dict_dl/en_merriam_webster/no_mw.json
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{
"no":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"symbol"
],
"definitions":[
": not",
": in no respect or degree",
": not so",
": in negation",
": not any",
": hardly any : very little",
": not a : quite other than a",
": an act or instance of refusing or denying by the use of the word no : denial",
": a negative vote or decision",
": persons voting in the negative",
"north; northern",
"number",
"nobelium",
": not at all : not any",
": not so",
": not any",
": hardly any : very little",
": not a",
": an act or instance of refusing or denying by the use of the word no : denial",
": a vote or decision against something",
": persons voting against something",
"north",
"number",
"number",
"nobelium"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u014d",
"\u02c8n\u014d",
"n\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[
"never",
"none",
"nothing",
"noway",
"noways",
"nowise"
],
"antonyms":[
"nay",
"negative",
"non placet"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"But Villalba, who is no longer in the Legislature, blamed the low participation on the state\u2019s decision not to allocate funding for the marshal program to help districts purchase the firearms or provide stipends to marshals. \u2014 Kate Mcgee, Chron , 7 June 2022",
"Once scabs fall off, the area is no longer infectious, health officials say. \u2014 Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
"Those numbers are being bolstered by between 7 and 23 million long haulers \u2014 including a million who can no longer work \u2014 according to recent government estimates. \u2014 Frances Stead Sellers, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
"Between a rapid increase in call volumes and a decrease in volunteer, paid-on-call and part-time firefighting and emergency medical services staff, an aging volunteer model may no longer be feasible. \u2014 Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
"The manufacturers that would have been responsible for such communications are no longer in business, the statement said. \u2014 Tom Krisher, Detroit Free Press , 7 June 2022",
"By Tuesday morning, though, the list no longer appeared on the site. \u2014 Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal , 7 June 2022",
"Authorities also believe the inmates are no longer together. \u2014 Raja Razek, Rebekah Riess And Christina Maxouris, CNN , 7 June 2022",
"The manufacturers that would have been responsible for such communications are no longer in business, the statement said. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 7 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Schedule no -pressure, virtual coffee hangouts for folks who happen to have a gap in their schedule. \u2014 Bilal Aijazi, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Maximum no -exam coverage is $1 million with terms of 10, 15, 20 or 30 years. \u2014 John Egan, Robb Report , 7 Nov. 2021",
"He is currently being held at Mobile County Metro Jail under a no bond order. \u2014 Prescotte Stokes Iii, AL.com , 21 Aug. 2017",
"FREELAND NARROWLY MISSES A NO -HITTER The rookie Kyle Freeland came within two outs of the first no-hitter by a Rockies pitcher at Coors Field before surrendering a sharp single to Melky Cabrera, and Colorado pummeled the Chicago White Sox, 10-0. \u2014 The Associated Press, New York Times , 10 July 2017",
"The NO column: Never take off your shoes on an airplane. \u2014 Ellen Warren, chicagotribune.com , 3 July 2017",
"Of course, she's viewed as a top-tier candidate by both Republicans and Democrats, and her candidacy is viewed as one reason why Dean Heller may eventually be a no vote on this bill. \u2014 John King, CNN , 25 June 2017",
"Read More undefined With an investor on board, L.A. Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly, the Beckham group is ready to buy the county land for $9 million under a no -bid deal using the state\u2019s economic-development laws. \u2014 Douglas Hanks And Martin Vassolo, sacbee , 18 May 2017",
"Pedro Portal pportal@miamiherald.com With an investor on board, L.A. Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly, the Beckham group is ready to buy the county land for $9 million under a no -bid deal using the state\u2019s economic-development laws. \u2014 Douglas Hanks And Martin Vassolo, miamiherald , 17 May 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Plus, both are under the care of Liz Lange, so the location was quite the no -brainer. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 20 June 2022",
"With an under $20 price tag, this collection of everyday shades is a no -brainer to add to your Prime Day beauty haul. \u2014 ELLE , 17 June 2022",
"Silicones: Like sulfates, silicones are a no -go here, too. \u2014 Andrea Jordan, Good Housekeeping , 17 June 2022",
"For a bank or credit union, that was a no -go \u2014 period, end, full stop. \u2014 Peter Su, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
"Her placement on the show is a no -brainer \u2013 since its inception, the show has drawn praise from the music industry for platforming authentic trap music and southern female rappers in particular. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 13 June 2022",
"But there is one state still in the running that is a no -brainer for the nation's first primary: New Jersey. \u2014 Dean Obeidallah, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"Vera, who comes from a working-class background and struggled to support himself during his summers in Washington D.C., calls paid internships a moral necessity\u2014and a no -brainer. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
"Mardner was a no -brainer for first-year Bearcats offensive coordinator Gino Guidugli. \u2014 Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
"first_known_use":[
"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210938"
},
"no-account":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of no importance : trifling",
": not amounting to anything : shiftless"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u014d-\u0259-\u02c8kau\u0307nt"
],
"synonyms":[
"good-for-nothing",
"ne'er-do-well",
"no-good"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175041"
},
"no-good":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having no worth, virtue, use, or chance of success",
": a no-good person or thing"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u014d-\u02c8gu\u0307d",
"\u02c8n\u014d-\u02ccgu\u0307d"
],
"synonyms":[
"good-for-nothing",
"ne'er-do-well",
"no-account"
],
"antonyms":[
"baddie",
"baddy",
"beast",
"brute",
"caitiff",
"devil",
"evildoer",
"fiend",
"heavy",
"hound",
"knave",
"meanie",
"meany",
"miscreant",
"monster",
"nazi",
"rapscallion",
"rascal",
"reprobate",
"rogue",
"savage",
"scalawag",
"scallywag",
"scamp",
"scapegrace",
"scoundrel",
"varlet",
"villain",
"wretch"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1904, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1871, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192853"
},
"no-goodnik":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": no-good , lowlife"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u014d-\u02c8gu\u0307d-nik"
],
"synonyms":[
"bum",
"derelict",
"do-nothing",
"good-for-nothing",
"ne'er-do-well",
"no-account",
"no-good",
"slacker",
"vagrant"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1936, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191322"
},
"no-name":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having a name that is not readily recognized by the public"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u014d-\u02ccn\u0101m"
],
"synonyms":[
"nameless",
"noteless",
"obscure",
"uncelebrated",
"unfamous",
"unknown",
"unrecognized",
"unsung"
],
"antonyms":[
"celebrated",
"famed",
"famous",
"noted",
"notorious",
"prominent",
"renowned",
"well-known"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1942, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201838"
},
"nob":{
"type":[
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": head sense 1",
": a jack of the same suit as the starter in cribbage that scores one point for the holder",
": one in a superior position in life"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u00e4b"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1676, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181121"
},
"nobility":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being noble in character, quality, or rank",
": the body of persons forming the noble class in a country or state : aristocracy",
": the quality or state of having a fine or admirable character",
": high social rank",
": the class or a group of people of high birth or rank"
],
"pronounciation":[
"n\u014d-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113",
"n\u014d-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"augustness",
"brilliance",
"gloriousness",
"glory",
"gorgeousness",
"grandeur",
"grandness",
"magnificence",
"majesty",
"nobleness",
"resplendence",
"resplendency",
"splendidness",
"splendiferousness",
"splendor",
"stateliness",
"stupendousness",
"sublimeness",
"superbness"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the nobility of his character",
"They have shown great courage and nobility of purpose.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Of course, there is nobility in celebrating the U.S. victory in a just war and honoring those who served. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Hollywood did not create this country\u2019s desire for green lawns \u2014 that longing originated when wealthy Americans tried to replicate the resplendent gardens of French and English nobility of centuries past. \u2014 Jessica Geltstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"Leventhal, working with the Legal Defense Fund full time, kept long hours, eroding Walker\u2019s time to write and her pride in the nobility of her husband\u2019s profession. \u2014 The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Our ability to influence the behavior of others on issues like human rights and climate change depends on our geopolitical power much more than on the purity of our hearts and the nobility of our goals. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The status of nobility had been diluted by the new titles that Napoleon and Leopold II handed out by the bushel as favors to friends and courtiers\u2014not to mention the many fake ones that social climbing parvenus conferred upon themselves. \u2014 Tom Sancton, Town & Country , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Accordingly, the framers inserted a clause forever prohibiting titles of nobility in the new nation. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Diana Spencer was born on July 1, 1961 into British nobility , as the third John Spencer, Viscount Althorp and Frances Roche's four children. \u2014 Michael Stillwell, Town & Country , 11 Nov. 2020",
"The latter, also known as portrait busts, were made as lifelike memorials for the dearly departed, typically carved of marble and owned by the nobility . \u2014 New York Times , 11 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English nobilite , from Anglo-French nobilit\u00e9 , from Latin nobilitat-, nobilitas , from nobilis ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220328"
},
"noble":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"possessing outstanding qualities illustrious",
"famous , notable",
"of high birth or exalted rank aristocratic",
"possessing very high or excellent qualities or properties",
"very good or excellent",
"grand or impressive especially in appearance",
"possessing, characterized by, or arising from superiority of mind or character or of ideals or morals lofty",
"chemically inert or inactive especially toward oxygen",
"\u2014 compare base entry 3 sense 2a",
"a person of noble rank or birth",
"an old English gold coin equivalent to 6 shillings and 8 pence",
"having or showing very fine or admirable qualities",
"of very high birth or rank",
"grand in appearance",
"a person of high birth or rank"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8n\u014d-b\u0259l",
"synonyms":[
"aristocratic",
"blue-blooded",
"genteel",
"gentle",
"grand",
"great",
"highborn",
"highbred",
"patrician",
"silk-stocking",
"upper-class",
"upper-crust",
"wellborn"
],
"antonyms":[
"aristocrat",
"blue blood",
"gentle",
"gentleperson",
"patrician"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"He was a man of noble character.",
"It was noble of her to come forward with this information.",
"Noun",
"an elite school for children of nobles",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Not everyone\u2019s intentions are as noble , said Mr. Hryhorov, the police chief. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
"Many of the most important Western films have, in one way or another, complicated the lonesome-and- noble male archetype. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 20 Jan. 2022",
"That\u2019s not to say his home there \u2014 a vast villa constructed in 1640 for guests of the noble Orsini clan, who lived in the 13th-century castle next door \u2014 lacked for grandeur. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
"While noble in mission and rich with fiber, the crackers were dense and tough. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Nov. 2021",
"But no matter how noble the cause, critics fear the donations could allow corporations to hold more sway in state government. \u2014 Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2021",
"Finding new tissue engineering concepts is a noble goal for sure. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 29 May 2022",
"It was all settled in France until Napoleon III ran into money troubles and sold it to a British noble family. \u2014 Stellene Volandes, Town & Country , 24 May 2022",
"Your resolution to grow more financially fit is noble , responsible and, in the long term, supremely wise. \u2014 Etta Money, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"The rebellion began in 1648, when an influential Cossack, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, saw his lands seized and his son attacked by a Polish noble . \u2014 Timothy Snyder, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Researchers speculate the silver seal may have been owned by a noble who was unaware it was set with a Roman gem. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 May 2021",
"That colonial label came from the same English noble \u2014Thomas West of Wherwell, the third Baron De La Warr\u2014whose name the English also stuck on a big river and a small colony, by its mouth, that later became a state. \u2014 Joshua Jelly-schapiro, The New Yorker , 13 Apr. 2021",
"Margaret was removed from power and forced into exile while John Stewart, the Duke of Albany\u2014a pro-French, anti-England noble favored by Parliament, who also happened to be Margaret's late husband's cousin\u2014took over as regent for her son, James V. \u2014 Liz Cantrell, Town & Country , 9 Oct. 2020",
"Menlo Castle Menlo Castle in western Ireland was built in the 16th century as an estate for the Blake family of English nobles . \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Mar. 2020",
"Also on this day 44 B.C. Julius Caesar is assassinated by a group of nobles that included Brutus and Cassius. \u2014 Fox News , 15 Mar. 2020",
"This is partly because the country is a historical fusion of small states and cities that were once run by princes and nobles , all determined to prove their cultural prowess. \u2014 Catherine Hickley, New York Times , 10 Jan. 2020",
"Some researchers say the events of 378 may have been a more limited case of palace intrigue, with the nobles of one powerful region elbowing their way into the politics of another. \u2014 Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS , 27 Feb. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162630"
},
"nobleman":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a man of noble rank : peer",
": a man of high birth or rank"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u014d-b\u0259l-m\u0259n",
"\u02c8n\u014d-b\u0259l-m\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"gentleman",
"grandee",
"lord",
"milord",
"peer"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"his impeccable manners immediately marked him as a nobleman",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In it, No\u00e9mie Merlant plays Marianne, an artist hired to paint the portrait of a young woman (Ad\u00e8le Haenel) being married off to an Italian nobleman . \u2014 Marley Marius, Vogue , 4 June 2022",
"Ahead of the play\u2019s April 14 preview, Gold stepped in for actor Michael Patrick Thornton in the role of Scottish nobleman Lennox, after the actor had a breakthrough case of COVID-19. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
"Y\u00e9il learns of a nobleman who lives at the head of a river. \u2014 Sarah Smith, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The Wars of the Roses, or Abraham Popoola, who portrayed a fictional Russian nobleman on The Great. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Queen Elizabeth's love of corgis is said to have started with a British nobleman named Thomas Henry Thynne (later the the 5th Marquess of Bath). \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The family-friendly ballet about the eccentric nobleman is set to a score by Ludwig Minkus. \u2014 Doug George, chicagotribune.com , 13 Jan. 2022",
"The flip side of masochism is sadism (named after an eighteenth-century French nobleman ), in which someone derives pleasure from inflicting pain of a physical or emotional nature. \u2014 Angie Jones, Glamour , 17 Mar. 2022",
"In her version of the story, the nobleman and his family have attendants. \u2014 Sarah Smith, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195438"
},
"nobleness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": possessing outstanding qualities : illustrious",
": famous , notable",
": of high birth or exalted rank : aristocratic",
": possessing very high or excellent qualities or properties",
": very good or excellent",
": grand or impressive especially in appearance",
": possessing, characterized by, or arising from superiority of mind or character or of ideals or morals : lofty",
": chemically inert or inactive especially toward oxygen",
"\u2014 compare base entry 3 sense 2a",
": a person of noble rank or birth",
": an old English gold coin equivalent to 6 shillings and 8 pence",
": having or showing very fine or admirable qualities",
": of very high birth or rank",
": grand in appearance",
": a person of high birth or rank"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u014d-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8n\u014d-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"aristocratic",
"blue-blooded",
"genteel",
"gentle",
"grand",
"great",
"highborn",
"highbred",
"patrician",
"silk-stocking",
"upper-class",
"upper-crust",
"wellborn"
],
"antonyms":[
"aristocrat",
"blue blood",
"gentle",
"gentleperson",
"patrician"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"He was a man of noble character.",
"It was noble of her to come forward with this information.",
"Noun",
"an elite school for children of nobles",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Not everyone\u2019s intentions are as noble , said Mr. Hryhorov, the police chief. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
"Many of the most important Western films have, in one way or another, complicated the lonesome-and- noble male archetype. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 20 Jan. 2022",
"That\u2019s not to say his home there \u2014 a vast villa constructed in 1640 for guests of the noble Orsini clan, who lived in the 13th-century castle next door \u2014 lacked for grandeur. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
"While noble in mission and rich with fiber, the crackers were dense and tough. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Nov. 2021",
"But no matter how noble the cause, critics fear the donations could allow corporations to hold more sway in state government. \u2014 Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2021",
"Finding new tissue engineering concepts is a noble goal for sure. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 29 May 2022",
"It was all settled in France until Napoleon III ran into money troubles and sold it to a British noble family. \u2014 Stellene Volandes, Town & Country , 24 May 2022",
"Your resolution to grow more financially fit is noble , responsible and, in the long term, supremely wise. \u2014 Etta Money, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The rebellion began in 1648, when an influential Cossack, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, saw his lands seized and his son attacked by a Polish noble . \u2014 Timothy Snyder, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Researchers speculate the silver seal may have been owned by a noble who was unaware it was set with a Roman gem. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 May 2021",
"That colonial label came from the same English noble \u2014Thomas West of Wherwell, the third Baron De La Warr\u2014whose name the English also stuck on a big river and a small colony, by its mouth, that later became a state. \u2014 Joshua Jelly-schapiro, The New Yorker , 13 Apr. 2021",
"Margaret was removed from power and forced into exile while John Stewart, the Duke of Albany\u2014a pro-French, anti-England noble favored by Parliament, who also happened to be Margaret's late husband's cousin\u2014took over as regent for her son, James V. \u2014 Liz Cantrell, Town & Country , 9 Oct. 2020",
"Menlo Castle Menlo Castle in western Ireland was built in the 16th century as an estate for the Blake family of English nobles . \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Mar. 2020",
"Also on this day: 44 B.C.: Julius Caesar is assassinated by a group of nobles that included Brutus and Cassius. \u2014 Fox News , 15 Mar. 2020",
"This is partly because the country is a historical fusion of small states and cities that were once run by princes and nobles , all determined to prove their cultural prowess. \u2014 Catherine Hickley, New York Times , 10 Jan. 2020",
"Some researchers say the events of 378 may have been a more limited case of palace intrigue, with the nobles of one powerful region elbowing their way into the politics of another. \u2014 Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS , 27 Feb. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
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"Adjective",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205741"
},
"nobly":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": possessing outstanding qualities : illustrious",
": famous , notable",
": of high birth or exalted rank : aristocratic",
": possessing very high or excellent qualities or properties",
": very good or excellent",
": grand or impressive especially in appearance",
": possessing, characterized by, or arising from superiority of mind or character or of ideals or morals : lofty",
": chemically inert or inactive especially toward oxygen",
"\u2014 compare base entry 3 sense 2a",
": a person of noble rank or birth",
": an old English gold coin equivalent to 6 shillings and 8 pence",
": having or showing very fine or admirable qualities",
": of very high birth or rank",
": grand in appearance",
": a person of high birth or rank"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u014d-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8n\u014d-b\u0259l"
],
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"aristocratic",
"blue-blooded",
"genteel",
"gentle",
"grand",
"great",
"highborn",
"highbred",
"patrician",
"silk-stocking",
"upper-class",
"upper-crust",
"wellborn"
],
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"aristocrat",
"blue blood",
"gentle",
"gentleperson",
"patrician"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"He was a man of noble character.",
"It was noble of her to come forward with this information.",
"Noun",
"an elite school for children of nobles",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Not everyone\u2019s intentions are as noble , said Mr. Hryhorov, the police chief. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
"Many of the most important Western films have, in one way or another, complicated the lonesome-and- noble male archetype. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 20 Jan. 2022",
"That\u2019s not to say his home there \u2014 a vast villa constructed in 1640 for guests of the noble Orsini clan, who lived in the 13th-century castle next door \u2014 lacked for grandeur. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
"While noble in mission and rich with fiber, the crackers were dense and tough. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Nov. 2021",
"But no matter how noble the cause, critics fear the donations could allow corporations to hold more sway in state government. \u2014 Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2021",
"Finding new tissue engineering concepts is a noble goal for sure. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 29 May 2022",
"It was all settled in France until Napoleon III ran into money troubles and sold it to a British noble family. \u2014 Stellene Volandes, Town & Country , 24 May 2022",
"Your resolution to grow more financially fit is noble , responsible and, in the long term, supremely wise. \u2014 Etta Money, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The rebellion began in 1648, when an influential Cossack, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, saw his lands seized and his son attacked by a Polish noble . \u2014 Timothy Snyder, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Researchers speculate the silver seal may have been owned by a noble who was unaware it was set with a Roman gem. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 May 2021",
"That colonial label came from the same English noble \u2014Thomas West of Wherwell, the third Baron De La Warr\u2014whose name the English also stuck on a big river and a small colony, by its mouth, that later became a state. \u2014 Joshua Jelly-schapiro, The New Yorker , 13 Apr. 2021",
"Margaret was removed from power and forced into exile while John Stewart, the Duke of Albany\u2014a pro-French, anti-England noble favored by Parliament, who also happened to be Margaret's late husband's cousin\u2014took over as regent for her son, James V. \u2014 Liz Cantrell, Town & Country , 9 Oct. 2020",
"Menlo Castle Menlo Castle in western Ireland was built in the 16th century as an estate for the Blake family of English nobles . \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Mar. 2020",
"Also on this day: 44 B.C.: Julius Caesar is assassinated by a group of nobles that included Brutus and Cassius. \u2014 Fox News , 15 Mar. 2020",
"This is partly because the country is a historical fusion of small states and cities that were once run by princes and nobles , all determined to prove their cultural prowess. \u2014 Catherine Hickley, New York Times , 10 Jan. 2020",
"Some researchers say the events of 378 may have been a more limited case of palace intrigue, with the nobles of one powerful region elbowing their way into the politics of another. \u2014 Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS , 27 Feb. 2020"
],
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"Adjective",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171737"
},
"nobody":{
"type":[
"noun",
"pronoun"
],
"definitions":[
": no person : not anybody",
": a person of no influence or consequence",
": no person : not anybody",
": a person of no importance"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u014d-(\u02cc)b\u0259-d\u0113",
"-\u02ccb\u00e4-",
"\u02c8n\u014d-\u02ccb\u00e4-d\u0113",
"-b\u0259-d\u0113"
],
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"none",
"no one"
],
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"cipher",
"dwarf",
"half-pint",
"insect",
"insignificancy",
"lightweight",
"morsel",
"nonentity",
"nothing",
"nullity",
"number",
"pip-squeak",
"pygmy",
"pigmy",
"shrimp",
"snippersnapper",
"twerp",
"whippersnapper",
"zero",
"zilch"
],
"examples":[
"Pronoun",
"Nobody could answer my question.",
"I guess I'll have to volunteer because it's clear nobody else will.",
"Noun",
"He was a nobody in high school.",
"tired of feeling like a nobody , she decided to launch her own business",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"While interest rates are notoriously difficult to predict, nobody is forecasting negative rates on mainstream consumer loans. \u2014 Russ Wiles, azcentral , 31 May 2020",
"As far as Instagram travel buddies go nobody is closer (or cuter) than Herbee and Audree. The duo traverses the globe together, spending time in castles in Germany and sitting by the Eiffel Tower in Paris. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 29 May 2020",
"Associated Press New Zealand\u2019s prime minister turned away from restaurant In New Zealand, nobody is exempt from the strict measures the country has taken to reduce the risk of contracting the coronavirus. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2020",
"They were all sent on their way and advised that there was no occupancy permit on file and nobody should be in the building. \u2014 cleveland , 15 May 2020",
"Listen, nobody is going to feel sorry for Curt Funk, the new coach at Fishers, or Michael Kelly, the new coach at Hamilton Southeastern. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 15 May 2020",
"Removing the physical office space means nobody gets any sense of how fancy or well-appointed (or not) anybody else\u2019s surroundings are. \u2014 Grace Chen, Quartz at Work , 7 May 2020",
"If nobody \u2014or everybody\u2014figures out the storyteller's card, the storyteller gets nothing and all other players score 2 points. \u2014 Aaron Zimmerman, Dan Thurot, Ars Technica , 26 Apr. 2020",
"But nobody at Maserati is going to tell you this is supposed to be a hooligan machine. \u2014 Jared Gall, Car and Driver , 21 Apr. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Pronoun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1583, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223930"
},
"nocuous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": harmful",
": likely to cause injury"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u00e4-ky\u0259-w\u0259s",
"\u02c8n\u00e4k-y\u0259-w\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"adverse",
"bad",
"baleful",
"baneful",
"damaging",
"dangerous",
"deleterious",
"detrimental",
"evil",
"harmful",
"hurtful",
"ill",
"injurious",
"mischievous",
"noxious",
"pernicious",
"prejudicial",
"wicked"
],
"antonyms":[
"anodyne",
"benign",
"harmless",
"hurtless",
"innocent",
"innocuous",
"inoffensive",
"safe"
],
"examples":[
"hand washing is one of the easiest ways to help prevent the spread of nocuous germs"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin nocuus \"harmful, noxious\" (from noc\u0113re \"to injure, harm\" + -uus, deverbal adjective suffix) + -ous \u2014 more at noxious ",
"first_known_use":[
"1627, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215222"
},
"nodding":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": bending downward or forward : drooping",
": slight , superficial"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u00e4-di\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"bowed",
"bowing",
"declined",
"declining",
"descendant",
"descendent",
"descending",
"drooping",
"droopy",
"hanging",
"hung",
"inclining",
"pendulous",
"sagging",
"stooping",
"weeping"
],
"antonyms":[
"unbending",
"upright"
],
"examples":[
"some students, with nodding heads, were helplessly falling asleep during the boring lecture"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190749"
},
"noddle":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": head , pate"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u00e4-d\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[
"bean",
"block",
"dome",
"head",
"mazard",
"mazzard",
"nob",
"noggin",
"noodle",
"nut",
"pate",
"poll"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"tapped his noddle to indicate he was thinking"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English nodle back of the head or neck",
"first_known_use":[
"1572, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185209"
},
"noddy":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"a stupid person",
"any of several stout-bodied terns (especially genus Anous ) of warm seas"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8n\u00e4-d\u0113",
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"airhead",
"birdbrain",
"blockhead",
"bonehead",
"bubblehead",
"chowderhead",
"chucklehead",
"clodpoll",
"clodpole",
"clot",
"cluck",
"clunk",
"cretin",
"cuddy",
"cuddie",
"deadhead",
"dim bulb",
"dimwit",
"dip",
"dodo",
"dolt",
"donkey",
"doofus",
"dope",
"dork",
"dullard",
"dum-dum",
"dumbbell",
"dumbhead",
"dummkopf",
"dummy",
"dunce",
"dunderhead",
"fathead",
"gander",
"golem",
"goof",
"goon",
"half-wit",
"hammerhead",
"hardhead",
"idiot",
"ignoramus",
"imbecile",
"jackass",
"know-nothing",
"knucklehead",
"lamebrain",
"loggerhead",
"loon",
"lump",
"lunkhead",
"meathead",
"mome",
"moron",
"mug",
"mutt",
"natural",
"nimrod",
"nincompoop",
"ninny",
"ninnyhammer",
"nit",
"nitwit",
"noodle",
"numskull",
"numbskull",
"oaf",
"pinhead",
"prat",
"ratbag",
"saphead",
"schlub",
"shlub",
"schnook",
"simpleton",
"stock",
"stupe",
"stupid",
"thickhead",
"turkey",
"woodenhead",
"yahoo",
"yo-yo"
],
"antonyms":[
"brain",
"genius"
],
"examples":[
"which one of you noddies put an empty milk carton back in the fridge?"
],
"history_and_etymology":"probably short for obsolete noddypoll , alteration of hoddypoll fumbling inept person",
"first_known_use":[
"1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"node":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a pathological swelling or enlargement (as of a rheumatic joint)",
": a discrete mass of one kind of tissue enclosed in tissue of a different kind",
": an entangling complication (as in a drama) : predicament",
": either of the two points where the orbit of a planet or comet intersects the ecliptic",
": either of the points at which the orbit of an earth satellite crosses the plane of the equator",
": a point, line, or surface of a vibrating body or system that is free or relatively free from vibratory motion",
": a point at which a wave has an amplitude of zero",
": a point at which subsidiary parts originate or center",
": a point on a stem at which a leaf or leaves are inserted",
": a point at which a curve intersects itself in such a manner that the branches have different tangents",
": vertex sense 2b",
": a thickened spot or part (as of a plant stem where a leaf develops)",
": a pathological swelling or enlargement (as of a rheumatic joint)",
": a body part resembling a knot",
": a discrete mass of one kind of tissue enclosed in tissue of a different kind \u2014 see atrioventricular node , lymph node",
": a point, line, or surface of a vibrating body that is free or relatively free of vibratory motion"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u014dd",
"\u02c8n\u014dd",
"\u02c8n\u014dd"
],
"synonyms":[
"bump",
"knot",
"lump",
"nodule",
"swelling"
],
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"examples":[
"the doctor examined the node on my knee before deciding it was the result of arthritis",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Meanwhile, Dubai is one of the world\u2019s leading dirty-money hubs, a key node in illicit financial networks offering a financial safe haven for warlords, sanction-evaders, terrorist organizations and mobsters. \u2014 Andreas Krieg, Time , 3 June 2022",
"That means Apple won\u2019t make the jump to 4nm yet, a node that rivals already use. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 27 May 2022",
"Loihi 2 has been built on the pre-production version of the Intel 4 process and has benefited from the use of EUV technology in that node . \u2014 Karl Freund, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
"In an assessment Friday, British military intelligence said the Moskva had served a crucial role as command vessel and air defense node . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Cut just above a node where a leaf bud has been or above a branch. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The central node in that effort was a single lawyer, Kathleen Cady. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
"The damage may also spread further because Shanghai is such an important node in global supply chains. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Each stopping point is a node in a tree-like system that conveys raw materials from the system\u2019s farthest tendrils to sub-assemblers along its roots to manufacturers, who are the system\u2019s trunk. \u2014 Jacques Leslie, Wired , 19 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin nodus knot, node; akin to Middle Irish naidm bond",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195727"
},
"nodule":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a small mass of rounded or irregular shape: such as",
": a small rounded lump of a mineral or mineral aggregate",
": a swelling on a leguminous root that contains symbiotic bacteria",
": a small abnormal knobby bodily protuberance (such as a tumorous growth or a calcification near an arthritic joint)",
": a small roundish lump or mass",
": a small mass of rounded or irregular shape: as",
": a small abnormal knobby bodily protuberance (as a tumorous growth or a calcification near an arthritic joint)",
": the nodulus of the cerebellum"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u00e4-(\u02cc)j\u00fcl",
"\u02c8n\u00e4-j\u00fcl",
"\u02c8n\u00e4j-(\u02cc)\u00fc(\u0259)l"
],
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"bump",
"knot",
"lump",
"node",
"swelling"
],
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"examples":[
"The examination revealed a nodule on his lung.",
"a nodule on the leaf indicated that a worm had laid eggs there",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Since LaPorte was in good her health, she was told to watch the nodule and wait. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 13 Oct. 2021",
"The Metals Company wants to mine a nodule -rich region of the Pacific between Hawaii and Mexico known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Physicians hadn't looked at the nodule again until LaPorte experienced worsening symptoms last year. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Half the height of the tomato start should be planted into the ground, because roots will grow out of each stem/leave nodule . \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Aug. 2021",
"By digesting many examples, the algorithms can learn patterns of pixels statistically associated with those labels, such as the texture or shape of a lung nodule . \u2014 Tom Simonite, Wired , 5 Aug. 2021",
"But at one end, each seed has a yellow nodule full of fats that are nutritious for young ants. \u2014 Leslie Nemo, Scientific American , 29 June 2021",
"Her doctor has since ruled out Graves' disease, and will determine if Stewart has sub-acute thyroiditis or a nodule on her throat by the end of the week. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2021",
"In the patients with nodules, the images produced by the brain scans reveal at least one nodule on the eye's macular region, which is integral to central vision. \u2014 Claire Gillespie, Health.com , 18 Feb. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin nodulus , diminutive of nodus ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-234026"
},
"noggin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person's head",
": a small mug or cup",
": a small quantity (such as a gill) of drink",
": a person's head"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u00e4-g\u0259n",
"\u02c8n\u00e4-g\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"bean",
"block",
"dome",
"head",
"mazard",
"mazzard",
"nob",
"noddle",
"noodle",
"nut",
"pate",
"poll"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He fell and got a bump on his noggin .",
"watch the lintel above the door, unless you want to bang your noggin",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The league will incorporate the video into live telecasts to walk viewers through the workings of a breakaway goal or give them a first-person look at what really happens when a goalie takes a 100 mph slap shot to the noggin . \u2014 Will Egensteiner, Outside Online , 29 Sep. 2014",
"That plate is temporarily held in place by a metal brace that frames Alexia\u2019s noggin like a halo, or perhaps a crown of thorns; either way, the religious imagery is surely no accident. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Sep. 2021",
"Your skull is the Death Star\u2019s trash compactor, and Leia, Luke, Han, and Chewie are your noggin . \u2014 Erica Lies, The New Yorker , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Meanwhile, Shiv, with Logan\u2019s advice banging around her noggin , heads down to ATN to deal with Mark Ravenhead herself. \u2014 Kevin Sullivan, Robb Report , 7 Nov. 2021",
"Climb into the Wrangler and tall guys like me might bang their noggin \u2019 on the fat rollbar. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 July 2021",
"Plus, this sentient silicon implant of a program consistently expands my dusty little noggin . \u2014 Olivia Crandall, Vulture , 24 Oct. 2021",
"Their stunning Schoenberg cycle subsequently took up residency in my noggin , as well \u2014 until the University of Chicago wisely snatched up the French string quartet for the coming season. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Be sure to flip, toss and turn your hair so that the volume is nicely created in your noggin . \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Allure , 11 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
"first_known_use":[
"1588, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190756"
},
"noise":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": sound entry 1",
": one that lacks an agreeable quality or is noticeably unpleasant or loud",
"\u2014 see also noise pollution",
": any sound that is undesired or interferes with one's hearing of something",
": loud, confused, or senseless shouting or outcry",
": the characteristic natural or routine sound or sounds of something (such as an animal or an environment)",
": an unwanted signal or a disturbance (such as static or a variation of voltage) in an electronic device or instrument (such as a radio or television)",
": a disturbance interfering with the operation of a usually mechanical device or system",
": electromagnetic radiation (such as light or radio waves) that is composed of several frequencies (see frequency sense 3b ) and that involves random changes in frequency or amplitude (see amplitude sense 1b )",
": irrelevant or meaningless data or output occurring along with desired information",
": common talk : rumor",
": indirect, casual, or unofficial comments",
": statements of a specified kind",
": outcry , protest",
": something that attracts attention",
": something spoken or uttered",
": a style of rock music that is loud, often discordant, and usually uses electronic effects (such as feedback and distortion)",
": to talk much or loudly",
": to make a noise",
": to spread by rumor or report",
": a loud or unpleasant sound",
": sound entry 3 sense 1",
": to spread by rumor or report"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u022fiz",
"\u02c8n\u022fiz"
],
"synonyms":[
"babel",
"blare",
"bluster",
"bowwow",
"brawl",
"bruit",
"cacophony",
"chatter",
"clamor",
"clangor",
"decibel(s)",
"din",
"discordance",
"katzenjammer",
"racket",
"rattle",
"roar"
],
"antonyms":[
"quiet",
"silence",
"silentness",
"still",
"stillness"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"One of the noticeable things about microbiologist Christian Rinke\u2019s laboratory is the startlingly loud crunching noise of wormlike larvae chewing their way through polystyrene, burrowing into blocks of the plastic foam. \u2014 Fionna Samuels, Scientific American , 9 June 2022",
"For Henry Shi, a 30-year-old photographer who ventured out of his community on Tuesday afternoon, the first thing that struck him was the ambient noise of the city. \u2014 Nectar Gan, CNN , 1 June 2022",
"Gannon Gill was wrapping up an appointment with a new patient on Wednesday when a loud noise startled him. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"Ten people were injured and taken to the local hospital after a loud noise was heard inside the 19,000-capacity arena, causing attendees to run in fear, according to NBC News. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 1 June 2022",
"Approximately 10 people were injured and taken to the hospital after a loud noise was heard inside 19,000-capacity arena, causing attendees to run in fear, NBC News reports. \u2014 Mitchell Peters, Billboard , 29 May 2022",
"However, airport officials still assert the main issue is air traffic noise interfering with the apartments the team is proposing to build on the site. \u2014 Renata Cl\u00f3, The Arizona Republic , 26 May 2022",
"There is more noise than during some of the worst days of the pandemic. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022",
"For Classics 4 Kids conductor Dana Zimbric, that could be the most joyful noise of all. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The shape of the airfoil is the key to noise generation here. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Ford says in documents posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that heat and noise insulators below the body can loosen, and touch the drive shaft. \u2014 CBS News , 24 Feb. 2022",
"It was acclaimed for its experimental influences, ranging from Afro-funk to noise rock, and its social commentary on police brutality, violence against LGBTQAI people, and the lives of the oppressed in Brazil. \u2014 Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Ching's letter notes that noise complaints by Mirabella residents have been investigated by the Tempe Police Department and code enforcement officers, resulting in no violations being issued against the indoor/outdoor venue on East University Drive. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 26 Jan. 2022",
"In preparation for their debut, the twins and their mother were placed in a shared living space, where they were exposed to sounds from a radio to get used to noise and voices from visitors. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Jan. 2022",
"The researchers also found that narwhals are extremely sensitive to noise from relatively far away. \u2014 Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics , 7 Jan. 2022",
"In response to noise complaints near popular entertainment districts, the city of San Antonio created a task force in March to determine if the existing policy needs to be altered. \u2014 Malak Silmi, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Oct. 2021",
"But other seizures present much more subtly\u2014a person may stare off into space, blink their eyes rapidly, experience changes in their breathing, or be unresponsive to noise or words. \u2014 Patti Greco, Health.com , 18 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221128"
},
"noisome":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"noxious , harmful",
"offensive to the senses and especially to the sense of smell",
"highly obnoxious or objectionable"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8n\u022fi-s\u0259m",
"synonyms":[
"insalubrious",
"noxious",
"sickly",
"unhealthful",
"unhealthy",
"unwholesome"
],
"antonyms":[
"healthful",
"healthy"
],
"examples":[
"it's no fun having asthma and living in an area with noisome smog",
"a noisome remark about my weight that stuck with me for days",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Performers like Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity, who long ago bartered their integrity and believability for money and ratings, can peddle their noisome pro-Trump propaganda on Fox News. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"But Trudeau is using it to get rid of a political headache the loud, noisome , but nonviolent blockade of bridges in Canada and the downtown of the nation\u2019s capital. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 16 Feb. 2022",
"But her water bowl is filled with a noisome black, brackish liquid \u2014 what has fouled it, and for how long, is anyone\u2019s guess. \u2014 Gene Weingarten, Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2021",
"And there were some years where his fame was turned infamous by serious accusations of the most noisome acts. \u2014 Ashley Cullins, Billboard , 3 May 2021",
"Auschwitz was his laboratory, offering limitless subjects and unbound by noisome ethical inhibitions. \u2014 David Margolick, WSJ , 24 Jan. 2020",
"Farmers agreed to reduce the emissions of the country\u2019s noisome pigs. \u2014 The Economist , 9 July 2019",
"When asked to share a story about the worst moment in his career, Griffin talked about yet another interaction with a noisome audience member. \u2014 Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com , 5 June 2018",
"This, of course, is a very Patriot way of dealing with a noisome issue from outside the stadium. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, SI.com , 15 Jan. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English noysome , from noy annoyance, alteration of anoi , from Anglo-French anui , from anuier to harass, annoy \u2014 more at annoy ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"nominal":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction",
"of, relating to, or constituting a name",
"bearing the name of a person",
"existing or being something in name or form only",
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"Moreover, fees for the mess, or canteen, and library are also nominal . \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 10 May 2022",
"In many cases, McFarland said, a 2 to 3 point IQ difference is nominal , unless an individual is on the lower side of IQ distribution. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"However, if the Heat were to add a player such as Kyle with cap space, then a return by Oladipo likely would come down to a willingness to take a nominal , if not minimum, salary for the coming season. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 30 July 2021",
"By forcing Republicans to square their new feint toward populism with their continuing loyalty to corporate interests, progressives can exploit a wedge that will help Democrats expand their appeal to nominal (and former) Republicans. \u2014 Rahm Emanuel, WSJ , 16 May 2021",
"Investors\u2019 expectations for inflation\u2014as defined by the consumer-price index\u2014over the next 10 years can be gleaned from the difference between nominal and inflation-protected U.S. Treasury yields. \u2014 Peter Santilli, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2021"
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"The teenagers, as well as Spone\u2019s daughter, were members of the Victory Vipers, a private, nonacademic cheerleading team in Doylestown. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Leaving aside that nonacademic opinion is no reason for punishing an academic, Mr. Treanor\u2019s reaction is one more case of harassing dissenters. \u2014 Philip Hamburger, WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022",
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"They were known for their surrealism, their nonacademic nature and their focus on the connections between the natural world and the human mind. \u2014 Martin Miller, Los Angeles Times , 22 Nov. 2021",
"The very notion that a scholarly organization should take a stand on nonacademic issues was practically unheard of. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Still, much of the soundest scholarship on our history remains largely inaccessible to lay readers\u2014either sequestered away from the general public behind academic paywalls or too dense and dry to hold the interest of broad nonacademic audiences. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 24 Aug. 2021"
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"While the idea of encouraging bees in yards may be a no-go for some afraid of stings, native Wisconsin bees are nonaggressive . \u2014 Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Apr. 2021",
"Practically all Asian Americans, but elderly men in particular, are often viewed as nonaggressive , meek and unable or unwilling to fight back, in contrast to men of other races. \u2014 Pawan Dhingra, The Conversation , 19 Mar. 2021",
"Wild canids that were affable, nonaggressive , less threatening were able to draw nearer to human communities. \u2014 Daniel Dorsa, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 Nov. 2020",
"Fill it with a variety of nonaggressive fish\u2014like neon and cardinal tetras\u2014and cute aquarium decor. \u2014 Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science , 8 Oct. 2020",
"The department will investigate incidents of force used against nonaggressive people at the protests to make sure officers were within the department\u2019s policies, Pazen said. \u2014 Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post , 2 June 2020",
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"The Masked Singer \u2014 and the network brass\u2019 nonchalance over criticism for the casting choice. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 May 2022",
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"The Return of Tanya Tucker is a fittingly unconventional portrait of a nonconformist . \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Former Portland Mayor Bud Clark, a nonconformist to the end, received a natural burial Feb. 12 at River View Cemetery in Southwest Portland. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Portland\u2019s transformation from gritty industrial burgh into haven for the quirky and nonconformist was all but complete. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Jan. 2022",
"For that matter, why put non-binary people or gender nonconformists on the spot when each aspect of human identity \u2014 race, ability, sexuality, happiness, health \u2014 exists on a spectrum? \u2014 Karla L. Miller, Washington Post , 27 Feb. 2020",
"Based on Jerry Spinelli\u2019s young adult novel, the movie follows a teenage nonconformist with a ukulele in tow who arrives at a high school in small-town Arizona. \u2014 Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times , 17 Mar. 2020",
"But repression of public dissent remains fierce and widespread, with state security agents harassing nonconformists ranging from independent journalists to ordinary citizens who complain about public services. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Nov. 2019",
"The franchise, which is known for player evaluation, has had its share of nonconformists and must have every expectation that Brown can dial back his temperament and need for attention. \u2014 Sally Jenkins, courant.com , 10 Sep. 2019",
"Conversely, favoring one style or group can unfairly exclude nonconformists from the historical picture. \u2014 Richard B. Woodward, WSJ , 4 Sep. 2018"
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"Fears that Moscow might introduce nonconventional weapons into the Ukrainian conflict have intensified in the wake of Russian failures to quickly to capture major Ukrainian cities. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Fears that Moscow might introduce nonconventional weapons into the Ukrainian conflict have intensified in the wake of Russian failures to quickly to capture major Ukrainian cities. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Fears that Moscow might introduce nonconventional weapons into the Ukrainian conflict have intensified in the wake of Russian failures to quickly to capture major Ukrainian cities. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Fears that Moscow might introduce nonconventional weapons into the Ukrainian conflict have intensified in the wake of Russian failures to quickly to capture major Ukrainian cities. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Fears that Moscow might introduce nonconventional weapons into the Ukrainian conflict have intensified in the wake of Russian failures to quickly to capture major Ukrainian cities. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 12 Mar. 2022",
"This included outreach efforts through nonconventional media and trusted community voices in underserved communities, via programs overseen by Becerra. \u2014 Edward-isaac Dovere, CNN , 6 Feb. 2022",
"That domain has, in some senses, proven to be the one where Herbert\u2019s lessons about nonconventional tactics are the most apt of all, where deception, deniability, and asymmetric warfare thrive outside strictures of global conventions. \u2014 Andy Greenberg, Wired , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Traditional higher education programs still exist, but many nonconventional and alternative teacher preparation programs have been established, and the licensure via portfolio option has been expanded. \u2014 Caroline Maguire And Laura Mogelson, Star Tribune , 6 May 2021"
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"While none listed specific problems, several said neighbors did not like the proposal. \u2014 Chris Sikich, Indianapolis Star , 9 May 2017",
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"That being said there were some sloppy mistakes from Pellegrini's side, none more sloppy than Lukasz Fabianski's poor clearance which led to a penalty that was handily dispatched by Sergio Aguero late on. \u2014 SI.com , 8 Sep. 2019",
"Sierpina, a reigning bronze medalist in the cyclocross nationals, was none too happy when her mother signed her up for cross country in April. \u2014 Nate Bryan, The Courier-Journal , 2 Nov. 2019",
"The Florida Panthers made a flurry of moves in the offseason, but arguably none more important that the hiring of three-time Stanley Cup-winning coach Joel Quenneville. \u2014 Allen Kim, CNN , 2 Oct. 2019",
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"Several factors have contributed to the rightward trend, none more important than Justice Neil Gorsuch's first full term as successor to the late Justice Antonin Scalia. \u2014 Richard Wolf, USA TODAY , 27 June 2018",
"In that vacuum, pro-Trump, firebrand former Atlantic City Council member Grossman won his party's nomination, which Republicans in Washington were none too happy about. \u2014 Amber Phillips, Washington Post , 10 July 2018",
"Liverpool fans were none too happy with the comparison as Liverpool site Empire of The Kop dismissed the comments as 'stupid'. \u2014 SI.com , 23 May 2018",
"Others did not turn right wing per se but did become supporters of a more militaristic turn in foreign policy in the name of humanitarian interventionism, none better known than Bernard Kouchner, the co-founder of Doctors Without Borders. \u2014 Alan Wolfe, The New Republic , 18 May 2018",
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"Unless someone already has the keys, essentially none of this malware works if it\u2019s not allowed onto the network. \u2014 James Legg, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Miraculously, none of us picked the same brand, and our five choices included three General Motors divisions\u2014Chevrolet, Pontiac, and Buick\u2014plus Nissan and Lamborghini. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 10 June 2022",
"Finally, light the grill to make sure that none of the burner holes are clogged and all the gas lines and tubes are well-connected and in good condition. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
"That kind of big money has already convinced a long line of leading golfers \u2014 although none from the top 10 so far \u2014 to accept offers from the series bankrolled by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund. \u2014 Rob Harris, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"If none of the first-choice candidates wins a majority of the vote, the last place candidate is eliminated, and their supporters\u2019 second-choice votes are distributed to the remaining candidates. \u2014 Bridget Bowman, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
"Five of the 10 deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history have occurred since Sandy Hook, and none of those other shootings provided the same fodder for conspiracy theorists that Sandy Hook did. \u2014 Jake Bittle, The New Republic , 9 June 2022",
"With his buddy Ed Norton at his side, Ralph would concoct scheme after scheme with the hopes of getting rich, none of which ever came to fruition. \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 9 June 2022"
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"A year into his tenure, Ebrahim Raisi, a political nonentity , limits himself to speeches on good governance. \u2014 Reuel Marc Gerecht And Ray Takeyh, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"And now, also in Hollywood fashion, after decades as a nonentity , the L.A. River is having a career revival, starring as itself in an urgent real-time, real-life comeback docudrama. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
"For a media that is primed only to cover politics as a conflict between a red team and a blue team, this bill is basically a nonentity . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 9 Dec. 2021",
"His gargantuan contract may have seemed like job security, but the Raiders are a relative nonentity on the NFL\u2019s power rankings. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 12 Oct. 2021",
"The Republican Party has become a nonentity in statewide races \u2014 the last time a Republican was elected statewide was in 2006. \u2014 Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times , 7 Aug. 2021",
"How can someone who commanded over 80 million followers on Twitter before being banned, and who remains the central figure in Republican politics, produce a blog that is such a nonentity in the contemporary media environment? \u2014 Philip M. Napoli, Wired , 5 June 2021",
"Hutch feels like a nonentity in his own life, beaten down by the ennui of routine; cowed by his own reluctance to violently engage a few burglars, which garners ridicule from his family, friends and the beat cop who takes his statement. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 25 Mar. 2021",
"William Rogers, who served as secretary of state during the entirety of the Nixon term, was basically a nonentity . \u2014 Jay Cost, Washington Examiner , 31 Dec. 2020"
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"With more and more systems and solutions being moved to the cloud, after-hours and on-call work has waned to a degree of near nonexistence in most tech environments. \u2014 Paige Francis, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
"Skyrocketing costs for existing housing and decades of insufficient production of affordable housing has resulted in the virtual nonexistence of apartments leasing for less than $800 per month. \u2014 Jennifer Hawkins, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
"The mandate\u2019s nonexistence shields the Biden administration from legal challenges that may ultimately restrict the Occupational Safety and Health Administration\u2019s authority. \u2014 WSJ , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Rogen stated something about Father Christmas\u2019s nonexistence and took pleasure in the crestfallen look on Daley\u2019s face that followed. \u2014 Justin Caffier, Vulture , 14 Nov. 2021",
"The last definition of absence is the nonexistence or lack of. \u2014 Kamran Javadizadeh, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
"The label seemingly floated into nonexistence , never fully engaging with the emerging music business shifts toward streaming or the digital exploitation of music. \u2014 Dan Rys, Billboard , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Feelings can also manifest themselves emotionally, translating to depression, a feeling of nonexistence , or even fits of frustration or rage. \u2014 Forbes , 15 Apr. 2021",
"Others have pointed out how the line separating some docuseries from reality soaps has blurred to near- nonexistence . \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 1 Apr. 2021"
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"Homicides and nonfatal shootings are down this year in comparison to 2021, according to IMPD\u2019s latest data published on June 17. \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 20 June 2022",
"In Detroit \u2014 where just hours earlier, there was a quadruple nonfatal shooting in the 13500 block of Cloverlawn \u2014 more than 500 people, including families with grandparents and young children, marched. \u2014 Eve Sampson, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
"He was linked to a nonfatal shooting at his home on April 13, and although police wouldn\u2019t confirm Kirk as the shooter, the rapper implied as much on social media. \u2014 Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Agency director Shantay Jackson said there has already been a notable reduction in violence in the Western District \u2014 including a 25% reduction in nonfatal shootings. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 8 June 2022",
"Krasner, providing few details citing a very active investigation, said his office expected to approve charges later Monday for at least two people in connection to what are anticipated to be nonfatal shootings. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 6 June 2022",
"Baltimore police generally solve only a fifth to a quarter of nonfatal shootings, and the state prosecutes only a subset of that subset. \u2014 Alec Macgillis, ProPublica , 4 June 2022",
"Detectives investigating nonfatal shootings, meanwhile, are often non-specialists handling a variety of crimes and don\u2019t follow up beyond initial investigations. \u2014 Tim Stelloh, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
"As of Wednesday, the city of Baltimore had recorded 129 homicides and 273 nonfatal shootings this year, according to Baltimore Police, a slight rise from the same time last year. \u2014 Giacomo Bologna, Baltimore Sun , 26 May 2022"
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"Reasons for removal could include abuse of power, neglect, gross immorality, drunkenness, misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance , according to Ohio law. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 9 May 2022",
"The institution is one of the largest banks in the U.S. and an ongoing source of some difficult to differentiate apparent combination of misfeasance, nonfeasance , and malfeasance. \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021",
"However, Albertson ruled that misfeasance and nonfeasance are not listed as crimes under Virginia\u2019s state code, according to attorneys for the defendants. \u2014 Antonio Olivo, Washington Post , 29 Oct. 2019",
"His nonfeasance included not filing critical pleadings, not attending hearings, not forwarding files to successor counsel, not refunding unearned fees and not responding to client inquiries. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 July 2018",
"Grounds for removal are: exercising unlawful power or authority, gross neglect of duty, gross immorality, drunkenness, misfeasance, malfeasance and nonfeasance . \u2014 James Ewinger, cleveland.com , 28 Apr. 2018"
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"The Supreme Court held that the ban on registering handguns and the requirement to keep guns in the home disassembled or nonfunctional with a trigger lock mechanism violates the Second Amendment. \u2014 Haley Yamada, ABC News , 2 June 2022",
"California bans watering \u2018 nonfunctional \u2019 grass in some areas, strengthening its drought rules. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
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"All appeared to be nonfunctional for at least part of the day. \u2014 Thomas Adamson, ajc , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Last summer, Nevada banned nonfunctional grass that uses up too much water, and some cities are looking at planting native plants and grasses that don't need constant watering. \u2014 Ella Nilsen, CNN , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Washington had the option of appealing it to the WTO\u2019s \u2014 currently nonfunctional \u2014 appellate body. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Their one issue is at quarterback, where Darnold has been nonfunctional , and now injured. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 Nov. 2021",
"The attacking software, after gaining entry into the target\u2019s internal computer network, would encrypt all the data, making the organization\u2019s computers nonfunctional until the data was unencrypted using a key known only to the criminals. \u2014 David B. Black, Forbes , 23 May 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It has not been proven that Jacobs \u2014 or even coal ash \u2014 is to blame for any illnesses, and the EPA classifies coal ash as nonhazardous . \u2014 CBS News , 30 May 2022",
"Meanwhile, one of the new audits faulted the DEQ for allowing drill cuttings and other wastes associated with energy exploration and production to be dumped in landfills permitted only for nonhazardous waste. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Aug. 2020",
"The smoke was quickly determined to be nonhazardous , Maggiolo said. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 25 Sep. 2019",
"The company recycles all its plastic bags and hangers, dry-cleans its clothing with a nonhazardous chemical, and has patented its own eco-friendly garment bag. \u2014 Erin Quinn-kong, Woman's Day , 14 Feb. 2019",
"Keller Canyon is run by Republic Services, a Fortune 500 company and the country\u2019s second-largest hauler of nonhazardous waste. \u2014 Kimberly Veklerov, SFChronicle.com , 22 June 2018",
"She was briefly hospitalized as a precaution, but the substance turned out to be nonhazardous . \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, Houston Chronicle , 5 June 2018",
"Savage has announced acquisitions of other companies in recent years, including a hazardous and nonhazardous waste removal company and a company that removes waste coal. \u2014 Mark Davis, kansascity , 15 May 2018",
"She was briefly hospitalized as a precaution, but the substance turned out to be nonhazardous . \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, Houston Chronicle , 10 May 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cher learned of Kaavan\u2019s plight in 2016 and hired a legal team to press for his freedom, citing inhumane treatment of a nonindigenous animal. \u2014 Charles Mcdermid And Bopha Phorn, Los Angeles Times , 26 Nov. 2020",
"The nearly two million indigenous peoples in Canada are also poorly served by the country\u2019s health care system, with rates of suicide, infant mortality, and chronic disease that are much higher than those of the nonindigenous population. \u2014 Nathan Whitlock, The New York Review of Books , 3 Nov. 2020",
"Apart from the local activity of the Urarina, other indigenous groups and some nonindigenous people, the Pastaza-Mara\u00f1\u00f3n peatlands remain in nearly pristine condition. \u2014 Daniel Grossman, Scientific American , 5 Feb. 2020",
"Most of Monday\u2019s victims were nonindigenous Papuan people, the police said. \u2014 Richard C. Paddock, New York Times , 25 Sep. 2019",
"Hundreds of indigenous and nonindigenous members supported a Walk for Reconciliation in 2017, which culminated in the city forming its own committee on reconciliation. \u2014 Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 July 2019",
"Indigenous groups suffered the worst losses, and nonindigenous lawyers, journalists, activists, park rangers and others were killed as well. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American , 5 Aug. 2019",
"This is something Ataumbi said nonindigenous brands often fail to do, which leads to an insensitive appropriation of sacred items\u2014such as headdresses\u2014that should never be used in a fashion setting. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 30 May 2018",
"At the same time, many nonindigenous people in Saskatchewan view Boushie\u2019s death as an injustice, including a group that stood in front of the courthouse Thursday in bone-chilling cold holding signs and banners calling for justice. \u2014 Ian Austen, The Seattle Times , 10 Feb. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In fact, adopting AI, especially with something as central to success as pricing, makes figuring out how to fit the old with the new both critically important and nonobvious . \u2014 Mike Ryan, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"This comes to resemble a branding exercise\u2014perhaps a necessary one to sell a book these days\u2014but the advice is good, and some of it nonobvious . \u2014 Matthew Hutson, WSJ , 6 Dec. 2021",
"The rise of cloud computing, open-source platforms and the API economy has contributed in both obvious and nonobvious ways to this transformation. \u2014 Romi Stein, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
"To get a patent, an invention must be novel, nonobvious and useful\u2014all reasonable requirements. \u2014 Paul R. Michel And Matthew J. Dowd, WSJ , 23 Jan. 2020",
"And to also keep nonobvious stuff on hand \u2014 like teddy bears for the kids, a rubber bone for the dog and $50 in cash, all in $1 bills. \u2014 Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com , 11 June 2019",
"But nonobvious money trails are popular on both ends of the spectrum. \u2014 Scott Walter, WSJ , 16 Oct. 2018"
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"Those cost estimates do not reflect a total restoration of the indoor pools, which have been nonoperational for several years. \u2014 Beth Mlady, cleveland , 12 May 2022",
"There's no evidence the hospital was a nonoperational facility used by Azov fighters for military purposes, as social media posts and Russian officials have claimed. \u2014 Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Also on Friday in Maryland, Brandon Fitzgerald-Holley pleaded guilty to using a nonoperational nonprofit to obtain coronavirus relief funds. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Dec. 2021",
"The inspector-general report determined the EPA has failed to adequately monitor about half of the country\u2019s nonoperational hazardous-waste storage sites, known as Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs). \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 17 Apr. 2021",
"The inspector-general report determined the EPA has failed to adequately monitor about half of the country\u2019s nonoperational hazardous-waste storage sites, known as Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs). \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 17 Apr. 2021",
"The inspector-general report determined the EPA has failed to adequately monitor about half of the country\u2019s nonoperational hazardous-waste storage sites, known as Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs). \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 17 Apr. 2021",
"The inspector-general report determined the EPA has failed to adequately monitor about half of the country\u2019s nonoperational hazardous-waste storage sites, known as Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs). \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 17 Apr. 2021",
"The inspector-general report determined the EPA has failed to adequately monitor about half of the country\u2019s nonoperational hazardous-waste storage sites, known as Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs). \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 17 Apr. 2021"
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"Elvis was the nonpareil of early American rock and roll.",
"among the knights of the Round Table, Galahad stood alone as the nonpareil of nobility and selflessness",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"There\u2019s balletic and interpretive precision in Comer\u2019s embodiment of Tessa, a courtroom killer of far different intent than her nonpareil television hit woman, Villanelle. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"His network of contacts is nonpareil ; his manner solicitous and genteel; his work ethic fanatical. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The Bolshoi Ballet was nonpareil in ballet technique. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Tom Brady is a Northern California Guy who spent his nonpareil career playing for teams in the Eastern time zone. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Of course, Becker, along with chef de cuisine Chris Strelnick, need do nothing to the nonpareil Spanish hams beyond slicing them very thin, like the jamon de belotta and paleta Iberico por Cintas jotas ($36 and $21). \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
"So that\u2019s exactly what Marchionne did, bringing Olivier Francois over from Citroen and charging him with making Fiat Chrysler a nonpareil stable of brands and teller of stories. \u2014 Dale Buss, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
"Two leading off-Broadway companies, the Irish Repertory Theatre and the Mint Theater, are doing so as well, and the artistic and technical quality of their webcasts is nonpareil . \u2014 Terry Teachout, WSJ , 13 Dec. 2020",
"Apple's reputation as a product hitmaker is nonpareil . \u2014 Robert Hackett, Fortune , 10 Nov. 2020",
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"Yet the generation that knows Jim Crow America only from hearsay ought to know what Belafonte explicates in this aggrieved, damaged, nonpareil persona. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Tom Brady has already had the storybook ending to his nonpareil football career. \u2014 Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Jan. 2020",
"Decorate cookie with a mix of green nonpareils and jimmies around the outer edge to mimic a wreath. \u2014 Nancy Stohs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 Dec. 2019",
"When cookies are cool, brush tops with glaze and sprinkle with nonpareils . \u2014 Nancy Stohs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Nov. 2019",
"Owner Carl Fogarty has an impressive collection of antiques, but his treasure trove of vintage maps, currency and books is nonpareil . \u2014 Claire Goodman, Houston Chronicle , 27 Nov. 2019",
"Turns out President Trump, that TV addict nonpareil , watches it this way, too. \u2014 Hank Stuever, Washington Post , 20 Nov. 2019"
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"Nearly 21,000 Ukrainians have requested to enter the U.S. at ports of entry along the Mexico border, the vast majority near San Diego, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, a nonpartisan research center at Syracuse University. \u2014 Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
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"Trustees Tim Wilson and Kerston Russell hit back at what each called nonphysical threats from the community during debate around the project. \u2014 James T. Norman, chicagotribune.com , 24 Nov. 2021",
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"Research shows pregnant people who get the virus are more likely to be admitted to intensive care, receive invasive ventilation and die than their nonpregnant peers. \u2014 Ali Swenson, ajc , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Pregnant women are getting vaccinated against the coronavirus at a lower rate than their nonpregnant peers, according to a new report released Tuesday, and the uptake is particularly low among those age 18 to 24 as well as Black and Hispanic women. \u2014 Christopher Snowbeck, Star Tribune , 15 June 2021",
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"Of particular note, experts said, was the fact that the shots produced high levels of neutralizing antibodies, which can prevent the virus from entering cells, in both pregnant and nonpregnant women. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2021"
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"Regular outings that are nonprofessional and that require working together without high stakes generate positivity without pressure. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
"Beyond trading volume, other signs of activity abound from retail, or nonprofessional , investors. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 14 Aug. 2021",
"The cast, meanwhile, was composed entirely of nonprofessional , first-time actors \u2014 mainly local villagers who had never even seen a movie before, let alone acted in one. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"The actors are nonprofessionals playing versions of themselves \u2014 members of a Native American family that has seen its share of hardship. \u2014 A.o. Scott, New York Times , 11 Apr. 2018",
"Much of this has already occurred in North Carolina, but policies and practices that explicitly frame teachers as nonprofessionals threaten to worsen these outcomes. \u2014 Valerie Strauss, Washington Post , 4 Mar. 2018",
"Still, Eastwood has used nonprofessionals before, albeit in supporting roles in Gran Torino. \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Feb. 2018",
"The actors are nonprofessionals playing versions of themselves. \u2014 Jonas Carpignano, New York Times , 18 Jan. 2018"
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"The audit found inconsistencies in the use of nonpublic methods, and indicated the agency had relied too much on such secretive forms of discipline. \u2014 Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"In the House, through HR1, credentialed reporters need to seek permission from the house speaker or speaker\u2019s designee to conduct and record interviews in nonpublic areas of the chamber, conference rooms and halls. \u2014 Bethany Rodgers, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Although the videos contained no nonpublic information, he was fired. \u2014 Russ Mitchellstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"Since 2015-16, Johnson\u2019s popularity rating has gone from minus 50 to minus 73 with Democrats; from minus 54 to minus 76 with liberals; from minus 31 to minus 45 with nonreligious voters; and from minus 19 to minus 32 with urban voters. \u2014 Craig Gilbert, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
"Most nonreligious people are left of center but not liberal, while fully secular people are incredibly liberal. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 Mar. 2022",
"American Atheists, the organization that represented the nonreligious student, confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that the student\u2019s 12th-grade sociology teacher at Klein Oak High School, located north of Houston, agreed to settle the case. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022",
"An Indianapolis Hasidic rabbi and his good friend \u2014 a nonreligious surfer-turned-stand-up-comedian, author and academic \u2014 have captured their unique relationship in podcast form. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Anderson was born in Switzerland to an American father and English mother, and grew up in a nonreligious home in France. \u2014 Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Jan. 2022",
"As for the original 1900 motherhouse on the Incarnate Word campus, the building was renovated in 1989 to serve as a retirement center where older sisters live side-by-side with nonreligious retirees in the area. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 12 Jan. 2022",
"While a similar pattern emerged with the benevolence value, the difference between the religious dones and the consistently nonreligious was not statistically significant. \u2014 Sam Hardy, The Conversation , 16 June 2021",
"In recent years, the Modi government has cut off foreign funding for nonreligious organizations as well, in moves that effectively led to the decline or demise of civil society groups critical of its administration. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Dec. 2021"
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"Democrats already labor under the nonrepresentational quality of the U.S. Senate, where, according to a recent analysis by Vox, the 50 Democratic senators represent 41.6 million more people than 50 Republican senators. \u2014 Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com , 27 Apr. 2021",
"Over a half-century of this trio\u2019s nonrepresentational art, things get funkier and funkier. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Mar. 2021",
"Like Howard Mehring before her, Pamela Keravuori makes nonrepresentational pictures that usually lack a central focus. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Nov. 2020",
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"Considering that previous Allen Collection exhibits were dominated by realism, this array of often uncompromising, nonrepresentational art comes as something of a surprise. \u2014 Gary Faigin, The Seattle Times , 18 May 2017",
"Pieces such as these, Hickson said, were a break from the nonrepresentational abstract expressionism. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 4 May 2017",
"Cunningham, a proponent of using chance operations in his choreographic process, paved the way for explorations of nonrepresentational dance. \u2014 Gia Kourlas, New York Times , 17 Mar. 2017"
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"All five have been linked to the Blazers at some level, ranging from legitimate speculation to pontificating nonsense that lacks substance but makes for good social media debate fodder in between NBA Finals games. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
"And right nonsense about where is the hearing on the, the formula shortage? \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
"That\u2019s the sort nonsense that gets repeated and retweeted on social media platforms. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
"On the other hand, Zapf says even reputable reporters often call to fact-check nonsense . \u2014 Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"Some dieticians disregard seed cycling as nutritional misinformation based on junk science; classic internet nonsense . \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 27 May 2022",
"That\u2019s the latest nonsense in the world of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, which according to Bloomberg Intelligence projections will govern nearly $38 trillion of assets by the end of 2022. \u2014 Roger Conrad, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"Chip opens the film immediately tired of Dale's nonsense . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 20 May 2022",
"This has been called dangerous and misguided nonsense by the Obama administration economic adviser Jason Furman. \u2014 CBS News , 15 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Williams\u2019 teammates say such arguments are nonsense because Williams also put up strong numbers against major powers. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
"Gunnip said McKee\u2019s statements about the union slowing down the hiring process are nonsense . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"Much of what is said about critical race theory is nonsense ; much of it is not. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
"While pro-Russians have since then constructed a myth of Ukrainian Nazis incinerating them in a modern-day pogrom, that is clearly nonsense , like Putin recently babbling about an imaginary Ukrainian genocide against Russian-speakers. \u2014 Tim Judah, The New York Review of Books , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Sharon Stone also gets mileage out of playing the wry, no nonsense counterpoint to Arnett\u2019s wild card, and even gets in a few solid jokes of her own. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Defense attorneys said that was nonsense , that McIver loved his wife dearly and her death was a terrible accident. \u2014 Kate Brumback, ajc , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Then, the words are repeated in an unfamiliar language, followed by nonsense words. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 8 Jan. 2022",
"That legal clarity is why those fussy arguments against the coin are nonsense . \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 6 Oct. 2021"
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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": without a stop"
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"\u02c8n\u00e4n-\u02c8st\u00e4p"
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"nonstop negotiations in an eleventh-hour attempt to avert a strike",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Delta Air Lines will soon resume nonstop flights from Cincinnati to the French capital. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 3 June 2022",
"The airline will offer direct, nonstop flights between Salt Lake City and Frankfurt three times a week through Oct. 14. \u2014 Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"Delta\u2019s daily nonstop flights to the Netherlands began in March 2018, with departures at 9:45 p.m. and arrivals at 5:41 p.m. on a Boeing 767-300ER. \u2014 Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
"Several leading air carriers (American, JetBlue, Spirit, and Delta) operate nonstop flights from major gateways like Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Charlotte, and Atlanta. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 May 2022",
"The Orlando route is particularly important for Akron-Canton, which is losing its only nonstop flights to the popular destination in June, when Spirit Airlines temporarily pulls out of the Summit County airport. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 6 May 2022",
"Here's another step in the resumption of international destinations available from Phoenix: Air Canada has restarted its Phoenix to Montreal nonstop flights. \u2014 Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic , 5 May 2022",
"Qantas said nonstop flights between Australia and the U.S. and the U.K., dubbed Project Sunrise, would start from late 2025. \u2014 Mike Cherney, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
"Look no farther than Alaska Airlines\u2019 decision to cancel its popular Anchorage-Honolulu nonstop flights. \u2014 Scott Mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"There\u2019s a Seattle-London nonstop on British Airways. \u2014 Scott Mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Jan. 2022",
"United Airlines returns with a daily nonstop on June 9. \u2014 Scott Mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Despite dancing nonstop , her vocals still sounded crisp, even on some of the more nuanced vocal runs and high notes. \u2014 William Earl, Variety , 16 May 2022",
"One thing is clear: St. George has found a way to get its message through, even when the phones at Ironman Group headquarters are ringing nonstop . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 May 2022",
"A few sleepless hours later, Felicia was headed to the airport in Tampa for a 6 a.m. nonstop to LAX, an uneasy 5\u00bd hours for a mother to do little more than think. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
"That\u2019s when the Slackers doubled down on building a grass-roots following by hitting the road nonstop . \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Participants, including several progressive candidates, were met by a near- nonstop stream of supportive honks and cheers. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 4 May 2022",
"Air New Zealand's 17-hour-plus nonstop between Auckland and JFK will begin in September 2022, while Qantas' Melbourne-to-Dallas direct will kick off in December. \u2014 Lilit Marcus, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dan Reeves, De Le\u00f3n\u2019s former chief of staff in Sacramento and now a consultant for his City Council work, said De Le\u00f3n\u2019s persistence and nontraditional approach sometimes irked his legislative colleagues but also achieved results. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 May 2022",
"As costs continue to rise for both materials and labor, a handful of entrepreneurs in metro Detroit are testing nontraditional building methods to create affordable housing options. \u2014 Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press , 23 May 2022",
"Stone and McCary have been mostly private about their relationship but got engaged in 2019, with McCary announcing the news through an Instagram post showing off Stone's nontraditional pearl engagement ring. \u2014 CNN , 26 May 2022",
"Aesthetically speaking, Mic Drop boasts a very bold, nontraditional d\u00e9cor. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"Amid declining ratings, networks have fewer impressions to sell, and clients are growing increasingly comfortable buying video in nontraditional venues, which often cost less per ad unit. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 14 May 2022",
"In his Billboard cover story, Burna talked about wanting to perform in nontraditional spaces, like a train station. \u2014 Dan Rys, Billboard , 13 May 2022",
"One of the keys to raising the percentage of Michigan residents with some sort of postsecondary degree or credential is to get nontraditional adult students back in the classroom and across the graduation stage. \u2014 David Jesse, Detroit Free Press , 6 Apr. 2022",
"For nontraditional students with families, for example, starting coursework might mean waiting until their children are in bed. \u2014 Jim Milton, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By 2016, investigators found people who used e-cigarettes were 30 percent more likely to have developed a chronic lung disease, including asthma, bronchitis and emphysema, than nonusers . \u2014 NBC News , 16 Dec. 2019",
"At the end of the studies, however, there was little difference in total sleep time between Sleepio users and nonusers . \u2014 Natasha Singer, New York Times , 24 Sep. 2019",
"One small study of Colorado patients published in May found marijuana users required more than triple the amount of one common sedation medicine, propofol, as did nonusers . \u2014 NBC News , 1 Aug. 2019",
"Bidet users were far more likely to show fecal bacteria as well as contamination by other pathogens than nonusers were. \u2014 Lauren Mechling, New York Times , 6 Feb. 2018",
"Facebook is notorious for slurping data from users and nonusers alike to feed its advertising business. \u2014 Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics , 2 Jan. 2019",
"The company doesn\u2019t use the term but does track nonusers . \u2014 Christopher Mims, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2018",
"In one hopeful finding, a 2012 meta-analysis found that in 13 studies in which participants had laid off weed for 25 days or more, their performance on cognitive tests did not differ significantly from that of nonusers . \u2014 Claudia Wallis, Scientific American , 1 Dec. 2017",
"Facebook tracks both its users and nonusers on other sites and apps. \u2014 Author: Natasha Singer, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Apr. 2018"
],
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"1850, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211620"
},
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"adjective"
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": not viable : not capable of living, growing, developing, or functioning successfully",
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8v\u012b-\u0259-b\u0259l",
"-\u02c8v\u012b-\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Previous eggs, including one laid alongside Spirit, were either nonviable or were eaten by ravens. \u2014 Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"Forcing a woman to carry to term a nonviable fetus\u2014a fetus or baby that will not survive\u2014is a heinous form of torture. \u2014 Erin Coulehan, Glamour , 4 May 2022",
"Since 2006, the procedure has been permitted in Colombia in cases of rape, nonviable pregnancy and when the life or health of the mother was in danger. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Feb. 2022",
"And Lacteol Fort, made from nonviable cells from L. acidophilus, is used to treat irritable bowel syndrome. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
"The law makes no exceptions for nonviable pregnancies in which the fetus has no chance of survival. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Bhatnager blamed staff and administrators for a freezer disaster in 2018 that rendered 4,000 eggs and embryos nonviable . \u2014 John Caniglia, cleveland , 17 June 2021",
"The idea is that female plants will latch onto it and produce nonviable seeds. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Aug. 2021",
"That\u2019s when temperatures in the freezer rose, leaving the eggs and embryos nonviable . \u2014 John Caniglia, cleveland , 2 Apr. 2021"
],
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"1871, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204747"
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"abstaining or free from violence"
],
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"peaceable",
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"forced",
"violent"
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"examples":[
"He argued that nonviolent drug offenders should receive shorter sentences.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Allende\u2019s reforms were nonviolent , in contrast with Castro\u2019s advocacy of armed rebellion. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"While King advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest, Malcolm X argued forcefully for Black empowerment, identity and self-determination. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 20 Apr. 2022",
"With severe restrictions on nonviolent protest, armed resistance has grown in the cities and countryside, to the point that U.N. experts have warned the country is sliding into civil war. \u2014 Grant Peck, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Much of Catholic Worker activism sits firmly within the tradition of nonviolent protest, but those who identify as Plowshares activists go further. \u2014 Julia Shipley, Rolling Stone , 26 May 2021",
"Widespread nonviolent demonstrations followed the army\u2019s takeover, but armed resistance arose after protests were put down with lethal force. \u2014 Grant Peck, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Widespread nonviolent demonstrations followed the army\u2019s takeover, but armed resistance arose after protests were put down with lethal force. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Feb. 2022",
"In the years that led up to his final crime, he was convicted of three nonviolent property crimes. \u2014 Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al , 28 Apr. 2022",
"New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg believes, along with his LA counterpart, that nonviolent crimes do not need prosecution. \u2014 Marc Sarnoff, National Review , 26 Feb. 2022"
],
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"1905, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": midday",
": 12 o'clock at midday",
": midnight",
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": the middle of the day : twelve o'clock in the daytime"
],
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"\u02c8n\u00fcn",
"\u02c8n\u00fcn"
],
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"noonday",
"noontide",
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"examples":[
"The party will take place from noon to 4 p.m.",
"He showed up at precisely 12 noon .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rich Farm Ice Cream at Minor\u2019s Farm, 409 Hill St., is open daily noon to 8 selling ice cream and waffle cones, both made on site. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 9 June 2022",
"Weil will be answering your questions on Monday, May 23, at noon Eastern. Send us your question below. \u2014 Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"Brazilian racing superstar Helio Castroneves will attempt to make history with a fifth Indianapolis 500 victory at the 106th running of the race Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway ( noon ET, NBC). \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 28 May 2022",
"Saturday\u2019s coverage of the NFL Draft is expected to start at 11 a.m. ( noon ET). \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The season is set to premiere on Facebook Watch starting Wednesday and will air new episodes each week at noon ET. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 19 Apr. 2022",
"April 17 in the Mission Church; 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. (both English), noon and 3 p.m. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Open Monday through Saturday, 6 to 9 p.m., for dinner and Tuesday through Friday, noon to 2 p.m., for lunch. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Deciding to let near- noon to somewhat-before-midnight end with a bang, I was properly tuned by Andriessen for traffic again, the more aggressive the better. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English n\u014dn ninth hour from sunrise, from Latin nona , from feminine of nonus ninth; akin to Latin novem nine \u2014 more at nine ",
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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},
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"noun"
],
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": the time of noon : midday",
": noon"
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"\u02c8n\u00fcn-\u02cct\u012bm",
"\u02c8n\u00fcn-\u02cct\u012bm"
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"head",
"height",
"high noon",
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"noon",
"peak",
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"sum",
"summit",
"tip-top",
"top",
"zenith"
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"bottom",
"nadir",
"rock bottom"
],
"examples":[
"The traffic gets heavy around noontime .",
"far removed from the noontime of their popularity, when they had performed at sold-out arenas, the band now played at small clubs",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Employees noticed his absence during a noontime inmate county, but were able to re-apprehend him hours later, ODOC said. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 6 Apr. 2022",
"By noontime , though, the inflation hedge seemed fully on, with the price per ounce recovering to virtual breakeven. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Dittrich was given until noontime the next day to provide a final answer. \u2014 Fox News , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Likewise, skip the noontime zoo at Jordan Pond House and get your tea and popovers in the late afternoon. \u2014 Virginia M. Wright, Outside Online , 8 Feb. 2021",
"Following the church service, many of those in attendance joined together in a noontime procession to the city square celebration, where festivities included dance performances and speeches about Moses\u2019s legacy. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Sep. 2021",
"The bulk of the snow will exit Connecticut by noontime , but a few snow showers could linger in eastern areas until the early afternoon. \u2014 courant.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
"About 50 volunteers gathered around noontime at the Washington Park Mall parking lot in Roxbury, where organizers had set up a staging area for the day\u2019s voter outreach. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 Oct. 2021",
"In 2022, the January Series noontime lectures will also be available for viewing on one\u2019s personal device. \u2014 courant.com , 30 Dec. 2021"
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": an authoritative standard : model",
": a principle of right action binding upon the members of a group and serving to guide, control, or regulate proper and acceptable behavior",
": average : such as",
": a set standard of development or achievement usually derived from the average or median achievement of a large group",
": a pattern or trait taken to be typical in the behavior of a social group",
": a widespread or usual practice, procedure, or custom",
": a real-valued nonnegative function defined on a vector space with value analogous to length and satisfying the conditions that the function is zero if and only if the vector (see vector entry 1 sense 1a ) is zero, the function of the product of a scalar and a vector is equal to the product of the absolute value of the scalar and the function of the vector, and the function of the sum of two vectors is less than or equal to the sum of the functions of the two vectors",
": the square root of the sum of the squares of the absolute values of the elements of a matrix (see matrix sense 5a ) or of the components of a vector",
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"\u02c8n\u022frm",
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"examples":[
"She scored well above the norm in math.",
"Smaller families have become the norm .",
"Women used to stay at home to take care of the children, but that's no longer the norm .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Exponential growth was the norm in many California congregations during this period. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
"Both come from families where attending college is outside the norm . \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 16 June 2022",
"And, on average, people infected in recent surges have been showing symptoms three days after exposure, far faster than the incubation period of five or six days that was the norm in the pandemic\u2019s early days. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
"To Rackley's point, thick, greasy, gloppy sunscreens aren't the norm these days. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"Zingy, 10-year-old Sarah Silverman (Zoe Glick) isn\u2019t a natural fit for the town of Bedford, N.H., where sour, flinty fatalism is the norm . \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"Some are Europeans for whom sauna culture is the norm ; others are converts who first experienced saunas on vacation. \u2014 Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"This year, once the tumultuous spring winds and waves settled down, consistent walleye catches have been the norm all along the Western Basin shoreline, and the western lake walleye fishing is still as hot as a pistol. \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022",
"Even so, those stats aren\u2019t outside the norm for prominent Twitter personalities like Musk. \u2014 Megan Mccluskey, Time , 28 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin norma \"carpenter\u02bcs square, pattern,\" probably borrowed from an Etruscan adaptation of Greek gn\u1e53m\u014dn \"carpenter\u02bcs square, indicator on a sundial\" \u2014 more at gnomon ",
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"1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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},
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"conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern characterized by that which is considered usual, typical, or routine",
"according with, constituting, or not deviating from a norm, rule, procedure, or principle",
"occurring naturally",
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"generally free from physical or mental impairment or dysfunction exhibiting or marked by healthy or sound functioning",
"not exhibiting defect or irregularity",
"within a range considered safe, healthy, or optimal",
"having a concentration of one gram equivalent of solute per liter",
"containing neither basic hydroxyl nor acid hydrogen",
"not associated",
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"perpendicular",
"perpendicular to a tangent (see tangent entry 1 sense 3 ) at a point of tangency",
"having the property that every coset produced by operating on the left by a given element is equal to the coset produced by operating on the right by the same element",
"relating to, involving, or being a normal curve or normal distribution",
"having the property of commutativity under multiplication by the transpose of the matrix (see matrix sense 5a ) each of whose elements is a conjugate (see conjugate entry 1 sense 2b ) complex number with respect to the corresponding element of the given matrix",
"a form or state regarded as the norm standard",
"one that is normal",
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"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Perhaps a program marked just by the warm sound of an exemplary group of string players, and by a few touches of wistfulness throughout, is the new normal for an opening night celebration. \u2014 David Weininger, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"It is expected \u2014 and normal \u2014 for smoke to come out of the sewer vent stack on the roof of a building during the test. \u2014 Naperville Sun Staff, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"And if price increases stay high for long enough, consumers could begin to expect constantly rising prices as the new normal and will change their behavior accordingly, creating a self-fulfilling inflation cycle. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"Nicholas, his boyfriend Alex, and his two sisters create a new kind of family unit and learn how to take care of one another while coming to terms with their new normal . \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
"But both he and Harvard University economics professor Edward Glaeser, who joined him at the conference, anticipate that the city will thrive on a new normal of hybrid work. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
"Like normal attachment picks, tuning comes with a cost-benefit tradeoff, so raising one stat will likely lower another. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Until now, breast cancers have been categorized as either HER2-positive \u2014 the cancer cells have more of the protein than normal \u2014 or HER2-negative. \u2014 Carla K. Johnson, ajc , 5 June 2022",
"The high school tradition that had been taken from students by a pandemic was back, and the new normal of covid-19 precautions were, too. \u2014 Nicole Asbury, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"As the workforce returns to the office, revenue-generating teams can\u2019t go back to the old normal of mass, generic outreach. \u2014 Kris Rudeegraap, Forbes , 16 June 2021",
"Along with a return to the new normal comes a need for travelers to recapture that vibe that accompanies certain destinations. \u2014 Michael Alpiner, Forbes , 10 May 2021",
"Despite no previous experience, Hendon is adjusting to the new normal of officiating, just like the rest of his colleagues. \u2014 Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News , 24 Aug. 2020",
"The world is slowly beginning to reopen, and new normals are emerging as nations navigate life amid a global pandemic. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 17 May 2020",
"Without that discussion, our new normals may become a world in which a little bit more of our inner selves is out there in the ether, at risk of misuse. \u2014 Nick Paton Walsh, CNN , 16 May 2020",
"Computer model forecasts had suggested large parts of the Antarctic peninsula would be between 20 and 40 degrees above normal between Feb. 7 and Feb. 9, as an unusually strong high-pressure zone was in the vicinity. \u2014 Andrew Freedman, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Feb. 2020",
"Temperatures will remain within a few degrees of seasonal normals through at least midweek. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Feb. 2020",
"Temperatures are expected to stay above season normals Monday and Tuesday, according to the weather service. \u2014 Saja Hindi, The Denver Post , 15 Sep. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The painful result was a fractured right orbital bone along with a broken nose . \u2014 Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Mo Donegal started his stakes career by winning the Grade 2 Remsen Stakes by a nose over Zandon on Dec. 4. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 11 June 2022",
"The herbaceous and briny taste of the succulent marries beautifully with zesty notes of orange, grapefruit, and fennel, a nose of lavender, lemon, sea salt, and aniseed, and a spicy red peppercorn finish. \u2014 Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
"The 2023 Nissan Z is a mere 0.1 inch shorter nose to tail than the Supra. \u2014 Mark Takahashi, Car and Driver , 10 June 2022",
"Ran second behind Cyberknife in the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby, and ran a close third, a nose behind Ethereal Road, in the Grade 2 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn. \u2014 Stephen Edelson, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"While excavating a section of the ancient Maya city of Palenque last summer, archaeologists in Mexico were surprised to see the tip of a large nose emerging from underneath the dirt. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 June 2022",
"Ablation of the posterior nasal nerves is a new treatment for vasomotor rhinitis, which is characterized by a runny nose after eating or with changes in temperature. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
"Bullets zinged around the classroom, with one fragment striking a fellow student\u2019s nose . \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"While work stock markets have nose dived, oil prices surged to about $6 per barrel. \u2014 Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The miniature drought from PSU offered enough time for the Wolverines to nose in front and, in the final minutes, seal a win when Dickinson made two free throws and Brooks made four. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The mask should cover the face and nose and fit snugly against the sides of your face. \u2014 Usa Today Network-wisconsin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Avoid touching your eyes, mouth, and nose with unwashed hands. \u2014 Christina Van Waasbergen, The Arizona Republic , 25 May 2022",
"Dunst yells at her guardians, her button nose flaring with fury. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Manufactures over-the-counter ear and nose care products for needs including earwax blockage and nasal irritation. \u2014 Ann Gehan, Dallas News , 2 Sep. 2021",
"Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse will now require that all fans 2 and over attending any events in the arena must wear a mask that covers mouth and nose unless actively eating or drinking. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 8 Jan. 2022",
"In both crashes, incorrect data from a faulty sensor caused the MCAS to misfire, forcing the planes to nose down repeatedly. \u2014 Mina Kaji, ABC News , 14 Oct. 2021"
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"Not all nosiness is friendly, but not all friendliness is nosy , either. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"Loss is a statement of fact; the subject matter is both uncomfortable and sad enough to keep even the most nosy from inquiring further. \u2014 SELF , 2 June 2022",
"The nosy neighbor character Agnes (portrayed by Kathryn Hahn) is shown to be iconic villain Agatha Harkness toward the end of the first season of the sitcom parody based on a Marvel comic. \u2014 Robert Marich, Variety , 23 May 2022",
"Populating these pages are apparitions who wage war, in various ways, on social norms: a nosy aunt, a couple of persistent saleswomen, a mother\u2019s unseen helper. \u2014 The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
"Thanks to its thick wire mesh, this hutch also allows for maximum ventilation while preventing your pets from escaping\u2014and keeps nosy dogs or cats gaining entry. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Still, keeping it to themselves faces new challenges, with a nosy neighbor (Adam Bartley) and the arrival of a mysterious stranger (Chai Hansen) complicating their until-now pretty staid lives. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 20 May 2022",
"Sheridan was also remembered for her recurring role as nosy neighbor Raquel Ochmonek on NBC comedy ALF from 1986 to 1990. \u2014 Marc Berman, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Liz Sheridan, the veteran actress best known for playing Jerry's adoring mother on Seinfeld and the nosy neighbor Mrs. Ochmonek on ALF, died in her sleep of natural causes early Friday morning. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 15 Apr. 2022"
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"Not all nosiness is friendly, but not all friendliness is nosy , either. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"Loss is a statement of fact; the subject matter is both uncomfortable and sad enough to keep even the most nosy from inquiring further. \u2014 SELF , 2 June 2022",
"The nosy neighbor character Agnes (portrayed by Kathryn Hahn) is shown to be iconic villain Agatha Harkness toward the end of the first season of the sitcom parody based on a Marvel comic. \u2014 Robert Marich, Variety , 23 May 2022",
"Populating these pages are apparitions who wage war, in various ways, on social norms: a nosy aunt, a couple of persistent saleswomen, a mother\u2019s unseen helper. \u2014 The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
"Thanks to its thick wire mesh, this hutch also allows for maximum ventilation while preventing your pets from escaping\u2014and keeps nosy dogs or cats gaining entry. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Still, keeping it to themselves faces new challenges, with a nosy neighbor (Adam Bartley) and the arrival of a mysterious stranger (Chai Hansen) complicating their until-now pretty staid lives. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 20 May 2022",
"Sheridan was also remembered for her recurring role as nosy neighbor Raquel Ochmonek on NBC comedy ALF from 1986 to 1990. \u2014 Marc Berman, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Liz Sheridan, the veteran actress best known for playing Jerry's adoring mother on Seinfeld and the nosy neighbor Mrs. Ochmonek on ALF, died in her sleep of natural causes early Friday morning. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 15 Apr. 2022"
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"To illustrate, noted education technology writer and commentator Phil Hill put together this graphic along with a short twitter thread on the faltering fortunes of public education companies. \u2014 Derek Newton, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"The program, which is still available on streaming services such as Paramount Plus, partnered with Princess Cruises, and episodes were filmed aboard various Princess Cruise ships, the Pacific Princess and Island Princess being the most noted . \u2014 Tamara Hardingham-gill, CNN , 23 May 2022",
"Vaidik noted police could not confirm whether the cigarette butt, which had Young's DNA on it, was the same cigarette seen on security video being discarded by a person with an appearance potentially similar to Young around the time of the shooting. \u2014 CBS News , 12 May 2022",
"The tuition paid by noted actors and other students enabled Dunham to fund scholarships for dancers of color who couldn\u2019t afford to pay. \u2014 Ariel Shapiro, Forbes , 4 Sep. 2021",
"Long noted police are not aware of a connection between this and other incidents in the area, but said the investigation is ongoing. \u2014 Laura Studley, CNN , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Phillis Wheatley: The poet wrote about noted people and used her words to undermine slavery. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 1 Apr. 2022",
"This used to be a noted local hangout, operated by a family of Croatian fishermen. \u2014 Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Every year, Pappas ships some 3.5 million orders of its crabcakes, a noted favorite of Oprah Winfrey, Zimmerer said. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 22 Mar. 2022"
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"With an aesthetic that resembles a stealth jet, the V-S Putter from Makefield, a start-up golf company outside of Philadelphia, is noteworthy less for its look from a stylish perspective but more from a performance standpoint. \u2014 Shaun Tolson, Robb Report , 11 June 2022",
"Both are looking at likely big paydays, and that is noteworthy for their draft positions to even get a second, much less a third contract. \u2014 Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
"The amount of contact between the prosecutor and the defense was noteworthy , said Njeri Mathis Rutledge, a former Harris County prosecutor who is now a professor at South Texas College of Law Houston. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"Study findings in one other area were noteworthy homicides perpetrated by strangers. \u2014 David Studdert, Time , 3 June 2022",
"This moment is noteworthy because this is only the second time in history that loans have been forgiven through what is known as a group process. \u2014 Edward Conroy, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Repurposed denim is always present in SCAD students\u2019 work, but the precision with which graduates approached it this year was noteworthy . \u2014 Vogue , 25 May 2022",
"The position of several key atmospheric features are noteworthy , and ocean appears primed to support some significant storms. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci And Jason Samenow, Anchorage Daily News , 24 May 2022",
"This exclusion is noteworthy since Taiwan is also a leading manufacturer of computer chips, a key element of the digital economy that will be part of IPEF negotiations. \u2014 CBS News , 23 May 2022"
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"With an aesthetic that resembles a stealth jet, the V-S Putter from Makefield, a start-up golf company outside of Philadelphia, is noteworthy less for its look from a stylish perspective but more from a performance standpoint. \u2014 Shaun Tolson, Robb Report , 11 June 2022",
"Both are looking at likely big paydays, and that is noteworthy for their draft positions to even get a second, much less a third contract. \u2014 Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
"The amount of contact between the prosecutor and the defense was noteworthy , said Njeri Mathis Rutledge, a former Harris County prosecutor who is now a professor at South Texas College of Law Houston. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"Study findings in one other area were noteworthy : homicides perpetrated by strangers. \u2014 David Studdert, Time , 3 June 2022",
"This moment is noteworthy because this is only the second time in history that loans have been forgiven through what is known as a group process. \u2014 Edward Conroy, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Repurposed denim is always present in SCAD students\u2019 work, but the precision with which graduates approached it this year was noteworthy . \u2014 Vogue , 25 May 2022",
"The position of several key atmospheric features are noteworthy , and ocean appears primed to support some significant storms. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci And Jason Samenow, Anchorage Daily News , 24 May 2022",
"This exclusion is noteworthy since Taiwan is also a leading manufacturer of computer chips, a key element of the digital economy that will be part of IPEF negotiations. \u2014 CBS News , 23 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But central banks can do nothing directly to increase productivity. \u2014 Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review , 2 Apr. 2020",
"Tearing down the names of Hood and Lee, that don\u2019t change nothing . \u2014 1843 , 2 Apr. 2020",
"Four hours of early morning German grammar drills did nothing to help that situation. \u2014 Sarah Wu, Glamour , 1 Apr. 2020",
"Dwelling on inadequacies does nothing to help people feel more prepared or in control of a desperate situation. \u2014 Ryan Nickerson, Houston Chronicle , 1 Apr. 2020",
"But those deaths could have been as high as 2.2 million, if the U.S. did nothing , Mr. Trump said. \u2014 Kathryn Watson, CBS News , 1 Apr. 2020",
"People don't make excuses for their friends who have done nothing wrong. \u2014 Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal , 31 Mar. 2020",
"There's nothing quite like being lulled to sleep by a wonderful bedtime story. \u2014 Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day , 31 Mar. 2020",
"The oldest species on our planet were microscopic, nothing more than itty-bitty specks. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020"
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"\u02c8n\u014d-t\u0259-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8n\u014d-t\u0259-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"arresting",
"bodacious",
"bold",
"brilliant",
"catchy",
"commanding",
"conspicuous",
"dramatic",
"emphatic",
"eye-catching",
"flamboyant",
"grabby",
"kenspeckle",
"marked",
"noisy",
"prominent",
"pronounced",
"remarkable",
"showy",
"splashy",
"striking"
],
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"inconspicuous",
"unemphatic",
"unflamboyant",
"unnoticeable",
"unobtrusive",
"unremarkable",
"unshowy"
],
"examples":[
"The spot on your shirt is very noticeable .",
"There has been a noticeable improvement in her behavior.",
"a noticeable change in the weather",
"It was noticeable that they were not prepared to give the presentation.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Natural ingredients combine to correct skin tone and color issues as well as make wrinkles less noticeable . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"The new MacBook Air is the most interesting laptop that Apple announced at WWDC today, but the 13-inch entry-level MacBook Pro got a less- noticeable refresh. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
"It\u2019s especially noticeable given that there are more opportunities to participate than in any other primary election in the state\u2019s history. \u2014 John Myers, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"All of our testers noted an increase in sleep quality, thanks in part the quality of the foam and noticeable cooling factors. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
"Any more will make your cover-up job too noticeable . \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 24 May 2022",
"In the case of Uigeadail, the Sherry influences are noticeable but subtle, since only a portion of the whisky in the final blend gets Sherry cask maturation. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"This is in spite of its variable-ratio steering, which suffers from a small but noticeable amount of play on-center in Comfort mode yet feels artificially heavy when switched to its Sport and Sport Plus settings. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 13 May 2022",
"Making the manicure even more noticeable is the vibrant hot pink covering the rest of the nails, which serves as a base for the pointy black lashes. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 28 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1753, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190356"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being notorious",
": a notorious person",
": the state of being widely known especially for some bad characteristic"
],
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"\u02ccn\u014d-t\u0259-\u02c8r\u012b-\u0259-t\u0113",
"\u02ccn\u014d-t\u0259-\u02c8r\u012b-\u0259-t\u0113"
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"cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre",
"cause celebre",
"celeb",
"celebrity",
"figure",
"icon",
"ikon",
"light",
"luminary",
"megastar",
"name",
"notability",
"notable",
"personage",
"personality",
"somebody",
"standout",
"star",
"superstar",
"VIP"
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"nobody",
"noncelebrity"
],
"examples":[
"He achieved instant fame and notoriety with the release of his film.",
"She gained notoriety when nude photographs of her appeared in a magazine.",
"His comment about the President has given him a notoriety that he enjoys very much.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The saguaro's notoriety begins with its physical stature. \u2014 Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic , 11 June 2022",
"Sea moss has recently gained mass notoriety for its immense health benefits\u2014particularly while aiming to strengthen your immune system. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 4 June 2022",
"And finally, that in an industry where hype can seem the primary currency, even Mr. Neumann\u2019s notoriety doesn\u2019t preclude getting funded. \u2014 Christopher Mims, WSJ , 4 June 2022",
"But even as the Medell\u00edn organization grew in scope and notoriety in the 1980s, the Rodr\u00edguez brothers were quietly assembling an operation that would soon far exceed it. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"The never-ending rat race of chasing notoriety and goliath following numbers is a result of a purposefully archaic system that champions poor value extraction for creators. \u2014 Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone , 10 May 2022",
"With an abundance of emerging stars gaining notoriety , the sport is drawing more attention \u2014 and sponsorships \u2014 in the post-Covid era. \u2014 Steve Reed, ajc , 3 June 2022",
"Since then, Texans have watched certain towns gain notoriety for dark reasons. \u2014 James Moore, CNN , 25 May 2022",
"By one, and only one, metric has Madison Cawthorn succeeded in his first term in Congress \u2014 gaining notoriety . \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 16 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French notoriet\u00e9 , from Medieval Latin notorietat-, notorietas , from notorius ",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210525"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
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": nurture , rear",
": to promote the growth of",
": to furnish or sustain with nutriment : feed",
": maintain , support",
": to cause to grow or live in a healthy state especially by providing with enough good food or nutrients",
": to furnish or sustain with nutriment : feed"
],
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"\u02c8n\u0259r-ish",
"\u02c8n\u0259-rish",
"\u02c8n\u0259r-ish",
"\u02c8n\u0259r-ish, \u02c8n\u0259-rish"
],
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"advance",
"cultivate",
"encourage",
"forward",
"foster",
"further",
"incubate",
"nurse",
"nurture",
"promote"
],
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"discourage",
"frustrate",
"hinder",
"inhibit"
],
"examples":[
"Vitamins are added to the shampoo to nourish the hair.",
"a friendship nourished by trust",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Oribe Serene Scalp Anti-Dandruff Shampoo combines salicylic acid to treat flakes and the Oribe Signature Complex to nourish strands. \u2014 ELLE , 11 June 2022",
"Nourish is an age-defying moisturizer with the perfect formulation to nourish and restore dry skin richly. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, three antioxidant-rich plums (Kakadu, Illawarra and Burdekin) work to nourish and renew your skin\u2019s appearance immediately after application, as well as slowly throughout the day. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Products like Soothe & Cool Me Scalp Potion and Get Honey Hair and Scalp Serum nourish the scalp and prevent itching. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 30 May 2022",
"But the culture that takes hold during what promises to be lean years either could nourish the rebuild or prove poisonous. \u2014 Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Here, find 19 incredible wave-boosting products to nourish , boost, and protect your wavy hair. \u2014 ELLE , 21 May 2022",
"These potent natural ingredients work together to promote hair strength and elasticity, nourish your scalp, and support hair growth through improving circulation to the scalp. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 May 2022",
"Most days this silvery half-light is enough to nourish the fledglings skyward, to charge the battery of the heart. \u2014 Campbell Mcgrath, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English nurishen , from Anglo-French nuriss- , stem of nurrir, norrir , from Latin nutrire to suckle, nourish; akin to Greek nan to flow, noteros damp, Sanskrit snauti it drips",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210615"
},
"nous":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": mind , reason : such as",
": an intelligent purposive principle of the world",
": the divine reason regarded in Neoplatonism as the first emanation of God",
": common sense , alertness"
],
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"common sense",
"discreetness",
"discretion",
"gumption",
"horse sense",
"levelheadedness",
"policy",
"prudence",
"sense",
"sensibleness",
"wisdom",
"wit"
],
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"imprudence",
"indiscretion"
],
"examples":[
"an Oxford don who was long on erudition but a little short on everyday nous",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"He's credited Pep Guardiola for his tactical nous in the past, but that doesn't explain away Sevilla. \u2014 SI.com , 2 Oct. 2019",
"While John Stones is equally good in possession, the 25-year-old has not yet developed Alderweireld's defensive nous , which should come with age and experience. \u2014 SI.com , 15 Aug. 2019",
"His defensive nous allows the creativity to flow freely from virtuoso talents such as Eden Hazard and Luka Modric. \u2014 SI.com , 5 Sep. 2019",
"The 37-year-old has built a strong reputation for his tactical nous since retiring from playing. \u2014 SI.com , 24 June 2019",
"The industry will have to use its considerable commercial nous to hit its growth targets if Brexit provokes a deep rupture with the EU. \u2014 The Economist , 3 May 2018",
"Some creative nous , some flair \u2013 something to get England fans off their bloody seats for the first time in years. \u2014 SI.com , 21 Mar. 2018",
"The nous of captain Lee Wallace, the longest serving current Rangers player at seven years, was sorely missed today. \u2014 SI.com , 30 Apr. 2018",
"His establishment nous notwithstanding, Mr Pompeo is not playing Mr Trump so much as finding common cause with him. \u2014 The Economist , 15 Mar. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Greek noos, nous mind",
"first_known_use":[
"1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185911"
},
"novel":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": new and not resembling something formerly known or used",
": not previously identified",
": original or striking especially in conception or style",
": an invented prose narrative that is usually long and complex and deals especially with human experience through a usually connected sequence of events",
": the literary genre consisting of novels",
": new and different from what is already known",
": a long story usually about imaginary characters and events"
],
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"\u02c8n\u00e4-v\u0259l",
"\u02c8n\u00e4-v\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"fresh",
"new",
"original",
"strange",
"unaccustomed",
"unfamiliar",
"unheard-of",
"unknown",
"unprecedented"
],
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"familiar",
"hackneyed",
"old",
"time-honored",
"tired",
"warmed-over"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"She has suggested a novel approach to the problem.",
"Handheld computers are novel devices.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Yes, the idea of a woman like Lucy at that time being in charge in any way was so novel and unique. \u2014 Amy Harrity, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"But the search for stronger emergency preparedness and disaster prevention on school grounds is not novel in Florida. \u2014 Natalia Galicza, Sun Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"These turnout strategies are well grounded in behavioral science and used by many other groups, but EVP\u2019s focus on environmental voters is novel . \u2014 Liza Featherstone, The New Republic , 25 May 2022",
"The problem is that most of the children did not have enough concentration of the virus to enable more-sophisticated testing for a specific strain or to find out whether that strain might be novel . \u2014 Lena H. Sun, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Long hours and tight deadlines are hardly novel at fast-growing tech companies like this, nor is a skewed sleep cycle rare for employees of foreign firms. \u2014 Georgia Wells, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"The use of antitrust law to help balance the labor market isn\u2019t novel , but neither has it been widely used in the US. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 17 Mar. 2022",
"When this film was released, the idea of a father who stayed at home with his children was so novel that it was deemed both heartwarming and hilarious. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 10 Mar. 2022",
"When this film was released, the idea of a father who stayed at home with his children was so novel that it was deemed both heartwarming and hilarious. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Gruffudd also paid tribute to British writer Marston Bloom, who adapted Musso\u2019s novel , alongside Gallonde. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 19 June 2022",
"Myra Breckinridge, a doomed adaptation of a Gore Vidal novel , which improbably cast Raquel Welch as a transgender woman who infiltrates Hollywood. Film critic Rex Reed was cast in the movie as Myron Breckinridge, the pre-transition Myra. \u2014 Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
"This absolutely harrowing Australian drama is an adaptation of Doris Pilkington Garimara's novel , Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence, which is in turn loosely based on a real story. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
"In Moshfegh\u2019s new novel , Lapvona (out June 21 from Penguin Press), that singular melding of nihilism and desire is on full display. \u2014 Elizabeth Nicholas, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
"Patterson recently released a new novel , Run, Rose, Run, co-authored with country star Dolly Parton, in March. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
"Sloane Crosley's new novel , Cult Classic, follows a New Yorker whose encounters with multiple exes lead her into a Lower East Side cult. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 13 June 2022",
"And the novel \u2019s alternating narratives, by suspending time, also intensify suspense. \u2014 Anna Mundow, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"At Siena College, the choice is Colson Whitehead\u2019s Pulitzer Prize winning novel , The Nickel Boys, a fictionalized account of the real, horrifying abuses that took place at the Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Florida. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 9 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
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"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1639, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222955"
},
"novelettish":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"of, relating to, or characteristic of a novelette",
"sentimental"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02ccn\u00e4-v\u0259-\u02c8le-tish",
"synonyms":[
"chocolate-box",
"cloying",
"corny",
"drippy",
"fruity",
"gooey",
"lovey-dovey",
"maudlin",
"mawkish",
"mushy",
"saccharine",
"sappy",
"schmaltzy",
"sentimental",
"sloppy",
"slushy",
"soppy",
"soupy",
"spoony",
"spooney",
"sticky",
"sugarcoated",
"sugary",
"wet"
],
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"unsentimental"
],
"examples":[
"readers will encounter surprisingly novelettish dialogue for a work that is supposed to be a literary novel"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"1904, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"novelty":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"something new or unusual",
"the quality or state of being novel newness",
"a small manufactured article intended mainly for personal or household adornment",
"something (such as a song or food item) that provides often fleeting amusement and is often based on a theme",
"something new or unusual",
"the quality or state of being new or unusual",
"a small unusual ornament or toy",
"the quality or state of being new quality of being different from anything in prior existence"
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"pronounciation":"\u02c8n\u00e4-v\u0259l-t\u0113",
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"freshness",
"newness",
"originality"
],
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"examples":[
"the novelty of space exploration",
"Electric-powered cars are still novelties .",
"Eating shark meat is a novelty to many people.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It\u2019s not the same as just generating randomness as a form of novelty . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 9 June 2022",
"Although the core sound of the band remains intact, there are some glimpses of novelty littered throughout. \u2014 Grant Sharples, SPIN , 25 May 2022",
"Pairing antique decor with contemporary fixtures also added a touch of novelty . \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, House Beautiful , 21 May 2022",
"Variations that limit the possible word space (i.e., Lewdle) or tack on more simultaneous games (i.e., Sedecordle) bring back some of the novelty but can only go so far. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The pairs were then ranked by assessing their gross number of ideas, as well as those concepts\u2019 degree of novelty , and asked to submit their best idea. \u2014 Bret Stetka, Scientific American , 27 Apr. 2022",
"His campaign, like Macron\u2019s in 2017, had the benefit of novelty , which assured him a disproportionate amount of media coverage and for a short time a small lead over Le Pen. \u2014 Arthur Goldhammer, The New Republic , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Determined to reawaken his wife\u2019s deadened spirit, Marty suggested splashes of novelty . \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 5 Apr. 2022",
"When Yola came to public prominence, she was welcomed but widely considered something of a novelty , too. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 31 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English novelte, borrowed from Anglo-French novelt\u00e9, from novel \"new, novel entry 1 \" + -t\u00e9 -ty ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"now":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"adjective",
"adverb",
"conjunction",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": at the present time or moment",
": in the time immediately before the present",
": in the time immediately to follow : forthwith",
": sometimes",
": under the present circumstances",
": at the time referred to",
": by this time",
": in view of the fact that : since",
": the present time or moment",
": of or relating to the present time : existing",
": excitingly new",
": constantly aware of what is new",
"National Organization for Women",
": at this time",
": immediately before the present time",
": in the time immediately to follow",
": sometimes",
": in the present circumstances",
": at the time referred to",
": from time to time : occasionally",
": in view of the fact that : since",
": the present time"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8nau\u0307",
"\u02c8nau\u0307"
],
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"anymore",
"currently",
"nowadays",
"presently",
"right now",
"today"
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"'cause",
"as",
"as long as",
"because",
"being (as ",
"considering",
"for",
"inasmuch as",
"seeing",
"since",
"whereas"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"There are now apps and sites to rent out all kinds of stuff from lawnmowers and camping gear \u2013 to boats, gardens, swimming pools and even chicken coops! \u2014 Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"Vatican watchers say a papal resignation now would be unthinkable given that Francis' 95-year-old predecessor, Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, is still alive. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 10 June 2022",
"Staff told the board the district\u2019s five high school marching bands are now on a rotating schedule for getting new uniforms. \u2014 Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"China is now South America\u2019s largest trade partner. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"LaPierre drafted Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, who was then a Republican member of the U.S. House and is now the state\u2019s governor, to direct a task force to put together a report with recommendations on how to make schools safer. \u2014 Laura Strickler, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
"But now firefighters are up against these kinds of blazes two or three times a season, said Garcia of the US Forest Service. \u2014 Stephanie Elam, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"An exhibit which features a retrospect of the late-South Florida architect Norman Giller\u2019s work is now on display at the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. \u2014 Sergio Carmona, Sun Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
"San Diego is now the least affordable city in the country, said a study by OJO Labs. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"So pack some sunscreen and a towel, and enjoy the last warm days of the year wearing one of these need-to-know- now brands. \u2014 Nila Do Simon, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 22 Sep. 2020",
"The see-now-buy- now collection included jewelry, eyewear, shoes and clothing. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Sep. 2019",
"The see-now-buy- now collection included jewelry, eyewear, shoes and clothing. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Sep. 2019",
"The Model 3 now starts at $38,990, according to Tesla\u2019s website. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 July 2019",
"In Augustine\u2019s formulation, a faithful person doesn\u2019t merely forget the past, that collection of dead nows . \u2014 Christian Wiman, WSJ , 21 June 2019",
"Dubbed 'Tommy x Zendaya,' the duo's first see-now, buy- now collection is slated to debut on March 2 at Paris Fashion Week, WWD reports. \u2014 Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 Jan. 2019",
"There will also be a Tommy x Zendaya capsule collection to drop in a see-now-buy- now runway show in February. \u2014 Brooke Bobb, Vogue , 16 Oct. 2018",
"Not only that, her son, Miles, is gay, which at first was problematic given their Southern-religious upbringing but nows seems to be OK. \u2014 Christopher Rosa, Glamour , 15 June 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"And three months after that, Lodge proposed to his now -wife in December 2021. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
"Auerbach produced albums for Cage the Elephant, The Pretenders and Jake Bugg, while Carney worked with his now -wife, Michelle Branch, as well as Tennis and Karen Elson. \u2014 Daniel Kohn, SPIN , 2 June 2022",
"Even after their divorce, Diana continued to wear the piece, and in 2010, Prince William gave it as an engagement ring to his now -wife, Kate Middleton. \u2014 Jennifer Newman, Town & Country , 17 May 2022",
"In the face of that negativity, the premiere drew supporters including John Ramirez, who cosplayed as Doctor Strange and who at the start of the pandemic in 2020 used El Capitan\u2019s marquee to propose to his now -wife. \u2014 Jason Armond, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2022",
"Sun \u2013 who along with his now -ex-wife operated a popular Clifton Chinese restaurant, Fortune Noodle House \u2013 was sentenced Thursday to 6\u00bd years in prison. \u2014 Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Three months after news broke of their split, Lodge proposed to his now -wife in December 2021. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
"In a new interview with People, the now cancer-free actor shared more about that time in his life. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Sheeran also sparked a relationship with his now -wife Cherry Seaborn at this exact party. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 11 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adverb, Conjunction, Noun, and Adjective",
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"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Conjunction",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"12th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202934"
},
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"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": nowise",
": not so : no"
],
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"never",
"no",
"none",
"nothing",
"nowise"
],
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"anyway",
"anywise",
"at all",
"ever",
"half",
"however"
],
"examples":[
"that will noway hurt your chances of getting on the team",
"no way will I go with you to the dance"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213222"
},
"noxious":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": physically harmful or destructive to living beings",
": constituting a harmful influence on mind or behavior",
": morally corrupting",
": disagreeable , obnoxious",
": causing harm",
": physically harmful or destructive to living beings"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u00e4k-sh\u0259s",
"\u02c8n\u00e4k-sh\u0259s",
"\u02c8n\u00e4k-sh\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"insalubrious",
"noisome",
"sickly",
"unhealthful",
"unhealthy",
"unwholesome"
],
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"healthful",
"healthy"
],
"examples":[
"mixing bleach and ammonia can cause noxious fumes that can seriously harm you",
"noxious smog that for years has been encrusting the historic cathedral with soot",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Despite long hours in cold temperatures, the crew found the work energizing; the absence of deafening noise and noxious fumes was refreshing. \u2014 Nick Romeo, The New Yorker , 4 May 2022",
"The face value of this reality \u2014 the possibility of stripping womb-carriers of their dignity, safety, autonomy and choice \u2014 is a noxious fog that numbs the mind and restricts visibility. \u2014 Marina Gomberg, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"The man\u2019s apartment was a carbonic black and noxious . \u2014 James Verini, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"Examples include chimpanzees known to scarf down noxious leaves to aid digestion and fruit flies that ingest alcohol to rid themselves of deadly parasites. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
"This has had a noxious effect on the general African economy which still sits at the bottom of the global digital economy. \u2014 Faustine Ngila, Quartz , 13 May 2022",
"The Toxic Avenger remake promises to be sufficiently noxious for its hardcore fans. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
"But, comparing the cleansing weightlessness of this record to the noxious romantic machinations of the last one, the Biblical metaphor seems to apply, too: no throwing stones. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 5 May 2022",
"And ironically, the fact that Shapiro also harbors some incredibly noxious cultural and political views also may ironically fuel the cross-aisle horniness. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 29 Apr. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193858"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a projecting vent of something",
": a short tube with a taper or constriction used (as on a hose) to speed up or direct a flow of fluid",
": a part in a rocket engine that accelerates the exhaust gases from the combustion chamber to a high velocity",
": nose",
": a short tube often used on the end of a hose or pipe to direct or speed up a flow of fluid"
],
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"\u02c8n\u00e4-z\u0259l",
"\u02c8n\u00e4-z\u0259l"
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"conk",
"honker",
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"snout"
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"in this classic film noir, a private eye gets his nozzle sliced when he starts poking it into places where it's not welcome",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For our hard floor straight-line pickup tests, large and small debris is deposited onto a marked area of the floor (based on the width of the opening of the robot vacuum\u2019s nozzle ). \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 8 June 2022",
"These floaties are easy to blow up, too, thanks to the single- nozzle design. \u2014 Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
"Its best features include an ergonomic spray- nozzle design, a pleasant citrus scent, and a dual-action trigger (offering a wide-angle spray for large areas or a precise stream for spot cleaning). \u2014 Maxwell B. Mortimer, Car and Driver , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The AquaOasis has over 38,000 4.5-star ratings on Amazon, thanks to its quiet noise level, 360-degree rotating nozzle for precise vapor flow, automatic shut-off, and no need for a filter. \u2014 Malia Griggs, SELF , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Do not get too close to the surface with the nozzle . \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2022",
"Our photographer noted that this bottle also had the strongest and widest spray nozzle . \u2014 Charles Dryer, Car and Driver , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Then hit the trigger button and jets of steam will burst from the nozzle . \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 5 Mar. 2022",
"The most common type is a pistol grip nozzle , which has a trigger handle to control the water stream; these can often lock into position, too. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 19 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1683, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202653"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": of or relating to the patriarch Noah or his time",
": ancient , antiquated"
],
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"n\u014d-\u02c8\u0101-k\u0113-\u0259n"
],
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"antiquated",
"archaic",
"dated",
"d\u00e9mod\u00e9",
"demoded",
"fossilized",
"kaput",
"kaputt",
"medieval",
"mediaeval",
"moribund",
"mossy",
"moth-eaten",
"neolithic",
"obsolete",
"out-of-date",
"outdated",
"outmoded",
"outworn",
"pass\u00e9",
"prehistoric",
"prehistorical",
"rusty",
"Stone Age",
"superannuated"
],
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"examples":[
"Noachian farm equipment that probably belongs in a museum somewhere."
],
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"1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212834"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person who is not an author"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8\u022f-th\u0259r"
],
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"1906, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-110534"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not conforming to established doctrine",
": unconventional , unorthodox",
": of or relating to branches of Judaism other than Orthodox Judaism"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8\u022fr-th\u0259-\u02ccd\u00e4ks"
],
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"dissentient",
"dissenting",
"dissident",
"heretical",
"heretic",
"heterodox",
"iconoclastic",
"maverick",
"nonconformist",
"out-there",
"unconventional",
"unorthodox"
],
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"conforming",
"conformist",
"conventional",
"orthodox"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-121233"
},
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"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in a notable manner : to a high degree",
": especially , particularly"
],
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"\u02c8n\u014d-t\u0259-bl\u0113"
],
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"especially",
"particularly",
"specially",
"specifically"
],
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"generally"
],
"examples":[
"Several senior executives were notably absent from the proceedings.",
"The film's plot was notably lacking.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The leading explanation is that this is a mixture of a high risk survival strategy by Johnson, coupled with the usual disregard for the consequences of his actions ( notably the prime minister\u2019s ethics advisor has just resigned). \u2014 Mike O'sullivan, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
"But instead of earning points for a spell well-done or a Quidditch match won, the students earned points, notably , for attendance. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
"The attacks have intensified this month during the first big Pride events since pandemic restrictions were lifted, most notably with the white nationalist Patriot Front\u2019s foiled attempt to disrupt a celebration in northern Idaho. \u2014 Hannah Allam, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Second, this specific copy was auctioned by its original owner, actor Tom Wilson, who played a history book\u2019s worth of McFly family bullies throughout the films, most notably Biff Tannen. \u2014 Matthew Kitchen, Chron , 17 June 2022",
"This perspective naturally lends itself to a kind of personal storytelling, most notably by translating culturally specific perspectives and philosophies into new visual languages outside the traditions of the American mainstream. \u2014 Adam Piron, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"Orr did not open his hips, put his heels together and befuddle defenders the way some skaters, most notably Sidney Crosby, can today. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"In its survey, 54% of Americans held a favorable view of the court and 44% were unfavorable \u2014 notably worse than the roughly 70%-30% split that surveys had commonly found over the prior few years. \u2014 David Lauter, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"The setlist is notably peppered with tracks from their newest EP, GOT7, hinting at the bigger story of their evolution since leaving their label and venturing out on their own. \u2014 Natalie Morin, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-122305"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":[
": not of or relating to a nation : not national"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8nash-n\u0259l",
"-\u02c8na-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1890, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-132238"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways : unambiguous"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-am-\u02c8bi-gy\u0259-w\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"apparent",
"bald",
"bald-faced",
"barefaced",
"bright-line",
"broad",
"clear",
"clear-cut",
"crystal clear",
"decided",
"distinct",
"evident",
"lucid",
"luculent",
"luminous",
"manifest",
"obvious",
"open-and-shut",
"palpable",
"patent",
"pellucid",
"perspicuous",
"plain",
"ringing",
"straightforward",
"transparent",
"unambiguous",
"unambivalent",
"unequivocal",
"unmistakable"
],
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"ambiguous",
"clouded",
"cryptic",
"dark",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"equivocal",
"indistinct",
"mysterious",
"nonobvious",
"obfuscated",
"obscure",
"unapparent",
"unclarified",
"unclear"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1924, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-181426"
},
"nosey":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of prying or inquisitive (see inquisitive sense 2 ) disposition or quality : intrusive",
": wanting to know about someone else's business"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u014d-z\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"curious",
"inquisitive",
"prying",
"snoopy"
],
"antonyms":[
"incurious",
"uncurious"
],
"examples":[
"nosy in-laws asking about our finances",
"a nosy coworker sat down right next to us as we were having an unmistakably private conversation",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Not all nosiness is friendly, but not all friendliness is nosy , either. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"Loss is a statement of fact; the subject matter is both uncomfortable and sad enough to keep even the most nosy from inquiring further. \u2014 SELF , 2 June 2022",
"The nosy neighbor character Agnes (portrayed by Kathryn Hahn) is shown to be iconic villain Agatha Harkness toward the end of the first season of the sitcom parody based on a Marvel comic. \u2014 Robert Marich, Variety , 23 May 2022",
"Populating these pages are apparitions who wage war, in various ways, on social norms: a nosy aunt, a couple of persistent saleswomen, a mother\u2019s unseen helper. \u2014 The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
"Thanks to its thick wire mesh, this hutch also allows for maximum ventilation while preventing your pets from escaping\u2014and keeps nosy dogs or cats gaining entry. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Still, keeping it to themselves faces new challenges, with a nosy neighbor (Adam Bartley) and the arrival of a mysterious stranger (Chai Hansen) complicating their until-now pretty staid lives. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 20 May 2022",
"Sheridan was also remembered for her recurring role as nosy neighbor Raquel Ochmonek on NBC comedy ALF from 1986 to 1990. \u2014 Marc Berman, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Liz Sheridan, the veteran actress best known for playing Jerry's adoring mother on Seinfeld and the nosy neighbor Mrs. Ochmonek on ALF, died in her sleep of natural causes early Friday morning. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 15 Apr. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1828, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-215346"
},
"nonrational":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not based on, guided by, or employing reason : not rational : irrational",
": not relating to or being a rational number : irrational"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8rash-n\u0259l",
"-\u02c8ra-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[
"fallacious",
"illegitimate",
"illogical",
"inconsequent",
"inconsequential",
"invalid",
"irrational",
"unreasonable",
"unreasoning",
"unsound",
"weak"
],
"antonyms":[
"logical",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"sound",
"valid",
"well-founded",
"well-grounded"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-220607"
},
"noncontiguous":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not contiguous",
": not adjoining along a boundary or consisting of parts that adjoin"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-k\u0259n-\u02c8ti-gy\u0259-w\u0259s",
"-gy\u00fc-\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But visitors are welcome at a 305-acre noncontiguous piece several miles to the west on Lee Creek. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Dec. 2020",
"The next year, however, Trump shrunk the monument and chopped it into two noncontiguous units totaling 202,000 acres, leaving out many of the areas the tribes\u2019 specifically wanted protected. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Oct. 2021",
"One of the largest private undeveloped ranches in the Rocky Mountain West, the property is located roughly 30 miles from the city of Bozeman and comprises a series of five separate, noncontiguous parcels that total about 80,000 acres. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Working with partners to create a noncontiguous national park in the Mississippi Delta and on Chicago\u2019s South Side in honor of Till and Till-Mobley. \u2014 Shanzeh Ahmad, chicagotribune.com , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Malaysia is made up of two noncontiguous regions: West Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula, which consists of 11 states, and East Malaysia, on the island of Borneo, which consists of two states. \u2014 CNN , 16 Aug. 2021",
"Israel has carved up the West Bank, creating small, densely populated, noncontiguous Palestinian enclaves much like the Bantustans of apartheid South Africa. \u2014 Star Tribune , 30 Mar. 2021",
"The bike-and-buggy trail opened in 2005, with the noncontiguous Glenmont-to-Brinkhaven link added in 2017; in Brinkhaven, riders can pick up the Mohican Valley Trail. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 25 June 2020",
"Because of Covid, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an emergency order to expel migrants from noncontiguous countries. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 14 Mar. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1825, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-221511"
},
"notional":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": theoretical , speculative",
": existing in the mind only : imaginary",
": given to foolish or fanciful moods or ideas",
": of, relating to, or being a notion or idea : conceptual",
": presenting an idea of a thing, action, or quality",
": of or representing what exists or occurs in the world of things as distinguished from syntactic categories"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u014d-shn\u0259l",
"-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstract",
"conceptual",
"ideal",
"ideational",
"metaphysical",
"theoretical",
"theoretic"
],
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"concrete",
"nonabstract"
],
"examples":[
"The notional earnings of the company were close to the actual ones.",
"she has a notional understanding of romantic love but no actual experience of being in love",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The short risk reversal accounted for $86 million in notional value traded last week. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"The traditional synthetics market has demonstrated enormous growth potential, with a $610 trillion notional value in the first half of 2021. \u2014 Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Moreover, its design would set the standard for subsequent generations of surface vehicles built to support notional future human landings on Mars. \u2014 Maddie Bender, Scientific American , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Perfect punctuality is a pinhead, a notional point on the continuum, kind of a Zeno\u2019s paradox. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The dates for such a mission are so notional that NASA did not even include them on its chart. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Called the Interstellar Probe, this notional spacecraft would study the sun\u2019s cosmic environs in unprecedented detail. \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 6 Jan. 2022",
"The findings are based on the trading platform\u2019s customer notional net percentage buy/sell behavior for stocks that comprise the S&P 500 sectors. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 4 Jan. 2022",
"The second is an ironclad determination to deny the first as new proposals are advanced from the notional stage to actual legislative language. \u2014 Benjamin Zycher, National Review , 16 Dec. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-224311"
},
"nothingness":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being nothing : such as",
": nonexistence",
": utter insignificance",
": death",
": something insignificant or valueless",
": void , emptiness"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u0259-thi\u014b-n\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"dead",
"deadness",
"death",
"grave",
"lifelessness",
"sleep"
],
"antonyms":[
"existence",
"life"
],
"examples":[
"He was staring into nothingness .",
"The sound faded into nothingness .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At one point during our conversation, Otake opens a bottle of bubbly ros\u00e9 just to celebrate the grand nothingness of being alive on this day. \u2014 Amanda Lee Koe, Vogue , 25 May 2022",
"This will be the end of your world\u2014the end of ours\u2014the end of the world that the centuries have tethered to nothingness . \u2014 Jean Cocteau, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"One state - sameness - is equivalent to nothingness . \u2014 Amir Husain, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"What gave rise to such behemoths of nothingness is a mystery. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"It\u2019s the very sense of nothingness , of frantic agitation that surrounds and even distracts from the action, that is the movie\u2019s main distinction. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Here's the exciting, true- nothingness part about doing nothing: If another card comes addressed only to you, then, so what. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 May 2021",
"As in Zen, the pursuit of nothingness calms the mind. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2022",
"There were glimmers of hope followed by long periods of nothingness , injuries. \u2014 Sarah Barker, Outside Online , 30 Nov. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-002033"
},
"nod":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make a quick downward motion of the head whether deliberately (as in expressing assent or salutation) or involuntarily (as from drowsiness)",
": to incline or sway from the vertical as though ready to fall",
": to bend or sway the upper part gently downward or forward : bob gently",
": to make a slip or error in a moment of abstraction",
": to incline downward or forward",
": to bring, invite, or send by a nod",
": to signify by a nod",
": the act or an instance of nodding",
": an indication especially of approval or recognition",
": to bend the head up and down one or more times",
": to move up and down",
": to tip the head in a certain direction",
": to fall asleep",
": the action of bending the head up and down"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u00e4d",
"\u02c8n\u00e4d"
],
"synonyms":[
"bob",
"bobble",
"jog",
"jounce",
"pump",
"seesaw",
"wag"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She nodded when I asked her if she was ready.",
"I asked her if she could hear me, and she nodded her head .",
"\u201cThe bathroom is around the corner,\u201d he said, nodding to the left.",
"She nodded toward the dirty dishes and said she would get to them later.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This nod toward the impulse to self-annihilate is the very definition of a sobering thought. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 5 June 2022",
"Time was \u2014 not that long ago \u2014 that after a mass shooting, gun rights advocates would nod to the possibility of compromise before waiting for memories to fade and opposing any new legislation to regulate firearms. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"And ideally, it would be tailored to better match the circulating strains du jour, which, for now, requires at least some nod to Omicron and its offshoots. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 23 May 2022",
"With Duplessis graduated from the program after earning the first-team All-Conference USA nod last season, Dean is in line to take over as the leader of the special teams group. \u2014 Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News , 18 May 2022",
"Devin Booker an All-NBA nod away from being eligible for four-year supermax deal for $211 million. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 18 May 2022",
"Both are delicious \u2014 highly sippable, with unique profiles that even the whiskey nerds will nod to. \u2014 Kate Dingwall, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"In the background, Mayim couldn't help but laugh along and nod in agreeance. \u2014 Rebecca Norris, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
"Here, a palpable sense of luxury is balanced with details that nod to the property\u2019s previous life as a cultural institution. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 11 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Brewers say their power-blue base reflects the summer skies in Milwaukee while also serving as a nod to the iconic blue uniforms of the past in the team's history. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"Both courts will feature a 2023 NBA All-Star Game logo at the player check-in area in front of the scorers\u2019 table, as a nod to Salt Lake City hosting that game. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"Design week was rife with modular products and stackable home accessories, perhaps as a nod to the growing demand for flexible work-from-home spaces. \u2014 CNN , 16 June 2022",
"For her big night, Vellani, who is Pakistani Canadian, chose to wear a gown by Indian designer Gaurav Gupta as a nod to her own South Asian lineage. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 8 June 2022",
"For the outing, the stylish duchess opted for a statement-making coat by Eponine in a red hue as a nod to the Welsh flag. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 4 June 2022",
"The rest of his intervention is marked by several strong gestures, the most imposing of which is the monumental travertine fireplace in the dining room, whose geometric forms are meant as a nod to the work of Carlo Scarpa. \u2014 Ian Phillips, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
"Netflix confirmed in a tweet Monday that McLaughlin chose No. 8 for his jersey number as a nod to the former Los Angeles Lakers player. \u2014 Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
"As a nod to the Pizza Swiss Steak, Alexis makes a charred tomato pan sauce in the leftover steak fat using grape tomatoes, shallots, and capers. \u2014 Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"circa 1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-003019"
},
"notorious":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": generally known and talked of",
": widely and unfavorably known",
": widely known especially for some bad characteristic",
": generally known and talked of"
],
"pronounciation":[
"n\u014d-\u02c8t\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259s",
"n\u0259-",
"n\u014d-\u02c8t\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259s",
"n\u014d-\u02c8t\u014dr-\u0113-\u0259s"
],
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"discreditable",
"disgraceful",
"dishonorable",
"disreputable",
"ignominious",
"infamous",
"louche",
"opprobrious",
"shady",
"shameful",
"shoddy",
"shy",
"unrespectable"
],
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"honorable",
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"respectable"
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"The coach is notorious for his violent outbursts.",
"a notorious mastermind of terrorist activities",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The city, whose downtown shopfronts are set around a courthouse, is 20 miles from the Alabama border and is notorious for being the birthplace of the Ku Klux Klan. \u2014 Chris Kenning, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"Government operations are notorious for their bureaucracy and lack of versatility. \u2014 Naeim Khanjani, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The state of Baja California, where Tijuana is located, is also notorious for disappearances. \u2014 Matt Rivers, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"Cryptocurrency markets are notorious for their volatility, but the moves in the past few days have been on another level. \u2014 Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"Officers along the river, underpaid themselves, are notorious for demanding bribes. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"Canon is notorious for having a straightforward, easy-to-use system, which is a huge bonus for beginners. \u2014 Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
"Plus, there are gel beads in the foam to prevent overheating, which is a great bonus because memory foam is notorious for trapping in heat. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
"Average flight prices, which are notorious for fluctuating with demand, are almost unchanged from 2019, despite a major drop in business travel and a significant increase in remote workers. \u2014 cleveland , 12 June 2022"
],
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"1534, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
],
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"\u02c8n\u014d-\u02c8frilz"
],
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"spartan",
"stark"
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"Lucullian",
"luxe",
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"plush"
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"1948, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-014217"
},
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"adjective"
],
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],
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"-\u02c8nach-r\u0259l"
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"noun",
"verb"
],
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": a sudden extreme drop",
": a downward plunge (as of an airplane)",
": a sudden sharp drop (as in prices)",
": to plunge or drop suddenly or sharply"
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"\u02c8n\u014dz-\u02ccd\u012bv"
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"dip",
"dive",
"down",
"drop",
"fall",
"plunge"
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"climb",
"rise",
"rising",
"soaring",
"upswing",
"upturn"
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"examples":[
"The plane went into a nosedive .",
"The stock market took a nosedive .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But back before the recent nosedive , Hastings and Sarandos saw their compensation packages constrict slightly. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 30 Apr. 2022",
"In Red Bull\u2019s Plane Swap event, set for Sunday, April 24, skydivers and pilots Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington \u2014 each piloting single-seat Cessna aircrafts to 14,000 feet in the skies over Arizona \u2014 will put their planes into a vertical nosedive . \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The yield curve\u2019s main nosedive happened in the wake of the June FOMC Minutes, when Fed members hastened the timeline for rate hikes. \u2014 Oliver Renick, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Between the pandemic-induced nosedive of 2020 and the inventory pinch of 2021, dealers like Gonzalez have been left shaking their heads. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2021",
"All agree the temperature will take a nosedive on Christmas Eve. \u2014 Cameron Fields, cleveland , 21 Dec. 2020",
"Patriots Bill Belichick\u2019s genius is the biggest reason to believe New England\u2019s not headed for a nosedive . 15. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 28 May 2020",
"The nosedive wiped out more than $5 billion of the company's market value, hurting US mom-and-pop investors in the process. \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 21 May 2020",
"Shuttered storefronts, evaporated foot traffic, and a sharp decline in consumer confidence have caused sales to nosedive . \u2014 Jasmin Malik Chua, refinery29.com , 22 Apr. 2020"
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"1869, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
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": not progressive"
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"1851, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": writing or cinema that is about facts and real events",
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8fik-sh\u0259n",
"\u02c8n\u00e4n-\u02c8fik-sh\u0259n"
],
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"examples":[
"He reads a lot of nonfiction .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"My reading goes about 60/40 novel to nonfiction ratio with a constant soft snow falling of poems. \u2014 Amy Sutherland, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"Crime is, after all, a reliable source of the conflict and suspense necessary for a studio executive to envision a nonfiction narrative onscreen. \u2014 Molly Fischer, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"The Impact Award honors career achievement in the field of nonfiction , unscripted and reality television programming. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 7 June 2022",
"Jackson joined the institute in 2013, as director of its Documentary Film Program, supporting nonfiction filmmakers through grants and mentoring. \u2014 Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"The Hulu series, which concluded Thursday, is based on Jon Krakauer\u2019s nonfiction bestseller, which uses the real-life murder of Brenda Lafferty and her infant daughter to delve into the turbulent history of the Mormon religion. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"The controversy surrounding fictional depictions of nuns has led some in Hollywood to attempt more nuanced, nonfiction portrayals. \u2014 ELLE , 3 June 2022",
"And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman, was released to critical acclaim in July 2006, and by September was listed at No. 1 on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 2 June 2022",
"Janklow & Nesbit eventually established a client list of 1,100 novelists and nonfiction writers, including the winners of Pulitzer Prizes, National Book Awards, Academy Awards and other accolades. \u2014 Robert D. Mcfadden, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022"
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"1867, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-130258"
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"adjective"
],
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": having one or more interruptions in a sequence or in a stretch of time or space",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-140756"
},
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"noun"
],
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],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8fan"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Although basketball fans and nonfans couldn\u2019t reliably distinguish simulations from real plays, top-level players often could. \u2014 Edd Gent, Science | AAAS , 27 Sep. 2019",
"Even nonfans admit that his music has adhesive properties. \u2014 Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times , 5 Aug. 2019",
"This World Cup has been widely popular with fans and nonfans alike, setting viewing records, and organizer FIFA expects to reach 1 billion viewers by the end of the final this Sunday. \u2014 NBC News , 2 July 2019",
"Lind's tour dominated everyday conversations, much to the consternation of nonfans . \u2014 Nancy Baym, WIRED , 10 July 2018",
"Here are five things for the nonfan to know about the World Cup, just in time to join in on barbecue conversations \u2014 and perhaps even spur your own passion for the world\u2019s most popular sport. 1. \u2014 Alison Bowen, chicagotribune.com , 3 July 2018",
"Fans \u2014 hell, nonfans , too \u2014 covet her flawless hair, dewy skin, and impeccable style. \u2014 Judith Newman, Allure , 17 Oct. 2017",
"If fans were turning into superfans, then maybe nonfans were also turning into fans. \u2014 Daniel Engber, Slate Magazine , 24 Aug. 2017"
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"1911, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-140828"
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"adjective"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-155839"
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"noun"
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"-b\u1d4am",
"-\u02ccblem"
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"bagatelle",
"child's play",
"frippery",
"nothing",
"picayune",
"shuck(s)",
"small beer",
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"trifle",
"triviality"
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"1965, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-160416"
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"noun"
],
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"also"
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"1833, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-183252"
},
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"adjective"
],
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": not having, characterized by, or marked by life : not alive or living",
": not living",
": not having or characterized by life"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8li-vi\u014b",
"\u02c8n\u00e4n-\u02c8li-vi\u014b",
"-\u02c8liv-i\u014b"
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"1868, in the meaning defined above"
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"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": at the present time",
": at the present time"
],
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"\u02c8nau\u0307-(\u0259-)\u02ccd\u0101z",
"\u02c8nau\u0307-\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101z"
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"now",
"presently",
"right now",
"today"
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"before",
"formerly",
"long",
"once",
"then"
],
"examples":[
"People don't wear hats much nowadays .",
"nowadays wives are just as likely to work outside the home as their husbands are",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Strange things just happened; that was realism nowadays . \u2014 Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"There\u2019s no cookie-cutter approach to cloud migration, but luckily, there are technologies nowadays that can identify insights within your own company to help move your data and applications safely and efficiently. \u2014 Paul Deur, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"But nowadays , Father's Day is a key date on the commercial calendar. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
"Like most automakers nowadays , BMW is busy electrifying its lineup, having just introduced the i4 sedan and iX SUV for the 2022 model year. \u2014 Car and Driver , 28 May 2022",
"Globalization nowadays may be a dirty word, but having diverse suppliers is an economic strength. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"Also, and this is no small bonus nowadays : the green vinyl pressing comes with what has become all too much of a rarity these days: an accompanying digital download card. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 23 Apr. 2022",
"This may be even more of a problem for kids nowadays , as so many are chronically stressed because of the pandemic. \u2014 Laura Newberrystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Most antivirus software nowadays has email scanning capabilities and can detect most viruses and malware on your computer. \u2014 Ondrej Krehel, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u012b-\u0259n(t)s",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While this certainly helped the IRS in the early years of its microcaptive activities, that was a bell that could not be unrung even if Notice 2016-66 ultimately was vitiated due to APA noncompliance . \u2014 Jay Adkisson, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Litigation over witness noncompliance continued in most cases even after the committee issued its over 11,000-page final report. \u2014 Jennifer Selin, The Conversation , 2 June 2022",
"Washington had largely let Chinese firms\u2019 noncompliance slide so American investors could tap into the riches of some of China\u2019s most successful enterprises. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Over the past five years, the federal tribunal has issued around 20 noncompliance orders, according to one lawyer with the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Ray said in her complaint she was removed from her deputy director position for insisting the state address noncompliance issues at vaccination sites. \u2014 Hallie Miller, baltimoresun.com , 29 Dec. 2021",
"City lawyers said the issue was moot because Catanzara\u2019s predictions of mass noncompliance have not yet materialized. \u2014 Alice Yin, chicagotribune.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
"The news comes a few weeks after the department announced that an LA firefighter is under investigation for allegedly taking his vaccine noncompliance letter and wiping his buttocks with it before discarding it on the ground. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 8 Dec. 2021",
"The authority instituted a zero-tolerance policy against mask noncompliance in January and doubled the fines in September, but aggressive behavior from passengers continued. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 25 Nov. 2021"
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"1648, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191345"
},
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"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
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": a stupid person : simpleton",
": head , noggin",
": a food paste made usually with egg and shaped typically in ribbon form",
": a buoyant, flexible cylinder of polyethylene foam used as an aid in swimming or staying afloat in water",
": to improvise on an instrument in an informal or desultory manner",
": a thin often flat strip of fresh or dried dough (as of flour and egg) that is usually boiled"
],
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"\u02c8n\u00fc-d\u1d4al",
"\u02c8n\u00fc-d\u1d4al"
],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"He was just noodling around on the guitar.",
"It's a thought I've been noodling around with for some time."
],
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"1720, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
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"1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"circa 1937, in the meaning defined above"
],
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": making noise",
": full of or characterized by noise or clamor",
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": making a lot of noise",
": full of noise"
],
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"\u02c8n\u022fi-z\u0113",
"\u02c8n\u022fi-z\u0113"
],
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"clangorous",
"dinning",
"discordant",
"rackety"
],
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"quiet",
"silent",
"soundless",
"still"
],
"examples":[
"The playground was filled with noisy children.",
"His lawnmower is very noisy .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some Ferrari enthusiasts and analysts have questioned whether the company, which has built its brand over 75 years on the back of powerful and noisy conventional engines, can manage the transition to the quiet world of electric motors. \u2014 Eric Sylvers, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Ament enlisted the band\u2019s current second guitarist, Josh Klinghoffer, as well as instrumentalists John Wicks and Josh Evans, to create an oppressive and noisy score while the series was still in production. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 2 June 2022",
"The train to Provo was absolutely packed that day, and noisy , too. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Dune, No Time to Die and West Side Story are big and noisy ; Belfast and The Power of the Dog are subtle. \u2014 The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Mar. 2022",
"With persistent and noisy horn honking, protesters are demanding governments at all levels lift their health restrictions, including vaccine and mask mandates, lockdowns and restrictions on businesses and gatherings. \u2014 Paula Newton, CNN , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Three friends gambol drunkenly on the lawn, noisy in their adamant youthfulness. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 21 Jan. 2022",
"People with autism\u2014a lifelong condition\u2014may struggle to socialize and feel overwhelmed by noisy , colorful scenes. \u2014 Henry Flynn, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"The Agora \u2013 with its cavernous, often noisy space \u2013 was a challenging stage for Coverdale, who seemed an incongruous pick for Big Thief\u2019s folky leanings on this tour. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 23 Apr. 2022"
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"1675, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": not having or showing any apparent conflict"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-k\u0259n-\u02c8flik-ti\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"accordant",
"coherent",
"compatible",
"concordant",
"conformable (to)",
"congruent",
"congruous",
"consistent",
"consonant",
"correspondent (with ",
"harmonious"
],
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"conflicting",
"conflictive",
"incompatible",
"incongruous",
"inconsistent",
"inharmonious",
"noncompatible"
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"1840, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192925"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not temporal",
": independent of or unaffected by time"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8tem-p(\u0259-)r\u0259l"
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"1886, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194731"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to fail to conform"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022frm"
],
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"1681, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
],
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": not purposive"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8p\u0259r-p\u0259-siv",
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not moving : stationary",
": involving a motor vehicle that is not in motion"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8m\u00fc-vi\u014b"
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"1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195251"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": a V-shaped indentation",
": a slit made to serve as a record",
": a rounded indentation cut into the pages of a book on the edge opposite the spine",
": a deep close pass : gap",
": degree , step",
": to cut or make a notch in",
": to mark or record by a notch",
": score , achieve",
": a cut in the shape of a V in an edge or surface",
": a narrow pass between mountains",
": degree sense 1 , step",
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": a V-shaped indentation (as on a bone)"
],
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"\u02c8n\u00e4ch",
"\u02c8n\u00e4ch",
"\u02c8n\u00e4ch"
],
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"chip",
"hack",
"indent",
"indentation",
"indenture",
"kerf",
"nick"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Part of it is that his upbringing in Ventura, Calif., far from the excesses of Los Angeles, adds another notch in his outsider belt. \u2014 Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
"Texas State added another notch in its historic season Saturday night, winning a second game at an NCAA regional for the first time by knocking off No. 2 overall seed Stanford 5-2 at the Sunken Diamond in Stanford, Calif. \u2014 Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News , 5 June 2022",
"Now, after winning the state\u2019s Democratic nomination for governor last week, Kotek hopes to add another notch to her political belt by becoming the first lesbian governor in the United States. \u2014 Matt Lavietes, NBC News , 30 May 2022",
"Investors should take note, and tighten their seatbelts another notch for the likely storm head. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 4 May 2022",
"That means a slightly smaller notch sits at the top of the screen. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Winds are slowly calming, and will quiet down another notch after midnight. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Feb. 2022",
"The smaller notch made less difference than expected, but the bigger cameras on all four phones made an impact. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Although the latest design is similar to last year's iPhone 12, the new device features several enhancements including a zippy new A15 Bionic processor, improved cameras and a smaller front-facing sensor notch . \u2014 Dan Patterson, CBS News , 17 Sep. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Connecticut had won four straight games and had a chance to notch another victory, but was outmatched down the stretch by the same team that eliminated them in last year\u2019s WNBA Semifinals. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
"Marien, a Stetson commit who tossed a three-hitter with nine strikeouts, retired the side in order in the top of the seventh to notch her 17th victory of the season. \u2014 Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel , 28 May 2022",
"Both Oregon and Texas A&M maintained the top spot for a few holes before Stanford surged back to notch a match against No. 8 Georgia. \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 23 May 2022",
"The battle for Sievierodonetsk has emerged as another crucial point in the war, as Russia struggles to notch victories. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
"That spending helped Trump notch a 58-1 winning streak for his endorsed candidate this cycle. \u2014 Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
"To put those accomplishments into perspective, previously only one high school team in the U.S. had ever had three runners notch sub-4:10 miles in one season, and just two teams had had three runners achieve sub-9:00 two-mile marks. \u2014 John Ortega, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"After a successful but grueling first half highlighted by SEC wins over Florida and LSU, the Wildcats now seek to rebound Saturday night notch their first win in Starkville, Mississippi, since 2008. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 30 Oct. 2021",
"Brown, who is widely regarded as the best trainer in America for turf horses, has several more opportunities to notch victories before the Derby today. \u2014 Evan Hilbert, USA TODAY , 7 May 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"circa 1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195403"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not valid : invalid"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8va-l\u0259d"
],
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"baseless",
"foundationless",
"groundless",
"invalid",
"unfounded",
"unreasonable",
"unsubstantiated",
"unsupported",
"unwarranted"
],
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"good",
"hard",
"just",
"justified",
"reasonable",
"reasoned",
"substantiated",
"valid",
"well-founded",
"well-grounded"
],
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"1803, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200429"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": nonobjective sense 2"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8fi-gy\u0259-r\u0259-tiv",
"-\u02c8fi-g\u0259-"
],
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"abstract",
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"nonrealistic",
"nonrepresentational"
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"figurative",
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"naturalist",
"nonabstract",
"objective",
"realistic",
"representational"
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"the gallery owner is resigned to the fact that nonfigurative works generally do not appeal to tourists"
],
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"1934, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200752"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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": having an air of easy unconcern or indifference",
": showing or having a relaxed manner free from concern or excitement"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-sh\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4nt",
"\u02c8n\u00e4n-sh\u0259-\u02ccl\u00e4nt",
"-l\u0259nt",
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-sh\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4nt"
],
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"apathetic",
"casual",
"complacent",
"disinterested",
"incurious",
"indifferent",
"insensible",
"insouciant",
"perfunctory",
"pococurante",
"unconcerned",
"uncurious",
"uninterested"
],
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"concerned",
"interested"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Bridgers seemed pretty nonchalant about this sudden stardom thing, and for a large part of Friday's performance, didn't feel the need for flashy showmanship. \u2014 Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel , 4 June 2022",
"While Brunson may be nonchalant about his forthcoming payday, his teammates understand what\u2019s coming for him. \u2014 Doyle Rader, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"A month later, Herta was nonchalant about the April wipeout. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"Lathan and Diggs sell the deep friendship in their mutual casual manner -- a nonchalant hand on a shoulder, a secret smile. \u2014 CNN , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Few rappers are able to combine a nonchalant flow with the ups and downs of Black American life. \u2014 Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone , 28 Jan. 2022",
"That\u2019s the head space that\u2019s brought Wet Leg this far \u2014 as well as their cool, nonchalant attitude about it all. \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 28 Mar. 2022",
"To challenge his dad\u2019s nonchalant attitude about the song, Zach decided to share the tune on TikTok \u2014 without his father\u2019s permission. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Christopher, who will try to help Bermuda defeat the Dominican Republic on Friday in Santa Domingo and then Grenada on Tuesday at the National Sports Centre in Devonshire, Bermuda, was nonchalant about her outburst against the Cayman Islands. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 5 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"French, from Old French, from present participle of nonchaloir to disregard, from non- + chaloir to concern, from Latin cal\u0113re to be warm \u2014 more at lee ",
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"circa 1734, in the meaning defined above"
],
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": sound entry 1",
": one that lacks an agreeable quality or is noticeably unpleasant or loud",
"\u2014 see also noise pollution",
": any sound that is undesired or interferes with one's hearing of something",
": loud, confused, or senseless shouting or outcry",
": the characteristic natural or routine sound or sounds of something (such as an animal or an environment)",
": an unwanted signal or a disturbance (such as static or a variation of voltage) in an electronic device or instrument (such as a radio or television)",
": a disturbance interfering with the operation of a usually mechanical device or system",
": electromagnetic radiation (such as light or radio waves) that is composed of several frequencies (see frequency sense 3b ) and that involves random changes in frequency or amplitude (see amplitude sense 1b )",
": irrelevant or meaningless data or output occurring along with desired information",
": common talk : rumor",
": indirect, casual, or unofficial comments",
": statements of a specified kind",
": outcry , protest",
": something that attracts attention",
": something spoken or uttered",
": a style of rock music that is loud, often discordant, and usually uses electronic effects (such as feedback and distortion)",
": to talk much or loudly",
": to make a noise",
": to spread by rumor or report",
": a loud or unpleasant sound",
": sound entry 3 sense 1",
": to spread by rumor or report"
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"\u02c8n\u022fiz",
"\u02c8n\u022fiz"
],
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"babel",
"blare",
"bluster",
"bowwow",
"brawl",
"bruit",
"cacophony",
"chatter",
"clamor",
"clangor",
"decibel(s)",
"din",
"discordance",
"katzenjammer",
"racket",
"rattle",
"roar"
],
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"quiet",
"silence",
"silentness",
"still",
"stillness"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"One of the noticeable things about microbiologist Christian Rinke\u2019s laboratory is the startlingly loud crunching noise of wormlike larvae chewing their way through polystyrene, burrowing into blocks of the plastic foam. \u2014 Fionna Samuels, Scientific American , 9 June 2022",
"For Henry Shi, a 30-year-old photographer who ventured out of his community on Tuesday afternoon, the first thing that struck him was the ambient noise of the city. \u2014 Nectar Gan, CNN , 1 June 2022",
"Gannon Gill was wrapping up an appointment with a new patient on Wednesday when a loud noise startled him. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"Ten people were injured and taken to the local hospital after a loud noise was heard inside the 19,000-capacity arena, causing attendees to run in fear, according to NBC News. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 1 June 2022",
"Approximately 10 people were injured and taken to the hospital after a loud noise was heard inside 19,000-capacity arena, causing attendees to run in fear, NBC News reports. \u2014 Mitchell Peters, Billboard , 29 May 2022",
"However, airport officials still assert the main issue is air traffic noise interfering with the apartments the team is proposing to build on the site. \u2014 Renata Cl\u00f3, The Arizona Republic , 26 May 2022",
"There is more noise than during some of the worst days of the pandemic. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022",
"For Classics 4 Kids conductor Dana Zimbric, that could be the most joyful noise of all. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The shape of the airfoil is the key to noise generation here. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Ford says in documents posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that heat and noise insulators below the body can loosen, and touch the drive shaft. \u2014 CBS News , 24 Feb. 2022",
"It was acclaimed for its experimental influences, ranging from Afro-funk to noise rock, and its social commentary on police brutality, violence against LGBTQAI people, and the lives of the oppressed in Brazil. \u2014 Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Ching's letter notes that noise complaints by Mirabella residents have been investigated by the Tempe Police Department and code enforcement officers, resulting in no violations being issued against the indoor/outdoor venue on East University Drive. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 26 Jan. 2022",
"In preparation for their debut, the twins and their mother were placed in a shared living space, where they were exposed to sounds from a radio to get used to noise and voices from visitors. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Jan. 2022",
"The researchers also found that narwhals are extremely sensitive to noise from relatively far away. \u2014 Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics , 7 Jan. 2022",
"In response to noise complaints near popular entertainment districts, the city of San Antonio created a task force in March to determine if the existing policy needs to be altered. \u2014 Malak Silmi, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Oct. 2021",
"But other seizures present much more subtly\u2014a person may stare off into space, blink their eyes rapidly, experience changes in their breathing, or be unresponsive to noise or words. \u2014 Patti Greco, Health.com , 18 Nov. 2021"
],
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"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-202155"
},
"no-man's-land":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an area of unowned, unclaimed, or uninhabited land",
": an unoccupied area between opposing armies",
": an area not suitable or used for occupation or habitation",
": an anomalous, ambiguous, or indefinite area especially of operation, application, or jurisdiction"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u014d-\u02ccmanz-\u02ccland"
],
"synonyms":[
"barren",
"desert",
"desolation",
"heath",
"waste",
"wasteland"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-202651"
},
"nondoctor":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person who is not a doctor"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8d\u00e4k-t\u0259r"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1897, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205721"
},
"notepad":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": pad entry 1 sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u014dt-\u02ccpad"
],
"synonyms":[
"pad",
"tablet"
],
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"examples":[
"I wrote down her number on my notepad .",
"used a different notepad for each class's notes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The first 600 kids to register will receive a pen and notepad set. \u2014 Christina Barron, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"Keep the spark alive with this notepad that encourages you to write sweet notes every day. \u2014 Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day , 9 May 2022",
"Among the records released by British authorities was a notepad . \u2014 Catherine Herridge, CBS News , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The people who planned to spend money at the auction typically carried around a notepad or a clipboard, scrawling notes to themselves about which lots looked good to them. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Barrett testified without notes and, at the urging of Sen. John Cornyn, held up the blank notepad that was on the desk before her. \u2014 Joan Biskupic, CNN , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Instead of writing every order on a notepad , servers now have tablets that send orders straight to the kitchen or bar. \u2014 Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Anyone looking to add to their cosmetics collection shouldn't overlook Mented Cosmetics vegan and paraben-free red matte lipstick, as well as The Crayon Case's eyeshadow palette, which includes eight shades in the shape of a cute notepad . \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Participants should wear hiking shoes, a hat and sunscreen, and bring water, a camera and a wildflower book or notepad . \u2014 Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times , 3 Feb. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1922, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-211550"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": absence or lack of belief",
": absence or lack of religious belief"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-b\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113f"
],
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"disbelief",
"incredulity",
"unbelief"
],
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"belief",
"credence",
"credit"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1653, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-215530"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": designate , name",
": to appoint or propose for appointment to an office or place",
": to propose as a candidate for election to office",
": to propose for an honor",
": to enter (a horse) in a race",
": to choose as a candidate for election, appointment, or honor",
": having a special or certain name \u2014 compare innominate",
": to appoint or propose for appointment to an office, position, or place",
": to propose as a candidate for election to office"
],
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"\u02c8n\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
"\u02c8n\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
"\u02c8n\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u0259t, -\u02ccn\u0101t",
"\u02c8n\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
],
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"baptize",
"call",
"christen",
"clepe",
"denominate",
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"entitle",
"label",
"name",
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"term",
"title"
],
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"examples":[
"We expect the party to nominate him for president.",
"The President nominated her for Attorney General.",
"Someone has to tell her the truth\u2014I nominate you.",
"We nominated her for player of the year.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By the time Mussolini launched his infamous March on Rome, in 1922, prompting the king to nominate him prime minister, his Liberal allies were mostly on board. \u2014 Anna Momigliano, The Atlantic , 26 Apr. 2022",
"However, as the Oscars are a highly public enterprise, the decision to nominate him in the future will not be one taken lightly. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"While Scott\u2019s work in the film was highly praised, with his opening monologue going on to be a memorable and iconic scene, Scott disliked the awards process, already warning the Academy months in advance to not nominate him. \u2014 cleveland , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The Oscars, on the other hand, overlooked Chu's big-screen adaptation, failing to nominate it in any category. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The following day, Biden publicly announced his intent to nominate her. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
"On Friday, that spotlight grew even brighter when it was revealed that President Joe Biden would nominate her as the first Black woman to sit on the nation's high court. \u2014 Monica Dunn, ABC News , 25 Feb. 2022",
"The move comes after nearly three decades on the High Court and his retirement will hand President Joe Biden a chance to nominate a judge whose influence could be felt for decades. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 28 Jan. 2022",
"In January, an incoming faculty member was placed on administrative leave over his tweets about President Biden\u2019s pledge to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court, a move that earned both praise and criticism. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-222817"
},
"novitiate":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the period or state of being a novice",
": a house where novices are trained",
": novice"
],
"pronounciation":[
"n\u014d-\u02c8vi-sh\u0259t",
"n\u0259-"
],
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"abecedarian",
"apprentice",
"babe",
"beginner",
"colt",
"cub",
"fledgling",
"freshman",
"greenhorn",
"neophyte",
"newbie",
"newcomer",
"novice",
"punk",
"recruit",
"rook",
"rookie",
"tenderfoot",
"tyro",
"virgin"
],
"antonyms":[
"old hand",
"old-timer",
"vet",
"veteran"
],
"examples":[
"a novitiate in the rarefied world of international diplomacy, the recently appointed ambassador is treading cautiously",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her name is Cristina (Ioana Bugarin), and, given that her first act is to sneak out of the convent with a change of clothes and to be ferried by taxi to the nearby town, one fears that her novitiate has gone awry. \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"There\u2019s something almost old-world about Sarah Jo, who has the clothes of a 1950s teenager and the manners of an eager novitiate . \u2014 Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Julie Andrews stars as a novitiate turned governess in this beloved 1965 musical set in pre-WWII Austria. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 19 Dec. 2021",
"Julie Andrews stars as a novitiate turned governess in this beloved 1965 musical set in pre-WWII Austria. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Dec. 2021",
"The film stars Taissa Farmiga, Vera Farmiga\u2019s younger sister, as a novitiate in 1952 who is sent by the Vatican to investigate a Romanian covenant following the suicide of one of its nuns. \u2014 Lillian Brown, Vulture , 3 June 2021",
"The Christian Brothers first bought property up here in 1930, establishing a school, winery and novitiate . \u2014 SFChronicle.com , 13 Oct. 2020",
"Kohlhaas is punished, finally, not for his crimes but for his novitiate status. \u2014 Dustin Illingworth, The New Yorker , 20 May 2020",
"In opening-night remarks, director Gemma Whelan noted that Burke Brogan was once a novitiate , a nun in training, who was assigned to a convent with a Magdalene Laundry. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Sep. 2019"
],
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"circa 1518, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-224302"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not mobile : such as",
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": not of, relating to, or being a cellular telephone system"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8m\u014d-b\u0259l",
"-\u02ccb\u012b-\u0259l",
"also"
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"1887, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-231742"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": noontime",
": the culminating point"
],
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"\u02c8n\u00fcn-\u02cct\u012bd"
],
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"high noon",
"lunch time",
"midday",
"noon",
"noonday",
"noontime"
],
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"we like to work off lunch with a noontide ramble"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-235534"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not misleading or deceptive"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-di-\u02c8sep-tiv"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1837, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-004554"
},
"nonedible":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not fit to be eaten : not edible : inedible"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8e-d\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The investigators then visited other bakeries in the area, finding widespread use of nonedible luster dust on foodstuffs. \u2014 Victoria Forster, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"This nonedible material can be 3-D printed to make highly accurate models as small as a grain of rice. \u2014 Claire Bugos, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 May 2021",
"One is purchasing nonedible shelf-stable goods like soap and paper towels, shipped from faraway fulfillment centers without the need for refrigeration. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Dec. 2020",
"The shop\u2019s online store also has a handy gift section with both edible and nonedible items, like sake cups inlaid with 24-karat gold, soap made from sake lees and sachets of Japanese cypress wood shavings meant for elevating the hot bath experience. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 24 Nov. 2020",
"Folklore: If a big crop of the yellow-green nonedible fruit falls from the Osage orange tree, winter will be harsh. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 11 Nov. 2020",
"The Kinder Surprise isn\u2019t the only European confection to run afoul of U.S. regulations for harboring a nonedible item. \u2014 David Marcelis, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2018",
"Pet owners also need to be on the lookout for pets ingesting other nonedible substances that can abound at Halloween. \u2014 Rita Giordano, Philly.com , 29 Oct. 2017",
"Even nonedible convenience store staples, like Band-Aids, are in stock. \u2014 Chelsea Stone, Bon Appetit , 6 June 2017"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1710, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-012813"
},
"noncompliant":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": failure or refusal to comply with something (such as a rule or regulation) : a state of not being in compliance",
": failure or refusal to comply (as in the taking of prescribed medication)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u012b-\u0259n(t)s",
"-k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u012b-\u0259n(t)s"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While this certainly helped the IRS in the early years of its microcaptive activities, that was a bell that could not be unrung even if Notice 2016-66 ultimately was vitiated due to APA noncompliance . \u2014 Jay Adkisson, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Litigation over witness noncompliance continued in most cases even after the committee issued its over 11,000-page final report. \u2014 Jennifer Selin, The Conversation , 2 June 2022",
"Washington had largely let Chinese firms\u2019 noncompliance slide so American investors could tap into the riches of some of China\u2019s most successful enterprises. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Over the past five years, the federal tribunal has issued around 20 noncompliance orders, according to one lawyer with the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Ray said in her complaint she was removed from her deputy director position for insisting the state address noncompliance issues at vaccination sites. \u2014 Hallie Miller, baltimoresun.com , 29 Dec. 2021",
"City lawyers said the issue was moot because Catanzara\u2019s predictions of mass noncompliance have not yet materialized. \u2014 Alice Yin, chicagotribune.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
"The news comes a few weeks after the department announced that an LA firefighter is under investigation for allegedly taking his vaccine noncompliance letter and wiping his buttocks with it before discarding it on the ground. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 8 Dec. 2021",
"The authority instituted a zero-tolerance policy against mask noncompliance in January and doubled the fines in September, but aggressive behavior from passengers continued. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 25 Nov. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1648, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-013838"
},
"novelties":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": something new or unusual",
": the quality or state of being novel : newness",
": a small manufactured article intended mainly for personal or household adornment",
": something (such as a song or food item) that provides often fleeting amusement and is often based on a theme",
": something new or unusual",
": the quality or state of being new or unusual",
": a small unusual ornament or toy",
": the quality or state of being new : quality of being different from anything in prior existence"
],
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"\u02c8n\u00e4-v\u0259l-t\u0113",
"\u02c8n\u00e4-v\u0259l-t\u0113",
"\u02c8n\u00e4-v\u0259l-t\u0113"
],
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"freshness",
"newness",
"originality"
],
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"examples":[
"the novelty of space exploration",
"Electric-powered cars are still novelties .",
"Eating shark meat is a novelty to many people.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It\u2019s not the same as just generating randomness as a form of novelty . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 9 June 2022",
"Although the core sound of the band remains intact, there are some glimpses of novelty littered throughout. \u2014 Grant Sharples, SPIN , 25 May 2022",
"Pairing antique decor with contemporary fixtures also added a touch of novelty . \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, House Beautiful , 21 May 2022",
"Variations that limit the possible word space (i.e., Lewdle) or tack on more simultaneous games (i.e., Sedecordle) bring back some of the novelty but can only go so far. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The pairs were then ranked by assessing their gross number of ideas, as well as those concepts\u2019 degree of novelty , and asked to submit their best idea. \u2014 Bret Stetka, Scientific American , 27 Apr. 2022",
"His campaign, like Macron\u2019s in 2017, had the benefit of novelty , which assured him a disproportionate amount of media coverage and for a short time a small lead over Le Pen. \u2014 Arthur Goldhammer, The New Republic , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Determined to reawaken his wife\u2019s deadened spirit, Marty suggested splashes of novelty . \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 5 Apr. 2022",
"When Yola came to public prominence, she was welcomed but widely considered something of a novelty , too. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 31 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English novelte, borrowed from Anglo-French novelt\u00e9, from novel \"new, novel entry 1 \" + -t\u00e9 -ty ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-030657"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not constructive",
": not serving to promote improvement or advancement"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0259k-tiv"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1868, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-034325"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having no legal or binding force : not binding",
": not binding"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8b\u012bn-di\u014b",
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8b\u012bn-di\u014b"
],
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"bad",
"inoperative",
"invalid",
"nonvalid",
"nugatory",
"null",
"null and void",
"void"
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"binding",
"good",
"valid"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The case resulted in a 2005 consent decree that required the company to promote diversity in its workforce but was largely nonbinding . \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Ken Paxton, the attorney general of Texas, had issued a nonbinding legal opinion classifying gender-affirming medical care for trans children as child abuse. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Last month, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a nonbinding legal opinion declaring gender-affirming medical care for minors child abuse under state law. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a nonbinding legal opinion, stating certain gender-affirming care for children, such as gender reassignment surgery and puberty-blocking medications, constitutes child abuse under the law. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Mar. 2022",
"The United Nations General Assembly passes a nonbinding resolution endorsing the Arab League plan for Assad to step down. \u2014 CNN , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Russia will likely face a vote on a nonbinding resolution at the broader U.N. General Assembly in coming weeks, officials say. \u2014 WSJ , 26 Feb. 2022",
"In the last year, the Hartford City Council has ramped up its support for closing the airport, first in a nonbinding resolution supporting closing and then forming a committee to study redevelopment options. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The four states that directly sided with Russia in voting against the nonbinding U.N. resolution were themselves international outliers: North Korea, Syria, Eritrea and Russia\u2019s ally Belarus. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1918, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-061439"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas",
": language, conduct, or an idea that is absurd or contrary to good sense",
": an instance of absurd action",
": things of no importance or value : trifles",
": affected or impudent conduct",
": genetic information consisting of one or more codons that do not code for any amino acid and usually cause termination of the molecular chain in protein synthesis (see synthesis sense 1 )",
": consisting of an arbitrary grouping of speech sounds or symbols",
": consisting of one or more codons that are genetic nonsense \u2014 compare antisense , missense",
": foolish or meaningless words, ideas, or actions",
": genetic information consisting of one or more codons that do not code for any amino acid and usually cause termination of the molecular chain in protein synthesis \u2014 compare antisense , missense",
": consisting of one or more codons that are genetic nonsense"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02ccsen(t)s",
"\u02c8n\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8n\u00e4n-\u02ccsens",
"-s\u0259ns",
"\u02c8n\u00e4n-\u02ccsen(t)s, \u02c8n\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259n(t)s"
],
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"applesauce",
"balderdash",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blah",
"blah-blah",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"All five have been linked to the Blazers at some level, ranging from legitimate speculation to pontificating nonsense that lacks substance but makes for good social media debate fodder in between NBA Finals games. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
"And right nonsense about where is the hearing on the, the formula shortage? \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
"That\u2019s the sort nonsense that gets repeated and retweeted on social media platforms. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
"On the other hand, Zapf says even reputable reporters often call to fact-check nonsense . \u2014 Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"Some dieticians disregard seed cycling as nutritional misinformation based on junk science; classic internet nonsense . \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 27 May 2022",
"That\u2019s the latest nonsense in the world of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, which according to Bloomberg Intelligence projections will govern nearly $38 trillion of assets by the end of 2022. \u2014 Roger Conrad, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"Chip opens the film immediately tired of Dale's nonsense . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 20 May 2022",
"This has been called dangerous and misguided nonsense by the Obama administration economic adviser Jason Furman. \u2014 CBS News , 15 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Williams\u2019 teammates say such arguments are nonsense because Williams also put up strong numbers against major powers. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
"Gunnip said McKee\u2019s statements about the union slowing down the hiring process are nonsense . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"Much of what is said about critical race theory is nonsense ; much of it is not. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
"While pro-Russians have since then constructed a myth of Ukrainian Nazis incinerating them in a modern-day pogrom, that is clearly nonsense , like Putin recently babbling about an imaginary Ukrainian genocide against Russian-speakers. \u2014 Tim Judah, The New York Review of Books , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Sharon Stone also gets mileage out of playing the wry, no nonsense counterpoint to Arnett\u2019s wild card, and even gets in a few solid jokes of her own. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Defense attorneys said that was nonsense , that McIver loved his wife dearly and her death was a terrible accident. \u2014 Kate Brumback, ajc , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Then, the words are repeated in an unfamiliar language, followed by nonsense words. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 8 Jan. 2022",
"That legal clarity is why those fussy arguments against the coin are nonsense . \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 6 Oct. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"circa 1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-070831"
},
"note":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to notice or observe with care",
": to record or preserve in writing",
": to make special mention of or remark on",
": indicate , show",
": melody , song",
": tone sense 2a",
": call , sound",
": the musical call of a bird",
": a written symbol used to indicate duration and pitch of a tone by its shape and position on the staff",
": a characteristic feature (as of odor or flavor)",
": something (such as an emotion or disposition) like a note in tone or resonance",
": memorandum",
": a condensed or informal record",
": a brief comment or explanation",
": a printed comment or reference set apart from the text",
": a written promise to pay a debt",
": a piece of paper money",
": a government or corporate bond usually with a maturity of between two and ten years",
": a short informal letter",
": a formal diplomatic communication",
": a scholarly or technical essay shorter than an article and restricted in scope",
": a sheet of notepaper",
": distinction , reputation",
": observation , notice",
": knowledge , information",
": to notice or observe with care",
": to record in writing",
": to make special mention of",
": a musical sound : tone",
": a symbol in music that by its shape and position on the staff shows the pitch of a tone and the length of time it is to be held",
": the musical call or song of a bird",
": a quality that shows a feeling",
": something written down often to aid the memory",
": a printed comment in a book that helps explain part of the text",
": distinction sense 3",
": a short written message or letter",
": careful notice",
": frame of mind : mood",
": a piano key",
": a written promise to pay a debt",
": a written promise to pay a debt",
": promissory note in this entry",
": a promissory note issued by a bank payable to bearer on demand but without interest and circulating as money",
": a note in which the maker acknowledges the debt and authorizes the entry of judgment against him or her without notice or a hearing : a note containing a confession of judgment",
": a note secured especially by a collateral mortgage and pledged to secure an obligation of which a hand note usually serves as evidence",
": a note payable on demand \u2014 compare time note in this entry",
": a negotiable note that yields an indexed and periodically adjusted variable rate of interest",
": a note for an obligation secured by a collateral note",
": a note whose satisfaction upon default may be obtained only out of the collateral securing it",
": a note containing an unconditional promise to pay on demand or at a fixed or determined future time a particular sum of money to or to the order of a specified person or to the bearer",
": a note whose satisfaction upon default may be obtained from the debtor's assets other than and in addition to the collateral securing it",
": a note that continues an obligation due under a previous note",
": a note issued by a state or municipality on pending tax revenue to fund immediate governmental expenditures",
": a note payable at a specified time in the future \u2014 compare demand note in this entry",
": a negotiable note issued by the U.S. government with a maturity date of one to ten years from the date of issue",
": a piece of paper money",
": an exposition on a law-related topic especially found in a law review",
": to recognize the existence or presence of",
": to make a notarial memorandum of nonpayment of (a negotiable instrument) on presentation"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u014dt",
"\u02c8n\u014dt"
],
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"allow",
"comment",
"editorialize",
"observe",
"opine",
"reflect",
"remark",
"weigh in"
],
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"jotting",
"memo",
"memorandum",
"notation"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"For example, if someone nods their head in agreement, make sure to verbally note that since some remote employees may not be able to see someone's body language, Allen said. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"Gianni\u2019s Boat service is a local favorite but note that the blue grotto is only accessible by smaller row boat. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
"In the spring following their installation, the jury begins to note the number of flowerings until the day of the verdict. \u2014 Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Key principles in this agreement aim to note : Data will be able to flow freely and safely between the EU and participating American companies. \u2014 Chrissa Mcfarlane, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"All options listed under the title act i. RENAISSANCE, and note they will be mailed out upon the July 29th album release. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 16 June 2022",
"One key thing the researchers note is that the dogs utilize different senses when thinking of their toys. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 15 June 2022",
"Officials are also quick to note that many of those included in the hospital tally are not necessarily being treated for COVID-19. \u2014 Luke Money, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"These are pleasant complements to the music, but note that their ticket prices are considerably more than other chamber music concerts in town. \u2014 Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"What made this collection special was Wilson's offer to write a note to accompany each tape and sign each shipment. \u2014 Yenny Sanchez, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"In a client note , Bank of America Global Research also criticized the Federal Reserve for failing to move earlier to raise interest rates in an effort to curb inflation. \u2014 Alain Sherter, CBS News , 17 June 2022",
"Editor's note : This story was originally published in November 2021. \u2014 Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
"The board voted unanimously to amend the code to include a note explicitly allowing for, and providing instructions on how to file, anonymous complaints. \u2014 Gavin Good, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"Another component of that was streamlining the team\u2019s J- note logo. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"German grid data Friday showed that gas flows had fallen to 671.4 gigawatt-hours per day, according to Gloystein\u2019s note \u2014 the lowest ever recorded outside of times when the pipeline was completely shut off. \u2014 Kate Brady, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"In a note to readers published Sunday, Herald editor Bevan Shields defended the column. \u2014 Daniel Arkin, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
"In a note to clients on Friday, Deutsche Bank Research said the United States ranked 48th for its inflation rate on a list of 111 countries, just above the middle of the pack. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
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"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-075708"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not exotic : such as",
": not introduced from another country",
": not strikingly, excitingly, or mysteriously different or unusual"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-ig-\u02c8z\u00e4-tik"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1886, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-155733"
},
"nonoperating":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not operating : such as",
": not functional or operational : nonoperational",
": arising from the minor operations of a business auxiliary , supplementary"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-ti\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"down",
"inoperable",
"inoperative",
"kaput",
"kaputt",
"malfunctioning",
"nonfunctional",
"nonfunctioning"
],
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"functional",
"functioning",
"operable",
"operant",
"operating",
"operational",
"operative",
"running",
"working"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1837, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-005804"
},
"nonvocal":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not vocal : such as",
": not uttered by the voice",
": not relating to, composed or arranged for, or sung by the human voice",
": not having or exercising the power of producing voice, speech, or sound",
": not outspoken"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8v\u014d-k\u0259l"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1867, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-082202"
},
"nook":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a right-angled corner",
": an interior angle formed by two meeting walls",
": a secluded or sheltered place or part",
": a small often recessed section of a larger room",
": an inner corner",
": a sheltered or hidden place"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8nu\u0307k",
"\u02c8nu\u0307k"
],
"synonyms":[
"alcove",
"niche",
"recess"
],
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"examples":[
"an old house full of nooks and crannies",
"a cozy nook perfect for reading",
"We found a shady nook under an old oak tree.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As a testament to people's love for this nook of Spokane, the 20-mile trail system is maintained entirely by volunteers. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure , 12 Mar. 2022",
"In the dining room, this meant sticking to the rich materials and moody colors for a comfortable and versatile eating nook . \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 13 Sep. 2021",
"The sonographer put the goop on the little wand, rubbed it over my wife\u2019s belly, and there was our girl, tucked into her little nook , squirming with wild energy. \u2014 Carter Bays, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
"In her kitchen nook , the mother filled a baby bottle with boiling water, sugar and three scoops from her dwindling supply of milk powder. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
"Reese\u2019s Book Club has teamed up with Havenly for yet another dreamy decor collection, filled with pieces specifically designed to perfect your reading nook . \u2014 Anna Tingley, Variety , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Johnny, a New Yorker, gets to leave these young people and their lives, their cities \u2014 Detroit, New Orleans, regions of New York far-flung from his own tight nook of Manhattan \u2014 behind. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 22 Nov. 2021",
"This is the first year that the mother of two is making an ofrenda with her family, set up in their breakfast nook . \u2014 Marina Starleaf Riker, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Think of incorporating a luxurious velvet green couch, a wide array of leafy plants, or even painting your nook to create space and boundaries between your work and home life. \u2014 Medgina Saint-elien, House Beautiful , 25 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English noke, nok ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105507"
},
"nonresistant":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not resistant",
": susceptible to the effects of a deleterious agent (such as an insecticide, a pathogen, or an extreme environmental condition)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-ri-\u02c8zi-st\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquiescent",
"passive",
"resigned",
"tolerant",
"tolerating",
"unresistant",
"yielding"
],
"antonyms":[
"protesting",
"resistant",
"resisting",
"unyielding"
],
"examples":[
"the nonresistant arrest of most of the demonstrators"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1702, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110417"
},
"noncelebrity":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person who is not a celebrity"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-s\u0259-\u02c8le-br\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1881, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110548"
},
"noose":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn",
": something that snares like a noose",
": to secure by a noose",
": to make a noose in or of",
": a loop that passes through a knot at the end of a line so that it gets smaller when the other end of the line is pulled"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u00fcs",
"British also",
"\u02c8n\u00fcs"
],
"synonyms":[
"entanglement",
"mesh(es)",
"morass",
"net",
"quagmire",
"quicksand",
"snare",
"tanglement",
"toil(s)",
"trap",
"web"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Andrew Power said the case, into the placement of the first noose , will be kept open as long as the statute of limitations allows, in case more information is uncovered. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Why would anyone, especially an African-American man, use the symbolism of a noose to make false accusations? ... \u2014 Chris Francescani, ABC News , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Another former worker testified that he was forced to stand in a self-dug ditch with a noose around his neck while a coin was tossed to determine whether he would be hanged. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Smollett had claimed that two men punched and kicked him, used racist and homophobic slurs, threw a chemical in his face and wrapped a noose around his neck. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Mar. 2022",
"As this article details, the Kremlin is tightening the noose around Memorial. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 29 Nov. 2021",
"The incident ended with a noose around his neck and bleach poured on him, police said. \u2014 Jason Hanna, CNN , 29 Nov. 2021",
"In December, Smollett was convicted in a trial that included the testimony of two brothers who told jurors Smollett paid them to carry out the attack, gave them money for the ski masks and rope, instructed them to fashion the rope into a noose . \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Witnesses at his trial included two brothers who told jurors Smollett paid them to carry out the attack, gave them money for the ski masks and rope, instructed them to fashion the rope into a noose . \u2014 Don Babwin And Kathleen Foody, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Mar. 2022"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community",
": beginner , tyro",
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": a new member of a religious community who is preparing to take the vows of religion"
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"\u02c8n\u00e4-v\u0259s",
"\u02c8n\u00e4-v\u0259s"
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"apprentice",
"babe",
"beginner",
"colt",
"cub",
"fledgling",
"freshman",
"greenhorn",
"neophyte",
"newbie",
"newcomer",
"novitiate",
"punk",
"recruit",
"rook",
"rookie",
"tenderfoot",
"tyro",
"virgin"
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"old hand",
"old-timer",
"vet",
"veteran"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is a no-nonsense guide for casual home cooks, curious market shoppers, novice fruit fanatics and anyone else who just wants to learn a new, delicious skill that\u2019s more fun and rewarding than making your 100th loaf of sourdough. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"For novice swimmers who are set to spend a lot of time on boats this summer, this Stearns life jacket is your go-to. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 15 June 2022",
"Logbook hours are probably the most underappreciated issues for novice pilots toward getting a job. \u2014 Brian Pitre, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"The Nikon D5600 presents novice photographers with an excellent entry-level camera that's easy to use and compact enough to throw in your bag for a day exploring. \u2014 Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
"Still, the Gaming PC Finder site could be a handy resource for novice consumers curious about buying a desktop gaming rig. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 13 June 2022",
"At its heart, however, this is a gently observed, honestly felt family story, not out to speak for any demographic as a whole, and benefiting considerably from the warm, slightly disheveled charm of screen novice Ali Junejo in the lead. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 10 June 2022",
"Andrews won millions of hearts with her portrayal of Maria von Trapp, a feisty novice nun who becomes governess to seven von Trapp children in the 1965 musical drama based on a true story. \u2014 Toyin Owoseje, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"In Michigan, Kristina Karamo, a novice Republican activist who gained prominence challenging the 2020 results there, won her party\u2019s endorsement at an April convention, all but securing her nomination in August. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-112118"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": not containing salt : not saline"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8s\u0101-\u02ccl\u0113n",
"-\u02ccl\u012bn"
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"1801, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"adverb"
],
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": nowise",
": not so : no"
],
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"never",
"no",
"none",
"nothing",
"nowise"
],
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"anyhow",
"anyway",
"anywise",
"at all",
"ever",
"half",
"however"
],
"examples":[
"that will noway hurt your chances of getting on the team",
"no way will I go with you to the dance"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"type":[
"adverb",
"conjunction",
"preposition"
],
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": despite",
": nevertheless , however",
": although",
": in spite of",
": nevertheless"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4t-with-\u02c8stan-di\u014b",
"-wit\u035fh-",
"\u02ccn\u00e4t-with-\u02c8stan-di\u014b",
"-wit\u035fh-",
"\u02ccn\u00e4t-with-\u02c8stan-di\u014b",
"-wit\u035fh-",
"\u02ccn\u00e4t-with-\u02c8stan-di\u014b",
"-wit\u035fh-"
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"despite",
"regardless of",
"with"
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"howbeit",
"however",
"nevertheless",
"nonetheless",
"still",
"still and all",
"though",
"withal",
"yet"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"The recent downturn notwithstanding , the Dodgers will be playing baseball in October. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"Shesterkin is the favorite to win the Vezina Trophy as the best goalie in the N.H.L.; and Vasilevskiy, who won the award in 2019, is considered the best of the last several years, and the best in playoff competition (Game 1 notwithstanding ). \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
"Short-term rallies notwithstanding , odds are good that the stock market on balance will produce a below-average return over the next decade. \u2014 Mark Hulbert, WSJ , 4 June 2022",
"Evocative imagery of amber waves of grain notwithstanding , 80 percent of the population of the United States lives in urbanized areas. \u2014 Eben Weiss, Outside Online , 2 June 2022",
"Some transgender activists argue such distinctions would be insulting, notwithstanding the decision of those such as Mr. Henig to race in their former gender. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"Strolling along these paths served as a reminder to many that EDC\u2019s scale notwithstanding , Insomniac Events\u2019 attention to detail doesn\u2019t quit. \u2014 Graham Berry, Billboard , 25 May 2022",
"That undercuts its effectiveness as action entertainment, a premiere Midnight slot in Cannes notwithstanding . \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
"There has been little evidence across five decades, notwithstanding a handful of recordings and film cameos, that Angelyne is any good at anything besides being Angelyne. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"And like it or not, the U.S. has already been forced to build the court up, the perennial objections from the Pentagon that the ICC should not be permitted to have jurisdiction over U.S. military personnel notwithstanding . \u2014 Thomas Geoghegan, The New Republic , 9 May 2022",
"The current virtual land rush notwithstanding , digital real estate is not a new concept, but goes back nearly two decades. \u2014 Musadiq Bidar, CBS News , 6 May 2022",
"These days, the bimbo (hair color and even gender notwithstanding ) has been enjoying something of a renaissance among TikTok zoomers drawn to fluffy frivolity during what increasingly feels like the end times. \u2014 Sascha Cohen, Longreads , 20 May 2021",
"Republican talking points notwithstanding , Joe Biden has not decreased U.S. oil production. \u2014 Dominic Pino, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Companies\u2019 wariness notwithstanding , the idea of a side hustle is here to stay. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The mainstream has slowly accepted this reality in recent years, this week\u2019s meltdown notwithstanding . \u2014 Natalie Shure, The New Republic , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Rather than feel ostracized, these galleries said visitors went out of their way to welcome them at the fair \u2014 a few keep-your-distance jokes notwithstanding . \u2014 New York Times , 4 Dec. 2021",
"HBO Max value and Covid variables notwithstanding , Hollywood\u2019s obsession with IP has created a scenario where the movies are more expensive while the bar for success is lower. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021"
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"Conjunction",
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": not productive: such as",
": failing to produce or yield : unproductive",
": not directly concerned with production",
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": not effective in raising mucus or exudate from the respiratory tract : dry sense 2"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-pr\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259k-tiv",
"-pr\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259k-tiv"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In this framework, nonproductive bodies and ways of living become illegitimate in some way. \u2014 John Patrick Leary, The New Republic , 6 Aug. 2021",
"Patients have what appear to be the typical symptoms of Covid-19: a nonproductive cough, chest tightness, and in some cases some mild gastrointestinal symptoms \u2014 usually nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. \u2014 Lisa Sanders, New York Times , 18 Mar. 2020",
"The highways will be crowded with hunters, but waiting until the following weekend of Oct. 26-27 might be nonproductive . \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Oct. 2019",
"Tomatoes may grow through the summer, and a few, like cherry tomatoes, set a few fruits but most are nonproductive . \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com , 7 July 2018",
"Buffett said cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are nonproductive assets similar to gold. \u2014 Josh Funk, BostonGlobe.com , 8 May 2018",
"Several participants had prepared a statement on what should be done with these nonproductive members of society. \u2014 Nan Randall, The Atlantic , 25 Jan. 2018",
"Remove the nonproductive rhizomes in the center, and carefully break apart the clump. \u2014 Karen Dardick, sandiegouniontribune.com , 19 Oct. 2017",
"State media in Russia have carried reports in recent days that Moscow is considering downgrading its diplomatic representation to NATO to protest against what Russian officials see as nonproductive dialogue with Brussels. \u2014 Julian E. Barnes, WSJ , 13 July 2017"
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"1830, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-124418"
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"adjective"
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"1646, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-125435"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
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": not in or at any place",
": to no place",
": not at all : not to the least extent",
": a nonexistent place",
": an unknown, distant, or obscure place or state",
": in an extremely remote place",
": of or relating to a remote or relatively unknown location",
": not in or at any place",
": to no place",
": not at all",
": a place that does not exist"
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"\u02c8n\u014d-\u02cc(h)wer",
"-(h)w\u0259r",
"\u02c8n\u014d-\u02cchwer",
"-\u02ccwer"
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"boonies",
"country",
"countryside",
"sticks"
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"Adverb",
"I have nowhere to go.",
"Nowhere is there more of a population problem than in this city.",
"Noun",
"from the looks of things, we're stranded in nowhere and most likely its proverbial middle",
"in a few short years he rose out of nowhere to prominence in the dot-com world",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"China is nowhere close to matching the network of military bases the United States has around the world, a major U.S. military and strategic advantage, said Richard Fontaine, chief executive of the Center for a New American Security. \u2014 Ellen Nakashima And Cate Cadell, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022",
"China is nowhere close to matching the network of military bases the United States has around the world, a major U.S. military and strategic advantage, said Richard Fontaine, chief executive of the Center for a New American Security. \u2014 Cate Cadell, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
"But Tuesday\u2019s testimony was nowhere close to what Duke told the GBI before his arrest. \u2014 Alexis Stevens, ajc , 18 May 2022",
"The one inescapable truth: The Padres would be nowhere close to the NL West lead by weekend\u2019s end without him. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
"She sniffles and cries at moments throughout, apologizing, asking for time to compose herself \u2014 clearly nowhere close to having put the trauma of the war behind her. \u2014 Andy Meek, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"Still, China is nowhere close to helping Russia make up for the alumina shortfall. \u2014 Mary Hui, Quartz , 5 May 2022",
"These measurements are nowhere close to some of the more powerful earthquakes suspected to have hit our planet, with an ancient Chile earthquake believed to have measured around 9.5. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 2 May 2022",
"But his stiff-legged defense is nowhere close to what is needed for playoff basketball. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The most enduring symbol of that series: Manu Ginobili at age 36, weaving his way through traffic in Game 5, giving a stiff-arm to 2013 tormentor Ray Allen before exploding for an out-of- nowhere dunk on Chris Bosh. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, ExpressNews.com , 18 May 2020",
"While the series has officially concluded, this comeback special fast forwards to an entirely new, out-of- nowhere plot point and is therefore easy to watch for novices. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 13 May 2020",
"The closure of residential programs is particularly hard on recovering addicts faced with the elements and nowhere else to go, Burns points out. \u2014 Nicole Sganga, CBS News , 3 Apr. 2020",
"Most of us have plenty of time on our hands and nowhere to go. \u2014 Michelle Krupa, CNN , 29 Mar. 2020",
"An early, out-of- nowhere jump scare keeps you on edge the entire time, even though the rest of the movie's pretty quiet as Rachel (Naomi Watts) attempts to save her son from the extremely pissed off ghost Samara. \u2014 Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire , 19 Mar. 2020",
"The new coronavirus has brought sports across the globe to a halt, but perhaps nowhere was that abrupt ending more stunning than in the locker room of the UK rifle team. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 20 Mar. 2020",
"An out-of- nowhere VP choice might be enough to generate a boomlet of media attention, but there are limited options. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 8 Apr. 2020",
"As were the Goin' to Work Pistons from 2002-2008, and the out-of- nowhere Tigers from 2006, Justin Verlander's first two no-hitters and the four straight AL Central Division championships. \u2014 Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press , 20 Mar. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The familiar red and yellow colors are nowhere to be found. \u2014 Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
"But Holly, who was only an infant at the time, was nowhere to be found. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 10 June 2022",
"When officers responded to the McDonald's, James was nowhere to be seen, so officers drove around the neighborhood, according to the NYPD. \u2014 Ivan Pereira, ABC News , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Mom is incarcerated for drug use and Dad is nowhere to be found. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 12 May 2022",
"When police went to Vallow\u2019s home to conduct a welfare check at the prompting of his grandmother that November, Joshua was nowhere to be found. \u2014 NBC News , 3 May 2022",
"On November 2, 2016, Keith Papini returned home and his wife of seven years, Sherri, was nowhere to be found. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Gondoliers gossiped nearby in clusters, awaiting the tourists that \u2014 uniquely in recent Venetian history \u2014 were nowhere to be found. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
"That\u2019s more than 10 degrees below normal, plus the sun was nowhere to be found, as per usual. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": not literate",
": having no written language"
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"dark",
"ignorant",
"illiterate",
"rude",
"simple",
"uneducated",
"uninstructed",
"unlearned",
"unlettered",
"unread",
"unschooled",
"untaught",
"untutored"
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"educated",
"knowledgeable",
"lettered",
"literate",
"schooled",
"well-informed",
"well-read"
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"an organization helping nonliterate adults improve their reading skills"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-144958"
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"adjective"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-153326"
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": absence of infringement"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-153645"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": lack of confidence",
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],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8k\u00e4n-f\u0259-d\u0259n(t)s",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-164701"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not clerical : such as",
": not of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy",
": not of or relating to a clerk"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8kler-i-k\u0259l",
"-\u02c8kle-ri-"
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"1856, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-173043"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not emphatic",
": not uttered with or marked by emphasis"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-im-\u02c8fa-tik",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-190455"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not historical : such as",
": not based on history",
": not used or reproducing what was used in the past"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-hi-\u02c8st\u022fr-i-k\u0259l",
"-\u02c8st\u00e4r-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-203627"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not military"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8mi-l\u0259-\u02ccter-\u0113"
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"1843, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-213752"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the condition of not being necessary",
": something that is not a necessity : something inessential or unnecessary"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-ni-\u02c8se-s\u0259-t\u0113",
"-\u02c8se-st\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-084027"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not abrasive"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u0259-\u02c8br\u0101-siv",
"-ziv"
],
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"benign",
"bland",
"delicate",
"gentle",
"light",
"mellow",
"mild",
"soft",
"soothing",
"tender"
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"abrasive",
"caustic",
"coarse",
"hard",
"harsh",
"rough",
"scathing",
"stern",
"ungentle"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The next day, pour out the mixture and rub the inside with a nonabrasive scrubbing pad to be certain that everything is dissolved. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Nov. 2021",
"The soft, nonabrasive cloth square is embossed with the Apple logo and compatible with most products, including Android devices. \u2014 Dan Patterson, CBS News , 19 Oct. 2021",
"Scrub away buildup with a nonabrasive sponge and wash in hot, soapy water. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 Oct. 2021",
"The months of grease and grime came off easily, and since baking soda is nonabrasive , the paint on my kitchen cabinets remained intact. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2021",
"Make a paste of baking soda and water to clean the doors with a nonabrasive sponge. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Mar. 2021",
"Scrub your new pan with a nonabrasive scrub pad under warm, soapy water and dry it very thoroughly with a paper towel or a soft lint-free cloth. \u2014 Laura Duerr, chicagotribune.com , 17 Mar. 2021",
"Gently scrub with a soft-bristle brush or a nonabrasive scrubbing pad. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2020",
"Then scrub or wipe vigorously with a nonabrasive pad or cloth, and rinse. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Nov. 2020"
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"adjective",
"noun,"
],
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": not native : such as",
": living or growing in a place that is not the location of its natural occurrence",
": not born or raised in the place where a particular language is spoken"
],
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"1845, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-092324"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person who is not a candidate",
": one who has refused to be a candidate for a particular political office"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8kan-d\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101t",
"-\u02c8ka-n\u0259-",
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"adjective"
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"anyway",
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"that will noway hurt your chances of getting on the team",
"no way will I go with you to the dance"
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": a system of terms used in a particular science",
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"-\u02cctyu\u0307r",
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"the nomenclatures of zoology and chemistry",
"the nomenclature , \u201ctuxedo,\u201d derives from the fact that the jacket first became popular in the resort area of Tuxedo Park, New York",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This realization also presages a broadening in nomenclature . \u2014 Gy\u00f6rgy Buzs\u00e1ki, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
"The term web3 is the preferred nomenclature of venture capitalists who invest in online services that are built using blockchain technology, where control isn\u2019t concentrated in a single business entity. \u2014 Akayla Gardner, Bloomberg.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Ros\u00e9 wine, and the newer nomenclature of Italian rosa wine, has won its way into our glasses and our wine loving hearts. \u2014 Cathy Huyghe, Forbes , 25 June 2021",
"Imagine if the Byzantine nomenclature process favored by Big Pharma had been used in other industries. \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"But time still has its roots and even its nomenclature in astronomical time keeping. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The Galaxy Chromebook 2 360's nomenclature may be a bit confusing. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 15 Apr. 2022",
"This is because when names get too long under the Pango nomenclature system, the first part of the name gets replaced with a new letter\u2014or a pair of letters if all the single letters are taken. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 14 Apr. 2022",
"And honestly, the nomenclature doesn\u2019t always matter. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 4 Apr. 2022"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-095037"
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"noun"
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"nobody",
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"examples":[
"an opening night that was attended by some of Broadway's biggest notabilities",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Eventually, Coffman appeals to the broader Wikipedia community to decide who is right about the notability of these medal winners. \u2014 Noam Cohen, Wired , 7 Sep. 2021",
"Artists also stand out with respect to cultural memory, while no notability type stands out with respect to communicative memory. \u2014 Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
"Suddenly, nerds of notability were being immortalized in the pages of history and, in my case, living just blocks away. \u2014 Marian Salzman, Forbes , 6 May 2021",
"But during the final vote, the notability hawks stood their ground. \u2014 Benjamin Wofford, Wired , 2 Nov. 2020",
"The notability trap has become a topic of controversy outside of politics, too. \u2014 Benjamin Wofford, Wired , 2 Nov. 2020",
"The argument for this high notability bar wasn\u2019t entirely without merit. \u2014 Benjamin Wofford, Wired , 2 Nov. 2020",
"When deciding which subjects to write about, Reavis and her students look at Wikipedia\u2019s notability requirements. \u2014 Kate Jacobson, Fortune , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Hiltz\u2019s success has not only increased her notability in the running world but also within the LBGTQ community. \u2014 Jenna West, SI.com , 26 Sep. 2019"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1832, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-095645"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": not essential",
": being a substance synthesized by the body in sufficient quantity to satisfy dietary needs",
"\u2014 see also nonessential amino acid \u2014 compare essential sense 2b",
": not necessary",
": something that is not necessary",
": being a substance synthesized by the body in sufficient quantity for normal health and growth",
"\u2014 compare essential"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-i-\u02c8sen(t)-sh\u0259l",
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-i-\u02c8sen-sh\u0259l",
"-i-\u02c8sen-ch\u0259l"
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"dispensable",
"gratuitous",
"inessential",
"needless",
"uncalled-for",
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"unnecessary",
"unwarranted"
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"essential",
"indispensable",
"necessary",
"needed",
"needful",
"required"
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"examples":[
"All nonessential personnel had to be laid off.",
"Please avoid all nonessential uses of water.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Water hawks across the region are warning residents that now is not the time to be using too much water on nonessential landscapes, like a lawn. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
"The top three sectors in April and May were consumer discretionary ( nonessential goods and services, like cars and entertainment), information technology, and consumer staples (essential products, like food and beverages). \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"Rival Target painted a similar picture during its most recent earnings call, saying shoppers were holding back on nonessential purchases home goods, furniture, TVs and kitchen appliances. \u2014 Parija Kavilanz, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"Other polls have shown people cutting back on dining out, takeouts and nonessential food. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"Sales have weakened this year as consumers pare back on purchases of nonessential items. \u2014 Ruth Simon, WSJ , 22 May 2022",
"The birds are considered a nonessential , experimental population under the Endangered Species Act. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"The three financial preparations before quitting were setting aside savings for monthly expenses, creating a monthly budget and reducing nonessential spending. \u2014 Bryan Robinson, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"The same analysis could be applied to other nonessential expenses, from travel to movie tickets. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 1 May 2022"
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"1751, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas",
": language, conduct, or an idea that is absurd or contrary to good sense",
": an instance of absurd action",
": things of no importance or value : trifles",
": affected or impudent conduct",
": genetic information consisting of one or more codons that do not code for any amino acid and usually cause termination of the molecular chain in protein synthesis (see synthesis sense 1 )",
": consisting of an arbitrary grouping of speech sounds or symbols",
": consisting of one or more codons that are genetic nonsense \u2014 compare antisense , missense",
": foolish or meaningless words, ideas, or actions",
": genetic information consisting of one or more codons that do not code for any amino acid and usually cause termination of the molecular chain in protein synthesis \u2014 compare antisense , missense",
": consisting of one or more codons that are genetic nonsense"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02ccsen(t)s",
"\u02c8n\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8n\u00e4n-\u02ccsens",
"-s\u0259ns",
"\u02c8n\u00e4n-\u02ccsen(t)s, \u02c8n\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259n(t)s"
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"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
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"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"All five have been linked to the Blazers at some level, ranging from legitimate speculation to pontificating nonsense that lacks substance but makes for good social media debate fodder in between NBA Finals games. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
"And right nonsense about where is the hearing on the, the formula shortage? \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
"That\u2019s the sort nonsense that gets repeated and retweeted on social media platforms. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
"On the other hand, Zapf says even reputable reporters often call to fact-check nonsense . \u2014 Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"Some dieticians disregard seed cycling as nutritional misinformation based on junk science; classic internet nonsense . \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 27 May 2022",
"That\u2019s the latest nonsense in the world of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, which according to Bloomberg Intelligence projections will govern nearly $38 trillion of assets by the end of 2022. \u2014 Roger Conrad, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"Chip opens the film immediately tired of Dale's nonsense . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 20 May 2022",
"This has been called dangerous and misguided nonsense by the Obama administration economic adviser Jason Furman. \u2014 CBS News , 15 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Williams\u2019 teammates say such arguments are nonsense because Williams also put up strong numbers against major powers. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
"Gunnip said McKee\u2019s statements about the union slowing down the hiring process are nonsense . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"Much of what is said about critical race theory is nonsense ; much of it is not. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
"While pro-Russians have since then constructed a myth of Ukrainian Nazis incinerating them in a modern-day pogrom, that is clearly nonsense , like Putin recently babbling about an imaginary Ukrainian genocide against Russian-speakers. \u2014 Tim Judah, The New York Review of Books , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Sharon Stone also gets mileage out of playing the wry, no nonsense counterpoint to Arnett\u2019s wild card, and even gets in a few solid jokes of her own. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Defense attorneys said that was nonsense , that McIver loved his wife dearly and her death was a terrible accident. \u2014 Kate Brumback, ajc , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Then, the words are repeated in an unfamiliar language, followed by nonsense words. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 8 Jan. 2022",
"That legal clarity is why those fussy arguments against the coin are nonsense . \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 6 Oct. 2021"
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"Noun",
"1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-103757"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not automatic"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02cc\u022f-t\u0259-\u02c8ma-tik"
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"1972, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-115830"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": not operating automatically : requiring human labor to operate : not automated"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8\u022f-t\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101-t\u0259d"
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"first_known_use":[
"1955, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-122810"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to incapacitate (a racehorse) especially by drugging",
": to win over to one's side",
": steal",
": swindle , cheat",
": to get hold of : catch"
],
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"\u02c8n\u00e4-b\u0259l"
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"bilk",
"bleed",
"cheat",
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"chouse",
"con",
"cozen",
"defraud",
"diddle",
"do",
"do in",
"euchre",
"fiddle",
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"flimflam",
"gaff",
"hose",
"hustle",
"mulct",
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"ream",
"rip off",
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"screw",
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"skunk",
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"stick",
"stiff",
"sting",
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"swindle",
"thimblerig",
"victimize"
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"examples":[
"We found out later that the horse had been nobbled , which explained its poor performance.",
"She was trying to nobble the jury."
],
"history_and_etymology":"perhaps irregular frequentative of nab ",
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"1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-145753"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not having the properties or effects of poison : not poisonous",
": not poisonous",
": not poisonous"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8p\u022fiz-n\u0259s",
"-\u02c8p\u022fi-z\u1d4an-\u0259s",
"\u02c8n\u00e4n-\u02c8p\u022fi-z\u1d4an-\u0259s",
"-\u02c8p\u022fiz-n\u0259s, -\u1d4an-\u0259s"
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"1850, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172624"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not porous"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8p\u022fr-\u0259s"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The nonporous recycled polyester lining doesn\u2019t keep odors and is easy to clean. \u2014 Kelsey Lindsey, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"Dog urine can also wreak havoc on hardscapes such as decks and garden paths, so, if possible, choose nonporous materials that won\u2019t stain or absorb liquids and odors. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
"These are made with nonporous glass that won\u2019t absorb odors, stain or warp. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 25 June 2021",
"Whether the mold is on porous or nonporous surfaces, probably the most important aspect of cleanup is preventing the mold from reappearing. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Like granite, quartzite should be resealed annually to maintain its nonporous surface. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 29 Nov. 2021",
"The zinc countertop is nonporous , naturally antibacterial, and will patinate in time. \u2014 Victoria Hagan And David Colman, House Beautiful , 22 Sep. 2021",
"They're usually built of clay or nonporous soil and are wider at the bottom, narrower at the top. \u2014 USA Today , 30 Aug. 2021",
"This five-piece Ahimsa set, made of stainless steel, is plastic-free, durable and nonporous to prevent stains and bacteria growth. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 17 Aug. 2021"
],
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"1857, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172819"
},
"nonthreatening":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not constituting a threat",
": not likely to cause anxiety",
": innocuous sense 2"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8thret-ni\u014b",
"-\u02c8thre-t\u1d4an-i\u014b"
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"examples":[
"It's best to approach the dog in a calm, nonthreatening way.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Much like Uncle Tom, Xavier, the perfect biracial teenager, is presented as a nonthreatening fantasy for the book\u2019s white audience. \u2014 Kiley Reid, New York Times , 10 Mar. 2020",
"There were only nine cases in the city; even to a doctor, that seemed nonthreatening . \u2014 Jonathan Kolatch, WSJ , 7 Apr. 2020",
"The whole production is tidy, predictable, nonthreatening , and occasionally entertaining. \u2014 Michael J. Socolow, Quartz , 19 Dec. 2019",
"The whole production is tidy, predictable, nonthreatening and occasionally entertaining. \u2014 Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation , 17 Dec. 2019",
"His quirky behavior renders him nonthreatening during investigations. \u2014 Katie Walsh, chicagotribune.com , 31 Oct. 2019",
"Teachers are trained how to stand in a nonthreatening way. \u2014 Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica , 19 Nov. 2019",
"Millions of years ago, when our ancestors might have encountered someone who looked friendly eating in front of them, the cues were clear: Here is a nonthreatening person in possession of food that is demonstrably edible. \u2014 Emily Heil, Washington Post , 27 Sep. 2019",
"Almond was familiar and nonthreatening and blended beautifully with greens. \u2014 Rachel Sugar, Vox , 14 Aug. 2019"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1963, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181537"
},
"notion":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an individual's conception or impression of something known, experienced, or imagined",
": an inclusive general concept",
": a theory or belief held by a person or group",
": a personal inclination : whim",
": mind , intellect",
": small useful items : sundries",
": idea sense 2",
": whim",
": small useful articles (as buttons, needles, and thread)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u014d-sh\u0259n",
"\u02c8n\u014d-sh\u0259n"
],
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"etceteras",
"novelties",
"odds and ends",
"sundries"
],
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"examples":[
"He has some pretty strange notions .",
"She had a vague notion about what happened.",
"The study disproves any notion that dolphins are not intelligent.",
"She had a notion to try skydiving.",
"a sewing shop that sells fabrics, books, tools, and notions",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With Vince McMahon\u2019s future in WWE more uncertain than ever, however, Twitter is running with that notion . \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Plymyer took issue with that notion , writing in his letter to the council that the county administrative officer has no such authority. \u2014 Alison Knezevich, Baltimore Sun , 6 June 2022",
"For now, Perez struggles with the notion of when this might happen again, advocating for Congress to enact sweeping gun reform that could prevent future attacks on schools. \u2014 Jessie Dimartino, ABC News , 3 June 2022",
"The NFC South is such a yawner and this game will align with that notion . \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 10 May 2022",
"In an age obsessed with the elusive notion of authenticity, restaurants love to say that their menus reflect the spirit of their owners\u2019 own kitchens, a comforting, if often disingenuous, claim. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"For me, the initial work was really finding the people to work with in Belfast, and then bringing them on board with the notion that this will be a very different visual idea of what Vikings have looked like on film previously. \u2014 Vogue , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Thorn also disagreed with the notion that Project Rachel was exploiting women who regretted their abortions. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Apr. 2022",
"One party in this country stands for democracy, while substantial parts of the other party stand for its erosion and are comfortable with the notion of a political apartheid with minority rule. \u2014 Sue Halpern, The New Yorker , 13 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin notion-, notio , from noscere ",
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"1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(2)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181558"
},
"nonvenomous":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not venomous",
": not venomous"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8ve-n\u0259-m\u0259s",
"-\u02c8ven-\u0259-m\u0259s"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Because fire officials don\u2019t have the tools or time to relocate snakes, they usually are forced to kill them, even snakes that are nonvenomous . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The snakes included venomous and nonvenomous varieties. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Not all experts agree that the general public should be allowed to hunt for nonvenomous pythons, which seize prey with their teeth and kill by constricting their bodies. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 3 Feb. 2015",
"Officials said 124 snakes, both venomous and nonvenomous , were removed from the home. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The head of the 10-foot nonvenomous diamond python emerged through a space in a shelf above the spice jars in the Sydney store. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Aug. 2021",
"Eastern indigos are native to the southeastern U.S. and are considered the largest nonvenomous snake in the country. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 July 2021",
"A dozen more eastern indigo snakes were released Wednesday in northern Florida as part of ongoing efforts to return the native, nonvenomous apex predator to the region. \u2014 Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com , 26 May 2021",
"Case in point: Corn snakes, a popular, nonvenomous pet which winds around prey constrictor-style, love dining on mice. \u2014 Adam Hadhazy, Popular Mechanics , 9 Mar. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1834, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181605"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not typical : atypical"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8ti-pi-k\u0259l"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fifty percent of each purchase will be donated directly to the school, a program that educates typical and nontypical learners in an inclusive environment. \u2014 Kimber Westphall, Dallas News , 23 July 2021",
"Included among Kasas\u2019s top recent bucks is Gerald E. Rightmyer\u2019s 272-2/8-inch nontypical taken in 2006 and a 295-inch giant picked up in 2012. \u2014 Scott Bestul, Field & Stream , 19 Mar. 2021",
"Sporting 18 scorable points, the 61/2-year-old free-ranging whitetail was recently taped for Texas Big Game Awards at 172 gross and 1634/8 net as a nontypical using the Boone and Crockett scoring system. \u2014 Matt Williams, Dallas News , 29 Jan. 2021",
"Ryan Beran watched this 200-plus-inch nontypical buck grow up on his property in Northeast Ohio and was finally able to tag the monster deer this fall. \u2014 Scott Bestul, Field & Stream , 18 Mar. 2021",
"The monster nontypical has 21 scoreable point and green grossed 236-7/8 inches. \u2014 Scott Bestul, Field & Stream , 8 Dec. 2020",
"In 2017, Kurt started getting trail-cam pics of something unusual on the property\u2014a buck with some nontypical antler growth. \u2014 Scott Bestul, Field & Stream , 22 Dec. 2020",
"For some perspective, the biggest nontypical shot with a firearm in Kansas was a 280 4/8-inch buck taken in 1987 by Joseph Waters. \u2014 Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life , 1 Oct. 2020",
"The biggest archery bucks on record with the Pope and Young Club for Polk County are a 171 4/8-inch typical, taken by Thomas Coach in 2006, and a 185 3/8-inch nontypical , tagged by Vince Kovernick in 2011. \u2014 Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life , 2 Nov. 2020"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The smoke used is nontoxic , creates no fire hazard, leaves no residue, dissipates quickly and is harmless. \u2014 Naperville Sun Staff, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"The biomaterials used typically have to be nontoxic , biodegradable and biocompatible to avoid a negative immune response, Lewis said. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"The filter lasts about six months before requiring a change and the bin's nontoxic design ensures no harmful chemicals will make their way into your compost. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 28 May 2022",
"But even if lobstermen and fishermen wouldn\u2019t be affected while working, critics worried about fuel contamination \u2014 even though Deri said his launches use nontoxic fuel \u2014 and about rocket-bearing parachutes entangling their gear. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
"Protect the environment further by using nontoxic dyes and detergents. \u2014 Stephanie Tumba, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"In fact, many of them were advertised as nontoxic or green. \u2014 Kathryn Rodgers, The Conversation , 4 May 2022",
"In addition to possessing air purifying powers, this nontoxic plant fares well in low-light environments. \u2014 Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor , 3 May 2022",
"Pick Eco Paint Find a nontoxic , 100 percent natural and biodegradable paint that will help you breathe easy, such as Benjamin Moore Natura waterborne paint and Sherwin-Williams Harmony, which promise zero emissions and no volatile organic compounds. \u2014 Lauren Matison, Outside Online , 11 Mar. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Always Pan and Perfect Pot both have exclusive nontoxic , nonstick ceramic coating made without potentially toxic materials like PFOAs, PTFEs, other PFAs, lead, cadmium and toxic metals. \u2014 al , 12 May 2022",
"According to Piomelli, one of the reasons cannabis is generally considered nontoxic is because its complex mix of compounds forms a sort of checks and balances system. \u2014 Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News , 28 June 2021",
"The company Little Tikes makes sturdy water tables (as well as a new-to-the-market product called the FOAMO Foam Machine, which produces a small mountain of nontoxic foam that can be used outdoors). \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2021"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8si-t\u0259-z\u0259n",
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8si-t\u0259-z\u0259n"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An immigration judge, who is a Justice Department employee, concluded Patel intended to misrepresent his status for the purpose of getting his license, even though Georgia law entitled a noncitizen in Patel\u2019s situation to a license to drive. \u2014 Mark Sherman, ajc , 16 May 2022",
"Every vote cast in an election by a noncitizen dilutes the vote of a citizen. \u2014 Jacob Posik, National Review , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Advocates put more pressure on lawmakers to create a program covering noncitizen seniors after the COVID-19 pandemic hit. \u2014 Laura Rodr\u00edguez Presa, chicagotribune.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The federal Violence Against Women Act allows noncitizen victims of abuse to apply for lawful permanent resident status without their spouses\u2019 involvement. \u2014 Jaimie Dingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The commission\u2019s legal team has now been tasked with drafting a noncitizen -voting proposal to be put to local voters as a future ballot question. \u2014 Jacob Posik, National Review , 1 Apr. 2022",
"But Hungary admitted just 25,000 noncitizen immigrants in 2015, a mere 4,000 more than in 2012. \u2014 Lyman R. Stone, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Jose Alejandro Crecencio, 21, was charged with transporting an undocumented noncitizen and forcibly assaulting a federal officer. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 7 Feb. 2022",
"San Francisco allows noncitizen voting in its school board elections. \u2014 Maya Wiley, The New Republic , 14 Jan. 2022"
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"1850, in the meaning defined above"
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"sometimes you can be a real jerk, but I like you nonetheless",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It\u2019s when Trump began lying about how the election was stolen from him nonetheless . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"Social media and the 24-hour news cycle have created an awareness and involvement in incidents that may not directly affect us but become an area of concern and focus nonetheless . \u2014 David Harrison, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The fly ball belted by Willson Contreras of the Chicago Cubs wasn't going to leave the yard, but Cain nonetheless made a superb lunging grab against the wall at American Family Field in a game the Brewers eventually won. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
"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",
"If that sounds promising, S\u00e1nchez Meador is nonetheless nervous. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 20 June 2022",
"The board nonetheless approved a motion by Hickman to add another mention of costs and benefits, to aquatic sciences. \u2014 Katie Worth, Scientific American , 20 June 2022",
"Kaufman did not suffer any lasting physical injury, Dalmau wrote, but she was nonetheless hurt. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 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"
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"1533, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
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": a system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in an art or science or in mathematics or logic to express technical facts or quantities",
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"a mathematical notation for computer programming",
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"The acceptance of dance notation had been spurred by the Dance Notation Bureau, which Ms. Hutchinson Guest founded in New York in 1940 with Eve Gentry, Janey Price and Helen Priest Rogers. \u2014 Neil Genzlinger, BostonGlobe.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
"There was an unusual notation by Anthony Rendon\u2019s name on the Angels\u2019 lineup card Wednesday afternoon. \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"Long hours went into the notation of his music for the Oregon Symphony. \u2014 Nathan Carson | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The find, published in Science Advances by University of Texas professor David Stuart and colleagues, dated the calendar notation to between 300 and 200 B.C.E., marking the earliest evidence of the Maya calendar. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Lathan says the goal is to create a museum-quality restoration, a notation designated for only historically significant structures. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 4 May 2022",
"The acceptance of dance notation had been spurred by the Dance Notation Bureau, which Ms. Hutchinson Guest founded in New York in 1940 with Eve Gentry, Janey Price and Helen Priest Rogers. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The committee has no record of Trump's calls during the attack since there is no official White House notation of calls placed by or to Trump from 11:17 a.m. to 6:54 p.m. that day, according to reports. \u2014 Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Character drawing and historical notation matter more to her than storytelling momentum. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259r-sh\u0259l",
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"controversial",
"hot-button"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Items such as proclamations and resolutions are usually considered noncontroversial and only require the council to vote once according to Hartley. \u2014 Preston Fore And Alta Spells, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"The state Senate approved the non-binding, ceremonial measure by a voice vote then in what amounted to noncontroversial legislative activity. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
"On a Thursday in May, the hosts of a Begich fundraiser in Soldotna presented him as the clear, noncontroversial choice for Young\u2019s seat. \u2014 Dan Zak, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"Even last year members were split over embracing the GOP\u2019s floor strategy of preventing Democrats from passing noncontroversial legislation in an expedient manner. \u2014 Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
"But that didn\u2019t make all those decisions easy or noncontroversial . \u2014 Gerald F. Seib, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2022",
"To millions of parents, this no doubt sounds noncontroversial . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Nearly every clause and section has become suddenly relevant once more, including the parts that were moribund for decades or were largely noncontroversial before now. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The first, largely noncontroversial map was presented by a nonpartisan redistricting commission and made small changes along the boundaries of council districts to account for population changes recorded in the 2020 Census. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Jan. 2022"
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"1861, in the meaning defined above"
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"a stately procession of bridesmaids holding small nosegays",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Classic brings us quite the bright nosegay of favorites in Medina Spirit, whose hardy Derby win and subsequent drug tribulations literally rocked the sport back on its heels this summer, and his rival Essential Quality. \u2014 Guy Martin, Forbes , 6 Nov. 2021",
"Lay flowers across one palm and hold them like a nosegay . \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
"That looming thunderhead noted, the race does bring a nosegay of talent and some fine old masters at the game, among them, D. Wayne Lukas and Crowded House. \u2014 Guy Martin, Forbes , 15 May 2021",
"For her 100th birthday lunch in her elegant Stanford White retirement community in Rye, New York, Simpson sported her later-in-life uniform, with her trademark pearls and a nosegay of fresh flowers worn as a bracelet. \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 7 Jan. 2019",
"Prince Albert\u2019s grandmother gave Victoria a nosegay containing myrtle. \u2014 Diana Pearl, PEOPLE.com , 19 May 2018",
"Debutantes, who carried nosegays of pink roses tied with a green ribbon, included First Maid Miss Morgan Thompson, Second Maid Miss Daijah Jeanmorie and debutantes Misses Kayla Caldwell, Tia Peck, Paris Vincent, and Michaela Zeno. \u2014 Sue Strachan, NOLA.com , 5 Apr. 2018",
"The queen, wearing an electric blue coat and hat trimmed in black fur and holding a nosegay of daffodils, primroses, freesias, rosemary, thyme and ivy leaves, gave each recipient a red and a white purse. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 29 Mar. 2018",
"If the idea of a bouquet isn't totally your thing, opt for something small; the smallest clutch of blooms, in industry speak, is called a nosegay . \u2014 Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2017"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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": to bring or restore to a normal condition",
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"The drug normalizes heart function.",
"The talks are aimed at normalizing relations between the countries.",
"It took years for the political situation in the country to normalize .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Background: This is the first visit to Bahrain by an Israeli prime minister and comes a year and a half after the two countries agreed to normalize relations. \u2014 Abbas Al Lawati, Nadeen Ebrahim And Eoin Mcsweeney, CNN , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Saudi Arabia has yet to normalize relations with Israel, but the kingdom has been widely rumored to be next in line. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 May 2021",
"On the flip side, the sales & trading and investment banking revenues are expected to normalize . \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"The same is true of the policy to normalize trade with China. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Supply chains should begin to normalize as COVID disruptions ease. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Heading into 2022, it was widely believed in the real estate industry that housing inventory, which had plummeted amid the housing boom, would finally begin to normalize . \u2014 Fortune , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Temperatures are expected to normalize there on Sunday (56), Monday (60) and Tuesday (64). \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Another is to normalize Covid vaccination by proudly telling friends and family when children get Covid shots. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Jan. 2022"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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"definitions":[
": not relating to, caused by, or having tides : not tidal"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8ma-l\u0113-\u0259-b\u0259l",
"-\u02c8mal-y\u0259-b\u0259l",
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": a member of a people who have no fixed residence but move from place to place usually seasonally and within a well-defined territory",
": an individual who roams about",
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"wanderer",
"wayfarer"
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"He lived like a nomad for a few years after college, never holding a job in one place for very long.",
"after college she became quite the nomad , backpacking through Europe with no particular destination",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Because of the way its neo-Bohemian, global- nomad vibe brings those elements together. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
"To fight digital nomad fatigue, Lithuania is offering itself as a destination for remote workers to settle down without having to give up travel. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
"That\u2019s the advice of Carlos Grider, an expert on remote work who publishes a blog about being a digital nomad . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"Sri Lanka, meanwhile, has jumped on the digital nomad trend by launching long-term visas of up to one year to attract foreign visitors looking to work remotely while enjoying Sri Lanka's sunshine and scenery. \u2014 Maureen O'hare, CNN , 16 July 2021",
"While the world is navigating a global pandemic, the decision to become a full-time digital nomad is complicated. \u2014 Kimanzi Constable, Travel + Leisure , 26 Mar. 2022",
"After losing her job, a woman (Frances McDormand) in her sixties embarks on a journey through America while living as a modern-day nomad . \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 13 May 2022",
"Luplow has been a bit of a baseball nomad as a major leaguer. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 6 May 2022",
"Stories of the horses, the weather, friendly nearby nomad families, safe routes, good food, adventures taken. \u2014 Peng Shepherd, Good Housekeeping , 30 Apr. 2022"
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"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"adjective"
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"noun"
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"cropper",
"defeat",
"failure",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If possible and practical, the current COO can set aside or notate where the funds will come from to pay the upcoming large expense. \u2014 Next Avenue, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The alert doesn't notate where the affected treats were sold at. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Include the last four digits of account numbers, approximate value and amount of money owed, and also notate whether the item is separate or community property. \u2014 Dallas News , 13 May 2021",
"What's more, because crypto is decentralized and uses a public ledger to notate payments, there is an opportunity for a level of transparency government assistance programs do not provide. \u2014 Catherine Coley, Fortune , 24 Aug. 2020",
"For something free, check out Musescore, which has tons of free sheet music for various instruments and can even be used to notate and print your own music. \u2014 Parker Hall, Wired , 17 June 2020",
"Dances that are completely choreographed, designed, notated in many, many ways in different media. \u2014 Belinda Luscombe, Time , 19 Dec. 2019",
"Yacht took its entire back-catalog - which is 82 songs and 17 years of music - and notated it in MIDI, later running it through a machine learning model called a latent space interpolation model. \u2014 Ilana Kaplan, Billboard , 29 Aug. 2019",
"That\u2019s because choreography is carefully notated as part of the Broadway process and rarely is redone for tours. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 29 Aug. 2019"
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"1871, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
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": not believing in or practicing democracy",
": not of or relating to the Democratic Party in the U.S."
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02ccde-m\u0259-\u02c8kra-tik"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And many of them scolded Biden over his choice to exclude the region\u2019s nondemocratic governments. \u2014 William Neuman, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
"America and its democratic allies, even at their best, are not strong and united enough to handle the world\u2019s geopolitical challenges without enlisting the help of nondemocratic and even antidemocratic partners. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 14 Mar. 2022",
"In recent years, the IOC has sought to justify awarding the Games to nondemocratic states such as China and Russia as a means of encouraging reform. \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Jan. 2022",
"The themes, motifs and aesthetics on display when the Grand Egyptian Museum opens this year will tell us a lot about how culture will be used by nondemocratic governments around the world. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 June 2021",
"And as nondemocratic states, their ruling elites could not claim to even represent the abiding views of their small numbers of citizens, let alone the critical mass of regional public opinion. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 12 May 2021",
"Changes included hard-and-fast rules against serving defense, intelligence, justice, or policing institutions in nondemocratic countries. \u2014 Robert Zafft, Forbes , 25 Feb. 2021",
"During the Arab Spring, activists used social media to challenge nondemocratic regimes in northern Africa and the Middle East. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 2 Nov. 2020",
"When Trump\u2019s plan to incite private groups to station themselves at polling stations drew considerable backlash, Trump and his GOP quislings have now turned to soliciting police unions to support their underhanded, nondemocratic tactics. \u2014 Star Tribune , 30 Oct. 2020"
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"1849, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-104254"
},
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"noun"
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": a spreading invasive gangrene chiefly of the lining of the cheek and lips that is usually fatal and occurs most often in persons severely debilitated by disease or profound nutritional deficiency",
": a spreading invasive gangrene chiefly of the lining of the cheek and lips that is usually fatal and occurs most often in persons severely debilitated by disease or profound nutritional deficiency \u2014 see cancrum oris"
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"\u02c8n\u014d-m\u0259",
"\u02c8n\u014d-m\u0259"
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"history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Greek nom\u0113 , from nemein to spread (of an ulcer), literally, to graze, pasture \u2014 more at nimble ",
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"1676, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-104631"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": not compatible : incompatible sense 1"
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"1850, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-104739"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not discriminatory : fair , equitable"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-dis-\u02c8kri-m\u0259-n\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
"-\u02c8krim-n\u0259-"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Though she was denied promotions, the Corrections Department was able to show a nondiscriminatory reason, Roberts said. \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 7 Jan. 2022",
"The Constitution permits legislative prayers, but the prayer-selection process must be nondiscriminatory . \u2014 Trudy Lieberman, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Crypto can bring millions of people into the economic system through immediate, nondiscriminatory access to services. \u2014 Brian Armstrong, WSJ , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Since Atuna\u2019s initial social media posts, a petition has been circulating asking for the policy to be replaced with more nondiscriminatory policies and work for inclusivity. \u2014 Claire Bryan, San Antonio Express-News , 16 Sep. 2021",
"Disparate impact is a judicial theory developed in the U.S. that allows challenges to policies that are nondiscriminatory on their face but appear to have a disproportionately negative effect on certain groups. \u2014 Fox News , 3 Aug. 2021",
"The struggle for the soul of this democracy and the free, fair and nondiscriminatory access to the ballot is worth fighting for. \u2014 Ron Reynolds, CNN , 14 July 2021",
"To overcome a prima facie case of retaliation, an employer must proffer a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for their adverse employment action. \u2014 Eric Bachman, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
"Ultimately, the City has a responsibility to recruit, interview, and hire the best candidates based on objective, nondiscriminatory factors, in order to ensure fire protection and emergency services for the entire community. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 May 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1893, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-113557"
},
"non troppo":{
"type":[
"adverb or adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": without excess"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8tr\u022f-(\u02cc)p\u014d",
"\u02c8n\u014dn-"
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"history_and_etymology":"Italian, literally, not too much",
"first_known_use":[
"1804, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-121246"
},
"none the":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
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"Definition of none the \u2014 used in phrases with adjectives such as worse, better , etc., to say that someone or something is not any worse, better, etc., than before \u2014 often + for We had to change our plans, but we were none the worse for it in the end. She's been traveling constantly for the past several weeks, but she seems to be none the worse for wear . The restaurant replaced the lobster with crab and the customers were none the wiser ."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-131314"
},
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"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not tending to stick : not adhesive"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-ad-\u02c8h\u0113-siv",
"-ziv",
"-\u0259d-"
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"1824, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133014"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not of or relating to language or discourse : not discursive"
],
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],
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"first_known_use":[
"1838, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133629"
},
"nonvegetarian":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not of, relating to, or suitable for vegetarians : not vegetarian",
": a person who eats meat or fish : a person who is not a vegetarian"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02ccve-j\u0259-\u02c8ter-\u0113-\u0259n"
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"Adjective",
"1883, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1883, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133722"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not malignant",
": not malignant"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-m\u0259-\u02c8lig-n\u0259nt",
"-m\u0259-\u02c8lig-n\u0259nt"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Afinitor is now used to treat advanced breast and kidney cancer, a rare type of pancreatic tumor and two types of nonmalignant tumors. \u2014 John Fauber And Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Aug. 2021",
"Surgery was successful in that most of it was removed and it was found to be nonmalignant . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 27 Mar. 2021",
"For example, some programs reduce hospital visits after discharge and integrate care in frail older adults suffering from nonmalignant chronic pain. \u2014 Scientific American , 27 Jan. 2021",
"These balloons, out in the world, will activate gratuitous nonmalignant forces. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 1 Aug. 2020",
"Another problem is that some tumors might be mostly nonmalignant . \u2014 Philip Ball, Scientific American , 21 Apr. 2020",
"Another nonmalignant mole was discovered and removed from the shoulder-area of his back in 2016. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com , 16 May 2017",
"The new technology could work in nonmalignant blood diseases, Varghese said. \u2014 Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com , 12 May 2017"
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"1852, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134523"
},
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"adverb"
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"definitions":[
": not at all"
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"\u02c8n\u014d-\u02ccw\u012bz"
],
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"never",
"no",
"none",
"nothing",
"noway",
"noways"
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"anyway",
"anywise",
"at all",
"ever",
"half",
"however"
],
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"her romance novels are nowise different from those of scores of other writers"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134812"
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140725"
},
"notice":{
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"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
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": warning or intimation of something : announcement",
": the announcement of a party's intention to quit an agreement or relation at a specified time",
": the condition of being warned or notified",
": information , intelligence",
": attention , heed",
"\u2014 see also take notice",
": polite or favorable attention : civility",
": a written or printed announcement",
": a short critical account or review",
": to give notice of",
": to comment upon",
": review",
": to treat with attention or civility",
": to become aware of (something or someone) : to take notice of",
": to give a formal notice to",
": to become aware of something : to take notice",
": warning , announcement",
": an indication that an agreement will end at a specified time",
": attention sense 1 , heed",
": a written or printed announcement",
": a short piece of writing that gives an opinion (as of a book or play)",
": to become aware of : pay attention to",
": a notification or communication of a fact, claim, demand, or proceeding \u2014 see also process , service",
": awareness of such a fact, claim, demand, or proceeding",
": actual awareness or direct notification of a specific fact, demand, claim, or proceeding",
": implied notice in this entry",
": notice that one exercising ordinary care and diligence as a matter of duty would possess and especially that is imputed by law rather than from fact",
"\u2014 compare recording act",
": actual notice in this entry",
": notice that is imputed to a party having knowledge of a fact or circumstance that would cause a reasonable party to inquire further or having possession of a means of knowing a particular fact and that is considered a form of actual notice",
": notice published in a public medium (as a newspaper) that is used, allowed, or required especially in matters of public concern, land, or estates or after due diligence in attempting personal service of process",
": actual notice in this entry",
": constructive notice in this entry",
": something (as information) that would cause a reasonable party to inquire further \u2014 see also implied notice in this entry",
": a written document containing notice",
": recognition or attention especially by a court \u2014 see also judicial notice",
": to make known through notice",
": to recognize formally",
": to serve a notice to",
": to bring about by means of notice",
": of, relating to, or being a recording act in which a party having an interest in property has priority over any earlier unrecorded claims of which the party had no notice \u2014 compare pure race , race-notice"
],
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"\u02c8n\u014d-t\u0259s",
"\u02c8n\u014d-t\u0259s"
],
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"ad",
"advert",
"advertisement",
"announcement",
"bulletin",
"communiqu\u00e9",
"notification",
"posting",
"release"
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"behold",
"catch",
"descry",
"discern",
"distinguish",
"espy",
"eye",
"look (at)",
"note",
"observe",
"perceive",
"regard",
"remark",
"see",
"sight",
"spot",
"spy",
"view",
"witness"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Tesla states that drivers using Autopilot must remain alert and be prepared to take full control of the vehicle at a moment\u2019s notice . \u2014 Matt Mcfarland, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"The moms take notice , and just like that Andrew has a side gig as a party starter. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
"Gas prices at $5 a gallon and much higher have driven even the IRS to take notice . \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
"The cybersecurity sector overwhelmingly beat estimates compared to other sectors within tech and investors may want to take notice . \u2014 Beth Kindig, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"It\u2019s the kind of chart spike that makes all kinds of pop watchers stand up and take notice , showing how unpredictable the charts have become in 2022, and how high the commercial ceiling is for catalog favorites right now. \u2014 Andrew Unterberger, Billboard , 7 June 2022",
"Governments have started to take notice of reports like these. \u2014 Moises Mendez Ii, The Atlantic , 6 June 2022",
"If Top Gun: Maverick is as massive a success as projected, surely other studios will take notice . \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 28 May 2022",
"Kim\u2019s sudden advertising onslaught against Raths has made others take notice . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As their Uber ride headed from Santa Monica to downtown Los Angeles late Thursday morning, Bella Reith and Paul Campo couldn\u2019t help but notice the row of tents on sidewalks and freeway underpasses. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"Tatum signaled for the ball and Smart appeared to notice him, but Smart\u2019s second dribble upcourt was a bad one and threw off his rhythm. \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"Reddit user JayProspero was among the first to notice a change to the action figures lining the wall of the office in the in-game arcade. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 18 Apr. 2022",
"But the people below don't necessarily notice them \u2014 especially in their totality. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Tuesday\u2019s school board meeting was expected to be contentious, but it was abruptly adjourned because officials had failed to properly notice it. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The image was fabricated \u2013 as nearly all social media users seemed to notice judging by the comments and laughing emojis. Follow us on Facebook! \u2014 Ana Faguy, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
"No matter how fashion-forward, keen observers had to notice Racism\u2019s timeless and enduring standards. \u2014 Nina Sharma, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
"But the end result is that Danny becomes a cartoon villain, his Karen obsession so blatantly distracting him from his work that every character who fails to notice looks like an idiot. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022"
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"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-141621"
},
"nondemanding":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not requiring much time, effort, or attention : not demanding"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-di-\u02c8man-di\u014b"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1906, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142259"
},
"nonvector":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an organism (such as an insect) that does not transmit a particular pathogen (such as a virus)",
": an organism (as an insect) that does not transmit a particular pathogen (as a virus)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8vek-t\u0259r",
"-\u02c8vek-t\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1956, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-144210"
},
"nonmajor":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": someone or something that is not a major : such as",
": a student who is not majoring in the subject being studied",
": a golf or tennis tournament that is not a major"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8m\u0101-j\u0259r"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1934, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-145357"
},
"nose for":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": an ability to find (something)",
"a baseball scout with a nose for talent"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152851"
},
"nonviolence":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": abstention from violence as a matter of principle",
": the principle of such abstention",
": the quality or state of being nonviolent : avoidance of violence",
": nonviolent demonstrations for the purpose of securing political ends"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8v\u012b-\u0259-l\u0259n(t)s"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"Demonstration organizers are urging nonviolence .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Beasley also helped found nonviolence group Baltimore Ceasefire. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 8 June 2022",
"Earlier Monday, the King Center held a voter education and registration drive, followed by virtual nonviolence training and the delivery of care packages to the homeless. \u2014 Ernie Suggs, ajc , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The event raises money for scholarships and promotes nonviolence . \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"His heroes include Winston Churchill as well as nonviolence crusaders Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Oct. 2021",
"For his decades of work in the nonviolence movement, Bury received an award Wednesday from the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests as a model of living his Catholic faith. \u2014 Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune , 23 June 2021",
"Israel calls any and all Palestinian resistance to the occupation, including nonviolence , terrorism. \u2014 Raja Shehadeh, The New Yorker , 8 June 2021",
"That led to an exchange on Twitter between Mandel and Bernice King debating her father\u2019s devotion to nonviolence . \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Archbishop Tutu\u2019s personal courage and adherence to nonviolence won many accolades abroad, but at times alienated blacks in South Africa. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Dec. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1831, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-153236"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not polar",
": consisting of molecules not having a dipole",
": not polar",
": consisting of molecules not having a dipole"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8p\u014d-l\u0259r",
"-\u02c8p\u014d-l\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Among one of the most breathtaking and adventure-filled destinations in the South American country is the Atacama Desert, the driest and highest nonpolar desert in the world. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The copiapoa cactuses that grow in Chile\u2019s Atacama, Earth\u2019s driest nonpolar desert, are both hardy and delicate. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Phenylalanine and leucine are both nonpolar and uncharged amino acids. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 20 Sep. 2021",
"These two types of molecules don\u2019t mix as well as two nonpolar or two polar components, so there is a degree of repulsion that increases the volatility. \u2014 Robert Rapier, Forbes , 4 July 2021",
"The reason is that ethanol is a polar molecule, while most other gasoline components are nonpolar . \u2014 Robert Rapier, Forbes , 4 July 2021",
"This is, after all, the driest nonpolar place on Earth. \u2014 Mark Johanson, chicagotribune.com , 8 Oct. 2019",
"This is, after all, the driest nonpolar place on Earth. \u2014 Mark Johanson, chicagotribune.com , 8 Oct. 2019",
"This is, after all, the driest nonpolar place on Earth. \u2014 Mark Johanson, chicagotribune.com , 8 Oct. 2019"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1847, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-155343"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": default in appearing in court"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-162445"
},
"non placet":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a negative vote"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8pl\u0101-s\u0259t",
"\u02c8n\u014dn-"
],
"synonyms":[
"nay",
"negative",
"no"
],
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"positive",
"yea",
"yes"
],
"examples":[
"the motion to award the controversial scholar an honorary degree from the university passed by an overwhelming margin, with only two recorded non placets"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin, it does not please",
"first_known_use":[
"1589, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-165920"
},
"no-nonsense":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": tolerating no nonsense : serious , businesslike"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u014d-\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02ccsen(t)s",
"-\u02c8n\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259n(t)s"
],
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"earnest",
"grave",
"humorless",
"po-faced",
"sedate",
"serious",
"severe",
"sober",
"sobersided",
"solemn",
"staid",
"uncomic",
"unsmiling",
"weighty"
],
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"facetious",
"flip",
"flippant",
"humorous",
"jesting",
"jocular",
"joking",
"kittenish",
"ludic",
"playful"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1853, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-172005"
},
"nonoperative":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not involving surgery or consisting of an operation",
": not involving an operation"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8\u00e4-p(\u0259-)r\u0259-tiv",
"-\u02c8\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-",
"-\u02c8\u00e4p-(\u0259-)r\u0259t-iv, -\u02c8\u00e4p-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t-"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1843, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-172818"
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"noun"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8k\u00e4m-p(\u0259-)r\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"adjective"
],
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": undated and usually blended to approximate a standard"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8vin-tij"
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": not marked by or exhibiting aggression",
": not marked by forcefulness",
": not growing, spreading, or developing rapidly",
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u0259-\u02c8gre-siv"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources doesn't trap or remove bears with nonaggressive behavior. \u2014 Alex Chhith, Star Tribune , 27 Apr. 2021",
"While the idea of encouraging bees in yards may be a no-go for some afraid of stings, native Wisconsin bees are nonaggressive . \u2014 Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Apr. 2021",
"Practically all Asian Americans, but elderly men in particular, are often viewed as nonaggressive , meek and unable or unwilling to fight back, in contrast to men of other races. \u2014 Pawan Dhingra, The Conversation , 19 Mar. 2021",
"Wild canids that were affable, nonaggressive , less threatening were able to draw nearer to human communities. \u2014 Daniel Dorsa, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 Nov. 2020",
"Fill it with a variety of nonaggressive fish\u2014like neon and cardinal tetras\u2014and cute aquarium decor. \u2014 Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science , 8 Oct. 2020",
"The department will investigate incidents of force used against nonaggressive people at the protests to make sure officers were within the department\u2019s policies, Pazen said. \u2014 Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post , 2 June 2020",
"With testosterone treatment, though, these nonaggressive animals became aggressive. \u2014 Emily Willingham, Scientific American , 3 Aug. 2020",
"Fortunately, fatalities are fairly rare; the spiders are nonaggressive and bite only in self-defense, such as when someone accidentally sits on them. \u2014 Tim Macwelch, Outdoor Life , 11 Nov. 2019"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8e-thi-k\u0259l"
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"adjective"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8t\u012b-t\u1d4al"
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": failure of homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids to separate subsequent to metaphase in meiosis or mitosis so that one daughter cell has both and the other neither of the chromosomes",
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-dis-\u02c8j\u0259\u014b(k)-sh\u0259n",
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"\u02c8n\u014d-"
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"The nonet \u2019s second single, released in 2016 and written by K-pop hitmakers Black Eye Pilseung, was the beginning of Twice\u2019s journey as the country\u2019s national girl group in 2016. \u2014 Lai Frances, Glamour , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Montreal\u2019s cutting-edge classical string nonet collectif9 performs at 10:30 p.m. Tickets via ourconcerts.live. \u2014 Gary Graff, cleveland , 30 June 2021",
"Both are things the boys of NCT 127 surprisingly have never done as a nonet but easily mastered given their impressive execution of choreography. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 14 May 2019",
"Their second Korean single of the year, and their fourth overall due to two Japanese releases, the nonet \u2019s latest is a summery EDM and groovy pop track that bounces around over a beat of thumping bass, bright horns, and blaring synths. \u2014 Tamar Herman, Billboard , 9 July 2018",
"In it, the nine members of TWICE portray the role of shopgirls in a record store auditioning for a spot as television performers -- which also is judged by the nonet . \u2014 Tamar Herman, Billboard , 14 June 2018",
"There, Wilson was befriended by Columbia producer John Hammond, who nudged Goodman to hire Wilson for a nonet recording on May 14, 1934. \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 13 Apr. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On the last Saturday of September, keeping the culture looked like Carter working in conjunction with members of her community to host a dinner under the stars on a nonfunctioning farm. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Usually the nonfunctioning kidneys are left in place and the healthy kidney is surgically attached in a different location. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 13 July 2021",
"Water has also emerged as a major problem, with almost 7 million Texans under a boil water advisory, and about 263,000 people affected by nonfunctioning water providers. \u2014 Maria Jimenez Moya, Star Tribune , 18 Feb. 2021",
"Water has also emerged as a major problem, with almost seven million Texans under a boil water advisory, and about 263,000 people affected by nonfunctioning water providers. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2021",
"Scott, fifty, was shot and killed by a North Charleston police officer on April 4, 2015, after being stopped for a nonfunctioning brake light. \u2014 The New Yorker , 14 June 2020",
"There are more nonfunctioning lights on the road today than there ever used to be. \u2014 Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com , 13 June 2017",
"The ocular prosthesis can be nearly spherical, like the eyeball, or cup-like, to fit over an existing, malformed and nonfunctioning eye. \u2014 Christopher Wanjek, Fox News , 17 May 2017"
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"adjective"
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"He works nonstandard hours so that he can pick his kids up from school.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those countries provide about 90 percent of the nonstandard ammunition purchased by the Pentagon, according to Matthew Herring, the company\u2019s owner, though his firm provides just a fraction of the Pentagon\u2019s total orders. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Here are some of the nonstandard passports and passes out there. \u2014 Will Noble, CNN , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Companies likely will emphasize nonstandard financial measures to investors, effectively encouraging the markets to look past their formal results. \u2014 Mark Maurer, WSJ , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Henry Raeburn\u2019s \u2018The Rev. Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch\u2019 is a decidedly nonstandard portrait of one of the artist\u2019s friends. \u2014 Alexander Mccall Smith, WSJ , 13 Nov. 2021",
"The team confirmed the correlation between NfL levels and injury severity with a nonstandard MRI analysis called diffusion tensor imaging, and brain volume measurements. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 21 Oct. 2021",
"But that doesn\u2019t help the millions who are uninsured or get the shot at a mass vaccination site or other nonstandard place like an optometrist\u2019s office. \u2014 Scott Gottlieb, WSJ , 11 Apr. 2021",
"Considering that there may be nonstandard scenarios in the interaction, the designer should understand the user's thoughts and intentions. \u2014 Alex Kreger, Forbes , 27 May 2021",
"Although these grew wearing over time, violinist Andrew May displayed a sure command of the nonstandard techniques. \u2014 Tim Diovanni, Dallas News , 17 May 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sarah Warbelow, legal director at the Human Rights Campaign, pointed to survey data indicating that 70% of Americans support nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ Americans. \u2014 Benjamin Ryan, NBC News , 16 June 2022",
"More, some 67% of Republicans, 85% of Independents, and 92% of Democrats are in favor of nondiscrimination laws. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
"At stake is whether Colorado\u2019s nondiscrimination protections violate the First Amendment. \u2014 Julie Moreau, NBC News , 8 June 2022",
"In his Tuesday blog post, Riordian reminded Percy Jackson fans of his promise to follow Disney's company policy on nondiscrimination during the casting process. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022",
"That was the case in 2015 during our work on nondiscrimination and religious liberty. \u2014 Matt Canham, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 July 2021",
"A decade later, Orange County schools added gay, lesbian and transgender students to the district\u2019s nondiscrimination policy. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Feb. 2022",
"A decade later, Orange County schools added gay, lesbian and transgender students to the district\u2019s nondiscrimination policy. \u2014 Tim Craig, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Within 30 days, a nondiscrimination policy will be distributed to all current tenants and employees at the Village at Meadowview. \u2014 al , 22 Oct. 2021"
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"We called, but no one answered.",
"No one has ever done this before.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The city of Los Angeles continues to ban evictions for nonpayment of rent for anyone who has suffered a financial hardship due to COVID-19. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
"Before the players could depart for California, their football equipment was impounded in Phoenix because of a lawsuit filed by their former publicity manager for nonpayment of a $2,100 printing bill. \u2014 Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Landlords seeking an eviction for nonpayment of rent must give their tenants five days' notice. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Ricks is sponsoring a proposal aimed at removing an HOA\u2019s ability to foreclose for nonpayment of fines and fees from covenant violations like grease stains in driveways and unmowed grass. \u2014 ProPublica , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Michigan issued hundreds of thousands of license suspensions each year for nonpayment of fines and fees and failing to appear in court. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Avangrid spokesman Gage Frank again asserted the utility was one of the first in the region to suspend shut-offs for nonpayment of bills at the start of the pandemic. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"In fact, the penalties for nonpayment of the insurance and fees include the seizure of the citizen's gun. \u2014 Jason Hanna, CNN , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Preston\u2019s office said its review of court filings showed that San Francisco evictions for nonpayment of rent plummeted during the pandemic from 127 per month to three per month. \u2014 J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Jan. 2022"
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"adjective"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-i-\u02cckl\u0113-z\u0113-\u02c8a-sti-k\u0259l",
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"plural noun"
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"noun"
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": relating to, involving, or being a normal curve or normal distribution",
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": approximating the statistical average or norm",
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": not exhibiting defect or irregularity",
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": not associated",
": having a straight-chain structure",
": a subject who is normal",
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"\u02c8n\u022fr-m\u0259l",
"\u02c8n\u022fr-m\u0259l",
"\u02c8n\u022fr-m\u0259l",
"\u02c8n\u022fr-m\u0259l"
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"cut-and-dried",
"cut-and-dry",
"everyday",
"garden-variety",
"ordinary",
"prosaic",
"routine",
"run-of-the-mill",
"standard",
"standard-issue",
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"unremarkable",
"usual",
"workaday"
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"norm",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"While most countries are trying to move past the pandemic and return to normal life, the Chinese government has kept COVID at the heart of its national policy. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
"Much like the Roaring \u201820s after the Spanish Flu pandemic, people are ready to get back to normal life. \u2014 Gary Drenik, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"That work brought her in contact with further suffering, such as when a child had no surviving parents or relatives, or when a surviving parent lacked the material, physical or emotional strength to resume a normal life. \u2014 Emily Langer, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"The last remaining restrictions on normal life are a national embarrassment. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 15 June 2022",
"But for villagers in the region, the retreat did not deliver a sense of security \u2014 or even a return to normal life. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"All things considered, Osborne led a relatively normal life. \u2014 Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 June 2022",
"The goal is to maintain COVID-19 prevention while reducing disruptions to normal life \u2013 an approach that showed better results in Beijing recently. \u2014 Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
"The strike was a reminder of war in Kyiv where normal life has largely returned since Russian forces were driven from its outskirts in March. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 6 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"As the workforce returns to the office, revenue-generating teams can\u2019t go back to the old normal of mass, generic outreach. \u2014 Kris Rudeegraap, Forbes , 16 June 2021",
"Along with a return to the new normal comes a need for travelers to recapture that vibe that accompanies certain destinations. \u2014 Michael Alpiner, Forbes , 10 May 2021",
"Despite no previous experience, Hendon is adjusting to the new normal of officiating, just like the rest of his colleagues. \u2014 Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News , 24 Aug. 2020",
"The world is slowly beginning to reopen, and new normals are emerging as nations navigate life amid a global pandemic. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 17 May 2020",
"Without that discussion, our new normals may become a world in which a little bit more of our inner selves is out there in the ether, at risk of misuse. \u2014 Nick Paton Walsh, CNN , 16 May 2020",
"Computer model forecasts had suggested large parts of the Antarctic peninsula would be between 20 and 40 degrees above normal between Feb. 7 and Feb. 9, as an unusually strong high-pressure zone was in the vicinity. \u2014 Andrew Freedman, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Feb. 2020",
"Temperatures will remain within a few degrees of seasonal normals through at least midweek. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Feb. 2020",
"Temperatures are expected to stay above season normals Monday and Tuesday, according to the weather service. \u2014 Saja Hindi, The Denver Post , 15 Sep. 2019"
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"1728, in the meaning defined at sense 3a"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a defensive lineman in football who plays opposite the offensive center"
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"\u02c8n\u014dz-\u02ccg\u00e4rd"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With the game tied at 17 with six minutes remaining, UTSA noseguard Jaylon Haynes recovered a fumble by Southern Miss quarterback Antavious Willis at the Golden Eagles\u2019 35. \u2014 Raul Dominguez, BostonGlobe.com , 13 Nov. 2021",
"Junior noseguard Gavin Peacock had 11 tackles, including three for losses against Seminole Ridge, while junior Jordan Clemons (57 yards rushing, 50 yards in kick returns, 7 yards receiving) accounted for the Cobras\u2019 only score. \u2014 Gary Curerri, sun-sentinel.com , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Haggins was an All-American noseguard for the Seminoles under Bobby Bowden from 1985-89. \u2014 Luis Torres, orlandosentinel.com , 9 Dec. 2019",
"Bradley spent most of the night blocking 6-foot-2, 282-pound noseguard Desmond Simpson, a college prospect in his own right. \u2014 al , 22 Nov. 2019",
"The run defense has been transformed by Mike Purcell\u2019s addition at noseguard , which has moved Shelby Harris to defensive end. \u2014 Ryan O\u2019halloran, The Denver Post , 14 Oct. 2019",
"Hawthorne, a noseguard who was a key part of three consecutive Rattlers' ArenaBowl victories, will have his No. \u2014 Richard Obert, azcentral , 8 May 2018",
"Louisiana at Lafayette signed Garror out of McGill-Toolen and big noseguard Timaje Porter out of Theodore. \u2014 Ben Thomas, AL.com , 8 Feb. 2018",
"Bosa had to stay as Ohio State for his third season, Chase Young is ready to start in his second year, and Robert Landers may prove to be a menace as a noseguard who can provide pressure himself. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com , 21 Jan. 2018"
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"1950, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-005210"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a simple, low-growing, nonflowering plant (such as a moss or liverwort) that lacks specialized conducting channels for transporting water and nutrients and in which the photosynthetic gametophyte is the dominant stage of the life cycle"
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"1964, in the meaning defined above"
],
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"adjective"
],
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": not staining",
": incapable of being stained"
],
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-024425"
},
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"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": off-peak"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8p\u0113k"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Starting prices for the all-inclusive, two-night adventure top $4,800 for two guests sharing a cabin during nonpeak dates. \u2014 Eve Chen, USA TODAY , 1 Dec. 2021",
"The resort, which boasts four separate mountains \u2014 Aspen Mountain, Buttermilk, Aspen Highlands and Snowmass \u2014 is managing capacity with new passes and pricing to anticipate peak weekends and incentivize nonpeak times such as weekdays. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Oct. 2020",
"Some lane closures may occur during nonpeak travel hours. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2018",
"Average pay for entry-level warehouse workers is expected to hit $13.68 an hour during this holiday season, up 10% compared with nonpeak wages and a nearly 5% increase from 2016, according to logistics staffing firm ProLogistix. \u2014 Jennifer Smith, WSJ , 6 Oct. 2017",
"The city would allow cutting only during nonpeak fire season, between Oct. 1 and June 30. \u2014 Sven Berg, idahostatesman , 24 June 2017",
"The eastbound right lane of I-30 at Cherry Lane will remain closed during nonpeak travel hours and the Cherry Lane bridge over the interstate will stay closed indefinitely after a tractor-trailer struck the overpass, authorities said Friday. \u2014 Star-telegram, star-telegram.com , 16 June 2017"
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"circa 1914, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
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"noun"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": not positive : negative , privative",
": being either negative or zero",
": taking on nonpositive values"
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"\"+"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": biting midge"
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"1842, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02cce-k\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-mik",
"-\u02cc\u0113-k\u0259-"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dundon is seeking unspecified noneconomic , economic and punitive damages in the suit. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Apr. 2022",
"California\u2019s Medical Insurance Compensation Reform Act set a $250,000 limit on damages for noneconomic harm such as pain and suffering for victims of medical malpractice. \u2014 Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Texas caps medical malpractice awards at $250,000 for noneconomic losses, such as pain and suffering, and the low caps mean businesses are not particularly afraid of being held liable. \u2014 Niran Al-agba, The New Republic , 21 Feb. 2022",
"However, several other noneconomic factors also impacted supply. \u2014 Richard Howells, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Court records show that $3.6 million of the $4.3 million awarded to Cronnon in compensatory damages are classified as noneconomic damages. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Jan. 2022",
"The discrepancy in their proposals stems largely from differing assessments of noneconomic damages. \u2014 Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Feinberg came up with a compensation formula based on three factors: noneconomic value, dependent value, and economic value. \u2014 Cass R. Sunstein, The New York Review of Books , 10 June 2021",
"Feinberg came up with a compensation formula based on three factors: noneconomic value, dependent value, and economic value. \u2014 Cass R. Sunstein, The New York Review of Books , 10 June 2021"
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"1856, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-040143"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": someone who is not a viewer"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-042126"
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": we all are not capable of all things : we can't all of us do everything"
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"noun"
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": the act or process of normalizing"
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"1842, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a lack of admission or a failure to admit something or someone"
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": not making any payment : not required to pay",
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8p\u0101-i\u014b"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To help cover its nearly $1 million in annual operating costs, Ethnologue got its first paywall in late 2015; most nonpaying visitors were turned away after several pages. \u2014 Catherine Matacic, Science | AAAS , 10 Feb. 2020",
"Strava\u2019s increasingly social-centric user experience is built around content that\u2019s mostly included with the nonpaying membership. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 24 June 2019",
"Of the nonpaying members, reasons for not subscribing boiled down to a simple fact: Summit features aren\u2019t essential enough. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 24 June 2019",
"One month before their wedding, the Detroit native left his six-figure job as General Motors vice president to work for a year to in the nonpaying role as head of the National Alliance of Businessmen. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2019",
"Since the incident in Philadelphia, Starbucks has opened its cafes to the public, allowing nonpaying customers to use its cafes and its bathrooms. \u2014 Sarah Whitten, USA TODAY , 2 July 2018",
"The company has also undertaken efforts to streamline guidelines for all of its stores surrounding how to engage with nonpaying patrons. \u2014 Emily Stewart, Vox , 19 May 2018",
"The coffee chain recently announced a new policy allowing everyone, including nonpaying guests, to use its cafes, bathrooms included. \u2014 Rachel Feintzeig, WSJ , 29 May 2018",
"The guidelines for employees at the Philadelphia store where the April incident happened were for employees to ask nonpaying guests to leave \u2014 not call the police. \u2014 Emily Stewart, Vox , 19 May 2018"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-074510"
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"adjective"
],
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": being a source of pollution (such as runoff from farmland) that is not confined to a single point",
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"1977, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
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"adjective"
],
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": not realistic : such as",
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],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02ccr\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8li-stik"
],
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"noun"
],
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": a response that fails to address the subject of a question : an uninformative or unsatisfactory answer"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Phillip Hawkins, a single 29-year-old video editor and day trader from Baldwin Hills, had a similar nonanswer . \u2014 Lz Granderson, ajc , 16 Apr. 2020",
"The long pause from the curators led to a nonanswer that hinted: Don\u2019t bet on it. \u2014 Todd Martens, chicagotribune.com , 24 July 2019",
"The long pause from the curators led to a nonanswer that hinted: Don\u2019t bet on it. \u2014 Todd Martens, chicagotribune.com , 24 July 2019",
"The long pause from the curators led to a nonanswer that hinted: Don\u2019t bet on it. \u2014 Todd Martens, chicagotribune.com , 24 July 2019",
"The long pause from the curators led to a nonanswer that hinted: Don\u2019t bet on it. \u2014 Todd Martens, chicagotribune.com , 24 July 2019",
"The long pause from the curators led to a nonanswer that hinted: Don\u2019t bet on it. \u2014 Todd Martens, chicagotribune.com , 24 July 2019",
"The long pause from the curators led to a nonanswer that hinted: Don\u2019t bet on it. \u2014 Todd Martens, chicagotribune.com , 24 July 2019",
"The long pause from the curators led to a nonanswer that hinted: Don\u2019t bet on it. \u2014 Todd Martens, chicagotribune.com , 24 July 2019"
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"1832, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There will also be a second, nonexclusive window, during which the movies can appear on other streaming services. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 26 Apr. 2022",
"In a study published in February in Current Biology, Mascaro and her colleagues detailed the behavior and posed two nonexclusive possibilities. \u2014 Maddie Bender, Wired , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Attendance was nonexclusive ; friends of friends were welcomed. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Previously, Microsoft and Bethesda hinted at nonexclusive Bethesda titles before that purchase was finalized last March, only to confirm Xbox console exclusivity for the studio's major games shortly afterward. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Well, there are basically two nonexclusive possibilities: 1. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Moderna also used patent and nonexclusive rights that the government made available to the company to make this Covid-19 vaccine. \u2014 Carrie Teicher, STAT , 5 Nov. 2021",
"DraftKings will be licensing the podcast to many different distributors on a nonexclusive basis, which was also a selling point for Mr. Le Batard, who wants the podcast to be heard by as many fans as possible, one of the people said. \u2014 Benjamin Mullin, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2021",
"Amazon had been paying $75 million a year for nonexclusive streaming rights for Thursday games. \u2014 Stephen Battaglio Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2021"
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"adverb"
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"adjective"
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": not vascular : such as",
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"\u2014 see also nonvascular plant",
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8va-sky\u0259-l\u0259r",
"-\u02c8vas-ky\u0259-l\u0259r"
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"adjective"
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": not exhibiting or capable of movement : not motile",
": not exhibiting or capable of movement : not motile"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8m\u014d-t\u1d4al",
"-\u02cct\u012b(-\u0259)l",
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"1887, in the meaning defined above"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8tr\u00e4-pi-k\u0259l"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"About 1,500 nautical miles away, on a decidedly nontropical First Avenue in Manhattan, the lines stretched a city block as the weary queued up for hours outside a mobile coronavirus testing site. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Dec. 2021",
"The study authors recommended swapping animal fats, such as lard or tallow, for nontropical vegetable oils, including olive oil, corn oil or soybean oil. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Compared with a similar amount of a nontropical vegetable oil, coconut oil does raise both total and LDL cholesterol. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 20 July 2021",
"Finally, a new system caught the NHC\u2019s attention overnight located in a nontropical area in the far northeast Atlantic Ocean several hundred miles northeast of the Azores. \u2014 Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com , 16 Sep. 2020",
"By early next week, Kyle is predicted to transition to a relatively harmless nontropical weather system over the North Atlantic. \u2014 Fox News , 15 Aug. 2020",
"Storm Dennis, the second-strongest nontropical storm on record in the North Atlantic Ocean, caused widespread flooding across parts of the United Kingdom on Sunday, along with winds exceeding hurricane force. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2020",
"Meteorologists are tracking two other nontropical weather systems with increased chances of becoming tropical or subtropical depressions later this week. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com , 7 Oct. 2019",
"One reason to be cautious about interpreting the lightning as an unprecedented event is that lightning can also occur in intense nontropical storms that affect the Arctic, though no such large and potent storm was present Saturday. \u2014 Andrew Freedman, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Aug. 2019"
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"1841, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-131251"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a person who is not an admirer of someone or something"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u0259d-\u02c8m\u012b-r\u0259r"
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"1807, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
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": not capable of being polarized : not polarizable"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8p\u014d-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u012b-z\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"1874, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-133320"
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"adjective"
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": not of, relating to, or associated with the police"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-p\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113s"
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"1869, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-133545"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": not adjacent : such as",
": not having a common endpoint or border",
": not having the vertex and one side in common"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u0259-\u02c8j\u0101-s\u1d4ant"
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"1879, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134314"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": not equipped with a motor : not motorized"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8m\u014d-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bzd"
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"1917, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134354"
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"nonacid":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": nonacidic",
": not acid : being without acid properties"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8a-s\u0259d",
"(\u02c8)n\u00e4n-\u02c8as-\u0259d"
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"1818, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-135027"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": not of, relating to, or characteristic of Africa or its people : not African"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8a-fri-k\u0259n",
"also"
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"1856, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-141610"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not accruing interest"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u0259-\u02c8kr\u00fc-\u0259l"
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"noun"
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": failure or refusal to conform to an established church",
": the movement or principles of English Protestant dissent",
": the body of English Nonconformists",
": refusal to conform to an established or conventional creed, rule, or practice",
": absence of agreement or correspondence",
": failure to conform to or comply with something (as contract requirements)",
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],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259-t\u0113",
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259-t\u0113"
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"dissent",
"dissidence",
"heresy",
"heterodoxy"
],
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"orthodoxy"
],
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"As a teenager, he was embarrassed by his parents' nonconformity .",
"an artistic movement that doesn't tolerate nonconformity",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There\u2019s an ease that comes with not having to explain layers of your queerness and nonconformity . \u2014 Martine Thompson, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Similarly, Germans persecuted for gender nonconformity are often relegated to the margins. \u2014 Samuel Huneke, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"At the screening of Sweetie, an out-there portrayal of family dysfunction and one woman\u2019s raging nonconformity , the filmmaker was dismayed by the exodus of audience members. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 May 2022",
"Styles has taken his experimentation with gender nonconformity a step further with the launch of his beauty brand Pleasing, which features a nail polish line. \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 6 Mar. 2022",
"But those first guidelines characterized gender nonconformity as a psychological disorder. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Yet even when accounting for an era defined by experimentation and nonconformity , the death of his 3-year-old son, Godot, is an unsettling story. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Groups like No Left Turn have listed anti-racist books alongside books meant to destigmatize gender nonconformity , and members of Moms for Liberty have harassed school boards in the name of banning books on race, gender, and sexuality from schools. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 10 Feb. 2022",
"In the episode, Van Ness and a group of notable cultural figures and activists dive into the long history of gender- nonconformity and the much more recent history of the modern gender binary. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Jan. 2022"
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"1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-141710"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not occurring without loss or gain of heat : not adiabatic"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02cca-d\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8ba-tik",
"-\u02cc\u0101-\u02ccd\u012b-\u0259-"
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"first_known_use":[
"1882, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-141835"
},
"nooner":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": something taking place at or around noontime",
": sexual intercourse at noon"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u00fc-n\u0259r"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"noon + -er entry 2"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1836, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-142127"
},
"nondeductive":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not relating to or employing deduction : not deductive"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-di-\u02c8d\u0259k-tiv",
"-d\u0113-"
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1914, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143158"
},
"no-win":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not likely to give victory, success, or satisfaction : that cannot be won"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u014d-\u02c8win",
"-\u02ccwin"
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"first_known_use":[
"1961, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143932"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads",
": roaming about from place to place aimlessly, frequently, or without a fixed pattern of movement",
": characteristic of or being a nomad or group of nomads",
": roaming about from place to place"
],
"pronounciation":[
"n\u014d-\u02c8ma-dik",
"n\u014d-\u02c8ma-dik"
],
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"ambulant",
"ambulatory",
"errant",
"fugitive",
"gallivanting",
"galavanting",
"itinerant",
"nomad",
"perambulatory",
"peregrine",
"peripatetic",
"ranging",
"roaming",
"roving",
"vagabond",
"vagrant",
"wandering",
"wayfaring"
],
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"examples":[
"raised in a nomadic family, she attended half a dozen different high schools",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Also, no knowing if Cassidy is still the coach, or if, say, Barry Trotz, the hottest name available among the nomadic coaching brethren, will be calling the shots here in 2022-23. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
"In 2019, Ma journeyed to the northern reaches of the province to produce a series of portraits depicting these nomadic herdsmen, entitled Kazak Cowboy. \u2014 Vogue , 18 May 2022",
"Western Darfur is home to many of the people displaced by the early-2000s conflict in the region, which saw the government put down armed rebels with help from nomadic Arab militias known as the Janjaweed. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Folks who were highly mobile before the pandemic have become even more nomadic in its wake, adds Harvey Hernandez, CEO of Newgard Development Group, developer of LOFTY Brickell and Natiivo Miami and Austin. \u2014 Jeffrey Steele, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"That led to a nomadic journey that took him to hockey rinks and professional teams in Serbia, Lithuania, Finland and Italy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Dates were an essential part of the nomadic diet, providing a significant amount of fiber and a variety of vitamins and minerals. \u2014 Felicia Campbell, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Dates were an essential part of the nomadic diet, providing a significant amount of fiber and a variety of vitamins and minerals. \u2014 Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Turner and Schulte embraced a nomadic lifestyle, according to Bridget Calvert, Schulte's aunt. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-144200"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": failure or refusal to deliver something (such as a product or service)"
],
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-di-\u02c8li-v(\u0259-)r\u0113",
"-d\u0113-"
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"first_known_use":[
"1646, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-144307"
},
"not at all":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
"Definition of not at all \u2014 sometimes used as a polite response after an expression of appreciation or thanks \"Thank you for all your trouble.\" \" Not at all .\" \"That was very kind of you.\" \" Not at all . It was the least I could do.\""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-145219"
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"nonaffluent":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not affluent"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8a-(\u02cc)fl\u00fc-\u0259nt",
"also",
"or"
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"first_known_use":[
"1857, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150423"
},
"nontronite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a pale yellow or greenish clay mineral that consists chiefly of hydrous iron silicate and is classed as montmorillonite in which iron has replaced more or less of the aluminum"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u00e4n\u2027tr\u0259\u02ccn\u012bt"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"French nontronite , from Nontron , town in southwest France + French -ite"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150810"
},
"no news is good news":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
"Definition of no news is good news \u2014 used to say that one is told only the bad things about something We haven't heard from his teacher lately, but no news is good news ."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-151043"
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"nonfundable":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not capable of being funded"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-151434"
},
"nonagesimal":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": ninetieth"
],
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"Latin nonagesim us ninetieth (from nonaginta ninety, from nona- \u2014akin to Latin novem nine\u2014+ -ginta \u2014akin to Latin -ginti in viginti twenty) + English -al"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-151959"
},
"nondelinquent":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not delinquent : such as",
": not being overdue in payment",
": not of, relating to, or characteristic of delinquents"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-di-\u02c8li\u014b-kw\u0259nt",
"-\u02c8lin-"
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"first_known_use":[
"1873, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-152153"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not relating to, consisting of, or containing oil : not oily"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8\u022fi-l\u0113"
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"first_known_use":[
"1866, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-153505"
},
"nonverbal":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not verbal: such as",
": not involving or using words",
": being other than verbal",
": lacking or appearing to lack the ability to engage in speech"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8v\u0259r-b\u0259l"
],
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"examples":[
"Facial expressions are very important for nonverbal communication.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One way to do this is to pay attention to body language and other nonverbal cues. \u2014 Caroline Castrillon, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"An estimated 40% of people with autism are nonverbal , according to Autism Speaks. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 13 May 2022",
"Elysha Cruz did her research before visiting with her 10-year-old son Angelo, who is autistic and nonverbal , and 17-year-old daughter Alena. \u2014 Michelle Maltais, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
"This version has extremely restrictive requirements for an autism diagnosis, such as showing deficits in nonverbal communication, displaying social issues, using repetitive speech, and difficulty maintaining relationships. \u2014 Zhara Astra, Scientific American , 7 Apr. 2022",
"At a young age, the boy was nonverbal , and doctors measured his IQ to be below 30. \u2014 Joe Didonato, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"But Demi had just one sister who was nonverbal and has passed away. \u2014 Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
"But three months after leaving the hospital, the girl still needed to use a wheelchair and was nonverbal , the study authors wrote. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Abusive supervision is a subordinate\u2019s perception of sustained hostile verbal and nonverbal supervisory behavior, but does not include physical contact. \u2014 Morteza Mahmoudi, STAT , 13 Feb. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1846, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154035"
},
"nonnegligent":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not marked or caused by neglect or carelessness : not negligent"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8neg-l\u0259-j\u0259nt"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1875, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154501"
},
"nonchurch":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not of, relating to, or affiliated with a church",
": not taking place at a church"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8ch\u0259rch"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1646, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154622"
},
"nonclaim":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": neglect or failure to make a demand within the time limited by law"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English noun cleime , from noun-, non- non- entry 1 + cleime, claim, claime claim"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-161105"
},
"nonphysician":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person who is not a physician",
": a person who is not a legally qualified physician"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u00e4n-f\u0259-\u02c8zi-sh\u0259n",
"-f\u0259-\u02c8zish-\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rod Betit, who was the health department\u2019s executive director during the 1990s and early 2000s, was the first nonphysician to lead the agency, according to a Deseret News article. \u2014 Bethany Rodgers, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Aug. 2020",
"The original version of the legislation would have given Saunders the ability to choose a nonphysician as deputy director of the department. \u2014 Bethany Rodgers, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 Aug. 2020",
"Hachuel thinks the photos can form the basis of an app that nonphysicians can use to obtain such information on their own. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Oct. 2019",
"To a nonphysician like me, getting certified to prescribe or dispense buprenorphine seems to be a simple and straightforward process: complete eight hours of training and apply for a waiver. \u2014 Patrick Skerrett, STAT , 5 July 2018",
"Same goes for nonphysicians \u2014 a lot of them learn to inject in a weekend-long session that\u2019s not even necessarily taught by a doctor. \u2014 Horacio Salinas, Allure , 21 Mar. 2018",
"Other posts were made by foreign physicians, who aren\u2019t eligible for U.S. board certifications, physicians in other specialties, such as otolaryngologists and gynecologists, and a few nonphysicians , including dentists and spas. \u2014 Bonnie Miller Rubin, WSJ , 12 Sep. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1843, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-161204"
},
"normal horizontal separation":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the horizontal separation measured in a direction at right angles to the strike of a faulted stratum"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-162237"
},
"nose drops":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a medicated liquid instilled into the nostrils with a medicine dropper"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-162402"
},
"nonliteral":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
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"Returning to the original purpose of my experiment, I was heartened to learn that thousands of users are spending nontrivial amounts of time each day working in a virtual world, as this finding validates some of my predictions from 2016. \u2014 Cal Newport, The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021",
"These fundamental differences mean that before Meta can safely switch all of its platforms to end-to-end encryption, its apps must undergo some nontrivial changes. \u2014 David Thiel, Wired , 3 Dec. 2021"
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"In Handmaid's Tale, set in a dystopian\u2014and not too unimaginable\u2014future where reproductive rights are a nonstarter and women are chattel, the song is played for wrenching irony. \u2014 Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 June 2022",
"An exception would be if the United Nations Security Council referred the case to the ICC, but that is a nonstarter since Russia has veto power as a permanent council member. \u2014 Niharika Mandhana, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
"Any deal that would require concessions by the U.S. would seem a nonstarter , especially with Russia at war with Ukraine and the U.S. coordinating actions involving Russia with Western allies. \u2014 Eric Tucker, The Arizona Republic , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Steam Proton's compatibility wrapper currently cannot reckon with EAC in a way that works with server check-ins, and this makes any EAC-reliant fare, like Halo: Master Chief Collection or Halo Infinite, a Deck nonstarter . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Of course, bathrooms are often dim, which might seem a nonstarter for plants. \u2014 Yelena Moroz Alpert, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Often those come as promises that tuition payments will be reimbursed at the end of a semester or course, a nonstarter for many working adults. \u2014 Levi Pulkkinen, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 June 2021",
"Biden has proposed raising the corporate tax rate, from 21% to 28%, a nonstarter for Republicans, and rejected the GOP senators\u2019 suggestion of tapping unspent COVID-19 money to fund the new infrastructure spending. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2021"
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"For a time Roske was home-schooled, an education that was supplemented with programs at Shepherd\u2019s Community Church, a nondenominational Christian church on Saticoy Street in Canoga Park, according to a fellow classmate there. \u2014 Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"Reared as a nondenominational Christian, he was drawn to the Latter-day Saint emphasis on family. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Oct. 2021",
"Charges were filed against Jeffrey Anthony Charles, who served as the pastor for the nondenominational church Neighbors to Nations in Princeton, Minn., at the time of the assaults, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2022",
"The Hansens attend the nondenominational Pathways Church, which recently purchased 19 acres on Dolly Parton Parkway to construct a building large enough to accommodate its growing congregation. \u2014 Aaron Zitner, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
"So, along with a few others, Berkowitz has created a nondenominational camp that directly caters to LGBTQ campers and staff. \u2014 Sydney Page, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"Samaritan's Purse, a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization that provides medical supplies, food, water, blankets and hygiene kits during international crises, is the recipient. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The Southern Baptist Convention in 1997 called for a Disney boycott after the nondenominational American Family Assn. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Jakes is bishop of The Potter\u2019s House, a nondenominational megachurch in Dallas. \u2014 Shelia Poole, ajc , 10 Apr. 2022"
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"I was nonplussed by his openly expressed admiration of me.",
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"Industry experts were nonplussed that the government chose a company that plans weddings and corporate parties over experienced food distributors that submitted bids. \u2014 Tom Orsborn, ExpressNews.com , 14 May 2020",
"She also was nonplussed by the questionnaire distributed during the flight, which had asked questions about travel to Wuhan, the virus\u2019 epicenter. \u2014 Lauren Caruba, ExpressNews.com , 18 Feb. 2020",
"And its performer was no doubt slightly nonplussed , too; Having previously claimed the track could elevate Rita Ora's career to new heights, Warren then called out the British singer for failing to promote it. 8. \u2014 Jon O'brien, Billboard , 7 Feb. 2020",
"Grijalva was nonplussed about the efforts against Sinema, who, like McSally, was in Washington, D.C., for Trump's Senate impeachment trial. \u2014 Katie Surma, azcentral , 25 Jan. 2020",
"Gayle has yet to feature for Newcastle this season having picked up a calf injury in pre-season, with manager Steve Bruce concerned after specialists seemed nonplussed when attempting to determine the root cause of the problem. \u2014 SI.com , 20 Sep. 2019",
"There is nothing wrong with this gentleman or anyone else who is nonplussed by a book that has been widely hailed by the critical establishment. \u2014 John Warner, chicagotribune.com , 26 Nov. 2019",
"While Petty\u2019s criminal past has been a concern to some fans, Minaj is nonplussed . \u2014 Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com , 30 Oct. 2019",
"Thankfully, Monzo\u2019s fees aren\u2019t nearly as steep, but some customers appear nonplussed by the metal bling. \u2014 Matthew De Silva, Quartz , 6 Aug. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wood was a nonfactor offensively in Carmel\u2019s 49-37 supersectional win against Sycamore on Monday. \u2014 Bobby Narang, chicagotribune.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
"With the exception of a nice move to convert a third down last week against the Cincinnati Bengals, Robinson has been a total nonfactor in the offense. \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 27 Sep. 2021",
"After being arguably the league\u2019s best closer in the first half, Barnes turned into a nonfactor . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Without Ridley and with Gage a nonfactor , the Panthers were able to zero in on rookie tight end Kyle Pitts, who was coming off back-to-back 100-yard games. \u2014 George Henry, ajc , 31 Oct. 2021",
"Other than that, one of the league\u2019s most explosive tight ends was pretty much a nonfactor . \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 11 Oct. 2021",
"If federal marijuana legalization happens, Delta-8 will be a nonfactor . \u2014 Chris Roberts, Forbes , 17 Sep. 2021",
"Cable subscriptions \u2014 a nonfactor in the history of college sports prior to the \u201990s \u2014 became the dominant factor driving structural decisions by the 2000s. \u2014 Sam Negus, National Review , 28 Aug. 2021",
"Even after the frontiers and territories became states, Washington, D.C., remained a nonfactor in many significant areas of life in early statehood. \u2014 Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online , 9 July 2021"
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"On the other, workers leaving the retail and service industries, or other nontechnical roles, are seeking careers that offer higher pay, stronger benefits, flexibility and stability. \u2014 Gautam Tambay, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Or should they be made available to a number of nontechnical employees, so the organization can benefit from cultural change and collective innovation? \u2014 Gabriel Nahas, Fortune , 3 June 2022",
"Engaging a nontechnical audience will require a different PR approach, starting with establishing key messages that clearly state the value for the end user. \u2014 Ayelet Noff, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Gravel cyclists can ramp up the revolutions on this nontechnical lasso from Crested Butte to Jacks Cabin Cutoff, alongside Taylor River, and into Almont. \u2014 Outside Online , 1 June 2021",
"TrackVia aims to empower nontechnical people (that\u2019s you) to build business applications tailored to their unique needs\u2014tracking sales, managing projects, eliminating paperwork, and collecting data. \u2014 Nick Davidson, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2014",
"This is a nontechnical public-relations term, used to create confusion and fear around firearms that are constitutionally protected, currently legal in 44 states, and widely owned by peaceable Americans. \u2014 Cody J. Wisniewski, National Review , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Specialists now range from the hackers who can break into networks or develop ransomware to the nontechnical operators who negotiate payments with victims. \u2014 Alan Suderman, ajc , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Recently, however, the tech industry is exploring where nontechnical expertise might counter some of the social problems associated with their products. \u2014 Elena Maris, Wired , 12 Jan. 2022"
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"I was given no notification that you received my payment.",
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"His name will be released after notification of his family. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 4 June 2022",
"Elevate coordination between states and federal agencies on election security, including real-time notification of security breaches and threats. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
"His identity has not been made public pending notification of relatives. \u2014 Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"His identity has not yet been released by authorities, pending the completion of an autopsy and notification of relatives. \u2014 Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune , 2 May 2022",
"The driver's name has not been released pending her family's notification of her death. \u2014 Michelle Watson, CNN , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Include a note with your email address for notification of results of the random drawing, to be held on April 30. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 12 Apr. 2022",
"This aside amounted to the only public notification of the rape requiring hospitalization to parents, who continued sending their kids to Minnie Howard and other Alexandria schools without critical information about student safety. \u2014 Inez Stepman, National Review , 18 Mar. 2022",
"His identity will be released pending additional notification of family outside of Yuba County, the Sheriff\u2019s Office said. \u2014 Michael Mcgough, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Mar. 2022"
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": not divided into classes",
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"we do go to the library now and then , but not as often as we should",
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"Have one now and then save extra filling for a breakfast burrito the next morning. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Every starter has a stinker now and then , but the circumstances Sunday made Anthony DeSclafani\u2019s whoopsie of an outing all the more prominent. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 May 2021",
"Besides, who hasn\u2019t now and then enjoyed being the object of someone else\u2019s curiosity? \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2021",
"This is more the urban warrior, one that might find its way tromping across an odd field every now and then , or transporting its owner through foul weather. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 27 Nov. 2021",
"That\u2019s to say that there is actual Shakespeare here, with Juicy slipping into Hamlet\u2019s original language now and then . \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"If Disney refrains from commenting publicly between now and then , many in Tallahassee say the law could be revised in Disney\u2019s favor. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Dubois was into it: the challenge of splicing together centuries of history, Bruyns\u2019s contemporary art and his vintage Brazilian furniture, and the chance to lunch on West African poulet maf\u00e9 now and then . \u2014 Sarah Medford, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Her first relapse started slowly, injecting pain medication now and then . \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 1 Mar. 2022"
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": a paraffin hydrocarbon C 19 H 40",
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": distinguished , prominent",
": efficient or capable in performance of housewifely duties",
": a person of note : notability",
": a group of persons summoned especially in monarchical France to act as a deliberative body",
": deserving special notice : remarkable",
": very successful or respected : distinguished",
": a famous person"
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"\u02c8n\u014d-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
"for sense 2 also",
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"luminous",
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"outstanding",
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"redoubtable",
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"star",
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"celeb",
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"icon",
"ikon",
"light",
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"megastar",
"name",
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"notoriety",
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"personality",
"somebody",
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"star",
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"a panel made up of notable authorities on the virus",
"Noun",
"The guest list included such notables as the President and First Lady.",
"They introduced her to all the local notables .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The movie, based on the bestselling novel by Joyce Carol Oates, is notable for its NC-17 rating. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 16 June 2022",
"Owamni, owned by chef Sean Sherman and Dana Thompson, is notable for being a restaurant exclusively dedicated to Indigenous cuisine. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 14 June 2022",
"Most notable , however, were the family planning benefits. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
"Most notable was the fall of stablecoin TerraUSD, which last month broke its dollar peg and collapsed in value, rocking the crypto industry. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
"Full of attractive melodies and textures, the economy of its four movements in 17 minutes is notable . \u2014 Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Even by recent American standards, last weekend was notable . \u2014 Eliott C. Mclaughlin And Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 11 June 2022",
"The most notable , though, was a full-scale violin concerto by Gabriela Ortiz that will be repeated in the fall, when Dudamel begins the new season with a Pan-American Music Initiative. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"What\u2019s more notable , however, is the attention to sound and its descriptive uses \u2014 to seed dread, to explore the subconscious and probe the dark, frightened recesses of a mind in torment. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But Netflix\u2019s comments last month about a potential password crackdown, which followed years of indifference within its top brass, make any rumblings on the topic notable . \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 5 May 2022",
"When the empire collapsed after World War I, a local notable , Ahmet Zogu, was elevated to sovereign of an independent kingdom. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Jan. 2022",
"He was photographed with the president in the Oval Office and aboard Air Force One, and was soon a national notable . \u2014 New York Times , 19 Dec. 2021",
"Among prior screen versions were two made in his native France, the 1934 one notable as Julien Duvivier\u2019s first collaboration with Jean Gabin. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 11 Sep. 2021",
"Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith, an adviser to the survey, called the stability at the top and bottom of the list notable . \u2014 Susan Page, USA TODAY , 30 June 2021",
"The company\u2019s Series A and Series B rounds last year raised $13.8 million and $30 million respectively, with the latter notable for being led by Ribbit Capital with participation from Bezos Expeditions, Jeff Bezos\u2019s personal venture capital fund. \u2014 Tolu Olasoji, Quartz , 3 June 2021",
"Kim Kardashian West, left, Karlie Kloss and Hailey Bieber are among the fashion notables taking part in the May 1 Fashion Unites virtual runway show streaming on YouTube at 1 p.m. PDT. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2020",
"Among the notables : J.J. Nelson (5th round, 2015) and Steve Breaston (5th round, 2007). \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, azcentral , 3 Apr. 2020"
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"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having the center of gravity located forward of the center of lift so that the nose tends to drop when the longitudinal control is released in level flight",
"\u2014 compare tail-heavy"
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"type":[
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],
"definitions":[
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"adjective",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":[
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": not capable of being deformed continuously and permanently in any direction without rupture",
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"definitions":[
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"definitions":[
": not poetic : such as",
": not of, relating to, or characteristic of poetry",
": not having the elevated or expressive qualities associated with poetry"
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": to discontinue by entering a nolle prosequi",
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": to enter a nolle prosequi"
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"\u02c8n\u00e4l-\u02c8pr\u00e4s",
"\u02c8n\u00e4l-\u02c8pr\u00e4s, \u02c8n\u0259l-"
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": a public official who witnesses the making of a document (as a will) and signs it to show that it is authentic",
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"\u02c8n\u014d-t\u0259-r\u0113-",
"\u02c8n\u014d-t\u0259-r\u0113-",
"\u02c8n\u014d-t\u0259-r\u0113-"
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"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",
"The real seal is the about the size of a hockey puck, and Raffensperger uses it to emboss official documents as a glorified notary public . \u2014 David Montgomery, Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Jennifer, a 35-year-old mother of four, was a notary public and headed to a job in River Rouge, Michigan, on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. \u2014 NBC News , 22 Dec. 2020",
"Marino had a friend, who is a notary public , sign the document in the husband\u2019s absence. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Mail ballot voters must have their ballot signature witnessed by someone 18 years old or older or by an authorized official, like a notary public or municipal clerk. \u2014 CBS News , 18 Sep. 2020",
"There was no answer to a phone number connected to his business as a notary public in Cottonwood, a city south of Sedona in Arizona's Verde River valley. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic , 16 July 2021",
"The affidavit\u2019s authenticity was verified by News-Press Now, who reported that it was notarized by a notary public and signed by a witness whose name, however, is illegible. \u2014 Andrea Cavallier, NBC News , 5 July 2021",
"Two days later, Julia Carlson, a Washington state notary public , showed up at the park and shook hands across the border with an American couple living in Canada. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 June 2021"
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"adverb"
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"n\u00e4k-\u02c8t\u0259r-n\u1d4al",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One particularly exciting aspect of the Wyoming fossil is a bony protuberance over its eye sockets, which is not a feature seen in nocturnal birds. \u2014 Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica , 25 May 2022",
"The overall effect is nocturnal and like stormy weather. \u2014 David Salle, The New York Review of Books , 13 Dec. 2020",
"When temperatures start settling into the 80s (27 Celsius), gators become mostly nocturnal . \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 7 May 2022",
"The Thylacine, a carnivore also referred to as the Tasmanian tiger and Tasmanian wolf, was a (mostly) nocturnal marsupial that preyed on rodents and kangaroos. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Late Night Shows are sold separately from festival admission, but the small cost will be well worth it for music fans looking for an intimate, nocturnal music experience. \u2014 Avery Newmark, ajc , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Spector then becomes Khonshu\u2019s avatar, serving as a nocturnal protector. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Delage also accompanied him on nocturnal forays, as Wojnarowicz spray-painted his stencil of a burning house on the walls of the Bowery. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Slaght studies the Blakiston\u2019s fish-owl, which doesn\u2019t have features that nocturnal owls do, such as wide facial discs and silent flight. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022"
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"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French nocturnel, borrowed from Late Latin nocturn\u0101lis \"for night use,\" from Latin nocturnus \"of or occurring at night\" (from noct-, nox night entry 1 + -urnus, temporal suffix, as in diurnus \"of the day\") + -\u0101lis -al entry 1 \u2014 more at journal"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"noun"
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"1889, in the meaning defined above"
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": a substance that is not an aerosol"
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"-\u02ccs\u022fl"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8\u0101-\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8b\u0113-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Met\u2019s exhibition aims to show a nonchronological and nongeographical view of surrealism, which became a transnational aesthetic phenomenon after being formally established in Paris in 1924 and spreading globally throughout the 20th century. \u2014 Sophie Madeline Dess, The Atlantic , 10 Jan. 2022",
"The idea of nonchronological storytelling itself is far from new to television. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 26 Mar. 2021",
"Season one of the show, which involves time travel, had originally aired in nonchronological order, and a re-broadcast and a DVD version had each further rearranged the episodes. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 5 Nov. 2018",
"Around it are sprinkled the first slew of the 50 nonchronological looks selected by Clark for the display. \u2014 Luke Leitch, Vogue , 24 Sep. 2018",
"The works are shown in a nimble, nonchronological suite of galleries, and some of its century-spanning juxtapositions are bracing; others feel reductive, even dilettantish. \u2014 New York Times , 12 July 2018",
"The works are shown in a nimble, nonchronological suite of galleries, and some of its century-spanning juxtapositions are bracing; others feel reductive, even dilettantish. \u2014 New York Times , 12 July 2018",
"The works are shown in a nimble, nonchronological suite of galleries, and some of its century-spanning juxtapositions are bracing; others feel reductive, even dilettantish. \u2014 New York Times , 12 July 2018",
"The works are shown in a nimble, nonchronological suite of galleries, and some of its century-spanning juxtapositions are bracing; others feel reductive, even dilettantish. \u2014 New York Times , 12 July 2018"
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"1874, in the meaning defined above"
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"1852, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
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": not deductible",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Be careful, since tax changes in effect since 2018 can make fees nondeductible . \u2014 Robert W. Wood, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2021",
"Rents rose as landlords refused to pay their mortgage interest with nondeductible cash. \u2014 Dan Palmer And David Williams, WSJ , 25 Oct. 2021",
"But indirectly, anyone could make a nondeductible contribution to a traditional IRA then convert this after-tax contribution to a Roth to ensure that future earnings grow tax-free. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 10 Oct. 2021",
"However, this limit could be bypassed by making a nondeductible IRA contribution and converting it to a Roth. \u2014 Leon Labrecque, Forbes , 14 Sep. 2021",
"The transaction is considered to include a pro rata portion of the nondeductible contributions. \u2014 Bob Carlson, Forbes , 18 May 2021",
"Just remember that any incidental personal travel within the trip \u2014 visiting family or taking a side trip, for example \u2014 are nondeductible personal expenses. \u2014 Brian Thompson, Forbes , 7 May 2021",
"In this strategy a taxpayer whose income is too high to allow a contribution to a Roth IRA can make a nondeductible contribution to a traditional IRA. \u2014 Bob Carlson, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2021",
"One of the biggest gifts to Humana and other larger health insurers in 2020 has been the permanent repeal of a nondeductible tax to fund part of the federal Affordable Care Act. \u2014 Grace Schneider, The Courier-Journal , 1 Mar. 2017"
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"1943, in the meaning defined above"
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"1868, in the meaning defined above"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-ig-\u02c8zem(p)t"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Takano asserts that the workers would benefit from this change, as his proposal will allow nonexempt employees to receive overtime compensation for any hours worked over 32 hours. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
"In response to an opinion published by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita in May, the university dropped its proof of vaccination requirement and only requires nonexempt students to indicate whether or not they have been vaccinated. \u2014 NBC News , 10 July 2021",
"Under the Federal Labor Standards Act, nonexempt employees are only paid for actual hours worked, so a company isn\u2019t obligated to pay them if no work is performed. \u2014 Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY , 18 May 2021",
"State tourism leaders are concerned the testing requirements for nonexempt visitors take too long. \u2014 Sarah Downey, Washington Examiner , 10 Aug. 2020",
"Approve premium pay for nonexempt employees working on-site at district facilities. \u2014 Teri Webster, Dallas News , 8 Apr. 2020",
"One of her proposals, like Steele\u2019s upcoming bill, would require meters on all nonexempt wells statewide. \u2014 Ian James, azcentral , 16 Jan. 2020",
"The three-judge panel\u2019s decision published Tuesday reversed a New Jersey judge\u2019s ruling that would have allowed the lawsuit to go forward and include all nonexempt hourly workers employed at Newark Liberty International Airport since April 2014. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Dec. 2019",
"The report noted that nonexempt students include those provisionally enrolled, in a grace period or otherwise without documentation of vaccination. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 17 Oct. 2019"
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"1675, in the meaning defined above"
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"1838, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
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": not having, providing, or constituting a controlling interest in a corporation",
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u014d-li\u014b",
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"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": not representative : such as",
": not serving as a typical or characteristic example",
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02ccre-pri-\u02c8zen-t\u0259-tiv"
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"adjective"
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": not doctrinaire : not rigidly devoted to any particular doctrine or theory"
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"1906, in the meaning defined above"
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"1827, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-070125"
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"definitions":[
": not controlled",
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"1885, in the meaning defined above"
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"definitions":[
": not relating to or engaged in teaching"
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"noun"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8fla-m\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"ignitable",
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"children's pajamas made of nonflammable fabric",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The fire of that era also destroyed most of the Near North Side of the city, meaning that anything new had to be built in stone or other nonflammable materials. \u2014 Andrea Sachs, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"The catastrophe led the city to enact new codes: Decorations would now be nonflammable , and after the tragic example set by the club\u2019s cramped revolving door, exit doors would now open outward. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Fuel tanks were insulated with nonflammable material to prevent explosions, and backup systems were in place for various hydraulic and mechanical components. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Aug. 2021",
"Each needs a clear space out of the wind and to be situated on a nonflammable surface away from low-hanging trees. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 July 2020",
"Ricardo Hallal Fakury, a structural engineer at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, tells Nature News that the building was built with nonflammable materials and equipped with smoke detectors. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 July 2020",
"Most modern airships use helium, a nonflammable but expensive and rare gas. \u2014 April White, Smithsonian , 22 Nov. 2019",
"What\u2019s left is a nonflammable gas that is then transported to market by a 425-mile pipeline that terminates in Bushton, Kan. Stoll says Cliffside has a soul. \u2014 Laura Garcia, ExpressNews.com , 21 June 2019",
"Immediately take the pages to a secure, nonflammable area like a concrete patio, your driveway, fireplace, or barbecue and set them on fire. \u2014 Habib Sadeghi, Health.com , 21 June 2018"
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"1898, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
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": nostril",
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"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": not symbolic"
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"none too":{
"type":[
"idiom"
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"definitions":[
": not at all"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a person who is not a former member of the armed forces : someone who is not a military veteran"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8ve-t\u0259-r\u0259n",
"-\u02c8ve-tr\u0259n"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"McDonough, a White House chief of staff to former President Obama, is only the second nonveteran to lead the agency. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2021",
"The free event, open to nonveterans as well, will not be a protest, said Kim St. Hilaire, post manager. \u2014 Brian Albrecht, cleveland , 8 Mar. 2020",
"Here\u2019s why: A housing voucher can\u2019t be issued to a nonveteran , even if the person is a veteran\u2019s spouse. \u2014 Otis R. Taylor Jr., SFChronicle.com , 27 Feb. 2020",
"And despite their comparatively high income levels, veterans are slightly more likely to be unemployed than nonveterans . \u2014 Mike Rogoway, oregonlive , 11 Nov. 2019",
"The Republic National Committee\u2019s own data show the president\u2019s approval is 18 percentage points higher among veterans than nonveterans . \u2014 Jesse Naranjo, WSJ , 10 July 2019",
"The Veterans Affairs Department reported that veterans are 20 percent more likely than nonveterans to commit suicide. \u2014 James Hohmann, Washington Post , 19 Sep. 2017",
"In competitive hiring, where agencies rank candidates for hiring in categories, veterans are placed above nonveterans within each category, and where agencies use numerical ranking, veterans get extra points. \u2014 Eric Yoder, Washington Post , 19 Sep. 2017",
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"Its three liberals were in the majority in nearly half of its nonunanimous decisions. \u2014 David Cole, The New York Review of Books , 19 Aug. 2021",
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"Its three liberals were in the majority in nearly half of its nonunanimous decisions. \u2014 David Cole, The New York Review of Books , 19 Aug. 2021",
"Its three liberals were in the majority in nearly half of its nonunanimous decisions. \u2014 David Cole, The New York Review of Books , 19 Aug. 2021",
"Its three liberals were in the majority in nearly half of its nonunanimous decisions. \u2014 David Cole, The New York Review of Books , 19 Aug. 2021",
"Its three liberals were in the majority in nearly half of its nonunanimous decisions. \u2014 David Cole, The New York Review of Books , 19 Aug. 2021",
"Its three liberals were in the majority in nearly half of its nonunanimous decisions. \u2014 David Cole, The New York Review of Books , 19 Aug. 2021",
"Its three liberals were in the majority in nearly half of its nonunanimous decisions. \u2014 David Cole, The New York Review of Books , 19 Aug. 2021"
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"Volunteers set up two tables: one to attract residents, verify ownership and request donations, then a second where Alvizar-Ibanez would notarize each property owner\u2019s signature. \u2014 Lauren Hepler, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Nov. 2021",
"The new law simplifies and streamlines processes such as eliminating more than 80,000 forms for businesses to notarize and scan to do business with the state, said Josh Geballe, Commissioner of Administrative Services. \u2014 Stephen Singer, courant.com , 20 July 2021",
"At the courthouse, the clerk can check your I.D. and notarize your application. \u2014 Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al , 9 Sep. 2020",
"While 24 states have legislation that allow documents to be notarized remotely, 19 more passed executive orders to enable online signings after the pandemic hit, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. \u2014 Jessica Menton, USA TODAY , 28 May 2020",
"Last Tuesday, a federal court in Virginia rejected arguments by the state Republican Party and PILF that removing a requirement that absentee ballots be notarized would increase fraud. \u2014 Jessica Huseman, ProPublica , 12 May 2020",
"The most recent bill signed by Stitt still requires all absentee ballots to be notarized and witnessed by two other people. \u2014 Fox News , 9 May 2020",
"While Arizona doesn\u2019t require that wills be notarized , doing so speeds up and cuts the cost of the legal process that starts when the will-maker dies. \u2014 Natalie Walters And Nino Abdaladze, azcentral , 15 Apr. 2020",
"In another strange twist, officers found a letter signed by Paul and notarized on December 2, 2008, stating that Jeanne was not the one responsible for his death. \u2014 Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com , 19 Dec. 2019"
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"Print and fill out a hard copy of the complaint form, which requires notarization before submission. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Orders that made certain business transactions easier also are expiring, including orders allowing remote notarization , witnessing and electronic signing of legal documents. \u2014 Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Many states have enacted laws allowing for virtual notarization particularly during the pandemic. \u2014 Christine Fletcher, Forbes , 8 June 2021",
"Stavvy is building software that brings together banks, lenders, borrowers, buyers, and notaries to make transactions more efficient with remote signature and notarization tools. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2021",
"In the meantime, traffic to Zillow\u2019s suite of online tools, which include the ability to create 3-D home tours on a smartphone as well as technology that allows remote signing and remote notarization , points to those numbers holding steady. \u2014 Debra Kamin, New York Times , 19 Feb. 2021",
"Mayfield pointed to electronic notarization as a less intrusive option. \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 14 Apr. 2021",
"States also are trying to lock in pandemic rules that spawned new online services, from document notarization to marijuana sales. \u2014 Julie Bykowicz, WSJ , 6 Apr. 2021",
"Invesco Developing Markets Fund led the round and was joined by investors including GIC and Lake Bleu Capital. \u2013 Notarize, a Boston, Mass.-based notarization company, raised $130 million in Series D funding. \u2014 Lucinda Shen, Fortune , 25 Mar. 2021"
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"The performers have taken care to keep their language and material fairly clean and nonpolitical . \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"This can help consumers realize that there are nonpolitical motives at play, in turn encouraging greater patronage and compliance. \u2014 Isabella Bunosso, Scientific American , 27 May 2022",
"Lee will likely work to portray the chief-executive role as strong and nonpolitical , supported, more so than challenged, by an obedient legislature\u2014all with the knowledge that the chances of any popular pushback are exceedingly scant. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 25 May 2022",
"Officially, songs must be nonpolitical , though Ukraine entered the contest in 2016 with a song about the expulsion of Crimean Tatars by Soviet forces in the 1940s. \u2014 Andrew Jones, NBC News , 13 May 2022",
"Even for apparently nonpolitical cases like Ma\u2019s in Cyprus, activists contend that off-the-books techniques of harassment have become more common. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"In addition, many Russians use VPNs to access nonpolitical entertainment and communication tools - popular distractions from daily hardships. \u2014 Anthony Faiola, Anchorage Daily News , 6 May 2022",
"In addition, many Russians use VPNs to access nonpolitical entertainment and communication tools \u2014 popular distractions from daily hardships. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
"Over the past week, the more socially conscious entries \u2014 a small minority of the overwhelmingly nonpolitical offerings \u2014 have caught the attention of Internet users. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Apr. 2022"
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"The French president sold himself to voters as a nonpolitician , but that credential has come back to haunt him. \u2014 Adam Nossiter, New York Times , 9 Dec. 2019",
"One said that he was prevented from speaking with Kashmiri nonpoliticians . \u2014 Joanna Slater, Washington Post , 5 Oct. 2019",
"The nonpolitician Marianne Williamson was delightfully unshy, sincere and, until her daffy closing statement, sympathetic. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 28 June 2019",
"Last week, Trump described the lawsuit as a political attack by New York Democrats, although the current New York attorney general, Underwood, is a nonpolitician who was appointed to her post. \u2014 David A. Fahrenthold, chicagotribune.com , 22 June 2018",
"Blair is the only nonpolitician among the six Democrats vying to succeed longtime County Executive Isiah Leggett, who is retiring after three terms. \u2014 Jennifer Barrios, Washington Post , 15 June 2018",
"Plutarch makes for easier reading than Thucydides, but both have much to teach politicians and nonpoliticians alike about resolving conflict. \u2014 WSJ , 10 Sep. 2017"
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"This noncomedogenic lightweight serum is a great choice for normal, dry, combination and oily skin types that want to achieve plump and healthy-looking skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"However, those with oily skin should seek out noncomedogenic moisturizers. \u2014 Rebecca Dance, Allure , 20 Aug. 2021",
"One of the biggest revelations over the last couple of years was switching all my products to being noncomedogenic , which means they\u2019re formulated without potential pore-clogging ingredients. \u2014 Tish Weinstock, Vogue , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Other noncomedogenic options include Cetaphil Gentle Clear and Aveeno Clear Complexion, both of which contain a hit of salicylic acid. \u2014 Marisa Cohen, Good Housekeeping , 15 Oct. 2021",
"The term noncomedogenic on a product label means that the ingredients will not block pores and cause further breakouts, Shokeen explains. \u2014 Rebecca Dance, Allure , 20 Aug. 2021",
"The formulators also included a few synthetic ingredients (which, as our skin-care glossary shows, are totally safe) to create balanced formulas that Rose Inc. says are noncomedogenic . \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 20 Aug. 2021",
"This pick from Elta MD is fragrance-free, noncomedogenic and safe for sensitive skin. \u2014 Lauren Caruso, CNN Underscored , 28 Oct. 2020",
"Facial sunscreen, on the other hand, is designed to be lightweight and noncomedogenic . \u2014 Sian Babish, chicagotribune.com , 9 Sep. 2020"
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": any of five isomeric liquid water-insoluble alcohols C 9 H 19 OH derived from normal nonane",
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"The Commerce Department on Wednesday said that orders for nondefense capital goods, excluding aircraft\u2014which economists use as a proxy for capital spending\u2014rose just 0.3% in April from a month earlier, after growing by 1.1% the previous month. \u2014 Justin Lahart, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"Orders for nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft, another measure for business investment, are near the highest levels for records tracing back to the 1990s, separate Commerce Department figures show. \u2014 Sarah Chaney Cambon, WSJ , 27 June 2021",
"Despite the unexpected decline, the April report also contained hopeful signs: A category that tracks business investment \u2014 orders for nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft \u2014 increased 2.3% last month on top of a 1.6% gain in March. \u2014 Paul Wiseman, Star Tribune , 27 May 2021",
"Orders for nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft\u2014also known as core capital goods, a proxy for business investment\u2014increased 2.3% in April. \u2014 Amara Omeokwe, WSJ , 27 May 2021",
"Orders for nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft, seen as a gauge of the direction of companies\u2019 capital spending, slipped 0.8% in the first decline since April of last year. \u2014 Justin Lahart, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2021",
"Orders for nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft, a key category seen as a proxy for business investment spending, rose 1% in September after bigger gains in July and August. \u2014 Martin Crutsinger, Star Tribune , 27 Oct. 2020",
"Details of the report were strong, including a 1% increase in nondefense capital-goods orders excluding aircraft, which economists use as a proxy for capital equipment demand. ... \u2014 Justin Lahart, WSJ , 27 Oct. 2020",
"Reagan did propose cuts to federal nondefense discretionary spending. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner , 31 July 2020"
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"The new hardware was designed to help people with disabilities operate computers as quickly and easily as nondisabled people, said Gabi Michel, director of accessible accessories at Microsoft. \u2014 Katie Deighton, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"In terms of the research and funding, everything is for making life easier for the nondisabled people in the disabled person\u2019s life. \u2014 Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"During the height of lockdown, my nondisabled child\u2019s homework was to connect to another human every day. \u2014 Aimee Christian, Wired , 20 Feb. 2022",
"And worse: These tryborgs make technologies in their own image\u2014white, nondisabled , heterosexual, cisgender, wealthy. \u2014 The Cyborg Jillian Weise, Wired , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Banished was the feel-good narrative about Keller as a brave soul who broke through at the water pump and went on to make nondisabled people feel grateful for their good fortune. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Disabled people get pregnant and give birth at the same rates as nondisabled ones. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Disabled women now get pregnant and give birth at the same rate as nondisabled ones, but modern medicine has turned its back on them. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Sep. 2021",
"And a good place to start is how nondisabled people can avoid giving unnecessary offense to people with disabilities. \u2014 Andrew Pulrang, Forbes , 26 Sep. 2021"
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": midday",
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"in the tropics the noonday heat can be overwhelming",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Take a nap in the middle of the day to avoid the noonday sun. \u2014 Outside Online , 25 May 2015",
"About 200 parents and kids, most every bit as angry as Selig were out in front of McLaren Lodge in the noonday sun, at a rally that drew supporters from Berkeley,Marin County and elsewhere. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 Feb. 2022",
"At the federal building, where 168 people had died in a massive bomb blast, rescue workers were combing rubble for victims, guided by the eerie glow of floodlights that seemed to Garland as bright as the noonday sun. \u2014 Del Quentin Wilber Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Feb. 2021",
"These lovely lunch bags solve some of the most common objections to prepping the noonday meal ahead of time, from soggy paper bags to lukewarm food. \u2014 Popular Science , 3 June 2020",
"Still downy, the young bird sports a long beak, which is slightly parted and tilting toward the noonday sun. \u2014 National Geographic , 21 Apr. 2020",
"An old woman, wearing a long black abaya, opened her corrugated metal gate a crack and squinted into the brilliant noonday sun to see who had knocked. \u2014 Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times , 14 Apr. 2020",
"The volunteers, who had varying shades of pale skin, agreed to subject their rumps to two weeks of daily tanning sessions that dosed them with ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) rays on par with London\u2019s summer noonday sun. \u2014 Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American , 22 May 2015",
"But the climactic sequence of Midsommar features one of the last surviving Americans running stark naked across the noonday greensward with nobody obviously chasing him. \u2014 Ross Douthat, National Review , 25 July 2019"
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"also",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Readily giving his military ID number but speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation, the noncombatant said that two detainees died after beatings and another died from lack of medication for a preexisting condition. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Aug. 2021",
"The job of writing the official ballot descriptions should be turned over to a neutral noncombatant such as the nonpartisan state Legislative Analyst\u2019s Office. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 12 Nov. 2020",
"Produced by Steven Soderbergh and directed by Paul Pawlowski, this documentary tells the story of a soldier who allegedly ordered his men to fire on noncombatants in Afghanistan. \u2014 Noel Murray, New York Times , 3 Mar. 2020",
"Insomnia affects up to 41 percent of active-duty military personnel deployed to combat zones, 25 percent of noncombatants and 20 percent of those getting ready to deploy. \u2014 Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com , 24 Feb. 2020",
"As the Delta Force team breached the wall with explosives, an Arabic linguist advised children and other noncombatants how to flee, a decision commanders credited with saving 11 of the children Mr. al-Baghdadi had in his compound. \u2014 Eric Schmitt, New York Times , 27 Oct. 2019",
"These are his mother and siblings and younger self, in 1968, noncombatants caught in the midst of Nigeria\u2019s civil war over the breakaway region of Biafra. \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 23 Sep. 2019",
"The missile is used by the Central Intelligence Agency to target specific individuals without risk to nearby civilians and other noncombatants . \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 10 Dec. 2019",
"That\u2019s a whole different matter altogether, and for now the service is committed to keeping a man in the loop who will approve each potential target, making sure unmanned systems don\u2019t engage noncombatants . \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 23 Nov. 2019"
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"idiom"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": not spillable"
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"nonadjustable":{
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"adjective"
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"definitions":[
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"after New Latin Noctuidae, family name, derivative (with -idae -idae ) of Noctua, genus name, going back to Latin noctua \"the little owl ( Athene noctua ),\" probably from feminine of *noctuus \"of the night,\" derivative of noct\u016b \"at night,\" adverbial derivative of noct-, nox night entry 1"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The visibly emotional nonagenarian was shaken by the Overview Effect, the experience of seeing our tiny planet in the context of a vast universe. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 14 Oct. 2021",
"The title subject is Colette Marin Catherine, who, at the time of filming, was a nonagenarian . \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 6 Apr. 2021",
"The nonagenarian is Malaysia\u2019s most experienced statesman and a dangerous foe. \u2014 The Economist , 23 May 2020",
"Watching this devoted, still energetic pair of nonagenarians prepare for their trip, navigate travel, work laptops, ensconce in apartments and hotels, do laundry, explore the sights and just generally support each other is a lovely thing to behold. \u2014 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2020",
"Normally, a celebration lunch would have been offered to the nonagenarians . \u2014 cleveland , 3 May 2020",
"This month, the nonagenarian celebrates her 98th (!) birthday. \u2014 Michelle Profis, Country Living , 17 Jan. 2020",
"Deemed Blue Zones by Dan Buettner, who studies these locales, the populations in these pockets of the planet have an extremely high percentage of nonagenarians and centenarians\u2014people who live to be over 90 and 100, respectively. \u2014 Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com , 12 Dec. 2019",
"Aside from relief that he was pulled unscathed from such a mangled vehicle, there was widespread shock that the nonagenarian was still driving himself \u2013 and sometimes without security. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 6 Dec. 2019"
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"Latin nonagenarius containing ninety, from nonageni ninety each, from nonaginta ninety, from nona- (akin to novem nine) + -ginta (akin to vi ginti twenty) \u2014 more at nine , vigesimal"
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"Unfinished streets are lined with boxy new homes in what feels like a nondescript suburb. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
"Every weekday morning in a nondescript office building in downtown Manhattan, representatives from dozens of law enforcement agencies meet to discuss gun arrests and shootings in New York City from the day before. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
"In the middle of October in 1962, a nondescript office building in a not-great part of Washington suddenly became very, very busy and very, very important. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
"Housed in a nondescript concrete block building off East 91st Street in Cleveland\u2019s Slavic Village neighborhood, Austin, founded in 1972, specializes in metal finishing. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 29 May 2022",
"The space is small and purposefully nondescript \u2014 white surfaces, blue-green lighting, low ceilings, a Sony monitor hanging on the wall \u2014 intimating, somehow, that the magic at hand could be happening anywhere in the world. \u2014 Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone , 28 May 2022",
"The company eschews prime properties and upscale interiors and operates instead from nondescript locations, using stores mainly as online hubs for delivery orders. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 22 May 2022",
"But the energy boosts that defined the first two-third of his season largely have been replaced by nondescript stints. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
"In recent years, this barbecue joint located in a nondescript Bellaire retail strip has skyrocketed in popularity, even opening an outpost in the buzzy new Resorts World Hotel in Las Vegas. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 18 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As with many other psychedelics, the compound can be synthesized in laboratories and is thought to be nonaddictive and low in toxicity; unlike with many other psychedelics, the trip is relatively short, typically lasting around thirty minutes. \u2014 The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Your friend who lost both her brother and niece to addiction fueled by the false notion that OxyContin was virtually nonaddictive still struggles with misplaced guilt over their tragic deaths. \u2014 Paul Pelletier, STAT , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Wonder what a nonaddictive social-media app would look like? \u2014 Joanna Stern, WSJ , 17 Oct. 2021",
"Pharma execs and sales reps insisted that the painkiller was both nonaddictive and long-lasting. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Arthur Sackler promoted Roche\u2019s Valium and Librium as nonaddictive . \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Aug. 2021",
"Marijuana has long been considered a nonaddictive drug that causes few, if any, serious side effects. \u2014 NBC News , 11 July 2021",
"For our public speaking example, nonaddictive beta-blockers are sometimes used to control a client's heart rate, such that the body does not respond with alarm to a situation that might otherwise feel quite alarming. \u2014 John Duffy, CNN , 2 June 2021",
"Now, the Biden administration is reportedly considering a similar rule to limit the amount of nicotine permitted in tobacco products to near nonaddictive levels. \u2014 Cassidy Morrison, Washington Examiner , 25 Apr. 2021"
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": not negotiable",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Medicare and Medicaid, which account for more than 60% of care provided by hospitals, reimburse hospitals less than the cost of providing care, and their reimbursement rates are nonnegotiable . \u2014 WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"To many networks, hosting an in-person upfront was nonnegotiable this year. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
"But those fundamental business instincts and the drive that every entrepreneur must have to succeed are nonnegotiable . \u2014 Jake Hare, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Maxidresses for summer are what lug sole boots are for fall: nonnegotiable and a no-brainer for getting through the season in style. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 5 May 2022",
"Paler than the 18 karats that flickered at my neck and wrists, dark and brooding \u2014 but yellow nonetheless, a nonnegotiable . \u2014 Mariam Rahmani, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Schumer described the importance of the PACT Act as a nonnegotiable step in bringing closure and healing. \u2014 Zoha Qamar, ABC News , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The only nonnegotiable ingredient is the Mochiko, the sweet flour that makes this treat almost marshmallowlike. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
"When two people each know themselves and their life goals and differ on something so fundamental like whether to have a child, consider that a nonnegotiable issue. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-dis-\u02c8kl\u014d-zh\u0259r",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The ongoing probe is also looking into allegations of other nondisclosure agreements involving former female WWE employees and Laurinaitis, the newspaper reported. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
"The board\u2019s investigation began in April and has unearthed other, older nondisclosure agreements involving claims by former female WWE employees who alleged misconduct by Messrs. McMahon and Laurinaitis, the people said. \u2014 Joe Palazzolo, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"The board\u2019s investigation, which started in April, found other, older nondisclosure agreements involving claims by former female WWE employees of misconduct by McMahon and John Laurinaitis, the head of talent relations at WWE, the Journal reported. \u2014 Michelle Chapman, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
"The board's probe of the agreement has uncovered other nondisclosure agreements between McMahon and former female employees who accused their boss of misconduct, the Journal reported. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 17 June 2022",
"The board's investigation, which started in April, found other, older nondisclosure agreements involving claims by former female WWE employees of misconduct by McMahon and John Laurinaitis, the head of talent relations at WWE, the Journal reported. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 17 June 2022",
"During the investigation, the board reportedly turned up other nondisclosure agreements with former female employees who alleged misconduct by McMahon and head of talent relations John Laurinaitis. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 17 June 2022",
"The board\u2019s investigation, which started in April, found other, older nondisclosure agreements involving claims by former female WWE employees of misconduct by McMahon and John Laurinaitis, the head of talent relations at WWE, the Journal reported. \u2014 Michelle Chapman, Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
"Continue it\u2019s going to damage the entire NFL, the New York times report that showed that the Texans were complicit in giving him nondisclosure agreements to give to his massage therapist. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 9 June 2022"
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"Customers were notified of the changes in the company.",
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"If homeless camps are located by authorities, police will notify the department\u2019s neighborhood services unit, which would work with the city\u2019s pubic works agency to remove the encampment. \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"But, according to the former employee, the formatters did not notify law enforcement, ostensibly because many uploaders use virtual private networks to disguise their identities and locations, which could cause the police to target the wrong person. \u2014 Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"As your question implies, associations must in writing notify a member no later than 15 days after a disciplinary (or common area damage reimbursement) hearing of any action taken. \u2014 Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"For the next six months, Wyatt must notify the US Attorney\u2019s Office if anyone files a lawsuit, a complaint, or a formal charge with a federal or state agency claiming that Wyatt failed to provide medication to treat opioid use disorder. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
"But when a hospital employee mistakenly gave French the estimate after misreading her insurance card, Centura Health did not notify French of the change, according to a lawsuit. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"However, Sussmann did notify Baker that a story on the data was to be published by a news outlet, later revealed to be The New York Times, which added urgency to the matter. \u2014 Robert Legare, CBS News , 19 May 2022",
"According to city officials, residents can notify the cleaning crews about items that require protection from disinfectant spray. \u2014 Landon Mion, Fox News , 10 May 2022",
"The school district must now notify parents of all the health care services offered at their students\u2019 school, and must give them the option to withhold consent or decline any specific service. \u2014 Brooke Baitinger, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Apr. 2022"
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"When a friend asked if sweet-potato pies tasted anything like pumpkin, Amiri Baraka responded with a wry non sequitur . \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The resultant traces of smoke seem non sequitur as the distillery eschews the use of peat. \u2014 Viju Mathew, Robb Report , 8 Oct. 2021",
"When the slides on the pitch deck start to go by too fast, ask a non sequitur . \u2014 Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Oct. 2021",
"These don\u2019t produce a stream of financial returns that can be invested in the bank, so saying these benefits have to be discounted because capital earns a rate of return is a non sequitur argument. \u2014 James Broughel, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
"This Part Off and Remind Me on July 12 There has always been something of a non sequitur at the heart of the European Championships. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2021",
"During a rally Tuesday in Erie, Pa., in-between comments on his crowd sizes and fracking, Trump sneaked in a non sequitur about the interview. \u2014 Author: Josh Dawsey, Colby Itkowitz, Jeremy Barr, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Oct. 2020",
"Its foreboding music and non sequitur lyrics were off-putting to critics and fans at first. \u2014 Neil Shah, WSJ , 26 Sep. 2020",
"That way, if anything else gets posted, someone can call it out as a non sequitur . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Sep. 2020"
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"On the other, an online release usually registers as a nonevent , and many of the great movies hardly make a blip on the mediascape despite being more accessible than ever. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 2 Dec. 2021",
"For intensive renders and games, that means noisy fans spinning up to keep the CPU and GPU cool, resulting in the notorious laptop hum: a cardinal sin in some settings and a total nonevent in others. \u2014 Lynne Peskoe-yang, Popular Mechanics , 27 May 2021",
"By suggesting it, Len had communicated his desire to make the reunion between us a nonevent . \u2014 Morgan Thomas, The Atlantic , 16 May 2021",
"Wednesday\u2019s storms were a nonevent for much of Connecticut, where a couple of hours of heavy rain was followed by sunshine and cold. \u2014 Russell Blair, courant.com , 22 Apr. 2021",
"There has also been one major nonevent : the Biden presidential noncampaign. \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 28 Oct. 2020",
"That was his message to me after Miami\u2019s first-round sweep of the Indiana Pacers, when Butler\u2019s forceful play turned what was supposed to be a heated showdown against the Pacers\u2019 T.J. Warren into a nonevent . \u2014 Marc Stein, New York Times , 14 Oct. 2020",
"Last night my wife and I prayed for all those affected by the impact of this current nonevent . \u2014 Star Tribune , 20 Aug. 2020",
"The coronavirus, from this standpoint, is compared to impeachment and the special counsel\u2019s report, major news events dismissed by Trump allies as hyped-up nonevents . \u2014 New York Times , 10 Mar. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Twelve civilians will help staff the Telephone Reporting Unit, which receives nonserious police reports that do not require an officer\u2019s response, restoring civilian positions cut from the 2021 budget, according to city officials. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Of the 340,522 adverse-event reports, 92.1% were nonserious , 6.6% were serious, and 1.3% were deaths, according to VAERS. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Bird strikes\u2014even nonserious ones\u2014can be costly for airlines. \u2014 Benjamin Katz, WSJ , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Could there be a nonserious reason for all this protein? \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 2 Nov. 2021",
"This is a police department that made 17,173 arrests in 2018, with 90 percent of them for nonserious and nonviolent charges, according to an analysis by the Vera Institute. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Some teens have reported myocarditis, or heart inflammation, but those reports have been rare and nonserious . \u2014 Ruth Serven Smith | Rserven@al.com, al , 7 Oct. 2021",
"The data showed that 97% of the events have been nonserious . \u2014 Jacqueline Howard And Virginia Langmaid, CNN , 30 Apr. 2021",
"In total, 9,000 adverse events were reported, with 979 serious and the rest classified as nonserious , according to the most recent CDC report available. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Feb. 2021"
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"Domestic nonfinancial business debt grew and federal government debt. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
"During the pandemic, however, profit margins of nonfinancial corporations have surged, according to BEA, rising 4.1 percentage points. \u2014 Calvin Schnure, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
"During the early days of Covid-19, the Fed made emergency loans to large nonfinancial corporations, as well as to state and local governments. \u2014 Alexander William Salter And Daniel J. Smith, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2021",
"And this would include financial and non-financial conditions, but public safety is considered a nonfinancial condition. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"Structured differently and taking a more diverse approach than their predecessors, many of these investment strategies are fulfilling their own dual mandate to balance nonfinancial and financial goals alike. \u2014 Martin Jarzebowski, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Transformative innovation uses a careful equation of financial and nonfinancial measures. \u2014 Mohan Nair, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The nonfinancial aspects of retirement are critical. \u2014 Bob Carlson, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Capital spending by big nonfinancial companies globally declined about 4% in 2020 after increasing about 2% in 2019, S&P Global Ratings said. \u2014 Kristin Broughton, WSJ , 10 Jan. 2022"
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"\u02ccn\u00e4n-\u02c8s\u0101-l\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1868, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111334"
}
}