or conceivable but commonly means only to a notably high degree. extreme shyness", "examples":[ "The company has been making extravagant claims about the drug's effectiveness.", "The film is notable for its extravagant settings and special effects.", "We're going on a less extravagant vacation this year.", "Her extravagant spending has to stop.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "A day later, creator ayypatrick posted a video of himself and his girlfriend boarding a private jet, appearing to buy a luxury car and driving to an extravagant beachside mansion. \u2014 Morgan Sung, NBC News , 14 June 2022", "The pizza from La Crosta is not overly dressed or showy; the toppings not extravagant . \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022", "The studios were focused on young audiences who filled the multiplexes every weekend for raunchy comedies, many of them bad and a few terrific, and for ever-more- extravagant action adventures with digital beetles clattering through dank tombs. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022", "Hubler\u2019s extravagant 6-bedroom, 7.5 bathroom mansion designed by artist Ray Turner. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 31 Mar. 2022", "Legroom is extravagant , and there's still significant cargo space behind the third row. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022", "Chanel's creative director, Virginie Viard, tends to stage shows and collections that are far less extravagant than those of her predecessor, Karl Lagerfeld. \u2014 Nick Remsen, CNN , 1 Feb. 2022", "Accessories were just as extravagant , with Rihanna wearing ruby-and-diamond Chopard hoop earrings, Maria Tash diamonds, and gold Jacquie Aiche body chains. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 Feb. 2022", "Because the display is so extravagant , many have often surmised that the rocket or missile must have malfunctioned. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 5 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin extravagant-, extravagans , from Latin extra- + vagant-, vagans , present participle of vagari to wander about, from vagus wandering":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4b":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040156" }, "extraverted":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-str\u0259-\u02ccv\u0259r-t\u0259d", "\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259r-" ], "synonyms":[ "boon", "clubbable", "clubable", "clubby", "companionable", "convivial", "gregarious", "outgoing", "sociable", "social" ], "antonyms":[ "antisocial", "insociable", "introverted", "nongregarious", "reclusive", "unsociable", "unsocial" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed from German extravertiert, from extra- extra- + -vertiert, from Latin vertere \"to turn\" + German -iert, past participle of -ieren, verb formative; formed after Extraversion extroversion":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1915, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062355" }, "extreme":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": existing in a very high degree":[ "extreme poverty" ], ": going to great or exaggerated lengths : radical":[ "went on an extreme diet" ], ": exceeding the ordinary, usual, or expected":[ "extreme weather conditions" ], ": last":[], ": situated at the farthest possible point from a center":[ "the country's extreme north" ], ": most advanced or thoroughgoing":[ "the extreme political left" ], ": maximum":[], ": of, relating to, or being an outdoor activity or a form of a sport (such as skiing) that involves an unusually high degree of physical risk":[ "extreme mountain biking down steep slopes" ], ": involved in an extreme sport":[ "an extreme snowboarder" ], ": something situated at or marking one end or the other of a range":[ "extremes of heat and cold" ], ": the first term or the last term of a mathematical proportion":[], ": the major term or minor term of a syllogism":[], ": a very pronounced or excessive degree":[], ": highest degree : maximum":[], ": an extreme measure or expedient":[ "going to extremes" ], ": to the greatest possible extent":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8str\u0113m" ], "synonyms":[ "farthermost", "farthest", "furthermost", "furthest", "outermost", "outmost", "remotest", "ultimate", "utmost" ], "antonyms":[ "inmost", "innermost", "nearest" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for extreme Adjective excessive , immoderate , inordinate , extravagant , exorbitant , extreme mean going beyond a normal limit. excessive implies an amount or degree too great to be reasonable or acceptable. excessive punishment immoderate implies lack of desirable or necessary restraint. immoderate spending inordinate implies an exceeding of the limits dictated by reason or good judgment. inordinate pride extravagant implies an indifference to restraints imposed by truth, prudence, or good taste. extravagant claims for the product exorbitant implies a departure from accepted standards regarding amount or degree. exorbitant prices extreme may imply an approach to the farthest limit possible or conceivable but commonly means only to a notably high degree. extreme shyness", "examples":[ "Adjective", "The plant is sensitive to extreme heat and cold.", "They are living in extreme poverty.", "She went on an extreme diet.", "Many thought that the punishment was too extreme for the crime.", "The plan was rejected as too extreme .", "This is an extreme example of what can happen when a company grows too quickly.", "He has extreme opinions when it comes to politics.", "Members of the extreme right opposed the legislation.", "Noun", "After spending lavishly for years, the company has now gone to the opposite extreme and has cut expenses drastically.", "His mood changed from one extreme to the other .", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Swanson, who specializes in studying red-flag laws \u2014 formally known as extreme risk protection orders, or ERPOs \u2014 has lost family members to suicide. \u2014 Sheryl Gay Stolberg, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022", "Since there have been some extreme outcomes in the past, the duration of bear markets varies widely. \u2014 Bill Stone, Forbes , 26 June 2022", "Yet the extreme sense of melancholy and isolation, the ache of loneliness that pulses at the center of this labor of love, adds a whole new layer to the longform chapter of the duo\u2019s Marcel project. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 25 June 2022", "The Rio Grande was once a perennial river, though marked by periods of extreme drought and dotted by dry stretches. \u2014 Jim Robbins, Wired , 25 June 2022", "The group is falling apart and is confronted with only two extreme attitudes from the audience \u2013 either absolute desire or endless contempt. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 25 June 2022", "This decision and its rationale are radical and extreme . \u2014 Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 25 June 2022", "The 41-year-old victim had been in extreme pain for several days, and had to be immediately hospitalized, the City Attorney\u2019s Office said in a news release. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022", "But mid- to upper 80s aren\u2019t too extreme , and most showers and storms should hold off until evening. \u2014 Dan Stillman, Washington Post , 8 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Some corporate employers fear that employees could leak information, allow access to confidential files, contact clients inappropriately or, in the extreme , bring a gun to the office. \u2014 Sarah Scoles, New York Times , 17 May 2022", "Biden did express his backing for Israel, but not to that extreme . \u2014 Rick Rouan, USA TODAY , 14 July 2021", "Known for his dark humor, Vershynin commended his officers for protecting and serving to the extreme \u2014 fighting side-by-side with the Ukrainian military. \u2014 David L. Stern, Washington Post , 12 May 2022", "There are not a lot of actors that can do that, especially to the extreme . \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 12 May 2022", "Offer some deeper wisdom about the mysteries of childhood, of a parent\u2019s nightmare scenario taken to the extreme ? \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 10 May 2022", "The 2016 presidential election highlighted this issue to the extreme . \u2014 Jill Griffin, Forbes , 2 May 2022", "Late last year Bugatti launched its own bespoke division, Sur Mesure, giving customers the opportunity to take customizing their 200-plus-mph missiles to the extreme . \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 21 Apr. 2022", "The Guardians usually don\u2019t take things to the extreme . \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 26 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin extremus , superlative of exter, exterus being on the outside \u2014 more at exterior":"Adjective" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective", "1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031709" }, "extremely":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": in an extreme manner":[], ": to an extreme extent":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8str\u0113m-l\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "achingly", "almighty", "archly", "awful", "awfully", "badly", "beastly", "blisteringly", "bone", "colossally", "corking", "cracking", "damn", "damned", "dang", "deadly", "desperately", "eminently", "enormously", "especially", "ever", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "extra", "fabulously", "fantastically", "far", "fiercely", "filthy", "frightfully", "full", "greatly", "heavily", "highly", "hugely", "immensely", "incredibly", "intensely", "jolly", "majorly", "mightily", "mighty", "monstrous", "mortally", "most", "much", "particularly", "passing", "rattling", "real", "really", "right", "roaring", "roaringly", "seriously", "severely", "so", "sore", "sorely", "spanking", "specially", "stinking", "such", "super", "supremely", "surpassingly", "terribly", "that", "thumping", "too", "unco", "uncommonly", "vastly", "very", "vitally", "way", "whacking", "wicked", "wildly" ], "antonyms":[ "little", "negligibly", "nominally", "slightly", "somewhat" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Attempts to reroute the supplies overland would be expensive and extremely difficult, in part, because Ukrainian railway carriages would have to be refitted to work in other parts of Europe. \u2014 Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022", "Federal law still prevents the government from giving them access to gun-tracing records that would be extremely helpful to their research. \u2014 Sheryl Gay Stolberg, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022", "Federal law still prevents the government from giving them access to gun-tracing records that would be extremely helpful to their research. \u2014 Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times , 26 June 2022", "In other words, the circumstances under which abortions on reservations might not be subject to state restrictions are extremely narrow, van Schilfgaarde said -- and that's assuming tribes are even willing to wade into the issue. \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 26 June 2022", "Brent used to weigh nearly 300 pounds and was extremely depressed. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 26 June 2022", "In the past century, the average temperature has risen more than 2 degrees F, with a notable increase in the number of extremely hot days and warm nights. \u2014 Jim Robbins, Wired , 25 June 2022", "The most senior officer on board was extremely surprised that the ship was still afloat. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 25 June 2022", "Partially shutting down the economy while distributing fabricated trillions was extremely inflationary. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002413" }, "extremist":{ "type":[ "noun", "noun or adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": the quality or state of being extreme":[], ": advocacy of extreme measures or views : radicalism":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8str\u0113-\u02ccmi-z\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The two hearings after that, expected to cover domestic extremism and Trump\u2019s actions inside the White House, will be held in July. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022", "Federal law enforcement agencies including the DHS and Justice Department have previously prioritized combatting domestic violent extremism since the start of the Biden administration. \u2014 Luke Barr, ABC News , 23 June 2022", "State lawmakers held a hearing last week in which experts largely agreed on the need to deter extremism , though rights groups such as Liberty Victoria cautioned that the law should not undermine free speech. \u2014 Andrew Jeong, Washington Post , 22 June 2022", "The two hearings after that, expected to cover domestic extremism and Trump\u2019s actions inside the White House, will be held in July. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022", "Texas Republicans are no longer hiding their extremism . \u2014 Dean Obeidallah, CNN , 19 June 2022", "And extremism sits quietly in church pews on Sundays. \u2014 Leah Sottile, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022", "Hate crimes and religious violence are increasing, as is violent extremism ... \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 16 June 2022", "After the Aryan Nations\u2019 heyday, many local officials tried to disassociate the region from extremism . \u2014 Rebecca Boone, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001631" }, "extrinsic":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous":[], ": external":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ek-\u02c8strin-zik", "-\u02c8strin(t)-sik", "ek-\u02c8strin-zik, -sik" ], "synonyms":[ "accidental", "adventitious", "alien", "extraneous", "external", "foreign", "supervenient" ], "antonyms":[ "inherent", "innate", "intrinsic" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for extrinsic extrinsic , extraneous , foreign , alien mean external to a thing, its essential nature, or its original character. extrinsic applies to what is distinctly outside the thing in question or is not contained in or derived from its essential nature. sentimental value that is extrinsic to the house's market value extraneous applies to what is on or comes from the outside and may or may not be capable of becoming an essential part. arguments extraneous to the issue foreign applies to what is so different as to be rejected or repelled or to be incapable of becoming assimilated. techniques foreign to French cuisine alien is stronger than foreign in suggesting opposition, repugnance, or irreconcilability. a practice totally alien to her nature", "examples":[ "You have to consider any extrinsic factors in the success of the business.", "the fact that the ring belonged to your grandmother is extrinsic to its value to a jeweler", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But not all types of motivation are equivalent: intrinsic motivation is, in many contexts, more durable than extrinsic motivation. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 18 June 2022", "The intrinsic and extrinsic aspects of people in social situations aren\u2019t fixed and distinct but are continually shaping and transforming one another, so that there\u2019s no fact of the matter about which causes what. \u2014 Jessica Riskin, The New York Review of Books , 21 Apr. 2022", "Don't forget that extrinsic motivation works a lot better when intrinsic motivation is in place. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022", "Trust plays a crucial role in this virtuous cycle, compensating for the fewer opportunities for social status displays and other forms of extrinsic motivation typical of a remote work setting. \u2014 Caterina Bulgarella, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022", "Eugene, Oregon, coach Peter Thompson, likes to break them into two broad categories: intrinsic and extrinsic . \u2014 Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online , 27 June 2020", "NFTs take this desire for an extrinsic reward to its logical conclusion: a financial incentive. \u2014 Will Bedingfield, Wired , 13 Jan. 2022", "Culture needs to go beyond extrinsic rewards to include a clear mission that employees feel connected to and inspired by. \u2014 Caroline Castrillon, Forbes , 12 Dec. 2021", "Such alignment between the intrinsic and extrinsic purpose may not always be possible. \u2014 John Baldoni, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "French & Late Latin; French extrins\u00e8que , from Late Latin extrinsecus , from Latin, adverb, from without; akin to Latin exter outward and to Latin sequi to follow \u2014 more at exterior , sue":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022127" }, "extroverted":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-str\u0259-\u02ccv\u0259r-t\u0259d", "\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259r-" ], "synonyms":[ "boon", "clubbable", "clubable", "clubby", "companionable", "convivial", "gregarious", "outgoing", "sociable", "social" ], "antonyms":[ "antisocial", "insociable", "introverted", "nongregarious", "reclusive", "unsociable", "unsocial" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed from German extravertiert, from extra- extra- + -vertiert, from Latin vertere \"to turn\" + German -iert, past participle of -ieren, verb formative; formed after Extraversion extroversion":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1915, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215000" }, "extrude":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to force, press, or push out":[ "Female goosefish extrude a gelatinous ribbon of eggs once a year. \u2026", "\u2014 Natural History", "The dark areas ( maria ) were shown to be produced by basic lavas extruded from deep below the surface of a hot Moon.", "\u2014 Ralph B. Baldwin" ], ": to shape (a substance, such as metal or plastic) by forcing through a die (see die entry 2 sense 3d )":[ "Not only will this package allow you to grind your own meat very easily using that powerful motor, but you can also \u2026 use it to extrude pasta dough into long shapes \u2026", "\u2014 Perry Brauner" ], ": to become extruded":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8str\u00fcd" ], "synonyms":[ "banish", "boot (out)", "bounce", "cast out", "chase", "dismiss", "drum (out)", "eject", "expel", "kick out", "oust", "out", "rout", "run off", "throw out", "turf (out)", "turn out" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The machine extrudes enough molten glass to fill the mold.", "The plastic is extruded as a strong, continuous sheet.", "a toy made from extruded plastic", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Black cylindrical pellets of fake regolith, made of volcanic basalt, feed the printer, which will extrude (presumably) tough slabs. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 9 Aug. 2021", "Unlike black widows, Silkworms extrude only one type of fiber, made of a protein complex called silk fibroin. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 28 June 2021", "Turn the crank to extrude the meat into the casing. \u2014 Cameron Johnson, Popular Mechanics , 12 May 2021", "At one time, the cooks dropped the batter off spoons into the hot oil, but most fish camps now rely on machines that extrude hushpuppies into the fryers at a pace that can keep up with demand. \u2014 Sheri Castle, Southern Living , 10 May 2021", "Someone could scan an original section, fiddle with the coding and extrude the new piece layer by layer on a 3-D printer fitted with filament that contains wood fibers and plastic. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2021", "Well before the days of artisanal everything in Portland, Elephants Deli became one of the city\u2019s first modern markets to extrude its own pasta, squeeze its own orange juice, pour its own espresso and bake its own bread. \u2014 Michael Russell, oregonlive , 12 Sep. 2020", "Potentially more promising approaches are to understand exactly how tau is extruded from cells and the receptors that neighboring cells use to pick the protein up; recent experiments in my lab may point to the identity of one such receptor. \u2014 Kenneth S. Kosik, Scientific American , 20 Apr. 2020", "Dry Step 6 After the final rinse, drain the sink, move the clothing to one side and, one by one, press down on each garment to extrude the water held in its fibers. \u2014 Jolie Kerr, New York Times , 16 Apr. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin extrudere , from ex- + trudere to thrust \u2014 more at threat":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1566, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210520" }, "exuberance":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the quality or state of being exuberant":[ "youthful exuberance" ], ": an exuberant act or expression":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u00fc-b(\u0259-)r\u0259n(t)s" ], "synonyms":[ "animation", "briskness", "jazziness", "liveliness", "lustiness", "peppiness", "robustness", "sprightliness", "vibrance", "vibrancy", "vigorousness", "vitality" ], "antonyms":[ "inactivity", "lifelessness" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "the exuberance of the housing market was an encouraging economic indicator", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Asset bubbles occur when demand, speculation and market exuberance run-up prices beyond their fundamentals. \u2014 Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes , 28 June 2022", "His energy and exuberance stand out on a golf course, and in a telecast, in a sport where calm and cool are such prized traits. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 26 June 2022", "Room had to be made for anger, as well as sweet humor and contagious exuberance . \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022", "And these avatars certainly capture ABBA\u2019s original exuberance , minus the Jurassic tendencies that tend to blight decades-after-the-fact reunions in the real world. \u2014 Mark Sutherland, Variety , 27 May 2022", "Any exuberance must be tempered, however, by the fact that Georgia's Republican voters also selected US senatorial candidate Herschel Walker, a Trump political creation who has yet to acknowledge Biden's election victory. \u2014 Norman Eisen And Dennis Aftergut, CNN , 26 May 2022", "She and her husband have been legally married for two years and her dress-code priorities now are comfort and exuberance . \u2014 Jessica Iredale, WSJ , 14 May 2022", "Philipp Moll\u2019s lovely score helps to propel the proceedings with a tantalizing blend of restraint and exuberance , in sync with the arresting and intensely observed performances. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Apr. 2022", "During a team meeting Sunday afternoon, Bickerstaff spoke to the group about playing with more freedom and exuberance . \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 28 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183024" }, "exuberate":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to become exuberant : show exuberance":[ "exuberated over his victory" ], ": to have something in abundance : overflow":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u00fc-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "crow", "delight", "exult", "glory", "joy", "jubilate", "kvell", "rejoice", "triumph" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "after their first World Series championship in 86 years, Bostonians felt that they had earned the right to exuberate with abandon" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162758" }, "exultant":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": filled with or expressing great joy or triumph : jubilant":[ "an exultant cheer", "exultant fans" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u0259l-t\u1d4ant" ], "synonyms":[ "cock-a-hoop", "crank", "crowing", "exulting", "glorying", "jubilant", "prideful", "proud", "rejoicing", "triumphant" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The crowd let out an exultant cheer.", "Researchers are exultant over the new discovery.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "And a student of Irish nationalism cannot help but anticipate the potential for civil war, for poverty, and terror at the end of an exultant struggle for a smaller nation\u2019s sovereignty. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 18 Mar. 2022", "In the 43-second clip, Chance contextualizes the Black experience with events past and present, from his exultant version of George Washington\u2019s death to modern day capitalism. \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 2 Mar. 2022", "The book begins with a quirkily exultant 30-page ode, relayed in the first person plural and filled with the author\u2019s signature lists. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022", "His tears when his impatience costs them a part of the harvest carry a real sting, and his exultant win in a wine-guzzling contest at the town festival gives him a moment of cathartic release, a victory in the face of defeat. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 Feb. 2022", "Years later, Dixon would use the exultant feeling of victory as reason to form his nonprofit Marathon Kids Foundation. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 6 Aug. 2020", "Altogether, though, this pulsing, exultant musical connects a classic of American entertainment to a contemporary audience as never before. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2021", "The real-world Everett has a brashly self-confident voice, put to work on exultant songs about seeking and finding pleasure. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 7 Jan. 2022", "Poggi, Michigan\u2019s associate head coach, had enjoyed many exultant moments in his football life, from his college days playing with Dan Marino at Pittsburgh to his prep coaching triumphs at Gilman and St. Frances. \u2014 Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com , 31 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1653, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185836" }, "exultation":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the act of exulting : the state of being exultant":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cceg-(\u02cc)z\u0259l-", "\u02ccek-(\u02cc)s\u0259l-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The crowd cheered in exultation .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Their later falling-out over matters of pornography and pedophilia is not explored in the documentary, but Soko expresses its early exultation with an intoxicating expansiveness. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022", "The track builds to a mammoth moment of vocal exultation , again orchestrated to bellow through arenas later this year. \u2014 Bobby Olivier, SPIN , 12 May 2022", "But judging by the scenes of exultation and joy on the ice at China\u2019s National Indoor Stadium on Friday, the Italian national team will cope just fine without them. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Mar. 2022", "Chen, who stumbled to a 17th-place ranking in the short program at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, pumped his fist in exultation at the end. \u2014 Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022", "Nixon, a very fine actress, managed to invest this storyline with authentic anguish and exultation . \u2014 Tom Gliatto, PEOPLE.com , 3 Feb. 2022", "Then came James\u2019s signature exultation : Wooooooooooooo! \u2014 Dan Charnas, Rolling Stone , 23 Jan. 2022", "So how exactly did the game end with Curry and his teammates dancing in exultation , as giddy as schoolchildren on the playground at recess, while a capacity crowd at Chase Center roared? \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Jan. 2022", "For Republicans, particularly those uneasy with Mr. Trump and battered by the party\u2019s string of losses on his watch, Mr. Youngkin\u2019s triumph delivered a moment of exultation . \u2014 Jonathan Martin, New York Times , 3 Nov. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054411" }, "exoneration":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship":[], ": to clear from accusation or blame":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t", "eg-", "ig-\u02c8z\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t, eg-" ], "synonyms":[ "absolve", "acquit", "clear", "exculpate", "vindicate" ], "antonyms":[ "criminate", "incriminate" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exonerate exculpate , absolve , exonerate , acquit , vindicate mean to free from a charge. exculpate implies a clearing from blame or fault often in a matter of small importance. exculpating himself from the charge of overenthusiasm absolve implies a release either from an obligation that binds the conscience or from the consequences of disobeying the law or committing a sin. cannot be absolved of blame exonerate implies a complete clearance from an accusation or charge and from any attendant suspicion of blame or guilt. exonerated by the investigation acquit implies a formal decision in one's favor with respect to a definite charge. voted to acquit the defendant vindicate may refer to things as well as persons that have been subjected to critical attack or imputation of guilt, weakness, or folly, and implies a clearing effected by proving the unfairness of such criticism or blame. her judgment was vindicated", "examples":[ "the results of the DNA fingerprinting finally exonerated the man, but only after he had wasted 10 years of his life in prison", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But even if Brafman persuaded a New York jury to exonerate his client, Weinstein still faced potential criminal charges in Los Angeles, London, and Dublin. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022", "Realistically, Cassie would probably be in jail by episode four or at least fired, and the show would shift to a more somber note where Ani (Zosia Mamet) and Max (Deniz Akdeniz) work to exonerate their friend. \u2014 Harika Manne, refinery29.com , 22 May 2022", "This intersectional invisibility means that movements that are supposed to help Black women only contribute to our marginalization and exonerate white women from the accountability of perpetuating the oppression of Black women. \u2014 Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022", "In a public statement Friday, Burris pointed to Livingston\u2019s role, when the sheriff chose to exonerate Hall for Arboleda\u2019s death. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Mar. 2022", "Attorneys representing Damien Echols, one of three men convicted of the 1993 slaying of three boys found hog-tied in a drainage ditch near West Memphis, asked a judge Monday to permit new DNA testing in the case, hoping to exonerate the men. \u2014 Lara Farrar, Arkansas Online , 25 Jan. 2022", "When Alison gets a lead that may help exonerate her, her lawyer is dismissive, and Bill takes it upon himself to continue the investigation. \u2014 Jesse Hassenger, The Week , 28 July 2021", "That wouldn\u2019t exonerate the killer but would offer his memory a gesture of understanding. \u2014 Lance Morrow, WSJ , 25 May 2022", "But in June the Missouri Supreme Court declined to hear Strickland's attempt to exonerate himself. \u2014 Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 11 Nov. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Latin exoneratus , past participle of exonerare to unburden, from ex- + oner-, onus load":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1524, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063555" }, "experimental":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": of, relating to, or based on experience or experiment":[], ": serving the ends of or used as a means of experimentation":[ "an experimental school" ], ": relating to or having the characteristics of experiment : tentative":[ "still in the experimental stage" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02ccsper-\u0259-\u02c8men-t\u1d4al", "also -\u02ccspir-", "ik-\u02ccsper-\u0259-\u02c8ment-\u1d4al also -\u02ccspir-" ], "synonyms":[ "developmental", "pilot", "trial" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The fuel is being used on an experimental basis.", "an experimental procedure for patients suffering from leukemia", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Micah Nelson released his experimental , psychedelic, future-folk 26-song album Time Capsule under his Particle Kid moniker in April. \u2014 A.j. Herrington, Forbes , 16 June 2022", "The show\u2019s new season with Natasha Lyonne at the helm is more honest, more experimental , and more reflective of its maker. \u2014 Philippa Snow, The New Republic , 18 Apr. 2022", "This is Project Chariot \u2014 part of a 1950s experimental program by the U.S. government to repurpose nuclear weapons. \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Apr. 2022", "Florida wildlife officials are touting the success of an experimental feeding program launched to help save starving manatees in December. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 24 Mar. 2022", "The experimental program that has fed tons of lettuce to starving manatees in Florida will begin to wind down as the weather warms, wildlife officials said Wednesday. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022", "The plan also calls for making permanent an experimental program that has expanded access to 24/7 mental health and substance abuse services. \u2014 Time , 3 Mar. 2022", "While my seven-year-old was in virtual first grade with rigid behavior expectations, kids in Tinkergarten were encouraged to be active, experimental , and curious. \u2014 Anna Lee Beyer, Outside Online , 3 Dec. 2021", "Pfizer's experimental vaccine aims to prevent RSV infections with technology commonly used in vaccines for hepatitis and shingles. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, borrowed from Medieval Latin exper\u012bment\u0101lis, from Latin exper\u012bmentum \"testing, experience, proof\" + -\u0101lis -al entry 1 \u2014 more at experiment entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174839" }, "except for":{ "type":[ "preposition" ], "definitions":{ ": with the exception of":[ "everyone was gone except for me" ], ": were it not for":[ "except for you I would be dead" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[ "apart from", "aside from", "bar", "barring", "beside", "besides", "but", "except", "excepting", "excluding", "exclusive of", "other than", "outside", "outside of", "save", "saving" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "except for newscasts, I hardly watch any television at all" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182823" }, "examine":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to inspect closely":[], ": to test the condition of":[], ": to inquire into carefully : investigate":[], ": to interrogate closely":[ "examine a prisoner" ], ": to test by questioning in order to determine progress, fitness, or knowledge":[], ": to make or give an examination":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8zam-\u0259n", "ig-\u02c8za-m\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "catechize", "grill", "interrogate", "pump", "query", "question", "quiz", "sweat" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for examine scrutinize , scan , inspect , examine mean to look at or over. scrutinize stresses close attention to minute detail. scrutinized the hospital bill scan implies a surveying from point to point often suggesting a cursory overall observation. scanned the wine list inspect implies scrutinizing for errors or defects. inspected my credentials examine suggests a scrutiny in order to determine the nature, condition, or quality of a thing. examined the specimens", "examples":[ "An accountant has been hired to examine the company's books.", "The police examined the evidence carefully.", "You should have your eyes examined .", "He was examined by several doctors, who found nothing wrong with him.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The book will see Iger, who served as an executive and board chairman of Disney until December 2021, examine how the company and other major corporations have dealt with the health and economic crises caused by the COVID pandemic. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 28 June 2022", "What came was an album where Chance is in control of his own narrative and can examine his fraught past. \u2014 ELLE , 24 June 2022", "Specifically, Warren said the Biden administration should examine whether abortions could be offered on federal land even within states that have banned the procedure. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022", "Bowers, who testified Tuesday to the Jan. 6 committee in Washington, was unpersuaded, but did examine Maricopa County's election headquarters to learn more about the vote-counting process. \u2014 Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022", "The data comes from the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center at Texas State University, whose researchers work with the F.B.I. to catalog and examine these attacks. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022", "Democrats have also sometimes been selective in what topics the committee should examine regarding the security of the Capitol. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 20 June 2022", "NBC News\u2019 Allan Smith and Alex Seitz-Wald dive deep into Ginni Thomas\u2019 anti-cult activism in the 1980s and 1990s and examine how Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas\u2019 wife could have been drawn into the Qanon conspiracy. \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 15 June 2022", "The old testing regime relied on what\u2019s known as taking a culture, where scientists examine water samples for bacterial growth in a lab. \u2014 Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French examiner , from Latin examinare , from examen":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232629" }, "exhaust":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to consume entirely : use up":[ "exhausted our funds in a week" ], ": to tire extremely or completely":[ "exhausted by overwork" ], ": to deprive of a valuable quality or constituent":[ "exhaust a soil of fertility" ], ": to draw off or let out completely":[], ": to consider or discuss (a subject) thoroughly or completely":[], ": to try out the whole number of":[ "exhausted all the possibilities" ], ": discharge , empty":[ "the engine exhausts through the muffler" ], ": the escape of used gas or vapor from an engine":[], ": the gas or vapor thus escaping":[], ": the conduit through which used gases escape":[], ": an arrangement for removing fumes, dusts, or odors from an enclosure":[], ": exhaustion":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u022fst" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "burn out", "bust", "do in", "do up", "drain", "fag", "fatigue", "frazzle", "harass", "kill", "knock out", "outwear", "tire", "tucker (out)", "wash out", "wear", "wear out", "weary" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exhaust Verb deplete , drain , exhaust , impoverish , bankrupt mean to deprive of something essential to existence or potency. deplete implies a reduction in number or quantity so as to endanger the ability to function. depleting our natural resources drain implies a gradual withdrawal and ultimate deprivation of what is necessary to an existence. personal tragedy had drained him of all spirit exhaust stresses a complete emptying. her lecture exhausted the subject impoverish suggests a deprivation of something essential to richness or productiveness. impoverished soil bankrupt suggests impoverishment to the point of imminent collapse. war had bankrupted the nation of resources tire , weary , fatigue , exhaust , jade mean to make or become unable or unwilling to continue. tire implies a draining of one's strength or patience. the long ride tired us out weary stresses tiring until one is unable to endure more of the same thing. wearied of the constant arguing fatigue suggests great lassitude from excessive strain or undue effort. fatigued by the day's chores exhaust implies complete draining of strength by hard exertion. shoveling snow exhausted him jade suggests the loss of all freshness and eagerness. appetites jaded by overindulgence", "examples":[ "Verb", "If they keep spending this way, they'll exhaust their savings.", "He can talk about baseball for hours and still feel that he hasn't exhausted the subject .", "Noun", "diesel exhaust from passing trucks", "There's a problem with the car's exhaust .", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Those that lose the plot will exhaust workforces, clients and revenue \u2014 and will harm their brands while decelerating the economy\u2019s revival at large. \u2014 Somdutta Singh, Forbes , 5 May 2022", "The move doesn\u2019t exhaust the legal options for Assange, who has sought for years to avoid a trial in the U.S. on charges related to WikiLeaks\u2019 publication of a huge trove of classified documents more than a decade ago. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Apr. 2022", "An employee need not exhaust the first bank of leave to access the second bank of leave. \u2014 Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Feb. 2022", "Left in automatic mode while prowling the streets of Orange County, everything from ride quality to shift quality to exhaust note feels quite civilized. \u2014 Karl Brauer, Forbes , 21 June 2022", "In certain markets, like Phoenix, Arizona, the pressures are immediate: Amazon was projected to exhaust that potential workforce by the end of 2021. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 17 June 2022", "Track hounds might have fun experimenting with the three engine-response modes, three suspension settings, three levels of stability control, six transmission-shift modes, adjustments for steering and nuances to exhaust sound. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 8 June 2022", "Mount Hood, an 11,249-foot active volcano, passes by two giant cavities that exhaust lethal sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide. \u2014 Outside Online , 29 May 2022", "The latter two records measure the power of application-layer attacks, which attempt to exhaust the computing resources of a target\u2019s infrastructure. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 28 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Some mosses even use the ammonia from car exhaust as a nutrient, while others bind heavy metals and metabolize fine dust. \u2014 Jamie Hailstone, Forbes , 20 June 2022", "All bore traces of lead pollution, much of it from car exhaust in San Francisco and Los Angeles. \u2014 Michael J. Coren, Quartz , 16 June 2022", "The phantom-road experiment was pivotal in showing that wildlife could be deterred by noise and noise alone, detached from the sight of vehicles or the stench of exhaust . \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022", "That results in the gradual collapse of thunderstorms, which can send a rush of cool air thunderstorm exhaust rushing out ahead of the storms. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022", "The levels used in the experiment are equal to about half the concentration of ozone and diesel exhaust next to one of London\u2019s busiest roads, according to Ryalls. \u2014 Jennifer Clare Ball, Wired , 25 Feb. 2022", "Several driving modes will be available that will affect the tuning of the shocks, the loudness of the exhaust , and other factors. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 22 Feb. 2022", "The loud rumble of the exhaust , which, in this car, is a joy to experience. \u2014 Sam Dangremond, Town & Country , 27 Jan. 2022", "The smell of exhaust fills the air and bleachers vibrate from the deafening roar of motors revving, as motorcyclists of all ages line up to compete in a high-adrenaline, high-risk race around a smooth dirt track. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 13 Nov. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin exhaustus , past participle of exhaurire , from ex- + haurire to draw; akin to Middle High German \u0153sen to empty, Greek auein to take":"Verb" }, "first_known_use":{ "1531, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb", "1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225634" }, "examination":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the act or process of examining : the state of being examined":[], ": an exercise designed to examine progress or test qualification or knowledge":[], ": a formal interrogation":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02ccza-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n", "ig-\u02cczam-\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "exam", "quiz", "test" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "On closer examination , the painting appears to be a fake.", "The victim's clothes were sent to the lab for examination .", "The police made a rigorous examination of the evidence at the crime scene.", "The court ordered that the defendant undergo a psychiatric examination .", "I have to study for the history examination .", "procedures that are not allowed during examination of witnesses", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The Lightning video crew, after a long examination , challenged the goal. \u2014 Mike Brehm, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022", "The Cato Street conspirators faced public trial in April 1820 after an examination by the privy council. \u2014 William Anthony Hay, WSJ , 17 June 2022", "After further examination , Kittredge will need the ligament replacement and likely more than a year to recover. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022", "Upon initial examination , great salespeople are able to identify the problem and sell a solution. \u2014 John Hayes, Forbes , 3 June 2022", "Upon closer examination , that blonde is deeply troubled, those bungalows are falling apart, the sprinkler is cheap and lawn is raggedy. \u2014 Jessica Geltstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022", "Further examination shows a dearth of shooting and passing. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 18 May 2022", "Possible bad news for Jake Cousins Right-hander Jake Cousins, on the IL since Sunday with what was diagnosed as an elbow effusion, is undergoing further examination after an MRI revealed the possibility of more serious damage. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 May 2022", "His theory about sunspots turned out, after much examination , not to be true. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 6 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224040" }, "explicable":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": capable of being explained" ], "pronounciation":[ "ek-\u02c8spli-k\u0259-b\u0259l", "\u02c8ek-(\u02cc)spli-" ], "synonyms":[ "answerable", "explainable", "resolvable", "soluble", "solvable" ], "antonyms":[ "hopeless", "inexplicable", "insoluble", "insolvable", "unexplainable", "unresolvable", "unsolvable" ], "examples":[ "phenomena explicable by the laws of physics", "the mystery of those strange noises became quite explicable once we realized that a colony of bats had taken up residence", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The news comes as Twitter has been roiled by market turbulence and Musk's not-entirely- explicable concerns about the number of fake accounts on Twitter. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2022", "Instead, growing divergence between leading central banks is roiling exchange rates, primarily via a sustained and not fully explicable appreciation of the dollar. \u2014 Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022", "This one feels like an explicable blip: the two best players out for large stretches, others out due to era-defining pandemic, a tough schedule. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Jan. 2022", "Remble and everyone around him are very aware of the stakes when Drakeo, a cause celebre for the L.A. rap world, or Nipsey Hussle, a universally beloved community figure, can be killed for barely explicable reasons. \u2014 August Brown Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022", "An explicable Anthony Brown pass on the next Oregon drive was picked off along the sideline by Malone Mataele, setting the Utes up inside the Oregon 40-yard line with eight seconds left in the half. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 Dec. 2021", "Science, after all, is about what is observable, quantifiable, testable, predictable, explicable \u2014 and dreams are none of these things. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Nov. 2021", "These scenes are not very frightening, or even explicable . \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 1 Oct. 2021", "As for the pundits laboring to explain the explicable , Paul Krugman of the New York Times has formed a conclusion on why some Democratic lawmakers aren\u2019t eager to embrace the Sanders agenda rejected by Democratic voters last year. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 28 Sep. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1545, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-183354" }, "extemporary":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": extemporaneous" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8stem-p\u0259-\u02ccrer-\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "ad hoc", "ad-lib", "down and dirty", "extemporaneous", "extempore", "impromptu", "improvisational", "improvised", "off-the-cuff", "offhand", "offhanded", "snap", "spur-of-the-moment", "unconsidered", "unplanned", "unpremeditated", "unprepared", "unrehearsed", "unstudied" ], "antonyms":[ "considered", "planned", "premeditated", "premeditative", "prepared", "rehearsed" ], "examples":[ "caught red-handed, the would-be embezzler proceeded to give some extemporary and not very convincing explanations for her actions" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1596, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-190915" }, "exculpate":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to clear from alleged fault or guilt":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-(\u02cc)sk\u0259l-\u02ccp\u0101t", "(\u02cc)ek-\u02c8sk\u0259l-", "\u02c8ek-sk\u0259l-\u02ccp\u0101t, ek-\u02c8sk\u0259l-" ], "synonyms":[ "absolve", "acquit", "clear", "exonerate", "vindicate" ], "antonyms":[ "criminate", "incriminate" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exculpate exculpate , absolve , exonerate , acquit , vindicate mean to free from a charge. exculpate implies a clearing from blame or fault often in a matter of small importance. exculpating himself from the charge of overenthusiasm absolve implies a release either from an obligation that binds the conscience or from the consequences of disobeying the law or committing a sin. cannot be absolved of blame exonerate implies a complete clearance from an accusation or charge and from any attendant suspicion of blame or guilt. exonerated by the investigation acquit implies a formal decision in one's favor with respect to a definite charge. voted to acquit the defendant vindicate may refer to things as well as persons that have been subjected to critical attack or imputation of guilt, weakness, or folly, and implies a clearing effected by proving the unfairness of such criticism or blame. her judgment was vindicated", "examples":[ "The court exculpated him after a thorough investigation.", "I will present evidence that will exculpate my client.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Prosecutors said examining Suzanne Morphew's body could incriminate or exculpate her husband. \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 6 May 2022", "Lloris was keen to exculpate his manager, emphasizing that Mourinho sent them out to be positive and attack. \u2014 Joshua Law, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2021", "After all, if Mulvaney or Bolton could give testimony that would exculpate Trump in the Ukraine scandal, the president would have frog-marched them to the House Intelligence Committee himself last month. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 19 Dec. 2019", "The East defined itself in the tradition of communists who had resisted fascism, giving rise to a state doctrine of remembrance that effectively exculpated it from wartime atrocities. \u2014 Katrin Bennhold, New York Times , 9 Nov. 2019", "No evidence emerged linking the man to the crime at the school in Myanmar\u2019s capital, Naypyitaw, and some testimony exculpated him. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Dec. 2019", "Thus, Harvey\u2019s magnitude does not exculpate the government of liability for its actions. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Dec. 2019", "The fact that the bombardiers are Saudi hardly exculpates the United States. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 Oct. 2019", "Another investigator, retired federal judge Barbara Jones, took on the task of laying out the larger context of the league\u2019s gross mishandling of the Rice case apart from the tiny, exculpating factoid that Mr. Mueller was assigned to document. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 26 Mar. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Medieval Latin exculpatus , past participle of exculpare , from Latin ex- + culpa blame":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1656, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203100" }, "expeditious":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": marked by or acting with prompt efficiency" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-sp\u0259-\u02c8di-sh\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "alacritous", "alert", "prompt", "quick", "ready", "willing" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a company that is well-regarded for its expeditious handling of any request or complaint", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Lingering for three days cannot be considered expeditious or continuous. \u2014 Jill Goldenziel, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022", "The most expeditious way to discover whether your whatnot is worth something or nothing is to visit an actual consignment shop in an actual building. \u2014 Patricia Marx, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022", "Many entrants in digital health look for a big brand to buy them, enabling an expeditious exit. \u2014 Dave Kuraguntla, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022", "While quick to applaud the decision to feed manatees, Save the Manatee Club was equally expeditious in reminding the general public to avoid giving food to the animals. \u2014 Max Chesnes, USA TODAY , 8 Dec. 2021", "Coming into Bond Avenue Fish and Poultry isn\u2019t meant to be an expeditious experience. \u2014 Tara Adhikari, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 Nov. 2021", "Britney files her own request with the court demanding the expeditious end to her conservatorship. \u2014 Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture , 11 Nov. 2021", "Also, time is the enemy of all deals, so having all of your ducks in a row for an expeditious and diligent process is paramount to the successful close of a transaction. \u2014 Jay Jung, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021", "In a previous Goodluck court order, Judge Mehta ordered the State Department to make expeditious good faith efforts to adjudicate DV-2021 visas. \u2014 Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes , 26 Sep. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1599, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-220843" }, "examen":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": examination", ": a critical study" ], "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u0101-m\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "delving", "disquisition", "examination", "exploration", "inquest", "inquiry", "inquisition", "investigation", "probation", "probe", "probing", "research", "study" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an examen of the president's assasination that has been plagued by controversy since its original publication", "an insightful examen of the poet's works" ], "history_and_etymology":"Latin, tongue of a balance, examination, from exigere \u2014 more at exact ", "first_known_use":[ "1502, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-230603" }, "exhaustion":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the act or process of exhausting : the state of being exhausted":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u022fs-ch\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "burnout", "collapse", "fatigue", "frazzle", "lassitude", "prostration", "tiredness", "weariness" ], "antonyms":[ "refreshment", "rejuvenation", "rejuvenescence", "revitalization" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "He worked to the point of complete exhaustion .", "the exhaustion of our natural resources", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Struggling against a rip current leads to exhaustion for even the strongest swimmers. \u2014 Chloe Williams, The Atlantic , 20 June 2022", "Leaders across the globe must recognize that giving in to exhaustion before the race is over means letting the virus win. \u2014 Gayle Smith, Forbes , 13 June 2022", "Instead of the attritional British style, in which matches are won by running the opponent to exhaustion , the Egyptians look to end points quickly and with as much panache as circumstances allow. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022", "Though some military analysts suggest Russia\u2019s offensive capacity may be close to exhaustion , the Kremlin seems determined to roll the dice and seize as much Ukrainian territory as possible. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022", "That has led to exhaustion and burnout, but the high demand has also emboldened union members. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 4 Oct. 2021", "These practices will only result in the same degree of exhaustion , slowing the team\u2019s momentum. \u2014 Karl Moore, Forbes , 10 June 2022", "Their work was essential to preventing any catastrophic systems failures, and the Russians forced them to work past the point of exhaustion . \u2014 Serhiy Morgunov, Washington Post , 2 June 2022", "What could have used the same level of control is Martone\u2019s treatment of nostalgia, which gets telegraphed to the point of exhaustion . \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1615, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182625" }, "explore":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to investigate, study, or analyze : look into", ": to become familiar with by testing or experimenting", ": to travel over (new territory) for adventure or discovery", ": to examine especially for diagnostic purposes", ": to make or conduct a systematic search", ": to search through or into : study closely", ": to go into or through for purposes of discovery or adventure", ": to examine (as by surgery) especially for diagnostic purposes" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spl\u022fr", "ik-\u02c8spl\u022fr", "ik-\u02c8spl\u014d(\u0259)r, -\u02c8spl\u022f(\u0259)r" ], "synonyms":[ "delve (into)", "dig (into)", "examine", "inquire (into)", "investigate", "look (into)", "probe", "research" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Kassabova, who left Bulgaria as a teen after the collapse of the Soviet Union, returned to her homeland 20 years later to explore the layered communities along its borders with Greece and Turkey. \u2014 Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022", "The national mood has shifted in the two years since George Floyd\u2019s killing at the hands of Minneapolis police, a time when many Democratic lawmakers promised to explore alternatives to policing or reduce departments\u2019 funding in local budgets. \u2014 Michael Brice-saddler, Washington Post , 18 June 2022", "The idea was to explore and cultivate the beauty and botanical benefits of this signature bloom. \u2014 Jessica Matlin, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 June 2022", "One option for the water authority right now is to explore a deal within the 2026 negotiations that could bring down the cost of water. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022", "One goal in the plan is to explore the feasibility of east-west street connections to the Mountain View Corridor, Bangerter Highway, Utah 111 (also known as the Bacchus Highway), Interstate 80, I-215, I-15 and other high-speed roadways. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022", "While the name of the organization will be the Granby/Simsbury Chamber of Commerce, one of Juarez\u2019s first tasks will be to explore , with a marketing committee, a new name and brand for the new chamber. \u2014 Steve Smith, Hartford Courant , 20 May 2022", "Details here from Grist\u2019s Emily Pontecorvo, who writes that these local governments are some of the first to seriously explore removing carbon from the atmosphere (while also moving aggressively to cut emissions). \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022", "To visit the show is to explore his darkly romantic world, teeming with nymphs, crustaceans, and Macbeth skulls. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 13 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Latin explorare , from ex- + plorare to cry out", "first_known_use":[ "1531, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-091438" }, "expressed":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to represent in words : state":[], ": to make known the opinions or feelings of (oneself)":[], ": to give expression to the artistic or creative impulses or abilities of (oneself)":[], ": to give or convey a true impression of : show , reflect":[], ": to represent by a sign or symbol : symbolize":[], ": delineate , depict":[], ": to send by express":[], ": to force out (something, such as the juice of a fruit) by pressure":[], ": to subject to pressure so as to extract something":[], ": directly, firmly, and explicitly stated":[ "my express orders" ], ": exact , precise":[], ": of a particular sort : specific":[ "for that express purpose" ], ": designed for or adapted to its purpose":[], ": designed or intended to be used for fast movement or travel":[ "an express highway with few local exits", "the express lane at the supermarket" ], ": delivered faster than usual":[ "an express shipment" ], ": designated to be delivered without delay by special messenger":[], ": a system for the prompt and safe transportation of parcels, money, or goods at rates higher than standard freight charges":[], ": a company operating such a merchandise freight service":[], ": a messenger sent on a special errand":[], ": a dispatch conveyed by a special messenger":[], ": special delivery":[], ": an express vehicle":[], ": by express":[ "delivered express" ], ": expressly":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spres", "ik-\u02c8spres, ek-" ], "synonyms":[ "air", "expound", "give", "look", "raise", "sound", "state", "vent", "ventilate", "voice" ], "antonyms":[ "concrete", "distinct", "especial", "peculiar", "precise", "set", "special", "specific" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for express Verb express , vent , utter , voice , broach , air mean to make known what one thinks or feels. express suggests an impulse to reveal in words, gestures, actions, or what one creates or produces. expressed her feelings in music vent stresses a strong inner compulsion to express especially in words. a tirade venting his frustration utter implies the use of the voice not necessarily in articulate speech. utter a groan voice does not necessarily imply vocal utterance but does imply expression or formulation in words. an editorial voicing their concerns broach adds the implication of disclosing for the first time something long thought over or reserved for a suitable occasion. broached the subject of a divorce air implies an exposing or parading of one's views often in order to gain relief or sympathy or attention. publicly airing their differences Adjective explicit , definite , express , specific mean perfectly clear in meaning. explicit implies such verbal plainness and distinctness that there is no need for inference and no room for difficulty in understanding. explicit instructions definite stresses precise, clear statement or arrangement that leaves no doubt or indecision. the law is definite in such cases express implies both explicitness and direct and positive utterance. her express wishes specific applies to what is precisely and fully treated in detail or particular. two specific criticisms", "examples":[ "Verb", "He expressed an interest in meeting her.", "She expressed surprise at his rude behavior.", "The results can be expressed as a percentage.", "The length, expressed in centimeters, is 29.", "They expressed the package to us.", "Adjective", "the express lane at the grocery store", "a trip to the supermarket with the express purpose of buying milk", "Noun", "He sent the package to us by express .", "He takes the express to work.", "Adverb", "They sent the package express .", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Snowden did express admiration for Harvard lecturer Bruce Schneier, one of the lead signatories of the letter, for his work on cryptography. \u2014 Jamie Crawley, Fortune , 11 June 2022", "Even in the slick, futuristic world of K-pop, fans express their devotion by snapping up CD bundles laden with such delights as key chains and postcards. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022", "Even conservative pundits express gratitude for Tom Cruise\u2019s comeback action picture, finding relief from the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal and other embarrassments of the current regime. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 8 June 2022", "Strain into coupe or martini glass, express a lemon peel over the top of the foam for aroma and discard and garnish with one to three raspberries, on a pick. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 4 June 2022", "Old Navy: Rainbows and words express LGBTQIA+ pride on attire from OId Navy. \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022", "Speaking of winning, both Commerson and Holt both, separately, express to THR why deaf gamers tend to perform highly. \u2014 Trilby Beresford, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 May 2022", "Community members express shock and grief in Uvalde, Tex., at a memorial for the 19 students and two adults killed in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022", "Since the casting announcement, social media has been abuzz with mixed reactions, many of which also express disappointment at the lack of cultural diversity amongst the bachelors. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 24 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "The crash closed express lanes in both directions, one lane on I-4 East and reduced I-4 West to just one lane. \u2014 Desiree Stennett, Orlando Sentinel , 6 June 2022", "Every day, the war in Ukraine reminds us of the gratuitous and appalling loss that occurs in a conflict between forces set up for the express purpose of killing. \u2014 John R. Macarthur, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022", "The messages appeared to be sent with the express purpose of forcing the candidate to drop out of the race, according to the Justice Department. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 6 Apr. 2022", "Free People is offering free express shipping on every order right now, ensuring your supersoft tees, flowy dresses, and cozy loungewear will arrive before Memorial Day. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 24 May 2022", "Walmart is offering the drone deliveries as a form of express delivery over the company\u2019s existing two-hour, next-day and two-day shipping services. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 24 May 2022", "The express fees for speedy cash rankle consumer advocates too, especially since the apps typically advertise advances as free. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022", "There will be an express entrance line for fans that come without clear bags. \u2014 al , 17 May 2022", "That effort seeks to include express language in the state Constitution indicating abortions are protected. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 17 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Parents on both sides of the gun control debate express concern about their children's safety. \u2014 Fred Backus, Anthony Salvanto, CBS News , 5 June 2022", "Alabama's draft-pick express is showing no sign of a slowdown, particularly with its two best players \u2013 linebacker Will Anderson and quarterback Bryce Young \u2013 about to enter their first year of draft eligibility. \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 1 May 2022", "Yet the Russian military is making little headway halting what has become a historic arms express . \u2014 Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Apr. 2022", "Preliminary investigation showed that, in a crash on the express , a driver involved in a prior crash got out to look at their vehicle, another vehicle couldn't stop, and the second vehicle hit the first and pushed it into the pedestrian, MSP said. \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 14 Feb. 2022", "Considering the features of most dropshipping businesses whereas a majority of the parcels are relatively lightweight, smaller in size and with fewer items in one order, sellers often choose to send products by express shipping. \u2014 Andy Chou, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021", "Citizen petitions to the F.D.A.\u2014which anyone can file to request action or express concern\u2014are published online, and within hours Cassava\u2019s stock had plunged roughly thirty per cent. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022", "For those who paid extra for express shipping, packages arrived even more punctually. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 22 Dec. 2021", "Nevertheless, international express can always be a backup alternative when delays in production happen and consumers are unsatisfied. \u2014 Andy Chou, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "All express pleasant shock at their changed Sundays. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 5 Feb. 2018", "EXPRESS -BUS SOLUTION Why the Metro Gold Line is not the solution to traffic congestion in St. Paul: Congestion is primarily during rush hour and thus the solution must address commuters during typical business hours. \u2014 Letter Writers, Twin Cities , 15 June 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French espresser , from expres , adjective":"Verb", "Middle English, from Anglo-French expres , from Latin expressus , past participle of exprimere to press out, express, from ex- + premere to press \u2014 more at press":"Adjective" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1f":"Verb", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective", "1619, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adverb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200554" }, "exult":{ "type":[ "adverb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to be extremely joyful : rejoice", ": to leap for joy", ": to feel or show great happiness : rejoice" ], "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u0259lt", "ig-\u02c8z\u0259lt" ], "synonyms":[ "crow", "delight", "exuberate", "glory", "jubilate", "joy", "kvell", "rejoice", "triumph" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "\u201cThat was the best meal I've ever had!\u201d he exulted .", "the winners of the Super Bowl spent the next week exulting in their victory", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Weinreich did not plan to stay awake until dawn to exult in that achievement, to revel in the perpetuation of the sort of uncontested primacy that most fans, in theory, crave. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022", "For fifteen years, Zabihullah Mujahid was the Tokyo Rose of the Taliban: a clandestine operative who called reporters to claim responsibility for his fighters\u2019 attacks and to exult in their victories. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022", "For the city\u2019s mayor, Ras Baraka, the progress has provided a chance to exult after he was long accused of neglecting, mismanaging and denying the severity of the problem. \u2014 Kevin Armstrong, New York Times , 11 Aug. 2021", "The day when artists and audiences can breathe and exult together in the same room is getting ever closer. \u2014 Rohan Preston, Star Tribune , 8 June 2021", "And, if the ninety-fourth Academy Awards will no longer exult in the period luxury of Union Station, perhaps another grand arena can be found. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 26 Apr. 2021", "But the new display feels liberating, giving permission to exult in simple aesthetic experience. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Mar. 2021", "Just as American adults exult in their individuality, so too are children encouraged to think of themselves as imbued with their own personality. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 26 Feb. 2021", "In different times, the result might have been cause to exult . \u2014 Glenn Gamboa, ajc , 27 Jan. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle French exulter , from Latin exsultare , literally, to leap up, from ex- + saltare to leap \u2014 more at saltation ", "first_known_use":[ "1548, in the meaning defined at sense 2" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-114610" }, "explainable":{ "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to make known":[ "explain the secret of your success" ], ": to make plain or understandable":[ "footnotes that explain the terms" ], ": to give the reason for or cause of":[ "unable to explain his strange conduct" ], ": to show the logical development or relationships of":[ "explained the new theory" ], ": to make something plain or understandable":[ "a report that suggests rather than explains" ], ": to clarify one's statements or the reasons for one's conduct":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spl\u0101n" ], "synonyms":[ "clarify", "clear (up)", "construe", "demonstrate", "demystify", "elucidate", "explicate", "expound", "get across", "illuminate", "illustrate", "interpret", "simplify", "spell out", "unriddle" ], "antonyms":[ "obscure" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for explain explain , expound , explicate , elucidate , interpret mean to make something clear or understandable. explain implies a making plain or intelligible what is not immediately obvious or entirely known. explain the rules expound implies a careful often elaborate explanation. expounding a scientific theory explicate adds the idea of a developed or detailed analysis. explicate a poem elucidate stresses the throwing of light upon as by offering details or motives previously unclear or only implicit. elucidate an obscure passage interpret adds to explain the need for imagination or sympathy or special knowledge in dealing with something. interpreting a work of art", "examples":[ "I need a lawyer to explain this contract to me.", "The professor explained the poem to the class.", "She explained how the machine worked.", "I explained to them that I would be available by phone.", "Scientists could not explain the strange lights in the sky.", "I don't know how to explain the dog's strange behavior.", "We asked him to explain his reasons to us.", "Can you explain why no one was informed earlier?", "That explains why we were so far behind schedule.", "Give me a chance to explain .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Using comparisons to explain objects of interest \u2014 whether artistic, athletic or both \u2014 isn\u2019t a new strategy. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022", "In the weeks since, officials have refused to release information that might explain why officers missed opportunity after opportunity to confront the attacker earlier and potentially save lives. \u2014 Paul Farhi, Washington Post , 28 June 2022", "Hruby, Law Director David Matty and attorney David Riley, who represents the city in this matter, were unable to explain the legalities of the agreement in time for this story. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 28 June 2022", "Board members also asked staffers to explain the $658,500 earmarked for office expenses. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022", "That first booster people were supposed to get strengthened immune memory, helping explain why protection against hospitalization and death is proving more durable. \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022", "Nichols went on to explain that her son Randon had been killed the night before, the day before what would have been his 19th birthday. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 27 June 2022", "Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Conversation has asked several scholars to explain their research on various aspects of teacher burnout. \u2014 Jeff Inglis, The Conversation , 22 June 2022", "One day, Jeffrey asked his father to explain the generous habit. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English explanen , from Latin explanare , literally, to make level, from ex- + planus level, flat \u2014 more at floor":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044142" }, "experience":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": direct observation of or participation in events as a basis of knowledge":[], ": the fact or state of having been affected by or gained knowledge through direct observation or participation":[], ": practical knowledge, skill, or practice derived from direct observation of or participation in events or in a particular activity":[], ": the length of such participation":[ "has 10 years' experience in the job" ], ": something personally encountered, undergone, or lived through":[], ": the conscious events that make up an individual life":[], ": the events that make up the conscious past of a community or nation or humankind generally":[], ": the act or process of directly perceiving events or reality":[], ": to have experience of : undergo":[ "experienced severe hardships as a child" ], ": to learn by experience (see experience entry 1 )":[ "I have experienced that a landscape and the sky unfold the deepest beauty", "\u2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spir-\u0113-\u0259ns", "ik-\u02c8spir-\u0113-\u0259n(t)s" ], "synonyms":[ "chops", "expertise", "know-how", "moxie", "proficiency", "savvy", "skills" ], "antonyms":[ "endure", "feel", "have", "know", "pass", "see", "suffer", "sustain", "taste", "undergo", "witness" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Noun", "Human experience is the ultimate source and justification for all knowledge. Experience itself has accumulated in human memory and culture, gradually producing the methods of intelligence called \"reason\" and \"science.\" \u2014 John Shook , Free Inquiry , April/May 2008", "Almost as charismatic as the ivory-bill, the California condor passed through a near-death experience and is today regaining a tentative foothold in parts of its erstwhile range. \u2014 John Terborgh , New York Review of Books , 26 Apr. 2007", "Many of his students have plenty of life experience but \u2026 never mastered the academic stuff at school. \u2014 Daryl Crimp , New Zealand Geographic , March/April 2007", "In the energetic, speculative, socially mobile urban society of the early 18th century, maternal impression, the idea that a child's appearance was directed by the mother's experiences , found advocates among London physicians as easily as it did among myth-fed country fold. \u2014 Miranda Seymour , New York Times Book Review , 17 June 2007", "Literary London was not merely a great gathering of experiences for [Samuel] Johnson, but a veritable public stew of good words. \u2014 Andrew O'Hagan , New York Review , 27 Apr. 2006", "The best way to learn is by experience .", "We need someone with experience .", "She gained a lot of experience at that job.", "I know that from personal experience .", "She has five years' experience as a computer programmer.", "He wrote about his experiences as a pilot.", "That experience is one I'd rather forget!", "She had a frightening experience .", "Verb", "Performing a risk-reward analysis can often clarify decisions. If the risk of a failed marriage is that you may have to experience heartache and an expensive divorce, you'd better think carefully. If the risk of a bad ski run is that you'll die, you'd better think even more carefully about what you'll gain by taking that risk. \u2014 Laurence Gonzales , National Geographic Adventure , March 2008", "Of course, many reporters do their best to be accurate, but they must conform to the conventions of their craft, and there is always slippage between their choice of words and the nature of an event as experienced or perceived by others. \u2014 Robert Darnton , New York Review of Books , 12 June 2008", "I spent 20-some years as a foreign correspondent and experienced my share of harrowing travel. \u2026 And unlike the brave foreign correspondents that you see on TV or read about \u2026 , I was scared silly. \u2014 P. J. O'Rourke , Forbes Life , June 2008", "That was one of the worst days I've ever experienced .", "The patient has been experiencing pain in her left shoulder.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Even though romance is not the theme of the regular Skip the Small Talk Nights, the experience can be helpful for dating. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022", "Ultimately, the pandemic proved that customer experience is a live entity. \u2014 Heikki V\u00e4\u00e4n\u00e4nen, Forbes , 29 June 2022", "So the Yuga Labs experience , the transaction fees were 40%. \u2014 Nikhilesh De, Fortune , 28 June 2022", "So the whole experience attached to this one \u2026 that was a great bundle package for me. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 27 June 2022", "For some disabled travelers, the experience has been largely free of anxiety. \u2014 Ciara Turner-ewert, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022", "The experience was especially personal for Maverick City Music co-founder Tony Brown, who would visit his mother behind bars in Staten Island as a kid. \u2014 Charlie Cooper, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022", "The whole experience in my head was all about this mother-daughter stuff. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 23 June 2022", "In his view, the experience is worth that extra hurdle. \u2014 cleveland , 23 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "In general, there are four types of meetings people experience in the course of their workday: informational, problem-solving, brainstorming and morale- or behavior-focused meetings. \u2014 Odell Mitchell Iii, Forbes , 29 June 2022", "Researchers predict that even under an optimistic scenario in which the world takes bold enough steps to keep global warming to 1.5 C (2.7 F) compared with preindustrial times, South Asia will experience more frequent bouts of deadly heat. \u2014 Heather Randell, The Conversation , 28 June 2022", "Established in 2013, the festival has since been pushing boundaries in terms of the way audiences experience art and music. \u2014 Dave Brooks, Billboard , 28 June 2022", "But as stockpiling continues, many families will continue to see empty shelves and experience a shortage of formula products, experts say. \u2014 Deidre Mcphillips, CNN , 28 June 2022", "How Ukrainians experience the war with Russia depends very much on their location. \u2014 Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 June 2022", "Parents could drop their kids off at the school and experience a different kind of open house at the bowling alley. \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022", "For instance, some research has found that women with MS may experience a worsening of MS symptoms right before their periods. \u2014 Kaitlyn Pirie, Good Housekeeping , 28 June 2022", "Add to that the agonizingly long stints of pupil dilation, and reindeer might experience something verging on mild glaucoma throughout much of their lives. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin experientia \"testing of possibilities, participation in events, skill gained by practice,\" noun derivative of experient-, experiens, present participle of exper\u012br\u012b \"to put to the test, attempt, have experience of, undergo,\" from ex- ex- entry 1 + -per\u012br\u012b, from a presumed verbal base *per- \"test, risk,\" perhaps going back to Indo-European *pr\u0325h 3 -i-":"Noun", "verbal derivative of experience entry 1":"Verb" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "1580, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205920" }, "excursion":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a going out or forth : expedition":[], ": a usually brief pleasure trip":[], ": a trip at special reduced rates":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sk\u0259r-zh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "jaunt", "junket", "outing", "ramble", "sally", "sashay", "sortie", "spin" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "They went on a brief excursion to the coast.", "our weekend excursions have encompassed virtually all parts of our home state", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The Guardians\u2019 nine-game excursion through Denver, Los Angeles and Minneapolis ended on a bright sunny Thursday afternoon in a 1-0 loss to the Twins are Target Field. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 23 June 2022", "That solo excursion soon shows the extent of the trauma hidden behind his easy swagger in a quietly sorrowful scene backed by Tony Buchen\u2019s melancholy electronic score and intercut with images of Casey naked on the rural plains. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022", "Also nearby is a golf course, tennis academy and boat excursion companies. \u2014 Alison Gregor, New York Times , 22 June 2022", "From Thailand to Turks and Caicos, Marbella to the Maldives, these opulent hotels offer charters on private yachts for hourly, daily, and multiday itineraries, with excursion options that only add to the dreamy experience. \u2014 Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022", "The antique trolley excursion follows the banks of the Fox River to the the Jon J. Duerr Forest Preserve. \u2014 Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022", "Nabongo\u2019s infectious optimism is reflected in each page of the memoir, allowing readers to gain insight into her journey through each colorful excursion . \u2014 Essence , 6 June 2022", "Mary said the sisters were very excited about the excursion . \u2014 Kyani Reid, NBC News , 27 May 2022", "Likewise, in Monte Carlo, Kristen Stewart stunned by arriving at the bash that concluded Chanel\u2019s cruise 2023 excursion in a swimsuit with a completely sheer skirt layered over top. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 9 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin excursion-, excursio , from excurrere":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213656" }, "extremity":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the farthest or most remote part, section, or point":[ "the island's westernmost extremity" ], ": extreme danger or critical need":[], ": a moment marked by imminent destruction or death":[], ": an intense degree":[ "the extremity of his participation", "\u2014 Saturday Rev." ], ": the utmost degree (as of emotion or pain)":[], ": a drastic or desperate act or measure":[ "driven to extremities" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8stre-m\u0259-t\u0113", "ik-\u02c8strem-\u0259-t\u0113", "ik-\u02c8strem-\u0259t-\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "boiling point", "breaking point", "clutch", "conjuncture", "crisis", "crossroad(s)", "crunch", "crunch time", "Dunkirk", "emergency", "exigency", "flash point", "head", "juncture", "tinderbox", "zero hour" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The extremity of her grief is impossible to imagine.", "made offers of aid to the refugees, and of asylum in extremity", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Moreover, the researchers were able to develop reliable digital measures for symptoms like upper- extremity bradykinesia and rest tremor. \u2014 Mario Aguilar, STAT , 3 June 2022", "The smoothness of travelling as a tourist seemed irreconcilable with the state of exertion and extremity that Pellegrin thought of as inherent to the creation of good work. \u2014 Ben Taub, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022", "Burbach's services include digital X-rays, spinal/ extremity adjustments, electrical muscle stimulation, hot/cold therapy, stretching, therapeutic exercise and more. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 May 2022", "Sunday services were drowned out by sloganeering, while those who couldn\u2019t get inside chuntered around with even more extremity . \u2014 Arjun Singh, National Review , 9 May 2022", "But given the extremity of the current conditions, Cloud believes the WNBA should take action to at least soften its rule. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 1 June 2022", "Immobilize the affected extremity in a neutral position with s splint. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022", "In his confrontation scene with Rodriguez, Steiger does things that are almost inhuman in their emotional extremity . \u2014 Isaac Butler, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022", "The set design, costumes, cinematography, music selection and timing, and script serve to hammer home the extremity of the characters\u2019 lives. \u2014 Caroline Downey, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210730" }, "exhaustively":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": including all possibilities : thorough":[ "conducted an exhaustive search" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u022f-stiv" ], "synonyms":[ "all-out", "clean", "complete", "comprehensive", "full-scale", "out-and-out", "thorough", "thoroughgoing", "total" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The list was long but not exhaustive .", "after an exhaustive search of our house, we still hadn't found the cat", "Recent Examples on the Web", "For the last three-plus weeks, an exhaustive search has been conducted to find explanations for the Suns collapse against the Mavericks, and especially their performance in Game 7. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022", "Our casting team, Deb Zane and Dylan Jury, spearheaded an exhaustive search, reading hundreds of actors in search of our perfect Lucy Gray. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 31 May 2022", "When the boat failed to return, the U.S. Coast Guard launched an exhaustive search, which continued for eight days, until the crew of the freighter Orient Lucky spotted Carman drifting in a life raft off Martha\u2019s Vineyard. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 10 May 2022", "This list may not be exhaustive , and the automakers are reportedly changing these lease terms for customers who are still in their current leases. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 23 Apr. 2022", "However, not all toxic chemicals used by corporations are listed in the TRI, meaning that its inventory of toxin-emitting sites is not exhaustive . \u2014 Zachary Smith, cleveland , 19 Apr. 2022", "In Arizona, Republicans behind that state's flawed election review introduced a bill to require an exhaustive review following every election. \u2014 Scott Bauer, ajc , 26 Mar. 2022", "Here is a brief introduction into the various kinds of weddings in India, which is not exhaustive but offers an overview of distinct traditions. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 4 Mar. 2022", "Everyone\u2019s tax situation is different so the IRS list isn\u2019t exhaustive . \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 7 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1789, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195316" }, "excessive":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": exceeding what is usual, proper, necessary, or normal":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8se-siv" ], "synonyms":[ "baroque", "devilish", "exorbitant", "extravagant", "extreme", "fancy", "immoderate", "inordinate", "insane", "intolerable", "lavish", "overdue", "overextravagant", "overmuch", "overweening", "plethoric", "steep", "stiff", "towering", "unconscionable", "undue", "unmerciful" ], "antonyms":[ "middling", "moderate", "modest", "reasonable", "temperate" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for excessive excessive , immoderate , inordinate , extravagant , exorbitant , extreme mean going beyond a normal limit. excessive implies an amount or degree too great to be reasonable or acceptable. excessive punishment immoderate implies lack of desirable or necessary restraint. immoderate spending inordinate implies an exceeding of the limits dictated by reason or good judgment. inordinate pride extravagant implies an indifference to restraints imposed by truth, prudence, or good taste. extravagant claims for the product exorbitant implies a departure from accepted standards regarding amount or degree. exorbitant prices extreme may imply an approach to the farthest limit possible or conceivable but commonly means only to a notably high degree. extreme shyness", "examples":[ "an excessive display of wealth", "High fever, nausea, and excessive sweating are some of the symptoms.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Crews was charged federally with excessive use of force for shooting at McAtee's niece, but the case remains open. \u2014 Kala Kachmar, The Courier-Journal , 27 June 2022", "Federal immunity is even broader; last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Border Patrol agent could not be sued for retaliation or excessive use of force after he was accused of shoving an innkeeper to the ground. \u2014 Rachel Weiner, Washington Post , 14 June 2022", "Accusations of excessive use of force by LSP officers, especially against Black people, go as far back as 2019. \u2014 Alexander Mallin, ABC News , 9 June 2022", "The inn owner said the agent pushed him and gathered papers involving the guest, and Boule later sued Egbert for violating the 4th Amendment, which forbids unreasonable searches and excessive use of force. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022", "There\u2019s also a visitation rule which states excessive use may result in relegation. \u2014 Abigail Barronian, Outside Online , 3 June 2022", "Maverick's main attraction is its flight sequences, which were largely shot practically, without excessive use of CGI. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 26 May 2022", "One of the elements of the order called for the establishment of a database tracking terminations, criminal convictions and civil judgments against law enforcement officers for excessive use of force. \u2014 Time , 26 May 2022", "Support for allowing citizens to sue individual police officers accused of excessive use of force or misconduct decreased to 54 percent from 59 percent. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205210" }, "exude":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to ooze out":[], ": to undergo diffusion":[], ": to cause to ooze or spread out in all directions":[], ": to display conspicuously or abundantly":[ "exudes charm" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u00fcd" ], "synonyms":[ "bleed", "ooze", "percolate", "seep", "strain", "sweat", "transude", "weep" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Pine trees exude a sticky substance.", "The flowers exuded a sweet fragrance.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The Rocky Mountain peaks, unburdened from heavy snow, exude their full majestic glory. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 11 May 2022", "To contrast the toughness of leather, Jacobs suggests adding feminine silhouettes and textures, or colors that exude softness and sensuality, like lilac and red. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 7 Apr. 2022", "The rooms and suites \u2014 which range from 52 to 3,300-square-feet \u2014 exude a clean, elevated elegance. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 15 July 2021", "The living quarters, which span roughly 7,500 square feet, were brought to life by Francesco Guida and exude that effortless Italian elegance. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 17 May 2022", "Staying true to himself meant Thibodeaux was willing to exude confidence one last time while at UO. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Apr. 2022", "Pieces like a fringed yellow coat, comfy knits, a jacket made from upcycled jeans pockets, corset dresses, flowery frocks, and chartreuse work boots exude hope and a belief in a future that looks much less certain after Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Vogue , 24 Feb. 2022", "The retro rooms exude happiness, with pops of bright hues in the curtains and seating. \u2014 Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022", "To contrast the toughness of leather, Jacobs suggests adding feminine silhouettes and textures, or colors that exude softness and sensuality, like lilac and red. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 7 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin exsudare , from ex- + sudare to sweat \u2014 more at sweat":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1574, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181404" }, "exasperation":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the state of being exasperated":[], ": the act or an instance of exasperating someone":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02ccza-sp\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravation", "aggro", "annoyance", "bother", "botheration", "bugbear", "frustration", "hair shirt", "hassle", "headache", "inconvenience", "irk", "irritant", "nuisance", "peeve", "pest", "rub", "ruffle", "thorn", "trial", "vexation" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "They had all experienced the exasperation and frustration of holiday shopping.", "add people who use cell phones inconsiderately to the list of daily exasperations", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The announcement of the Israeli governing coalition\u2019s collapse and the preparations for a fifth election in less than four years was met with exasperation by many Israelis. \u2014 Shira Rubin, Washington Post , 21 June 2022", "Parents' exasperation evident During the siege, frustrated onlookers urged police officers to charge into the school, according to witnesses. \u2014 CBS News , 27 May 2022", "Although its source is different, the gloom on Wall Street is mirroring a sense of exasperation across country. \u2014 Damian J. Troise And Stan Choe, Anchorage Daily News , 20 May 2022", "Eli, a poor boy done good, looks upon his bratty adult children, who were weaned on his prosperity gospel, with exasperation bordering on disgust. \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022", "And lots of people are responding to that with exasperation . \u2014 The New Yorker , 19 May 2022", "Sighing deeply with exasperation , Baumgartner ponders whether to pop Ed in the snout or to play along out of politeness. \u2014 Paul Auster, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022", "In Virginia, exasperation over public schools became a defining moment in last year\u2019s race for governor. \u2014 John J. Miller, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022", "Although its source is different, the gloom on Wall Street is mirroring a sense of exasperation across the country. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 21 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194926" }, "exchequer":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes":[], ": a former superior court having jurisdiction in England and Wales primarily over revenue matters and now merged with King's Bench":[], ": the department or office of state in Great Britain and Northern Ireland charged with the receipt and care of the national revenue":[], ": the national banking account of this realm":[], ": pecuniary resources : funds":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "iks-\u02c8che-", "\u02c8eks-\u02ccche-k\u0259r", "\u02c8eks-\u02ccche-k\u0259r, iks-\u02c8che-" ], "synonyms":[ "bankroll", "coffers", "finances", "fund", "pocket", "resources", "wherewithal" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "their son would make beseeching requests for more money whenever his personal exchequer was getting low", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In October, every household will get 200 pounds ($260) off their bills to cushion the impact of rising gas prices, at a cost of around 6 billion pounds to the exchequer . \u2014 Philip Aldrick, Bloomberg.com , 28 Mar. 2022", "The likely loss to the exchequer of between \u20ac2 billion to \u20ac2.4 billion is equivalent to a fifth of the State\u2019s annual corporate tax revenue. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 9 June 2021", "Some 64m meals were consumed at 84,000 venues over the first nine days, at a cost of \u00a3336m to the exchequer . \u2014 The Economist , 31 Aug. 2020", "The Resolution Foundation\u2019s Torsten Bell estimates Hunt\u2019s plan would cost the exchequer in the region of 13 billion pounds ($16.6 billion), while Johnson\u2019s would cost about 10 billion pounds. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Sep. 2019", "The company plans to ship \u00a32.5bn-worth of polyhalite a year at full production and send an annual \u00a3470m to the exchequer . \u2014 The Economist , 17 Oct. 2019", "Why can\u2019t Modi\u2019s all-pervasive goods and services tax pull some of it back for the exchequer to ease the financial constraints on infrastructure? \u2014 Andy Mukherjee | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 10 Sep. 2019", "Under the programme, state exchequers are taking on three-fourths of the utilities\u2019 debt. \u2014 Kuwar Singh, Quartz India , 18 June 2019", "Very often such firms are loss-making and a burden to the exchequer . \u2014 The Economist , 14 Sep. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English escheker , from Anglo-French, chessboard, counting table, exchequer \u2014 more at checker":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205925" }, "extraction":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the act or process of extracting something":[], ": ancestry , origin":[ "a family of French extraction" ], ": something extracted":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8strak-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "ancestry", "birth", "blood", "bloodline", "breeding", "descent", "family tree", "genealogy", "line", "lineage", "origin", "parentage", "pedigree", "stock", "strain" ], "antonyms":[ "issue", "posterity", "progeny", "seed" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "tooth extractions and other dental procedures", "the extraction of teeth by dentists", "the extraction of juices from plant matter", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But its exploits in Haiti left a crippling legacy of financial extraction and dashed hopes \u2014 even by the standards of a nation with a long history of both. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022", "This is the safest and most effective method of extraction . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022", "The method of chemical extraction should not produce toxic waste. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 16 May 2022", "The industry is largely aligned with the Responsible Business Alliance for sourcing raw materials, which provides guidance on reducing the social and environmental impacts of mineral extraction and processing. \u2014 K.e.d. Coan, Ars Technica , 29 Apr. 2022", "Food is connected to land, and to the way people relate to the land, and unfortunately, in our world, resources are scarce, and there\u2019s a lot of extraction of resources. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 19 Apr. 2022", "To replace a natural ingredient that traditionally has contained methyl eugenol, makers like Mane have to return to the raw materials, trying to find a new means of extraction whose result complies with the rules. \u2014 Genevieve Fullan, Longreads , 12 Apr. 2022", "In other words, without even accounting for possible violations based on method of extraction , more than half of the country\u2019s timber is illegally harvested. \u2014 Alexander Sammon, The New Republic , 16 Feb. 2022", "For example, part of this metadata extraction might include using computer vision or natural language processing algorithms to understand the content of picture, text, or voice files that are dumped as raw, unlabelled data into the lakehouse. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184154" }, "exhausted":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": completely or almost completely depleted of resources or contents":[ "\u2026 crops are grown in the resulting field for a year or a few years until the soil is exhausted , and then the field is abandoned \u2026", "\u2014 Jared Diamond" ], ": depleted of energy : extremely tired":[ "I mean I was just exhausted , totally exhausted . I could barely walk up a flight of stairs without panting and wheezing.", "\u2014 Anthony DeCurtis" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u022f-st\u0259d" ], "synonyms":[ "all in", "aweary", "beat", "beaten", "bleary", "burned-out", "burnt-out", "bushed", "dead", "done", "drained", "fatigued", "jaded", "knackered", "limp", "logy", "loggy", "played out", "pooped", "prostrate", "spent", "tapped out", "tired", "tuckered (out)", "washed-out", "wearied", "weary", "wiped out", "worn", "worn-out" ], "antonyms":[ "unwearied" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224158" }, "expounder":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to set forth : state", ": to defend with argument", ": to explain by setting forth in careful and often elaborate detail", ": to make a statement : comment", ": explain sense 1 , interpret" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spau\u0307nd", "ik-\u02c8spau\u0307nd" ], "synonyms":[ "air", "express", "give", "look", "raise", "sound", "state", "vent", "ventilate", "voice" ], "antonyms":[ "stifle", "suppress" ], "examples":[ "The article expounds the virtues of a healthy diet.", "When asked to expound , he had no comment.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "And since Suga brought it up, RM felt free to expound on the apparent upcoming break following the group\u2019s relentless pace since forming in 2013. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 14 June 2022", "Smith didn\u2019t really expound on why Westbrook being there is a bad thing. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 June 2022", "And so people pull out individual lines and expound on them. \u2014 CBS News , 1 June 2022", "Krien spoke about a study that Luminate put together on vinyl trends at the Music Biz conference in Nashville earlier this month, and Variety asked him to expound further on the company\u2019s findings. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 25 May 2022", "Democratic Senators gave fiery speeches blasting Rogers, while Borrelli took time to defend her, and members on both sides debated their right to expound on the issue. \u2014 Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022", "The report and the climate crisis were brought up sporadically by Democrats thereafter, in part as a means of asking executives to expound on their so-far meager spending on low-carbon energy. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 7 Apr. 2022", "Sitting at a corner table of the Four Seasons\u2019 lunch spot (a few seats away from Sharon Stone), Shear needs no caffeine boost to expound , rapid-fire, on his strategy for his star client. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 10 Mar. 2022", "Over the past 30 years, Darnielle has used the Mountain Goats to expound a sort of small-scale, lo-fi humanism. \u2014 Robert Rubsam, The New Republic , 24 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French espundre, expondre , from Latin exponere to explain \u2014 more at expose ", "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192958" }, "extraneousness":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": existing on or coming from the outside":[ "extraneous light" ], ": not forming an essential or vital part":[ "extraneous ornamentation" ], ": having no relevance":[ "an extraneous digression" ], ": being a number obtained in solving an equation that is not a solution of the equation":[ "extraneous roots" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ek-\u02c8str\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "accidental", "adventitious", "alien", "external", "extrinsic", "foreign", "supervenient" ], "antonyms":[ "inherent", "innate", "intrinsic" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for extraneous extrinsic , extraneous , foreign , alien mean external to a thing, its essential nature, or its original character. extrinsic applies to what is distinctly outside the thing in question or is not contained in or derived from its essential nature. sentimental value that is extrinsic to the house's market value extraneous applies to what is on or comes from the outside and may or may not be capable of becoming an essential part. arguments extraneous to the issue foreign applies to what is so different as to be rejected or repelled or to be incapable of becoming assimilated. techniques foreign to French cuisine alien is stronger than foreign in suggesting opposition, repugnance, or irreconcilability. a practice totally alien to her nature", "examples":[ "Obviously, some degree of packaging is necessary to transport and protect the products we need, but all too often manufacturers add extraneous wrappers over wrappers and layers of unnecessary plastic. \u2014 Al Gore , An Inconvenient Truth , 2006", "Industry sages argue that lump charcoal is poised for a back-to-the-future resurgence. They say that a new generation of consumers\u2014aware that most briquettes are shot through with all manner of extraneous materials, from fillers of pulverized limestone to binders of sugarcane bagasse and ignition catalysts of sodium nitrate\u2014are willing to pay the two-buck-a-bag premium for true lump, which, compared to traditional briquettes, lights quicker, burns hotter, and throws off no chemical residue. \u2014 John T. Edge , Gourmet , June 2003", "The summer concert season is at hand, which means lots of warm nights wishing the guy in the row behind you would bogart that joint instead of blowing smoke into your hair, and lots of days spent wondering just how many extraneous \u2026 charges one ticket can possibly have added on. \u2014 Entertainment Weekly , 18 May 2001", "She sped up the process by eliminating all extraneous steps.", "the architect's streamlined modern style shuns any sort of extraneous ornamentation", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Although Leila\u2019s Brothers\u2019 lengthy runtime appears to be extraneous at first, its slow pace works in its favor to showcase a strong ensemble and captivating narrative. \u2014 Jihane Bousfiha, ELLE , 2 June 2022", "The iron is eventually incorporated into products, a process that can again involve losses as extraneous material is cut away\u2014some of the excess here is also sent into the recycling process. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 20 May 2022", "One of the core concepts of the channel is its simple presentation, stripping away every extraneous element. \u2014 Billboard Japan, Billboard , 20 June 2022", "For a vehicle featuring almost nothing extraneous , the Super 3 will be hugely configurable. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022", "The package-free store, which opened on May 20 at 2310 N.E. Broadway, is one of a handful of new vendors around Portland that specialize in selling foods and household goods minus all the extraneous packaging. \u2014 Kristine De Leon, oregonlive , 12 June 2022", "Each of these celebrations was a time to block out the extraneous noise of the workaday world and feast on food and freedom. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022", "This is an effective way to bring in potential candidates without using extraneous resources. \u2014 Kara Dennison, Forbes , 28 May 2022", "Its extraneous devices, including a multipurpose Greek chorus, have been stripped away, allowing its strongest elements \u2014 Strathairn and his moving narration \u2014 to tell the harrowing story. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 19 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin extraneus \u2014 more at strange entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230122" }, "explosively":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": relating to, characterized by, or operated by explosion":[ "an explosive hatch" ], ": resulting from or as if from an explosion":[ "explosive population growth" ], ": tending to explode":[ "an explosive person" ], ": likely to erupt in or produce hostile reaction or violence":[ "an explosive situation" ], ": an explosive substance":[], ": a consonant characterized by explosion in its articulation when it occurs in certain environments : stop":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spl\u014d-siv", "-ziv" ], "synonyms":[ "acute", "almighty", "blistering", "deep", "dreadful", "excruciating", "exquisite", "fearful", "fearsome", "ferocious", "fierce", "frightful", "furious", "ghastly", "hard", "heavy", "heavy-duty", "hellacious", "intense", "intensive", "keen", "profound", "terrible", "vehement", "vicious", "violent" ], "antonyms":[ "light", "moderate", "soft" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Adjective", "He has an explosive temper.", "there's been an explosive interest in the sport since the Olympics", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Upon arrival, deputies found that a residential mailbox, which was attached to the home, was blown up by a person who placed an unknown explosive device into it, according to the release. \u2014 Megan Jones, Chicago Tribune , 29 June 2022", "Human rights groups have long condemned antipersonnel land mines \u2014 small explosive weapons that typically detonate after an unsuspecting victim steps on them \u2014 as a leading cause of preventable civilian casualties. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022", "This number is approximate amount for manufacturing a nuclear explosive device. \u2014 Somayeh Malekian, ABC News , 21 June 2022", "In a separate incident, a U.N. peacekeeper died on Sunday from injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device, the U.N. mission to Mali said in a statement. \u2014 Baba Ahmed, ajc , 20 June 2022", "Chou could face the death penalty if convicted of all charges, which also include four counts of possession of an explosive device, enhancements of lying in wait and personal discharge of a firearm causing death. \u2014 Hannah Frystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022", "Mattis and Rahman pleaded guilty last year to one count of possessing and making an explosive device, a charge carrying up to ten years in prison. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 7 June 2022", "The majority of the causalities are attributed to attacks using explosive weapons in populated areas. \u2014 Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes , 4 June 2022", "They were both killed on Nov. 12, 2007, when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "After the four-day trial, the jury found Haydt guilty of conspiracy, malicious use of an explosive , and concealing the commission of a felony. \u2014 al , 12 Apr. 2022", "Cluster munitions, a type of explosive known for their indiscriminate impact, have been reported. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Mar. 2022", "And the explosive used was likely made locally rather than gunpowder imported from China. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022", "In his closing argument on April 1, Assistant U.S. Attorney Nils Kessler said Croft wanted to test the explosive as a possible weapon to use against Whitmer\u2019s security team. \u2014 John Flesher And Ed White, chicagotribune.com , 8 Apr. 2022", "In his closing argument on April 1, Assistant U.S. Attorney Nils Kessler said Croft wanted to test the explosive as a possible weapon to use against Whitmer\u2019s security team. \u2014 John Flesher And Ed White, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Apr. 2022", "In his closing argument on April 1, Assistant U.S. Attorney Nils Kessler said Croft wanted to test the explosive as a possible weapon to use against Whitmer\u2019s security team. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Apr. 2022", "Nestled nearby, unseen by them, was an antipersonnel device, a deadly tactic targeting anyone trying to defuse the larger explosive . \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022", "Mas\u2019ud is charged in a criminal complaint with for allegedly providing the suitcase with the prepared explosive that was later placed onboard the flight. \u2014 CNN , 23 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1696, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective", "1773, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201227" }, "exacerbate":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to make more violent, bitter , or severe", ": to cause (a disease or its symptoms) to become more severe" ], "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8za-s\u0259r-\u02ccb\u0101t", "ig-\u02c8zas-\u0259r-\u02ccb\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravate", "complicate", "worsen" ], "antonyms":[ "allay", "alleviate", "assuage", "ease", "help", "mitigate", "relieve" ], "examples":[ "The declining retirement security faced by growing numbers of Americans is being exacerbated by increasing longevity and quickly rising health care costs. \u2014 Jeff Madrick , New York Review of Books , 20 Mar. 2008", "\u2026 the sway that pack journalism holds on the Beltway press corps persists. The Crowd is never so influential as in the ever-lengthening season of presidential campaigns. The feverish obsessions of the blogosphere have only exacerbated the phenomenon: Now the herd just turns faster in pursuit of some ginned-up \"controversy\" or faux scandal. \u2014 Editor & Publisher , April 2007", "The proposed factory shutdown would only exacerbate our unemployment problems.", "His angry comments have exacerbated tensions in the negotiation process.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Spending most of your time alone and avoiding connection with others can exacerbate S.A.D. \u2014 Nikki Brown, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022", "The experience in the District of Columbia highlights how aggressive tactics to seize guns can exacerbate tensions with communities and collide with the realities of successful prosecutions. \u2014 Peter Hermann, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022", "Protesters and leaders in communities of color have said the presence of military hardware can exacerbate tensions and create a threatening image. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Feb. 2022", "Certain drugs and supplements (including some decongestants, bronchodilators, and even echinacea) can exacerbate caffeine's effects, causing your heart to race or your blood pressure to go up more, notes the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 31 May 2022", "And regardless of intention, research shows that such images can exacerbate viewers\u2019 implicit racial biases. \u2014 Julia Wickstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022", "Other experts, including some at the CDC, say it\u2019s more appropriate to capture a wider group of patients in hospitalization counts, since Covid can exacerbate other underlying conditions that can lead to a hospitalization. \u2014 Drew Armstrong, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022", "But the pervasiveness of copper theft disrupting mining operations could lead to higher operational costs, which could exacerbate preexisting labor unrest issues in the industry and make meeting the elevated demand a challenge. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 14 May 2022", "In fact, research claims that wearing the wrong shoe can exacerbate pain in other areas of the body such as the knees, hips, and even the back. \u2014 Ni'kesia Pannell, Woman's Day , 6 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin exacerb\u0101tus, past participle of exacerb\u0101re \"to irritate, exasperate, make worse,\" from ex- ex- entry 1 + acerb\u0101re \"to make bitter, make worse,\" verbal derivative of acerbus \"acid, bitter, bitterly hostile, distressing\" \u2014 more at acerb ", "first_known_use":[ "1660, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194918" }, "exploration":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the act or an instance of exploring":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02ccspl\u022f-", "\u02ccek-spl\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "delving", "disquisition", "examen", "examination", "inquest", "inquiry", "inquisition", "investigation", "probation", "probe", "probing", "research", "study" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "a topic for scholarly exploration", "the early exploration of the West", "early explorations of the West", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The family\u2019s many adventures (favorite destinations included Jordan and Morocco) instilled in Eddy a love of exploration . \u2014 James Reginato, Town & Country , 23 June 2022", "Set against an ever-evolving backdrop that encompasses 45 years of space exploration , Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 are finally nearing the end of their broadcast back to Earth. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 22 June 2022", "Take a stroll through McGovern Centennial Gardens Part of the Hermann Park Conservancy, the McGovern Centennial Gardens are worthy of their own day of exploration . \u2014 Gabi De La Rosa, Chron , 8 June 2022", "When the opportunity arrives to escape her father\u2019s shady schemes, Sai goes on a great voyage of exploration . \u2014 Christina Barron, Washington Post , 1 June 2022", "Keep an attitude of exploration instead of getting attached to anything at this point. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 28 May 2022", "While the Old Man's Cave area and its connecting trails alone are well worth the trip to Hocking Hills, there are so many other trails worthy of exploration . \u2014 Andrea Reeves, The Enquirer , 16 May 2022", "In a call with reporters on Thursday NASA's chief of human exploration , Jim Free, said the agency is making progress to ready the Space Launch System rocket for its next wet dress test. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 6 May 2022", "Once the apprehensive camper, Shequeita now sees in many of her guests the same misgivings that once inhibited her sense of exploration \u2014a dearth of similar faces, beliefs, or cultural experiences, and the precarity that permeates as a result. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 5 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1537, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171550" }, "exorbitant":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": not coming within the scope of the law":[], ": exceeding the customary or appropriate limits in intensity, quality, amount, or size":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u022fr-b\u0259-t\u0259nt" ], "synonyms":[ "baroque", "devilish", "excessive", "extravagant", "extreme", "fancy", "immoderate", "inordinate", "insane", "intolerable", "lavish", "overdue", "overextravagant", "overmuch", "overweening", "plethoric", "steep", "stiff", "towering", "unconscionable", "undue", "unmerciful" ], "antonyms":[ "middling", "moderate", "modest", "reasonable", "temperate" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exorbitant excessive , immoderate , inordinate , extravagant , exorbitant , extreme mean going beyond a normal limit. excessive implies an amount or degree too great to be reasonable or acceptable. excessive punishment immoderate implies lack of desirable or necessary restraint. immoderate spending inordinate implies an exceeding of the limits dictated by reason or good judgment. inordinate pride extravagant implies an indifference to restraints imposed by truth, prudence, or good taste. extravagant claims for the product exorbitant implies a departure from accepted standards regarding amount or degree. exorbitant prices extreme may imply an approach to the farthest limit possible or conceivable but commonly means only to a notably high degree. extreme shyness", "examples":[ "The citizens of Xiaoli Village move lazily, with a languor born of chronic underemployment. They are farmers by tradition, but exorbitant taxes have leached any profitability out of their profession. \u2014 Hannah Beech , Time , 27 Oct. 2003", "As with the black truffle, foie gras is as exorbitant ($52 a pound) as it is decadent (one gram of foie gras can reportedly be 900 calories). \u2014 Heather Morgan , Traveler , April 2000", "\u2026 I recommend that the Congress adopt \u2026 [a] continuation of the law for the renegotiation of war contracts\u2014which will prevent exorbitant profits and assure fair prices to the Government. \u2014 Franklin D. Roosevelt 11 Jan. 1944 , in Nothing to Fear by B. D. Zevin , 1946", "They were charged exorbitant rates for phone calls.", "the cost of our stay was so exorbitant you would have thought that we had bought the hotel and not just spent a few nights there", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In April, 2011, Thylmann was able to secure a three-hundred-and-sixty-two-million-dollar loan, arranged in part by a New York hedge fund called Colbeck Capital, at an exorbitant interest rate. \u2014 Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022", "Or in ending Apartheid, once golfers quit taking exorbitant sums to play in segregationist Pretoria. \u2014 Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022", "The Reunions gathering is a time for celebrating accomplishments, reconnecting with friends, and dancing to terrible music \u2014 all enhanced by an exorbitant amount of alcohol. \u2014 Abigail Anthony, National Review , 5 June 2022", "Price turbulence is enough to induce the Bitcoin bends, and the system is environmentally destructive, since the computational network uses exorbitant amounts of electricity. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022", "But this is not a bottle to spend an exorbitant amount of time and money chasing on the secondary market. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 22 May 2022", "This is evidenced by the exorbitant amount of money Black consumers spend on hair and skincare each year\u2013 $1.5 trillion in 2022. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 12 Apr. 2022", "Supporters say consumers are already paying exorbitant amounts for health care, saying a single-payer system would save money by eliminating deductibles, copays and expensive monthly insurance premiums. \u2014 CBS News , 1 Feb. 2022", "Set on the outskirts of Palermo, the fascinating historic city center can be reached easily enough by taxi\u2014even though the local cab drivers have a tendency to charge exorbitant amounts for the three-mile drive. \u2014 Isabelle Kliger, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Late Latin exorbitant-, exorbitans , present participle of exorbitare to deviate, from Latin ex- + orbita track of a wheel, rut, from orbis disk, hoop":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210553" }, "exit":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "script annotation", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": a departure from a stage":[], ": the act of going out or away":[ "made an early exit" ], ": death":[], ": a way out of an enclosed place or space":[], ": one of the designated points of departure from an expressway":[], ": to go out or away : depart":[], ": die":[], ": leave sense 3a":[], ": to cause (a computer program or routine) to cease running":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-s\u0259t", "\u02c8eg-z\u0259t" ], "synonyms":[ "egress", "issue", "outlet" ], "antonyms":[ "bail", "bail out", "begone", "book", "bug off", "bug out", "bugger off", "buzz (off)", "clear off", "clear out", "cut out", "depart", "dig out", "get", "get off", "go", "go off", "move", "pack (up ", "part", "peel off", "pike (out ", "pull out", "push off", "push on", "quit", "run along", "sally (forth)", "scarper", "shove (off)", "step (along)", "take off", "vamoose", "walk out" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Noun", "Use the emergency exit in case of fire.", "There are 12 exits in the building.", "We can't get out this way: the sign says \u201cNo Exit .\u201d", "Verb", "The team exited the tournament early.", "Save your work and then exit the program.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "When Fey left the long-running skit show to bring 30 Rock to television audiences, Richmond also made his exit to work with his wife on her new comedy. \u2014 Desiree Ossandon, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022", "In orchestrating its exit , USC has instead flipped the table over entirely. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022", "After his exit , Cardenas founded Sol Tribe, and set out to have a different kind of space, one that truly felt safe. \u2014 Marisa Kabas, Rolling Stone , 19 June 2022", "The bottom line is that planning your exit strategy in your business will offer another layer of income that your company provides to you. \u2014 Melissa Houston, Forbes , 15 June 2022", "Russian President Vladimir Putin has no exit strategy for the Ukraine war \u2013 and that is a problem for the West, President Joe Biden says. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022", "The coalition is a nonprofit and is not receiving city funding for its work on the exit strategy. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 7 May 2022", "Was there an exit strategy, consistent with the goals of a conservatorship or was it being perpetuated for reasons that were inconsistent with Britney\u2019s stated desires and rights as a human? \u2014 Malina Saval, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022", "Local governments across the country will be learning from Shanghai\u2019s mistakes, and antiviral drugs will help cushion the blow of new outbreaks, but neither will address China\u2019s underlying issue: a distinct lack of an exit strategy. \u2014 Ruby Osman, Time , 20 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "First, the company was sold to AT&T, but massive debt and the telecom\u2019s decision to exit the media business resulted in another sale, with Discovery taking over the company this year. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 1 June 2022", "That followed the company\u2019s decision to exit its Russia operations including its joint ventures with energy giant Gazprom PJSC. \u2014 Jenny Strasburg, WSJ , 12 May 2022", "The massive profit comes despite the company having to write down $3.9 billion for its decision to exit operations in Russia following the invasion. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 5 May 2022", "Companies could come under congressional pressure to exit Russia. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 23 Mar. 2022", "The veteran sportscaster, who has called a handful of SNF games in the past few years, had been widely expected to take the job following Al Michaels\u2019 decision to exit NBC after his contract expired. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Mar. 2022", "The decision to exit the Nord Stream 2 investment comes days after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz effectively killed the project by suspending its certification. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022", "Drivers who exit the road now pay $3.25 at the main toll plaza and $1.50 at a ramp. \u2014 Lori Aratani, Washington Post , 15 June 2022", "The lack of a roadmap to exit from an approach that is increasingly challenged by the highly contagious Omicron variant has rattled investors and frustrated businesses. \u2014 Brenda Goh, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed from Latin, third person singular present indicative of exe\u014d, ex\u012bre \"to come or go out,\" from ex- ex- entry 1 + \u012bre \"to go\" \u2014 more at issue entry 1":"Script annotation", "in part derivative of exit entry 1 or exit entry 3 , in part borrowed from Latin exitus \"act of going out, departure, means of departure, way out, final point, conclusion,\" from exi-, variant stem of ex\u012bre \"to come or go out\" (from ex- ex- entry 1 + \u012bre \"to go\") + -tus, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at issue entry 1":"Noun", "derivative of exit entry 1 or exit entry 2":"Verb" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1548, in the meaning defined above":"Script annotation", "1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1607, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233101" }, "expletive":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one that serves to fill out or as a filling":[], ": serving to fill up":[ "expletive phrases" ], ": marked by the use of expletives":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-spl\u0259-tiv" ], "synonyms":[ "curse", "cuss", "cussword", "dirty word", "four-letter word", "obscenity", "profanity", "swear", "swearword", "vulgarism" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Noun", "Angry expletives filled the air.", "Expletives were deleted from the transcript of their conversation.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "After Randle fell to the ground, the officer uttered an expletive . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022", "Sacha Baumann, who publishes the L.A. arts broadsheet Full Blede, posted Kruger\u2019s image with an accompanying expletive . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022", "Trump reportedly asked an aide to text the group's president, David McIntosh, an expletive after the group aired another anti-Vance ad last week. \u2014 Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer , 27 Apr. 2022", "Later, as Obama\u2019s vice president, Biden was captured on a microphone whispering an expletive to Obama at the bill signing for the landmark health care law. \u2014 Tyler Pager And Matt Viser, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Mar. 2022", "An arrest record from the Broward County Sheriff's Office shows that a deputy responded to a call of a naked man by a school, at which point McDowell allegedly stood up from a curb and spoke an expletive . \u2014 NBC News , 18 Jan. 2022", "After referring to the Russian army with an expletive , Tinkov turned his attention towards criticizing the Russian government directly. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 20 Apr. 2022", "Rosenbaum yelled an expletive at Rittenhouse and lunged for his gun before Rittenhouse fired at him, according to the defense. \u2014 Michael Tarm, Amy Forliti, Scott Bauer, Anchorage Daily News , 3 Nov. 2021", "Nearly 400 Russian-language stories mentioned Fox News the week that Mr. Biden directed an under-the-breath expletive at Peter Doocy, a Fox News reporter, according to Zignal Labs. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Late Latin expletivus , from Latin expletus , past participle of expl\u0113re to fill out, from ex- + pl\u0113re to fill \u2014 more at full":"Adjective" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184710" }, "extermination":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to get rid of completely usually by killing off", ": to get rid of completely : wipe out" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8st\u0259r-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t", "ik-\u02c8st\u0259r-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "abolish", "annihilate", "black out", "blot out", "cancel", "clean (up)", "efface", "eradicate", "erase", "expunge", "extirpate", "liquidate", "obliterate", "root (out)", "rub out", "snuff (out)", "stamp (out)", "sweep (away)", "wipe out" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "We made arrangements to have the termites exterminated .", "The invaders nearly exterminated the native people.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Gorr is on a personal quest to exterminate all gods. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 30 May 2022", "Per city and state housing rules, the board cannot abdicate its responsibility to exterminate . \u2014 Ronda Kaysen, New York Times , 4 June 2022", "Then there are the Ultron bots, which aren\u2019t set out to exterminate the human race. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 11 May 2022", "Ukrainian President Zelenskyy also accused Russia of trying to exterminate Ukrainians after Russian missile hit food and grain warehouses, while the United States denies any involvement in the sinking of a Russian fleet. \u2014 Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022", "Removing the name of a man who tried to exterminate the Lakota and replacing it with the name of Black Elk on the Lakota\u2019s sacred mountain is a step toward reconciliation and restorative justice. \u2014 Bonnie Mcgill, Scientific American , 22 Apr. 2022", "The two disagree over politics \u2014 Grindelwald wants to exterminate all Muggles, while Dumbledore decidedly opposes that plan \u2014 and Grindelwald asks his former friend why he's changed his mind. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 16 Apr. 2022", "In the spring of 1958, the Chinese government mobilized the entire nation to exterminate sparrows, which Mao declared pests that destroyed crops. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022", "Opponents of the legislation framed it as a chilling mandate to exterminate ninety per cent of the state\u2019s fifteen hundred or so wolves. \u2014 Paige Williams, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Latin exterminatus , past participle of exterminare , from ex- + terminus boundary \u2014 more at term entry 1 ", "first_known_use":[ "1591, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205513" }, "expressway":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a high-speed divided highway for through traffic with access partially or fully controlled", ": a highway for rapid traffic" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spres-\u02ccw\u0101", "ik-\u02c8spres-\u02ccw\u0101" ], "synonyms":[ "arterial", "artery", "avenue", "boulevard", "carriageway", "drag", "drive", "freeway", "high road", "highway", "pass", "pike", "road", "roadway", "route", "row", "street", "thoroughfare", "thruway", "trace", "turnpike", "way" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a baffling maze of high-speed expressways encircles the city", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The shooting was at least the 171st on a Cook County expressway so far in 2021, Robinson said. \u2014 Katherine Rosenberg-douglas, chicagotribune.com , 16 Sep. 2021", "Included were a public dashboard mapping every expressway shooting in the state since 2019 and a law named after Tamara Clayton, 55, a mail handler who was gunned down on her way to work three years ago. \u2014 Tim Stelloh, NBC News , 3 June 2022", "The Buffalo News \u2014 like the region\u2019s civic leadership \u2014 didn\u2019t seem to have the best interests of the Black community as a top priority as decisions were being made about the expressway , the football stadium and the university. \u2014 Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post , 20 May 2022", "As one of the characters announces, anyone driving on a road that is an expressway is on a road designed by Moses. \u2014 David Benedict, Variety , 25 Mar. 2022", "Besides routing traffic around downtown, the Crosstown would have given trucks from the industrial belt on the West and Southwest Sides direct access to the regional expressway network without having to use arterial streets or the downtown route. \u2014 Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune , 13 May 2022", "The revenue from each $40 fine will be used for the operating cost of the camera system and to clean and make repairs to the expressway . \u2014 Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 12 Apr. 2022", "When the detective initiated a traffic stop, the driver fled and wrecked into multiple police cars before eventually coming to a stop on the Long Island expressway . \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 27 Apr. 2022", "While driving on the expressway their car collided with a truck. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 25 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1944, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-212600" }, "exaggeration":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an act or instance of exaggerating something : overstatement of the truth":[ "She told us what happened without exaggeration .", "a report filled with exaggerations and outright lies", "But it's no exaggeration to say that this car has been one of the major linchpins of the burgeoning Asian hot-rod phenomenon.", "\u2014 Tony Swan", "Scads of fibs, exaggerations and misleading statements have been swept up in the dragnet \u2026", "\u2014 James Poniewozik" ], ": a statement that exaggerates something":[ "She told us what happened without exaggeration .", "a report filled with exaggerations and outright lies", "But it's no exaggeration to say that this car has been one of the major linchpins of the burgeoning Asian hot-rod phenomenon.", "\u2014 Tony Swan", "Scads of fibs, exaggerations and misleading statements have been swept up in the dragnet \u2026", "\u2014 James Poniewozik" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02ccza-j\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "caricature", "coloring", "elaboration", "embellishment", "embroidering", "embroidery", "hyperbole", "magnification", "overstatement", "padding", "stretching" ], "antonyms":[ "meiosis", "understatement" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1565, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213633" }, "exordium":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a beginning or introduction especially to a discourse or composition" ], "pronounciation":[ "eg-\u02c8z\u022fr-d\u0113-\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[ "foreword", "intro", "introduction", "preamble", "preface", "prelude", "proem", "prologue", "prolog", "prolusion" ], "antonyms":[ "epilogue", "epilog" ], "examples":[ "in his exordium the author warns his readers that they should expect a radically different interpretation of the causes of the war" ], "history_and_etymology":"Latin, from exordiri to begin, from ex- + ordiri to begin \u2014 more at order ", "first_known_use":[ "1577, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-231757" }, "exiguous":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": excessively scanty : inadequate" ], "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8zi-gy\u0259-w\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "hand-to-mouth", "light", "meager", "meagre", "niggardly", "poor", "scant", "scanty", "scarce", "skimp", "skimpy", "slender", "slim", "spare", "sparing", "sparse", "stingy" ], "antonyms":[ "abundant", "ample", "bountiful", "copious", "generous", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful" ], "examples":[ "computer equipment that would be prohibitively expensive, given the rural school's exiguous resources" ], "history_and_etymology":"Latin exiguus , from exigere ", "first_known_use":[ "1630, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-020435" }, "extemporization":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the act of extemporizing : improvisation":[], ": something extemporized":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02ccstem-p\u0259-r\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "ad-lib", "impromptu", "improv", "improvisation" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224900" }, "expect":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "intransitive verb", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to consider probable or certain", ": to consider reasonable, due, or necessary", ": to consider bound in duty or obligated", ": to anticipate or look forward to the coming or occurrence of", ": suppose , think", ": await", ": to be pregnant : await the birth of one's child", ": to look forward", ": wait , stay", ": to think that something probably will be or happen", ": to await the arrival of", ": to consider to be obliged", ": to consider reasonable, due, or necessary", ": to be pregnant : await the birth of one's child" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spekt", "ik-\u02c8spekt", "ik-\u02c8spekt" ], "synonyms":[ "anticipate", "await", "hope (for)", "watch (for)" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Proof, the group\u2019s latest release, is their most ambitious yet, but not necessarily in the way many would expect . \u2014 Natalie Morin, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022", "Experts don't expect car prices to settle anytime soon. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 10 June 2022", "Though even if Kerr gives some of Poole\u2019s minutes to Stephen Curry as many expect , Poole must figure out how to contribute when he\u2019s on the court \u2014 a daunting task for a 22-year-old so new to this stage. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 June 2022", "Results regarding peeing in bottles (or around a customer's house) and casual hookups were all higher than most people likely expect . \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 4 June 2022", "Based on normal evolutionary timelines, scientists would expect a virus like monkeypox to pick up that many mutations over perhaps 50 years, not four, Neher said. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 3 June 2022", "The Tesla worker who spoke with The Post said some groups of employees expect to continue to be exempt from returning to the office. \u2014 Rachel Lerman, Faiz Siddiqui, Christian Davenport, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022", "As every organization can expect a cyberattack, cyber-specific goals must be aligned across the enterprise. \u2014 Jeffrey Alpaugh, Forbes , 1 June 2022", "Some analysts said investors expect executives\u2014particularly founders\u2014to sell stock in or after an initial public offering after having their stakes locked up for so long. \u2014 Corrie Driebusch And Tom Mcginty, WSJ , 27 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Latin exspectare to look forward to, from ex- + spectare to look at, frequentative of specere to look \u2014 more at spy ", "first_known_use":[ "1560, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-033456" }, "excusable":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to make apology for":[], ": to try to remove blame from":[], ": to forgive entirely or disregard as of trivial import : regard as excusable":[ "graciously excused his tardiness" ], ": to grant exemption or release to":[ "was excused from jury duty" ], ": to allow to leave":[ "excused the class" ], ": to serve as excuse for : justify":[ "nothing can excuse such neglect" ], ": the act of excusing":[], ": something offered as justification or as grounds for being excused":[], ": an expression of regret for failure to do something":[], ": a note of explanation of an absence":[], ": justification , reason":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sky\u00fcs", "ik-\u02c8sky\u00fcz", "imperatively often \u02c8sky\u00fcz" ], "synonyms":[ "blink (at)", "brush (aside ", "condone", "discount", "disregard", "forgive", "gloss (over)", "gloze (over)", "ignore", "overlook", "overpass", "paper over", "pardon", "pass over", "remit", "shrug off", "whitewash", "wink (at)" ], "antonyms":[ "alibi", "apology", "defense", "justification", "plea", "reason" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for excuse Verb excuse , condone , pardon , forgive mean to exact neither punishment nor redress. excuse may refer to specific acts especially in social or conventional situations or the person responsible for these. excuse an interruption excused them for interrupting Often the term implies extenuating circumstances. injustice excuses strong responses condone implies that one overlooks without censure behavior (such as dishonesty or violence) that involves a serious breach of a moral, ethical, or legal code, and the term may refer to the behavior or to the agent responsible for it. a society that condones alcohol but not narcotics pardon implies that one remits a penalty due for an admitted or established offense. pardon a criminal forgive implies that one gives up all claim to requital and to resentment or vengeful feelings. could not forgive their rudeness Noun apology , apologia , excuse , plea , pretext , alibi mean matter offered in explanation or defense. apology usually applies to an expression of regret for a mistake or wrong with implied admission of guilt or fault and with or without reference to mitigating or extenuating circumstances. said by way of apology that he would have met them if he could apologia implies not admission of guilt or regret but a desire to make clear the grounds for some course, belief, or position. his speech was an apologia for his foreign policy excuse implies an intent to avoid or remove blame or censure. used illness as an excuse for missing the meeting plea stresses argument or appeal for understanding or sympathy or mercy. her usual plea that she was nearsighted pretext suggests subterfuge and the offering of false reasons or motives in excuse or explanation. used any pretext to get out of work alibi implies a desire to shift blame or evade punishment and imputes mere plausibility to the explanation. his alibi failed to stand scrutiny", "examples":[ "Verb", "His boss excused the mistake but told him to be more careful next time.", "Please excuse me for not calling sooner.", "I was excused from jury duty.", "The teacher excused the class from homework that day.", "Nothing can excuse that kind of rudeness.", "Her father's illness excused her absence.", "Noun", "What's your excuse for being so late?", "She had no valid excuse for not finishing her homework.", "He's always making excuses for himself.", "I made my excuses and left.", "His birthday gives us a good excuse for a party.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "This support is indeed positive signaling for Web3 and its counterparts, but there is another very visceral side to that coin ( excuse the pun). \u2014 Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone , 10 May 2022", "Perhaps just as striking was the focus on GOP lawmakers who appear to have enabled and, in many cases, continue to excuse the lawlessness around that horrific day. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 10 June 2022", "Some courts have said this may excuse an employee from reporting or making multiple complaints about harassment. \u2014 Eric Bachman, Forbes , 8 June 2022", "The visual effects team ended up, excuse the bad pun, skinning it over to make the skin a little more realistic. \u2014 John Jurgensen, WSJ , 4 June 2022", "Marie looked around the room, scanning it for reasons to excuse herself. \u2014 Ling Ma, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022", "Post-pandemic, employees are coming up with every possible reason/ excuse to avoid going back into the office. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 7 May 2022", "That may explain, if not exactly excuse , some of his behavior. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 7 May 2022", "But, other experts say that that doesn't automatically excuse you from purchasing a gift. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "This tour also gave Kreischer an excuse to hang out with his comedy friends. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 24 June 2022", "The change of the seasons is as good an excuse as any to invest in a new perfume. \u2014 ELLE , 23 June 2022", "If an ordinary criminal tried that excuse for any crime, they would be laughed out of the courtroom. \u2014 Michael Ronickher, Fortune , 23 June 2022", "In their minds, Ukraine and other competing issues may be less an explanation for inaction than an excuse . \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 June 2022", "These days, however, the festival is more an excuse for the community of women to exchange bawdy jokes. \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 20 June 2022", "Working together, said Mr. Michele, gave the friends an excuse to see each other. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 20 June 2022", "Salespeople often make this excuse during sales lead generation. \u2014 Brian Cristiano, Forbes , 16 June 2022", "Given these current and projected reserves, Kushner added, there\u2019s no excuse for the state not to invest in a workforce that risked much and \u2014 in the case of many households \u2014 remains in crisis. \u2014 Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant , 16 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French escuser, excuser , from Latin excusare , from ex- + causa cause, explanation":"Verb" }, "first_known_use":{ "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001933" }, "exorcise":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration":[], ": to get rid of (something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive)":[], ": to free of an evil spirit":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-\u02ccs\u022fr-\u02ccs\u012bz", "-s\u0259r-" ], "synonyms":[ "cashier", "cast (off)", "chuck", "deep-six", "discard", "ditch", "dump", "eighty-six", "86", "fling (off ", "jettison", "junk", "lay by", "lose", "pitch", "reject", "scrap", "shed", "shuck (off)", "slough (off)", "sluff (off)", "throw away", "throw out", "toss", "unload" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The movie is about a priest who tries to exorcise demons from a young girl.", "please exorcise that offensive word from your vocabulary", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Their demise is meant to exorcise their polluting power and symbolize hope for the coming year. \u2014 Dimitris Xygalatas, The Conversation , 23 June 2022", "Nathan Chen's quest to exorcise the Olympic demons from four years ago is now complete. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2022", "In addition to the WJH meetings, Saal has participated in other activities, including leading a writing circle that has helped him exorcise some of his demons. \u2014 cleveland , 18 Apr. 2022", "All this good news helped exorcise the memory of several ugly recent performances. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Mar. 2022", "Nathan Chen's quest to exorcise the demons from the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang is nearly complete. \u2014 USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2022", "Along came Arby\u2019s and a chance to exorcise those demons. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022", "The political order in Europe after 1945 was built to exorcise the ghosts of the past once and for all. \u2014 Bruno Ma\u00e7\u00e3es, Time , 1 Mar. 2022", "The top seed in the east pod of districts looks to exorcise its demons at Euclid, where the Arcs lost in the 2019 and \u201820 district finals. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 28 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French exorciscer , from Late Latin exorcizare , from Greek exorkizein , from ex- + horkizein to bind by oath, adjure, from horkos oath":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1539, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022211" }, "exciting":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": producing excitement", ": producing excitement" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8s\u012b-ti\u014b", "ik-\u02c8s\u012b-ti\u014b" ], "synonyms":[ "breathtaking", "charged", "electric", "electrifying", "exhilarating", "exhilarative", "galvanic", "galvanizing", "hair-raising", "heart-stopping", "inspiring", "intoxicating", "kicky", "mind-bending", "mind-blowing", "mind-boggling", "rip-roaring", "rousing", "stimulating", "stirring", "thrilling" ], "antonyms":[ "unexciting" ], "examples":[ "an exciting trip to Africa", "an exciting account of her adventures", "This isn't a very exciting book.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "There are more ways to find cheaper therapy today, and that\u2019s exciting . \u2014 Jennifer Chen, SELF , 16 June 2022", "The band should be well tuned and the drinks flowing for several novels in this exciting new series. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 16 June 2022", "While the state championship is great and exciting , the win that everyone wanted including Maisy. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022", "Just having the freedom to explore more styles and techniques, combined with the boost of confidence the first game gave me, made the whole process very exciting . \u2014 Josh Chesler, SPIN , 15 June 2022", "Other innovations are equally as exciting , revolutionary, and sometimes even life-changing. \u2014 Serenity Gibbons, Forbes , 9 June 2022", "Taking the best of every world and creating something new, exciting , with concepts never seen before. \u2014 Emiliano De Pablos, Variety , 6 June 2022", "The technology rolling out at breakneck speed is new, untested, risky, exciting and rewarding. \u2014 Denise (ajayi) Williams, Forbes , 3 June 2022", "The future is exciting , and our city and fan base have embraced this new generation of incredible young players. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 2 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1647, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-104927" }, "exasperating":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": causing strong feelings of irritation or annoyance":[ "an exasperating delay", "After the most frustrating, aggravating and exasperating two days of his career \u2026", "\u2014 Jack Curry", "The following days brought light fluky winds and I made only 35 miles of progress in two days. It was very exasperating .", "\u2014 Tom Peterson" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8za-sp\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-ti\u014b" ], "synonyms":[ "abrasive", "aggravating", "annoying", "bothersome", "carking", "chafing", "disturbing", "frustrating", "galling", "irksome", "irritating", "maddening", "nettlesome", "nettling", "peeving", "pesky", "pestiferous", "pestilent", "pestilential", "pesty", "plaguey", "plaguy", "rankling", "rebarbative", "riling", "vexatious", "vexing" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1592, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181417" }, "extinction":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the act of making extinct or causing to be extinguished":[], ": the process of eliminating or reducing a conditioned response by not reinforcing it":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sti\u014b(k)-sh\u0259n", "ik-\u02c8sti\u014bk-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilation", "decimation", "demolishment", "demolition", "desolation", "destruction", "devastation", "extermination", "havoc", "loss", "mincemeat", "obliteration", "ruin", "ruination", "wastage", "wreckage" ], "antonyms":[ "building", "construction", "erection", "raising" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "the extinction of all life in the region", "the extinction of many old traditions", "Mass extinctions of prehistoric animals are known to have occurred.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Similarly, when the Cambridge children asked David Attenborough questions in an adorable video, George had extinction on his mind. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 23 June 2022", "His research interests revolve around the evolution and extinction of plant life on Earth. \u2014 Chris Mays, Scientific American , 23 June 2022", "And like Randall, Brusatte keeps his eye on the big picture \u2013 the potential for human extinction . \u2014 Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2022", "Fred\u2019s species had millions of years in its rearview and mere millennia until extinction . \u2014 Peter Brannen, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022", "Prince William previously shared his eldest son's concern for the natural world, revealing that Prince George was deeply saddened while learning about extinction . \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022", "History, opposition and extinction Growing up in Vernal, Melinda Barlow remembers her backyard being filled with three things: rebar, buckets of cement and dinosaur statues taller than her house. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022", "The findings offer a glimmer of hope for a species that, without intervention to halt climate change, will be trending towards extinction by the end of the decade. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 June 2022", "Why did all those early \u201960s pop idols face immediate chart extinction as soon as the Beatles arrived? \u2014 Steve Greenberg, Billboard , 15 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192855" }, "exhilarate":{ "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to make (someone) very happy and excited or elated", ": to make cheerful or excited" ], "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8zi-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t", "ig-\u02c8zi-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "charge", "electrify", "excite", "galvanize", "intoxicate", "pump up", "thrill", "titillate", "turn on" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the exhilarating feeling of flying that hang gliding offers", "the climactic moment of commencement ceremonies usually exhilarates graduates and proud parents alike", "Recent Examples on the Web", "What did devastate and exhilarate , all these years, was Issa and Molly. \u2014 The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2021", "Such applications of ambiguous irony allow President Trump to embarrass conventional media in ways that exhilarate his supporters. \u2014 Dan Brooks, New York Times , 7 Oct. 2020", "That said, don\u2019t expect to exhilarate in the Ghost\u2019s ability to carve canyon roads. \u2014 Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com , 30 Sep. 2020", "Like so many elements of this wise, empathetic, exhilarating show, the title, in its specificity, radiates a vitality that\u2019s universal. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 22 Apr. 2020", "If anything she was exhilarated at the way her staff at the Providence Portland emergency room performed under considerable pressure. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Apr. 2020", "The terrain is exhilarating , with punchy climbs; long, leisurely downhills; and minimal traffic. \u2014 National Geographic , 22 Jan. 2020", "In these exhilarating , vertiginous landscapes, technology triumphs, and the individual human being has vanished. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 5 Jan. 2020", "The production values, at their best, are exhilarating . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 6 Apr. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":"Latin exhilaratus , past participle of exhilarare , from ex- + hilarare to gladden, from hilarus cheerful \u2014 more at hilarious ", "first_known_use":[ "1540, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-120910" }, "exhale":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to rise or be given off as vapor":[], ": to emit breath or vapor":[], ": to breathe out":[ "she exhaled a sigh" ], ": to give forth (gaseous matter) : emit":[], ": to cause to be emitted in vapor":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ek-\u02c8s\u0101l", "eks-\u02c8(h)\u0101(\u0259)l", "eks-\u02c8h\u0101l" ], "synonyms":[ "blow (out)", "breathe (out)", "expel", "expire" ], "antonyms":[ "inbreathe", "inhale", "inspire" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "She inhaled deeply and exhaled slowly, trying to relax.", "before answering, the suspect exhaled a cloud of cigarette smoke", "Recent Examples on the Web", "After his team could finally exhale , Campbell shook his fists in triumph. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022", "How to do it: Slowly breathe in through your nose for a count of three to four seconds, hold your breath for three to four seconds, then slowly exhale for another three to four seconds. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 20 May 2021", "Inhale through your nose for the count of four, and exhale through your mouth for the count of six. \u2014 Jeannine Amber, Essence , 3 Apr. 2022", "Inhale gently and then exhale fully, but not forcefully. \u2014 Dana Santas, CNN , 7 July 2021", "During the doldrums, the grid will exhale , driving energy to factories, homes, offices, and devices. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022", "Someone coughing and sneezing will exhale droplets that can transmit the virus. \u2014 Katia Hetter, CNN , 13 Apr. 2022", "Inhale, then exhale and pull your belly button in towards your spine. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 7 Mar. 2022", "The brace came off, and Jamail Spivey Jr. could exhale . \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English exalen , from Latin exhalare , from ex- + halare to breathe":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204102" }, "expose":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition", ": to submit or make accessible to a particular action or influence", ": to subject (a sensitive photographic film, plate, or paper) to radiant energy", ": to abandon (an infant) especially by leaving in the open", ": to make known : bring to light", ": to disclose the faults or crimes of", ": to cause to be visible or open to view : display : such as", ": to offer publicly for sale", ": to exhibit for public veneration", ": to reveal the face of (a playing card) or the cards of (a player's hand)", ": to engage in indecent exposure of (oneself)", ": a formal statement of facts", ": an exposure of something discreditable", ": to leave without protection, shelter, or care : subject to a harmful condition", ": to cause to be affected or influenced by something", ": to let light strike the photographic film or plate in taking a picture", ": to make known : reveal", ": to subject to risk from a harmful action or condition", ": to lay open to view: as", ": to conduct (oneself) as an exhibitionist", ": to reveal (a bodily part) especially by dissection", ": to subject to risk from a harmful action or condition: as", ": to make (one) open to liability or financial loss", ": to leave (a child) uncared-for and lacking shelter from the elements", ": to cause to be visible or open to view: as", ": to offer publicly for sale", ": to purposely uncover (one's private body parts) or leave open to view in a place or situation in which such conduct is likely to be deemed offensive or indecent especially as set forth by statute \u2014 see also indecent exposure" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sp\u014dz", "\u02ccek-sp\u014d-\u02c8z\u0101", "-sp\u0259-", "ik-\u02c8sp\u014dz", "ik-\u02c8sp\u014dz" ], "synonyms":[ "debunk", "nail", "show up", "uncloak", "uncover", "undress", "unmask" ], "antonyms":[ "camouflage", "cloak", "disguise", "mask" ], "examples":[ "Verb", "The shingles had fallen off, exposing the wood underneath.", "Undercover investigators exposed the scam.", "They threatened to expose him.", "Noun", "a newspaper expos\u00e9 of government corruption", "The show aired an expos\u00e9 on the candidate's financial indiscretions.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "In 2018, a plea for help on Twitter helped expose a case in Anzo\u00e1tegui state. \u2014 Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post , 21 June 2022", "Do not expose leather bands to sunlight, high temperatures, or high humidity. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022", "This could expose the SEC\u2018s market deception and force a settlement with Ripple. \u2014 Roslyn Layton, Forbes , 15 June 2022", "But in rare cases, those scans can expose just the opposite: plots of brain regions where an injury miraculously relieves someone\u2019s symptoms, offering clues about how doctors might accomplish the same. \u2014 Benjamin Mueller, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022", "Special counsel John Durham did more than expose Hillary Clinton\u2019s dirty political tricks. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 2 June 2022", "Thawing Arctic permafrost will expose local populations to more radon, and the iodine of desert dust may decrease ozone pollution but increase greenhouse gas longevity. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022", "Two sides of the exterior of the train slide in and out to expose the dining car. \u2014 Michelle F. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022", "Any frustration of this sort may expose a flaw in your beliefs about how life should work. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "John Kolber penned the Saturday Evening Post expose . \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 26 May 2022", "Apple is no stranger to toeing the PRC line on human rights abuse like censorship, surveillance, or slave labor, as an expose by the New York Times detailed. \u2014 Roslyn Layton, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022", "Charles later did a variety of freelance work for CBS News, notably on an award-winning expose of abuse by U.S. military personnel at the Abu Ghraib prison facility in Iraq. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022", "On the limited series finale of Hulu's The Dropout, Elizabeth Holmes (Amanda Seyfried) and Sunny Balwani (Naveen Andrews) face the consequences of a damning Wall Street Journal expose \u2014 and their relationship crumbles along with Theranos. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 7 Apr. 2022", "On this date in 1887 a reporter for The San Diego Union wrote an expose on San Diego\u2019s vice that catalogued some 50 licensed saloons, 35 bawdy houses, three opium joints and a mysterious fortuneteller called Madam Coara. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Apr. 2022", "The story follows a journalist who decides to write an expose about antisemitism by pretending to be a Jew himself. \u2014 Jonathan Greenblatt, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Mar. 2022", "During an audience with members of the Vatican\u2019s congregation for religious orders, Francis cited a new investigative expose of the problem written by a reporter for the Holy See\u2019s media, Salvatore Cernuzio. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 11 Dec. 2021", "Robert Kennedy, Jr, ostracized for his criticisms of vaccines, has written an explosive expose of America\u2019s Doctor, Anthony Fauci. \u2014 Bob Guccione Jr, SPIN , 17 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Noun", "1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-124959" }, "exhilarative":{ "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to make (someone) very happy and excited or elated":[ "was exhilarated by her success", "It's a demanding dining experience that may exhaust and exasperate some customers, but exhilarate those who desire a challenge more than comfort.", "\u2014 Thomas Matthews", "Uncle George tells stories \u2026 and exhilarates everybody with his good humour and hospitality.", "\u2014 Charles Dickens", "When antislavery senator Charles Sumner was honored in a demonstration that exhilarated antebellum Boston, Louisa was there \u2026", "\u2014 Madeleine B. Stern" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8zi-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "charge", "electrify", "excite", "galvanize", "intoxicate", "pump up", "thrill", "titillate", "turn on" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "the exhilarating feeling of flying that hang gliding offers", "the climactic moment of commencement ceremonies usually exhilarates graduates and proud parents alike", "Recent Examples on the Web", "What did devastate and exhilarate , all these years, was Issa and Molly. \u2014 The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2021", "Such applications of ambiguous irony allow President Trump to embarrass conventional media in ways that exhilarate his supporters. \u2014 Dan Brooks, New York Times , 7 Oct. 2020", "That said, don\u2019t expect to exhilarate in the Ghost\u2019s ability to carve canyon roads. \u2014 Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com , 30 Sep. 2020", "Like so many elements of this wise, empathetic, exhilarating show, the title, in its specificity, radiates a vitality that\u2019s universal. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 22 Apr. 2020", "If anything she was exhilarated at the way her staff at the Providence Portland emergency room performed under considerable pressure. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Apr. 2020", "The terrain is exhilarating , with punchy climbs; long, leisurely downhills; and minimal traffic. \u2014 National Geographic , 22 Jan. 2020", "In these exhilarating , vertiginous landscapes, technology triumphs, and the individual human being has vanished. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 5 Jan. 2020", "The production values, at their best, are exhilarating . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 6 Apr. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin exhilaratus , past participle of exhilarare , from ex- + hilarare to gladden, from hilarus cheerful \u2014 more at hilarious":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1540, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020856" }, "expanse":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": firmament":[], ": great extent of something spread out":[ "an expanse of calm ocean" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8span(t)s", "ik-\u02c8spans" ], "synonyms":[ "breadth", "distance", "expansion", "extent", "field", "length", "plain", "reach", "sheet", "spread", "stretch", "waste" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The explorer gazed across the vast Arctic expanse .", "the great explorers who crossed the vast expanses of the seven seas in small ships", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The most accessible of the 17 national parks in the vast expanse of the Last Frontier is no less spectacular than the others. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022", "In a remote and rugged expanse of southern Arizona, between the vast stretches of the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts, a straight line runs. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 Apr. 2022", "Here, the visiting crowds give way to locals jogging and picnicking in the grassy expanse of Kapi'olani Park and going for morning swims at Kaimana Beach. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022", "Quilpie is the most remote entry on Tyler\u2019s map: a lonely sausage and cupcake symbol in an otherwise cholesterol-free expanse . \u2014 Frances Vinall, Washington Post , 10 Apr. 2022", "Apart from the occasional cattle ranch or sheep-herding camp, the landscape appears desolate and lonely, forgotten in the expanse of geologic time. \u2014 Matt Stirn, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Mar. 2022", "In the wild expanse of Alaska\u2019s Interior lies a dirty fact: Some of the most polluted winter air in the U.S. can be found in and around Fairbanks. \u2014 Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Mar. 2022", "Situated in a hilly expanse bolstered by Goldmine Mountain in the north and the Malpais Hills in the south, the park\u2019s 20+ miles of trails wander among lush desert vegetation, scoured washes and scenic high points with excellent valley vistas. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 14 Mar. 2022", "An irritating leaf blower whirred in the empty expanse . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin expansum , from Latin, neuter of expansus , past participle of expandere":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1637, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225530" }, "extinguish":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to bring to an end : make an end of", ": to reduce to silence or ineffectiveness", ": to cause to cease burning : quench", ": to cause extinction of (a conditioned response)", ": to dim the brightness of : eclipse", ": to cause to be void : nullify", ": to get rid of usually by payment", ": to cause to stop burning", ": to cause to die out", ": to cause extinction of (a conditioned response)", ": to cause the nonexistence of : do away with", ": to cause (as a claim or right) to be void : nullify", ": to get rid of (a debt or other liability) by payment or other compensatory adjustment" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sti\u014b-(g)wish", "ik-\u02c8sti\u014b-gwish", "ik-\u02c8sti\u014b-(g)wish" ], "synonyms":[ "blanket", "douse", "dowse", "put out", "quench", "snuff (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "fire", "ignite", "inflame", "enflame", "kindle", "light" ], "examples":[ "The fire department was called in to extinguish the blaze.", "He extinguished his cigarette in the ashtray.", "They ruthlessly extinguished all resistance.", "News of the conflict extinguished our hopes for a peaceful resolution.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "This product makes caring for your skin its highest priority, with the objective printed clear on the front of the tube: extinguish the fire. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022", "These days, Smith spends much of her free time learning to pull wounded people from fiery car wrecks, how to perform CPR or what methods are best to extinguish a fire. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2022", "Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze that had run along the length of the attic. \u2014 Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic , 18 May 2022", "FIrefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire, but the market's fire suppression system had already damaged the store. \u2014 Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press , 8 May 2022", "Rescue workers battled for nearly four hours to extinguish a fire caused by a bomb from a Russian plane, Haidai said. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 May 2022", "Indonesian police try to extinguish a 2019 forest fire, some of which have been illegally ignited to clear forests. \u2014 Jon Emont, WSJ , 7 May 2022", "Bryant and Vasquez had to extinguish the fire in order to reach the man trapped in his vehicle, according to the press release. \u2014 Fox News , 8 Apr. 2022", "The city council said firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a fire following the attack. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Latin exstinguere (from ex- + stinguere to extinguish) + English -ish (as in abolish ); akin to Latin in stigare to incite \u2014 more at stick ", "first_known_use":[ "circa 1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-174110" }, "excite":{ "type":[ "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to call to activity", ": to rouse to an emotional response", ": to arouse (something, such as a strong emotional response) by appropriate stimuli", ": energize", ": to produce a magnetic field in", ": to increase the activity of (something, such as a living organism) : stimulate", ": to raise (an atomic nucleus, an atom, a molecule, etc.) to a higher energy level", ": to stir up feeling in", ": to increase the activity of", ": to increase the activity of (as a living organism) : stimulate", ": to raise (as an atomic nucleus, an atom, or a molecule) to a higher energy level" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8s\u012bt", "ek-", "ik-\u02c8s\u012bt", "ik-\u02c8s\u012bt" ], "synonyms":[ "charge", "electrify", "exhilarate", "galvanize", "intoxicate", "pump up", "thrill", "titillate", "turn on" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "ideas that excite young people", "Our announcement excited the children.", "The posters excited much interest in the show.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "At the same time, observers marveled at his ability to come back from scandal and his popularity as a campaigner who could excite voters and turn them to his party. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022", "Google Chrome just got a new feature that should excite some users. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 24 May 2022", "The whole organization recognized the importance talent played in sustaining the vitality of the organization; everyone at every level was expected to pitch in to excite and bring on the next generation of talent. \u2014 Sachin H. Jain, Forbes , 19 May 2022", "The one corrida Manolete went to as a child didn\u2019t excite him in the least, and when kids at school pretended to be bulls and matadors, play-fighting with one another, Manolete kept to himself. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022", "And signature mocktails, of course, can excite guests in the way that their alcoholic cousins do, said Ms. Megerdichian. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2022", "The progressive riposte to these contentions typically assert that Democrats should excite people by running on bold and transformative ideas, deliver on these promises, and then run again on the promise to deliver more. \u2014 Natalie Shure, The New Republic , 8 Nov. 2021", "Make a list of the content and collaboration tools from across the web that will best engage, excite , connect and inspire your audience. \u2014 Amber Allen, Forbes , 17 May 2022", "What unanswered questions about the universe excite you most? \u2014 Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French exciter , from Latin excitare , from ex- + citare to rouse \u2014 more at cite ", "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-191923" }, "exterior":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": being on an outside surface : situated on the outside":[], ": observable by outward signs":[ "his exterior quietness is belied by an occasional nervous twitch", "\u2014 Current Biography" ], ": suitable for use on outside surfaces":[], ": an exterior part or surface : outside":[], ": outward manner or appearance":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ek-\u02c8stir-\u0113-\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "external", "outer", "outside", "outward" ], "antonyms":[ "face", "outside", "shell", "skin", "surface", "veneer" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Adjective", "the house's exterior walls badly need to be painted", "Noun", "The building has a rather plain exterior .", "the exterior of the tooth consists of very hard enamel", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "The exterior shell, however, was treated as an important element of a historic neighborhood, particularly on the street-facing fa\u00e7ade. \u2014 Regina Cole, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022", "However, as Colin discovered, in a backyard compost pile the pods become a handy little lunch container because the exterior shell won\u2019t break down for a long time. \u2014 Richard Baguley, Wired , 31 Mar. 2022", "Removing the exterior shell left a mould of the home\u2019s interior. \u2014 The Economist , 31 Mar. 2021", "The exterior shell of the 75,000-square-foot building at 8155 NE Central Ave. \u2014 John Ewoldt, Star Tribune , 2 Feb. 2021", "Japanese architecture is known for its blend of interior and exterior space. \u2014 Elizabeth Sweet, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 June 2022", "When gutters become clogged with leaves and debris, rainwater can overflow and cause expensive moisture damage to interior and exterior walls. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 12 June 2022", "About $27,000 has been budgeted for an interior and exterior lighting conversion to LED, while $15,000 was budgeted for the parking lot repairs. \u2014 Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022", "The owner engaged the same team as Quattroelle: Nuvolari-Lenard for the interior and exterior design, L\u00fcrssen for the build, with project management by Moran Yachting. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 10 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The residents graciously invite visitors to take a look at the exterior of the storybook castles. \u2014 Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al , 29 June 2022", "The odd coloring could be from something getting into the water that makes its way down the exterior of the foundation. \u2014 Mark Philben, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022", "Quite plain on the outside, the exterior of J.Ple\u010dnik\u2019s House belies the fascinating contents inside. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 26 June 2022", "After this prefatory video ends, a door automatically slides open, giving access to a chamber that evokes the exterior of Tut\u2019s royal tomb, the only largely intact one ever found in Egypt\u2019s Valley of the Kings. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 23 June 2022", "The exterior of Pilgrim Baptist Church is scaffolding, the remaining limestone walls and several artifacts. \u2014 Tatyana Turner, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022", "And while even the best hair dryers on the market can dry your hair from the inside out, the way Zuvi moves air primarily dries the exterior of your hairs, leaving moisture locked inside. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 5 June 2022", "The fire started on the outside of the building and had some extension inside, but crews were able to limit the damage to the exterior of the building and an unoccupied portion of the attic, Boettcher said. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022", "The fire started along the exterior of the building, where trash and debris had been piled up and extended into the interior, Chula Vista Battalion Chief Brendan Barahura told OnScene TV. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin, comparative of exter, exterus being on the outside, foreign, from ex":"Adjective" }, "first_known_use":{ "1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective", "1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045947" }, "exonerate":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship":[], ": to clear from accusation or blame":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t", "eg-", "ig-\u02c8z\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t, eg-" ], "synonyms":[ "absolve", "acquit", "clear", "exculpate", "vindicate" ], "antonyms":[ "criminate", "incriminate" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exonerate exculpate , absolve , exonerate , acquit , vindicate mean to free from a charge. exculpate implies a clearing from blame or fault often in a matter of small importance. exculpating himself from the charge of overenthusiasm absolve implies a release either from an obligation that binds the conscience or from the consequences of disobeying the law or committing a sin. cannot be absolved of blame exonerate implies a complete clearance from an accusation or charge and from any attendant suspicion of blame or guilt. exonerated by the investigation acquit implies a formal decision in one's favor with respect to a definite charge. voted to acquit the defendant vindicate may refer to things as well as persons that have been subjected to critical attack or imputation of guilt, weakness, or folly, and implies a clearing effected by proving the unfairness of such criticism or blame. her judgment was vindicated", "examples":[ "the results of the DNA fingerprinting finally exonerated the man, but only after he had wasted 10 years of his life in prison", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But even if Brafman persuaded a New York jury to exonerate his client, Weinstein still faced potential criminal charges in Los Angeles, London, and Dublin. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022", "Realistically, Cassie would probably be in jail by episode four or at least fired, and the show would shift to a more somber note where Ani (Zosia Mamet) and Max (Deniz Akdeniz) work to exonerate their friend. \u2014 Harika Manne, refinery29.com , 22 May 2022", "This intersectional invisibility means that movements that are supposed to help Black women only contribute to our marginalization and exonerate white women from the accountability of perpetuating the oppression of Black women. \u2014 Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022", "In a public statement Friday, Burris pointed to Livingston\u2019s role, when the sheriff chose to exonerate Hall for Arboleda\u2019s death. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Mar. 2022", "Attorneys representing Damien Echols, one of three men convicted of the 1993 slaying of three boys found hog-tied in a drainage ditch near West Memphis, asked a judge Monday to permit new DNA testing in the case, hoping to exonerate the men. \u2014 Lara Farrar, Arkansas Online , 25 Jan. 2022", "When Alison gets a lead that may help exonerate her, her lawyer is dismissive, and Bill takes it upon himself to continue the investigation. \u2014 Jesse Hassenger, The Week , 28 July 2021", "That wouldn\u2019t exonerate the killer but would offer his memory a gesture of understanding. \u2014 Lance Morrow, WSJ , 25 May 2022", "But in June the Missouri Supreme Court declined to hear Strickland's attempt to exonerate himself. \u2014 Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 11 Nov. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Latin exoneratus , past participle of exonerare to unburden, from ex- + oner-, onus load":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1524, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190645" }, "exclude":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to prevent or restrict the entrance of":[], ": to bar from participation, consideration, or inclusion":[], ": to expel or bar especially from a place or position previously occupied":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8skl\u00fcd" ], "synonyms":[ "ban", "bar", "close out", "count (out)", "debar", "eliminate", "except", "freeze out", "rule out", "shut out" ], "antonyms":[ "admit", "include" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "You can share files with some people on the network while excluding others.", "The prices on the menu exclude tax.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "All prices exclude $1,225 destination charge ($1,270 in Alaska). \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 25 June 2022", "And some policies exclude any refunds for cancellations made 24-48 hours before the trip departure date. \u2014 Peter Greenberg, CBS News , 24 June 2022", "And many of them exclude independent pharmacies from their provider networks. \u2014 Sonya Collins, Fortune , 10 June 2022", "Ten others exclude that care from Medicaid coverage, and 16 have no clear policy. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022", "The calculations exclude companies without earnings, a sizable share of the small-cap benchmark. \u2014 Karen Langley, WSJ , 1 June 2022", "International journal editors, peer reviewers, and research funders routinely exclude Rwandan voices. \u2014 Phil Clark, Quartz , 30 May 2022", "Those terms exclude the realities that women of color face and how they would be impacted. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022", "The other faction, including climate advisers John Kerry and Gina McCarthy, prioritizes a quick global transition away from fossil fuels that could exclude projects like the gas line, according to Sullivan. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Latin excludere , from ex- + claudere to close \u2014 more at close entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005252" }, "excursus":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an appendix or digression that contains further exposition of some point or topic":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sk\u0259r-s\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[ "addendum", "afterword", "appendix", "codicil", "supplement" ], "antonyms":[ "foreword", "introduction", "preface", "prologue", "prolog" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "this biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine contains an interesting excursus on the status of women in the Middle Ages", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Stylistically, some of the stories occasionally slip into excursus , a tell-don\u2019t-show technique that is handy for unpacking scientific details or philosophical musings but risks sounding like a proof or a succession of lemmas. \u2014 Sheon Han, The New Republic , 23 Feb. 2021", "There\u2019s a detailed excursus into the California gubernatorial race of 1934, which Upton Sinclair lost, running on a poverty-fighting platform. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 13 Nov. 2020", "His process involves a series of sketches, long textual excursuses and model-making with his team. \u2014 Nikil Saval, New York Times , 2 Mar. 2020", "There are long critical essays, short book reviews, reportage with a literary inflection, histories, missives, diary entries, aphorisms, parables, advice, dreams, a test, fictional excursus and, yes, lists. \u2014 Zachary Fine, WSJ , 30 Aug. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin, digression, from excurrere":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1803, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190313" }, "expend":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to pay out : spend", ": to make use of for a specific purpose : utilize", ": use up", ": to pay out : spend", ": to use up" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spend", "ik-\u02c8spend" ], "synonyms":[ "disburse", "drop", "fork (over, out, ", "give", "lay out", "outlay", "pay", "shell out", "spend" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Are we willing to expend the time and resources required to solve the problem?", "redecoration will have to wait, since we've just expended our last dollar in buying the house", "Recent Examples on the Web", "For instance, if the city approved an ordinance that allowed sales of pets raised by what a retailer claims are ethical breeders, the city would have to be willing to expend a significant effort to verify that claim. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022", "Software companies typically expend significant sales and marketing dollars to chase high growth rates. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 23 May 2022", "While other stars around the league were able to manage their minutes \u2014 and save their legs \u2014 during the stretch run, the 33-year-old Durant had to expend more energy than usual just to drag his team into the playoffs. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022", "In many cases, just the promise to act if needed was enough to persuade the private sector to continue lending at reasonable rates, greatly reducing the resources the Fed had to expend . \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022", "There are about 20 other potential Republican candidates, and none of them has lost an election to Joe Biden before, and none of them has to expend any energy trying to explain away such a defeat. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 25 Mar. 2022", "Vanderbilt didn\u2019t have to expend much energy Wednesday beating a Georgia team that went more than 12 minutes without making a field goal. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 9 Mar. 2022", "There's a point at which FC Cincinnati will expend significant resources in pursuit of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 10 May 2022", "Observers already have noted that the new regime would require companies to expend considerable resources to craft these disclosures. \u2014 Richard Vanderford, WSJ , 26 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin expendere to weigh out, expend, from ex- + pendere to weigh \u2014 more at spin ", "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-004257" }, "expression":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an act, process, or instance of representing in a medium (such as words) : utterance":[ "freedom of expression" ], ": something that manifests, embodies, or symbolizes something else":[ "this gift is an expression of my admiration for you" ], ": a significant word or phrase":[], ": a mathematical or logical symbol or a meaningful combination of symbols":[], ": the quality or fact of being expressive":[], ": facial aspect or vocal intonation as indicative of feeling":[], ": an act or product of pressing out":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spresh-\u0259n", "ik-\u02c8spre-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "articulation", "formulation", "phrasing", "statement", "utterance", "verbalism", "voice", "wording" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Dance is a form of artistic expression .", "He uses some very odd expressions .", "The expression \u201cto make fun of\u201d means \u201cto ridicule.\u201d", "Judging from her expression , I think the gift was a complete surprise.", "We saw his expression change from angry to sad.", "She wore a smug expression .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Other social media platforms have tried their hand at promoting authentic expression online, but none have achieved the same cult following as BeReal. \u2014 Jess Eng, Washington Post , 27 June 2022", "This bottling is a unique single vineyard expression with satiny black cherry fruit, structure and seamless tannins that together deliver purity and complexity. \u2014 Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes , 25 June 2022", "So the artist took a break from DJing and touring, finding new modes of expression including singing, guitar lessons and going back to the basics by reteaching herself Ableton and even started a pop-punk band. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 24 June 2022", "The city of Grenoble, situated in southeastern France, previously authorized the use of the swimwear, defying the country\u2019s strict rules on public religious expression . \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 23 June 2022", "Democrats praised the expression of democratic values, while pointing to concerns about Petro, also is a former mayor of Bogota. \u2014 Orlando Sentinel , 23 June 2022", "At least the killer looks creepy enough, issuing casual threats from behind a kabuki-like mask that magically changes expression to match his shifting moods. \u2014 A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022", "At that time, old rules about suitability and propriety were being jettisoned, replaced by personal expression and a stylistic free-for-all. \u2014 Nancy Macdonell, WSJ , 22 June 2022", "The phrase, used by Mr. Kim in his video messages, has become a proud expression of the indomitable spirit of Mykolaiv. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232309" }, "extort":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8st\u022frt" ], "synonyms":[ "exact", "wrest", "wring" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for extort educe , evoke , elicit , extract , extort mean to draw out something hidden, latent, or reserved. educe implies the bringing out of something potential or latent. educed order out of chaos evoke implies a strong stimulus that arouses an emotion or an interest or recalls an image or memory. a song that evokes warm memories elicit usually implies some effort or skill in drawing forth a response. careful questioning elicited the truth extract implies the use of force or pressure in obtaining answers or information. extracted a confession from him extort suggests a wringing or wresting from one who resists strongly. extorted their cooperation by threatening to inform", "examples":[ "The criminals extorted large sums of money from their victims.", "He was arrested for extorting bribes.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In South Sudan, soldiers and rebels extort millions of dollars annually along key routes used for trade and aid. \u2014 Peer Schouten, WSJ , 21 Apr. 2022", "There was no other way to understand it except as an effort to extort this investigation. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Mar. 2022", "The Department of Justice announced that Joseph O'Connor, a 22-year-old from the UK, had been apprehended by National Police in Spain and has been charged with multiple complaints including intent to extort and cyberstalking. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 22 July 2021", "After being threatened with torture, their cellphones can be used to extort family members for thousands of dollars (which can often put them in severe debt). \u2014 Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021", "The scammers later attempt to extort money from victims by threatening to post the content online. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022", "Unionizing legislative staffers is a nakedly political power grab to extort money from staff to fill the campaign coffers of lawmakers and elect only those the union likes. \u2014 Jason Dudash, National Review , 21 Mar. 2022", "Scammers are impersonating law enforcement and government officials, in an effort to extort money and personal information, the FBI warns. \u2014 Luke Barr, ABC News , 9 Mar. 2022", "The abuse often accompanies efforts to extort money from families before migrants are allowed to leave Libya on traffickers\u2019 boats. \u2014 Samy Magdy, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin extortus , past participle of extorqu\u0113re to wrench out, extort, from ex- + torqu\u0113re to twist \u2014 more at torture entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232935" }, "exclusively":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": in an exclusive manner : in a way limited to a single person, group, category, method, etc.":[ "an exclusively male/female clientele", "I started working exclusively as an actor when I was 25 years old, and I had a good life.", "\u2014 Bryan Cranston", "With richer soil than New England, the Middle Colonies devoted themselves more exclusively to agriculture.", "\u2014 Harold Underwood Faulkner et al.", "\"In some industries,\" says [Larry] Page, who spoke exclusively with TIME about the new venture, \"it takes 10 or 20 years to go from an idea to something being real \u2026\"", "\u2014 Harry McCracken and Lev Grossman" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "-ziv-", "ik-\u02c8skl\u00fc-siv-l\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "alone", "just", "only", "purely", "simply", "solely" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1650, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222232" }, "exam":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": examination":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8zam" ], "synonyms":[ "examination", "quiz", "test" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Your final exam will count for half of the semester's grade.", "the exam will cover everything we have studied this term", "Recent Examples on the Web", "When the pandemic hit, the district stopped administering the AWC entrance exam , allowing schools to choose between offering the program to all students, and letting students opt into it. \u2014 Kelly Field, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2022", "After a brief stint in the US Army Reserves, records show, Birchmore took the Massachusetts civil service exam in 2019 and was placed on the eligibility list for the Stoughton police force. \u2014 Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022", "Late last month, Haaland, the Norwegian striker, was inside the Manchester Institute of Health and Performance, patiently and quietly going through the many and monotonous steps of the medical exam that was part of his move to Manchester City. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022", "Afterwards, Ryan got married, moved to Connecticut, took the police exam and began working for the Farmington Police Department. \u2014 Alison Cross, Hartford Courant , 15 June 2022", "So in 2014, 20 years after finishing law school, Scott decided to take a swing at the Virginia bar exam . \u2014 Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post , 12 June 2022", "Last year, just 5% of Black students in IPS passed both the English and math portions of the 10th-grade ISTEP exam . \u2014 Brandon Drenon, The Indianapolis Star , 6 June 2022", "In 2017, 2018 and 2019, 57% or 58% percent of third graders passed the FSA language arts exam that is a key reading test for those students. \u2014 Leslie Postal, Orlando Sentinel , 27 May 2022", "The 61-year-old vice president of a subsidiary of TRW Systems was returning to Southern California to celebrate his son passing the bar exam . \u2014 Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1568, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170939" }, "exotic":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": introduced from another country : not native to the place where found":[ "exotic plants", "\u2026 exotic species creating havoc when introduced into new environments.", "\u2014 Chemical & Engineering News" ], ": strikingly, excitingly, or mysteriously different or unusual":[ "exotic flavors", "Until very recently the alpaca was an exotic sight at county fairs and petting zoos in the metropolitan region.", "\u2014 Glenn Collins" ], ": of or relating to striptease : involving or featuring exotic dancers":[ "exotic dancing", "an exotic nightclub" ], ": foreign , alien":[], ": one (such as a plant or animal) that is exotic":[], ": exotic dancer":[], ": exotic shorthair":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u00e4-tik" ], "synonyms":[ "bizarro", "fantastic", "fantastical", "glamorous", "glamourous", "marvelous", "marvellous", "outlandish", "romantic", "strange" ], "antonyms":[ "curio", "curiosity", "objet d'art", "objet", "oddity", "oddment", "rarity" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Adjective", "She's known for her exotic tastes.", "the gradual disappearance of exotic lands in a culturally homogenized world", "Noun", "Some native species are being crowded out by exotics .", "the botanical garden boasts an array of horticultural exotics from around the world", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Like scenes out of a narco television series, exotic animals have been long been part of the Mexican criminal underworld. \u2014 Mark Stevenson, ajc , 17 June 2022", "Known for its exotic animals and aerobatic performances, it was considered a wholesome entertainment option for families. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 18 May 2022", "In 1931, the Coca-Cola heir purchased an elephant \u2014 followed shortly by the acquiring of a bear and several other exotic animals. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 16 May 2022", "When a shell landed on a nearby private zoo that housed exotic animals, Serpinska watched in horror as flames engulfed the building. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022", "Catera Northup, an exotic dancer from Rhode Island, said. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022", "Zola is based on a viral Twitter thread about an exotic dancer\u2019s long weekend with a new friend and her homicidal pimp. \u2014 Katherine Schaffstall, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Mar. 2022", "To the delight of thirsty fans all over the world, Channing Tatum recently announced that a third movie in the Magic Mike stripper saga, based on his own experiences as an exotic dancer in Tampa, Florida, is finally happening. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 27 Feb. 2022", "The snub brought to mind Jennifer Lopez\u2018s omission from the 2020 Oscar nods, when she was thought to be a strong contender for her performance as a veteran exotic dancer in Hustlers. \u2014 Keith Caulfield, Billboard , 15 Feb. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "In the event that August\u2019s Monterey Car Week auctions present too long a wait, the Bonhams sale at the Palace Hotel in Gstaad, Switzerland, on July 3 offers lovers of big 1960s-era GTs some interesting ways to scratch one\u2019s itch for an old exotic . \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 6 June 2022", "The show will move on to a different exotic -to-white-people location, presumably with new people of colour to disappear into the background of The Real Story. \u2014 Brooke Obie, refinery29.com , 22 Aug. 2021", "New words seemed to appear all the time \u2014 from the exotic -sounding to the common. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 11 Apr. 2021", "Early cars can be plagued with other gremlins, and maintenance history, as with any exotic of the era, is essential in establishing value. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 29 Mar. 2021", "Asian giant hornets could also have deadly impacts on pollinators like native bee species, many of which are already suffering from competition with other exotics , Looney says. \u2014 National Geographic , 4 May 2020", "Use both in exotics along with Winning Impression and My Friends Beer. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 May 2020", "Azaleas fall into two camps: Natives are indigenous to parts of the U.S. and lose their leaves in winter; exotics are evergreens that come primarily from Japan, and most are hybrids. \u2014 Southern Living Editors, Southern Living , 22 May 2020", "But the couple did not share his passion and shipped off some of his exotics to the Jardin des Plantes, the national botanical garden in Paris, where their descendants flourish today. \u2014 Kathleen Beckett, New York Times , 6 Apr. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin exoticus , from Greek ex\u014dtikos , from ex\u014d":"Adjective" }, "first_known_use":{ "1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective", "1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220038" }, "exaggerate":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth : overstate", ": to enlarge or increase especially beyond the normal : overemphasize", ": to make an overstatement", ": to describe as larger or greater than what is true" ], "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8za-j\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t", "ig-\u02c8za-j\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "color", "elaborate (on)", "embellish", "embroider", "hyperbolize", "magnify", "pad", "stretch" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The book exaggerates the difficulties he faced in starting his career.", "It's impossible to exaggerate the importance of this discovery.", "He tends to exaggerate when talking about his accomplishments.", "He exaggerated his movements so we could see them more clearly.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Without the training to grapple with the cascade of thoughts, people obsess or exaggerate or imagine threats. \u2014 Jan Bruce, Forbes , 10 June 2022", "Claims of casualties by government officials \u2014 who may sometimes exaggerate or lowball their figures for public relations reasons \u2014 are all but impossible to verify. \u2014 John Leicester And Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune , 4 June 2022", "Claims of casualties by government officials \u2014 who may sometimes exaggerate or lowball their figures for public relations reasons \u2014 are all but impossible to verify. \u2014 Hanna Arhirova, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022", "The very implausibility of attempts to dismiss human agency heightens the appeal of conspiracy theories that exaggerate it. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 18 May 2022", "He\u2019s humble, not one to brag or talk tough, and not one to exaggerate either. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star , 19 May 2022", "However increasingly, these statements massively exaggerate the cosmic relevance of a firm, obscuring its actual product and means of generating revenue. \u2014 Scott Galloway For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 5 Apr. 2022", "Some election law experts say Democrats exaggerate their impact in any case. \u2014 John Harwood, CNN , 23 Jan. 2022", "While calming in the moment, my doctor explained that alcohol can exaggerate menopausal symptoms. \u2014 Outside Online , 12 Nov. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin exagger\u0101tus, past participle of exagger\u0101re \"to heap up, construct by piling up, increase in significance,\" from ex- ex- entry 1 + agger\u0101re \"to heap up over, form into a heap,\" verbal derivative of agger \"rubble, earthwork, rampart, dam,\" noun derivative of aggerere \"to bring, carry (to or up), push close up (against),\" from ag- ag- + gerere \"to carry, bring\" \u2014 more at jest entry 1 ", "first_known_use":[ "1613, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-092727" }, "explicitness":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent":[ "explicit instructions" ], "\u2014 compare implicit sense 1a":[ "explicit instructions" ], ": open in the depiction of nudity or sexuality":[ "explicit books and films" ], ": fully developed or formulated":[ "an explicit plan", "an explicit notion of our objective" ], ": unambiguous in expression":[ "was very explicit on how we are to behave" ], ": defined by an expression containing only independent variables \u2014 compare implicit sense 3b":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spli-s\u0259t" ], "synonyms":[ "clear-cut", "definite", "definitive", "express", "specific", "unambiguous", "unequivocal", "univocal" ], "antonyms":[ "implicit", "implied", "inferred" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for explicit explicit , definite , express , specific mean perfectly clear in meaning. explicit implies such verbal plainness and distinctness that there is no need for inference and no room for difficulty in understanding. explicit instructions definite stresses precise, clear statement or arrangement that leaves no doubt or indecision. the law is definite in such cases express implies both explicitness and direct and positive utterance. her express wishes specific applies to what is precisely and fully treated in detail or particular. two specific criticisms", "examples":[ "From closer restrictions on sexually explicit writing came the success, in the mid-19th century, of the novelist George Thompson, who combined graphically violent scenes set in urban dystopias with coy peekaboo references to sex. \u2014 Susan Dominus , New York Times Book Review , 5 Apr. 2009", "Therefore, the Administration's policy was the explicit , if unpublicized, one that it was necessary to allow Saddam Hussein to put down the rebellions. \u2014 Elizabeth Drew , New Yorker , 6 May 1991", "They were given explicit instructions.", "Changes to the property can't be done without their explicit consent.", "The law is very explicit about how these measures should be enacted.", "a song with explicit lyrics", "The movie contains scenes of explicit violence.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The electrical grid and economy have been moving forward on sustainability on their own, without an explicit push from regulation, Yucel points out. \u2014 Aman Kidwai, Fortune , 1 July 2022", "The company created a hamfisted #DoItWithoutDues campaign on social media and the ambassadors resumed tweeting a fresh barrage of now- explicit anti-union sentiments. \u2014 Julian Epp, The New Republic , 1 July 2022", "Simmering just below the surface was a deeper debate over how much authority all federal agencies have to issue regulations absent explicit authorization from Congress \u2013 an issue with far-reaching implications. \u2014 Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022", "Absent explicit congressional action \u2013 for which the Biden administration has been lobbying, so far fruitlessly \u2013 federal courts may now be poised to play a major role as referees in future EPA efforts to tackle climate change. \u2014 Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 June 2022", "But when RadioShack this week started firing off a stream of explicit , not-safe-for-work tweets, the internet was gobsmacked. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 30 June 2022", "In the majority opinion in West Virginia, Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. wrote that the EPA can only make sweeping changes to the nation\u2019s power sector with explicit approval from Congress. \u2014 Maxine Joselow, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2022", "Prevent that by having an explicit discussion/documentation of what is out of scope for the project overall or key tasks/deliverables. \u2014 Dana Brownlee, Forbes , 29 June 2022", "Some Democratic prosecutors are uneasy about declaring their districts safe havens for abortions, worried that any explicit vow not to enforce the law could be used as grounds for their own removal by Republican leaders. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "French or Medieval Latin; French explicite , from Medieval Latin explicitus , from Latin, past participle of explicare \u2014 see explicate":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051303" }, "excrescency":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": excrescence":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8skre-s\u1d4an-s\u0113", "ek-" ], "synonyms":[ "excrescence", "growth", "lump", "neoplasm", "tumor" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "fortunately, the excrescency could be removed with surgery", "some feel that the planned skyscraper would be an excrescency on the city's low-rise skyline" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1545, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063403" }, "explain":{ "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to make known":[ "explain the secret of your success" ], ": to make plain or understandable":[ "footnotes that explain the terms" ], ": to give the reason for or cause of":[ "unable to explain his strange conduct" ], ": to show the logical development or relationships of":[ "explained the new theory" ], ": to make something plain or understandable":[ "a report that suggests rather than explains" ], ": to clarify one's statements or the reasons for one's conduct":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spl\u0101n" ], "synonyms":[ "clarify", "clear (up)", "construe", "demonstrate", "demystify", "elucidate", "explicate", "expound", "get across", "illuminate", "illustrate", "interpret", "simplify", "spell out", "unriddle" ], "antonyms":[ "obscure" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for explain explain , expound , explicate , elucidate , interpret mean to make something clear or understandable. explain implies a making plain or intelligible what is not immediately obvious or entirely known. explain the rules expound implies a careful often elaborate explanation. expounding a scientific theory explicate adds the idea of a developed or detailed analysis. explicate a poem elucidate stresses the throwing of light upon as by offering details or motives previously unclear or only implicit. elucidate an obscure passage interpret adds to explain the need for imagination or sympathy or special knowledge in dealing with something. interpreting a work of art", "examples":[ "I need a lawyer to explain this contract to me.", "The professor explained the poem to the class.", "She explained how the machine worked.", "I explained to them that I would be available by phone.", "Scientists could not explain the strange lights in the sky.", "I don't know how to explain the dog's strange behavior.", "We asked him to explain his reasons to us.", "Can you explain why no one was informed earlier?", "That explains why we were so far behind schedule.", "Give me a chance to explain .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Using comparisons to explain objects of interest \u2014 whether artistic, athletic or both \u2014 isn\u2019t a new strategy. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022", "In the weeks since, officials have refused to release information that might explain why officers missed opportunity after opportunity to confront the attacker earlier and potentially save lives. \u2014 Paul Farhi, Washington Post , 28 June 2022", "Hruby, Law Director David Matty and attorney David Riley, who represents the city in this matter, were unable to explain the legalities of the agreement in time for this story. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 28 June 2022", "Board members also asked staffers to explain the $658,500 earmarked for office expenses. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022", "That first booster people were supposed to get strengthened immune memory, helping explain why protection against hospitalization and death is proving more durable. \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022", "Nichols went on to explain that her son Randon had been killed the night before, the day before what would have been his 19th birthday. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 27 June 2022", "Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Conversation has asked several scholars to explain their research on various aspects of teacher burnout. \u2014 Jeff Inglis, The Conversation , 22 June 2022", "One day, Jeffrey asked his father to explain the generous habit. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English explanen , from Latin explanare , literally, to make level, from ex- + planus level, flat \u2014 more at floor":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044827" }, "extraordinarily":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": going beyond what is usual, regular, or customary":[ "extraordinary powers" ], ": exceptional to a very marked extent":[ "extraordinary beauty" ], ": nonrecurring":[], ": employed for or sent on a special function or service":[ "an ambassador extraordinary" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8\u022fr-", "ek-\u02c8str\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113, \u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8\u022fr-", "ik-\u02c8str\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "aberrant", "aberrated", "abnormal", "anomalous", "atypical", "especial", "exceeding", "exceptional", "extraordinaire", "freak", "odd", "peculiar", "phenomenal", "preternatural", "rare", "singular", "uncommon", "uncustomary", "unique", "unusual", "unwonted" ], "antonyms":[ "common", "customary", "normal", "ordinary", "typical", "unexceptional", "unextraordinary", "usual" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "A polymer based on the elastic protein that enables fleas to perform their extraordinary jumping feats has been synthesized. The material \u2026 is, perhaps unsurprisingly, rubbery and highly resilient; indeed, some of its properties exceed those of a material used to make bouncy balls for the playground. \u2014 Rosamund Daw , Nature , 13 Oct. 2005", "Jimi Hendrix is one of those extraordinary hubs of music where everybody lands at some point. Every musician passes through Hendrix International Airport eventually. \u2026 He is the common denominator of every style of contemporary music. \u2014 John Mayer , Rolling Stone , 15 Apr. 2004", "Like the eighteenth-century Scots, whose similar borderland situation stimulated an extraordinary renaissance in letters, natural science, and social science, the Americans' ambivalent identities led them to the interstices of metropolitan thought where were found new views and new approaches to the old. \u2014 Bernard Bailyn , To Begin the World Anew , 2003", "Books can even have merits that are owed to their lack of literary quality: Agatha Christie's whodunits display an extraordinary ingenuity in their plotting, but the beauty of the puzzle requires cardboard characters and total implausibility in motives and reasons. \u2014 Richard Jenkyns , New Republic , 28 Jan. 2002", "The researchers made an extraordinary discovery.", "The race is an extraordinary event.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The Pistons are still early in the rebuilding process, but their lottery luck has been extraordinary for the last two years. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022", "Eno Benjamin earn some carries and playing time, and though the numbers weren't extraordinary , the opportunity gave Benjamin something important: confidence. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 20 June 2022", "Daniel Enemark, a senior economist at San Diego Workforce Partnership, said the quick recovery of many industries was extraordinary and made for a very tight labor market. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022", "The phrase doesn\u2019t do justice to the extraordinary , intimate and wise interactions that Bergner describes in these places. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022", "Here, Muir tells Vogue about the difficulties\u2014and the unexpected delights\u2014of her extraordinary work on The Northman. \u2014 Vogue , 25 Apr. 2022", "Clarity of purpose is a trait shared by everyone who has achieved something extraordinary . \u2014 Kumar Mehta, Forbes , 21 June 2022", "Then in 2020, Mr. Poster discovered something extraordinary . \u2014 Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 June 2022", "Sarah Sekula covers stories about travel, fitness and extraordinary people, and her assignments have taken her to all seven continents. \u2014 Sarah Sekula, CNN , 31 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English extraordinarie , from Latin extraordinarius , from extra ordinem out of course, from extra + ordinem , accusative of ordin-, ordo order":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232601" }, "excess":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": the state or an instance of surpassing usual, proper, or specified limits : superfluity":[], ": the amount or degree by which one thing or quantity exceeds another":[ "an excess of 10 bushels" ], ": to an amount or degree beyond : over":[], ": more than the usual, proper, or specified amount":[], ": to eliminate the position of":[ "excessed several teachers because of budget cutbacks" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-\u02ccses", "ik-\u02c8ses" ], "synonyms":[ "bellyful", "fat", "overabundance", "overage", "overflow", "overkill", "overmuch", "overplus", "oversupply", "plethora", "plus", "redundancy", "superabundance", "superfluity", "surfeit", "surplus", "surplusage" ], "antonyms":[ "extra", "redundant", "spare", "supererogatory", "superfluous", "supernumerary", "surplus" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Noun", "They were equipped with an excess of provisions.", "The tests found an excess of sodium in his blood.", "He lived a life of excess .", "The movie embraces all the worst excesses of popular American culture.", "the violent excesses of the military regime", "He apologized for his past excesses .", "Adjective", "Basketball provided an outlet for their excess energy.", "She is trying to eliminate excess fat and calories from her diet.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Tracking the scope of government will increasingly pose a challenge, as a progressive savior mentality cannot be useful in pursuit of regulatory oversight, mitigation, rollback, and sunset of government excess . \u2014 Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes , 28 June 2022", "Drain it and rinse with cold water, squeezing any of the excess out. \u2014 Alysha Witwicki, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022", "Cut the material so that each side has at least one inch of excess . \u2014 Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022", "The decision also impacted a finding in the draft audit report that Braun appeared to receive contributions exceeding the limit, totaling more than $1 million worth of excess . \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022", "All of that excess makes Neptune a stormy, windy place. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022", "But this is the central contradiction of our moment: a society of spectacular excess and, everywhere, a feeling of precarity. \u2014 Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic , 26 May 2022", "Founded in 1974 by Neil Bogart, who\u2019d had limited success as a record man at Buddha Records, a sublabel of MGM which had signed Gladys Knight and the Pips and the Ohio Express, Casablanca had the reputation of a place of excess . \u2014 Shirley Halperin, Variety , 19 May 2022", "But if the series\u2019 earliest installments were a 10 (if not an 11) on a scale of stylistic excess , the creative team has more recently dialed things back to a seven or an eight, and even that small adjustment has worked wonders. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 9 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "While that\u2019s a win for student loan borrowers, that excess money could be spent in the economy, which creates a supply-demand imbalance and could fuel inflation higher. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 29 June 2022", "The authors were unable to calculate excess mortality for some countries, including Iraq and Sudan. \u2014 Akila Muthukumar, STAT , 28 June 2022", "For this reason, indeterminate tomatoes benefit most from pruning to remove excess foliage, but pruning boosts the production of determinate tomatoes too. \u2014 Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens , 28 June 2022", "At a time when the company is overstaffed and sitting on idle warehouses, anything that cuts down on excess overhead will obviously get explored. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 28 June 2022", "Meanwhile, Russian exporters are required to convert half of their excess revenues into rubles, creating demand for the currency. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 28 June 2022", "For these cleaners, wipe with a damp cloth or paper towel to remove the excess cleaner. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 27 June 2022", "The term generally refers to a period of excess and economic plenty, which took place between the Civil War and the turn of the twentieth century. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 27 June 2022", "Historically, responsibility for the climate crisis lies overwhelmingly with the Global North, which as of 2015 was responsible for over 90 percent of global excess emissions. \u2014 Rohan Montgomery, The New Republic , 26 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "That suggests existing protections won\u2019t have much force until the state extends its new worker-misclassification law (which cracks down on employers who rely to excess on gig workers) to temporary employees. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 22 Sep. 2021", "You\u2019ve been quoted as saying that that is really what the film is about \u2014 not so much drinking to excess as embracing the uncontrollable. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 15 Apr. 2021", "Meacham is a nonideological historian and McGraw is a country star, two professions that were built for caution, something McGraw occasionally takes to excess . \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019", "Meacham is a nonideological historian and McGraw is a country star, two professions that were built for caution, something McGraw occasionally takes to excess . \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019", "Meacham is a nonideological historian and McGraw is a country star, two professions that were built for caution, something McGraw occasionally takes to excess . \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019", "Meacham is a nonideological historian and McGraw is a country star, two professions that were built for caution, something McGraw occasionally takes to excess . \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019", "Meacham is a nonideological historian and McGraw is a country star, two professions that were built for caution, something McGraw occasionally takes to excess . \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019", "Meacham is a nonideological historian and McGraw is a country star, two professions that were built for caution, something McGraw occasionally takes to excess . \u2014 Allison Stewart, chicagotribune.com , 11 July 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French exces , from Late Latin excessus , from Latin, departure, projection, from excedere to exceed":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective", "1971, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045835" }, "extension":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the action of extending : state of being extended", ": an enlargement in scope or operation", ": the total range over which something extends : compass", ": denotation sense 4", ": the stretching of a fractured or dislocated limb so as to restore it to its natural position", ": an unbending movement around a joint in a limb (such as the knee or elbow) that increases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint \u2014 compare flexion sense 4a", ": a property whereby something occupies space", ": an increase in length of time", ": an increase in time allowed under agreement or concession", ": a program that geographically extends the educational resources of an institution by special arrangements (such as correspondence courses) to persons otherwise unable to take advantage of such resources", ": a part constituting an addition", ": a section or line segment forming an additional length", ": an extra telephone connected to the principal line", ": a length of natural or synthetic hair that is worn attached to one's natural hair", ": a series of usually three or four characters following a dot at the end of the name of a computer file that specifies the file's format or purpose", ": a mathematical set (such as a field or group) that includes a given and similar set as a subset", ": the act of making something longer or greater", ": an increase in length or time", ": a part forming an addition or enlargement", ": the stretching of a fractured or dislocated limb so as to restore it to its natural position", ": an unbending movement around a joint in a limb (as the knee or elbow) that increases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint \u2014 compare flexion sense 1", ": an increase in length of time", ": an increase in the time allowed under an agreement" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sten(t)-sh\u0259n", "ik-\u02c8sten-sh\u0259n", "ik-\u02c8sten-ch\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "drawing out", "elongation", "lengthening", "prolongation", "prolonging", "stretching" ], "antonyms":[ "abbreviation", "abridgment", "abridgement", "curtailment", "cutback", "shortening" ], "examples":[ "extension of the patient's life", "He's asking for a contract extension .", "Make sure that the muscles get the proper amount of extension .", "I missed the deadline but was granted an extension .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "This encounter unleashes the protagonist\u2019s passion for art and, by extension , for a better life away from the village. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 17 June 2022", "This indicates there may be genetic differences governing ORF7a interaction and, by extension , disease outcome. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 16 June 2022", "While there are some short- and long-term downsides to remote and hybrid working, many see it as an exciting opportunity to improve their workplaces and, by extension , the lives of their employees. \u2014 Dan Reilly, Fortune , 15 June 2022", "Nothing makes our faces light up like a sitewide sale on our favorite beauty products \u2014 and by extension , making your day as well. \u2014 Sarah Han, Allure , 14 June 2022", "Though there are significant differences, the labor histories of the WNBA and the USWNT \u2013 and, by extension , the NWSL \u2013 are similar. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022", "Dimon echoes the prevailing sentiment that\u2019s been weighing down stocks, and by extension , cryptos this year. \u2014 Dan Runkevicius, Forbes , 2 June 2022", "The organization Drew helped build has been on the forefront of fighting for poor people, people of color \u2014 and, by extension , cities themselves. \u2014 Adrian Walker, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022", "Established in 2019, the collective sees police violence as a feminist issue, where prisons are impacting their children and by extension impacting them. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Late Latin extension-, extensio , from Latin extendere ", "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-102536" }, "expansion":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": expanse":[], ": the act or process of expanding":[ "territorial expansion", "economic expansion", "expansion of the universe" ], ": the quality or state of being expanded":[], ": the increase in volume of working fluid (such as steam) in an engine cylinder after cutoff or in an internal combustion engine after explosion":[], ": an expanded part":[], ": something that results from an act of expanding":[ "the book is an expansion of a lecture series" ], ": the result of carrying out an indicated mathematical operation : the expression of a function in the form of a series":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8span-sh\u0259n", "ik-\u02c8span(t)-sh\u0259n", "ik-\u02c8span-ch\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "accretion", "accrual", "addendum", "addition", "augmentation", "boost", "gain", "increase", "increment", "more", "plus", "proliferation", "raise", "rise", "step-up", "supplement", "uptick" ], "antonyms":[ "abatement", "decline", "decrease", "decrement", "depletion", "diminishment", "diminution", "drop-off", "fall", "falloff", "lessening", "loss", "lowering", "reduction", "shrinkage", "step-down" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The league is undergoing expansion .", "the expansion of a lecture series into a book", "This book is an expansion of a lecture series.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The expansion is already underway, with a groundbreaking ceremony held Tuesday. \u2014 Ana Roc\u00edo \u00c1lvarez Br\u00ed\u00f1ez, The Courier-Journal , 23 June 2022", "The expansion includes all of Goblin Valley Road and a portion of Little Wild Horse Road. \u2014 Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022", "But the expansion has proved to be expensive, with each state launch requiring a local marketing blitz. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022", "The price tag for what would be the WNBA\u2019s first expansion team or teams since the Atlanta Dream in 2008 will be an important barometer of the league\u2019s trajectory. \u2014 Rachel Bachman, WSJ , 20 June 2022", "In addition to Parker, the NHL expansion team sent several members of its player development coaching staff whose duties include structuring practice plans, curriculum and growing the game. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022", "This season, the Thorns rank second at 13,222 behind expansion team Angel City FC (Los Angeles) at 19,202. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 June 2022", "The Golden Knights become the second expansion team in the NHL, NBA, NFL or MLB since 1960 to reach a championship series in their first season. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022", "Eniola Aluko is the sporting director of Angel City FC, a new expansion team in the National Women\u2019s Soccer League (NWSL). \u2014 Corey Seymour, Vogue , 16 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223945" }, "experiential":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": relating to, derived from, or providing experience : empirical":[ "experiential knowledge", "experiential lessons" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02ccspir-\u0113-\u02c8en(t)-sh\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "empirical", "empiric", "existential", "experimental", "objective", "observational" ], "antonyms":[ "nonempirical", "theoretical", "theoretic", "unempirical" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "possesses the kind of experiential knowledge that is gained only from a long and eventful life", "Recent Examples on the Web", "This approach conforms to the experiential learning cycle and learning-by-doing principles, where a concrete experience is the basis for deep self-reflection that prompts goal-setting for personal development and growth. \u2014 Esade Business & Law School, Forbes , 1 July 2022", "Superblue is a market response to an audience shift in the past years surrounding installation and experiential art. \u2014 Tom Teicholz, Forbes , 5 June 2022", "That means red carpets, galas, dinners, experiential events for fans -- all of that high-touch precursors to a broadcast. \u2014 Mia Nazareno, Billboard , 3 Sep. 2021", "The marketing team presents 110 slides showcasing plans that include an expansion of Fever-Tree branded outdoor bars known as porches, Cinco de Mayo parties, experiential events, and new drinks to hit the market in the coming months. \u2014 John Kell, Fortune , 4 Apr. 2021", "But the extension of these findings to subtler experiential influences is tenuous at best, and related studies tend to be freighted with morality. \u2014 Madeleine Watts, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022", "This means a sweeping change in architecture, furniture and spatial orientation where experiential technology is infused into every facet of the space. \u2014 Marc Deluca, Forbes , 23 May 2022", "What is true in the realm of learning is similarly valid on an experiential plane. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel , 16 May 2022", "There are a number of other factors, which the university has a multiyear plan to add to our comprehensive admissions model, and which include experiential activities, such as community service, and leadership and work experience. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed from New Latin experienti\u0101lis, from Latin experientia experience entry 1 + -\u0101lis -al entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1658, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235420" }, "exaltation":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an act of exalting : the state of being exalted":[], ": an excessively intensified sense of well-being, power, or importance":[], ": an increase in degree or intensity":[ "exaltation of virulence of a virus" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-\u02ccs\u022fl-", "\u02cceg-\u02ccz\u022fl-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "feelings of joy and exaltation", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Yet Buckley turns the moment into a kind of exaltation . \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022", "How to explain, then, the exaltation that comes with ingesting substances that have no such chemical profile \u2014 that are endowed only with our perception of the divine? \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022", "This was less the language of Kant than of fascist nationalist exaltation laced with Mr. Putin\u2019s hardscrabble, brawling St. Petersburg youth. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022", "Despite her exaltation , when Ginsburg died, she was replaced by a woman who is in every way her ideological foe. \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 2 Mar. 2022", "That joyous exaltation might be a bit of an overstatement, but after its two-year hiatus the parade and its traditions are welcomed. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 28 Feb. 2022", "Crying for art is an honor, an exaltation , a salute. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Feb. 2022", "The episode also features Jerry\u2019s exaltation of another New York bakery mainstay, the black and white cookie, as something of a model for better race relations. \u2014 Annabelle Williams, New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022", "Many observers, including some in China itself, recoil from this exaltation of a single leader. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Nov. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225352" }, "exculpation":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to clear from alleged fault or guilt":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-(\u02cc)sk\u0259l-\u02ccp\u0101t", "(\u02cc)ek-\u02c8sk\u0259l-", "\u02c8ek-sk\u0259l-\u02ccp\u0101t, ek-\u02c8sk\u0259l-" ], "synonyms":[ "absolve", "acquit", "clear", "exonerate", "vindicate" ], "antonyms":[ "criminate", "incriminate" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exculpate exculpate , absolve , exonerate , acquit , vindicate mean to free from a charge. exculpate implies a clearing from blame or fault often in a matter of small importance. exculpating himself from the charge of overenthusiasm absolve implies a release either from an obligation that binds the conscience or from the consequences of disobeying the law or committing a sin. cannot be absolved of blame exonerate implies a complete clearance from an accusation or charge and from any attendant suspicion of blame or guilt. exonerated by the investigation acquit implies a formal decision in one's favor with respect to a definite charge. voted to acquit the defendant vindicate may refer to things as well as persons that have been subjected to critical attack or imputation of guilt, weakness, or folly, and implies a clearing effected by proving the unfairness of such criticism or blame. her judgment was vindicated", "examples":[ "The court exculpated him after a thorough investigation.", "I will present evidence that will exculpate my client.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Prosecutors said examining Suzanne Morphew's body could incriminate or exculpate her husband. \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 6 May 2022", "Lloris was keen to exculpate his manager, emphasizing that Mourinho sent them out to be positive and attack. \u2014 Joshua Law, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2021", "After all, if Mulvaney or Bolton could give testimony that would exculpate Trump in the Ukraine scandal, the president would have frog-marched them to the House Intelligence Committee himself last month. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 19 Dec. 2019", "The East defined itself in the tradition of communists who had resisted fascism, giving rise to a state doctrine of remembrance that effectively exculpated it from wartime atrocities. \u2014 Katrin Bennhold, New York Times , 9 Nov. 2019", "No evidence emerged linking the man to the crime at the school in Myanmar\u2019s capital, Naypyitaw, and some testimony exculpated him. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Dec. 2019", "Thus, Harvey\u2019s magnitude does not exculpate the government of liability for its actions. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Dec. 2019", "The fact that the bombardiers are Saudi hardly exculpates the United States. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 Oct. 2019", "Another investigator, retired federal judge Barbara Jones, took on the task of laying out the larger context of the league\u2019s gross mishandling of the Rice case apart from the tiny, exculpating factoid that Mr. Mueller was assigned to document. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 26 Mar. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Medieval Latin exculpatus , past participle of exculpare , from Latin ex- + culpa blame":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1656, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205750" }, "exuberant":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": joyously unrestrained and enthusiastic":[ "exuberant praise", "an exuberant personality" ], ": unrestrained or elaborate especially in style : flamboyant":[ "exuberant architecture" ], ": produced in extreme abundance : plentiful":[ "exuberant foliage and vegetation" ], ": extreme or excessive in degree, size, or extent":[ "exuberant prosperity" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u00fc-b\u0259-r\u0259nt", "ig-\u02c8z\u00fc-b(\u0259-)r\u0259nt" ], "synonyms":[ "bouncy", "bubbly", "buoyant", "crank", "effervescent", "frolic", "frolicsome", "gamesome", "gay", "high-spirited", "vivacious" ], "antonyms":[ "low-spirited", "sullen" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exuberant profuse , lavish , prodigal , luxuriant , lush , exuberant mean giving or given out in great abundance. profuse implies pouring forth without restraint. profuse apologies lavish suggests an unstinted or unmeasured profusion. a lavish party prodigal implies reckless or wasteful lavishness threatening to lead to early exhaustion of resources. prodigal spending luxuriant suggests a rich and splendid abundance. a luxuriant beard lush suggests rich, soft luxuriance. a lush green lawn exuberant implies marked vitality or vigor in what produces abundantly. an exuberant imagination", "examples":[ "Steven Spielberg's career has been famously schizoid. On the one hand, he has made films borne aloft by exuberant juvenility (the Indiana Jones pictures, Jurassic Park , and so forth); on the other hand, he has made mature films of serious intent ( The Color Purple, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan ). And \u2026 there is also a third hand: he has combined those two types, most notably in Close Encounters of the Third Kind , in which he transmuted a fascinating science fiction film into near-theology. \u2014 Stanley Kauffmann , New Republic , 23 July 2001", "Here we are at a jousting tournament in medieval England, and as the armored knights charge each other on horseback the exuberant crowd sings along to the old Queen heavy-metal anthem \"We Will Rock You.\" And does the wave! \u2014 David Ansen , Newsweek , 14 May 2001", "A few years ago, I learned to expect that at the end of a linguistics class that I was teaching, as I consulted with a few students before we vacated the room, the air would suddenly be lacerated by fat bass tracks and streams of exuberant invective. Tupac, as they say, was in the house. The class that was about to begin was an elective called \"The Poetry of Tupac Shakur.\" \u2014 John McWhorter , New Republic , 22 Oct. 2001", "They're the hardwood wunderkinds who think NEXT is now: the NBA's teen set. And like puppies, they're winningly exuberant (if not housebroken). Well, maybe not so \"winning.\" \u2014 ESPN , 25 Dec. 2000", "His exuberant personality makes him fun to be around.", "exuberant crowds rushed to greet the returning national champions in collegiate basketball", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Inspiration is pouring into your mind as the Moon in your exuberant 5th house tangos with unpredictable Uranus in your mentally agile 3rd house. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 29 June 2022", "He\u2019s known for crafting exuberant projects showcasing his irrepressible personality alongside a bunch of unlikely guest features. \u2014 Will Dukes, Rolling Stone , 27 June 2022", "If these experiments from two of pop's reigning tastemakers are any indication, the next 12 months could very well be dominated by the loud, busy, crazy, exuberant sounds of three decades ago. \u2014 Brandon Caldwell, EW.com , 23 June 2022", "Michael Chabon took the golden age of comic books, beginning in 1939, as the backdrop for his exuberant third novel, which consists of a delightful series of improbable escapes. \u2014 Alice Mcdermott, New York Times , 22 June 2022", "Occupying an Edwardian manor, with design cues borrowed from the exuberant stylings of 18th-century Paris, the Twenty Two also features a mews house that\u2019s been transformed into a two-story suite. \u2014 Laura Neilson, WSJ , 21 June 2022", "In a lot of ways, Jeff\u2019s imprisonment just amounts to a controlling job, and Abnesti is the exuberant boss given to eye-rolling motivational aphorisms. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 20 June 2022", "Some industry experts have long said the exuberant growth of the last two years wasn\u2019t going to last forever, comparing it to the late-1990s dot-com boom. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022", "From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take the mic to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an exuberant celebration of 21st-century girl power. \u2014 cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin exuberant-, exuberans , present participle of exuberare to be abundant, from ex- + uber fruitful, from uber udder \u2014 more at udder":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184801" }, "exculpatory":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": tending or serving to exculpate", ": tending or serving to exculpate", "\u2014 compare inculpatory" ], "pronounciation":[ "ek-\u02c8sk\u0259l-p\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113", "ek-\u02c8sk\u0259l-p\u0259-\u02cct\u014dr-\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "While the court did not address the felony murder issue, the court did find major violations of prosecutorial duty to share exculpatory evidence with the defense before trial. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022", "The attorneys are obligated to disclose potentially exculpatory information to defendants. \u2014 Lewis Kamb, Star Tribune , 31 July 2021", "In the Sadr case, government lawyers acknowledged failures in quickly disclosing potentially exculpatory information during, before and after the trial. \u2014 Mengqi Sun, WSJ , 19 Feb. 2021", "The Sea Lady might be an exculpatory study of romantic folly and erotic pursuit. \u2014 Stephanie Burt, The New Republic , 29 Mar. 2022", "But very early on, Dr. Stone came to believe that their job was in fact to rubber-stamp the government\u2019s own self- exculpatory assessment. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Feb. 2022", "There is the persistent use of the exculpatory passive voice, for one thing. \u2014 Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times , 2 Dec. 2021", "While largely admiring in tone, no grisly detail is omitted \u2014 and who would want to answer for any number of the stories told, especially when, in 2021, young and extremely high is no longer considered exculpatory . \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2021", "The defense lawyers also accused the prosecutors of trying to prevent them from accessing potentially exculpatory materials from Cognizant. \u2014 Rebecca Davis O\u2019brien, WSJ , 3 June 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1781, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-190505" }, "extoll":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to praise highly : glorify":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8st\u014dl" ], "synonyms":[ "bless", "carol", "celebrate", "emblazon", "exalt", "glorify", "hymn", "laud", "magnify", "praise", "resound" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The health benefits of exercise are widely extolled .", "campaign literature extolling the candidate's military record", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Schoolchildren in some places dress up in World War II military garb, and war movies extol the idea that Russia\u2019s battles were always righteous. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022", "The ad went on to extol the virtues of the house and the ex-husband. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 25 Apr. 2022", "It\u2019s not unique in singing martial hymns that extol our own greatness and the crushing of our enemies. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022", "The Ukrainian government sought to extol the valor of the fighters, who refused to surrender until ordered. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022", "Executives for companies with offices downtown continue to extol the virtues of working in an area with several hotels, restaurants and sports stadiums in walking distance. \u2014 Eric Heisig, cleveland , 12 Mar. 2022", "On a business trip to Russia in 2016, Alibaba founder Jack Ma was having lunch and listening to his executives extol the success the company was enjoying in the country. \u2014 Jing Yang, wsj.com , 24 Mar. 2022", "Howard\u2019s presence in Northeast Ohio over All-Star Weekend allows university officials to extol the school\u2019s proximity to the nation\u2019s government. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022", "Tapping two fashion icons to extol the virtues of owning your website was an outside-the-box idea, but innovation is Mathur\u2019s specialty. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 17 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Latin extollere , from ex- + tollere to lift up \u2014 more at tolerate":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011138" }, "extirpate":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to destroy completely : wipe out":[], ": to pull up by the root":[], ": to cut out by surgery":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-st\u0259r-\u02ccp\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "abolish", "annihilate", "black out", "blot out", "cancel", "clean (up)", "efface", "eradicate", "erase", "expunge", "exterminate", "liquidate", "obliterate", "root (out)", "rub out", "snuff (out)", "stamp (out)", "sweep (away)", "wipe out" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for extirpate exterminate , extirpate , eradicate , uproot mean to effect the destruction or abolition of something. exterminate implies complete and immediate extinction by killing off all individuals. exterminate cockroaches extirpate implies extinction of a race, family, species, or sometimes an idea or doctrine by destruction or removal of its means of propagation. many species have been extirpated from the area eradicate implies the driving out or elimination of something that has established itself. a campaign to eradicate illiteracy uproot implies a forcible or violent removal and stresses displacement or dislodgment rather than immediate destruction. the war uprooted thousands", "examples":[ "the triumph of modern medicine in extirpating certain diseases", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Brave nonconformists across Cuban civil society, whom the regime is determined to extirpate , are merely collateral damage in a wider war against the values of the West. \u2014 Mary Anastasia O\u2019grady, WSJ , 12 June 2022", "In Indonesia, the V.O.C. eventually followed up the massacre of a people with an effort to extirpate a botanical species. \u2014 Olufemi O. Taiwo, The New Yorker , 25 Oct. 2021", "The plain fact of the matter is that violent leftist revolutionaries of the kind that Salazar promised to extirpate in Portugal are nowhere to be seen on the American political landscape today. \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 12 Aug. 2021", "Now, by moving against the commission, Mr. Biden looks to extirpate classical roots. \u2014 James Panero, WSJ , 26 May 2021", "The state has a liberal reputation today, but in the 19th century its white settlers attempted to extirpate almost any nonwhite population and create a Jim Crow system that lasted well into the 20th century. \u2014 Brian Smale, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Apr. 2021", "But habitat loss and unregulated hunting combined to extirpate the big animals by 1900. \u2014 Tom Carpenter, Outdoor Life , 2 Mar. 2021", "The Chinese Communists aren\u2019t trying to extirpate every last trace of theism, thereby inviting the undivided opposition of religious believers and institutions (as the Soviets did with regard to John Paul II\u2019s Vatican). \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 21 Feb. 2021", "The modern left\u2019s mission to extirpate sin from society is the product of a secular religion of the most austere sort. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 21 Dec. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin exstirpatus , past participle of exstirpare , from ex- + stirp-, stirps trunk, root":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163533" }, "exuberancy":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": exuberance" ], "pronounciation":[ "-ns\u0113", "-si" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Latin exuberantia ", "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-032626" }, "existent":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": having being : existing":[], ": existing now : present":[ "existent methods of flood control" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8zi-st\u0259nt" ], "synonyms":[ "actual", "concrete", "de facto", "effective", "factual", "genuine", "real", "sure-enough", "true", "very" ], "antonyms":[ "conjectural", "hypothetical", "ideal", "inexistent", "nonexistent", "platonic", "possible", "potential", "suppositional", "theoretical", "theoretic" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "I think we should improve existent parks rather than create new ones.", "to some people, angels are as existent as aardvarks or astronomers", "Recent Examples on the Web", "In terms of political opposition, there are political parties that have successfully opposed the BJP at the state level in Tamil Nadu, Bengal, Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, but opposition is virtually non- existent at the national level. \u2014 Arundhati Roy, CNN , 22 June 2022", "If there\u2019s one knock against Stroud\u2019s game, it\u2019s that his ability \u2014 and sometimes desire \u2014 to make plays with his legs is often non- existent . \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 13 May 2022", "By and large, disabled people make very little money, if any; savings are virtually non- existent too. \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022", "Last winter\u2019s flu season was virtually non- existent . \u2014 NBC News , 18 Feb. 2022", "But beyond the Olympic paycheck, investment in women\u2019s hockey is virtually non- existent . \u2014 Glamour , 8 Feb. 2022", "Don't leave home without Somewear Global Hotspot that provides dad (and the rest of the family) peace of mind for times when cell service is unreliable or non- existent . \u2014 Jordi Lippe-mcgraw, Forbes , 10 June 2022", "More than half of her college years were dominated by COVID, with online classes, takeout meals, masked or non- existent social events. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 2 June 2022", "Our only real quibble is that instructions for some meals are unclear or non- existent , which required a bit of trial-and-error on our part to prepare. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Late Latin existent-, existens/exsistent-, exsistens, from present participle of Latin existere, exsistere \"to come into view, appear, show oneself, come into being\" (Late Latin, \"to have real being, be, be present\") \u2014 more at exist":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184625" }, "existency":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": existence":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Late Latin existentia, exsistentia":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234834" }, "excogitate":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to think out : devise":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ek-\u02c8sk\u00e4-j\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "concoct", "construct", "contrive", "cook (up)", "devise", "drum up", "fabricate", "invent", "make up", "manufacture", "think (up)", "trump up", "vamp (up)" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "she's a master at excogitating reasons not to do her assigned work" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin excogitatus , past participle of excogitare , from ex- + cogitare to cogitate":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1530, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231751" }, "exhort":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly":[ "exhorting voters to do the right thing" ], ": to give warnings or advice : make urgent appeals":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u022frt" ], "synonyms":[ "egg (on)", "encourage", "goad", "nudge", "press", "prod", "prompt", "urge" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "He exhorted his people to take back their land.", "She exhorted her listeners to support the proposition.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Celebrants on South Padre Island on Saturday cheered and waved rainbow flags but also heard a local drag queen, Luna Karr, exhort the crowd to register and get out to vote. \u2014 Annie Gowen, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022", "Celebrants on South Padre Island on Saturday cheered and waved rainbow flags but also heard a local drag queen, Luna Karr, exhort the crowd to register and get out to vote. \u2014 Annie Gowen, Washington Post , 30 June 2022", "Following each harrowing miss leading up to his breakthrough trick at the 1999 X Games, the crowd and Hawk\u2019s fellow competitors exhort him to try again. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022", "In dueling cover pieces, former assistant secretary of defense Elbridge Colby argued the U.S. should defend Taiwan, while Professor Patrick Porter contended America\u2019s proper role was to help and exhort Taiwan to defend itself. \u2014 Jim Geraghty, National Review , 4 Feb. 2022", "Trump has endorsed Youngkin multiple times and called into a rally organized by a right-wing radio host this month to exhort the crowd to vote for him. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 25 Oct. 2021", "Opinion shapers and policymakers would exhort moderate Muslims to do more to combat extremism. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Jan. 2022", "Insiders right now would exhort that the tall truck early bird detection is no more than a flighty distractor from the real issues that need to be addressed for making the AI driving system readied to drive on our public roadways. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021", "Trump has endorsed Youngkin multiple times and called into a rally organized by a right-wing radio host this month to exhort the crowd to vote for him. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 25 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French exorter , from Latin exhortari , from ex- + hortari to incite \u2014 more at yearn":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221757" }, "explicate":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to give a detailed explanation of":[], ": to develop the implications of : analyze logically":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-spl\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "clarify", "clear (up)", "construe", "demonstrate", "demystify", "elucidate", "explain", "expound", "get across", "illuminate", "illustrate", "interpret", "simplify", "spell out", "unriddle" ], "antonyms":[ "obscure" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for explicate explain , expound , explicate , elucidate , interpret mean to make something clear or understandable. explain implies a making plain or intelligible what is not immediately obvious or entirely known. explain the rules expound implies a careful often elaborate explanation. expounding a scientific theory explicate adds the idea of a developed or detailed analysis. explicate a poem elucidate stresses the throwing of light upon as by offering details or motives previously unclear or only implicit. elucidate an obscure passage interpret adds to explain the need for imagination or sympathy or special knowledge in dealing with something. interpreting a work of art", "examples":[ "an essay explicating a theory", "the physicist did his best to explicate the wave theory of light for the audience of laymen", "Recent Examples on the Web", "This passage epitomizes Hickey\u2019s unusual relationship to literature and his uncanny ability to draw forward an aspect of a poem or novel to explicate an artwork without reducing either to mere illustration. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022", "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021", "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021", "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021", "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021", "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021", "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021", "The truth is, no one can fully explicate why Kipchoge is the GOAT. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin explicatus , past participle of explicare , literally, to unfold, from ex- + plicare to fold \u2014 more at ply":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200012" }, "extricate":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty":[], ": to distinguish from a related thing":[], ": unravel":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-str\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "clear", "disembarrass", "disengage", "disentangle", "free", "liberate", "release", "untangle" ], "antonyms":[ "embroil", "entangle" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for extricate extricate , disentangle , untangle , disencumber , disembarrass mean to free from what binds or holds back. extricate implies the use of care or ingenuity in freeing from a difficult position or situation. extricated himself from financial difficulties disentangle and untangle suggest painstaking separation of a thing from other things. disentangling fact from fiction untangle a web of deceit disencumber implies a release from something that clogs or weighs down. an article disencumbered of jargon disembarrass suggests a release from something that impedes or hinders. disembarrassed herself of her advisers", "examples":[ "Several survivors were extricated from the wreckage.", "They extricated the tractor from the mud.", "She hasn't been able to extricate herself from her legal problems.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Those of us who received our property tax appraisals in the mail this week have something to look forward to over the weekend: trying, with the possible assistance of a forklift, to extricate our jaws from the floor. \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Apr. 2022", "Uncertain how to extricate herself from the situation, Ault retired. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022", "Emergency responders had to pull one person from a vehicle, though the others managed to extricate themselves, Eisan wrote in a memo to Fairfield city officials. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 May 2022", "Germany now must chart a path to extricate itself from dependency upon Russia for nearly half of its energy requirements. \u2014 Jerry Hendrix, National Review , 23 Feb. 2022", "The city\u2019s 10-day Fiesta showed us that in more than 100 years, San Antonio has failed to desegregate and extricate itself from an anti-Mexican past. \u2014 Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News , 27 Apr. 2022", "Rescuers were working to extricate him so he could be transported to a hospital, firefighters said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022", "Burger King\u2019s experience illustrates the difficulty many corporations face when trying to extricate themselves from decades-old investments. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022", "This unconventional true-crime thriller concludes as Pam Hupp (Ren\u00e9e Zellweger) resorts to desperate, shocking and absurd extremes to extricate herself from her web of lies. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin extricatus , past participle of extricare , from ex- + tricae trifles, perplexities":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1601, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041128" }, "exhilarating":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling":[ "an exhilarating experience", "\u2026 an exhilarating ride that allows participants to catch an aerial view like they've never seen before.", "\u2014 Kathryn M. Roy", "\u2026 I would like to convey the sense of flight as it was almost at the very beginning of itself, when everything about it was miraculous and dangerous and exhilarating .", "\u2014 James Dickey", "\u2026 an exhilarating career full of deals sealed at three-martini lunches.", "\u2014 Andrea Cooper" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8zi-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-ti\u014b" ], "synonyms":[ "breathtaking", "charged", "electric", "electrifying", "exciting", "exhilarative", "galvanic", "galvanizing", "hair-raising", "heart-stopping", "inspiring", "intoxicating", "kicky", "mind-bending", "mind-blowing", "mind-boggling", "rip-roaring", "rousing", "stimulating", "stirring", "thrilling" ], "antonyms":[ "unexciting" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1634, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203437" }, "excreta":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun plural", "plural noun" ], "definitions":{ ": waste matter (such as feces) eliminated or separated from the body":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8skr\u0113t-\u0259", "ik-\u02c8skr\u0113-t\u0259" ], "synonyms":[ "dirt", "doo-doo", "dropping", "dung", "excrement", "feces", "ordure", "poop", "scat", "slops", "soil", "waste" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Monster is living in a year or more of his own excreta , nearly a foot deep. \u2014 Gene Weingarten, Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2021", "In this particular case, the Inspiration4 crew, however, did not notice any excreta floating around the cabin because the leakage was still relegated to contained areas underneath the floor, Gerstenmaier said. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 26 Oct. 2021", "State inspectors found excessive excreta , dirt and grime, and lack of proper cleaning at facility previously found with a bleeding dog (repeat offender). \u2014 Sarah Brookbank, The Enquirer , 11 May 2021", "Previous research has shown that toilet flushes can generate germ-laden aerosols from the excreta , the China CDC scientists said. \u2014 Jason Gale, Bloomberg.com , 28 Aug. 2020", "Previous research has shown that toilet flushes can generate germ-laden aerosols from the excreta , the China CDC scientists said. \u2014 Jason Gale, Bloomberg.com , 28 Aug. 2020", "Previous research has shown that toilet flushes can generate germ-laden aerosols from the excreta , the China CDC scientists said. \u2014 Jason Gale, Bloomberg.com , 28 Aug. 2020", "Previous research has shown that toilet flushes can generate germ-laden aerosols from the excreta , the China CDC scientists said. \u2014 Jason Gale, Bloomberg.com , 28 Aug. 2020", "Previous research has shown that toilet flushes can generate germ-laden aerosols from the excreta , the China CDC scientists said. \u2014 Jason Gale, Bloomberg.com , 28 Aug. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of excretus":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1757, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172358" }, "expat":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an expatriate person : expatriate":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8eks-\u02ccpat" ], "synonyms":[ "deportee", "\u00e9migr\u00e9", "emigr\u00e9", "evacuee", "exile", "expatriate", "refugee" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "a network of expats in London keeps her from missing the family she left behind", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The expat \u2019s design projects include country homes, a renovation of Ruinart\u2019s Champagne cellars, and a new Parisian bistro (see A-List Agenda). \u2014 The Editors Of Elle Decor, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022", "Pre-pandemic, Oren Saar, a young Israeli immigrant living in New York, was introduced to a fellow- expat who had a side hustle making and selling Israeli food. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022", "Clearly not busy enough: A chance encounter in Manhattan with Paul (Olivier Martinez), a Parisian expat with impossible bone structure and a seemingly unlimited capacity for afternoon delight, leads to a passionate affair. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 10 May 2022", "In a recent conversation with THR at Moon Knight\u2018s virtual junket, Isaac also discusses the English actor who inspired his portrayal of Steven, who was originally conceived as an American expat in London. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Mar. 2022", "When an encounter with an American expat sparks a new connection, Emilia begins to see herself in a new light\u2014both as a woman and as an artist. \u2014 Keely Weiss, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 Apr. 2022", "The British expat who lives with his family in the Western Cape province of South Africa told a radio show Wednesday that each year, his wife, Marcela, and their children spend hours decorating the Christmas tree. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Dec. 2021", "Ansel Elgort plays Jake Adelstein, an expat from Missouri who, as the series begins, is about to become the first American journalist at Tokyo\u2019s biggest newspaper. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 Apr. 2022", "Cleanness tells of an American expat living and teaching in Sofia, Bulgaria. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 28 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1962, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064645" }, "extremum":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a maximum or a minimum of a mathematical function":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8str\u0113-m\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Latin, neuter of extremus":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1904, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164859" }, "expiration":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the last emission of breath : death":[], ": the act or process of releasing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth : exhalation":[], ": the escape of carbon dioxide from the body protoplasm (as through the blood and lungs or by diffusion)":[], ": the fact of coming to an end or the point at which something ends : termination":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-sp\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "death", "demise", "expiry", "termination" ], "antonyms":[ "alpha", "beginning", "birth", "commencement", "creation", "dawn", "genesis", "inception", "incipience", "incipiency", "launch", "morning", "onset", "outset", "start" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "one month after the expiration of the contract", "directed that upon her expiration her splendid Italian-style villa be given to the public as a museum", "Recent Examples on the Web", "For all of the Heat\u2019s developmental projects over the years, many have come with expiration dates, with Duncan Robinson the latest concern in that regard. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 12 June 2022", "Despite the diminishing sunset clauses\u2014 expiration dates of provisions in the nuclear agreement\u2014Vaez argues the JCPOA still holds value and is the most straightforward path to curbing Iran. \u2014 Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News , 10 June 2022", "The drama lead actress field is packed with contenders starring in shows that are long past their expiration dates. \u2014 Glenn Whippentertainment Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022", "The bar and restaurant at 639 Conner St. announced in a Facebook post its last day would be July 23 when its lease nears expiration . \u2014 John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022", "The impending expiration has Alabama\u2019s education department\u2019s child nutrition program director worried. \u2014 Trisha Powell Crain | Tcrain@al.com, al , 8 June 2022", "Now school districts are already being impacted by the looming waiver expiration . \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 7 June 2022", "The expiration of the enhanced subsidies will simply usher in a return to the status quo \u2014 one where Obamacare premiums continue to increase while Democrats look the other way. \u2014 Sally Pipes, Forbes , 6 June 2022", "Since the expiration of the ban, mass shooting deaths in the United States have climbed steadily. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200558" }, "extent":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the range over which something extends : scope":[ "the extent of her jurisdiction" ], ": the amount of space or surface that something occupies or the distance over which it extends : magnitude":[ "the extent of the forest" ], ": the point, degree, or limit to which something extends":[ "using talents to the greatest extent" ], ": a writ giving to a creditor temporary possession of his debtor's property":[], ": valuation (as of land) in Great Britain especially for taxation":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8stent" ], "synonyms":[ "bound", "boundary", "cap", "ceiling", "confines", "end", "limit", "limitation", "line", "termination" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "She tried to determine the extent of the damage.", "the full extent of human knowledge", "He questions the extent to which these remedies are needed.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Scientists have also tied cycles in the Aleutian Low \u2014 which switches from strong to weak every few decades \u2014 to Arctic sea-ice extent and the strength or weakness of salmon runs along the Pacific Coast from California to Alaska. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022", "Under the deal, Spire will continue to provide NASA with data related to ocean conditions, soil moisture, sea ice extent , and other environmental data. \u2014 Alex Knapp, Forbes , 25 June 2022", "The extent of how tight the election may be was made clear Wednesday with the latest Marquette University Law School poll. \u2014 Scott Bauer, ajc , 22 June 2022", "Joseph Jensen, data manager of the state office, said officials are studying the extent to which the pandemic and housing costs are affecting homelessness. \u2014 Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022", "The district\u2019s eastern extent reaches parts of Bella Vista. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 22 June 2022", "The extent of how tight the election may be was made clear Wednesday with the latest Marquette University Law School poll. \u2014 Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022", "Tuesday's evidence further underscored the extent to which Johnson or his team pursued means of contesting the last presidential race. \u2014 Benjamin Siegel, ABC News , 21 June 2022", "Andrault says more work is needed to understand the extent to which water is escaping in this way. \u2014 Theo Nicitopoulos, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French estente, extente land valuation, from extendre, estendre to survey, evaluate, literally, to extend":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202800" }, "excrement":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": waste matter discharged from the body", ": feces", ": waste matter discharged from the body", ": feces" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-skr\u0259-m\u0259nt", "\u02c8ek-skr\u0259-m\u0259nt" ], "synonyms":[ "dirt", "doo-doo", "dropping", "dung", "excreta", "feces", "ordure", "poop", "scat", "slops", "soil", "waste" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an ordinance that requires dog walkers to remove their animal's excrement from city streets", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The swimming pool in the center of Kiara\u2019s apartment complex is filled with brackish water and dog excrement . \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 14 June 2022", "Others are hunkering down to await an uncertain fate under Mr. Musk, who recently tweeted an image of cartoon excrement at the current CEO. \u2014 Deepa Seetharaman, WSJ , 21 May 2022", "On the floor of another sat two lumps of human excrement . \u2014 Time , 14 Apr. 2022", "Many of the animals had crusted excrement on their coats. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022", "Additionally, researchers have found fossilized excrement that also contains trilobite shells, strengthening the cannibalism theory (which, while strong, is still merely a theory). \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 13 Apr. 2022", "Turner was a co-chair of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders\u2019 2020 presidential campaign, and famously compared supporting Biden to eating a bowl of excrement . \u2014 Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland , 2 May 2022", "Mayor London Breed declared a state of emergency in the Tenderloin district last December, after it became littered with human excrement and used syringes. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 1 May 2022", "New York inhabitants alone produce about 8 million pounds of excrement a day. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Latin excrementum , from excernere ", "first_known_use":[ "1533, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-173935" }, "excitement":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": something that excites or rouses":[], ": the action of exciting : the state of being excited":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8s\u012bt-m\u0259nt", "-\u02c8s\u012bt-m\u0259nt" ], "synonyms":[ "incitation", "incitement", "instigation", "provocation" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Our excitement was building as the end of the game approached.", "His hands shook with excitement .", "The child cried out in excitement .", "a trip filled with excitement and adventure", "She talked about the excitements of her new life.", "This job loses its excitement after a while.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Childhood friendship can be a time of innocence, enchantment and perpetual excitement as portrayed in Sophia Silver\u2019s modest yet assured debut feature, Over/Under. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022", "Companies such as Ferrari, Nike, and Red Bull have already advertised themselves in virtual worlds to generate awareness and excitement for their products. \u2014 Mark Minevich, Forbes , 17 June 2022", "The milestone could open doors for investment and new excitement around 3D tissue printing, potentially paving the way for new therapies in regenerative medicine. \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 2 June 2022", "But to those who know them best, a Capricorn rising is full of wonder and excitement just waiting to be expressed at the right time. \u2014 Glamour , 27 May 2022", "Her voice is full of laughter and excitement ; her sentences punctuated by laughter. \u2014 Kat Bein, SPIN , 25 May 2022", "Compared to a conventional internal-combustion vehicle, an EV's fewer moving parts, lack of exhaust ruckus, and firewall of computerized insulation limit its avenues for excitement . \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 24 May 2022", "The student section, in conjunction with the band and multiple programs who perform in the gym, will create an environment conducive to building a sense of comradery and excitement for MHS activities. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 19 May 2022", "In seductive prose, Kay\u2019s historical fantasies transport the reader to a Renaissance Europe that never quite existed and rival the works of George R.R. Martin and Robin Hobb for sheer excitement . \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 15 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205912" }, "excurrent":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": characterized by a current that flows outward":[ "the clam's excurrent siphon" ], ": having the axis prolonged to form an undivided main stem or trunk (as in conifers) \u2014 compare deliquescent sense 2":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "(\u02cc)ek-\u02c8sk\u0259r-\u0259nt", "-\u02c8sk\u0259-r\u0259nt" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin excurrent-, excurrens , present participle of excurrere to run out, extend, from ex- + currere to run \u2014 more at car":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181735" }, "excrete":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to separate and eliminate or discharge (waste) from the blood, tissues, or organs or from the active protoplasm":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8skr\u0113t" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "According to the International Hyperhidrosis Society, there are approximately two to four million sweat glands all over our bodies, the majority of which are eccrine glands and excrete a clear, odorless fluid. \u2014 Dianna Mazzone, Allure , 17 June 2022", "The biological carbon pump, for example, relies a great deal on bigger fish that eat plankton and excrete the waste in larger particles that sink much more readily than individual plankton would. \u2014 Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica , 14 Dec. 2021", "Facilities regularly excrete excess fish feed, fish waste, antibiotics, and other chemicals that pollute the water, threaten wildlife, and hurt natural habitats. \u2014 Marianne Cufone, Fortune , 4 Nov. 2021", "Those operations alone are home to 69,392 animal units \u2014 enough cows to excrete more waste than all the residents of Milwaukee County. \u2014 jsonline.com , 2 Sep. 2021", "Greater salt intake can prompt your kidneys to excrete more calcium. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021", "Females have their stomachs popped with the needle from a hose hooked to a carbon dioxide tank and are gassed up until their bellies excrete a stream of bright orange eggs into a bucket \u2014 about 5,000 per fish. \u2014 jsonline.com , 2 Sep. 2021", "Even insects that suck plant sap are forced to excrete surplus sugars, in the form of liquids known as honeydew or lerp. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 8 July 2021", "Many species have enzymes that break alcohol down and allow the body to excrete it, avoiding death by poisoning. \u2014 Kate Julian, The Atlantic , 1 June 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin excretus , past participle of excernere to sift out, discharge, from ex- + cernere to sift \u2014 more at certain":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1620, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043159" }, "exult (in)":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":[ "as in delight , glory (in)" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181903" }, "ex comitate":{ "type":[], "definitions":{ ": from courtesy":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek\u02ccsk\u00e4m\u0259\u02c8t\u00e4t\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181157" }, "excretion":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the act or process of excreting":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8skr\u0113-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The kidneys are organs of excretion .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Both of these bone types (jawbones and pectoral fins) grow via the excretion of rows of osteoblasts (large cells responsible for the synthesis and mineralization of bone). \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 23 Feb. 2022", "But how dog excretion affects nature reserves, which increasingly abut urban or populated areas, had yet to be analyzed. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022", "Instead, it is caused by a mutation in an area between genes, resulting in the excretion of a toxic chemical that kills muscle cells. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Nov. 2021", "The virus spreads among common carp quickly by excretion or through the epidermis and gills. \u2014 Minnah Arshad, Detroit Free Press , 18 Sep. 2021", "Overall, study authors concluded that more research needed to be done regarding povidone iodine's effect on excretion and transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Health.com , 17 Sep. 2021", "Large boluses of food remain in the digestive tracts of competitive eaters for days before excretion . \u2014 James M. Smoliga, Harper's Magazine , 22 June 2021", "Fortunately, the excretion is not a danger, much like the cicadas themselves. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 27 May 2021", "That\u2019s sooty mold, a fungus that grows in the honeydew excretion of either aphids or scale insects. \u2014 Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News , 9 Apr. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013159" }, "expilation":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the act of plundering : spoliation":[ "whence \u2026 proceeds this ravenous expilation of the state", "\u2014 Samuel Daniel" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02ccsp\u012b\u02c8-", "\u02cceksp\u0259\u0307\u02c8l\u0101sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin expilation-, expilatio , from expilatus (past participle of expilare to plunder, from ex- ex- entry 1 + -pilare , perhaps akin to Latin pila pillar, pier) + -ion-, -io -ion":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234105" }, "expurgate":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-sp\u0259r-\u02ccg\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "bowdlerize", "censor", "clean (up)", "launder", "red-pencil" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "They felt it was necessary to expurgate his letters before publishing them.", "the newspaper had to expurgate the expletive-laden speech that the criminal made upon being sentenced to life imprisonment", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Mr. Jang\u2019s name has been expurgated from all official records in the North. \u2014 Choe Sang-hun, New York Times , 12 Mar. 2016", "The movie\u2019s climactic punch line was repeatedly expurgated and reinstated during previews. \u2014 J. Hoberman, New York Times , 7 Oct. 2016" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin expurgatus , past participle of expurgare , from ex- + purgare to purge":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1678, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012908" }, "exacting":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands":[], ": requiring careful attention and precision":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8zak-ti\u014b" ], "synonyms":[ "choosy", "choosey", "dainty", "delicate", "demanding", "fastidious", "finical", "finicking", "finicky", "fussbudgety", "fussy", "nice", "old-maidish", "particular", "pernickety", "persnickety", "picky" ], "antonyms":[ "undemanding", "unfastidious", "unfussy" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exacting onerous , burdensome , oppressive , exacting mean imposing hardship. onerous stresses being laborious and heavy especially because distasteful. the onerous task of cleaning up the mess burdensome suggests causing mental as well as physical strain. burdensome responsibilities oppressive implies extreme harshness or severity in what is imposed. the oppressive tyranny of a police state exacting implies rigor or sternness rather than tyranny or injustice in the demands made or in the one demanding. an exacting employer", "examples":[ "He has very exacting standards.", "he was shocked when his normally exacting supervisor complimented him on a job well done", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Based on the 2009 novel by Suzanne Allain, the film tells the story of the titular Mr. Malcolm, a very exacting bachelor in 1818 England with a long list of standards. \u2014 Lakshmi Gandhi, NBC News , 30 June 2022", "In the intervening years, helicopters have grown more powerful and reliable, and the helicopter services that contract with heli-ski outfitters have become more exacting in their training and protocols. \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 10 Apr. 2021", "The transboundary nature of the grueling long-distance race, which many mushers believe to be more exacting than its higher-profile sibling, the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, complicated operations during the pandemic. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 2022", "Waterston and Sam Fragoso, a close friend and collaborator of Bravo\u2019s who contributed voiceover, commented on her exacting , singular, consistent visual style, from her very first short, Eat (2011), to her most recent for Miu Miu. \u2014 Eliza Harper Wallace, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Mar. 2022", "His vision and work ethic become more exacting , his drive to best himself at once breathtaking and worrisome. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Feb. 2022", "But much of the game\u2019s appeal can be chalked up to players\u2019 ability to create an increasingly exacting vision of how their Sims live, dress and eat. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Feb. 2022", "It has been designed and engineered to the same exacting standards as our T.50, with the same emphasis on driver focus, performance, lightweight and superlative, pure design, but the outcome is a very different motorcar. \u2014 Alistair Charlton, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022", "Also stuck were several gravely ill patients in the E.R. who could not be transferred to the I.C.U., where care is far more exacting . \u2014 New York Times , 23 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "from present participle of exact entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194355" }, "excpt":{ "type":[ "abbreviation" ], "definitions":{ "exception":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221205" }, "extensor thrust":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a sudden reflex extension of a leg in response to upward pressure applied to the sole":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032638" }, "exemplify":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to show or illustrate by example":[ "anecdotes exemplifying those virtues" ], ": to make an attested copy or transcript of (a document) under seal":[], ": to be an instance of or serve as an example : embody":[ "she exemplifies the qualities of a good leader" ], ": to be typical of":[ "a dish that exemplifies French cuisine" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8zem-pl\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b" ], "synonyms":[ "demonstrate", "illustrate", "instance" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "His works exemplify the taste of the period.", "The city's economic growth is exemplified by the many new buildings that are currently under construction.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "These awards celebrated hospitality workers who exemplify Service, Accomplishment, Leadership and Tenacity, with categories for both front and back of the house in lodging and dining. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 July 2022", "The Tigers of the Semester Award is presented to students who exemplify a positive attitude, work ethic, achievement in the classroom and service to fellow students and teachers at Chagrin Falls High School. \u2014 cleveland , 13 May 2022", "An invitation-only awards ceremony will be held Friday, April 29, to recognize Derby City MVPs who exemplify corporate citizenry, individual philanthropy and outstanding nonprofit work. \u2014 Courtesy Of Louisville Sports Commission, The Courier-Journal , 19 Apr. 2022", "Candidates who exemplify the skill of happiness are pleasant to be around, more satisfied in life, high spirited and enthusiastic employees. \u2014 Roberta Moore, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022", "The organization recognized women who exemplify those characteristics to let other women know there are no bounds to their potential regardless of the obstacles in front of them, organizers said. \u2014 Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun , 22 Mar. 2022", "The pair exemplify the different ways in which economic challenges impact companies selling technologies that are already in use or still in development. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022", "Two contractors\u2019 tenures at TSM and Blitz exemplify the companies\u2019 approaches to contracting. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022", "The plastic pollution problem, and solutions to it, exemplify the challenges posed by climate change. \u2014 Sofia Lotto Persio, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English exemplifien , from Anglo-French exemplifier , from Medieval Latin exemplificare , from Latin exemplum":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180129" }, "exemplificatory":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": exemplifying : designed to exemplify":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-k\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Medieval Latin exemplificat us + English -ory":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220401" }, "expulsion":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the act of expelling : the state of being expelled":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sp\u0259l-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "banishment", "deportation", "displacement", "exile", "expatriation", "relegation" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The government engaged in mass expulsions .", "the expulsion of air from the lungs", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But the family\u2019s return to power nonetheless has come as a shock to the millions who once celebrated its expulsion . \u2014 Michael E. Miller And Regine Cabato, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022", "But the family\u2019s return to power nonetheless has come as a shock to the millions who once celebrated its expulsion . \u2014 Regine Cabato, Washington Post , 16 June 2022", "Until their expulsion , more than 1,000 Chagossians lived on Diego Garcia. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022", "His conviction for a felony triggers an internal review process for the Academy, which is all but certain to end with his expulsion from the Hollywood institution. \u2014 William Earl, Variety , 21 May 2022", "The speech led two Democrats in Congress to introduce resolutions to punish Brooks \u2013 one calling for his censure, the other for his expulsion . \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 10 May 2022", "And in the months leading up to their 2017 expulsion from Myanmar, nearly all Rohingya students were unable to go to school because of restrictions on their movement imposed by the Burmese government. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022", "Michelangelo\u2019s depictions of scenes from the book of Genesis, including God\u2019s creation of Adam and of Eve, their expulsion from Eden, Noah\u2019s sacrifice and the flood. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022", "National Review was there to rebuke the Republican president who, fearful of incurring Soviet displeasure, refused to meet Solzhenitsyn after his dramatic expulsion from Russia in 1974. \u2014 Peter J. Travers, National Review , 29 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French expulsioun , from Latin expulsion-, expulsio , from expellere to expel":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172825" }, "extensor":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a muscle serving to extend a bodily part (such as a limb)":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-s\u022f(\u0259)r", "ik-\u02c8sten(t)-s\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Without proper coaching cues, however, many runners do not extend the hips properly and incorporate mostly the helper hip extensor muscles, like the hamstrings, whilst not activating the Gluteus Maximus at all. \u2014 Jon-erik Kawamoto, Outside Online , 11 Aug. 2020", "Jin had previously damaged the tendons in his left index finger and underwent surgery to repair its extensor , which Big Hit informed ARMY about in March. \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 8 Apr. 2022", "Generally, pain on the top of the foot is an inflammation of the tendons that straighten the toes, which run along the top of the foot and are called extensor tendons. \u2014 Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online , 12 Oct. 2021", "Thus, the clinical name for this injury is extensor tendonitis. \u2014 Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online , 12 Oct. 2021", "The problem is, this creates tightness in your extensor muscles (think triceps, quads, and back extensors), which can impact your form and increase your risk of injury. \u2014 Pam Moore, SELF , 25 Aug. 2021", "My left index finger would scoop a small chunk of Tiger Balm and slowly spread it over my right arm extensor muscle down to my wrist and then to my palm and finger tips, all five of them. \u2014 Longreads , 4 Mar. 2020", "Hembree was 1-0 with a 2.51 ERA in 31 appearances before going on the disabled list June 14 with a right elbow extensor strain. \u2014 Julian Benbow, BostonGlobe.com , 4 July 2019", "Using ultrasound and CT scans, the scientists determined the precise dimensions of two separate sets of muscles in that joint: the extensors , which move the wrist back and away from the body; and the flexors, which pull it in, toward the forearm. \u2014 Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times , 16 May 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1615, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172738" }, "extant":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": currently or actually existing":[ "the most charming writer extant", "\u2014 G. W. Johnson" ], ": still existing : not destroyed or lost":[ "extant manuscripts" ], ": standing out or above":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ek-\u02c8stant", "\u02c8ek-st\u0259nt", "\u02c8ek-\u02ccstant" ], "synonyms":[ "alive", "around", "existent", "existing", "living" ], "antonyms":[ "dead", "extinct", "nonextant" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "There is, he reports, no extant copy of the Super Bowl I television broadcast; nobody bothered to keep the tapes. \u2014 Joe Queenan , New York Times Book Review , 1 Feb. 2009", "First produced in the spring of 472 BC, Persians is noteworthy in the corpus of the thirty-two extant Greek tragedies in that it is the only classical Greek drama that dramatizes an actual historical event. \u2014 Daniel Mendelsohn , New York Review , 21 Sept. 2006", "[George] Lucas' brain teemed with plots and characters, exotic creatures, worlds to be spun out of the words and sketches in his notebooks. Also, by numbering the extant episodes IV, V and VI, he was implicitly promising a prequel trilogy \u2026 \u2014 Richard Corliss , Time , 9 May 2005", "There are few extant records from that period.", "one of the oldest buildings still extant", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Haidt acknowledges that the extant literature on social media\u2019s effects is large and complex, and that there is something in it for everyone. \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 June 2022", "Pianist Glenn Kramer founded AmateurPianists, which grew out of a still- extant meetup group, in 2011. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022", "The front probably won\u2019t make any additional southward progress before the next pulse of arriving warmth scours out any extant temperature air. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 17 June 2022", "The largest extant portion of Washington\u2019s personal library resides here, as does the King\u2019s Chapel Library, a set of 221 ecclesiastical books sent over from London in 1698 for Boston\u2019s first Anglican church. \u2014 Robert Polidori, Town & Country , 9 June 2022", "As previously mentioned, if ancient crocodilians had the same highly acidic digestive system of extant crocodiles, then this ornithopod meal couldn\u2019t have been digested for long. \u2014 Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022", "The Native Sons of the Golden West is a still- extant fraternal organization founded to honor the pioneers and prospectors who arrived in California in the middle of the 19th century. \u2014 Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022", "Nonetheless, she was all but forgotten by the art world, and though all of her extant works are originals, per the National Trust, she was described as a mere copyist of the Old Masters after her death. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 May 2022", "The student paper, The Harvard Crimson, now practically makes a game of finding the Royall crest extant on some university property. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin exstant-, exstans , present participle of exstare to stand out, be in existence, from ex- + stare to stand \u2014 more at stand":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1545, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165056" }, "explication de texte":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a method of literary criticism involving a detailed analysis of a work":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ek-spl\u0113-k\u00e4-sy\u014d\u207f-d\u0259-\u02c8tekst" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "French, literally, explanation of text":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1935, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181855" }, "exemplificative":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": exemplifying":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Medieval Latin exemplificat us + English -ive":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020436" }, "extract":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "noun,", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to draw forth (as by research)", ": to pull or take out forcibly", ": to obtain by much effort from someone unwilling", ": to withdraw (something, such as a juice or a constituent element) by physical or chemical process", ": to treat with a solvent so as to remove a soluble substance", ": to separate (a metal) from an ore", ": to determine (a mathematical root) by calculation", ": to select (excerpts) and copy out or cite", ": a selection from a writing or discourse : excerpt", ": a product (such as an essence or concentrate) prepared by extracting", ": a solution (as in alcohol) of essential constituents of a complex material (such as meat or an aromatic plant)", ": to remove by pulling", ": to get out by pressing, distilling, or by a chemical process", ": to choose and take out for separate use", ": a selection from a writing", ": a product obtained by pressing, distilling, or by a chemical process", ": to pull or take out forcibly", ": to withdraw (as the medicinally active components of a plant or animal tissue) by physical or chemical process", ": to treat with a solvent so as to remove a soluble substance", ": something prepared by extracting", ": a medicinally active pharmaceutical solution", ": a certified copy of a document that forms part of or is preserved in a public record" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8strakt", "usually in sense 5", "\u02c8ek-\u02ccstrakt", "ik-\u02c8strakt", "\u02c8ek-\u02ccstrakt", "ik-\u02c8strakt", "\u02c8ek-\u02ccstrakt", "\u02c8ek-\u02ccstrakt" ], "synonyms":[ "corkscrew", "prize", "pry", "pull", "root (out)", "tear (out)", "uproot", "wrest", "wring", "yank" ], "antonyms":[ "excerpt", "passage" ], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Tate said an aggressive program of capturing and using methane, where a drainage and vent system is used to extract and store the gas from mines, could reduce the damage of new projects, but there are few signs this approach is widely used. \u2014 Christian Shepherd, Washington Post , 27 May 2022", "For the more recent experiments, cooler water and more sensitive study methods were used to extract and identify the nucleobases cytosine and thymine, while more sensitive study methods found the molecules, researchers say. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022", "Zuboff\u2019s work argues that Facebook, Twitter and others extract as much data about users as possible and then attempt to maximize their time on the site because that earns them money. \u2014 Joseph Menn, Cat Zakrzewski And Craig Timberg, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Apr. 2022", "Zuckerberg denied any such agreement, saying Voskerician was looking to extract more money and embarrass him. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022", "Deploying deep analytics and machine learning to extract and reveal actionable understanding from vast volumes of structured and unstructured EDA metrics and tool-flow data. \u2014 Karl Freund, Forbes , 1 June 2022", "This means scalpers can extract little profit from buying and then reselling a new GPU at current cost levels. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 19 May 2022", "Successful talks could clear Chevron to extract and sell Venezuelan crude. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 18 May 2022", "If the talks are successful, Chevron could be allowed to extract and sell Venezuelan oil. \u2014 Anthony Faiola, Washington Post , 17 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Don\u2019t forget a little seaweed extract for nutrition every couple months. \u2014 Dean Kuipers, Outside Online , 8 May 2022", "The National Geographic Edition Acer Aspire Vero includes the familiar yellow borders of the National Geographic magazine, as well as a small extract from a topographic map across the lid. \u2014 Zackery Cuevas, PCMAG , 3 Jan. 2022", "For starters, La Mer\u2019s eye balm deeply penetrates the skin with hydrating shea butter and algae , while Jurlique\u2019s Supreme Eye Balm includes spilanthes flower extract to relax facial muscles and reduce the appearance of fine lines. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 9 Nov. 2021", "It's infused with a blend of marine ingredients, such as blue sea kale, sea algae, and a marine flower extract , as well as two nourishing staples, aloe and botanical shea butter. \u2014 Erica Metzger, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Sep. 2021", "The ingredients are worth it, too: Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17 makes an appearance, alongside clover flower extract and vitamin B5. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022", "Formulated with comfrey leaf, oat extract , and panthenol, this moisturizer is a bomb of hydration that will treat your dry skin, soothe it, and provide lasting moisture. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022", "Developed for sensitive skin, the full ingredient list features organic coconut, olive and jojoba oils, natural rosemary extract , and organic aloe vera. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 26 May 2022", "Between 1967 and 2009, the US Food and Drug Administration gradually approved cochineal extract and carmine for such purposes, and these cochineal insect derivatives still add color to various yogurts, cakes, candies, beverages and meats. \u2014 Brittany J. Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":"Verb", "first_known_use":[ "Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-004239" }, "expurgatorial":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": relating to expurgation or an expurgator : expurgatory":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "(\u02cc)ek-\u02ccsp\u0259r-g\u0259-\u02c8t\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1807, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045722" }, "exclusive of":{ "type":[ "preposition" ], "definitions":{ ": not taking into account":[ "there were four of us exclusive of the guide" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[ "apart from", "aside from", "bar", "barring", "beside", "besides", "but", "except", "excepting", "except for", "excluding", "other than", "outside", "outside of", "save", "saving" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "all food and beverages are included in the price, exclusive of any alcoholic drinks ordered from the bar" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1722, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064402" }, "exact differential":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a differential expression of the form X 1 dx 1 + \u2026 + X n dx n where the X's are the partial derivatives of a function f ( x 1 , \u2026 , x n ) with respect to x 1 , \u2026 , x n respectively":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1825, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012712" }, "expressible":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to represent in words : state":[], ": to make known the opinions or feelings of (oneself)":[], ": to give expression to the artistic or creative impulses or abilities of (oneself)":[], ": to give or convey a true impression of : show , reflect":[], ": to represent by a sign or symbol : symbolize":[], ": delineate , depict":[], ": to send by express":[], ": to force out (something, such as the juice of a fruit) by pressure":[], ": to subject to pressure so as to extract something":[], ": directly, firmly, and explicitly stated":[ "my express orders" ], ": exact , precise":[], ": of a particular sort : specific":[ "for that express purpose" ], ": designed for or adapted to its purpose":[], ": designed or intended to be used for fast movement or travel":[ "an express highway with few local exits", "the express lane at the supermarket" ], ": delivered faster than usual":[ "an express shipment" ], ": designated to be delivered without delay by special messenger":[], ": a system for the prompt and safe transportation of parcels, money, or goods at rates higher than standard freight charges":[], ": a company operating such a merchandise freight service":[], ": a messenger sent on a special errand":[], ": a dispatch conveyed by a special messenger":[], ": special delivery":[], ": an express vehicle":[], ": by express":[ "delivered express" ], ": expressly":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spres", "ik-\u02c8spres, ek-" ], "synonyms":[ "air", "expound", "give", "look", "raise", "sound", "state", "vent", "ventilate", "voice" ], "antonyms":[ "concrete", "distinct", "especial", "peculiar", "precise", "set", "special", "specific" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for express Verb express , vent , utter , voice , broach , air mean to make known what one thinks or feels. express suggests an impulse to reveal in words, gestures, actions, or what one creates or produces. expressed her feelings in music vent stresses a strong inner compulsion to express especially in words. a tirade venting his frustration utter implies the use of the voice not necessarily in articulate speech. utter a groan voice does not necessarily imply vocal utterance but does imply expression or formulation in words. an editorial voicing their concerns broach adds the implication of disclosing for the first time something long thought over or reserved for a suitable occasion. broached the subject of a divorce air implies an exposing or parading of one's views often in order to gain relief or sympathy or attention. publicly airing their differences Adjective explicit , definite , express , specific mean perfectly clear in meaning. explicit implies such verbal plainness and distinctness that there is no need for inference and no room for difficulty in understanding. explicit instructions definite stresses precise, clear statement or arrangement that leaves no doubt or indecision. the law is definite in such cases express implies both explicitness and direct and positive utterance. her express wishes specific applies to what is precisely and fully treated in detail or particular. two specific criticisms", "examples":[ "Verb", "He expressed an interest in meeting her.", "She expressed surprise at his rude behavior.", "The results can be expressed as a percentage.", "The length, expressed in centimeters, is 29.", "They expressed the package to us.", "Adjective", "the express lane at the grocery store", "a trip to the supermarket with the express purpose of buying milk", "Noun", "He sent the package to us by express .", "He takes the express to work.", "Adverb", "They sent the package express .", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Snowden did express admiration for Harvard lecturer Bruce Schneier, one of the lead signatories of the letter, for his work on cryptography. \u2014 Jamie Crawley, Fortune , 11 June 2022", "Even in the slick, futuristic world of K-pop, fans express their devotion by snapping up CD bundles laden with such delights as key chains and postcards. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022", "Even conservative pundits express gratitude for Tom Cruise\u2019s comeback action picture, finding relief from the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal and other embarrassments of the current regime. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 8 June 2022", "Strain into coupe or martini glass, express a lemon peel over the top of the foam for aroma and discard and garnish with one to three raspberries, on a pick. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 4 June 2022", "Old Navy: Rainbows and words express LGBTQIA+ pride on attire from OId Navy. \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022", "Speaking of winning, both Commerson and Holt both, separately, express to THR why deaf gamers tend to perform highly. \u2014 Trilby Beresford, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 May 2022", "Community members express shock and grief in Uvalde, Tex., at a memorial for the 19 students and two adults killed in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022", "Since the casting announcement, social media has been abuzz with mixed reactions, many of which also express disappointment at the lack of cultural diversity amongst the bachelors. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 24 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "The crash closed express lanes in both directions, one lane on I-4 East and reduced I-4 West to just one lane. \u2014 Desiree Stennett, Orlando Sentinel , 6 June 2022", "Every day, the war in Ukraine reminds us of the gratuitous and appalling loss that occurs in a conflict between forces set up for the express purpose of killing. \u2014 John R. Macarthur, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022", "The messages appeared to be sent with the express purpose of forcing the candidate to drop out of the race, according to the Justice Department. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 6 Apr. 2022", "Free People is offering free express shipping on every order right now, ensuring your supersoft tees, flowy dresses, and cozy loungewear will arrive before Memorial Day. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 24 May 2022", "Walmart is offering the drone deliveries as a form of express delivery over the company\u2019s existing two-hour, next-day and two-day shipping services. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 24 May 2022", "The express fees for speedy cash rankle consumer advocates too, especially since the apps typically advertise advances as free. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022", "There will be an express entrance line for fans that come without clear bags. \u2014 al , 17 May 2022", "That effort seeks to include express language in the state Constitution indicating abortions are protected. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 17 May 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Parents on both sides of the gun control debate express concern about their children's safety. \u2014 Fred Backus, Anthony Salvanto, CBS News , 5 June 2022", "Alabama's draft-pick express is showing no sign of a slowdown, particularly with its two best players \u2013 linebacker Will Anderson and quarterback Bryce Young \u2013 about to enter their first year of draft eligibility. \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 1 May 2022", "Yet the Russian military is making little headway halting what has become a historic arms express . \u2014 Robert Burns, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Apr. 2022", "Preliminary investigation showed that, in a crash on the express , a driver involved in a prior crash got out to look at their vehicle, another vehicle couldn't stop, and the second vehicle hit the first and pushed it into the pedestrian, MSP said. \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 14 Feb. 2022", "Considering the features of most dropshipping businesses whereas a majority of the parcels are relatively lightweight, smaller in size and with fewer items in one order, sellers often choose to send products by express shipping. \u2014 Andy Chou, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021", "Citizen petitions to the F.D.A.\u2014which anyone can file to request action or express concern\u2014are published online, and within hours Cassava\u2019s stock had plunged roughly thirty per cent. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022", "For those who paid extra for express shipping, packages arrived even more punctually. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 22 Dec. 2021", "Nevertheless, international express can always be a backup alternative when delays in production happen and consumers are unsatisfied. \u2014 Andy Chou, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb", "All express pleasant shock at their changed Sundays. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 5 Feb. 2018", "EXPRESS -BUS SOLUTION Why the Metro Gold Line is not the solution to traffic congestion in St. Paul: Congestion is primarily during rush hour and thus the solution must address commuters during typical business hours. \u2014 Letter Writers, Twin Cities , 15 June 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French espresser , from expres , adjective":"Verb", "Middle English, from Anglo-French expres , from Latin expressus , past participle of exprimere to press out, express, from ex- + premere to press \u2014 more at press":"Adjective" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1f":"Verb", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective", "1619, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adverb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200023" }, "excression":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": excrescence":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "modification of Late Latin excretion-, excretio (excrescence)":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040028" }, "extasy":{ "type":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of extasy archaic variant of ecstasy" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-030434" }, "exhilarator":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one that exhilarates":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u0101t\u0259-", "-\u0101t\u0259(r)" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161849" }, "excurse":{ "type":[ "intransitive verb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a sally or digression":[], ": digress , ramble":[], ": to journey or pass through : make an excursion":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ek\u02c8sk\u0259rs", "\"" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin excursus , from excursus , past participle of excurrere":"Noun", "Latin excursus , past participle":"Intransitive verb" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013219" }, "exciter":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": one that excites", ": a generator or battery that supplies the electric current used to produce the magnetic field in another generator or motor", ": an electrical oscillator that generates the carrier frequency (as for a radio transmitter)" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8s\u012b-t\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[ "agitator", "demagogue", "demagog", "firebrand", "fomenter", "incendiary", "inciter", "instigator", "kindler", "provocateur", "rabble-rouser" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "many of the exciters of the so-called \u201ctax revolt\u201d were actually campaign workers for one of the gubernatorial candidates" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-042028" }, "excretory":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": of, relating to, or functioning in excretion":[ "excretory ducts" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-skr\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113", "\u02c8ek-skr\u0259-\u02cct\u014dr-\u0113, -\u02cct\u022fr-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "So the scientists further tested the parrotfish\u2019s response by injecting lionfish and grouper effluent\u2014an excretory soup from the predators\u2019 water\u2014into their tanks. \u2014 Lesley Evans Ogden, Scientific American , 19 May 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1681, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224344" }, "exaction":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the act or process of exacting", ": extortion", ": something exacted", ": a fee, reward, or contribution demanded or levied with severity or injustice" ], "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8zak-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Middle English exaccioun, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French exaccion, borrowed from Latin ex\u0101cti\u014dn-, ex\u0101cti\u014d \"driving out, demanding of payment,\" from exigere \"to drive out, enforce payment of or the performance of (a task)\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at exact entry 1 ", "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-054515" }, "extremophile":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an organism that lives under extreme environmental conditions (as in a hot spring or ice cap)":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8str\u0113-m\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b(-\u0259)l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Out of more than 1,000 different extremophile species gathered from those sites, the team managed to grow just 31 in the lab. \u2014 Brianne Palmer, Scientific American , 21 July 2021", "Orphan\u2019s work with extremophiles \u2014 organisms that survive under extreme conditions like high pressure or a complete lack of sunlight \u2014 could shed light on the origins of life on Earth and the potential for life on other worlds, among other things. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2020", "Some organisms\u2014 extremophiles \u2014have adapted to live life in these severe environments. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 29 Dec. 2019", "One major factor that many extremophiles share is their ability to tolerate or even feed off of methane instead of oxygen or carbon dioxide, like methanotrophs, which are bacteria that eat methane and release oxygen as a byproduct. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 21 Nov. 2019", "The overall family of extremophiles that live on or despite radiation includes both fungi and bacteria, and different species have different mechanisms for absorbing or tolerating radiation. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 6 Feb. 2020", "These extremophiles can also be found in highly salty or highly acidic environments. \u2014 Robin George Andrews, New York Times , 1 Nov. 2019", "But one of the new nematodes from the genus Auanema did reproduce in the lab, which will provide researchers a new model extremophile to work with. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 1 Oct. 2019", "The star ingredients in Nature in a Jar, which is billed specifically to address fatigued, sensitive and dry skin, are extremophile desert plants (aka succulents), including agave, jojoba, cactus, and prickly pear oil. \u2014 Rebecca Dancer, Allure , 13 Dec. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1989, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180313" }, "extracranial":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": situated or occurring outside the cranium":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8kr\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259l", "\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8kr\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1884, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062713" }, "explicans":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the meaning of a word or an expression":[ "\u2014 used chiefly in philosophy \u2014 contrasted with explicandum" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ekspl\u0259\u02cckanz" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Latin, present participle of explicare":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042329" }, "extensometer":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an instrument for measuring minute deformations of test specimens caused by tension, compression, bending, or twisting":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-\u02ccsten-\u02c8s\u00e4-m\u0259-t\u0259r", "\u02ccek-\u02ccsten-\u02c8s\u00e4m-\u0259t-\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "extens ion + -o- + -meter":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1887, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014457" }, "exempli gratia":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": for example" ], "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02cczem-(\u02cc)pl\u0113-\u02c8gr\u00e4-t\u0113-\u02cc\u00e4", "-\u02c8gr\u0101-sh(\u0113-)\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":"Latin", "first_known_use":[ "1591, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-075931" }, "experientialism":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a philosophical theory that experience is the source of all knowledge not purely deductive, formal, or tautological \u2014 compare empiricism":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "(\u02cc)ek-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051308" }, "exactitude":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the quality or an instance of being exact : exactness":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8zak-t\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd", "-\u02ccty\u00fcd" ], "synonyms":[ "accuracy", "accurateness", "closeness", "delicacy", "exactness", "fineness", "nicety", "perfection", "preciseness", "precision", "rigor", "rigorousness", "ultraprecision", "veracity" ], "antonyms":[ "coarseness", "impreciseness", "imprecision", "inaccuracy", "inexactitude", "inexactness", "roughness" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "after its opening weekend, a movie's final box office gross can be estimated with considerable exactitude", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Kawakami\u2019s furious takedown of chauvinism in Japan is eventful enough, and the poetic exactitude of her sentences provides a lively, spiraling sort of momentum. \u2014 Idra Novey, The Atlantic , 22 May 2022", "Perhaps the exactitude of practicing was a necessary antidote to the chaos of the historical moment. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 May 2022", "Alex Perry manages to reconstruct a multi-day standoff and escape attempt with cinematic exactitude , folding in centuries of context and colonialism to create a marathon piece that leaves you exhausted in more ways than one. \u2014 Longreads , 1 June 2022", "Given the exactitude of Sondheim\u2019s music, exact rhyme is essential to snap his word into place, where Joni Mitchell can croon right past it. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022", "Shooting on location in Northern Ireland, the production built numerous outdoor sets that were striking in their exactitude . \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022", "Now a team of researchers has addressed this ongoing controversy with a degree of mathematical exactitude . \u2014 Viviane Callier, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022", "Such exactitude belies the fact that Lissoni likes to change his mind. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022", "Reis moves with the exactitude of a ballet dancer: Her swift punches are followed by elegant dodges; the grunts and groans adopt a strange musicality. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed from French, from exact exact entry 2 + -i- -i- + -tude -tude":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1734, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224807" }, "expiatory":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": serving to expiate":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-sp\u0113-\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170425" }, "extra cover":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234222" }, "expulsion fuse":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an electrical fuse that is blown out of its cartridge by a short circuit":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210049" }, "experient":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": having experience", ": a person undergoing an experience or having experience" ], "pronounciation":[ "-nt", "\"" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Adjective", "Middle English, from Latin experient-, experiens , present participle of experiri to try" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143927" }, "ext":{ "type":[ "abbreviation" ], "definitions":[ "extension", "exterior", "external; externally", "extra", "extract", "external", "extract", "extremity" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-144601" }, "exodus":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture \u2014 see Bible Table":[], ": a mass departure : emigration":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-s\u0259-d\u0259s", "\u02c8eg-z\u0259-" ], "synonyms":[ "gush", "outflow", "outpour", "outpouring" ], "antonyms":[ "flux", "inflow", "influx", "inrush" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "the mass exodus from the cities for the beaches and the mountains on most summer weekends", "Recent Examples on the Web", "With their majority or their own re-elections in doubt, many House Democrats are already heading for the exits in a pre-midterm exodus . \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022", "Menon says the exodus could help weed out bad actors. \u2014 Camomile Shumba, Fortune , 27 June 2022", "But the exodus of refugees and closure of industrial operations eroded demand even more. With power to spare, Mr. Kudrytskyi stepped up his push for Ukraine to align fully to the European grid to open commercial sales of power into the EU. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 26 June 2022", "The Cleveland Guardians have a new investor, David Blitzer, who fans hope can help stop the exodus of young talent leaving for big-market franchises. \u2014 Matt Craig, Forbes , 24 June 2022", "According to one source, the exodus was prompted by interference from two of the show\u2019s lead actresses, while another noted at the time that the writers were unhappy with one of the executives overseeing the project. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 22 June 2022", "Already, the exodus has irrevocably changed millions of lives. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022", "The exodus of people away from dense cities created new customers who needed vehicles to get around suburban and rural roads. \u2014 Brett Berk, Popular Mechanics , 20 June 2022", "Even companies that have hung on in Russia despite the general exodus of Western investors were not listed. \u2014 Mark Heinrich And Grant Mccool, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin, from Greek Exodos , literally, road out, from ex- + hodos road":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193338" }, "exodontia":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a branch of dentistry that deals with the extraction of teeth":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4n-ch(\u0113-)\u0259", "\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4n(t)-sh(\u0113-)\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from ex- entry 1 + -odontia":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1913, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005006" }, "exactness":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain":[ "from them has been exacted the ultimate sacrifice", "\u2014 D. D. Eisenhower" ], ": to call for as necessary or desirable":[], ": exhibiting or marked by strict, particular, and complete accordance with fact or a standard":[], ": marked by thorough consideration or minute measurement of small factual details":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8zakt" ], "synonyms":[ "call (for)", "claim", "clamor (for)", "command", "demand", "enjoin", "insist (on)", "press (for)", "quest", "stipulate (for)" ], "antonyms":[ "accurate", "bang on", "correct", "dead-on", "good", "on-target", "precise", "proper", "right", "so", "spot-on", "true", "veracious" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exact Verb demand , claim , require , exact mean to ask or call for something as due or as necessary. demand implies peremptoriness and insistence and often the right to make requests that are to be regarded as commands. demanded payment of the debt claim implies a demand for the delivery or concession of something due as one's own or one's right. claimed the right to manage his own affairs require suggests the imperativeness that arises from inner necessity, compulsion of law or regulation, or the exigencies of the situation. the patient requires constant attention exact implies not only demanding but getting what one demands. exacts absolute loyalty Adjective correct , accurate , exact , precise , nice , right mean conforming to fact, standard, or truth. correct usually implies freedom from fault or error. correct answers socially correct dress accurate implies fidelity to fact or truth attained by exercise of care. an accurate description exact stresses a very strict agreement with fact, standard, or truth. exact measurements precise adds to exact an emphasis on sharpness of definition or delimitation. precise calibration nice stresses great precision and delicacy of adjustment or discrimination. makes nice distinctions right is close to correct but has a stronger positive emphasis on conformity to fact or truth rather than mere absence of error or fault. the right thing to do", "examples":[ "Verb", "They would not rest until they had exacted revenge.", "He was able to exact a promise from them.", "Adjective", "Those were his exact words.", "The exact cause of the fire is still under investigation.", "We don't know the exact nature of the problem.", "Predicting the path of hurricanes is not an exact science.", "The police have an exact description of the killer.", "Please take the most exact measurements possible.", "He is very exact in the way he solves a problem.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Disney, long one of the most powerful players in state government, could exact revenge on DeSantis. \u2014 Noah Biermanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022", "The disease will exact a higher toll, at least at the beginning. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 20 Apr. 2022", "The move came after Martin helped energize the bench over the first half of the season, before injuries began to exact a toll. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 5 June 2022", "This compromise is shown to exact a brutal toll in somber bookending scenes set near the end of Sassoon\u2019s life. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022", "As Russia continued to bombard cities across Ukraine, the war began to exact an increasing toll beyond the battlefield and inside Russia itself. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022", "Her death underscores the heavy price the conflict continues to exact on Palestinians. \u2014 Aya Batrawy, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022", "As the fighting, now in its third week, continues to exact a grievous human toll in Ukraine with Russian troops bombarding many of the country\u2019s most populous cities, the number of those crossing into the EU has begun to slowly wane in recent days. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 14 Mar. 2022", "But the number of new coronavirus deaths that medical examiners are confirming remains in the double digits each day, as January\u2019s surge from the highly contagious omicron variant of the virus continues to exact a toll. \u2014 Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Feb. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "No exact date has been announced for when Succession season 4 will premiere, but seeing as filming recently kicked off in June, a release date likely won't be until late 2022 or early 2023. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022", "According to Impact Fire Services, there\u2019s no exact expiration date for fire extinguishers. \u2014 Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022", "The coalition and the opposition usually reach an agreement on the exact date, with the most likely options being either at the end of October or the beginning of November. \u2014 Hadas Gold, CNN , 22 June 2022", "Terminator\u2014played by Arnold Schwarzenegger\u2014is coming to the games soon, though Activision hasn\u2019t spelled out an exact date. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 21 June 2022", "Brindisi Prosecutor Antonio Negro said on Monday that the exact date of the hearing this week is still to be decided. \u2014 Frances D'emilio, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022", "Brindisi Prosecutor Antonio Negro said on Monday that the exact date of the hearing this week is still to be decided. \u2014 Frances D'emilio, Chron , 20 June 2022", "The Universal Studios Hollywood theme land does not have an exact opening date yet, but is being targeted for sometime in 2023, according to Nintendo. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 17 June 2022", "Most notably, Uma Thurman, in a 2018 interview with The New York Times, said Weinstein forced himself on her in a London hotel (an exact date wasn\u2019t given, but the incident allegedly occurred sometime after the release of 1994\u2019s Pulp Fiction). \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English exacten \"to require as payment,\" borrowed from Latin ex\u0101ctus, past participle of exigere \"to drive out, achieve, enforce payment of or the performance of (a task), require, inquire into, examine\" from ex- ex- entry 1 + agere \"to drive (cattle), be in motion, do, perform\" \u2014 more at agent":"Verb", "borrowed from Latin ex\u0101ctus, from past participle of exigere \"to drive out, achieve, require, inquire into, examine, measure\" \u2014 more at exact entry 1":"Adjective" }, "first_known_use":{ "1564, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb", "1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021438" }, "exorbitance":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the tendency or disposition to be exorbitant":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u022fr-b\u0259-t\u0259n(t)s" ], "synonyms":[ "excess", "excessiveness", "immoderacy", "immoderation", "insobriety", "intemperance", "intemperateness", "nimiety" ], "antonyms":[ "moderateness", "moderation", "temperance", "temperateness" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "an exorbitance that seemed to have been brought about by a midlife crisis", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Still, there\u2019s a big difference between real, existing social democracy \u2014 of the sort on display in Denmark or Sweden \u2014and the Christmas list exorbitance of the DSA platform. \u2014 Will Wilkinson, Vox , 16 Aug. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184730" }, "exaggerated":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": excessively or inappropriately heightened, inflated, or overstated", ": enlarged or increased beyond the normal : greater than normal" ], "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8za-j\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-t\u0259d" ], "synonyms":[ "bloated", "hyperbolized", "inflated", "outsize", "outsized", "overblown", "overdrawn", "overweening" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "from past participle of exaggerate" ], "first_known_use":[ "circa 1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150931" }, "exorbitancy":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": exorbitance" ], "pronounciation":[ "-\u0259ns\u0113", "-\u1d4an-", "-si" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "from exorbitance , after such pairs as English elegance: elegancy" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-151317" }, "exemplum":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": example , model", ": an anecdote or short narrative used to point a moral or sustain an argument" ], "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8zem-pl\u0259m", "eg-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Latin" ], "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154646" }, "excoct":{ "type":[ "noun,", "transitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to obtain, refine, or drive off by heat":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin excoctus , past participle of excoquere , from ex- ex- entry 1 + coquere to cook, boil, melt":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191800" }, "exclusive or":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": xor":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1949, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213404" }, "excrementous":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": like or constituting excrement" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "excrement entry 1 + -ous" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-170519" }, "exorable":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": capable of being moved by entreaty" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8eks(\u0259)r\u0259b\u0259l", "\u02c8egz-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Latin exorabilis" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-173111" }, "extemporal":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": extemporaneous":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ek-\u02c8stem-p(\u0259-)r\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin extemporalis , from ex tempore":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1570, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040838" }, "exsufflation":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": forcible breathing or blowing out (as in clearing the respiratory tract) : forcible expiration":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cceks\u0259\u02c8fl\u0101sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Late Latin exsufflation-, exsufflatio , from exsufflatus (past participle of exsufflare to blow away, from Latin ex- ex- entry 1 + sufflare to inflate, blow upon) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012145" }, "exody":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": exodus":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u0259d\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Greek exodia expedition, journey out, from exodos + -ia -y":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002540" }, "explicative":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-spl\u0259-\u02cck\u0101-", "ek-\u02c8spli-k\u0259-tiv" ], "synonyms":[ "elucidative", "exegetical", "exegetic", "explanative", "explanatory", "explicatory", "expositive", "expository", "illuminative", "illustrative", "interpretative", "interpretive" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "a dearth of explicative material to help the layman understand the difficult subject matter", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Much of the dialogue is obvious and explicative ; young Bode sometimes sounds like a middle-aged professor. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 7 Feb. 2020", "There are periodic explicative orations about the state of the nation. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 1 Nov. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1602, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021825" }, "extracorporeal":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": occurring or based outside the living body", ": occurring or based outside the living body" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-str\u0259-k\u022fr-\u02c8p\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259l", "-k\u022fr-\u02c8p\u014dr-\u0113-\u0259l, -\u02c8p\u022fr-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Their lungs simply cannot heal without mechanical ventilation or other intensive care, such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Apr. 2022", "And, he had been placed on an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machine, a device that pumps blood out of the body to give the vital organs time to recuperate during intense bodily stress. \u2014 Hallie Miller, baltimoresun.com , 10 Jan. 2022", "One doctor called every hospital in the Pacific Northwest trying to find an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machine \u2014 better known as ECMO \u2014 to help serve as an artificial lung for the 47-year-old, whose condition was continuing to deteriorate. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Nov. 2021", "There, she was connected to an extracorporeal life support machine (ECMO), as her lungs were unable to produce enough oxygen to keep herself and her baby alive. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 5 Nov. 2021", "All seven patients who died of Covid and all of the 13 patients who received a last-ditch treatment called extracorporeal membrane oxygenation were unvaccinated, according to the findings. \u2014 Robert Langreth, Fortune , 13 Jan. 2022", "Medical staff ultimately decided to put Ivan on an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , or ECMO, machine \u2014 a type of life support that bypasses the lungs by pumping oxygen directly into the blood and filtering out carbon dioxide. \u2014 Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News , 12 Jan. 2022", "Eight of those patients are in the intensive care unit, with four on ventilators and one on an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation -- known as ECMO -- machine. \u2014 Jeannie Roberts, Arkansas Online , 24 Dec. 2021", "After a few hours, the two learned that Erik had survived the flight and would be put on an ECMO ( extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) machine. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 17 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1865, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-184443" }, "expiative":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": expiatory":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8eksp\u0113\u02cc\u0101tiv" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193024" }, "exclusive proposition":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a proposition in logic whose predicate is asserted to apply to its subject and no other":[ "\u201cnone but the brave deserves the fair\u201d is a simple exclusive proposition" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194649" }, "exhume":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": disinter", ": to bring back from neglect or obscurity", ": disinter" ], "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u00fcm", "igz-\u02c8y\u00fcm", "iks-\u02c8(h)y\u00fcm", "igz-\u02c8(y)\u00fcm", "iks-\u02c8(h)y\u00fcm" ], "synonyms":[ "disinter", "unearth" ], "antonyms":[ "bury", "entomb", "inhume", "inter", "tomb" ], "examples":[ "the remains of John Paul Jones were exhumed in Paris and transported with great ceremony to the U.S. Naval Academy", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Olga Kotenko waits as investigators exhume the remains of her son last week in Vilhivka. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 31 May 2022", "Now Snoddy and the estate of Gilbreth, who died in 2005, are trying to market the tapes, hoping to exhume and showcase the music made at the Nugget 55 years ago. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022", "Another issue is whether the Six Nations will decide to exhume remains to identify them through DNA tests and determine cause of death \u2014 a prelude to holding anyone accountable in court. \u2014 Ian Austen, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Dec. 2021", "Another issue is whether the Six Nations will decide to exhume remains to identify them through D.N.A. tests and determine cause of death \u2014 a prelude to holding anyone accountable in court. \u2014 Ian Austen, New York Times , 11 Dec. 2021", "The question of whether to exhume remains has been divisive in many Indigenous communities. \u2014 Ian Austen, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Dec. 2021", "Workers in protective gear exhume the bodies of civilians found buried in a mass grave behind a church on April 13. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2022", "Instead, the field was bought by a Texas company, Plains Exploration and Production, which began intensive efforts to exhume difficult-to-reach oil, efforts that included the hydraulic fracturing of twenty-three vertical wells. \u2014 Emily Witt, The New Yorker , 3 Mar. 2022", "Tonight we were brought slightly closer to finding Liz's murderer, with Red (James Spader) determined to exhume Liz's body from the grave. \u2014 Laura Sirikul, EW.com , 19 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Middle English, from Medieval Latin exhumare , from Latin ex out of + humus earth \u2014 more at ex- , humble" ], "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-201401" }, "extl":{ "type":[ "abbreviation" ], "definitions":[ "external" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-202739" }, "expulse":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": expel":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sp\u0259ls" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "In this case, shed doesn\u2019t mean put in the tool shed but rather release or expulse the live virus into your surroundings. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 8 May 2021", "To expulse the Russian team from the Pyeongchang Games? \u2014 Rebecca R. Ruiz, New York Times , 10 Jan. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010107" }, "expositive":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": descriptive , expository":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sp\u00e4-z\u0259-tiv" ], "synonyms":[ "elucidative", "exegetical", "exegetic", "explanative", "explanatory", "explicative", "explicatory", "expository", "illuminative", "illustrative", "interpretative", "interpretive" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "the writer's descriptions are objectively expositive and entirely without editorialization" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020340" }, "excited state":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a state of a physical system (such as an atomic nucleus, an atom, or a molecule) that is higher in energy than the ground state":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The quasiparticles are expected to quickly lose energy and so won't be able to transfer enough to raise a qubit from its ground state to its excited state . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 14 Dec. 2021", "Vilke said that people in Prude\u2019s excited state often die with or without restraint, and that being restrained from further exertion had actually helped him. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Oct. 2021", "When a team of experimentalists at Caltech\u2019s Kellogg Radiation Laboratory verified that such a carbon-12 excited state existed in nature, Hoyle\u2019s hunch was splendidly confirmed. \u2014 Paul Halpern, Scientific American , 18 Aug. 2021", "The system transitions by passing through a mixture of the excited state and ground state, a quantum phenomenon known as superposition. \u2014 Eleni Petrakou, Scientific American , 29 Dec. 2020", "Thorium-229 is special among isotopes because of the extremely low energy of its lowest excited state , meaning it\u2019s the best candidate for a measurable standard that can be used to make a practical clock. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 12 Oct. 2020", "All the excess electrons knock the plasma molecules into an excited state , which then emit photons to produce that telltale glow. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 20 Aug. 2020", "Related Stories Several years ago, researchers began to make these diodes using copper in a similar excited state to the way precious metals work in PHOLEDs. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 5 May 2020", "Our current understanding of the triple-alpha process largely came from astronomer Fred Hoyle, who famously predicted, in 1954, that a special excited state of carbon-12 must arise during synthesis . \u2014 Ling Xin, Scientific American , 19 Mar. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1927, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025731" }, "exegetic":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": of or relating to exegesis : explanatory":[ "an exegetical text" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8je-ti-k\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "elucidative", "explanative", "explanatory", "explicative", "explicatory", "expositive", "expository", "illuminative", "illustrative", "interpretative", "interpretive" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "a new edition of Shakespeare with an abundance of exegetical commentary for the modern reader", "Recent Examples on the Web", "His book is mostly focused on this single text, moving through the poem line-by-line, a model of exegetical clarity. \u2014 Ian Beacock, The New Republic , 26 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Greek ex\u0113g\u0113tikos , from ex\u0113geisthai":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1607, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182208" }, "extemporaneity":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the quality or state of being extemporaneous":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8n\u0101-", "(\u02cc)ek-\u02ccstem-p\u0259-r\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113-\u0259-t\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1937, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175711" }, "exor":{ "type":[ "abbreviation" ], "definitions":{ "executor":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043655" }, "exacta":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": perfecta":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8zak-t\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The $2 exacta of Early Voting and Epicenter paid $25.80. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 21 May 2022", "The Flavien Prat-Umberto Rispoli exacta boxes came up empty despite Rispoli winning the eighth race with Crew Dragon. \u2014 Jeff Nahill, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Aug. 2021", "Bet $10 to win and a $1 reverse exacta of all with No. 4 ($6). \u2014 Jeff Nahill, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Aug. 2021", "On today\u2019s card, there is one Flavien Prat and Umberto Rispoli exacta box in the eighth race so bet a $5 box of No. 3 and No. 4 ($10). \u2014 Jeff Nahill, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Aug. 2021", "Thursday was another profitable day as Chollima ($6.20) won the fifth race while our Flavien Prat-Umberto Rispoli exacta box came up short three times with a valuable lesson learned. \u2014 Jeff Nahill, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 July 2021", "The Wild pulled off the shocking exacta of signing the NHL's premier free agents, forward Zach Parise and defenseman Ryan Suter, on Wednesday, and our long sports nightmare was instantly transformed into runaway giddiness. \u2014 Jeff Day, Star Tribune , 13 July 2021", "The $2 exacta of Rombauer and Midnight Bourbon paid $98.60. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 16 May 2021", "The Euros provided plenty of long prices, the turf races produced an average $2 win ticket return of $54.95 and the average $1 exacta returned $398.42. \u2014 John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times , 9 Nov. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "probably borrowed from American Spanish ( quiniela ) exacta \"exact quiniela\"":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1964, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204210" }, "exuberantness":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": exuberance":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012050" }, "extollingly":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": in an extolling manner":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165828" }, "experimenter":{ "type":[ "intransitive verb", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": test , trial", ": a tentative procedure or policy", ": an operation or procedure carried out under controlled conditions in order to discover an unknown effect or law, to test or establish a hypothesis, or to illustrate a known law", ": experience", ": the process of testing : experimentation", ": to carry out experiments : try out a new procedure, idea, or activity", ": a trial or test made to find out about something", ": to try or test a new way, idea, or activity : to make experiments", ": a procedure carried out under controlled conditions in order to discover an unknown effect or law, to test or establish a hypothesis, or to illustrate a known law", ": the process of testing : experimentation", ": to carry out experiments" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-m\u0259nt", "also", "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-\u02ccment", "also", "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-m\u0259nt", "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-\u02ccment", "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-m\u0259nt", "-\u02ccment" ], "synonyms":[ "essay", "experimentation", "test", "trial" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "Students will carry out simple laboratory experiments .", "They did some experiments with magnets.", "These theories have not yet been confirmed by experiment .", "an experiment in living more frugally", "the city's experiment with a longer school year", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Democratic campaigns had trivialized the issue, even as the hearings were elevating it as a mortal threat to the American experiment . \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022", "The table below shows 45 companies which have committed to the experiment . \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 6 June 2022", "Sometimes, the group switches it up, like a social experiment , to see if different things will change how students respond. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 May 2022", "The project is a bit of a social experiment , too, to see if the reusable cup habit will stick. \u2014 Jordan Hernandez | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 28 Apr. 2022", "In 1905 the social experiment gave way to a hybrid apartment building and hotel. \u2014 Jay Cheshes, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022", "The show is a social experiment where 100 people try to stay on a remote desert island for two months for a chance at winning $1 million. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 26 Apr. 2022", "Of course, no good social experiment is complete without a hilarious narrator \u2014 and Love in the Jungle is no different. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 8 Apr. 2022", "Two years ago this week, the U.K. was, like much of the rest of the world, plunged into a huge social experiment \u2014 working from home. \u2014 Roger Trapp, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Those two matches in East Asia are the only ones that Brazil have lined up for this international break, so head coach Tite won\u2019t have much of a chance to experiment with his squad either. \u2014 Steve Price, Forbes , 1 June 2022", "Sure, Cannes has also had tons of tulle or sequin dresses, but these stars\u2019 willingness to experiment with and commit to different fashion ideas has given Cannes a wake up call. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 25 May 2022", "Cinema is such a costly medium that directors have little chance to experiment between features. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 4 May 2022", "What impresses him about Sobhy is her willingness to experiment . \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022", "The artist interpreted this as a chance to experiment . \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022", "Scoring Manifold Garden was extremely unique because I was given so much freedom to experiment . \u2014 Josh Chesler, SPIN , 27 Apr. 2022", "Shenseea\u2019s desire to experiment with her artistry has been a feature throughout her career. \u2014 Sharine Taylor, refinery29.com , 14 Apr. 2022", "The Diamonds\u2019 willingness to experiment , explains Gussie, put them at an advantage over other acts. \u2014 Patricia Meschino, Rolling Stone , 4 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Noun", "Middle English, \"testing, proof, remedy,\" borrowed from Anglo-French esperiment, borrowed from Latin exper\u012bmentum \"testing, experience, proof,\" from exper\u012br\u012b \"to put to the test, attempt, have experience of, undergo\" + -mentum -ment \u2014 more at experience entry 1", "Verb", "verbal derivative of experiment entry 1" ], "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb", "1787, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-235008" }, "excursionist":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a person who goes on an excursion":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8sk\u0259r-zh\u0259-", "ik-\u02c8sk\u0259rzh-nist" ], "synonyms":[ "rubberneck", "rubbernecker", "sightseer", "tourist", "traveler", "traveller", "tripper" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "a list of things to do for weekend excursionists in the city", "Recent Examples on the Web", "At Oceanside the excursionists were met by a reception committee composed of W.L. Damey, W.M. Bradbury, Sig. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Sep. 2019", "Fully 1000 excursionists from San Diego with a number from Los Angeles journeyed to this city, loading the special San Diego excursion trains to the guards. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Sep. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1830, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044445" }, "exempt":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject":[ "was exempt from jury duty", "the estate was exempt from taxes" ], ": set apart":[], ": to release or deliver from some liability or requirement to which others are subject":[ "exempted from military service" ], ": one exempted or freed from duty":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8zem(p)t", "ig-\u02c8zempt" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "England and Morehead also apparently failed to file the tax form necessary for the River Valley Futbol Club to maintain its federal tax- exempt status, something the association was notified had been revoked in February 2020. \u2014 Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online , 29 June 2022", "Key evangelical leader Jerry Falwell, for example, spoke out against Brown v. Board of Education and fumed when the tax- exempt status of his segregated Christian school was threatened. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 23 June 2022", "The challenge is open to legal entities incorporated or organized within the United States with valid Employer Identification Numbers and physical mailing addresses that maintain tax- exempt status. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022", "Players, including amateurs, can earn one of 156 spots for the Open at The Country Club in Brookline by advancing through local and final qualifiers, or by having exempt status. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022", "Throughout fundraising campaigns both before and after Hoosiers For Good\u2019s official launch at the beginning of March, its board has been up front with donors that HFG was seeking but could not guarantee tax- exempt status. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 18 Apr. 2022", "The foundation failed to file some tax forms and had its federal tax- exempt status revoked. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022", "Council members ultimately resisted calls to exempt menthols, citing their harmful effect on the health of Black communities. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022", "The companies responded by qualifying an initiative for the November 2020 ballot to exempt drivers from the law. \u2014 Brody Mullins And Ryan Tracy, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Ricard's requests for religious accommodations that would exempt her from having to follow the guidance and policies were denied, according to the lawsuit. \u2014 Alaa Elassar, CNN , 12 Mar. 2022", "The new rules exempt the sale of shisha tobacco at hookah lounges and bar patios that got their tobacco retailer permits before January. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022", "The City Council, which is likely to vote on the matter on Thursday, may also exempt companies from being charged a monetary fine for the first violation and limit lawsuits related to the pay information to current employees. \u2014 Jeff Green, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022", "Unlike tens of thousands of other migrants, fleeing violence in other countries, border guards could exempt Ukrainians from the public health order, Title 42. \u2014 Jasmine Aguilera, Time , 13 Apr. 2022", "The third bill Ivey signed will exempt homeless students from paying fees to get or replace a driver\u2019s driver license fees. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 12 Apr. 2022", "The bill would also exempt laptops, notebooks and tablet computers priced less than $2,000 from sales tax during the holiday. \u2014 cleveland , 14 Apr. 2022", "This bill would exempt UC Berkeley and other public universities from lengthy environmental reviews when building housing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022", "Austin said having that requirement now allows BYU to have a universal set of rules for all faculty, which helps exempt it from appearing to discriminate, particularly with the LGBTQ community. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Feb. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The electric-car maker clashed with Fremont officials last month over whether its factory was an essential business exempt from shutdown orders. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Apr. 2020", "Donations made directly to the NRA would not qualify as tax exempt . \u2014 Stephen Gandel, CBS News , 27 Nov. 2019", "The rustic retreat boasts 28 acres, 27 of which are classified as agricultural exempt improved pasture land, according to Milliorn. \u2014 Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle , 3 Sep. 2019", "The Senate plan also places sales taxes on upgrades to homes and buildings -- such as installing new window treatments and new roofs -- that are currently tax exempt . \u2014 Julia O'donoghue, NOLA.com , 3 June 2018", "Harrisburg is burdened by the fact that a majority of its real estate is owned by the state or is tax exempt . \u2014 Michaelle Bond, Philly.com , 16 Mar. 2018", "By the end of the current abatement, the building will have been tax exempt for 15 years. \u2014 Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati.com , 13 Dec. 2017", "The department is taking more steps to detect fraud, including checking the IRS website to see if an organization really is tax exempt , said Jeff Fleming, spokesman for the department. \u2014 Mary Spicuzza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 Nov. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin exemptus , past participle of eximere to take out \u2014 more at example":"Adjective" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective", "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb", "1532, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213817" }, "exopterygote":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": hemimetabolous":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin Exopterygota":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203433" }, "excorticate":{ "type":[ "transitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": decorticate":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "(\u02c8)ek\u00a6sk\u022f(r)t\u0259\u02cck\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Late Latin excorticatus , past participle of excorticare , from Latin ex- ex- entry 1 + cortic-, cortex bark":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190218" }, "excrescential":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": relating to or being an excrescence" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6ekskr\u0259\u00a6sench\u0259l", "\u00a6ek(\u02cc)skre\u00a6-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Latin excrescentia + English -al" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-021049" }, "exegetical":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": of or relating to exegesis : explanatory" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8je-ti-k\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "elucidative", "explanative", "explanatory", "explicative", "explicatory", "expositive", "expository", "illuminative", "illustrative", "interpretative", "interpretive" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a new edition of Shakespeare with an abundance of exegetical commentary for the modern reader" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Greek ex\u0113g\u0113tikos , from ex\u0113geisthai" ], "first_known_use":[ "1607, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-043401" }, "extorsive":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": serving for or obtained by extortion" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik\u02c8st\u022frsiv", "(\u02c8)ek\u00a6s-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Latin extors- (stem of extorqu\u0113re ) + English -ive" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-043803" }, "exodium":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": exode sense 1":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ek\u02c8s\u014dd\u0113\u0259m", "eg\u02c8z\u014d-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023218" }, "excessiveness":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": exceeding what is usual, proper, necessary, or normal":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8se-siv" ], "synonyms":[ "baroque", "devilish", "exorbitant", "extravagant", "extreme", "fancy", "immoderate", "inordinate", "insane", "intolerable", "lavish", "overdue", "overextravagant", "overmuch", "overweening", "plethoric", "steep", "stiff", "towering", "unconscionable", "undue", "unmerciful" ], "antonyms":[ "middling", "moderate", "modest", "reasonable", "temperate" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for excessive excessive , immoderate , inordinate , extravagant , exorbitant , extreme mean going beyond a normal limit. excessive implies an amount or degree too great to be reasonable or acceptable. excessive punishment immoderate implies lack of desirable or necessary restraint. immoderate spending inordinate implies an exceeding of the limits dictated by reason or good judgment. inordinate pride extravagant implies an indifference to restraints imposed by truth, prudence, or good taste. extravagant claims for the product exorbitant implies a departure from accepted standards regarding amount or degree. exorbitant prices extreme may imply an approach to the farthest limit possible or conceivable but commonly means only to a notably high degree. extreme shyness", "examples":[ "an excessive display of wealth", "High fever, nausea, and excessive sweating are some of the symptoms.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Crews was charged federally with excessive use of force for shooting at McAtee's niece, but the case remains open. \u2014 Kala Kachmar, The Courier-Journal , 27 June 2022", "Federal immunity is even broader; last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Border Patrol agent could not be sued for retaliation or excessive use of force after he was accused of shoving an innkeeper to the ground. \u2014 Rachel Weiner, Washington Post , 14 June 2022", "Accusations of excessive use of force by LSP officers, especially against Black people, go as far back as 2019. \u2014 Alexander Mallin, ABC News , 9 June 2022", "The inn owner said the agent pushed him and gathered papers involving the guest, and Boule later sued Egbert for violating the 4th Amendment, which forbids unreasonable searches and excessive use of force. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022", "There\u2019s also a visitation rule which states excessive use may result in relegation. \u2014 Abigail Barronian, Outside Online , 3 June 2022", "Maverick's main attraction is its flight sequences, which were largely shot practically, without excessive use of CGI. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 26 May 2022", "One of the elements of the order called for the establishment of a database tracking terminations, criminal convictions and civil judgments against law enforcement officers for excessive use of force. \u2014 Time , 26 May 2022", "Support for allowing citizens to sue individual police officers accused of excessive use of force or misconduct decreased to 54 percent from 59 percent. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180927" }, "excess insurance":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": insurance in which the underwriter's liability does not arise until the loss exceeds a stated amount and then only on the excess above that amount":[], ": insurance over and above that necessary to meet the requirements of a coinsurance clause":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204831" }, "expugnatory":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": adapted for attack" ], "pronounciation":[ "ek\u02c8sp\u0259gn\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Late Latin expugnatorius overpowering, from Latin expugnatus + -orius -ory" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-070009" }, "expositor":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a person who explains : commentator" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sp\u00e4-z\u0259-t\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Middle English expositour , from Anglo-French expositur , from Late Latin expositor , from Latin exponere" ], "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-070658" }, "exalt":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to raise in rank, power, or character":[], ": to elevate by praise or in estimation : glorify":[], ": elate":[], ": to raise high : elevate":[], ": to enhance the activity of : intensify":[ "rousing and exalting the imagination", "\u2014 George Eliot" ], ": to induce exaltation":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u022flt" ], "synonyms":[ "aggrandize", "canonize", "deify", "dignify", "elevate", "ennoble", "enshrine", "ensky", "enthrone", "glorify", "magnify" ], "antonyms":[ "abase", "degrade", "demean", "humble", "humiliate" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "His behavior has exalted the power and prestige of his office.", "The essay exalts the simple beauty of the country.", "We exalt thee, O Lord.", "He shamelessly exalts his own role in the peace process.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "This week marked the 40th anniversary of Celebration, a biennial festival drawing thousands to Juneau every other year to honor and exalt the region\u2019s Indigenous peoples. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022", "What the exhibition does throughout 13 period rooms is exalt the unsung heroes and the less-than-always-glamorous backbone of American style. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 2 May 2022", "My two favorite All\u2019Antico sandwiches exalt the Tuscan art of salumi by including only meat and cheese, the saltiness of each sharpened by a drizzle of truffle honey. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 15 Apr. 2022", "Kings have used it to exalt themselves, tyrants to decide which people to purge. \u2014 Maud Newton, WSJ , 6 Apr. 2022", "Graham sought to exalt the ordinary becoming extraordinary, citing the moment of happiness in the film Grave of the Fireflies (1988) when a character tries on everyday objects, like blankets and sheets. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 16 Feb. 2022", "Our literature, our films, our drama, our folklore all exalt it... \u2014 Nicole Chavez, CNN , 17 Jan. 2022", "Both communities can be equally delusional in their bigotry and often exalt public figures who veil their dogmatism as 'art' ... \u2014 Jane Greenway Carr, CNN , 12 Dec. 2021", "Since taking office in late 2018, L\u00f3pez Obrador\u2019s government and its supporters have made strategic attempts to exalt the country\u2019s Indigenous roots in official events and cultural projects. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Oct. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, from Latin exaltare , from ex- + altus high \u2014 more at old":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063604" }, "exsudation":{ "type":[], "definitions":[ "Definition of exsudation obsolete variant of exudation" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-093438" }, "exsuccous":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": devoid of all juices or sap : having no moisture whatsoever : dried up":[ "a withered exsuccous piece of fruit" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "(\u02c8)ek(s)\u00a6s\u0259k\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin exsuccus , from ex- ex- entry 1 + succus juice":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030814" }, "exclusivism":{ "type":[ "noun", "noun or adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": the practice of excluding or of being exclusive" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8skl\u00fc-s\u0259-\u02ccvi-z\u0259m", "-\u02c8skl\u00fc-z\u0259-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1834, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-121219" }, "exempt carrier":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a transport agency specializing in services (such as taxi service) or commodities (such as farm products or bulk cargo) exempt from regulation by the Interstate Commerce Act":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191915" }, "expositorily":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": in an expository manner":[ "in his book the events were presented expositorily rather than with any imaginative or creative alteration" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik\u00a6sp\u00e4z\u0259\u00a6t\u014dr\u0259\u0307l\u0113", "-li", "-t\u022fr-", "(\u00a6)ek\u00a6-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070105" }, "exemption":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the act of exempting or state of being exempt : immunity":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8zem(p)-sh\u0259n", "ig-\u02c8zemp-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "immunity", "impunity" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "They were granted exemptions from military service.", "You can claim a tax exemption for each of your dependents.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Two Afghan education ministers are no longer allowed to travel abroad for any peace and stability talks after the United Nations Security Council removed them from a sanctions exemption list, diplomats said Tuesday. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 June 2022", "James, who received a sponsor\u2019s exemption into the field, will tee off at 2 p.m. on Thursday. \u2014 Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant , 21 June 2022", "On dismissal, the MLB relied on its exemption from antitrust laws, among other arguments. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022", "Although never sold in the United States, the RS2 is now legal to import under the 25-year exemption rule. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022", "DeSantis signed laws to dissolve Disney World\u2019s Reedy Creek Improvement District and void Disney\u2019s exemption under social media censorship legislation. \u2014 Katie Rice, Orlando Sentinel , 15 June 2022", "The council will decide whether to increase the homestead exemption , which gives homeowners some relief on their tax bills. \u2014 Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News , 15 June 2022", "That could be really important considering that the exemption amount will be cut in half in 2026. \u2014 Martin Shenkman, Forbes , 7 June 2022", "Our office created a new, easier-to-use, online appeals process, now processing hundreds of thousands of cases per year; and created an online exemption application process. \u2014 The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214142" }, "exoenzyme":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an extracellular enzyme":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-s\u014d-\u02c8en-\u02ccz\u012bm" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "International Scientific Vocabulary":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1908, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192203" }, "explanatory":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": serving to explain":[ "explanatory notes" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spla-n\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "elucidative", "exegetical", "exegetic", "explanative", "explicative", "explicatory", "expositive", "expository", "illuminative", "illustrative", "interpretative", "interpretive" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "There are explanatory notes at the front of the book.", "the explanatory section has as its heading \u201cWhat the New Tax Changes Mean\u201d", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The Associated Press receives support from Charles Schwab Foundation for educational and explanatory reporting to improve financial literacy. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022", "Ter Stegge ruled partially in favor of the business group May 25, making several modifications to the ballot title question, summary and explanatory statement. \u2014 Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive , 10 June 2022", "Texas Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas A&M: Three self- explanatory matchups for the Longhorns. \u2014 Bennett Durando, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022", "There are excellent explanatory texts, most of them about 3 feet above the floor. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022", "Viewers more used to chockablock installation, multiple walls of explanatory texts, and\u2014as is the wont of current painting exhibitions\u2014billboard-size works might feel a little at sea. \u2014 Peter Plagens, WSJ , 24 May 2022", "The staff of Quanta Magazine, a science and mathematics publication, including the reporter Natalie Wolchover, were awarded the explanatory reporting award for coverage of NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022", "Pretty self- explanatory here \u2013 but an all-time great driving song that\u2019ll leave your hands bruised from drumming against the steering wheel. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022", "For most of that decade, the home was shared by schoolteachers and known as the Green House for self- explanatory reasons. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1600, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002328" }, "exopodite":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the external branch on the protopodite of a typical limb of a crustacean":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ek\u02c8s\u00e4p\u0259\u02ccd\u012bt" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "International Scientific Vocabulary exo- + -podite":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225915" }, "explicandum":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a word or an expression whose meaning is to be explicated":[ "\u2014 used chiefly in philosophy \u2014 contrasted with explicans" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccekspl\u0259\u02c8kand\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Latin, neuter of explicandus , gerundive of explicare to explicate":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054919" }, "exclusory":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": able to exclude : excluding or tending to exclude" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik\u02c8skl\u00fcs(\u0259)r\u0113", "-\u00fcz(-", "-ri" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Late Latin exclusorius , from Latin exclusus + -orius -ory" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-013732" }, "excess-loss reinsurance":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": reinsurance by a company agreeing to bear any loss in excess of a stipulated amount often with some maximum limitation \u2014 compare excess insurance , excess reinsurance" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-014136" }, "exoplasm":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": ectoplasm sense 1" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8eks\u014d\u02ccplaz\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "International Scientific Vocabulary exo- + -plasm" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-021559" }, "experiential time":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": subjective time":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024555" }, "extravaganza":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a lavish or spectacular show or event":[], ": something extravagant":[], ": a literary or musical work marked by extreme freedom of style and structure and usually by elements of burlesque or parody":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02ccstra-v\u0259-\u02c8gan-z\u0259" ], "synonyms":[ "circus", "pageant", "raree-show", "spectacle", "spectacular" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "the over-the-top extravaganzas that are usually staged at halftime during the Super Bowl", "Recent Examples on the Web", "For the many moviegoers who aren\u2019t, especially in the West, this three-hour extravaganza of sound and fury will serve as a gateway drug to a whole subset of world-cinema pop narcotics. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022", "As the New York Times\u2019 Sarah Maslin Nir reports, the circus will reopen next fall\u2014and will look different from the three-ring extravaganza of yore. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 May 2022", "Welcome to what is affectionately called The National, a five-day extravaganza of sports memorabilia and merchandise for those buying, selling, grading, consigning, autographing, podcasting, collecting or just admiring the view. \u2014 The Enquirer , 6 Aug. 2021", "Mom Kathy and younger sister Nicky Hilton visit Paris for a luxury extravaganza of truffles, edible gold, and caviar; the on-camera moment is a real piece of Hilton family history. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 4 Aug. 2021", "To, the film somehow transmutes ruthless, grinding capitalism and modern urban Chinese values into a thoroughly charming song-and-dance extravaganza . \u2014 Marley Mariu, Vogue , 8 July 2021", "Of course, no Kentucky Derby season fashion extravaganza in Kentucky is complete without hats. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 1 Apr. 2022", "Next Sunday will be a three-hour extravaganza and feature the top 20 singers. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 12 Apr. 2022", "Many of the headliners will be joined by supporting artists, with Avril Lavigne scheduled to accompany MGK for what will almost certainly be a pop-punk extravaganza . \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 29 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Italian estravaganza , literally, extravagance, from estravagante extravagant, from Medieval Latin extravagant-, extravagans":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1754, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173200" }, "excrescent":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": forming an abnormal, excessive, or useless outgrowth":[], ": of, relating to, or constituting epenthesis":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8skre-s\u1d4ant", "ek-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin excrescent-, excrescens , present participle of excrescere to grow out, from ex- + crescere to grow \u2014 more at crescent":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042229" }, "experimentation":{ "type":[ "intransitive verb", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": test , trial":[ "make another experiment of his suspicion", "\u2014 William Shakespeare" ], ": a tentative procedure or policy":[], ": an operation or procedure carried out under controlled conditions in order to discover an unknown effect or law, to test or establish a hypothesis, or to illustrate a known law":[], ": experience":[], ": the process of testing : experimentation":[], ": to carry out experiments : try out a new procedure, idea, or activity":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-\u02ccment", "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-m\u0259nt also -\u02c8spir-", "also -\u02c8spir", "-\u02ccment", "also -\u02c8spir-", "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-m\u0259nt" ], "synonyms":[ "essay", "experimentation", "test", "trial" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Noun", "Students will carry out simple laboratory experiments .", "They did some experiments with magnets.", "These theories have not yet been confirmed by experiment .", "an experiment in living more frugally", "the city's experiment with a longer school year", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Then \u2014 much like stuffing a raw egg into a cocoon of bubble-wrap and cotton balls during an egg-drop experiment \u2014 the lander deployed a giant system of airbags to cushion the blow. \u2014 Meghan Willcoxon, Journal Sentinel , 1 July 2022", "The eight-episode drama will explore how the 70-year-old Franklin, in one of the greatest gambles of his prolific career, convinced the absolute monarchy of France to underwrite America's little experiment in democracy. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 30 June 2022", "Such a transition from internal experiment is an example of how identifying their own sustainability needs can help businesses not only solver internal challenges, but create new products for a rapidly growing market. \u2014 Felicia Jackson, Forbes , 30 June 2022", "Wheeler attempted to reimagine Thomas Young\u2019s 1801 double-slit experiment into the properties of light in 1978. \u2014 Stav Dimitropoulos, Popular Mechanics , 29 June 2022", "The space agency conducted an experiment to see how amino acids would withstand radiation. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 28 June 2022", "After several years of experiment and study, Lewis brought in earth-moving equipment to create a gentle slope of land that would allow the natural tidewaters to ebb and flow. \u2014 Annie Proulx, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022", "And that\u2019s exactly why this new release seems unnecessary, an experiment in cask finishing that has gone past the point of no return. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 26 June 2022", "Psychologists George Newman and Paul Bloom designed an experiment to see whether beliefs about an object\u2019s contagiousness could be altered. \u2014 Dimitris Xygalatas, The Conversation , 23 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Those two matches in East Asia are the only ones that Brazil have lined up for this international break, so head coach Tite won\u2019t have much of a chance to experiment with his squad either. \u2014 Steve Price, Forbes , 1 June 2022", "Sure, Cannes has also had tons of tulle or sequin dresses, but these stars\u2019 willingness to experiment with and commit to different fashion ideas has given Cannes a wake up call. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 25 May 2022", "Cinema is such a costly medium that directors have little chance to experiment between features. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 4 May 2022", "What impresses him about Sobhy is her willingness to experiment . \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022", "The artist interpreted this as a chance to experiment . \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022", "Scoring Manifold Garden was extremely unique because I was given so much freedom to experiment . \u2014 Josh Chesler, SPIN , 27 Apr. 2022", "Shenseea\u2019s desire to experiment with her artistry has been a feature throughout her career. \u2014 Sharine Taylor, refinery29.com , 14 Apr. 2022", "The Diamonds\u2019 willingness to experiment , explains Gussie, put them at an advantage over other acts. \u2014 Patricia Meschino, Rolling Stone , 4 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English, \"testing, proof, remedy,\" borrowed from Anglo-French esperiment, borrowed from Latin exper\u012bmentum \"testing, experience, proof,\" from exper\u012br\u012b \"to put to the test, attempt, have experience of, undergo\" + -mentum -ment \u2014 more at experience entry 1":"Noun", "verbal derivative of experiment entry 1":"Verb" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "1787, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-155251" }, "exhortation":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an act or instance of exhorting", ": language intended to incite and encourage" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-\u02ccs\u022fr-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n", "-s\u0259r-", "\u02cceg-\u02ccz\u022fr-", "-z\u0259r-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Part of that is an exhortation to spend less time sending tweets; but a bigger concern is that too many journalist have come to see the Twitter audience as a proxy for the public. \u2014 Jeremy Barr, Washington Post , 14 June 2022", "That sounds good, but there are downsides to this popular exhortation , see my analysis and coverage at the link here. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 16 May 2022", "Not to mention the shot glass bearing his exhortation to enivrez-vous sans cesse! \u2014 Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books , 23 Mar. 2022", "His stirring message was also, above all, an appeal to conscience and bravery, a blend of inspiration and exhortation , lofty ideals and, notably, concrete requests. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022", "But moral exhortation does not persuade soldiers to put down their guns when facing undercover combatants willing to use medicine as a shield for their own military objectives. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Oct. 2021", "Praise houses served as places of religious intercession, exhortation and devotion, and also as sites for conflict resolution, political development and education. \u2014 Imani Perry, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022", "First Avenue is a full-volume tunnel of exhortation . \u2014 Roger Robinson, Outside Online , 30 Oct. 2020", "His exhortation bore fruit in subsequent work that included the Orphism of the French painter Robert Delaunay, for one, who was shown with him in the vastly influential 1913 Armory Show, in New York. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-062053" }, "exoergic":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": releasing energy : exothermic":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-s\u014d-\u02c8\u0259r-jik" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1942, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233612" }, "exceedingly":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": to an extreme degree : extremely":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8s\u0113-di\u014b-l\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "achingly", "almighty", "archly", "awful", "awfully", "badly", "beastly", "blisteringly", "bone", "colossally", "corking", "cracking", "damn", "damned", "dang", "deadly", "desperately", "eminently", "enormously", "especially", "ever", "extra", "extremely", "fabulously", "fantastically", "far", "fiercely", "filthy", "frightfully", "full", "greatly", "heavily", "highly", "hugely", "immensely", "incredibly", "intensely", "jolly", "majorly", "mightily", "mighty", "monstrous", "mortally", "most", "much", "particularly", "passing", "rattling", "real", "really", "right", "roaring", "roaringly", "seriously", "severely", "so", "sore", "sorely", "spanking", "specially", "stinking", "such", "super", "supremely", "surpassingly", "terribly", "that", "thumping", "too", "unco", "uncommonly", "vastly", "very", "vitally", "way", "whacking", "wicked", "wildly" ], "antonyms":[ "little", "negligibly", "nominally", "slightly", "somewhat" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The weather was exceedingly cold.", "The crime rate is exceedingly high.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Most members had been eager to keep the bloc from growing, partly because its 27 members already find it at times exceedingly hard to agree on key issues such as democratic freedoms, economic overhauls, and the role of the courts. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022", "Of 19 states that allow their governor to be recalled, California is by far the most permissive, with an exceedingly low signature requirement. \u2014 Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022", "Even though the lawsuits are rare and the chances of giant payouts exceedingly slim, American courts have recently awarded a few plaintiffs money derived from seized North Korean assets. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022", "Customary and exceedingly ordinary driving controls are a bit of mystery to this person. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 June 2022", "Over the years, the actress, best known for roles on NYPD Blue and The Jamie Foxx Show, found ways to mitigate her condition, although a recent flare-up last summer proved to be exceedingly painful. \u2014 Aili Nahas, PEOPLE.com , 20 June 2022", "That said, though, this is also an exceedingly dark season, unfolding against a backdrop of bloodlust and revenge, as well as the rise of fascism that seduced some corners of pre-WWII England. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 13 June 2022", "All of that makes any remnant of extinct life exceedingly important. \u2014 Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022", "Novavax took issue with the FDA analysis, arguing that the rates of heart inflammation were exceedingly low and were the same in the vaccine and placebo groups. \u2014 Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1535, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055125" }, "ex-all":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": without any accrued supplementary values, rights, or privileges":[ "\u2014 used chiefly in respect to transactions in securities sold his shares ex-all" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "ex entry 2 + all (pronoun)":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165725" }, "excess-profits tax":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a tax imposed especially during war on business profits that are in excess of the average profits over a specified base period, of a specified rate of return on invested capital, or of a specified rate of return on certain military contracts" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-122711" }, "experientialist":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": one who believes in experientialism", ": of or relating to experientialism" ], "pronounciation":[ "-ch\u0259l\u0259\u0307st", "\"" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-142829" }, "excess reinsurance":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": reinsurance by a company assuming liability on the risk only for that amount of insurance which is over and above a stated sum with the principle of contribution applying in payment of losses":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184750" }, "exodist":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": emigrant":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8egz\u0259-", "\u02c8eks\u0259d\u0259\u0307st" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "exod us + -ist":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174858" }, "existential":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": of, relating to, or affirming existence":[ "existential propositions" ], ": grounded in existence or the experience of existence : empirical":[], ": having being in time and space":[], ": existentialist":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-(\u02cc)si-", "\u02cceg-(\u02cc)zi-\u02c8sten(t)-sh\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[ "empirical", "empiric", "experiential", "experimental", "objective", "observational" ], "antonyms":[ "nonempirical", "theoretical", "theoretic", "unempirical" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "child psychologist Bruno Bettelheim believed that fairy tales help children cope with their existential anxieties and dilemmas", "Recent Examples on the Web", "For either company, adding another Goliath competitor to that list represents an existential threat. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 22 June 2022", "Accordingly, restrainers do not consider China an existential threat. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022", "Until then, this existential threat to the PGA Tour is nothing more than golf\u2019s equivalent of spoiled frat boys cheating their way to a degree at what the smart kids consider their safety school. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022", "It\u2019s an existential threat to the PGA Tour, which for nearly a century has been the dream destination of millions of competitive players. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022", "Still, Italy remains an existential threat for the euro in an environment of rising borrowing costs. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 15 June 2022", "To the dockworkers\u2019 union, automation is an existential threat. \u2014 Paul Berger, WSJ , 9 June 2022", "Indeed, the convoluted plot operates on parallel tracks that only gradually begin to intersect, with giant prehistoric locusts sweeping across the land, creating an existential threat to the food chain. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 8 June 2022", "The prime-time January 6 committee hearings that begin on Thursday\u2014the first of at least six, which will run until September\u2014are the Democrats\u2019 last, best chance to make the case that Republicans are an existential threat to American democracy. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 8 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed from Late Latin existenti\u0101lis, exsistenti\u0101lis, from existentia, exsistentia existence + Latin -\u0101lis -al entry 1 ; in the 19th and 20th centuries in part as translation of Danish existentiel (later eksistentiel ) & German existentiell":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061439" }, "exulting":{ "type":[ "adverb", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to be extremely joyful : rejoice", ": to leap for joy", ": to feel or show great happiness : rejoice" ], "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u0259lt", "ig-\u02c8z\u0259lt" ], "synonyms":[ "crow", "delight", "exuberate", "glory", "jubilate", "joy", "kvell", "rejoice", "triumph" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "\u201cThat was the best meal I've ever had!\u201d he exulted .", "the winners of the Super Bowl spent the next week exulting in their victory", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Weinreich did not plan to stay awake until dawn to exult in that achievement, to revel in the perpetuation of the sort of uncontested primacy that most fans, in theory, crave. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022", "For fifteen years, Zabihullah Mujahid was the Tokyo Rose of the Taliban: a clandestine operative who called reporters to claim responsibility for his fighters\u2019 attacks and to exult in their victories. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022", "For the city\u2019s mayor, Ras Baraka, the progress has provided a chance to exult after he was long accused of neglecting, mismanaging and denying the severity of the problem. \u2014 Kevin Armstrong, New York Times , 11 Aug. 2021", "The day when artists and audiences can breathe and exult together in the same room is getting ever closer. \u2014 Rohan Preston, Star Tribune , 8 June 2021", "And, if the ninety-fourth Academy Awards will no longer exult in the period luxury of Union Station, perhaps another grand arena can be found. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 26 Apr. 2021", "But the new display feels liberating, giving permission to exult in simple aesthetic experience. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Mar. 2021", "Just as American adults exult in their individuality, so too are children encouraged to think of themselves as imbued with their own personality. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 26 Feb. 2021", "In different times, the result might have been cause to exult . \u2014 Glenn Gamboa, ajc , 27 Jan. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Middle French exulter , from Latin exsultare , literally, to leap up, from ex- + saltare to leap \u2014 more at saltation" ], "first_known_use":[ "1548, in the meaning defined at sense 2" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-000255" }, "excommunicable":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": liable to or deserving excommunication":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-n\u0113k-", "\u00a6eksk\u0259\u00a6my\u00fcn\u0259\u0307k\u0259b\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "excommunic(ate) + -able":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063719" }, "exch":{ "type":[ "abbreviation" ], "definitions":{ "exchange ; exchanged":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192237" }, "exodermis":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a layer of the outer living cortical cells of plants that takes over the functions of the epidermis in roots lacking secondary thickening":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-s\u014d-\u02c8d\u0259r-m\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1889, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185752" }, "excursion ticket":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a special-rate ticket for making a round-trip journey on an excursion":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210256" }, "explant":{ "type":[ "noun", "transitive verb", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to remove (living tissue) especially to a medium for tissue culture":[], ": living tissue removed from an organism and placed in a medium for tissue culture":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-\u02ccsplant", "(\u02cc)ek-\u02c8splant", "(\u02c8)ek-\u02c8splant" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "ex- + -plant (as in implant )":"Verb" }, "first_known_use":{ "1914, in the meaning defined above":"Verb", "1915, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190325" }, "exoderm":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": exodermis":[], ": ectoderm":[], ": an external integument":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8eks\u014d\u02ccd\u0259rm" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "International Scientific Vocabulary exo- + -derm":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005102" }, "exaggeratingly":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": so as to exaggerate":[ "an exaggeratingly described incident" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053956" }, "extravagate":{ "type":[ "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to go beyond proper limits" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8stra-v\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "circa 1755, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180826" }, "exode":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a comic afterpiece in the ancient Roman theater : farce , travesty":[], ": exodus sense 2":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek\u02ccs\u014dd", "\u02c8eg\u02ccz\u014dd" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "French or Latin; French exode , from Latin exodium , from Greek exodion part of a drama following the last song of the chorus, from neuter of exodios of a departure or exit, from exodos departure, going out":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231526" }, "exemptive":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": relating to, securing, or providing exemption":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-m(p)tiv" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "exempt entry 2 + -ive":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233653" }, "expunction":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the act of expunging : the state of being expunged : erasure":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sp\u0259\u014bk-sh\u0259n", "ik-\u02c8sp\u0259\u014b(k)-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The only articles that will be considered are those involving criminal cases in which an expunction order has been granted. \u2014 Tom Steele, Dallas News , 17 Sep. 2021", "Creuzot said his office has been encouraging other counties to offer expunction programs. \u2014 Praveena Somasundaram, Dallas News , 6 July 2021", "The expunction fee is $450, but court costs may be waived for some applicants under income guidelines. \u2014 Sarah Bahari, Dallas News , 22 Mar. 2021", "The lawyers will meet with the applicants and prepare petitions for expunction . \u2014 Dallas News , 31 Mar. 2021", "Securing an expunction can be costly, and especially burdensome for those who struggle to get a job because of a criminal arrest. \u2014 Dallas News , 31 Mar. 2021", "What happened next is unclear, obscured by the expunction of the arrest. \u2014 Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News , 24 Mar. 2021", "Despite the expunction , Chasnoff obtained and the Express-News published a copy of the report. \u2014 Marc Duvoisin, ExpressNews.com , 1 May 2020", "The event will also offer help with legal matters, including expunction of criminal records, immigration, child support and landlord/tenant concerns. \u2014 Brian Rogers, Houston Chronicle , 13 July 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin expungere":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1606, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041156" }, "exoplanet":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a planet orbiting a star that is not our sun" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-s\u014d-\u02ccpla-n\u0259t", "\u02ccek-s\u014d-\u02c8pla-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Scientists now have a large enough exoplanet sample size to be able to narrow the search for habitable worlds. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 20 June 2022", "Scientists also plan to observe another exoplanet , called LHS 3844 b, that is much cooler than its lakes-of-lava counterpart. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 2 June 2022", "Cameron also consulted with multiple scientists while designing the world of Pandora (a moon orbiting a gas giant exoplanet called Polyphemus in the Alpha Centauri A system). \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 9 May 2022", "Yeah, so, an exoplanet is actually any planetary body outside of the solar system. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 May 2022", "First spotted in Kepler data in 2017, comet transits are steeper and more lopsided than exoplanet transits, in part a result of the comet\u2019s long tail. \u2014 Briley Lewis, Scientific American , 14 Apr. 2022", "Images of the exoplanet were captured by the Hubble Space and Subaru telescopes. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022", "More exoplanet discoveries would give scientists more opportunities to do this kind of work, and new missions, including telescopes on the ground and in space, are expected to grow the inventory in the coming decades. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 22 Mar. 2022", "Exoplanets are everywhere, and researchers have detected several thousand of them around the Milky Way, but there\u2019s something special about finding an exoplanet close to home. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 18 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1992, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-193205" }, "explanator":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": explainer":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ekspl\u0259\u02ccn\u0101t\u0259(r)" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin, from explanatus + -or":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020255" }, "exclamation":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a sharp or sudden utterance":[], ": vehement expression of protest or complaint":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-skl\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "cry", "ejaculation", "interjection" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Her unexpected announcement caused a few exclamations of surprise.", "the good news was greeted with a chorus of joyous exclamations", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Since that series against Florida State, Rushing has been putting an exclamation mark on a season that will go down in the Louisville baseball record book. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 8 June 2022", "Brayan Bello\u2019s seven-inning no-hitter for Double A Portland last week put an exclamation mark on a striking development. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022", "Arkansas placed an exclamation mark on its 2022 regular season campaign, taking down Texas A&M 9-5 on Sunday at Davis Diamond in College Station, Texas, capping a year with zero SEC series losses. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 9 May 2022", "Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell also quote tweeted the video, posting simply two red exclamation points. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022", "The Isles scored the game\u2019s first goal, three unanswered to break a tie in the second period, and a pair of empty netters for a couple of unnecessary exclamation points. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022", "Alabama baseball\u2019s hot April got an early exclamation mark Sunday. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 10 Apr. 2022", "But the Confederation\u2019s content generally does well, including a slew of anti-lockdown, anti-immigration, vaccine-skeptic posts often punctuated with large red exclamation marks. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Oct. 2021", "These act as exclamation points along the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, the second-largest reef system in the world and one of the healthiest of its size. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 7 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173126" }, "externalization":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the action or process of externalizing":[], ": the quality or state of being externalized":[], ": something externalized : embodiment":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ek-\u02ccst\u0259r-n\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "abstract", "avatar", "embodier", "embodiment", "epitome", "genius", "icon", "ikon", "image", "incarnation", "incorporation", "instantiation", "manifestation", "objectification", "personification", "personifier" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "bizarre paintings that are the externalization of a very troubled psyche", "Recent Examples on the Web", "There\u2019s a hunger for entertainment that favors unflinching articulation and externalization over implication and internalization \u2014 to have our greatest fears verbalized without restraint, even heavy-handedly, along with a good deal of style and wit. \u2014 Maya Salam, New York Times , 23 Jan. 2022", "In a liberated future, the world of objects can be an externalization of our own consciousness \u2014 Sam Kriss, The Atlantic , 13 Oct. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203758" }, "exegetics":{ "type":[ "noun plural but singular or plural in construction" ], "definitions":{ ": the science of interpretation especially of the Scriptures":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cceks\u0259\u02c8jetiks" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164350" }, "exoerythrocytic":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": occurring outside the red blood cells", ": occurring outside the red blood cells" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-s\u014d-i-\u02ccri-thr\u0259-\u02c8si-tik", "\u02ccek-s\u014d-i-\u02ccrith-r\u0259-\u02c8sit-ik" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1942, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-075936" }, "exultance":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": exultation":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u0259l-t\u1d4an(t)s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1650, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044203" }, "exegetist":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one who practices exegesis : exegete":[ "Nor have there been wanting learned exegetists who have opined that the whale mentioned in the book of Jonah merely meant a life-preserver \u2026", "\u2014 Herman Melville", "The exegetists have discovered and interpreted to the world all the obvious and hidden meanings of the letter \u2026", "\u2014 The New York Times", "\u2026 although the literature which has accumulated about him is voluminous, it lacks the unconscious humor of the customary classical exegetists \u2026", "\u2014 Ernest Augustus Boyd" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8j\u0113-tist", "-\u02c8je-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1829, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062405" }, "excommunicate":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to subject to excommunication", ": excluded from the rights of church membership : excommunicated" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-sk\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t", "\u02ccek-sk\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-ni-k\u0259t" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "On Saturday, just a little more than five years after Cheney scored that first congressional win, Wyoming Republicans disavowed her and called on their national counterparts to excommunicate her from the party entirely. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Nov. 2021", "Many, if not most, of those investors were Mennonites, and the religious community\u2019s judgment has been swift: Three of the owners have been excommunicated . \u2014 Tim Carman, Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2019", "The Pope\u2014not angry, just disappointed\u2014 excommunicated him. \u2014 Anna Russell, The New Yorker , 16 Mar. 2020", "The main LDS Church, headquartered in Utah, abandoned polygamy and began to crack down on its practice by excommunicating members. \u2014 Brittany Shammas, Washington Post , 5 Nov. 2019", "Ron Lafferty eventually adopted his brother\u2019s thinking and the two were excommunicated from the faith in 1983. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Nov. 2019", "And yet, there the old man sits, hunched over in some lifeless, windowless palace of gaming or at a speaking engagement in Poughkeepsie, signing his name to baseballs, excommunicated . \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 14 Jan. 2020", "The priest declared that she would be excommunicated . \u2014 Emma Green, The Atlantic , 12 Dec. 2019", "Because of that, my daughter has been excommunicated from the entire family. \u2014 cleveland , 17 Nov. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Verb", "Middle English, from Late Latin excommunicatus , past participle of excommunicare , from Latin ex- + Late Latin communicare to communicate" ], "first_known_use":[ "Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined above", "Adjective", "1521, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-103404" }, "extrasensory perception":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": perception (as in telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition) that involves awareness of information about events external to the self not gained through the senses and not deducible from previous experience":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[ "clairvoyance", "second sight", "sixth sense" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "discouraged by the lack of progress in the case, the police were willing to listen to a woman claiming extrasensory perception", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Ralph dismisses such extrasensory perception as more liability than gift, especially since Michael grows increasingly frail by exercising his powers and comes to depend on Hilda for friendship, stability and reassurance. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Mar. 2021", "Blackmore began her career as a parapsychologist, intent on finding evidence for astral projection and extrasensory perception . \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 15 Sep. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1934, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001239" }, "externality":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the quality or state of being external or externalized":[], ": something that is external":[], ": a secondary or unintended consequence":[ "pollution and other externalities of manufacturing" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-\u02ccst\u0259r-\u02c8na-l\u0259-t\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The before and after that comes into such stark relief, thanks to an externality like war. \u2014 Andy Meek, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022", "This is irrespective of whether such projects are cash-flow generating or create a public good that does not yield financial returns but generates a positive externality . \u2014 Shreyans Jain, Quartz , 7 Mar. 2022", "Such a tax would dissuade people from burning fossil fuels by taxing them for the damage those emissions cause \u2013 the negative externality . \u2014 Jim Krane, The Conversation , 12 Feb. 2022", "Amazon Prime, with its more than 100 million members, is a classic beneficiary of a network externality . \u2014 Joe Lonsdale, WSJ , 7 Feb. 2022", "That argument starts by asserting that these policies are the best means of preventing the negative externality of some people inflicting harm on innocent third parties. \u2014 WSJ , 13 Jan. 2022", "Another is that the poor are a negative externality of the creative destruction of capitalism. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 7 Jan. 2022", "Thus, Singaporeans are asking why they are being held hostage by a minority, whose choice is placing a huge externality on the rest of the nation. \u2014 Devadas Krishnadas, Fortune , 28 Oct. 2021", "For hydrogen to be low carbon, the negative CO2 externality must be abated, which pushes the production technology options away from grey and brown, which represent the dominant production technology deployed today, to other options. \u2014 Baker Institute, Forbes , 22 Sep. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234928" }, "extensivity":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the quality or state of being extensive":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "(\u02cc)ek\u02ccsten\u02c8siv\u0259t\u0113", "ik\u02cc-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062705" }, "experience rating":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": merit rating (as in a state unemployment compensation system) that consists of the manual rate modified by the loss experience of the particular risk":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023944" }, "extra commercium":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": not subject to private ownership or acquisition (as of the air, navigable waters, property owned by the government)" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Latin, literally, outside of commerce" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-130608" }, "excitedness":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the quality or state of being excited":[ "experienced a certain excitedness at the prospect of a trip" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052241" }, "expressage":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8spre-sij" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1857, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232017" }, "existentialism":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a chiefly 20th century philosophical movement embracing diverse doctrines but centering on analysis of individual existence in an unfathomable universe and the plight of the individual who must assume ultimate responsibility for acts of free will without any certain knowledge of what is right or wrong or good or bad":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-(\u02cc)si-", "\u02cceg-(\u02cc)zi-\u02c8sten(t)-sh\u0259-\u02ccli-z\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Herzog has always been attuned to the ways in which survivalism functions as a form of existentialism . \u2014 Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022", "These extended from themes such as existentialism and Marxism to modernist techniques like streams of consciousness. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, WSJ , 27 May 2022", "Employees in an environment of philosophical existentialism feel pride, value and loyalty. \u2014 Kelley Swing, Rolling Stone , 1 Apr. 2022", "Movies about the future tend to come in one of two forms, aesthetically: Cold Apple Store (gleaming white surfaces, chilly existentialism ) or Unhinged Apocalypse (dust, chaos, primal fear). \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 3 Mar. 2022", "Existential, of course, is linked to existentialism , a focus of Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard (1813-55). \u2014 Peter Funt, WSJ , 1 Feb. 2022", "Didn\u2019t Allen learn anything about fidelity, faith, and existentialism from the great European films parodied in Rifkin\u2019s Festival? \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 4 Feb. 2022", "Chapters focus on major theories, such as utilitarianism, Kant\u2019s ethics of duty, Aristotle\u2019s virtue ethics and Sartre\u2019s existentialism . \u2014 Julian Baggini, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022", "Like, for example, noir to me is a philosophy of disappointment, dissolution and existentialism . \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 15 Dec. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "existential + -ism , in part as translation of German Existentialismus (or Existenzialismus ) or French existentialisme":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1941, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190416" }, "exhumate":{ "type":[ "transitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": exhume":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "eks\u02c8(h)y\u00fc\u02ccm\u0101t", "eg\u02c8z\u00fc-", "egz\u02c8y\u00fc-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Medieval Latin exhumatus , past participle of exhumare":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043044" }, "expugnable":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": capable of being conquered or taken by storm":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8spy\u00fcn\u0259-", "ek\u02c8sp\u0259gn\u0259b\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin expugnabilis , from expugnare + -abilis -able":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164424" }, "execution":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the act or process of executing : performance", ": a putting to death especially as a legal penalty", ": the process of enforcing a legal judgment (as against a debtor)", ": a judicial writ directing such enforcement", ": the act or mode or result of performance", ": effective or destructive action", ": the act of killing someone as a legal penalty", ": the act of doing or performing something", ": the act or process of executing", ": a putting to death as fulfillment of a judicial death sentence", ": the process of enforcing a judgment (as against a debtor)", ": a judicial writ (as fieri facias) by which an officer is empowered to carry a judgment into effect \u2014 see also levy" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-si-\u02c8ky\u00fc-sh\u0259n", "\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8ky\u00fc-sh\u0259n", "\u02ccek-si-\u02c8ky\u00fc-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[ "accomplishment", "achievement", "commission", "discharge", "enactment", "fulfillment", "fulfilment", "implementation", "performance", "perpetration", "prosecution", "pursuance" ], "antonyms":[ "nonfulfillment", "nonperformance" ], "examples":[ "He is in prison awaiting execution .", "The quarterback's execution of the play was perfect.", "skillful execution of the dance steps", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The standard output and error data from process execution are sent back as plain text to the operator in the HTTP response body. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 30 June 2022", "Staying consistent with all Underbelly Hospitality concepts, the focus at Georgia James 2.0 is on sourcing quality meat and produce directly from farmers and ranchers, and proper cooking technique and execution . \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 29 June 2022", "The best power-play execution by the Bruins this season belongs to pals and coach-killing coconspirators president Cam Neely and general manager Don Sweeney. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022", "These findings were disputed and for years, even after Woyzeck\u2019s execution , a heated debate was carried out in medical journals. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 24 June 2022", "This resulted in the exile, imprisonment, or death of many of Edward\u2019s enemies, including the old earl of Lancaster, whose execution mirrored Piers\u2019 murder all those years before. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022", "As Title IX marks its 50th anniversary this year, Gilder is one of countless women who benefited from the enactment and execution of the law and translated those opportunities into becoming leaders in their professional careers. \u2014 Tim Booth, ajc , 20 June 2022", "Pass was pleased with his team\u2019s execution in scoring the winning run. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 18 May 2022", "The second reason for Intel\u2019s market losses, said Gelsinger, was execution . \u2014 Steven Leibson, Forbes , 18 May 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Middle English execucion , from Anglo-French, from Latin exsecution-, exsecutio , from exsequi to execute, from ex- + sequi to follow \u2014 more at sue" ], "first_known_use":[ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-165842" }, "explicatory":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": explicative":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ek-\u02c8spli-k\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113", "\u02c8ek-(\u02cc)spli-" ], "synonyms":[ "elucidative", "exegetical", "exegetic", "explanative", "explanatory", "explicative", "expositive", "expository", "illuminative", "illustrative", "interpretative", "interpretive" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "most of the medical film's voice-over narration consists of explicatory remarks on the images being shown", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But Reichardt has no interest in the kind of conventional storytelling that requires clues and revelations building to an explicatory conclusion. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 Aug. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1606, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214230" }, "extirp":{ "type":[ "transitive verb" ], "definitions":[ ": extirpate" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Middle English extirpen , from Latin exstirpare, extirpare" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-185012" }, "exciter lamp":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a lamp whose light passes through the sound track of a motion-picture film and enters a photoelectric cell causing the current fluctuations that actuate the loudspeaker":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200659" }, "exclusivity":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the quality or state of being exclusive":[], ": exclusive rights or services":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-\u02ccskl\u00fc-\u02c8si-v\u0259-t\u0113", "-\u02c8zi-", "ik-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "a symbol of wealth and exclusivity", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Given its exclusivity and curatorial heft, inclusion in the collection is an honor. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022", "In 1972 Vidal became the owner of the property that would come to embody his own ego and self-projection, in its exclusivity and extravagance, in its isolation and ostentation. \u2014 Christopher Bollen, Town & Country , 8 June 2022", "But in its first such concession, Amazon agreed to drop its exclusivity for the night, allowing anyone in France to watch it. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 30 May 2022", "Known for its exclusivity and extraordinary uniqueness, this luxurious retreat, which opened at the end of 2017, concentrates on guests being able to experience the unique Migration every year. \u2014 Shelby Knick, Forbes , 19 May 2022", "Now, its exclusivity is maintained not by racial code but mainly through economic inequality, even if the racial impact is not that different. \u2014 Michael A. Fletcher, Washington Post , 13 May 2022", "In principle, free-to-air channels only have a one-month exclusivity on movies which are produced in-house by streamers with budgets above \u20ac25 million. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 8 June 2022", "Some companies are building exclusivity into their charging systems. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 8 June 2022", "For all their tacky, accessible glamour, the guys knew that real luxury was about exclusivity . \u2014 Christina Catherine Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043834" }, "exulcerate":{ "type":[ "adjective", "transitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": ulcerate":[], ": ulcerated":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "egz+" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin exulceratus , past participle of exulcerare , from ex- ex- entry 1 + ulcerare to ulcerate":"Transitive verb", "Latin exulceratus , past participle":"Adjective" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172435" }, "extinguishant":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an agent (such as water) that extinguishes fire":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-sh\u0259nt" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194638" }, "ex-husband":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a man to whom one was formerly married : a former husband":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6eks-\u02c8h\u0259z-b\u0259nd" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1834, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052712" }, "extrachromosomal":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": situated or controlled by factors outside the chromosome":[ "extrachromosomal inheritance" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02cckr\u014d-m\u0259-\u02c8s\u014d-m\u0259l, -\u02c8z\u014d-", "-\u02c8z\u014d-", "\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02cckr\u014d-m\u0259-\u02c8s\u014d-m\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The eDyNAmiC team will research the creation and action of extrachromosomal DNA, which helps tumors evolve and evade treatment. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 16 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1906, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032807" }, "exalt\u00e9":{ "type":[ "French adjective" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "eg-z\u00e4l-t\u0101" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192141" }, "ex officio":{ "type":[ "adverb or adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": by virtue or because of an office":[ "the Vice President serves ex officio as president of the Senate" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8eks-\u0259-\u02c8fi-sh\u0113-\u014d, -s\u0113-\u014d", "\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8fi-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u014d", "-s\u0113-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Lara, who is openly gay, is a former vice chair of the committee and remains an ex officio member. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022", "The board also includes ex officio member John Falcicchio, Bowser\u2019s chief of staff, deputy mayor for planning and economic development, and political adviser. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Nov. 2021", "The chairs of the education committees of the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate serve as non-voting ex officio members. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 4 Mar. 2022", "The board, composed of the House and Senate sergeants-at-arms and the architect of the Capitol, along with the police chief as a nonvoting ex officio member, took no position on the recommendations. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 26 Feb. 2022", "In Howard County, officials initially proposed having two law enforcement officers sit as ex officio members on the PAB and binding members of the board to a code of confidentiality. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Feb. 2022", "The commissioners include the deputy mayor for planning and economic development, now John Falcicchio, who serves as an ex officio member, giving Bowser\u2019s appointees majority control. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2021", "An ex officio member of the board resigned in protest. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Nov. 2021", "Under the law, Secretary of Transportation Jamey Tesler \u2014 appointed by Baker \u2014 will serve as an ex officio member. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Sep. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Late Latin":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1533, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034312" }, "exclamation point":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a mark ! used especially after an interjection or exclamation to indicate forceful utterance or strong feeling":[], ": a distinctive indication of major significance, interest, or contrast":[ "the game put an exclamation point on the season" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "But Bob Santelli, director of education and vice president of public programs, had an idea that would put an exclamation point on the Rock Hall\u2019s mission. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 19 June 2022", "Artemi Panarin opened the third period with his first even-strength goal since May 7 to make it 5-2, which was followed by a power-play goal from Zibanejad that put an exclamation point on the affair. \u2014 Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022", "As a senior, Ham put an exclamation point on his college career with a backboard-breaking dunk in the 1996 NCAA tournament against North Carolina. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022", "Jason Isbell put an exclamation point on First Waltz\u2019s Friday. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 16 May 2022", "Schultz put an exclamation point on the victory with a dunk in the final minute. \u2014 Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press , 24 Mar. 2022", "Norris won the 50K race in a time of 2 hours, 9 minutes and 5 seconds, topping O\u2019Harra by 20 seconds to put an exclamation point on a strong run of racing recently. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Mar. 2022", "Poole provided the exclamation point as the third quarter closed, taking a pass in the final seconds, dribbling over the midcourt stripe, creating a bit of space for himself and letting fly. Swish. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, Hartford Courant , 5 June 2022", "Bakeman added the exclamation point with an alley-oop slam off a Willis feed. \u2014 Dana Gauruder, Detroit Free Press , 22 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055302" }, "exclaim":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion", ": to speak loudly or vehemently", ": to utter sharply, passionately, or vehemently : proclaim", ": to speak or cry out suddenly or with strong feeling" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8skl\u0101m", "ik-\u02c8skl\u0101m" ], "synonyms":[ "blat", "blurt (out)", "bolt", "cry (out)", "ejaculate" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "\u201cHere he comes!\u201d someone exclaimed .", "She exclaimed in delight over the Christmas tree.", "The children exclaimed with wonder when they saw the elephant.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Jolson would famously exclaim when the audience would beg for more \u2014 and then keep performing, way past the stagehands\u2019 overtime call. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022", "Whoa, some might exclaim , this is like one of those wild conspiracy theory notions, for which a lot of oddball and unlikely elements would need to line-up for this to become real. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021", "There, the two did some business that caused Josh to exclaim an apology to his mom, knowing that the cameras were rolling. \u2014 Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic , 22 July 2021", "Rubin speaks his language, but is also wise enough \u2013 and enamored by the opportunity \u2013 to mostly listen, smile and exclaim . \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 16 July 2021", "It\u2019s way more than just preparing to get excited and exclaim in a game-winning moment. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2021", "The wine was officially unveiled during a nighttime gala at the winery, complete with an emcee, a world-renowned champagne expert to exclaim its virtues, and an apparently famous Slovenian singer crooning lengthy ballads from a balcony. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2020", "As Lozada shows, some Trump books exclaim over the norms that this Administration has broken; others take a longer view, considering the White House\u2019s channelling of dark American traditions. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 24 Oct. 2020", "Dean Unglert agreed, exclaiming that the pair should date. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 13 Mar. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Middle French exclamer , from Latin exclamare , from ex- + clamare to cry out \u2014 more at claim" ], "first_known_use":[ "1566, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-001034" }, "exempt job":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a job that is removed from seniority provisions in that while the holder may be laid off he may not be replaced by someone of senior service" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-004451" }, "excess condemnation":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": condemnation under eminent domain of an area of land greater than needed for the immediate purposes for which the land is being condemned" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-012652" }, "express assumpsit":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an action on contract brought to recover damages on a bilateral contract express or implied in fact" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-013627" }, "excursional":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": of or relating to an excursion" ], "pronounciation":[ "-zh\u0259n\u1d4al", "-zhn\u0259l", "-sh-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-064039" }, "exalted":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": elevated in rank, power, or character : lofty", ": held in high estimation : glorified or praised", ": raised high : elevated" ], "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u022fl-t\u0259d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 3" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-071022" }, "express car":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": a railroad car built for carrying express" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-071255" }, "existentialist":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an adherent of existentialism", ": of or relating to existentialism or existentialists" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02cceg-(\u02cc)zi-\u02c8sten(t)-sh\u0259-list", "\u02ccek-(\u02cc)si-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "That\u2019s made evident yet again by Joachim Back\u2019s ambitious cinematic adaptation of Jonas Karlsson\u2019s acclaimed existentialist novel The Room, receiving its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022", "Famous French existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre argued that without God, we are left with the decision to come up with our own moral theory. \u2014 Theodore Mcdarrah, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022", "To an existentialist , this should not come as a grand scoop or groundbreaking news. \u2014 Anahid Nersessian, The New York Review of Books , 13 Jan. 2022", "The existentialist philosopher argued that the commandment offers a far more radical proposition, one that requires us to surrender our commitment to justice, fairness, and private property. \u2014 Meghan O'gieblyn, Wired , 7 Feb. 2022", "Although an extremely difficult commercial path lies ahead, this epic-length existentialist road movie should enjoy a strong festival run following its world premiere at Rotterdam. \u2014 Richard Kuipers, Variety , 31 Jan. 2022", "Without spoiling too much, Lain\u2019s existentialist character arc and isolation echo much of Neo\u2019s, a vibe accentuated by the show\u2019s \u201990s alt-rock soundtrack and trippy, almost psychedelic take on cyberpunk imagery. \u2014 Eric Vilas-boas, Vulture , 23 Dec. 2021", "The philanthropist Pat Buckly, actress Joan Collins, poets Keats and Shelley, and the existentialist Sartre are also part of the Libertine clan. \u2014 Vogue , 9 Dec. 2021", "Barbara Stanwyck, a slinking powerhouse in the role), before instructing her in the work of existentialist Fredrich Nietzsche. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "To escape a conversation that\u2019s turning into a monologue on existentialist philosophy. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022", "In existentialist philosophy, freedom entails a fundamental uncertainty and even anxiety. \u2014 Anahid Nersessian, The New York Review of Books , 13 Jan. 2022", "Savio\u2019s politics, like Hayden\u2019s, were a kind of existentialist anti-politics. \u2014 Louis Menand, The New Yorker , 15 Mar. 2021", "In this existentialist delight, whimsical and profound, the mundane gains new enlightenment. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 26 Feb. 2021", "Singer and turtleneck icon Juliette Gr\u00e9co in 1946 co-founded the Paris club Le Tabou, which became famous for existentialist philosophy and jazz. \u2014 Ephrat Livni, Quartzy , 23 Nov. 2019", "Morality, and its absence, is the novel\u2019s defining theme: in this sense, Sagan is far more of a classicist than others of her existentialist brethren, such as Sartre and Camus. \u2014 Rachel Cusk, The New Yorker , 21 Aug. 2019", "Paris was producing existentialist literature, but London had Bacon, the artist of existentialist life, a reckless gambler and homosexual masochist. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 15 June 2018", "And certain strands of her more recent work have a meditative, existentialist cast \u2014 a reminder of Ms. Piper\u2019s initial hopes for the transcendent potential of abstraction. \u2014 Holland Cotter, New York Times , 19 Apr. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Noun", "existential + -ist entry 1", "Adjective", "existential + -ist entry 2" ], "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1930, in the meaning defined above", "Adjective", "1895, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074219" }, "experiment":{ "type":[ "intransitive verb", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": test , trial", ": a tentative procedure or policy", ": an operation or procedure carried out under controlled conditions in order to discover an unknown effect or law, to test or establish a hypothesis, or to illustrate a known law", ": experience", ": the process of testing : experimentation", ": to carry out experiments : try out a new procedure, idea, or activity", ": a trial or test made to find out about something", ": to try or test a new way, idea, or activity : to make experiments", ": a procedure carried out under controlled conditions in order to discover an unknown effect or law, to test or establish a hypothesis, or to illustrate a known law", ": the process of testing : experimentation", ": to carry out experiments" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-m\u0259nt", "also", "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-\u02ccment", "also", "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-m\u0259nt", "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-\u02ccment", "ik-\u02c8sper-\u0259-m\u0259nt", "-\u02ccment" ], "synonyms":[ "essay", "experimentation", "test", "trial" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Noun", "Students will carry out simple laboratory experiments .", "They did some experiments with magnets.", "These theories have not yet been confirmed by experiment .", "an experiment in living more frugally", "the city's experiment with a longer school year", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Democratic campaigns had trivialized the issue, even as the hearings were elevating it as a mortal threat to the American experiment . \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022", "The table below shows 45 companies which have committed to the experiment . \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 6 June 2022", "Sometimes, the group switches it up, like a social experiment , to see if different things will change how students respond. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 May 2022", "The project is a bit of a social experiment , too, to see if the reusable cup habit will stick. \u2014 Jordan Hernandez | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 28 Apr. 2022", "In 1905 the social experiment gave way to a hybrid apartment building and hotel. \u2014 Jay Cheshes, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022", "The show is a social experiment where 100 people try to stay on a remote desert island for two months for a chance at winning $1 million. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 26 Apr. 2022", "Of course, no good social experiment is complete without a hilarious narrator \u2014 and Love in the Jungle is no different. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 8 Apr. 2022", "Two years ago this week, the U.K. was, like much of the rest of the world, plunged into a huge social experiment \u2014 working from home. \u2014 Roger Trapp, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Those two matches in East Asia are the only ones that Brazil have lined up for this international break, so head coach Tite won\u2019t have much of a chance to experiment with his squad either. \u2014 Steve Price, Forbes , 1 June 2022", "Sure, Cannes has also had tons of tulle or sequin dresses, but these stars\u2019 willingness to experiment with and commit to different fashion ideas has given Cannes a wake up call. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 25 May 2022", "Cinema is such a costly medium that directors have little chance to experiment between features. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 4 May 2022", "What impresses him about Sobhy is her willingness to experiment . \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022", "The artist interpreted this as a chance to experiment . \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022", "Scoring Manifold Garden was extremely unique because I was given so much freedom to experiment . \u2014 Josh Chesler, SPIN , 27 Apr. 2022", "Shenseea\u2019s desire to experiment with her artistry has been a feature throughout her career. \u2014 Sharine Taylor, refinery29.com , 14 Apr. 2022", "The Diamonds\u2019 willingness to experiment , explains Gussie, put them at an advantage over other acts. \u2014 Patricia Meschino, Rolling Stone , 4 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Noun", "Middle English, \"testing, proof, remedy,\" borrowed from Anglo-French esperiment, borrowed from Latin exper\u012bmentum \"testing, experience, proof,\" from exper\u012br\u012b \"to put to the test, attempt, have experience of, undergo\" + -mentum -ment \u2014 more at experience entry 1", "Verb", "verbal derivative of experiment entry 1" ], "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a", "Verb", "1787, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-075147" }, "explicatum":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": explicans" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccekspl\u0259\u02c8k\u00e4t\u0259m", "-k\u0101t-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "New Latin, from Latin, neuter of explicatus , past participle of explicare" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-081642" }, "exalbuminous":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": exendospermous" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6ek\u02ccs+" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "ex- entry 1 + albuminous" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-083628" }, "exhortingly":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":[ ": in the manner of one exhorting" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "exhorting (present participle of exhort entry 1 ) + -ly" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-085458" }, "exactingness":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands", ": requiring careful attention and precision", ": expecting a lot from a person" ], "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8zak-ti\u014b", "ig-\u02c8zak-ti\u014b" ], "synonyms":[ "choosy", "choosey", "dainty", "delicate", "demanding", "fastidious", "finical", "finicking", "finicky", "fussbudgety", "fussy", "nice", "old-maidish", "particular", "pernickety", "persnickety", "picky" ], "antonyms":[ "undemanding", "unfastidious", "unfussy" ], "examples":[ "He has very exacting standards.", "he was shocked when his normally exacting supervisor complimented him on a job well done", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Based on the 2009 novel by Suzanne Allain, the film tells the story of the titular Mr. Malcolm, a very exacting bachelor in 1818 England with a long list of standards. \u2014 Lakshmi Gandhi, NBC News , 30 June 2022", "In the intervening years, helicopters have grown more powerful and reliable, and the helicopter services that contract with heli-ski outfitters have become more exacting in their training and protocols. \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 10 Apr. 2021", "The transboundary nature of the grueling long-distance race, which many mushers believe to be more exacting than its higher-profile sibling, the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, complicated operations during the pandemic. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 2022", "Waterston and Sam Fragoso, a close friend and collaborator of Bravo\u2019s who contributed voiceover, commented on her exacting , singular, consistent visual style, from her very first short, Eat (2011), to her most recent for Miu Miu. \u2014 Eliza Harper Wallace, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Mar. 2022", "His vision and work ethic become more exacting , his drive to best himself at once breathtaking and worrisome. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Feb. 2022", "But much of the game\u2019s appeal can be chalked up to players\u2019 ability to create an increasingly exacting vision of how their Sims live, dress and eat. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Feb. 2022", "It has been designed and engineered to the same exacting standards as our T.50, with the same emphasis on driver focus, performance, lightweight and superlative, pure design, but the outcome is a very different motorcar. \u2014 Alistair Charlton, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022", "Also stuck were several gravely ill patients in the E.R. who could not be transferred to the I.C.U., where care is far more exacting . \u2014 New York Times , 23 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "from present participle of exact entry 1" ], "first_known_use":[ "1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-085807" }, "explement":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": the difference between an angle and 360 degrees" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ekspl\u0259m\u0259nt" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "Latin explementum something that fills, from expl\u0113re + -mentum -ment" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-091538" }, "execrate":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce", ": to detest utterly" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-s\u0259-\u02cckr\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[ "anathematize", "censure", "condemn", "damn", "decry", "denounce", "reprehend", "reprobate" ], "antonyms":[ "bless" ], "examples":[ "She came to execrate the hypocritical values of her upper-class upbringing.", "leaders from around the world execrated the terrorists responsible for the bomb blast" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Latin exsecratus , past participle of exsecrari to put under a curse, from ex + sacr-, sacer sacred" ], "first_known_use":[ "1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-093038" }, "excursive":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": constituting a digression : characterized by digression" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sk\u0259r-siv" ], "synonyms":[ "desultory", "digressional", "digressionary", "digressive", "discursive", "leaping", "maundering", "meandering", "rambling", "wandering" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an excursive story line that some readers of Melville's novel find very rewarding" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1659, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-093438" }, "exalate":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": lacking winglike appendages" ], "pronounciation":[ "(\u02c8)eks+" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "ex- entry 1 + alate" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-095346" }, "excommunication":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": an ecclesiastical censure depriving a person of the rights of church membership", ": exclusion from fellowship in a group or community" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-sk\u0259-\u02ccmy\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "There\u2019s a flashback to Ron going to his parents\u2019 house right after his excommunication . \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022", "The murders were believed to have been triggered by Ron Lafferty\u2019s religious views, which has led to his excommunication from the LDS Church and prompted his wife to divorce him in early 1984. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Mar. 2022", "The murders were believed to have been triggered by Ron Lafferty\u2019s religious views, which prompted his excommunication from the LDS Church and prompted his wife to divorce him in early 1984 and move to Florida with their six children. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 June 2021", "An apostate from the faith, a heretic, or a schismatic automatically incurs excommunication , when the delict (or violation) is committed. \u2014 Fr. Goran Jovicic, National Review , 13 June 2021", "Last month, the Vatican released a new penal code that specified automatic excommunication for any attempt to ordain a woman. \u2014 Francis X. Rocca, WSJ , 16 July 2021", "To the modern ear, excommunication evokes images of dueling popes, Protestant heretics, the Spanish Inquisition and Henry VIII. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2021", "In this scenario, the Church\u2019s supreme authority will have no other option than to declare the excommunication publicly. \u2014 Fr. Goran Jovicic, National Review , 13 June 2021", "Knowing that contacting law enforcement can lead to excommunication and being cut off from family and friends who remain in the church, members often remain silent, according to Rinder and testimony delivered in court last week. \u2014 James Queally, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-095501" }, "exclamative":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": exclamatory" ], "pronounciation":[ "ik\u02c8sklam\u0259tiv", "ek-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "exclamat ion + -ive" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101618" }, "existentialize":{ "type":[ "transitive verb" ], "definitions":[ ": to cause to become existential or transform into existential terms" ], "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-112227" }, "extrasensory":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": residing beyond or outside the ordinary senses", ": residing beyond or outside the ordinary senses" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8sen(t)s-r\u0113", "-\u02c8sen(t)-s\u0259-", "\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8sen(t)s-(\u0259-)r\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "From the above example, friend one and two demonstrate a relatively standard range of sensitivity, while friend three and four exhibit more extreme extrasensory abilities. \u2014 Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure , 2 July 2018", "Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner\u2019s extrasensory musical comes back to us courtesy of the Irish Repertory Theater. \u2014 Alexis Soloski, New York Times , 21 June 2018", "Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner\u2019s extrasensory musical comes back to us in a revival courtesy of the Irish Repertory Theater. \u2014 Alexis Soloski, New York Times , 14 June 2018", "Making out with Elektra Natchios in the rain demonstrates Daredevil\u2019s extrasensory abilities. \u2014 Peter Nagy, The Atlantic , 19 Mar. 2018", "So, in addition to her boundless cleverness, Matilda develops some extrasensory powers as a defense against the small-mindedness of the adults around her. \u2014 Punch Shaw, star-telegram.com , 15 June 2017", "The laboratory has conducted studies on extrasensory perception and telekinesis from its cramped quarters in the basement of the university\u2019s engineering building since 1979. \u2014 Randy Dotinga, WIRED , 12 Feb. 2007" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1934, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-113008" }, "extrasolar":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":[ ": originating or existing outside the solar system" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8s\u014d-l\u0259r", "-\u02ccl\u00e4r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Now, the authors say that, along with the distance from its host star, planetary mass can be another marker to determine if an extrasolar planet can hold onto enough water for life. \u2014 Elizabeth Fernandez, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021", "Bean will use the telescope to study extrasolar planets, also called exoplanets, which are planets that orbit stars outside Earth\u2019s solar system. \u2014 Angie Leventis Lourgos, chicagotribune.com , 24 Dec. 2021", "As the project schedule lengthened, its science objectives expanded, especially as extrasolar planets became an increasing topic of interest in the field. \u2014 Adam Mann, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Dec. 2021", "As for potential extrasolar Mercury-type planets out there? \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 16 Oct. 2021", "Putative extrasolar earths and speculation about microbial fossils on Mars, or even extant life deep within the oceans of one of our solar system\u2019s far-flung frozen moons, remains speculation at this point. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 28 June 2021", "The motivation there is to understand what happens in the mantle of large extrasolar planets. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 15 June 2021", "At the time, exomoons, or extrasolar moons\u2014those moons that orbit a planet outside of our own solar system, or exoplanets\u2014were something astrophysicists knew about, but had never captured data from. \u2014 Courtney Sexton, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Aug. 2020", "These objects have been called extrasolar planets, exosolar planets or exoplanets. \u2014 Christopher Palma, The Conversation , 16 Dec. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1872, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-122529" }, "excerpt":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":[ ": a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract", ": to select (a passage) for quoting : extract", ": to take or publish extracts from (something, such as a book)" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-\u02ccs\u0259rpt", "\u02c8eg-\u02ccz\u0259rpt", "ek-\u02c8s\u0259rpt", "eg-\u02c8z\u0259rpt", "\u02c8ek-\u02ccs\u0259rpt", "\u02c8eg-\u02ccz\u0259rpt" ], "synonyms":[ "extract", "passage" ], "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "This is an excerpt from Deal Flow, Forbes\u2019 twice-weekly newsletter about the latest billion-dollar deals from venture capital, private equity, M&A and beyond. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 24 June 2022", "What follows is an edited excerpt from our conversation. \u2014 Michael Roberts, Outside Online , 17 June 2022", "Head over to Vulture\u2019s website to read the excerpt in its entirety. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022", "Read an excerpt from the book below, or listen to it above, as read by Laura Kirman. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 25 Jan. 2022", "Scroll down to read an excerpt of the episode, and click the player or the app badges above to listen to the full story. \u2014 Total Sf Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Oct. 2021", "This is an excerpt from Deal Flow, Forbes\u2019 twice-weekly newsletter about the latest billion-dollar deals from venture capital, private equity, M&A and beyond. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 3 June 2022", "The following is an excerpt from Unstoppable After 40. \u2014 Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health , 1 June 2022", "This article is an excerpt from his forthcoming memoir releasing in 2023 from Farrar Straus & Giroux. \u2014 Ricky Ian Gordon, SPIN , 27 Apr. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "And, which Vogue was privileged to excerpt in the November issue. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 2 Nov. 2021", "In other words, Google's copying of API code was OK in the same way that Data Sheet can excerpt reporting from across the web without fear of getting sued. \u2014 Robert Hackett, Fortune , 6 Apr. 2021", "This analysis was excerpted from the June 1 edition of CNN's Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global readers. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 1 June 2020", "Below is the four-part Heritage plan for reopening some businesses, excerpted from the report: Businesses in counties with low incidences should be allowed to reopen. \u2014 Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner , 20 Apr. 2020", "One story from the collection, excerpted in The White Review earlier this year, is told in the style of a brain surgeon\u2019s FAQ for patients. \u2014 Dana Snitzky, Longreads , 19 Mar. 2020", "The letters excerpted here are from a handful of detainees at the Harris County Jail, the second largest in the country and the site of a fast-moving outbreak of COVID-19. \u2014 Ian Macdougall, ProPublica , 1 May 2012", "The group will distribute the guideline excerpts that have appeared on the Internet. \u2014 Margaret Newkirk, Bloomberg.com , 8 May 2020", "Below, excerpted from Lesser\u2019s book, are her three top recommendations in the genre. \u2014 Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times , 1 May 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":[ "Verb and Noun", "Latin excerptus , past participle of excerpere , from ex- + carpere to gather, pluck \u2014 more at harvest" ], "first_known_use":[ "Noun", "1627, in the meaning defined above", "Verb", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-124925" }, "explementary angle":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": either of two angles whose sum is 360 degrees" ], "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6ekspl\u0259\u00a6ment\u0259r\u0113-", "-n\u2027tr\u0113-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[ "explement + -ary" ], "first_known_use":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-124936" }, "exultancy":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":[ ": exultation" ], "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u0259l-t\u1d4an(t)-s\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":[], "first_known_use":[ "1621, in the meaning defined above" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-132041" }, "expugn":{ "type":[ "transitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to take by storm":[], ": vanquish":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English expugnen , from Latin expugnare , from ex- ex- entry 1 + pugnare to fight; 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Coren, Quartz , 16 June 2022", "In our time, there were more magazines, and more time between exposure . \u2014 Suzy Expositostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022", "The extent and nature of the link between Covid exposure in the womb and neurodevelopmental disorders. \u2014 Robert Hart, Forbes , 9 June 2022", "Officials with the World Health Organization are reporting that the incubation period between exposure and when symptoms first appear can be anywhere from five to 21 days. \u2014 Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel , 7 June 2022", "Theaters nationwide have experienced declines of 50 percent or more, mostly due to patrons\u2019 fear of COVID exposure in indoor spaces. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 June 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112610" }, "excommunicatory":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": relating to, causing, or declaring excommunication":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-n\u0259\u0307k\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113", "-n\u0113k-", "-ri", "-t\u022fr-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Medieval Latin excommunicatorius , from Late Latin excommunicatus + Latin -orius -ory":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112638" }, "exagitate":{ "type":[ "noun,", "transitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to stir up : agitate":[], ": discuss , debate":[], ": harass , censure":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin exagitatus , past participle of exagitare , from ex- ex- entry 1 + agitare to drive, agitate":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113204" }, "exhortative":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": serving to exhort":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u022fr-t\u0259-tiv" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Where other climate books are exhortative or doom-laden, Doerr\u2019s is straightforward. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 8 Dec. 2021", "Not far behind is the pulpit dervish Clara Walker, whose exhortative way with a tune doubles as furnace and fan. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2021", "In it, the exhortative words of James Baldwin and Martin Luther King, Jr. have been converted into a musical score, recordings of which sound through the gallery. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2021", "Similarly, a fantastical and allegorical epergne, or ornamental server, made for the centennial exhibition, features a female figure embodying America \u2014 hair flowing, garland in hand \u2014 standing upon a globe, as exhortative as the national anthem. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2019", "And even after her death, the show stays on message, thanks to an exhortative turn by the production\u2019s only other female character, Joan\u2019s mother (Mare Winningham, in an 11 o\u2019clock appearance). \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 15 Mar. 2017", "Neither the Apple nor the Gabriel plays are exhortative in any polemical way. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 9 Nov. 2016" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113225" }, "expurgatory":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": serving to purify from something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ek-\u02c8sp\u0259r-g\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1625, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113243" }, "exendospermous":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": lacking endosperm":[ "\u2014 used of seeds exendospermous beans" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "ex- entry 1 + endosperm + -ous or -ic":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113635" }, "externalist":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one that practices or adheres to externalism":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u0259\u0307st" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114403" }, "exogamy":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": marriage outside of a specific group especially as required by custom or law":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ek-\u02c8s\u00e4g-\u0259-m\u0113", "ek-\u02c8s\u00e4-g\u0259-m\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The researchers believe their findings reinforce that women marrying outside their community, called female exogamy , was associated with Bronze Age societies. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 29 July 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1865, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114918" }, "extrachance":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": greater than could be anticipated on a basis of chance : showing a level of frequency or uniformity beyond what can reasonably be attributed to coincidence":[ "wherever parapsychology can yield extrachance results", "\u2014 G. R. Price" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "extra- + chance (noun)":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115008" }, "explete":{ "type":[ "noun,", "transitive verb" ], "definitions":{ ": satisfy , complete":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English expleiten, expleten , partly from Middle French expleiter, espleiter, exploiter, esploiter to achieve, perform & partly from Latin expletus , past participle of expl\u0113re":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115438" }, "expiation":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the act of expiating something : the act of extinguishing the guilt incurred by something":[ "\u2026 the Mass, the principal church ceremony that celebrates the sacrifice of Christ for the expiation of the original sin of Adam and Eve.", "\u2014 The Root (online)" ], ": the act or process of making atonement for something":[ "When the available files failed to provide a complete picture of Argentine complicity, what began as an attempt at public expiation and national exorcism of its Nazi ghosts ended in depictions of Argentina as even more entangled in and haunted by its Nazi past.", "\u2014 Victoria Allison" ], ": the means by which expiation or atonement is made":[ "Well, all I can do now is to carry out his wishes; that will be my expiation for my neglect.", "\u2014 Bram Stoker", "You wanted to write about the way people left so much food on their plates and crumpled a few dollar bills down, as though it were an offering, expiation for the wasted food.", "\u2014 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-sp\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "And this revelation, investigation, and expiation not only purged the political system but reaffirmed its legitimacy before the public. \u2014 Mark Danner, The New York Review of Books , 1 July 2021", "In a vain attempt to ward off further divine retribution, thousands of European men wandered from town to town as flagellants, whipping and scourging themselves in collective acts of expiation . \u2014 Niall Ferguson Bloomberg Opinion, Star Tribune , 31 July 2021", "For white mediums, communicating with spirits of other races could be a form of expiation , a way to confront violent histories and make cultural amends\u2014or merely crude appropriation, garish performance art that was good for business. \u2014 Casey Cep, The New Yorker , 24 May 2021", "This personal accountability is unavoidable in the casting of his daughter Sofia as Michael\u2019s daughter Mary, a figure of sacrifice and expiation just like the totems of fallen religious statuary and the archbishop\u2019s plummeting corpse. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 4 Dec. 2020", "That no further expiation of the nation\u2019s sins would be necessary. \u2014 Graham Hillard, National Review , 22 July 2019", "What\u2019s more, the film goes beyond who did what into matters of intention and expiation . \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 9 May 2018", "Afterward, as expiation , the pool was filled in and transformed into a Zen garden, now part of the Bloedel Reserve. \u2014 David Gilbert, The New Yorker , 4 June 2017", "For her, its conventions enabled catharsis, the expiation of fear of the unknown\u2014as embodied by the serial killer who stalks the pages of this work whistling hymns and wrapping his dog\u2019s leash around the necks of five women. \u2014 WSJ , 30 Mar. 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115715" }, "expiration date":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the date after which something (such as a credit card) is no longer in effect":[], ": the date after which a product (such as food or medicine) should not be sold because of an expected decline in quality or effectiveness":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Check the expiration date on the bottle to make sure the medicine is still good.", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The current expiration date is April 18, 2022, and officials are evaluating whether to extend this mandate again. \u2014 Geoff Whitmore, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022", "The first two digits of the code are 22 through 37; and The code on the container contains K8, SH or Z2; and The expiration date is 4-1-2022 (APR 2022) or later. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 28 Feb. 2022", "Other Abbott products should not be used if the first two digits of the lot code are 22 through 37; the code on the container contains K8, SH or Z2; and the expiration date is April 1, 2022, or later. \u2014 Steve Almasy, CNN , 28 Feb. 2022", "The expiration date is 02/19/2023, which means the product has a long shelf life and could still be in homes around the country. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 10 Feb. 2022", "Perception can often turn into reality and the perception right now is that the expiration date on the Big 12 is approaching. \u2014 Chuck Carlton, Dallas News , 21 Aug. 2021", "The extended expiration date is likely to help states and providers that have been seeking guidance from the federal government on what to do with the expiring doses. \u2014Thomas M. Burton and Julie Wernau contributed to this article. \u2014 Betsy Mckay, WSJ , 10 June 2021", "In states like Ohio, the expiration date is just two weeks away. \u2014 NBC News , 8 June 2021", "The February recall applies to certain formulas under the Similac, Alimentum and EleCare labels, in which the first two digits of the container code are 22 or 37; the code contains K8, SH or Z2; and has an expiration date of April 1 or later. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120221" }, "ex store":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": with shipment costs to be paid by the consignee after the shipment leaves the stock":[ "\u2014 opposed to free on board" ], "\u2014 compare in store":[ "\u2014 opposed to free on board" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "ex entry 2":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124640" }, "exocytosis":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the release of cellular substances (such as secretory products) contained in cell vesicles by fusion of the vesicular membrane with the plasma membrane and subsequent release of the contents to the exterior of the cell":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-s\u014d-s\u012b-\u02c8t\u014d-s\u0259s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Once packaged, coronaviruses leave their host cell via an export system that's normally used to send material to the cell's surface (a process called exocytosis ). \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 20 Mar. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from exo- + cyt- + -osis":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1963, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124951" }, "excerpta":{ "type":[ "plural noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[ "ek\u02c8s|", "ik\u02c8s| sometimes eg\u02c8z| or ig\u02c8z|" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin, plural of excerptum":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125825" }, "existential philosophy":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": existentialism":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125837" }, "extravasate":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel":[], ": to pass by infiltration or effusion from a proper vessel or channel (such as a blood vessel) into surrounding tissue":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8stra-v\u0259-\u02ccs\u0101t", "ik-\u02c8strav-\u0259-\u02ccs\u0101t, -\u02ccz\u0101t", "-\u02ccz\u0101t" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Latin extra + vas vessel":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1668, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131218" }, "extrasystole":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a premature beat of one of the chambers of the heart that leads to momentary arrhythmia":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8si-st\u0259-(\u02cc)l\u0113", "-\u02c8sis-t\u0259-(\u02cc)l\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1900, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131629" }, "expository":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": of, relating to, or containing exposition":[ "expository writing" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ik-\u02c8sp\u00e4-z\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113" ], "synonyms":[ "elucidative", "exegetical", "exegetic", "explanative", "explanatory", "explicative", "explicatory", "expositive", "illuminative", "illustrative", "interpretative", "interpretive" ], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "an expository piece on the workings of the internal-combustion engine", "Recent Examples on the Web", "But for all its high-energy dance sequences and explosive visual effects, The Umbrella Academy\u2019s latest chapter operates more like a slow burn than an expository dump. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 23 June 2022", "But their lack of chemistry, coupled with the absence of expository messages, instead leads to confusion over why Nick would bother with Frances, and vice versa. \u2014 Sonia Rao, Washington Post , 18 May 2022", "Both pay lip service to it in clunky expository speeches that conveniently arise. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 29 Mar. 2022", "Later, seeing Reynolds and Ruffalo trade fours doing Aaron Sorkin-style walk-and-talks full of expository blah-blah is satisfying in a different way. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 10 Mar. 2022", "Enlarge / One of the only expository cutscenes in the game comes right at the start. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 23 Feb. 2022", "Where the 2017 posts were filled with Socratic questions, the later posts were more declarative and expository , with heavy use of exclamation points and words written in all capital letters. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Feb. 2022", "The whole device strikes me as a clumsy way for Sorkin to deliver some expository dialogue that was probably superfluous anyway. \u2014 Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times , 22 Dec. 2021", "Even with a few overcooked or clumsily expository moments, this is a tense, often exhilarating slow-burn drama that\u2019s impossible to look away from. \u2014 Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Jan. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1628, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131802" }, "experiencer":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one that experiences":[ "signs or symbols calling for one response or another on the part of the experiencer", "\u2014 E. M. Bartlett" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "-s\u0259(r)" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132442" }, "executional":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": relating to execution":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-shn\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134512" }, "extrasensorial":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": extrasensory":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "extra- + sensorial":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134841" }, "exhortatory":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": using exhortation : exhortative":[ "an exhortatory appeal" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "ig-\u02c8z\u022fr-t\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135207" }, "exegete":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one who practices exegesis":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ek-s\u0259-\u02ccj\u0113t" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "The taste leaders are wealthy people, with exegetes in their wake. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 6 June 2018", "The person performing such an analysis is an exegete . \u2014 John Mcintyre, baltimoresun.com , 26 June 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Greek ex\u0113g\u0113t\u0113s , from ex\u0113geisthai":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1736, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140345" }, "ex hypothesi":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": according to assumptions made : by hypothesis":[ "regard \u2026 all elites as ex hypothesi incompatible with democracy", "\u2014 P. G. J. Pulzer" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cceks-h\u012b-\u02c8p\u00e4-th\u0259-\u02ccs\u012b" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from a hypothesis":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1603, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171603" }, "exclamatorily":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "definitions":{ ": in an exclamatory manner":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "(\u02cc)ek-", "-li", "ik\u00a6sklam\u0259\u00a6t\u014dr\u0259l\u0113", "-t\u022fr-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013833" } }