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  "few":{
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      "army",
      "crowd",
      "flock",
      "gazillion",
      "horde",
      "host",
      "jillion",
      "kazillion",
      "legion",
      "loads",
      "many",
      "mountain",
      "multitude",
      "oodles",
      "scads",
      "thousands",
      "zillion"
    ],
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      ": a small number of units or individuals":[
        "a few of them"
      ],
      ": a special limited number":[
        "the discriminating few"
      ],
      ": at least some but indeterminately small in number":[
        "\u2014 used with a caught a few fish"
      ],
      ": consisting of or amounting to only a small number":[
        "one of our few pleasures"
      ],
      ": few in number and infrequently met : rare":[],
      ": not many persons or things":[
        "few were present",
        "few of his stories are true"
      ]
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    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "He caught fewer fish than the rest of us.",
      "There are fewer children at the school this year.",
      "Not many people came, but the few people who did enjoyed themselves.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The advantages of formally announcing retirement are few : a temporary surge in publicity and an end to random drug testing. \u2014 New York Times , 4 July 2022",
      "But there have been no updates on his current health, just a few random tweets, one showing the devastating effect of the crash to his right leg without pants or covered by a compression sleeve (below). \u2014 Adam Schupak, USA TODAY , 3 July 2022",
      "But her talent for summing up a big, messy feeling in just a few words is one of the keys to her success. \u2014 Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com , 2 July 2022",
      "These partners are few and far between and may be too costly for a small to mid-sized company, so do your research. \u2014 Gene Marks, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
      "The Biden administration is looking to expand protections for LGBTQ athletes, while women as coaches and managers remain few and far between. \u2014 Amy Bass, CNN , 1 July 2022",
      "But in terms of Black creatives who don\u2019t come from another background like film and television, or journalism, and are consistently visible at Marvel, there are very few . \u2014 Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 July 2022",
      "Details are few because the project hasn\u2019t been formally pitched, and Fulton County records don\u2019t show that any property has changed hands yet. \u2014 J.d. Capelouto, ajc , 1 July 2022",
      "Here, Variety breaks down just a few of the highlights. \u2014 Emily Longeretta, Variety , 1 July 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun, plural in construction",
      "The combo pairs late-season heli-skiing with fishing for king salmon, an impressive Alaska double few can claim to have pulled off. \u2014 Mike Campbell, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2020",
      "Only a small portion of COVID-19 patients get sick enough to require ventilation\u2014but for the unlucky few who do, data out of China and New York City suggest upward of 80% do not recover. \u2014 Jamie Ducharme, Time , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "According to the Pew Research Center, more than 70 percent of Polish citizens held a favorable few of the E.U. last year, compared to 48 percent in the United Kingdom. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Dec. 2019",
      "Until Kansas City\u2019s famed stockyards closed down in 1991, the city was pretty much wall-to-wall cows and pigs, few of whom were housebroken. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 22 Jan. 2020",
      "In 2015, when the party came to power, migrants \u2014 few of whom were actually trying to enter Poland \u2014 were made targets. \u2014 Marc Santora, New York Times , 13 Oct. 2019",
      "But while most interior design professionals are familiar with the concept of biophilic design, many only recognize a limited few of the countless ways it can be implemented. \u2014 Michelle Beganskas, Quartz , 3 Dec. 2019",
      "This information did not leak until 2009 and there were few who allowed it to tarnish memories of the Sox\u2019 magical championships of 2004 and 2007. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Nov. 2019",
      "There were few of the latter, sung by Moctar, second guitarist Ahmoudou Madassane and, occasionally, bassist-producer Michael Coltun. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 8 Sep. 2019"
    ],
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      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Pronoun, plural in construction",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun, plural in construction"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English fewe , pronoun & adjective, from Old English f\u0113awa ; akin to Old High German f\u014d little, Latin paucus little, pauper poor, Greek paid-, pais child, Sanskrit putra son":"Pronoun, plural in construction and Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fy\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "couple",
      "handful",
      "scatter",
      "scattering",
      "smatter",
      "smattering",
      "sprinkle",
      "sprinkling"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112159",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun, plural in construction",
      "pronoun",
      "pronoun, plural in construction"
    ]
  },
  "few if any":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": not very many or none at all":[
        "There are few if any details about the accident."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092334",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "fewer":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a smaller number of persons or things":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Ohtani has allowed two runs or fewer in eight of 11 starts. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 22 June 2022",
      "The Sox had been held to three runs or fewer in four of Cueto\u2019s first five starts. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "Melton allowed two runs or fewer in eight of 10 starts, giving up three runs in the other two outings. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "To make up for fewer employees, companies speeded up assembly lines. \u2014 Mike Smith, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
      "In December, the railroad had 1,500 fewer employees than at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Luz Lazo, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "Echoing a common Republican talking point that has been refuted by researchers, Normoyle said the best way to prevent deadly shootings is to have more, not fewer , armed citizens. \u2014 Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News , 27 May 2022",
      "Boston starters have allowed two runs or fewer in 19 of the past 27 games ... \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
      "Hill has allowed two or fewer earned runs in seven of his 11 starts this season . . . \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Pronoun, plural in construction"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fy\u00fc-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fyu\u0307r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025119",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "pronoun",
      "pronoun, plural in construction"
    ]
  },
  "fewest":{
    "antonyms":[
      "army",
      "crowd",
      "flock",
      "gazillion",
      "horde",
      "host",
      "jillion",
      "kazillion",
      "legion",
      "loads",
      "many",
      "mountain",
      "multitude",
      "oodles",
      "scads",
      "thousands",
      "zillion"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small number of units or individuals":[
        "a few of them"
      ],
      ": a special limited number":[
        "the discriminating few"
      ],
      ": at least some but indeterminately small in number":[
        "\u2014 used with a caught a few fish"
      ],
      ": consisting of or amounting to only a small number":[
        "one of our few pleasures"
      ],
      ": few in number and infrequently met : rare":[],
      ": not many persons or things":[
        "few were present",
        "few of his stories are true"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "He caught fewer fish than the rest of us.",
      "There are fewer children at the school this year.",
      "Not many people came, but the few people who did enjoyed themselves.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The advantages of formally announcing retirement are few : a temporary surge in publicity and an end to random drug testing. \u2014 New York Times , 4 July 2022",
      "But there have been no updates on his current health, just a few random tweets, one showing the devastating effect of the crash to his right leg without pants or covered by a compression sleeve (below). \u2014 Adam Schupak, USA TODAY , 3 July 2022",
      "But her talent for summing up a big, messy feeling in just a few words is one of the keys to her success. \u2014 Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com , 2 July 2022",
      "These partners are few and far between and may be too costly for a small to mid-sized company, so do your research. \u2014 Gene Marks, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
      "The Biden administration is looking to expand protections for LGBTQ athletes, while women as coaches and managers remain few and far between. \u2014 Amy Bass, CNN , 1 July 2022",
      "But in terms of Black creatives who don\u2019t come from another background like film and television, or journalism, and are consistently visible at Marvel, there are very few . \u2014 Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 July 2022",
      "Details are few because the project hasn\u2019t been formally pitched, and Fulton County records don\u2019t show that any property has changed hands yet. \u2014 J.d. Capelouto, ajc , 1 July 2022",
      "Here, Variety breaks down just a few of the highlights. \u2014 Emily Longeretta, Variety , 1 July 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun, plural in construction",
      "The combo pairs late-season heli-skiing with fishing for king salmon, an impressive Alaska double few can claim to have pulled off. \u2014 Mike Campbell, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2020",
      "Only a small portion of COVID-19 patients get sick enough to require ventilation\u2014but for the unlucky few who do, data out of China and New York City suggest upward of 80% do not recover. \u2014 Jamie Ducharme, Time , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "According to the Pew Research Center, more than 70 percent of Polish citizens held a favorable few of the E.U. last year, compared to 48 percent in the United Kingdom. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Dec. 2019",
      "Until Kansas City\u2019s famed stockyards closed down in 1991, the city was pretty much wall-to-wall cows and pigs, few of whom were housebroken. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 22 Jan. 2020",
      "In 2015, when the party came to power, migrants \u2014 few of whom were actually trying to enter Poland \u2014 were made targets. \u2014 Marc Santora, New York Times , 13 Oct. 2019",
      "But while most interior design professionals are familiar with the concept of biophilic design, many only recognize a limited few of the countless ways it can be implemented. \u2014 Michelle Beganskas, Quartz , 3 Dec. 2019",
      "This information did not leak until 2009 and there were few who allowed it to tarnish memories of the Sox\u2019 magical championships of 2004 and 2007. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Nov. 2019",
      "There were few of the latter, sung by Moctar, second guitarist Ahmoudou Madassane and, occasionally, bassist-producer Michael Coltun. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 8 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Pronoun, plural in construction",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun, plural in construction"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English fewe , pronoun & adjective, from Old English f\u0113awa ; akin to Old High German f\u014d little, Latin paucus little, pauper poor, Greek paid-, pais child, Sanskrit putra son":"Pronoun, plural in construction and Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fy\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "couple",
      "handful",
      "scatter",
      "scattering",
      "smatter",
      "smattering",
      "sprinkle",
      "sprinkling"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130242",
    "type":[
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      "noun",
      "noun, plural in construction",
      "pronoun",
      "pronoun, plural in construction"
    ]
  },
  "fewmet":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of fewmet variant of fumet:1"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-161756",
    "type":[]
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  "fewterer":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a keeper of dogs (as greyhounds) : slipper":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English vewter, feutrere, fewterer , from Middle French veltrier, veautrier , from veltre, veautre greyhound, from Late Latin vertragus , from Gaulish":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211048",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "fewtrils":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": things of little value : trifles":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "After the girls spelled two words correctly each \u2014 fidibus, haltere, nepeta and fewtrils \u2014 Thummala faltered on neroli oil, leaving Avant-garde the opportunity to claim the title. \u2014 Victoria Albert, CBS News , 9 July 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1750, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fy\u00fc-tr\u0259lz"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140022",
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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  "fewness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun, plural in construction",
      "pronoun",
      "pronoun, plural in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": not many persons or things":[
        "few were present",
        "few of his stories are true"
      ],
      ": consisting of or amounting to only a small number":[
        "one of our few pleasures"
      ],
      ": at least some but indeterminately small in number":[
        "\u2014 used with a caught a few fish"
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      ": a small number of units or individuals":[
        "a few of them"
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      ": a special limited number":[
        "the discriminating few"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fy\u00fc"
    ],
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      "couple",
      "handful",
      "scatter",
      "scattering",
      "smatter",
      "smattering",
      "sprinkle",
      "sprinkling"
    ],
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      "crowd",
      "flock",
      "gazillion",
      "horde",
      "host",
      "jillion",
      "kazillion",
      "legion",
      "loads",
      "many",
      "mountain",
      "multitude",
      "oodles",
      "scads",
      "thousands",
      "zillion"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "He caught fewer fish than the rest of us.",
      "There are fewer children at the school this year.",
      "Not many people came, but the few people who did enjoyed themselves.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The advantages of formally announcing retirement are few : a temporary surge in publicity and an end to random drug testing. \u2014 New York Times , 4 July 2022",
      "But there have been no updates on his current health, just a few random tweets, one showing the devastating effect of the crash to his right leg without pants or covered by a compression sleeve (below). \u2014 Adam Schupak, USA TODAY , 3 July 2022",
      "But her talent for summing up a big, messy feeling in just a few words is one of the keys to her success. \u2014 Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com , 2 July 2022",
      "These partners are few and far between and may be too costly for a small to mid-sized company, so do your research. \u2014 Gene Marks, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
      "The Biden administration is looking to expand protections for LGBTQ athletes, while women as coaches and managers remain few and far between. \u2014 Amy Bass, CNN , 1 July 2022",
      "But in terms of Black creatives who don\u2019t come from another background like film and television, or journalism, and are consistently visible at Marvel, there are very few . \u2014 Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 July 2022",
      "Details are few because the project hasn\u2019t been formally pitched, and Fulton County records don\u2019t show that any property has changed hands yet. \u2014 J.d. Capelouto, ajc , 1 July 2022",
      "Here, Variety breaks down just a few of the highlights. \u2014 Emily Longeretta, Variety , 1 July 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun, plural in construction",
      "The combo pairs late-season heli-skiing with fishing for king salmon, an impressive Alaska double few can claim to have pulled off. \u2014 Mike Campbell, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2020",
      "Only a small portion of COVID-19 patients get sick enough to require ventilation\u2014but for the unlucky few who do, data out of China and New York City suggest upward of 80% do not recover. \u2014 Jamie Ducharme, Time , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "According to the Pew Research Center, more than 70 percent of Polish citizens held a favorable few of the E.U. last year, compared to 48 percent in the United Kingdom. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Dec. 2019",
      "Until Kansas City\u2019s famed stockyards closed down in 1991, the city was pretty much wall-to-wall cows and pigs, few of whom were housebroken. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 22 Jan. 2020",
      "In 2015, when the party came to power, migrants \u2014 few of whom were actually trying to enter Poland \u2014 were made targets. \u2014 Marc Santora, New York Times , 13 Oct. 2019",
      "But while most interior design professionals are familiar with the concept of biophilic design, many only recognize a limited few of the countless ways it can be implemented. \u2014 Michelle Beganskas, Quartz , 3 Dec. 2019",
      "This information did not leak until 2009 and there were few who allowed it to tarnish memories of the Sox\u2019 magical championships of 2004 and 2007. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Nov. 2019",
      "There were few of the latter, sung by Moctar, second guitarist Ahmoudou Madassane and, occasionally, bassist-producer Michael Coltun. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 8 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English fewe , pronoun & adjective, from Old English f\u0113awa ; akin to Old High German f\u014d little, Latin paucus little, pauper poor, Greek paid-, pais child, Sanskrit putra son":"Pronoun, plural in construction and Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Pronoun, plural in construction",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun, plural in construction"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-025749"
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}