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"Buzain":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": posaune sense 2":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably modification of German posaune":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"bu\u0307\u02c8z\u0101n",
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"b\u0259\u02c8z-",
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"-zan"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055824",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Buzau":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city in eastern Romania population 134,227":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8zau\u0307",
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"b\u0259-\u02c8z\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095213",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"buzz":{
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"antonyms":[
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"call",
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"ring"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a confused murmur":[],
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": a flurry of activity":[],
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": a persistent vibratory sound":[],
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": fad , craze":[],
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": high sense 4":[],
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": murmur , whisper":[],
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": rumor , gossip":[],
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": to be filled with a confused murmur":[
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"the room buzzed with excitement"
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],
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": to cause to buzz":[],
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": to drink to the last drop":[
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"get some more port whilst I buzz this bottle",
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"\u2014 W. M. Thackeray"
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],
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": to feel high especially from a drug":[],
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": to fly fast and close to":[
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"planes buzz the crowd"
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],
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": to make a low continuous humming sound like that of a bee":[],
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": to make a signal with a buzzer":[],
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": to utter covertly by or as if by whispering":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"Flies were buzzing around the picnic tables.",
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"The hall buzzed with excitement as the audience waited for the show to start.",
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"My mind is buzzing with ideas.",
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"The nurse buzzed the doctor who was on duty.",
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"She buzzed her secretary to say she was going out for lunch.",
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"Ring the bell when you arrive and someone will buzz you into the building.",
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"Let me buzz you out.",
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"Noun",
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"We heard the buzz of the bees as we walked through the garden.",
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"When the machine is turned on, it makes a quiet buzz .",
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"There was a buzz of voices in the hall as the audience waited for the show to start.",
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"What's the latest buzz about their marriage",
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"The buzz is that she turned down the job because the pay was too low.",
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"There's been quite a buzz about the new movie.",
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"The team's new players are creating a buzz among baseball fans.",
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"There's been a lot of buzz about the new movie.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Will this just be a means for the ultra-wealthy to buzz over poor neighborhoods to Dodger Stadium or Crypto.com Arena",
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"Rendon told him to buzz off, refusing to recognize the pledges. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
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"Unlike in the early days, Russian aircraft\u2014other than the Orlan reconnaissance drones that frequently buzz over the village\u2014rarely fly above Ukrainian positions because several had been shot down in the area, the soldiers said. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
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"His AppleWatch is set to buzz every 20 minutes to remind him to drink. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 23 June 2021",
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"Club include London\u2019s storied members-only clubs, which buzz with activity from breakfast through late-night festivities. \u2014 Andy Wang, Robb Report , 12 May 2022",
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"The Best Ideas for Kids Save money on craft supplies and use toilet paper rolls to make googly-eyed bees your kids will buzz around the house with. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"With the fat tires and assist, a ranger can buzz up to an injured rider or trail mishap at speed. \u2014 Ty Brookhart, Outside Online , 20 Mar. 2017",
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"In other election seasons, the restaurant would buzz for months with arguments over candidates and issues. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Dosist's nanoblend gummies take effect in just 10 to 15 minutes, which is great if your dad is used to getting his buzz on more immediately, like enjoying a beer. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"There\u2019s been a lot of buzz around the idea of genderless fashion over the last couple of seasons, much of it coming, ironically, from the menswear space. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Criales-unzueta, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
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"The series generated plenty of buzz even before launch as the first Marvel comic to feature a Muslim and Pakistani American teen as the title character. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
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"That kind of buzz could lead to another blockbuster for Pratt. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 9 June 2022",
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"The series generated plenty of buzz even before launch as the first Marvel comic to feature a Muslim and Pakistani American teen as the title character. \u2014 Tracy Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
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"Canceled in 2020 and completed in April of last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK HealthCare Boys\u2019 Sweet 16 has returned to its traditional mid-March time slot and seems to have its buzz back. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"But for all its buzz , can bidens pilosa deliver those same all-star results",
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"In a couple of weeks many of the world\u2019s best will converge on Connecticut to play in the Travelers Championship and the buzz has always been about who is coming. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"circa 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English bussen , of imitative origin":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0259z"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"abound",
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"brim",
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"bristle",
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"bulge",
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"burst",
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"bustle",
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"crawl",
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"hum",
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"overflow",
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"pullulate",
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"swarm",
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"teem"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193256",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"buzz (off)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050456",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"buzz bomb":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an unguided jet-propelled missile used by the Germans against England in World War II":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"At the time the Germans were launching buzz bombs , or V-1 flying bombs, which would nose-dive into the ground with about a ton of TNT. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1942, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123702",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"buzz cut":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": crew cut":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Doty, a compact man with a buzz cut , introduced himself. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 11 June 2022",
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"One mother in New England told me about talking to a therapist when her 6-year-old, Charlie (a nickname), became tearful about using the girls\u2019 bathroom and urgently asked for a buzz cut . \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
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"The summer of 2016 was when Kim Kardashian posted Snapchats of Swift and Kanye West's phone call; Swift's hair was bleached blonde for the event, while Alwyn had a buzz cut . \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 4 May 2022",
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"Just about everyone \u2014 a white man with a buzz cut , a Black woman in medical scrubs, Mr. Turner, who served during the wars in Iraq \u2014 raised their arms toward the setting sun in a silent salute. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Apr. 2022",
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"Romeo has since ditched the blonde hairdo and gone back to his roots with a brown buzz cut . \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"How about John Elway",
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"Pinkett-Smith has openly spoken before about struggling with alopecia and was sporting a buzz cut at the Oscars. \u2014 Eliana Dockterman, Time , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"Jones, with his buzz cut and boxy blue suit, looked on from his new board seat with serene impassivity while an unfortunate county employee struggled to set up a video call for those supervisors who had decided to attend remotely. \u2014 James Pogue, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1977, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135542",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"buzz off":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183312",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"buzz planer":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a wood-planing machine consisting of a revolving horizontal cutter projecting slightly above a slot in the surface of a flat table":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185922",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"buzz saw":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a power saw with a circular cutting blade : circular saw":[],
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": someone or something that presents overwhelming opposition":[
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"The Buckeyes have been a buzz saw \u2026, winning by an average of 47.7 points in a 4-0 start.",
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"\u2014 Tom Dienhart",
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"\u2014 usually used in the phrase run/walk into a buzz saw \u2026 the organizers ran into a buzz saw of complaints about many of its proposed venues, which had not been vetted with some of the landlords or the public. \u2014 Katharine Q. Seelye They ran into a buzz saw Saturday night against \u2026 Kentucky, a loss that likely means a new No. 1 on Monday. \u2014 John Marshall Never before has a president asked a Supreme Court nominee to walk into a political buzz saw quite like this. \u2014 Susan Davis"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"By misjudging the brewing controversy in Florida and the emotions surrounding it, Chapek dove headfirst into a buzz saw of employee rage. \u2014 Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
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"The family-friendly, controversy-averse Walt Disney Co. has walked into the buzz saw of the American culture wars, version 2022. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, Chron , 10 May 2022",
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"The family-friendly, controversy-averse Walt Disney Co. has walked into the buzz saw of the American culture wars, version 2022. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, Chron , 10 May 2022",
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"The family-friendly, controversy-averse Walt Disney Co. has walked into the buzz saw of the American culture wars, version 2022. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, Chron , 10 May 2022",
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"The quick rise of Duke\u2019s program is one of college softball\u2019s recent success stories, but the Blue Devils are running into a buzz saw . \u2014 Usa Today Sports Network, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
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"The family-friendly, controversy-averse Walt Disney Co. has walked into the buzz saw of the American culture wars, version 2022. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, Chron , 10 May 2022",
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"The family-friendly, controversy-averse Walt Disney Co. has walked into the buzz saw of the American culture wars, version 2022. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, Chron , 10 May 2022",
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"The family-friendly, controversy-averse Walt Disney Co. has walked into the buzz saw of the American culture wars, version 2022. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, The Conversation , 9 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174121",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"buzz session":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a small informal group discussion":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132447",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"buzzard":{
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"antonyms":[
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"prey"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a contemptible or rapacious person":[],
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": any of various usually large birds of prey (such as the turkey vulture)":[],
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": buteo":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the real estate buzzards were really putting pressure on the one homeowner who was still refusing to sell",
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"that crotchety old man can be a real buzzard when he's in a bad mood\u2014which is usually the case",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Fukuyama\u2019s buzzard triumphalism has been echoed everywhere. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"From a bat, buzzard and barn owl, to a scorpion, seahorse and squirrel monkey, Inside In is a collection of more than 50 arthropods, mollusks, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. \u2014 Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"Health, sequencing, buzzard \u2019s luck, bad decisions and a snowball type of effect can bury a team already gasping for air. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 17 June 2021",
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"No-hitters at times can reflect a team\u2019s poor fortunes \u2013 a series of line drives hit directly at fielders, or a defender making a dazzling play to rob a batter and reinforce the buzzard \u2019s luck surrounding the squad. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 22 May 2021",
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"Still, this is without question a great hire for UCF, which was searching for a coach late in the game after Josh Heupel fell for Tennessee like a buzzard for a landfill. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 15 Feb. 2021",
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"Weekend 1 of the rest of our vile virus lives perched like a buzzard over our collective behavior this weekend. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 18 May 2020",
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"As military governor of the city, so the legend goes, Funston presided over a clean-up so thorough that buzzards left town, since there was nothing left to scavenge. \u2014 Paula Allen, ExpressNews.com , 4 Apr. 2020",
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"That could be some sort of vision, a buzzard eating a dead bobcat. \u2014 al , 21 Mar. 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English busard , from Old French, alteration of buison , from Latin buteon, buteo hawk":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0259-z\u0259rd"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bloodsucker",
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"harpy",
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"kite",
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"predator",
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"shark",
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"vampire",
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"vulture",
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"wolf"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005340",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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},
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"buzzer":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": the sound of a buzzer":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0259-z\u0259r"
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"examples":[
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"Their team was ahead by two points when the buzzer signaled the end of the game.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The buzzer was broken, so Martha, who is asthmatic, had to walk down four flights to accept deliveries and let in visitors. \u2014 Bryce Covert, The New Republic , 5 July 2022",
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"Nadia called the police to tell them not to bother coming, put her cellphone and door buzzer on silent and set about cleaning up her apartment. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 1 July 2022",
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"Adding a wrinkle to the competition, there\u2019s also the golden buzzer , which allows a lucky act the chance to go directly to the live shows in the weeks to come. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 June 2022",
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"Understandably, after hearing this incredibly positive response, many folks were stunned when Kristen received four yeses instead of a golden buzzer . \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
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"Auditions continue as contestants vie for their chance to win $1 million; the golden buzzer allows for a lucky act to be propelled directly to the live shows. \u2014 Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
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"Noah Locke, El Ellis and Mason Faulkner hit one each, Faulkner\u2019s beating the shot-clock buzzer with 4:41 to play in the half and giving Louisville a 38-31 lead. \u2014 Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal , 22 Jan. 2022",
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"An off-balance, falling forward 3-point heave as the shot-clock buzzer sounded. \u2014 Matt Cohen, The Indianapolis Star , 4 Dec. 2021",
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"The initial lead after three was nine, but the NBA Replay Center then disallowed a basket by Cleveland\u2019s Kevin Love late in the third, ruling it after the shot-clock buzzer . \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Apr. 2021"
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"1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-053627"
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"buzzer-beater":{
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"first_known_use":{
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"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
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": to be filled with a confused murmur":[
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": to cause to buzz":[],
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": to drink to the last drop":[
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"get some more port whilst I buzz this bottle",
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"\u2014 W. M. Thackeray"
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": to feel high especially from a drug":[],
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": to fly fast and close to":[
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": to make a low continuous humming sound like that of a bee":[],
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"Flies were buzzing around the picnic tables.",
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"The hall buzzed with excitement as the audience waited for the show to start.",
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"My mind is buzzing with ideas.",
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"The nurse buzzed the doctor who was on duty.",
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"She buzzed her secretary to say she was going out for lunch.",
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"Ring the bell when you arrive and someone will buzz you into the building.",
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"Let me buzz you out.",
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"Noun",
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"We heard the buzz of the bees as we walked through the garden.",
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"When the machine is turned on, it makes a quiet buzz .",
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"There was a buzz of voices in the hall as the audience waited for the show to start.",
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"What's the latest buzz about their marriage",
|
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"The buzz is that she turned down the job because the pay was too low.",
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"There's been quite a buzz about the new movie.",
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"The team's new players are creating a buzz among baseball fans.",
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"There's been a lot of buzz about the new movie.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The allure of a Triple Crown hopeful will not buzz throughout Pimlico Race Course during the 147th Preakness Stakes on Saturday in Baltimore, but there are still some noteworthy storylines heading into the 1 3/16-mile horse race. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 18 May 2022",
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"Will this just be a means for the ultra-wealthy to buzz over poor neighborhoods to Dodger Stadium or Crypto.com Arena",
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"Rendon told him to buzz off, refusing to recognize the pledges. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
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"Unlike in the early days, Russian aircraft\u2014other than the Orlan reconnaissance drones that frequently buzz over the village\u2014rarely fly above Ukrainian positions because several had been shot down in the area, the soldiers said. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
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"His AppleWatch is set to buzz every 20 minutes to remind him to drink. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 23 June 2021",
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"Club include London\u2019s storied members-only clubs, which buzz with activity from breakfast through late-night festivities. \u2014 Andy Wang, Robb Report , 12 May 2022",
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"The Best Ideas for Kids Save money on craft supplies and use toilet paper rolls to make googly-eyed bees your kids will buzz around the house with. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"With the fat tires and assist, a ranger can buzz up to an injured rider or trail mishap at speed. \u2014 Ty Brookhart, Outside Online , 20 Mar. 2017",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Dosist's nanoblend gummies take effect in just 10 to 15 minutes, which is great if your dad is used to getting his buzz on more immediately, like enjoying a beer. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"There\u2019s been a lot of buzz around the idea of genderless fashion over the last couple of seasons, much of it coming, ironically, from the menswear space. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Criales-unzueta, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
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"The series generated plenty of buzz even before launch as the first Marvel comic to feature a Muslim and Pakistani American teen as the title character. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
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"That kind of buzz could lead to another blockbuster for Pratt. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 9 June 2022",
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"The series generated plenty of buzz even before launch as the first Marvel comic to feature a Muslim and Pakistani American teen as the title character. \u2014 Tracy Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
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"Canceled in 2020 and completed in April of last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK HealthCare Boys\u2019 Sweet 16 has returned to its traditional mid-March time slot and seems to have its buzz back. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"But for all its buzz , can bidens pilosa deliver those same all-star results",
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"In a couple of weeks many of the world\u2019s best will converge on Connecticut to play in the Travelers Championship and the buzz has always been about who is coming. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022"
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"My mind is buzzing with ideas.",
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"The nurse buzzed the doctor who was on duty.",
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"She buzzed her secretary to say she was going out for lunch.",
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"Ring the bell when you arrive and someone will buzz you into the building.",
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"Let me buzz you out.",
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"Noun",
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"We heard the buzz of the bees as we walked through the garden.",
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"When the machine is turned on, it makes a quiet buzz .",
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"There was a buzz of voices in the hall as the audience waited for the show to start.",
|
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"What's the latest buzz about their marriage",
|
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"The buzz is that she turned down the job because the pay was too low.",
|
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"There's been quite a buzz about the new movie.",
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"The team's new players are creating a buzz among baseball fans.",
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"There's been a lot of buzz about the new movie.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Will this just be a means for the ultra-wealthy to buzz over poor neighborhoods to Dodger Stadium or Crypto.com Arena",
|
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"Rendon told him to buzz off, refusing to recognize the pledges. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
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|
"Unlike in the early days, Russian aircraft\u2014other than the Orlan reconnaissance drones that frequently buzz over the village\u2014rarely fly above Ukrainian positions because several had been shot down in the area, the soldiers said. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
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"His AppleWatch is set to buzz every 20 minutes to remind him to drink. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 23 June 2021",
|
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"Club include London\u2019s storied members-only clubs, which buzz with activity from breakfast through late-night festivities. \u2014 Andy Wang, Robb Report , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The Best Ideas for Kids Save money on craft supplies and use toilet paper rolls to make googly-eyed bees your kids will buzz around the house with. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
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"With the fat tires and assist, a ranger can buzz up to an injured rider or trail mishap at speed. \u2014 Ty Brookhart, Outside Online , 20 Mar. 2017",
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"In other election seasons, the restaurant would buzz for months with arguments over candidates and issues. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Dosist's nanoblend gummies take effect in just 10 to 15 minutes, which is great if your dad is used to getting his buzz on more immediately, like enjoying a beer. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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|
"There\u2019s been a lot of buzz around the idea of genderless fashion over the last couple of seasons, much of it coming, ironically, from the menswear space. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Criales-unzueta, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The series generated plenty of buzz even before launch as the first Marvel comic to feature a Muslim and Pakistani American teen as the title character. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"That kind of buzz could lead to another blockbuster for Pratt. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The series generated plenty of buzz even before launch as the first Marvel comic to feature a Muslim and Pakistani American teen as the title character. \u2014 Tracy Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
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"Canceled in 2020 and completed in April of last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK HealthCare Boys\u2019 Sweet 16 has returned to its traditional mid-March time slot and seems to have its buzz back. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
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"But for all its buzz , can bidens pilosa deliver those same all-star results",
|
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"In a couple of weeks many of the world\u2019s best will converge on Connecticut to play in the Travelers Championship and the buzz has always been about who is coming. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"Middle English bussen , of imitative origin":"Verb"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Barry is a buzzkill in general and incredibly skeptical of The Godfather. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"It\u2019s all too seamlessly integrated by the movie to be a buzzkill , exactly, but in a movie of this style, the spies\u2019 romantic lives are not so flagrant as to feel like a total conflict of interest. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"Luckily, there are ways to act without being a buzzkill . \u2014 Dalvin Brown, WSJ , 23 Jan. 2022",
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"Indeed, whining and complaining about a current or previous employer is a real buzzkill and should be avoided. \u2014 Dana Brownlee, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
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"After decades of glitzy, boozy Golden Globes affairs that kicked off awards season in style, the real story behind the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is one heck of a buzzkill . \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 10 May 2021",
|
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"But then\u2014smack!\u2014there's the biggest summer buzzkill : the fresh, itchy, welt of a mosquito bite. \u2014 Felicity Warner, USA TODAY , 7 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Allison, ever the responsible buzzkill , watches in dismay. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 7 June 2021",
|
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"The main buzzkill , many say, is pitchers using gluey gunk to grip the ball better, enhancing their spin rate and making pitches dance and dart. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 June 2021"
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"1992, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"\u2026 the buzzy song of a golden-winged warbler \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Wayne Petersen"
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],
|
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": characterized by a buzz of activity":[
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"The feel on the street is a buzzy mix of city purposefulness and communal ease \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Andrew McCarthy"
|
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],
|
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": causing or characterized by a lot of speculative or excited talk or attention : generating buzz \u2014 see buzz entry 2 sense 2e":[
|
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"The term foodie was coined in the early 1980s, at about the same time Wolfgang Puck began serving gourmet pizzas at his buzzy Spago restaurant in Los Angeles.",
|
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"\u2014 Lisa Abend",
|
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"\u2026 Sesame Street now leaks spoofs of buzzy shows like Mad Men and True Blood online before they air \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Tanner Stransky"
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"1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-040904"
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"buzzworthy":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": new and interesting in a way that attracts or deserves widespread talk or attention : worthy of buzz (see buzz entry 2 sense 4c )":[
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"Brooks Brothers must remain comfortable and safe for older customers while becoming buzzworthy enough to entice the young.",
|
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"\u2014 Nelson D. Schwartz , Fortune , 7 Sept. 1998",
|
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"\u2026 consider whether \u2026 he wants to waste his time on political commentary that is unlikely ever to be buzzworthy .",
|
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"\u2014 Michelle Cottle , New Republic , 30 Aug. 2004",
|
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"As chairman of 20th Century Fox Television, Gary Newman oversees some of the most buzz-worthy TV shows on the air \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Wine Spectator , 30 June 2010"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1980, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-043137"
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},
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": an important-sounding usually technical word or phrase often of little meaning used chiefly to impress laymen":[],
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"\u02c8b\u0259z-\u02ccw\u0259rd"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The allure of economic gain is making purpose the new marketing buzzword of choice, through campaigns that are often too long on talk, but sadly, short on action. \u2014 Avi Dan, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Accountability is a buzzword these days, losing meaning with every usage. \u2014 Mychal Denzel Smith, Men's Health , 3 June 2022",
|
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"Critical race theory is not a fixture of K-12 education but has become a catchall political buzzword for any teaching in schools about race and American history. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
|
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"Culture was often a buzzword during Littlewood\u2019s tenure. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"This has recently become a bit of a \u2018 buzzword ,\u2019 but don\u2019t allow pop culture to discount this significant trait. \u2014 Christine Michel Carter, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
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"There's just another tech buzzword that no one seems to fully understand -- at least for now. \u2014 Scott Galloway, CNN , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Culture is probably the most used \u2014 and overused \u2014 buzzword in college sports these days. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Now those companies are pushing a new buzzword : postbiotics. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021"
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"1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-113056"
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"definitions":{
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": a large bushy wig":[]
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"\u02c8b\u0259\u02cczwig"
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"perhaps from buzz entry 3":"Noun",
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"buzz wig":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-151741"
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"buzz-track":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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": a motion-picture film that contains a special sound track and is used for testing alignment of the optical system in a reproducer":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-170248"
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},
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"buzz stick":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a wooden rod fitted with two metal prongs like forks and used for testing suspension insulators on a high-tension transmission line":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-183838"
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},
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"buzz wig":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a large bushy wig":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0259\u02cczwig"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps from buzz entry 3":"Noun",
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"buzz wig":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-202423"
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}
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} |