173 lines
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173 lines
3.5 KiB
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{
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"why":{
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"how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable":{
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"examples":[
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"why , what a strange thing to say!",
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"why , that's not possible!"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ah",
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"aha",
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"come on",
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"fie",
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"indeed",
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"my word",
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"no",
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"pshaw",
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"well",
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"what"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"gee",
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"gee whiz",
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"ha",
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"hello",
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"hey",
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"lo",
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"oh",
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"fiddlesticks",
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"phooey",
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"pooh",
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"there",
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"oops",
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"whoops",
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"woops",
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"ugh",
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"egad",
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"gad",
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"gadzooks",
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"(the) deuce",
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"the devil",
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"the dickens",
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"zounds"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing":{
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"examples":[
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"asked the whys behind the surprising decision"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"account",
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"authority",
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"grounds",
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"motive",
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"reason",
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"subject",
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"wherefore"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"antecedent",
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"cause",
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"consideration",
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"impetus",
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"incentive",
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"inspiration",
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"instigation",
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"occasion",
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"stimulus"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"something hard to understand or explain":{
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"examples":[
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"how one decides that a certain person is \"the one\" is one of the great whys of life"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"closed book",
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"conundrum",
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"enigma",
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"head-scratcher",
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"mystery",
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"mystification",
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"puzzle",
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"puzzlement",
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"riddle",
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"secret"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"brainteaser",
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"case",
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"challenge",
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"knot",
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"matter",
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"perplexity",
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"poser",
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"problem",
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"stumper",
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"trouble"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"interjection",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"whys":{
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"something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing":{
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"examples":[
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"asked the whys behind the surprising decision"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"accounts",
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"authorities",
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"grounds",
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"motives",
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"reasons",
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"subjects",
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"wherefores"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"antecedents",
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"causes",
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"considerations",
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"impetuses",
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"incentives",
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"inspirations",
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"instigations",
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"occasions",
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"stimuli"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"something hard to understand or explain":{
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"examples":[
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"how one decides that a certain person is \"the one\" is one of the great whys of life"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"closed books",
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"conundrums",
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"enigmas",
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"head-scratchers",
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"mysteries",
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"mystifications",
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"puzzlements",
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"puzzles",
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"riddles",
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"secrets"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"brainteasers",
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"cases",
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"challenges",
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"knots",
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"matters",
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"perplexities",
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"posers",
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"problems",
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"stumpers",
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"troubles"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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}
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} |